# Romulus, MI rack market

Romulus, MI wholesale fuel rack market. 2 terminals post there, delivered by Buckeye Pipeline and Sunoco / Energy Transfer. 17 running refineries can reach it by published route, 1 confirmed.

- Terminals: 2 (#150 of 422 rack markets by terminals)
- Pipeline systems delivering: Buckeye Pipeline, Sunoco / Energy Transfer
- Refineries that can reach it: 17 (1 confirmed or named in a tariff, 11 per research, the rest inferred from a shared city)
- Trade area (estimate): 644,025 people across 7 counties (7 shared with other markets)
- Estimated fuel demand in the trade area: 743,748 gal/day gasoline, 150,483 gal/day diesel (state taxed gallons, FHWA 2025, split by EPA county vehicle miles)
- Fuel taxes in Michigan (state + federal, ¢/gal, EIA July 1, 2026, before local taxes): gasoline 71.8, diesel 77.8; 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: 2; largest Sunoco / Energy Transfer with 1 of 2 terminals (by count, not volume)
- Pump price, regular gasoline (PADD 2, EIA, 2026-10-26): $4.269/gal
- Pump price, diesel (PADD 2, EIA, 2026-10-26): $6.480/gal

## Cheapest published pipeline route in, by product (line-haul only)
- gasoline: 0.54 ¢/gal from Detroit on Buckeye Pipeline (FERC No. 446.52.0 item Table 1 note (4))
- diesel: 0.54 ¢/gal from Detroit on Buckeye Pipeline (FERC No. 446.52.0 item Table 1 note (4))

## Terminals
- Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals LP (T-38-MI-3037), Romulus, MI — Buckeye Pipeline, Sunoco / Energy Transfer
- Marathon Romulus (T-38-MI-3034), Romulus, MI

## 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)
- 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, Sunoco / Energy Transfer (per research)
- PBF Toledo Refinery, Toledo, OH — via Buckeye Pipeline, 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-romulus-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, 2026-10-30.