UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                       -----------------------------------

                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                          Date of Report: May 15, 2002



                                   VALERO L.P.
                Organized under the laws of the State of Delaware

                         Commission File Number 1-16417

                    IRS Employer Identification No.74-2958817


                                One Valero Place
                            San Antonio, Texas 78212
                         Telephone number (210) 370-2000










ITEM 5. Other Events

On February 1, 2002,  Valero L.P.  acquired the Wichita Falls Crude Oil Pipeline
and Storage  Business (the Wichita Falls Business)  (except for certain retained
liabilities) from Valero Energy Corporation (Valero Energy) for $64,000,000. The
Wichita  Falls  Business  owns and operates the Wichita Falls to McKee crude oil
pipeline and the Wichita Falls crude oil storage facility, which Valero L.P. had
an option to purchase  pursuant to the Omnibus Agreement between Valero L.P. and
Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation (UDS).

On December 31, 2001,  Valero Energy  acquired UDS,  including the Wichita Falls
Business and the 73.6% ownership interest in Valero L.P. held by subsidiaries of
UDS,  in a  purchase  business  combination.  As a  result  of  Valero  Energy's
acquisition  of UDS,  Valero  Energy  became the  controlling  owner of both the
Wichita Falls Business and Valero L.P. on December 31, 2001.

Because of Valero L.P.'s affiliate relationship with the Wichita Falls Business,
the acquisition of the Wichita Falls Business by Valero L.P. on February 1, 2002
constituted a transaction  between  entities  under common control and, as such,
was  accounted  for  as a  reorganization  of  entities  under  common  control.
Accordingly, the acquisition was recorded at Valero Energy's historical net book
value related to the Wichita Falls Business,  which approximated fair value as a
result of Valero Energy's  acquisition of UDS on December 31, 2001. In addition,
the  consolidated  financial  statements  and notes thereto of Valero L.P. as of
December 31, 2001 have been restated to include the Wichita Falls Business as if
it had been combined with Valero L.P. effective December 31, 2001.

ITEM 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

(a)  Financial information and financial statements.

The following restated selected financial data, restated management's discussion
and  analysis of  financial  condition  and results of  operations  and restated
audited  consolidated  and combined  financial  statements are filed herewith as
Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Restated Selected  Financial Data presented herein as of and for the years ended
December  31, 2001,  1999,  1998 and 1997 and as of and for the six months ended
December 31, 2000 and the six months ended June 30, 2000. Only the balance sheet
information  as of  December  31, 2001 has been  restated  for the impact of the
reorganization of entities under common control.

Restated Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations  presented  herein as of and for the years ended December 31, 2001
and 1999 and for the six months ended December 31, 2000 and the six months ended
June 30, 2000.  Only the balance sheet  information  as of December 31, 2001 has
been  restated  for the impact of the  reorganization  of entities  under common
control.

Restated Audited Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements for Valero L.P.,
Valero Logistics Operations,  L.P. and the Wichita Falls Business as of December
31, 2001 and 2000 and for the years ended December 31, 2001,  2000 and 1999. The
consolidated  and  combined  balance  sheet as of  December  31,  2001,  and the
consolidated and combined  statements of cash flows and partners' equity for the
year ended December 31, 2001 and certain notes to the  consolidated and combined
financial  statements have been restated for the impact of the reorganization of
entities under common control.

(b)      Pro forma financial information.

Pro  forma  financial   information  giving  effect  to  the  February  1,  2002
acquisition  of the Wichita Falls Business by Valero L.P. was included in Valero
L.P.'s Form 8-K/A dated February 1, 2002 and filed on April 16, 2002.

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(c) Exhibits.

     Exhibit No. and Description of Exhibit

     23.1 Consent of Independent Public Accountants, dated May 15, 2002.

     99.1 Restated Selected Financial Data, Restated Management's Discussion and
          Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Restated
          Financial Statements of Valero L.P., Valero Logistics Operations, L.P.
          and the Wichita Falls Business.

     99.2 Required letter to Securities and Exchange  Commission under Temporary
          Note 3T.




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                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Valero L.P.
has duly  caused  this  report  to be signed  on its  behalf by the  undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.


                              Valero L.P.
                              By: Riverwalk Logistics, L.P., its general partner
                                    By: Valero GP, LLC, its general partner


                              By: /s/ Todd Walker
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  Todd Walker
                                  Secretary


Dated:  May 15, 2002












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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


     23.1 Consent of Independent Public Accountants, dated May 15, 2002.

     99.1 Restated Selected Financial Data, Restated Management's Discussion and
          Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Restated
          Financial Statements of Valero L.P., Valero Logistics Operations, L.P.
          and the Wichita Falls Business.

          The  following  financial  information  of Valero  L.P. is included in
          Exhibit  99.1 of this Form 8-K dated May 15, 2002 and filed on May 15,
          2002:

          (1)  Restated Selected Financial Data
          (2)  Restated  Management's   Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial
               Condition and Results of Operations
          (3)  Restated Financial Statements

               o    Report of Independent Public Accountants
               o    Consolidated  and Combined Balance Sheets as of December 31,
                    2001 (restated) and 2000
               o    Consolidated and Combined Statements of Income for the Years
                    Ended  December  31,  2001  and 1999  and six  months  ended
                    December 31, 2000 and June 30, 2000
               o    Consolidated  and Combined  Statements of Cash Flows for the
                    Years Ended  December 31, 2001  (restated)  and 1999 and six
                    months ended December 31, 2000 and June 30, 2000
               o    Consolidated and Combined  Statement of Partners' Equity for
                    the year ended  December  31, 2001  (restated)  and Combined
                    Statements of Partners' Equity/Net Parent Investment for the
                    six months ended December 31, 2000 and June 30, 2000 and the
                    year ended December 31, 1999
               o    Notes to  Consolidated  and  Combined  Financial  Statements
                    (restated)

     99.2 Required Letter to Securities and Exchange  Commission under Temporary
          Note 3T.




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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report dated May 14, 2002 on the consolidated and combined financial  statements
of  Valero  L.P.,  formerly  Shamrock  Logistics,  L.P.,  and  Valero  Logistics
Operations,  L.P.,  formerly Shamrock Logistics  Operations,  L.P. (successor to
Ultramar Diamond Shamrock  Logistics  Business) as of December 31, 2001 and 2000
(successor),  and for the year ended  December 31, 1999 and the six months ended
June 30,  2000  (predecessor)  and for the six months  ended  December  31, 2000
(successor)  included  into this Form 8-K, and  incorporated  by reference  into
Valero L.P.'s previously filed  Registration  Statement's File No. 333-81806 and
File No.  333-88264.  It should be noted that we have not audited any  financial
statements of Valero L.P. subsequent to December 31, 2001 or performed any audit
procedures subsequent to the date of our report.


                                                        /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

San Antonio, Texas
May 15, 2002






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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

RESTATED SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Item 6.  Selected Financial Data

Organization
The following  tables set forth  selected  financial  data and operating data of
Valero L.P. (formerly Shamrock Logistics,  L.P.),  Valero Logistics  Operations,
L.P. (Valero  Logistics  Operations,  formerly  Shamrock  Logistics  Operations,
L.P.), a subsidiary of Valero L.P., and the Wichita Falls Crude Oil Pipeline and
Storage  Business  (the  Wichita  Falls  Business)  as of December  31, 2001 and
selected  financial data and operating data of Valero L.P. and Valero  Logistics
Operations as of December 31, 2000 and for the year ended  December 31, 2001 and
the  six  months  ended  December  31,  2000  (collectively  referred  to as the
successor to the Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Logistics Business).

The selected  financial  data and  operating  data as of and for the years ended
December 31, 1999,  1998 and 1997 and for the six months ended June 30, 2000 was
derived from the audited  financial  statements of the Ultramar Diamond Shamrock
Logistics Business (predecessor).

On February 1, 2002, Valero L.P. acquired the Wichita Falls Business (except for
certain retained liabilities) from Valero Energy Corporation (Valero Energy) for
$64,000,000.  The Wichita Falls  Business owns and operates the Wichita Falls to
McKee crude oil pipeline and the Wichita Falls crude oil storage facility, which
Valero L.P. had an option to purchase  pursuant to the Omnibus Agreement between
Valero L.P. and Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation (UDS).

On December 31, 2001,  Valero Energy  acquired UDS,  including the Wichita Falls
Business and the 73.6% ownership interest in Valero L.P. held by subsidiaries of
UDS,  in a  purchase  business  combination.  As a  result  of  Valero  Energy's
acquisition  of UDS,  Valero  Energy  became the  controlling  owner of both the
Wichita Falls Business and Valero L.P. on December 31, 2001.

Because of Valero L.P.'s affiliate relationship with the Wichita Falls Business,
the acquisition of the Wichita Falls Business by Valero L.P. on February 1, 2002
constituted a transaction  between  entities  under common control and, as such,
was  accounted  for  as a  reorganization  of  entities  under  common  control.
Accordingly, the acquisition was recorded at Valero Energy's historical net book
value related to the Wichita Falls Business,  which approximated fair value as a
result of Valero Energy's  acquisition of UDS on December 31, 2001. In addition,
the  consolidated  financial  statements  and notes thereto of Valero L.P. as of
December 31, 2001 have been restated to include the Wichita Falls Business as if
it had been combined with Valero L.P. effective December 31, 2001.

Prior to July 1,  2000,  the  pipeline,  terminalling  and  storage  assets  and
operations  included in the  consolidated and combined  financial  statements in
Item 8.  Financial  Statements  and  Supplementary  Data were referred to as the
Ultramar  Diamond Shamrock  Logistics  Business as if it had existed as a single
separate  entity from UDS.  UDS formed  Valero  Logistics  Operations  to assume
ownership  of  and to  operate  the  assets  of the  Ultramar  Diamond  Shamrock
Logistics  Business.  Effective  July 1, 2000,  UDS  transferred  the pipelines,
terminalling and storage assets and certain  liabilities of the Ultramar Diamond
Shamrock  Logistics  Business  to Valero  Logistics  Operations.  This  transfer
represented a  reorganization  of entities under common control and was recorded
at historical cost.

Effective  April 16, 2001,  the closing  date of Valero  L.P.'s  initial  public
offering, the ownership interests of Valero Logistics Operations held by various
subsidiaries  of UDS were  transferred  to Valero L.P. in exchange for ownership
interests  (common and  subordinated  units) in Valero L.P.  This  transfer also
represented a  reorganization  of entities under common control and was recorded
at historical cost.


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Tariff Rate and Terminalling Revenue Changes

The financial data included in the tables below have been prepared utilizing the
actual pipeline tariff rates and terminalling  fees in effect during the periods
presented.  Effective  January 1, 2000, the Ultramar Diamond Shamrock  Logistics
Business filed revised tariff rates on many of its crude oil and refined product
pipelines  to reflect the total cost of the  pipeline,  the  current  throughput
capacity,  the current throughput  utilization and other market conditions.  The
tariff  rates in effect  before  January 1, 2000 were based on initial  pipeline
cost and were not revised upon  subsequent  expansions or increases or decreases
in  throughput  levels.  The  revised  tariff  rates  resulted  in lower  tariff
revenues.  Prior to 1999, the Ultramar Diamond Shamrock  Logistics  Business did
not charge a separate  terminalling fee for terminalling services at its refined
product  terminals.  These  costs were  charged  back to the  related  refinery.
Beginning  January 1, 1999, the Ultramar  Diamond  Shamrock  Logistics  Business
began charging a separate terminalling fee at its refined product terminals.

The financial  statements in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
and the selected  financial  data in the tables below do not reflect the revised
tariff  rates prior to January 1, 2000 and do not reflect the  establishment  of
terminalling fees prior to January 1, 1999.





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                                                       Successor                                 Predecessor
                                               ---------------------------      ----------------------------------------------

                                                                  Six              Six
                                                                 Months           Months
                                              Year Ended         Ended            Ended          Years Ended December 31,
                                              December 31,     December 31,      June 30,     ------------------------------
                                                 2001             2000             2000       1999         1998         1997
                                                 ----             ----             ----       ----         ----         ----
                                                     (in thousands, except per unit data and barrel/day information)
                                                                                                    
Statement of Income Data:
Revenues (1)................................. $ 98,827         $ 47,550         $ 44,503   $ 109,773    $ 97,883      $ 84,881
                                                ------           ------           ------     -------      ------        ------
Costs and expenses:
    Operating expenses.......................   29,997           14,419           15,458      24,248      28,027        24,042
    General and administrative expenses......    5,349            2,549            2,590       4,698       4,552         4,761
    Depreciation and amortization............   13,390            5,924            6,336      12,318      12,451        11,328
    Taxes other than income..................    3,586            1,174            2,454       4,765       4,152         4,235
                                                ------           ------           ------     -------      ------        ------
Total costs and expenses.....................   52,322           24,066           26,838      46,029      49,182        44,366
Gain on sale of property, plant and
    equipment (2)............................        -                -                -       2,478       7,005             -
                                                ------           ------           ------     -------      ------        ------
                                                                                       -                                     -
Operating income.............................   46,505           23,484           17,665      66,222      55,706        40,515
Interest expense, net........................   (3,811)          (4,748)            (433)       (777)       (796)         (158)
Equity income from Skelly-Belvieu............    3,179            1,951            1,926       3,874       3,896         3,025
                                                ------           ------           ------     -------      ------        ------
Income before income taxes...................   45,873           20,687           19,158      69,319      58,806        43,382
    Benefit (provision) for income
       taxes (3).............................        -                -           30,812     (26,521)    (22,517)      (16,559)
                                                ------           ------           ------     -------      ------        ------
Net income................................... $ 45,873         $ 20,687         $ 49,970   $  42,798    $ 36,289      $ 26,823
                                                ======           ======           ======     =======      ======        ======

Basic and diluted net income per
    unit (4)................................. $   1.82
                                                  ====
Cash distributions per unit.................. $   1.70
                                                  ====

Other Financial Data:
Adjusted EBITDA (5).......................... $ 62,769         $ 31,760         $ 27,223   $  80,678    $ 65,399      $ 57,499
Distributions from Skelly-Belvieu............    2,874            2,352            2,306       4,238       3,692         4,009
Net cash provided by (used in)
    operating activities.....................   74,258              (81)          18,321      49,976      44,950        44,731
Net cash provided by (used in)
    investing activities.....................  (15,052)             215           (2,579)      6,865      18,395       (52,141)
Net cash provided by (used in)
    financing activities.....................  (51,414)            (133)         (15,742)    (56,841)    (63,345)        7,410
Maintenance capital expenditures.............    2,786              619            1,699       2,060       2,345           633
Expansion capital expenditures...............   15,140            1,518            3,186       7,313       9,952        12,359
       Total capital expenditures............   17,926            2,137            4,885       9,373      12,297        12,992

Operating Data (barrels/day):
Crude oil pipeline throughput................  303,811          295,524          294,037     280,041     265,243       282,736
Refined product pipeline throughput..........  308,047          306,877          312,759     297,397     268,064       257,183
Refined product terminal throughput..........  189,172          162,904          168,433     161,340     144,093       136,454





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                                                        Successor                                      Predecessor
                                                  ----------------------                    ----------------------------------
                                                      December 31,                                   December 31,
                                                      ------------                                   ------------
                                                    2001           2000                       1999        1998          1997
                                                    ----           ----                       ----        ----          ----
                                                     (in thousands)                                 (in thousands)
Balance Sheet Data:
                                                                                                       
Property, plant and equipment, net...........    $ 349,012      $ 280,017                  $ 284,954   $ 297,121     $ 319,169
Total assets.................................      387,546        329,484                    308,214     321,002       346,082
Long-term debt, including current portion
    and debt due to parent...................       26,122        118,360                     11,102      11,455        11,738
Partners' equity/net parent investment.......      342,166        204,838                    254,807     268,497       295,403



(1)  If the revised tariff rates and the  terminalling  fee had been implemented
     effective  January 1,  1997,  revenues  would have been as follows  for the
     years  presented.  The revised  tariff rates and  terminalling  fee were in
     effect  throughout  the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000. The amounts
     in the table below are unaudited.



                                                                                   Predecessor
                                                                 ------------------------------------------------
                                                                             Years Ended December 31,
                                                                             ------------------------
                                                                     1999              1998               1997
                                                                     ----              ----               ----
                                                                                  (in thousands)

                                                                                              
         Revenues - historical................................... $ 109,773         $  97,883          $  84,881
                                                                    -------           -------            -------
             Decrease in tariff revenues.........................   (21,892)          (17,067)           (16,197)
             Increase in terminalling revenues...................         -             1,649              1,778
                                                                    -------           -------            -------
                Net decrease.....................................   (21,892)          (15,418)           (14,419)
                                                                    -------           -------            -------
         Revenues - as adjusted.................................. $  87,881         $  82,465          $  70,462
                                                                    =======           =======            =======

(2)  In  March  1998,  the  Ultramar   Diamond   Shamrock   Logistics   Business
     (predecessor)  recognized a gain on the sale of a 25% interest in the McKee
     to El  Paso  refined  product  pipeline  and the El  Paso  refined  product
     terminal  to Phillips  Petroleum  Company.  In August  1999,  the  Ultramar
     Diamond Shamrock Logistics Business (predecessor)  recognized a gain on the
     sale of an  additional  8.33%  interest  in the  McKee  to El Paso  refined
     product pipeline and terminal to Phillips Petroleum Company.

(3)  Effective July 1, 2000, UDS transferred most of its Mid-Continent pipeline,
     terminalling  and storage  assets and certain  related  liabilities  of the
     Ultramar  Diamond  Shamrock  Logistics  Business  (predecessor)  to  Valero
     Logistics  Operations  (successor).   As  a  limited  partnership,   Valero
     Logistics  Operations is not subject to federal or state income taxes.  Due
     to this  change  in tax  status,  the  deferred  income  tax  liability  of
     $38,217,000  as of June 30, 2000 was written off in the statement of income
     of the Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Logistics  Business  (predecessor) for the
     six months ended June 30, 2000.  The resulting net benefit for income taxes
     of  $30,812,000  for the six  months  ended  June 30,  2000,  includes  the
     write-off of the  deferred  income tax  liability  less the  provision  for
     income taxes of  $7,405,000  for the six months  ended June 30,  2000.  The
     income tax provisions for periods prior to July 1, 2000 were based upon the
     effective  income  tax rate for the  Ultramar  Diamond  Shamrock  Logistics
     Business of 38%. The  effective  income tax rate  exceeds the U.S.  federal
     statutory income tax rate due to state income taxes.

(4)  Net income  applicable  to the limited  partners,  after  deduction  of the
     general  partner's  2%  allocation,  for the period  from April 16, 2001 to
     December 31, 2001, was $35,032,000 and net income applicable to the general
     partner was $715,000.  Net income per unit is computed by first  allocating
     net income to each class of  unitholder,  after  deduction  of the  general
     partner's 2%  interest.  Basic and diluted net income per unit is the same.
     Net income per unit for the periods prior to April 16, 2001 is not shown as
     units had not been issued.

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(5)  Adjusted  EBITDA is defined as  operating  income,  plus  depreciation  and
     amortization,  less gain on sale of  property,  plant and  equipment,  plus
     distributions  from  Skelly-Belvieu   Pipeline  Company,  of  which  Valero
     Logistics  Operations  owns 50%,  and  excluding  the impact of  volumetric
     expansions,  contractions  and measurement  discrepancies in the pipelines.
     Beginning July 1, 2000, the impact of volumetric  expansions,  contractions
     and  measurement  discrepancies  in the  pipelines  has  been  borne by the
     shippers in our  pipelines  and is  therefore  not  reflected  in operating
     income  subsequent to July 1, 2000.  The effect of  volumetric  expansions,
     contractions  and  measurement  discrepancies  in the  pipelines  was a net
     reduction to income before income taxes of $916,000, $378,000, $555,000 and
     $1,647,000  for the six months  ended June 30, 2000 and for the years ended
     December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.


RESTATED MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS

Item 7. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations

Introduction

Current Organization

Valero  L.P.  owns  and  operates  most of the  crude  oil and  refined  product
pipeline, terminalling and storage assets located in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico
and Colorado  that support  Valero  Energy's  McKee and Three Rivers  refineries
located in Texas and its Ardmore refinery located in Oklahoma.

