Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of crude petroleum and petroleum products, including liquefied petroleum gas, from bulk liquid storage facilities.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 5171 - Petroleum Bulk stations and Terminals are:
- Petroleum bulk stations and terminals-wholesale
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Gasoline & Petroleum Bulk Stations in the US (42471)
Revenue 2025
$1095.6bn
Growth 2025
-2.68%
Key Trends
The industry's performance is closely linked to the supply and demand for petroleum and petroleum products
Revenue volatility in the industry chiefly stems from the high volatility of oil prices
Falling oil prices will be passed along to the industry's customers
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 5171 - Petroleum Bulk stations and Terminals
US-SIC Code 5171 - Petroleum Bulk stations and Terminals sits in the 2-digit Petroleum Bulk stations and Terminals sector. US SIC codes can be 2 to 8 digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be.
Division: F
Division Title: Wholesale Trade
2 Digits 3 Digits 4 Digits
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501 Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies
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502 Furniture and Home Furnishings
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503 Lumber and Other Construction Materials
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504 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies
- 5043 Photographic Equipment and Supplies
- 5044 Office Equipment
- 5045 Computers and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software
- 5046 Commercial Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified
- 5047 Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies
- 5048 Ophthalmic Goods
- 5049 Professional Equipment and Supplies, Not Elsewhere Classified
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505 Metals and Minerals, Except Petroleum
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506 Electrical Goods
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507 Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment
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508 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies
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509 Miscellaneous Durable Goods
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511 Paper and Paper Products
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512 Drugs, Drug Proprietaries, and Druggists' Sundries
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513 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions
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514 Groceries and Related Products
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515 Farm-product Raw Materials
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516 Chemicals and Allied Products
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517 Petroleum and Petroleum Products
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518 Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages
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519 Miscellaneous Non-durable Goods
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Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 5171 - Petroleum Bulk stations and Terminals
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 5171 - Petroleum Bulk stations and Terminals. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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517101 Oil-bulk-dealers-wholesale
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517102 Gasoline & oil bulk stations (whol)
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517103 Oil products (wholesale)
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517198 Petroleum bulk stations & terminals
8 Digit SIC Codes
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51710000 Petroleum bulk stations and terminals
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51719900 Petroleum bulk stations and terminals, nec
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51719901 Petroleum bulk stations
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51719902 Petroleum terminals
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