Photo: Valero Port Arthur Refinery | ©Garth Lenz (Sep 17, 2024) via Oil & Gas Watch

The Valero Port Arthur Refinery is one of the largest and most complex petroleum refining facilities in the United States, and serves as the flagship asset within Valero Energy Corporation's extensive refining portfolio. Located on approximately 4,000 acres along the Port Arthur Ship Channel in southeast Texas — about 90 miles east of Houston — the refinery has a nameplate throughput capacity of approximately 375,000 barrels per day (bpd), with deep-conversion, heavy-sour crude processing capabilities. The facility processes heavy, high-sulfur crude oils — including Mexican Maya and Venezuelan grades — and produces gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, petroleum coke, sulfur, and petrochemical feedstocks. In addition to its conventional refining operations, the site hosts the Diamond Green Diesel (DGD) Port Arthur plant, a 50/50 joint venture between Valero and Darling Ingredients and one of the world's largest renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producers. The refinery employs approximately 770–800 workers and generates over $28 million annually in local property taxes.

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