EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Citgo Petroleum Corp
Sulphur, LA · Parent: Pdv Holding Inc.
- Total releases
- 8.7M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 38
- Carcinogens
- 12
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
MIXED Form-R mix
Citgo Petroleum Corp: how the 8.7M lbs splits
8.7M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 5.9M lbs 67.6%
- Air Releases 2.7M lbs 31.7%
- Off-site Transfers 66.9K lbs 0.8%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Citgo Petroleum Corp's 8.7M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - water discharges is 67.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 31.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
HEAVY volume MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Citgo Petroleum Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sulphur, LA, in the petroleum sector. It reported 1.6M lbs of releases across 37 chemicals in 2023, and 8.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 249 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Louisiana's 417 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Citgo Petroleum Corp is pounds #17 and chemical-count #19 at 8.7M lbs. Bayer Cropscience LP leads reported pounds (81.9M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #52). Eco-Services Operations leads chemical count at 68 chemicals (163.5K lbs, pounds #136). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Firestone Polymers LLC; Indorama Ventures Olefins LLC; Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers; Westlake Polymers LLC. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Louisiana: Valero Refining-Texas LP; Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery; Chevron Products Co. Div of Chevron USA Inc.; Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit. Other Pdv Holding Inc. sites in this extract: Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant; Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co Lp-West Plant; Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co Lp-Deep Sea Terminal; Citgo Petroleum Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); n-Hexane; Hydrogen cyanide; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Citgo Petroleum Corp is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Sulphur, LA: 8.7M lbs across 38 chemicals (12 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment water discharges at 67.6%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Valero Refining-Texas LP and Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery.
Citgo Petroleum Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8.7M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Citgo Petroleum Corp: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Citgo Petroleum Corp reports the 10th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 67.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Louisiana include Valero Refining-Texas LP and Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Citgo Petroleum Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 67.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Citgo Petroleum Corp's total reported releases rose from 1.2 million lb in 2022 to 1.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Citgo Petroleum Corp's off-site transfers fell from 10.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Citgo Petroleum Corp's water releases rose from 619.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 996.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Citgo Petroleum Corp's air releases fell from 559.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 551.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Citgo Petroleum Corp Form-R facts
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Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Citgo Petroleum Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.7M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 43% (2.7M lbs to 1.6M lbs).
Citgo Petroleum Corp: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022 1
- 2023
What this shows Citgo Petroleum Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 43% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.7M lbs | 37 |
| 2020 | 1.5M lbs | 36 |
| 2021 | 1.7M lbs | 36 |
| 2022 | 1.2M lbs | 37 |
| 2023 | 1.6M lbs | 37 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 12 of 38 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Citgo Petroleum Corp in Calcasieu Parish
Nearest TRI Facilities to Citgo Petroleum Corp
Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including Firestone Polymers LLC, Indorama Ventures Olefins LLC, Equistar Chemicals LP - Lake Charles Polymers, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 416 other reporting facilities in Louisiana.
Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Louisiana - e.g. Valero Refining-Texas LP, Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery, Chevron Products Co. Div of Chevron USA Inc..
Compare beyond Louisiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Citgo Petroleum Corp on cumulative reported pounds (8.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (38). Release-pound peers include Black Hills Corp - Neil Simpson Complex, Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc, Viskase Cos Inc. Chemical-count peers include Monroe Energy Llc-Trainer Refinery, Ohio Refining Co, Par Montana Billings Refinery. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Black Hills Corp - Neil Simpson Complex Gillette, WY · Electric Utilities 8.7M lbs reported
- Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc Tuscaloosa, AL · Primary Metals 8.7M lbs reported
- Viskase Cos Inc Osceola, AR · Plastics and Rubber 8.6M lbs reported
- Georgia-Pacific Monticello LLC Monticello, MS · Paper 8.8M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Pdv Holding Inc. Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant, Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co Lp-West Plant, Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co Lp-Deep Sea Terminal.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), n-Hexane, Hydrogen cyanide, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Firestone Polymers LLC. Citgo Petroleum Corp stamps HEAVY volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-LEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Citgo Petroleum Corp TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Citgo Petroleum Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sulphur, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324110 · Petroleum. 8.8% of Calcasieu Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Black Hills Corp - Neil Simpson Complex (Δ 17.6K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Citgo Petroleum Corp stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (water discharges leads at 67.6%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov