
Operator Series: Repositioning Costa Rica’s state refiner Recope

Costa Rica’s state refiner Recope enjoys a privileged position in the country’s energy value chain, with a monopoly over the import and distribution of fuel.
Amid sustained sales growth, the operator has expanded its infrastructure, which includes a Caribbean marine terminal, a multipurpose pipeline, storage and dispatch depots, and pumping stations for combined storage capacity of 4.2Mb, with additional build-out on the horizon.
Despite calls to open the sector and even do away with Recope, President Carlos Alvarado has said there are no plans to end its monopoly and is pushing to widen the operator’s footprint to include green fuels as part of his administration’s decarbonization plan.
This latest BNamericas Operator Series report is available here.
Subscribe to the most trusted business intelligence platform in Latin America. Let us show you our solutions for Suppliers, Contractors, Operators, Government, Legal, Financial and Insurance.
News in: Petrochemicals

COES grants permits to put New Talara Refinery thermal power plant into operation
It will supply steam and electricity to the new Petroperú refining complex and will be integrated into the National Interconnected Electric System.

Repsol Peru reached full compensation agreements with more than 6,000 affected people
Repsol Peru reached full compensation agreements with more than 6,000 affected people
Subscribe to Latin America’s most trusted business intelligence platform.
Other projects in: Petrochemicals
Get critical information about thousands of Petrochemicals projects in Latin America: what stages they're in, capex, related companies, contacts and more.
- Project: PET petrochemical plant
- Current stage:
- Updated:
2 years ago
- Project: Linear alkylbenzene (LAB) petrochemical plant
- Current stage:
- Updated:
2 years ago
- Project: Methanol petrochemical complex
- Current stage:
- Updated:
2 years ago
- Project: Gran Chaco ethylene and polyethylene plant
- Current stage:
- Updated:
3 years ago
- Project: Green Polypropylene Plant
- Current stage:
- Updated:
3 years ago
- Project: Expansion and Modernization of the Ethane III Derivatives Chain in the Morelos Petrochemical Complex.
- Current stage:
- Updated:
3 years ago
- Project: Recycling plant for oils, rubber and plastics out of use
- Current stage:
- Updated:
4 years ago
- Project: Polyethylene plant
- Current stage:
- Updated:
4 years ago
- Project: General Lagos sodium methylate plant
- Current stage:
- Updated:
4 years ago
- Project: Chile IV methanol plant re-start
- Current stage:
- Updated:
4 years ago
Other companies in: Petrochemicals
Get critical information about thousands of Petrochemicals companies in Latin America: their projects, contacts, shareholders, related news and more.
- Company: Linde plc  (Linde)
-
Linde plc is a global gases and engineering company. Its engineering division designs and builds large-scale chemical plants for the production of industrial gases including ole...
- Company: HIF SpA  (HIF)
-
The description included in this profile was taken directly from an official source and has not been modified or edited by the BNamericas’ researchers. However, it may have been...
- Company: Zurich Perú Valves S.A.C.  (Zurich Perú)
-
Zurich Peru Valves is a Peruvian company that provides technological solutions for fluid control and maintenance for integral plants. In operation since 2013, the company offers...
- Company: Dow Brasil S.A.  (Dow Brasil)
-
Dow Brasil, the local subsidiary of US company Dow Chemical, has a diversified portfolio of advanced materials, basic chemicals and plastics, performance products and systems, a...
- Company: Flenco Fluid System S.R.L.  (Flenco Fluid System)
-
Flenco Fluid System is an Italian equipment supplier whose core business is Engineering, Development, Production and Testing of Auxiliary Systems for gas and steam turbines, com...
- Company: Siemens S.A.  (Siemens Argentina)
-
Siemens Argentina is the local unit of German electrical engineering and electronics firm Siemens. Siemens has been present in the country since 1857 and has offices in Buenos A...
- Company: Siemens S.A. de C.V.  (Siemens México)
-
Siemens S.A de C.V. (Siemens Mexico) is the local subsidiary of German technology company Siemens A.G. With headquarters in Mexico City, the company has been present in the coun...
- Company: Pemex Transformación Industrial, S.A. de C.V.  (Pemex Transformación Industrial)
-
Pemex Transformación Industrial S.A. de C.V., one of Pemex's two productive subsidiaries, consists of former companies Pemex Gas y Petroquímica Básica, Pemex Refinación and Peme...
- Company: Perupetro S.A.  (Perupetro)
-
Perupetro S.A. is responsible for promoting, negotiating, signing and supervising contracts for the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons in Peru. The company was created...
- Company: Corporación Interamericana de Inversiones (BID Invest) Inter-American Investment Corporation (IDB Invest)
-
The Inter-American Investment Corporation (IDB Invest) is an international organization aimed at promoting the economic development of its regional member countries (which inclu...