(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 […]
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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 […]
US Extends Protection For Citgo
(Reuters, 20.Jul.2021) — The United States on Tuesday extended a measure protecting Venezuelan-owned U.S. refiner Citgo Petroleum Corp PDVSAC.UL from bondholders seeking a stake in […]
US Extends Citgo Protection [PDF Download]
(Department of the Treasury, 20.Jul.2021) — The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued the following update to General License No. 5G related to PDVSA […]
Citgo Dismisses LPG Supply Plan For Venezuela
(Argus, 13.Jul.2021) — Citgo, the US refining arm of Venezuelan state-owned PdV, told Argus it has no immediate plan to supply LPG to Venezuela under new US […]
Citgo Reveals New Director Appointments
(Citgo, 23.Jun.2021) — The Boards of Directors of Citgo Holding, Inc. and Citgo Petroleum Corporation announced new appointments to their respective Boards of Directors. Elio […]
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 […]
Synchrony And Citgo Ink Multi-Year Contract Extension
(Synchrony, 24.May.2021) — Synchrony (NYSE: SYF), a premier consumer financial services company, and Citgo Petroleum Corporation, a U.S.-based refiner, transporter, and marketer of transportation fuels, […]
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 […]
Citgo Reports FY:20 Results [PDF Download]
(Citgo, 7.May.2021) — Despite the unprecedented challenge COVID-19 presented for refiners, CITGO Petroleum Corporation continued to make strong progress in optimizing operational performance, aggressively managing […]
Fitch Revises Citgo’s Outlook To Stable
(Fitch Ratings, 8.Apr.2021) — Fitch Ratings affirmed the Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of CITGO Petroleum (Opco) at ‘B’ and CITGO Holding (Holdco) at ‘CCC+’, […]
Ministers Informed Of Deal ‘Citgo Six’ Were Jailed For
(Reuters, 17.Mar.2021) — Six executives of U.S. refiner Citgo have been jailed in Caracas on graft charges since 2017, but court documents seen by Reuters […]
Citgo’s Letter To The UN On Human Rights
(Citgo, 25.Feb.2021) — The Simón Bolívar Foundation (Foundation), the 501(c)(3) private foundation of Citgo Petroleum Corporation, upholds high standards of corporate governance and ethics. With […]
China, Russia, Venezuela: Q&A With Thomas O’Donnell
(Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Feb.2021) — China and Russia continue to push around their might in Venezuela. Thomas O’Donnell with the Hertie School of Governance & […]
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. […]
Citgo’s Going-Concern Value Approximately $5.78bn
(Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Feb.2021) — Houston-based refiner Citgo Petroleum’s going-concern value is approximately $5.78 billion, according to a recent analysis by Fitch Ratings. The value […]
Venezuela Orders Arrest Of New Citgo Board Member
(Reuters, 18.Jan.2021) — Venezuelan authorities issued an arrest warrant for a new member of the board of directors of U.S.-based refining firm Citgo Petroleum Corp […]
Judge Approves Citgo Parent Share Sale
(Argus, 14.Jan.2021) — Venezuela inched closer to losing control of its US refining subsidiary Citgo today after a federal judge began crafting a sale process […]
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 […]
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 […]
Carlos Vecchio Says Guaidó Govt Saved Citgo
(Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Dec.2020) — Houston-based refiner Citgo Petroleum, owned by Venezuela’s state oil and gas company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), continues to benefit from […]
Citgo Plans Q4 2021 Overhaul At Corpus Christi Refinery
(Reuters, 21.Dec.2020) — Citgo Petroleum Corp plans an overhaul at its 167,500 barrel-per-day (bpd) Corpus Christi, Texas, refinery in the fourth quarter of 2021, the […]
Citgo Closes New A/R Securitization Facility
(Citgo, 18.Dec.2020) — Citgo Petroleum Corporation announced that it has entered into an agreement with Barclays as Program Administrator for a two-year $250mn accounts receivable […]
NGOs Vital In Helping With Humanitarian Crisis [Video]
(Citgo, 10.Dec.2020) — NGOs and other private philanthropic groups are increasingly critical in helping address the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, according to three diverse […]
Venezuela Judge Convicts Citgo-6, Orders Prison
(AP, 27.Nov.2020) — Six American oil executives held for three years in Venezuela were found guilty of corruption charges by a judge Thursday and immediately […]
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 […]
