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SAFMAR Orsk Refinery

Refinery in Russian Federation. Approximate location 51.25948, 58.52666.

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SAFMAR Orsk Refinery is a refinery in Russian Federation with a reported capacity of 114,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by Safmar Group JSC. By capacity it ranks #28 of 38 oil refineries tracked in Russian Federation. It emits about 696,758 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 162,414 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 28% below the median refinery.

114,000BBL per day
696,758t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#85CO₂ 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-3144088.

在上下文中:该设施如何比较

在114,000 BBL per day时,SAFMAR Orsk Refinery是Russian Federation中refinery的中位数低于 150,000 BBL per day。 其单位容量的CO₂约为refinery中位数的低于 20%。 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 696,758 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

162,414cars driven for a year
90,866homes' annual energy use
11,612,633tree 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 Safmar Group JSC. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

SAFMAR Orsk Refinery sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 51.3°N in the northern hemisphere.

~6°Ctypical annual mean
~19°Ctypical warm-season
Warm-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 #28 largest of 38 oil refineries in Russian Federation by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 51.25948, 58.52666. 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 39,000 MWh/yr (≈ 7,900 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 SAFMAR Orsk Refinery?

SAFMAR Orsk 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 SAFMAR Orsk Refinery?

SAFMAR Orsk Refinery has a reported capacity of 114,000 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does SAFMAR Orsk Refinery emit?

SAFMAR Orsk Refinery emits about 696,758 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 162,414 cars. That ranks #85 among tracked facilities in Russian Federation.

Where is SAFMAR Orsk Refinery located?

SAFMAR Orsk Refinery is in Russian Federation, near coordinates 51.25948, 58.52666.

Who operates SAFMAR Orsk Refinery?

SAFMAR Orsk Refinery is operated by Safmar Group JSC.

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