S-Oil Ulsan, Ulsan — South Korea
Petrochemical in South Korea. Approximate location 35.45217, 129.32939.
PetrochemicalSouth Korea
S-Oil Ulsan, Ulsan is a petrochemical plant in South Korea. Petrochemical plants crack hydrocarbons at very high temperatures to produce ethylene, propylene and other building-block chemicals — one of the most heat-intensive industrial processes. It is operated by Saudi Arabian Oil Co.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1577678.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
Not available
Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Onsan Smelter power station · Gas · 314 MW · 4 km
- Ulsan Hanju power station · Gas · 299 MW · 4 km
- Ulsan GPS power station · Gas · 1,122 MW · 5 km
- Ulsan · Oil · 3,000 MW · 5 km
- Yeongnam · Coal · 400 MW · 8 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
Subsector: petrochemical-steam-cracking. As petrochemical plant, it requires high process heat (typically 300–800°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Petrochemical plants crack hydrocarbons at very high temperatures to produce ethylene, propylene and other building-block chemicals — one of the most heat-intensive industrial processes.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
Operator
Operated by Saudi Arabian Oil Co. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
S-Oil Ulsan, Ulsan sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 35.5°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1356 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.04× the loss at a 20 °C reference. Reference-surface calculation at a 150 °C surface from WorldClim climate normals (ASTM C680 / ISO 12241) — an indicative per-climate comparison, not a measurement of this site’s specific equipment. Open method dataset: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20787408 (CC BY 4.0).
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby sites
Nearby industrial sites
- S-Oil Onsan Condensate Splitter · Refinery · 470,625 t CO₂
- KPIC Onsan Plant, Ulsan · Petrochemical · 1,220,591 t CO₂
- S-Oil Onsan Refinery · Refinery · 6,196,517 t CO₂
- SK geo centric, Ulsan · Petrochemical · 1,166,343 t CO₂
- Moorim Paper Co. Ltd - Moorim P&P · Pulp & Paper Mill · 135,954 t CO₂
- SK Ulsan Refinery · Refinery · 7,295,436 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 35.45217, 129.32939. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is S-Oil Ulsan, Ulsan?
S-Oil Ulsan, Ulsan is a petrochemical plant in South Korea. Petrochemical plants crack hydrocarbons at very high temperatures to produce ethylene, propylene and other building-block chemicals — one of the most heat-intensive industrial processes.
Where is S-Oil Ulsan, Ulsan located?
S-Oil Ulsan, Ulsan is in South Korea at approximately 35.45217, 129.32939.
Who operates S-Oil Ulsan, Ulsan?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Saudi Arabian Oil Co.