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
- 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
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Incident HighFlaring expected at Shell Norco refinery amid repairs after April fireWWLTV.com · matched norco
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Incident HighFire, first responder crews extinguish overnight fire at Shell Norco refineryWBRZ · matched norco
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Incident HighRefinery fire extinguished after hours-long burn at Shell Norcofox8live.com + 3 other outlets · matched norco
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Incident HighShell's Norco, La., Refinery Extinguishes Overnight Fire at Processing Unit -- OPIS富途牛牛 · matched norco
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Incident High'The house was shaking': Residents, environmentalists concerned after Shell Norco refinery fireWWLTV.com · matched norco
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Incident HighFire at Shell Norco refinery prompts overnight emergency response in St. Charles ParishWWLTV.com · matched norco
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General LowWoodside awards Louisiana LNG tugboat contractLNG Prime + 3 other outlets · matched norco
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General LowCommonwealth LNG Export Terminal Achieves Full Commercialization in Louisianaconstructionreviewonline.com · matched norco
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Incident CriticalExplosion reported at refinery along Louisiana-Texas borderWBRZ · matched norco
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Maintenance MediumShell: Norco, Louisiana (U.S.) refinery gasoline unit work to start on FridayHydrocarbon Processing · matched norco
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Incident CriticalShell Norco shuts gasoline unit early after boiler leakQuantum Commodity Intelligence · matched norco
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Incident HighShell restarting Norco refinery after leakQuantum Commodity Intelligence · matched norco
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Incident HighAt Shell Norco in St. Charles, continued flaring spurs fines, other measuresNOLA.com · matched norco
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General LowShell plc (SHEL) Plans To Run Norco Louisiana Refinery At Full Capacity During StormStreetInsider · matched norco
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General LowNorco is leading Shell’s energy transformation with integrated chemical and refining productionNOLA.com · matched norco
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Incident High'Elevated flaring & smoking' expected at Norco Shell refinery: spokespersonWWLTV.com · matched norco
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Operations MediumShell Norco, Louisiana, refinery to restart hydrotreater, sulfur units -sourcesReuters · matched norco
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Operations MediumShell Norco Louisiana complex post-Ida restart to begin with chemical plant units -sourcesReuters · matched norco
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Operations MediumShell eyes mid-Oct for Norco, Louisiana, refinery's post-hurricane restart -sourcesReuters · matched norco
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Incident LowLouisiana Shell refinery left spewing chemicals after Hurricane IdaLouisiana Illuminator + 1 other outlet · matched norco
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Incident HighAfter Ida, Toxic Smoke From Shell’s Norco Plant in Louisiana Creates Apocalyptic LandscapeDeSmog · matched norco
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General LowShell sees building damage at Norco, Louisiana refinery -companyReuters · matched norco
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General LowShell plans to hang on to Norco, Louisiana refinery -sourcesReuters · matched norco
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Expansion LowShell will sell its 149 kb/d Puget Sound Refinery (United States)Enerdata · matched norco
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Incident High'Elevated flaring' at Shell Norco plant — visible for miles — should end by midweek, company saysNOLA.com · matched norco
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General LowNo layoffs expected as Shell takes over Norco refinerySt. Charles Herald Guide · matched norco
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General LowStriking Norco refinery workers get supportWWLTV.com · matched norco
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Incident HighFiery flare, smoke from Shell Norco chemical plant result of accidentNOLA.com · matched norco
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.