Administración Nacional de Combustibles, Alcohol y Portland (ANCAP) is Uruguay’s state-owned energy and materials company. It is responsible for the refining, import, storage, and distribution of petroleum products and liquefied petroleum gas, and operates the country’s sole oil refinery at La Teja in Montevideo. ANCAP also manages a nationwide network of service stations supplying gasoline, diesel, and related products.
Beyond fuels, ANCAP produces and markets industrial alcohols and biofuels (including ethanol and biodiesel) through affiliated operations, and supplies lubricants, asphalt/bitumen, and other petroleum-derived products. The company also manufactures Portland cement and related construction materials. Its activities are supported by logistics assets such as terminals, pipelines, and maritime and land transport, serving Uruguay’s energy and industrial supply chains.
None yet. When a new project in the record names ANCAP as owner, partner or investor, it shows here.
Enters OFF-5 as operator with 50% interest alongside MIWEN; OFF-5 in first exploration period with studies under way; agreed 40% interest in adjacent OFF-6.
ANCAP partners with Topsoe to produce 3,000 barrels/day of SAF and renewable diesel in Uruguay by 2030, reducing CO₂ emissions by 390,000 tons annually.
