Vitol Antwerp N.V. Refinery — Belgium
Refinery in Belgium. Approximate location 51.25078, 4.37221.
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Vitol Antwerp N.V. Refinery is a refinery in Belgium. 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 Vitol.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143745.
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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- Zwijndrecht Lanxess GT · Gas · 43 MW · 3 km
- Zwijndrecht Lanxess ST · Gas · 15 MW · 3 km
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- Wilmarsdonk Total power station · Gas · 129 MW · 4 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
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.
Operator
Operated by Vitol. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Vitol Antwerp N.V. Refinery sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 51.3°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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), 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
Nearby industrial sites
- ExxonMobil Antwerp Refinery · Refinery · 3,351,572 t CO₂
- Tecoma · Food & Beverage · 63,282 t CO₂
- TotalEnergies Fina Antwerp Olefin, Antwerp · Petrochemical · 1,454,499 t CO₂
- Boortmalt · Food & Beverage
- Total Antwerp Refinery · Refinery · 3,690,004 t CO₂
- Cargill · Food & Beverage
Location
Coordinates 51.25078, 4.37221. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Vitol Antwerp N.V. Refinery?
Vitol Antwerp N.V. Refinery is a refinery in Belgium. 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.
Where is Vitol Antwerp N.V. Refinery located?
Vitol Antwerp N.V. Refinery is in Belgium at approximately 51.25078, 4.37221.
Who operates Vitol Antwerp N.V. Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Vitol.