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03/14/2020 CITGO E-Recycle Day Keeps 9 Roll-Off Boxes of Unwanted Electronics Out of Landfills

Hundreds of Southwest Louisiana residents recycled their unwanted electronics at the annual CITGO E-Recycle Day Saturday at the McNeese Cowboy Stadium parking lot. The CITGO Lake Charles Refinery...

Categories: Lake Charles
03/08/2020 Mariela Poleo Appointed President Of Simón Bolívar Foundation

CITGO Petroleum Corporation announced the appointment of Mariela Poleo as President of the Simón Bolívar Foundation (SBF), the company's non-profit, private foundation dedicated to catalyzing...

Categories: National, Personnel, Simon Bolivar Foundation
03/05/2020 CITGO® Announces the Launch of Mystik® GoBox™ for Improved Farm Inventory Management

CITGO Petroleum Corporation, through its Mystik Lubricants, is launching a new GoBox System that packages lubricants in biodegradable boxes, making oil delivery to equipment simpler and faster....

Categories: Mystik Lubricants
02/28/2020 Gerd Knutsen Released from Seizure

CITGO confirms that the Gerd Knutsen and its crew have safely reached international waters, and that the Company intends to pursue the Maduro regime, and any entities that may have assisted it, for unlawful seizure of its cargo.

02/26/2020 Comprometida con la transparencia CITGO lanza plataforma comunicacional para los venezolanos

Desde que CITGO fue protegida para beneficio de los venezolanos por el Gobierno Legítimo, su administración se ha comprometido a operar la compañía de una forma segura, eficiente y productiva para el futuro de Venezuela, y especialmente al diseño de mecanismos que promuevan la transparencia y la rendición de cuentas.

02/24/2020 CITGO Board Reports Year One Performance

February 15 marked the one-year anniversary of the appointment of the new CITGO Petroleum Corporation Board of Directors.  This milestone offers an ideal opportunity to share with you the progress we have made in strengthening CITGO performance and to highlight a few key 2020 priorities we are advancing to build on this positive momentum.

02/19/2020 CITGO Congratulates Winners of the 2019 Ultimate Road Trip Sweepstakes

CITGO Petroleum Corporation congratulates grand prize winners of the recent Ultimate Road Trip Sweepstakes, Scott and Angela of Clintonville, Wis. Scott and Angela are the proud owners of a new...

Categories: CITGO Fuels, National
02/18/2020 CITGO sponsors First Responders' entries to 2020 Boston Marathon

CITGO Petroleum Corporation, the official fuel sponsor of the 124th Boston Marathon, is sending 10 first responders from its operational areas to run the historic race on April 20, 2020. Four...

Categories: National
02/13/2020 Local CITGO marketer Graham Enterprise, Inc. Raises $123,000 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association

Local CITGO Petroleum Corporation (CITGO) Marketer, Graham Enterprise, Inc. (GEI), today announced it raised $123,000 in 2019 to support the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). "Graham...

Categories: CITGO Fuels, National
02/11/2020 CITGO Appoints Jack Lynch to Serve as Chief Compliance & Ethics Officer

HOUSTON – February 11, 2020 – CITGO Petroleum Corporation announced the appointment of Jack Lynch as the company’s new Chief Compliance & Ethics Officer. Lynch will continue to serve as the Vice President of Legal & Government Affairs, a role he has held since October 2019. As CITGO’s new Chief Compliance & Ethics Officer, Jack will report directly to Chief Executive Officer Carlos Jordá as well as have direct reporting access to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

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