Terminal
NuStar Logistics, L.P. - Denver, CO
3601 East 56th Street, Commerce City, CO 80022
- pipelines supplying
- 2
- confirmed delivery points
- 1
- lowest ¢/bbl into this terminal
- 87.47
- terminals within 100 mi
- 12
Products available
As published by Sunoco LP, effective 2026-09-28. Check with the terminal for current availability.
- Gasoline
- Gasoline
- Diesel
- Distillate
- Ethanol
- Ethanol
Source: Sunoco LP operations map
Supplied by
Tariff delivery points this terminal sits on.
| Pipeline | Delivery point | Products | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NuStar Pipeline | Denver Station, Adams County, CO | gasoline distillate | confirmed | FERC No. 65.30.0 |
| Phillips 66 Pipeline | Denver, CO (Borger-Denver; Denver - Phillips 66 Terminal) | gasoline distillate | same city | FERC No. 33.37.0; FERC No. 26.13.0 |
Can be sourced from
| Origin | Pipeline or mode | Refineries at origin | ¢/bbl | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs Station / NuStar Colorado Springs Terminal CO | NuStar Pipeline | junction or tank farm | 87.47 | FERC No. 65.30.0 |
| McKee Station / McKee-DS / McKee-DSCOLO Station (Valero McKee refinery), Moore County TX | NuStar Pipeline volume_tier | Diamond Shamrock Refining CO LP | 214.78 | FERC No. 65.30.0 |
| Phillips (Rocky Station) TX | Phillips 66 Pipeline incentive | Wrb Refining LP | 255.00 | FERC No. 33.37.0 |
| McKee Station / McKee-DS / McKee-DSCOLO Station (Valero McKee refinery), Moore County TX | NuStar Pipeline volume_tier | Diamond Shamrock Refining CO LP | 303.60 | FERC No. 65.30.0 |
| McKee Station (Valero McKee refinery) TX | Phillips 66 Pipeline | Diamond Shamrock Refining CO LP | 303.62 | FERC No. 33.37.0 |
| Phillips (Rocky Station) TX | Phillips 66 Pipeline | Wrb Refining LP | 313.12 | FERC No. 33.37.0 |
| Phillips (Rocky Station) TX | Phillips 66 Pipeline | Wrb Refining LP | 316.28 | FERC No. 26.13.0 |
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
- 4.27
- ¢/gal · line-haul tariff · published
- 2.08
- ¢/gal · carrying cost · calculated
- 0.40
- ¢/gal · pipeline loss · estimate
- 0.29
- ¢/gal · terminaling · estimate
- 1.50
- days financed
- 8.4
Route used: from Colorado Springs Station / NuStar Colorado Springs Terminal on NuStar Pipeline to Denver Station, Adams County, CO (FERC No. 65.30.0).
How this adder is worked, line by line
| Line | ¢/gal | Basis | Source or working |
|---|---|---|---|
| Line-haul tariff | 2.083 | published | NuStar Pipeline FERC No. 65.30.0: Colorado Springs Station / NuStar Colorado Springs Terminal → Denver Station, Adams County, CO, 87.47 ¢/bbl |
| Carrying cost | 0.398 | calculated | $2.920000/gal × 5.9500% ÷ 365 × 8.356 days (0.856 in transit, 2.50 waiting on the cycle, 5.00 in terminal inventory); transit estimated: 82 pipeline miles at 4.0 mph (general estimate) |
| Pipeline loss | 0.292 | estimate | flat estimate $0.0029/gal, applied 1 time |
| Terminaling | 1.500 | estimate | Flat estimate: no fee on file for this terminal |
| Product adder | 4.272 | Sum of the lines above, over the origin spot price |
Every published route, lowest adder first (3 of 3). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs Station / NuStar Colorado Springs Terminal | NuStar Pipeline | Denver Station, Adams County, CO | 2.08 | 0.40 | 0.29 | 1.50 | 4.27 | 8.4 | — | FERC No. 65.30.0 |
| McKee Station (Valero McKee refinery) | Phillips 66 Pipeline | Denver, CO (Borger-Denver; Denver - Phillips 66 Terminal) | 7.23 | 0.53 | 0.29 | 0.19* | 8.24 | 11.2 | 3.97 | FERC No. 33.37.0 item rate table |
| Phillips (Rocky Station) | Phillips 66 Pipeline | Denver, CO (Borger-Denver; Denver - Phillips 66 Terminal) | 7.46 | 0.55 | 0.29 | 0.19* | 8.49 | 11.6 | 4.22 | FERC No. 33.37.0 item rate table |
Diesel: product adder
- ¢/gal · product adder
- 4.65
- ¢/gal · line-haul tariff · published
- 2.08
- ¢/gal · carrying cost · calculated
- 0.61
- ¢/gal · pipeline loss · estimate
- 0.45
- ¢/gal · terminaling · estimate
- 1.50
- days financed
- 8.4
Route used: from Colorado Springs Station / NuStar Colorado Springs Terminal on NuStar Pipeline to Denver Station, Adams County, CO (FERC No. 65.30.0).
