Terminal
Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals LP
29120 Wick Road, Romulus, MI 48174
- pipelines supplying
- 2
- confirmed delivery points
- 0
- lowest ¢/bbl into this terminal
- 22.63
- terminals within 100 mi
- 37
Supplied by
Tariff delivery points this terminal sits on.
| Pipeline | Delivery point | Products | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Pipeline | DEARBORN | gasoline distillate | same city | FERC No. 446.52.0 |
| Sunoco / Energy Transfer | Taylor, Wayne County | gasoline distillate | same city | FERC No. 175.36.0; Michigan Rate Sheet No. 7 |
Can be sourced from
| Origin | Pipeline or mode | Refineries at origin | ¢/bbl | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit MI | Buckeye Pipeline volume_tier | Marathon Petroleum CO LP | 22.63 | FERC No. 446.52.0 |
| Joan Junction MI | Sunoco / Energy Transfer | junction or tank farm | 33.06 | Michigan Rate Sheet No. 7 |
| Detroit MI | Buckeye Pipeline | Marathon Petroleum CO LP | 71.34 | FERC No. 446.52.0 |
| Toledo OH | Sunoco / Energy Transfer |
Bp-Husky Refining LLC Toledo Refining CO LLC |
94.61 | FERC No. 175.36.0 |
| Woodhaven MI | Buckeye Pipeline | junction or tank farm | 103.44 | FERC No. 446.52.0 |
| Toledo OH | Buckeye Pipeline |
Bp-Husky Refining LLC Toledo Refining CO LLC |
117.98 | FERC No. 446.52.0 |
| Findlay OH | Buckeye Pipeline | junction or tank farm | 119.12 | FERC No. 446.52.0 |
| Lima OH | Buckeye Pipeline | Lima Refining Company | 120.80 | FERC No. 446.52.0 |
| Huntington IN | Buckeye Pipeline | junction or tank farm | 158.57 | FERC No. 446.52.0 |
| Chicago Complex IN | Buckeye Pipeline | junction or tank farm | 291.17 | FERC No. 446.52.0 |
Cost to serve this terminal by pipeline
What it costs to move a gallon here from a supply origin at filed tariff rates: line-haul, the cost of financing the product on the way and in the tank, pipeline loss, and terminaling. It is a cost at filed rates, not a market price: add it to the origin spot price for a delivered cost. The figure shown is the lowest route that starts where product enters the pipeline system; where a second pipeline is needed to reach here, both are costed. Lines marked "estimate" are placeholders until the pipeline or terminal figure is on file; in the routes table, * marks a figure taken from the tariff.
Gasoline: product adder
- ¢/gal · product adder
- 3.01
- ¢/gal · line-haul tariff · published
- 0.79
- ¢/gal · carrying cost · calculated
- 0.39
- ¢/gal · pipeline loss · estimate
- 0.32
- ¢/gal · terminaling · estimate
- 1.50
- days financed
- 7.5
Route used: from Joan Junction on Sunoco / Energy Transfer to Taylor, Wayne County (Michigan Rate Sheet No. 7).
How this adder is worked, line by line
| Line | ¢/gal | Basis | Source or working |
|---|---|---|---|
| Line-haul tariff | 0.787 | published | Sunoco / Energy Transfer Michigan Rate Sheet No. 7: Joan Junction → Taylor, Wayne County, 33.06 ¢/bbl |
| Carrying cost | 0.394 | calculated | $3.240000/gal × 5.8900% ÷ 365 × 7.535 days (0.035 in transit, 2.50 waiting on the cycle, 5.00 in terminal inventory); transit estimated: 3 pipeline miles at 4.0 mph (general estimate) |
| Pipeline loss | 0.324 | estimate | flat estimate $0.0032/gal, applied 1 time |
| Terminaling | 1.500 | estimate | Flat estimate: no fee on file for this terminal |
| Product adder | 3.005 | Sum of the lines above, over the origin spot price |
Every published route, lowest adder first (9 of 9). Origins are priced at the same index here. "Origin must be cheaper by" is how far below the price at the origin of the route used above a route's own origin price has to be before that route wins.
