# Athens, GA rack market

Athens, GA wholesale fuel rack market. 2 terminals post there, delivered by Colonial Pipeline and Plantation Pipeline. 22 running refineries can reach it by published route, 0 confirmed.

- Terminals: 2 (#150 of 422 rack markets by terminals)
- Pipeline systems delivering: Colonial Pipeline, Plantation Pipeline
- Refineries that can reach it: 22 (0 confirmed or named in a tariff, 21 per research, the rest inferred from a shared city)
- Trade area (estimate): 944,917 people across 38 counties (31 shared with other markets)
- Estimated fuel demand in the trade area: 1,184,991 gal/day gasoline, 441,962 gal/day diesel (state taxed gallons, FHWA 2025, split by EPA county vehicle miles)
- Fuel taxes in Georgia (state + federal, ¢/gal, EIA July 1, 2026, before local taxes): gasoline 52.4, diesel 62.5; taxed at distributor / wholesaler
- Pipeline supply: Two pipeline systems deliver here: one can cover for the other where a terminal is on both.
- Terminal operators: 2; largest Kinder Morgan with 1 of 2 terminals (by count, not volume)
- Pump price, regular gasoline (PADD 1, EIA, 2026-10-26): $4.022/gal
- Pump price, diesel (PADD 1, EIA, 2026-10-26): $6.079/gal

## Cheapest published pipeline route in, by product (line-haul only)
- gasoline: 1.24 ¢/gal from Moundville (Hale County) on Colonial Pipeline (FERC 99.95.0 item 110)
- diesel: 1.24 ¢/gal from Moundville (Hale County) on Colonial Pipeline (FERC 99.95.0 item 110)

## Terminals
- Kinder Morgan Southeast Terminals LLC (T-58-GA-2506), Athens, GA — Colonial Pipeline, Plantation Pipeline
- TransMontaigne - Athens (T-58-GA-2508), Athens, GA — Colonial Pipeline, Plantation 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)
- Chevron Pascagoula Refinery, Pascagoula, MS — via Plantation Pipeline (per research)
- ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Refinery, Baton Rouge, LA — via Bengal Pipeline, Colonial Pipeline, Plantation Pipeline (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)
- Marathon Garyville Refinery, Garyville, LA — via Bengal Pipeline, Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX), Plantation 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)
- Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery (Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex), Westlake, LA — via Colonial Pipeline (per research)
- Placid Refining Company Port Allen Refinery, Port Allen, LA — via Colonial Pipeline, Plantation Pipeline (per research)
- Shell Norco Manufacturing Complex (Norco Refinery), Norco, LA — via Bengal Pipeline, Plantation Pipeline (per research)
- Valero Houston Refinery, Houston, TX — via Colonial Pipeline (per research)
- Valero Meraux Refinery, Meraux, LA — via Colonial Pipeline, Plantation Pipeline (per research)
- Valero Port Arthur Refinery, Port Arthur, TX — 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)
- TotalEnergies 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-athens-ga/
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, 2026-10-31.