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PDVSA El Palito Refinery

Refinery in Venezuela. Approximate location 10.48161, -68.11942.

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PDVSA El Palito Refinery is a refinery in Venezuela with a reported capacity of 146,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by Petróleos de Venezuela SA. By capacity it ranks #3 of 3 oil refineries tracked in Venezuela. It emits about 339,589 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 79,158 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 72% below the median refinery.

146,000BBL per day
339,589t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#13CO₂ rank in Venezuela
2.33t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144170.

У контексті: як порівнюється це підприємство

При потужності 146,000 BBL per day PDVSA El Palito Refinery — це нижче медіана refinery у Venezuela (187,000 BBL per day). Підсектор: oil-and-gas-refining. Як refinery, воно вимагає високотемпературного технологічного тепла (зазвичай 200–600°C) для основних промислових операцій — тепла, яке повинне подаватися котлами, печами або прямим спаленням, і втрати через неізольовані судини та трубопроводи представляють витрачене напразно паливо. Знімна модульна теплоізоляція може зменшити ці втрати на 80–96%, охолодивши поверхню обладнання до ≤45°C, з окупністю часто менше 2 років. Нафтопереробні заводи нагрівають, фракціонують і хімічно трансформують сиру нафту у паливо та нафтохімічну сировину шляхом енергомісткої дистиляції та крекінгу — надзвичайно вимогливі до генерування пари та рекуперації тепла.

Порівняння продуктивності та інтенсивності CO₂ розраховано на основі даних промислових об'єктів Climate TRACE; роль сектору заснована на інженерних довідниках.

What 339,589 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

79,158cars driven for a year
44,287homes' annual energy use
5,659,817tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Venezuela

PDVSA Paraguana Refinery Complex: 955,000 BBL per day955kPDVSA Para…PDVSA Puerto La Cruz Refinery: 187,000 BBL per day187kPDVSA Puer…PDVSA El Palito Refinery: 146,000 BBL per day146kPDVSA El P…

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

Operator

Operated by Petróleos de Venezuela SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

PDVSA El Palito Refinery sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 10.5°N in the northern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~29°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical savanna: warm all year, with distinct wet and dry seasons

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #3 largest of 3 oil refineries in Venezuela by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 10.48161, -68.11942. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is PDVSA El Palito Refinery?

PDVSA El Palito Refinery is a refinery in Venezuela. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

What is the capacity of PDVSA El Palito Refinery?

PDVSA El Palito Refinery has a reported capacity of 146,000 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does PDVSA El Palito Refinery emit?

PDVSA El Palito Refinery emits about 339,589 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 79,158 cars. That ranks #13 among tracked facilities in Venezuela.

Where is PDVSA El Palito Refinery located?

PDVSA El Palito Refinery is in Venezuela, near coordinates 10.48161, -68.11942.

Who operates PDVSA El Palito Refinery?

PDVSA El Palito Refinery is operated by Petróleos de Venezuela SA.

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