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                                                                   Exhibit 10.41

                                  Premcor Inc.
                              8182 Maryland Avenue
                                    Suite 600
                               St. Louis, MO 63105

                                                                November 6, 2002

Mr. Jefferson F. Allen
6 Grand Anacapri Drive
Henderson, NV 89011

Dear Mr. Allen:

                      This Amended and Restated Letter Agreement (the "Amended
Letter"), effective as of the date hereof sets forth the terms and conditions of
your relationship with Premcor Inc. ("Premcor").

1.   Board Appointment.

     (a) Position. Commencing upon the effectiveness of the Written Consent of
the Stockholders of Premcor Inc. dated January 30, 2002, Blackstone agreed to
cause you to be appointed to, and you hereby agree to serve on, the Board of
Directors of Premcor (the "Board"). You hereby agree to serve on the Board for
three consecutive years commencing on such date of effectiveness, subject to any
applicable nomination and voting; provided, however, that you may resign from
the Board for reasons of conscience or substantial good cause.

     (b) Compensation. In addition to any director fees equal to those received
by other independent directors, upon commencement of your board membership,
Premcor shall grant you stock options to purchase 100,000 shares of Premcor
common stock at an exercise price equal to $10 per share (the "Initial
Options"). Subject to your continued service on the Board, such Initial Options
will vest in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the
date of grant, and will become fully vested upon the occurrence of a Change in
Control (as defined in Premcor's 2002 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan")). Other
terms and conditions of the Initial Options shall be as set forth herein, in the
Plan and in an option agreement between you and Premcor.

     (c) Restrictions. All shares acquired by exercise of the Initial Options
and the Matching Options (as defined below) shall be subject to (x) standard
lock-up restrictions as recommended by the underwriter following Premcor's
Initial Public Offering (as defined below) and any subsequent sales of shares of
common stock to the public.

     (d) Expenses. Premcor shall reimburse you, in accordance with its policies,
for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in traveling to Board meetings.

     (e) Indemnification. Premcor shall indemnify you as a director to the
extent permitted by applicable law, other than where you are liable for
negligence or due to your fraud or willful

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misconduct, in any event in accordance with Premcor's by-laws, and Premcor shall
maintain directors and officers liability insurance.

2.   Initial Public Offering.

     (a) Purchased Shares. Premcor contemplates an initial public offering of
shares of common stock pursuant to an effective registration statement filed
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Initial Public Offering")
during the year 2002. At the time, if any, of such Initial Public Offering,
Premcor shall offer, pursuant to Rule 701 under the Securities Act, to sell and
you agree to purchase the lesser of (i) 50,000 shares of Premcor common stock or
(ii) that number of such shares (rounded down to the next whole share) that may
be purchased for $1,200,000, at a price equal to the public offering price per
share paid by the initial purchasers in the Initial Public Offering less the
underwriting commission per share (the "Purchased Shares"). You shall purchase
the Purchased Shares pursuant to a subscription agreement in substantially the
form attached hereto as Exhibit I, which subscription agreement shall be a
compensatory benefit plan within the meaning of Rule 701 promulgated under the
Securities Act.

     (b) Matching Options. For each of the Purchased Shares so purchased, you
shall be granted a stock option to purchase one share of Premcor common stock at
an exercise price equal to the price per share you paid for the Purchased Shares
(the "Matching Options"). Subject to your continued service on the Board, such
Matching Options will vest in equal installments on each of the first three
anniversaries of the date of grant, and will become fully vested upon the
occurrence of a Change in Control of Premcor. Other terms and conditions of the
Matching Options shall be as set forth herein, in the Plan and in an option
agreement between you and Premcor.

3.   Miscellaneous.

     (a) Confidentiality. You agree to hold all Premcor information confidential
("Confidential Information") and shall not at any time disclose, retain, or use
such Confidential Information for your own benefit or the benefit of any other
person, without the written authorization of the Board; provided that the
foregoing shall not apply to the extent that information is required to be
disclosed by law.

     (b) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Amended Letter shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without
regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof. Any suit, action or proceeding
related to this Amended Letter, or any judgment entered by any court related to
this Amended Letter, may be brought only in any court of competent jurisdiction
in the State of New York, and the parties hereby submit to the exclusive
jurisdiction of such courts. The parties (and any affiliates of Premcor or your
beneficiary or permitted transferee) irrevocably waive any objections which they
may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or
proceeding brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of New
York, and hereby irrevocably waive any claim that any such action, suit or
proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

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     (c) Entire Letter; Amendments. This Amended Letter contains the entire
understanding of the parties with respect to the matters herein. There are no
restrictions, agreements, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings
between the parties with respect to the subject matter herein other than those
expressly set forth herein. This Amended Letter may not be altered, modified, or
amended except by written instrument signed by the parties hereto.

