ENAP Concon Refinery — Chile
Refinery in Chile. Approximate location -32.92852, -71.50113.
RefineryChileCO₂ estimate (modelled)
ENAP Concon Refinery is a refinery in Chile. Its listed capacity is 104,000 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 Empresa Nacional del Petróleo. By capacity it ranks #2 among 3 oil refineries in Chile. It emits about 1,150,668 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 15% of the CO₂e from the 20 facilities in Chile that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 29% above the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1753465.
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.
Similar facilities by modelled emissions
- Orlen Unipetrol Litvinov Refinery · 1,150,974 t CO₂e/yr · Czechia
- Marathon Saint Paul Refinery · 1,153,039 t CO₂e/yr · United States
- Phillips 66 Ferndale Refinery · 1,154,736 t CO₂e/yr · United States
- Bayernoil Vohburg Refinery · 1,141,420 t CO₂e/yr · Germany
- YPF Lujan de Cuyo Refinery · 1,132,407 t CO₂e/yr · Argentina
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- COLMITO · Oil · 58 MW · 3 km
- CONCON · Oil · 2 MW · 3 km
- SAN ISIDRO I · Gas · 379 MW · 15 km
- SAN ISIDRO II · Gas · 406 MW · 15 km
- QUINTERO · Oil · 248 MW · 16 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 104,000 BBL per day, ENAP Concon Refinery is around the median refinery in Chile (104,000 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 1,150,668 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 1.2M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), ENAP Concon 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 €86.7M/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 Chile
Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Empresa Nacional del Petróleo. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
ENAP Concon Refinery sits in a warm-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csb), at 32.9°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 a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with marine corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1351 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.04× 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 #2 largest of 3 oil refineries in Chile by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- La Calera Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 380,474 t CO₂
- Cerro Blanco Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 273,974 t CO₂
- AZA Colina steel plant · Steel Plant · 25,308 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates -32.92852, -71.50113. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is ENAP Concon Refinery?
ENAP Concon Refinery is a refinery in Chile. 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 ENAP Concon Refinery?
The open dataset lists 104,000 BBL per day of capacity for ENAP Concon Refinery.
How much CO₂ does ENAP Concon Refinery emit?
The page uses about 1,150,668 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #2 among facilities in Chile by estimated CO₂.
Where is ENAP Concon Refinery located?
ENAP Concon Refinery is in Chile at approximately -32.92852, -71.50113.
Who operates ENAP Concon Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Empresa Nacional del Petróleo.