Citgo reports emissions from incinerator at Corpus Christi refinery
Citgo reported emissions from an incinerator at its 165,000 bpd Corpus Christi East Plant after a steam supplier upset, per a TCEQ filing reported by Reuters.
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what happened
Citgo told the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality about emissions from incinerator 412 at the sulfur recovery unit No. 1 of its east plant refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas, according to Reuters. The release followed an upset at a third-party steam supplier that led to a loss of steam.
Operations staff responded quickly and safely to limit excess emissions and carried out the steam shedding procedure, the company said in the filing.
why it matters
For oil markets the event is local and operational: a short upset at a refinery of this size rarely moves crude or product prices, though repeated outages at Gulf Coast plants can tighten regional supply.
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- Citgo Corpus Christi Texas East Plant refinery reports emissions — Reuters, 27 October 2026 at 14:51 UTC
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