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Exclusive-Venezuela’s Rodriguez readies Citgo board takeover, sources say

April 1, 2026

(Investing) – HOUSTON/CARACAS – Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez’s administration is getting ready to take over the boards of state oil firm PDVSA’s U.S. subsidiaries, including Citgo Petroleum, four sources close to the preparations said. The move could aggravate a tug of war for the control of the seventh-largest U.S. refiner. Washington in March recognized Rodriguez as Venezuela’s leader following the

PDVSA’s U.S. crown jewel slips through Venezuela’s fingers

September 18, 2025

(Oil Price) – The fate of Citgo, the jewel in the crown of Venezuela’s PDVSA, may be decided by the end of this week. The Venezuelan state-owned oil company may lose its prized asset. The creditors that fueled the process that led to the auction for Citgo may be left with empty hands, as well. The U.S.-based refining company used to

Competing bid received in US auction of shares in Citgo’s parent

August 8, 2025

(Investing) – A U.S. federal court auctioning shares in the parent of Venezuela-owned U.S. refiner Citgo Petroleum to pay creditors for expropriations and debt defaults has received a competing bid, an officer overseeing the process said in a filing. A $7.4 billion bid by a group led by a subsidiary of Canadian miner Gold Reserve was recommended last month as winner

Is Venezuela about to lose Citgo, its most prized foreign asset?

July 1, 2025

(Investing.com)– HOUSTON -A U.S. court has completed a second bidding round in a auction of shares in the parent of Venezuela-owned Citgo Petroleum after at least three consortia submitted revised bids in June, raising creditors’ hopes of receiving payment for some of Venezuela’s outstanding debt. The court-organized auction for the seventh-largest U.S. refiner stems from an eight-year-old case that Canadian

US judge extends Citgo auction’s schedule, moves final hearing to August

June 11, 2025

(Investing) – HOUSTON -A U.S. judge in Delaware has extended the schedule for a court-organized auction of shares in the parent of Venezuela-owned refiner Citgo Petroleum, moving the sales process’s final hearing to August 18, according to a filing on Wednesday. The eight-year court case, aimed at compensating creditors for debt defaults and asset expropriations in Venezuela, has endured multiple delays.

US judge extends topping period in Citgo parent’s auction until June 2

May 27, 2025

(Investing) – HOUSTON – A U.S. federal judge has extended to at least June 2 a period for bidders to submit rival bids in a court-organized auction of shares in the parent of Venezuela-owned refiner Citgo Petroleum, according to a filing released on Tuesday. Last month, Delaware judge Leonard Stark approved a $3.7 billion offer by Contrarian Funds’ affiliate Red Tree

Phillips 66 hits out at activist investor Elliott over conflict of interest

April 21, 2025

(Oil Price) – U.S. refiner Phillips 66 told shareholders on Monday that they should keep in mind that activist investor Elliott, which wants to break up one of the biggest U.S. refiners, may not necessarily act in Phillips 66 shareholders’ interests as it is pursuing an acquisition of Citgo, a direct competitor of Phillips 66. Activist hedge fund Elliott Investment Management

US judge issues order to reopen Citgo data room, restart bidding

December 17, 2024

(Investing) – HOUSTON – A U.S. judge overseeing an auction of shares in the parent of Venezuela-owned Citgo Petroleum on Monday agreed to reopen a data room to allow potential buyers to prepare new bids, a court document showed. Judge Leonard Stark ordered the data room to be opened on Wednesday after listening to creditors in the case urge a new

Elliott Affiliate wins Citgo auction with $7.3 billion bid

September 30, 2024

(Yahoo Finance) – An Elliott Investment Management affiliate won an auction for Citgo Petroleum Corp.’s parent company with a bid for $7.3 billion, clearing a key hurdle in the fund’s push to acquire an oil refiner that was once Venezuela’s largest foreign asset. The affiliate, Amber Energy Inc., submitted the best bid for Citgo’s US parent, PDV Holding, Robert Pincus,

Court hearing on Citgo auction could be delayed until September

July 1, 2024

Oil Price The court officer who oversees the auction of Venezuela’s PDV Holding, the parent company of refiner Citgo Petroleum, has asked a Delaware court to postpone the hearing on the winning bids by two months until September 19, to have more time to evaluate the bids and negotiate a sales agreement. The deadline for submitting binding bids for Citgo’s

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Venezuela representatives meet U.S. officials to discuss Citgo auction

June 5, 2024

Oil Price U.S. officials and lawmakers have recently met with Venezuelan opposition politicians and supervisors of state-owned refiner Citgo Petroleum, as Venezuela seeks to pause an ongoing court-ordered auction of shares, sources close to the discussions have told Reuters. The sale process of shares to pay creditors and claimants against Venezuela’s oil asset appropriation and debts owed by Citgo was launched by a

Citgo Petroleum director Luisa Palacios to leave board at month’s end: company

March 19, 2021

Reuters Citgo Petroleum Corp’s Luisa Palacios will leave the board of the eighth-largest U.S. oil refiner at month’s end, the company said in a statement on its website. Palacios, who joined the refining firm in February 2019 when it severed ties from its parent company, Venezuela’s state oil firm PDVSA, stepped down as chairperson last October. The executive is also

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