Valero Pembroke Refinery — United Kingdom
Refinery in United Kingdom. Approximate location 51.6857, -5.0271.
RefineryUnited KingdomCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Valero Pembroke Refinery is a refinery in United Kingdom. Its listed capacity is 270,000 BBL per day. Refineries heat, fractionate and chemically transform crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through energy-intensive distillation and cracking — extremely demanding on steam generation and heat recovery. It is operated by Valero Energy Corp. By capacity it ranks #1 among 6 oil refineries in United Kingdom. It emits about 2,477,577 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 9.6% of the CO₂e from the 44 facilities in United Kingdom that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 7% above the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144163.
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.
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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Wogaston Solar Farm · Solar · 5 MW · 2 km
- Hoplass Farm · Solar · 10 MW · 2 km
- Pembroke · Gas · 2,305 MW · 3 km
- Wear Point · Wind · 8 MW · 3 km
- Little Neath · Solar · 5 MW · 3 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 270,000 BBL per day, Valero Pembroke Refinery is around the median refinery in United Kingdom (221,000 BBL per day). Subsector: oil-and-gas-refining. As refinery, it requires high process heat (typically 200–600°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Refineries heat, fractionate and chemically transform crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through energy-intensive distillation and cracking — extremely demanding on steam generation and heat recovery.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 2,477,577 t CO₂e a year looks like
This facility's estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled) in everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:
Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.
Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions
At its reported 2.5M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Valero Pembroke Refinery carries €161M/yr of carbon at the full UK ETS price (€65/t CO₂). Free allocation phases out to 2034 (Reg. (EU) 2023/956), so today's bill is lower and rising toward this full-price figure.
Carbon price: UK ETS €65/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.
Capacity vs largest oil refineries in United Kingdom
Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Valero Energy Corp. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Valero Pembroke Refinery sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 51.7°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 1394 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.07× 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
The #1 largest of 6 oil refineries in United Kingdom by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
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Location
Coordinates 51.6857, -5.0271. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Valero Pembroke Refinery?
Valero Pembroke Refinery is a refinery in United Kingdom. Refineries heat, fractionate and chemically transform crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through energy-intensive distillation and cracking — extremely demanding on steam generation and heat recovery.
What capacity is listed for Valero Pembroke Refinery?
The open dataset lists 270,000 BBL per day of capacity for Valero Pembroke Refinery.
How much CO₂ does Valero Pembroke Refinery emit?
The page uses about 2,477,577 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #3 among facilities in United Kingdom by estimated CO₂.
Where is Valero Pembroke Refinery located?
Valero Pembroke Refinery is in United Kingdom at approximately 51.6857, -5.0271.
Who operates Valero Pembroke Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Valero Energy Corp.