Petroperu Iquitos Loreto Refinery
Refinery in Peru. Approximate location -3.63275, -73.2061.
RefineryPeruCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Petroperu Iquitos Loreto Refinery is a refinery in Peru. Its listed capacity is 12,000 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 Petroperu. By capacity it ranks #4 among 5 oil refineries in Peru. It emits about 52,588 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.74% of the CO₂e from the 13 facilities in Peru that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 49% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144055.
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.
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- World Oil Co South Gate Refinery · 58,967 t CO₂e/yr · United States
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- OPAC Modular Refinery · 43,881 t CO₂e/yr · Nigeria
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Iquitos Nueva power station · Gas · 78 MW · 2 km
- Iquitos Wärtsilä power station · Oil · 57 MW · 12 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 12,000 BBL per day, Petroperu Iquitos Loreto Refinery is below the median refinery in Peru (15,500 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 52,588 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 53k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Petroperu Iquitos Loreto 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 €4.0M/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 Peru
Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Petroperu. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Petroperu Iquitos Loreto Refinery sits in a tropical rainforest climate zone (Köppen Af), at 3.6°S in the southern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
How it compares & nearby sites
The #4 largest of 5 oil refineries in Peru by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Location
Coordinates -3.63275, -73.2061. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Petroperu Iquitos Loreto Refinery?
Petroperu Iquitos Loreto Refinery is a refinery in Peru. 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 Petroperu Iquitos Loreto Refinery?
The open dataset lists 12,000 BBL per day of capacity for Petroperu Iquitos Loreto Refinery.
How much CO₂ does Petroperu Iquitos Loreto Refinery emit?
The page uses about 52,588 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #12 among facilities in Peru by estimated CO₂.
Where is Petroperu Iquitos Loreto Refinery located?
Petroperu Iquitos Loreto Refinery is in Peru at approximately -3.63275, -73.2061.
Who operates Petroperu Iquitos Loreto Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Petroperu.