Editing Citgo (section)

===Environmental and safety concerns===
During the 2000s, Citgo faced several legal actions over the operation of its [[Corpus Christi, Texas]] [[oil refinery]]. In 2007, it was convicted of a violation of the [[Clean Air Act (United States)|Clean Air Act]] for operating an oil-water separator without proper [[pollution]]-control equipment. It was found not guilty of a charge of emitting illegal levels of [[benzene]] into the environment.<ref>{{cite news| last=Clanton| first=Brett| title=Citgo trial on dirty air tests federal law| newspaper=Houston Chronicle| access-date=2011-04-11| date=June 23, 2007| url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/4914124.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| last=Seba| first=Erwin| title=Citgo found guilty of violating U.S. Clean Air Act| website=Reuters| access-date=2011-04-11| date=June 27, 2007| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/trial-citgo-idUKN2735127220070627}}</ref> In 2009, a fire at the [[alkylation]] unit of the same plant resulted in the release of toxic [[hydrofluoric acid]] and the injury of two workers, one with severe burns.<ref>{{cite news| last=Seba| first=Erwin| title=Citgo Corpus refinery alky unit shut after fire| website=Reuters| access-date=2011-04-11| date=July 19, 2009| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-refinery-operations-citgo-idUSTRE56I1T320090719}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| last=Seba| first=Erwin| title=Fire still burns at Citgo Corpus Christi refinery| website=Reuters| access-date=2011-04-11| date=July 20, 2009| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/refinery-operations-citgo-idUKN2013253620090720}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| last=McFarland| first=John| title=Feds urge new safety changes at Corpus Christi refinery| agency=Associated Press| newspaper=The Dallas Morning News| access-date=2011-04-11| date=December 10, 2009| url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/state/headlines/20091210-Feds-urge-new-safety-changes-at-2682.ece}}</ref> In February 2011, the company was fined over $300,000 for the incident.<ref>{{cite news| last=Seba| first=Erwin| title=Citgo fined for 2009 Corpus Christi blast, fire| website=Reuters| access-date=2011-04-11| date=February 24, 2011| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/citgo-fine-fire-idUKN249507320110225}}</ref>

In 2015, [[Amazon Watch]] said 11 percent of crude oil processed at the Corpus Christi refinery and 1 percent processed at the Lake Charles refinery was sourced from the [[Amazon rainforest]].<ref>{{cite journal |date=September 2016 |title=From Well to Wheel: The Social, Environmental, and Climate Costs of Amazon Crude |url=https://amazonwatch.org/news/2016/0928-from-well-to-wheel |journal=[[Amazon Watch]] |access-date=30 January 2019}}</ref>