Fire Blazes at BP Whiting Refinery, Causes Wholesale Gas Prices to Rise

Fire blazes at BP Whiting Refinery, causes wholesale gas prices to rise

Gas prices could rise after a fire at the BP Whiting Refinery.

BP says fire extinguished at Midwest's largest refinery (BP:NYSE)

BP (BP) said it extinguished a fire at its 440,000 bbl/day Whiting refinery in Indiana, the largest in the US Midwest, that caused gasoline prices to surge in parts of the region.

Multiple Units Go Offline at BP’s Whiting Refinery in U.S.

The biggest refinery in the Midwest, BP’s Whiting facility, had multiple units offline on Friday, market sources told Reuters, quoting data from energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie.  The refinery was also actively flaring early on Friday, according to one of Reuters’ sources.  The Whiting, Indiana refinery “experienced a fire that was put out and was actively flaring with alarms heard in vicinity last night,” Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum ana…

BP Says Fire Extinguished at Whiting, Indiana Refinery - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events

(Reuters) – A fire broke out at BP’s 440,000 barrel-per-day Whiting refinery in Indiana and was extinguished as of Friday morning, the company said. The fire resulted from an operational incident and there were no injuries, the company said in an emailed statement. It did not elaborate on the incident. Reuters earlier reported multiple units ...