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ANCAP La Teja Montevideo Refinery

Refinery in Uruguay. Approximate location -34.87587, -56.22856.

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ANCAP La Teja Montevideo Refinery is a refinery in Uruguay with a reported capacity of 50,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by Administracion Nacional de Combustibles Alcohol y Portland . It emits about 352,625 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 82,197 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 16% below the median refinery.

50,000BBL per day
352,625t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#2CO₂ rank in Uruguay
7.05t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144165.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 50,000 BBL per day ist ANCAP La Teja Montevideo Refinery etwa um dem Medianwert von refinery in Uruguay (50,000 BBL per day). Untersektor: oil-and-gas-refining. Als refinery benötigt es intensive Prozesswärme (typischerweise 200–600°C) für seinen Kernbetrieb — Wärme, die durch Dampfkessel, Öfen oder direkte Verbrennung geliefert werden muss, und Verluste durch ungedämmte Behälter und Rohrleitungen stellen verschwendeten Brennstoff dar. Modulare abnehmbare Dämmung kann diese Verluste um 80–96% senken, Oberflächen auf ≤45°C kühlen, mit Amortisationszeiten oft unter 2 Jahren. Raffinerien wärmen auf, fraktionieren und chemisch transformieren Rohöl durch energieintensive Destillation und Cracken in Brennstoffe und petrochemische Rohstoffe — extrem anspruchsvoll für Dampfzeugung und Wärmenutzung.

Vergleich von Kapazität und CO₂-Intensität berechnet aus Climate TRACE Industrieanlagendaten; Sektorrolle basierend auf Ingenieurreferenz.

What 352,625 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

82,197cars driven for a year
45,987homes' annual energy use
5,877,083tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Operator

Operated by Administracion Nacional de Combustibles Alcohol y Portland .

Local climate

ANCAP La Teja Montevideo Refinery sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 34.9°S in the southern hemisphere.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical: hot summers and mild winters

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

How it compares & nearby sites

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Location

Coordinates -34.87587, -56.22856. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is ANCAP La Teja Montevideo Refinery?

ANCAP La Teja Montevideo Refinery is a refinery in Uruguay. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

What is the capacity of ANCAP La Teja Montevideo Refinery?

ANCAP La Teja Montevideo Refinery has a reported capacity of 50,000 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does ANCAP La Teja Montevideo Refinery emit?

ANCAP La Teja Montevideo Refinery emits about 352,625 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 82,197 cars. That ranks #2 among tracked facilities in Uruguay.

Where is ANCAP La Teja Montevideo Refinery located?

ANCAP La Teja Montevideo Refinery is in Uruguay, near coordinates -34.87587, -56.22856.

Who operates ANCAP La Teja Montevideo Refinery?

ANCAP La Teja Montevideo Refinery is operated by Administracion Nacional de Combustibles Alcohol y Portland .

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