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BOSTON, Jan. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CITGO Petroleum Corporation has announced the start of the sixth consecutive year of the CITGO-Venezuela Heating Oil Program, which helps approximately 500,000 individuals every winter, including those in more than 250 tribal communities and 234 homeless shelters across 25 states and the District of Columbia. CITGO President and CEO Alejandro Granado and the chairman of Citizens Energy Corporation, Joseph P. Kennedy II, were joined by a CITGO-Venezuela...

HOUSTON, Jan. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CITGO Petroleum Corporation announced the completion of construction and start-up of a 42,500 BPD unit utilizing the latest technology to produce Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) at its Corpus Christi, Texas refinery. With the completion of this unit, which has been in operation since December, CITGO is now capable of producing 100% ULSD at all of its refineries. The CITGO shareholder, Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA), the national oil company of...

HOUSTON, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CITGO Petroleum Corporation is kicking off its annual Marketer Round Table Meetings across all three CITGO regions, providing an opportunity for local Marketers to meet with the CITGO team and learn what's on tap for 2011. Each initiative is designed to help local Marketers and their Retailers grow more successful businesses, with strong connections to their customers and community. Building on the success of the Centennial year in 2010, CITGO is well...

DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dearborn City Beautiful Commission has recognized the locally owned CITGO station at 7954 Greenfield Road in its 2010 Business "Standard of Excellence" program. Bazzi Oil & Gas Company, a local CITGO distributor which owns and operates the station, is one of a select group of Dearborn businesses honored for its work in helping to create an awareness of responsibility and civic pride in the community. "We are proud to receive the...

HOMER, Mich., Nov. 29, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Led by the Hillsdale PS Food Mart CITGO, twenty-seven PS Food Mart Stores in 17 communities across South Central Michigan and Toledo, Ohio rallied their customers and neighbors in support of families in need. Generous donors purchased nearly 28,000 Kellogg's PopTarts which were donated to 24 different food pantries, homeless shelters, after school programs and churches in the communities of the individual PS Food Mart stores. The PopTarts will...

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 23, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Forty-four CITGO gas stations across southeastern Wisconsin are joining together this holiday season to light up the lives of children in need. In partnership with local radio station FM 106.1, participating CITGO stations will be collecting toys from Nov. 22 to Dec. 12 in support of Toys for Tots. Individuals from across the community are invited to drop off new, unwrapped toys at participating CITGO locations to help make the holidays brighter for...

HOUSTON, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The CITGO Chesapeake Terminal has installed a 3,000-square-foot Green Roof system which is designed to reduce storm water runoff and help improve the local environment. The innovative, environmentally-friendly system integrates living plants into the building structure and will eliminate almost 60,000 gallons of storm water runoff into the nearby Elizabeth River. This is the latest addition to the facility, which has become a leader in environmental...

HOUSTON, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- CITGO Petroleum Corporation kicks off the 2010 Fall Fueling Good campaign on Oct. 13 to recognize and reward more charities and individuals who are making a difference in their local communities. Charities, community groups and individuals can get involved in the "100 Days of Get & Give" by submitting an entry at www.FuelingGood.com. Participants will be eligible to win up to $2,500 in CITGO Gift Cards and a case of motor oil in two ways: by improving...

HOUSTON, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- CITGO Petroleum Corporation announced that it has completed the construction and start-up of a major processing unit to produce Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) at its Lemont, Illinois refinery. In compliance with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards, the unit is equipped with the latest technology designed to reduce, by 98 percent, the sulfur content of diesel transportation fuel produced at the refinery. "Projects such as our innovative ULSD...

HOUSTON, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- CITGO Petroleum Corporation is proud to celebrate its 100 year heritage. This innovative brand dates back to the Cities Service Company and continues today as one of the leading petroleum refining and marketing companies in the United States. 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, sixth largest branded gasoline...