Company DescriptionPar Pacific Holdings, Inc. owns and operates energy and infrastructure businesses. The company operates through three segments: Refining, Retail, and Logistics. The Refining segment owns and operates three refineries that produces ultra-low sulfur diesel, gasoline, jet fuel, marine fuel, distillate, asphalt, low sulfur fuel oil, and other associated refined products primarily for consumption in Hawaii, Pacific Northwest, Wyoming, and South Dakota. The Retail segment operates 119 fuel retail outlets, which sell merchandise, such as soft drinks, prepared foods, and other sundries in Hawaii under the Hele, 76, and nomnom brands; and gasoline, diesel, and retail merchandise in Washington and Idaho under the Cenex, nomnom, and Zip Trip brand names. The Logistics segment owns and operates terminals, pipelines, a single point mooring, and trucking operations to distribute refined products throughout the island of Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, Molokai, and Kauai. It also leases marine vessels; owns and operates a crude oil pipeline gathering system, a refined products pipeline, storage facilities, and loading racks in Wyoming; and a jet fuel storage facility and pipeline that serves Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. In addition, this segment owns and operates a marine terminal, a unit train-capable rail loading terminal, storage facilities, a truck rack, and a proprietary pipeline that serves Joint Base Lewis McChord. The company was formerly known as Par Petroleum Corporation and changed its name to Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. in October 2015. Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
How the Company Makes MoneyPar Pacific primarily makes money by producing, distributing, and selling refined petroleum products (e.g., gasoline, diesel, jet fuel) and related services across its integrated system.
1) Refining (manufacturing margin): The company buys crude oil and other feedstocks and processes them at its refineries into higher-value refined products. Revenue is generated from selling these refined products into local and regional markets. Profitability in this segment is driven largely by the “crack spread” (the difference between the market value of refined products and the cost of crude/feedstocks), refinery utilization rates and reliability, product mix (e.g., gasoline vs. distillates vs. jet), and operating costs (energy, labor, maintenance). Regulatory programs (e.g., renewable fuel and low-carbon regimes) can also affect costs and realized margins depending on compliance position and market prices.
2) Logistics (fee-based and margin-based services): Par Pacific earns revenue by moving, storing, and handling crude oil and refined products through terminals, pipelines, marine/rail/truck infrastructure, and other midstream/logistics assets that support its refineries and customers. Earnings here can include throughput, storage, and handling fees as well as margins on certain supply and distribution activities. Volumes (throughput), contracted utilization, and regional fuel demand and supply conditions are key drivers.
3) Retail (fuel and convenience margins): The company sells motor fuels to end consumers through retail stations (company-operated and/or supplied dealer sites). Revenue comes from (a) fuel sales, where profitability is tied to per-gallon retail fuel margin and volumes, and (b) in-store convenience merchandise and other services where applicable, which can contribute higher gross margins than fuel. Retail performance depends on traffic/volumes, competitive pricing, local demand, and merchandising execution.
4) Wholesale marketing (distribution margins): Par Pacific sells refined products and fuels to wholesale customers (e.g., commercial, industrial, aviation, and dealer channels). Revenue and earnings are influenced by volumes, market-based pricing differentials, and the company’s ability to source and deliver product efficiently through its logistics footprint.
Material factors influencing earnings across the model include commodity price and crack-spread volatility, regional supply/demand balances (particularly in the markets where it operates), refinery outages or turnaround timing, transportation constraints, and regulatory compliance costs/credits. Specific partnership details: null