Abreu e Lima Refinery (RNEST)
A 230,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Ipojuca, BR, operated by Petrobras. Nelson Complexity 12.
Record
- Rated capacity
- 230,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
- Nelson Complexity Index
- 12
- Status
- Under construction
- Operator
- Petrobras
- Parent
- Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (B3:PETR4 / NYSE:PBR)
- Supplier graph
- bomforge.com/companies/petrobras-ipojuca
- Coordinates
- -7.9100, -34.9000
Notes
Recent news (Dec 2, 2025) indicates Petrobras will invest R$8bn to RESUME works at RNEST refinery, suggesting construction/completion activities are ongoing rather than full operational status. The Dec 22, 2024 news about SNOX unit operation indicates only partial functionality. The facility is not yet at full operational capacity.
What coverage reports
These are counts of what publishers filed about this plant, not an operating status. A quiet month means nobody named this facility that month, which is a fact about coverage and not about the plant. Where this site states how a refinery is running it says so in the facts table above, from the curated dataset, and cites it there.
Wire
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General LowBillion-Dollar Project and Latin American Promise: The Abreu e Lima Refinery (RNEST), The Plan With Venezuela, and Why It Didn't Go As PromisedCPG Click Petróleo e Gás · matched abreu, lima
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Expansion MediumBillion-Dollar Mega Project Shakes Pernambuco: Petrobras Confirms Investment Over R$ 8.3 Billion to Complete Train 2 of Abreu e Lima Refinery in Ipojuca; Project Foresees Up to 30,000 Direct/Indirect Jobs, 130,000 Barrels/Day, and More S10 Diesel by 20CPG Click Petróleo e Gás · matched ipojuca
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General LowPetrobras reports on the construction of RNEST’s second trainBrazil Energy Insight · matched abreu, lima
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General LowAbreu e Lima Refinery, Ipojuca, Pernambuco, BrazilNS Energy · matched ipojuca
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Maintenance MediumPetrobras to make a scheduled maintenance stop at Abreu e Lima Refinery (RNEST)Brazil Energy Insight · matched abreu, lima
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