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Petroecuador Esmeraldas Refinery

Refinery in Ecuador. Approximate location 0.93368, -79.69189.

RefineryEcuadorCO₂ reported

Petroecuador Esmeraldas Refinery is a refinery in Ecuador with a reported capacity of 110,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by Petroecuador . By capacity it ranks #1 of 3 oil refineries tracked in Ecuador. It emits about 1,061,780 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 247,501 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 14% above the median refinery.

110,000BBL per day
1,061,780t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#2CO₂ rank in Ecuador
9.65t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143868.

في السياق: كيف يتم مقارنة هذا المنشأة

عند 110,000 BBL per day، يكون Petroecuador Esmeraldas Refinery أعلى بكثير من متوسط refinery في Ecuador (45,000 BBL per day). CO₂ لكل وحدة سعة هو تقريباً 60% أعلى من متوسط refinery. 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 1,061,780 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

247,501cars driven for a year
138,469homes' annual energy use
17,696,333tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Ecuador

Petroecuador Esmeraldas Refinery: 110,000 BBL per day110kPetroecuad…Petroecuador La Libertad Refinery: 45,000 BBL per day45kPetroecuad…Petroecuador Shushufindi Refinery: 20,000 BBL per day20kPetroecuad…

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

Operator

Operated by Petroecuador .

Local climate

Petroecuador Esmeraldas Refinery sits in a tropical rainforest climate zone (Köppen Af), at 0.9°N in the northern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical rainforest: hot and humid year-round with little seasonal variation

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #1 largest of 3 oil refineries in Ecuador by reported capacity.

Location

Coordinates 0.93368, -79.69189. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Petroecuador Esmeraldas Refinery?

Petroecuador Esmeraldas Refinery is a refinery in Ecuador. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

What is the capacity of Petroecuador Esmeraldas Refinery?

Petroecuador Esmeraldas Refinery has a reported capacity of 110,000 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does Petroecuador Esmeraldas Refinery emit?

Petroecuador Esmeraldas Refinery emits about 1,061,780 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 247,501 cars. That ranks #2 among tracked facilities in Ecuador.

Where is Petroecuador Esmeraldas Refinery located?

Petroecuador Esmeraldas Refinery is in Ecuador, near coordinates 0.93368, -79.69189.

Who operates Petroecuador Esmeraldas Refinery?

Petroecuador Esmeraldas Refinery is operated by Petroecuador .

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