LUBNOR refinery
Also known as:
Refinaria Lubricantes e Derivados do Nordeste
The LUBNOR refinery is a very small and simple specialty products refiney located in Fortaleza, Ceara State in northeast Brazil.
The refinery is a major producer of asphalt for the Brazil market, and the only producer of naphthenic lubes in Brazil
The refinery processes primarily heavy crude from Espirito Santo.
It is 100% owned and operated by Petrobras.
Petrobras plans to sell the refinery to Grepar Participacoes for $34 million in a deal expected close by the end of 2022.
Refinery configuration
Complexity: 9.0
Major process units:
Atmospheric distillation: 4.5 kbpd
Vacuum distillation - 6.2 kbpd
Base oil plant - 1.3 kpd
Asphalt plant - 4.7 kbpd
Land - 218,000 cubic meters
Location
Avenida Leite Barbosa, S/N - Mucuripe, Av. Leite Barbosa - Cais do Porto, Fortaleza - CE, 60180-420, Brazil
Refinery history
1966 - Built by Petrobras