(Reuters, 9.Oct.2024) â Holders of billions of dollars in Venezuelan bonds and notes have emerged as last-minute protagonists in a U.S. court case set to decide the ownership of oil refiner Citgo Petroleum, threatening to derail an auction to compensate more than a dozen companies for unpaid debts and expropriations […]
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Citgo Petroleum Reports 1Q:24 Results
(Citgo, 9.May.2024) â Citgo Petroleum Corporation reported its 2024 first quarter financial and operational results. Historically favorable refining margins and strong asset reliability led to first quarter net income of $410mn, EBITDA of $709mn and Adjusted EBITDA of $677mn, compared with net income of $937mn and EBITDA of approximately $1.4bn(2) for the first quarter of 2023. (1) EBITDA […]
June Deadline set for Citgo Auction Bids
(Argus, 17.Apr.2024)Â â Bidders for Citgo‘s US refining assets have until 11 June to submit offers for the company’s 805,000 b/d of refining capacity and associated assets, with a tentative sale hearing set for 15 July. Documents filed Tuesday in the US District Court for the District of Delaware set […]
US Not to Renew Easing of Venezuela Oil Sanctions Unless Progress Made on Elections
(Reuters, 15.Apr.2024) â The U.S. will not renew a temporary license set to expire on Thursday that widely eased sanctions on Venezuela’s oil and gas sector, a State Department spokesperson said, unless progress is made by President Nicolas Maduro on commitments for free and fair elections this year. The U.S. […]
US Court Accepts $20.8bn in Claims Against Venezuela in Citgo Auction
(Reuters, 19.Jan.2024) â A U.S. court on Friday approved claims by 17 Venezuela-linked creditors, including ConocoPhillips, Rusoro Mining and Koch Industries, to get proceeds from a coming auction of shares in the parent of Venezuela-owned oil refiner Citgo Petroleum to satisfy claims for expropriations and debt defaults. The list, which […]
Citgo Exits 3Q:23 with Liquidity of $3.86bn
(Citgo, 9.Nov.2023) Â â Citgo Petroleum Corporation reported its 2023 third quarter financial and operational results. Highlights: Net income of $567mn and EBITDA 1 of $895mn, compared to net income of $380 mn and EBITDA of $642mn for the second quarter of 2023 Adjusted EBITDA 1 for the third quarter was approximately $833mn, which included two special items related to a legal settlement and […]
Citgo Concludes 2023 Marketer Roundtables
(Citgo, 9.Nov.2023) â Citgo Petroleum concluded its highly successful Marketer Roundtable Meetings for 2023, bringing together marketers from across the country to discuss key industry trends, brand programs, and commercial strategies. The roundtables, held in late September through early November, provided a valuable forum for collaboration and knowledge sharing. The […]
ConocoPhillips Comments on Venezuelan-Related Progress
(Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Nov.2023) â ConocoPhillips chairman and CEO Ryan Lance updated the analyst community on the companyâs situation regarding Venezuela and recently started auction process for assets of Houston-based refinery Citgo Petroleum during a recent conference call. âWe’re in a process with the Venezuelans right now. They also have […]
Marathonâs SVP Heppner Says Company Not Interested in Citgo Assets
(Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Oct.2023) â Marathon Petroleum Corporationâs senior vice president of strategy and business development, Dave Heppner, responded to questions from analysts during the companyâs third quarter 2023 conference call about rumors it was interested in Houston-based refiner Citgo Petroleum. Heppner said that in the current environment that refining […]
Citgo Petroleum Prices $1.10bn Senior Secured Notes
(Citgo, 14.Sep.2023) â Citgo Petroleum Corporation has priced $1.10bn aggregate principal amount of 8.375% senior secured notes due 2029 in a private offering exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The closing of the offering is expected to occur on 20 September 2023, subject to customary […]
Citgo Valued at $32bn-$40bn Ahead of Auction of Shares
(Reuters, 12.Sep.2023) â Venezuela-owned oil refiner Citgo Petroleum has been valued by its parent company at between $32 billion and $40 billion, according to a court official during a hearing in Delaware on Tuesday. The value of the Houston-based refiner was disclosed during the hearing to update a U.S. judge […]
Which Creditors Will Have Priority for Citgo Share Auction?
(Reuters, 12.Sep.2023) â A U.S. judge in Delaware on Tuesday will set the procedure for an upcoming auction of shares in a parent of Venezuela-owned oil refiner Citgo Petroleum to satisfy more than $20 billion in claims by creditors. Dozens of companies and bondholders have flocked to U.S. courts to […]
Exxon Mobil Wants its Piece of Citgo
(USA Today, 17.Aug.2023) â The transnational Exxon Mobil, along with 19 other creditors, registered their claims against Venezuela before a court in the United States, as part of the actions to strip the country of its main asset abroad. The US oil company takes advantage of the actions promoted by […]
Venezuela Rejects Auction That Could Lead to Citgo Breakup
(Reuters, 15.Aug.2023) â Negotiators and officials representing Venezuela are opposing a court-ordered auction of shares in a parent of oil refiner Citgo Petroleum to pay creditors claiming more than $10 billion from expropriations and debt defaults. Some 20 creditors with arbitration awards or lawsuits against Venezuela and its state oil […]
Who are Venezuela Creditors Seeking to Seize Citgo?
