Energy Transfer Marketing Terminals
AboutEnergy Transfer Marketing & Terminals L.P. (ETMT) operates more than 35 refined products terminals in 11 states. Our terminals are located primarily in the Northeast, Midwest and Southwest United States, with approximately 8 million barrels of refined products storage capacity. This includes all grades of gasoline, diesel fuel, heating oil, jet fuel and crude oil. Many terminals also offer ethanol, biodiesel, butane and pentane blending.
Our marketing terminals facilitate the transfer of refined products between storage facilities or transportation systems, such as pipelines, rail, vessel or truck.
Terminals are a critical part of the U.S. supply chain and economy. For example, ETMT terminals supply airports with jet fuel and retail fuel stations with gasoline and diesel fuel, all while creating family-sustaining jobs and tax revenue for state and local governments. Employing more than 120 people,
ETMT is part of the Energy Transfer family of companies, along with Sunoco Pipeline L.P. and Sunoco L.P. ETMT supplies many retail fuel stations, not limited to Sunoco-branded stations. Our terminals are regulated by state and federal agencies.
Below is a map showing in which states ETMT terminals are located:
Components of a Terminal
While each ETMT terminal is slightly different, common components include aboveground storage tanks, containment dikes and truck racks, which are used to load tankers for local delivery. Marketing terminals have either a vapor recovery unit or a vapor combustion unit. These pieces of equipment allow the terminal to comply with emission and safety regulations. Terminals may be connected via tank farm or pipeline, and some are connected to waterways or rail.
Butane Blending
Butane is a natural gas liquid that serves multiple purposes, bothasafuelandasakey feedstock for many important everyday products. Its critical role in gasoline blending throughout the year comes with economic benefits because it is an abundant, inexpensive gasoline- blending component.
With lower gasoline vapor limits mandated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency during the “summer gas” season, butane’s Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) would be too large of a contribution to summer blends, which have a lower RVP limit. But during colder months, when state and federal RVP limits are higher, blending butane into gasoline reduces the price for consumers at the pump while maintaining environmental compliance.
ETMT owns the only U.S. Patented Automated Butane Blending System, allowing some terminals to take advantage of higher vapor pressure limits and utilize butane blending before the product enters the truck loading rack.