| Origin | Pipeline | Delivery point | Line-haul | Carrying | Loss | Terminaling | Adder ¢/gal | Days | Origin must be cheaper by | Tariff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Junction | Sunoco / Energy Transfer | Taylor, Wayne County | 0.79 | 0.39 | 0.32 | 1.50 | 3.01 | 7.5 | — | Michigan Rate Sheet No. 7 effective 2012: check for a newer filing |
| Detroit | Buckeye Pipeline | DEARBORN | 1.70 | 0.40 | 0.32 | 1.50 | 3.92 | 7.6 | 0.91 | FERC No. 446.52.0 item Table 1 effective 2025: check for a newer filing |
| Toledo | Sunoco / Energy Transfer | Taylor, Wayne County | 2.25 | 0.42 | 0.32 | 1.50 | 4.50 | 8.0 | 1.49 | FERC No. 175.36.0 |
| Woodhaven | Buckeye Pipeline | DEARBORN | 2.46 | 0.40 | 0.32 | 1.50 | 4.68 | 7.6 | 1.68 | FERC No. 446.52.0 item Table 1 effective 2025: check for a newer filing |
| Toledo | Buckeye Pipeline | DEARBORN | 2.81 | 0.42 | 0.32 | 1.50 | 5.05 | 8.0 | 2.05 | FERC No. 446.52.0 item Table 1 effective 2025: check for a newer filing |
| Findlay starts part-way along the line | Buckeye Pipeline | DEARBORN | 2.84 | 0.45 | 0.32 | 1.50 | 5.11 | 8.5 | 2.10 | FERC No. 446.52.0 item Table 1 effective 2025: check for a newer filing |
| Lima | Buckeye Pipeline | DEARBORN | 2.88 | 0.46 | 0.32 | 1.50 | 5.17 | 8.9 | 2.16 | FERC No. 446.52.0 item Table 1 effective 2025: check for a newer filing |
| Huntington | Buckeye Pipeline | DEARBORN | 3.78 | 0.48 | 0.32 | 1.50 | 6.08 | 9.3 | 3.08 | FERC No. 446.52.0 item Table 1 effective 2025: check for a newer filing |
| Chicago Complex | Buckeye Pipeline | DEARBORN | 6.93 | 0.53 | 0.32 | 1.50 | 9.29 | 10.1 | 6.28 | FERC No. 446.52.0 item Table 1 effective 2025: check for a newer filing |
Diesel: product adder
- ¢/gal · product adder
- 3.37
- ¢/gal · line-haul tariff · published
- 0.79
- ¢/gal · carrying cost · calculated
- 0.59
- ¢/gal · pipeline loss · estimate
- 0.49
- ¢/gal · terminaling · estimate
- 1.50
- days financed
- 7.5
Route used: from Joan Junction on Sunoco / Energy Transfer to Taylor, Wayne County (Michigan Rate Sheet No. 7).
How this adder is worked, line by line
| Line | ¢/gal | Basis | Source or working |
|---|---|---|---|
| Line-haul tariff | 0.787 | published | Sunoco / Energy Transfer Michigan Rate Sheet No. 7: Joan Junction → Taylor, Wayne County, 33.06 ¢/bbl |
| Carrying cost | 0.595 | calculated | $4.890000/gal × 5.8900% ÷ 365 × 7.535 days (0.035 in transit, 2.50 waiting on the cycle, 5.00 in terminal inventory); transit estimated: 3 pipeline miles at 4.0 mph (general estimate) |
| Pipeline loss | 0.489 | estimate | flat estimate $0.0049/gal, applied 1 time |
| Terminaling | 1.500 | estimate | Flat estimate: no fee on file for this terminal |
| Product adder | 3.371 | Sum of the lines above, over the origin spot price |
Every published route, lowest adder first (9 of 9). Origins are priced at the same index here. "Origin must be cheaper by" is how far below the price at the origin of the route used above a route's own origin price has to be before that route wins.
