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Tag: Citgo
Gold Reserve updates US judge Stark’s decision regarding Citgo divestment process
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Sep.2025, Words: 173) — US District Court for the District of Delaware judge Leonard Stark issued […]
Judge declares Venezuelan bonds valid, creditors press for Citgo auction resolution
NEW YORK, NEW YORK / HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Luc Cohen and Marianna Parraga, Reuters, 18.Sep.2025) — A U.S. judge upheld the validity of Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA‘s 2020 bonds […]
Gold Reserve moves to have rival Elliott bid for Citgo parent disqualified, filing says
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Marianna Parraga, Reuters, 27.Aug.2025, Words: 115) — Gold Reserve on Wednesday filed a motion to disqualify a rival bid from an affiliate of […]
Citgo Petroleum reports 2Q:25 EBITDA of $325mn
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Citgo, 14.Aug.2025, Words: 604) — Citgo Petroleum Corporation reported reliable operations in a more supportive market environment led to second quarter of […]
Citgo Corpus Christi refinery hosts “worst case drill exercise”
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Jul.2025, Words: 267) — Citgo Petroleum Corpus Christi refinery (CCR) recently hosted the company’s annual “worst case […]
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Gold Reserve reveals $7.382bn Citgo bid recommendation [pdf downloads]
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Isaac Silvestre, Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Jul.2025, Words: 500) — Gold Reserve Ltd. revealed its US acquisition subsidiary, Dalinar Energy Corporation, is the […]
Vitol group submits bid above $10bn for Citgo, sources say
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Marianna Parraga, Reuters, 2.Jul.2025, Words: 559) — A group led by commodities trading house Vitol submitted a bid exceeding $10 billion for the […]
Black Lion submits $8bn cash bid for Citgo’s parent
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Marianna Parraga, Reuters, 25.Jun.2025, Words: 530) — Black Lion Citgo Group, a consortium led by private equity firm Black Lion Capital Advisors, submitted […]
Q&A: Is Venezuela about to lose Citgo, its most prized foreign asset?
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Marianna Parraga, Reuters, 16.Jun.2025, Words: 685) — A U.S. court-organized auction of shares in the parent company of Venezuela-owned Citgo Petroleum has […]
Delcy Rodríguez says measures against PDVSA have generated $232bn in losses
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 18.May.2025, Words: 183) — Venezuela’s executive vice president and hydrocarbon minister Delcy Rodríguez said unilateral coercive measures […]
Citgo Petroleum reports weak refining margins in the 1Q:25
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Ofelia Paredes, Energy Analytics Institute, 8.May.2025, Words: 635) — Houston-based Citgo Petroleum Corporation — which owns and operates 3 large-scale, highly complex […]
Explainer: New Creditors’ Battle Emerges in Citgo Auction Reboot
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Reuters, 27.Mar.2025) — A U.S. federal judge trying to move ahead with an auction of shares in the parent of Venezuela-owned U.S. refiner […]
LatAmNRG heard: service costs in Argentina, Trump eyes Citgo protection, Rubio to Jamaica
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 21.Mar.2025, Words: 372) — LatAm and other NRG highlights, headlines and “heard on the street,” for the […]
Citgo reports total 4Q:24 throughput of 887,000 b/d at its 3 refineries
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Mar.2025, Words: 639) — Houston-based Citgo Petroleum Corporation — which owns and operates 3 large-scale, highly complex […]
Citgo Launches Brand Licensing Program as Part of Fuels Business
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Feb.2025) — The Citgo brand is extending to 5 new geographic markets with the launch of a brand […]
Citgo Bidding Opened to Others to Try to Top Elliott Firm
(Jef Feeley, Nicolle Yapur and Andreina Itriago Acosta, Bloomberg, 31.Dec.2024) — A US judge reset the bidding process for the parent company of Citgo Petroleum […]
PDVSA ad Hoc administrative board reaffirms commitment to safeguard Citgo
(Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Dec.2024, Words: 514) — The Ad Hoc Administrative Board of PDVSA reiterated its commitment to the defense of Venezuela’s assets […]
Citgo Petroleum Reports 3Q:24 Results
(Citgo, 14.Nov.2024) — Citgo Petroleum Corporation reported its 2024 third quarter financial and operational results. High throughput volume contributed to a third quarter net income […]
Fact sheet: Citgo Petroleum’s US refineries, terminals, and pipelines
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Oct.2024, Words: 185) — Citgo Petroleum Corp. has 3 strategically located, deep conversion refineries in Texas, Louisiana […]
Amber Energy CEO Resigns from Exxon’s BODs
(Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Oct.2024) — Amber Energy CEO Gregory J. Goff resigned as a member of the board of directors of Exxon Mobil Corporation to […]
Citgo Auction in Jeopardy as Bondholders Pursue Claims
(Reuters, 9.Oct.2024) — Holders of billions of dollars in Venezuelan bonds and notes have emerged as last-minute protagonists in a U.S. court case set to […]
LatAmNRG matters, highlights, heard: Argentina LNG, $7.3bn Amber-Citgo deal
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Oct.2024, Words: 423) — LatAm NRG highlights, headlines and “heard on the street,” for the week ended 4 […]
Citgo Share Auction Creditors Oppose Terms of Amber Energy Bid
