PDVSA
Also known as:
Petroleos de Venezuela SA
As the national oil company in Venezuela, PDVSA owns and operates all of the refineries in Venezuela, as well as a number of international wholly owned and JV refineries.
Refineries
Cuba
Cienfuegos - 65 kbpd CuPetro & PDVSA
Dominican Republic
Haina - 34 kbpd REFIDOMSA & PDVSA)
Germany
Harburg - 20 kbpd Nynas (Bitumina & PDVSA)
Sweden
Gothenburg - 13 kbpd Nynas (Bitumina & PDVSA)
Nynashamn - 30 kbpd Nynas (Bitumina & PDVSA)
United Kingdom
Eastham - 27 kbpd Eastham (Shell & Nynas)
Venezuela
Amuay Cardon - 955 kbpd PDVSA
Bajo Grande - 16 kbpd PDVSA
El Palito - 140 kbpd PDVSA
Puerto la Cruz - 187 kbpd PDVSA
San Roque - 5 kbpd PDVSA
Company information
Headquarters: Avenida. Libertador con calle El Empalme, Complejo MinPetróleo - PDVSA, La Campiña, Caracas - Venezuela
Refining history
1949 - Cardon refinery commissioned by Shell
1950 - Amuay refinery commissioned by Creole Petroleum (Standard Oil of New Jersey)
1950 - Puerto La Cruz refinery commissioned by Sinclair
1956 - Bajo Grande refinery commissioned by Richmond (now Chevron)
1960 - El Palito refinery commissioned by Socony Vacuum (Mobil)
1976 - Nationalization of all oil assets in Venezuela and creation of PDVSA
1986 - Acquired 50% of Citgo (including Lake Charles, Corpus Christi, and Lemont)
1990 - Acquired 100% of Citgo
1998 - Creation of Hovensa JV with Hess to own/operate St Croix refinery
2006 - Acquired minority stake in Petrojam
2012 - St Croix refinery closed
2019 - Citgo separated from PDVSA through US sanctions and set up as an independent company