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Citgo Enters 2022 With Strong Momentum

(Citgo, 31.Mar.2022) — Citgo Petroleum Corporation reported its 2021 fourth quarter and year-end financial results. For the fourth quarter of 2021, Citgo generated net income of $21mn, EBITDA (1) of $236mn and adjusted EBITDA of $139mn, representing the strongest quarterly net income and EBITDA performance since the third quarter of 2019, prior to the start […]

Citgo Envisions Oil ‘Bridge’ To Venezuela

(Argus, 23.Aug.2021) — US refiner Citgo has been effectively cut off from its Venezuelan state-owned parent PdV since 2019, but it is still constrained by heavy debt while multiple creditors nip at its heels. In the first part of a two-part interview, chief executive Carlos Jordá spoke with senior contributing […]

Citgo Returns To Profitability

(Citgo, 16.Aug.2021) — Citgo Petroleum Corporation reported its second quarter 2021 performance results, including net income of $3mn, EBITDA1 of $214mn and adjusted EBITDA2 of $208mn, marking the company’s first profitable quarter since the third quarter of 2019. “Given the multiple challenges we have faced during 2020 and the first half […]

Citgo Names Mark Holstein New General Counsel

(Citgo, 10.Aug.2021) — Citgo Petroleum Corporation announced the appointment of Mark Holstein as the company’s new General Counsel, overseeing all aspects of the company’s legal strategy and material litigation, while providing legal counsel and advising senior management. Holstein will report directly to Jack Lynch, Vice President of Legal and Government […]

Sanctioned Citgo At Disadvantage To Rivals

(Reuters, 23.Jul.2021) — Sanctions barring U.S. imports of Venezuelan crude put refiner Citgo Petroleum Corp at a disadvantage to better-financed rivals, the board chair named by Venezuela’s political opposition for state oil company PDVSA said on Friday. Many refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast – including Citgo’s facilities in Texas […]

Citgo Names Balvy Bhogal-Mitro As Corporate Planning VP

(Citgo, 1.Jun.2021) — Citgo President and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Jordá today announced Balvy Bhogal-Mitro has been named Vice President Strategic and Corporate Planning effective 1 June 2021. In her new role, Bhogal-Mitro is responsible for strategic planning and alignment, capital planning, corporate issues and new business development, and the company’s […]

Citgo Reveals Its 1Q:21 Results

(Citgo, 21.May.2021) — CITGO Petroleum Corporation reported its first quarter 2021 performance results, including a net loss of $180mn, an EBITDA loss of $(21)mn and Adjusted EBITDA1 of $10mn. The quarter marked the first positive quarterly Adjusted EBITDA for CITGO since the full onset of the coronavirus pandemic. The company’s overall […]

José R. Pocaterra Elected Chairman Of Citgo BODs

(Citgo, 12.Feb.2021) — The Citgo Petroleum Corporation Board of Directors announced today that Jose R. Pocaterra has been elected Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Pocaterra brings more than 20 years of financial professional experience in the oil and gas industry. Mr. Pocaterra held various positions in the Budget, […]

Jose R. Pocaterra Joins Citgo Board Of Directors

(Citgo, 6.Jan.2021) — The Citgo Petroleum Corporation Board of Directors announced that Jose R. Pocaterra has been named to the Board of Directors, replacing Edgar Rincon who remains Citgo’s Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President. “Jose Pocaterra brings more than 20 years of international experience in the financial, business […]

Citgo Releases First-Ever ESG Report [PDF DOWNLOAD]

(Citgo, 29.Dec.2020) — Marking a new chapter of heightened corporate transparency, responsibility and accountability, Citgo Petroleum Corporation today released its first-ever report detailing the company’s extensive environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives. Information contained in this release highlights the company’s progress in 2019 consistent with the accompanying report, as well […]

Citgo Reports Third Quarter 2020 Results

(Citgo, 13.Nov.2020) — Citgo Petroleum Corporation’s third quarter results were driven by the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, which affected the refining industry as a whole, and were further affected by an eight-week shutdown at the Lake Charles, La. refinery due to Hurricanes Laura and Delta. As a result […]

Citgo Names John Zuklic As Chief Financial Officer

(Citgo, 29.Oct.2020) — The Board of Directors of Citgo Petroleum Corporation appointed John Zuklic as Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), reporting to Citgo President and CEO Carlos Jordá, effective 4 Nov. 2020. Zuklic was selected after a thorough, competitive search process that evaluated a number of highly […]

Houston Refiner Citgo Reports 2Q:20 Results

(Citgo, 17.Aug.2020) — Citgo Petroleum Corporation 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 market (LCM) inventory adjustment discussed further below. During the same period, Citgo reported EBITDA of $203 […]

Citgo Reports First Quarter 2020 Results

(Citgo, 12.Jun.2020) — Citgo Petroleum Corporation reported its first quarter 2020 performance results, including a net loss of $159 million and an adjusted EBITDA1 of $38 million excluding the effect of special items. The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic combined with crude oil demand destruction were drivers behind the company’s […]

Angel Olmeta To Retire From Citgo Petroleum BODs

(Citgo, 2.Apr.2020) — The Citgo Petroleum Corporation Board of Directors and the Citgo President and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Jordá, announced today that Angel Olmeta is retiring from the Board, effective Thursday, April 2, 2020. Angel had a long and successful career in the Venezuelan and international oil industry, occupying […]

Citgo Names Jack Lynch As Chief Compliance Officer

(Citgo, 11.Feb.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 […]

CITGO Reports 3Q Results

(Citgo, 6.Dec.2019) — Citgo Petroleum Corporation reported strong financial and operational performance as the Board of Directors reviewed with the Shareholder the company’s performance during the first nine months of 2019 at a meeting at Citgo headquarters in Houston. The report included net income of $270 million for the first […]

S&P Removes Citgo From Credit Watch

(Citgo, 5.Sep.2019) — Standard & Poor’s (S&P), a leading credit rating agency, has removed Citgo Holding, Inc. and Citgo Petroleum Corporation’s outlook from credit watch and has placed them on a stable outlook. While S&P has reaffirmed its long-term issuer credit rating on both entities at B-; it also announced […]

Citgo Petroleum Announces 2Q:19 Results

(Citgo, 26.Aug.2019) — The Board of Directors of Citgo Petroleum Corporation is pleased to report significant progress on top company goals. Following its appointment in February 2019, the Citgo Board outlined three main objectives for the company: improving financial and operational stability; protecting assets; and enhancing corporate governance. After only […]

Citgo Profits Hit By Fallout From Split-CEO

(Reuters, Marianna Parraga, 22.Aug.2019) — The two new top executives at Citgo Petroleum disclosed this week that net income in the second quarter slid to less than half its level a year earlier, hit by a broad slump for the refining industry as well as complications from U.S. sanctions on […]

Citgo To Name New CEO

(Reuters, Marianna Parraga, 13.Aug.2019) — Citgo Petroleum Corp has selected Carlos Jorda as its next chief executive, according to three people familiar with the matter, turning to a seasoned refinery expert and native Venezuelan to run a company facing legal attacks and working under U.S. sanctions against parent Petroleos de […]