Refiner Valero Beats Profit Estimates on Resilient Demand, Tight supplies

(Reuters) – Refiner Valero Energy beat first-quarter profit estimates on Thursday, benefiting from sustained demand as crude supplies remained tight due to disruptions in Russia and maintenance work at U.S. refineries. Crude supplies came under pressure as Ukrainian drone attacks had shut about 14% of Russia’s refining capacity, as of the end of the March quarter. … Read more