# Carson, CA rack market

Carson, CA wholesale fuel rack market. 7 terminals post there, delivered by Kinder Morgan SFPP and Coastal Marine. 12 running refineries can reach it by published route, 1 confirmed.

- Terminals: 7 (#31 of 422 rack markets by terminals)
- Pipeline systems delivering: Kinder Morgan SFPP, Coastal Marine
- Refineries that can reach it: 12 (1 confirmed or named in a tariff, 11 per research, the rest inferred from a shared city)
- Trade area (estimate): 1,570,388 people across 2 counties (2 shared with other markets)
- Estimated fuel demand in the trade area: 1,401,403 gal/day gasoline, 276,291 gal/day diesel (state taxed gallons, FHWA 2025, split by EPA county vehicle miles)
- Fuel taxes in California (state + federal, ¢/gal, EIA July 1, 2026, before local taxes): gasoline 92.0, diesel 117.3; taxed at terminal rack
- Pipeline supply: Two pipeline systems deliver here: one can cover for the other where a terminal is on both.
- Terminal operators: 5; largest Kinder Morgan with 2 of 7 terminals (by count, not volume)
- Pump price, regular gasoline (California, EIA, 2026-10-05): $6.227/gal
- Pump price, diesel (California, EIA, 2026-10-05): $8.082/gal

## Cheapest published pipeline route in, by product (line-haul only)
- gasoline: 0.05 ¢/gal from Sepulveda Junction on Kinder Morgan SFPP (Cal PUC No. 160 item 310)
- diesel: 0.05 ¢/gal from Sepulveda Junction on Kinder Morgan SFPP (Cal PUC No. 160 item 310)
- jet fuel: 0.35 ¢/gal from Watson on Kinder Morgan SFPP (Cal PUC No. 160 item 310)

## Terminals
- Altair Paramount (T-95-CA-4808), Paramount, CA — Kinder Morgan SFPP
- Chemoil Terminals Corporation Carson Tank Farm (T-33-CA-4779), Long Beach, CA — Coastal Marine
- Kinder Morgan Tank Storage - Carson Terminal (T-33-CA-4751), Carson, CA — Kinder Morgan SFPP
- Sfpp, L.p. - Watson Station (T-33-CA-4746), Carson, CA — Kinder Morgan SFPP
- Shell Oil Products US (T-33-CA-4785), Signal Hill, CA — Kinder Morgan SFPP
- Tesoro Logistics Operations LLC (T-33-CA-4769), Carson, CA
- Tesoro Logistics Operations LLC East Hynes Terminal (T-33-CA-4764), Long Beach, CA

## Refineries that can supply it
- Valero Wilmington Asphalt Plant, Wilmington Asphalt Plant, CA — via  (named in a tariff)
- BP Cherry Point Refinery, Ferndale, WA — via Coastal Marine (per research)
- Chevron El Segundo Refinery, El Segundo, CA — via Kinder Morgan SFPP (per research)
- Chevron Richmond Refinery, Richmond, CA — via Coastal Marine (per research)
- HF Sinclair Puget Sound Refinery, Anacortes, WA — via Coastal Marine (per research)
- Marathon Anacortes Refinery, Anacortes, WA — via Coastal Marine (per research)
- Marathon Los Angeles Refinery (Carson Operations; formerly Tesoro Los Angeles Refinery), Carson, CA — via Kinder Morgan SFPP (per research)
- Martinez Refining Company (formerly Shell Martinez Refinery), Martinez, CA — via Coastal Marine (per research)
- PBF Energy Torrance Refinery, Torrance, CA — via Kinder Morgan SFPP (per research)
- Phillips 66 Ferndale Refinery, Ferndale, WA — via Coastal Marine (per research)
- U.S. Oil & Refining Co. Tacoma Refinery, Tacoma, WA — via Coastal Marine (per research)
- Valero Wilmington Refinery (formerly Ultramar Wilmington Refinery), Wilmington Refinery, CA — via Kinder Morgan SFPP (per research)

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Source: Thinking On Energy Supply Explorer — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/market/market-carson-ca/
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.