Refinery

Port Arthur Refinery (Valero)

Valero ·United States, US ·NYSE:VLO ·v1.1

A 395,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in United States, US, operated by Valero.

Record

Rated capacity
395,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
Status
Operating
Operator
Valero
Parent
Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO)
Supplier graph
bomforge.com/companies/valero-united
Coordinates
29.9000, -93.9300

Notes

Reuters reports partial restart of Port Arthur refinery on April 16, 2026, following the March 24 explosion. The facility has transitioned from complete shutdown (0% utilization) to partial operations, indicating recovery efforts are underway but the refinery is not yet at full capacity.

What coverage reports

118 days since one was reported

Valero refinery explosion: Shelter in place lifted for Port Arthur residents
2026-04-25 · 1 publisher filed it

18 reported in 12 months

incident 17 · conflict 1

2024-092026-08
stories filed per month · red = a disruption

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

53 records10 Dec 2025 to 30 Apr 2026Incident 45 · General 5 · Expansion 1 · Operations 1
  1. General Low
    Valero's Port Arthur Refinery Faces Uncertain Timeline for Diesel Hydrotreater Rebuild
    Oil & Gas Journal + 1 other outlet · matched arthur
  2. Incident Critical
    Valero refinery explosion: Shelter in place lifted for Port Arthur residents
    MSN · matched arthur
  3. Incident Critical
    Valero refinery explosion: What caused the blast at Port Arthur, Texas?
    MSN · matched arthur
  4. Expansion Medium
    Port Arthur refinery plans expansion
    Petroleum News · matched arthur
  5. Incident High
    Valero progresses Port Arthur refinery restart after March fire
    Oil & Gas Journal · matched arthur
  6. Incident Critical
    Judge orders Valero to preserve evidence in Port Arthur refinery explosion case
    MSN + 1 other outlet · matched arthur
  7. Incident Critical
    Judge orders Valero to preserve evidence in Port Arthur refinery explosion case
    12newsnow.com · matched arthur
  8. Incident Critical
    Valero partially restarts Port Arthur, Texas, refinery after blast
    BIC Magazine · matched arthur
  9. Incident Critical
    No injuries reported after explosion at Valero refinery in Port Arthur, Texas
    MSN · matched arthur
  10. Incident Critical
    Report: Valero Energy Partially Restarts Port Arthur Refinery in Texas After Explosion Incident
    Bitget + 4 other outlets · matched arthur
  11. Incident Critical
    Explosion heard at Port Arthur, Texas Valero refinery | Watch
    MSN · matched arthur
  12. Incident Critical
    Most units at Valero's Port Arthur refinery back up after fire: IIR
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched arthur
  13. Incident Critical
    Valero Refinery Fire in Port Arthur Raises Safety Concerns
    National Today · matched arthur
  14. Incident Critical
    Explosion at Valero oil refinery in Port Arthur prompts shelter-in-place order
    MSN · matched arthur
  15. Incident Critical
    Port Arthur Refinery Blast and Shutdown Might Change The Case For Investing In Valero Energy (VLO)
    Yahoo! Finance Canada + 1 other outlet · matched arthur
  16. Incident Critical
    Explosion Rocks Valero Refinery in Port Arthur, Texas
    National Today · matched arthur
  17. Incident Critical
    Valero’s Port Arthur Refinery Explosion: Fossil Fuels Will Always Spoil the Good Life
    deceleration.news · matched arthur
  18. Incident High
    Valero says process fluid release sparked Port Arthur refinery fire as state report details emissions event
    MSN · matched arthur
  19. Incident Critical
    Valero's Port Arthur refinery blast destroyed diesel hydrotreater control room
    MSN · matched arthur
  20. General Low
    Valero Energy (VLO) Faces Setback After Port Arthur Refinery Exp
    GuruFocus · matched arthur
  21. Incident Critical
    Diesel hydrotreater, control room destroyed in March Valero Port Arthur refinery blast, sources say
    Reuters + 2 other outlets · matched arthur
  22. Incident Critical
    TCEQ issues final air emissions report on Valero Port Arthur refinery explosion and fire
    fox4beaumont.com · matched arthur
  23. Incident Critical
    TCEX issues final air emissions report on Valero Port Arthur refinery explosion and fire
    KFDM · matched arthur
  24. Incident Critical
    Valero refinery blast released 157K pounds of chemicals over 10 days, state report reveals
    12newsnow.com · matched arthur
