Pemex Salina Cruz Refinery — Mexico
Refinery in Mexico. Approximate location 16.21161, -95.17389.
RefineryMexicoCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Pemex Salina Cruz Refinery is a refinery in Mexico. Its listed capacity is 330,000 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 Petróleos Mexicanos EPE. By capacity it ranks #2 among 7 oil refineries in Mexico. It emits about 2,227,624 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 5.4% of the CO₂e from the 62 facilities in Mexico that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 22% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144029.
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.
Similar facilities by modelled emissions
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- Petrobras REFAP Canoas Refinery · 2,209,102 t CO₂e/yr · Brazil
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Pemex-Refinación Refinería Ing. Antonio Dovalí Jaime · Gas · 115 MW · 0 km
- Eólica Zopiloapan (Bii Nee Stipa III) · Wind · 70 MW · 29 km
- Eoliatec del Istmo · Wind · 164 MW · 32 km
- Bii Nee Stipa I · Wind · 26 MW · 36 km
- Stipa Nayaa (Bii Nee Stipa II) · Wind · 74 MW · 37 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 330,000 BBL per day, Pemex Salina Cruz Refinery is around the median refinery in Mexico (285,000 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 2,227,624 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 2.2M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Pemex Salina Cruz 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 €168M/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 Mexico
Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Petróleos Mexicanos EPE. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Pemex Salina Cruz Refinery sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 16.2°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 1222 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.94× 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 7 oil refineries in Mexico by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Lagunas Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 434,018 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 16.21161, -95.17389. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Pemex Salina Cruz Refinery?
Pemex Salina Cruz Refinery is a refinery in Mexico. 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 Pemex Salina Cruz Refinery?
The open dataset lists 330,000 BBL per day of capacity for Pemex Salina Cruz Refinery.
How much CO₂ does Pemex Salina Cruz Refinery emit?
The page uses about 2,227,624 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #4 among facilities in Mexico by estimated CO₂.
Where is Pemex Salina Cruz Refinery located?
Pemex Salina Cruz Refinery is in Mexico at approximately 16.21161, -95.17389.
Who operates Pemex Salina Cruz Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Petróleos Mexicanos EPE.