Refinery

Come By Chance Refinery

Braya Renewable Fuels ·Come By Chance, CA ·v1.1

A 135,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Come By Chance, CA, operated by Braya Renewable Fuels. Nelson Complexity 8.

Record

Rated capacity
135,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
Nelson Complexity Index
8
Status
Damaged
Operator
Braya Renewable Fuels
Supplier graph
bomforge.com/companies/braya-renewable
Coordinates
47.8000, -53.9500

Notes

October 2025 news reports a fatal explosion at Come By Chance refinery with guilty pleas from Braya and contractor on safety charges, indicating a significant incident that would require repairs and halt operations

What coverage reports

275 days since one was reported

Contractor fined $54,500 in connection with fatal explosion at Come By Chance Refinery
2025-11-19 · 1 publisher filed it

4 reported in 12 months

incident 3 · operations 1

2024-092026-08
stories filed per month · red = a disruption

These are counts of what publishers filed about this plant, not an operating status. A quiet month means nobody named this facility that month, which is a fact about coverage and not about the plant. Where this site states how a refinery is running it says so in the facts table above, from the curated dataset, and cites it there.

Wire

65 records7 Nov 2013 to 19 Nov 2025General 31 · Incident 15 · Operations 13 · Expansion 4
  1. Incident Critical
    Contractor fined $54,500 in connection with fatal explosion at Come By Chance Refinery
    ntv.ca · matched come, chance
  2. Policy Low
    Widow of Come By Chance refinery worker hopes accountability won’t end with safety fines
    CBC · matched come, chance
  3. Incident Critical
    Braya Renewable Fuels sentenced for safety violations related to fatal explosion at Come by Chance refinery
    CBC · matched come, chance
  4. Incident Critical
    2 companies involved in deadly explosion at Come by Chance refinery plead guilty to workplace safety charges
    Yahoo News Canada + 1 other outlet · matched come, chance
  5. Operations Critical
    Province Lending $25M to Help Come by Chance Refinery Following Shut Down
    VOCM · matched come, chance
  6. General Low
    No Update on Possible Resumption of Operations at Come by Chance Refinery
    VOCM · matched come, chance
  7. Operations Critical
    Come By Chance refinery considering 'economic shutdown' less than one year after reboot
    CBC · matched come, chance
  8. Incident Critical
    OHS charges laid in connection with deadly Come By Chance Refinery explosion
    Canadian Occupational Safety · matched come, chance
  9. Incident Critical
    Occupational health and safety charges laid in fatal Come By Chance refinery blast
    CBC + 1 other outlet · matched come, chance
  10. General Low
    ‘Flying planes by french fries’: Come by Chance refinery producing diesel from used cooking oil
    Canadian Biomass Magazine · matched come, chance
  11. Incident Critical
    RCMP probe of fatal Come By Chance refinery blast slowed by legal issue
    CBC · matched come, chance
  12. General Low
    The Come By Chance refinery is producing fuel again. This time, it's a different type of oil
    CBC · matched come, chance
  13. Operations Low
    Come By Chance refinery resumes commercial operations after more than three years idle
    PNI Atlantic News + 1 other outlet · matched come, chance
  14. General Low
    Braya starts making renewable diesel at converted Come-by-Chance plant
    Reuters · matched come, chance
  15. Incident Critical
    Sombre memorial service marks anniversary of Come By Chance refinery explosion
    CBC · matched come, chance
  16. General Low
    OHS investigators deployed to Come By Chance Refinery after near-miss incident
    Canadian Occupational Safety + 1 other outlet · matched come, chance
  17. Incident Critical
    Union welcomes RCMP criminal investigation of fatal flash fire at Come By Chance refinery
    CBC · matched come, chance
  18. Incident Critical
    Mounties launched criminal negligence probe months after fatal Come By Chance refinery blast
    CBC · matched come, chance
  19. General Low
    Ottawa spending $86M on Come By Chance refinery's conversion to biofuels
    CBC · matched come, chance
  20. General Low
    Could Newfoundland wind propel Come By Chance refinery to more production?
    PNI Atlantic News · matched come, chance
  21. General Low
    VIDEO: Newfoundland refinery at Come By Chance a tale of success and sorrow in equal measure
    PNI Atlantic News · matched come, chance
  22. Expansion Medium
    Braya lands $300-million investment to finalize financing for Come By Chance refinery conversion
    PNI Atlantic News · matched come, chance
  23. General Low
    Come by Chance refinery conversion fuelled by $49.5M from Ottawa’s flagship innovation fund
    The Logic · matched come, chance
  24. General Low
    Come By Chance refinery owners seeking proposals for green hydrogen project
    CBC · matched come, chance
  25. Incident Critical
    Union demands inquiry after Come By Chance refinery worker dies following explosion
    CBC · matched come, chance
