CUPET Nico Lopez Refinery — Cuba
Refinery in Cuba. Approximate location 23.13651, -82.32186.
RefineryCubaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
CUPET Nico Lopez Refinery is a refinery in Cuba. Its listed capacity is 20,000 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 Cuba Petróleo SA. By capacity it ranks #3 among 3 oil refineries in Cuba. It emits about 85,888 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 5.5% of the CO₂e from the 7 facilities in Cuba that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 50% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1753539.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
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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
- Powership Erol Bey power station · Oil · 63 MW · 3 km
- Havana TPP · Oil · 500 MW · 9 km
- Boca de Jaruco · Gas · 313 MW · 32 km
- Santa Cruz · Oil · 300 MW · 38 km
- Máximo Gómez (Mariel) · Oil · 450 MW · 46 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 20,000 BBL per day, CUPET Nico Lopez Refinery is around the median refinery in Cuba (22,000 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 85,888 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 86k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), CUPET Nico Lopez 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 €6.5M/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 Cuba
Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Cuba Petróleo SA. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
CUPET Nico Lopez Refinery sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 23.1°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in an extreme marine/tropical environment (estimated ISO 9223 class CX — Extreme), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1250 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.96× 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 #3 largest of 3 oil refineries in Cuba by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Mariel Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 330,718 t CO₂
- CUPET Cienfuegos Refinery · Refinery · 279,134 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 23.13651, -82.32186. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is CUPET Nico Lopez Refinery?
CUPET Nico Lopez Refinery is a refinery in Cuba. 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 CUPET Nico Lopez Refinery?
The open dataset lists 20,000 BBL per day of capacity for CUPET Nico Lopez Refinery.
How much CO₂ does CUPET Nico Lopez Refinery emit?
The page uses about 85,888 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #7 among facilities in Cuba by estimated CO₂.
Where is CUPET Nico Lopez Refinery located?
CUPET Nico Lopez Refinery is in Cuba at approximately 23.13651, -82.32186.
Who operates CUPET Nico Lopez Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Cuba Petróleo SA.