Lion Oil Company

What Lion Oil Company does

Lion Oil Company is a privately held regional petroleum refiner and marketer founded in 1922 and operating as a subsidiary of Delek US Holdings, Inc. The company runs a refinery in El Dorado, Arkansas that processes crude oil sourced from the Arkansas and Louisiana regions, and markets a multi-product slate including multiple grades of gasoline, ethanol-blended gasolines, ultra-low sulfur diesel, industrial solvents, propane, and asphalt products.

The company distributes finished gasoline and distillates into the Arkansas markets of El Dorado and Little Rock and the Tennessee market of Memphis through its own terminal infrastructure, while also reaching the central Midwest via third-party terminals. Asphalt is sold primarily through rack marketing at the El Dorado refinery and through offsite terminals within the regional market area. Crude procurement and non-pipeline transportation are handled through a wholly-owned subsidiary, Lion Oil Trading & Transportation, Inc. Lion Oil publishes daily posted prices for the regional crude grades it purchases — Arkansas Sweet, Arkansas Sour, Arkansas Ex. Heavy, North Louisiana Sweet, and East Texas Sweet — reflecting a transparent, relationship-driven feedstock procurement model.

Lion Oil's business model is commodity sales-led: revenue is generated by selling refined petroleum products at rack and through wholesale channels to distributors, terminals, and end users in regional markets, with pricing for crude purchases tied to posted per-barrel rates and finished product pricing determined by prevailing market conditions. The corporate headquarters is located in Brentwood, Tennessee, while production operations are concentrated at the El Dorado, Arkansas refinery.

Name

Lion Oil Company

Legal name

Lion Oil Co.

Website

https://lionoil.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1922

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Lion Oil Company is a privately held regional petroleum refiner and marketer, operating a refinery in El Dorado, Arkansas to produce gasoline, diesel, solvents, propane, and asphalt for distribution across Arkansas, Tennessee, and the central Midwest as a subsidiary of Delek US Holdings, Inc.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Petroleum Refining

NAICS

Petroleum Refineries (324110), Pipeline Transportation of Refined Petroleum Products (486910), Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (324)

SIC

Petroleum Refining (2911), Wholesale-Petroleum Bulk Stations & Terminals (5171)

akta.pro primary industry

Refinery Offsites, Storage & Loading (Tankage, Truck/Rail/Marine Loading) (EUALAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Unbranded/Spot Fuels Distribution (Rack Sales) (EUALAIAC), Refined Products Pipeline Terminals & Breakout Storage Operations (TLAGABAJ), Process Oils & White Oils (IMAEAMAK)

Keywords

• Petroleum refining
• Crude oil marketing
• Gasoline distribution
• Asphalt products
• Diesel fuel supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Brentwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Petroleum Product Sales: Lion Oil refines crude oil and markets finished petroleum products including multiple grades of gasoline, ethanol blended gasolines, ultra-low sulfur diesel, solvents, propanes, and asphalt products. Revenue is generated through the sale of these refined products to distributors, terminals, and end users in regional markets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Lion Oil Company operates a petroleum refinery in El Dorado, Arkansas, refining crude oil sourced from Arkansas and Louisiana regions into finished products. The company markets multiple grades of gasoline, ethanol-blended gasolines, ultra-low sulfur diesel, solvents, propanes, and asphalt products. Distribution is handled through direct rack sales at the refinery, owned regional terminals in Arkansas and Tennessee, and third-party terminals across the central Midwest.

Product overview

Lion Oil Company operates as a petroleum products marketing and distribution company with a refinery in El Dorado, Arkansas. The company offers a unified portfolio of refined petroleum products including multiple grades of gasoline, ethanol blended gasolines, ultra-low sulfur diesel, solvents, propane, and asphalt products. Finished gasoline and distillate products are distributed in Arkansas (El Dorado and Little Rock) and Tennessee (Memphis) markets, as well as through third-party terminals throughout the central Midwest. Asphalt products are sold at the refinery racks and through offsite terminals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Multiple Grades of Gasoline Various grades of gasoline marketed for distribution to wholesalers and distributors in Arkansas (El Dorado, Little Rock) and Tennessee (Memphis) markets.
• Ethanol Blended Gasolines Gasoline products blended with ethanol for fuel applications, distributed through the company's regional market network.
• Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Refined diesel fuel meeting ultra-low sulfur environmental specifications, distributed through third-party terminals in the central Midwest.
• Solvents Industrial solvent products marketed as part of the company's petroleum product portfolio to commercial customers.
• Propane Liquefied petroleum gas (propane) offered as part of the company's refined product range.
• Asphalt Products Asphalt products marketed over racks at the El Dorado, Arkansas refinery and through offsite terminal locations for road construction and industrial use.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Delek US Holdings: Public parent company of Lion Oil (NYSE: DK). Operates refineries including the El Dorado facility through Lion Oil, plus the Tyler, Texas refinery and Big Spring, Texas refinery. Most direct comparable given shared ownership and overlapping product slate.
• PBF Energy: Independent refiner (NYSE: PBF) operating six refineries across PADD 1 and PADD 3 with both transportation-fuel and specialty product output. Comparable multi-product, multi-region refiner model with similar rack/wholesale distribution.
• HF Sinclair: Independent refiner and marketer (NYSE: DINO) with multi-product refineries across the Mid-Continent and Southwest producing gasoline, diesel, and specialty products including asphalt. Direct comparable given overlapping PADD-based product slate and regional downstream presence.
• CVR Energy: Independent refiner (NYSE: CVI) operating refineries in Kansas and Oklahoma producing gasoline, diesel, and specialty products including ULSD. Comparable mid-Continent inland refiner with rack marketing and nitrogen fertilizer adjacency.
• Par Pacific Holdings: Independent refiner and marketer (NYSE: PARR) operating three refineries producing transportation fuels plus specialty products. Comparable multi-refinery, multi-product slate with rack and terminal distribution into regional markets.
• Calumet Specialty Products Partners: Specialty refiner (NASDAQ: CLMT) producing specialty fuels, lubricating oils, solvents, and asphalt. Highly comparable product slate overlap (solvents, asphalt, ULSD, naphthenics) and similar rack/wholesale distribution model.
• Ergon Inc. Privately held specialty refiner headquartered in Jackson, MS, producing specialty asphalt, naphthenic and paraffinic process oils, and other specialty petroleum products. Direct comparable given product overlap (solvents/process oils, asphalt) and regional southeastern U.S. footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Phillips 66: Large diversified refiner and marketer (NYSE: PSX) operating twelve refineries globally producing transportation fuels and specialty products. Overlaps with Lion Oil in gasoline, diesel, solvents, and asphalt but operates at significantly greater scale and broader geography.
• Valero Energy: Largest U.S. independent refiner (NYSE: VLO) with sixteen refineries producing transportation fuels plus asphalt and other specialty products. Overlaps with Lion Oil in ULSD, gasoline, and asphalt but at much broader geographic and product scale.
• Marathon Petroleum: Largest U.S. refiner (NYSE: MPC) with sixteen refineries producing transportation fuels, asphalt, and specialty products across PADD 2 and 4. Overlaps with Lion Oil's core slate of gasoline, ULSD, and asphalt at significant scale and with extensive midstream integration.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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