(Reuters, 1.Oct.2024) — Creditors seeking proceeds from an auction of shares in a parent of Citgo Petroleum to repay them for Venezuela’s expropriations and debt defaults on […]
Exxon Director Joins Elliott Seeking to Acquire Citgo Petroleum
(Reuters, 28.Sep.2024) — Exxon Mobil board director Gregory Goff recently joined a newly formed Elliott Investment Management-backed company seeking to acquire control of Venezuela-owned oil […]
Amber Energy Selected to Acquire Citgo
(Amber Energy, 27.Sep.2024) — Amber Energy Inc. has been selected as the acquirer of PDV Holding, Inc., the parent of Citgo Petroleum Corporation, by Robert Pincus, […]
Citgo Awards $1mn to Caring For Our Coast Nonprofits
(Citgo, 18.Sep.2024) — Celebrating a decade of environmental protection, conservation and restoration, the Citgo Caring For Our Coast initiative is amplifying its impact with an additional $1mn in grants […]
US Court Officer Moves to Block Creditors from Derailing Citgo Auction
(Reuters, 9.Sep.2024) — U.S. federal court officer overseeing an auction of shares in the parent of Venezuela-owned refiner Citgo Petroleum on Monday asked the judge in the […]
US Court Accepts $20.8bn in Claims Against Venezuela in Citgo Auction
(Reuters, 19.Jan.2024) — A U.S. court on Friday approved claims by 17 Venezuela-linked creditors, including ConocoPhillips, Rusoro Mining and Koch Industries, to get proceeds from […]
Citgo Concludes 2023 Marketer Roundtables
(Citgo, 9.Nov.2023) — Citgo Petroleum concluded its highly successful Marketer Roundtable Meetings for 2023, bringing together marketers from across the country to discuss key industry […]
Venezuela’s Opposition Proposes Using Exports Proceeds to Pay Creditors
(Reuters, 7.Jul.2023) — Venezuela’s opposition is crafting a proposal for the country to redirect about 200,000 barrels per day of its oil exports to a trustee to […]
Diesel Prices in 2023? Don’t Expect Much Relief
(Investor’s Business Day, 29.Dec.2022) — U.S. diesel prices hit all time highs in 2022 as demand surged and supplies of the critical heating and transportation […]
Could A Controversial Chevron Deal Be A Prelude To Venezuela’s Oil Renaissance?
(Forbes, 2.Dec.2022) — A video that state-owned oil giant Petróleos de Venezuela posted to its Twitter feed this week shows a jovial meeting between Oil […]
Ecopetrol and Citgo Transaction to Offset Carbon
(Citgo, 10.Oct.2022) — A carbon compensated crude oil cargo sold by Ecopetrol and purchased by Citgo Petroleum Corporation is currently making its way to the […]
Are Talks Over Detained Americans Slowing the Fight for Democracy in Venezuela?
(CNN, 16.Aug.2022) — A growing number of US citizens are being detained in Venezuela — and though exactly how many is unknown, the detentions could give authoritarian […]
Citgo Reveals Offer to Acquire up to $286mn of its 2024 Notes
(Citgo, 11.Aug.2022) — Citgo Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation, today announced its offer to purchase for cash an aggregate principal amount of up to $286.231mn (the “Excess Cash Flow […]
Citgo Proposes Senior Secured Notes Offering
(Citgo, 3.Feb.2021) — Citgo Petroleum Corporation has commenced a private offering exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, $650mn […]
Fitch Rates Citgo’s Secured 2026 Notes ‘BB’/’RR1’
(Fitch, 3.Feb.2021) — Fitch Ratings has assigned a ‘BB’/’RR1’ to CITGO Petroleum Corporation’s (Opco) $650mn senior secured 2026 notes. Proceeds from the notes, along with […]
Venezuelan Opposition Fills PdV Chair On Election Eve
(Argus, 7.Dec.2020) — Venezuela’s opposition-controlled National Assembly named another oil industry veteran to chair a shadow board of Venezuela’s national oil company PdV. The key […]
Two US Execs Go From Prison To House Arrest
(CNN, 31.Jul.2020) — Two American oil executives held in an overcrowded Venezuelan prison for almost three years have been placed in house arrest, a sign […]
Politics Entangling Exile PdV Board
(Argus, 1.Jul.2020) — An “ad hoc” board of state-owned PdV that is a key part of US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido’s parallel administration is running […]
Venezuela Wooed Texan Lawmaker To Ease Sanctions
(AP, 22.Jun.2020) — Venezuela’s socialist government tried to recruit then-Congressman Pete Sessions to broker a meeting with the CEO of Exxon Mobil at the same […]
Venezuela Wooed Texas Lawmaker To Ease Sanctions
(AP, 20.Jun.2020) — Venezuela’s socialist government tried to recruit then-Congressman Pete Sessions to broker a meeting with the CEO of Exxon Mobil at the same […]
Opposition Asks Court To Recognize Citgo Changes
(Argus, 18.Jun.2020) — Venezuelan ownership of the country’s most valuable overseas asset may rest on opposition leadership convincing a US court that it restored refiner […]
Venezuela Spurned By US Court In Citgo Clash
(Bloomberg, 18.May.2020) — The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Venezuela in its fight to retain control of oil refiner Citgo Holding Inc., putting […]
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 […]
Mariela Poleo To Head Simón Bolívar Foundation
(Citgo, 8.Mar.2020) — Citgo Petroleum Corporation announced the appointment of Mariela Poleo as President of the Simón Bolívar Foundation (SBF), the company’s non-profit, private foundation […]
Citgo Says Gerd Knutsen Released From Seizure
(Citgo, 28.Feb.2020) — Citgo Petroleum Corporation confirms that the Gerd Knutsen and its crew have safely reached international waters, and that the Company intends to […]
Latest Rosneft Sanctions Raise Risks For Others
(Reuters, 19.Feb.2020) — Washington’s move this week to sanction a trading unit of Russian oil giant Rosneft for its ties with Venezuela’s state-run PDVSA escalated […]
Citgo Drops Aruba Refinery Project, Island Balks
(Argus, 13.Jan.2020 — Citgo, the US refiner that Venezuela’s political opposition nominally wrested from the Opec country’s national oil company PdV in 2019, is abandoning […]