BP Whiting Refinery

The center Received $75,000 from BP to use toward Relocation and Future STEM Impact.

After a fire in October the refinery reports it is back to full production

The increase in prices is partly due to the BP Whiting Refinery outages.

The BP Foundation has partnered with Legacy Foundation, Lake County’s community foundation, to launch the BP Foundation Community Fund Grant to support organizations affected by the August 2025 storms and flooding.

Dangerous flooding in Whiting led to an unexpected issue at the BP refinery. The facility was far from alone in dealing with the effects of severe weather.

BP says it's stopped a leak that led to odors in Whiting Thursday morning.

BP says some flaring took place Monday morning at its Whiting refinery.

New leadership is coming to BP's Whiting Refinery. The facility's current vice president of refining, Donnie Brown, has been promoted to senior vice president of safety and operational risk assurance for BP.

BP plans to meet with small groups of Whiting-area residents to discuss the recent issues at the refinery. According to information shared on the city's website, refinery leaders will give an update on the issues, outline BP's response, and listen to residents' concerns and questions.

BP's Whiting refinery is back up and running, after a power outage prompted an evacuation Thursday.