Fuels refinery
Placid Refining Company Port Allen Refinery
Placid Refining Company LLC · Placid Oil Co. is the corporation EIA lists for the refinery. Placid describes itself as an independent, privately held petroleum refining company. · Port Allen, LA
PADD3 IRS refinery no. R-72-LA-0062
jet fuel
lpg
military jet fuel
- bpd crude capacity · EIA 2026
- 75,000
- pipelines it injects into · +2 same-city tariff origins
- 0
- delivery points reachable
- 98
- terminals on those points
- 409
- terminals reachable by barge
- 60
- events on record
- 2
Capability
Crude distillation 75,000 bpd operable, 75,000 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) | 24,500 |
Upgrading
| Catalytic reforming — low pressure | 10,500 |
| Vacuum distillation | 27,000 sd |
Treating — meets sulfur specs
| Hydrotreating — diesel | 25,000 sd |
| Hydrotreating — gasoline | 20,000 sd |
| Hydrotreating — naphtha / reformer feed | 12,000 sd |
Production capacity
Alkylates · 7,500
Sulfur short tons day · 55
Crude slate
Placid says it processes 75,000 barrels per day of domestically sourced crude oil. An older third-party profile lists foreign waterborne cargoes from Nigeria and the British North Sea, without dates.
Crude in & products out
| Direction | Mode | Route | Point / origin | Products | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude in | pipeline | Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) Cited as one of two major crude pipeline systems the refinery connects to. |
crude | source | |
| crude in | pipeline | Heavy Louisiana Sweet (HLS) Crude Oil Pipeline System Cited as the second of two major crude pipeline systems the refinery connects to. |
crude | source | |
| crude in | pipeline | Enercoast Midstream Louisiana crude pipelines via Anchorage Terminal Oil & Gas Journal reports that the ExxonMobil Pipeline and Sentinel Midstream joint venture pipelines connect through Anchorage to Placid's 75,000 b/d refinery. ExxonMobil Pipeline's L.P.S.C. 74.8.0 tariff carries crude from St. James to Anchorage and does not name Placid. The line from Anchorage to the plant is not named. |
Anchorage Terminal, West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | crude | source |
| crude in | marine | Placid Refining Tanker Wharf, Mississippi River NOAA Coast Pilot 5 lists the Placid Refining Tanker Wharf on the west bank at Port Allen for receipt of petroleum products, petrochemicals and crude oil. Placid Refining, LLC owns and operates it. |
Waterborne crude. Origins are not stated. Placid describes its crude as domestically sourced. | crude | source |
| products out | pipeline | Plantation Pipeline Plantation's Customer Information Manual (revised July 1, 2023) lists Port Allen, LA as an origin point, described as the Placid Refinery via Belair Pipeline Company. Belair Pipeline Company is also listed among Plantation's pipeline connections for custody tickets (code BL). Kinder Morgan operates Plantation. |
Port Allen, LA, over Belair Pipeline Company (Plantation origin code F) | gasoline distillate | source |
| products out | truck rack | Placid Refining Company LLC Port Allen truck rack (T-72-LA-2376) The IRS lists terminal T-72-LA-2376 for Placid Refining Company LLC at 1940 Louisiana Highway 1 North, Port Allen, the refinery's address. Placid's distribution list shows jet fuel, E-85, conventional and ethanol blended gasoline, and on road and off road diesel at this location. |
Port Allen refinery site, 1940 Louisiana Highway 1 North | gasoline distillate jet fuel | source |
| products out | barge | Mississippi River barge Placid says it markets fuel on the lower Mississippi River. NOAA Coast Pilot 5 lists only receipt at the company's Tanker Wharf, so the products loaded by water are not stated. |
Port Allen refinery docks | source | |
| products out | pipeline | Colonial Pipeline A separate company profile describes refined products moving into the Colonial and Plantation pipeline systems. |
gasoline distillate jet fuel | 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.
