Fuels refinery
Pemex Deer Park Refinery (Deer Park Refining Limited Partnership)
Deer Park Refining Limited Partnership (branded 'Pemex Deer Park') · Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) · Deer Park, TX
PADD3 IRS refinery no. R-74-TX-0122
- bpd crude capacity · EIA 2026
- 312,500
- pipelines it injects into
- 2
- delivery points reachable
- 70
- terminals on those points
- 303
- terminals reachable by barge
- 47
- events on record
- 3
Capability
Crude distillation 312,500 bpd operable, 312,500 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) | 63,700 |
| Hydrocracking — gas oil | 59,100 |
| Delayed coking | 85,200 |
Upgrading
| Catalytic reforming — low pressure | 43,100 |
| Catalytic reforming — high pressure | 22,800 |
| Vacuum distillation | 180,000 sd |
Treating — meets sulfur specs
| Hydrotreating — diesel | 50,000 sd |
| Hydrotreating — kerosene & jet | 40,000 sd |
| Hydrotreating — gasoline | 46,600 sd |
| Hydrotreating — naphtha / reformer feed | 80,000 sd |
| Hydrotreating — heavy gas oil | 45,000 sd |
Production capacity
Alkylates · 21,000
Petcoke market · 26,100
Sulfur short tons day · 1,220
Crude slate
Not specifically published in sources reviewed; Houston Ship Channel location and pipeline connections imply a mixed slate of domestic (Permian light sweet, Gulf Coast) and imported (historically Mexican Maya heavy sour, consistent with the former Pemex-Shell JV structure) crude.
Crude in & products out
| Direction | Mode | Route | Point / origin | Products | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude in | pipeline | Enterprise crude pipelines (24-inch and 30-inch) The US Department of Energy's 2025 Strategic Petroleum Reserve distribution schematic draws Enterprise 24-inch and 30-inch crude lines between the Enterprise Houston Ship Channel terminal and the refinery. The connection is read from a drawing, not from a tariff. |
Enterprise Houston Ship Channel terminal | crude | source |
| crude in | pipeline | Energy Transfer 16-inch crude line The US Department of Energy's 2025 Strategic Petroleum Reserve distribution schematic draws an Energy Transfer 16-inch line from the HFOTCO terminal into the refinery. The connection is read from a drawing, not from a tariff. |
Energy Transfer Houston Fuel Oil Terminal (HFOTCO) | crude | source |
| crude in | pipeline | ONEOK Houston crude distribution lines (two 24-inch) The US Department of Energy's 2025 Strategic Petroleum Reserve distribution schematic draws two ONEOK 24-inch lines from Speed Junction into the refinery. The same drawing feeds Speed Junction from Seaway Galena Park, ONEOK East Houston and Genoa Junction. The connection is read from a drawing, not from a tariff. |
Speed Junction, Houston | crude | source |
| crude in | marine | Houston Ship Channel Deer Park refinery is sited directly on the Houston Ship Channel with its own marine terminal. |
Waterborne crude imports | crude | source |
| products out | pipeline | Sinco Pipeline Edgewater Midstream's September 2024 release describes the Sinco system as intrastate refined products lines connecting the Deer Park refinery complex to the Colex East and Colex West terminals and to other terminals on the Houston Ship Channel. The same release says the Colex terminals connect to Colonial Pipeline at its origin and to Explorer Pipeline. Colonial and Explorer are reached through Colex, not directly from the plant. Grades are not listed. |
Deer Park refinery complex, to the Colex East and Colex West terminals in Pasadena | source | |
| products out | pipeline | Magellan Pipeline Magellan Pipeline Company Texas No. 73.10.0, effective July 1, 2026, sets a special handling charge for petroleum products moved from its Deer Park Jct. connection with the line that originates at the refinery into East Houston Station. The tariff calls the connecting line Shell Pipeline and does not break out grades. |
Magellan's Deer Park Jct. at Galena Park, over the connecting line that starts at the refinery; delivered into Magellan's East Houston Station | source | |
| products out | marine | Houston Ship Channel Refinery has its own marine terminal on the Houston Ship Channel. |
Deer Park marine docks | gasoline distillate | source |
| products out | barge | Houston Ship Channel / Gulf ICW Standard barge distribution mode for HSC-sited refineries. |
Deer Park | gasoline distillate | inferred |
| products out | terminal | Lbc Houston L.p. LBC Houston is a Houston Ship Channel liquid-bulk storage terminal; geographic proximity makes a connection plausible, but no source confirms a direct link to Deer Park. |
Houston Ship Channel | distillate | inferred |
| products out | terminal | Deer Park Refining Limited Partners (IRS terminal T-76-TX-2877) IRS terminal T-76-TX-2877 is registered to Deer Park Refining Limited Partners at 5900 Highway 225, the refinery's own address. It was formerly listed as Shell Oil Products US - Deer Park Rail Tanks. It is the refinery's own registered terminal, not a separate neighbouring facility. |
5900 Highway 225, Deer Park | inferred | |
| products out | pipeline | Colonial Pipeline Colonial's Texas origin/injection point is the Pasadena/Houston area; Deer Park-area refineries are standard suppliers, but no source names Deer Park specifically. |
Pasadena/Houston area | gasoline distillate | 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.
