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title: "Valero publishes 2026 Report on Guiding Principles"
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description: "Valero Energy published its 2026 Report on Guiding Principles, highlighting an ESG strategy focused on safety, environment, and governance. The company has invested $6 billion in low-carbon businesses by Dec 31, 2025. Key assets include a renewable diesel platform with 1.2 billion gallons annual capacity and the fully operational Port Arthur SAF project. Valero maintains a refining footprint of 14 refineries with 3 million bpd throughput to support cost control and margin expansion."
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# Valero publishes 2026 Report on Guiding Principles

-   Valero released an ESG report outlining priorities across safety, environment, employees, community, governance, with emphasis on operating excellence. \* Low-carbon strategy highlighted $6 billion invested in low-carbon businesses as of Dec. 31, 2025, using the same IRR hurdle as refining projects. \* Renewable diesel platform cited as 1.2 billion gallons annual capacity across two plants, with up to 80% life-cycle GHG reduction. \* Port Arthur SAF project described as fully operational, with flexibility to shift about 50% of 470 million gallons renewable diesel capacity to neat SAF. \* Refining footprint outlined at 14 refineries with 3,000,000 bpd throughput capacity, positioning the system for cost control and margin expansion. Disclaimer: This news brief was created by Public Technologies (PUBT) using generative artificial intelligence. While PUBT strives to provide accurate and timely information, this AI-generated content is for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as financial, investment, or legal advice. Valero Energy Corporation published the original content used to generate this news brief on August 14, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. © Copyright 2026 - Public Technologies (PUBT) Original Document: here

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