(Reuters, 19.Jul.2023) â The U.S. on Wednesday approved a three-month extension to a license protecting Citgo Petroleum from creditors seeking to seize the oil refiner’s assets. The document comes as a negotiation team representing Venezuela progresses in talks with bondholders and creditors with arbitration awards from expropriation claims, a move to avoid a breakup […]
Venezuela’s Opposition Proposes Using Exports Proceeds to Pay Creditors
(Reuters, 7.Jul.2023) â 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 pay creditors with claims on the nation’s foreign assets. Venezuela is battling in U.S. court against bondholders and creditors claiming more than $20 billion from […]
PDVSA Bondholders Dismiss Claims Citgo-backed Notes are Invalid
(Reuters, 6.Jun.2023) â Holders of bonds issued by Venezuelan state-owned oil company Petroleos de Venezuela that are backed by a majority stake in refiner Citgo Petroleum urged New York state’s highest court to reject claims that the bonds are invalid. Lawyers for Venezuela’s opposition, which has controlled PDVSA’s U.S. assets including Citgo since 2019 […]
Citgo Reports First Quarter 2023 Results
(Citgo, 10.May.2023) â Citgo Petroleum Corporation reported its 2023 first quarter financial and operational results. Favorable refining margins and product yields combined with strong asset reliability contributed to first quarter net income of $937mn and EBITDA of $1.4bn, compared with net income of $806mn and EBITDA of $1.2bn for the fourth quarter of 2022. Highlights: […]
EAIâs NRGBriefs: Apr. 2023
(Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Apr.2023) â Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and politics during April 2023 including the US not blocking the court-ordered sale of shares of Citgo Petroleum Corp.âs parent company, PDV Holding, to pay off creditors who have sought payment from the Venezuelan state; OFAC authorizing […]
Citgo Offers to Purchase $407mn in Senior Notes
(Citgo, 13.Mar.2023) â Citgo Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation, today announced its offer to purchase (the “Offer”) for cash an aggregate principal amount of up to $406.645mn (the “Excess Cash Flow Offer Amount”) of its 9.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 (the “Notes”) at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount […]
Citgo Reports 4Q:22 and YE:22 Results
(Citgo, 9.Mar.2023) Citgo Petroleum Corporation today reported its 2022 fourth quarter and year-end financial results. Highlights: Fourth quarter net income of $806mn and EBITDA[1] of $1.2bn Fourth quarter total refinery crude throughput of 797,000 barrels-per-day (bpd), 4% above nameplate capacity of 769,000 bpdRepayment in full of the $1.1bn outstanding under Citgo Petroleumâs Term Loan […]
Exiled Venezuela Lawmakers Chosen to Lead Anti-Maduro Fight
(AP, 5.Jan.2023) â Venezuelaâs opposition has selected an all-female team of mostly unknown exiled former lawmakers to replace the beleaguered Juan GuaidĂł as the face of its faltering efforts to remove socialist President Nicolas Maduro. Last week, politicians who were elected to the National Assembly in 2015 voted to oust GuaidĂł […]
Simon Bolivar Foundation Support Health Programs for Venezuelan, Other Migrants
(SimĂłn BolĂvar Foundation Inc., 17.Nov.2022) â SimĂłn BolĂvar Foundation Inc., the 501(c)(3) nonprofit private foundation of Citgo Petroleum Corporation, is awarding up to $1.68mn in grant funding to seven qualified charitable organizations as part of its Colombia-Ecuador-Peru Humanitarian Health Grants program. The call for grant applications for this charitable program, recognizing the vulnerable […]
Citgo Announces 3Q:22 Financial Results
(Citgo, 10.Nov.2022) â Citgo Petroleum Corporation reported 2022 third quarter net income of $477mn and EBITDA of $804mn, compared to net income of $1.29bn and EBITDA of $1.86bn in the second quarter of 2022. Highlights: Reported third quarter net income of $477mn and EBITDA 1 of $804mnContinued strong health, safety and environmental performanceSuccessful and safe turnaround execution and start-up at the Lemont RefineryRecord […]
Citgo Holdings Offers to Acquire up to $237.4mn of its Senior Notes Due 2024
(Citgo, 10.Nov.2022) â Citgo Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation, announced its offer to purchasefor cash an aggregate principal amount of up to $237.391mn (the “Excess Cash Flow Offer Amount”) of its 9.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be […]
Citgo Participates in Illinois Chamber Future of Energy Panel