Deer Park refinery docks
| Berth | Max draft | Max length | Max beam | Air draft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Center | 39 ft | 800 ft | 140 ft | 162 ft |
| Shell Crude | 45 ft | 900 ft | 145 ft | 162 ft |
| Shell East | 39 ft | 800 ft | 106 ft | 162 ft |
| Shell West | 40 ft | 700 ft | 106 ft | 162 ft |
Source: Moran Shipping Agencies port directory, read 2026-10-10.
Pipeline reach
| Pipeline | Injects at | Delivery points | Terminals | Lowest ¢/bbl | Median ¢/bbl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Pipeline |
Houston (Pasadena, Cedar Bayou) per research
|
70 | 303 | 77.52 | 167.26 |
By water
| Waterway | Terminals | Nearest mi | Farthest mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Ship Channel | 10 | 2 | 13 |
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Houston Ship Channel | 1 | 29 | 29 |
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Galveston Bay | 1 | 35 | 35 |
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 13 | 73 | 299 |
| Victoria Barge Canal / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 1 | 129 | 129 |
| Bayou Teche / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 2 | 196 | 197 |
| Lower Mississippi River / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 1 | 249 | 249 |
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Port of Harlingen | 3 | 286 | 287 |
| Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 12 | 418 | 429 |
| Gulf ICW | 3 | 468 | 476 |
All 47 barge-reachable terminals
| Terminal | Location | Supplied by barge on | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| MVP Terminaling | Pasadena, TX | Houston Ship Channel | 2 |
| Enterprise Pasadena Products Terminal | Pasadena, TX | Houston Ship Channel | 3 |
| Marathon Petroleum Company LLC | Pasadena, TX | Houston Ship Channel | 3 |
| Phillips 66 Pipeline - Pasadena | Pasadena, TX | Houston Ship Channel | 3 |
| KM Pasadena Truck Facility | Pasadena, TX | Houston Ship Channel | 4 |
| Shell - Colex Terminal | Pasadena, TX | Houston Ship Channel | 4 |
| Crown Central Petroleum Corp | Pasadena, TX | Houston Ship Channel | 4 |
| Battleground Oil Specialty Terminal Company LLC (Bostco) | La Porte, TX | Houston Ship Channel (La Porte barge canal) | 4 |
| GLOBAL COMPANIES, LLC | Pasadena, TX | Houston Ship Channel | 6 |
| Pasadena Performance Products | Pasadena, TX | Houston Ship Channel | 13 |
| OILTANKING TEXAS CITY LP | Texas City, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Houston Ship Channel | 29 |
| Martin Operating Partnership, L.P. | Galveston, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Galveston Bay | 35 |
| Port Neches Terminal | Port Neches, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Matagorda Bay) | 73 |
| CITGO - Victoria | Victoria, TX | Victoria Barge Canal / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 129 |
| Martin Operating Partnership, L.P. | Gueydan, LA | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Gueydan / Vermilion Parish) | 150 |
| Martin Operating Partnership | Aransas Pass, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Corpus Christi area) | 164 |
| Bay Ltd. Redfish Bay Terminal | Aransas Pass, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 177 |
| Breaux Bridge Terminal | Breau Bridge, LA | Bayou Teche / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 196 |
| Anse La Butte | Breau Bridge, LA | Bayou Teche / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 197 |
| Five Star Fuels | Baldwin, LA | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Baldwin / Bayou Teche corridor) | 215 |
| Martin Operating Partnership, L.P. | Amelia, LA | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Amelia / Bayou Boeuf) | 241 |
| IMTT - Geismar | Geismar, LA | Lower Mississippi River / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 249 |
| Port Isabel Logistical Offshore Terminal | Port Isabel, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Lower Laguna Madre) | 284 |
| Titan Fuel Terminals | Harlingen, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Port of Harlingen | 286 |
| NuStar Logistics, L.P. - Harlingen, TX | Harlingen, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Port of Harlingen | 287 |
| Port Harlingen Terminal | Harlingen, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Port of Harlingen (Arroyo Colorado) | 287 |
| Titan Fuel Terminal | Harlingen, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Harlingen) | 287 |
| ABC Gulf Coast Terminal | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) | 295 |
| CITGO - Brownsville | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 295 |
| TransMontaigne - SouthWest | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 295 |
| Brownsville Terminal | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) | 295 |
| Bluewing One | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 299 |
| Martin Energy Services LLC | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 418 |
| Center Point Chickasaw LLC - Chicksaw North Terminal | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 428 |
| Petroleum Fuel & Terminal Company | Chickasaw, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 428 |
| Barcliff LLC | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 428 |
| Plains Marketing Terminal / Eott Energy | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 428 |
| Dunhill Terminals | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 429 |
| Zenith Energy US - Mobile Terminal | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 429 |
| Radcliff/Economy Marine Services - Mobile North | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 429 |
| Petroleum Fuel & Terminal Company Chickasaw | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 429 |
| Midstream Fuel Services, Incorporated - Martin Company | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 429 |
| Alabama Bulk Terminal LLC | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 429 |
| Barcliff d/b/a/ Radcliff Economy Marine Services | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 429 |
| Mocar Oil | Pensacola, FL | Gulf ICW | 468 |
| TransMontaigne - Pensacola | Pensacola, FL | Gulf ICW | 475 |
| Transmontaigne Partners L.p. - Pensacola Terminal | Pensacola, FL | Gulf ICW | 476 |
Substitutes
Other refineries injecting into the same pipelines — the supply that could backfill an outage here.
