Valero Energy Corporation is a
Fortune 500 international manufacturer and a marketer of transportation fuels, other
petrochemical products, and power. It is based in
San Antonio,
Texas,
United States. The company owns and operates 16
refineries throughout the
United States,
Canada,
United Kingdom, and the
Caribbean with a combined throughput capacity of approximately per day, 10
ethanol plants with a combined production capacity of per year, and a 50-megawatt
wind farm. Before the 2013 spinoff of
CST Brands, Valero was one of the United States' largest retail operators with approximately 6,800 retail and branded wholesale outlets in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and the Caribbean under the Valero, Diamond Shamrock, Shamrock,
Ultramar, Beacon, and
Texaco brands.