Fuels refinery
Valero Texas City Refinery
Valero Refining Company Texas LP · Valero Energy Corporation · Texas City, TX
PADD3 IRS refinery no. R-74-TX-0132
- bpd crude capacity · EIA 2026
- 225,000
- pipelines it injects into · +3 same-city tariff origins
- 2
- delivery points reachable
- 102
- terminals on those points
- 337
- terminals reachable by barge
- 47
- 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 | Magellan Crude Oil Pipeline Magellan Crude Oil Pipeline Company, L.P. Texas No. 2.14.0 lists 'Texas City – Valero Refinery' as a destination for crude from Crane and Barnhart, TX. This is the Permian pipeline route that names the refinery in a tariff. |
Crane and Barnhart, TX (Permian Basin) | crude | source |
| crude in | marine | Galveston Bay / Texas City Channel NOAA Coast Pilot 5 lists the Texas City Terminal Railway Co. Tanker Dock, Berths 40 and 41, for receipt of crude oil by tanker, with Valero among the companies using it. Docks 15, 16 and 19 at the Port of Texas City are also listed for receipt of crude oil, with Valero as operator or user. |
Waterborne crude; origins not stated | 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 | source | |
| products out | marine | Port of Texas City docks (Texas City Terminal Railway Co. Docks 15, 16, 19 and Oil Dock 20) NOAA Coast Pilot 5 lists Docks 15, 16 and 19 and Oil Dock 20 for receipt and shipment of petroleum products. The docks are owned by the Texas City Terminal Railway Co. Valero operates Dock 15 and is named as a user of the others. The source does not break the products out by grade. |
Texas City Channel, Port of Texas City | source | |
| products out | pipeline | Marathon Pipe Line LLC (Texas City-Pasadena line) | Texas City (Galveston County), TX - Valero Energy Refinery origin | gasoline distillate | 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.
Texas City Terminal Railway Co., Dock No. 15 · crude in, products out
- Receipt and shipment of crude oil, petroleum products and chemicals.
- Owned by Texas City Terminal Railway Co. and operated by Valero.
- Berthing space 400 ft. Reported depth alongside 36 ft. Deck height 15 ft.
- No vessel draft, length, beam or deadweight limit was found.
Source: NOAA Coast Pilot 5, read 2026-10-11.
Texas City Terminal Railway Co., Dock No. 16 · crude in, products out
- Receipt and shipment of crude oil, petroleum products, petrochemicals and chemicals.
- Owned by Texas City Terminal Railway Co. Shared by Marathon and Valero.
- Berthing space 625 ft. Reported depth alongside 40 ft. Deck height 16 ft.
Source: NOAA Coast Pilot 5, read 2026-10-11.
Texas City Terminal Railway Co., Dock No. 19 · crude in, products out
- Receipt and shipment of crude oil, petroleum products and chemicals.
- Owned by Texas City Terminal Railway Co. Used by Valero.
- Berthing space 500 ft. Reported depth alongside 36 ft. Deck height 12 ft.
Source: NOAA Coast Pilot 5, read 2026-10-11.
Texas City Terminal Railway Co., Oil Dock No. 20 · products out
- Receipt and shipment of petroleum products.
- Owned by Texas City Terminal Railway Co. Used by Valero.
- Berthing space 760 ft. Reported depth alongside 36 ft. Deck height 14 ft.
Source: NOAA Coast Pilot 5, read 2026-10-11.
Texas City Terminal Railway Co., Tanker Dock, Berths Nos. 40 and 41 · crude in
- Receipt of crude oil by tanker.
- Owned by Texas City Terminal Railway Co. The Coast Pilot lists BP North America, Marathon Ashland Petroleum and Valero as users.
- Berthing space 1,090 ft. Reported depth alongside 40 ft. Deck height 16 ft.
- Federal project depth of the Texas City Channel and basin is 45 ft.
