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re: Just heard that Shell is going to close the Convent Refinery
Posted on 11/5/20 at 7:27 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan
Posted on 11/5/20 at 7:27 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan
A chemical plant??
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Posted on 11/5/20 at 7:55 pm to Modern
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How big is Shell convents refinery compared to XOM BR’s refinery?
It's a boutique refinery compared to Exxon in Baton Rouge or Marathon in Garyville.
But it's big enough to really hurt when it closes. It will likely reopen in a few years under a new buyer, but it's not going to be pleasant for St. James, Ascension, and the New Orleans-Baton Rouge area. When demand picks back up, the country will feel the pain of losing that refining capacity if it doesn't come back online quickly.
This post was edited on 11/5/20 at 8:00 pm
Posted on 11/5/20 at 7:57 pm to notiger1997
Don't worry JBE got this.
Posted on 11/5/20 at 8:00 pm to sawtooth
To have one you have to have the other
Mandates wouldn't be needed with no virus
More people than you know stopped traveling on their own accord
Mandates wouldn't be needed with no virus
More people than you know stopped traveling on their own accord
Posted on 11/5/20 at 8:04 pm to notiger1997
Louisiana DESPERATELY needs to diversify its economy.
Posted on 11/5/20 at 8:05 pm to Dawgwithnoname
It's needed to diversify for 35 years.
Posted on 11/5/20 at 8:33 pm to Dawgwithnoname
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Louisiana DESPERATELY needs to diversify its economy.
It went from predominantly agriculture to predominantly agriculture and oil/gas over the 20th century.
That's diversified, right?
In all seriousness, if they can run a refinery along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, they can also build cars, battery packs, airplanes, tractors, or other durable goods. There are plenty of rail, water, and highway links in that stretch.
This post was edited on 11/5/20 at 8:35 pm
Posted on 11/5/20 at 8:49 pm to Modern
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How big is Shell convents refinery
250,000 bbls/day
Posted on 11/5/20 at 8:52 pm to goofball
quote:the ole road, rail, seaport, airport that was supposed to be built in St James Parish 25 years ago.
There are plenty of rail, water, and highway links in that stretch.
Sad that Louisiana politics crushed it.
This post was edited on 11/5/20 at 8:53 pm
Posted on 11/5/20 at 8:55 pm to goofball
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But it's big enough to really hurt when it closes. It will likely reopen in a few years under a new buyer, but it's not going to be pleasant for St. James, Ascension, and the New Orleans-Baton Rouge area. When demand picks back up, the country will feel the pain of losing that refining capacity if it doesn't come back online quickly.
Most of the gasoline and diesel they sell gets sold outside of the state heard from a friend
Posted on 11/5/20 at 8:59 pm to Dawgwithnoname
They can't even turn the vacant Cortana mall into an Amazon processing facility.
Posted on 11/5/20 at 9:08 pm to Dawgwithnoname
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Louisiana DESPERATELY needs to diversify its economy.
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It's needed to diversify for 35 years.
Who wants to bring business here? The environment isn't attractive and the people are under-educated
Posted on 11/5/20 at 9:32 pm to fightin tigers
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Barge it to Mexico?
Vessels to Latin America
Vessels to Florida
Pipelines up the Atlantic coast
Posted on 11/5/20 at 9:34 pm to Tigeralum2008
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Louisiana HAS to diversify its economy
Into what? What can it diversify into that will be supported by the majority of available workers in this state?
Posted on 11/5/20 at 9:39 pm to jmarto1
And we have a Governor and his buddies that love to sue businesses.
Posted on 11/5/20 at 9:39 pm to CheEngineer
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Most of the gasoline and diesel they sell gets sold outside of the state heard from a friend
Most refineries in LA put into pipelines that send gas and diesel up through the east coast.
Posted on 11/5/20 at 9:41 pm to fightin tigers
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Sad that Louisiana politics crushed it.
Or good that the tax payers didn’t get fricked once again on another economic development boondoggle.
Ou record on spending money for infrastructure investments/ improvements pretty much sucks.
Posted on 11/5/20 at 9:46 pm to notiger1997
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What I don’t get is why some other company wouldn’t want to just buy it on the cheap. Seems like someone could still make money running it
Probably piled up millions in deferred maintenance.
Posted on 11/5/20 at 9:46 pm to tigerinthebueche
It was a long time ago, but at one point Bombardier was one of the financial backers.
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