Three Rivers Refinery
A 89,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Three Rivers, TX, operated by Valero Energy. Nelson Complexity 11.9.
Record
- Rated capacity
- 89,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
- Nelson Complexity Index
- 11.9
- Status
- Operator
- Valero Energy
- Parent
- Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO)
- Supplier graph
- bomforge.com/companies/valero-energy
- Coordinates
- 28.4669, -98.1789
- PADD
- 3
Feedstock slate
- Average API gravity
- 35°
- Average sulfur
- 0.5%
- Primary grades
- Eagle Ford, WTI
Product yield
| Gasoline | 48% |
| Distillate | 33% |
| Jet | 10% |
| Residual | 3% |
| Other | 6% |
Notes
News from March 23, 2026 reports an explosion at a Texas oil refinery creating a huge smoke plume. While the article doesn't explicitly name Three Rivers Refinery, this is a significant incident affecting Texas refinery operations. The explosion would likely force operational shutdown for safety assessment and repairs.
What coverage reports
Fire at Three Rivers Valero plant still under investigation
2025-01-03 · 1 publisher filed it
These are counts of what publishers filed about this plant, not an operating status. A quiet month means nobody named this facility that month, which is a fact about coverage and not about the plant. Where this site states how a refinery is running it says so in the facts table above, from the curated dataset, and cites it there.
Wire
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Expansion MediumValero Three Rivers Refinery drives jobs, investment, community support in Live Oak County | Aransas Pass Progress
The Valero Three Rivers Refinery was awarded the Industrial Hygiene Innovation Award in 2025.
SouthTexasNews.com + 1 other outlet · matched three, rivers -
General LowValero Three Rivers Refinery donates $20,000 to Boys and Girls Club of Live Oak CountySouthTexasNews.com · matched three, rivers
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Incident HighFire at Three Rivers Valero plant still under investigationSouthTexasNews.com · matched three, rivers
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Incident HighFire hits at Valero’s Three Rivers refineryOil & Gas Journal · matched three, rivers
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Incident HighFire at Three Rivers Valero Refinery extinguished, no injuries reportedkiiitv.com + 4 other outlets · matched three, rivers
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General LowThree Rivers refinery receives awardSouthTexasNews.com · matched three, rivers
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General LowPower failure temporarily knocks out Valero's Three Rivers RefinerySan Francisco Chronicle + 2 other outlets · matched three, rivers
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General LowVALERO THREE RIVERS REFINERY DONATES TO SAFER PATH AND CASAPleasanton Express · matched three, rivers
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General LowValero Refinery set to open new building at Three Rivers in 2020kiiitv.com · matched three, rivers
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General LowValero Three Rivers Refinery gets boost from Eagle Ford shaleMySA · matched three, rivers
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