Terminal
Nustar Terminal Services Vancouver, WA
2565 Harborside Drive, Vancouver, WA 98666
T-91-WA-4430
Other
Ethanol
Diesel
- pipelines supplying
- 0
- confirmed delivery points
- 0
- lowest ¢/bbl into this terminal
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- terminals within 100 mi
- 12
Products available
As published by Sunoco LP, effective 2026-09-28. Check with the terminal for current availability.
- Diesel
- Fuel Oil
- Ethanol
- Ethanol
- Other
- Chemicals Crude Oil Fatty Acid Fertilizer Mineral Spirits Sodium Chlorate Solution Sodium Hydroxide Wood Preservative
Source: Sunoco LP operations map
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
No published rates into this terminal’s delivery points yet — its pipeline’s rate tariffs haven’t been transcribed.
Terminals within 100 miles
| Terminal | City | Miles | Products (inferred from supply) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesoro Refining And Marketing Company - Vancouver Terminal T-91-WA-4419 | Vancouver, WA | 0.3 | gasoline distillate |
| Olympic Pipeline Company - Vancouver T-91-WA-4437 | Vancouver, WA | 0.4 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
| Nustar Energy LP - Terminal 2 T-91-WA-4417 | Vancouver, WA | 1.8 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
| Nustar Energy (Shore Terminals Llc) T-93-OR-4459 | Portland, OR | 4.7 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
| Seaport Midstream Partners LLC - Portland Terminal T-93-OR-4455 | Portland, OR | 4.7 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
| Olympic Pipeline Company - Portland T-93-OR-4466 | Portland, OR | 4.8 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
| Mccall Oil & Chemical Corporation T-93-OR-4458 | Portland, OR | 5.2 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
| Kinder Morgan - Willbridge Terminal T-93-OR-4457 | Portland, OR | 5.2 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
| Zenith Energy US - Portland Terminal T-93-OR-4465 | Portland, OR | 5.3 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
| Chevron Usa, Incorporated - Portland T-93-OR-4456 | Portland, OR | 5.3 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
| Paramount Petroleum Corporation - Willbridge Asphalt Refinery T-93-OR-4464 | Portland, OR | 5.4 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
| Shell Oil Products US T-93-OR-4461 | Portland, OR | 6.0 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
Delivered ethanol cost
Estimate over Chicago ethanol (CHI)
+23.79¢/gal
From Arkalon Ethanol LLC (Liberal, KS) by UP single tank car, Optima, OK → Portland, OR: about 1,745 rail miles and 12.9 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 | +26.07 | published · UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.115 |
| Rail car lease | +5.46 | calculated · 1,300/month, 10 + 2 + 2 × 12.9 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 | +0.62 | calculated · $2.262 × 5% ÷ 365 × (12.9 + 7 days) |
| Delivered over CHI | +23.79 |
- 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 → Portland, OR | 12.9 | -12.50 | +23.79 |
| Midwest Renewable Energy LLC Sutherland, NE | UP · Cozad, NE → Portland, OR | 12.5 | -12.50 | +25.23 |
| Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc Hastings, NE | UP · Hastings, NE → Portland, OR | 12.9 | -12.50 | +25.36 |
| Mgp Ingredients Inc Atchison, KS | UP · Kansas City, MO → Portland, OR | 14.9 | -12.50 | +25.43 |
| Kaapa Ethanol Ravenna LLC Ravenna, NE | UP · Grand Island, NE → Portland, OR | 12.8 | -12.50 | +25.59 |
| Western Plains Energy LLC Oakley, KS | UP · Sharon Springs, KS → Portland, OR | 12.7 | -12.50 | +25.73 |
| Kansas Ethanol LLC Lyons, KS | UP · KO group, KS → Portland, OR | 14.6 | -12.50 | +26.00 |
| Pratt Energy LLC Pratt, KS | UP · Pratt, KS → Portland, OR | 14.6 | -12.50 | +26.00 |
| Purefield Ingredients LLC Russell, KS | UP · Wakeeney, KS → Portland, OR | 14.5 | -12.50 | +26.31 |
| GreenAmerica Biofuels Ord LLC Ord, NE | UP · NCRC group, NE → Portland, OR | 12.8 | -12.50 | +26.38 |
Published rail rates into this terminal
Destination rate group: Portland, OR (UP) (Vancouver 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallula, WA | UP | 2,975 | 9.92 |
Alto Columbia LLC Boardman, OR |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.115 |
| Optima, OK | UP | 7,820 | 26.07 |
Arkalon Ethanol LLC Liberal, KS |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.115 |
| Kansas City, MO | UP | 8,120 | 27.07 |
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 | 8,170 | 27.23 |
Sterling Ethanol LLC Sterling, CO Front Range Energy LLC Windsor, CO |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.115 |
| Cozad, NE | UP | 8,290 | 27.63 |
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc Lexington, NE Midwest Renewable Energy LLC Sutherland, NE |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.115 |
| Hastings, NE | UP | 8,290 | 27.63 |
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc Hastings, NE |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.115 |
| KO group, KS | UP | 8,320 | 27.73 |
Kansas Ethanol LLC Lyons, KS Cardinal Colwich LLC Colwich, KS |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.115 |
| Pratt, KS | UP | 8,320 | 27.73 |
Pratt Energy LLC Pratt, KS |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.115 |
| Grand Island, NE | UP | 8,370 | 27.90 |
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 | 8,420 | 28.07 |
Western Plains Energy LLC Oakley, KS |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.115 |
| Wakeeney, KS | UP | 8,420 | 28.07 |
Purefield Ingredients LLC Russell, KS |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.115 |
| Group 3, NE | UP | 8,450 | 28.17 |
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 | 8,490 | 28.30 |
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 | 8,490 | 28.30 |
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 | 8,570 | 28.57 |
Plymouth Energy LLC Merrill, IA POET Biorefining - Ashton LLC Ashton, IA |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.115 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | UP | 8,570 | 28.57 |
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 | 8,610 | 28.70 |
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 | 8,610 | 28.70 |
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 | 8,630 | 28.77 |
POET Biorefining - Hudson LLC Hudson, SD Siouxland Energy Cooperative Sioux Center, IA |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.115 |
| Interior Iowa Light, IA | UP | 8,650 | 28.83 |
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 | 8,670 | 28.90 |
POET Biorefining - Glenville LLC Glenville, MN |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.115 |
| Brewster, MN | UP | 8,710 | 29.03 |
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 | 8,880 | 29.60 |
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.115 |
| Allen, IL | UP | 8,990 | 29.97 |
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 | 8,990 | 29.97 | Chicago index barrels (CHI) | UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.115 |