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

Website

Refinery history

1966 - Built by Petrobras