| Origin | Pipeline | Delivery point | Line-haul | Carrying | Loss | Terminaling | Adder ¢/gal | Days | Origin must be cheaper by | Tariff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Junction | Sunoco / Energy Transfer | Taylor, Wayne County | 0.79 | 0.59 | 0.49 | 1.50 | 3.37 | 7.5 | — | Michigan Rate Sheet No. 7 effective 2012: check for a newer filing |
| Detroit | Buckeye Pipeline | DEARBORN | 1.70 | 0.60 | 0.49 | 1.50 | 4.29 | 7.6 | 0.91 | FERC No. 446.52.0 item Table 1 effective 2025: check for a newer filing |
| Toledo | Sunoco / Energy Transfer | Taylor, Wayne County | 2.25 | 0.63 | 0.49 | 1.50 | 4.87 | 8.0 | 1.50 | FERC No. 175.36.0 |
| Woodhaven | Buckeye Pipeline | DEARBORN | 2.46 | 0.60 | 0.49 | 1.50 | 5.05 | 7.6 | 1.68 | FERC No. 446.52.0 item Table 1 effective 2025: check for a newer filing |
| Toledo | Buckeye Pipeline | DEARBORN | 2.81 | 0.63 | 0.49 | 1.50 | 5.43 | 8.0 | 2.06 | FERC No. 446.52.0 item Table 1 effective 2025: check for a newer filing |
| Findlay starts part-way along the line | Buckeye Pipeline | DEARBORN | 2.84 | 0.67 | 0.49 | 1.50 | 5.50 | 8.5 | 2.13 | FERC No. 446.52.0 item Table 1 effective 2025: check for a newer filing |
| Lima | Buckeye Pipeline | DEARBORN | 2.88 | 0.70 | 0.49 | 1.50 | 5.57 | 8.9 | 2.20 | FERC No. 446.52.0 item Table 1 effective 2025: check for a newer filing |
| Huntington | Buckeye Pipeline | DEARBORN | 3.78 | 0.73 | 0.49 | 1.50 | 6.49 | 9.3 | 3.12 | FERC No. 446.52.0 item Table 1 effective 2025: check for a newer filing |
| Chicago Complex | Buckeye Pipeline | DEARBORN | 6.93 | 0.80 | 0.49 | 1.50 | 9.72 | 10.1 | 6.35 | FERC No. 446.52.0 item Table 1 effective 2025: check for a newer filing |
Inputs and assumptions behind these figures
- Product value (for carrying cost and loss only): the prior day's spot price. Gasoline: OilPriceAPI GASOLINE_RBOB_USD, 2026-10-17. Diesel: OilPriceAPI HEATING_OIL_USD, 2026-10-17. These are the New York Harbor futures benchmarks, not a Gulf Coast price.
- Interest rate: SOFR 3.89% (2026-10-15) + 2.0 points.
- Transit (estimate): straight-line miles between the tariff origin and delivery point × 1.15, at 4.0 mph unless the pipeline has its own figure.
- Days financed (estimate): transit, plus half a 5-day shipping cycle waiting to lift (once for each pipeline on a two-pipeline route), plus 5 days of stock at the terminal.
- Pipeline loss: the charge or volume deduction the tariff states, where it states one (marked *; a deduction is costed at the product value above). Otherwise an estimate of 0.10% of product value per pipeline, two for a joint rate; that includes pipelines that share out actual losses without publishing a figure, and tariffs that state no loss term.
- Terminaling: the carrier's terminal charge where its tariff states one (marked *), otherwise a flat 1.5¢/gal estimate.
- Which route sets the figure: the lowest one that starts at a supply origin. On Colonial that is Houston. A rate that starts part-way along a pipeline, or at a secondary origin, stays in the table but does not set the figure. Where a rate starts at a point another carrier delivers to, the first carrier's lowest rate into that point is added, with its loss and time in the pipe; terminaling is charged once. The same is done where one pipeline files the movement as two rates. Which origins are treated this way is our own review of each system, not a statement in a tariff.
- Rates used: each pipeline's ordinary filed rate. Committed, volume-tier, discount and bid rates are left out, as are conditional fees (shown on each pipeline page), additives, taxes and the value of line space.
- Assumption set in force from 2026-10-01; review by 2027-01-01.
Stored snapshots of the product adder
Kept weekly, and whenever a tariff, terminal link, loss term or assumption changes. "What moved" compares each snapshot with the one before it.
| Snapshot | Product | Route | Adder ¢/gal | What moved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-14 | Diesel | Joan Junction · Sunoco / Energy Transfer | 3.38 | carrying cost +0.03¢; pipeline loss +0.03¢ |
| 2026-10-14 | Gasoline | Joan Junction · Sunoco / Energy Transfer | 3.01 | carrying cost −0.00¢; pipeline loss −0.00¢ |
| 2026-10-11 | Diesel | Joan Junction · Sunoco / Energy Transfer | 3.32 | first snapshot |
