# Opelousas, LA rack market

Opelousas, LA wholesale fuel rack market. 3 terminals post there, delivered by Inland Waterways and Colonial Pipeline. 27 running refineries can reach it by published route, 0 confirmed.

- Terminals: 3 (#104 of 422 rack markets by terminals)
- Pipeline systems delivering: Inland Waterways, Colonial Pipeline
- Refineries that can reach it: 27 (0 confirmed or named in a tariff, 25 per research, the rest inferred from a shared city)
- Trade area (estimate): 609,360 people across 14 counties (10 shared with other markets)
- Estimated fuel demand in the trade area: 754,278 gal/day gasoline, 259,890 gal/day diesel (state taxed gallons, FHWA 2025, split by EPA county vehicle miles)
- Fuel taxes in Louisiana (state + federal, ¢/gal, EIA July 1, 2026, before local taxes): gasoline 39.3, diesel 45.3; 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: 3; largest Anse La Butte Terminal with 1 of 3 terminals (by count, not volume)
- Pump price, regular gasoline (PADD 3, EIA, 2026-10-05): $3.911/gal
- Pump price, diesel (PADD 3, EIA, 2026-10-05): $5.819/gal

## Cheapest published pipeline route in, by product (line-haul only)
- gasoline: 1.55 ¢/gal from Hebert (Beaumont - Port Arthur) on Colonial Pipeline (FERC 99.95.0 item 40)
- diesel: 1.55 ¢/gal from Hebert (Beaumont - Port Arthur) on Colonial Pipeline (FERC 99.95.0 item 40)

## Terminals
- Anse La Butte Terminal (T-72-LA-2425), Breaux Bridge, LA — Inland Waterways
- Breaux Bridge Terminal (T-72-LA-2424), Breaux Bridge, LA — Inland Waterways
- Buckeye Terminals LLC  - Opelousas (T-72-LA-2375), Opelousas, LA — Colonial Pipeline

## Refineries that can supply it
- Buckeye Texas Hub Condensate Splitter (Corpus Christi), Corpus Christi, TX — via Inland Waterways (per research)
- CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery, Corpus Christi, TX — via Inland Waterways (per research)
- CITGO Lake Charles Refinery, Lake Charles, LA — via Inland Waterways (per research)
- Calcasieu Refining Company, Lake Charles, LA — via Inland Waterways (per research)
- Chalmette Refinery, Chalmette, LA — via Inland Waterways (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 Inland Waterways (per research)
- ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Refinery, Baton Rouge, LA — via Inland Waterways (per research)
- ExxonMobil Baytown Refinery, Baytown, TX — via Colonial Pipeline, Inland Waterways (per research)
- ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery, Beaumont, TX — via Colonial Pipeline, Inland Waterways (per research)
- Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi Refinery — West Plant, Corpus Christi West, TX — via Inland Waterways (per research)
- Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery, Galveston Bay, TX — via Colonial Pipeline, Inland Waterways (per research)
- Marathon Garyville Refinery, Garyville, LA — via Inland Waterways (per research)
- Motiva Port Arthur Refinery, Port Arthur, TX — via Colonial Pipeline, Inland Waterways (per research)
- Pemex Deer Park Refinery (Deer Park Refining Limited Partnership), Deer Park, TX — via Colonial Pipeline, Inland Waterways (per research)
- Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery (Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex), Westlake, LA — via Inland Waterways (per research)
- Phillips 66 Sweeny Refinery, Sweeny, TX — via Inland Waterways (per research)
- Placid Refining Company Port Allen Refinery, Port Allen, LA — via Inland Waterways (per research)
- Shell Norco Manufacturing Complex (Norco Refinery), Norco, LA — via Inland Waterways (per research)
- Valero Corpus Christi Refinery (East & West Plants), Corpus Christi, TX — via Inland Waterways (per research)
- Valero Houston Refinery, Houston, TX — via Colonial Pipeline, Inland Waterways (per research)
- Valero Meraux Refinery, Meraux, LA — via Inland Waterways (per research)
- Valero St. Charles Refinery (Norco Refinery), Norco, LA — via Inland Waterways (per research)
- Valero Texas City Refinery, Texas City, TX — via Colonial Pipeline, Inland Waterways (per research)
- Vertex Mobile (Saraland) Refinery, Saraland, AL — via Inland Waterways (per research)
- TotalEnergies Port Arthur Refinery, Port Arthur, TX — via Colonial Pipeline, Inland Waterways (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-opelousas-la/
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.