Petrobras LUBNOR Fortaleza Refinery — Brazil
Refinery in Brazil. Approximate location -3.71637, -38.4723.
RefineryBrazilCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Petrobras LUBNOR Fortaleza Refinery is a refinery in Brazil. Its listed capacity is 8,000 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 Petróleo Brasileiro SA. By capacity it ranks #13 among 13 oil refineries in Brazil. It emits about 61,476 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.04% of the CO₂e from the 130 facilities in Brazil that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 11% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143761.
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
- KRC Khartoum Refinery · 63,717 t CO₂e/yr · Sudan
- Jilin Songyuan Petrochemical Refinery · 63,868 t CO₂e/yr · China
- World Oil Co South Gate Refinery · 58,967 t CO₂e/yr · United States
- Staatsolie Tout Lui Faut Refinery · 64,416 t CO₂e/yr · Suriname
- Shandong Boxing Yongxin Chemical Refinery · 66,307 t CO₂e/yr · China
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Mucuripe · Wind · 2 MW · 1 km
- Maracanau Geradora de Energia SA power plant · Oil · 168 MW · 17 km
- Caucaia · Oil · 15 MW · 19 km
- Eólica de Prainha · Wind · 10 MW · 20 km
- Maracanaú I · Oil · 168 MW · 24 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 8,000 BBL per day, Petrobras LUBNOR Fortaleza 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 61,476 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 61k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Petrobras LUBNOR Fortaleza 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 €4.6M/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 Petróleo Brasileiro SA. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Petrobras LUBNOR Fortaleza Refinery sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen As), at 3.7°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 1235 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 #13 largest of 13 oil refineries in Brazil by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- ArcelorMittal Pecém steel plant · Steel Plant · 4,697,227 t CO₂
- Quixere Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 664,493 t CO₂
- Barauna Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 801,708 t CO₂
- Itaú Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 367,460 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates -3.71637, -38.4723. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Petrobras LUBNOR Fortaleza Refinery?
Petrobras LUBNOR Fortaleza 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 Petrobras LUBNOR Fortaleza Refinery?
The open dataset lists 8,000 BBL per day of capacity for Petrobras LUBNOR Fortaleza Refinery.
How much CO₂ does Petrobras LUBNOR Fortaleza Refinery emit?
The page uses about 61,476 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #117 among facilities in Brazil by estimated CO₂.
Where is Petrobras LUBNOR Fortaleza Refinery located?
Petrobras LUBNOR Fortaleza Refinery is in Brazil at approximately -3.71637, -38.4723.
Who operates Petrobras LUBNOR Fortaleza Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Petróleo Brasileiro SA.