Valero Energy is one of the largest independent refining and marketing companies
in the United  States.  Subsequent to the  acquisition  of UDS by Valero Energy,
Valero  Energy owns and operates 12  refineries  in Texas (5),  California  (2),
Louisiana,  Oklahoma,  Colorado,  New Jersey and Quebec,  Canada with a combined
throughput  capacity of approximately  1,900,000  barrels per day. Valero Energy
produces premium,  environmentally clean products such as reformulated gasoline,
low-sulfur  diesel and oxygenates  and gasoline  meeting  specifications  of the
California Air Resources Board (CARB).  Valero Energy also produces conventional
gasoline,  distillates,  jet fuel,  asphalt and  petrochemicals.  Valero  Energy
markets its refined  products  through a network of  approximately  4,600 retail
outlets as well as through  other  wholesale  and spot market sales and exchange
agreements.  In the northeast United States and in eastern Canada, Valero Energy
sells, on a retail basis, home heating oil to approximately 250,000 households.

Valero Energy's refining operations include various logistics assets (pipelines,
terminals,  marine dock facilities,  bulk storage facilities,  refinery delivery
racks,  rail car loading  equipment and shipping and trucking  operations)  that
support the refining and retail  operations.  A portion of the logistics  assets
consists of crude oil and refined product  pipelines,  refined product terminals
and crude oil  storage  facilities  located in Texas,  Oklahoma,  New Mexico and
Colorado  that  support the McKee,  Three Rivers and Ardmore  refineries.  These
pipeline,  terminalling  and  storage  assets  transport  crude  oil  and  other
feedstocks to the refineries and transport  refined products from the refineries
to  terminals  for  further  distribution.  Valero  Energy  markets  the refined
products produced by these refineries  primarily in Texas,  Oklahoma,  Colorado,
New Mexico and Arizona through a network of approximately 2,700 company-operated
and  dealer-operated  convenience stores, as well as through other wholesale and
spot market sales and exchange agreements.

Reorganization Related to the Wichita Falls Business

On February 1, 2002, Valero L.P. acquired the Wichita Falls Business (except for
certain retained  liabilities)  from Valero Energy for $64,000,000.  The Wichita
Falls  Business  owns and operates the Wichita Falls to McKee crude oil pipeline
and the Wichita  Falls  crude oil storage  facility,  which  Valero L.P.  had an
option to purchase  pursuant to the Omnibus  Agreement  between  Valero L.P. and
UDS.

On December 31, 2001,  Valero Energy  acquired UDS,  including the Wichita Falls
Business and the 73.6% ownership interest in Valero L.P. held by subsidiaries of
UDS,  in a  purchase  business  combination.  As a  result  of  Valero  Energy's
acquisition  of UDS,  Valero  Energy  became the  controlling  owner of both the
Wichita Falls Business and Valero L.P. on December 31, 2001.

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Because the Wichita  Falls  Business was an affiliate of ours at the time of its
acquisition,  the acquisition was between  entities under common control and, as
such, was accounted for as a  reorganization  of entities under common  control.
Accordingly, the acquisition was recorded at Valero Energy's historical net book
value related to the Wichita Falls Business,  which approximated fair value as a
result of Valero Energy's  acquisition of UDS on December 31, 2001. In addition,
the consolidated financial information as of December 31, 2001 has been restated
to  include  the  Wichita  Falls  Business  as if it had been  combined  with us
effective December 31, 2001.

Acquisition of UDS by Valero Energy

On May 7, 2001,  UDS announced that it had entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Merger (the  acquisition  agreement) with Valero Energy whereby UDS agreed to be
acquired by Valero Energy for total consideration of approximately $4.3 billion.
In September  2001,  the board of  directors  and  shareholders  of both UDS and
Valero Energy approved the acquisition and, on December 31, 2001,  Valero Energy
completed its purchase acquisition of UDS. Under the acquisition agreement,  UDS
shareholders  received,  for each share of UDS common stock they held,  at their
election,  cash,  Valero Energy common stock or a combination of cash and Valero
Energy common stock, having a value equal to the sum of $27.50 plus 0.614 shares
of Valero  Energy  common stock valued at $35.78 per share (based on the average
closing  Valero Energy common stock price over a ten  trading-day  period ending
three days prior to December 31, 2001).

UDS was an independent  refiner and retailer of refined products and convenience
store merchandise in the central,  southwest and northeast regions of the United
States and eastern Canada.  UDS owned and operated seven  refineries  located in
Texas (2),  California (2), Oklahoma,  Colorado and Quebec,  Canada and marketed
its products through a network of approximately  4,500 convenience stores and 86
cardlock  stations.  In the northeast  United States and in eastern Canada,  UDS
sold, on a retail basis, home heating oil to approximately 250,000 households.

Shamrock Logistics, L.P. (Shamrock Logistics) and Shamrock Logistics Operations,
L.P. (Shamrock Logistics  Operations) were both subsidiaries of UDS. On December
31,  2001,  upon Valero  Energy's  acquisition  of UDS,  Valero  Energy  assumed
ownership of Shamrock  Logistics and Shamrock  Logistics  Operations.  Effective
January 1, 2002,  Shamrock  Logistics  was renamed  Valero L.P.  and its trading
symbol on the NYSE was changed from "UDL" to "VLI." Also,  effective  January 1,
2002,  Shamrock  Logistics  Operations was renamed Valero Logistics  Operations,
L.P.

Prior to the  acquisition,  Valero  Energy owned and operated six  refineries in
Texas  (3),  Louisiana,  New Jersey and  California  with a combined  throughput
capacity of more than  1,100,000  barrels per day.  Valero  Energy  marketed its
gasoline, diesel fuel and other refined products in 34 states through a bulk and
rack marketing  network and, in  California,  through  approximately  350 retail
locations. Upon completion of the acquisition, Valero Energy became the ultimate
parent of Riverwalk  Logistics,  L.P., our general partner. In addition,  Valero
Energy  became  the  obligor  under  the  various  agreements  UDS had  with us,
including the Services  Agreement,  the Pipelines and Terminals  Usage Agreement
and the environmental indemnification.

Reorganizations and Initial Public Offering

Prior to July 1,  2000,  the  pipeline,  terminalling  and  storage  assets  and
operations  discussed  in  Item  7.  Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  of
Financial  Condition and Results of Operations  were referred to as the Ultramar
Diamond  Shamrock  Logistics  Business as if it had existed as a single separate
entity from UDS. UDS formed Valero  Logistics  Operations to assume ownership of
and to operate the assets of the Ultramar Diamond Shamrock  Logistics  Business.
Effective  July 1,  2000,  UDS  transferred  the crude oil and  refined  product
pipelines,  terminalling  and  storage  assets and  certain  liabilities  of the
Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Logistics  Business  (predecessor) to Valero Logistics
Operations (successor). The transfer of assets and certain liabilities to Valero
Logistics  Operations  represented  a  reorganization  of entities  under common
control and was recorded at historical cost.

Effective  with the closing of an initial  public  offering  of common  units of
Valero L.P. on April 16, 2001, the ownership of Valero Logistics Operations held
by various  subsidiaries  of Valero  Energy was  transferred  to Valero  L.P. in
exchange for ownership  interests (common and subordinated units) in Valero L.P.
This transfer also represented a reorganization of entities under common control
and was recorded at historical cost.



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The following  discussion is based on the operating  results of the consolidated
and combined financial  statements of Valero L.P., Valero Logistics  Operations,
the Wichita Falls Business and the Ultramar Diamond Shamrock  Logistics Business
as follows:
o    consolidated  and combined  financial  statements  of Valero  L.P.,  Valero
     Logistics  Operations  (successor)  and the  Wichita  Falls  Business as of
     December 31, 2001;
o    consolidated  financial  statements  of Valero  L.P.  and Valero  Logistics
     Operations  (successor)  for the period from April 16, 2001 to December 31,
     2001;
o    combined   financial   statements  of  Valero  L.P.  and  Valero  Logistics
     Operations (successor) as of December 31, 2000 and for the period from July
     1, 2000 to December  31, 2000 and the period from  January 1, 2001 to April
     15, 2001; and
o    combined financial  statements of Valero L.P., Valero Logistics  Operations
     and the Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Logistics Business  (predecessor) for the
     six months ended June 30, 2000 and for the year ended December 31, 1999.
This  consolidated and combined  financial  statement  presentation more clearly
reflects our  financial  position and results of  operations  as a result of the
recent reorganizations of entities under common control.

Seasonality

The  operating  results of Valero L.P.  are  affected by factors  affecting  the
business of Valero  Energy,  including  refinery  utilization  rates,  crude oil
prices,  the demand for and prices of refined  products  and  industry  refining
capacity.

The  throughput of crude oil we transport is directly  affected by the level of,
and refiner demand for,  crude oil in markets  served  directly by our crude oil
pipelines. Crude oil inventories tend to increase due to overproduction of crude
oil by producing  companies  and countries  and planned  maintenance  turnaround
activity by refiners.  As crude oil inventories  increase,  the market price for
crude oil declines,  along with the market prices for refined products. To bring
crude oil  inventories  back in line with  demand,  refiners  reduce  production
levels, which also has the effect of increasing crude oil market prices.

The throughput of the refined products we transport is directly  affected by the
level of, and user demand for,  refined  products in the markets served directly
or  indirectly  by our refined  product  pipelines.  Demand for gasoline in most
markets  peaks  during the summer  driving  season,  which  extends  from May to
September,  and declines during the fall and winter months.  Demand for gasoline
in the Arizona  market,  however,  generally is higher in the winter months than
summer  months  due to greater  tourist  activity  and second  home usage in the
winter months. Historically, we have not experienced significant fluctuations in
throughput  due to the  stable  demand  for  refined  products  and the  growing
population  base in the  southwestern  and Rocky Mountain  regions of the United
States.



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Results of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2001 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2000

The results of operations  for the year ended December 31, 2001 presented in the
following table are derived from the consolidated statement of income for Valero
L.P. and Valero Logistics Operations, L.P. for the period from April 16, 2001 to
December  31, 2001 and the  combined  statement  of income for Valero  L.P.  and
Valero  Logistics  Operations  for the period from  January 1, 2001 to April 15,
2001,  which in this  discussion  are combined and referred to as the year ended
December 31, 2001.  The results of  operations  for the year ended  December 31,
2000 presented in the following table is derived from the statement of income of
the Ultramar Diamond Shamrock  Logistics  Business for the six months ended June
30,  2000 and the  combined  statement  of  income  of Valero  L.P.  and  Valero
Logistics  Operations for the six months ended December 31, 2000,  which in this
discussion are combined and referred to as the year ended December 31, 2000.

Financial Data:

                                                     Years Ended December 31,
                                                     ------------------------
                                                     2001                2000
                                                     ----                ----
                                                          (in thousands)
       Statement of Income Data:
        Revenues................................  $ 98,827            $ 92,053
                                                    ------              ------
        Costs and expenses:
          Operating expenses....................    29,997              29,877
          General and administrative expenses...     5,349               5,139
          Depreciation and amortization.........    13,390              12,260
          Taxes other than income taxes.........     3,586               3,628
                                                    ------              ------
             Total costs and expenses...........    52,322              50,904
                                                    ------              ------

        Operating income........................    46,505              41,149
          Interest expense, net.................    (3,811)             (5,181)
          Equity income from Skelly-Belvieu.....     3,179               3,877
                                                    ------              ------
        Income before income taxes..............  $ 45,873            $ 39,845
                                                    ======              ======






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Operating Data:

The following  table reflects  throughput  barrels for our crude oil and refined
product  pipelines  and the  total  throughput  for all of our  refined  product
terminals for the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000. The throughput barrels
for the year ended  December  31, 2000  combine the barrels  transported  by the
Ultramar Diamond Shamrock  Logistics  Business for the six months ended June 30,
2000 with the  barrels  transported  by Valero  L.P.  for the six  months  ended
December 31, 2000.




                                                                     Years Ended December 31,
                                                                     ------------------------
                                                                      2001               2000           % Change
                                                                      ----               ----           --------
                                                                     (in thousands of barrels)
        Crude oil pipeline throughput:
                                                                                                  
           Dixon to McKee....................................          20,403             22,736           (10)%
           Wasson to Ardmore (both pipelines)................          29,612             28,003             6 %
           Ringgold to Wasson................................          13,788             10,724            29 %
           Corpus Christi to Three Rivers....................          28,689             31,271            (8)%
           Other crude oil pipelines.........................          18,399             15,157            21 %
                                                                      -------            -------
             Total crude oil pipelines.......................         110,891            107,891             3 %
                                                                      =======            =======

        Refined product pipeline throughput:
           McKee to Colorado Springs to Denver...............           8,838              8,982            (2)%
           McKee to El Paso..................................          24,285             22,277             9 %
           McKee to Amarillo (both pipelines) to Abernathy...          13,747             13,219             4 %
           Amarillo to Albuquerque...........................           4,613              4,714            (2)%
           McKee to Denver...................................           4,370              4,307             1 %
           Ardmore to Wynnewood..............................          20,835             20,705             1 %
           Three Rivers to Laredo............................           4,479              5,886           (24)%
           Three Rivers to San Antonio.......................          10,175              9,761             4 %
           Other refined product pipelines...................          21,095             23,537           (10)%
                                                                      -------            -------
             Total refined product pipelines.................         112,437            113,388            (1)%
                                                                      =======            =======

        Refined product terminal throughput..................          64,522             60,629             6 %
                                                                      =======            =======


Revenues for the year ended  December 31, 2001 were  $98,827,000  as compared to
$92,053,000  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2000,  an  increase  of 7% or
$6,774,000. This increase in revenues is due primarily to the following items:

o    revenues  for the  Ringgold  to Wasson and the Wasson to Ardmore  crude oil
     pipelines increased $1,400,000 due to a combined 12% increase in throughput
     barrels, resulting from UDS purchasing greater quantities of crude oil from
     third  parties near  Ringgold  instead of gathering  crude oil barrels near
     Wasson. In March 2001, UDS sold its Oklahoma crude oil gathering  operation
     which was located near Wasson;

o    revenues  for the  Corpus  Christi  to  Three  Rivers  crude  oil  pipeline
     increased  $1,390,000 despite the 8% decrease in throughput barrels for the
     year ended  December  31, 2001 as compared to 2000.  The Corpus  Christi to
     Three Rivers crude oil pipeline was  temporarily  converted  into a refined
     product  pipeline  during the third  quarter of 2001 due to the  alkylation
     unit  shutdown at UDS' Three Rivers  refinery.  The increase in revenues is
     primarily  due to the  increased  tariff rate charged to transport  refined
     products during the third quarter of 2001. In addition, effective May 2001,
     the crude oil  tariff  rate was  increased  to cover the  additional  costs
     (dockage and wharfage  fees)  associated  with operating a marine crude oil
     storage facility in Corpus Christi;

o    revenues  for the  McKee  to El Paso  refined  product  pipeline  increased
     $1,187,000  primarily due to a 9% increase in throughput  barrels resulting
     from an  increase in UDS' sales into the  Arizona  market.  The McKee to El
     Paso refined  product  pipeline  connects with a third party pipeline which
     runs to Arizona;

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o    revenues for the Three Rivers to Laredo refined product pipeline  decreased
     by $464,000 due to a 24% decrease in throughput barrels partially offset by
     an increase in the tariff rate  effective  July 1, 2001. The Laredo refined
     product  terminal  revenues  also  decreased  by  $290,000  due to the  24%
     decrease in throughput  barrels.  The lower throughput barrels are a result
     of Pemex's  expansion of its Monterrey,  Mexico refinery that increased the
     supply of refined  products to Nuevo  Laredo,  Mexico,  which is across the
     border from Laredo, Texas;

o    revenues,  for the Southlake refined product terminal,  acquired on July 1,
     2001, increased by $1,341,000 and throughput barrels increased by 4,601,000
     for the year ended December 31, 2001; and

o    revenues for all refined  product  terminals,  excluding  the Southlake and
     Laredo refined product terminals,  increased $1,343,000 primarily due to an
     increase  in the  terminalling  fee  charged  at our  marine-based  refined
     product terminals to cover the additional costs (dockage and wharfage fees)
     associated  with  operating  a  marine  refined  product  terminal  and the
     additional  fee of $0.042 per barrel  charged for blending  additives  into
     certain refined products.

Operating  expenses  increased  $120,000 for the year ended December 31, 2001 as
compared to the year ended  December  31, 2000  primarily  due to the  following
items:

o    during the year ended  December 31, 2000,  we recognized a loss of $916,000
     due to the impact of volumetric  expansions,  contractions  and measurement
     discrepancies  in our  pipelines  related  to the first six months of 2000.
     Beginning July 1, 2000, the impact of volumetric  expansions,  contractions
     and measurement discrepancies in the pipelines is borne by the shippers and
     is therefore no longer reflected in operating expenses;

o    utility expenses increased by $1,538,000, or 17%, due to higher electricity
     rates during the year ended December 31, 2001 as compared to the year ended
     December 31, 2000 resulting from higher natural gas costs;

o    the  acquisition  of  the  Southlake  refined  product  terminal  increased
     operating expenses by $308,000;

o    employee  related  expenses  increased due to higher accruals for incentive
     compensation; and

o    other operating  expenses  decreased due to lower rental expenses for fleet
     vehicles, satellite communications and safety equipment as a result of more
     favorable leasing arrangements.

General and administrative expenses increased 4% for the year ended December 31,
2001 as  compared to 2000 due to  increased  general  and  administrative  costs
related to being a publicly  held entity.  Prior to July 1, 2000,  UDS allocated
approximately  5% of its general  and  administrative  expenses  incurred in the
United  States to its  pipeline,  terminalling  and storage  operations to cover
costs of centralized  corporate functions such as legal,  accounting,  treasury,
engineering, information technology and other corporate services. Effective July
1, 2000,  UDS entered into a Services  Agreement  with us to provide the general
and administrative services noted above for an annual fee of $5,200,000, payable
monthly.  This  annual  fee  is in  addition  to  the  incremental  general  and
administrative  costs  incurred  from  third  parties as a result of our being a
publicly held entity. General and administrative expenses were as follows:

                                                   Years Ended December 31,
                                                   ------------------------
                                                   2001                2000
                                                   ----                ----
                                                        (in thousands)

Services Agreement.............................  $ 5,200             $ 2,600
Allocation of UDS general and administrative
   expenses for first six months of 2000.......        -               2,839
Third party expenses...........................      730                 200
Reimbursement from partners on jointly owned
   pipelines...................................     (581)               (500)
                                                   -----               -----
                                                 $ 5,349             $ 5,139
                                                   =====               =====

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Depreciation and amortization  expense  increased  $1,130,000 for the year ended
December  31, 2001 as compared  to the year ended  December  31, 2000 due to the
additional  depreciation  related to the Southlake  refined product terminal and
Ringgold  crude  oil  storage  facility  acquired  during  2001  and  additional
depreciation related to the recently completed capital projects.

Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2001 was $3,811,000 as compared
to  $5,181,000  for 2000.  During the period  from  January 1, 2001 to April 15,
2001, we incurred  $2,513,000 of interest expense related to the $107,676,000 of
debt due to  parent  that we  assumed  on July 1, 2000 and paid off on April 16,
2001.  In  addition,  beginning  April 16,  2001,  Valero  Logistics  Operations
borrowed  $20,506,000 under the revolving credit facility  resulting in $738,000
of interest  expense for the eight and a half months  ended  December  31, 2001.
Interest  expense prior to July 1, 2000 relates only to the debt due to the Port
of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County,  Texas. Interest expense from July
1, 2000  through  April 15, 2001  relates to the debt due to parent and the debt
due to the Port of Corpus  Christi  Authority.  Interest  expense  subsequent to
April 16, 2001 relates to the borrowings under the revolving credit facility and
the debt due to the Port of Corpus Christi Authority.

Equity income from Skelly-Belvieu for the year ended December 31, 2001 decreased
$698,000,  or 18%,  as  compared  to 2000 due  primarily  to a 13%  decrease  in
throughput  barrels in the Skellytown to Mont Belvieu refined product  pipeline.
The  decreased  throughput  in 2001 is due to both  UDS and  Phillips  Petroleum
Company  utilizing  greater  quantities  of  natural  gas to run their  refining
operations instead of selling the natural gas to third parties in Mont Belvieu.

Effective July 1, 2000, UDS  transferred  the assets and certain  liabilities of
the  Ultramar  Diamond  Shamrock  Logistics  Business  (predecessor)  to  Valero
Logistics  Operations  (successor).  As limited  partnerships,  Valero L.P.  and
Valero  Logistics  Operations  are not subject to federal or state income taxes.
Due to  this  change  in tax  status,  the  deferred  income  tax  liability  of
$38,217,000  as of June 30, 2000 was written off in the  statement  of income of
the Ultramar  Diamond  Shamrock  Logistics  Business  (predecessor)  for the six
months  ended June 30,  2000.  The  resulting  net benefit  for income  taxes of
$30,812,000  for the six months ended June 30, 2000,  includes the  write-off of
the  deferred  income tax  liability  less the  provision  for  income  taxes of
$7,405,000  for the six months ended June 30, 2000. The income tax provision for
the six months ended June 30, 2000 was based upon the effective  income tax rate
for the Ultramar  Diamond  Shamrock  Logistics  Business of 38%.  The  effective
income tax rate exceeds the U.S. federal  statutory income tax rate due to state
income taxes.

