CHS Inc. Laurel Refinery (Cenex)
Cenex Harvest States Cooperative (CHS Inc.) · CHS Inc. · Laurel, MT
- bpd crude capacity · EIA 2026
- 62,500
- pipelines it injects into
- 2
- delivery points reachable
- 8
- terminals on those points
- 16
- events on record
- 0
Capability
Crude distillation 62,500 bpd operable, 62,500 operating (EIA-820, as of 2026-01-01). Downstream units below, barrels per calendar day.
Conversion — makes gasoline and diesel from heavier oil
| Catalytic cracking (FCC) | 15,000 |
| Delayed coking | 15,000 |
Upgrading
| Catalytic reforming — low pressure | 11,700 |
| Vacuum distillation | 32,200 sd |
Treating — meets sulfur specs
| Hydrotreating — naphtha / reformer feed | 17,000 sd |
| Hydrotreating — heavy gas oil | 20,000 sd |
| Hydrotreating — other distillate | 24,500 sd |
Production capacity
Crude slate
Canadian crude oil (specific grade unspecified in source)
Crude in & products out
| Direction | Mode | Route | Point / origin | Products | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude in | pipeline | Canadian crude oil supply (specific pipeline not named in source) CHS's own site states the Laurel refinery 'relies on crude oil from Canada' but does not name a specific inbound pipeline. The graph's edge label 'Yellowstone Pipeline (crude section)' was not confirmed this session -- general industry/EIA knowledge (unverified here) holds that the Yellowstone Pipeline is a refined-products line rather than a crude line, which would make this edge's naming suspect. |
Canada | crude | source |
| products out | pipeline | Yellowstone Pipeline (outbound refined products) CHS's site states the Laurel refinery 'specializes in maximizing diesel production' and 'distributes products throughout the northern tier of the United States.' A named outbound Yellowstone Pipeline is consistent with this, but the pipeline name itself was not stated on the fetched page -- carried over from the graph and general industry knowledge, not independently re-confirmed. |
Laurel, MT | distillate | source |
Pipeline reach
| Pipeline | Injects at | Delivery points | Terminals | Lowest ¢/bbl | Median ¢/bbl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowstone Pipeline |
Billings, Montana (Billings-area refineries) per research
|
5 | 13 | 55.68 | 132.19 |
| Cenex Pipeline |
Laurel, Yellowstone County, MT (CHS refinery) same city
|
3 | 3 | 39.33 | 165.37 |
Substitutes
Other refineries injecting into the same pipelines — the supply that could backfill an outage here.
Cenex Pipeline
- Phillips 66 Company · Billings, MT 71,000 bpd
- Exxonmobil Refining & Supply CO · Billings, MT 61,500 bpd
Yellowstone Pipeline
- Phillips 66 Company · Billings, MT 71,000 bpd
- Exxonmobil Refining & Supply CO · Billings, MT 61,500 bpd
Events
No events on record.
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.