01 · Refining · Mexico · Case study
Mexico's gasoline units, from orbit.
Month-to-date 2026-10, Mexico's tracked FCC units are running at ~72% of combined capacity. Year to date, average uptime is up 8 points versus the same months in 2025.
12 cracking units tracked across 7 sites · unit census confirmed against PEMEX plant-level tender documents · history to 2017
Last pass processed: 2026-11-02 · updated 2026-11-02 · calibrations mexico/v1.2
Refineries tracked
Marker fill = latest monthly uptime (paler = idle, solid blue = running) · exact value on click
Unit census
| Refinery | State | FCC units | Reference feed (2022 dosing tender) | Latest uptime ±sd | Tracked since |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dos Bocas (Olmeca) | Tabasco | 1 | capacity basis: uptime x 90 kb/d; official gasoline line not calibratable (intermediates accounting) | 84% ±12 | 2024-01 |
| Cadereyta | Nuevo León | 2 | 65/25 kb/d feed (tender ref, unit 1 incl. amine) | 88% ±7 | 2019-01 |
| Madero | Tamaulipas | 2 | 30/30 kb/d feed (tender ref) | 50% ±3 | 2019-01 |
| Salina Cruz | Oaxaca | 2 | 37/37 kb/d feed (tender ref) | 43% ±5 | 2017-01 |
| Tula | Hidalgo | 2 | 40/40 kb/d feed (tender ref) | 67% ±5 | 2017-01 |
| Salamanca | Guanajuato | 1 | single FCC | 97% ±3 | 2017-01 |
| Minatitlán | Veracruz | 2 | 27.6/42.1 kb/d feed (FCC-1 / U-13000) | 74% ±9 | 2019-01 |