Income before income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2001 was  $45,873,000
as compared to $39,845,000 for the year ended December 31, 2000. The increase of
$6,028,000  is primarily due to the increase in revenues  resulting  from higher
tariff rates and higher  throughput  barrels in our  pipelines and terminals for
2001 as compared to 2000.



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Year Ended December 31, 2000 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 1999

The results of operations  for the year ended December 31, 2000 presented in the
following table are derived from the statement of income of the Ultramar Diamond
Shamrock  Logistics  Business  for the six months  ended  June 30,  2000 and the
combined statement of income of Valero L.P. and Valero Logistics  Operations for
the six months ended  December 31, 2000,  which in this  discussion are combined
and referred to as the year ended  December 31, 2000.  The results of operations
for the year ended December 31, 1999 presented in the following table is derived
from the  statement  of  income  for the  Ultramar  Diamond  Shamrock  Logistics
Business for the year ended December 31, 1999.

Financial Data:

                                                                    Predecessor
                                                                    -----------
                                                    Year Ended       Year Ended
                                                   December 31,     December 31,
                                                       2000            1999
                                                       ----            ----
  Statement of Income Data:                               (in thousands)

  Revenues......................................... $ 92,053        $ 109,773
                                                      ------          -------
  Costs and expenses:
    Operating expenses.............................   29,877           24,248
    General and administrative expenses............    5,139            4,698
    Depreciation and amortization..................   12,260           12,318
    Taxes other than income taxes..................    3,628            4,765
                                                      ------          -------
       Total costs and expenses....................   50,904           46,029
    Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment..       -             2,478
                                                      ------          -------

  Operating income.................................   41,149           66,222
    Interest expense, net..........................   (5,181)            (777)
    Equity income from Skelly-Belvieu..............    3,877            3,874
                                                      ------          -------
  Income before income taxes....................... $ 39,845        $  69,319
                                                      ======          =======






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Operating Data:

The following  table reflects  throughput  barrels for our crude oil and refined
product  pipelines  and the  total  throughput  for all of our  refined  product
terminals for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 1999. The throughput barrels
for the year ended  December  31, 2000  combine the barrels  transported  by the
Ultramar Diamond Shamrock  Logistics  Business for the six months ended June 30,
2000 with the  barrels  transported  by Valero,  L.P.  for the six months  ended
December 31, 2000.



                                                                                       Predecessor
                                                                                       -----------
                                                                     Year Ended        Year Ended
                                                                     December 31,      December 31,
                                                                        2000              1999          % Change
                                                                        ----              ----          --------
                                                                      (in thousands of barrels)
        Crude oil pipeline throughput:
                                                                                                 
           Dixon to McKee....................................          22,736             22,305            2 %
           Wasson to Ardmore (both pipelines)................          28,003             26,339            6 %
           Ringgold to Wasson................................          10,724             10,982           (2)%
           Corpus Christi to Three Rivers....................          31,271             29,417            6 %
           Other crude oil pipelines.........................          15,157             13,172           15 %
                                                                      -------            -------
             Total crude oil pipelines.......................         107,891            102,215            6 %
                                                                      =======            =======

        Refined product pipeline throughput:
           McKee to Colorado Springs to Denver...............           8,982              9,064           (1)%
           McKee to El Paso..................................          22,277             19,767           13 %
           McKee to Amarillo (both pipelines) to Abernathy...          13,219             14,995          (12)%
           Amarillo to Albuquerque...........................           4,714              4,584            3 %
           McKee to Denver...................................           4,307              3,924           10 %
           Ardmore to Wynnewood..............................          20,705             20,014            3 %
           Three Rivers to Laredo............................           5,886              5,381            9 %
           Three Rivers to San Antonio.......................           9,761             10,154           (4)%
           Other refined product pipelines...................          23,537             20,667           14 %
                                                                      -------            -------
             Total refined product pipelines.................         113,388            108,550            4 %
                                                                      =======            =======

        Refined product terminal throughput..................          60,629             58,889            3 %
                                                                      =======            =======


Revenues for the year ended  December 31, 2000 were  $92,053,000  as compared to
$109,773,000  for the  year  ended  December  31,  1999,  a  decrease  of 16% or
$17,720,000.  Effective January 1, 2000, we implemented  revised tariff rates on
many of our pipelines, which resulted in lower revenues being recognized in 2000
as compared to 1999. Adjusting the revenues for the year ended December 31, 1999
using the newly established  tariff rates and the throughput barrels resulted in
as adjusted revenues of $87,881,000.  On a comparative basis, revenues increased
$4,172,000  or 5%. The  following  discussion is based on a comparison of the as
adjusted  revenues for the year ended December 31, 1999 and the actual  revenues
for the year ended December 31, 2000:

o    revenues  for the  McKee  to El Paso  refined  product  pipeline  increased
     $1,618,000  due to a 13% increase in  throughput  barrels,  resulting  from
     higher  refined  product  demand  in El Paso  and the  Arizona  market  and
     temporary refinery disruptions on the West Coast;

o    revenues  increased  $990,000 for the Corpus  Christi to Three Rivers crude
     oil  pipeline  due to a 6% increase in  throughput  barrels.  In 2000,  UDS
     increased  production  at the Three  Rivers  refinery  to meet the  growing
     demand in south Texas;

o    revenues  generated from the refined product terminals were $15,516,000 for
     the year ended  December 31, 2000 as compared to  $15,238,000  for the year
     ended  December 31, 1999 due to a combined 3% increase in throughput at the
     various terminals;

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o    revenues  from the  McKee to  Denver  refined  product  pipeline  increased
     $266,000  in 2000 as compared to 1999 as  throughput  increased  10% due to
     increasing demand in Denver, Colorado;

o    revenues from the Three Rivers to Pettus (Corpus Christi  segment)  refined
     product  pipeline  increased  $433,000  in  2000  as  compared  to  1999 as
     throughput  increased  112% due to rising  refined  product demand in south
     Texas; and

o    revenues for the Three Rivers to Laredo refined product pipeline  increased
     $260,000  for 2000 as compared  to 1999 due to a 9% increase in  throughput
     barrels,  resulting from increased refined product demand in Laredo,  Texas
     and its sister city of Nuevo Laredo,  Mexico.  Laredo,  Texas is one of the
     fastest  growing  cities in the United States and UDS is the major supplier
     of refined products to this area of Texas.

Operating expenses increased $5,629,000, or 23%, in 2000 from 1999 primarily due
to the following items:

o    higher operating  expenses of $538,000 resulting from a loss of $916,000 in
     2000  as  compared  to a loss of  $378,000  in 1999  due to the  impact  of
     volumetric expansions and contractions and discrepancies in the measurement
     of  throughput.  Effective July 1, 2000, the impact of these items is borne
     by the  shippers  in  our  pipelines  and is  therefore  not  reflected  in
     operating expenses;

o    higher   maintenance   expenses   of   $1,747,000   primarily   related  to
     discretionary environmental expenditures on terminal operations;

o    utility  expenses  increasing  $1,801,000  in 2000 as compared to 1999 as a
     result of higher  throughput  barrels in most  pipelines  and terminals and
     higher  electricity  rates in the  fourth  quarter  of 2000 as a result  of
     higher natural gas costs; and

o    higher salary and employee benefit expenses of $853,000 in 2000 as compared
     to 1999 due to increased benefit accruals and rising salary costs.

Depreciation  and  amortization  expense  decreased  $58,000  for the year ended
December  31, 2000 as compared  to the year ended  December  31, 1999 due to the
sale of an  additional  8.33%  interest in the McKee to El Paso refined  product
pipeline  and  terminal in August 1999.  Partially  offsetting  the decrease was
additional  depreciation  related to the recently  completed  capital  projects,
including  the  expansion  of the McKee to Colorado  Springs and the Amarillo to
Albuquerque refined product pipelines.

General and administrative expenses increased 9% in 2000 as compared to 1999 due
to  increased  general  and  administrative  costs at UDS while  the net  amount
reimbursed by partners on jointly owned pipelines in 2000 remained comparable to
1999. General and administrative expenses were as follows:

                                                      Years Ended December 31,
                                                      ------------------------
                                                      2000                1999
                                                      ----                ----
                                                           (in thousands)

  Services Agreement.............................   $ 2,600            $      -
  Allocation of UDS general and administrative
       expenses..................................     2,839               5,201
  Third party expenses...........................       200                   -
  Reimbursements from partners on jointly
       owned pipelines...........................      (500)               (503)
                                                      -----               -----
                                                    $ 5,139             $ 4,698
                                                      =====               =====


Interest  expense of $5,181,000  for the year ended December 31, 2000 was higher
than the $777,000  recognized during the year ended December 31, 1999 due to the
additional  interest expense recognized in the third and fourth quarters of 2000
related to the $107,676,000 of debt due to parent.

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Equity income from Skelly-Belvieu  represents the 50% interest in the net income
of  Skelly-Belvieu  Pipeline  Company,  which  operates the  Skellytown  to Mont
Belvieu refined product pipeline. Equity income from Skelly-Belvieu for the year
ended  December 31, 2000 was  $3,877,000 as compared to $3,874,000  for the year
ended December 31, 1999.

Effective July 1, 2000, UDS  transferred  the assets and certain  liabilities of
the  Ultramar  Diamond  Shamrock  Logistics  Business  (predecessor)  to  Valero
Logistics  Operations  (successor).  As limited  partnerships,  Valero L.P.  and
Valero  Logistics  Operations  are not subject to federal or state income taxes.
Due to  this  change  in tax  status,  the  deferred  income  tax  liability  of
$38,217,00 as of June 30, 2000 was written off in the statement of income of the
Ultramar Diamond Shamrock  Logistics  Business for the six months ended June 30,
2000.  The  resulting  net benefit for income taxes of  $30,812,000  for the six
months ended June 30, 2000,  includes the  write-off of the deferred  income tax
liability  less the provision  for income taxes of $7,405,000  for the first six
months of 2000.  The income tax  provision for 1999 was based upon the effective
income tax rate for the Ultramar Diamond Shamrock  Logistics  Business of 38.3%.
The effective income tax rate exceeds the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate
due to state income taxes.

Income before income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2000 was  $39,845,000
as compared to $69,319,000 for the year ended December 31, 1999. The decrease of
$29,474,000,  or 43%, is primarily  due to the  decreased  tariff  revenues as a
result of the revised  tariff rates that went into effect  January 1, 2000,  the
impact of which was $21,892,000.

Outlook for First Quarter 2002 and Remainder of 2002

Due to an unusual  combination  of  circumstances  in the first quarter of 2002,
Valero Energy  significantly  reduced its production at most of its  refineries,
including the McKee, Three Rivers and Ardmore refineries,  for economic reasons.
The  exceptionally  mild winter  experienced  throughout the United States,  the
impact to the economy in general of the September 11th terrorist attacks and the
OPEC crude oil production cuts,  contributed to weak refinery margins in January
and February 2002. In addition, many of Valero Energy's refineries were down for
scheduled  maintenance  turnarounds  during this time,  including  the McKee and
Three Rivers refineries.

As a result of Valero Energy's  reduction in refinery  production during January
and February  2002,  throughput in Valero L.P.'s  pipelines and terminals in the
first quarter of 2002 was lower than throughput  levels in the fourth quarter of
2001,  excluding  the  throughput  for the  Wichita  Falls  crude  oil  pipeline
effective February 1, 2002. Accordingly, net income per unit for Valero L.P. was
$0.50 per unit for the first quarter of 2002.  Based on the additional cash flow
generated from the Wichita Falls acquisition completed on February 1, 2002 and a
return to normal operating levels,  the board of directors  approved an increase
of $0.05 per unit in the quarterly cash  distribution  to $0.65 per unit for the
first quarter of 2002.

So far during the second quarter of 2002, throughput levels in the Partnership's
pipelines and terminals  have returned to more normal levels since Valero Energy
increased  production at the McKee,  Three Rivers and Ardmore  refineries.  With
supply and demand  fundamentals in the refining and marketing  industry becoming
more balanced, the Partnership  anticipates that throughput levels will continue
at normal  levels for the balance of 2002;  however,  there can be no  assurance
that throughput levels will stay at these levels.

Based on the throughput  improvements,  the additional  cash flow generated from
the Wichita Falls Business  acquired on February 1, 2002 and the additional cash
flow anticipated from a crude hydrogen pipeline to be acquired in late May 2002,
the Partnership expects to generate higher levels of distributable cash flow for
the balance of 2002.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary cash requirements, in addition to normal operating expenses, are for
capital  expenditures  (both  maintenance  and  expansion),  business  and asset
acquisitions,  distributions to partners and debt service. We expect to fund our
short-term  needs  for  such  items  as  maintenance  capital  expenditures  and
quarterly  distributions  to the partners  from  operating  cash flows.  Capital
expenditures  for long-term needs resulting from future  expansion  projects and
acquisitions  are expected to be funded by a variety of sources  including  cash
flows from operating activities,  borrowings under the revolving credit facility
and  the  issuance  of  additional   common  units  and  other  capital   market
transactions.

Financing

On December  15,  2000,  Valero  Logistics  Operations  entered into a five year
$120,000,000  revolving credit  facility.  Borrowings under the revolving credit
facility bear interest at either an  alternative  base rate or the LIBOR rate at
the  option  of Valero  Logistics  Operations.  The  revolving  credit  facility
requires that Valero Logistics  Operations maintain certain financial ratios and
includes other restrictive  covenants,  including a prohibition on distributions
by Valero  Logistics  Operations  if any  default,  as defined in the  revolving
credit  facility,  exists  or would  result  from the  distribution.  Management
believes that Valero  Logistics  Operations  is in compliance  with all of these
ratios and covenants.

As of  December  31,  2001,  the  outstanding  balance of  borrowings  under the
revolving  credit  facility was  $16,000,000.  On February 1, 2002,  we borrowed
$64,000,000  under the revolving  credit facility to fund the acquisition of the
Wichita Falls Business (except certain retained liabilities) from Valero Energy,
resulting in an outstanding balance of $80,000,000 as of February 1, 2002.

Initial Public Offering

On April 16, 2001, we completed our initial public offering of 5,175,000  common
units at a price of $24.50 per unit.  Total  proceeds were  $126,787,000  before
offering  costs  and  underwriters'   commissions.   In  addition,  we  borrowed
$20,506,000  under  our  revolving  credit  facility.  A  summary  of the use of
proceeds is as follows (in thousands):


        Use of proceeds:
          Underwriters' commissions.......................           $   8,875
          Professional fees and other offering costs......               6,000
          Debt issuance costs.............................                 436
          Repayment of debt due to parent.................             107,676
          Reimbursement of capital expenditures...........              20,517
                                                                       -------
             Total use of proceeds........................           $ 143,504
                                                                       =======


The net proceeds of $3,789,000  were  available for working  capital and general
corporate purposes.

Distributions

Valero L.P.'s partnership  agreement,  as amended, sets forth the calculation to
be used to  determine  the amount and  priority of cash  distributions  that the
common unitholders,  subordinated  unitholders and general partner will receive.
During the subordination period, the holders of our common units are entitled to
receive each quarter a minimum  quarterly  distribution of $0.60 per unit ($2.40
annualized)  prior to any  distribution  of  available  cash to  holders  of our
subordinated units. The subordination  period is defined generally as the period
that will end on the first day of any quarter  beginning after December 31, 2005
if (1) we have  distributed at least the minimum  quarterly  distribution on all
outstanding  units  with  respect  to each of the  immediately  preceding  three
consecutive, non-overlapping four-quarter periods and (2) our adjusted operating
surplus, as defined in our partnership agreement,  during such periods equals or
exceeds the amount that would have been  sufficient  to enable us to  distribute
the minimum  quarterly  distribution on all outstanding units on a fully diluted
basis and the related  distribution  on the 2% general  partner  interest during
those periods.

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In  addition,  all of the  subordinated  units may convert to common  units on a
one-for-one  basis on the first day following the record date for  distributions
for the quarter ending  December 31, 2005, if we meet the tests set forth in the
partnership  agreement.  If the  subordination  period  ends,  the rights of the
holders of  subordinated  units will no longer be  subordinated to the rights of
the holders of common units and the  subordinated  units may be  converted  into
common units.

For the  period  from  April  16,  2001  to  December  31,  2001,  we paid  cash
distributions to unitholders totaling $21,571,000, which represents the required
minimum quarterly  distribution for that period. In addition,  in February 2002,
we  paid a  distribution  of  $0.60  per  unit  or  $11,552,000  to  unitholders
representing  the distribution of available cash generated in the fourth quarter
of 2001. General partner cash distributions  applicable to the period from April
16, 2001 to December 31, 2001,  totaled  $667,000,  of which $236,000 related to
cash generated in the fourth quarter of 2001.

Capital Requirements

The petroleum  pipeline  industry is  capital-intensive,  requiring  significant
investments to upgrade or enhance existing  operations and to meet environmental
regulations.  Our  capital  expenditures  consist  primarily  of:
o    maintenance  capital  expenditures,  such as  those  required  to  maintain
     equipment reliability and safety and to address environmental  regulations;
     and
o    expansion  capital  expenditures,  such as  those  to  expand  and  upgrade
     pipeline  capacity and to construct  new  pipelines,  terminals and storage
     facilities to meet Valero Energy's needs.  In addition,  expansion  capital
     expenditures will include  acquisitions of pipelines,  terminals or storage
     assets owned by Valero Energy or other parties.
We expect to fund our capital  expenditures from cash provided by operations and
to the extent necessary,  from proceeds of borrowings under the revolving credit
facility and debt offerings.

During the year  ended  December  31,  2001,  we  incurred  maintenance  capital
expenditures of $2,786,000  primarily related to tank and automation upgrades at
the refined product terminals and cathodic (corrosion) protection and automation
upgrades for both refined product and crude oil pipelines.  Also during the year
ended  December  31,  2001,  we  incurred  expansion  capital   expenditures  of
$15,140,000 for various acquisitions and capital projects. Acquisitions included
the July 2001 acquisition of the Southlake  refined product terminal from Valero
Energy for  $5,600,000  and the December 2001  acquisition of the Ringgold crude
oil  storage  facility  from  Valero  Energy for  $5,200,000.  Capital  projects
included  $1,813,000 for rights-of-way  related to the expansion of the Amarillo
to Albuquerque  refined  product  pipeline,  which is net of Phillips  Petroleum
Company's 50% share of such cost.

Effective  February 1, 2002,  we  exercised  our option to purchase  the Wichita
Falls Business  (except certain  retained  liabilities)  from Valero Energy at a
cost of $64,000,000.

During the year ended  December  31,  2000,  we incurred  $7,022,000  of capital
expenditures,  including  $4,704,000  relating to expansion capital projects and
$2,318,000 related to maintenance projects.  Expansion capital projects included
the  project to expand the  capacity of the McKee to  Colorado  Springs  refined
product  pipeline from 32,000  barrels per day to 52,000  barrels per day, which
was completed in the fourth quarter of 2000.

During the year ended  December  31,  1999,  we incurred  $9,373,000  of capital
expenditures,  including $5,392,000 relating to the expansion of the capacity of
the McKee to Colorado  Springs refined product  pipeline from 32,000 barrels per
day to 52,000 barrels per day, and  $1,565,000  relating to the expansion of the
total  capacity of the McKee to El Paso  refined  product  pipeline  from 40,000
barrels per day to 60,000 barrels per day.

Partially  offsetting the cash outflows related to capital expenditures are cash
inflows  from  our  50%  interest  in  Skelly-Belvieu   Pipeline  Company,   the
distributions from which totaled  $2,874,000,  $4,658,000 and $4,238,000 for the
years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively.

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We anticipate  that we will  continue to have adequate  liquidity to fund future
recurring operating, investing and financing activities. Our ability to complete
future  debt and  equity  offerings  and the timing of any such  offerings  will
depend upon various factors  including  prevailing market  conditions,  interest
rates and our financial condition.

