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PBF Energy plans to further expand crude-by-rail shipments at its Delaware City, Del., refinery.

The company rails 20,000 barrels per day of western Canadian and Bakken Shale crude oil into the Delaware City facility. Work is under way to more than double rail offloading capacity to 40,000 barrels per day in September and 110,000-plus barrels per day by January 2013, PBF Energy officials said in a prepared statement.

“We have been expanding our on-site rail facilities to import advantaged crudes from western Canada and the Midwest,” said Delaware City Refinery Manager Herman Seedorf.

To ensure consistent rail-car supply, the company committed to leasing a significant number of coiled and non-coiled tank cars, said PBF Energy Chief Executive Officer Tom Nimbley. In addition, the company plans to establish an office in Calgary, Alberta, to further expand its upstream contacts and sourcing options, he said.

Meanwhile, GT Logistics L.L.C. (GTL) announced it completed the first phase of construction of rail lines at its Port Arthur, Texas, “GT OmniPort,” which provides rail-car storage and transloading services.

The rail terminal has direct access to BNSF Railway Co. and Union Pacific Railroad mainlines and can receive units pulling up to 250 cars. After a rail storage capacity expansion project is completed on 300 acres, the facility will be able to store, switch and transload more than 1,000 rail cars, GTL officials said in a prepared statement.

The rail terminal also features a multi-barge receiving dock, access to Highway 73 and Interstate 10, and connectivity to an extensive network of pipelines serving the Golden Triangle region, they said.

“The opening of the GT OmniPort rail terminal offers rail users a significant opportunity to improve operating efficiencies in the region,” said Beau Maida, director of rail operations for GTL affiliate GT Rail Inc.