Fuels refinery
BP Cherry Point Refinery
BP Products North America Inc. · BP p.l.c. · Ferndale, WA
PADD5 IRS refinery no. R-91-WA-0140
jet fuel
petroleum coke
renewable diesel
- bpd crude capacity · EIA 2026
- 238,500
- pipelines it injects into
- 1
- delivery points reachable
- 6
- terminals on those points
- 13
- terminals reachable by sea
- 16
- events on record
- 5
Capability
Crude distillation 238,500 bpd operable, 238,500 operating (EIA-820, as of 2026-01-01). Downstream units below, barrels per calendar day.
Conversion — makes gasoline and diesel from heavier oil
| Hydrocracking — gas oil | 58,500 |
| Delayed coking | 55,350 |
Upgrading
| Catalytic reforming — low pressure | 58,900 |
| Vacuum distillation | 139,000 sd |
Treating — meets sulfur specs
| Hydrotreating — diesel | 59,400 sd |
| Hydrotreating — kerosene & jet | 20,000 sd |
| Hydrotreating — naphtha / reformer feed | 100,500 sd |
Production capacity
Hydrogen mmcfd · 188
Isomerization isopentane isohexane · 26,000
Petcoke market · 15,250
Sulfur short tons day · 328
Crude slate
Alaska North Slope and other waterborne crude over the BP pier, Canadian crude by the Trans Mountain Puget Sound Pipeline, and Bakken crude from North Dakota by rail. Shares by source are not published.
Crude in & products out
| Direction | Mode | Route | Point / origin | Products | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude in | marine | BP Cherry Point Marine Terminal (BP pier) NOAA Coast Pilot 10 says the BP pier at Cherry Point is used for receipt of crude oil. A January 2023 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Record of Decision caps crude handled at the marine terminal at 191 million barrels a year. Grades by origin are not published. |
Alaska North Slope and other waterborne crude, by tanker | crude | source |
| crude in | pipeline | Trans Mountain Puget Sound Pipeline Trans Mountain Pipeline (Puget Sound) LLC tariff FERC No. 4.16.0, effective July 1, 2026, runs from the border near Sumas to "the facilities of the four connected refineries located near Anacortes and Ferndale, Washington". The tariff does not name BP. The operator's 2013 presentation says the Puget Sound system "Serves Cherry Point and Anacortes". |
Canadian crude from the Trans Mountain mainline at the international boundary near Sumas, Washington | crude | source |
| crude in | rail | NE Rail Facility (crude rail car unloading) The air permit lists the NE Rail Facility (2013) with a Crude Rail Car Unloading Facility. Argus reports the rail facility came on line in December 2013 and puts the unloading terminal at 70,000 barrels a day. A 2013 university assessment of the rail project names the BNSF line to the refinery. |
Bakken crude from North Dakota, by unit train | crude | source |
| crude in | marine | Tankers from Trans Mountain's Westridge Marine Terminal, Burnaby BC A secondary route. A January 2025 KUOW article reported no maritime deliveries from the Burnaby export terminal to BP Cherry Point since May 2024, which shows such cargoes have moved at times. The main route for Canadian crude is the Puget Sound Pipeline. |
Alberta, via Trans Mountain's Westridge Marine Terminal, Burnaby BC | crude | source |
| products out | pipeline | Olympic Pipeline Olympic's tariffs (WUTC No. 59, effective July 1, 2026, and FERC No. 36.25.0) list "Cherry Point, Whatcom County" as an origin point, separate from the "Ferndale, Whatcom County" origin. The tariff names the place, not the refinery; BP's is the only refinery at Cherry Point. BP's Olympic Pipe Line Company specifications manual also lists Cherry Point as a refinery origin point. |
Cherry Point, Whatcom County (Olympic origin point) | gasoline distillate jet fuel | source |
| products out | truck rack | BP Products North America truck rack (IRS T-91-WA-4418) The air permit lists Truck Rack (33-150), built 1994 and modified 2001. It limits loading to 26,000 barrels a day of gasoline and 76,000 barrels a day of diesel and jet fuel combined. The IRS lists terminal T-91-WA-4418 at the refinery's address. |
At the refinery, 4519 Grandview Road, Blaine, WA | gasoline distillate jet fuel | source |
| products out | marine | BP Cherry Point Marine Terminal (BP pier) NOAA Coast Pilot 10 says the pier is used for shipment of petroleum products and bunkering vessels. The air permit lists a North Dock (2001) and a South Dock (1970) and requires BP to record the total of refinery products loaded at each berthing dock. The sources do not give grades or cargo destinations. |
BP pier at Cherry Point, Strait of Georgia | source | |
| products out | rail | Coke railcar loading at the refinery The air permit lists coke handling equipment for railcar loading, with baghouses, silos and transfer systems. A 2013 university assessment names the BNSF line to the refinery. |
Refinery coke handling area | petroleum coke | source |
Docks
The docks at this facility and, where a ship agent or port publishes it, the largest vessel each berth takes. Channel conditions change; these figures are a guide, not clearance to sail.
