Marathon Robinson Refinery

Marathon Petroleum Company LP · Marathon Petroleum Corporation · Robinson, IL

Operating PADD2 ngl petrochemical feedstocks propane

Aerial view of the site Imagery: USDA, USGS The National Map (public domain)

bpd crude capacity · EIA 2026: 253,000
pipelines it injects into: 1
delivery points reachable: 15
terminals on those points: 20
events on record: 1

Capability

Crude distillation 253,000 bpd operable, 253,000 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)	51,800
Hydrocracking — gas oil	41,800
Delayed coking	29,500

Upgrading

Catalytic reforming — low pressure	77,900
Vacuum distillation	76,000 sd

Treating — meets sulfur specs

Hydrotreating — diesel	88,000 sd
Hydrotreating — gasoline	46,000 sd
Hydrotreating — naphtha / reformer feed	71,000 sd

Production capacity

Alkylates · 19,500 Aromatics · 3,300 Isomerization isopentane isohexane · 16,000 Petcoke market · 7,890 Sulfur short tons day · 192

Crude slate

Sweet and sour crude oil blend, consistent with Patoka-hub sourcing (Bakken via DAPL plus Canadian/mid-continent grades).

Crude in & products out

Direction	Mode	Route	Point / origin	Products	Source
crude in	pipeline	DAPL (Dakota Access Pipeline) Sources confirm Robinson is 'one of several refineries that can be served by crude oil delivered from North Dakota to Patoka via the Dakota Access Pipeline,' with onward movement from the Patoka distribution complex to Midwestern refineries including Robinson. DAPL is also a Marathon/Enbridge joint venture, giving Marathon direct commercial interest.	Bakken, North Dakota, via Patoka, IL	crude	source
crude in	pipeline	Enbridge Mainline (Lakehead System) Plausible via Patoka hub interconnection with the Lakehead System, consistent with the graph's claim, but not independently confirmed by a source naming Enbridge specifically for Robinson within budget.	Western Canada / Patoka hub	crude	inferred
products out	pipeline	Marathon Pipe Line MPL/MPLX operates the crude-oil and products logistics network connecting Marathon refineries, including Robinson, to terminals and markets.	Refinery site, Robinson, IL	gasoline distillate	source
products out	truck rack	Robinson refinery truck rack Confirmed: 'products are distributed by pipeline, transport truck and rail.'	Refinery site	gasoline distillate	source
products out	rail	Robinson refinery rail Same source confirms rail distribution alongside pipeline and truck.	Refinery site	natural gas liquids petrochemicals	source

Pipeline reach

Pipeline	Injects at	Delivery points	Terminals	Lowest ¢/bbl	Median ¢/bbl
Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX)	Robinson, IL (Crawford County) same city Robinson (Crawford County), IL same city Robinson, IL same city	15	20	41.70	152.74

Substitutes

Other refineries injecting into the same pipelines — the supply that could backfill an outage here.

Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX)

Marathon Petroleum CO LP · Garyville, LA 617,000 bpd
Wrb Refining LP · Wood River, IL 345,000 bpd
Marathon Petroleum CO LP · Catlettsburg, KY 307,000 bpd
Valero Refining CO Texas LP · Texas City, TX 225,000 bpd
Lima Refining Company · Lima, OH 183,000 bpd
Pasadena Refining Systems INC · Pasadena, TX 118,750 bpd
Marathon Petroleum CO LP · Canton, OH 100,000 bpd

Events

2025-03 turnaround
Marathon began planned maintenance (turnaround) at the 255,000-bpd Robinson, Illinois refinery. 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.