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NIORDC Abadan Refinery

Refinery in Iran. Approximate location 30.34983, 48.27798.

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NIORDC Abadan Refinery is a refinery in Iran with a reported capacity of 388,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. By capacity it ranks #2 of 10 oil refineries tracked in Iran. It emits about 4,328,496 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 1,008,973 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 32% above the median refinery.

388,000BBL per day
4,328,496t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#5CO₂ rank in Iran
11.16t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143941.

Bağlamda: bu tesis nasıl karşılaştırılır

388,000 BBL per day'de, NIORDC Abadan Refinery Iran'daki refinery'lerin medyanı çok üstünde 250,000 BBL per day'dir. Kapasite başına CO₂'si refinery'nin medyanı altında kabaca 23%'dir. Alt sektör: oil-and-gas-refining. refinery olarak, temel endüstriyel işlemleri için yoğun proses ısısı (tipik olarak 200–600°C) gerektirir — kazanlar, fırınlar veya doğrudan yanma ile sağlanması gereken ısı, ve izolasyon yapılmamış kaplar ve boruların kayıpları harcanan yakıtı temsil eder. Modüler çıkarılabilir yalıtım bu kayıpları %80–96 oranında azaltabilir, yüzeyleri ≤45°C'ye soğutabilir, geri ödeme süresi genellikle 2 yıldan azdır. Rafineriler, enerji yoğun destilasyon ve kraking yoluyla ham petrolü yakıtlara ve petrokimya hammaddelerine ısıtır, fraksiyonlar ve kimyasal olarak dönüştürür — buhar üretimi ve ısı geri kazanımı için son derece taleplidir.

Kapasite ve CO₂ yoğunluğu karşılaştırması Climate TRACE endüstriyel tesis verilerinden hesaplanmıştır; sektör rolü mühendislik referansına dayanmaktadır.

What 4,328,496 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

1,008,973cars driven for a year
564,488homes' annual energy use
72,141,600tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Iran

Persian Gulf Star Refinery: 400,000 BBL per day400kPersian Gu…NIORDC Abadan Refinery: 388,000 BBL per day388kNIORDC Aba…NIORDC Isfahan Refinery: 375,000 BBL per day375kNIORDC Isf…NIORDC Bandar Abbas Refinery : 320,000 BBL per day320kNIORDC Ban…NIORDC Arak Refinery: 250,000 BBL per day250kNIORDC Ara…NIORDC Tehran Refinery: 250,000 BBL per day250kNIORDC Teh…NIORDC Tabriz Refinery: 115,000 BBL per day115kNIORDC Tab…NIORDC Lavan Refinery: 60,000 BBL per day60kNIORDC Lav…

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

Local climate

NIORDC Abadan Refinery sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 30.3°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 #2 largest of 10 oil refineries in Iran by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 30.34983, 48.27798. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is NIORDC Abadan Refinery?

NIORDC Abadan Refinery is a refinery in Iran. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

What is the capacity of NIORDC Abadan Refinery?

NIORDC Abadan Refinery has a reported capacity of 388,000 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does NIORDC Abadan Refinery emit?

NIORDC Abadan Refinery emits about 4,328,496 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 1,008,973 cars. That ranks #5 among tracked facilities in Iran.

Where is NIORDC Abadan Refinery located?

NIORDC Abadan Refinery is in Iran, near coordinates 30.34983, 48.27798.

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