Marty, CITGO sign caretaker since 1965.Marty, CITGO sign caretaker since 1965.
The 2000s
CITGO Moves Headquarters to Houston
2000 George W. Bush wins disputed presidential election.
2000 Oswaldo Contreras named President and CEO of CITGO, replacing Dave Tippeconnic.
2000 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visits CITGO's refinery in Lake Charles.
2000 CITGO sets another record in income from operations with $379 million in earning.
2000 CITGO's Cicero lubricants blending and packaging plant celebrates it 50th anniversary.
2000 CITGO teams up with Roush Racing and Jeff Burton and the #99 CITGO Car hits the Winston Cup raceways.
2001 Terrorists strike the United States; World Trade Center destroyed with massive loss of life.
2001 CITGO and its Marketers raise more than $1 million to aid the victims of the September 11 terrorist attack.
2001 "We Are the Energy" slogan introduced as a symbol of CITGO's strong emphasis on people.
2001 Golfer Tiger Woods wins 4th consecutive major.
2001 CITGO adopts new vision: "To be the World's Benchmark Energy Corporation" along with a new Mission and Values statement.
2001 Fire at Lemont's Crude Unit cripples refinery.
2001 CITGO's assets valued at $5.9 billion compared to $500 million in 1985.
2001 CITGO reports a record $476 million in income from operations and a record $317 million in net income.
2001 CITGO begins its partnership with Bassmaster.
2002 PDV Midwest's refinery at Lemont, IL becomes part of CITGO.
2002 Brazil wins 2002 World Cup.
2002 Lemont Refinery returns to full operation; sets production records in first several months of operation.
2002 California Angels win World Series for first time.
2002 CITGO employee and corporate United Way contributions exceed $1.3 million.
2002 Denzel Washington wins the Academy Award's Best Actor for Training Day while Halle Berry wins Best Actress for her outstanding performance in Monster's Ball.
2002 CITGO employees and Marketers donate a record $5.5 million to MDA.
2003 The U.S., Britain and coalition allies launch the Iraq War.
2003 Luis Marín named President and CEO of CITGO.
2003 CITGO introduces Mystik brand for retail locations.
2003 CITGO launches an advertising campaign focused on the U.S. Hispanic market.
2004 CITGO begins sponsorship of Venezuelan racecar driver Milka Duno.
2004 CITGO's headquarters moved to Houston, Texas.
2004 Boston Red Sox win World Series after 86 years.
2004 The Perfect Game introduced as the rallying cry to achieving zero safety incidents, zero environmental incidents and $1 billion in income.
2005 Félix M. Rodríguez named President and CEO of CITGO.
2005 The CITGO Sign in Boston's Kenmore Square is relit after a major restoration project.
2005 Lake Charles Refinery becomes fourth largest in the United States.
2005 CITGO brand celebrates 40 years.
2005 Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans as one of the five deadliest in U.S. history.
2005 CITGO pledges $2 million and one million barrels of gasoline toward Hurricanes Katrina and Rita relief.
2005 CITGO distributes 16 million gallons of heating oil worth more than $14 million in eight states.
2006 CITGO realigns it's national retail gasoline network to strengthen East and Gulf Coast presence.
2006 Italy wins 2006 World Cup.
2006 CITGO contributes 40 million gallons of heating oil valued at more than $62 million in 19 states, as program continues to grow.
2006 CITGO signs a long-term agreement with the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum to underwrite an exhibit honoring the contributions of Latino baseball players.
2007 Alejandro Granado named President and CEO of CITGO.
2007 45 million gallons of heating oil and other energy assistance worth $100 million reaches recipients in 23 states through CITGO program.
2008 CITGO sells two asphalt refineries and other assets associated with its CARCO asphalt division to NuStar.
2008 Hurricane Ike makes landfall in Texas gulf coast near Houston shaking the fourth largest city in the United States.

CITGO History

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