YPF la Plata Refinery — Argentina
Refinery in Argentina. Approximate location -34.88315, -57.91272.
RefineryArgentinaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
YPF la Plata Refinery is a refinery in Argentina. Its listed capacity is 189,000 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 YPF SA. By capacity it ranks #1 among 7 oil refineries in Argentina. It emits about 2,486,569 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 12% of the CO₂e from the 33 facilities in Argentina that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 53% above the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143723.
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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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- LA PLATA COGENERACION · Gas · 128 MW · 1 km
- DIQUE · Gas · 68 MW · 2 km
- CT ENSENADA DE BARRAGAN · Gas · 848 MW · 5 km
- CT LA PLATA · Oil · 40 MW · 11 km
- Abasto I power station · Gas · 242 MW · 24 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 189,000 BBL per day, YPF la Plata Refinery is well above 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 2,486,569 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 2.5M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), YPF la Plata 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 €187M/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 YPF SA. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
YPF la Plata Refinery sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 34.9°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 1336 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.03× 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 #1 largest of 7 oil refineries in Argentina by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Raizen Buenos Aires Refinery · Refinery · 703,193 t CO₂
- Pan American Energy Campana Refinery · Refinery · 1,302,290 t CO₂
- TenarisSiderca Campana steel plant · Steel Plant · 299,345 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates -34.88315, -57.91272. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is YPF la Plata Refinery?
YPF la Plata 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 YPF la Plata Refinery?
The open dataset lists 189,000 BBL per day of capacity for YPF la Plata Refinery.
How much CO₂ does YPF la Plata Refinery emit?
The page uses about 2,486,569 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #2 among facilities in Argentina by estimated CO₂.
Where is YPF la Plata Refinery located?
YPF la Plata Refinery is in Argentina at approximately -34.88315, -57.91272.
Who operates YPF la Plata Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is YPF SA.