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09/11/2020 CITGO Lake Charles Update

On August 26, Hurricane Laura came onshore in Cameron, Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane, making a direct hit on the Lake Charles area. Prior to the storm's arrival and following our severe...

Categories: Lake Charles, National
08/28/2020 CITGO Announces Retirement of Corporate Controller Barry Treas

CITGO Petroleum Corporation announced today that Barry Treas, Corporate Controller, is retiring after a 40-year career with the Company. Bob Shoemaker, currently Manager Budgets and Performance...

Categories: Houston, National, Personnel
08/28/2020 CITGO Lake Charles Refinery Update

CITGO Petroleum Corporation today reported no safety issues or hydrocarbon releases arising from the direct impact of Hurricane Laura on its Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex. "We are pleased to...

Categories: Lake Charles, National
08/28/2020 CITGO® Marketer Freedom Oil Raises Donations for National and Local Charities

CITGO is proud to announce that Freedom Oil, a longstanding marketing partner, recently completed two successful fundraising drives for charitable organizations in the greater Warsaw area. From...

Categories: CITGO Fuels, National
08/27/2020 CITGO Foundation Opens New Round for Proposals to Aid COVID-19 Efforts in Venezuela

The Simón Bolívar Foundation, the non-profit, private foundation of CITGO Petroleum Corporation, today announced an open call for proposals exclusively focused on mitigating the negative impact...

Categories: National, Simon Bolivar Foundation
08/26/2020 CITGARD® Honors Elliott Sadler with Darlington Throwback Scheme

The No. 38 Front Row Motorsports (FRM) Ford Mustang, driven by Rookie-of-the-Year Contender John Hunter Nemechek, will run a special paint scheme for the NASCAR throwback weekend at Darlington...

Categories: CITGO Lubricants, National
08/20/2020 Simón Bolívar Foundation Announces the Results of the "Hoy Invita Simón" Open Call for Proposals

The Simón Bolívar Foundation, the non-profit, private foundation of CITGO Petroleum Corporation, is pleased to announce that it will be allocating $200,000 among five qualified charitable...

Categories: National, Simon Bolivar Foundation
08/17/2020 CITGO Reports Second Quarter 2020 Results

CITGO Petroleum Corporation ("CITGO") today reported a net loss of $5 million for the second quarter of 2020, which includes the benefit from the reversal of a previously recorded lower of cost or...

Categories: Financial, Houston, National
08/12/2020 AWO Presents Inaugural Safety Award to CITGO Petroleum Corporation's Lake Charles Marine Department

Yesterday, The American Waterways Operators' Tankering & Barge Operations Subcommittee presented AWO affiliate member CITGO Petroleum Corporation's Lake Charles, La. Marine Department and facility with the subcommittee's inaugural safety award.

08/11/2020 Simón Bolívar Foundation Announces $1 Million in Humanitarian Health Grants

The Simón Bolívar Foundation, the charitable, private foundation of CITGO Petroleum Corporation, has entered into grant agreements with the following three prominent international nonprofit...

Categories: Simon Bolivar Foundation
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