Louisiana Refinery Shut By Substation Fire

A large fire in an electrical substation shut Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s 227,586-barrel-per-day (bpd) Convent, Louisiana, refinery on Tuesday night, said sources familiar with plant operations. No injuries were reported due to the blaze, which broke out at about 8 p.m. CDT Tuesday (0100 GMT Wednesday), according to a Shell statement posted on-line. The only units still operating at the refinery were the plant’s boilers, the sources said.