How this adder is worked, line by line
| Line | ¢/gal | Basis | Source or working |
|---|---|---|---|
| Line-haul tariff | 2.083 | published | NuStar Pipeline FERC No. 65.30.0: Colorado Springs Station / NuStar Colorado Springs Terminal → Denver Station, Adams County, CO, 87.47 ¢/bbl |
| Carrying cost | 0.613 | calculated | $4.500000/gal × 5.9500% ÷ 365 × 8.356 days (0.856 in transit, 2.50 waiting on the cycle, 5.00 in terminal inventory); transit estimated: 82 pipeline miles at 4.0 mph (general estimate) |
| Pipeline loss | 0.450 | estimate | flat estimate $0.0045/gal, applied 1 time |
| Terminaling | 1.500 | estimate | Flat estimate: no fee on file for this terminal |
| Product adder | 4.646 | Sum of the lines above, over the origin spot price |
Every published route, lowest adder first (3 of 3). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs Station / NuStar Colorado Springs Terminal | NuStar Pipeline | Denver Station, Adams County, CO | 2.08 | 0.61 | 0.45 | 1.50 | 4.65 | 8.4 | — | FERC No. 65.30.0 |
| McKee Station (Valero McKee refinery) | Phillips 66 Pipeline | Denver, CO (Borger-Denver; Denver - Phillips 66 Terminal) | 7.23 | 0.82 | 0.45 | 0.19* | 8.69 | 11.2 | 4.04 | FERC No. 33.37.0 item rate table |
| Phillips (Rocky Station) | Phillips 66 Pipeline | Denver, CO (Borger-Denver; Denver - Phillips 66 Terminal) | 7.46 | 0.85 | 0.45 | 0.19* | 8.94 | 11.6 | 4.30 | FERC No. 33.37.0 item rate table |
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, 2026-11-03. Diesel: OilPriceAPI HEATING_OIL_USD, 2026-11-03. These are the New York Harbor futures benchmarks, not a Gulf Coast price.
- Interest rate: SOFR 3.95% (2026-11-02) + 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-31 | Diesel | Colorado Springs Station / NuStar Colorado Springs Terminal · NuStar Pipeline | 4.69 | carrying cost −0.04¢; pipeline loss −0.03¢ |
| 2026-10-31 | Gasoline | Colorado Springs Station / NuStar Colorado Springs Terminal · NuStar Pipeline | 4.33 | pipeline loss −0.01¢; carrying cost −0.00¢ |
| 2026-10-25 | Diesel | Colorado Springs Station / NuStar Colorado Springs Terminal · NuStar Pipeline | 4.76 | no change |
| 2026-10-25 | Gasoline | Colorado Springs Station / NuStar Colorado Springs Terminal · NuStar Pipeline | 4.34 | no change |
| 2026-10-24 | Diesel | Colorado Springs Station / NuStar Colorado Springs Terminal · NuStar Pipeline | 4.76 | carrying cost +0.00¢ |
| 2026-10-24 | Gasoline | Colorado Springs Station / NuStar Colorado Springs Terminal · NuStar Pipeline | 4.34 | carrying cost +0.01¢; pipeline loss +0.01¢ |
| 2026-10-21 | Diesel | Colorado Springs Station / NuStar Colorado Springs Terminal · NuStar Pipeline | 4.75 | carrying cost +0.01¢; pipeline loss +0.01¢ |
| 2026-10-21 | Gasoline | Colorado Springs Station / NuStar Colorado Springs Terminal · NuStar Pipeline | 4.32 | carrying cost −0.01¢; pipeline loss −0.01¢ |
| 2026-10-14 | Diesel | Colorado Springs Station / NuStar Colorado Springs Terminal · NuStar Pipeline | 4.74 | carrying cost +0.03¢; pipeline loss +0.03¢ |
| 2026-10-14 | Gasoline | Colorado Springs Station / NuStar Colorado Springs Terminal · NuStar Pipeline | 4.34 | carrying cost −0.00¢; pipeline loss −0.00¢ |
| 2026-10-11 | Diesel | Colorado Springs Station / NuStar Colorado Springs Terminal · NuStar Pipeline | 4.68 | first snapshot |
