Citgo

Citgo is the American subsidiary of Petróleos de Venezuela, the state-owned oil company that Mr. Chávez controls.

Giuliani & Chávez 2007

Citgo is a wholly owned sub of PDVSA, the Venezuelan oil company which is a nationalized company of Venezuela, meaning the profits go to the government of Venezuela.

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#52 MAC – Even thought Citgo gets oil from the ME and some of the gas at the pump was bought from who knows where on the spot market, Citgo is still a 100% owned subsibiary of PDVSA, the Venezuealan national oil company.

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Giuliani said that Citgo, which is owned by the Venezuelan government, is an ‘American company.’

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In an interview yesterday with the Associated Press, Rudy Giuliani defended his law firm's role representing Citgo, which is ultimately controlled by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, by saying the law firm had a contract with Citgo before his firm represented the company.

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Giuliani said that Citgo, which is owned by the Venezuelan government, is an "American company."

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This New York Times article -- entitled The Troubled Oil Company -- reviews the Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez's mismanagement of Houston-based oil company Citgo, which is owned by Petróleos de Venezuela, the Venezuelan national oil company.

A Dagger in the Heart of America, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Actually, in March of 2007, according to a May 15, 2007 AP story, the Bracewell & Giuliani, the law firm of which Rudy is a name partner, "filed papers in a Texas case on behalf of Saudi Arabia's oil ministry -- taking sides with another energy giant, Citgo, which is controlled by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a Bush administration critic."

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ROBERTS: Ah, but at the same time, Giuliani is a partner in a law firm that represents Citgo, which is controlled by the Venezuelan government.

CNN Transcript May 2, 2007 2007

They control Citgo, which is the state oil company.

CNN Transcript Jan 15, 2007 2007