Related Party Transactions

Services Agreement

Effective July 1, 2000, UDS entered into the Services Agreement with us, whereby
UDS agreed to provide the corporate  functions of legal,  accounting,  treasury,
information  technology and other services for an annual fee of $5,200,000 for a
period of eight  years.  The  $5,200,000  is  adjustable  annually  based on the
Consumer Price Index published by the U.S.  Department of Labor, and may also be
adjusted to take into account  additional  service  levels  necessitated  by the
acquisition or construction of additional assets.  Management  believes that the
$5,200,000 is a reasonable approximation of the general and administrative costs
related to our  current  pipeline,  terminalling  and storage  operations.  This
annual fee is in addition to the incremental  general and  administrative  costs
incurred from third parties as a result of our being a publicly held entity.

The Services Agreement also requires that we reimburse UDS for various recurring
costs of employees who work  exclusively  within the pipeline,  terminalling and
storage  operations  and for  certain  other  costs  incurred  by Valero  Energy
relating  solely to us. These employee costs include  salary,  wages and benefit
costs.  Concurrent with the  acquisition of UDS by Valero Energy,  Valero Energy
became the obligor under the Services Agreement.

Prior  to July 1,  2000,  UDS  allocated  approximately  5% of its  general  and
administrative   expenses  incurred  in  the  United  States  to  its  pipeline,
terminalling  and storage  operations  to cover costs of  centralized  corporate
functions and other corporate  services.  A portion of the allocated general and
administrative  costs is  passed  on to  partners,  which  jointly  own  certain
pipelines  and  terminals  with us.  Also,  prior to July 1, 2000,  the Ultramar
Diamond  Shamrock  Logistics  Business  participated  in UDS'  centralized  cash
management program,  wherein all cash receipts were remitted to UDS and all cash
disbursements  were  funded  by UDS.  Other  transactions  include  intercompany
transportation,   storage  and  terminalling   revenues  and  related  expenses,
administrative  and  support  expenses  incurred  by UDS  and  allocated  to the
Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Logistics Business and income taxes.

Pipelines and Terminals Usage Agreement

On April 16, 2001, UDS entered into the Pipelines and Terminals  Usage Agreement
with us,  whereby UDS agreed to use our  pipelines  to transport at least 75% of
the crude oil shipped to and at least 75% of the refined  products  shipped from
the McKee,  Three Rivers and Ardmore  refineries and to use our refined  product
terminals  for  terminalling  services for at least 50% of all refined  products
shipped from these  refineries  until at least April,  2008.  For the year ended
December 31,  2001,  UDS used our  pipelines  to transport  78% of its crude oil
shipped to and 80% of the refined products shipped from the McKee,  Three Rivers
and  Ardmore  refineries,  and used  our  terminalling  services  for 60% of all
refined products shipped from these  refineries.  Valero Energy also assumed the
obligation  under the Pipelines and Terminals Usage Agreement in connection with
the acquisition of UDS by Valero Energy.

Equity Ownership

As of December 31, 2001, UDS Logistics, LLC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary
of  Valero  Energy,  owns  4,424,322  of our  outstanding  common  units and all
9,599,322 of our outstanding subordinated units. As a result, UDS Logistics, LLC
owns 71.6% of our outstanding equity and Riverwalk  Logistics,  L.P. owns the 2%
general partner interest.

In addition,  prior to its  acquisition  by Valero L.P. on February 1, 2002, the
Wichita  Falls  Business  was wholly owned by Valero  Energy and such  ownership
interest is  reflected as net parent  investment  as of December 31, 2001 in the
combined balance sheet as of December 31, 2001.

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Environmental

Our  operations are subject to  environmental  laws and  regulations  adopted by
various federal,  state and local governmental  authorities in the jurisdictions
in  which  we  operate.  Although  we  believe  our  operations  are in  general
compliance with applicable environmental regulations,  risks of additional costs
and liabilities are inherent in pipeline,  terminalling and storage  operations,
and there can be no assurance that significant costs and liabilities will not be
incurred. Moreover, it is possible that other developments, such as increasingly
stringent  environmental laws,  regulations and enforcement policies thereunder,
and claims for  damages to property or persons  resulting  from the  operations,
could result in substantial costs and liabilities.  Accordingly, we have adopted
policies,  practices and procedures in the areas of pollution  control,  product
safety,  occupational  health and the  handling,  storage,  use and  disposal of
hazardous  materials to prevent material  environmental or other damage,  and to
limit the financial liability which could result from such events. However, some
risk of environmental or other damage is inherent in pipeline,  terminalling and
storage operations, as it is with other entities engaged in similar businesses.

In  connection  with the  transfer of assets and  liabilities  from the Ultramar
Diamond Shamrock Logistics Business to Shamrock Logistics  Operations on July 1,
2000, UDS agreed to indemnify  Shamrock  Logistics  Operations for environmental
liabilities  that arose prior to July 1, 2000.  In  connection  with the initial
public offering of Valero L.P. on April 16, 2001, UDS agreed to indemnify Valero
L.P. for  environmental  liabilities  that arose prior to April 16, 2001 and are
discovered   within  10  years  after  April  16,  2001.   Excluded   from  this
indemnification  are liabilities that result from a change in environmental  law
after April 16,  2001.  In addition,  as an operator or owner of the assets,  we
could be held liable for pre-April 16, 2001  environmental  damage should Valero
Energy be unable to fulfill  its  obligation.  However,  we believe  that such a
situation is remote given Valero Energy's financial condition.

Environmental  exposures  are  difficult  to assess and  estimate due to unknown
factors such as the magnitude of possible  contamination,  the timing and extent
of  remediation,  the  determination  of our  liability in  proportion  to other
parties,   improvements  in  cleanup   technologies  and  the  extent  to  which
environmental   laws  and  regulations  may  change  in  the  future.   Although
environmental  costs may have a significant  impact on results of operations for
any single period,  we believe that such costs will not have a material  adverse
effect on our financial position.  As of December 31, 2001, we have not incurred
any  environmental  liabilities  which  were not  covered  by the  environmental
indemnification.

In  conjunction  with the sale of the Wichita  Falls  Business  to Valero  L.P.,
Valero  Energy  has  agreed  to  indemnify  Valero  L.P.  for any  environmental
liabilities that arose prior to February 1, 2002 and are discovered by April 15,
2011.  As of and for the years  ended  December  31,  2001,  2000 and 1999,  the
Wichita Falls Business did not incur any environmental liability;  thus there is
no accrual as of December 31, 2001.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The  preparation  of  financial  statements  in  accordance  with United  States
generally  accepted   accounting   principles   requires  management  to  select
appropriate  accounting  policies and to make  estimates  and  assumptions  that
affect  the  amounts  reported  in  the  consolidated  and  combined   financial
statements  and  accompanying  notes.  Actual  results  could  differ from those
estimates. See Note 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies on page 37 for
our significant accounting policies.

On an  ongoing  basis,  management  reviews  its  estimates  based on  currently
available information.  Changes in facts and circumstances may result in revised
estimates.  Any  effects on our  financial  position  or  results of  operations
resulting  from  revisions to estimates  are recorded in the period in which the
facts and circumstances that give rise to the revision become known. We deem the
following estimates and accounting policies to be critical:

Tariff Rates

Tariff  rates  which we charge for the  transportation  of crude oil and refined
products  in our  pipelines  are  subject  to  extensive  federal  and/or  state
regulation.  Reductions  to the  current  tariff  rates we charge  could  have a
material  adverse effect on our results of operations.  Valero Energy has agreed
not to challenge our tariff rates until at least April, 2008.

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Depreciation

Depreciation  expense is  calculated  using the  straight-line  method  over the
estimated  useful lives of our  property,  plant and  equipment.  Because of the
expected long useful lives of our property,  plant and equipment,  we depreciate
them over a 3-year to 40-year period.  Changes in the estimated  useful lives of
our property,  plant and equipment  could have a material  adverse effect on our
results of operations.

Goodwill

Goodwill  is the  excess of cost  over the fair  value of net  assets  acquired.
Effective  January  1,  2002,  with the  adoption  of FASB  Statement  No.  142,
"Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,"  amortization of goodwill ceased and the
unamortized  balance  will  be  tested  annually  for  impairment.  Management's
estimates  will be crucial to determining  whether an impairment  exists and, if
so, the effect of such  impairment.  We believe that future  reported net income
may be more volatile because impairment losses related to goodwill are likely to
occur irregularly and in varying amounts.

Environmental Liabilities

Environmental laws and regulations  adopted by various federal,  state and local
governmental  authorities  in the  jurisdictions  in which we operate impact our
business.  Although we believe our  operations  are in general  compliance  with
applicable environmental regulations,  risks of additional costs and liabilities
are inherent in pipeline,  terminalling and storage operations, and there can be
no  assurance  that  significant  costs and  liabilities  will not be  incurred.
Environmental   remediation  costs  are  expensed  and  the  associated  accrual
established  when site  restoration  and  environmental  remediation and cleanup
obligations  are  either  known or  considered  probable  and can be  reasonably
estimated.  Adjustments to initial estimates are recorded, from time to time, to
reflect changing  circumstances and estimates based upon additional  information
developed in subsequent  periods. In connection with the initial public offering
of  Valero  L.P.,  Valero  Energy  agreed  to  indemnify  us  for  environmental
liabilities  that arose  prior to April 16,  2001 and are  discovered  within 10
years after April 16, 2001.  Excluded from this  indemnification  are costs that
arise from changes in environmental law after April 16, 2001. In addition, as an
operator or owner of the assets,  we could be held liable for pre-April 16, 2001
environmental  damage should Valero Energy be unable to fulfill its  obligation.
However,  we believe  that such a  situation  is remote  given  Valero  Energy's
financial  condition.  As of  December  31,  2001,  we  have  not  incurred  any
environmental   liabilities   which  were  not  covered  by  the   environmental
indemnification.

Income Taxes

Although we are a limited partnership and not subject to federal or state income
taxes,  the IRS could  challenge  positions  we have taken for tax  purposes and
could treat us as a  corporation.  While we believe  challenges to our positions
should be rare, any changes to our tax structure  could have a material  adverse
effect on our results of operations.

Relationship with Valero Energy

Under the  Services  Agreement,  we pay Valero  Energy  $5,200,000  per year for
performing general and administrative services and reimburse it for other costs,
including  employee and third party costs as well as costs incurred by reason of
our being a public  entity.  The Service  Agreement  and other  agreements  with
Valero Energy are described  under Related Party  Transactions  on page 23. From
time to time, we need to make judgments as to whether or not particular services
are covered by the $5,200,000  annual fee. These service  judgments are reviewed
by our internal and independent  auditors and reported to our audit committee at
least quarterly.

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New Accounting Pronouncements

FASB Statement No. 141

In June 2001,  the FASB  issued  Statement  No.  141, " Business  Combinations."
Statement  No. 141  addresses  financial  accounting  and reporting for business
combinations  and supersedes APB Opinion No. 16,  "Business  Combinations,"  and
Statement No. 38,  "Accounting  for  Preacquisition  Contingencies  of Purchased
Enterprises."  All business  combinations  within the scope of Statement No. 141
are to be accounted for using the purchase  method.  The provisions of Statement
No. 141 apply to all business combinations  initiated after June 30, 2001 and to
all business combinations  accounted for using the purchase method for which the
date of acquisition is July 1, 2001 or later.  We implemented  Statement No. 141
on July 1, 2001;  however,  the  acquisition  of the Southlake  refined  product
terminal, the Ringgold crude oil storage facility and the Wichita Falls Business
have been  accounted for at historical  cost because they were acquired from our
parent.

FASB Statement No. 142

Also in June 2001,  the FASB  issued  Statement  No.  142,  "Goodwill  and Other
Intangible  Assets."  Statement  No.  142  addresses  financial  accounting  and
reporting for acquired  goodwill and other intangible  assets and supersedes APB
Opinion No. 17, "Intangible  Assets." Statement No. 142 addresses how intangible
assets that are acquired  individually  or with a group of other assets (but not
those acquired in a business  combination)  should be accounted for in financial
statements  upon their  acquisition.  This statement also addresses how goodwill
and other  intangible  assets  should  be  accounted  for  after  they have been
initially  recognized in the financial  statements.  The provisions of Statement
No. 142 are required to be applied  starting with fiscal years  beginning  after
December 15, 2001.  This statement is required to be applied at the beginning of
an entity's  fiscal year and to be applied to all goodwill and other  intangible
assets  recognized  in its  financial  statements  at that date.  The  statement
provides that goodwill and other intangible  assets that have indefinite  useful
lives will not be  amortized  but instead  will be tested at least  annually for
impairment.  Intangible assets that have finite useful lives will continue to be
amortized  over  their  useful  lives,  but such lives will not be limited to 40
years.  Impairment  losses for goodwill and  indefinite-lived  intangible assets
that  arise  due to the  initial  application  of  Statement  No.  142 are to be
reported as resulting  from a change in accounting  principle.  We have reviewed
the  requirements  of  Statement  No. 142 and the impact of  adoption  effective
January 1, 2002  resulted in the  cessation of goodwill  amortization  beginning
January 1, 2002, which amortization approximates $300,000 annually. In addition,
we  believe  that  future  reported  net  income  may be more  volatile  because
impairment  losses  related to goodwill are likely to occur  irregularly  and in
varying amounts.

FASB Statement No. 143

Also in June 2001,  the FASB issued  Statement  No. 143,  "Accounting  for Asset
Retirement Obligations." This statement establishes standards for accounting for
an obligation  associated with the retirement of a tangible long-lived asset. An
asset retirement  obligation should be recognized in the financial statements in
the period in which it meets the  definition  of a liability  as defined in FASB
Concepts Statement No. 6, "Elements of Financial  Statements." The amount of the
liability  would  initially  be measured at fair  value.  Subsequent  to initial
measurement,  an entity would  recognize  changes in the amount of the liability
resulting from (a) the passage of time and (b) revisions to either the timing or
amount of estimated cash flows. Statement No. 143 also establishes standards for
accounting  for the cost  associated  with an asset  retirement  obligation.  It
requires that, upon initial  recognition of a liability for an asset  retirement
obligation,  an entity  capitalize  that cost by  recognizing an increase in the
carrying  amount  of  the  related   long-lived  asset.  The  capitalized  asset
retirement  cost  would then be  allocated  to expense  using a  systematic  and
rational  method.  Statement No. 143 will be effective for financial  statements
issued for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002, with earlier  application
encouraged.  We are  currently  evaluating  the  impact  of  adopting  this  new
statement.

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FASB Statement No. 144

In  August  2001,  the  FASB  issued  Statement  No.  144,  "Accounting  for the
Impairment  or Disposal  of  Long-Lived  Assets."  Statement  No. 144  addresses
financial  accounting and reporting for the impairment of long-lived  assets and
for  long-lived  assets  to be  disposed  of.  This  statement  supersedes  FASB
Statement No. 121,  "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived  Assets and for
Long-Lived   Assets  to  Be  Disposed  Of,"  but  retains  Statement  No.  121's
fundamental   provisions  for  recognition  and  measurement  of  impairment  of
long-lived assets to be held and used and measurement of long-lived assets to be
disposed  of by sale.  This  statement  also  supersedes  APB  Opinion  No.  30,
"Reporting  the Results of  Operations - Reporting  the Effects of Disposal of a
Segment of a Business,  and  Extraordinary,  Unusual and Infrequently  Occurring
Events and Transactions," for the disposal of a segment of a business. Statement
No. 144 does not apply to goodwill or other  intangible  assets,  the accounting
and reporting of which is addressed in newly issued Statement No. 142, "Goodwill
and Other Intangible  Assets." The provisions of Statement No. 144 are effective
for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001, and
interim periods within those fiscal years,  with early  application  encouraged.
There was no impact to our  financial  position  or results of  operations  as a
result of adopting this statement effective January 1, 2002.

FASB Statement No. 145

In April 2002, the FASB issued  Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standard No.
145,  "Rescission  of FASB  Statements  No.  4, 44,  and 64,  Amendment  of FASB
Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections." This statement:
o    rescinds  Statement No. 4, "Reporting Gains and Losses from  Extinguishment
     of Debt,"
o    rescinds  Statement  No.  64,  "Extinguishments  of Debt  Made  to  Satisfy
     Sinking-Fund Requirements,"
o    rescinds  Statement  No. 44,  "Accounting  for  Intangible  Assets of Motor
     Carriers," and
o    amends  Statement  No.  13,   "Accounting  for  Leases,"  to  eliminate  an
     inconsistency   between  the   required   accounting   for   sale-leaseback
     transactions  and the required  accounting for certain lease  modifications
     that have economic effects that are similar to sale-leaseback transactions.
This statement also amends other existing  authoritative  pronouncements to make
various technical corrections, clarify meanings, or describe their applicability
under  changed  conditions.  The  provisions of Statement No. 145 related to the
rescission of Statement No. 4 shall be applied in fiscal years  beginning  after
May 15, 2002 and the provisions of this  statement  related to the Statement No.
13 sale-leaseback  inconsistency  shall be effective for transactions  occurring
after May 15, 2002, with early application  encouraged.  All other provisions of
this statement  shall be effective for financial  statements  issued on or after
May 15, 2002,  with earlier  application  encouraged.  We do not expect that the
adoption of this statement will have a material impact on our financial position
or results of operations.

Certain Forward-Looking Statements

This current report on Form 8-K contains certain "forward-looking" statements as
such term is defined in Section  27A of the  Securities  Act of 1933 and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and information  relating to us that
is  based  on the  beliefs  of  management  as well as  assumptions  made by and
information  currently  available to management.  When used in this report,  the
words "anticipate,"  "believe,"  "estimate,"  "expect" and "intend" and words or
phrases of similar  expressions,  as they relate to us or  management,  identify
forward-looking  statements.  Such  statements  reflect  the  current  views  of
management  with  respect  to future  events and are  subject to certain  risks,
uncertainties  and  assumptions  relating  to  the  operations  and  results  of
operations,  including  as a result of  competitive  factors  such as  competing
pipelines,  pricing  pressures,  changes  in market  conditions,  reductions  in
production  at the  refineries  that we supply with crude oil and whose  refined
products we transport,  inability to acquire additional  non-affiliated pipeline
entities,  reductions in space  allocated to us in  interconnecting  third party
pipelines,  shifts in  market  demand,  general  economic  conditions  and other
factors.

Should one or more of these risks or  uncertainties  materialize,  or should any
underlying  assumptions  prove  incorrect,  actual  results or outcomes may vary
materially from those  described  herein as  anticipated,  believed,  estimated,
expected or intended.



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Item 7A.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Valero  L.P.  currently  does not  engage in  interest  rate,  foreign  currency
exchange rate or commodity price hedging transactions.

The principal  market risk (i.e.,  the risk of loss arising from adverse changes
in market rates and prices) to which we are exposed is interest rate risk on our
debt. We manage our debt considering various financing alternatives available in
the market.  Borrowings  under our revolving credit facility do not give rise to
significant interest rate risk because the interest rate on borrowings under the
revolving  credit facility float with market rates.  Thus the carrying amount of
outstanding  borrowings  under the revolving credit facility  approximates  fair
value.  Our  remaining  debt is fixed rate debt with an 8%  interest  rate.  The
estimated  fair  value  of our  fixed  rate  debt as of  December  31,  2001 was
$11,240,000 as compared to the carrying value of $10,122,000. The fair value was
estimated  using  discounted  cash flow analysis,  based on current  incremental
borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing  arrangements.  Because the total
of  this  fixed  rate  debt  is  not  material  to  our  financial  position  or
performance,  there is currently  minimal impact related to market interest rate
risk.


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RESTATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data



                    Report of Independent Public Accountants


To the Board of Directors and Unitholders of Valero L.P.:

We have audited the  accompanying  consolidated  and combined  balance sheets of
Valero L.P., formerly Shamrock Logistics,  L.P. (a Delaware limited partnership)
and Valero Logistics  Operations,  L.P., formerly Shamrock Logistics Operations,
L.P.  successor to the Ultramar Diamond Shamrock  Logistics Business (a Delaware
limited  partnership)  (collectively,  the Partnerships) as of December 31, 2001
and 2000 (successor),  and the related  consolidated and combined  statements of
income,  cash flows,  partners'  equity/net parent investment for the year ended
December 31, 2001 and the six months ended December 31, 2000 (successor) and the
related combined statements of income, cash flows,  partners'  equity/net parent
investment  for the six months  ended June 30, 2000 and the year ended  December
31, 1999 (predecessor). These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Partnership's  management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable  assurance about whether the financial  statements are free
of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting  the amounts and  disclosures in the financial  statements.  An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by  management,  as well as  evaluating  the  overall  financial  statement
presentation.  We believe  that our audits  provide a  reasonable  basis for our
opinion.

In our opinion,  the financial  statements  referred to above present fairly, in
all material  respects,  the consolidated and combined financial position of the
Partnerships  as of  December  31,  2001  and  2000,  and the  results  of their
operations  and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 2001 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States.


