3R Petroleum Potiguar Clara Camarao (RPCC) Refinery — Brazil
Refinery in Brazil. Approximate location -5.1323, -36.38439.
RefineryBrazilCO₂ estimate (modelled)
3R Petroleum Potiguar Clara Camarao (RPCC) Refinery is a refinery in Brazil. Its listed capacity is 39,600 BBL per day. Refineries heat, fractionate and chemically transform crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through energy-intensive distillation and cracking — extremely demanding on steam generation and heat recovery. It is operated by 3RPetroleum. By capacity it ranks #12 among 13 oil refineries in Brazil. It emits about 193,931 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.14% of the CO₂e from the 130 facilities in Brazil that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 43% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-712280.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
Not available
Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Alegria II · Wind · 101 MW · 1 km
- Mangue Seco 5 · Wind · 26 MW · 5 km
- Alegria I · Wind · 51 MW · 5 km
- Miassaba II · Wind · 14 MW · 6 km
- Mangue Seco 3 · Wind · 26 MW · 6 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 39,600 BBL per day, 3R Petroleum Potiguar Clara Camarao (RPCC) Refinery is below the median refinery in Brazil (170,000 BBL per day). Subsector: oil-and-gas-refining. As refinery, it requires high process heat (typically 200–600°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Refineries heat, fractionate and chemically transform crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through energy-intensive distillation and cracking — extremely demanding on steam generation and heat recovery.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 193,931 t CO₂e a year looks like
This facility's estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled) in everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:
Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.
Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions
At its reported 194k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), 3R Petroleum Potiguar Clara Camarao (RPCC) Refinery carries no domestic carbon price, and its products are not CBAM-covered goods, so there is no border-carbon liability. At the EU ETS reference price (€75/t) the emissions carry an indicative carbon value of €14.6M/yr.
Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.
Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Brazil
Listed 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.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1238 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.95× the loss at a 20 °C reference. Reference-surface calculation at a 150 °C surface from WorldClim climate normals (ASTM C680 / ISO 12241) — an indicative per-climate comparison, not a measurement of this site’s specific equipment. Open method dataset: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20787408 (CC BY 4.0).
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby sites
The #12 largest of 13 oil refineries in Brazil by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Itaú Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 367,460 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates -5.1323, -36.38439. View on OpenStreetMap.
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. Refineries heat, fractionate and chemically transform crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through energy-intensive distillation and cracking — extremely demanding on steam generation and heat recovery.
What capacity is listed for 3R Petroleum Potiguar Clara Camarao (RPCC) Refinery?
The open dataset lists 39,600 BBL per day of capacity for 3R Petroleum Potiguar Clara Camarao (RPCC) Refinery.
How much CO₂ does 3R Petroleum Potiguar Clara Camarao (RPCC) Refinery emit?
The page uses about 193,931 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #97 among facilities in Brazil by estimated CO₂.
Where is 3R Petroleum Potiguar Clara Camarao (RPCC) Refinery located?
3R Petroleum Potiguar Clara Camarao (RPCC) Refinery is in Brazil at approximately -5.1323, -36.38439.
Who operates 3R Petroleum Potiguar Clara Camarao (RPCC) Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is 3RPetroleum.