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CEPSA Gibraltar-San Roque Refinery

Refinery in Spain. Approximate location 36.18569, -5.39725.

RefinerySpainCO₂ reported

CEPSA Gibraltar-San Roque Refinery is a refinery in Spain with a reported capacity of 240,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by Cepsa . By capacity it ranks #1 of 9 oil refineries tracked in Spain. It emits about 2,211,146 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 515,419 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 9% above the median refinery.

240,000BBL per day
2,211,146t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#5CO₂ rank in Spain
9.21t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1753783.

У контексті: як порівнюється це підприємство

При потужності 240,000 BBL per day CEPSA Gibraltar-San Roque Refinery — це значно вище медіана refinery у Spain (186,000 BBL per day). Його викидання CO₂ на одиницю потужності приблизно на 21% нижче медіани refinery. Підсектор: oil-and-gas-refining. Як refinery, воно вимагає високотемпературного технологічного тепла (зазвичай 200–600°C) для основних промислових операцій — тепла, яке повинне подаватися котлами, печами або прямим спаленням, і втрати через неізольовані судини та трубопроводи представляють витрачене напразно паливо. Знімна модульна теплоізоляція може зменшити ці втрати на 80–96%, охолодивши поверхню обладнання до ≤45°C, з окупністю часто менше 2 років. Нафтопереробні заводи нагрівають, фракціонують і хімічно трансформують сиру нафту у паливо та нафтохімічну сировину шляхом енергомісткої дистиляції та крекінгу — надзвичайно вимогливі до генерування пари та рекуперації тепла.

Порівняння продуктивності та інтенсивності CO₂ розраховано на основі даних промислових об'єктів Climate TRACE; роль сектору заснована на інженерних довідниках.

What 2,211,146 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

515,419cars driven for a year
288,360homes' annual energy use
36,852,433tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Spain

CEPSA Gibraltar-San Roque Refinery: 240,000 BBL per day240kCEPSA Gibr…Repsol Bilbao Refinery: 220,000 BBL per day220kRepsol Bil…Repsol Cartagena Refinery: 220,000 BBL per day220kRepsol Car…CEPSA La Rabida Refinery: 190,000 BBL per day190kCEPSA La R…Repsol Tarragona Refinery: 186,000 BBL per day186kRepsol Tar…Repsol Puertollano Refinery: 150,000 BBL per day150kRepsol Pue…Repsol A Coruna Refinery: 120,000 BBL per day120kRepsol A C…BP Castellon Refinery: 110,000 BBL per day110kBP Castell…

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

Operator

Operated by Cepsa .

Local climate

CEPSA Gibraltar-San Roque Refinery sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 36.2°N in the northern hemisphere.

~17°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Hot-summer mediterranean: 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 #1 largest of 9 oil refineries in Spain by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 36.18569, -5.39725. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is CEPSA Gibraltar-San Roque Refinery?

CEPSA Gibraltar-San Roque Refinery is a refinery in Spain. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

What is the capacity of CEPSA Gibraltar-San Roque Refinery?

CEPSA Gibraltar-San Roque Refinery has a reported capacity of 240,000 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does CEPSA Gibraltar-San Roque Refinery emit?

CEPSA Gibraltar-San Roque Refinery emits about 2,211,146 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 515,419 cars. That ranks #5 among tracked facilities in Spain.

Where is CEPSA Gibraltar-San Roque Refinery located?

CEPSA Gibraltar-San Roque Refinery is in Spain, near coordinates 36.18569, -5.39725.

Who operates CEPSA Gibraltar-San Roque Refinery?

CEPSA Gibraltar-San Roque Refinery is operated by Cepsa .

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