Petrobras RPBC Cubatao Refinery

Petrobras RPBC Cubatao Refinery is a refinery in Brazil with a reported capacity of 170,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by Petróleo Brasileiro SA. By capacity it ranks #7 of 13 oil refineries tracked in Brazil. It emits about 2,301,102 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 536,387 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 60% above the median refinery.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143755.

Em contexto: como esta instalação se compara

Com 170,000 BBL per day, Petrobras RPBC Cubatao Refinery é em torno de a mediana de refinery em Brazil (170,000 BBL per day). Seu CO₂ por unidade de capacidade é aproximadamente 24% acima de a mediana de refinery. Subsetor: oil-and-gas-refining. Como refinery, requer calor de processo intenso (tipicamente 200–600°C) para suas operações industriais centrais — calor que deve ser fornecido por caldeiras, fornos ou combustão direta, e as perdas através de vasos e tubulações não isolados representam combustível desperdiçado. O isolamento modular removível pode reduzir essas perdas em 80–96%, esfriando superfícies a ≤45°C, com payback geralmente inferior a 2 anos. As refinarias aquecem, fracionam e transformam quimicamente o petróleo bruto em combustíveis e matérias-primas petroquímicas através de destilação e craqueamento que consomem muita energia — extremamente exigentes em geração de vapor e recuperação de calor.

Comparação de capacidade e intensidade de CO₂ calculada a partir dos dados de instalações industriais Climate TRACE; função do setor baseada em referência de engenharia.

What 2,301,102 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

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

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Brazil

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

Operator

Operated by Petróleo Brasileiro SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Petrobras RPBC Cubatao Refinery sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 23.9°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 #7 largest of 13 oil refineries in Brazil by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• BRA-Cubatão_ammonia · Chemical Plant · 1,269,000 t CO₂
• Dr Confecções · Textiles · 302 t CO₂
• F.A. Dos Santos Aviamentos-M.E. · Textiles · 302 t CO₂
• P.G. Confeccoes De Artigos Do Vestuario Ltda · Textiles · 302 t CO₂
• Gomes & Rivero De Praia Grande Com E Confeccoes De Roupas Ltda · Textiles · 302 t CO₂
• Itema Industria De Tecidos De Malha Ltda · Textiles · 302 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates -23.8718, -46.43572. View on OpenStreetMap.

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