Overview

The Valero Port Arthur Refinery is located on the Texas Gulf Coast approximately 90 miles east of Houston. The refinery receives crude oil by rail, marine docks and pipelines. Products are distributed into pipelines and across the refinery docks into ships and barges.

Adjacent to the Valero Port Arthur Refinery is one of its two renewable diesel plants, which has made Valero the world’s second largest producer of renewable diesel and a leading sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producer.

The Valero Port Arthur Refinery also supports Southeast Texas communities through charitable giving, employee volunteering and partnerships that benefit local children and families.

Port Arthur on the map

Port Arthur By the Numbers

  • ~770 Employees
  • 435,000 barrels per day (BPD)
  • Processes heavy sour crude oil and other feedstocks into gasoline, diesel and jet fuel
  • Large-scale renewable diesel production. In addition, the SAF project at the renewable diesel plant in Port Arthur was successfully completed in the fourth quarter of 2024 and is now fully operational. 

Valero Port Arthur Refinery Supports Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas

Through the Valero Benefit for Children (BFC), Valero’s Port Arthur Refinery supports pediatric care at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas in Beaumont. BFC funding has helped provide specialized equipment, staff training and a new play therapy center. Watch how this support helps children express themselves through play and receive the care they need.

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Valero Port Arthur Refinery Supports STEM Camp at Lamar University

Valero’s Port Arthur Refinery brings STEM to life at Lamar University’s Innovation ColLABoration camp through materials, volunteers and hands-on science demonstrations. Hosted by the Texas Academy, the week-long camp introduces incoming high school students to STEM careers. Watch how Valero employees connect concepts like density and separation to transportation fuels.

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Supporting Children and Families

  • $9.9 million in grants for children’s organizations through the Valero Texas Open and Benefit for Children since 2013.
  • Valero and its employees gave more than $2.4 million to the United Way of Mid and South Jefferson County for 2025.
Valero BFC Port Arthur Celebration
Valero Port Arthur Volunteers

Valero Port Arthur Refinery Volunteers in Action

  • Valero Volunteers are active in supporting the Port Arthur Community by working alongside organizations such as Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Meals on Wheels, Texas Family Care Network, Adaptive Sports for Kids and South East Texas Food Bank. 
  • Over the last 10 years, Valero Volunteers have dedicated more than 100,000 hours of service in Port Arthur.

Investing in Education and Community Partnerships

  • Since 2000, Valero has partnered with Port Arthur Industry Group (PAIG) to provide college scholarships to Port Arthur residents interested in STEM-related careers.
  • Since 2018, employees at Valero’s Port Arthur Refinery have hosted the Reel United fishing tournament as a way to raise additional funds for the United Way of Mid & South Jefferson County.
Reel United Fishing Tournament 2025

Snapshots of Valero Port Arthur Refinery & Our Community

Port Arthur Employees in the Refinery
Port Arthur Volunteers
Port Arthur Veterans
Port Arthur Refinery
Lamar University STEM Activity
Volunteers at Lamar STEM Camp
Port Arthur Refinery Employees
Port Arthur Employees in the Refinery
Port Arthur Volunteers
Port Arthur Veterans
Port Arthur Refinery
Lamar University STEM Activity
Volunteers at Lamar STEM Camp
Port Arthur Refinery Employees
Valero volunteer planting tree

Environmentally Responsible Operations

Since Valero’s acquisition of the refinery in 2005, more than $3 billion has been invested in significant environmental projects such as a flare gas recovery system, as well as unit additions, including a new hydrocracker, which removes sulfur and adds hydrogen to produce lower carbon fuels and feedstocks. 

In 2013, our Port Arthur Refinery became the first industrial site in the U.S. to successfully host a large-scale carbon capture project. And it remains the only U.S. refinery doing so, with more than 1 million tons captured each year from third-party hydrogen plants that produce hydrogen from natural gas.

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Valero fire truck and fireman

Safety Awards & Honors

  • 2025 AFPM Elite Platinum Award Recipient
  • Increased safety awareness through a weekly safety newsletter
  • Increased employee involvement through safety committees and more peer-to-peer safety observations
  • Improved Job Safety Hazard & Observation Analysis program
  • Annual face-to-face safety training for all employees

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