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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
Best States #50
Member since Feb 2018
48519 posts
Posted on 11/5/20 at 11:11 am to
Is it just low oil prices that did them in?
Posted by Klark Kent
Houston via BR
Member since Jan 2008
66789 posts
Posted on 11/5/20 at 11:12 am to
Who has that cash right now?
Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
11298 posts
Posted on 11/5/20 at 11:12 am to
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Thanks Biden!



Trump is still president. They've been mulling the closure for a while now.
Posted by Privateer 2007
Member since Jan 2020
6174 posts
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
Member since Sep 2009
7405 posts
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 notiger1997
Metairie
Member since May 2009
58123 posts
Posted on 11/5/20 at 11:15 am to
That’s true. They seem to want to sell almost all the stand alone refineries they have around the world.
Posted by dukke v
PLUTO
Member since Jul 2006
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Posted on 11/5/20 at 11:15 am to
That’s just horrible.....
Posted by Hamma1122
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Posted on 11/5/20 at 11:15 am to
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This post was edited on 11/5/20 at 11:24 am
Posted by Master Guilbeau
Member since Jan 2013
1120 posts
Posted on 11/5/20 at 11:19 am to
I mean, he won. Game over. Not a coincidence they decide to pull the plug today. When you make comments during a debate that you want to move away from oil and gas, investors tend to not like that.
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
98184 posts
Posted on 11/5/20 at 11:22 am to
Moar time for travel ball
Posted by Hamma1122
Member since Sep 2016
19820 posts
Posted on 11/5/20 at 11:23 am to
Covid related
Posted by Tigers13
New Orleans
Member since Feb 2005
1758 posts
Posted on 11/5/20 at 11:23 am to
Energy demand is lowered as we become more energy efficient. The model that companies like Shell are going to is integrated chemical/refining facilities. Demand for petrochemical products is growing. Stand-alone refineries isn’t where you want to be investing.
Posted by CP3
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2009
7405 posts
Posted on 11/5/20 at 11:25 am to
I wouldn’t go as far as saying Biden is the direct cause for this, and I am definitely nowhere close to being a Biden supporter.

They have been trying to sell it for a while and already were considering shut down. The decision may have been expedited by election given the grim future of O&G under Biden, but I doubt it had as much impact as you are implying.

Posted by dukke v
PLUTO
Member since Jul 2006
202881 posts
Posted on 11/5/20 at 11:30 am to
I can agree with this.
Posted by Ed Osteen
Member since Oct 2007
57479 posts
Posted on 11/5/20 at 11:34 am to
Biden had little if any to do with this decision
Posted by Hud0326
Member since Dec 2019
354 posts
Posted on 11/5/20 at 11:35 am to
Hearing the same thing. First of many I am afraid
Posted by LSUDUCKMAN67
DTB
Member since Sep 2020
897 posts
Posted on 11/5/20 at 11:36 am to
About to be some F250s for sale.....
Posted by FightinTiga
Pumpkin Center
Member since Feb 2009
20745 posts
Posted on 11/5/20 at 11:37 am to
Biden is too frickin brain dead to make any decisions
Posted by Tigeralum2008
Yankees Fan
Member since Apr 2012
17134 posts
Posted on 11/5/20 at 11:41 am to
Louisiana HAS to diversify its economy. This is the first major oil related domino to fall but won’t be the last.

Oil contributes to a number of products that are still very vital but those producers will shrink over the next century. We must adapt or we will face the same type of economic crash the “rust belt” states face today
This post was edited on 11/5/20 at 11:42 am
Posted by sosaysmorvant
River Parishes, LA
Member since Feb 2008
1312 posts
Posted on 11/5/20 at 11:43 am to
I'm sick to my stomach. I know a LOT of people that work there. frick!
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