Fuels refinery
Valero St. Charles Refinery (Norco Refinery)
Valero Refining New Orleans LLC · Valero Energy Corporation · Norco, LA
PADD3 IRS refinery no. R-72-LA-0066
renewable diesel
renewable naphtha
- bpd crude capacity · EIA 2026
- 215,000
- pipelines it injects into · +1 same-city tariff origins
- 1
- delivery points reachable
- 3
- terminals on those points
- 0
- terminals reachable by barge
- 60
- events on record
- 2
Capability
Crude distillation 215,000 bpd operable, 215,000 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) | 95,000 |
| Hydrocracking — distillate | 26,000 |
| Hydrocracking — gas oil | 81,000 |
| Delayed coking | 77,000 |
Upgrading
| Catalytic reforming — low pressure | 23,000 |
| Vacuum distillation | 180,000 sd |
Treating — meets sulfur specs
| Hydrotreating — diesel | 66,000 sd |
| Hydrotreating — gasoline | 60,000 sd |
| Hydrotreating — naphtha / reformer feed | 45,000 sd |
| Hydrotreating — heavy gas oil | 24,000 sd |
Production capacity · barrels per stream day
Alkylates · 48,000 b/sd
Aromatics · 3,000 b/sd
Hydrogen · 100 MMcf/d
Petcoke market · 24,000 b/sd
Sulfur · 840 short tons/day
Crude slate
Not stated in the sources. The inbound routes (LOOP and CAM) are consistent with waterborne and domestic Gulf crude. Not confirmed.
Crude in & products out
| Direction | Mode | Route | Point / origin | Products | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude in | marine | Valero St. Charles docks NOAA Coast Pilot 5 says Valero operates five wharves at Good Hope for the receipt and shipment of crude oil and petroleum products. Which wharves take crude is not published. |
Waterborne crude received over the refinery's wharves on the Mississippi River at Good Hope, mile 125.3 AHP | crude | source |
| crude in | pipeline | Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) Terminal directory lists LOOP as the inbound pipeline connection; Valero's own site says the refinery 'has access to the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port.' |
LOOP deepwater terminal | crude | source |
| crude in | pipeline | Clovelly-Alliance-Meraux (CAM) pipeline system Named in Valero's own MLP 10-K as a second inbound crude pipeline route, distinct from LOOP. |
connects to multiple domestic pipelines | crude | source |
| products out | pipeline | Parkway Pipeline Parkway Pipeline LLC's local tariff FERC No. 2.14.0, effective 2026-07-01, runs from Norco to Collins, MS at 143.67 cents per barrel. Its joint tariff FERC No. 3.20.0 with Products (SE) Pipe Line Corporation carries product from Norco through Collins to pipeline terminals in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. The line is 141 miles and 16 inches, and Valero has owned 100% since 2016. |
Norco, Louisiana (St. Charles Parish), the tariff origin at the St. Charles Refinery | gasoline distillate | source |
| products out | pipeline | Bengal Pipeline 24-inch line from Norco to Baton Rouge tankage, which connects onward to the Colonial Pipeline system. |
Norco, connecting to Colonial-Shell tank farms at Baton Rouge | gasoline distillate | source |
| products out | truck rack | St. Charles Terminal truck rack A terminal directory lists truck among the site's transport modes. The IRS lists terminal T-72-LA-2408, Valero Refining - New Orleans, at 14902 River Road, Norco. No document read says what loads at the rack. |
Norco | source | |
| products out | rail | Renewable diesel railcars Terminal can load renewable diesel onto railcars per Valero's MLP 10-K. |
Norco | renewable diesel | source |
| products out | marine | Valero St. Charles docks NOAA Coast Pilot 5 says Valero operates five wharves at Good Hope for the receipt and shipment of crude oil and petroleum products. Moran Shipping lists vessel limits for Docks 2, 3 and 4: 45 feet draft and 850 to 950 feet length. Which wharves ship products is not published. |
Good Hope, Mississippi River mile 125.3 AHP | 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 St. Charles Dock 1 · crude in, products out
- One of five wharves Valero operates at Good Hope for the receipt and shipment of crude oil and petroleum products.
- 800 feet of berthing space with platforms, 45 to 50 feet alongside, deck height 24 feet.
- No vessel limits published.
Source: NOAA Coast Pilot 5, read 2026-10-11.
