# Aiken, SC rack market

Aiken, SC wholesale fuel rack market. 3 terminals post there, delivered by Colonial Pipeline. 20 running refineries can reach it by published route, 0 confirmed.

- Terminals: 3 (#104 of 422 rack markets by terminals)
- Pipeline systems delivering: Colonial Pipeline
- Refineries that can reach it: 20 (0 confirmed or named in a tariff, 15 per research, the rest inferred from a shared city)
- Trade area (estimate): 833,809 people across 38 counties (38 shared with other markets)
- Estimated fuel demand in the trade area: 1,276,080 gal/day gasoline, 438,543 gal/day diesel (state taxed gallons, FHWA 2025, split by EPA county vehicle miles)
- Fuel taxes in South Carolina (state + federal, ¢/gal, EIA July 1, 2026, before local taxes): gasoline 47.2, diesel 53.2; taxed at terminal rack
- Pipeline supply: One pipeline system delivers here: Colonial Pipeline. An outage on it leaves the market to truck, rail or water.
- Terminal operators: 3; largest Buckeye with 1 of 3 terminals (by count, not volume)
- Pump price, regular gasoline (PADD 1, EIA, 2026-10-05): $4.147/gal
- Pump price, diesel (PADD 1, EIA, 2026-10-05): $5.951/gal

## Cheapest published pipeline route in, by product (line-haul only)
- gasoline: 1.73 ¢/gal from Moundville (Hale County) on Colonial Pipeline (FERC 99.95.0 item 250)
- diesel: 1.73 ¢/gal from Moundville (Hale County) on Colonial Pipeline (FERC 99.95.0 item 250)

## Terminals
- Buckeye Terminals, LLC - North Augusta Terminal (T-57-SC-2061), North Augusta, SC — Colonial Pipeline
- Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals (T-57-SC-2062), North Augusta, SC — Colonial Pipeline
- Magellan Terminals Holdings LP (T-57-SC-2059), North Augusta, SC — Colonial Pipeline

## Refineries that can supply it
- CITGO Lake Charles Refinery, Lake Charles, LA — via Colonial Pipeline (per research)
- Calcasieu Refining Company, Lake Charles, LA — via Colonial Pipeline (per research)
- Chevron Pasadena Refinery (Pasadena Refining System, Inc.), Pasadena, TX — via Colonial Pipeline, Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX) (per research)
- ExxonMobil Baytown Refinery, Baytown, TX — via Colonial Pipeline (per research)
- ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery, Beaumont, TX — via Colonial Pipeline (per research)
- Hunt Refining Company - Tuscaloosa Refinery, Tuscaloosa, AL — via Colonial Pipeline (per research)
- Krotz Springs Refinery, Krotz Springs, LA — via Colonial Pipeline (per research)
- Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery, Galveston Bay, TX — via Colonial Pipeline (per research)
- Motiva Port Arthur Refinery, Port Arthur, TX — via Colonial Pipeline (per research)
- Pemex Deer Park Refinery (Deer Park Refining Limited Partnership), Deer Park, TX — via Colonial Pipeline (per research)
- Placid Refining Company Port Allen Refinery, Port Allen, LA — via Colonial Pipeline (per research)
- Valero Houston Refinery, Houston, TX — via Colonial Pipeline (per research)
- Valero Meraux Refinery, Meraux, LA — via Colonial Pipeline (per research)
- Valero St. Charles Refinery (Norco Refinery), Norco, LA — via Bengal Pipeline (per research)
- Valero Texas City Refinery, Texas City, TX — via Colonial Pipeline (per research)
- ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Refinery, Baton Rouge, LA — via Bengal Pipeline, Colonial Pipeline (inferred (same city))
- Marathon Garyville Refinery, Garyville, LA — via Bengal Pipeline (inferred (same city))
- Shell Norco Manufacturing Complex (Norco Refinery), Norco, LA — via Bengal Pipeline (inferred (same city))
- TotalEnergies Port Arthur Refinery, Port Arthur, TX — via Colonial Pipeline (inferred (same city))
- Valero Port Arthur Refinery, Port Arthur, TX — via Colonial Pipeline (inferred (same city))

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Source: Thinking On Energy Supply Explorer — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/market/market-aiken-sc/
Built from published FERC pipeline tariffs, EIA-820, the IRS Terminal Control Number list and sourced research. Rates are line-haul only. Cite as: Thinking On Energy, Supply Explorer, 2026-10-08.