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Violation Tracker Parent Company Summary

Parent Company Name: 
Valero Energy
Ownership Structure: 
publicly traded (ticker symbol VLO)
Headquartered in: 
Texas
Major Industry: 
oil and gas
Specific Industry: 
oil & gas
Penalty total since 2000: 
$1,021,924,237
Number of records: 
311
Top 10 Primary Offense TypesPenalty TotalNumber of Records
environmental violation$1,020,926,866263
workplace safety or health violation$662,09619
railroad safety violation$236,27526
labor relations violation$45,0001
excise tax violation$35,0001
Family and Medical Leave Act$19,0001
Notes: 

Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty dollar total above may be adjusted to account for the fact that the list of entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. Duplicate penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.

Associated Names: 

DIAMOND SHAMROCK REFINING AND MARKETING; DIAMOND SHAMROCK REFINING LP; DIAMOND SHAMROCK REFINING LP DBA VALERO; DIAMOND SHAMROCK REFINING MCKEE PLANT; DIAMOND SHAMROCK THREE RIVERS REFINERY; PREMCOR; Premcor Refining; PREMCOR REFINING GROUP / VALERO ENERGY NATIONAL CASE; TPI PETROLEUM; Ultramar, Ltd.; VALERO; VALERO BENICIA ASPHALT PLANT; VALERO CORPUS CHRISTI REFINERY EAST PLANT; VALERO CORPUS CHRISTI REFINERY WEST PLAN 483550005000089; VALERO CORPUS CHRISTI REFINERY WEST PLAN 483550005000160; [...]

Links: 

For more details on misconduct by this company, see its entry in the Project On Government Oversight's Federal Contractor Misconduct Database.

For a summary of this company's federal contracts, see its page on Fedspending.

Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found here.


Individual Penalty Records:

