Placid Refining Company, LLC
1940 LA HWY 1 N, Port Allen, Louisiana, United States

Placid Refining Company LLC is an independent, privately held petroleum refining company located in Port Allen, Louisiana, directly across the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge. The refinery is the company’s only manufacturing facility, processing 75,000 barrels per day of domestically sourced crude oil.  We produce a full range of transportation fuels, which are distributed across the southeastern United States from Texas to Maryland. Independent refiners such as Placid play a critical role in the nation’s economy and are an important source of transportation fuels for independent retailers.

Our Mission

Placid’s mission is to provide the best quality and most affordable fuels needed to meet the growing demand for energy.  Through innovation, growth, and efficiency, we perform this mission with a long-term focus, utilizing the highest standards of safety, integrity, ethics, and honesty, all while concurrently targeting the highest stakeholder value.  Since purchasing the facility in 1975, Placid Refining Company LLC has been committed to doing things right–for the long term.  Over the years, we have invested hundreds of millions of dollars to improve our processes and production while reducing emissions. This ensures our refinery runs efficiently and produces the highest quality, clean fuels that adhere to the most stringent regulatory requirements.

Product quality is a top priority at Placid Refining Company.

At Placid, years of experience, a state-of-the-art laboratory, and a rigidly defined process ensure quality control is maintained at all times.  The result is a consistent quality product that meets the rigorous demands of both customers, as well as Federal and State fuels regulations.  Our dedication to quality control is evidenced by Placid’s continued status as a major supplier of military jet fuel to the U.S. Department of Defense.  In addition, Placid Refining is a past recipient of the prestigious Best Unbranded Supplier Award presented by the Petroleum Marketers Association of America.  This award is based on quality of products in addition to excellence in customer service.