Valero Shuts Texas Refinery After Explosion, Fire

Valero Energy Corp has completed the shutdown of its 380,000-barrel-per-day oil refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, following a Monday night explosion and fire in a diesel hydrotreater unit. No injuries were reported, and the cause of the blast is not yet known. The refinery lost water supply and steam during the fire, which was extinguished. No date has been set for reopening.