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KIPIC Al-Zour Refinery

Refinery in Kuwait. Approximate location 28.71693, 48.33457.

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KIPIC Al-Zour Refinery is a refinery in Kuwait with a reported capacity of 615,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Co. By capacity it ranks #1 of 4 oil refineries tracked in Kuwait. It emits about 8,272,164 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 1,928,243 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 59% above the median refinery.

615,000BBL per day
8,272,164t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1CO₂ rank in Kuwait
13.45t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144213.

В контексте: как это предприятие сравнивается

На мощности 615,000 BBL per day KIPIC Al-Zour Refinery — это значительно выше медианная refinery в Kuwait (454,000 BBL per day). Его выброс CO₂ на единицу мощности примерно на 29% выше медианной refinery. Подсектор: oil-and-gas-refining. Как refinery, оно требует высокотемпературного технологического тепла (обычно 200–600°C) для основных промышленных операций — тепла, которое должно подаваться котлами, печами или прямым сжиганием, и потери через неизолированные сосуды и трубопроводы представляют потраченное впустую топливо. Съёмная модульная теплоизоляция может снизить эти потери на 80–96%, охладив поверхность оборудования до ≤45°C, с окупаемостью часто менее 2 лет. Нефтеперерабатывающие заводы нагревают, фракционируют и химически преобразуют сырую нефть в топливо и нефтехимическое сырьё путём энергоёмкой дистилляции и крекинга — чрезвычайно требовательны к генерации пара и рекуперации тепла.

Сравнение производительности и интенсивности CO₂ рассчитано на основе данных промышленных объектов Climate TRACE; роль сектора основана на инженерных справочниках.

What 8,272,164 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

1,928,243cars driven for a year
1,078,790homes' annual energy use
137,869,400tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Kuwait

KIPIC Al-Zour Refinery: 615,000 BBL per day615kKIPIC Al-Z…KNPC Mina Abdullah Refinery: 454,000 BBL per day454kKNPC Mina …KNPC Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery: 346,000 BBL per day346kKNPC Mina …KNPC Shuaiba Refinery: 0 BBL per day0KNPC Shuai…

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

Operator

Operated by Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Co. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

KIPIC Al-Zour Refinery sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 28.7°N in the northern hemisphere.

~24°Ctypical annual mean
~34°Ctypical warm-season
Hot desert: hot summers and mild winters

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #1 largest of 4 oil refineries in Kuwait by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 28.71693, 48.33457. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is KIPIC Al-Zour Refinery?

KIPIC Al-Zour Refinery is a refinery in Kuwait. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

What is the capacity of KIPIC Al-Zour Refinery?

KIPIC Al-Zour Refinery has a reported capacity of 615,000 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does KIPIC Al-Zour Refinery emit?

KIPIC Al-Zour Refinery emits about 8,272,164 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 1,928,243 cars. That ranks #1 among tracked facilities in Kuwait.

Where is KIPIC Al-Zour Refinery located?

KIPIC Al-Zour Refinery is in Kuwait, near coordinates 28.71693, 48.33457.

Who operates KIPIC Al-Zour Refinery?

KIPIC Al-Zour Refinery is operated by Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Co.

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