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CITGO to pay $737K penalty and implement pollution abatement projects at two refineries

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In addition to the penalty, the settlement, lodged in US District Court for the Southern District of Texas, requires that CITGO implement projects that are expected to reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including toxics, by more than 100 tons over the next five years. CITGO is owned by PDV America, Inc.,

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State Department releases final environmental impact statement on Keystone XL Pipeline Project; analysis of GHG emissions

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As part of the analysis, DOS commissioned a detailed study of greenhouse gas life-cycle emissions that compared Canadian oil sands crude with other selected reference crudes. The NETL study serves as a key input for analyses conducted by EPA and DOE. The top four suppliers were Mexico, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, and Nigeria.

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US 2nd-largest petroleum refinery to pay more than $5.3M for Clean Air Act violations

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Hovensa LLC, a joint venture between subsidiaries of Hess Corporation and Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., The Clean Air Act requires major sources of air pollution to obtain such permits before making changes that would result in a significant emissions increase of any pollutant.