Terminal
CITGO - Lake Charles
Cities Service Hwy and LA Hwy 108, Lake Charles, LA 70601
- pipelines supplying
- 0
- confirmed delivery points
- 0
- lowest ¢/bbl into this terminal
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- terminals within 100 mi
- 15
Supplied by
No tariff delivery point is linked to this terminal yet. It may be supplied by barge, truck, or a pipeline whose tariffs we haven’t researched.
Can be sourced from
| Origin | Pipeline or mode | Refineries at origin | ¢/bbl | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CITGO Lake Charles Refinery LA | By barge medium barge · 20 mi straight-line |
CITGO Lake Charles Refinery | No published rate | Barge on Calcasieu Ship Channel (inferred from terminal research) |
| Calcasieu Refining Company LA | By barge medium barge · 23 mi straight-line |
Calcasieu Refining Company | No published rate | Barge on Calcasieu Ship Channel (inferred from terminal research) |
Terminals within 100 miles
| Terminal | City | Miles | Products (inferred from supply) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips 66 Pipeline - Westlake T-72-LA-2381 | Westlake, LA | 15.3 | distillate lubricants base oils |
| Port Neches Terminal T-76-TX-2879 | Port Neches, TX | 44.3 | gasoline distillate residual fuel |
| Enterprise Refined Products Company T-76-TX-2851 | Vidor, TX | 45.1 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
| Jefferson Railport Terminal II LLC T-76-TX-2853 | Vidor, TX | 46.1 | gasoline distillate jet fuel crude oil residual fuel |
| GLOBAL COMPANIES, LLC T-76-TX-2783 | Beaumont, TX | 49.1 | gasoline distillate propane butane |
| Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals LP T-76-TX-2798 | Beaumont, TX | 49.4 | gasoline distillate |
| Monument Terminal Port Arthur T-76-TX-2878 | Port Arthur, TX | 53.2 | unknown |
| Martin Operating Partnership, L.P. T-76-TX-2836 | Port Arthur, TX | 56.7 | asphalt residual fuel |
| Martin Operating Partnership, L.P. T-72-LA-2403 | Gueydan, LA | 56.8 | gasoline distillate residual fuel |
| Buckeye Terminal - Opelousas T-72-LA-2375 | Opelousas, LA | 73.4 | gasoline jet fuel distillate renewable diesel transmix |
| Alexandria Terminal Company T-72-LA-2421 | Alexandria, LA | 84.1 | gasoline distillate |
| Breaux Bridge Terminal T-72-LA-2424 | Breau Bridge, LA | 91.3 | gasoline distillate |
| Anse La Butte T-72-LA-2425 | Breau Bridge, LA | 93.0 | gasoline distillate natural gas liquids |
| Phoenix Park Energy Marketing T-76-TX-2862 | Hull, TX | 93.4 | natural gasoline ngl distillate |
| Energy Transfer Mont Belvieu NGLs L.P. North Terminal T-76-TX-2832 | Mont Belvieu, TX | 96.6 | propane |
Delivered ethanol cost
Estimate over Chicago ethanol (CHI)
+17.31¢/gal
From Arkalon Ethanol LLC (Liberal, KS) by UP single tank car, Optima, OK → LDRR group, LA: about 855 rail miles and 8.2 days in transit, then transload and truck to the rack.
Assumptions: TOE (Round 2 adders, realistic transit)
| Cost line | ¢/gal | How |
|---|---|---|
| Basis | -12.50 | table · Origin-state discount to Chicago |
| Rail tariff | +21.10 | published · UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.74 |
| Rail car lease | +4.09 | calculated · 1,300/month, 10 + 2 + 2 × 8.17 days |
| Fuel surcharge | +0.50 | flat |
| Transload | +1.25 | flat |
| Truck freight | +1.25 | flat · Transload to terminal |
| Wholesale margin | +0.00 | flat |
| Terminal charge | +1.15 | flat · Terminaling estimate |
| Carrying cost | +0.47 | calculated · $2.262 × 5% ÷ 365 × (8.17 + 7 days) |
| Delivered over CHI | +17.31 |
- Built on an expired rate: UP 2028-A expired 2023-09-30; current rates must be re-acquired.
