Fuels refinery
Valero Meraux Refinery
Valero Refining - Meraux LLC · Valero Energy Corporation · Meraux, LA
PADD3 IRS refinery no. R-72-LA-0061
- bpd crude capacity · EIA 2026
- 125,000
- pipelines it injects into · +1 same-city tariff origins
- 1
- delivery points reachable
- 94
- terminals on those points
- 399
- terminals reachable by barge
- 60
- events on record
- 2
Capability
Crude distillation 125,000 bpd operable, 125,000 operating (EIA-820, as of 2026-01-01). Downstream units below, barrels per calendar day.
Conversion — makes gasoline and diesel from heavier oil
| Hydrocracking — gas oil | 46,700 |
Upgrading
| Catalytic reforming — low pressure | 26,600 |
| Vacuum distillation | 56,600 sd |
Treating — meets sulfur specs
| Hydrotreating — diesel | 40,000 sd |
| Hydrotreating — kerosene & jet | 15,000 sd |
| Hydrotreating — naphtha / reformer feed | 40,000 sd |
Production capacity
Sulfur short tons day · 224
Crude slate
Medium sour crude, processed for 'significant yields' of premium/distillate-heavy products per Valero's 2011 acquisition statements.
Crude in & products out
| Direction | Mode | Route | Point / origin | Products | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude in | marine | Meraux Refinery Wharf, Mississippi River NOAA Coast Pilot 5 lists the Meraux Refinery Wharf at 87.0 miles above Head of Passes for receipt of crude oil, and says the refinery receives crude oil by tanker and barge. A 2005 federal (ATSDR) health consultation says crude is offloaded at the Mississippi River dock and moved to the plant by pipeline, with more crude arriving by auxiliary pipelines. |
Waterborne crude oil | crude | source |
| products out | pipeline | Collins Product Pipeline Valero's 2011 acquisition announcement said the deal included 'a 20 percent equity interest in the Collins Product Pipeline and T&M terminal' and that the refinery 'has... pipelines to Collins, Miss.' |
toward Collins, MS | gasoline distillate | source |
| products out | marine | Meraux Refinery Wharf, Mississippi River NOAA Coast Pilot 5 says the Meraux refinery has facilities for shipment of petroleum products by tanker and barge. The wharf is on the Mississippi River, not the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. The Coast Pilot gives 757 ft of berthing space and depths alongside of 35 to 40 ft. |
Refinery wharf, east bank of the Mississippi River, 87.0 miles above Head of Passes | gasoline distillate fuel oil | source |
| products out | barge | Meraux Refinery Wharf, Mississippi River NOAA Coast Pilot 5 says petroleum products are shipped from the Meraux refinery by tanker and barge. A 2005 federal (ATSDR) document says products leave the site by barge at the facility docks. |
Refinery wharf, east bank of the Mississippi River, 87.0 miles above Head of Passes | gasoline distillate fuel oil | source |
| products out | truck rack | Valero Refining Meraux LLC (IRS terminal T-72-LA-2371) The IRS terminal list shows T-72-LA-2371, Valero Refining Meraux LLC, at 2501 East St Bernard Hwy, Meraux, LA 70075, the refinery's address. It is the only IRS terminal in Meraux. The match of the IRS number to the rack rests on name and address. |
at refinery | 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.
Meraux Refinery Wharf · crude in, products out
- East bank of the Mississippi River at 87.0 miles above Head of Passes.
- Receipt of crude oil and shipment of petroleum products by tanker and barge.
- 757 ft of berthing space, depths alongside 35 to 40 ft, deck height 24 ft.
- The Coast Pilot lists it as the Murphy Oil USA Meraux Refinery Wharf, owned by Murphy Oil USA, Inc. Murphy sold the refinery to Valero in 2011.
Source: NOAA Coast Pilot 5, read 2026-10-11.
