Valero Energy – based in San Antonio , Texas – develops international operations as an independent petroleum

refiner and ethanol producer , generating

a combined throughput capacity of approximately 3.1 million barrels per day of petroleum and a combined production capacity of approximately 1.45 billion gallons per year of ethanol in the U . S ., Canada , U . K . and Ireland . This Fortune 500 company targets both wholesale and bulk markets with approximately 10,000 employees in 7,400 outlets , which generated a revenue of $ 93,980 mn and a revenue growth of 24.22 % last year . www . valero . com

The second of the multinational energy manufacturers to appear in the ranking . A diversified energy manufacturing and logistics company headquartered in Houston ( Texas ), its main activity focuses in refining , midstream , chemicals , marketing and specialties with over 14,500 employees worldwide . Founded in 1917 by the Phillips brothers , chemists Paul Hogan and Robert Banks invented the polyethylene plastic for the company in 1951 . This material – branded as Marlex – became worldly known when toy company Wham-O started to use it to make the Hula Hoop in the 1950s . In 2017 , Phillips 66 achieved $ 104,622mn in revenue . www . phillips66 . com

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