CITGO EDUCATION

CITGO and the Environment

CITGO Leads Petro-Chemical Industry In Protecting Our Marine Environment. The Environmental Protection Agency recognizes the Corpus Christi Ship Channel as one of the only industrial waterways in the nation that meets the "fishable and swimable" criteria.

The sea water used in marine exhibits at the Texas State Aquarium is taken directly from the Ship Channel at the Port of Corpus Christi, one of the largest Petro-Chemical Industrial Ports in the United States.

The Port of Corpus Christi is the fifth largest port in the United States, docking more than 6,000 vessels a year and moving 89 million tons of cargo.

About 78 million tons of petroleum make up almost 90% of the cargo moved through the port.

CITGO moves more oil through the port of Corpus Christi than anyone else -- 5.8 billion gallons on 1,500 vessel shipments in 1998. Crude oil is imported from Venezuela, processed at the two CITGO Refinery units along the ship channel, and exported as Crude Oil, Fuel Oil, Gasoline, Gas Oil, Feed Stock, and other refined products.

To minimize impact on the environment, CITGO has invested millions of dollars in equipment, facilities, safety procedures and training to assure that the offloading, processing and reshipping of these petroleum products have minimal impact on the ground, water, and air.

How well does CITGO protect our environment?
Last year, The United States Coast Guard and the Texas General Land Office recognized the CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery for completing one year of shipping operations with NO oil entering the water.

"Your company, specifically the Corpus Christi facility, has helped ensure the highest state of readiness for the protection and preservation of the marine environment of the South Texas coastal zone."

Processing 5.8 billion gallons of oil throughout an entire year with ZERO spillage is an exceptional achievement. Imagine filling the 18-gallon gas tanks of 322,222,222 automobiles without spilling a drop!

It takes a lot to not spill a drop. And, CITGO Petroleum Corporation is proud to recognize those Corpus Christi shipping and dock personnel responsible for this outstanding achievement.

CITGO Salutes Our South Texas Workers Who Protect Our Marine Environment

CITGO Petroleum Corporation, based in Tulsa, Okla., is a refiner, transporter and marketer of transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals, refined waxes, asphalt and other industrial products. It is owned by PDV America, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A., the national oil company of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

For more information about CITGO Petroleum Corporation, visit our web site at www.CITGO.com and for educational information about a petroleum refinery, go to www.CITGO.com/Community/Education/education.asp

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