Terminal
U.S. Oil & Refining Co.
3001 Marshall Ave, Tacoma, WA 98421
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- confirmed delivery points
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- lowest ¢/bbl into this terminal
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- terminals within 100 mi
- 13
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.
Supplied by sea
Coastwise and river lanes that deliver into this terminal’s dock, with the sources the research names for each. Lanes are regional evidence: they say which refineries or ports supply this market by water, not which cargo goes to which tank.
| Lane | From | Vessels | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| HF Sinclair Puget Sound → Seattle / Tacoma marine terminals HF Sinclair: Puget Sound Refinery products are loaded across its marine dock for Seattle, Tacoma and Portland (and also move on the Olympic Pipeline). Vessel class not stated; the terminals here are the deepwater-dock terminals in those ports. |
HF Sinclair Puget Sound Refinery | ocean barge, tanker | high HF Sinclair Corp Form 10-K FY2025, Puget Sound Refinery description |
Can be sourced from
| Origin | Pipeline or mode | Refineries at origin | ¢/bbl | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HF Sinclair Puget Sound Refinery WA | By sea high ocean barge, tanker · 109 mi along the lanes |
HF Sinclair Puget Sound Refinery | No published rate | HF Sinclair Puget Sound → Seattle / Tacoma marine terminals |
Terminals within 100 miles
| Terminal | City | Miles | Products (inferred from supply) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TLP Management T-91-WA-4414 | Tacoma, WA | 1.5 | gasoline distillate |
| ConocoPhillips - Tacoma T-91-WA-4413 | Tacoma, WA | 1.8 | gasoline distillate |
| Shore Terminals, LLC - Tacoma, WA T-91-WA-4415 | Tacoma, WA | 1.9 | gasoline distillate |
| Swissport Fueling Incorporated (Seattle) T-91-WA-4431 | Seattle, WA | 13.0 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
| Olympic Pipe Line Company T-91-WA-4435 | Renton, WA | 16.0 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
| Phillips 66 Pipeline - Renton T-91-WA-4404 | Renton, WA | 16.0 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
| Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals LLC T-91-WA-4406 | Seattle, WA | 22.6 | gasoline distillate |
| Shell Oil Products U.S. T-91-WA-4408 | Seattle, WA | 22.6 | gasoline distillate |
| TLP Management T-91-WA-4425 | Seattle, WA | 22.6 | gasoline distillate |
| Reg Grays Harbor T-91-WA-4433 | Hoquim, WA | 71.4 | biodiesel renewable diesel |
| Olympic Pipe Line Company T-91-WA-4436 | Mount Vernon, WA | 83.1 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
| HF Sinclair Puget Sound Refining LLC T-91-WA-4400 | Anacortes, WA | 84.4 | crude refined products |
| Tesoro Northwest Company T-91-WA-4428 | Anacortes, WA | 85.6 | crude refined products gasoline distillate |
Delivered ethanol cost
Estimate over Chicago ethanol (CHI)
+24.63¢/gal
From Arkalon Ethanol LLC (Liberal, KS) by UP single tank car, Optima, OK → Seattle, WA: about 1,785 rail miles and 14.5 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 | +26.40 | published · UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Rail car lease | +5.91 | calculated · 1,300/month, 10 + 2 + 2 × 14.47 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 | +0.67 | calculated · $2.262 × 5% ÷ 365 × (14.47 + 7 days) |
| Delivered over CHI | +24.63 |
- Built on an expired rate: UP 2028-A expired 2023-09-30; current rates must be re-acquired.
