Vega Refinery

Vega Refinery
Aerial view of the refinery in 2009
General information
TypeOil refinery
LocationPloiești, Prahova County
Coordinates44°57′47.9″N 26°1′26.7″E / 44.963306°N 26.024083°E / 44.963306; 26.024083
Construction startedMay 1905
Completed1 December 1905 (1905-12-01)
OwnerRompetrol

Vega Refinery is a Romanian oil refinery owned by Rompetrol and located in Ploiești, Prahova County. The refinery has a processing capacity of over 350,000 tons of feedstock/year. It is also the sole producer of hexane and bitumen in Romania with a production capacity of 66,000 tons of bitumen per year.