Refinery

Lemont Refinery

Citgo ·Illinois, US ·v1.1

A 177,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Illinois, US, operated by Citgo.

Record

Rated capacity
177,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
Status
Operating
Operator
Citgo
Parent
CITGO Petroleum Corporation
Supplier graph
bomforge.com/companies/citgo-illinois
Coordinates
36.5336, -94.4007

Notes

NCI 12.85

What coverage reports

24 days since one was reported

Citgo reports unit shutdown at Lemont refinery after power loss
2026-07-28 · 1 publisher filed it

1 reported in 12 months

operations 1

2024-092026-08
stories filed per month · red = a disruption

These are counts of what publishers filed about this plant, not an operating status. A quiet month means nobody named this facility that month, which is a fact about coverage and not about the plant. Where this site states how a refinery is running it says so in the facts table above, from the curated dataset, and cites it there.

Wire

30 records26 Nov 2012 to 1 Aug 2026General 19 · Incident 6 · Operations 2 · Expansion 1
  1. General Low
    CITGO Lemont Refinery seeking items for online auction benefiting United Way

    CITGO Lemont Refinery partnered with United Way of Will County for an annual campaign and sought items for an online auction.

    Shaw Local · matched lemont
  2. Operations Critical
    Citgo reports unit shutdown at Lemont refinery after power loss
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched lemont
  3. General Low
    CITGO Lemont Refinery raises $1.1 million for Muscular Dystrophy Association
    Shaw Local · matched lemont
  4. General Low
    Residents oppose Lemont Citgo Refinery’s request to relax emissions standards
    Shaw Local · matched lemont
  5. General Low
    CITGO Lemont Refinery Brings Bess the Book Bus to Lemont School
    CSRwire · matched lemont
  6. General Low
    CITGO Lemont Refinery Awards First Responder Grants
    1340 WJOL · matched lemont
  7. General Low
    CITGO Lemont Refinery Awards First Responder Grants To Local Agencies
    patch.com · matched lemont
  8. Expansion Low
    After CITGO Air Quality Complaints, Refinery Officials To Attend Environmental Commission Meeting: Village | Lemont
    Patch · matched lemont
  9. General Low
    Around the Southland: Lemont refinery raises record donation, and more
    Chicago Tribune · matched lemont
  10. General Low
    CITGO Lemont Refinery Raises Record-Breaking $1 Million For Muscular Dystrophy Association
    Patch + 1 other outlet · matched lemont
  11. General Low
    CITGO Lemont Refinery Dedicates Habitat For Humanity Home In Lockport
    Patch · matched lemont
  12. General Low
    CITGO Lemont Refinery Gives Thanks For Community Partners
    PR Newswire · matched lemont
  13. General Low
    CITGO Lemont Refinery Raises More Than $190,000 for United Way of Will County
    PR Newswire · matched lemont
  14. Operations Critical
    Citgo's Lemont, Illinois refinery shuts down due to power outage
    Reuters · matched lemont
  15. General Low
    CITGO Lemont Refinery Acquires Big Run Golf Club
    Patch · matched lemont
  16. General Low
    CITGO Lemont Refinery worker lauded as hero
    Shaw Local · matched lemont
  17. General Low
    CITGO Lemont Refinery Employee Recognized for Heroic Act
    1340 WJOL · matched lemont
  18. Incident Critical
    Wrongful death lawsuit filed over deadly Lemont refinery explosion, fire
    Shaw Local · matched lemont
  19. Incident High
    CITGO Lemont Refinery awards first responder grants to fire, police agencies
    Police1 · matched lemont
  20. Incident Critical
    Lemont refinery explosion, fire: Andrew HS mourning wrestling coach Dru Worker, killed while working at Seneca Petroleum plant
    ABC7 Chicago · matched lemont
  21. Incident Critical
    Coroner ID’s man who died in Lemont refinery explosion, fire
    Shaw Local + 2 other outlets · matched lemont
  22. General Low
    Environmental study points to Joliet, Lemont refineries as top water polluters
    Shaw Local · matched lemont
  23. General Low
    CITGO Lemont Refinery and Silver Cross Foundation Support NICU
    1340 WJOL · matched lemont
  24. General Low
    CITGO Lemont Refinery Honored for Outstanding Safety Record
    PR Newswire · matched lemont
  25. General Low
    Citgo refinery marks 90 years in Lemont
    Shaw Local · matched lemont
  26. General Low
    CITGO celebrates 90th Anniversary of Lemont Refinery
    Hydrocarbon Processing · matched lemont
  27. Incident High
    No injuries reported at refinery fire in Lemont
    wgntv.com + 1 other outlet · matched lemont
  28. Incident High
    Cause of Lemont Refinery Fire Under Investigation
    NBC 5 Chicago · matched lemont
  29. Policy Low
    CITGO Fined for Clean Air Act Violations at Lemont Refinery
    Patch · matched lemont
  30. Maintenance Medium
    Best Project Specialty Contracting: Citgo Lemont Refinery Coker Turnaround
    enr.com + 2 other outlets · matched lemont

Every item names this facility by city or plant name in its headline or summary. Operator-only mentions never attribute. Headlines and links belong to the publishers named.