# Wilmington, DE rack market

Wilmington, DE wholesale fuel rack market. 5 terminals post there, delivered by Sunoco / Energy Transfer and Buckeye Pipeline. 2 running refineries can reach it by published route, 2 confirmed.

- Terminals: 5 (#59 of 422 rack markets by terminals)
- Pipeline systems delivering: Sunoco / Energy Transfer, Buckeye Pipeline
- Refineries that can reach it: 2 (2 confirmed or named in a tariff, 0 per research, the rest inferred from a shared city)
- Trade area (estimate): 1,099,356 people across 11 counties (11 shared with other markets)
- Estimated fuel demand in the trade area: 1,279,049 gal/day gasoline, 254,088 gal/day diesel (state taxed gallons, FHWA 2025, split by EPA county vehicle miles)
- Fuel taxes in Delaware (state + federal, ¢/gal, EIA July 1, 2026, before local taxes): gasoline 41.4, diesel 46.4; taxed at distributor / wholesaler
- Pipeline supply: Two pipeline systems deliver here: one can cover for the other where a terminal is on both.
- Terminal operators: 3; largest Sunoco / Energy Transfer with 3 of 5 terminals (by count, not volume)
- Pump price, regular gasoline (PADD 1, EIA, 2026-10-05): $4.147/gal
- Pump price, diesel (PADD 1, EIA, 2026-10-05): $5.951/gal

## Cheapest published pipeline route in, by product (line-haul only)
- gasoline: 0.42 ¢/gal from Twin Oaks on Sunoco / Energy Transfer (FERC No. 175.36.0)
- diesel: 0.42 ¢/gal from Twin Oaks on Sunoco / Energy Transfer (FERC No. 175.36.0)

## Terminals
- Delaware City Refining Company LLC (T-51-DE-1600), Delaware City, DE
- Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals L.P. (T-23-PA-1757), Marcus Hook, PA — Sunoco / Energy Transfer
- Magellan Midstream Partners, L.p. (T-52-MD-1574), Wilmington, DE
- Sunoco Marcus Hook Refinery (T-23-PA-1747), Marcus Hook, PA — Sunoco / Energy Transfer
- Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals L.p. - Exton Terminal (T-23-PA-1710), Exton, PA — Sunoco / Energy Transfer, Buckeye Pipeline

## Refineries that can supply it
- Delaware City Refinery (Delaware City Refining Company LLC), Delaware City, DE — via  (named in a tariff)
- Trainer Refinery (Monroe Energy LLC), Trainer, PA — via  (named in a tariff)

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