  25. Incident Critical
    Valero refinery blast in Port Arthur released 157,000 pounds of toxins over 10 days, says report
    12newsnow.com · matched arthur
  26. Incident Critical
    Explosion at Valero Port Arthur refinery contained; residents recall frightening moments
    The Victoria Advocate · matched arthur
  27. General Low
    A Look At Valero Energy (VLO) Valuation After The Port Arthur Refinery Incident And Dividend Increase
    simplywall.st · matched arthur
  28. Incident Critical
    What Valero Energy (VLO)'s Port Arthur Refinery Explosion and Lawsuit Mean For Shareholders
    simplywall.st · matched arthur
  29. General Low
    Valero slides as investors weigh Port Arthur refinery incident and near-term operating uncertainty
    Quiver Quantitative · matched arthur
  30. Incident Critical
    Residents question emergency alerts after Valero refinery explosion in Port Arthur
    12newsnow.com · matched arthur
  31. Incident Critical
    Residents join lawsuit over Valero refinery blast damage in Port Arthur
    12newsnow.com · matched arthur
  32. Incident High
    Valero to restart Port Arthur refinery later this week after fire: IIR
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched arthur
  33. Incident Critical
    Port Arthur residents seek legal guidance following Valero plant explosion
    12newsnow.com · matched arthur
  34. Incident Critical
    Valero Prepares Restart of Port Arthur Refinery After Blast
    Pipeline and Gas Journal · matched arthur
  35. Incident Critical
    Arnold & Itkin Files Lawsuit Against Valero Over Port Arthur Refinery Explosion
    PR Newswire + 1 other outlet · matched arthur
  36. Incident Critical
    Valero refinery explosion: Sheriff gives big update on cause; fresh details of Port Arthur blast emerge | Hindustan Times
    Hindustan Times · matched arthur
  37. Incident Critical
    Brent Coon & Associates file lawsuit against Valero following Port Arthur refinery explosion
    12newsnow.com · matched arthur
  38. Incident Critical
    Video: Massive Explosion And Fire At Valero Port Arthur Refinery Shut Down Operations
    Marine Insight · matched arthur
  39. Incident Critical
    Port Arthur refinery explosion: Witnesses describe moment Valero plant blew up; ‘Biggest I've seen in 40 years’ | World News
    Hindustan Times · matched arthur
  40. Operations High
    US Gulf bunker fuel supply could tighten amid outage at Valero Port Arthur refinery
    ICIS · matched arthur
  41. Incident High
    Valero says fluid release started fire at Port Arthur refinery
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched arthur
  42. Incident Critical
    Valero Prepares Restart of Port Arthur, Texas Oil Refinery After Blast, Sources Say
    EnergyNow.com + 2 other outlets · matched arthur
  43. Incident Critical
    Valero Port Arthur Refinery explosion leads to concerns about oil processing amid spike in prices
    KADN News 15 · matched arthur
  44. Conflict Critical
    Massive blast rocks Valero’s Port Arthur refinery amid Iran blockade of Strait of Hormuz—is the US energy hub under attack?
    WION · matched arthur
  45. Incident High
    All clear given at Valero refinery in Port Arthur after large fire
    Click2Houston · matched arthur
  46. Incident High
    Valero says process fluid release sparked Port Arthur refinery fire
    12newsnow.com + 1 other outlet · matched arthur
  47. Incident High
    Valero’s Port Arthur refinery reports fire in diesel hydrotreater (VLO:NYSE)
    Seeking Alpha · matched arthur
  48. Incident Critical
    No injuries reported after explosion at Valero refinery in Port Arthur, Texas
    KSBY News + 22 other outlets · matched arthur
  49. Incident High
    Smoke seen rising from Valero Port Arthur refinery
    12newsnow.com + 2 other outlets · matched arthur
  50. Incident Critical
    Valero Port Arthur explosion: Texas workers narrowly avoid death as refinery explodes, leaving cloud of thick black smoke
    MARCA + 1 other outlet · matched arthur
  51. Incident Critical
    Explosion at Valero Port Arthur Refinery Triggers Shelter-in-Place for Thousands
    Arnold & Itkin + 1 other outlet · matched arthur
  52. Incident High
    Valero Port Arthur Refinery Has Fire at Diesel Hydrotreater (1)
    Bloomberg Law News + 9 other outlets · matched arthur
  53. General Low
    Valero to modernize crude distillation unit at its Port Arthur refinery in February 2026
    Energies Media · matched arthur

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