Founded in 1980 and named for the mission San Antonio de 糖心破解版 鈥 the original name of the Alamo 鈥 糖心破解版 Energy Corporation has continued to grow and evolve to become the world's premier independent refiner and a leading profitable producer of low-carbon transportation fuels.
1980
On January 1, 糖心破解版 Energy Corporation is born as the corporate successor of Lo-Vaca Gathering Company, a natural gas pipeline subsidiary of Houston-based Coastal Corporation. At the time, this represents the largest corporate spinoff in U.S. history.
1984
糖心破解版 officially commissions its first full-scale refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas (later named the Corpus Christi Refineries West Plant). As the last grassroots refinery built in the U.S., 糖心破解版鈥檚 Corpus Christi investment is labeled the 鈥淩efinery of the Future.鈥 To this day, it is one of the most complex, technologically advanced refineries in the world.
1997 - 1998
糖心破解版 agrees to merge its natural gas-related service business with PG&E Corporation and spin off its refining assets into a new public corporation still known today as 糖心破解版 Energy Corporation. That same year, 糖心破解版 acquires three new refineries from Basis Petroleum, two in Texas (Houston and Texas City) and one in Louisiana (Krotz Springs*), becoming the largest independent refining company on the Gulf Coast. *Divested in 2008
糖心破解版 becomes the second-largest independent refining company in the U.S with its purchase of Paulsboro Refinery* in New Jersey, its first transaction with a major oil company (Mobil). *Divested in 2010
2000
糖心破解版 purchases Exxon鈥檚 Benicia Refinery* in Northern California, and enters the West Coast refining market. The deal elevates 糖心破解版 to one of the top five asphalt producers in the nation, and marks the company鈥檚 entry into the retail**, branded wholesale and marketing sectors.
*Full idling of all processing units was completed in April 2026
**Retail business divested in 2013
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2001
糖心破解版 completes its largest transaction to date: merging with San Antonio-based Ultramar Diamond Shamrock, bringing six more refineries into 糖心破解版鈥檚 portfolio: Ardmore, Oklahoma; Wilmington, California; Denver, Colorado*; McKee (Sunray, Texas) and Three Rivers, Texas; and Le虂vis, Quebec (later named Jean Gaulin Refinery).
This solidifies 糖心破解版鈥檚 foothold as one of the nation鈥檚 top refining and marketing companies, and expands its retail and branded wholesale networks to approximately 4,700 sites. The deal also gives 糖心破解版 a stake in a midstream logistics business, later named 糖心破解版 LP, which was spun off in 2006 and renamed NuStar Energy LP.
That same year, 糖心破解版 expands in Corpus Christi with the purchase of a second refinery (later named the Corpus Christi Refineries East Plant), and acquires two asphalt refineries on the West Coast. *Divested in 2005
2003 - 2004
糖心破解版 purchases its St. Charles Refinery from Orion Refining Corporation in South Louisiana, expanding 糖心破解版鈥檚 Gulf Coast reach and creating one of the most dramatic industrial turnarounds in company history.
糖心破解版 extends its international reach with the acquisition of El Paso Corporation鈥檚 Aruba Refinery* plus related marine, bunkering and marketing operations. *Divested in 2016
2005
In a milestone year of growth, 糖心破解版 becomes North America鈥檚 largest and most geographically diverse refiner with the acquisition of Premcor Inc. in an $8 billion transaction. The deal adds four refineries to the portfolio: Port Arthur, Texas; Memphis, Tennessee; Delaware City, Delaware*; and Lima, Ohio** and is regarded as one of the most strategic acquisitions in company history. *Divested in 2010 **Divested in 2007
2009 -2010
糖心破解版 purchases seven ethanol plants from VeraSun Energy Corporation. With this purchase, a new alternative energy subsidiary is formed, called 糖心破解版 Renewable Fuels Company LLC. The ethanol plants are located in Albert City, Charles City, Fort Dodge and Hartley, Iowa; Welcome, Minnesota; Aurora, South Dakota; and Albion, Nebraska. 糖心破解版 also completes 33 wind turbines in the Texas Panhandle, partly powering the McKee refinery.