                                                         /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

San Antonio, Texas
May 14, 2002





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                VALERO L.P. AND VALERO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, L.P.
   (formerly Shamrock Logistics, L.P. and Shamrock Logistics Operations, L.P.)
         (successor to the Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Logistics Business)
                    CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED BALANCE SHEETS
                                 (in thousands)

                                                                                         December 31,
                                                                                         ------------
                                                                                     2001             2000
                                                                                     ----             ----
                                   Assets                                         (restated)
Current assets:
                                                                                              
   Cash and cash equivalents...............................................       $   7,796         $       4
   Receivable from parent..................................................           6,292            22,348
   Accounts receivable.....................................................           2,855             2,386
   Other current assets....................................................               -             3,528
                                                                                    -------           -------
      Total current assets.................................................          16,943            28,266
                                                                                    -------           -------

Property, plant and equipment..............................................         470,401           388,537
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization.............................        (121,389)         (108,520)
                                                                                    -------           -------
   Property, plant and equipment, net......................................         349,012           280,017
Goodwill, net..............................................................           4,715             5,014
Investment in affiliate....................................................          16,492            16,187
Other noncurrent assets, net...............................................             384                 -
                                                                                    -------           -------
    Total assets...........................................................       $ 387,546         $ 329,484
                                                                                    =======           =======

                      Liabilities and Partners' Equity
Current liabilities:
   Current portion of long-term debt.......................................       $     462         $     608
   Accounts payable and accrued liabilities................................           4,215             2,685
   Taxes other than income taxes...........................................           1,894             3,601
                                                                                    -------           -------
      Total current liabilities............................................           6,571             6,894

Long-term debt, less current portion.......................................          25,660            10,076
Debt due to parent.........................................................               -           107,676
Other long-term liabilities................................................               2                 -
Deferred income tax liabilities............................................          13,147                 -
Commitments and contingencies

Partners' equity:
   Common Units (9,599,322 outstanding as of December 31, 2001)............         169,305                 -
   Subordinated Units (9,599,322 outstanding as of December 31, 2001)......         116,399                 -
   Limited partners' equity................................................               -           202,790
   General partner equity..................................................           5,831             2,048
   Net parent investment...................................................          50,631                 -
                                                                                    -------           -------
     Total partners' equity................................................         342,166           204,838
                                                                                    -------           -------
     Total liabilities and partners' equity................................       $ 387,546         $ 329,484
                                                                                    =======           =======


    See accompanying notes to consolidated and combined financial statements.




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                VALERO L.P. AND VALERO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, L.P.
   (formerly Shamrock Logistics, L.P. and Shamrock Logistics Operations, L.P.)
         (successor to the Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Logistics Business)
                 CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                  (in thousands, except unit and per unit data)

                                                                      Successor                        Predecessor
                                                           -------------------------------     -----------------------------
                                                                              Six Months       Six Months
                                                            Year Ended          Ended            Ended           Year Ended
                                                            December 31,      December 31,      June 30,         December 31,
                                                               2001              2000             2000              1999
                                                               ----              ----             ----              ----

                                                                                                     
Revenues...............................................      $ 98,827          $ 47,550         $ 44,503         $ 109,773
                                                               ------            ------           ------           -------

Costs and expenses:
   Operating expenses..................................        29,997            14,419           15,458            24,248
   General and administrative expenses.................         5,349             2,549            2,590             4,698
   Depreciation and amortization.......................        13,390             5,924            6,336            12,318
   Taxes other than income taxes.......................         3,586             1,174            2,454             4,765
                                                               ------            ------           ------           -------
      Total costs and expenses.........................        52,322            24,066           26,838            46,029

   Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment.......             -                 -                -             2,478
                                                               ------            ------           ------           -------

Operating income.......................................        46,505            23,484           17,665            66,222
  Interest expense, net................................        (3,811)           (4,748)            (433)             (777)
  Equity income from affiliate.........................         3,179             1,951            1,926             3,874
                                                               ------            ------           ------           -------

Income before income taxes.............................        45,873            20,687           19,158            69,319
  Benefit (provision) for income taxes.................             -                 -           30,812           (26,521)
                                                               ------            ------           ------           -------
Net income.............................................      $ 45,873          $ 20,687         $ 49,970         $  42,798
                                                               ======            ======           ======           =======

Allocation of 2001 net income:
  Net income applicable to the period January 1 to
    April 15, 2001.....................................      $ 10,126
  Net income applicable to the period  after
    April 15, 2001.....................................        35,747
                                                               ------
       Net income.....................................       $ 45,873
                                                               ======
General partner interest in net income applicable
  to the period after April 15, 2001...................      $    715
                                                               ======
Limited partners' interest in net income applicable
  to the period after April 15, 2001...................      $ 35,032
                                                               ======
Basic and diluted net income per unit applicable to
  the period after April 15, 2001......................      $   1.82
                                                               ======
Weighted average number of units outstanding for
   the period from April 16 to December 31, 2001.......    19,198,644
                                                           ==========


    See accompanying notes to consolidated and combined financial statements.






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                VALERO L.P. AND VALERO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, L.P.
   (formerly Shamrock Logistics, L.P. and Shamrock Logistics Operations, L.P.)
         (successor to the Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Logistics Business)
               CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (in thousands)

                                                                    Successor                         Predecessor
                                                            -----------------------------     ------------------------------
                                                                             Six Months        Six Months
                                                            Year Ended         Ended             Ended           Year Ended
                                                            December 31,     December 31,       June 30,         December 31,
                                                               2001             2000              2000              1999
                                                               ----             ----              ----              ----
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:                       (restated)
                                                                                                     
Net income ...........................................      $  45,873         $ 20,687         $ 49,970          $ 42,798
Adjustments to reconcile net income to
 net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
  Depreciation and amortization.......................         13,390            5,924            6,336            12,318
  Amortization of debt issuance costs.................             90                -                -                 -
  Equity income from affiliate........................         (3,179)          (1,951)          (1,926)           (3,874)
  Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment.......              -                -                -            (2,478)
  (Benefit) provision for deferred income taxes.......              -                -          (36,677)            3,622
  Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
   Decrease (increase) in receivable from parent......         16,056          (22,347)               -                (1)
   Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable.........           (469)          (1,676)             263               (42)
   Decrease (increase) in other current assets........          3,528           (3,528)               -                 -
   Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued
     liabilities and taxes other than income taxes....           (559)           2,810              492              (142)
   Increase in other noncurrent assets................           (474)               -                -                 -
   Increase (decrease) in other long-term liabilities.              2                -             (137)           (2,225)
                                                               ------          -------          -------            ------
  Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities.         74,258              (81)          18,321            49,976
                                                               ------          -------          -------            ------

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Maintenance capital expenditures......................         (2,786)            (619)          (1,699)           (2,060)
Expansion capital expenditures........................        (15,140)          (1,518)          (3,186)           (7,313)
Distributions received from affiliate.................          2,874            2,352            2,306             4,238
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment...              -                -                -            12,000
                                                             --------          -------          --------           ------
  Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities.        (15,052)             215           (2,579)            6,865
                                                             --------          -------          --------           ------

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt borrowings...............         25,506                -                -                 -
Repayment of long-term debt...........................        (10,068)            (134)            (284)             (353)
Partners' contributions...............................              -                1                -                 1
Distributions to parent and affiliates................        (29,000)               -          (15,458)          (56,489)
Net proceeds from sale of common units to the public..        111,912                -                -                 -
Distribution to affiliates of parent for
  reimbursement of capital expenditures...............        (20,517)               -                -                 -
Repayment of debt due to parent.......................       (107,676)               -                -                 -
Payment of distributions to unitholders...............        (21,571)               -                -                 -
                                                             --------          -------          -------           -------
  Net cash used in financing activities...............        (51,414)            (133)         (15,742)          (56,841)
                                                             --------          -------          -------           -------
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents.............          7,792                1                -                 -
Cash and cash equivalents as of the beginning
  of period...........................................              4                3                3                 3
                                                             --------          -------          -------           -------
Cash and cash equivalents as of the end of period.....     $    7,796        $       4        $       3         $       3
                                                             ========          =======          =======           =======

Non-Cash Activities - Deemed contribution of the
  Wichita Falls Business to Valero L.P. by Valero
  Energy:
     Property, plant and equipment....................     $  (64,160)       $       -        $       -         $       -
     Accrued liabilities and taxes other than income
       taxes..........................................            382                -                -                 -
     Deferred income tax liabilities..................         13,147                -                -                 -
     Net parent investment............................         50,631                -                -                 -


    See accompanying notes to consolidated and combined financial statements.





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        SHAMROCK LOGISTICS, L.P. AND SHAMROCK LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, L.P.
         (successor to the Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Logistics Business)
          COMBINED STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS' EQUITY/NET PARENT INVESTMENT
              Six Months Ended December 31, 2000 and June 30, 2000
                      and the Year Ended December 31, 1999
                                 (in thousands)

     Balance as of January 1, 1999................................  $ 268,497
          Net income..............................................     42,798
          Net change in parent advances...........................    (56,489)
          Partners' contributions.................................          1
                                                                     --------

     Balance as of December 31, 1999..............................    254,807

          Net income..............................................     49,970
          Net change in parent advances...........................    (15,458)
          Formalization of the terms of debt due to parent........   (107,676)
                                                                     --------
     Balance as of June 30, 2000..................................    181,643
          Net income..............................................     20,687
          Partners' contributions.................................          1
          Environmental liabilities as of June 30, 2000 retained
            by Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation..............      2,507
                                                                     --------
     Balance as of December 31, 2000..............................  $ 204,838
                                                                     ========




                VALERO L.P. AND VALERO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, L.P.
   (formerly Shamrock Logistics, L.P. and Shamrock Logistics Operations, L.P.)
         (successor to the Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Logistics Business)
             CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED STATEMENT OF PARTNERS' EQUITY
                          Year Ended December 31, 2001
                                 (in thousands)

                                                       Limited Partners'                            Net           Total
                                                    -------------------------       General        Parent        Partners'
                                                      Common     Subordinated       Partner      Investment       Equity
                                                      ------     ------------       -------      ----------      ---------
                                                                                                  
Combined balance as of January 1, 2001.........     $ 202,790    $       -           $ 2,048      $      -       $ 204,838
Net income applicable to the period
  January 1 to April 15, 2001..................        10,025            -               101             -          10,126
Distributions to affiliates of Ultramar
  Diamond Shamrock Corporation of net
  income applicable to the period July 1, 2000
  to April 15, 2001............................       (28,710)           -              (290)            -         (29,000)
Distribution to affiliates of Ultramar
  Diamond Shamrock Corporation for
  reimbursement of capital expenditures........       (20,517)           -                 -             -         (20,517)
Issuance of  common and subordinated units                                                                             -
  for the contribution of  Valero Logistics
  Operations' limited partner interest.........      (113,141)     109,453             3,688             -
Sale of common units to the public ............       111,912            -                 -             -         111,912
Net income applicable to the period
  from April 16 to December 31, 2001...........        17,516       17,516               715             -          35,747
Cash distributions to unitholders..............       (10,570)     (10,570)             (431)            -         (21,571)
Adjustment for the Wichita Falls Business
  transaction..................................             -            -                 -        50,631          50,631
                                                     --------      -------             -----        ------         -------
Consolidated balance as of December 31,
  2001.........................................    $  169,305    $ 116,399           $ 5,831      $ 50,631       $ 342,166
                                                     ========      =======             =====        ======         =======


    See accompanying notes to consolidated and combined financial statements.




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                VALERO L.P. AND VALERO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, L.P.
  (formerly Shamrock Logistics, L.P. and Shamrock Logistics Operations, L.P.)
        (successor to the Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Logistics Business)
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
     Year Ended December 31, 2001 and the Six Months Ended December 31, 2000
(successor) and June 30, 2000 and the Year Ended December 31, 1999 (predecessor)


NOTE 1: Organization

Valero L.P. (formerly Shamrock Logistics,  L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership
and  majority-owned  subsidiary  of  Valero  Energy  Corporation  was  formed to
ultimately  acquire  Valero  Logistics   Operations,   L.P.  (formerly  Shamrock
Logistics Operations, L.P.)

Valero Logistics  Operations,  L.P. (Valero  Logistics  Operations),  a Delaware
limited  partnership  and a subsidiary of Valero L.P., was formed to operate the
crude oil and refined product  pipeline,  terminalling and storage assets of the
Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Logistics Business.

Valero  L.P.  owns  and  operates  most of the  crude  oil and  refined  product
pipeline, terminalling and storage assets located in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico
and Colorado that support  Valero Energy  Corporation's  (Valero  Energy) McKee,
Three Rivers and Ardmore refineries located in Texas and Oklahoma.

Valero Energy is an  independent  refining and marketing  company.  Prior to the
acquisition of Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation (UDS) on December 31, 2001,
Valero  Energy  owned and  operated  six  refineries  in Texas (3),  California,
Louisiana  and New  Jersey  with a  combined  throughput  capacity  of more than
1,100,000 barrels per day. Valero Energy produces premium, environmentally clean
products such as reformulated  gasoline,  low-sulfur  diesel fuel and oxygenates
and gasoline  meeting  specifications  of the  California  Air  Resources  Board
(CARB).  Valero Energy also produces  conventional  gasoline,  distillates,  jet
fuel,  asphalt and  petrochemicals and markets its products through an extensive
wholesale bulk and rack marketing network,  and through branded retail and other
retail distributor locations.

UDS was an independent  refiner and retailer of refined products and convenience
store merchandise in the central,  southwest and northeast regions of the United
States and eastern Canada.  UDS owned and operated seven  refineries  located in
Texas (2),  California (2), Oklahoma,  Colorado and Quebec,  Canada and marketed
its products through a network of approximately  4,500 convenience stores and 86
cardlock  stations.  In the northeast  United States and in eastern Canada,  UDS
sold, on a retail basis, home heating oil to approximately 250,000 households.

Valero Energy's refining operations include various logistics assets (pipelines,
terminals,  marine dock facilities,  bulk storage facilities,  refinery delivery
racks,  rail car loading  equipment and shipping and trucking  operations)  that
support the refining and retail  operations.  A portion of the logistics  assets
consists of crude oil and refined product  pipelines,  refined product terminals
and crude oil  storage  facilities  located in Texas,  Oklahoma,  New Mexico and
Colorado that support the McKee,  Three Rivers and Ardmore refineries located in
Texas and Oklahoma.  These pipeline,  terminalling  and storage assets transport
crude oil and other feedstocks to the refineries and transport  refined products
from the refineries to terminals for further distribution. Valero Energy markets
the refined products produced by these refineries primarily in Texas,  Oklahoma,
Colorado,  New  Mexico and  Arizona  through a network  of  approximately  2,700
company-operated  and  dealer-operated  convenience  stores,  as well as through
other wholesale and spot market sales and exchange agreements.

Reorganization Related to the Wichita Falls Business

On February 1, 2002,  Valero L.P.  acquired the Wichita Falls Crude Oil Pipeline
and Storage  Business (the Wichita Falls Business)  (except for certain retained
liabilities) from Valero Energy for $64,000,000. The Wichita Falls Business owns
and operates the Wichita Falls to McKee crude oil pipeline and the Wichita Falls
crude oil storage facility, which Valero L.P. had an option to purchase pursuant
to the Omnibus Agreement between Valero L.P. and UDS.


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               VALERO L.P. AND VALERO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, L.P.
     NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

On December 31, 2001,  Valero Energy  acquired UDS,  including the Wichita Falls
Business and the 73.6% ownership interest in Valero L.P. held by subsidiaries of
UDS,  in a  purchase  business  combination.  As a  result  of  Valero  Energy's
acquisition  of UDS,  Valero  Energy  became the  controlling  owner of both the
Wichita Falls Business and Valero L.P. on December 31, 2001.

Because of Valero L.P.'s affiliate relationship with the Wichita Falls Business,
the acquisition of the Wichita Falls Business by Valero L.P. on February 1, 2002
constituted a transaction  between  entities  under common control and, as such,
was  accounted  for  as a  reorganization  of  entities  under  common  control.
Accordingly, the acquisition was recorded at Valero Energy's historical net book
value related to the Wichita Falls Business,  which approximated fair value as a
result of Valero Energy's  acquisition of UDS on December 31, 2001. In addition,
the  consolidated  financial  statements  and notes thereto of Valero L.P. as of
December 31, 2001 have been restated to include the Wichita Falls Business as if
it had been combined with Valero L.P. effective December 31, 2001.

Acquisition of UDS by Valero Energy

On May 7, 2001,  UDS announced that it had entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Merger (the  acquisition  agreement) with Valero Energy whereby UDS agreed to be
acquired by Valero Energy for total consideration of approximately $4.3 billion.
In September  2001,  the board of  directors  and  shareholders  of both UDS and
Valero Energy approved the acquisition and, on December 31, 2001,  Valero Energy
completed  its  acquisition  of  UDS.  Under  the  acquisition  agreement,   UDS
shareholders  received,  for each share of UDS common stock they held,  at their
election,  cash,  Valero Energy common stock or a combination of cash and Valero
Energy common stock, having a value equal to the sum of $27.50 plus 0.614 shares
of Valero  Energy  common stock valued at $35.78 per share (based on the average
closing  Valero Energy common stock price over a ten  trading-day  period ending
three days prior to December 31, 2001).

Shamrock Logistics, L.P. (Shamrock Logistics) and Shamrock Logistics Operations,
L.P. (Shamrock Logistics  Operations) were both subsidiaries of UDS. On December
31, 2001,  upon Valero  Energy's  acquisition of UDS, Valero Energy assumed UDS'
ownership of Shamrock  Logistics and Shamrock  Logistics  Operations.  Effective
January 1, 2002,  Shamrock  Logistics  was renamed  Valero L.P.  and its trading
symbol on the NYSE was changed from "UDL" to "VLI." Also,  effective  January 1,
2002,  Shamrock  Logistics  Operations was renamed Valero Logistics  Operations,
L.P.

Valero Energy is the ultimate parent of Riverwalk  Logistics,  L.P., the general
partner of both Valero L.P. and Valero Logistics Operations. In addition, Valero
Energy  became the  obligor  under the  various  agreements  between UDS and us,
including the Services  Agreement,  the Pipelines and Terminals  Usage Agreement
and the environmental indemnification.

As used in these  financial  statements,  the terms "we," "our," "us" or similar
words or phrases may refer,  depending on the context,  to Valero L.P. or Valero
Logistics Operations or both of them taken as a whole.

Reorganizations and Initial Public Offering

Prior to July 1,  2000,  the  pipeline,  terminalling  and  storage  assets  and
operations  included  in these  financial  statements  were  referred  to as the
Ultramar  Diamond Shamrock  Logistics  Business as if it had existed as a single
separate  entity from UDS.  UDS formed  Valero  Logistics  Operations  to assume
ownership  of  and to  operate  the  assets  of the  Ultramar  Diamond  Shamrock
Logistics  Business.  Effective July 1, 2000, UDS  transferred the crude oil and
refined  product   pipelines,   terminalling  and  storage  assets  and  certain
liabilities of the Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Logistics Business (predecessor) to
Valero  Logistics  Operations  (successor).  The  transfer of assets and certain
liabilities  to Valero  Logistics  Operations  represented a  reorganization  of
entities under common control and was recorded at historical cost.



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     NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

Effective  with the closing of an initial  public  offering  of common  units of
Valero L.P. on April 16, 2001, the ownership of Valero Logistics Operations held
by various  subsidiaries  of UDS was  transferred to Valero L.P. in exchange for
ownership interests (common and subordinated units) in Valero L.P. This transfer
also  represented  a  reorganization  of entities  under common  control and was
recorded at historical cost.

The financial  statements  included in this Form 8-K represent the  consolidated
and combined financial  statements of Valero L.P., Valero Logistics  Operations,
the Wichita Falls Business and the Ultramar Diamond Shamrock  Logistics Business
as follows:
o    consolidated  and combined  financial  statements  of Valero  L.P.,  Valero
     Logistics  Operations  (successor)  and the  Wichita  Falls  Business as of
     December 31, 2001;
o    consolidated  financial  statements  of Valero  L.P.  and Valero  Logistics
     Operations  (successor)  for the period from April 16, 2001 to December 31,
     2001;
o    combined   financial   statements  of  Valero  L.P.  and  Valero  Logistics
     Operations (successor) as of December 31, 2000 and for the period from July
     1, 2000 to December  31, 2000 and the period from  January 1, 2001 to April
     15, 2001; and
o    combined financial  statements of Valero L.P., Valero Logistics  Operations
     and the Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Logistics Business  (predecessor) for the
     six months ended June 30, 2000 and for the year ended December 31, 1999.
This  consolidated and combined  financial  statement  presentation more clearly
reflects our  financial  position and results of  operations  as a result of the
recent reorganizations of entities under common control.

