BP Whiting, NW Indiana Oil Refinery Has ‘Unanticipated Shutdown’

[JCSR]

Here we go!

Feds Declare Regional Emergency For Midwest States After Oil Refinery Has ‘Unanticipated Shutdown’ | The Daily Wire

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[marvin02]

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Department of Transportation declares regional emergency following BP refinery fire in Indiana

A Department of Transportation agency declared a regional energy emergency for four Midwestern states on Saturday after a fire at an oil refinery in Indiana forced the facility to shut down. The Fe…

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BP Whiting, Indiana, refinery shut; timing of restart unknown -sources

BP Plc’s 435,000 barrel-per-day Whiting, Indiana, refinery is shut and undergoing damage assessment following loss of electrical power and cooling water systems in a Wednesday fire, sources familiar with plant operations said on Friday.

www.reuters.com

BP Whiting shutdown: Michigan lifting some fuel rules after Indiana refinery fire

The refinery provides about 20% to 25% of the gasoline, jet fuel and diesel used by Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana and Illinois, Whitmer's office said.

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[Chewie]

Well now I know why gas prices headed back up! Coincidence? Funny how this always seems to happen as a teeny tiny bit of relief occurs. Not implying anything, just saying!

 

[wcd]

Well now I know why gas prices headed back up! Coincidence? Funny how this always seems to happen as a teeny tiny bit of relief occurs. Not implying anything, just saying!

Not to worry they will dip briefly just before Mid Terms then business as usual.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Fire = unanticipated shutdown. Who knew? Thanks, media geniuses.

 

[Cameramonkey]

"Things are getting too cheap. Light another fire."

 

[pmbiker]

Thanks for the heads up.

Just ran into town and filled the 36 gallon tank in my truck and all my fuel cans.

 

[TheGrumpyGuy]

"Things are getting too cheap. Light another fire."

Damn! Are you trying to give them precise instructions now??

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Thanks for the heads up.

Just ran into town and filled the 36 gallon tank in my truck and all my fuel cans.

We filled up both vehicles and the 5 gallon can for the mower at Kroger. Had 60 cents off per gallon getting ready to expire. It was still $3.12/gallon, but better than $3.72.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Damn! Are you trying to give them precise instructions now??

That reminds me... aren't we about due for another unexpected food processing plant fire?

 

[Cameramonkey]

Damn! Are you trying to give them precise instructions now??

Oh, they already know what to do. I just am onto them now.

 

[indykid]

When I heard about the refinery fire, why was my first thought "I'm not surprised"???

 

[actaeon277]

"Things are getting too cheap. Light another fire."

Funny... but

Having been in multiple industrial plant fires...



Okay. I'll try to halt the "Denny".

 

[Bennettjh]

That reminds me... aren't we about due for another unexpected food processing plant fire?

Don't remind them!!

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Funny... but

Having been in multiple industrial plant fires...



Okay. I'll try to halt the "Denny".

I'm not sure why people are surprised when places filled with things that set fire easily occasionally set fire. Apparently there's a refinery fire somewhere in the US 1 in 3 days on average, but of course most are localized and don't disrupt operations widely. Unless they go big like the one in Houston a year or two back. I remember the aerial pics of that one and being surprised it wasn't associated with much greather lethality to workers.

 

[KokomoDave]

DBH! Oh calling DBH!!

 

[hoosierdoc]

Prices were only dropping because our demand for gasoline was as weak as it was during peak COVID lockdown

 

[Bugzilla]

Worked at the refinery for about 5 years. Yah, things go boom now and then, but they take their work seriously. What pisses me off is the refinery is over 100 years old. No other refineries exist in the region as they all went under decades ago. This refinery goes down and there is a major fuel disruption. And when will a few more refineries be built in America?

 

[actaeon277]

Worked at the refinery for about 5 years. Yah, things go boom now and then, but they take their work seriously. What pisses me off is the refinery is over 100 years old. No other refineries exist in the region as they all went under decades ago. This refinery goes down and there is a major fuel disruption. And when will a few more refineries be built in America?

And when will a few more refineries be built in America?

The 2nd day after NEVER

 

[jwamplerusa]

And when will a few more refineries be built in America?

When a large chunk of the Administrative state is defunded and dismantled.