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EXHIBIT 23.2

Deloitte® Deloitte & Touche LLP
Stamford Harbor Park
333 Ludlow Street
P.O. Box 10098
Stamford, CT 06902-4982
USA
Tel +1 203 708-4000
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-125082 of Valero Energy Corporation on Form S-4 of our reports dated March 1, 2005, relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedules of Premcor Inc. and to management's report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Premcor Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2004, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of such Registration Statement.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP Stamford, Connecticut

July 8, 2005

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