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CUPET Nico Lopez Refinery

Refinery in Cuba. Approximate location 23.13651, -82.32186.

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CUPET Nico Lopez Refinery is a refinery in Cuba with a reported capacity of 20,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by Cuba Petróleo SA. By capacity it ranks #3 of 3 oil refineries tracked in Cuba. It emits about 85,888 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 20,021 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 49% below the median refinery.

20,000BBL per day
85,888t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#7CO₂ rank in Cuba
4.29t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1753539.

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عند 20,000 BBL per day، يكون CUPET Nico Lopez Refinery حوالي متوسط refinery في Cuba (22,000 BBL per day). القطاع الفرعي: oil-and-gas-refining. كـ refinery، يتطلب حرارة عملية مكثفة (عادة 200–600°C) لعملياته الصناعية الأساسية — حرارة يجب توفيرها بواسطة الغلايات أو الأفران أو الاحتراق المباشر، والخسائر من خلال الحاويات والأنابيب غير المعزولة تمثل وقود مهدر. يمكن للعزل المعياري القابل للإزالة أن يقلل هذه الخسائر بمقدار 80-96٪، وتبريد الأسطح إلى ≤45°C، مع فترة استرجاع غالباً أقل من سنتين. تقوم المصافي بتسخين وتجزئة وتحويل النفط الخام كيميائياً إلى الوقود والمواد الخام البتروكيميائية من خلال التقطير والتكسير اللذين يتطلبان طاقة كثيفة — متطلبة بشكل استثنائي لتوليد البخار وتعافي الحرارة.

مقارنة السعة وكثافة CO₂ محسوبة من بيانات منشآت Climate TRACE الصناعية؛ دور القطاع بناءً على مرجع الهندسة.

What 85,888 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

20,021cars driven for a year
11,201homes' annual energy use
1,431,467tree seedlings grown 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Cuba

CUPET Cienfuegos Refinery: 65,000 BBL per day65kCUPET Cien…CUPET Hermanos Diaz Refinery: 22,000 BBL per day22kCUPET Herm…CUPET Nico Lopez Refinery: 20,000 BBL per day20kCUPET Nico…

Reported capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Operator

Operated by Cuba Petróleo SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

CUPET Nico Lopez Refinery sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 23.1°N in the northern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~29°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical savanna: warm all year, with distinct wet and dry seasons

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #3 largest of 3 oil refineries in Cuba by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 23.13651, -82.32186. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is CUPET Nico Lopez Refinery?

CUPET Nico Lopez Refinery is a refinery in Cuba. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

What is the capacity of CUPET Nico Lopez Refinery?

CUPET Nico Lopez Refinery has a reported capacity of 20,000 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does CUPET Nico Lopez Refinery emit?

CUPET Nico Lopez Refinery emits about 85,888 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 20,021 cars. That ranks #7 among tracked facilities in Cuba.

Where is CUPET Nico Lopez Refinery located?

CUPET Nico Lopez Refinery is in Cuba, near coordinates 23.13651, -82.32186.

Who operates CUPET Nico Lopez Refinery?

CUPET Nico Lopez Refinery is operated by Cuba Petróleo SA.

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