# Placid Refining Company Port Allen Refinery

Placid Refining Company Port Allen Refinery, Port Allen, LA. 75,000 bpd crude capacity (EIA-820). Injects into Colonial Pipeline and Plantation Pipeline; reaches 98 delivery points and 257 terminals by published tariff. Crude supply, outlets, events.

- Location: Port Allen, LA
- Status: active
- Crude capacity: 75,000 bpd (EIA-820)
- Operator: Placid Refining Company LLC
- Parent: Placid Refining Company (independently, privately held; not a subsidiary of a larger public parent per sources found)

## Pipelines it injects into
- Colonial Pipeline at Baton Rouge (E. Feliciana Parish) (research) — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/pipeline/colonial-pipeline/
- Plantation Pipeline at Baton Rouge (East Baton Rouge Parish), incl. Dock Station and Bengal/Marathon proportional receipts (research) — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/pipeline/plantation-pipeline/

## Reach by published tariff route
| Pipeline | Delivery points | Terminals | Lowest ¢/bbl | Median ¢/bbl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Pipeline | 68 | 380 | 47.33 | 129.52 |
| Plantation Pipeline | 30 | 155 | 84.63 | 180.81 |

## Crude supply
- pipeline: Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) — Cited as one of two major crude pipeline systems the refinery connects to.
- pipeline: Heavy Louisiana Sweet (HLS) Crude Oil Pipeline System — Cited as the second of two major crude pipeline systems the refinery connects to.
- marine: Mississippi River barge — Historically processed foreign waterborne cargoes; a separate company profile describes 'predominantly domestic crude oil.'

## Product outlets
- pipeline: Plantation Pipeline — Refined products can be supplied to the Plantation Oil Products Pipeline.
- pipeline: Colonial Pipeline — A separate company profile describes refined products moving into the Colonial and Plantation pipeline systems.
- truck_rack: Port Allen truck rack — Described as a 'state-of-the-art truck rack' distributing products directly from the refinery.
- marine: Mississippi River barge — Products also supplied via barge along the Mississippi River.

## Recent events
- 2023-03 — 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.
- 2007-12 — 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.

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Source: Thinking On Energy Supply Explorer — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/refinery/placid-refining-co-port-allen-la/
Built from published FERC pipeline tariffs, EIA-820, the IRS Terminal Control Number list and sourced research. Rates are line-haul only. Cite as: Thinking On Energy, Supply Explorer, 2026-09-28.