CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery
Citgo Refining & Chemical Inc. (CITGO Petroleum Corporation subsidiary). The refinery files with the Texas Railroad Commission as CITGO Refining and Chemical Company L.P., registration 4-161. · CITGO Petroleum Corporation, wholly owned (via CITGO Holding Inc.) by PDV Holding, Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of Venezuela's state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA). PDV Holding's shares are the subject of a long-running, multi-year U.S. court-ordered auction (District of Delaware) to compensate creditors for Venezuelan debt defaults and asset expropriations. · Corpus Christi, TX
- bpd crude capacity · EIA 2026
- 165,000
- pipelines it injects into
- 1
- delivery points reachable
- 4
- terminals on those points
- 4
- terminals reachable by barge
- 37
- events on record
- 4
Capability
Crude distillation 165,000 bpd operable, 165,000 operating (EIA-820, as of 2026-01-01). Downstream units below, barrels per calendar day.
Conversion — makes gasoline and diesel from heavier oil
| Catalytic cracking (FCC) | 63,900 |
| Delayed coking | 37,200 |
Upgrading
| Catalytic reforming — low pressure | 43,900 |
| Vacuum distillation | 85,300 sd |
Treating — meets sulfur specs
| Hydrotreating — diesel | 102,267 sd |
| Hydrotreating — gasoline | 47,080 sd |
| Hydrotreating — naphtha / reformer feed | 52,800 sd |
| Hydrotreating — heavy gas oil | 70,900 sd |
Production capacity
Crude slate
Crude receipts in June 2026 were 4,621,649 bbl: about 52% foreign crude by water, 39% by Plains pipeline, 6% by Gray Oak pipeline and 3% other domestic. Runs to stills that month were 3,701,159 bbl, about 123,000 b/d. Grades and source countries are not stated. Source: Texas Railroad Commission Form R-1, June 2026.
Crude in & products out
| Direction | Mode | Route | Point / origin | Products | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude in | marine | CITGO Ship Dock No. 3 The refinery's Texas Railroad Commission Form R-1 reports 2,382,799 bbl of foreign crude received in June 2026, about 52% of crude receipts, and 2,096,376 bbl in September 2024. NOAA Coast Pilot 5 lists Ship Dock No. 3, on the south side of the Tule Lake Channel, for receipt of crude oil and asphalt by tanker and barge. |
Foreign crude by water. Countries and grades are not stated. | crude | source |
| crude in | pipeline | Plains pipeline (system not named) The Form R-1 for June 2026 reports 1,810,755 bbl of domestic crude received from Plains PL, about 39% of crude receipts. The form does not say which Plains system. The row is not on the September 2024 form. |
Domestic crude | crude | source |
| crude in | pipeline | Gray Oak Pipeline The Form R-1 for June 2026 reports 291,000 bbl of domestic crude received from Gray Oak PL. The row is not on the September 2024 form. |
Domestic crude | crude | source |
| crude in | pipeline | South Texas Crude System - East Leg Operated by Sunoco LP (former NuStar). The operator's pipeline page lists the Citgo Corpus Christi Refinery as a termination point. The two Form R-1 months read (September 2024 and June 2026) show no volume on a Sunoco or NuStar crude row. |
Eagle Ford gathering points and Sunoco LP's Corpus Christi North Beach Terminal | crude | inferred |
| crude in | pipeline | South Texas Crude System - West Leg Operated by Sunoco LP (former NuStar). The operator's pipeline page lists the Citgo Corpus Christi Refinery as a termination point. The two Form R-1 months read (September 2024 and June 2026) show no volume on a Sunoco or NuStar crude row. |
Eagle Ford gathering points and Sunoco LP's Corpus Christi North Beach Terminal | crude | source |
| crude in | pipeline | Corpus Christi Refinery Crude Pipeline (Oakville) Operated by Sunoco LP (former NuStar). A 12-inch, 6.13-mile line rated at 144,000 b/d. The operator's pipeline page lists Citgo among its termination points. |
Oakville Terminal | crude | inferred |
| products out | pipeline | NuStar Valley Products Pipeline Operated by Sunoco LP (former NuStar). Tariff Texas No. 98.15.0, effective 2026-07-01, names the CITGO Refinery as origin to Edinburg, Harlingen and Brownsville. The refinery's Form R-1 reports 1,437,700 bbl of gasoline and diesel delivered to NuStar PL in June 2026 and 1,448,308 bbl in September 2024. |
CITGO Refinery, Nueces County (tariff origin) | gasoline distillate | inferred |
| products out | pipeline | Casa Pipeline CITGO Products Pipeline Company's Casa Pipeline System. Letter Tariff No. 36, effective April 1, 2025, runs from Corpus Christi to the CITGO Victoria Terminal, the Luling Terminal and the CITGO San Antonio Terminal, carrying regular and premium gasoline and ultra low sulfur diesel. The refinery's Form R-1 reports 885,445 bbl delivered to CITGO PL in June 2026 and 826,775 bbl in September 2024. |
Corpus Christi (Nueces County), Texas (tariff origin) | gasoline distillate | source |
| products out | pipeline | Enterprise PL The refinery's Form R-1 reports 259,814 bbl delivered to Enterprise PL in June 2026, mostly propane and butane-propane mix, and 192,776 bbl in September 2024. The form does not name the Enterprise system or its destination. |
