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BusinessWeek October 24, 2005 Robert Barker	Valero's Sweet Spot A once deep undervaluation of independent petroleum refiners has been righted.
BusinessWeek March 29, 2004 Peter Coy	Are Refiners Boosting The Pain At The Pump? They're reluctant to increase production lest profits take a hit
BusinessWeek November 15, 2004 Wendy Zellner	Crude Lessons About Oil Low-quality $35-a-barrel oil is plentiful, but refineries lack the capacity to handle it. The result is that the price of oil -- and of products made from it -- is higher and more volatile than it might be.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2006 W.D. Crotty	A 7-Bagger They Call Valero Valero energy reports record 2005 results. On a price-to-peers basis, the company looks fairly priced even though it's just below its 52-week high.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2011 Zeeshan Siddique	Valero's U.K. Debut: The Beginning of Something Huge By acquiring a Chevron refinery, the oil contender secures a European foothold.
The Motley Fool November 14, 2006 Jean Graham	Valero: Sludge in the Pipeline Slowing organic growth may be keeping investors at bay.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2006 Tim Hanson	The Best Blue Chip for 2007: Valero Energy One of the most important traits for a true blue chip to possess is an insurmountable competitive advantage. Investors, meet Valero Energy.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2008 Christopher Barker	Valero's Profits a Bit Less Refined Valero struggles through a difficult environment for refiners.
The Motley Fool April 7, 2004 Ben McClure	Refiners Pumped Up Refinery stocks are way up, but leave them alone.
The Motley Fool March 27, 2006 Will Frankenhoff	Valero Spins Crude Into Gold Valero's ability to inexpensively produce low-sulfur gasoline should spark investor interest.
The Motley Fool September 9, 2004 Chris Mallon	The Best Oil Stock You Don't Own Valero Energy has been one of the best performing oil stocks this year, but will it continue?
The Motley Fool April 30, 2008 Toby Shute	Valero Feels Your Pain Yes, high energy prices can even hurt energy companies.
The Motley Fool August 8, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Valero Prints Money Constrained refinery capacity and high oil prices fuel Valero's engine. Investors, take note.
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BusinessWeek May 10, 2004 Gene G. Marcial	Premcor Is Pure Heat Premcor is a clean-energy bet and positioned to benefit from a long period of strong margins.
The Motley Fool April 29, 2010 Mike Pienciak	Valero's Losses Slow to a Trickle Things are looking up for this U.S. refiner.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Sunoco's Air of Refinement Despite higher gasoline prices, refining and marketing margins are beginning to move the other way. I'm not sure I could recommend buying this stock today.
The Motley Fool November 2, 2011 Isac Simon	Valero Energy Hits the Jackpot A fantastic third quarter with promises for more.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2009 Christopher Barker	Strung Out on Crack Spreads and Goodwill Valero Energy released fourth-quarter and year-end results and turned what could have been a solid quarter into a nightmare by taking a $4.1 billion goodwill impairment charge.
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The Motley Fool May 7, 2004 Bill Mann	Oil Hits $40 And the high price of petroleum seems likely to persevere.
The Motley Fool April 30, 2007 Toby Shute	Valero: Hooked on Crack Spreads Valero depends on them to earn its outsized profits. With gasoline inventories low, business is booming. These high spread levels can't last indefinitely -- so investors need to be careful with this refiner group.
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The Motley Fool July 29, 2009 Christopher Barker	Valero Would Like to Cap and Trade Its Losses Valero has a message for you about taxes.
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The Motley Fool September 11, 2009 Christopher Barker	Refiners Already Feel a Chill Valero is hunkering down for a tough winter.
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The Motley Fool September 16, 2008 Christopher Barker	Lehman and AIG Weren't the Only Storms This Week Hurricane Ike damaged oil rigs and shut-in significant refinery production.
The Motley Fool October 27, 2004 Bill Mann	Nothing Sour About Valero The oil company demonstrates what can happen when you have an absolute advantage in material costs.
BusinessWeek August 6, 2007 James Mehring	Come Fall, Relief At The Pump The expectation of lower gas prices and stronger consumer spending assumes no more major refinery problems and a repeat of last year's mild hurricane season.
The Motley Fool October 12, 2005 Robert Aronen	Gasoline Hangover Consumers are still feeling the pain of high prices after Katrina and Rita, but for how much longer? As production returns, oil prices continue to fall -- crude oil futures were down 6.6% and gasoline futures were down 14.4% last week alone (retail gasoline prices fell only 2.7%).
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