Tüpraş Izmit Oil Refinery Explained

Tüpraş İzmit Oil Refinery
Website:https://www.tupras.com.tr/en/rafineries

Tüpraş Izmit Oil Refinery (Turkish: Tüpraş İzmit Rafinerisi) is an oil refinery in Izmit, western Turkey. It is owned and operated by Tüpraş.[1] Amongst others it refines Urals crude.[2] Its capacity is slightly less than that of Tüpraş Izmir.[3] It produces diesel fuel.[4] Climate Trace estimates that in 2022 it emitted almost 3 million tonnes of greenhouse gas.[5]

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40.754°N 29.765°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Izmit Crude Oil Refinery Upgrade, Gulf of Izmit - Hydrocarbons Technology . 2022-09-03 . www.hydrocarbons-technology.com.
  2. Web site: 2022-03-03 . Russian Oil Exports Fall by One-Third . 2022-09-03 . Energy Intelligence . en.
  3. Web site: Turner . Elza . 2022-03-28 . REFINERY NEWS ROUNDUP: More European plants stop buying Russian crude . 2022-09-03 . www.spglobal.com . en.
  4. Web site: Tupras commissions unit at Izmit refinery . 2022-09-03 . www.ogj.com.
  5. Web site: Comparison Tool - Climate TRACE . 2023-12-05 . climatetrace.org . en.