Port Allen Refinery
A 60,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Louisiana, US, operated by Placid Refining.
Record
- Rated capacity
- 60,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
- Status
- Damaged
- Operator
- Placid Refining
- Parent
- Placid Refining Company
- Supplier graph
- bomforge.com/companies/placid-refining
- Coordinates
- 38.4041, -94.4702
Notes
Multiple news reports from March 23-24, 2026 indicate a massive explosion and fire at Valero's Port Arthur refinery (Port Allen area near Texas coast). While the fire was extinguished and shelter-in-place orders were lifted, the facility would require significant inspection and repairs before resuming operations. No subsequent news indicates the facility has returned to operational status.
What coverage reports
Port Allen crude oil refinery crews release some flammable gas during incident
2020-03-03 · 1 publisher filed it
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
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General LowConstruction of Venture Global's CP2 LNG plant in Louisiana approved by U.S. regulatorMSN · matched allen
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General LowWorld’s Largest Refining Catalyst Plant: world record in Port Allen, Louisianaworldrecordacademy.org · matched allen
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General LowPort Allen refinery considers $94.5 million in upgrades10/12 Industry Report · matched allen
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General LowPort Allen refinery considers $94.5 million for plant upgradesThe Advocate · matched allen
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Incident LowPort Allen crude oil refinery crews release some flammable gas during incidentThe Advocate · matched allen
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General LowKBR dividing wall column technology installed at Port Allen refineryHydrocarbon Processing · matched allen
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Incident HighNo injuries, off-site impact from fire at Placid Refineries in Port AllenWAFB · matched allen
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