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PDVSA El Palito Refinery

Refinery in Venezuela. Approximate location 10.48161, -68.11942.

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PDVSA El Palito Refinery is a refinery in Venezuela with a reported capacity of 146,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by Petróleos de Venezuela SA. By capacity it ranks #3 of 3 oil refineries tracked in Venezuela. It emits about 339,589 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 79,158 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 72% below the median refinery.

146,000BBL per day
339,589t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#13CO₂ rank in Venezuela
2.33t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144170.

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عند 146,000 BBL per day، يكون PDVSA El Palito Refinery أقل من متوسط refinery في Venezuela (187,000 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 339,589 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

79,158cars driven for a year
44,287homes' annual energy use
5,659,817tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Venezuela

PDVSA Paraguana Refinery Complex: 955,000 BBL per day955kPDVSA Para…PDVSA Puerto La Cruz Refinery: 187,000 BBL per day187kPDVSA Puer…PDVSA El Palito Refinery: 146,000 BBL per day146kPDVSA El P…

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

Operator

Operated by Petróleos de Venezuela SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

PDVSA El Palito Refinery sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 10.5°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 Venezuela by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 10.48161, -68.11942. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is PDVSA El Palito Refinery?

PDVSA El Palito Refinery is a refinery in Venezuela. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

What is the capacity of PDVSA El Palito Refinery?

PDVSA El Palito Refinery has a reported capacity of 146,000 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does PDVSA El Palito Refinery emit?

PDVSA El Palito Refinery emits about 339,589 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 79,158 cars. That ranks #13 among tracked facilities in Venezuela.

Where is PDVSA El Palito Refinery located?

PDVSA El Palito Refinery is in Venezuela, near coordinates 10.48161, -68.11942.

Who operates PDVSA El Palito Refinery?

PDVSA El Palito Refinery is operated by Petróleos de Venezuela SA.

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