Operations

Our operations include interstate pipelines,  which are subject to regulation by
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and intrastate pipelines,  which
are subject to regulation by either the Texas Railroad Commission,  the Oklahoma
Public Utility Commission or the Colorado Public Utility  Commission,  depending
on the location of the pipeline.  These  regulations  include rate  regulations,
which govern the tariff rates charged to pipeline  customers for  transportation
through a pipeline. Tariff rates for each pipeline are required to be filed with
the respective  commission  upon completion of a pipeline and when a tariff rate
is  being  revised.  In  addition,  the  regulations  include  annual  reporting
requirements for each pipeline.

The following is a listing of our principal assets and operations:

Crude Oil Pipelines
-------------------
  Corpus Christi to Three Rivers
  Wasson to Ardmore (both pipelines)
  Ringgold to Wasson
  Dixon to McKee
  Wichita Falls to McKee
  Various other crude oil pipelines

Refined Product Pipelines
-------------------------
  McKee to El Paso
  McKee to Denver  (operated  by Phillips  Pipeline  Company)
  McKee to Colorado Springs to Denver
  McKee to Amarillo (both pipelines) to Abernathy
  Amarillo to Albuquerque
  Three Rivers to San Antonio
  Three Rivers to Laredo
  Ardmore to Wynnewood
  Various other refined product pipelines



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     NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

 Crude Oil Storage Facilities and Refined Product Terminals
-----------------------------------------------------------
  Corpus Christi crude oil storage facility
  Ringgold crude oil storage facility
  Wichita Falls crude oil storage facility
    Southlake refined product terminal
  El Paso refined product terminal
  Amarillo refined product terminal
  Denver refined product terminal
  Colorado Springs refined product terminal
  San Antonio refined product terminal
  Laredo refined product terminal
  Various other crude oil storage facilities and refined product terminals

Investment in Affiliate - Skelly-Belvieu Pipeline Company, LLC
--------------------------------------------------------------
Formed in 1993, the Skelly-Belvieu Pipeline Company, LLC (Skelly-Belvieu) owns a
natural gas liquids  pipeline  that begins in  Skellytown,  Texas and extends to
Mont  Belvieu,  Texas  near  Houston.  Skelly-Belvieu  is  owned  50% by  Valero
Logistics Operations and 50% by Phillips Pipeline Company.

Assets Retained by Valero Energy (formerly UDS)
-----------------------------------------------
UDS and its affiliates had retained certain  pipeline,  terminalling and storage
assets as of July 1, 2000 because they were either (a)  undergoing  construction
activities,  (b) being evaluated for other developmental  opportunities,  or (c)
inactive.  We had the  option  to  purchase  the  assets  that  were  undergoing
construction activities, which consisted of the Wichita Falls crude oil pipeline
and crude oil storage  facility,  the Southlake refined product terminal and the
Ringgold crude oil storage facility.  The Southlake refined product terminal and
the Ringgold  crude oil storage  facility were  purchased by us in 2001, and the
Wichita Falls crude oil pipeline and crude oil storage facility was purchased by
us on February 1, 2002 (see Note 4: Acquisitions).

NOTE 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of  Presentation:  These  consolidated and combined  financial  statements
include the accounts and operations of Valero L.P., Valero Logistics  Operations
and the Wichita Falls Business  (effective  December 31, 2001). All intercompany
transactions have been eliminated.  The investment in affiliate is accounted for
under the equity method.  The operations of certain of the crude oil and refined
product  pipelines and terminals that are jointly owned with other companies are
proportionately consolidated in the accompanying financial statements.

Use of Estimates:  The  preparation of financial  statements in accordance  with
United States generally accepted  accounting  principles  requires management to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial
statements  and  accompanying  notes.  Actual  results  could  differ from those
estimates.  On an ongoing basis,  management  reviews its  estimates,  including
those related to commitments, contingencies and environmental liabilities, based
on  currently  available  information.  Changes in facts and  circumstances  may
result in revised estimates.

Cash and Cash  Equivalents:  All  highly  liquid  investments  with an  original
maturity  of three  months  or less when  purchased  are  considered  to be cash
equivalents.



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     NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

Property, Plant and Equipment:  Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost.
Additions to property, plant and equipment,  including maintenance and expansion
capital expenditures and capitalized interest, are recorded at cost. Maintenance
capital  expenditures  represent  capital  expenditures to replace  partially or
fully depreciated assets to maintain the existing operating capacity of existing
assets and extend their useful lives.  Expansion capital expenditures  represent
capital  expenditures  to expand the  operating  capacity  of  existing  assets,
whether through  construction or  acquisition.  Repair and maintenance  expenses
associated  with existing  assets that are minor in nature and do not extend the
useful life of existing  assets are charged to  operating  expenses as incurred.
Depreciation is provided  principally  using the  straight-line  method over the
estimated useful lives of the related assets. For certain interstate  pipelines,
the depreciation  rate used is based on FERC  requirements and ranges from 1% to
17% of the net asset value.  When  property,  plant and  equipment is retired or
otherwise  disposed of, the  difference  between the carrying  value and the net
proceeds is  recognized  as gain or loss in the  statement of income in the year
retired.

Goodwill:  The  excess  of cost  over the  fair  value  of net  assets  acquired
(goodwill)  is being  amortized  using the  straight-line  method over 20 years.
Effective  January 1, 2002,  amortization of goodwill ceased and the unamortized
balance  will be tested  annually for  impairment.  See the  discussion  of FASB
Statement No. 142 below regarding these required accounting changes.

Impairment:  Long-lived assets,  including goodwill, are reviewed for impairment
whenever  events or changes in  circumstances  indicate that the carrying amount
may not be  recoverable.  The evaluation of  recoverability  is performed  using
undiscounted  estimated  net cash flows  generated by the related  asset.  If an
asset is deemed to be impaired,  the amount of  impairment  is determined as the
amount by which the net carrying  value  exceeds  discounted  estimated net cash
flows.  Effective  January  1, 2002,  impairment  accounting  requirements  will
change.  See the  discussion  of FASB  Statement  No.  144 below  regarding  the
required accounting change.

Environmental  Remediation Costs:  Environmental  remediation costs are expensed
and the associated  accrual  established when site restoration and environmental
remediation and cleanup  obligations are either known or considered probable and
can be reasonably  estimated.  Accrued liabilities are not discounted to present
value  and  are  not  reduced  by  possible   recoveries   from  third  parties.
Environmental  costs include  initial site surveys,  costs for  remediation  and
restoration,  including direct internal costs, and ongoing  monitoring costs, as
well as fines,  damages and other costs, when estimable.  Adjustments to initial
estimates are recorded, from time to time, to reflect changing circumstances and
estimates based upon additional information developed in subsequent periods.

Revenue  Recognition:  Revenues  are  derived  from  interstate  and  intrastate
pipeline transportation,  storage and terminalling of refined products and crude
oil.  Transportation revenues (based on pipeline tariff rates) are recognized as
refined product or crude oil is transported  through the pipelines.  In the case
of crude oil pipelines,  the cost of the storage  operations are included in the
crude oil pipeline tariff rates.  Terminalling revenues (based on a terminalling
fee) are  recognized  as refined  products  are moved into the  terminal  and as
additives are blended with refined products.

Operating  Expenses:  Operating  expenses  consist  primarily  of fuel and power
costs,  telecommunication  costs,  labor  costs of  pipeline  field and  support
personnel, maintenance, utilities and insurance. Such expenses are recognized as
incurred.

Federal  and State  Income  Taxes:  For the periods  prior to July 1, 2000,  the
Ultramar  Diamond Shamrock  Logistics  Business was included in the consolidated
federal and state income tax returns of UDS. Deferred income taxes were computed
based on recognition of future tax expense or benefits,  measured by enacted tax
rates that were  attributable  to taxable or  deductible  temporary  differences
between  financial  statement  and  income  tax  reporting  bases of assets  and
liabilities.  The current  portion of income taxes payable prior to July 1, 2000
was due to UDS and has been included in the net parent investment amount.

The  Wichita  Falls  Business  was  included  in  UDS'  (now  Valero   Energy's)
consolidated  federal and state income tax returns.  Deferred  income taxes were
computed  based on  recognition  of future tax expense or benefits,  measured by
enacted  tax rates that were  attributable  to taxable or  deductible  temporary
differences between financial statement and income tax reporting bases of assets
and  liabilities.  No recognition will be given to federal or state income taxes
associated with the Wichita Falls Business for financial  statement purposes for
periods  subsequent to its  acquisition  by Valero L.P. The deferred  income tax
liabilities  related to the Wichita  Falls  Business as of February 1, 2002 were
retained by Valero  Energy and were credited to net parent  investment  upon the
transfer of the Wichita Falls Business to Valero L.P.



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     NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

Valero L.P. and Valero Logistics Operations are limited partnerships and are not
subject to federal or state income  taxes.  Accordingly,  the taxable  income or
loss  of  Valero  L.P.  and  Valero   Logistics   Operations,   which  may  vary
substantially from income or loss reported for financial reporting purposes,  is
generally  includable  in the  federal  and  state  income  tax  returns  of the
individual  partners.  For  transfers of publicly  held units  subsequent to the
initial public  offering,  we have made an election  permitted by section 754 of
the Internal Revenue Code to adjust the common unit purchaser's tax basis in our
underlying assets to reflect the purchase price of the units. This results in an
allocation  of taxable  income and expense to the purchaser of the common units,
including depreciation deductions and gains and losses on sales of assets, based
upon the new unitholder's purchase price for the common units.

Net  Parent  Investment:  The net  parent  investment,  prior  to July 1,  2000,
represents  a net  balance  as the result of various  transactions  between  the
Ultramar  Diamond  Shamrock  Logistics  Business and UDS.  There are no terms of
settlement or interest charges associated with this balance. The balance was the
result of the Ultramar Diamond  Shamrock  Logistics  Business'  participation in
UDS's  central cash  management  program,  wherein all of the  Ultramar  Diamond
Shamrock  Logistics  Business'  cash  receipts were remitted to UDS and all cash
disbursements  were  funded by UDS.  Other  transactions  included  intercompany
transportation,   storage  and  terminalling   revenues  and  related  expenses,
administrative  and  support  expenses  incurred  by UDS  and  allocated  to the
Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Logistics  Business,  and income taxes. In conjunction
with the transfer of the assets and liabilities of the Ultramar Diamond Shamrock
Logistics  Business to Valero Logistics  Operations on July 1, 2000, Valero L.P.
and Valero Logistics  Operations issued limited and general partner interests to
various UDS subsidiaries.

The net parent investment as of December 31, 2001 represents the historical cost
to Valero  Energy,  net of deferred  income tax  liabilities  and certain  other
accrued  liabilities,  related to the Wichita Falls Business.  The Wichita Falls
Business  is  included  in  Valero  L.P.  as  of  December  31,  2001  due  to a
reorganization  of entities under common control  resulting from the acquisition
of the Wichita Falls  Business by Valero L.P. on February 1, 2002,  for which we
paid  $64,000,000  to Valero  Energy and Valero  Energy  retained  the  existing
accrued  liabilities and deferred income tax liabilities.  There are no terms of
settlement or interest charges associated with this balance.

Partners' Equity: Effective April 16, 2001, Valero L.P.'s consolidated partners'
equity  consisted  of 2% general  partner  interest  and 98%  limited  partners'
interest  (represented  by common  and  subordinated  units).  From July 1, 2000
through  April 15,  2001,  both  Valero  L.P.  and Valero  Logistics  Operations
partners'  equity  consisted of a 1% general partner  interest and a 99% limited
partner interest.

Net Income per Unit:  The  computation  of basic net income per unit is based on
the weighted-average  number of common and subordinated units outstanding during
the year. Diluted net income per unit is based on the weighted average number of
common and  subordinated  units  outstanding  during the year and, to the extent
dilutive, unit equivalents consisting of unit options and restricted units.

Segment  Disclosures:  We operate in only one segment,  the  petroleum  pipeline
segment of the oil and gas industry.

Derivative  Instruments:  In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) issued  Statement No. 133,  "Accounting  for Derivative  Instruments  and
Hedging   Activities."  In  June  1999,  the  FASB  issued  Statement  No.  137,
"Accounting for Derivative  Instruments and Hedging Activities - Deferral of the
Effective  Date of FASB  Statement  No.  133." In June  2000,  the  FASB  issued
Statement No. 138,  "Accounting for Certain  Derivative  Instruments and Certain
Hedging  Activities,"  which amends  Statement  No. 133.  Statement  No. 133, as
amended,   establishes   accounting  and  reporting   standards  for  derivative
instruments,   including  certain  derivative   instruments  embedded  in  other
contracts, and for hedging activities.  It requires that an entity recognize all
derivatives  as either  assets or  liabilities  in the balance sheet and measure
those  instruments  at fair  value.  We adopted  Statement  No. 133, as amended,
effective  January  1,  2001 and  there was no impact as we do not hold or trade
derivative instruments.




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     NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)


Accounting Pronouncements

FASB Statement No. 141

In June 2001,  the FASB  issued  Statement  No.  141, " Business  Combinations."
Statement  No. 141  addresses  financial  accounting  and reporting for business
combinations  and supersedes APB Opinion No. 16,  "Business  Combinations,"  and
Statement No. 38,  "Accounting  for  Preacquisition  Contingencies  of Purchased
Enterprises."  All business  combinations  within the scope of Statement No. 141
are to be accounted for using the purchase  method.  The provisions of Statement
No. 141 apply to all business combinations  initiated after June 30, 2001 and to
all business combinations  accounted for using the purchase method for which the
date of acquisition is July 1, 2001 or later.  We implemented  Statement No. 141
on July 1, 2001;  however,  the  acquisition  of the Southlake  refined  product
terminal, the Ringgold crude oil storage facility and the Wichita Falls Business
have been  accounted for at historical  cost because they were acquired from our
parent.

FASB Statement No. 142

Also in June 2001,  the FASB  issued  Statement  No.  142,  "Goodwill  and Other
Intangible  Assets."  Statement  No.  142  addresses  financial  accounting  and
reporting for acquired  goodwill and other intangible  assets and supersedes APB
Opinion No. 17, "Intangible  Assets." Statement No. 142 addresses how intangible
assets that are acquired  individually  or with a group of other assets (but not
those acquired in a business  combination)  should be accounted for in financial
statements  upon their  acquisition.  This statement also addresses how goodwill
and other  intangible  assets  should  be  accounted  for  after  they have been
initially  recognized in the financial  statements.  The provisions of Statement
No. 142 are required to be applied  starting with fiscal years  beginning  after
December 15, 2001.  This statement is required to be applied at the beginning of
an entity's  fiscal year and to be applied to all goodwill and other  intangible
assets  recognized  in its  financial  statements  at that date.  The  statement
provides that goodwill and other intangible  assets that have indefinite  useful
lives will not be  amortized  but instead  will be tested at least  annually for
impairment.  Intangible assets that have finite useful lives will continue to be
amortized  over  their  useful  lives,  but such lives will not be limited to 40
years.  Impairment  losses for goodwill and  indefinite-lived  intangible assets
that  arise  due to the  initial  application  of  Statement  No.  142 are to be
reported as resulting  from a change in accounting  principle.  We have reviewed
the  requirements  of  Statement  No. 142 and the impact of  adoption  effective
January 1, 2002  resulted in the  cessation of goodwill  amortization  beginning
January 1, 2002, which amortization approximates $300,000 annually. In addition,
we  believe  that  future  reported  net  income  may be more  volatile  because
impairment  losses  related to goodwill are likely to occur  irregularly  and in
varying amounts.

FASB Statement No. 143

Also in June 2001,  the FASB issued  Statement  No. 143,  "Accounting  for Asset
Retirement Obligations." This statement establishes standards for accounting for
an obligation  associated with the retirement of a tangible long-lived asset. An
asset retirement  obligation should be recognized in the financial statements in
the period in which it meets the  definition  of a liability  as defined in FASB
Concepts Statement No. 6, "Elements of Financial  Statements." The amount of the
liability  would  initially  be measured at fair  value.  Subsequent  to initial
measurement,  an entity would  recognize  changes in the amount of the liability
resulting from (a) the passage of time and (b) revisions to either the timing or
amount of estimated cash flows. Statement No. 143 also establishes standards for
accounting  for the cost  associated  with an asset  retirement  obligation.  It
requires that, upon initial  recognition of a liability for an asset  retirement
obligation,  an entity  capitalize  that cost by  recognizing an increase in the
carrying  amount  of  the  related   long-lived  asset.  The  capitalized  asset
retirement  cost  would then be  allocated  to expense  using a  systematic  and
rational  method.  Statement No. 143 will be effective for financial  statements
issued for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002, with earlier  application
encouraged.  We are  currently  evaluating  the  impact  of  adopting  this  new
statement.



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     NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

FASB Statement No. 144

In  August  2001,  the  FASB  issued  Statement  No.  144,  "Accounting  for the
Impairment  or Disposal  of  Long-Lived  Assets."  Statement  No. 144  addresses
financial  accounting and reporting for the impairment of long-lived  assets and
for  long-lived  assets  to be  disposed  of.  This  statement  supersedes  FASB
Statement No. 121,  "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived  Assets and for
Long-Lived   Assets  to  Be  Disposed  Of,"  but  retains  Statement  No.  121's
fundamental   provisions  for  recognition  and  measurement  of  impairment  of
long-lived assets to be held and used and measurement of long-lived assets to be
disposed  of by sale.  This  statement  also  supersedes  APB  Opinion  No.  30,
"Reporting  the Results of  Operations - Reporting  the Effects of Disposal of a
Segment of a Business,  and  Extraordinary,  Unusual and Infrequently  Occurring
Events and Transactions," for the disposal of a segment of a business. Statement
No. 144 does not apply to goodwill or other  intangible  assets,  the accounting
and reporting of which is addressed in newly issued Statement No. 142, "Goodwill
and Other Intangible  Assets." The provisions of Statement No. 144 are effective
for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001, and
interim periods within those fiscal years,  with early  application  encouraged.
There was no impact to our  financial  position  or results of  operations  as a
result of adopting this statement effective January 1, 2002.

FASB Statement No. 145

In April 2002, the FASB issued  Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standard No.
145,  "Rescission  of FASB  Statements  No.  4, 44,  and 64,  Amendment  of FASB
Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections." This statement:
o    rescinds  Statement No. 4, "Reporting Gains and Losses from  Extinguishment
     of Debt,"
o    rescinds  Statement  No.  64,  "Extinguishments  of Debt  Made  to  Satisfy
     Sinking-Fund Requirements,"
o    rescinds  Statement  No. 44,  "Accounting  for  Intangible  Assets of Motor
     Carriers," and
o    amends  Statement  No.  13,   "Accounting  for  Leases,"  to  eliminate  an
     inconsistency   between  the   required   accounting   for   sale-leaseback
     transactions  and the required  accounting for certain lease  modifications
     that have economic effects that are similar to sale-leaseback transactions.
This statement also amends other existing  authoritative  pronouncements to make
various technical corrections, clarify meanings, or describe their applicability
under  changed  conditions.  The  provisions of Statement No. 145 related to the
rescission of Statement No. 4 shall be applied in fiscal years  beginning  after
May 15, 2002 and the provisions of this  statement  related to the Statement No.
13 sale-leaseback  inconsistency  shall be effective for transactions  occurring
after May 15, 2002, with early application  encouraged.  All other provisions of
this statement  shall be effective for financial  statements  issued on or after
May 15, 2002,  with earlier  application  encouraged.  We do not expect that the
adoption of this statement will have a material impact on our financial position
or results of operations.

NOTE 3: Initial Public Offering

On April 16, 2001, we completed our initial public  offering of common units, by
selling  5,175,000 common units to the public at $24.50 per unit. Total proceeds
before offering costs and underwriters' commissions were $126,787,000. After the
offering,   outstanding  equity  included  9,599,322  common  units,   including
4,424,322 held by UDS Logistics,  LLC, a subsidiary of Valero Energy,  9,599,322
subordinated units held by UDS Logistics,  LLC and a 2% general partner interest
held by Riverwalk Logistics, L.P.

Concurrent  with  the  closing  of the  initial  public  offering,  we  borrowed
$20,506,000 under our existing revolving credit facility.  The net proceeds from
the initial  public  offering  and the  borrowings  under the  revolving  credit
facility  were  used to repay the debt due to  parent,  make a  distribution  to
affiliates of Valero Energy for  reimbursement of previous capital  expenditures
incurred with respect to the assets  transferred to us, and for working  capital
purposes.



