Rompetrol Vega Ploiesti Refinery

Rompetrol Vega Ploiesti Refinery is a refinery in Romania with a reported capacity of 8,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by KMG International NV. By capacity it ranks #4 of 4 oil refineries tracked in Romania. It emits about 48,586 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 11,325 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 28% below the median refinery.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144070.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 8,000 BBL per day ist Rompetrol Vega Ploiesti Refinery unter dem Medianwert von refinery in Romania (86,000 BBL per day). Sein CO₂ pro Kapazitätseinheit liegt ungefähr 53% unter dem Medianwert von refinery. Untersektor: oil-and-gas-refining. Als refinery benötigt es intensive Prozesswärme (typischerweise 200–600°C) für seinen Kernbetrieb — Wärme, die durch Dampfkessel, Öfen oder direkte Verbrennung geliefert werden muss, und Verluste durch ungedämmte Behälter und Rohrleitungen stellen verschwendeten Brennstoff dar. Modulare abnehmbare Dämmung kann diese Verluste um 80–96% senken, Oberflächen auf ≤45°C kühlen, mit Amortisationszeiten oft unter 2 Jahren. Raffinerien wärmen auf, fraktionieren und chemisch transformieren Rohöl durch energieintensive Destillation und Cracken in Brennstoffe und petrochemische Rohstoffe — extrem anspruchsvoll für Dampfzeugung und Wärmenutzung.

Vergleich von Kapazität und CO₂-Intensität berechnet aus Climate TRACE Industrieanlagendaten; Sektorrolle basierend auf Ingenieurreferenz.

What 48,586 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

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

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Romania

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

Operator

Operated by KMG International NV. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Rompetrol Vega Ploiesti Refinery sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 45.0°N in the northern hemisphere.

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #4 largest of 4 oil refineries in Romania by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Petrotel Lukoil Ploiesti Refinery · Refinery · 703,706 t CO₂
• Donalam Targoviste plant · Steel Plant · 35,855 t CO₂
• Paola Confectii Srl · Textiles · 5,096 t CO₂
• Sc Carmeuse Holding Srl · Lime Plant · 150,496 t CO₂
• Fieni Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 608,301 t CO₂
• Sc Trico Point S.R.L. · Textiles · 5,096 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 44.96226, 26.02443. View on OpenStreetMap.

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