Citgo Hires Ex-BP, Deepwater Horizon Lawyer as General Counsel

Citgo Petroleum Corp., a U.S. oil refiner once controlled by Venezuela’s state-owned oil and gas company, announced Tuesday its appointment of a new general counsel in Mark Holstein.

Holstein, a 25-year veteran of the legal group at British oil giant BP PLC’s Americas arm, had been serving as interim general counsel for Citgo since December, the Houston-based company said. Citgo parted ways with its former general counsel Judith Colbert that same month amid an ongoing U.S. federal investigation involving its former Venezuelan parent, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.

“Citgo holds itself to the highest standards of moral, legal, and ethical behavior,” ...