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 |
| Enterprise / TEPPCO |
Texas City (Galveston Co., TX) same city
|
15 | 22 | 195.73 | 361.33 |
| Magellan Midstream |
Texas City, TX same city
|
15 | 10 | 41.81 | 282.82 |
| Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX) |
Texas City (Galveston County), TX per research
|
2 | 2 | 45.52 | 93.87 |
By water
| Waterway | Terminals | Nearest mi | Farthest mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Houston Ship Channel | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Galveston Bay | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Houston Ship Channel | 10 | 26 | 39 |
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 13 | 71 | 286 |
| Victoria Barge Canal / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 1 | 132 | 132 |
| Bayou Teche / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 2 | 189 | 190 |
| Lower Mississippi River / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 1 | 240 | 240 |
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Port of Harlingen | 3 | 274 | 275 |
| Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 12 | 410 | 420 |
| Gulf ICW | 3 | 458 | 466 |
All 47 barge-reachable terminals
| Terminal | Location | Supplied by barge on | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| OILTANKING TEXAS CITY LP | Texas City, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Houston Ship Channel | 2 |
| Martin Operating Partnership, L.P. | Galveston, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Galveston Bay | 8 |
| Battleground Oil Specialty Terminal Company LLC (Bostco) | La Porte, TX | Houston Ship Channel (La Porte barge canal) | 26 |
| MVP Terminaling | Pasadena, TX | Houston Ship Channel | 28 |
| Marathon Petroleum Company LLC | Pasadena, TX | Houston Ship Channel | 29 |
| Enterprise Pasadena Products Terminal | Pasadena, TX | Houston Ship Channel | 29 |
| Phillips 66 Pipeline - Pasadena | Pasadena, TX | Houston Ship Channel | 29 |
| Crown Central Petroleum Corp | Pasadena, TX | Houston Ship Channel | 29 |
| KM Pasadena Truck Facility | Pasadena, TX | Houston Ship Channel | 29 |
| Shell - Colex Terminal | Pasadena, TX | Houston Ship Channel | 29 |
| GLOBAL COMPANIES, LLC | Pasadena, TX | Houston Ship Channel | 31 |
| Pasadena Performance Products | Pasadena, TX | Houston Ship Channel | 39 |
| Port Neches Terminal | Port Neches, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Matagorda Bay) | 71 |
| CITGO - Victoria | Victoria, TX | Victoria Barge Canal / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 132 |
| Martin Operating Partnership, L.P. | Gueydan, LA | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Gueydan / Vermilion Parish) | 142 |
| Martin Operating Partnership | Aransas Pass, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Corpus Christi area) | 159 |
| Bay Ltd. Redfish Bay Terminal | Aransas Pass, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 172 |
| Breaux Bridge Terminal | Breau Bridge, LA | Bayou Teche / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 189 |
| Anse La Butte | Breau Bridge, LA | Bayou Teche / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 190 |
| Five Star Fuels | Baldwin, LA | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Baldwin / Bayou Teche corridor) | 204 |
| Martin Operating Partnership, L.P. | Amelia, LA | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Amelia / Bayou Boeuf) | 229 |
| IMTT - Geismar | Geismar, LA | Lower Mississippi River / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 240 |
| Port Isabel Logistical Offshore Terminal | Port Isabel, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Lower Laguna Madre) | 269 |
| Titan Fuel Terminals | Harlingen, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Port of Harlingen | 274 |
| NuStar Logistics, L.P. - Harlingen, TX | Harlingen, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Port of Harlingen | 275 |
| Port Harlingen Terminal | Harlingen, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Port of Harlingen (Arroyo Colorado) | 275 |
| Titan Fuel Terminal | Harlingen, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Harlingen) | 275 |
| ABC Gulf Coast Terminal | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) | 281 |
| CITGO - Brownsville | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 281 |
| TransMontaigne - SouthWest | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 281 |
| Brownsville Terminal | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) | 282 |
| Bluewing One | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 286 |
| Martin Energy Services LLC | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 410 |
| Center Point Chickasaw LLC - Chicksaw North Terminal | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 420 |
| Barcliff LLC | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 420 |
| Plains Marketing Terminal / Eott Energy | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 420 |
| Petroleum Fuel & Terminal Company | Chickasaw, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 420 |
| Radcliff/Economy Marine Services - Mobile North | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 420 |
| Zenith Energy US - Mobile Terminal | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 420 |
| Alabama Bulk Terminal LLC | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 420 |
| Barcliff d/b/a/ Radcliff Economy Marine Services | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 420 |
| Dunhill Terminals | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 420 |
| Petroleum Fuel & Terminal Company Chickasaw | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 420 |
| Midstream Fuel Services, Incorporated - Martin Company | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 420 |
| Mocar Oil | Pensacola, FL | Gulf ICW | 458 |
| TransMontaigne - Pensacola | Pensacola, FL | Gulf ICW | 465 |
| Transmontaigne Partners L.p. - Pensacola Terminal | Pensacola, FL | Gulf ICW | 466 |
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 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
- Lima Refining Company · Lima, OH 183,000 bpd
- Coffeyville Resources Rfg & Mktg · Coffeyville, KS 132,000 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
- 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 · Houston, TX 205,000 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
Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX)
- Marathon Petroleum CO LP · Galveston Bay, TX 631,000 bpd
- Marathon Petroleum CO LP · Garyville, LA 617,000 bpd
- Marathon Petroleum CO LP · Catlettsburg, KY 307,000 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.