CITGO celebrates 90th Anniversary of Lemont Refinery
(Image courtesy of CITGO)
CITGO Petroleum Corp. is capping off the commemoration of the Lemont Refinery's 90th anniversary.
Located 35 m southwest of Chicago, the CITGO Lemont Refinery has grown to be a valuable part of the CITGO network and the Lemont community, contributing more than $300 MM/yr to the area's economy and thousands of volunteer hours supporting local organizations.
Over its nine decades of operation, the refinery has grown from a crude capacity of 25 Mbpd to more than 167 Mbpd. The 1,100-acre refinery is capable of processing heavy crude oil into a variety of products, including approximately 7 MM gal/day of gasoline, as well as diesel, propane and aviation turbine fuel.
"The CITGO Lemont Refinery employs more than 550 full-time employees and 500 additional contractors, representing about 85 local communities," said CITGO President and CEO Nelson Martinez. "Our connection to the Lemont area is deep and long-lasting, and we will continue to strive to be a good neighbor throughout our next 90 years."
The 90th anniversary of the Lemont Refinery follows milestone anniversaries for two other CITGO facilities in the US. The CITGO Lake Charles Refinery marked its 70th year in 2014, and the CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery celebrated 80 years in Texas in 2015.
Operations at the Lemont Refinery began in 1925 with a major expansion, doubling the facility, in 1933. Over the years, new units were added to meet the demand for a better quality of gas for automobiles, aviation fuel for WW2, and the production of asphalt. Petróleos de Venezuela, PDVSA, acquired 100% ownership of the refinery in 1997 and began operations as CITGO Lemont Refinery.
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