Valero Energy Corp

NYSE: VLO
$134.46
-$4.23 (-3.1%)
Closing Price on September 20, 2024

VLO Articles

The weekly Department of Energy inventories data came out this morning.  There seems to be good news for those looking for price stability as crude oil inventories went up and capacity rates at the...
Crude oil prices are off more than 20% from their high of $87.15 on May 3rd. The major contributor to that slide are serious concerns over sovereign debt primarily in the European Union. The nearly...
The recovering US economy is fueling demand for crude oil, and the demand for crude oil is boosting demand for ethanol. Corn prices, which had been low for months, have recently risen sharply on...
The crude oil leak caused by the explosion and sinking of BP plc’s (NYSE:BP) Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible rig continues to pump about 5,000 b/d into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. BP is...
Hell may have frozen over in the world of oil and gas.  Shares of oil refinery companies seem to have finally turned a corner.  In this aspect, we would be watching Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO)...
These are this Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls: American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC) Raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank. GT...
The weekly data from the Department of Energy has some very big surprises, some of which are bullish for oil and some of which are good for the consumer.  The key ETFs of Oil Services HOLDRs (NYSE:...
In 2009, there were just three Atlantic storms that earned the hurricane monikers — Bill, Fred, and Ida. None of these storms made landfall in the US as hurricanes. The predictions from Colorado...
From the heady heights of the summer of 2008, oil refiners have suffered from a downturn. Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE:VLO) and Tesoro Corp. (NYSE:TSO), which refine and market petroleum products...
It is hard to not notice the $1.70 gain in WTI NYMEX Crude to over $86.50 per barrel this morning.  This is on the heels of new reports of economic recovery after last week’s gains in non-Farm...
The weekly supply data is out from the Department of Energy and the refining capacity data continues to be a standout from last week.  The recent rise in oil prices may act as a curb to the benefits...
If you have followed the oil patch, the news from the refining sector has been abominable.  Overall, we have seen many weeks where the United States refining capacity was not even running at 80%. ...
The Energy Information Administration is out with its newest 2010 and 2011 predictions for both supply and demand for oil and energy products.  This may throw water on T. Boone Pickens’ call for...
The rise in the dollar and the most recent wave of added risks that are coming from Europe combined with the loan halts in China have brought havoc to the commodities markets.  Oil has not been...
The Department of Energy has released some mixed data on weekly oil inventory data, and the take for refining is looking just as bad still or actually worse in February compared to the Q4-earnings...