# Columbus, OH rack market

Columbus, OH wholesale fuel rack market. 8 terminals post there, delivered by Buckeye Pipeline, Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX) and Inland Corporation. 18 running refineries can reach it by published route, 2 confirmed.

- Terminals: 8 (#24 of 422 rack markets by terminals)
- Pipeline systems delivering: Buckeye Pipeline, Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX), Inland Corporation
- Refineries that can reach it: 18 (2 confirmed or named in a tariff, 11 per research, the rest inferred from a shared city)
- Trade area (estimate): 2,008,838 people across 16 counties (16 shared with other markets)
- Estimated fuel demand in the trade area: 2,152,909 gal/day gasoline, 749,842 gal/day diesel (state taxed gallons, FHWA 2025, split by EPA county vehicle miles)
- Fuel taxes in Ohio (state + federal, ¢/gal, EIA July 1, 2026, before local taxes): gasoline 56.9, diesel 71.4; taxed at first receiver / first import
- Pipeline supply: 3 pipeline systems deliver here.
- Terminal operators: 5; largest Buckeye with 2 of 8 terminals (by count, not volume)
- Pump price, regular gasoline (Ohio, EIA, 2026-10-26): $4.380/gal
- Pump price, diesel (PADD 2, EIA, 2026-10-26): $6.480/gal

## Cheapest published pipeline route in, by product (line-haul only)
- gasoline: 0.23 ¢/gal from Lima on Inland Corporation (FERC No. 31.38.0 item 1)
- diesel: 0.23 ¢/gal from Lima on Inland Corporation (FERC No. 31.38.0 item 1)

## Terminals
- BenchMark Biodiesel, Inc. (T-31-OH-3129), Columbus, OH — Buckeye Pipeline
- Buckeye Terminals, LLC (T-31-OH-3105), Columbus, OH — Buckeye Pipeline, Inland Corporation, Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX)
- Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Columbus (T-31-OH-3114), Columbus, OH — Buckeye Pipeline, Inland Corporation, Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX)
- CITGO - Dublin (T-31-OH-3120), Dublin, OH — Inland Corporation, Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX)
- Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals LP (T-31-OH-3111), Columbus, OH — Buckeye Pipeline, Inland Corporation, Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX)
- Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals LP (T-31-OH-3116), Columbus, OH — Buckeye Pipeline, Inland Corporation, Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX)
- Marathon Columbus - East (T-31-OH-3101), Columbus, OH — Buckeye Pipeline, Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX)
- Marathon Columbus - West (T-31-OH-3112), Columbus, OH — Buckeye Pipeline, Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX)

## Refineries that can supply it
- BP Whiting Refinery, Whiting, IN — via Wolverine Pipeline (confirmed)
- Marathon Catlettsburg Refinery, Catlettsburg, KY — via Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX) (confirmed)
- CITGO Lake Charles Refinery, Lake Charles, LA — via Explorer Pipeline (per research)
- CITGO Lemont Refinery, Lemont, IL — via Wolverine Pipeline (per research)
- Cenovus Lima Refinery, Lima, OH — via Buckeye Pipeline, Inland Corporation (per research)
- ExxonMobil Baytown Refinery, Baytown, TX — via Explorer Pipeline (per research)
- ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery, Beaumont, TX — via Explorer Pipeline (per research)
- ExxonMobil Joliet Refinery, Joliet, IL — via Wolverine Pipeline (per research)
- Marathon Petroleum Detroit Refinery, Detroit, MI — via Buckeye Pipeline (per research)
- Motiva Port Arthur Refinery, Port Arthur, TX — via Colonial Pipeline, Explorer Pipeline (per research)
- Ohio Refining Company Toledo Refinery (formerly BP-Husky), Toledo, OH — via Buckeye Pipeline, Inland Corporation, Sunoco / Energy Transfer (per research)
- PBF Toledo Refinery, Toledo, OH — via Buckeye Pipeline, Inland Corporation, Sunoco / Energy Transfer (per research)
- Valero Port Arthur Refinery, Port Arthur, TX — via Colonial Pipeline, Explorer Pipeline (per research)
- Chevron Pasadena Refinery (Pasadena Refining System, Inc.), Pasadena, TX — via Explorer Pipeline, Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX), Phillips 66 Pipeline (inferred (same city))
- Phillips 66 Sweeny Refinery, Sweeny, TX — via Phillips 66 Pipeline (inferred (same city))
- TotalEnergies Port Arthur Refinery, Port Arthur, TX — via Colonial Pipeline, Explorer Pipeline (inferred (same city))
- Valero Houston Refinery, Houston, TX — via Explorer Pipeline (inferred (same city))
- Wood River Refinery, Wood River, IL — via Explorer Pipeline, Phillips 66 Pipeline (inferred (same city))

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Source: Thinking On Energy Supply Explorer — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/market/market-columbus-oh/
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, 2026-10-30.