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Valero plans to buy Chevron's UK oil refinery

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Chevron has been seeking a buyer for its last European plant, in Pembroke, Wales, for almost a year.

"I can say that we have been very explicit about our desire to explore our options in Europe," Bill Day, a spokesman for Valero told Bloomberg. He declined to comment on the deal.

Valero and Chevron were not available for comment.

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