| 2026-10-11 | Gasoline | Colorado Springs Station / NuStar Colorado Springs Terminal · NuStar Pipeline | 4.35 | first snapshot |
Terminals within 100 miles
| Terminal | City | Miles | Products (inferred from supply) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suncor Energy USA - Denver T-84-CO-4102 | Commerce City, CO | 0.1 | unknown |
| Phillips 66 Pipeline - Denver T-84-CO-4104 | Commerce City, CO | 0.2 | unknown |
| Suncor Energy USA Incorporated T-84-CO-4101 | Commerce City, CO | 0.4 | unknown |
| Union Pacific Denver Fuel Warehouse T-84-CO-4113 | Denver, CO | 3.1 | gasoline distillate |
| Magellan Pipeline Company, L.P. T-84-CO-4105 | DuPont, CO | 3.7 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
| Holly Energy Partners - Operating L.P. T-84-CO-4109 | Henderson, CO | 5.9 | gasoline distillate |
| Magellan Pipeline Company, L.P. T-84-CO-4100 | Aurora, CO | 7.3 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
| D.I.A. Facility T-84-CO-4111 | Denver, CO | 15.9 | gasoline distillate |
| NuStar Logistics, L.P. - Colorado Springs, CO T-84-CO-4108 | Colorado Springs, CO | 71.4 | gasoline distillate |
| Magellan Pipeline Company, L.P. T-84-CO-4106 | Fountain, CO | 79.0 | gasoline distillate |
| Magellan Pipeline Company, L.P. T-83-WY-4053 | Cheyenne, WY | 90.7 | gasoline distillate |
| Cheyenne Renewable Diesel Company LLC T-83-WY-4055 | Cheyenne, WY | 92.1 | gasoline distillate |
Delivered ethanol cost
Estimate over Chicago ethanol (CHI)
-1.71¢/gal
By truck direct from Bridgeport Ethanol LLC (Bridgeport, NE), about 193 road miles.
Assumptions: TOE (Round 2 adders, realistic transit)
| Cost line | ¢/gal | How |
|---|---|---|
| Basis | -12.50 | table · Origin-state discount to Chicago |
| Truck freight | +9.64 | estimated · 193 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 | -1.71 |
- 9 plant(s) in CO, WI not costed: no basis to Chicago on record for those states.
Options compared
| Origin | Move | Days | Basis ¢ | Delivered ¢/gal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport Ethanol LLC Bridgeport, NE | Truck · 193 road mi | <1 | -12.50 | -1.71 |
| Arkalon Ethanol LLC Liberal, KS | UP · Optima, OK → Denver, CO | 5.8 | -12.50 | +14.10 |
| Midwest Renewable Energy LLC Sutherland, NE | UP · Cozad, NE → Denver, CO | 4.1 | -12.50 | +15.13 |
| Western Plains Energy LLC Oakley, KS | UP · Sharon Springs, KS → Denver, CO | 4.1 | -12.50 | +15.57 |
| Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc Hastings, NE | UP · Hastings, NE → Denver, CO | 5.9 | -12.50 | +15.72 |
| Mgp Ingredients Inc Atchison, KS | UP · Kansas City, MO → Denver, CO | 7.9 | -12.50 | +15.77 |
| Pratt Energy LLC Pratt, KS | UP · Pratt, KS → Denver, CO | 6.0 | -12.50 | +15.83 |
| Kansas Ethanol LLC Lyons, KS | UP · KO group, KS → Denver, CO | 6.0 | -12.50 | +15.84 |
| Kaapa Ethanol Ravenna LLC Ravenna, NE | UP · Grand Island, NE → Denver, CO | 5.9 | -12.50 | +15.96 |
| Purefield Ingredients LLC Russell, KS | UP · Wakeeney, KS → Denver, CO | 6.0 | -12.50 | +16.15 |
Published rail rates into this terminal
Destination rate group: Denver, CO (UP) (Commerce City 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 | 5,595 | 18.65 |
Arkalon Ethanol LLC Liberal, KS |
UP 2028-A-1380-BK p.94 |
