<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001606401-18-000006.txt : 20181102
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20181102164100
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001606401-18-000006
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20181031
FILED AS OF DATE:		20181102
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20181102

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Riggs R. Lane
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001606401

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13175
		FILM NUMBER:		181157585

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P.O. BOX 696000
		CITY:			SAN ANTONIO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78269-6000

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VALERO ENERGY CORP/TX
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001035002
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PETROLEUM REFINING [2911]
		IRS NUMBER:				741828067
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P.O. BOX 696000
		CITY:			SAN ANTONIO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78269-6000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2103452000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P.O. BOX 696000
		CITY:			SAN ANTONIO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78269-6000
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            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
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        <footnote id="F1">Award of restricted common shares subject to time vesting.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The performance shares vest annually in one-third increments beginning in January 2020, payable in shares of common stock in amounts ranging from zero to 200 percent of the performance shares, and the reporting person may designate to receive up to 50 percent of the vested shares, if any, in cash equivalent based on the vesting date value.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Ethan A. Jones, as Attorney-in-Fact for R. Lane Riggs</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-11-02</signatureDate>
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