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SONARA Limbe Refinery

Refinery in Cameroon. Approximate location 4.01347, 9.12732.

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SONARA Limbe Refinery is a refinery in Cameroon with a reported capacity of 42,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by National Refining Co Ltd.

42,000BBL per day

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143765.

Em contexto: como esta instalação se compara

Com 42,000 BBL per day, SONARA Limbe Refinery é em torno de a mediana de refinery em Cameroon (42,000 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.

Operator

Operated by National Refining Co Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

SONARA Limbe Refinery sits in a tropical monsoon climate zone (Köppen Am), at 4.0°N in the northern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~28°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical monsoon: hot and humid year-round with little seasonal variation

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

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Location

Coordinates 4.01347, 9.12732. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is SONARA Limbe Refinery?

SONARA Limbe Refinery is a refinery in Cameroon. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

What is the capacity of SONARA Limbe Refinery?

SONARA Limbe Refinery has a reported capacity of 42,000 BBL per day.

Where is SONARA Limbe Refinery located?

SONARA Limbe Refinery is in Cameroon, near coordinates 4.01347, 9.12732.

Who operates SONARA Limbe Refinery?

SONARA Limbe Refinery is operated by National Refining Co Ltd.

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