| 2026-10-11 | Gasoline | Joan Junction · Sunoco / Energy Transfer | 3.01 | first snapshot |
Terminals within 100 miles
| Terminal | City | Miles | Products (inferred from supply) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Terminals, LLC T-38-MI-3006 | Taylor, MI | 0.7 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
| Marathon Romulus T-38-MI-3034 | Romulus, MI | 1.1 | gasoline distillate |
| Cousins Petroleum - Taylor T-38-MI-3012 | Taylor, MI | 1.5 | gasoline distillate biodiesel |
| Delta Detroit Terminal T-38-MI-3018 | Detroit, MI | 2.1 | unknown |
| Buckeye Pipe Line Holdings, L.P. - Taylor T-38-MI-3007 | Taylor, MI | 2.5 | gasoline distillate |
| Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Taylor East T-38-MI-3014 | Taylor, MI | 2.7 | gasoline distillate |
| Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Woodhaven T-38-MI-3024 | Woodhaven, MI | 8.5 | gasoline distillate |
| Marathon Detroit T-38-MI-3015 | Detroit, MI | 9.1 | unknown |
| Detroit Refining Logistics T-38-MI-3049 | Detroit, MI | 9.3 | gasoline distillate jet fuel propane butane other crude |
| Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals LP T-38-MI-3030 | Detroit, MI | 9.4 | unknown |
| Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Detroit T-38-MI-3025 | Detroit, MI | 9.8 | unknown |
| Waterfront Petroleum Terminal Co. T-38-MI-3003 | Dearborn, MI | 9.9 | gasoline distillate |
| Buckeye Terminals, LLC T-38-MI-3005 | River Rouge, MI | 10.5 | gasoline distillate |
| Midwest Marine Inc. T-38-MI-3050 | River Rouge, MI | 10.6 | gasoline distillate residual fuel |
| Waterfront Petroleum Terminal Co T-38-MI-3047 | Detroit, MI | 12.8 | unknown |
| US Petroleum Partners T-38-MI-3039 | Novi, MI | 17.5 | gasoline distillate |
| CITGO - Oregon T-34-OH-3165 | Oregon, OH | 38.8 | unknown |
| Sunoco Midstream LLC T-34-OH-3169 | Toledo, OH | 39.9 | unknown |
| Marathon Oregon T-34-OH-3153 | Oregon, OH | 41.1 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
| Toledo Terminal Holdings LLC T-34-OH-3149 | Toledo, OH | 41.3 | unknown |
| PBF Logistics ProductsTerminals LLC T-34-OH-3161 | Toledo, OH | 43.2 | unknown |
| Buckeye Terminals, LLC T-34-OH-3148 | Toledo, OH | 43.9 | gasoline distillate jet fuel propane butane other crude |
| Buckeye Terminals, LLC T-38-MI-3004 | Napoleon, MI | 48.2 | gasoline distillate |
| CITGO - Jackson T-38-MI-3009 | Jackson, MI | 56.4 | gasoline distillate |
| Marathon Jackson T-38-MI-3017 | Jackson, MI | 56.5 | gasoline distillate |
| St Clair Storage Terminals T-38-MI-3048 | St Clair, MI | 57.5 | propane ngl |
| Marathon Bellevue T-34-OH-3166 | Bellevue, OH | 60.1 | gasoline distillate |
| Marysville Hydrocarbons T-38-MI-3046 | Marysville, MI | 61.4 | distillate ngl propane |
| Marathon Flint T-38-MI-3016 | Mt. Morris, MI | 61.5 | gasoline distillate |
| Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals LP T-38-MI-3029 | Owosso, MI | 70.5 | gasoline distillate |
| Marathon Lansing T-38-MI-3033 | Lansing, MI | 77.2 | unknown |
| Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Marshall T-38-MI-3043 | Marshall, MI | 84.3 | gasoline distillate |
| Buckeye Terminals, LLC T-34-OH-3145 | Grafton, OH | 93.2 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
| Aircraft Service International Inc. T-31-OH-3109 | Cleveland, OH | 95.9 | jet fuel |
| Marathon Bay City T-38-MI-3032 | Bay City, MI | 99.0 | gasoline distillate other |
| Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Cleveland T-34-OH-3157 | Cleveland, OH | 99.1 | gasoline distillate |
| Sunoco Midstream LLC T-34-OH-3150 | Cleveland, OH | 99.3 | gasoline distillate asphalt |
Delivered ethanol cost
Estimate over Chicago ethanol (CHI)
+4.84¢/gal
By truck direct from Marysville Ethanol LLC (Marysville, MI), about 74 road miles.
Assumptions: TOE (Round 2 adders, realistic transit)
| Cost line | ¢/gal | How |
|---|---|---|
| Basis | +0.00 | table · Origin-state discount to Chicago |
| Truck freight | +3.69 | estimated · 74 road mi × $4/loaded mi ÷ 8,000 gal |
| Wholesale margin | +0.00 | flat |
| Terminal charge | +1.15 | flat · Terminaling estimate |
| Carrying cost | +0.00 | calculated |
| Delivered over CHI | +4.84 |
- 3 plant(s) in KY, PA, TN not costed: no basis to Chicago on record for those states.
