Lotos Gdansk Refinery

Lotos Gdansk Refinery is a refinery in Poland with a reported capacity of 210,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by Saudi Arabian Oil Co. By capacity it ranks #2 of 2 oil refineries tracked in Poland. It emits about 2,689,027 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 626,813 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 52% above the median refinery.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144059.

Em contexto: como esta instalação se compara

Com 210,000 BBL per day, Lotos Gdansk Refinery é abaixo de a mediana de refinery em Poland (330,000 BBL per day). Subsetor: oil-and-gas-refining. Como refinery, requer calor de processo intenso (tipicamente 200–600°C) para suas operações industriais centrais — calor que deve ser fornecido por caldeiras, fornos ou combustão direta, e as perdas através de vasos e tubulações não isolados representam combustível desperdiçado. O isolamento modular removível pode reduzir essas perdas em 80–96%, esfriando superfícies a ≤45°C, com payback geralmente inferior a 2 anos. As refinarias aquecem, fracionam e transformam quimicamente o petróleo bruto em combustíveis e matérias-primas petroquímicas através de destilação e craqueamento que consomem muita energia — extremamente exigentes em geração de vapor e recuperação de calor.

Comparação de capacidade e intensidade de CO₂ calculada a partir dos dados de instalações industriais Climate TRACE; função do setor baseada em referência de engenharia.

What 2,689,027 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Poland

Reported capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Operator

Operated by Saudi Arabian Oil Co. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Lotos Gdansk Refinery sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 54.3°N in the northern hemisphere.

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #2 largest of 2 oil refineries in Poland by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Global Cellulose Fibers - Gdansk Modified Fiber Plant - International Paper · Pulp & Paper Mill · 270,212 t CO₂
• Oddział "Cukrownia Malbork" · Food & Beverage · 35,924 t CO₂
• Adm Czernin Sa · Food & Beverage · 35,924 t CO₂
• Ferma Kraplewice · Food & Beverage · 35,924 t CO₂
• Mondi Świecie Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 270,212 t CO₂
• Ubojnia Drobiu · Food & Beverage · 35,924 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 54.34837, 18.73541. View on OpenStreetMap.

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