Valero acquired the Pembroke Refinery in southwest Wales in 2011, marking Valero’s entry in the European refining market. Opened in 1964, the refinery is one of the largest, most complex refineries in Western Europe. It makes products including gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas and petrochemical feedstocks. About 44 percent of Pembroke’s products are gasolines, including ultra-low sulfur gasoline, and about 40 percent of products are distillates. Upgrades and installation of special equipment over the years have boosted the plant’s complexity and ability to process difficult crudes, such as acidic, heavy crude.

• Acquired from Chevron in 2011
• Total throughput capacity of 270,000 barrels per day, including 220,000 barrels per day of crude plus 50,000 barrels per day of other feedstocks
• Built in 1964 as a hydroskimmer, with cat-cracking capacity added in 1982
• Large FCC and alkylation units provide significant volumetric production gains
• Nelson complexity rating of 11.8 ranks among the top refineries in Western Europe
• Occupies approximately 450 acres of a 1,275-acre site on the south shore of the Milford Haven estuary in Wales
• Refinery scale, flexibility, location and logistical advantages enhance Valero’s optimization and trading strategy in Atlantic Basin
• Deep-water port and docks can handle very large ships, without reliance on third-party terminal or pipelines
• Approximately 10.5 million barrels of storage, about half used for feedstocks
• Personnel including about 600 employees and 400 term contractors