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).

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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.

#249 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 1% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

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

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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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

2022 → 2023
  • 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

Sector
Petroleum
HEAVY volume
8.7M lbs
MIXED pathway
Water Discharges
CARC-LEAN chem count
38 · 12 carc.
Lead chemical
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)

Compare this facility

See how Citgo Petroleum Corp stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Citgo Petroleum Corp
8.7M lbs
Firestone Polymers LLC
461.3K lbs

18.8× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Citgo Petroleum Corp
38
Firestone Polymers LLC
6

6.3× more than the comparison

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.

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%)
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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

million lbs

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).

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
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.

Chemical Total Flags
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 5.8M lbs -
n-Hexane 745.5K lbs -
Hydrogen cyanide 347.8K lbs -
Xylene (mixed isomers) 246.8K lbs -
Toluene 241.0K lbs -
Chlorine 173.0K lbs -
Benzene 137.8K lbs Carcinogen
Carbonyl sulfide 136.1K lbs -
Hydrogen sulfide 134.6K lbs -
Ammonia 118.6K lbs -
Propylene 109.4K lbs -
Methanol 79.9K lbs -
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 68.2K lbs -
Nickel And Nickel Compounds 47.2K lbs Carcinogen
Ethylbenzene 47.1K lbs Carcinogen
Naphthalene 36.7K lbs Carcinogen
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 28.4K lbs -
Carbon disulfide 27.1K lbs -
Ethylene 25.2K lbs -
Cyclohexane 13.8K lbs -
Lead And Lead Compounds 13.2K lbs -
Phenol 10.5K lbs -
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 9.8K lbs -
Zinc compounds 8.8K lbs -
Cumene 8.3K lbs Carcinogen
Manganese 7.9K lbs -
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 7.2K lbs Carcinogen
1,3-Butadiene 6.5K lbs Carcinogen
Molybdenum trioxide 5.8K lbs Carcinogen
Cresol (mixed isomers) 3.9K lbs -
Tetrachloroethylene 2.1K lbs Carcinogen
Ethylene glycol 1.5K lbs -
Copper 928 lbs -
Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds 214 lbs Carcinogen
Mercury And Mercury Compounds 92 lbs -
Cobalt compounds 52 lbs Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen
Biphenyl 0 lbs -

Citgo Petroleum Corp in Calcasieu Parish

Sulphur, LA
30.1836, -93.3270
County TRI context
Calcasieu Parish · 8.8% of county pounds
Parent company
Pdv Holding 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.

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.

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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