- 8 plant(s) in CO, WI not costed: no basis to Chicago on record for those states.
Options compared
| Origin | Move | Days | Basis ¢ | Delivered ¢/gal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkalon Ethanol LLC Liberal, KS | UP · Optima, OK → LDRR group, LA | 8.2 | -12.50 | +17.31 |
| Arkalon Ethanol LLC Liberal, KS | UP · Optima, OK → Southern Louisiana | 8.2 | -12.50 | +17.31 |
| East Kansas Agri-Energy LLC Garnett, KS | UP · Kansas City, MO → LDRR group, LA | 8.0 | -12.50 | +18.25 |
| East Kansas Agri-Energy LLC Garnett, KS | UP · Kansas City, MO → Southern Louisiana | 8.0 | -12.50 | +18.25 |
| Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Albert City, IA | UP · Interior Iowa Light, IA → LDRR group, LA | 10.3 | -12.50 | +19.17 |
| Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Albert City, IA | UP · Interior Iowa Light, IA → Southern Louisiana | 10.3 | -12.50 | +19.17 |
| Southwest Iowa Renewable Council Bluffs, IA | UP · Group 3, NE → LDRR group, LA | 8.5 | -12.50 | +19.37 |
| Southwest Iowa Renewable Council Bluffs, IA | UP · Group 3, NE → Southern Louisiana | 8.5 | -12.50 | +19.37 |
| Cardinal Colwich LLC Colwich, KS | UP · KO group, KS → LDRR group, LA | 8.0 | -12.50 | +19.57 |
| Cardinal Colwich LLC Colwich, KS | UP · KO group, KS → Southern Louisiana | 8.0 | -12.50 | +19.57 |
Published rail rates into this terminal
Destination rate group: LDRR group, LA (UP), Southern Louisiana (UP) (Lake Charles 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.
Historical single-car rates from the September 2023 UP 2028-A book (expired September 30, 2023). UP has since announced increases, including +$400 per car on Item 1301 (unit train) and Item 1360 (manifest) from October 1, 2026 (UP announcement BU2026-24). Subject to UP fuel surcharge.
| From rate group | Railroad | $/car | ¢/gal | Ethanol plants in the group | Tariff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optima, OK | UP | 6,330 | 21.10 |
Arkalon Ethanol LLC Liberal, KS |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.74 |
| Optima, OK | UP | 6,330 | 21.10 |
Arkalon Ethanol LLC Liberal, KS |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.74 |
| St Louis, IL | UP | 6,630 | 22.10 |
Green Plains Madison LLC Madison, IL Crysalis Biosciences Inc Sauget, IL |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.62 |
| St Louis, IL | UP | 6,630 | 22.10 |
Green Plains Madison LLC Madison, IL Crysalis Biosciences Inc Sauget, IL |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.62 |
| Kansas City, MO | UP | 6,630 | 22.10 |
Lifeline Biofuels LLC Saint Joseph, MO East Kansas Agri-Energy LLC Garnett, KS Mgp Ingredients Inc Atchison, KS |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.69 |
| Kansas City, MO | UP | 6,630 | 22.10 |
Lifeline Biofuels LLC Saint Joseph, MO East Kansas Agri-Energy LLC Garnett, KS Mgp Ingredients Inc Atchison, KS |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.69 |
| Interior Iowa Light, IA | UP | 6,685 | 22.28 |
Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Albert City, IA Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Lakota, IA Green Plains Superior LLC Superior, IA |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.58 |
| Interior Iowa Light, IA | UP | 6,685 | 22.28 |
Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Albert City, IA Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Lakota, IA Green Plains Superior LLC Superior, IA |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.58 |
| Group 3, NE | UP | 6,915 | 23.05 |
VCP Corn Processing Columbus, NE Cargill Inc Blair, NE Southwest Iowa Renewable Council Bluffs, IA + 1 more |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.71 |
| Group 3, NE | UP | 6,915 | 23.05 |
VCP Corn Processing Columbus, NE Cargill Inc Blair, NE Southwest Iowa Renewable Council Bluffs, IA + 1 more |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.72 |
