The Valero McKee Refinery began operations in 1933 with expansions and developments to the present total feedstock throughput of 170,000 barrels per day (BPD). Unit age varies throughout the refinery with a few older units dating to the 1950s while other units were constructed in the 1990s. Situated in the heart of the Texas Panhandle, the McKee refinery has access to crude oil from northern Texas, Oklahoma, southwestern Kansas and eastern Colorado through an extensive network of crude oil pipelines, making it one of the most well-connected plants in Valero's system. The refinery is joined by third-party pipelines to major crude oil centers in Cushing, Okla., and Midland, Texas. The McKee refinery also has pipeline access at Wichita Falls, Texas, to major third-party pipelines that transport crude oil from the Texas Gulf Coast and from major West Texas oil fields into the mid-continent region.

• Commissioned in 1933, and has had several major upgrades
• Recent upgrades including revamps and additions to allow Tier II gasoline and diesel production
• One of six refineries acquired in the purchase of Ultramar Diamond Shamrock in 2002
• Total throughput capacity of approximately 170,000 BPD
• Produces a wide variety of refined petroleum products including gasoline, jet fuel, diesel, asphalt, carbon black oil, sulfur, sulfuric acid and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
• Located on 5,000 acres 45 miles north of Amarillo, Texas, bordered on all sides by large tracts of open farm land
• Crude oil from the southwestern and midwestern United States brought in by pipeline
• Transports most refined products through six main pipelines
• Transports diesel, fuel oil, and asphalt by rail
• Delivers gasoline and diesel to local customers by tank trucks
• Employs approximately 450 individuals