Pin Oak is a leading storage and marine terminal with assets in Taft and 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 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), Natural Gasoline

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 (Crude Oil)
  • Cactus II Pipeline (Crude Oil)
  • Cactus III Pipeline (Crude Oil)
  • FHR Midway Station (Crude Oil)
  • Coastal Bend Pipeline System (Natural Gasoline)

Assets

Pin Oak Corpus Christi

Terminal Overview

  • 4.4+ million barrels of crude oil, natural gasoline, and refined 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
  • Pipeline connections to Gray Oak Pipeline, Cactus III, Coastal Bend Pipeline System, and local refineries


 

Pin Oak Taft

Terminal Overview

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