Fuels refinery
Valero Houston Refinery
Valero Refining Company - Texas, L.P. · Valero Energy Corporation · Houston, TX
PADD3 IRS refinery no. R-74-TX-0131
asphalt
jet fuel
- bpd crude capacity · EIA 2026
- 205,000
- pipelines it injects into · +1 same-city tariff origins
- 2
- delivery points reachable
- 112
- terminals on those points
- 351
- terminals reachable by barge
- 47
- events on record
- 3
Capability
Crude distillation 205,000 bpd operable, 205,000 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) | 69,400 |
| Hydrocracking — distillate | 65,800 |
Upgrading
| Vacuum distillation | 38,000 sd |
Treating — meets sulfur specs
| Hydrotreating — kerosene & jet | 18,000 sd |
| Hydrotreating — gasoline | 38,240 sd |
| Hydrotreating — naphtha / reformer feed | 9,000 sd |
Production capacity
Alkylates · 28,875
Sulfur short tons day · 336
Crude slate
Sweet crude and intermediate oils, as Valero describes it. Pipeline crude arrives through the Magellan Houston crude distribution system from Magellan East Houston Terminal and Speed Jct. Waterborne crude is handled over the refinery wharf on the Houston Ship Channel.
Crude in & products out
| Direction | Mode | Route | Point / origin | Products | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude in | pipeline | Magellan Houston crude distribution system Magellan Crude Oil Pipeline Company, L.P. Texas No. 6.16.0, effective January 1, 2025, names Valero Houston as a destination from Magellan East Houston Terminal and the Houston Valero Refinery as a destination from Speed Jct. The tariff names no crude grades. |
Magellan East Houston Terminal and Speed Jct., Harris County, TX | crude | source |
| crude in | marine | Houston Ship Channel NOAA Coast Pilot 5 describes a ship wharf at the Valero refining complex with 600 feet of berthing space and 34 feet alongside. It says crude oil, petroleum products and methanol are handled there. |
Waterborne crude receipts over the refinery wharf | crude | source |
| products out | pipeline | Colonial Pipeline Valero states finished products are delivered to 'local, mid-continent U.S., and northeastern U.S. markets through various pipelines' -- Colonial is the primary Gulf-to-Northeast conduit and its Texas injection point (Pasadena/Houston) is in this refinery's immediate vicinity. |
Pasadena/Houston area | gasoline distillate | source |
| products out | pipeline | Kinder Morgan Pasadena products pipelines Directly confirmed: Kinder Morgan's own terminal materials explicitly list 'Valero's 205,000 b/d Houston plant' among refineries connected to its Pasadena, TX liquids terminal. |
Kinder Morgan Pasadena terminal | gasoline distillate asphalt | source |
| products out | marine | Houston Ship Channel NOAA Coast Pilot 5 describes a ship wharf at the Valero refining complex with a 152-foot face, 600 feet of berthing space with dolphins and 34 feet alongside. It says crude oil, petroleum products and methanol are handled there. |
Refinery ship wharf, south side of the Houston Ship Channel, close west of the Manchester Terminal Corp. Wharf | gasoline distillate asphalt | source |
| products out | pipeline | Magellan Pipeline Magellan Pipeline Company Texas No. 80.8.0, effective July 1, 2026, is a joint tariff with Valero Skellytown Pipeline, LLC and cancels Texas No. 80.7.0. Its routing runs from the Valero Refining-Texas L.P. Houston refinery to the interconnection with Magellan at Galena Park, and from there to the tariff's destinations. |
At the refinery, into the Valero Skellytown Pipeline, LLC line to the interconnection with Magellan Pipeline Company at Galena Park, TX | gasoline distillate jet fuel | source |
| products out | truck rack | Valero Refining Company - Houston (T-76-TX-2806) The IRS terminal list carries the refinery as terminal T-76-TX-2806 at 9701 Manchester, Houston. The TCEQ statement of basis for the refinery's federal operating permit, prepared May 2026, says the refinery has truck loading. |
At the refinery, 9701 Manchester, Houston, TX | source | |
| products out | barge | Houston Ship Channel NOAA Coast Pilot 5 says several barge wharves adjoin the ship wharf at the Valero refining complex. The TCEQ statement of basis prepared May 2026 says the refinery has barge loading. |
Barge wharves next to the refinery ship wharf | source | |
| products out | rail | Rail loading at the refinery The TCEQ statement of basis for the refinery's federal operating permit, prepared May 2026, says the refinery has rail loading. |
At the refinery | 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.
Valero refining complex ship wharf · crude in, products out
- South side of the Houston Ship Channel, close west of the Manchester Terminal Corp. Wharf.
- Wharf has a 152-foot face and 600 feet of berthing space with dolphins.
- 34 feet alongside.
- Several barge wharves adjoin the ship wharf.
- Crude oil, petroleum products and methanol are handled.
Source: NOAA Coast Pilot 5, read 2026-10-11.
