Houston Refining LP owns and operates a sulfur crude oil refinery. The company produces refined petroleum products including gasoline; ultra low sulfur diesel; jet fuel; lubricants; and aromatics, such as benzene, toluene, paraxylene, and orthoxylene. Its products are used in automotive fuels, aviation fuels, diesel fuels, heating oil, and automotive and industrial engine lube oils. The company was formerly known as Lyondell-Citgo Refining LP and changed its name to Houston Refining LP in October 2006. The company was founded in 1993 and is based in Houston, Texas. Houston Refining LP operates as a subsidiary of LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
