It's not part of Chevez' world is it?
Ahhh... the old Shamrock Stations...American owned.
Valero Energy Corporation NYSE: VLO is a Fortune 500 company based in San Antonio, Texas with approximately 22,000 employees and annual revenue of more than $80 billion. The company owns and operates 18 refineries throughout the United States, Canada and the Caribbean with a combined throughput capacity of approximately 3.3 million barrels per day, making it the largest refiner in North America. Valero is also one of the nation's largest retail operators with more than 5,000 retail and branded wholesale outlets in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean under various brand names, including Valero, Diamond Shamrock, Ultramar, Shamrock and Beacon. Valero Energy also is the majority owner of Valero GP Holdings, LLC, NYSE: VEH, though they intend to ultimately divest of their entire ownership[1]. Valero GP Holdings owns the 2% general partner interest in Valero L.P. NYSE: VLI, 100% of the incentive distribution rights issued by Valero L.P. and approximately 10.2 million common units of Valero L.P., which represent a 21.4% limited partner interest in Valero L.P.
Long throughout its history, Valero Energy Corporation has been recognized as a leader in the production of premium, environmentally clean products, such as reformulated gasoline, California Air Resources Board (CARB) Phase II gasoline, low-sulfer diesel and oxygenates.
Thanks for the Valero info, hattend.