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SK Ulsan Refinery

Refinery in South Korea. Approximate location 35.50091, 129.34926.

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SK Ulsan Refinery is a refinery in South Korea with a reported capacity of 781,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by SK Inc. By capacity it ranks #1 of 9 oil refineries tracked in South Korea. It emits about 7,295,436 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 1,700,568 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 11% above the median refinery.

781,000BBL per day
7,295,436t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#5CO₂ rank in South Korea
9.34t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1753673.

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عند 781,000 BBL per day، يكون SK Ulsan Refinery أعلى بكثير من متوسط refinery في South Korea (256,000 BBL per day). CO₂ لكل وحدة سعة هو تقريباً 65% أعلى من متوسط refinery. القطاع الفرعي: oil-and-gas-refining. كـ refinery، يتطلب حرارة عملية مكثفة (عادة 200–600°C) لعملياته الصناعية الأساسية — حرارة يجب توفيرها بواسطة الغلايات أو الأفران أو الاحتراق المباشر، والخسائر من خلال الحاويات والأنابيب غير المعزولة تمثل وقود مهدر. يمكن للعزل المعياري القابل للإزالة أن يقلل هذه الخسائر بمقدار 80-96٪، وتبريد الأسطح إلى ≤45°C، مع فترة استرجاع غالباً أقل من سنتين. تقوم المصافي بتسخين وتجزئة وتحويل النفط الخام كيميائياً إلى الوقود والمواد الخام البتروكيميائية من خلال التقطير والتكسير اللذين يتطلبان طاقة كثيفة — متطلبة بشكل استثنائي لتوليد البخار وتعافي الحرارة.

مقارنة السعة وكثافة CO₂ محسوبة من بيانات منشآت Climate TRACE الصناعية؛ دور القطاع بناءً على مرجع الهندسة.

What 7,295,436 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

1,700,568cars driven for a year
951,413homes' annual energy use
121,590,600tree seedlings grown 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in South Korea

SK Ulsan Refinery: 781,000 BBL per day781kSK Ulsan R…GS-Caltex Yeosu Refinery: 744,000 BBL per day744kGS-Caltex …S-Oil Onsan Refinery: 519,000 BBL per day519kS-Oil Onsa…Hyundai Oilbank Daesan Refinery: 484,000 BBL per day484kHyundai Oi…SK Incheon Oil Refinery: 256,000 BBL per day256kSK Incheon…Hanwha Total Condensate Splitter: 167,000 BBL per day167kHanwha Tot…Hyundai Lotte Daesan Condensate Splitter: 158,000 BBL per day158kHyundai Lo…SK Incheon Condensate Splitter: 93,000 BBL per day93kSK Incheon…

Reported capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Operator

Operated by SK Inc. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

SK Ulsan Refinery sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 35.5°N in the northern hemisphere.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #1 largest of 9 oil refineries in South Korea by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 35.50091, 129.34926. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is SK Ulsan Refinery?

SK Ulsan Refinery is a refinery in South Korea. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

What is the capacity of SK Ulsan Refinery?

SK Ulsan Refinery has a reported capacity of 781,000 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does SK Ulsan Refinery emit?

SK Ulsan Refinery emits about 7,295,436 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 1,700,568 cars. That ranks #5 among tracked facilities in South Korea.

Where is SK Ulsan Refinery located?

SK Ulsan Refinery is in South Korea, near coordinates 35.50091, 129.34926.

Who operates SK Ulsan Refinery?

SK Ulsan Refinery is operated by SK Inc.

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