Petrobras RPBC Cubatao Refinery

Petrobras RPBC Cubatao Refinery is a refinery in Brazil with a reported capacity of 170,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by Petróleo Brasileiro SA. By capacity it ranks #7 of 13 oil refineries tracked in Brazil. It emits about 2,301,102 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 536,387 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 60% above the median refinery.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143755.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 170,000 BBL per day ist Petrobras RPBC Cubatao Refinery etwa um dem Medianwert von refinery in Brazil (170,000 BBL per day). Sein CO₂ pro Kapazitätseinheit liegt ungefähr 24% über dem Medianwert von refinery. 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 2,301,102 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

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

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Brazil

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

Operator

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

Local climate

Petrobras RPBC Cubatao Refinery sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 23.9°S in the southern hemisphere.

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #7 largest of 13 oil refineries in Brazil by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• BRA-Cubatão_ammonia · Chemical Plant · 1,269,000 t CO₂
• Dr Confecções · Textiles · 302 t CO₂
• F.A. Dos Santos Aviamentos-M.E. · Textiles · 302 t CO₂
• P.G. Confeccoes De Artigos Do Vestuario Ltda · Textiles · 302 t CO₂
• Gomes & Rivero De Praia Grande Com E Confeccoes De Roupas Ltda · Textiles · 302 t CO₂
• Itema Industria De Tecidos De Malha Ltda · Textiles · 302 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates -23.8718, -46.43572. View on OpenStreetMap.

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