Refinery
Convent Refinery
Shell (Sold) ·Convent, US ·v1.1
A 240,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Convent, US, operated by Shell (Sold). Nelson Complexity 9.
Record
- Rated capacity
- 240,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
- Nelson Complexity Index
- 9
- Status
- Damaged
- Operator
- Shell (Sold)
- Supplier graph
- bomforge.com/companies/shell-sold
- Coordinates
- 30.0000, -90.8500
Notes
News from March 24, 2026 reports an explosion at the refinery with residents feeling home tremors miles away, indicating significant damage. This contradicts the database record of 'closed' status and warrants an update to 'damaged' to reflect the recent incident.
What coverage reports
299
days since one was reported
Shell to Shut Down Refinery in Convent, Louisiana, Starting This ...
2025-10-26 · 1 publisher filed it
1
reported in 12 months
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
34 records27 Dec 2010 to 26 Oct 2025Operations 15 · General 10 · Incident 5 · Expansion 3
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Operations CriticalShell to Shut Down Refinery in Convent, Louisiana, Starting This ...Industrial Info Resources · matched convent
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Operations HighShell may flip Convent, Louisiana, refinery into alternative energy facilityBIC Magazine · matched convent
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General LowWithout a buyer, Shell may convert shuttered Convent refinery into alternative fuel facilityThe Advocate · matched convent
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Operations High$1 billion refinery bid rebuffed by Shell for shuttered Convent site in Louisiana, group saysThe Advocate · matched convent
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General LowShell to lay off nearly 700 at Convent Refinery in LouisianaThe Business Journals · matched convent
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Operations CriticalConvent Shell announces shutdown process; 698 employees laid offWBRZ · matched convent
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Operations CriticalShell details its layoff of hundreds at Convent site in 2021; full shutdown set for AugustThe Advocate · matched convent
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Maintenance CriticalShell Convent refinery shuts down this weekend; here's how that'll impact the parishThe Advocate · matched convent
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General LowShell (RDS.A) Starts the Final Closedown of Convent Refineryfinance.yahoo.com · matched convent
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Operations CriticalShell begins permanent shutdown of Convent, Louisiana, refineryReuters · matched convent
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Operations CriticalShell may begin Convent refinery permanent shutdown this week10/12 Industry Report · matched convent
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General LowShell Convent, Louisiana, refinery workers get severance package details -sourcesReuters · matched convent
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Operations LowClosure of Louisiana’s Shell Convent Refinery will impact 1,100 jobs and create economic hardshipWorld Socialist Web Site · matched convent
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Operations LowShell is closing its Convent refinery; what does this mean for clean energy in Louisiana?NOLA.com · matched convent
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Operations CriticalShell Convent refinery shutdown will cost 1,100 jobsPlaquemine Post South · matched convent
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Operations CriticalShutdown of Shell refinery in Convent: Negotiations for job transfers and severance beginThe Advocate · matched convent
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Operations CriticalShell's Convent Refinery to shut downDonaldsonville Chief + 3 other outlets · matched convent
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Operations CriticalShell says will shutdown Convent, Louisiana, refinery in mid-NovemberS&P Global + 2 other outlets · matched convent
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Expansion LowShell announces closure of Convent refinery; 700 jobs at stakeLouisiana First News + 4 other outlets · matched convent
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General LowShell decides to shutter the Convent oil refinery; hundreds of jobs lostThe Advocate · matched convent
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Operations LowShell Convent Refinery begins closing before December; 657 people will lose their jobsWWLTV.com · matched convent
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Expansion LowShell mulls closure of some oil refineries if it can't sell them; Convent on the listThe Advocate · matched convent
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General LowShell shedding eight refineries by 2025; fate of Convent facility unknown10/12 Industry Report · matched convent
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Expansion LowShell is testing the market to sell its Convent refinery, Sorrento salt cavern and moreThe Advocate · matched convent
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General LowPhotos: Ceremony honors those buried at Bruslie and Monroe Plantation cemeteries, on Shell Convent Refinery propertyThe Advocate · matched convent
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General LowSt. James president: Layoffs avoided as Shell to revamp gasoline unit at Convent refineryThe Advocate · matched convent
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General MediumShell Convent refinery restarts half production on HCU -sourcesYahoo · matched convent
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Incident CriticalUncontrolled shutdown at Shell Convent Plant after transformer explosionRoyal Dutch Shell Plc .com · matched convent
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Operations MediumShell to restart Convent refinery by early next week -sourcesYahoo · matched convent
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Incident CriticalTransformer explosion, fire at substation causes Shell Convent plant to lose powerWAFB · matched convent
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Incident HighBig fire last year at Convent refinery could not have been avoided, Motiva saysThe Advocate · matched convent
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Incident HighInvestigators looking into what caused a fire in a Convent refinerywwltv.com · matched convent
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General LowShell, Saudi Aramco Split Assets, Including Norco, Convent RefineriesBiz New Orleans · matched convent
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Incident HighFlaring Motiva facilities concerns Convent residentsGonzales Weekly Citizen · matched convent
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