Houston Valero refinery is off line

Valero’s Houston refinery will be off line until sometime next week because of boiler and steam system problems, the company said Wednesday.

All of the plant’s 64,000 barrels per day of gasoline and 44,000 barrels per day of distillate production is off line because of the problem. Distillate includes diesel fuel and heating oil.


“We are working diligently to fix the problem and expect to have production back to normal early next week,” the company said in a statement.

Also Wednesday, ConocoPhillips said a leak on a sulfur recovery unit at its Sweeny refinery in Brazoria County led to a shutdown of that equipment. The company would not reveal how much production has been cut back because of it.

Houston Chronicle