Facility ID: 1005997 · Chemicals

PETRO STAR VALDEZ REFINERY

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VALDEZ, AK · VALDEZ-CORDOVA CENSUS AREA · NAICS 324110

Data updated May 2026

77K MT CO₂e · 2023

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, PETRO STAR VALDEZ REFINERY ranks #3,167 of 8,713 U.S. reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e and #35 of 77 facilities in AK.

  • National rank #3,167 of 8,713 GHGRP facilities
  • #35 of 77 in AK
  • #289 of 534 in Chemicals
  • 68.4% of ARCTIC SLOPE REGIONAL parent CO₂e
  • 2023 mix: 0.9% non-CO₂ (CH₄-led)
  • -22.4% since 2011

PETRO STAR VALDEZ REFINERY vs all U.S. GHGRP facilities

Where this site's latest reported Scope 1 CO₂e sits among every EPA GHGRP reporting facility

76,998 3167th of 8713 higher than 5,546 of 8,713 facilities

GHGRP facilities, banded by latest reported CO₂e (MT)

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Source EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program · 2023

Facility footprint context

This site accounts for 68.4% of ARCTIC SLOPE REGIONAL reported parent CO₂e (77K MT of 113K MT ; #1 of 2 GHGRP facilities under that parent ). Inside the EPA Chemicals sector it ranks #289 of 534 facilities by latest CO₂e. Shares use GHGRP facility rollups only, not Scope 2/3 or non-reporting sites.

2023 gas mix desk

Of 77K MT CO₂e reported for 2023, non-CO₂ gases are 0.9% , led by CH₄ at 0.7% . Component shares use this facility's GHGRP CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year (already CO₂e-weighted).

CO₂
99.1%
76K MT
CH₄
0.7%
571 MT
N₂O
0.2%
153 MT

Emissions decline across reporting years

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Year Total CO2e (MT)
2023 76,998
2022 79,859
2021 82,655
2020 85,459
2019 85,877
2018 79,771
2017 73,953
2016 72,236
2015 80,654
2014 114,751
2013 105,020
2012 99,235
2011 99,275

Facility insight: PETRO STAR VALDEZ REFINERY

PETRO STAR VALDEZ REFINERY (EPA GHGRP Facility ID 1005997) reported 77K metric tons of CO2-equivalent in 2023, operating in VALDEZ, AK within VALDEZ-CORDOVA CENSUS AREA. Among GHGRP reporters it ranks #3,167 of 8,713 nationally by latest CO₂e and #35 of 77 in AK. The site is classified under Chemicals with NAICS code 324110.

Across 2011–2023, annual CO₂e fell 22.4%; peak load was 115K MT in 2014. This facility has filed every year from 2011 to 2023, a complete 13-year record.

Peak year was 2014 at 115K MT CO2e; latest 2023 sits 32.9% below that peak (77K MT). The largest year-to-year move was 2014→2015 (-29.7%, 34K MT).

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does PETRO STAR VALDEZ REFINERY rank among U.S. GHGRP facilities?

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, PETRO STAR VALDEZ REFINERY ranks #3,167 of 8,713 reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e, and #35 of 77 facilities in AK (same sort as the state facility table). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

What share of GHGRP facilities report less CO₂e than PETRO STAR VALDEZ REFINERY?

PETRO STAR VALDEZ REFINERY's 77K MT CO₂e is higher than 5,546 of the 8,713 GHGRP facilities with reported emissions (64%), an exact count from the full corpus, not an estimate.

How much CO2 does PETRO STAR VALDEZ REFINERY emit?

PETRO STAR VALDEZ REFINERY reported 77K MT CO2e in 2023.

What share of ARCTIC SLOPE REGIONAL does PETRO STAR VALDEZ REFINERY represent?

PETRO STAR VALDEZ REFINERY accounts for 68.4% of ARCTIC SLOPE REGIONAL's reported GHGRP CO₂e (77K MT of 113K MT), ranking #1 of 2 facilities under that parent.

What is PETRO STAR VALDEZ REFINERY's 2023 CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O mix?

In 2023, non-CO₂ gases were 0.9% of reported CO₂e at PETRO STAR VALDEZ REFINERY, with CH₄ the larger non-CO₂ share at 0.7% (CO₂ 99.1%). Shares use the facility's GHGRP gas components for that year.

Where does PETRO STAR VALDEZ REFINERY rank inside Chemicals?

Among EPA GHGRP facilities tagged Chemicals, PETRO STAR VALDEZ REFINERY ranks #289 of 534 by latest reported CO₂e.

Is PETRO STAR VALDEZ REFINERY reducing emissions?

Over 13 reporting years (2011–2023), PETRO STAR VALDEZ REFINERY's emissions have decreased by 22.4%. This suggests meaningful progress in emissions reduction.

Nationwide facilities with similar CO₂e or sector

Two GHGRP-derived peer sets for PETRO STAR VALDEZ REFINERY, both outside AK so the neighborhoods are not state-geo containment.

Data sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), Facility ID 1005997. Data subject to facility self-reporting, not compliance advice. See our methodology for how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCarbon