Citgo suspends of low-income heating oil program

Tools

Citgo suspends of low-income heating oil program

By CBS 3 Springfield News

Story Published: Jan 5, 2009 at 3:12 PM EST

Story Updated: Jan 5, 2009 at 3:12 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) - Citizens Energy Chairman Joseph Kennedy says Citgo
has suspended its free heating oil program for low-income
residents.

Kennedy said Monday the Venezuelan government's Texas-based oil
subsidiary cited falling oil prices and the world economic crisis
for forcing the company to reevaluated all of its social programs.

The oil program has provided hundreds of thousands of low-income
U.S. households with fuel assistance.

Kennedy urged those who have been helped by the program to write
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to share their stories.

Citgo began the national program in 2005 with Boston-based
Citizens Energy, a nonprofit run by Kennedy.

Add a comment

Name:

Comment: 500 Characters Left

CBS 3 Springfield and its affiliated companies are not responsible for the content of comments posted or for anything arising out of use of the above comments or other interaction among the users. We reserve the right to screen, refuse to post, remove or edit user-generated content at any time and for any or no reason in our absolute and sole discretion without prior notice, although we have no duty to do so or to monitor any Public Forum.

More Good Stuff

Weather

Icon
Current Temp 46.0 °F
Fair
Wind : Northwest at 8.1 MPH (7 KT)
Humidity : 77 %
Pressure : 1019.0 mb
More Weather

Weather

More Weather

On Demand

Stock Quotes

WHYN NewsTalk 560
This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled. Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.