| Grand Island, NE | UP | 6,995 | 23.32 |
Kaapa Ethanol Ravenna LLC Ravenna, NE Green Plains Central City LLC Central City, NE Green Plains Wood River LLC Wood River, NE + 1 more |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.70 |
| Grand Island, NE | UP | 6,995 | 23.32 |
Kaapa Ethanol Ravenna LLC Ravenna, NE Green Plains Central City LLC Central City, NE Green Plains Wood River LLC Wood River, NE + 1 more |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.71 |
| KO group, KS | UP | 7,025 | 23.42 |
Kansas Ethanol LLC Lyons, KS Cardinal Colwich LLC Colwich, KS |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.63 |
| KO group, KS | UP | 7,025 | 23.42 |
Kansas Ethanol LLC Lyons, KS Cardinal Colwich LLC Colwich, KS |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.63 |
| Pratt, KS | UP | 7,025 | 23.42 |
Pratt Energy LLC Pratt, KS |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.64 |
| Pratt, KS | UP | 7,025 | 23.42 |
Pratt Energy LLC Pratt, KS |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.64 |
| Allen, IL | UP | 7,030 | 23.43 |
Alto Pekin LLC Pekin, IL Alto ICP LLC Pekin, IL Alto Pekin Inc Pekin, IL + 1 more |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.60 |
| Allen, IL | UP | 7,030 | 23.43 |
Alto Pekin LLC Pekin, IL Alto ICP LLC Pekin, IL Alto Pekin Inc Pekin, IL + 1 more |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.60 |
| Chicago, IL | UP | 7,030 | 23.43 | Chicago index barrels (CHI) | UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.61 |
| Chicago, IL | UP | 7,030 | 23.43 | Chicago index barrels (CHI) | UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.61 |
| Ashton, IA | UP | 7,035 | 23.45 |
Plymouth Energy LLC Merrill, IA POET Biorefining - Ashton LLC Ashton, IA |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.54 |
| Ashton, IA | UP | 7,035 | 23.45 |
Plymouth Energy LLC Merrill, IA POET Biorefining - Ashton LLC Ashton, IA |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.54 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | UP | 7,035 | 23.45 |
VCP Corn Processing Cedar Rapids, IA ADM Cedar Rapids IA Wet Mill Cedar Rapids, IA ADM Clinton IA Clinton, IA + 1 more |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.55 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | UP | 7,035 | 23.45 |
VCP Corn Processing Cedar Rapids, IA ADM Cedar Rapids IA Wet Mill Cedar Rapids, IA ADM Clinton IA Clinton, IA + 1 more |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.55 |
| Nevada, IA | UP | 7,035 | 23.45 |
Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Charles City, IA Golden Grain Energy LLC Mason City, IA Louis Dreyfus Co Grand Junction, IA + 5 more |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.59 |
| Nevada, IA | UP | 7,035 | 23.45 |
Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Charles City, IA Golden Grain Energy LLC Mason City, IA Louis Dreyfus Co Grand Junction, IA + 5 more |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.59 |
| Interior Iowa Heavy, IA | UP | 7,075 | 23.58 |
Little Sioux Corn Processors LLLP Marcus, IA Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Fort Dodge, IA Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Hartley, IA + 9 more |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.57 |
| Interior Iowa Heavy, IA | UP | 7,075 | 23.58 |
Little Sioux Corn Processors LLLP Marcus, IA Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Fort Dodge, IA Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Hartley, IA + 9 more |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.57 |
| Hastings, NE | UP | 7,075 | 23.58 |
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc Hastings, NE |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.72 |
| Hastings, NE | UP | 7,075 | 23.58 |
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc Hastings, NE |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.72 |
