Pin Oak is a leading storage and marine terminal with assets in Corpus Christi, Texas. We operate a network of midstream assets connecting North American energy supplies to domestic and global markets. Our culture of safe, sustainable, and efficient practices for bulk liquid storage and handling aligns Pin Oak, its employees, customers, and community for reliable energy distribution services that are vital to our economy and daily lives. Pin Oak has offices in Houston, San Antonio and Corpus Christi, Texas and employs a growing workforce of over 55 people.

Services

Corpus Christi and Pin Oak have positioned ourselves as a conduit connecting a growing South Texas market to the international market through product diversification, built-for-purpose infrastructure and efficient port operations.

Corpus Christi is the primary destination for Permian and Eagle Ford Crude Oil products with the lowest cost structure considering wellhead to end market demand centers.

  • Regional refinery demand (800M bpd of capacity)
  • Deepest port complex in US Gulf Coast  
  • Limited congestion and movement restriction

Corpus Christi’s refinery center coupled with its growing fractionation infrastructure position Pin Oak to offer immediate access to international markets for refined and fractionated/purity products.

  • Industry best marine platform (load rate and max sized vessel)
  • Dedicated infrastructure adhering to strict quality metrics
  • Product mixing and chilling capabilities
  • Insulated and heated infrastructure for heavy products
  • Manifest rail unloading and loading infrastructure

Commodities Handled

​Crude Oil, Intermediates, Refined Products (including naphtha and asphalt), Purity Products/NGLs

Marine Dock Capacity

  • Multiple docks catering to both imports and exports of third-party commodities
  • Dock configuration allows Pin Oak to handle various sizes of marine vessels
  • Inland barges up to Suezmax tankers​

Connectivity

  • Local refineries (FHR, CITGO, Valero)
  • Gray Oak Pipeline
  • Cactus II Pipeline
  • FHR Midway Station
  • EPIC Crude Pipeline
  • EPIC NGL Pipeline

Assets

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Pin Oak Taft

The Taft/Midway Junction is a key destination point for 4+MM barrels per day of pipeline capacity originating in West Texas, and South Texas markets. Pin Oak offers producers, refiners, and traders flexible solutions for multi-grade storage and access to deep water export markets. 

Terminal Overview

  • 1.1 million barrels of crude storage
  • 3.4 million barrels of expansion capacity available
  • Pipeline connection to Gray Oak Pipeline, EPIC Crude Oil Pipeline, Cactus II and FHR Midway Station (Koch/FHR Pipelines)
  • Pipeline connected to Corpus Christi and Ingleside markets

Marine Terminal

Highlights

  • 4.4+ million barrels of crude oil, NGL, and products storage capacity
  • Multiple docks with marine vapor combustion infrastructure.
  • 8 manifest rail load/unload spots coupled with a private rail storage yard with access to the class 1 railroad
  • 2 fully automated truck unload bays with full metering and multi-product optionality

Key Pipeline Connections

  • Gray Oak Pipeline
  • Cactus II by way of Pin Oak Taft
  • FHR Midway Station by way of Pin Oak Taft
  • EPIC Crude Oil Pipeline
  • EPIC NGL Pipeline
  • CITGO, FHR, and Valero Refineries