VERTEX ENERGY, INC. 10-K/A

Exhibit 31.3

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Benjamin P. Cowart, certify that:

1	I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of Vertex Energy, Inc.;
2	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

Date: May 17, 2024	By:	/s/ Benjamin P. Cowart
		Benjamin P. Cowart
		Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)