Refinery
Rotterdam Refinery
Shell ·Rotterdam, NL ·LSE:SHEL ·v1.1
A 404,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Rotterdam, NL, operated by Shell. Nelson Complexity 11.5.
Record
- Rated capacity
- 404,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
- Nelson Complexity Index
- 11.5
- Status
- Operator
- Shell
- Parent
- Shell plc (LSE:SHEL)
- Supplier graph
- bomforge.com/companies/shell-rotterdam
- Coordinates
- 51.9000, 4.3500
What coverage reports
8
days since one was reported
One dead and several injured in explosion at Rotterdam port refinery
2026-08-13 · 4 publishers filed it
3
reported in 12 months
operations 2 · incident 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
50 records21 Jan 2011 to 14 Aug 2026General 31 · Expansion 9 · Incident 8 · Operations 2
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Incident CriticalExplosion At Port Of Rotterdam’s Refinery & Fuel Terminal Kills 1 & Injures Several Others
An explosion during maintenance work at Gunvor Energy's refinery and fuel terminal at the Port of Rotterdam killed one worker and injured six others.
Marine Insight · matched rotterdam -
Incident CriticalOne dead and several injured in explosion at Rotterdam port refinery
One person was killed and several were injured in an explosion at the Gunvor Energy Rotterdam refinery on Thursday.
The Journal + 1 other outlet · matched rotterdam -
Incident HighPower Outage Triggers Massive Gas Flaring at Rotterdam Refineryasatunews.co.id · matched rotterdam
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General LowShaphargroup selects Honeywell UOP Ecofining technology for Rotterdam SAF refineryBiodiesel Magazine · matched rotterdam
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Operations LowRotterdam LNG throughput remains steady in Q1LNG Prime + 1 other outlet · matched rotterdam
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General LowWPU (Vitol) plans to build a chemical recycling plant for plastics in RotterdamPort of Rotterdam · matched rotterdam
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General LowVitol’s WPU to build new plastic recycling plant in RotterdamIndian Chemical News + 1 other outlet · matched rotterdam
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General LowThe CCS value-chain in the NetherlandsShell Global · matched rotterdam
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General LowEU-supported initiative brings world’s largest SOEC electrolyzer online to deliver renewable hydrogen to a Rotterdam refineryEnergies Media · matched rotterdam
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General LowEconotherm bags record €3 million contract for heat pipe air pre-heaters in Rotterdam refineryIndian Chemical News · matched rotterdam
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General LowEconotherm Secures Major Rotterdam Refinery Heat Exchanger Contract for 2026-2027IndexBox · matched rotterdam
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General LowHigh-temperature electrolyser demonstrates renewable hydrogen production at Rotterdam refineryHazardEx · matched rotterdam
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General LowHigh-temperature electrolyzer to demonstrate the production of renewable hydrogen started up at Neste's Rotterdam refineryneste.com · matched rotterdam
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General LowWorld?s largest SOEC electrolyser started up at Neste?s Rotterdam RefineryEnergías Renovables, el periodismo de las energías limpias. · matched rotterdam
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General LowBP Cancels Rotterdam Biofuels Plant, Joining Shell in Heavy Capital RetreatOilPrice.com · matched rotterdam
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Operations MediumShell will not restart construction of Rotterdam biofuels plantShell Global + 1 other outlet · matched rotterdam
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General LowNeste starts SAF production at its Rotterdam refineryTechnip Energies · matched rotterdam
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General LowNeste starts SAF production at Rotterdam refineryOils & Fats International · matched rotterdam
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General LowNeste starts SAF production at its Rotterdam refinery with an initial 500,000 tons annual capacityGreenAir News · matched rotterdam
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General LowNeste’s Rotterdam renewables refinery begins producing SAFOil & Gas Journal + 1 other outlet · matched rotterdam
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Expansion LowNeste issues EUR-700m green bond to expand Rotterdam refineryRenewables Now · matched rotterdam
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Incident CriticalNeste shuts down Rotterdam refinery after fire and lowers renewable products and SAF sales volume figuresOils & Fats International · matched rotterdam
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Incident HighNeste pauses Rotterdam refinery due to fire, lowers renewables guidanceReuters + 1 other outlet · matched rotterdam
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General CriticalShell halts construction of Rotterdam SAF, renewable diesel plantOil & Gas Journal · matched rotterdam
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General CriticalGunvor halts Rotterdam low-sulphur refinery projectLloyd's List · matched rotterdam
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General LowAir Products to build carbon capture facility at existing hydrogen plant in RotterdamOffshore-Energy.biz + 1 other outlet · matched rotterdam
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General LowShell Announces Massive Green Hydrogen Plant to Power Rotterdam Oil RefineryThe Energy Mix · matched rotterdam
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Expansion MediumNeste takes FID on €1.9bn Rotterdam refinery expansion projectNS Energy · matched rotterdam
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Expansion LowNeste invests $2 billion in Rotterdam renewable products refineryPort Technology · matched rotterdam
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Expansion LowFinland's Neste to invest $2 bln in renewable products refinery in RotterdamReuters · matched rotterdam
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General LowNeste proceeds into execution phase with partners in the MultiPLHY project, aiming to demonstrate production of green hydrogen at its Rotterdam refineryneste.com · matched rotterdam
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General LowNeste to enable production of up to 500,000 tons/a of Sustainable Aviation Fuel at its Rotterdam renewable products refineryneste.com + 1 other outlet · matched rotterdam
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General LowNeste to build plant similar to Singapore in RotterdamScandasia · matched rotterdam
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General LowRotterdam refineryCision News · matched rotterdam
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General LowNeste favours Rotterdam for new billion-euro refineryYle · matched rotterdam
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Expansion MediumNeste’s acquisition of Bunge's refinery plant in Rotterdam completedneste.com · matched rotterdam
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General LowNeste buys Bunge’s Rotterdam refineryC&EN · matched rotterdam
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Expansion LowNeste set to acquire Bunge’s Rotterdam refinery and increase pre-treatment capacityOils & Fats International · matched rotterdam
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Expansion LowNeste to acquire Bunge's refinery plant in Rotterdam to increase raw material pretreatment capacity for the production of renewable productsCision News · matched rotterdam
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General LowAdvanced hydrocracker unit creates a new horizon in Rotterdam harbourPort of Rotterdam · matched rotterdam
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General LowLessons from Buhari’s visit to the Rotterdam refineryVanguard News · matched rotterdam
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Expansion LowGunvor given permission to upgrade Rotterdam refinerysafety4sea · matched rotterdam
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Expansion LowGunvor Gets Go-Ahead for Bunker Fuel Refinery Upgrade in Port of RotterdamgCaptain · matched rotterdam
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Incident HighInquiry into delayed warning messages for Rotterdam refinery firedutchnews.nl · matched rotterdam
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Incident HighAcid leak at Shell refinery Rotterdam; second incident in two daysNL Times · matched rotterdam
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Incident HighMajor Fire at Shell Rotterdam Refinery ExtinguishedRoyal Dutch Shell Plc .com · matched rotterdam
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General LowKuwait’s KPI completes sale of Rotterdam refinery to GunvorArabian Business + 1 other outlet · matched rotterdam
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General LowThe Managing Director of Kuwait Rotterdam Refinery , Wael Salmeenkuna.net.kw · matched rotterdam
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General LowKuwait Rotterdam refinery gets international recognition for occupational health and safety - Power - 03/04/2013kuna.net.kw + 1 other outlet · matched rotterdam
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General LowRotterdam refinery a strategic asset for Kuwait - expert - Power - 21/01/2011kuna.net.kw · matched rotterdam
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