Vetek Odessa Refinery — Ukraine
Refinery in Ukraine. Approximate location 46.52165, 30.71767.
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Vetek Odessa Refinery is a refinery in Ukraine. Its listed capacity is 70,000 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 Vetek LLC. By capacity it ranks #4 among 6 oil refineries in Ukraine.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144150.
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
- Odesa floating power station · Gas · 250 MW · 7 km
- Odessa nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 2,000 MW · 32 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 70,000 BBL per day, Vetek Odessa Refinery is below the median refinery in Ukraine (137,000 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.
Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Ukraine
Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Vetek LLC.
Local climate
Vetek Odessa Refinery sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 46.5°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 1405 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.08× 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 #4 largest of 6 oil refineries in Ukraine by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Odessa Portside Fertilizers · Chemical Plant · 617,117 t CO₂
- Nikolayev Alumina Refinery · Aluminium Smelter · 1,860,213 t CO₂
- Dyckerhoff Yugcement Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 541,093 t CO₂
- Zhovtnevyi District · Aluminium Smelter · 123,153 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 46.52165, 30.71767. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Vetek Odessa Refinery?
Vetek Odessa Refinery is a refinery in Ukraine. 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 Vetek Odessa Refinery?
The open dataset lists 70,000 BBL per day of capacity for Vetek Odessa Refinery.
Where is Vetek Odessa Refinery located?
Vetek Odessa Refinery is in Ukraine at approximately 46.52165, 30.71767.
Who operates Vetek Odessa Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Vetek LLC.