Terminal
ABC Gulf Coast Terminal
15801 RL Ostos Rd, Brownsville, TX 78521
- pipelines supplying
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- confirmed delivery points
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- lowest ¢/bbl into this terminal
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- terminals within 100 mi
- 12
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 Corpus Christi Refinery TX | By barge medium barge · 128 mi straight-line |
CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery | No published rate | Barge on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) (inferred from terminal research) |
| Buckeye Texas Hub Condensate Splitter (Corpus Christi) TX | By barge medium barge · 129 mi straight-line |
Buckeye Texas Hub Condensate Splitter (Corpus Christi) | No published rate | Barge on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) (inferred from terminal research) |
| Valero Bill Greehey Refineries, Corpus Christi (East and West plants) TX | By barge medium barge · 129 mi straight-line |
Valero Bill Greehey Refineries, Corpus Christi (East and West plants) | No published rate | Barge on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) (inferred from terminal research) |
| Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi Refinery — West Plant TX | By barge medium barge · 130 mi straight-line |
Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi Refinery — West Plant | No published rate | Barge on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) (inferred from terminal research) |
| Phillips 66 Sweeny Refinery TX | By barge medium barge · 237 mi straight-line |
Phillips 66 Sweeny Refinery | No published rate | Barge on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) (inferred from terminal research) |
| Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery TX | By barge medium barge · 279 mi straight-line |
Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery | No published rate | Barge on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) (inferred from terminal research) |
| Valero Texas City Refinery TX | By barge medium barge · 281 mi straight-line |
Valero Texas City Refinery | No published rate | Barge on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) (inferred from terminal research) |
| Valero Houston Refinery TX | By barge medium barge · 290 mi straight-line |
Valero Houston Refinery | No published rate | Barge on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) (inferred from terminal research) |
| Pemex Deer Park Refinery (Deer Park Refining Limited Partnership) TX | By barge medium barge · 295 mi straight-line |
Pemex Deer Park Refinery (Deer Park Refining Limited Partnership) | No published rate | Barge on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) (inferred from terminal research) |
| ExxonMobil Baytown Refinery TX | By barge medium barge · 301 mi straight-line |
ExxonMobil Baytown Refinery | No published rate | Barge on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) (inferred from terminal research) |
| Motiva Port Arthur Refinery TX | By barge medium barge · 342 mi straight-line |
Motiva Port Arthur Refinery | No published rate | Barge on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) (inferred from terminal research) |
| ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery TX | By barge medium barge · 348 mi straight-line |
ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery | No published rate | Barge on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) (inferred from terminal research) |
| TotalEnergies Port Arthur Refinery TX | By barge medium barge · 349 mi straight-line |
TotalEnergies Port Arthur Refinery | No published rate | Barge on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) (inferred from terminal research) |
| Calcasieu Refining Company LA | By barge medium barge · 380 mi straight-line |
Calcasieu Refining Company | No published rate | Barge on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) (inferred from terminal research) |
| CITGO Lake Charles Refinery LA | By barge medium barge · 382 mi straight-line |
CITGO Lake Charles Refinery | No published rate | Barge on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) (inferred from terminal research) |
| Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery (Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex) LA | By barge medium barge · 387 mi straight-line |
Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery (Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex) | No published rate | Barge on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) (inferred from terminal research) |
| Placid Refining Company Port Allen Refinery LA | By barge medium barge · 488 mi straight-line |
Placid Refining Company Port Allen Refinery | No published rate | Barge on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) (inferred from terminal research) |
| ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Refinery LA | By barge medium barge · 490 mi straight-line |
ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Refinery | No published rate | Barge on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) (inferred from terminal research) |
| Marathon Garyville Refinery LA | By barge medium barge · 501 mi straight-line |
Marathon Garyville Refinery | No published rate | Barge on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) (inferred from terminal research) |
| Valero St. Charles Refinery (Norco Refinery) LA | By barge medium barge · 508 mi straight-line |
Valero St. Charles Refinery (Norco Refinery) | No published rate | Barge on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) (inferred from terminal research) |
| Shell Norco Manufacturing Complex (Norco Refinery) LA | By barge medium barge · 509 mi straight-line |
Shell Norco Manufacturing Complex (Norco Refinery) | No published rate | Barge on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) (inferred from terminal research) |
| Chalmette Refinery LA | By barge medium barge · 528 mi straight-line |
Chalmette Refinery | No published rate | Barge on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) (inferred from terminal research) |
| Valero Meraux Refinery LA | By barge medium barge · 530 mi straight-line |
Valero Meraux Refinery | No published rate | Barge on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) (inferred from terminal research) |
| Chevron Pascagoula Refinery MS | By barge medium barge · 620 mi straight-line |
Chevron Pascagoula Refinery | No published rate | Barge on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) (inferred from terminal research) |
| Vertex Mobile (Saraland) Refinery AL | By barge medium barge · 657 mi straight-line |
Vertex Mobile (Saraland) Refinery | No published rate | Barge on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (to Brownsville) (inferred from terminal research) |
Terminals within 100 miles
| Terminal | City | Miles | Products (inferred from supply) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluewing Royal LLC T-76-TX-2859 | Brownsville, TX | 0.5 | gasoline distillate |
| CITGO - Brownsville T-74-TX-2709 | Brownsville, TX | 0.6 | gasoline distillate biodiesel |
| TransMontaigne - SouthWest T-74-TX-2717 | Brownsville, TX | 1.1 | gasoline distillate asphalt residual fuel |
| Brownsville Terminal T-74-TX-2769 | Brownsville, TX | 1.6 | gasoline distillate |
| Bluewing One T-76-TX-2841 | Brownsville, TX | 11.1 | gasoline distillate |
| Port Isabel Logistical Offshore Terminal T-76-TX-2849 | Port Isabel, TX | 12.3 | gasoline distillate |
| Port Harlingen Terminal T-76-TX-2861 | Harlingen, TX | 21.8 | gasoline distillate biodiesel |
| Titan Fuel Terminal T-76-TX-2864 | Harlingen, TX | 21.8 | gasoline distillate |
| NuStar Logistics, L.P. - Harlingen, TX T-74-TX-2729 | Harlingen, TX | 22.1 | gasoline distillate |
| Titan Fuel Terminals T-74-TX-2770 | Harlingen, TX | 22.6 | gasoline distillate biodiesel |
| NuStar Logistics, L.P. - Edinburg, TX T-74-TX-2700 | Edinburg, TX | 56.1 | gasoline distillate |
| Delmita Terminal T-74-TX-2768 | Delimita, TX | 81.8 | unknown |
Delivered ethanol cost
Estimate over Chicago ethanol (CHI)
+20.02¢/gal
From Arkalon Ethanol LLC (Liberal, KS) by UP single tank car, Optima, OK → Brownsville, TX: about 1,091 rail miles and 10.1 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 | +23.18 | published · UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.75 |
| Rail car lease | +4.66 | calculated · 1,300/month, 10 + 2 + 2 × 10.12 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 | +0.53 | calculated · $2.262 × 5% ÷ 365 × (10.12 + 7 days) |
| Delivered over CHI | +20.02 |
- 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 → Brownsville, TX | 10.1 | -12.50 | +20.02 |