- 9 plant(s) in CO, OR, 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 → Seattle, WA | 14.5 | -12.50 | +24.63 |
| Midwest Renewable Energy LLC Sutherland, NE | UP · Cozad, NE → Seattle, WA | 12.5 | -12.50 | +25.57 |
| Mgp Ingredients Inc Atchison, KS | UP · Kansas City, MO → Seattle, WA | 14.9 | -12.50 | +25.76 |
| Kaapa Ethanol Ravenna LLC Ravenna, NE | UP · Grand Island, NE → Seattle, WA | 12.8 | -12.50 | +25.93 |
| Western Plains Energy LLC Oakley, KS | UP · Sharon Springs, KS → Seattle, WA | 12.8 | -12.50 | +26.08 |
| Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc Hastings, NE | UP · Hastings, NE → Seattle, WA | 14.4 | -12.50 | +26.18 |
| Kansas Ethanol LLC Lyons, KS | UP · KO group, KS → Seattle, WA | 14.7 | -12.50 | +26.35 |
| Pratt Energy LLC Pratt, KS | UP · Pratt, KS → Seattle, WA | 14.7 | -12.50 | +26.35 |
| Purefield Ingredients LLC Russell, KS | UP · Wakeeney, KS → Seattle, WA | 14.6 | -12.50 | +26.66 |
| GreenAmerica Biofuels Ord LLC Ord, NE | UP · NCRC group, NE → Seattle, WA | 12.7 | -12.50 | +26.71 |
Published rail rates into this terminal
Destination rate group: Seattle, WA (UP) (Tacoma 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 | 7,920 | 26.40 |
Arkalon Ethanol LLC Liberal, KS |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Kansas City, MO | UP | 8,220 | 27.40 |
Lifeline Biofuels LLC Saint Joseph, MO East Kansas Agri-Energy LLC Garnett, KS Mgp Ingredients Inc Atchison, KS |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.115 |
| Denver, CO | UP | 8,270 | 27.57 |
Sterling Ethanol LLC Sterling, CO Front Range Energy LLC Windsor, CO |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.115 |
| Cozad, NE | UP | 8,390 | 27.97 |
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc Lexington, NE Midwest Renewable Energy LLC Sutherland, NE |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.115 |
| Hastings, NE | UP | 8,390 | 27.97 |
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc Hastings, NE |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.115 |
| KO group, KS | UP | 8,420 | 28.07 |
Kansas Ethanol LLC Lyons, KS Cardinal Colwich LLC Colwich, KS |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.115 |
| Pratt, KS | UP | 8,420 | 28.07 |
Pratt Energy LLC Pratt, KS |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.115 |
| Grand Island, NE | UP | 8,470 | 28.23 |
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-1390-BK p.115 |
| Sharon Springs, KS | UP | 8,520 | 28.40 |
Western Plains Energy LLC Oakley, KS |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.115 |
| Wakeeney, KS | UP | 8,520 | 28.40 |
Purefield Ingredients LLC Russell, KS |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.115 |
| Group 3, NE | UP | 8,550 | 28.50 |
VCP Corn Processing Columbus, NE Cargill Inc Blair, NE Southwest Iowa Renewable Council Bluffs, IA + 1 more |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.115 |
| IANR group, IA | UP | 8,590 | 28.63 |
Absolute Energy LLC St Ansgar, IA POET Biorefining - Fairbank LLC Fairbank, IA POET Biorefining - Shell Rock LLC Shell Rock, IA |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.115 |
| Nevada, IA | UP | 8,590 | 28.63 |
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-1390-BK p.115 |
| Ashton, IA | UP | 8,670 | 28.90 |
Plymouth Energy LLC Merrill, IA POET Biorefining - Ashton LLC Ashton, IA |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.115 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | UP | 8,670 | 28.90 |
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-1390-BK p.115 |
| Interior Iowa Heavy, IA | UP | 8,710 | 29.03 |
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-1390-BK p.115 |
| NCRC group, NE | UP | 8,710 | 29.03 |
Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Albion, NE Husker Ag LLC Plainview, NE GreenAmerica Biofuels Ord LLC Ord, NE + 2 more |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.115 |
| South Dakota, SD | UP | 8,730 | 29.10 |
POET Biorefining - Hudson LLC Hudson, SD Siouxland Energy Cooperative Sioux Center, IA |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Interior Iowa Light, IA | UP | 8,750 | 29.17 |
Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Albert City, IA Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Lakota, IA Green Plains Superior LLC Superior, IA |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.115 |
| Hope, MN | UP | 8,770 | 29.23 |
POET Biorefining - Glenville LLC Glenville, MN |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.115 |
| Brewster, MN | UP | 8,810 | 29.37 |
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-1390-BK p.115 |
| Southern Wisconsin | UP | 8,980 | 29.93 |
Aztalan Bio LLC Jefferson, WI Badger State Ethanol LLC Monroe, WI United Wisconsin Grain Producers LLC Friesland, WI + 4 more |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Allen, IL | UP | 9,090 | 30.30 |
Alto Pekin LLC Pekin, IL Alto ICP LLC Pekin, IL Alto Pekin Inc Pekin, IL + 1 more |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.115 |
| Chicago, IL | UP | 9,090 | 30.30 | Chicago index barrels (CHI) | UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.115 |