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               VALERO L.P. AND VALERO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, L.P.
     NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

A summary  of the  proceeds  received  and use of  proceeds  is as  follows  (in
thousands):

        Proceeds received:
          Sale of common units to the public.................        $ 126,787
          Borrowings under the revolving credit facility.....           20,506
                                                                       -------
             Total proceeds..................................          147,293
                                                                       -------

        Use of proceeds:
          Underwriters' commissions..........................            8,875
          Professional fees and other costs..................            6,000
          Debt issuance costs................................              436
          Repayment of debt due to parent....................          107,676
          Reimbursement of capital expenditures..............           20,517
                                                                       -------
             Total use of proceeds...........................          143,504
                                                                       -------

             Net proceeds remaining..........................        $   3,789
                                                                       =======

NOTE 4: Acquisitions

On July 2, 2001, we acquired the Southlake  refined product  terminal located in
Dallas, Texas from UDS for $5,600,000, the option purchase price per the Omnibus
Agreement.  We paid for the terminal with  available  cash on hand, a portion of
which was borrowed at the time of our initial  public  offering.  During the six
months ended December 31, 2001, the Southlake  refined product terminal averaged
approximately  25,000  barrels per day of throughput and increased our operating
income by approximately $750,000.

On December 1, 2001,  we acquired  the crude oil storage  facility at  Ringgold,
Texas from UDS for $5,200,000, the amended option purchase price per the Omnibus
Agreement. We borrowed $5,000,000 under our revolving credit facility to acquire
the facility.  This crude oil storage facility,  which has a capacity of 600,000
barrels,  will  improve  crude oil  scheduling  and enhance the crude oil supply
system for Valero Energy's Ardmore and McKee refineries.

On February 1, 2002, we acquired the Wichita Falls Business,  which includes the
Wichita  Falls to McKee  crude oil  pipeline  and the  Wichita  Falls  crude oil
storage facility, from Valero Energy for $64,000,000. The acquisition was funded
with  $64,000,000  of  borrowings  under  the  revolving  credit  facility.  The
pipeline,  which  runs  from  Wichita  Falls,  Texas to  Valero  Energy's  McKee
refinery, has a capacity of 110,000 barrels per day and the storage facility has
a capacity of 660,000 barrels.

The balance sheet of the Wichita Falls  Business as of December 31, 2001,  which
is included in the  consolidated  and combined  balance sheet as of December 31,
2001, includes the following amounts in the respective captions.

                                                                Wichita Falls
                                                                  Business
                                                                 December 31,
                                                                    2001
                                                                    ----
                                                                (in thousands)
       Balance Sheet Caption:
        Property, plant and equipment.....................        $ 64,160
        Accounts payable and accrued liabilities..........             131
        Taxes other than income taxes.....................             251
        Deferred income tax liabilities...................          13,147
        Net parent investment.............................          50,631




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               VALERO L.P. AND VALERO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, L.P.
     NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

The  following  unaudited  pro forma  financial  information  for the year ended
December  31, 2001  assumes  that the Wichita  Falls  Business  was  acquired on
January 1, 2001 with borrowings under the revolving credit facility.

                                                                   Pro Forma
                                                                  Year Ended
                                                                  December 31,
                                                                     2001
                                                                     ----
                                                                 (in thousands)
       Pro Forma Income Statement Information:
        Revenues...........................................       $ 117,312
        Total costs and expenses...........................         (59,993)
        Operating income...................................          57,319
        Net income.........................................          53,686

Since Valero L.P.  did not complete its IPO until April 16, 2001,  pro forma net
income  applicable  to the period April 16, 2001 to December 31, 2001 would have
been  $41,844,000,  of which  $41,007,000  would  have  related  to the  limited
partners. Pro forma net income per unit applicable to the period after April 15,
2001 would have been $2.14 per unit.

NOTE 5: Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment, at cost, consisted of the following:



                                                            Estimated               December 31,
                                                              Useful                ------------
                                                              Lives             2001            2000
                                                              -----             ----            ----
                                                             (years)             (in thousands)
                                                                                   
     Land and land improvements.....................          0 - 20        $      888      $      830
     Buildings......................................            35               5,392           3,289
     Pipeline and equipment.........................          3 - 40           427,227         345,761
     Rights of Way..................................         20 - 35            29,857          25,477
     Construction in progress.......................            -                7,037          13,180
                                                                               -------        --------
       Total........................................                           470,401         388,537
     Accumulated depreciation and amortization......                          (121,389)       (108,520)
                                                                              --------        --------
       Property, plant and equipment, net...........                        $  349,012      $  280,017
                                                                              ========        ========


In August  1999,  upon the  completion  of an  expansion of the McKee to El Paso
refined product  pipeline,  we sold an 8.33% interest in the pipeline and the El
Paso refined product  terminal to Phillips  Petroleum  Company for  $12,000,000,
resulting in a pre-tax gain of  $2,478,000.  The ownership  interest sold in the
McKee to El Paso  refined  product  pipeline  and  terminal  represented  excess
throughput capacity that we had not utilized, thus revenues did not decline as a
result of the sale.

Capitalized  interest  costs  included in  property,  plant and  equipment  were
$298,000  and  $115,000  for  the  years  ended  December  31,  2001  and  1999,
respectively.  No interest was  capitalized in the six months ended December 31,
2000 or in the six months ended June 30, 2000.






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               VALERO L.P. AND VALERO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, L.P.
     NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

NOTE 6: Investment in Affiliate

We own a 50% interest in Skelly-Belvieu, which is accounted for under the equity
method.  The  following  presents  summarized  unaudited  financial  information
related to  Skelly-Belvieu as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, for the years ended
December  31, 2001 and 1999 and for the six months  ended  December 31, 2000 and
June 30, 2000:



                                                                         Six Months      Six Months
                                                         Year Ended       Ended            Ended         Year Ended
                                                         December 31,   December 31,      June 30,       December 31,
                                                            2001           2000             2000            1999
                                                            ----           ----             ----            ----
                                                                               (in thousands)
    Statement of Income Information:
                                                                                             
    Revenues...........................................  $ 12,287        $ 6,883          $ 6,902        $ 12,133
    Income before income taxes.........................     5,587          3,517            3,469           5,954
    Valero Logistics Operations' share
         of net income.................................     3,179          1,951            1,926           3,874
    Valero Logistics Operations' share
         of distributions..............................     2,874          2,352            2,306           4,238


                                                               December 31,
                                                           -------------------
                                                           2001           2000
                                                           ----           ----
                                                              (in thousands)
     Balance Sheet Information:
     Current assets....................................  $  1,653       $  1,618
     Property, plant and equipment, net................    50,195         50,649
                                                           ------         ------
       Total assets....................................  $ 51,848       $ 52,267
                                                           ======         ======

     Current liabilities...............................  $    111       $    369
     Members' equity...................................    51,737         51,898
                                                           ------         ------
       Total liabilities and members' equity...........  $ 51,848       $ 52,267
                                                           ======         ======

NOTE 7: Long-term Debt

On December 15, 2000, we entered into a five-year  $120,000,000 revolving credit
facility. Borrowings under the revolving credit facility bear interest at either
an alternative  base rate or the LIBOR rate at our option.  The revolving credit
facility  requires that we maintain certain  financial ratios and includes other
restrictive covenants,  including a prohibition on distributions if any default,
as defined in the  revolving  credit  facility,  exists or would result from the
distribution.  Management  believes that we are in compliance  with all of these
ratios and covenants.

In conjunction with the initial public offering of our common units on April 16,
2001, we borrowed  $20,506,000  under the  revolving  credit  facility.  The net
proceeds from the initial public offering and the borrowings under the revolving
credit  facility were used to repay the debt due to parent,  make a distribution
to affiliates of UDS for reimbursement of previous capital expenditures incurred
with respect to the assets transferred to us, and for working capital purposes.

We made  repayments  under the  revolving  credit  facility  in  August  2001 of
$5,506,000  and in October 2001 of  $4,000,000.  In November  2001,  we borrowed
$5,000,000  under the  revolving  credit  facility  to fund the  purchase of the
Ringgold crude oil storage facility on December 1, 2001. The outstanding balance
as of December  31,  2001 was  $16,000,000.  On  February  1, 2002,  we borrowed
$64,000,000  under the revolving  credit facility to fund the acquisition of the
Wichita Falls Business (except certain retained liabilities) from Valero Energy.



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               VALERO L.P. AND VALERO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, L.P.
     NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

In May 1994, the Ultramar  Diamond  Shamrock  Logistics  Business entered into a
financing  agreement with the Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County,
Texas (Port  Authority of Corpus  Christi) for the  construction  of a crude oil
storage  facility.  The original note totaled  $12,000,000  and is due in annual
installments  of $1,222,000  through  December 31, 2015.  Interest on the unpaid
principal  balance  accrues at a rate of 8% per annum.  In conjunction  with the
July 1, 2000 transfer of assets and liabilities to Valero Logistics  Operations,
the  $10,818,000  outstanding  indebtedness  owed to the Port of Corpus  Christi
Authority  was  assumed by Valero  Logistics  Operations.  The land on which the
crude oil storage  facility was constructed is leased from the Port Authority of
Corpus Christi (see Note 10: Commitments and Contingencies).

The aggregate long-term debt repayments are due as follows (in thousands):

        2002.............................................       $    462
        2003.............................................            449
        2004.............................................            485
        2005.............................................            524
        2006.............................................         16,566
        Thereafter.......................................          7,636
                                                                  ------
            Total repayments.............................       $ 26,122
                                                                  ======

Interest payments totaled  $1,559,000,  $441,000,  $433,000 and $948,000 for the
year ended  December 31, 2001,  the six months ended  December 31, 2000 and June
30, 2000 and the year ended December 31, 1999, respectively.

NOTE 8: Debt due to Parent

UDS, through various subsidiaries, constructed or acquired the various crude oil
and refined product  pipeline,  terminalling  and storage assets of the Ultramar
Diamond  Shamrock  Logistics  Business.  Effective June 30, 2000, in conjunction
with  the  initial  public   offering  of  common  units  of  Valero  L.P.,  the
subsidiaries  of UDS which  owned the  various  assets of the  Ultramar  Diamond
Shamrock   Logistics   Business   formalized   the  terms  under  which  certain
intercompany  accounts and working  capital  loans would be settled by executing
promissory  notes  with an  aggregate  principal  balance of  $107,676,000.  The
promissory  notes  required  that the principal be repaid no later than June 30,
2005  and  bear  interest  at a rate  of 8% per  annum  on the  unpaid  balance.
Effective  July 1, 2000, the  $107,676,000  of debt due to parent was assumed by
Valero  Logistics  Operations.  Interest  expense  accrued  and  recorded  as  a
reduction of receivable from parent totaled  $4,307,000 for the six months ended
December 31, 2000 and  $2,513,000  for the period  January 1, 2001 through April
15, 2001.

Concurrent with the closing of our initial public offering on April 16, 2001, we
repaid  these  promissory  notes  using a portion of the net  proceeds  from the
initial public offering and borrowings under the  $120,000,000  revolving credit
facility (see Note 3: Initial Public Offering).

NOTE 9: Environmental Matters

Our  operations are subject to  environmental  laws and  regulations  adopted by
various federal,  state and local governmental  authorities in the jurisdictions
in  which  we  operate.  Although  we  believe  our  operations  are in  general
compliance with applicable environmental regulations,  risks of additional costs
and liabilities are inherent in pipeline,  terminalling and storage  operations,
and there can be no assurance that significant costs and liabilities will not be
incurred. Moreover, it is possible that other developments, such as increasingly
stringent  environmental laws,  regulations and enforcement policies thereunder,
and claims for  damages to property or persons  resulting  from the  operations,
could result in substantial costs and liabilities.  Accordingly, we have adopted
policies,  practices and procedures in the areas of pollution  control,  product
safety,  occupational  health and the  handling,  storage,  use and  disposal of
hazardous  materials to prevent material  environmental or other damage,  and to
limit the financial liability which could result from such events. However, some
risk of environmental or other damage is inherent in pipeline,  terminalling and
storage operations, as it is with other entities engaged in similar businesses.



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               VALERO L.P. AND VALERO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, L.P.
     NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

The balances of and changes in accruals  for  environmental  matters  which were
included in accrued liabilities and other long-term  liabilities,  prior to July
1, 2000, consisted of the following:


                                               Six Months Ended      Year Ended
                                                 Ended June 30,     December 31,
                                                     2000               1999
                                                     ----               ----
                                                         (in thousands)

 Balance at beginning of period............       $  2,757           $  4,319
  Additions to (reductions from) accrual...            100             (1,114)
  Liabilities retained by UDS..............         (2,507)                 -
  Payments.................................           (350)              (448)
                                                    ------             ------
 Balance at end of period..................       $      -           $  2,757
                                                    ======             ======

During 1999,  based on the annual review of  environmental  liabilities,  it was
determined  that certain  liabilities  were  overstated as the required  cleanup
obligations  were less than  originally  estimated.  Accordingly,  environmental
liabilities were reduced $1,114,000.

In  connection  with the  transfer of assets and  liabilities  from the Ultramar
Diamond Shamrock Logistics Business to Shamrock Logistics  Operations on July 1,
2000, UDS agreed to indemnify  Shamrock  Logistics  Operations for environmental
liabilities  that arose prior to July 1, 2000.  In  connection  with the initial
public  offering  of Valero  L.P.,  UDS  agreed to  indemnify  Valero  L.P.  for
environmental  liabilities that arose prior to April 16, 2001 and are discovered
within 10 years after April 16, 2001.  Excluded  from this  indemnification  are
liabilities that result from a change in environmental law after April 16, 2001.
Effective  with  the   acquisition  of  UDS,  Valero  Energy  has  assumed  this
environmental  indemnification.  In  addition,  as an  operator  or owner of the
assets,  we could be held liable for  pre-April  16, 2001  environmental  damage
should Valero Energy be unable to fulfill its  obligation.  However,  we believe
that such a situation is remote given Valero Energy's financial condition.

Environmental  exposures  are  difficult  to assess and  estimate due to unknown
factors such as the magnitude of possible  contamination,  the timing and extent
of  remediation,  the  determination  of our  liability in  proportion  to other
parties,   improvements  in  cleanup   technologies  and  the  extent  to  which
environmental   laws  and  regulations  may  change  in  the  future.   Although
environmental  costs may have a significant  impact on results of operations for
any single period,  we believe that such costs will not have a material  adverse
effect on our financial position.  As of December 31, 2001, we have not incurred
any  environmental  liabilities  which  were not  covered  by the  environmental
indemnification.

In  conjunction  with the sale of the Wichita  Falls  Business  to Valero  L.P.,
Valero  Energy  has  agreed  to  indemnify  Valero  L.P.  for any  environmental
liabilities that arose prior to February 1, 2002 and are discovered by April 15,
2011.  As of and for the years  ended  December  31,  2001,  2000 and 1999,  the
Wichita Falls Business did not incur any environmental liability,  thus there is
no accrual as of December 31, 2001.

NOTE 10: Commitments and Contingencies

In May 1994,  the Ultramar  Diamond  Shamrock  Logistics  Business  entered into
several  agreements with the Port Authority of Corpus Christi  including a crude
oil dock user agreement, a land lease agreement and a note agreement.  The crude
oil dock user  agreement  allows us to  operate  and  manage a crude oil dock in
Corpus Christi for a five-year period beginning August 1, 1994 and the agreement
has automatically been renewed annually since August,  1999. We share use of the
crude oil dock with two other users and  operating  costs are split evenly among
the three  users.  The crude oil dock user  agreement  requires  that we collect
wharfage fees, based on the quantity of barrels off loaded from each vessel, and
dockage fees,  based on vessels berthing at the dock. These fees are remitted to
the Port Authority of Corpus Christi  monthly.  The wharfage and one-half of the
dockage  fees that we pay for the use of the crude oil dock  reduces  the annual
amount we owe to the Port  Authority of Corpus  Christi under the note agreement
discussed  in Note 7: Long Term Debt.  The wharfage and dockage fees for our use
of the crude oil dock totaled $1,449,000,  $692,000, $698,000 and $1,302,000 for
the year ended  December  31, 2001,  the six months ended  December 31, 2000 and
June 30, 2000 and the year ended December 31, 1999, respectively.



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               VALERO L.P. AND VALERO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, L.P.
     NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

Effective April 1988, the Ultramar Diamond Shamrock  Logistics  Business,  along
with five other users entered into a refined  product dock user  agreement  with
the Port  Authority  of  Corpus  Christi  to use a  refined  product  dock for a
two-year period and the agreement has automatically  been renewed annually since
April,  1990. We also operate the refined  product dock and operating  costs are
split  between us and one other user.  We are  responsible  for  collecting  and
remitting the refined product wharfage and dockage fees to the Port Authority of
Corpus Christi. The wharfage and dockage fees for our use of the refined product
dock  totaled  $166,000,  $86,000,  $114,000  and  $211,000  for the year  ended
December 31, 2001,  the six months ended December 31, 2000 and June 30, 2000 and
the year ended December 31, 1999, respectively.

The crude oil and the refined product docks provide Valero Energy's Three Rivers
refinery  access to marine  facilities to receive crude oil and deliver  refined
products. For the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999, the Three Rivers
refinery received 92%, 93% and 91%, respectively,  of its crude oil requirements
from  crude  oil  received  at the crude oil  dock.  Also,  for the years  ended
December 31, 2001,  2000 and 1999, 6%, 6% and 7%,  respectively,  of the refined
products  produced at the Three Rivers refinery were transported via pipeline to
the Corpus Christi refined product dock.

We have the following land leases related to refined product terminals and crude
oil storage facilities:
o    Corpus  Christi  crude  oil  storage  facility:  a  20-year  noncancellable
     operating  lease on 31.35  acres of land  through  2014,  at which time the
     lease is renewable every five years, for a total of 20 renewable years.
o    Corpus Christi refined product terminal: a 5-year noncancellable  operating
     lease  on 5.21  acres of land  through  2006,  and a 5-year  noncancellable
     operating  lease on 8.42  acres of land  through  2002,  at which  time the
     agreements are renewable for at least three five-year periods.
o    Harlingen  refined product  terminal:  a 13-year  noncancellable  operating
     lease on 5.88  acres of land  through  2008,  and a 30-year  noncancellable
     operating lease on 9.04 acres of land through 2008.
o    Colorado Springs airport terminal: a 50-year noncancellable operating lease
     on 46.26 acres of land through  2043,  at which time the lease is renewable
     for another 50-year period.

The  above  land  leases  require  monthly  payments  totaling  $18,000  and are
adjustable every five years based on changes in the Consumer Price Index.

In addition,  we lease certain  equipment  and vehicles  under  operating  lease
agreements  expiring through 2002. Future minimum rental payments  applicable to
noncancellable  operating  leases as of December  31,  2001,  are as follows (in
thousands):

        2002................................................      $   205
        2003................................................          188
        2004................................................          188
        2005................................................          188
        2006................................................          174
        Thereafter..........................................        1,586
                                                                    -----
            Future minimum lease payments...................      $ 2,529
                                                                    =====

Rental expense for all operating leases totaled $281,000,  $53,000, $203,000 and
$315,000 for the year ended December 31, 2001, the six months ended December 31,
2000 and June 30, 2000 and the year ended December 31, 1999, respectively.

We  are  involved  in  various  lawsuits,   claims  and  regulatory  proceedings
incidental to our business.  In the opinion of  management,  the outcome of such
matters will not have a material  adverse  effect on our  financial  position or
results of operations.



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               VALERO L.P. AND VALERO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, L.P.
     NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

NOTE 11: Income Taxes

As discussed in "Note 2: Summary of  Significant  Accounting  Policies,"  Valero
L.P.  and Valero  Logistics  Operations  are  limited  partnerships  and are not
subject  to  federal or state  income  taxes.  However,  the  operations  of the
Ultramar Diamond Shamrock  Logistics  Business were subject to federal and state
income taxes and the results of  operations  prior to July 1, 2000 were included
in UDS'  consolidated  federal and state  income tax returns.  In addition,  the
Wichita Falls Business is subject to federal and state income taxes prior to its
acquisition on February 1, 2002. The amounts  presented below relate only to the
Ultramar  Diamond  Shamrock  Logistics  Business  prior to July 1,  2000 and the
Wichita  Falls  Business as of December 31, 2001 and were  calculated  as if the
Businesses filed separate federal and state income tax returns.

The  transfer  of assets and  liabilities  from the  Ultramar  Diamond  Shamrock
Logistics  Business to Valero  Logistics  Operations  was deemed a change in tax
status.  Accordingly,  the deferred  income tax liability as of June 30, 2000 of
$38,217,000  was written off through  the  statement  of income in the  caption,
benefit (provision) for income taxes.

