Petroleo Brasileiro operates the Cubutao coking refinery, which is located in Sao Paulo, Brazil. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles more than 1,400 refineries worldwide, it is an integrated coking owned by Petroleo Brasileiro. The refinery started operations in 1955 and has a Nelson Complexity Index (NCI) of 10.2. Buy the profile here.
Key refinery processes
Crude Distillation Unit (mbd): 170
Vacuum Distillation (mbd): 81
Coking (mbd): 33
Catalytic Cracker (mbd): 63
Reformer (mbd): 14
Hydrotreater (mbd): 208
Alkylation (mbd): 6
The capacity of the Cubutao refinery is expected to remain the same as 170mbd by 2030.
Maintenance activities at Cubutao coking refinery
The Cubutao refinery coking witnessed four incidents during the period 2017-2022.
About Petroleo Brasileiro
Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) is an integrated oil & gas company. Its major businesses include exploration and production, refining, marketing, trade and transportation of oil and gas. The company also conducts biofuel, natural gas, petrochemical, electricity and chemical businesses, and oil product distribution. It is a major crude oil producer and refiner in Brazil and the South American continent. It also participates in the domestic power market through investments in thermoelectric power plants and renewable energy. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, Petrobras markets its products in North America, South America, Africa and Asia. Petrobras is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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