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re: Just heard that Shell is going to close the Convent Refinery

Posted on 11/5/20 at 11:11 am to
Posted by fallguy_1978
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Member since Feb 2018
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Posted on 11/5/20 at 11:11 am to
Is it just low oil prices that did them in?
Posted by Privateer 2007
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Posted on 11/5/20 at 11:13 am to
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oil prices


Refinery generally benefits from low Crude prices.
Posted by CP3
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 11/5/20 at 11:13 am to
They (Shell) have been In the process of moving away from refining and focusing on chem. I think for a combination of reasons.

This post was edited on 11/5/20 at 11:16 am
Posted by JonTheTigerFan
Central, LA
Member since Nov 2003
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Posted on 11/5/20 at 11:57 am to
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Is it just low oil prices that did them in?


Gas and diesel demand has made a comeback but jet fuel demand is still WAY down. I’m not sure how Shell Convent is structured but some of the smaller stand alone refineries that aren’t integrated with a chemical plant rely on jet sales for a big chunk of their profit.
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