Excellence Refined - 30 Years - Valero

Excellence Refined - 30 Years - Valero Excellence Refined - 30 Years - Valero

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Benicia Refinery Joined Valero in 2000 Throughput capacity: 170,000 barrels per day The Benicia Refinery was purchased by Valero in 2000 from ExxonMobil. Built as a grassroots project in 1968, this plant is now one of the most complex refineries in the United States. It sits on 800 acres along the Carquinez Strait, a tributary of San Francisco Bay. Approximately 70 percent of the refinery’s product slate is CARB gasoline, California’s clean-burning fuel. The refinery also has significant asphalt production capabilities and produces 25 percent of the asphalt supply in northern California. The plant is VPP Star Site certified for safety. 50

Bill Greehey Refinery Joined Valero in 1981/2001 Throughput capacity: 315,000 barrels per day Valero acquired an interest in 1981 from Saber Energy, and fully commissioned the site in 1983. Referred to as the Corpus Christi West Plant, the facility is Valero’s first and longest-owned refinery. It is considered one of the most complex refineries in the world, specializing in the production of environmentally clean fuels and products, primarily RFG and ultra-low-sulfur diesel. In 2001, Valero acquired a neighboring facility in Corpus Christi from Coastal Oil, adding another 115,000 BPD of capacity to its operation. Commonly known as the Corpus Christi East Plant, this facility processes heavy, high-sulfur crude oil into light products, asphalt and petroleum coke. Combined, the East and West plants sit on 523 acres along the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. They are both VPP Star Site certified for safety. In 2005, Corpus Christi complex was renamed the Bill Greehey Refinery, in honor of Valero’s first chairman and CEO. 51

Bill Greehey Refinery<br />

Joined <strong>Valero</strong> in 1981/2001<br />

Throughput capacity: 315,000 barrels per day<br />

<strong>Valero</strong> acquired an interest in 1981 from Saber Energy, and fully commissioned the site in 1983. Referred to as the Corpus Christi<br />

West Plant, the facility is <strong>Valero</strong>’s first and longest-owned refinery. It is considered one of the most complex refineries in the world,<br />

specializing in the production of environmentally clean fuels and products, primarily RFG and ultra-low-sulfur diesel. In 2001,<br />

<strong>Valero</strong> acquired a neighboring facility in Corpus Christi from Coastal Oil, adding another 115,000 BPD of capacity to its operation.<br />

Commonly known as the Corpus Christi East Plant, this facility processes heavy, high-sulfur crude oil into light products, asphalt<br />

and petroleum coke. Combined, the East and West plants sit on 523 acres along the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. They are both<br />

VPP Star Site certified for safety. In 2005, Corpus Christi complex was renamed the Bill Greehey Refinery, in honor of <strong>Valero</strong>’s first<br />

chairman and CEO.<br />

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