Valero Oil Refinery, Aruba, with unpolluted Caribbean Sea in the foreground.

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Valero Oil Refinery is owned by the Coastal Oil Company of Houston, Texas, who bought the site from Exxon on 20th April 1991. Prior to this, Exxon operated the Lago Oil and Transport Company at the site from 1929 but closed the refinery in 1985 following a fall in the demand for oil. Historically, oil has been a key contributor to Aruba's economy.

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Size: 3402px × 5103px
Location: Nanki point near Baby Beach and the 'Rum Reef Bar and Grill', Seroe Colorado, Aruba, Caribbean
Photo credit: © David Brabiner / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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