BP pier, Cherry Point (north dock and south dock) · crude in, products out
- NOAA Coast Pilot 10 says the facility is used for receipt of crude oil, shipment of petroleum products and bunkering vessels. It does not split cargoes by dock.
- The pier has a north and a south dock, each with 1,000 feet of berthing space and reported depths of 65 feet alongside. Deck height is 22 feet.
- A 2,400-foot angular approach trestle leads to the pier, about 4.5 miles north-northwest of Sandy Point.
- Owned by BP. The air permit dates the South Dock to 1970 and the North Dock and its marine vapor combustor to 2001.
- The air permit requires BP to record the total of refinery products loaded at each berthing dock.
- A January 2023 Army Corps of Engineers Record of Decision caps crude handled at the terminal at 191 million barrels a year.
Source: NOAA Coast Pilot 10, Chapter 7 ; Northwest Clean Air Agency Air Operating Permit AOP 015R2, read 2026-10-11.
Pipeline reach
| Pipeline | Injects at | Delivery points | Terminals | Lowest ¢/bbl | Median ¢/bbl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Pipeline |
Cherry Point, Whatcom County per research
|
6 | 13 | 35.17 | 77.81 |
By sea
| Lane | Evidence | Vessels | Terminals | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puget Sound refineries → Portland Over 90% of Oregon's fuel comes from Washington refineries: "about 75 percent by Olympic Pipeline to Oregon, remaining product by tanker ships" (other ODOE pages say pipeline and barge). |
high 2019 | tanker, ocean barge | 6 | Oregon Department of Energy, Oregon Fuel Action Plan, House Committee on Veterans & Emergency Preparedness, 23 May 2019, slide 4; ODOE Fuel Supply & Distribution System |
| Puget Sound refineries → Vancouver WA terminals No document names the marine supply of the Vancouver WA terminals; inferred from their Columbia River docks and the Portland lane. They may instead be barged from Portland. |
low | ocean barge | 3 | EIA, West Coast Transportation Fuels Markets (Stillwater Associates for EIA), Sept 2015 p.37; inference |
| Bay Area and Puget Sound refineries → Los Angeles / Long Beach marine terminals Northern California "regularly supplies parts of Southern California and Oregon by marine vessel"; Southern California took about 16,000 b/d of distillate by marine from other West Coast regions (2013). CEC (2024): after the Martinez/Rodeo conversions the Bay Area will no longer have surplus gasoline for Southern California; Washington cargoes are a regular source. |
medium 2013 | tanker, ATB | 4 | EIA, West Coast Transportation Fuels Markets (Stillwater Associates for EIA), Sept 2015, pp.24, 30-33, 38-40; California Energy Commission (2024) |
| Portland terminals → Umatilla and Pasco (Columbia–Snake river barges) Petroleum barges "originate at the Port of Portland and are offloaded to fuel racks at the Ports of Umatilla and Pasco": 902,240 short tons in 2019 (737,983 in 2020), about 38% of upbound tonnage and declining. No evidence was found for The Dalles or Lewiston/Clarkston. |
high 2019 | river barge | 3 | USDA AMS / Washington State University (Jessup et al.), The Importance of Columbia-Snake River Navigation to U.S. Agriculture, sec. 8.2 Petroleum; Oregon Department of Energy |
All 16 terminals reachable by sea
| Terminal | Location | Lane | Miles along lanes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nustar Terminal Services Vancouver, WA | Vancouver, WA | Puget Sound refineries → Vancouver WA terminals | 394 |
| Tesoro Logistics Operations LLC | Vancouver, WA | Puget Sound refineries → Vancouver WA terminals | 394 |
| TLP Management | Portland, OR | Puget Sound refineries → Portland | 395 |