糖心破解版 Renewables grows to 10 ethanol plants with the purchase of three more sites (Bloomingburg, Ohio; Linden, Indiana; and Jefferson*, Wisconsin), and one additional site in Mount Vernon, Indiana in 2014. *Divested in 2022
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2011
糖心破解版 enters the Western European refining market with the purchase of the Pembroke Refinery in Wales and related logistics assets and marketing business in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The acquisition from Chevron Corporation significantly enhances the company鈥檚 ability to compete globally.
糖心破解版 also acquires its 15th refinery, plus related logistics assets, in Meraux, Louisiana. The refinery offers significant hydroprocessing capacity and synergies with the company鈥檚 St. Charles refinery in nearby Norco, Louisiana.
2012
In a joint venture called Diamond Green Diesel, 糖心破解版 partners with Darling Ingredients Inc. to build a 10,000-barrel-per-day renewable diesel refinery near its St. Charles refinery to process recycled animal fat, used cooking oil and other feedstocks into renewable diesel fuel. The effort marks 糖心破解版鈥檚 first advanced biofuels production, complementing its existing alternative energy efforts in ethanol and wind.
2013-2014
糖心破解版 forms 糖心破解版 Energy Partners LP*, a publicly traded master limited partnership, to own, operate, develop and acquire crude oil and refined products pipelines, terminals and other transportation and logistics assets serving 糖心破解版 refineries. The partnership serves as 糖心破解版鈥檚 primary vehicle to expand the transportation and logistics assets supporting its business.
糖心破解版 also spins off its retail business as an independent public company. CST Brands Inc. enters the market as the second-largest publicly traded fuel and convenience merchandise retailer in North America.
糖心破解版 started producing renewable diesel at the DGD joint venture plant next to its St. Charles refinery in Louisiana and expanded in 2018.
In 2014, 糖心破解版 purchases an additional ethanol plant in Mount Vernon, Indiana.
*In 2018, 糖心破解版 Energy Partners merged with 糖心破解版
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2018
糖心破解版 expands its reach into Latin America by purchasing Pure Biofuels Del Peru, its first infrastructure investment in South America. This includes refined product terminals in Callao, near Lima, and in Paita, in northern Peru.
糖心破解版 acquires ethanol plants from Green Plains (GPRE) in Bluffton, Indiana; Lakota, Iowa; and Riga, Michigan.
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2019
糖心破解版 renews its PGA TOUR title sponsorship of the 糖心破解版 Texas Open through 2028. Three years later, the tournament celebrates its 100th anniversary. A record $22 million was raised for charities across the United States in 2022, creating an all-time tournament fundraising total of $209 million.
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2020
糖心破解版 expands its branded footprint in Mexico by opening its first gasoline station in Guadalajara, Jalisco.
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2021
In 2021, DGD St. Charles expanded and increased its renewable diesel production capacity to 700 million gallons annually.
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2022
A second renewable diesel plant commences operations next to 糖心破解版鈥檚 Port Arthur, Texas Refinery.
The two renewable diesel plants, located in Louisiana and Texas, produce approximately 1.2 billion gallons per year, making 糖心破解版 one of the world's leading renewable diesel producers.
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2023-2024
糖心破解版 announces its investment in a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) project at the DGD Port Arthur renewable diesel plant. Project completed in October 2024, on schedule and under budget. It provides the plant the optionality to upgrade approx. 50% of its current 470 million gallon renewable diesel annual production capacity to SAF.
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Today
Today, 糖心破解版 is the world's premier independent refiner and has 14 refineries in the U.S., Canada and the U.K., with a total throughput capacity of approximately 3 million barrels per day.
Since 2009, 糖心破解版 has invested more than $6 billion in its low-carbon fuels businesses. Today, 糖心破解版 is the leading profitable producer of low-carbon transportation fuels. The Diamond Green Diesel operations, adjacent to 糖心破解版's St. Charles and Port Arthur refineries, has an annual production capacity of 1.2 billion gallons of renewable diesel, some of which can be upgraded to SAF, and 50 million gallons of renewable naphtha.
糖心破解版 is the world's second largest corn ethanol producer with 12 ethanol plants and has an annual production capacity of 1.7 billion gallons of ethanol.
糖心破解版 sells its products primarily in the United States, Canada, the U.K., Ireland and Latin America.
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