Colonial Pipeline
- Motiva Enterprises LLC · Port Arthur, TX 656,400 bpd
- Marathon Petroleum CO LP · Galveston Bay, TX 631,000 bpd
- Marathon Petroleum CO LP · Garyville, LA 617,000 bpd
- Exxonmobil Refining & Supply CO · Beaumont, TX 612,000 bpd
- Exxonmobil Refining & Supply CO · Baytown, TX 564,500 bpd
- Exxonmobil Refining & Supply CO · Baton Rouge, LA 523,500 bpd
- Citgo Petroleum Corp · Lake Charles, LA 471,200 bpd
- Premcor Refining Group INC · Port Arthur, TX 385,000 bpd
- Phillips 66 Company · Linden, NJ 275,000 bpd
- Phillips 66 Company · Westlake, LA 263,700 bpd
- Totalenergies Petrochem & Refg USA · Port Arthur, TX 238,000 bpd
- Shell Oil Products Us · Norco, LA 231,153 bpd
- Valero Refining CO Texas LP · Texas City, TX 225,000 bpd
- Valero Refining New Orleans LLC · Norco, LA 215,000 bpd
- Valero Refining CO Texas LP · Houston, TX 205,000 bpd
- Chalmette Refining LLC · Chalmette, LA 190,000 bpd
- Paulsboro Refining CO LLC · Paulsboro, NJ 160,000 bpd
- Calcasieu Refining CO · Lake Charles, LA 135,500 bpd
- Valero Refining - Meraux LLC · Meraux, LA 125,000 bpd
- Pasadena Refining Systems INC · Pasadena, TX 118,750 bpd
- Alon Refining Krotz Springs INC · Krotz Springs, LA 80,000 bpd
- Placid Refining CO · Port Allen, LA 75,000 bpd
- Hunt Refining CO · Tuscaloosa, AL 50,000 bpd
Magellan Midstream
- Motiva Enterprises LLC · Port Arthur, TX 656,400 bpd
- Exxonmobil Refining & Supply CO · Baytown, TX 564,500 bpd
- Premcor Refining Group INC · Port Arthur, TX 385,000 bpd
- Flint Hills Resources LP · Saint Paul, MN 335,000 bpd
- Totalenergies Petrochem & Refg USA · Port Arthur, TX 238,000 bpd
- Phillips 66 Company · Ponca City, OK 228,000 bpd
- Valero Refining CO Texas LP · Texas City, TX 225,000 bpd
- Valero Refining CO Texas LP · Houston, TX 205,000 bpd
- Hf Sinclair El Dorado Refining LLC · El Dorado, KS 162,000 bpd
- Western Refining Company LP · El Paso, TX 133,000 bpd
- Coffeyville Resources Rfg & Mktg · Coffeyville, KS 132,000 bpd
- Chs Mcpherson Refinery INC · Mcpherson, KS 119,000 bpd
- Pasadena Refining Systems INC · Pasadena, TX 118,750 bpd
- Hf Sinclair Navajo Refining LLC · Artesia, NM 110,000 bpd
- St Paul Park Refining CO LLC · Saint Paul, MN 105,000 bpd
- Kinder Morgan Crude & Condensate · Galena Park, TX 105,000 bpd
- Valero Refining CO Oklahoma · Ardmore, OK 86,000 bpd
- Hf Sinclair Tulsa Refining LLC · Tulsa West, OK 85,000 bpd
- Wynnewood Refining CO · Wynnewood, OK 74,500 bpd
- Delek Refining LTD · Tyler, TX 74,000 bpd
- Phillips 66 Company · Billings, MT 71,000 bpd
- Hf Sinclair Tulsa Refining LLC · Tulsa East, OK 70,300 bpd
- Superior Refining Company LLC · Superior, WI 49,547 bpd
- Petromax Refining CO LLC · Houston, TX 25,000 bpd
Events
-
2025
turnaround
Pemex completed a roughly $380 million reliability turnaround during 2024-2025, the largest at the site in a decade, upgrading distillation, cracking and environmental-control infrastructure; utilization returned to about 91% of nameplate capacity afterward. source
-
2024-10-10
outage
Fatal hydrogen sulfide release from the refinery's amine regeneration unit during maintenance work caused two fatalities; mitigated within about 3 hours. Subsequent CSB investigation cited inadequate equipment labeling and procedural failures. source
-
2024
outage
Refinery recorded 6.5% unscheduled shutdown time in 2024, the highest since 2017, and reported its first annual net loss under Pemex ownership (a deficit of about 860 million pesos). 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.