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 |
| Explorer Pipeline |
Pasadena, Houston same city
|
26 | 35 | 96.30 | 307.00 |
| Magellan Midstream |
Valero Refining-Texas Houston Refinery
|
16 | 13 | 55.45 | 267.17 |
By water
| Waterway | Terminals | Nearest mi | Farthest mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Ship Channel | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Houston Ship Channel | 1 | 32 | 32 |
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Galveston Bay | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 13 | 81 | 295 |
| Victoria Barge Canal / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 1 | 122 | 122 |
| Bayou Teche / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 2 | 203 | 205 |
| Lower Mississippi River / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 1 | 257 | 257 |
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Port of Harlingen | 3 | 281 | 282 |
| Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 12 | 426 | 436 |
| Gulf ICW | 3 | 476 | 483 |
All 47 barge-reachable terminals
| Terminal | Location | Supplied by barge on | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLOBAL COMPANIES, LLC | Pasadena, TX | Houston Ship Channel | 2 |
| Crown Central Petroleum Corp | Pasadena, TX | Houston Ship Channel | 4 |
| Shell - Colex Terminal | Pasadena, TX | Houston Ship Channel | 4 |
| KM Pasadena Truck Facility | Pasadena, TX | Houston Ship Channel | 4 |
| Phillips 66 Pipeline - Pasadena | Pasadena, TX | Houston Ship Channel | 5 |
| Marathon Petroleum Company LLC | Pasadena, TX | Houston Ship Channel | 5 |
| Enterprise Pasadena Products Terminal | Pasadena, TX | Houston Ship Channel | 5 |
| MVP Terminaling | Pasadena, TX | Houston Ship Channel | 6 |
| Battleground Oil Specialty Terminal Company LLC (Bostco) | La Porte, TX | Houston Ship Channel (La Porte barge canal) | 12 |
| Pasadena Performance Products | Pasadena, TX | Houston Ship Channel | 18 |
| OILTANKING TEXAS CITY LP | Texas City, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Houston Ship Channel | 32 |
| Martin Operating Partnership, L.P. | Galveston, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Galveston Bay | 40 |
| Port Neches Terminal | Port Neches, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Matagorda Bay) | 81 |
| CITGO - Victoria | Victoria, TX | Victoria Barge Canal / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 122 |
| Martin Operating Partnership, L.P. | Gueydan, LA | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Gueydan / Vermilion Parish) | 158 |
| Martin Operating Partnership | Aransas Pass, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Corpus Christi area) | 158 |
| Bay Ltd. Redfish Bay Terminal | Aransas Pass, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 172 |
| Breaux Bridge Terminal | Breau Bridge, LA | Bayou Teche / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 203 |
| Anse La Butte | Breau Bridge, LA | Bayou Teche / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 205 |
| Five Star Fuels | Baldwin, LA | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Baldwin / Bayou Teche corridor) | 223 |
| Martin Operating Partnership, L.P. | Amelia, LA | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Amelia / Bayou Boeuf) | 249 |
| IMTT - Geismar | Geismar, LA | Lower Mississippi River / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 257 |
| Port Isabel Logistical Offshore Terminal | Port Isabel, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Lower Laguna Madre) | 280 |
| Titan Fuel Terminals | Harlingen, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Port of Harlingen | 281 |
| NuStar Logistics, L.P. - Harlingen, TX | Harlingen, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Port of Harlingen | 282 |
| Port Harlingen Terminal | Harlingen, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Port of Harlingen (Arroyo Colorado) | 282 |
| Titan Fuel Terminal | Harlingen, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Harlingen) | 282 |
| ABC Gulf Coast Terminal | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) | 290 |
| CITGO - Brownsville | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 291 |
| TransMontaigne - SouthWest | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 291 |
| Brownsville Terminal | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) | 291 |
| Bluewing One | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 295 |
| Martin Energy Services LLC | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 426 |
| Center Point Chickasaw LLC - Chicksaw North Terminal | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 435 |
| Petroleum Fuel & Terminal Company | Chickasaw, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 436 |
| Barcliff LLC | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 436 |
| Plains Marketing Terminal / Eott Energy | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 436 |
| Dunhill Terminals | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 436 |
| Zenith Energy US - Mobile Terminal | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 436 |
| Radcliff/Economy Marine Services - Mobile North | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 436 |
| Petroleum Fuel & Terminal Company Chickasaw | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 436 |
| Midstream Fuel Services, Incorporated - Martin Company | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 436 |
| Alabama Bulk Terminal LLC | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 436 |
| Barcliff d/b/a/ Radcliff Economy Marine Services | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 436 |
| Mocar Oil | Pensacola, FL | Gulf ICW | 476 |
| TransMontaigne - Pensacola | Pensacola, FL | Gulf ICW | 482 |
| Transmontaigne Partners L.p. - Pensacola Terminal | Pensacola, FL | Gulf ICW | 483 |
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
- 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
Explorer Pipeline
- Motiva Enterprises LLC · Port Arthur, TX 656,400 bpd
- Marathon Petroleum CO LP · Galveston Bay, TX 631,000 bpd
- Exxonmobil Refining & Supply CO · Beaumont, TX 612,000 bpd
- Exxonmobil Refining & Supply CO · Baytown, TX 564,500 bpd
- Citgo Petroleum Corp · Lake Charles, LA 471,200 bpd
- Premcor Refining Group INC · Port Arthur, TX 385,000 bpd
- Wrb Refining LP · Wood River, IL 345,000 bpd
- Totalenergies Petrochem & Refg USA · Port Arthur, TX 238,000 bpd
- Valero Refining CO Texas LP · Texas City, TX 225,000 bpd
- Pasadena Refining Systems INC · Pasadena, TX 118,750 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
- Deer Park Refining LP · Deer Park, TX 312,500 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
- 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
- Kinder Morgan Crude & Condensate · Galena Park, TX 105,000 bpd
- St Paul Park Refining CO LLC · Saint Paul, MN 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
-
2026-05-12
regulatory
TCEQ prepared a Statement of Basis for a new federal operating permit O4898 ('Project Type: Initial Issuance') for the Valero Houston Refinery, 9701 Manchester St. source
-
2024-09
regulatory
Houston Ship Channel residents served notice of intent to sue EPA over its failure to act on the Valero Houston refinery federal operating permit. source
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2024-08
regulatory
Community groups (Earthjustice/Lone Star Legal Aid) petitioned EPA to object to TCEQ's revised Title V permit (O1381) for the Houston refinery, the second such petition in four years, after EPA's June 2022 order granting objections. 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.