Fuels refinery
Valero Texas City Refinery
Valero Refining Company Texas LP · Valero Energy Corporation · Texas City, TX
PADD3
- bpd crude capacity · EIA 2026
- 225,000
- pipelines it injects into
- 5
- delivery points reachable
- 102
- terminals on those points
- 470
- events on record
- 0
Capability
Crude distillation 225,000 bpd operable, 225,000 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) | 74,800 |
| Delayed coking | 42,500 |
Upgrading
| Catalytic reforming — low pressure | 16,500 |
| Vacuum distillation | 133,500 sd |
Treating — meets sulfur specs
| Hydrotreating — diesel | 55,000 sd |
| Hydrotreating — kerosene & jet | 28,000 sd |
| Hydrotreating — gasoline | 61,500 sd |
| Hydrotreating — naphtha / reformer feed | 25,000 sd |
| Hydrotreating — heavy gas oil | 110,000 sd |
Production capacity
Alkylates · 14,700
Isomerization isopentane isohexane · 6,500
Petcoke market · 19,000
Sulfur short tons day · 680
Crude slate
Not separately confirmed for Texas City; Valero groups this refinery with Port Arthur and St. Charles as part of its heavy-sour-capable Gulf Coast processing network, but a Texas-City-specific slate breakdown was not found within budget.
Crude in & products out
| Direction | Mode | Route | Point / origin | Products | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude in | pipeline | Seaway Pipeline Seaway's Texas City terminal and distribution system is documented as serving Greater Houston/Texas City area refineries. |
Cushing, OK via Jones Creek/Texas City distribution system | crude | source |
| crude in | pipeline | Wink to Webster Pipeline Pipeline reaches multiple Houston-market destinations with connectivity extended to Texas City; a Valero-specific citation for direct delivery was not separately found but is consistent with general project materials. |
Permian Basin (Wink/Midland, TX) | crude | source |
| crude in | marine | Galveston Bay / Texas City Channel Refinery is located directly on the Houston Ship Channel/Texas City Channel per Valero's own site description. |
Waterborne imports / domestic marine | crude | source |
| products out | pipeline | Colonial Pipeline Valero's own refinery page states the Texas City refinery uses the Colonial, Explorer and other pipelines for product distribution. |
Houston/Pasadena area origin network | gasoline distillate | source |
| products out | pipeline | Explorer Pipeline Explorer Pipeline's own history explicitly names 'Valero Refining Co. Texas LP (Texas City)' as a connected refinery, and Valero's own page also confirms Explorer use -- this is the most strongly documented Explorer connection of the seven refineries reviewed in this project. |
Texas City | gasoline distillate | source |
| products out | rail | BNSF / Union Pacific General regional rail service exists via the Port of Texas City (BNSF/UP ownership and interchange), but a refinery-specific dedicated rail facility was not confirmed. |
Texas City area rail network | crude refined products | source |
Pipeline reach
| Pipeline | Injects at | Delivery points | Terminals | Lowest ¢/bbl | Median ¢/bbl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Pipeline |
Houston (Pasadena, Cedar Bayou) per research
|
70 | 386 | 77.52 | 167.26 |
| Enterprise / TEPPCO |
Texas City (Galveston Co., TX) same city
|
15 | 58 | 195.73 | 361.33 |
| Magellan Midstream |
Texas City, TX same city
|
15 | 24 | 41.81 | 282.82 |
| Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX) |
Texas City (Galveston County), TX same city
|
2 | 2 | 45.52 | 93.87 |
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
- 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
- Totalenergies Petrochem & Refg USA · Port Arthur, TX 238,000 bpd
- Shell Oil Products Us · Norco, LA 231,153 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
Enterprise / TEPPCO
- Motiva Enterprises LLC · Port Arthur, TX 656,400 bpd
- Exxonmobil Refining & Supply CO · Beaumont, TX 612,000 bpd
- Exxonmobil Refining & Supply CO · Baytown, TX 564,500 bpd
- Premcor Refining Group INC · Port Arthur, TX 385,000 bpd
- Totalenergies Petrochem & Refg USA · Port Arthur, TX 238,000 bpd
- Phillips 66 Company · Ponca City, OK 228,000 bpd
- Lima Refining Company · Lima, OH 183,000 bpd
- Hf Sinclair El Dorado Refining LLC · El Dorado, KS 162,000 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
- Lion Oil CO · El Dorado, AR 83,000 bpd
- Wynnewood Refining CO · Wynnewood, OK 74,500 bpd
- Calumet Shreveport Refining LLC · Shreveport, LA 57,000 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 · Houston, TX 205,000 bpd
- Houston Refining LP · Houston, TX 196,500 bpd closed
- Pasadena Refining Systems INC · Pasadena, TX 118,750 bpd
- Petromax Refining CO LLC · Houston, TX 25,000 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
- 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 · Houston, TX 205,000 bpd
- Houston Refining LP · Houston, TX 196,500 bpd closed
- 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
- 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
- Alon USA Energy INC · Big Spring, TX 73,000 bpd
- Phillips 66 Company · Billings, MT 71,000 bpd
- Hf Sinclair Tulsa Refining LLC · Tulsa East, OK 70,300 bpd
- Exxonmobil Refining & Supply CO · Billings, MT 61,500 bpd
- Superior Refining Company LLC · Superior, WI 49,547 bpd
- Petromax Refining CO LLC · Houston, TX 25,000 bpd
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 · Robinson, IL 253,000 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
No events on record.
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.