| Kansas City, MO | UP | 5,895 | 19.65 |
Lifeline Biofuels LLC Saint Joseph, MO East Kansas Agri-Energy LLC Garnett, KS Mgp Ingredients Inc Atchison, KS |
UP 2028-A-1380-BK p.94 |
| Interior Iowa Light, IA | UP | 6,035 | 20.12 |
Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Albert City, IA Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Lakota, IA Green Plains Superior LLC Superior, IA |
UP 2028-A-1380-BK p.94 |
| Jefferson City, MO | UP | 6,035 | 20.12 |
POET Biorefining - Laddonia LLC Laddonia, MO Mid-Missouri Energy LLC Malta Bend, MO |
UP 2028-A-1380-BK p.94 |
| Cozad, NE | UP | 6,065 | 20.22 |
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc Lexington, NE Midwest Renewable Energy LLC Sutherland, NE |
UP 2028-A-1380-BK p.94 |
| Hastings, NE | UP | 6,065 | 20.22 |
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc Hastings, NE |
UP 2028-A-1380-BK p.94 |
| KO group, KS | UP | 6,095 | 20.32 |
Kansas Ethanol LLC Lyons, KS Cardinal Colwich LLC Colwich, KS |
UP 2028-A-1380-BK p.94 |
| Pratt, KS | UP | 6,095 | 20.32 |
Pratt Energy LLC Pratt, KS |
UP 2028-A-1380-BK p.94 |
| Grand Island, NE | UP | 6,145 | 20.48 |
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-1380-BK p.94 |
| Sharon Springs, KS | UP | 6,195 | 20.65 |
Western Plains Energy LLC Oakley, KS |
UP 2028-A-1380-BK p.94 |
| Wakeeney, KS | UP | 6,195 | 20.65 |
Purefield Ingredients LLC Russell, KS |
UP 2028-A-1380-BK p.94 |
| Group 3, NE | UP | 6,225 | 20.75 |
VCP Corn Processing Columbus, NE Cargill Inc Blair, NE Southwest Iowa Renewable Council Bluffs, IA + 1 more |
UP 2028-A-1380-BK p.94 |
| South Dakota, SD | UP | 6,230 | 20.77 |
POET Biorefining - Hudson LLC Hudson, SD Siouxland Energy Cooperative Sioux Center, IA |
UP 2028-A-1380-BK p.94 |
| Nevada, IA | UP | 6,305 | 21.02 |
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-1380-BK p.94 |
| Ashton, IA | UP | 6,345 | 21.15 |
Plymouth Energy LLC Merrill, IA POET Biorefining - Ashton LLC Ashton, IA |
UP 2028-A-1380-BK p.94 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | UP | 6,345 | 21.15 |
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-1380-BK p.94 |
| Interior Iowa Heavy, IA | UP | 6,385 | 21.28 |
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-1380-BK p.94 |
| NCRC group, NE | UP | 6,385 | 21.28 |
Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Albion, NE Husker Ag LLC Plainview, NE GreenAmerica Biofuels Ord LLC Ord, NE + 2 more |
UP 2028-A-1380-BK p.94 |
| Brewster, MN | UP | 6,445 | 21.48 |
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-1380-BK p.94 |
| Hope, MN | UP | 6,445 | 21.48 |
POET Biorefining - Glenville LLC Glenville, MN |
UP 2028-A-1380-BK p.94 |
| IANR group, IA | UP | 6,505 | 21.68 |
Absolute Energy LLC St Ansgar, IA POET Biorefining - Fairbank LLC Fairbank, IA POET Biorefining - Shell Rock LLC Shell Rock, IA |
UP 2028-A-1380-BK p.94 |
| Southern Wisconsin | UP | 6,695 | 22.32 |
Aztalan Bio LLC Jefferson, WI Badger State Ethanol LLC Monroe, WI United Wisconsin Grain Producers LLC Friesland, WI + 4 more |
UP 2028-A-1380-BK p.94 |
| Allen, IL | UP | 6,765 | 22.55 |
Alto Pekin LLC Pekin, IL Alto ICP LLC Pekin, IL Alto Pekin Inc Pekin, IL + 1 more |
UP 2028-A-1380-BK p.94 |
| Chicago, IL | UP | 6,765 | 22.55 | Chicago index barrels (CHI) | UP 2028-A-1380-BK p.94 |