Citgo Petroleum Corporation, the US refining branch of Venezuelan state oil firm Pdvsa, has cut production at Lake Charles refinery, Louisiana, by 15-20 percent following a small fire Sunday at the gasoline hydrotreater, operators said on Wednesday, as quoted by Reuters.

The fire ignited after 4:00 p.m. Sunday and is under control now. There were no fatalities, said David McCollum, Citgo spokesman, who would not comment on the company's daily operations.