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Ream REMAN (Issac Sabba) Manaus Refinery

Refinery in Brazil. Approximate location -3.14597, -59.95396.

RefineryBrazilCO₂ estimate (modelled)

Ream REMAN (Issac Sabba) Manaus Refinery is a refinery in Brazil. Its listed capacity is 46,000 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 Ream Participacoes SA. By capacity it ranks #11 among 13 oil refineries in Brazil. It emits about 284,464 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE, roughly comparable to the annual emissions of 66k passenger cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 28% below the national median for this sector.

46,000BBL per day
284,464t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#85CO₂ rank in Brazil
6.18t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-712279.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityReam REMAN (Issac Sabba) Manaus Refinery Climate TRACE
CountryBrazil Climate TRACE
Coordinates-3.14597, -59.95396 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectoroil-and-gas-refining Climate TRACE
Reported capacity46,000 BBL per day Climate TRACE
Owner / operatorReam Participacoes SA Climate TRACE
Modelled CO₂e284,464 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

Brazil rank#85 of 130 · top 65.4% calculated
Global oil-and-gas-refining rank#482 of 630 · top 76.5% calculated
Climate contextderived from coordinates calculated

Not available

Fuel typeNot available not in dataset
Thermal capacity (MW)Not available not in dataset

Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.

Similar facilities by modelled emissions

Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.

Operating power plants within 50 km

PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.

In context: how this facility compares

At 46,000 BBL per day, Ream REMAN (Issac Sabba) Manaus 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 — heat that must be supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion, and losses through uninsulated vessels and piping represent wasted fuel. Removable modular insulation can cut those losses by 80–96%, surface-cooling equipment to ≤45°C, with payback often under 2 years. 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 284,464 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:

66kcars driven for a year
37khomes' annual energy use
4.7 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Carbon cost, Scope 1 & decarbonization potential

At its reported 284k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Ream REMAN (Issac Sabba) Manaus Refinery carries no domestic carbon price; refinerys are not a CBAM-covered good, so there is no border-carbon liability. At the EU ETS reference price (€75/t) the emissions carry an indicative carbon value of €21.4M/yr. The fastest decarbonization lever is energy efficiency: eliminating heat loss on hot equipment (removable insulation, steam & waste-heat recovery) typically cuts 2–5% of fuel-related CO₂ — here ≈6k t–14k t/yr, worth €429k€1.1M, with payback up to 2 years. No domestic carbon price — but cement, steel, aluminium, fertilizer and hydrogen exported to the EU face CBAM at €75/t (rising to 100% by 2034).

284k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€21.4M/yrindicative carbon value (not a CBAM liability)
6k t–14k t/yr ≈ €429k€1.1MDecarbonization potential

Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €79/t, July 2, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Efficiency range: US DOE / ASTM C680 (method). Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice. Estimate the saving for this site →

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Brazil

Petrobras REPLAN Paulinia Refinery: 434,000 BBL per day434kPetrobras …Mubadala Maratripe Refinery: 333,000 BBL per day333kMubadala M…Petrobras REVAP (Henrique Lage) Sao Jose dos Campos Refinery: 252,000 BBL per day252kPetrobras …Petrobras REDUC (Duque de Caxias) Refinery: 239,000 BBL per day239kPetrobras …Petrobras REPAR (Pres. Getulio Vargas) Araucaria Refinery: 208,000 BBL per day208kPetrobras …Petrobras REFAP Canoas Refinery: 201,000 BBL per day201kPetrobras …Petrobras RPBC Cubatao Refinery: 170,000 BBL per day170kPetrobras …Petrobras REGAP Refinery: 157,000 BBL per day157kPetrobras …

Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Operator

Operated by Ream Participacoes SA.

Local climate

Ream REMAN (Issac Sabba) Manaus Refinery sits in a tropical monsoon climate zone (Köppen Am), at 3.1°S in the southern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~28°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical monsoon: hot and humid year-round with little seasonal variation

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

The local climate sets how fast unprotected steel, protective coatings and the insulation on hot process equipment degrade at this site. It sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
35/100environmental-severity index
1.4°Cseasonal temperature swing
1200 kmdistance to coast
ModerateCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1231 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.95× the loss at a 20 °C reference; removable insulation recovers about 1169 W/m² of that. 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).

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #11 largest of 13 oil refineries in Brazil by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates -3.14597, -59.95396. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

For a refinery, the main modular-insulation targets are crude & vacuum distillation columns, fired heaters, heat exchangers, steam lines, valves & flanges. Typical hot-surface ranges used for screening: 150–550 °C.

Indicative recoverable energy

A first-pass insulation screen suggests about 34,000 MWh/year of recoverable heat-loss reduction and about 6,700 t CO₂e/year of avoided emissions. Screening estimate scaled from installed process-heat projects and surface-temperature reduction data.

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Screening calculation from facility class, capacity and open emissions/energy context. Engineering survey required before procurement.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Start with a thermal survey of valves, flanges, doors and bends. Removable modular insulation keeps maintenance access open while lowering exposed-surface temperature and wasted heat.

External climate finance your country can access

For energy-efficiency projects around process heat, likely external funding channels include:

CBAM. Exporters of cement, steel, aluminium, fertiliser, hydrogen and electricity to the EU face the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism — cutting embedded emissions (efficiency + insulation) lowers the levy.

Sources: country climate-finance facilities and public development-bank programmes.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Ream REMAN (Issac Sabba) Manaus Refinery?

Ream REMAN (Issac Sabba) Manaus 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 Ream REMAN (Issac Sabba) Manaus Refinery?

The open dataset lists 46,000 BBL per day of capacity for Ream REMAN (Issac Sabba) Manaus Refinery.

How much CO₂ does Ream REMAN (Issac Sabba) Manaus Refinery emit?

The page uses about 284,464 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #85 among facilities in Brazil by estimated CO₂.

Where is Ream REMAN (Issac Sabba) Manaus Refinery located?

Ream REMAN (Issac Sabba) Manaus Refinery is in Brazil at approximately -3.14597, -59.95396.

Who operates Ream REMAN (Issac Sabba) Manaus Refinery?

The operator recorded in the open dataset is Ream Participacoes SA.

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