CITGO Petroleum Corp. has completed the construction and start-up of a major processing unit to produce Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) at its Lemont, Ill., refinery. In compliance with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards, the unit is equipped with the latest technology designed to reduce, by 98%, the sulfur content of diesel transportation fuel produced at…
CITGO Celebrates 100-Year Heritage
CITGO Petroleum Corp. is celebrating its 100-year heritage today, Sept. 2. The brand dates back to the Cities Service Co. and continues today as a U.S. petroleum refining and marketing company. With the backing of its shareholder, Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., the national oil company of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, CITGO is the third largest independent refiner,…
CITGO To Send 120 Tons of Aid To Haiti
CITGO Petroleum Corporation, and its charitable organization the Simón Bolívar Foundation, have started shipping 120 tons of humanitarian aid to Port-Au-Prince, in coordination with the Embassies of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Republic of Haiti in the U.S. This effort complements the contributions of the Venezuelan people through their government, led by President…