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  • VALERO ENERGY CORP NEW Profile

    Valero Energy is on a mission. Named after the Alamo (the Mission San Antonio de Valero), the company is the largest independent oil refiner in the US. Valero refines low-cost residual oil and heavy crude into cleaner-burning, higher-margin products, including low-sulfur diesels. It operates 16 refineries (with a total production capacity of about 3 million barrels per day) located in California, Delaware, Louisiana, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and in Aruba and Canada. It also has a network of some 5,800 retail gas stations and wholesale outlets bearing the Corner Store, Diamond Shamrock, Shamrock, Ultramar, Valero, Stop N Go, and Beacon names in 44 US states and in Canada.
    William R. Klesse
    CEO
    1 Valero Way

    San Antonio, TX 78249-1112

    http://www.valero.com

    Phone: 210-345-2000

    Fax: 210-345-2646
    Sector: Basic Materials Industry: Energy
  • 2008 Sales 2008 Sales Growth 2008 Net Income 2008 Employees
    $119,114,000,000 25.0% $-1,131,000,000 21,765
  • Key Executives: VLO

    Name Title Officer Since
    William R. Klesse CEO 10/31/05
    Richard J. Marcogliese COO -
    Michael S. Ciskowski CFO -
    Kimberly S. Bowers General Counsel -
    Senator Donald L. Nickles Director 2/3/05
    Irl F. Engelhardt Director 1/19/06
    Ruben M. Escobedo, CPA Director 7/31/97
    William E. (Bill) Bradford Director 1/1/01
  • Top Competitors: VLO

  • Insider Trends: VLO

    Sentiment for VLO is NEGATIVE

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    • Market Value of Insider Sales
    • Market Value of Insider Purchases
    Total dollar value of all insider purchases and sales over 12 months
  • Insider Transactions: VLO

    Date Name Shares Transaction Type Market Value
    10/30/09 KLESSE WILLIAM R 50,000 Stock Gift $0.00
    10/15/09 KLESSE WILLIAM R 252,650 Award of Stock Options $0.00
    10/15/09 BOWERS KIMBERLY S 35,440 Award of Stock Options $0.00
  • Ownership Breakdown : VLO

    Large Block Holder Type Number  
    Institutions 814.00
     
    Mutual Fund 1,554.00
    Other Major 22.00
  • Short Interest Volume: VLO

    Data as of 11/13/09
    Current Short Interest Shares 14.06 M
    Current Short Interest Ratio 1.00
    Float 561.18 M
    Short Interest as % of Float 2.70
    Average Daily Volume 13.39 M
    Outstanding Shares 564.35 M