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Initials from the entity name. Click the row to open the full profile.National Oil CorpExtracting, refining, or transporting oil, gas, and coal. Libya
2.9 million
cars driven for a year
13.4 Mt CO₂e
Approximate — depends on local grid.Approximate — depends on local grid.Approximate — varies by species, climate and age of tree.
falling -3%/yr

🔥 National Oil Corp ranks #206 because it extracts and refines large quantities of oil, gas or coal.

How much of this entity's emissions could be tied to a named owner.How sure we are about the numbers — based on data coverage, recency and source agreement.Number of power plants or sites attributed to this entity in the Climate TRACE dataset.
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Climate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.
#206 of 1649

National Oil Corp, based in Libya, extracts, refines or transports oil, gas and coal. Climate TRACE attributes 7 high-emitting assets to it. Its largest tracked activities are oil & gas extraction, oil & gas transport and oil refining.

Produces fossil fuelsOil, gas and coal are extracted, processed and moved at scale.
Methane can leakProduction and transport can release methane — a very potent short-term greenhouse gas.
Burned downstreamWhen the fuels are used elsewhere, they release large amounts of CO₂.
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Power plants & sites behind it7 attributed assets · ownership split equally across listed owners

AssetSectorOwnershipAttributedConf.
Libya_Sirte_Conventional onshoreFossil Fuels33%12.1 Mtvery low
Libya_Sirte_Conventional onshoreFossil Fuels33%700.8 ktvery low
NOC Zawia RefineryFossil Fuels50%299.1 ktvery low
National Oil Company Ras Lanuf, Ras LanufManufacturing50%190 ktvery low
AGOCO Tobruk RefineryFossil Fuels50%53.5 ktvery low
AGOCO Sarir RefineryFossil Fuels50%26.8 ktvery low
NOC El-Brega RefineryFossil Fuels50%26.8 ktvery low
Where this comes from
Climate TRACE — asset-level emissions & ownership · CC BY 4.0
Fossil Fuels · reference year 2024
How it's allowed

Signals below are derived from emissions data and ownership coverage only — not from any legal or regulatory finding.

Permitted Emissions
These emissions appear to occur under existing permits and regulations. Operating legally is not the same as operating cleanly.
Ownership Data Gaps
Only 34% of this entity's attributed emissions trace to a clearly identified owner. Incomplete ownership data limits accountability.
Methane Exposure
Oil and gas operations can release methane, a greenhouse gas far more potent than CO₂ over the short term. Leakage is often under-measured.
Improving Trajectory
Attributed emissions are falling (~3%/yr) — an improving trajectory, though absolute output remains large.
Low Measurement Confidence
Measurement confidence for this entity is low; figures are best-available estimates.
No Verified Enforcement or Lobbying Record
This dataset contains no verified enforcement actions, lobbying records, subsidies, or litigation for this entity. Absence of evidence here is not evidence of compliance or of any violation.

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Trend
Improving▼ −2.9% falling
13.3 Mt14.3 Mt15.4 Mt20222024

Attributed emissions are falling by about +2.9% per year. Attributed emissions, 2022–2024.

It ranks #206 mainly because its attributed assets emitted about 13.4 Mt CO₂e in 2024 (≈ 2.9M cars/yr).

The Climate Damage Score is driven by that absolute size on a log scale, with a -0.3-point improving adjustment.

Score breakdown

Absolute emissions
84 pts
Trend modifier
▼ −2.9% falling-0.3 pts
Data confidence
How sure we are about the measurement. A low score doesn't lower the polluter's rank — it just shows the data is fuzzier.

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What we know · what we don't

What we know

  • Attributed emissions: 13.4 Mt CO₂e in 2024 (≈ 2.9M cars/yr).
  • Primary sector: Fossil Fuels; primary country: Libya.
  • Evidence: 7 assets; ~34% ownership-attribution coverage.
  • Source: Climate TRACE (CC BY 4.0).

What we don’t

  • Exact ownership percentages — Climate TRACE lists owners but not stakes, so shared assets are split equally.
  • Indirect (supply-chain / financed / product-use) emissions are not included.
  • Some of this sector's emissions could not be attributed to any named owner.
  • No PR claims, lobbying records, litigation history or policy-compliance data are included.
How sure we are about the measurement. A low score doesn't lower the polluter's rank — it just shows the data is fuzzier.How much of this entity's emissions could be tied to a named owner. Higher means a more complete picture.