Pipeline reach
| Pipeline | Injects at | Delivery points | Terminals | Lowest ¢/bbl | Median ¢/bbl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Pipeline |
Collins (Covington County) per research
|
65 | 294 | 31.19 | 121.65 |
| Plantation Pipeline |
Collins (Covington County) per research
|
29 | 105 | 82.73 | 151.05 |
By water
| Waterway | Terminals | Nearest mi | Farthest mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi River | 19 | 6 | 710 |
| Lower Mississippi River / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 1 | 66 | 66 |
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 13 | 72 | 539 |
| Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 12 | 115 | 126 |
| Bayou Teche / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 2 | 119 | 120 |
| Gulf ICW | 3 | 158 | 166 |
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Galveston Bay | 1 | 294 | 294 |
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Houston Ship Channel | 1 | 301 | 301 |
| Victoria Barge Canal / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 1 | 431 | 431 |
| Ohio/Mississippi River | 4 | 495 | 501 |
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Port of Harlingen | 3 | 533 | 533 |
All 60 barge-reachable terminals
| Terminal | Location | Supplied by barge on | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Gateway Terminal | New Orleans, LA | Mississippi River | 6 |
| Kinder Morgan - Harvey (New Orleans) Terminal | Harvey, LA | Mississippi River | 9 |
| Equilon Enterprises LLC | Covent, LA | Mississippi River | 46 |
| IMTT - Geismar | Geismar, LA | Lower Mississippi River / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 66 |
| Martin Operating Partnership, L.P. | Amelia, LA | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Amelia / Bayou Boeuf) | 72 |
| Five Star Fuels | Baldwin, LA | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Baldwin / Bayou Teche corridor) | 96 |
| Martin Energy Services LLC | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 115 |
| Anse La Butte | Breau Bridge, LA | Bayou Teche / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 119 |
| Breaux Bridge Terminal | Breau Bridge, LA | Bayou Teche / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 120 |
| Barcliff d/b/a/ Radcliff Economy Marine Services | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 125 |
| Radcliff/Economy Marine Services - Mobile North | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 125 |
| Alabama Bulk Terminal LLC | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 125 |
| Zenith Energy US - Mobile Terminal | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 126 |
| Barcliff LLC | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 126 |
| Plains Marketing Terminal / Eott Energy | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 126 |
| Midstream Fuel Services, Incorporated - Martin Company | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 126 |
| Petroleum Fuel & Terminal Company Chickasaw | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 126 |
| Dunhill Terminals | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 126 |
| Center Point Chickasaw LLC - Chicksaw North Terminal | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 126 |
| Petroleum Fuel & Terminal Company | Chickasaw, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 126 |
| Lincoln Terminal Company LLC | Natchez, MS | Mississippi River | 142 |
| Mocar Oil | Pensacola, FL | Gulf ICW | 158 |
| Martin Operating Partnership, L.P. | Gueydan, LA | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Gueydan / Vermilion Parish) | 161 |
| TransMontaigne - Pensacola | Pensacola, FL | Gulf ICW | 165 |
| Transmontaigne Partners L.p. - Pensacola Terminal | Pensacola, FL | Gulf ICW | 166 |
| Vicksburg Petroleum Products, LLC | Vicksburg, MS | Mississippi River | 173 |
| Hunt Southland Refining Company | Vicksburg, MS | Mississippi River | 175 |
| Ergon Refining Inc | Vicksburg, MS | Mississippi River | 179 |
| Port Neches Terminal | Port Neches, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Matagorda Bay) | 239 |
| Delta Terminal Incorporated | Greenville, MS | Mississippi River | 247 |
| TransMontaigne - Greenville - N | Greenville, MS | Mississippi River | 249 |
| Transmontaigne - Greenville- S | Greenville, MS | Mississippi River | 249 |
| Greenville | Greenville, MS | Mississippi River | 250 |
| Martin Operating Partnership, L.P. | Galveston, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Galveston Bay | 294 |
| OILTANKING TEXAS CITY LP | Texas City, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Houston Ship Channel | 301 |
| Delek Logistics Operating - Helena Terminal | Helena, AR | Mississippi River | 318 |
| Oakmar Terminal | Hayti, MO | Mississippi River | 425 |
| CITGO - Victoria | Victoria, TX | Victoria Barge Canal / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 431 |
| Martin Operating Partnership | Aransas Pass, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Corpus Christi area) | 448 |
| Bay Ltd. Redfish Bay Terminal | Aransas Pass, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 459 |
| Marathon Paducah | Paducah, KY | Ohio/Mississippi River | 495 |
| Marathon Petroleum Company LLC - Paducah Terminal | Paducah, KY | Ohio/Mississippi River | 497 |
| TransMontaigne - Paducah | Paducah, KY | Ohio/Mississippi River | 499 |
| Jsc Terminal LLC (Dba Midwest Terminal) | Paducah, KY | Ohio/Mississippi River | 501 |
| TransMontaigne - Cape Girardeau | Cape Girardeau, MO | Mississippi River | 509 |
| Port Isabel Logistical Offshore Terminal | Port Isabel, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Lower Laguna Madre) | 518 |
| ABC Gulf Coast Terminal | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) | 530 |
| CITGO - Brownsville | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 531 |
| TransMontaigne - SouthWest | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 531 |
| Brownsville Terminal | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) | 531 |
| Titan Fuel Terminals | Harlingen, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Port of Harlingen | 533 |
| NuStar Logistics, L.P. - Harlingen, TX | Harlingen, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Port of Harlingen | 533 |
| Port Harlingen Terminal | Harlingen, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Port of Harlingen (Arroyo Colorado) | 533 |
| Titan Fuel Terminal | Harlingen, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Harlingen) | 533 |
| Bluewing One | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 539 |
| ConocoPhillips - E. St. Louis | Cahokia, IL | Mississippi River (St. Louis harbor / Cahokia) | 598 |
| Omega Partners III Hartford | Hartford, IL | Mississippi River (Hartford, UMR) | 614 |
| Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals LLC | Hartford, IL | Mississippi River (Hartford / Wood River, mile ~196 UMR) | 615 |
| Hartford Wood River Terminal | Hartford, IL | Mississippi River (Hartford / Wood River, UMR) | 616 |
| Ayers Oil Company - Canton | Canton, MO | Mississippi River | 710 |
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
- 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
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
- Placid Refining CO · Port Allen, LA 75,000 bpd
Events
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.