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Persian Gulf Star Refinery

Refinery in Iran. Approximate location 27.15852, 56.05151.

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Persian Gulf Star Refinery is a refinery in Iran with a reported capacity of 400,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by Oil Industry Retirement Fund Investment Co. By capacity it ranks #1 of 10 oil refineries tracked in Iran. It emits about 2,595,318 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 604,969 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 23% below the median refinery.

400,000BBL per day
2,595,318t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#10CO₂ rank in Iran
6.49t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143942.

在上下文中:该设施如何比较

在400,000 BBL per day时,Persian Gulf Star Refinery是Iran中refinery的中位数远高于 250,000 BBL per day。 其单位容量的CO₂约为refinery中位数的低于 55%。 子部门:oil-and-gas-refining。 作为refinery,它需要强烈的工艺热量(通常200–600°C)来进行其核心工业操作——必须通过锅炉、炉或直接燃烧供应的热量,通过未隔热的容器和管道的损失代表浪费的燃料。可拆卸模块化绝缘可以将这些损失减少80-96%,将表面冷却至≤45°C,投资回收期通常不到2年。 炼油厂通过能源密集型蒸馏和裂化加热、分馏和化学转化原油为燃料和石化原料——对蒸汽发生和热回收要求极高。

容量和CO₂强度比较从Climate TRACE工业设施数据计算得出;部门角色基于工程参考。

What 2,595,318 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

604,969cars driven for a year
338,461homes' annual energy use
43,255,300tree 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).

Operator

Operated by Oil Industry Retirement Fund Investment Co. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Persian Gulf Star Refinery sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 27.2°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 10 oil refineries in Iran by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 27.15852, 56.05151. 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 65,000 MWh/yr (≈ 13,000 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 Persian Gulf Star Refinery?

Persian Gulf Star 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 Persian Gulf Star Refinery?

Persian Gulf Star Refinery has a reported capacity of 400,000 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does Persian Gulf Star Refinery emit?

Persian Gulf Star Refinery emits about 2,595,318 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 604,969 cars. That ranks #10 among tracked facilities in Iran.

Where is Persian Gulf Star Refinery located?

Persian Gulf Star Refinery is in Iran, near coordinates 27.15852, 56.05151.

Who operates Persian Gulf Star Refinery?

Persian Gulf Star Refinery is operated by Oil Industry Retirement Fund Investment Co.

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