Pembroke Refinery
A 270,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Wales, GB, operated by Valero. Status: closed.
Record
- Rated capacity
- 270,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
- Status
- Closed
- Operator
- Valero
- Parent
- Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO)
- Supplier graph
- bomforge.com/companies/valero-wales
- Coordinates
- 55.6541, -4.4556
Notes
January 2026 Telegraph article explicitly states 'One of Britain's last oil refineries to be mothballed despite rescue deal', indicating the Pembroke Refinery has been shut down. February 2026 Forecourt Trader article references UK's four oil refineries under carbon tax pressure, suggesting Pembroke is no longer operational.
What coverage reports
Keir Starmer condemns ‘reckless’ Iranian attack on Kuwaiti oil refinery
2026-04-03 · 1 publisher filed it
conflict 1
These are counts of what publishers filed about this plant, not an operating status. A quiet month means nobody named this facility that month, which is a fact about coverage and not about the plant. Where this site states how a refinery is running it says so in the facts table above, from the curated dataset, and cites it there.
Wire
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General LowValero Pembroke Refinery Raises £700k for Charity
Valero Pembroke Refinery hosted a cheque presentation evening after raising £700,000 for charities through its Benefit for Children fundraising event.
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General LowWelsh Government urged to protect jobs at Pembroke Refinerytenby-today.co.uk + 1 other outlet · matched pembroke
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Conflict LowKeir Starmer condemns ‘reckless’ Iranian attack on Kuwaiti oil refinerySouth Wales Argus · matched pembroke
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General LowValero Pembroke refinery holds successful Apprentice Open Daytenby-today.co.uk + 1 other outlet · matched pembroke
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General LowValero Pembroke Refinery welcomes new vice president and general managerThe Pembrokeshire Herald · matched pembroke
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General LowNew Manager at Valero Refinery Pembroke announcedNarberth & Whitland Observer · matched pembroke
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General LowPembroke Refinery donates beach accessible wheelchairtenby-today.co.uk + 1 other outlet · matched pembroke
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Operations HighPembroke refinery construction workers ballot for strike over payUnite the Union · matched pembroke
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General Low2Wish announced as Valero Pembroke refinery charity of the yeartenby-today.co.uk + 1 other outlet · matched pembroke
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Conflict HighStrike delays distribution from Valero’s Pembroke oil refineryReuters · matched pembroke
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Operations HighValero: Pembroke refinery workers strike over pay offerBBC · matched pembroke
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General Low“I shall remember the warmth and generosity of the people of the Pembroke refinery:” Valero general manager retiresThe Western Telegraph · matched pembroke
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General LowPembroke oil refinery plunges to loss as pandemic hits demandThe Telegraph · matched pembroke
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Incident HighWarning to public to expect ‘planned flaring’ at Valero’s Pembroke refineryThe Pembrokeshire Herald · matched pembroke
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Incident HighLarge flares and smoke at Pembroke RefineryThe Western Telegraph · matched pembroke
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General LowPembroke Oil Refinery, Rhoscrowther, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UKNS Energy · matched pembroke
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General LowLarge flares are burning at Valero's Pembroke refinery site todayMilford Mercury · matched pembroke
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Incident CriticalValero fined £5m following fatal Pembroke refinery explosion in 2011The Chemical Engineer · matched pembroke
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Incident CriticalShocking footage of the Pembroke Refinery explosion, which claimed four workers' livesMilford Mercury + 1 other outlet · matched pembroke
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Incident CriticalCompany fined over £6 million for fatal Pembroke refinery oil explosionITVX · matched pembroke
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Incident Critical"Systemic failures" led to fatal Chevron Pembroke refinery explosion, Swansea Crown Court toldThe Western Telegraph · matched pembroke
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General LowSafety firstpembroke-today.co.uk + 1 other outlet · matched pembroke
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General CriticalFirms pleads guilty over Pembroke oil refinery deathsBBC · matched pembroke
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Incident CriticalPembroke oil refinery blast: Charges brought against companiesBBC · matched pembroke
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General LowWork to begin on £127m Valero Pembroke Refinery projectThe Western Telegraph · matched pembroke
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Expansion MediumMulti-million pound investment in new energy plant will safeguard 1,000 jobs at Pembroke refineryWales Online · matched pembroke
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General LowPembroke Dock: ‘Flower Power’ for town thanks to refineryThe Pembrokeshire Herald · matched pembroke
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General LowWood Group win Pembroke Refinery framework dealinsider.co.uk · matched pembroke
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General LowPrince William & Kate Middleton Visit The Valero Pembroke RefineryCeleb Dirty Laundry · matched pembroke
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General LowPrince William and Catherine at Remembrance Sunday and Pembroke Refinery|Lainey Gossip Entertainment UpdateLaineyGossip · matched pembroke
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General LowThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit the Valero Pembroke Refinery - Prince William Wife - 7gofugyourself.com + 1 other outlet · matched pembroke
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General LowValero Energy to Purchase Chevron's Pembroke Refinery, Marketing and Logisitics Assets in the U.K. and Irelandeuro-petrole.com + 1 other outlet · matched pembroke
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Incident CriticalTwo killed in explosion a Chevron oil refinery in Pembroke Dock, WalesThe Telegraph · matched pembroke
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Expansion LowValero to acquire Chevron’s UK Pembroke refinery for $730mICIS · matched pembroke
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