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1/9/2025
Savage yesterday announced plans to develop a new crude-by-rail transload terminal in Utah to connect supply chains for transporting Uinta Basin crude oil from wellheads to refinery markets across North America.
To be developed near Wellington in Carbon County, Utah, the terminal will unload Uinta Basin yellow and black wax crude from tanker trucks into two heated tanks. The crude will then be loaded into unit trains of insulated rail cars, via two rail loops, for delivery to end-market destinations, Savage officials said in a press release.
The terminal site will have connections to Union Pacific Railroad and BNSF Railway Co., which will provide customers with access to the national rail network and every refinery center in the United States, according to Savage.
The company has completed the purchase of 277 acres zoned for heavy industrial use and obtained the necessary permits to start operations. Engineering and design have been completed, and the company is working with the railroads to obtain final approval, said Phillip Hoskins, vice president of business development at Savage.
In addition to crude oil, the new terminal will be able to handle other industrial bulk and liquid commodities. The facility will be located about a half mile north of the Savage Energy Terminal in Price, Utah, and will be developed within the Utah Inland Port Authority's Castle Country project area.
“Developing a new Savage transload terminal in Wellington will allow Uinta Basin producers to increase their production and access new markets without the logistical challenges of long-haul trucking or waiting on other logistical solutions requiring long lead times,” said Jason Ray, president of Savage infrastructure.