# Detroit, MI rack market

Detroit, MI wholesale fuel rack market. 6 terminals post there, delivered by Buckeye Pipeline, Wolverine Pipeline and Sunoco / Energy Transfer. 17 running refineries can reach it by published route, 1 confirmed.

- Terminals: 6 (#46 of 422 rack markets by terminals)
- Pipeline systems delivering: Buckeye Pipeline, Wolverine Pipeline, Sunoco / Energy Transfer
- Refineries that can reach it: 17 (1 confirmed or named in a tariff, 8 per research, the rest inferred from a shared city)
- Trade area (estimate): 1,257,238 people across 5 counties (5 shared with other markets)
- Estimated fuel demand in the trade area: 1,348,171 gal/day gasoline, 258,485 gal/day diesel (state taxed gallons, FHWA 2025, split by EPA county vehicle miles)
- Pipeline supply: 3 pipeline systems deliver here.
- Terminal operators: 6; largest Buckeye with 1 of 6 terminals (by count, not volume)
- Pump price, regular gasoline (PADD 2, EIA, 2026-10-05): $4.109/gal
- Pump price, diesel (PADD 2, EIA, 2026-10-05): $6.286/gal

## Cheapest published pipeline route in, by product (line-haul only)
- gasoline: 0.55 ¢/gal from Inkster, Wayne County on Sunoco / Energy Transfer (Michigan Rate Sheet No. 7)
- diesel: 0.55 ¢/gal from Inkster, Wayne County on Sunoco / Energy Transfer (Michigan Rate Sheet No. 7)

## Terminals
- Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Detroit Terminal (T-38-MI-3025), Detroit, MI — Buckeye Pipeline, Wolverine Pipeline
- Delta Fuel Facility - Dtw Metro Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (T-38-MI-3018), Detroit, MI — Buckeye Pipeline, Wolverine Pipeline
- Detroit Refining Logistics LLC (T-38-MI-3049), Detroit, MI — Buckeye Pipeline
- Mplx Detroit (T-38-MI-3015), Detroit, MI — Buckeye Pipeline, Wolverine Pipeline
- Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals LP - River Rouge Terminal (T-38-MI-3030), Detroit, MI — Buckeye Pipeline, Sunoco / Energy Transfer, Wolverine Pipeline
- Waterfront Petroleum Terminal Company (T-38-MI-3047), Detroit, MI — Buckeye Pipeline, Wolverine Pipeline

## Refineries that can supply it
- BP Whiting Refinery, Whiting, IN — via Wolverine Pipeline (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 (per research)
- ExxonMobil Baytown Refinery, Baytown, TX — via Explorer Pipeline (per research)
- ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery, Beaumont, TX — via Explorer 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)
- PBF Toledo Refinery, Toledo, OH — via Buckeye Pipeline, Sunoco / Energy Transfer (per research)
- Chevron Pasadena Refinery (Pasadena Refining System, Inc.), Pasadena, TX — via Explorer Pipeline, Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX), Phillips 66 Pipeline (inferred (same city))
- ExxonMobil Joliet Refinery, Joliet, IL — via Wolverine Pipeline (inferred (same city))
- Phillips 66 Sweeny Refinery, Sweeny, TX — via Phillips 66 Pipeline (inferred (same city))
- Toledo Refinery (formerly BP-Husky, now Ohio Refining Company), Toledo, OH — via Buckeye Pipeline, Sunoco / Energy Transfer (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))
- Valero Port Arthur Refinery, Port Arthur, TX — via Colonial Pipeline, Explorer Pipeline (inferred (same city))
- Wood River Refinery, Wood River, IL — via Explorer Pipeline (inferred (same city))

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Source: Thinking On Energy Supply Explorer — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/market/market-detroit-mi/
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, 2026-10-07.