01 — REFINING · MEXICO · CASE STUDY
Mexico's gasoline units, from orbit.
Month-to-date 2026-07, Mexico's tracked FCC units are running at ~65% of combined capacity. Year to date, average uptime is up 19 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: 2026-07-11 · updated 2026-07-24 · calibrations v1.1
Refineries tracked
marker fill = latest monthly uptime (darker = idle, solid copper = running) · exact value on click
Unit census
| Refinery | State | FCC units | Reference feed (2022 dosing tender) | Latest uptime ±sd | Tracked since |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salina Cruz | Oaxaca | 2 | 37/37 kb/d feed (tender ref) | 90% ±6 | 2017-01 |
| Salamanca | Guanajuato | 1 | single FCC | 95% ±5 | 2017-01 |
| Tula | Hidalgo | 2 | 40/40 kb/d feed (tender ref) | 73% ±14 | 2017-01 |
| Madero | Tamaulipas | 2 | 30/30 kb/d feed (tender ref) | 43% ±7 | 2019-01 |
| Cadereyta | Nuevo León | 2 | 65/25 kb/d feed (tender ref, unit 1 incl. amine) | 69% ±13 | 2019-01 |
| Minatitlán | Veracruz | 2 | 27.6/42.1 kb/d feed (FCC-1 / U-13000) | 16% ±8 | 2019-01 |
| Dos Bocas (Olmeca) | Tabasco | 1 | capacity basis: uptime x 90 kb/d; official gasoline line not calibratable (intermediates accounting) | 50% ±12 | 2024-01 |