YPFB Gualberto Villarael Cochabamba Refinery — Bolivia
Refinery in Bolivia. Approximate location -17.45325, -66.12377.
RefineryBoliviaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
YPFB Gualberto Villarael Cochabamba Refinery is a refinery in Bolivia. Its listed capacity is 40,500 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 Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos Corp. By capacity it ranks #1 among 2 oil refineries in Bolivia. It emits about 171,332 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 6.4% of the CO₂e from the 9 facilities in Bolivia that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 51% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143746.
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
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- Corani Hydroelectric Power Plant Bolivia · Hydro · 70 MW · 38 km
- Santa Isabel Hydroelectric Power Plant Bolivia · Hydro · 91 MW · 43 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 40,500 BBL per day, YPFB Gualberto Villarael Cochabamba Refinery is around the median refinery in Bolivia (40,500 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 171,332 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 171k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), YPFB Gualberto Villarael Cochabamba 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 €12.9M/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 Bolivia
Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos Corp.
Local climate
YPFB Gualberto Villarael Cochabamba Refinery sits in a subtropical highland climate zone (Köppen Cwb), at 17.5°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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1346 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 2 oil refineries in Bolivia by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Irpa Irpa Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 450,268 t CO₂
- Caracollo Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 547,273 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates -17.45325, -66.12377. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is YPFB Gualberto Villarael Cochabamba Refinery?
YPFB Gualberto Villarael Cochabamba Refinery is a refinery in Bolivia. 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 YPFB Gualberto Villarael Cochabamba Refinery?
The open dataset lists 40,500 BBL per day of capacity for YPFB Gualberto Villarael Cochabamba Refinery.
How much CO₂ does YPFB Gualberto Villarael Cochabamba Refinery emit?
The page uses about 171,332 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #5 among facilities in Bolivia by estimated CO₂.
Where is YPFB Gualberto Villarael Cochabamba Refinery located?
YPFB Gualberto Villarael Cochabamba Refinery is in Bolivia at approximately -17.45325, -66.12377.
Who operates YPFB Gualberto Villarael Cochabamba Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos Corp.