BP confirms Whiting refinery operations have been affected by flooding

BP said on Tuesday operations at its 440,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Whiting, Indiana, were affected due to flooding caused by a severe thunderstorm overnight.

BP has not said which units of the refinery were affected and if production was affected.

The company stated that "The Whiting refinery operations were affected by significant thunderstorms in Northwest Indiana overnight, which led to flooding in the neighborhoods and severe conditions," "Materials will be burned in flares for safe operations."

A source cited by industry monitor IIR said that multiple units at Whiting refinery had been shut down on Monday night due to flooding.

Source: The affected units include the primary crude processing units as well as the heavy distillate catalytic Cracker and Hydrotreater and middle distillate Hydrotreater. BP reported that response and operations crews are on site to manage the impacts of the storms.

Whiting refinery produces gasoline, jet fuel, and diesel. (Reporting from Nicole Jao, New York; Additional Reporting by Arathy S. Somasekhar, Houston; Editing and production by Franklin Paul & Marguerita C. Choy).

(source: Reuters)