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CITGO Facts: Virginia
Millions of gallons of quality fuel products. Thousands of local jobs. Hundreds
of service hours logged. Daily involvement in local organizations. From the
largest of economic impacts to the smallest of good deeds, locally owned
and operated CITGO locations are there at every turn in their Virginia
communities, fueling good day in and day out.
FACT: CITGO has a rich heritage as an enduring American success story.
CITGO Petroleum Corporation has its roots in the Cities Service Company, founded in 1910 in Bartlesville,
Okla. Incorporated in the State of Delaware, CITGO is headquartered in Houston. It operates three refineries
in Lemont, Ill., Corpus Christi, Texas, and Lake Charles, La., and more than 40 terminal storage facilities.
FACT: CITGO is committed to Virginia.
In Virginia, sales of gasoline and diesel products total more than 438 million gallons. Serving local residents
are more than 300 CITGO stations that generate more than 2,400 jobs across the state. Overall, CITGO
operations remain strong, selling more than 8 billion gallons of refined products in the United States last year.
The CITGO brand is represented by nearly 6,500 locally owned and operated stations across 27 states and the
District of Columbia.
FACT: CITGO strongly supports all CITGO retail locations with quality products.
CITGO is dedicated to producing quality products that are distributed to each locally owned and operated
CITGO location.
FACT: The CITGO terminals in Chesapeake, Richmond, Montvale and Fairfax supply fuel to more than 300
CITGO stations across Virginia and to hundreds of other stations across the Northeast region.
Nearly 500 million gallons of gasoline and diesel products are distributed through the Virginia terminals
annually, ensuring that fuel is available 365 days-a-year, no matter what the weather conditions. The terminal
facilities play a central role in the community, providing full-time jobs to local residents and supporting local
organizations. For example, employees support the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and the Virginia
Petroleum Council. Terminal employees are active in Fairfax County’s Fuel Assistance Program and support
the Fairfax Fire Department. Terminal personnel also are involved in state and local emergency management
programs to assist their communities during emergency situations.
FACT: CITGO believes in fueling good.
As a corporation in 2009, CITGO invested more than $80 million in contributions and thousands of dedicated
volunteer hours in social development efforts aimed to create sustainable communities across the United
States. The CITGO-Venezuela Heating Oil Program, which distributes millions of gallons of heating oil to
low-income families each year, has become the largest energy assistance social program developed by any
oil company in the country. Additionally, other significant programs include environmental restoration efforts
at Petty’s Island in New Jersey and numerous education development initiatives in The South Bronx, New
York. As the largest corporate sponsor of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), CITGO and its gasoline
distributors and retail locations have raised more than $120 million since 1986, including $11 million in 2009.
Additionally in 2009, FuelingGood, the CITGO consumer-driven Web site geared toward rewarding good works
in local communities was launched. Through this effort, six worthy charities received a year’s worth of gas
money and 30 runners-up were awarded $50 CITGO Gift cards.
FACT: CITGO is committed to local communities.
Each CITGO station is locally owned and operated. Local stations support their communities with jobs and
taxes as well as with a wide range of community and philanthropic activities. For example, CITGO gasoline
distributors and retail locations in Virginia support their local YMCA chapters, fire departments and MDA.
FACT: Local CITGO stations support the local economy.
The more than 300 locally owned and operated CITGO stations across Virginia provide more than 2,400 jobs
to hard-working Americans in their communities and generate local, state and federal taxes that support
important programs across the state.
FACT: CITGO stations play an important role in disaster relief and preparedness.
To help ensure local communities have the support they need when natural disasters strike, CITGO provides
fuel to the terminals right before and after hurricane strikes and delivers additional supplies to the locally
owned CITGO stations on key evacuation routes. The company also works to ensure that emergency
and government vehicles have access to the fuel they need. Furthermore, CITGO provides 100 percent
reimbursement to CITGO station operators for the purchase of generators to ensure customers and emergency
services receive fuel even if the power is out.
FACT: CITGO is more than just energy.
The people of CITGO have always known the importance of being a good neighbor. We don’t want to simply
serve communities; we want to strengthen them. That’s why we’re committed to providing both the fuel and
local jobs that keep our neighborhoods moving ahead.
Thank you for your continued patronage. For more information, visit www.citgo.com/Virginia.
© 2010 CITGO Petroleum Corporation
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