| East Kansas Agri-Energy LLC Garnett, KS | UP · Kansas City, MO → Brownsville, TX | 10.3 | -12.50 | +21.08 |
| Pratt Energy LLC Pratt, KS | UP · Pratt, KS → Brownsville, TX | 10.2 | -12.50 | +21.70 |
| Cardinal Colwich LLC Colwich, KS | UP · KO group, KS → Brownsville, TX | 10.2 | -12.50 | +21.71 |
| Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Albert City, IA | UP · Interior Iowa Light, IA → Brownsville, TX | 12.6 | -12.50 | +21.87 |
| Purefield Ingredients LLC Russell, KS | UP · Wakeeney, KS → Brownsville, TX | 10.4 | -12.50 | +22.11 |
| Western Plains Energy LLC Oakley, KS | UP · Sharon Springs, KS → Brownsville, TX | 10.5 | -12.50 | +22.14 |
| Southwest Iowa Renewable Council Bluffs, IA | UP · Group 3, NE → Brownsville, TX | 12.3 | -12.50 | +22.67 |
| Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc Hastings, NE | UP · Hastings, NE → Brownsville, TX | 10.7 | -12.50 | +22.69 |
| Green Plains Wood River LLC Wood River, NE | UP · Grand Island, NE → Brownsville, TX | 12.2 | -12.50 | +22.92 |
Published rail rates into this terminal
Destination rate group: Brownsville, TX (UP) (Brownsville 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 | 6,955 | 23.18 |
Arkalon Ethanol LLC Liberal, KS |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.75 |
| St Louis, IL | UP | 7,255 | 24.18 |
Green Plains Madison LLC Madison, IL Crysalis Biosciences Inc Sauget, IL |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.62 |
| Kansas City, MO | UP | 7,255 | 24.18 |
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 | 7,270 | 24.23 |
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.59 |
| KO group, KS | UP | 7,455 | 24.85 |
Kansas Ethanol LLC Lyons, KS Cardinal Colwich LLC Colwich, KS |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.63 |
| Pratt, KS | UP | 7,455 | 24.85 |
Pratt Energy LLC Pratt, KS |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.64 |
| Group 3, NE | UP | 7,540 | 25.13 |
VCP Corn Processing Columbus, NE Cargill Inc Blair, NE Southwest Iowa Renewable Council Bluffs, IA + 1 more |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.72 |
| Sharon Springs, KS | UP | 7,555 | 25.18 |
Western Plains Energy LLC Oakley, KS |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.65 |
| Wakeeney, KS | UP | 7,555 | 25.18 |
Purefield Ingredients LLC Russell, KS |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.66 |
| Grand Island, NE | UP | 7,620 | 25.40 |
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 |
| Allen, IL | UP | 7,655 | 25.52 |
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 | 7,655 | 25.52 | Chicago index barrels (CHI) | UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.61 |
| Ashton, IA | UP | 7,660 | 25.53 |
Plymouth Energy LLC Merrill, IA POET Biorefining - Ashton LLC Ashton, IA |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.55 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | UP | 7,660 | 25.53 |
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.56 |
| Nevada, IA | UP | 7,660 | 25.53 |
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.60 |
| Interior Iowa Heavy, IA | UP | 7,700 | 25.67 |
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.58 |
| Hastings, NE | UP | 7,700 | 25.67 |
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc Hastings, NE |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.73 |
| IANR group, IA | UP | 7,720 | 25.73 |
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.57 |
| South Dakota, SD | UP | 7,720 | 25.73 |
POET Biorefining - Hudson LLC Hudson, SD Siouxland Energy Cooperative Sioux Center, IA |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.76 |
| Cozad, NE | UP | 7,740 | 25.80 |
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc Lexington, NE Midwest Renewable Energy LLC Sutherland, NE |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.70 |
| Hope, MN | UP | 7,755 | 25.85 |
POET Biorefining - Glenville LLC Glenville, MN |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.68 |
| Brewster, MN | UP | 7,760 | 25.87 |
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 | 7,780 | 25.93 |
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.74 |
| Southern Wisconsin | UP | 7,780 | 25.93 |
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.77 |
| Denver, CO | UP | 7,980 | 26.60 |
Sterling Ethanol LLC Sterling, CO Front Range Energy LLC Windsor, CO |
UP 2028-A-1370-EX p.54 |