Placid Refining, Tanker Wharf · crude in
- Receipt of petroleum products, petrochemicals and crude oil.
- Owned and operated by Placid Refining, LLC.
- Berthing space 820 ft, depth alongside 50 ft, deck height 4 ft.
- Position 30 28 35 N, 91 12 00 W.
- Product loading over this wharf is not stated.
Source: NOAA Coast Pilot 5, read 2026-10-11.
Pipeline reach
| Pipeline | Injects at | Delivery points | Terminals | Lowest ¢/bbl | Median ¢/bbl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Pipeline |
Baton Rouge (E. Feliciana Parish) per research
|
68 | 300 | 47.33 | 129.52 |
| Plantation Pipeline |
Baton Rouge (East Baton Rouge Parish), incl. Dock Station and Bengal/Marathon proportional receipts per research
|
30 | 109 | 84.63 | 180.81 |
By water
| Waterway | Terminals | Nearest mi | Farthest mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Mississippi River / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 1 | 24 | 24 |
| Mississippi River | 19 | 43 | 668 |
| Bayou Teche / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 2 | 43 | 44 |
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 13 | 49 | 496 |
| Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 12 | 180 | 190 |
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Galveston Bay | 1 | 228 | 228 |
| Gulf ICW | 3 | 231 | 238 |
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Houston Ship Channel | 1 | 235 | 235 |
| Victoria Barge Canal / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 1 | 365 | 365 |
| Ohio/Mississippi River | 4 | 476 | 481 |
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Port of Harlingen | 3 | 487 | 488 |
All 60 barge-reachable terminals
| Terminal | Location | Supplied by barge on | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMTT - Geismar | Geismar, LA | Lower Mississippi River / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 24 |
| Equilon Enterprises LLC | Covent, LA | Mississippi River | 43 |
| Anse La Butte | Breau Bridge, LA | Bayou Teche / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 43 |
| Breaux Bridge Terminal | Breau Bridge, LA | Bayou Teche / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 44 |
| Five Star Fuels | Baldwin, LA | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Baldwin / Bayou Teche corridor) | 49 |
| Martin Operating Partnership, L.P. | Amelia, LA | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Amelia / Bayou Boeuf) | 56 |
| Lincoln Terminal Company LLC | Natchez, MS | Mississippi River | 74 |
| Kinder Morgan - Harvey (New Orleans) Terminal | Harvey, LA | Mississippi River | 78 |
| Gulf Gateway Terminal | New Orleans, LA | Mississippi River | 80 |
| Martin Operating Partnership, L.P. | Gueydan, LA | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Gueydan / Vermilion Parish) | 91 |
| Vicksburg Petroleum Products, LLC | Vicksburg, MS | Mississippi River | 126 |
| Hunt Southland Refining Company | Vicksburg, MS | Mississippi River | 130 |
| Ergon Refining Inc | Vicksburg, MS | Mississippi River | 134 |
| Port Neches Terminal | Port Neches, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Matagorda Bay) | 166 |
| Martin Energy Services LLC | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 180 |
| Center Point Chickasaw LLC - Chicksaw North Terminal | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 188 |
| Petroleum Fuel & Terminal Company | Chickasaw, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 189 |
| Barcliff LLC | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 189 |
| Plains Marketing Terminal / Eott Energy | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 189 |
| Dunhill Terminals | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 189 |
| Zenith Energy US - Mobile Terminal | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 189 |
| Petroleum Fuel & Terminal Company Chickasaw | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 189 |
| Midstream Fuel Services, Incorporated - Martin Company | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 190 |
| Radcliff/Economy Marine Services - Mobile North | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 190 |
| Alabama Bulk Terminal LLC | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 190 |
