Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) today announced that it will host a conference call on October 27, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. CT to discuss third 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 webcast may visit Valero’s web site at www.valero.com.

Valero Energy Corporation is a Fortune 500 company based in San Antonio with approximately 22,000 employees and 2008 revenues of $119 billion. The company owns and operates 16 refineries throughout the United States, Canada and the Caribbean with a combined throughput capacity of approximately three million barrels per day, making it the largest refiner in North America. Valero is also a leading ethanol producer with seven ethanol plants in the Midwest with a combined capacity of 780 million gallons per year, and is one of the nation’s largest retail operators with approximately 5,800 retail and branded wholesale outlets in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean under the Valero, Diamond Shamrock, Shamrock, Ultramar, and Beacon brands.