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  XXXXXXXX
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  0000890447
  Vertex Energy Inc.
  001-11476
  1331 GEMINI STREET
  SUITE 250
  HOUSTON
  TX
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  866-660-8156
  Khoury Odeh
  Director
  Common Stock
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  245 Summer Street
  Boston
  MA
  02110
  2250
  2610.00
  93514346
  04/10/2024
  NASDAQ
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  12/28/2023
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  Vertex Energy Inc.
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  Vertex Energy Inc.
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