to meet its energy needs, as petroleum remains the main source of primary energy in the country. In 2023, around 61.6 million metric tons of crude oil were imported, while
amounted to less than 1,000 metric tons, a negligible contribution to the total consumption of the country. The United States, Mexico, and Brazil were
Spain's refinery industry
The oil refining sector transforms crude oil into a wide range of derivative products. These include fuels like gasoline, diesel, and kerosene, and also organic chemical feedstocks that constitute the basis of products such as plastics, detergents, drugs, synthetic fibers, or agrochemicals. In 2022, the Spanish refining industry employed around 200,000 people and generated a sales revenue of some 48.5 billion euros. Currently, Spain has nine
oil refineries with a total processing capacity of over 1.5 million barrels per day. Most of the
refining capacity belongs to
Repsol, the largest company within the sector, which is followed by Cepsa, BP, and Asesa.
Petroleum products: fueling Spain’s final energy consumption
Spain produced almost 47 million metric tons of
petroleum products in 2023, roughly the same amount consumed in the country that year.
Diesel fuel is by far the most widely used petroleum product in the country, with a consumption that surpassed 30 million metric tons in 2023. Approximately half of the energy sources in the country's
final energy consumption are petroleum products.
Continued reliance on crude oil imports
Spain has a large refinery capacity that covers the country's need for petroleum products such as diesel fuel, gasoline, and kerosene. However, since Spain has a negligible oil production that has been continuously decreasing in recent years, it will continue being heavily reliant on crude oil imports in the next years.
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