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'BB' Corporate Credit Rating, 'BBB-' Senior Secured Rating, Affirmed</title><description>The latest News from S&amp;P</description><pubDate>12/14/2007 3:49:14 PM</pubDate><spcred:type xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">News</spcred:type><spcred:price xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">100</spcred:price><spcred:dataset xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">global</spcred:dataset><spcred:docid xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">620104</spcred:docid><spcred:index_entry_dispcountry xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">United States</spcred:index_entry_dispcountry><spcred:index_entry_dispgics xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Oil &amp; Gas Refining &amp; Marketing</spcred:index_entry_dispgics><spcred:index_entry_dispregion xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Emerging Markets</spcred:index_entry_dispregion><spcred:index_entry_dispregion xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Latin America</spcred:index_entry_dispregion><spcred:index_entry_dispregion xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">United States</spcred:index_entry_dispregion><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Global Issuers</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Financial Institutions</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Corporations</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Energy</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Metals &amp; Mining</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Gas</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_disptype xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">News</spcred:index_entry_disptype><spcred:index_entry_excerpt xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">NEW YORK (Standard&amp;Poor's) Dec. 14, 2007--Standard&amp;Poor's Ratings Services said today that it affirmed its ratings, including the 'BB' corporate credit rating, and its senior secured and recovery ratings, on CITGO Petroleum Corp., after the company proposed $1 billion in unrated, additional secured debt, to be ranked pari passu with its existing credit facility. The outlook on the company is stable. Houston, Texas,-based CITGO had $1.3 billion of funded debt as of Sept. 30, 2007. CITGO will use proceeds from the $1 billion first-lien financing to fund a $1 billion intercompany loan to its parent, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA; foreign currency BB-/Stable/--). "Although the increase in debt is clearly unfavorable for credit, CITGO's resulting leverage is</spcred:index_entry_excerpt><spcred:index_entry_primcountry xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">USA</spcred:index_entry_primcountry><spcred:index_entry_primcusip xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">17302X</spcred:index_entry_primcusip><spcred:index_entry_primcusip xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">17304*</spcred:index_entry_primcusip><spcred:index_entry_primgics xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">10102030 101020 1010 10</spcred:index_entry_primgics><spcred:index_entry_primissuer xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">CITGO Petroleum Corp.</spcred:index_entry_primissuer><spcred:index_entry_primissuerid xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">121290</spcred:index_entry_primissuerid><spcred:index_entry_primreg xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">EMERGING</spcred:index_entry_primreg><spcred:index_entry_primreg xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">LATAMERICA</spcred:index_entry_primreg><spcred:index_entry_primreg xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">USA</spcred:index_entry_primreg><spcred:index_entry_primticker xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">5369Z</spcred:index_entry_primticker><spcred:index_entry_reporttype xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">NEWS</spcred:index_entry_reporttype><spcred:index_entry_seccountry xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">VEN</spcred:index_entry_seccountry><spcred:index_entry_seccusip xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">71654R</spcred:index_entry_seccusip><spcred:index_entry_seccusip xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">71655B</spcred:index_entry_seccusip><spcred:index_entry_seccusip xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">71654S</spcred:index_entry_seccusip><spcred:index_entry_seccusip xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">71655A</spcred:index_entry_seccusip><spcred:index_entry_secgics xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">10102020 101020 1010 10</spcred:index_entry_secgics><spcred:index_entry_secissuer xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.</spcred:index_entry_secissuer><spcred:index_entry_secissuerid xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">119481</spcred:index_entry_secissuerid><spcred:index_entry_secreg xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">EMERGING</spcred:index_entry_secreg><spcred:index_entry_secreg xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">LATAMERICA</spcred:index_entry_secreg><spcred:index_entry_secticker xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">PDVSA@VC</spcred:index_entry_secticker><spcred:index_entry_sector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">GLOBISS</spcred:index_entry_sector><spcred:index_entry_sector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">FI</spcred:index_entry_sector><spcred:index_entry_sector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">CORP</spcred:index_entry_sector><spcred:index_entry_sector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Energy</spcred:index_entry_sector><spcred:index_entry_sector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Metals</spcred:index_entry_sector><spcred:index_entry_sector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Gas</spcred:index_entry_sector><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>S&amp;P Credit Research</alacra:ip></item></channel></rss>