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Ecopetrol, Barrancabermeja,Santander

Petrochemical in Colombia. Approximate location 7.07746, -73.86482.

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Ecopetrol, Barrancabermeja,Santander is a petrochemical in Colombia with a reported capacity of 100,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by Ecopetrol SA. It emits about 139,123 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 32,430 cars.

100,000t of ethylene
139,123t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#13CO₂ rank in Colombia
1.39t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-732010.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 100,000 t of ethylene, Ecopetrol, Barrancabermeja,Santander est autour de la médiane des petrochemical en Colombia (100,000 t of ethylene). Sous-secteur: petrochemical-steam-cracking. Comme petrochemical, elle nécessite une chaleur de procédé intensive (typiquement 300–800°C) pour ses opérations industrielles essentielles — chaleur qui doit être fournie par des chaudières, fours ou combustion directe, et les pertes par les récipients et tuyauteries non isolés représentent du combustible gaspillé. L'isolation modulaire amovible peut réduire ces pertes de 80–96%, refroidissant les surfaces à ≤45°C, avec des délais d'amortissement souvent inférieurs à 2 ans. Les usines pétrochimiques craquent les hydrocarbures à des températures très élevées pour produire l'éthylène, le propylène et d'autres produits chimiques de base — l'un des processus industriels les plus intensifs en chaleur.

Comparaison de capacité et d'intensité de CO₂ calculée à partir des données des installations industrielles Climate TRACE; rôle du secteur basé sur la référence d'ingénierie.

What 139,123 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

32,430cars driven for a year
18,143homes' annual energy use
2,318,717tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Operator

Operated by Ecopetrol SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Ecopetrol, Barrancabermeja,Santander sits in a tropical monsoon climate zone (Köppen Am), at 7.1°N in the northern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~28°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical monsoon: 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

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Location

Coordinates 7.07746, -73.86482. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Ecopetrol, Barrancabermeja,Santander?

Ecopetrol, Barrancabermeja,Santander is a petrochemical in Colombia. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene.

What is the capacity of Ecopetrol, Barrancabermeja,Santander?

Ecopetrol, Barrancabermeja,Santander has a reported capacity of 100,000 t of ethylene.

How much CO₂ does Ecopetrol, Barrancabermeja,Santander emit?

Ecopetrol, Barrancabermeja,Santander emits about 139,123 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 32,430 cars. That ranks #13 among tracked facilities in Colombia.

Where is Ecopetrol, Barrancabermeja,Santander located?

Ecopetrol, Barrancabermeja,Santander is in Colombia, near coordinates 7.07746, -73.86482.

Who operates Ecopetrol, Barrancabermeja,Santander?

Ecopetrol, Barrancabermeja,Santander is operated by Ecopetrol SA.

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