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From the Washington Post 7/13/06:
Venezuela-owned Citgo Petroleum has decided to stop distributing gasoline to some 1,800 independently owned stations in the United States after calls by President Hugo Chávez to discontinue contracts that benefit U.S. consumers more than Venezuelans. The Citgo brand will be less common in parts of the Midwest and South, disappearing from some states, by March, Citgo said.
Citgo has to purchase 130,000 barrels a day from other refining companies to meet its service contracts at 13,100 stations across the United States. That is less profitable than selling gasoline directly from its own refineries.
Venezuela-owned Citgo Petroleum has decided to stop distributing gasoline to some 1,800 independently owned stations in the United States after calls by President Hugo Chávez to discontinue contracts that benefit U.S. consumers more than Venezuelans. The Citgo brand will be less common in parts of the Midwest and South, disappearing from some states, by March, Citgo said.
Citgo has to purchase 130,000 barrels a day from other refining companies to meet its service contracts at 13,100 stations across the United States. That is less profitable than selling gasoline directly from its own refineries.