Options compared
| Origin | Move | Days | Basis ¢ | Delivered ¢/gal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marysville Ethanol LLC Marysville, MI | Truck · 74 road mi | <1 | +0.00 | +4.84 |
| ADM Decatur IL Decatur, IL | NS · Decatur, IL → Detroit, MI | 6.2 | -5.50 | +14.71 |
| One Earth Energy LLC Gibson City, IL | NS · Bloomington, IL → Detroit, MI | 6.0 | -5.50 | +15.18 |
| Marquis Energy LLC Hennepin, IL | NS · Kankakee, IL → Detroit, MI | 6.1 | -5.50 | +15.27 |
| Green Plains Madison LLC Madison, IL | NS · St. Louis, MO → Detroit, MI | 6.5 | -5.50 | +15.34 |
| Show Me Ethanol Carrollton, MO | NS · Kansas City, MO → Detroit, MI | 8.5 | -5.50 | +16.47 |
| POET Biorefining - Fostoria LLC Fostoria, OH | NS · Sandusky, OH → Detroit, MI | 3.8 | +0.00 | +19.32 |
| POET Biorefining - Leipsic LLC Leipsic, OH | NS · Ft Wayne, IN → Detroit, MI | 3.8 | +0.00 | +19.59 |
| POET Biorefining - Portland LLC Portland, IN | NS · Muncie, IN → Detroit, MI | 4.0 | +0.00 | +19.59 |
| POET Biorefining - North Manchester LLC North Manchester, IN | NS · Marion, IN → Detroit, MI | 4.0 | +0.00 | +19.67 |
Published rail rates into this terminal
Destination rate group: Detroit, MI (NS) (Romulus is a listed station). Published single-car tank-car rates from the ethanol plants in each origin group, cheapest first — ¢/gal at 30,000 gal a car, line haul only. Delivery here assumes a rail or transload point in the group, then truck to the rack.
NSRQ 70120 price authority effective January 2, 2018, "subject to future increases" — current NS prices are published only through AccessNS. Not subject to fuel surcharge (note G556). Lanes to Norcross GA, Spartanburg SC, Alexandria VA and Pineville NC include transloading at the TBT (notes P949-P952).
| From rate group | Railroad | $/car | ¢/gal | Ethanol plants in the group | Tariff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandusky, OH | NS | 3,754 | 12.51 |
POET Biorefining - Fostoria LLC Fostoria, OH Guardian Lima LLC Lima, OH |
NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |
| Decatur, IL | NS | 3,792 | 12.64 |
ADM Decatur IL Decatur, IL |
NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |
| Muncie, IN | NS | 3,812 | 12.71 |
Cardinal Ethanol LLC Union City, IN POET Biorefining - Portland LLC Portland, IN POET Biorefining - Alexandria LLC Alexandria, IN |
NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |
| Marion, IN | NS | 3,833 | 12.78 |
POET Biorefining - North Manchester LLC North Manchester, IN POET Biorefining - Shelbyville LLC Shelbyville, IN Central Indiana Ethanol LLC Marion, IN |
NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |
| Ft Wayne, IN | NS | 3,833 | 12.78 |
The Andersons Marathon Holdings LLC Logansport, IN Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Bluffton, IN POET Biorefining - Leipsic LLC Leipsic, OH |
NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |
| Driftwood, PA | NS | 3,871 | 12.90 |
Pennsylvania Grain Prcsg LLC Clearfield, PA |
NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |
| Louisville, KY | NS | 3,871 | 12.90 |
Parallel Products Inc Louisville, KY |
NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |
| Elkhart, IN | NS | 3,871 | 12.90 |
South Bend Ethanol LLC South Bend, IN |
NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |
| Chicago, IL | NS | 3,871 | 12.90 | Chicago index barrels (CHI) | NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |
| St. Louis, MO | NS | 3,948 | 13.16 |
Green Plains Madison LLC Madison, IL Crysalis Biosciences Inc Sauget, IL |
NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |
| Lansing, MI | NS | 3,948 | 13.16 |
The Andersons Marathon Holdings LLC Albion, MI Carbon Green Bioenergy LLC Lake Odessa, MI |
NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |
| Bloomington, IL | NS | 3,948 | 13.16 |
One Earth Energy LLC Gibson City, IL Biourja Renewables LLC Peoria, IL |
NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |
| Kankakee, IL | NS | 3,966 | 13.22 |
Marquis Energy LLC Hennepin, IL |
NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |
| Kansas City, MO | NS | 4,100 | 13.67 |
Show Me Ethanol Carrollton, MO |
NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |
| Evansville, IN | NS | 4,449 | 14.83 |
Green Plains Mount Vernon LLC Mount Vernon, IN Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Mt Vernon, IN Grain Processing Corp Washington, IN |
NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |
| Knoxville, TN | NS | 4,449 | 14.83 |
Primary Products Investments LLC Loudon, TN |
NSRQ 70120 item 1000 |