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Company Primary Offense Type Year Agency Penalty Amountsort icon
Valero environmental violation 2005 EPA $711,000,000
Valero Energy Corp. environmental violation 2007 EPA $236,250,000
VALERO RFNRY CO - OKLAHOMA / VALERO ARDMORE REFINERY environmental violation 2002 EPA $16,000,000
TPI Petroleum Inc. environmental violation 2000 EPA $13,900,000
VALERO REFINING COMPANY (LEAD) (National Case) environmental violation 2005 EPA (*) $6,592,308
Premcor Refining Group, Inc. environmental violation 2002 EPA $6,250,000
Premcor-Port Arthur environmental violation 2007 EPA $2,985,000
PREMCOR REFINING GROUP/VALERO ENERGY CO (NATIONAL CASE) environmental violation 2012 EPA $2,600,000
Murphy Oil USA, Inc., Meraux LA. environmental violation 2011 EPA $2,382,812
VALERO LIMA REFINERY environmental violation 2007 EPA (*) $2,315,000
VALERO REFINING CO., New Jersey (NC)(NLP) environmental violation 2005 EPA $2,061,538
Valero Refining-Texas, L.P. environmental violation 2008 EPA $1,950,000
Valero Refining Texas environmental violation 2008 EPA (*) $1,950,000
VALERO PORT ARTHUR REFINERY environmental violation 2009 EPA $1,900,000
VALERO HOUSTON REFINERY environmental violation 2005 EPA $1,833,333
VALERO CORPUS CHRISTI REFINERY WEST PLAN 483550005000089 environmental violation 2005 EPA $1,833,333
Premcor Refining Group Inc. environmental violation 2001 EPA $1,200,000
ULTRAMAR DIAMOND SHAMROCK CORPORATION environmental violation 2001 EPA $1,200,000
Valero (National Case) environmental violation 2005 EPA $1,184,615
VALERO REFINING CO - NEW ORLEANS LLC - S 220890002700115 environmental violation 2002 EPA $1,000,000
VALERO HOUSTON REFINERY environmental violation 2006 EPA $700,000
VALERO HOUSTON REFINERY environmental violation 2006 EPA $700,000
VALERO CORPUS CHRISTI REFINERY WEST PLAN 483550005080011 environmental violation 2011 EPA $591,798
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION environmental violation 2005 EPA $461,538
Valero Marketing and Supply Company environmental violation 2012 EPA $433,500
VALERO CORPUS CHRISTI REFINERY EAST PLANT environmental violation 2011 EPA $416,500
VALERO PORT ARTHUR REFINERY environmental violation 2006 EPA $408,369
Valero Energy Corporation environmental violation 2013 EPA $350,000
VALERO TERRESTRIAL CORP environmental violation 2006 EPA $300,000
VALERO CORPUS CHRISTI REFINERY WEST PLAN 483550005000508 environmental violation 2011 EPA $295,899
VALERO CORPUS CHRISTI REFINERY WEST PLAN 483550005000378 environmental violation 2010 EPA $291,649
VALERO CORPUS CHRISTI REFINERY WEST PLAN 483550005000497 environmental violation 2010 EPA $291,649
VALERO CORPUS CHRISTI REFINERY EAST PLANT environmental violation 2005 EPA $272,097
VALERO REFINING-TEXAS LP environmental violation 2005 EPA $272,097
VALERO CORPUS CHRISTI REFINERY EAST PLANT environmental violation 2005 EPA $272,097
VALERO MCKEE REFINERY 483410003180006 environmental violation 2010 EPA $245,277
VALERO MCKEE REFINERY 483410003100342 environmental violation 2010 EPA $245,227
VALERO MCKEE REFINERY 483410003100551 environmental violation 2010 EPA $245,227
VALERO REFINING TEXAS CITY REFINERY 481670000700550 environmental violation 2010 EPA $233,000
VALERO REFINING TEXAS CITY REFINERY 481670000700747 environmental violation 2010 EPA $233,000
Valero Refining Company environmental violation 2005 EPA $225,000
Premcor Refining Group environmental violation 2007 EPA $200,000
VALERO PORT ARTHUR REFINERY environmental violation 2015 EPA $200,000
VALERO RFNRY CO - OKLAHOMA / VALERO ARDMORE REFINERY environmental violation 2009 EPA $193,950
Valero Energy Corp environmental violation 2017 EPA $182,000
VALERO REFINING TEXAS CITY REFINERY 481670000700441 environmental violation 2009 EPA $181,200
ULTRAMAR INCORPORATED environmental violation 2000 EPA $175,000
VALERO REFINING CO - NEW ORLEANS LLC - S 220890002700114 environmental violation 2005 EPA $175,000
VALERO REFINING TEXAS CITY REFINERY 481670000700003 environmental violation 2000 EPA $174,455
Valero Refining Co. environmental violation 2016 EPA $157,800
VALERO REFINING - MERAUX LLC - MERAUX RE 220870000100236 environmental violation 2010 EPA $153,177
The Premcor Refining Group Inc. environmental violation 2004 EPA $152,000
VALERO MCKEE REFINERY 483410003100003 environmental violation 2003 EPA $149,125
VALERO MCKEE REFINERY 483410003100289 environmental violation 2009 EPA $140,443
VALERO MCKEE REFINERY 483410003100538 environmental violation 2009 EPA $140,443
VALERO REFINING - MERAUX LLC - MERAUX RE 220870000100235 environmental violation 2011 EPA $131,400
ULTRAMAR DIAMOND SHAMROCK environmental violation 2001 EPA $126,764
VALERO REFINING TEXAS CITY REFINERY 481670000700360 environmental violation 2007 EPA $119,149
VALERO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS LP TUCUMCARI environmental violation 2003 EPA $113,400
Diamond Shamrock Refining (McKee Plant) environmental violation 2013 EPA $112,309
Valero Refining Company California environmental violation 2005 EPA $97,940
VALERO MCKEE REFINERY 483410003100284 environmental violation 2009 EPA $93,236
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION workplace safety or health violation 2009 OSHA $85,000
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION PORT ARTHUR REFINERY workplace safety or health violation 2007 OSHA $79,000
VALERO HOUSTON REFINERY environmental violation 2007 EPA $75,600
VALERO HOUSTON REFINERY environmental violation 2007 EPA $75,600
VALERO HOUSTON REFINERY environmental violation 2007 EPA $75,600
VALERO RENEWABLE FUELS COMPANY, LLC environmental violation 2013 EPA $75,347
Valero Refining Meraux LLC environmental violation 2013 EPA $75,000
VALERO REFINING COMPANY - TEXAS LP workplace safety or health violation 2000 OSHA $74,000
Jeff Warmann environmental violation 2011 EPA $70,200
VALERO PORT ARTHUR REFINERY environmental violation 2008 EPA $64,625
VALERO PORT ARTHUR REFINERY environmental violation 2008 EPA $64,625
VALERO MCKEE REFINERY 483410003100555 environmental violation 2011 EPA $60,433
VALERO MCKEE REFINERY 483410003100558 environmental violation 2011 EPA $60,433
VALERO MCKEE REFINERY 483410003180014 environmental violation 2011 EPA $60,433
VALERO REFINING COMPANY-TENNESSEE LLC workplace safety or health violation 2011 OSHA $60,200
VALERO REFINING TEXAS CITY REFINERY 481670000700487 environmental violation 2009 EPA $60,125
VALERO PORT ARTHUR REFINERY environmental violation 2007 EPA $56,166
VALERO PORT ARTHUR REFINERY environmental violation 2007 EPA $56,166
VALERO PORT ARTHUR REFINERY environmental violation 2014 EPA $55,525
VALERO PORT ARTHUR REFINERY environmental violation 2014 EPA $55,063
VALERO PORT ARTHUR REFINERY environmental violation 2014 EPA $55,063
VALERO PORT ARTHUR REFINERY environmental violation 2008 EPA $54,688
VALERO PORT ARTHUR REFINERY environmental violation 2008 EPA $54,688
VALERO REFINING COMPANY-TENNESSEE LLC workplace safety or health violation 2008 OSHA $54,450
VALERO REFINING TEXAS CITY REFINERY 481670000700478 environmental violation 2009 EPA $54,450
VALERO CORPUS CHRISTI REFINERY EAST PLANT environmental violation 2009 EPA $54,450
VALERO THREE RIVERS REFINERY environmental violation 2010 EPA $53,235
ULTRAMAR INC. workplace safety or health violation 2017 OSHA $52,200
VALERO REFINING - TEXAS LP workplace safety or health violation 2018 OSHA $51,736
Premcor Refining environmental violation 2018 EPA $50,000
VALERO HOUSTON REFINERY environmental violation 2013 EPA $50,000
VALERO HOUSTON REFINERY environmental violation 2013 EPA $50,000
VALERO HOUSTON REFINERY environmental violation 2011 EPA $48,715
VALERO HOUSTON REFINERY environmental violation 2011 EPA $48,715
VALERO PORT ARTHUR REFINERY environmental violation 2011 EPA $48,715
VALERO PORT ARTHUR REFINERY environmental violation 2011 EPA $48,715
VALERO MCKEE REFINERY 483410003100373 environmental violation 2011 EPA $48,715
VALERO MCKEE REFINERY 483410003100564 environmental violation 2011 EPA $48,715
VALERO CORPUS CHRISTI REFINERY EAST PLANT environmental violation 2011 EPA $48,715
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