Refinery

Norco Refinery

Shell ·Louisiana, US ·LSE:SHEL ·v1.1

A 235,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Louisiana, US, operated by Shell.

Record

Rated capacity
235,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
Status
Operating
Operator
Shell
Parent
Shell plc (LSE:SHEL)
Supplier graph
bomforge.com/companies/shell-louisiana
Coordinates
38.1763, -96.0606

What coverage reports

92 days since one was reported

Flaring expected at Shell Norco refinery amid repairs after April fire
2026-05-21 · 1 publisher filed it

4 reported in 12 months

incident 4

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

28 records10 May 2012 to 21 May 2026Incident 15 · General 8 · Operations 3 · Maintenance 1
  1. Incident High
    Flaring expected at Shell Norco refinery amid repairs after April fire
    WWLTV.com · matched norco
  2. Incident High
    Fire, first responder crews extinguish overnight fire at Shell Norco refinery
    WBRZ · matched norco
  3. Incident High
    Refinery fire extinguished after hours-long burn at Shell Norco
    fox8live.com + 3 other outlets · matched norco
  4. Incident High
    Shell's Norco, La., Refinery Extinguishes Overnight Fire at Processing Unit -- OPIS
    富途牛牛 · matched norco
  5. Incident High
    'The house was shaking': Residents, environmentalists concerned after Shell Norco refinery fire
    WWLTV.com · matched norco
  6. Incident High
    Fire at Shell Norco refinery prompts overnight emergency response in St. Charles Parish
    WWLTV.com · matched norco
  7. General Low
    Woodside awards Louisiana LNG tugboat contract
    LNG Prime + 3 other outlets · matched norco
  8. General Low
    Commonwealth LNG Export Terminal Achieves Full Commercialization in Louisiana
    constructionreviewonline.com · matched norco
  9. Incident Critical
    Explosion reported at refinery along Louisiana-Texas border
    WBRZ · matched norco
  10. Maintenance Medium
    Shell: Norco, Louisiana (U.S.) refinery gasoline unit work to start on Friday
    Hydrocarbon Processing · matched norco
  11. Incident Critical
    Shell Norco shuts gasoline unit early after boiler leak
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched norco
  12. Incident High
    Shell restarting Norco refinery after leak
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched norco
  13. Incident High
    At Shell Norco in St. Charles, continued flaring spurs fines, other measures
    NOLA.com · matched norco
  14. General Low
    Shell plc (SHEL) Plans To Run Norco Louisiana Refinery At Full Capacity During Storm
    StreetInsider · matched norco
  15. General Low
    Norco is leading Shell’s energy transformation with integrated chemical and refining production
    NOLA.com · matched norco
  16. Incident High
    'Elevated flaring & smoking' expected at Norco Shell refinery: spokesperson
    WWLTV.com · matched norco
  17. Operations Medium
    Shell Norco, Louisiana, refinery to restart hydrotreater, sulfur units -sources
    Reuters · matched norco
  18. Operations Medium
    Shell Norco Louisiana complex post-Ida restart to begin with chemical plant units -sources
    Reuters · matched norco
  19. Operations Medium
    Shell eyes mid-Oct for Norco, Louisiana, refinery's post-hurricane restart -sources
    Reuters · matched norco
  20. Incident Low
    Louisiana Shell refinery left spewing chemicals after Hurricane Ida
    Louisiana Illuminator + 1 other outlet · matched norco
  21. Incident High
    After Ida, Toxic Smoke From Shell’s Norco Plant in Louisiana Creates Apocalyptic Landscape
    DeSmog · matched norco
  22. General Low
    Shell sees building damage at Norco, Louisiana refinery -company
    Reuters · matched norco
  23. General Low
    Shell plans to hang on to Norco, Louisiana refinery -sources
    Reuters · matched norco
  24. Expansion Low
    Shell will sell its 149 kb/d Puget Sound Refinery (United States)
    Enerdata · matched norco
  25. Incident High
    'Elevated flaring' at Shell Norco plant — visible for miles — should end by midweek, company says
    NOLA.com · matched norco
  26. General Low
    No layoffs expected as Shell takes over Norco refinery
    St. Charles Herald Guide · matched norco
  27. General Low
    Striking Norco refinery workers get support
    WWLTV.com · matched norco
  28. Incident High
    Fiery flare, smoke from Shell Norco chemical plant result of accident
    NOLA.com · matched norco

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