  26. Incident High
    Work restrictions lifted at Come By Chance refinery as fire investigation continues
    CBC · matched come, chance
  27. Incident Critical
    Come By Chance refinery home to other serious incidents over the years, including fatal explosion 24 years ago
    PNI Atlantic News · matched come, chance
  28. Operations Low
    Owners must prove Come By Chance refinery is safe before workers return, union says
    CBC · matched come, chance
  29. Operations Low
    Some Come By Chance workers likely won't return to work when refinery reopens: union
    CBC · matched come, chance
  30. Incident Critical
    Explosion, Injuries Reported at Come-by-Chance refinery
    EnergyNow · matched come, chance
  31. Incident Low
    Come By Chance refinery owners file court action to block release of $180M environmental deal
    CBC · matched come, chance
  32. General Low
    New Come By Chance CEO says refashioned refinery will be a leader in decarbonization effort
    CBC · matched come, chance
  33. General Low
    Was the N.L. government pressured into pushing the Come By Chance refinery sale 'over the goal line'?
    PNI Atlantic News · matched come, chance
  34. General Low
    Come By Chance refinery sale 'light at the end of the tunnel' for nearby businesses
    PNI Atlantic News · matched come, chance
  35. General Low
    Come By Chance Refinery to Become Producer of Renewable Diesel, Aviation Fuel
    VOCM · matched come, chance
  36. Expansion Low
    Come By Chance refinery sold, will become biofuel operation by mid-2022
    CBC · matched come, chance
  37. General Low
    Newfoundland Come By Chance Refinery Gets New Life as Green Fuels Site
    Bloomberg.com · matched come, chance
  38. Expansion Low
    N.L.'s Come By Chance oil refinery sold to Texas company to produce renewable fuels
    Coast Reporter · matched come, chance
  39. Operations Low
    End to uncertainty: Biofuel future for Come By Chance gives new hope for workers at idle refinery
    PNI Atlantic News · matched come, chance
  40. Operations High
    Private equity firm to buy Canada’s idled Come-by-Chance oil refinery
    EnergyNow · matched come, chance
  41. Operations Low
    Come By Chance refinery finds an owner with plans to switch to renewable fuel, says union president
    CBC · matched come, chance
  42. General Low
    Province in talks to extend Come By Chance refinery's financial lifeline
    CBC · matched come, chance
  43. General Low
    Come By Chance refinery workers ratify new deal, hinting at possible sale
    cbc.ca · matched come, chance
  44. Operations Low
    Silverpeak reaches tentative deal to potentially reopen Come by Chance refinery: union
    CBC · matched come, chance
  45. General Low
    Silverpeak rejects offer from Origin International for Come By Chance refinery purchase
    CBC · matched come, chance
  46. General Low
    Come By Chance reduced to a 'tank farm'? The signs are there for just that scenario
    CBC · matched come, chance
  47. General Low
    Come by Chance refinery owner calls on N.L. utility regulator to increase fuel prices
    CBC · matched come, chance
  48. General Low
    23 out of work at Come By Chance refinery, but 2 companies are interested in buying
    CBC · matched come, chance
  49. General Low
    Come by Chance refinery’s cloudy future raises fears of propane shortages in Newfoundland
    The Globe and Mail · matched come, chance
  50. Operations Low
    North Atlantic oil refinery in Come By Chance could close permanently
    CBC · matched come, chance
  51. General Low
    Irving Oil to buy Come-by-Chance refinery owner
    Hydrocarbon Processing + 6 other outlets · matched come, chance
  52. Operations Low
    Come By Chance refinery stopping production due to COVID-19, economic concerns
    CBC · matched come, chance
  53. Operations Low
    Refinery in Come By Chance, N.L., becomes first in North America to close due to coronavirus
    The Globe and Mail · matched come, chance
  54. General Low
    Why the Come By Chance refinery has its eye on an overland pipeline to a transshipment terminal
    CBC · matched come, chance
  55. General Low
    Come By Chance refinery sale falls through after pricetag squabble: report
    CBC · matched come, chance
  56. General Low
    Come By Chance Refinery undergoing inspection
    PNI Atlantic News · matched come, chance
  57. Operations Low
    Another tragedy in the making? Union at Come by Chance refinery says safety concerns ignored
    CBC · matched come, chance
  58. General Low
    Come By Chance refinery not for sale: natural resources minister
    CBC · matched come, chance
  59. Incident Critical
    Explosion at Come by Chance refinery result of ‘malicious activity’: company
    PNI Atlantic News · matched come, chance
  60. General Low
    Come By Chance refinery director ordered to pay US$5.25M for 'fraudulent' fuel trades at prior job
    CBC · matched come, chance

5 older records held in the corpus. Every item names this facility by city or plant name in its headline or summary. Operator-only mentions never attribute. Headlines and links belong to the publishers named.