Simón Bolívar Foundation Rejects Maduro Allegations
(Citgo, 30.Oct.2020) — Given the recent accusations made by representatives of the Nicolás Maduro regime, the Simón Bolívar Foundation, the private non-profit foundation of Citgo […]
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-backed Bonds Boosted By US Court Ruling
(Reuters, 19.Oct.2020) — Bond market brokers marked up prices on some of Venezuela’s battered debt more than four-fold on Monday after a U.S. judge dealt […]
PdV Ad Hoc Chairman Joins Opposition Flight
(Argus, 9.Sep.2020) — The chairman of the Venezuelan opposition’s “ad hoc” board of national oil company PdV has joined a flight of exiled technocrats from […]
Citgo-6 Surpasses 1,000 Days Of Wrongful Detention
(Energy Analytics Institute, 1.Sep.2020) — More than 1,000 days have passed since Tomeu Vadell, José Luis Zambrano, Alirio Zambrano, Jorge Toledo, Gustavo Cardenas and José […]
Citgo Updates On Lake Charles Refinery After Laura
(Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Aug.2020) — Houston-based refiner Citgo Petroleum released initial details regarding its Lake Charles Refinery and the impact on its operations after the […]
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 […]
US Charges Ex-Citgo Exec In Bribery Probe
(Reuters, 6.Aug.2020) — U.S. prosecutors charged a former Citgo Petroleum manager with accepting $2.5 million as part of a scheme to bribe officials with the […]
PDV Holdings Releases First-Ever Annual Report
(Citgo, 22.Jul.2020) — PDV Holding, Inc., the indirect sole stockholder of Citgo Petroleum Corporation, issued its first-ever annual report detailing financial and operational performance in […]
CITGO Names Edgar Rincon COO, Executive VP
(Citgo, 17.Jul.2020) — The Board of Directors of CITGO Petroleum Corporation has appointed Edgar Rincon as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Executive Vice President, reporting […]
Barreiro, Laprea-Bigott, Jordá Named To Citgo Board
(Citgo, 15.Jul.2020) — Citgo Petroleum Corporation Board of Directors announced today that Pablo Pérez Barreiro, Marcelo Laprea-Bigott and Carlos Jordá have been named to the […]
Guaido Team Adds to PDVSA Ad Hoc Board
(Reuters, 1.Jul.2020) — Venezuela’s opposition-held National Assembly on Tuesday named three new members to an ad hoc board of directors for state Petroleos de Venezuela […]
Guaido Team Favoring COP In Citgo Fight: Update
(Argus, 19.Jun.2020) — Another senior Venezuelan opposition figure has resigned following the government’s leak of a strategy to favor ConocoPhillips in an escalating battle for […]
Guaido Team Favoring COP In Citgo Fight
(Argus, 19.Jun.2020) — Another senior Venezuelan opposition figure has resigned following the government’s leak of a strategy to favor ConocoPhillips in an escalating battle for […]
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 […]
CITGO Proposes $750mn Private Offering
(Citgo, 2.Jun.2020) — Citgo Petroleum Corporation has commenced a private offering exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of $750 […]
Q&A: PdV Exile Board Has ‘Levers’ To Keep Citgo
(Argus, 28.May.2020) — Luis Pacheco is chairman of a parallel board trying to exert control over the future of Venezuela’s state-owned PdV. Appointed by the […]
PdV’s Board Of Exiles Loses Two Technocrats
(Argus, 21.May.2020) — Two members of the parallel board of Venezuela’s national oil company PdV have resigned, a development that exposes brewing frustration in the […]
PDV Holding And Aruba Govt To End Refinery Project
(PDV Holding, 1.May.2020) — PDV Holding, Inc., and the Government of Aruba/Refineria di Aruba (RDA) today executed an amicable termination agreement in relation to the […]
Citgo Foundation To Support Covid-19 Efforts In Venezuela
(Citgo, 26.Mar.2020) — The Simón Bolívar Foundation Inc. (SBF), the non-profit, private foundation of Citgo Petroleum Corporation, is launching a special round of its small […]
US Calls For Humanitarian Release Of Citgo 6
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 19.Mar.2020) — The US calls for humanitarian release of wrongfully detained Americans in Venezuela. © Energy Analytics Institute (EAI). All […]
Maduro Taps VP To ‘Restructure’ Oil Sector
(Reuters, 19.Feb.2020) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday he would create a presidential commission to restructure the country’s beleaguered oil industry, which will […]
Maduro Accused Of “Disappearing” US Oilmen
(AP, 19.Feb.2020) — Family members of six American oil executives jailed in Venezuela are accusing Nicolas Maduro’s government of “forced disappearance” after the men were […]
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 […]