Salina Cruz Refinery
A 330,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Salina Cruz, MX, operated by Pemex. Nelson Complexity 5.
Record
- Rated capacity
- 330,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
- Nelson Complexity Index
- 5
- Status
- Operator
- Pemex
- Parent
- Petróleos Mexicanos
- Supplier graph
- bomforge.com/companies/pemex-salina
- Coordinates
- 16.1600, -95.2000
Notes
Feb 16 news reports Pemex achieved highest crude processing rate in over a decade, indicating system-wide refinery operations are functioning. While Feb 11 explosion caused pipeline damage, the Feb 16 report suggests Salina Cruz refinery itself has recovered or resumed operations within 5 days. The contradiction between explosion damage and high processing suggests either: (1) damage was contained to pipeline infrastructure rather than refinery core, or (2) Pemex system-wide processing includes
What coverage reports
Explosion at Pemex refinery in Salina Cruz leaves three workers injured
2026-07-01 · 1 publisher filed it
incident 3
These are counts of what publishers filed about this plant, not an operating status. A quiet month means nobody named this facility that month, which is a fact about coverage and not about the plant. Where this site states how a refinery is running it says so in the facts table above, from the curated dataset, and cites it there.
Wire
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Maintenance LowPEMEX Completes Salina Cruz Pipeline Repair
On July 8, 2026, PEMEX completed repairs on a leaked 16-inch fuel oil pipeline connecting the Antonio Dovalí Jaime Refinery to the Salina Cruz Maritime Terminal.
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Incident CriticalExplosion at Pemex refinery in Salina Cruz leaves three workers injuredBIC Magazine · matched salina, cruz
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Incident CriticalMexico's Salina Cruz refinery partially shut after fire, IIR Energy saysReuters + 1 other outlet · matched salina, cruz
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Incident CriticalAt least 6 people injured after explosion and fire at refinery in Salina Cruz, Mexico, officials say.news.cgtn.com + 1 other outlet · matched salina, cruz
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Incident HighPemex tackles fire at Salina Cruz refinery, maintains operationsQuantum Commodity Intelligence · matched salina, cruz
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Incident CriticalPemex reports fatal explosion on Salina Cruz pipeline systemQuantum Commodity Intelligence · matched salina, cruz
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General LowPEMEX, CFE, SENER Oversee Installation at Salina Cruz RefineryMexico Business News · matched salina, cruz
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General LowPEMEX’s Salina Cruz Refinery Wins Efficiency AwardMexico Business News · matched salina, cruz
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Incident CriticalPemex shuts units at Salina Cruz refinery after fire kills twoQuantum Commodity Intelligence · matched salina, cruz
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Incident CriticalTwo killed in fire from waste overflow at top Pemex oil refinery in MexicoReuters · matched salina, cruz
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General LowSalina Cruz Coking Plant DelayedMexico Business News · matched salina, cruz
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Incident HighFire Sets PEMEX’s Salina Cruz Refinery AblazeMexico Business News · matched salina, cruz
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Incident HighMexico's Pemex says fire under control at Salina Cruz refineryYahoo! Finance Canada + 1 other outlet · matched salina, cruz
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Incident HighMexico quake sparks Salina Cruz refinery fireBNamericas · matched salina, cruz
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Operations MediumPemex delays restart of Salina Cruz refinery because of aftershocksSplash247 · matched salina, cruz
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General LowMexico's Salina Cruz refinery resumes exports to USBNamericas · matched salina, cruz
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Operations CriticalSalina Cruz refinery to restart operationsThe Energy Year · matched salina, cruz
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Incident LowBlaze hits Pemex’s Salina Cruz oil refinerySplash247 · matched salina, cruz
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Incident HighPemex Salina Cruz Refinery Operating Despite Fire, FloodingBloomberg.com · matched salina, cruz
Every item names this facility by city or plant name in its headline or summary. Operator-only mentions never attribute. Headlines and links belong to the publishers named.