     (d) No Waiver. The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to
any term of this Amended Letter on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver
of such party's rights or deprive such party of the right thereafter to insist
upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Amended Letter.

     (e) Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions of
this Amended Letter shall be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions
of this Amended Letter shall not be affected thereby.

     (f) Assignment; Binding Letter. This Amended Letter shall not be assignable
by you. This Amended Letter may be assigned by Premcor, with your consent, such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld, to a person or entity that is a
successor in interest to substantially all of the business operations of
Premcor. Upon such assignment, the rights and obligations of Premcor hereunder
shall become the rights and obligations of such affiliate or successor person or
entity. This Amended Letter shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
your personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors,
heirs, distributes, devises and legatees.

     (g) Notice. For the purpose of this Amended Letter, notices and all other
communications provided for in the Amended Letter shall be in writing and shall
be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by hand or overnight courier or
five days after it has been mailed by United States registered mail, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set
forth below Amended Letter, or to such other address as either party may have
furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of
change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

              If to Premcor, to the address provided above, attention General
Counsel.

              With a copy to:
              The Blackstone Group, L.P.
              345 Park Avenue
              New York, NY 10154
              Attention: Robert L. Friedman

              If to you, to the address provided above.

     (h) Disputes. Any dispute with regard to the enforcement of this Amended
Letter or any matter relating to your services to Premcor shall be exclusively
resolved by a single arbitrator, selected in accordance with the Center for
Public Resources ("CPR") Rules for Non-Administered Arbitration (the "CPR
Rules"), at an arbitration to be conducted in New York City pursuant to the CPR
Rules with the arbitrator applying the substantive law of the State of New

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York as provided for under Section 13(d) hereof. The CPR shall provide the
parties hereto with lists for the selection of arbitrators composed entirely of
arbitrators who are members of a CPR Panel of Distinguished Neutrals who have
prior experience in the arbitration of disputes between employers and senior
executives or consultants. In the event that the parties are unable to agree
upon an arbitrator in accordance with the CPR Rules, and the lists submitted to
the parties for striking the names of unacceptable arbitrators does not result
in common selection, the CPR shall appoint an arbitrator with the same
qualifications described herein. The determination of the arbitrator, which
shall be by reasoned award, shall be final and binding on the parties hereto and
judgment therein may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction in
accordance with Section 13(d). Each party shall pay its own attorneys fees and
disbursements and other costs of the arbitration, which shall be governed by the
Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. Section 1 et seq.

     (i) Representation. You hereby represent to Premcor that your execution and
delivery of this Amended Amended Letter and your performance of duties hereunder
shall not constitute a breach of, or otherwise contravene, the terms of any
agreement or policy to which you are a party or otherwise bound.

     (j) Cooperation. At Premcor's request, you shall provide reasonable
cooperation in connection with any action or proceeding (or any appeal from any
action or proceeding) that relates to events occurring during your engagement
hereunder. Premcor shall provide you with a reasonable stipend and shall
reimburse your for reasonable expenses incurred as a result of your cooperation
with Premcor. This provision shall survive any termination of this Amended
Letter.

     (k) Counterparts. This Amended Letter may be signed in counterparts, each
of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto
and hereto were upon the same instrument.

                                             PREMCOR INC.


                                             ______________________________
                                             By:    Thomas D. O'Malley
                                             Title: Chairman, President and
                                                    Chief Executive Officer

Acknowledged and agreed:


________________________
Jefferson F. Allen

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Acknowledged and agreed with respect to Section 1(a) only:

                                   BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS
                                    III MERCHANT BANKING FUND L.P.


                                   By: Blackstone Management Associates III
                                   L.L.C., its general partner


                                   By:____________________________
                                   Name:
                                   Title:


                                   BLACKSTONE OFFSHORE CAPITAL
                                    PARTNERS III L.P.


                                   By: Blackstone Management Associates III
                                   L.L.C., its general partner


                                   By:____________________________
                                   Name:
                                   Title:


                                   BLACKSTONE FAMILY INVESTMENT
                                    PARTNERSHIP III L.P.


                                   By: Blackstone Management Associates III
                                   L.L.C., its general partner


                                   By:____________________________
                                   Name
                                   Title: