Petropar Villa Elisa Refinery — Paraguay
Refinery in Paraguay. Approximate location -25.38825, -57.6057.
RefineryParaguayCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Petropar Villa Elisa Refinery is a refinery in Paraguay. Its listed capacity is 7,500 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 Paraguayos SA. It emits about 32,208 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 2.8% of the CO₂e from the 4 facilities in Paraguay 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-3144051.
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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- Shandong Mingyuan Petrochemical Industry Refinery · 38,321 t CO₂e/yr · China
- ARMO Fier Bitumen Refinery · 38,984 t CO₂e/yr · Albania
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
In context: how this facility compares
At 7,500 BBL per day, Petropar Villa Elisa Refinery is around the median refinery in Paraguay (7,500 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 32,208 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 32k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Petropar Villa Elisa 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 €2.4M/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.
Operator
Operated by Petróleos Paraguayos SA.
Local climate
Petropar Villa Elisa Refinery sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 25.4°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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1274 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.98× 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
Nearby industrial sites
- Villa Hayes Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 235,541 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates -25.38825, -57.6057. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Petropar Villa Elisa Refinery?
Petropar Villa Elisa Refinery is a refinery in Paraguay. 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 Petropar Villa Elisa Refinery?
The open dataset lists 7,500 BBL per day of capacity for Petropar Villa Elisa Refinery.
How much CO₂ does Petropar Villa Elisa Refinery emit?
The page uses about 32,208 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #4 among facilities in Paraguay by estimated CO₂.
Where is Petropar Villa Elisa Refinery located?
Petropar Villa Elisa Refinery is in Paraguay at approximately -25.38825, -57.6057.
Who operates Petropar Villa Elisa Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Petróleos Paraguayos SA.