The benefit (provision) for income taxes consisted of the following:

                                                            Predecessor
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                     Six Months      Year Ended
                                                   Ended June 30,   December 31,
                                                        2000            1999
                                                        ----            ----
                                                           (in thousands)
     Current:
       Federal..................................     $ (5,132)       $ (20,036)
       State....................................         (733)          (2,863)
     Deferred:
       Federal..................................       (1,415)          (3,327)
       State....................................         (125)            (295)
     Write-off of the deferred income
       tax liability............................       38,217                -
                                                       ------          -------
       Benefit (provision) for income taxes.....     $ 30,812        $ (26,521)
                                                       ======          =======

Deferred  income taxes arise from temporary  differences  between the income tax
bases of assets and  liabilities  and their  reported  amounts in the  financial
statements.  The components of the net deferred income tax liabilities consisted
of the following:

                                                                     Ultramar
                                                                     Diamond
                                                                     Shamrock
                                                                     Logistics
                                                   Wichita Falls     Business
                                                     Business      (Predecessor)
                                                    December 31,      June 30,
                                                       2001             2000
                                                       ----             ----
                                                           (in thousands)
 Deferred income tax liabilities:
  Excess of book basis over tax basis of:
     Property, plant and equipment.............      $ 13,147         $ 36,212
     Investment in affiliate...................             -            2,960
                                                       ------           ------
       Total deferred income tax liabilities...        13,147           39,172

 Deferred income tax assets -
  Accrued liabilities and payables.............             -             (955)
                                                       ------           ------
       Net deferred income tax liabilities.....      $ 13,147         $ 38,217
                                                       ======           ======



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               VALERO L.P. AND VALERO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, L.P.
     NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)


The  differences  between the  Ultramar  Diamond  Shamrock  Logistics  Business'
effective income tax rate and the U.S.  federal  statutory rate is reconciled as
follows:

                                                            Predecessor
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                   Six Months       Year Ended
                                                  Ended June 30,    December 31,
                                                      2000             1999
                                                      ----             ----

  U.S. federal statutory rate...................      35.0%            35.0%
  State income taxes, net of federal taxes......       3.1              3.1
  Non-deductible goodwill.......................       0.3              0.2
                                                      ----             ----
    Effective income tax rate...................      38.4%            38.3%
                                                      ====             ====

Income taxes paid to UDS totaled  $5,865,000 and  $22,899,000 for the six months
ended June 30, 2000 and for the year ended December 31, 1999, respectively.  The
differences between net income and taxable net income are reconciled as follows:

                                                           Predecessor
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                   Six Months       Year Ended
                                                  Ended June 30,    December 31,
                                                      2000              1999
                                                      ----              ----
                                                          (in thousands)

  Net income....................................   $ 49,970           $ 42,798
  (Benefit) provision for income taxes..........    (30,812)            26,521
  Tax depreciation and amortization in
      excess of book depreciation and
      amortization..............................     (3,076)            (7,990)
  Book equity income in excess of taxable
      income of Skelly-Belvieu..................       (567)              (790)
  Other, net....................................       (983)            (3,288)
                                                    -------             ------
    Taxable net income..........................   $ 14,532           $ 57,251
                                                    =======             ======


NOTE 12: Financial Instruments and Concentration of Credit Risk

The estimated fair value of our fixed rate debt as of December 31, 2001 and 2000
was  $11,240,000  and  $119,220,000,  respectively,  as compared to the carrying
value of  $10,122,000  and  $118,360,000,  respectively.  These fair values were
estimated using discounted cash flow analysis,  based on our current incremental
borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements. Valero L.P. has not
utilized derivative financial instruments related to these borrowings.  Interest
rates on borrowings  under the revolving credit facility float with market rates
and thus the carrying amount approximates fair value.

Substantially all of our revenues are derived from Valero Energy and its various
subsidiaries.  Valero  Energy  transports  crude oil to three of its  refineries
using our various  crude oil  pipelines and storage  facilities  and  transports
refined products to its company-owned  retail operations or wholesale  customers
using our various refined product pipelines and terminals. Valero Energy and its
subsidiaries are investment grade customers;  therefore,  we do not believe that
the trade  receivables from Valero Energy  represent a significant  credit risk.
However,  the  concentration  of business with Valero  Energy,  which is a large
refining and retail marketing  company,  has the potential to impact our overall
exposure,  both  positively  and  negatively,  to  changes in the  refining  and
marketing industry.


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               VALERO L.P. AND VALERO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, L.P.
     NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

NOTE 13: Related Party Transactions

We have related party  transactions  with Valero Energy for pipeline  tariff and
terminalling   fee  revenues,   certain   employee   costs,   insurance   costs,
administrative  costs and  interest  expense on the debt due to parent  (for the
period from July 1, 2000 to April 15, 2001).  The  receivable  from parent as of
December 31, 2001 and 2000  represents the net amount due from Valero Energy for
these  related  party  transactions  and the net  cash  collected  under  Valero
Energy's centralized cash management program on our behalf, respectively.

The following table summarizes transactions with Valero Energy (formerly UDS):



                                                             Successor                          Predecessor
                                                   ------------------------------       ------------------------------
                                                                       Six Months       Six Months
                                                    Year Ended           Ended             Ended           Year Ended
                                                   December 31,        December 31,       June 30,        December 31,
                                                       2001               2000              2000             1999
                                                       ----               ----              ----             ----
                                                                             (in thousands)
                                                                                             
  Revenues......................................    $ 98,166           $ 47,210          $ 44,187         $ 108,467
  Operating expenses............................      11,452              5,718             5,393             9,614
  General and administrative expenses...........       5,200              2,600             2,839             5,201
  Interest expense on debt due to parent........       2,513              4,307                 -                 -


Services Agreement

Effective July 1, 2000,  UDS entered into a Services  Agreement with us, whereby
UDS agreed to provide the corporate  functions of legal,  accounting,  treasury,
information  technology and other services for an annual fee of $5,200,000 for a
period of eight  years.  The  $5,200,000  is  adjustable  annually  based on the
Consumer Price Index published by the U.S.  Department of Labor, and may also be
adjusted to take into account  additional  service  levels  necessitated  by the
acquisition or construction of additional assets.  Management  believes that the
$5,200,000 is a reasonable approximation of the general and administrative costs
related to the pipeline, terminalling and storage operations. This annual fee is
in addition to the incremental  general and administrative  costs to be incurred
from third parties as a result of our being a publicly held entity.

The Services Agreement also requires that we reimburse UDS for various recurring
costs of employees who work  exclusively  within the pipeline,  terminalling and
storage  operations and for certain other costs incurred by UDS relating  solely
to us. These employee costs include salary, wages and benefit costs.  Concurrent
with the  acquisition of UDS by Valero Energy,  Valero Energy became the obligor
under the Services Agreement.

Prior  to July 1,  2000,  UDS  allocated  approximately  5% of its  general  and
administrative   expenses  incurred  in  the  United  States  to  its  pipeline,
terminalling  and storage  operations  to cover costs of  centralized  corporate
functions and other corporate  services.  A portion of the allocated general and
administrative  costs is  passed  on to  partners,  which  jointly  own  certain
pipelines  and terminals  with us. The net amount of general and  administrative
costs  allocated  to  partners  of jointly  owned  pipelines  totaled  $581,000,
$251,000,  $249,000 and $503,000 for the year ended  December 31, 2001,  the six
months ended December 31, 2000 and June 30, 2000 and the year ended December 31,
1999, respectively.



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               VALERO L.P. AND VALERO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, L.P.
     NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

Pipelines and Terminals Usage Agreement

On April 16, 2001,  UDS entered into a Pipelines and Terminals  Usage  Agreement
with us,  whereby UDS agreed to use our  pipelines  to transport at least 75% of
the crude oil shipped to and at least 75% of the refined  products  shipped from
the McKee,  Three Rivers and Ardmore  refineries and to use our refined  product
terminals  for  terminalling  services for at least 50% of all refined  products
shipped from these  refineries  until at least April,  2008.  For the year ended
December 31,  2001,  UDS used our  pipelines  to transport  78% of its crude oil
shipped to and 80% of the refined products shipped from the McKee,  Three Rivers
and Ardmore  refineries  and UDS used our  terminalling  services for 60% of all
refined products shipped from these  refineries.  Valero Energy also assumed the
obligation under the Pipelines and Terminals Usage Agreement in conjunction with
the acquisition of UDS by Valero Energy.

If market conditions  change with respect to the  transportation of crude oil or
refined  products or to the end markets in which  Valero  Energy  sells  refined
products,  in a material  manner such that Valero Energy would suffer a material
adverse  effect if it were to continue to use our pipelines and terminals at the
required levels,  Valero Energy's  obligation to us will be suspended during the
period of the change in market  conditions  to the extent  required to avoid the
material adverse effect.

NOTE 14: Employee Benefit Plans

The  employees  who work in Valero L.P.  are  included  in the various  employee
benefit plans of Valero Energy. These plans include qualified,  non-contributory
defined benefit retirement plans,  defined  contribution 401(k) plans,  employee
and retiree medical,  dental and life insurance plans, long-term incentive plans
(i.e. stock options and bonuses) and other such benefits.

Our share of  allocated  parent  company  employee  benefit  plan  expenses  was
$1,346,000,  $662,000,  $702,000 and  $1,197,000 for the year ended December 31,
2001,  the six months  ended  December  31,  2000 and June 30, 2000 and the year
ended December 31, 1999, respectively.  These employee benefit plan expenses are
included in operating expenses with the related payroll costs.

NOTE 15: Impact of Tariff Rate and Terminalling Revenue Changes

Over the past several years, we have expanded the throughput capacity of several
of our crude oil and refined product pipelines. The historical tariff rates were
based on initial  pipeline cost and were not revised upon subsequent  expansions
or increases or decreases in throughput levels.

As a result,  we filed revised tariff rates on many of our crude oil and refined
product  pipelines  to  reflect  the total  cost of the  pipeline,  the  current
throughput  capacity,  the  current  throughput  utilization  and  other  market
conditions.  The revised tariff rates were  implemented  January 1, 2000 and the
overall impact of the tariff rate changes resulted in a decrease to revenues.

Prior to 1999, we did not charge a separate  terminalling  fee for  terminalling
services at the refined product  terminals.  Terminalling  revenues for 1998 and
prior years were recognized  based on the total costs incurred at the terminals,
which costs were  charged  back to the related  refinery.  Effective  January 1,
1999,  we began  charging a separate  terminalling  fee at the  refined  product
terminals. The terminalling fee was established at a rate that we believed to be
competitive  with  rates  charged by other  entities  for  terminalling  similar
refined  products.  Since the  terminalling fee now includes a margin of profit,
terminalling revenues increased.

If the  revised  tariff  rates had been  implemented  effective  January 1, 1999
revenues would have decreased approximately 20%.



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               VALERO L.P. AND VALERO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, L.P.
     NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

NOTE 16: Restricted Units

Valero GP, LLC (formerly  Shamrock  Logistics GP, LLC),  the general  partner of
Riverwalk  Logistics,  L.P.,  adopted a  long-term  incentive  plan under  which
restricted  units and  distribution  equivalent  rights (DERs) may be awarded to
certain key employees and  non-employees.  In July 2001,  Valero GP, LLC granted
205  restricted  units  and  DERs  to each of its  two  outside  directors.  The
restricted  units were to vest at the end of a three-year  period and be paid in
cash.  The  DERs  were  to  accumulate   equivalent   distributions  that  other
unitholders  receive over the vesting  period.  For the year ended  December 31,
2001,  we  recognized  $2,000  of  compensation   expense  associated  with  the
restricted units and DERs that were granted.

NOTE 17: Net Income per Unit

The  following  table  provides  details of the basic and diluted net income per
unit computations:



                                                                Period from April 16, 2001 to December 31, 2001
                                                                -----------------------------------------------
                                                                 Net Income           Units            Per Unit
                                                                (Numerator)       (Denominator)         Amount
                                                                -----------       -------------         ------
                                                                        (in thousands)
                                                                                              
    Limited partners' interest in net income applicable to
       the period after April 15, 2001........................   $ 35,032
                                                                   ======

    Basic net income per common and subordinated unit.........   $ 35,032             19,199            $ 1.82
                                                                   ======             ======              ====

    Dilutive net income per common and subordinated unit......   $ 35,032             19,199            $ 1.82
                                                                   ======             ======              ====


We generated  sufficient net income such that the amount of net income allocated
to common  units was equal to the amount  allocated to the  subordinated  units,
after consideration of the general partner interest.

NOTE 18: Allocations of Net Income and Cash Distributions

Valero L.P.'s partnership  agreement,  as amended, sets forth the calculation to
be used to  determine  the amount and  priority of cash  distributions  that the
common unitholders,  subordinated  unitholders and general partner will receive.
The  partnership  agreement  also contains  provisions for the allocation of net
income and loss to the  unitholders  and the general  partner.  For  purposes of
maintaining partner capital accounts,  the partnership  agreement specifies that
items of income and loss shall be  allocated  among the  partners in  accordance
with their respective  percentage  interests.  Normal  allocations  according to
percentage  interests are done after giving effect,  if any, to priority  income
allocations in an amount equal to incentive cash distributions allocated 100% to
the general partner.

The outstanding subordinated units are held by UDS Logistics,  LLC, an affiliate
of our general  partner,  and there is no  established  public  market for their
trading.  During the subordination  period,  the holders of our common units are
entitled to receive each quarter a minimum  quarterly  distribution of $0.60 per
unit ($2.40  annualized)  prior to any distribution of available cash to holders
of our subordinated units. The subordination  period is defined generally as the
period that will end on the first day of any quarter  beginning  after  December
31, 2005 if (1) we have distributed at least the minimum quarterly  distribution
on all outstanding units with respect to each of the immediately preceding three
consecutive, non-overlapping four-quarter periods and (2) our adjusted operating
surplus, as defined in our partnership agreement,  during such periods equals or
exceeds the amount that would have been  sufficient  to enable us to  distribute
the minimum  quarterly  distribution on all outstanding units on a fully diluted
basis and the related  distribution  on the 2% general  partner  interest during
those periods.



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     NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

In  addition,  all of the  subordinated  units may convert to common  units on a
one-for-one  basis on the first day following the record date for  distributions
for the quarter ending  December 31, 2005, if we meet the tests set forth in the
partnership  agreement.  If the  subordination  period  ends,  the rights of the
holders of  subordinated  units will no longer be  subordinated to the rights of
the holders of common units and the  subordinated  units may be  converted  into
common units.

During  the  subordination  period,  our cash is  distributed  first  98% to the
holders  of common  units and 2% to our  general  partner  until  there has been
distributed  to the  holders  of  common  units an amount  equal to the  minimum
quarterly  distribution  and arrearages in the payment of the minimum  quarterly
distribution  on the common units for any prior quarter.  Any additional cash is
distributed  98% to the  holders  of  subordinated  units and 2% to our  general
partner until there has been distributed to the holders of subordinated units an
amount equal to the minimum quarterly distribution.

Our  general  partner is entitled to  incentive  distributions  if the amount we
distribute  with respect to any quarter  exceeds  specified  target levels shown
below:

                                                  Percentage of Distribution
                                                 ----------------------------
                                                                      General
    Quarterly Distribution Amount per Unit       Unitholders          Partner
    --------------------------------------       -----------          -------

    Up to $0.60                                      98%                 2%
    Above $0.60 up to $0.66                          90%                10%
    Above $0.66 up to $0.90                          75%                25%
    Above $0.90                                      50%                50%


The quarterly cash distributions applicable to 2001 were as follows:

                                                                         Amount
      Year 2001           Record Date             Payment Date          Per Unit
      ---------           -----------             ------------          --------

     4th Quarter        February 1, 2002       February 14, 2002         $ 0.60
     3rd Quarter        November 1, 2001       November 14, 2001           0.60
     2nd Quarter         August 1, 2001         August 14, 2001            0.50







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               VALERO L.P. AND VALERO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, L.P.
     NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)



NOTE 19: Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)



                                                                      Successor
                                                   ------------------------------------------------
                                                     First        Second        Third        Fourth
                                                    Quarter       Quarter      Quarter      Quarter       Total
                                                    -------       -------      -------      -------       -----
                                                                (in thousands, except per unit data)
    2001:
                                                                                          
    Revenues...................................    $ 23,422      $ 23,637     $ 26,857     $ 24,911     $ 98,827
    Operating income...........................      10,361        10,319       13,430       12,395       46,505
    Net income.................................       8,786        10,356       13,771       12,960       45,873
    Net income per unit (1)....................           -          0.46         0.70         0.66         1.82
    Pro forma net income per unit (4)..........        0.45          0.53         0.70         0.66         2.34
    Cash distributions per unit (2)............           -          0.50         0.60         0.60         1.70




                                                       Predecessor                 Successor
                                                   --------------------      ---------------------
                                                    First       Second        Third         Fourth
                                                   Quarter      Quarter      Quarter       Quarter        Total
                                                   -------      -------      -------       -------        -----
                                                                (in thousands, except per unit data)
    2000:
                                                                                         
    Revenues...................................   $ 21,406     $ 23,097     $ 24,903      $ 22,647      $ 92,053
    Operating income...........................      8,604        9,061       12,298        11,186        41,149
    Net income (3).............................      5,695       44,275       11,041         9,646        70,657
    Pro forma net income per unit (4)..........       0.29         2.26         0.56          0.49          3.60



(1)  The net income per unit is based on 19,198,644 units,  which was the number
     of common and subordinated units issued and outstanding from April 16, 2001
     (the date of our initial public  offering) to December 31, 2001. Net income
     in the net income per unit  computation  excludes net income  applicable to
     the 2% general partner interest.

(2)  Represents  cash  distributions  per  unit  that  were  declared  for  each
     applicable quarter since we became a publicly held entity.

(3)  Due to a change in tax status,  effective July 1, 2000, the deferred income
     tax  liability  of  $38,217,000  as of June 30, 2000 was written off in the
     statement of income. Net income in the second quarter of 2000 includes this
     $38,217,000  write-off  of the  deferred  income  tax  liability  less  the
     provision  for income taxes of $3,843,000  for the second  quarter of 2000.
     Net income in the first  quarter of 2000  includes a  provision  for income
     taxes of  $3,562,000.  Net income  before income taxes was  $9,257,000  and
     $9,901,000 for the first and second quarters of 2000, respectively.

(4)  Pro forma net income per unit is  determined  by  dividing  net income that
     would have been allocated to the common and subordinated unitholders, which
     is 98%  of net  income,  by the  weighted  average  number  of  common  and
     subordinated units outstanding for the period from April 16 to December 31,
     2001.  Pro forma net income per unit  adjusted to  eliminate  the impact of
     income  taxes for the first and  second  quarters  of 2000  would have been
     $0.47 and $0.51, respectively.





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NOTE 20: Subsequent Events

As a part of Valero L.P.'s initial  public  offering,  unitholders  approved the
issuance of 250,000  common units under a long-term  incentive  plan. On January
21, 2002,  Valero GP, LLC granted 55,250  restricted  units to key employees and
three  outside  directors.  At the end of each  year of the  three-year  vesting
period,  the grantees  are  entitled to receive for one third of the  restricted
units issued, a common unit of Valero L.P. or its fair market value in cash. The
grantees of these  restricted  units will also  receive  distributions  over the
vesting period.





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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.2


              REQUIRED LETTER TO SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             UNDER TEMPORARY NOTE 3T


May 15, 2002

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20001


Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter is furnished  pursuant to your March 18, 2002 release and procedures
relating to companies using Arthur Andersen LLP as their independent auditors.

Arthur Andersen LLP audited the consolidated and combined  financial  statements
of Valero L.P. and Valero Logistics  Operations,  L.P. included in this Form 8-K
filed substantially contemporaneously with this letter. In connection therewith,
Arthur  Andersen LLP represented to us that its audit was subject to its quality
control  system  for its  U.S.  accounting  and  auditing  practice  to  provide
reasonable  assurance  that the  engagement  was  conducted in  compliance  with
professional  standards,  and that there was  appropriate  continuity  of Arthur
Andersen LLP personnel  working on the audit and availability of national office
consultation. Availability of personnel at foreign affiliates of Arthur Andersen
LLP was not relevant to the audit.

Sincerely,
Valero L.P.
 By: Riverwalk Logistics, L.P., its General Partner
  By: Valero GP, LLC, its General Partner

/s/ John H. Krueger, Jr.
------------------------------------
John H. Krueger, Jr.
Senior Vice President and Controller




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