Valero St. Charles Dock 2 · crude in, products out
| Berth | Max draft | Max length | Max beam | Air draft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dock 2 | 45 ft | 850 ft | – | – |
- Owned by Valero.
- Moran lists maximum displacement 93,000 (not deadweight) and BCM 330 ft. No beam limit given.
- Cargo by dock is not published.
Source: Moran Shipping Agencies terminal page, read 2026-10-11.
Valero St. Charles Dock 3 · crude in, products out
| Berth | Max draft | Max length | Max beam | Air draft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dock 3 | 45 ft | 850 ft | – | – |
- Owned by Valero.
- Moran lists maximum displacement 55,000/90,000 (two figures, not explained; not deadweight). No beam limit given.
- Cargo by dock is not published.
Source: Moran Shipping Agencies terminal page, read 2026-10-11.
Valero St. Charles Dock 4 · crude in, products out
| Berth | Max draft | Max length | Max beam | Air draft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dock 4 | 45 ft | 950 ft | 170 ft | – |
- Owned by Valero.
- Moran lists maximum displacement 140,000 (not deadweight).
- Cargo by dock is not published.
Source: Moran Shipping Agencies terminal page, read 2026-10-11.
Valero St. Charles Dock 5 · crude in, products out
- One of five wharves Valero operates at Good Hope for the receipt and shipment of crude oil and petroleum products.
- 1,135 feet of berthing space with dolphins, 25 feet alongside, deck height 4 feet.
- No vessel limits published.
Source: NOAA Coast Pilot 5, read 2026-10-11.
Pipeline reach
| Pipeline | Injects at | Delivery points | Terminals | Lowest ¢/bbl | Median ¢/bbl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengal Pipeline |
Norco (Saint Charles Parish) per research
|
3 | 0 | 79.35 | 79.95 |
By water
| Waterway | Terminals | Nearest mi | Farthest mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi River | 19 | 17 | 703 |
| Lower Mississippi River / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 1 | 37 | 37 |
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 13 | 47 | 517 |
| Bayou Teche / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 2 | 90 | 91 |
| Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 12 | 140 | 151 |
| Gulf ICW | 3 | 186 | 194 |
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Galveston Bay | 1 | 266 | 266 |
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Houston Ship Channel | 1 | 273 | 273 |
| Victoria Barge Canal / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 1 | 403 | 403 |
| Ohio/Mississippi River | 4 | 496 | 501 |
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Port of Harlingen | 3 | 509 | 510 |
All 60 barge-reachable terminals
| Terminal | Location | Supplied by barge on | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equilon Enterprises LLC | Covent, LA | Mississippi River | 17 |
| Kinder Morgan - Harvey (New Orleans) Terminal | Harvey, LA | Mississippi River | 21 |
| Gulf Gateway Terminal | New Orleans, LA | Mississippi River | 26 |
| IMTT - Geismar | Geismar, LA | Lower Mississippi River / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 37 |
| Martin Operating Partnership, L.P. | Amelia, LA | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Amelia / Bayou Boeuf) | 47 |
| Five Star Fuels | Baldwin, LA | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Baldwin / Bayou Teche corridor) | 68 |
| Anse La Butte | Breau Bridge, LA | Bayou Teche / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 90 |
| Breaux Bridge Terminal | Breau Bridge, LA | Bayou Teche / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 91 |
| Lincoln Terminal Company LLC | Natchez, MS | Mississippi River | 122 |
| Martin Operating Partnership, L.P. | Gueydan, LA | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Gueydan / Vermilion Parish) | 132 |
| Martin Energy Services LLC | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 140 |
| Radcliff/Economy Marine Services - Mobile North | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 150 |
| Barcliff LLC | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 150 |
| Barcliff d/b/a/ Radcliff Economy Marine Services | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 150 |
| Alabama Bulk Terminal LLC | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 150 |
| Plains Marketing Terminal / Eott Energy | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 150 |
| Zenith Energy US - Mobile Terminal | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 150 |
| Center Point Chickasaw LLC - Chicksaw North Terminal | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 150 |
| Dunhill Terminals | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 151 |
| Petroleum Fuel & Terminal Company Chickasaw | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 151 |