Refinery | propane lpg | source |
| products out | truck rack | CITGO - Corpus Christi (T-74-TX-2716) The IRS terminal list carries this CITGO terminal under control number T-74-TX-2716. The IRS record is the only document found for the rack. |
1308 Oak Park Avenue, Corpus Christi, TX 78407 | source | |
| products out | marine | CITGO Ship Dock No. 1 NOAA Coast Pilot 5 lists this dock for receipt and shipment of petroleum products and petrochemicals and for loading bunkering barges. Owner is Citgo Refining & Chemicals, Inc. |
South side of the Industrial Canal, Corpus Christi | source | |
| products out | barge | CITGO Barge Dock No. 7 NOAA Coast Pilot 5 lists this dock for shipment of petroleum products. Owner is Citgo Refining & Chemicals, Inc. |
South side of the Avery Point Turning Basin, Corpus Christi | source | |
| products out | marine | CITGO Port Avenue Terminal Wharf NOAA Coast Pilot 5 lists this wharf for shipment of petroleum products. Owner is Citgo Refining & Chemicals, Inc. |
South side of the Corpus Christi Turning Basin | source |
Docks
The docks at this facility and, where a ship agent or port publishes it, the largest vessel each berth takes. Channel conditions change; these figures are a guide, not clearance to sail.
CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery Ship Dock No. 1 · products out
- Receipt and shipment of petroleum products and petrochemicals. Loading bunkering barges.
- Owner: Citgo Refining & Chemicals, Inc.
- South side of the Industrial Canal.
- Berthing space 800 ft, depth alongside 40 ft, deck height 14 ft.
Source: NOAA Coast Pilot 5, read 2026-10-11.
CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery Ship Dock No. 3 · crude in
- Receipt of crude oil and asphalt by tanker and barge.
- Owner: Citgo Refining & Chemicals, Inc.
- South side of the Tule Lake Channel.
- Berthing space 1,000 ft, depth alongside 48 ft, deck height 22 ft.
Source: NOAA Coast Pilot 5, read 2026-10-11.
CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery Barge Dock No. 7 · products out
- Shipment of petroleum products.
- Owner: Citgo Refining & Chemicals, Inc.
- South side of the Avery Point Turning Basin.
- Berthing space 100 ft, depth alongside 22 ft, deck height 15 ft.
Source: NOAA Coast Pilot 5, read 2026-10-11.
CITGO Port Avenue Terminal Wharf · products out
- Shipment of petroleum products.
- Owner: Citgo Refining & Chemicals, Inc.
- South side of the Corpus Christi Turning Basin.
- Berthing space 178 ft, depth alongside 40 ft, deck height 12 ft.
Source: NOAA Coast Pilot 5, read 2026-10-11.
Pipeline reach
| Pipeline | Injects at | Delivery points | Terminals | Lowest ¢/bbl | Median ¢/bbl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NuStar Pipeline |
CITGO Refinery, Nueces County
Corpus Christi Terminal same city
Corpus Christi Terminal, Nueces County, TX same city
|
4 | 4 | 141.99 | 185.28 |
By water
| Waterway | Terminals | Nearest mi | Farthest mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 13 | 17 | 404 |
| Victoria Barge Canal / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 1 | 74 | 74 |
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Port of Harlingen | 3 | 111 | 112 |
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Houston Ship Channel | 1 | 186 | 186 |
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Galveston Bay | 1 | 192 | 192 |
| Bayou Teche / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 2 | 374 | 375 |
| Lower Mississippi River / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 1 | 422 | 422 |
| Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 12 | 590 | 600 |
| Gulf ICW | 3 | 634 | 642 |
All 37 barge-reachable terminals
| Terminal | Location | Supplied by barge on | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Ltd. Redfish Bay Terminal | Aransas Pass, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 17 |
| Martin Operating Partnership | Aransas Pass, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Corpus Christi area) | 29 |
| CITGO - Victoria | Victoria, TX | Victoria Barge Canal / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 74 |
| Titan Fuel Terminals | Harlingen, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Port of Harlingen | 111 |
| NuStar Logistics, L.P. - Harlingen, TX | Harlingen, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Port of Harlingen | 111 |
| Port Harlingen Terminal | Harlingen, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Port of Harlingen (Arroyo Colorado) | 112 |
| Titan Fuel Terminal | Harlingen, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Harlingen) | 112 |
| Port Isabel Logistical Offshore Terminal | Port Isabel, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Lower Laguna Madre) | 121 |
| TransMontaigne - SouthWest | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 128 |
| Bluewing One | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 128 |