| IANR group, IA | UP | 7,095 | 23.65 |
Absolute Energy LLC St Ansgar, IA POET Biorefining - Fairbank LLC Fairbank, IA POET Biorefining - Shell Rock LLC Shell Rock, IA |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.56 |
| IANR group, IA | UP | 7,095 | 23.65 |
Absolute Energy LLC St Ansgar, IA POET Biorefining - Fairbank LLC Fairbank, IA POET Biorefining - Shell Rock LLC Shell Rock, IA |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.56 |
| South Dakota, SD | UP | 7,095 | 23.65 |
POET Biorefining - Hudson LLC Hudson, SD Siouxland Energy Cooperative Sioux Center, IA |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.75 |
| South Dakota, SD | UP | 7,095 | 23.65 |
POET Biorefining - Hudson LLC Hudson, SD Siouxland Energy Cooperative Sioux Center, IA |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.75 |
| Cozad, NE | UP | 7,115 | 23.72 |
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc Lexington, NE Midwest Renewable Energy LLC Sutherland, NE |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.70 |
| Cozad, NE | UP | 7,115 | 23.72 |
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc Lexington, NE Midwest Renewable Energy LLC Sutherland, NE |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.70 |
| Sharon Springs, KS | UP | 7,125 | 23.75 |
Western Plains Energy LLC Oakley, KS |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.65 |
| Sharon Springs, KS | UP | 7,125 | 23.75 |
Western Plains Energy LLC Oakley, KS |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.65 |
| Wakeeney, KS | UP | 7,125 | 23.75 |
Purefield Ingredients LLC Russell, KS |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.66 |
| Wakeeney, KS | UP | 7,125 | 23.75 |
Purefield Ingredients LLC Russell, KS |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.66 |
| Hope, MN | UP | 7,130 | 23.77 |
POET Biorefining - Glenville LLC Glenville, MN |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.68 |
| Hope, MN | UP | 7,130 | 23.77 |
POET Biorefining - Glenville LLC Glenville, MN |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.68 |
| Brewster, MN | UP | 7,135 | 23.78 |
Guardian Energy LLC Janesville, MN Heron Lake Bioenergy LLC Heron Lake, MN POET Biorefining - Lake Crystal LLC Lake Crystal, MN + 1 more |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.67 |
| Brewster, MN | UP | 7,135 | 23.78 |
Guardian Energy LLC Janesville, MN Heron Lake Bioenergy LLC Heron Lake, MN POET Biorefining - Lake Crystal LLC Lake Crystal, MN + 1 more |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.67 |
| NCRC group, NE | UP | 7,155 | 23.85 |
Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Albion, NE Husker Ag LLC Plainview, NE GreenAmerica Biofuels Ord LLC Ord, NE + 2 more |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.73 |
| NCRC group, NE | UP | 7,155 | 23.85 |
Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Albion, NE Husker Ag LLC Plainview, NE GreenAmerica Biofuels Ord LLC Ord, NE + 2 more |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.73 |
| Southern Wisconsin | UP | 7,155 | 23.85 |
Aztalan Bio LLC Jefferson, WI Badger State Ethanol LLC Monroe, WI United Wisconsin Grain Producers LLC Friesland, WI + 4 more |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.76 |
| Southern Wisconsin | UP | 7,155 | 23.85 |
Aztalan Bio LLC Jefferson, WI Badger State Ethanol LLC Monroe, WI United Wisconsin Grain Producers LLC Friesland, WI + 4 more |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.76 |
| Denver, CO | UP | 7,355 | 24.52 |
Sterling Ethanol LLC Sterling, CO Front Range Energy LLC Windsor, CO |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.53 |
| Denver, CO | UP | 7,355 | 24.52 |
Sterling Ethanol LLC Sterling, CO Front Range Energy LLC Windsor, CO |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.54 |