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Rosneft Saratov Refinery

Refinery in Russian Federation. Approximate location 51.45089, 45.94329.

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Rosneft Saratov Refinery is a refinery in Russian Federation with a reported capacity of 140,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by Rosneft PJSC. By capacity it ranks #23 of 38 oil refineries tracked in Russian Federation. It emits about 855,668 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 199,456 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 28% below the median refinery.

140,000BBL per day
855,668t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#70CO₂ rank in Russian Federation
6.11t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144093.

В контексте: как это предприятие сравнивается

На мощности 140,000 BBL per day Rosneft Saratov Refinery — это примерно медианная refinery в Russian Federation (150,000 BBL per day). Его выброс CO₂ на единицу мощности примерно на 20% ниже 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 855,668 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

199,456cars driven for a year
111,589homes' annual energy use
14,261,133tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Russian Federation

Gazpromneft Omsk Refinery: 440,000 BBL per day440kGazpromnef…Surgutneftegas Kirishi Refinery: 355,000 BBL per day355kSurgutneft…TNK-BP Ryazan Refinery: 342,000 BBL per day342kTNK-BP Rya…LUKOIL-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez Kstovo Refinery: 340,000 BBL per day340kLUKOIL-Niz…Taneco Nizhnekamsk Refinery: 324,000 BBL per day324kTaneco Niz…LUKOIL Volgograd Refinery: 314,000 BBL per day314kLUKOIL Vol…Slavneft YaNOS Yaroslavl Refinery: 301,000 BBL per day301kSlavneft Y…LUKOIL Perm Refinery: 280,000 BBL per day280kLUKOIL Per…

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

Operator

Operated by Rosneft PJSC. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Rosneft Saratov Refinery sits in a hot-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfa), at 51.5°N in the northern hemisphere.

~9°Ctypical annual mean
~23°Ctypical warm-season
Hot-summer humid continental: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #23 largest of 38 oil refineries in Russian Federation by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 51.45089, 45.94329. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A refinery like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: crude & vacuum distillation columns, fired heaters, heat exchangers, steam lines, valves & flanges (surface/process temperatures around 150–550 °C). These surfaces lose energy to the air year-round; removable modular insulation cuts that loss, brings outer surfaces to ≤45 °C, and unclips for inspection.

Indicative recoverable energy

On an already-insulated site (pipes & valves in cladding / jackets), closing the remaining gaps, flanges and damaged sections and switching to removable covers indicatively recovers about 41,000 MWh/yr (≈ 8,300 t CO₂/yr) — scaled to this site's reported CO₂ within its sector. Bare or damaged surfaces recover several times more.

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Indicative, not a measurement. Conservative floor for an already-insulated plant; a TIPCHECK on-site audit gives a measured figure. Industry context: EiiF TIPCHECK — industrial insulation can save ~14 Mtoe/yr in EU, payback typically <2 years.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Bare hot surfaces here exceed the touch-safe limit (EN ISO 13732-1); insulation to ≤45 °C is a worker-safety and compliance win. And before electrification, fuel-switching or CCS, eliminating surface heat loss is the cheapest, fastest, lowest-risk step — audit the bare spots first, rip-and-replace later.

External climate finance your country can access

Domestic energy-efficiency grants are limited here; industrial decarbonisation is mainly funded externally:

Routed via national development banks / accredited entities — not a direct factory grant. Verified 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Rosneft Saratov Refinery?

Rosneft Saratov Refinery is a refinery in Russian Federation. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

What is the capacity of Rosneft Saratov Refinery?

Rosneft Saratov Refinery has a reported capacity of 140,000 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does Rosneft Saratov Refinery emit?

Rosneft Saratov Refinery emits about 855,668 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 199,456 cars. That ranks #70 among tracked facilities in Russian Federation.

Where is Rosneft Saratov Refinery located?

Rosneft Saratov Refinery is in Russian Federation, near coordinates 51.45089, 45.94329.

Who operates Rosneft Saratov Refinery?

Rosneft Saratov Refinery is operated by Rosneft PJSC.

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