Trafigura Bahia Blanca Refinery — Argentina
Refinery in Argentina. Approximate location -38.74616, -62.29928.
RefineryArgentinaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Trafigura Bahia Blanca Refinery is a refinery in Argentina. Its listed capacity is 31,500 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 Trafigura Ltd. By capacity it ranks #5 among 7 oil refineries in Argentina. It emits about 197,773 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.94% of the CO₂e from the 33 facilities in Argentina that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 27% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143729.
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
- Zhuhai Baota Petrochemical Refinery · 196,125 t CO₂e/yr · China
- 3R Petroleum Potiguar Clara Camarao (RPCC) Refinery · 193,931 t CO₂e/yr · Brazil
- Changchun Xinda Petroleum Group Nongan Petrochemical Refinery · 191,605 t CO₂e/yr · China
- Ningxia Ninglu Petrochemical Refinery · 191,605 t CO₂e/yr · China
- Shenchi Dongying Refinery · 203,970 t CO₂e/yr · China
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Solalban Energía power station · Gas · 120 MW · 3 km
- Ingeniero White thermal power plant · Gas · 100 MW · 6 km
- CENTRAL BAHIA BLANCA (PIEDRA BUENA) SA · Coal · 620 MW · 6 km
- Piedra Buena power station · Gas · 620 MW · 6 km
- CT ECOENERGIA (PETROBRAS) · Coal · 13 MW · 11 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 31,500 BBL per day, Trafigura Bahia Blanca Refinery is below the median refinery in Argentina (50,000 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 197,773 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 198k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Trafigura Bahia Blanca 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 €14.9M/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 Argentina
Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Trafigura Ltd.
Local climate
Trafigura Bahia Blanca Refinery sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 38.7°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 a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1349 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.04× 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 #5 largest of 7 oil refineries in Argentina by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Dow Argentina Bahia Blanca Chemical Complex, Bahia Blanca,Buenos Aires · Petrochemical · 514,922 t CO₂
- ARG-Bahía Blanca_ammonia · Chemical Plant · 13,804 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates -38.74616, -62.29928. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Trafigura Bahia Blanca Refinery?
Trafigura Bahia Blanca Refinery is a refinery in Argentina. 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 Trafigura Bahia Blanca Refinery?
The open dataset lists 31,500 BBL per day of capacity for Trafigura Bahia Blanca Refinery.
How much CO₂ does Trafigura Bahia Blanca Refinery emit?
The page uses about 197,773 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #19 among facilities in Argentina by estimated CO₂.
Where is Trafigura Bahia Blanca Refinery located?
Trafigura Bahia Blanca Refinery is in Argentina at approximately -38.74616, -62.29928.
Who operates Trafigura Bahia Blanca Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Trafigura Ltd.