(Citgo, 12.Oct.2022) â Citgo Vice President of Strategic and Corporate Planning Balvy Bhogal-Mitro took part in a world-class panel discussion on the Future of Energy at the Illinois Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting in Chicago last Thursday. Keynote panel participants focused on energy sustainability and what the future of energy will look like in Illinois. Bhogal-Mitro, who […]
Ecopetrol and Citgo Transaction to Offset Carbon
(Citgo, 10.Oct.2022) â A carbon compensated crude oil cargo sold by Ecopetrol and purchased by Citgo Petroleum Corporation is currently making its way to the Citgo Corpus Christi refinery for processing. The recent transaction supports Ecopetrol’s objectives on energy transition and decarbonization. The 500,000 barrel cargo of Ecopetrol Castilla BlendÂź […]
Citgo Names Kresha Sivinski New VP of Human Resources and Support Services
(Citgo, 3.Oct.2022) â Citgo Petroleum Corporation recently named Kresha Sivinski the Company’s newly established Vice President of Human Resources and Support Services, where she will oversee corporate human resources, aviation and corporate services functions. Sivinski joined the Citgo Lake Charles, La. refinery after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering […]
Citgo Reports 2Q:22 Net Income of $1.3bn, EBITDA of $1.9bn
(Citgo, 11.Aug.2022) â Citgo Petroleum reported a second quarter net income of $1.29bn and EBITDA of $1.86bn compared to net income of $245mn and EBITDA of $518mn in the first quarter of 2022. Highlights: Reported second quarter net income of $1.29bn and EBITDA 1 of $1.86bnExceptional health, safety and environmental performanceRecord-setting refinery utilization and throughputReceived two AFPM Safety Achievement awardsReceived ILTA Safety Excellence […]
The SimĂłn BolĂvar Foundation Releases 2021 Annual Report [PDF Download]
(Citgo, 27.Jun.2022) â The SimĂłn BolĂvar Foundation Inc., the 501(c)(3) nonprofit private foundation of Citgo Petroleum Corporation, released its 2021 Annual Report. The Foundation is dedicated to improving the health of vulnerable people affected by the complex, ongoing humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, with special attention to mothers and children. After redefining its […]
Citgo Reports 1Q:22 Net Income of $245mn
(Citgo, 17.May.2022) â Citgo Petroleum Corporation reported net income of $245mn for the first quarter 2022, compared to net income of $21mn for the fourth quarter of 2021 and a loss of $(180)mn for the first quarter of 2021. Reliable operations and favorable market conditions enabled Citgo to generate EBITDA 1 of $518mn for the first quarter of 2022, compared […]
Stephen McNabb Appointed Citgo Treasurer
(Citgo, 11.May.2022) â Citgo Petroleum Corporation named Stephen McNabb the company’s new Treasurer, where he will oversee liquidity management and the company’s capital structure, manage financial risk and insurance, steward bank relationships and investor relations, and assist the CFO in developing financial strategies. McNabb previously served as Assistant Treasurer and has been with […]
NRGBriefs: Trinidadâs Fuel Subsidy; Citgo Giusti Departure; “Almost Out of the Faja”
(Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Apr.2022) â Energy briefs including Trinidad and Tobagoâs Finance Minister Colm Imbert commented 12 Apr. 2022 on Twitter about the twin-island countryâs fuel subsidy; NewGold announcing plans to release its 1Q:22 financial results; Citgo Petroleum confirming the departure of Luis Giusti Lugo from its Board of Directors; […]
Citgo Chairman Luis Giusti (Jr.) Ousted After Less Than a Year in Job
(Bloomberg, 11.Apr.2022) â Citgo Petroleum Corp., the U.S. oil refiner controlled by the Venezuelan opposition, ousted chairman Luis Giusti Lugo less than a year after appointing him. Giusti, a 24-year veteran of the oil industry, was dismissed Friday by the board of parent company Citgo Holding Inc., according to people familiar […]
NRGBriefs: Mexicans Back Recall Vote; Neuquén Officials on Houston Roadshow
(Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Apr.2022) â Energy briefs including approximately 90% of Mexican citizens voting this past weekend to back a recall election that would allow President AndrĂ©s Manuel LĂłpez Obrador to stay in office; Argentina is looking to significantly boost oil and gas production by 2030, Argentina’s governor of NeuquĂ©n […]
Citgo Enters 2022 With Strong Momentum
(Citgo, 31.Mar.2022) â 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 […]
Bob Kent Joins Citgo Board of Directors
(Citgo, 16.Mar.2022) â The Citgo Petroleum Corporation Board of Directors announced that Bob Kent has been appointed to the Board of Directors. “Bob Kent brings more than 40 years of refining experience to our executive team, including 13 years with Citgo,” said Citgo Director and President and Chief Executive Officer Carlos JordĂĄ. “His […]
