Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Fraser Jason W.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/1/2019

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

VALERO ENERGY CORP/TX [VLO]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

P.O. BOX 696000

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP and GC /

(Street)

SAN ANTONIO, TX 78269-6000

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, $.01 par value	34192	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Performance Shares	1/24/2019	1/24/2019	Common Stock	5000	⁽¹⁾	D
Performance Shares	1/24/2020	1/24/2020	Common Stock	5816	⁽¹⁾	D
Performance Shares	1/24/2021	1/24/2021	Common Stock	3983	⁽¹⁾	D
Performance Shares	1/24/2022	1/24/2022	Common Stock	2150	⁽¹⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The performance shares are payable in shares of common stock in amounts ranging from zero percent to 200 percent of the number of performance shares.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Fraser Jason W. P.O. BOX 696000 SAN ANTONIO, TX 78269-6000			EVP and GC

Signatures
Ethan A. Jones, as Attorney-in-Fact for Jason W. Fraser		1/10/2019
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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