BP Whiting Refinery Modernization Project

BP continues progress with detailed engineering, design and early construction for our $3.8 billion investment to upgrade and modernize our Whiting Refinery in northwest Indiana.  The project benefits US energy security and fuel supply reliability for the Midwest US and sustains the refinery's positive contribution to the economy of the Midwest US, including jobs for thousands of BP employees and contractors in northwest Indiana.

The project enables the facility to increase motor fuels production by about 1.7 million gallons each day, and to refine more oil from Canada, tapping into growing oil production in the Alberta province.  The project also provides a significant increase to the tax base of northwest Indiana.  An important aspect of the project is to design and integrate improvements that protect the environment.  More than $1.4 billion of the $3.8 billion refinery modernization program is allocated for environmental improvements. » more...

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