U.S.: Indiana's bp refinery restarts after severe flooding
bp's 440,000-bpd refinery in Whiting, Indiana (U.S.), was in the process of restarting after flooding disrupted its operations earlier this week, industry monitor IIR said on Wednesday, adding the units would take several days to ramp up.
The facility aims to be back running at full rates by early next week, IIR said. The refinery reported flaring due to flooding caused by a severe thunderstorm.
Materials will continue to be burned in the flares as needed to maintain safe operations, bp said in a social media post on Wednesday, adding that response and operations teams have been on site since Monday evening.
bp declined to comment on the refinery's restart timeline.
The Whiting refinery, the largest in the U.S. Midwest, produces a wide range of liquid fuels, including gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.
Gasoline and diesel will be impacted at the retail level, Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said in an email on Wednesday. The Great Lakes market will likely see prices rise by $.10 to $0.20 a gallon over the next few days, while consumers in the Chicago area could see an even bigger jump of $.15 to $.30 a gallon.
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