| Shore Terminals, LLC - Portland, OR | Portland, OR | Puget Sound refineries → Portland | 395 |
| NuStar Terminal Operations Partnership L.P. - Vancouver, WA | Vancouver, WA | Puget Sound refineries → Vancouver WA terminals | 395 |
| Chevron USA Incorporated - Portland | Portland, OR | Puget Sound refineries → Portland | 397 |
| Kinder Morgan Portland Liquid Terminals | Portland, OR | Puget Sound refineries → Portland | 397 |
| McCall Oil and Chemical Corp. | Portland, OR | Puget Sound refineries → Portland | 398 |
| Shell Oil Products U.S. | Portland, OR | Puget Sound refineries → Portland | 398 |
| Tidewater Terminal - Umatilla | Umatilla, OR | Portland terminals → Umatilla and Pasco (Columbia–Snake river barges) (river barge) | 589 |
| Tesoro Logistics Operations - Pasco | Pasco, WA | Portland terminals → Umatilla and Pasco (Columbia–Snake river barges) (river barge) | 621 |
| Tidewater Terminal - Snake River | Pasco, WA | Portland terminals → Umatilla and Pasco (Columbia–Snake river barges) (river barge) | 622 |
| Petro-Diamond Terminal Company | Long Beach, CA | Bay Area and Puget Sound refineries → Los Angeles / Long Beach marine terminals | 1,346 |
| Shore Terminals, LLC - Wilmington, CA | Wilmington, CA | Bay Area and Puget Sound refineries → Los Angeles / Long Beach marine terminals | 1,347 |
| Vopak Terminal Los Angeles Inc | Wilmington, CA | Bay Area and Puget Sound refineries → Los Angeles / Long Beach marine terminals | 1,347 |
| Olympus Terminals LLC | Long Beach, CA | Bay Area and Puget Sound refineries → Los Angeles / Long Beach marine terminals | 1,349 |
Substitutes
Other refineries injecting into the same pipelines — the supply that could backfill an outage here.
Olympic Pipeline
- Hf Sinclair Puget Sound Refg LLC · Anacortes, WA 145,000 bpd
- Tesoro Refining & Marketing CO · Anacortes, WA 119,000 bpd
- Phillips 66 Company · Ferndale, WA 105,000 bpd
Events
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2026-02-20
outage
Olympic Pipeline mainline shut for roughly two days of maintenance-related activity, restarted evening of Feb 19, 2026; BP reported no product release. source
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2025-11-25
outage
A leak on BP's shared Olympic Pipeline near Everett, WA halted refined-product deliveries (including jet fuel to Sea-Tac Airport) for nearly two weeks; progressively restored through Nov 25, 2025. Shared-infrastructure disruption affecting Cherry Point's product egress, not a refinery-specific event. source
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2025-06-13
turnaround
Multi-month planned turnaround concluded; brought in over 2,800 contractors; installed new remotely-operated valves on the coker unit to let workers remotely empty coke drums; the refinery ran at partial capacity while the coker unit was under work. source
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2023-01
regulatory
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued its Record of Decision on the North Wing dock permit, capping crude oil handled at the BP Cherry Point Marine Terminal at 191 million barrels a year. source
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2013-12
expansion
BP's crude rail unloading facility at Cherry Point came on line. Argus reports that BP stopped taking Russian crude imports after it started. source
Rates are pipeline line-haul transcribed from published FERC tariffs; every figure cites its tariff and item. Cost to serve (netback) adds origin spot price and destination fees. "Confirmed" links match a tariff delivery point to the facility; "same city" means the point is in the facility's city — plausible, not proof; "per research" means the facility's research profile names the pipeline as an outlet.