Flint Hills Resources: Growth, Community & Future-Proofing

The team at Flint Hills Resources explains how keeping up with demand and community engagement is enhancing its services. Over the decades, Austin, Texas has witnessed remarkable changes in its fuel terminal landscape. Once home to seven different terminal companies, the passage of 30 years has seen all but one fade into history. As the population of the area has soared, so too has demand for transportation fuels. Flint Hills Resources credits keeping the community at the forefront of its operations in its ability to keep pace with Austin’s growth. Flint Hills Resources’ original single facility has since expanded into four area terminals – including one exclusively for jet fuel. The company estimates that its facilities supply the majority of transportation fuels consumed in the Austin market. Flint Hills Resources is a leading independent refining company with operations in the Midwest and Texas. The company’s Texas business consists of a crude oil gathering system, two refineries in Corpus Christi, a proprietary pipeline and terminal network, and fuels and chemical marketing and trading. Gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel are distributed through its Texas Pipeline...