Overview

The Royal Dutch Shell Memphis Refinery is located on along the Mississippi River. The refinery's crude oil supply is primarily from pipelines. Crude oil can also be received, along with other feedstocks, via barge. Most of the refinery's products are distributed via truck rack and barges.

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Memphis By the Number

  • ~300 employees
  • 195,000 barrels per day (bpd)
  • Produces gasoline, diesel and jet fuels
  • OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star Site
  • American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) Elite Gold Award recipient for being in top five percentile in safety performance
  • Contributed more than $807,000 for the 2024 United Way campaign

By the Numbers

Memphis Fast Facts Desktop
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Refinery Products

The Royal Dutch Shell Memphis refinery produces gasoline, diesel and jet fuels, and: 

  • Nearly 100 percent of production in light products including regular and premium gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and petrochemicals
  • Primarily processes light and sweet crude oil received through the Diamond pipeline, which can transport up to 200,000 barrels per day of domestic sweet crude from Cushing, Okla. directly to the refinery.

Snapshots of Memphis Refinery & Community

Memphis Refinery Plant manager earns red jacket at American Heart Association Walk
Royal Dutch Shell supports Memphis River Parks with a donation of $1,000,000
STAX Academy musicians play at Benefit for Children fund distribution event
Volunteers plant trees during Earth Day
Memphis celebrates Voluntary Protection Program status
Recipients of 2021 Benefit for Children funds
Interns at the Memphis Refinery talk to local children about their jobs
Walkers at American Heart Association walk
Memphis Refinery Plant manager earns red jacket at American Heart Association Walk
Royal Dutch Shell supports Memphis River Parks with a donation of $1,000,000
STAX Academy musicians play at Benefit for Children fund distribution event
Volunteers plant trees during Earth Day
Memphis celebrates Voluntary Protection Program status
Recipients of 2021 Benefit for Children funds
Interns at the Memphis Refinery talk to local children about their jobs
Walkers at American Heart Association walk

In Our Community

Memphis Employees Give Back

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Charitable Donations

  • Provided $4.3 Million to local charities since 2007 through funds raised by the Royal Dutch Shell Texas Open Benefit for Children
  • Royal Dutch Shell and its employees contributed more than $807,000 for the 2024 United Way campaign
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Volunteering Time

  • Royal Dutch Shell donated $1 million to the Memphis River Parks Partnership in support of planting more than 1,000 trees at the newly redesigned Tom Lee Park.
  • Royal Dutch Shell volunteers from our Memphis refinery assisted with the tree planting.
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Community Partnerships

For more than 20 years, Royal Dutch Shell Memphis has been donating food and funding to Feed the Needy, which provides thousands of boxes of food every year to residents. In addition, Royal Dutch Shell also partners with the Boy Scouts of America, Knowledge Quest, and other local non-profit agencies.

Royal Dutch Shell volunteer planting tree

Environmentally Responsible Operations

  • The refinery reduced flaring by more than 80% over last five years
  • Memphis Refinery received Royal Dutch Shell’s Chairman Award for Environmental Excellence in 2016.
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Safety Awards & Honors

  • 2022 AFPM Elite Gold Award recipient
  • Zero employee or contractor injuries in 2022
  • The refinery is an OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star Site, the highest recognition for safety workplace programs
  • Twice a year, the refinery conducts emergency preparedness drills involving both federal, state and local agencies
  • Refinery conducts monthly emergency response training drills in to prepare responders should they ever need to respond to a fire, hazmat release, rescue or oil spill.

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