NRGBriefs: YPF’s 4Q:21 and FY:21 Webcast; Citgo Sales Process Moving Forward
(Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Mar.2022) â Energy briefs including Frontera spudding its first exploration well in the Espejo Block in Ecuador; Argentina’s YPF holding its 4Q:21 and FY:21 webcast to discuss financial and operational results; Exxon updating on its operations offshore Guyana during its virtual Investor Day 2022 webcast [PDF download]; […]
NRGBriefs: University of Guyana Students Invited to Oil Conference
(Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Feb.2022) â Energy briefs including Atlas Renewable Energy securing financing with BNB for the construction of Lar do Sol â Casablanca II Solar Plant in Brazil; and the International Energy Conference and Exhibition- Guyana 2022 in Georgetown, Guyana again opening the exhibit for free to University of […]
US Extends Citgo Protection
(AFP, 21.Jan.2022) â The US Treasury on Thursday extended by one year a rule that shields Citgo, a US-based unit of Venezuela’s state-owned oil company PDVSA, from being seized by creditors, the department said. The Houston-based company has been controlled by parties opposed to the government of President Nicolas Maduro since […]
NRGBriefs: CSI Compressco Cash Distribution
(Energy Analytics Institute, 21.Jan.2022) â Energy briefs including CSI Compressco LPâs (NASDAQ:Â CCLP) BODs of its general partner declaring a cash distribution attributable to the 4Q:21; and PDVSAâs US refining arm Citgo Petroleum being Venezuelaâs most priced intâl asset. NORTH AMERICA US — CSI Compressco LPâs (NASDAQ:Â CCLP) BODs of its general […]
Citgo 6 Remain Pawns In A US-Venezuela Standoff
(CNN, 26.Nov.2021) â The phone connection between a Venezuelan prison cell and Houston, Texas, crackles and fades. Jorge Toledo sounds tired. He’s been held for four years, one of six former executives of Venezuela’s US-based oil refining company CITGO convicted of corruption. The sounds of prison life echo as he […]
Houston-based Citgo Reports 3Q:21 Results
(Citgo, 15.Nov.2021) â Citgo Petroleum Corporation reported its third quarter 2021 financial results, including a net loss of $4mn, compared to net income of $3mn for the second quarter. Marking the company’s second consecutive quarter of positive EBITDA1 after three straight quarters of negative EBITDA, EBITDA in the third quarter […]
Venezuela Asset Debacle Splits GuaidĂł Camp
(Argus, 2.Nov.2021) â Two major Venezuelan opposition parties today voted against a decree issued by US-backed shadow parliamentary leader Juan GuaidĂł, an unprecedented rupture that foreshadows the expiry of his constitutional claim to an interim presidency in January 2022. Decree number 38, which GuaidĂł first presented in early October, called for […]
Citgo Ex-President Suffers Mild Heart Attack In Venezuela Jail
(Reuters, 26.Oct.2021) â The former president of oil refiner Citgo, a U.S. subsidiary of Venezuelan oil company PDVSA, suffered a mild heart attack in prison in Caracas and was transferred to a hospital, his lawyer told Reuters on Tuesday. Jose Pereira is one of six former company executives, all naturalized […]
Citgo Boards In Last-ditch Talks With Washington
(Reuters, 22.Oct.2021) â The supervisory boards of Venezuela-owned Citgo Petroleum, racing to stave off a breakup of the eighth largest U.S. oil refiner, have held talks with U.S. officials in Bogota, Colombia, seeking to extend Washington’s protection while Citgo pursues negotiations with creditors, Reuters has learned. Citgo is running out […]
US To Consider Citgo Shares Sale Next Year
(Bloomberg, 15.Sep.2021) â The U.S. will consider authorizing the sale of Citgo Petroleum Corp. shares early next year, after the mandate of the Venezuela opposition government ends, according to a court document. The U.S. Treasury said it may reasses the sale of shares of Citgoâs parent company, PDV Holding Inc., […]
LatAm Briefs: Argentina Lithium Acquisition, Citgo Challenges
(Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Sep.2021) â Energy briefs from the Latin America and Caribbean region including: Argentina Lithium & Energy Corp. acquiring high quality lithium projects, Citgo Petroleum executives warning of threats from biofuels amid the energy transition, and much more. LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN Argentina — The Center for International […]
Citgo Envisions Oil âBridgeâ To Venezuela
(Argus, 23.Aug.2021) â 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 JordĂĄ spoke with senior contributing […]
Citgo Returns To Profitability
(Citgo, 16.Aug.2021) â 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 […]