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3R Petroleum Potiguar Clara Camarao (RPCC) Refinery

Refinery in Brazil. Approximate location -5.1323, -36.38439.

RefineryBrazilCO₂ reported

3R Petroleum Potiguar Clara Camarao (RPCC) Refinery is a refinery in Brazil with a reported capacity of 39,600 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by 3RPetroleum . By capacity it ranks #12 of 13 oil refineries tracked in Brazil. It emits about 193,931 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 45,205 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 42% below the median refinery.

39,600BBL per day
193,931t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#107CO₂ rank in Brazil
4.90t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-712280.

W kontekście: jak ta instalacja się porównuje

Przy 39,600 BBL per day, 3R Petroleum Potiguar Clara Camarao (RPCC) Refinery jest poniżej medianę refinery w Brazil (170,000 BBL per day). Jego CO₂ na jednostkę pojemności wynosi w przybliżeniu 55% poniżej medianę refinery. Podsektor: oil-and-gas-refining. Jako refinery, wymaga intensywnego ciepła procesowego (typowo 200–600°C) do swoich głównych operacji przemysłowych — ciepła, które musi być dostarczane przez kotły, piece lub spalanie bezpośrednie, a straty przez nieisolowane zbiorniki i rury stanowią zmarnowane paliwo. Modułowa izolacja demontowalna może zmniejszyć te straty o 80–96%, chłodząc powierzchnie do ≤45°C, z zwrotem inwestycji często poniżej 2 lat. Rafinerie ogrzewają, frakcjonują i chemicznie transformują ropę naftową w paliwa i surowce petrochemiczne poprzez destylację i krekowanie o wysokim natężeniu energii — niezwykle wymagające w stosunku do generowania pary i odzysku ciepła.

Porównanie pojemności i intensywności CO₂ obliczane na podstawie danych instalacji przemysłowych Climate TRACE; rola sektora oparta na odniesieniau inżynierskim.

What 193,931 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

45,205cars driven for a year
25,291homes' annual energy use
3,232,183tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Brazil

Petrobras REPLAN Paulinia Refinery: 434,000 BBL per day434kPetrobras …Mubadala Maratripe Refinery: 333,000 BBL per day333kMubadala M…Petrobras REVAP (Henrique Lage) Sao Jose dos Campos Refinery: 252,000 BBL per day252kPetrobras …Petrobras REDUC (Duque de Caxias) Refinery: 239,000 BBL per day239kPetrobras …Petrobras REPAR (Pres. Getulio Vargas) Araucaria Refinery: 208,000 BBL per day208kPetrobras …Petrobras REFAP Canoas Refinery: 201,000 BBL per day201kPetrobras …Petrobras RPBC Cubatao Refinery: 170,000 BBL per day170kPetrobras …Petrobras REGAP Refinery: 157,000 BBL per day157kPetrobras …

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

Operator

Operated by 3RPetroleum .

Local climate

3R Petroleum Potiguar Clara Camarao (RPCC) Refinery sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSh), at 5.1°S in the southern hemisphere.

~23°Ctypical annual mean
~31°Ctypical warm-season
Hot semi-arid steppe: 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 #12 largest of 13 oil refineries in Brazil by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates -5.1323, -36.38439. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is 3R Petroleum Potiguar Clara Camarao (RPCC) Refinery?

3R Petroleum Potiguar Clara Camarao (RPCC) Refinery is a refinery in Brazil. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

What is the capacity of 3R Petroleum Potiguar Clara Camarao (RPCC) Refinery?

3R Petroleum Potiguar Clara Camarao (RPCC) Refinery has a reported capacity of 39,600 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does 3R Petroleum Potiguar Clara Camarao (RPCC) Refinery emit?

3R Petroleum Potiguar Clara Camarao (RPCC) Refinery emits about 193,931 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 45,205 cars. That ranks #107 among tracked facilities in Brazil.

Where is 3R Petroleum Potiguar Clara Camarao (RPCC) Refinery located?

3R Petroleum Potiguar Clara Camarao (RPCC) Refinery is in Brazil, near coordinates -5.1323, -36.38439.

Who operates 3R Petroleum Potiguar Clara Camarao (RPCC) Refinery?

3R Petroleum Potiguar Clara Camarao (RPCC) Refinery is operated by 3RPetroleum .

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