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PDVSA Paraguana Refinery Complex

Refinery in Venezuela. Approximate location 11.74293, -70.19478.

RefineryVenezuelaCO₂ reported

PDVSA Paraguana Refinery Complex is a refinery in Venezuela with a reported capacity of 955,000 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 #1 of 3 oil refineries tracked in Venezuela. It emits about 2,923,919 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 681,566 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 64% below the median refinery.

955,000BBL per day
2,923,919t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#3CO₂ rank in Venezuela
3.06t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144168.

У контексті: як порівнюється це підприємство

При потужності 955,000 BBL per day PDVSA Paraguana Refinery Complex — це значно вище медіана refinery у Venezuela (187,000 BBL per day). Його викидання CO₂ на одиницю потужності приблизно на 32% вище медіани refinery. 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 2,923,919 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

681,566cars driven for a year
381,314homes' annual energy use
48,731,983tree 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 Paraguana Refinery Complex sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSh), at 11.7°N in the northern hemisphere.

~23°Ctypical annual mean
~31°Ctypical warm-season
Hot semi-arid steppe: 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 #1 largest of 3 oil refineries in Venezuela by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 11.74293, -70.19478. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is PDVSA Paraguana Refinery Complex?

PDVSA Paraguana Refinery Complex 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 Paraguana Refinery Complex?

PDVSA Paraguana Refinery Complex has a reported capacity of 955,000 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does PDVSA Paraguana Refinery Complex emit?

PDVSA Paraguana Refinery Complex emits about 2,923,919 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 681,566 cars. That ranks #3 among tracked facilities in Venezuela.

Where is PDVSA Paraguana Refinery Complex located?

PDVSA Paraguana Refinery Complex is in Venezuela, near coordinates 11.74293, -70.19478.

Who operates PDVSA Paraguana Refinery Complex?

PDVSA Paraguana Refinery Complex is operated by Petróleos de Venezuela SA.

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