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The Citgo Petroleum Corporation (or simply Citgo) is a United States-based refiner, marketer and transporter of transportation fuels, petro-chemicals, lubricants and other industrial products.

Citgo started as the Cities Service Oil Company in 1910. In the 1980s PDVSA, the Venezuelan oil company, bought the company. Before 2006, 7-Eleven convenience stores had a 20-year contract with Citgo. That came to an end in autumn 2006.

The name "Citgo" (stylized as CITGO) was first used during the early-to-mid 1960s.

Political donations

According to filings with the United States' Federal Election Commission, Citgo gave US$500,000 towards the Presidential inauguration of Donald Trump.

Headquarters

Citgo has its headquarters in the Energy Corridor of Houston, Texas. Before 2004, Citgo was headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Images for kids

  • Citgo locations 2020 September

    CITGO branded stations map as of September 2020.

  • Cities Service, 425 Grinnell St, Key West, FL

    Cities Service station in Key West, Florida, in 1965.

  • Cities service newspaper ad

    1922 newspaper ad promoting the new Cities Service Oils.

  • Citgo-Petrol Station

    Gas station in Bergen, NY

  • Day Park City Chicago

    A CITGO station in Chicago with the new street image

  • Citgo boston

    The Boston Citgo sign as seen from Lansdowne Street in Boston

  • CitgoHQ

    Citgo headquarters in the Energy Corridor area of Houston

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Citgo para niños

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