 Vertex to acquire 100 of Mobile Chemical LP Refinery Transforms Vertex into a Leading Independent Refiner of Renewable and Conventional Products Multi-phase Renewable Diesel Project to Drive Superior Clean Refining Economics Anticipate 3 billion in Annual Revenue and more than 400 million in Gross Profit by Year-End 2023 Transaction Conference Call Will Be Held on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 8:30 AM ET HOUSTON, TX ACCESSWIRE May 26, 2021 Vertex Energy, Inc. NASDAQ:VTNRVertex or the Company, a leading specialty refiner and marketer of high-quality refined products, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Mobile refinery Mobile located in Mobile, Alabama from Equilon Enterprises LLC dba Shell Oil Products US, Shell Oil Company and Shell Chemical LP Shell, subsidiaries of Royal Dutch Shell plc, for 75 million. The transaction is expected to close during the fourth quarter 2021, subject to regulatory clearance and various closing conditions. 