| Barcliff d/b/a/ Radcliff Economy Marine Services | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 190 |
| Delta Terminal Incorporated | Greenville, MS | Mississippi River | 200 |
| TransMontaigne - Greenville - N | Greenville, MS | Mississippi River | 202 |
| Transmontaigne - Greenville- S | Greenville, MS | Mississippi River | 202 |
| Greenville | Greenville, MS | Mississippi River | 204 |
| Martin Operating Partnership, L.P. | Galveston, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Galveston Bay | 228 |
| Mocar Oil | Pensacola, FL | Gulf ICW | 231 |
| OILTANKING TEXAS CITY LP | Texas City, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Houston Ship Channel | 235 |
| TransMontaigne - Pensacola | Pensacola, FL | Gulf ICW | 237 |
| Transmontaigne Partners L.p. - Pensacola Terminal | Pensacola, FL | Gulf ICW | 238 |
| Delek Logistics Operating - Helena Terminal | Helena, AR | Mississippi River | 281 |
| CITGO - Victoria | Victoria, TX | Victoria Barge Canal / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 365 |
| Martin Operating Partnership | Aransas Pass, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Corpus Christi area) | 389 |
| Oakmar Terminal | Hayti, MO | Mississippi River | 395 |
| Bay Ltd. Redfish Bay Terminal | Aransas Pass, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 401 |
| Port Isabel Logistical Offshore Terminal | Port Isabel, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Lower Laguna Madre) | 476 |
| Marathon Paducah | Paducah, KY | Ohio/Mississippi River | 476 |
| Marathon Petroleum Company LLC - Paducah Terminal | Paducah, KY | Ohio/Mississippi River | 478 |
| TransMontaigne - Paducah | Paducah, KY | Ohio/Mississippi River | 480 |
| TransMontaigne - Cape Girardeau | Cape Girardeau, MO | Mississippi River | 480 |
| Jsc Terminal LLC (Dba Midwest Terminal) | Paducah, KY | Ohio/Mississippi River | 481 |
| Titan Fuel Terminals | Harlingen, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Port of Harlingen | 487 |
| NuStar Logistics, L.P. - Harlingen, TX | Harlingen, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Port of Harlingen | 488 |
| Port Harlingen Terminal | Harlingen, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Port of Harlingen (Arroyo Colorado) | 488 |
| Titan Fuel Terminal | Harlingen, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Harlingen) | 488 |
| ABC Gulf Coast Terminal | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) | 488 |
| CITGO - Brownsville | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 488 |
| TransMontaigne - SouthWest | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 489 |
| Brownsville Terminal | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) | 489 |
| Bluewing One | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 496 |
| ConocoPhillips - E. St. Louis | Cahokia, IL | Mississippi River (St. Louis harbor / Cahokia) | 563 |
| Omega Partners III Hartford | Hartford, IL | Mississippi River (Hartford, UMR) | 580 |
| Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals LLC | Hartford, IL | Mississippi River (Hartford / Wood River, mile ~196 UMR) | 580 |
| Hartford Wood River Terminal | Hartford, IL | Mississippi River (Hartford / Wood River, UMR) | 581 |
| Ayers Oil Company - Canton | Canton, MO | Mississippi River | 668 |
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
- Deer Park Refining LP · Deer Park, TX 312,500 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
- Hunt Refining CO · Tuscaloosa, AL 50,000 bpd
Plantation Pipeline
- Marathon Petroleum CO LP · Garyville, LA 617,000 bpd
- Exxonmobil Refining & Supply CO · Baton Rouge, LA 523,500 bpd
- Chevron USA INC · Pascagoula, MS 356,440 bpd
- Shell Oil Products Us · Norco, LA 231,153 bpd
- Valero Refining - Meraux LLC · Meraux, LA 125,000 bpd
Events
-
2023-03
other
Placid Refining relocated its headquarters from Dallas, TX to Baton Rouge, LA and announced plans to modernize the Port Allen facility, closing its Dallas offices. source
-
2007-12
expansion
Placid's previously announced $300 million project to upgrade and expand the Port Allen refinery (55,000 to 80,000 bpd) confirmed on schedule for completion in first-half 2010. 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.