Welcome to the Motiva Norco Refinery Website

In 1918 the New Orleans Refining Company purchased this site. At that time, there were 366 acres of rice, indigo, and sugar cane fields from the Good Hope Plantation. In 1918, the New Orleans Refining Company began operation as an oil terminal. The town grew up around the facility and assumed the name Norco, which was the acronym for New Orleans Refining Company.

The Norco location provided an ideal hub for importing and shipping of oil products. Discoveries of large deposits of crude oil in the lower Mississippi Delta region led to development of refining capabilities.

In 1929, Shell acquired full ownership of the Norco facility and constructed the first refining units. Since then, we have undergone numerous changes, in both our plant and company.

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