| CITGO - Brownsville | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 128 |
| ABC Gulf Coast Terminal | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) | 128 |
| Brownsville Terminal | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) | 128 |
| OILTANKING TEXAS CITY LP | Texas City, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Houston Ship Channel | 186 |
| Martin Operating Partnership, L.P. | Galveston, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Galveston Bay | 192 |
| Port Neches Terminal | Port Neches, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Matagorda Bay) | 259 |
| Martin Operating Partnership, L.P. | Gueydan, LA | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Gueydan / Vermilion Parish) | 327 |
| Breaux Bridge Terminal | Breau Bridge, LA | Bayou Teche / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 374 |
| Anse La Butte | Breau Bridge, LA | Bayou Teche / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 375 |
| Five Star Fuels | Baldwin, LA | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Baldwin / Bayou Teche corridor) | 383 |
| Martin Operating Partnership, L.P. | Amelia, LA | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Amelia / Bayou Boeuf) | 404 |
| IMTT - Geismar | Geismar, LA | Lower Mississippi River / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 422 |
| Martin Energy Services LLC | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 590 |
| Barcliff LLC | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 600 |
| Center Point Chickasaw LLC - Chicksaw North Terminal | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 600 |
| Plains Marketing Terminal / Eott Energy | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 600 |
| Radcliff/Economy Marine Services - Mobile North | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 600 |
| Barcliff d/b/a/ Radcliff Economy Marine Services | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 600 |
| Alabama Bulk Terminal LLC | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 600 |
| Zenith Energy US - Mobile Terminal | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 600 |
| Dunhill Terminals | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 600 |
| Petroleum Fuel & Terminal Company Chickasaw | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 600 |
| Midstream Fuel Services, Incorporated - Martin Company | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 600 |
| Petroleum Fuel & Terminal Company | Chickasaw, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 600 |
| Mocar Oil | Pensacola, FL | Gulf ICW | 634 |
| TransMontaigne - Pensacola | Pensacola, FL | Gulf ICW | 641 |
| Transmontaigne Partners L.p. - Pensacola Terminal | Pensacola, FL | Gulf ICW | 642 |
Substitutes
Other refineries injecting into the same pipelines — the supply that could backfill an outage here.
NuStar Pipeline
- Exxonmobil Refining & Supply CO · Baytown, TX 564,500 bpd
- Valero Refining CO Texas LP · Corpus Christi, TX 290,000 bpd
- Phillips 66 Company · Ponca City, OK 228,000 bpd
- Diamond Shamrock Refining CO LP · Sunray, TX 195,000 bpd
- Hf Sinclair El Dorado Refining LLC · El Dorado, KS 162,000 bpd
- Chs Mcpherson Refinery INC · Mcpherson, KS 119,000 bpd
- Diamond Shamrock Refining CO LP · Three Rivers, TX 89,000 bpd
- Tesoro Refining & Marketing CO · Mandan, ND 72,000 bpd
- Buckeye Texas Processing LLC · Corpus Christi, TX 60,000 bpd
- Magellan Processing LP · Corpus Christi, TX 50,000 bpd
Events
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2026-04-24
expansion
Amber Energy CEO publicly pledged $1B toward adding 125,000 bpd of crude capacity at the Corpus Christi refinery (part of an $11B CITGO-wide investment pledge), contingent on the sale finally closing. source
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2026-04-20
regulatory
CITGO filed its response in TCEQ Docket 2026-0413-AIR: an amendment to permit 9604A (applied June 2023) to set HCN and NH3 emission limits on the East Plant FCCU, with no physical changes. Contested-case hearing requests are pending (hearing notice dated 2026-08-31). source
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2026-02-10
sale
The sale of PDV Holding remained unclosed and frozen pending U.S. Treasury/OFAC approval as of this date. CITGO was restricted from major investment and financing decisions in the interim. source
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2025-11-25
sale
U.S. District Court for Delaware approved Amber Energy Inc. (Elliott Investment Management affiliate) as winning bidder for PDV Holding, Citgo's parent, at $5.9B, after a years-long court-ordered auction; PDVSA/Venezuela appealed. source
Rates are pipeline line-haul transcribed from published FERC tariffs; every figure cites its tariff and item. Cost to serve (netback) adds origin spot price and destination fees. "Confirmed" links match a tariff delivery point to the facility; "same city" means the point is in the facility's city — plausible, not proof; "per research" means the facility's research profile names the pipeline as an outlet.