BP's Whiting Refinery Shutdown Sparks Fuel Supply Worries

BP Plc (BP) intends to keep the Whiting refinery closed for up to three weeks as it grapples with the aftermath of a plant-wide power outage at its Indiana refinery.The Whiting refinery, with a capacity to process 435,000 barrels of crude daily, holds a pivotal position as the largest refinery in the Midwest and BP’s largest in North America.The sudden halt in operations following the Feb 1 power outage has prompted extensive inspections of units and piping to assess damages and identify the root cause of t ...