Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) today announced that it will host a conference call February 1, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. CT to discuss fourth quarter earnings results, which will be released earlier that day, and provide an update on company operations.

Persons interested in listening to the presentation live via the internet may log on to Valero’s web site at www.valero.com.

Valero Energy Corporation is a Fortune 500 company based in San Antonio with approximately 20,000 employees and expected annual revenues of more than $50 billion. The company owns and operates 15 refineries throughout the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. Valero's refineries have a combined throughput capacity of approximately 2.4 million barrels per day, which represents approximately 12 percent of the total U.S. refining capacity. Valero is also one of the nation's largest retail operators with more than 4,500 retail and wholesale branded outlets in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean under various brand names, including Diamond Shamrock, Shamrock, Ultramar, Valero and Beacon. 

For more information about Valero Energy Corporation, please visit our web site, www.valero.com.