| Midstream Fuel Services, Incorporated - Martin Company | Mobile, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 151 |
| Petroleum Fuel & Terminal Company | Chickasaw, AL | Mobile Bay / Gulf ICW | 151 |
| Vicksburg Petroleum Products, LLC | Vicksburg, MS | Mississippi River | 161 |
| Hunt Southland Refining Company | Vicksburg, MS | Mississippi River | 164 |
| Ergon Refining Inc | Vicksburg, MS | Mississippi River | 167 |
| Mocar Oil | Pensacola, FL | Gulf ICW | 186 |
| TransMontaigne - Pensacola | Pensacola, FL | Gulf ICW | 193 |
| Transmontaigne Partners L.p. - Pensacola Terminal | Pensacola, FL | Gulf ICW | 194 |
| Port Neches Terminal | Port Neches, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Matagorda Bay) | 210 |
| Delta Terminal Incorporated | Greenville, MS | Mississippi River | 236 |
| TransMontaigne - Greenville - N | Greenville, MS | Mississippi River | 238 |
| Transmontaigne - Greenville- S | Greenville, MS | Mississippi River | 238 |
| Greenville | Greenville, MS | Mississippi River | 240 |
| Martin Operating Partnership, L.P. | Galveston, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Galveston Bay | 266 |
| OILTANKING TEXAS CITY LP | Texas City, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Houston Ship Channel | 273 |
| Delek Logistics Operating - Helena Terminal | Helena, AR | Mississippi River | 311 |
| CITGO - Victoria | Victoria, TX | Victoria Barge Canal / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 403 |
| Oakmar Terminal | Hayti, MO | Mississippi River | 421 |
| Martin Operating Partnership | Aransas Pass, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Corpus Christi area) | 422 |
| Bay Ltd. Redfish Bay Terminal | Aransas Pass, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 433 |
| Port Isabel Logistical Offshore Terminal | Port Isabel, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Lower Laguna Madre) | 495 |
| Marathon Paducah | Paducah, KY | Ohio/Mississippi River | 496 |
| Marathon Petroleum Company LLC - Paducah Terminal | Paducah, KY | Ohio/Mississippi River | 498 |
| TransMontaigne - Paducah | Paducah, KY | Ohio/Mississippi River | 500 |
| Jsc Terminal LLC (Dba Midwest Terminal) | Paducah, KY | Ohio/Mississippi River | 501 |
| TransMontaigne - Cape Girardeau | Cape Girardeau, MO | Mississippi River | 506 |
| ABC Gulf Coast Terminal | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) | 508 |
| CITGO - Brownsville | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 508 |
| TransMontaigne - SouthWest | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 508 |
| Brownsville Terminal | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) | 509 |
| Titan Fuel Terminals | Harlingen, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Port of Harlingen | 509 |
| NuStar Logistics, L.P. - Harlingen, TX | Harlingen, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Port of Harlingen | 510 |
| Port Harlingen Terminal | Harlingen, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway / Port of Harlingen (Arroyo Colorado) | 510 |
| Titan Fuel Terminal | Harlingen, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Harlingen) | 510 |
| Bluewing One | Brownsville, TX | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | 517 |
| ConocoPhillips - E. St. Louis | Cahokia, IL | Mississippi River (St. Louis harbor / Cahokia) | 593 |
| Omega Partners III Hartford | Hartford, IL | Mississippi River (Hartford, UMR) | 610 |
| Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals LLC | Hartford, IL | Mississippi River (Hartford / Wood River, mile ~196 UMR) | 610 |
| Hartford Wood River Terminal | Hartford, IL | Mississippi River (Hartford / Wood River, UMR) | 611 |
| Ayers Oil Company - Canton | Canton, MO | Mississippi River | 703 |
Substitutes
Other refineries injecting into the same pipelines — the supply that could backfill an outage here.
Bengal Pipeline
- Marathon Petroleum CO LP · Garyville, LA 617,000 bpd
- Exxonmobil Refining & Supply CO · Baton Rouge, LA 523,500 bpd
- Shell Oil Products Us · Norco, LA 231,153 bpd
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 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
Events
-
2026-08-12
other
St. Charles Parish reported an 'incident' at the Valero St. Charles Refinery in Norco; Prospect Avenue closed between River Road and Airline Highway; 'There are no off-site impacts to residents.' Nature of the incident not disclosed. source
-
2025-01
expansion
Valero reported it is 'progressing with a Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) Unit optimization project at the St. Charles Refinery', estimated at $230 million, with completion expected in 2026. 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.