Whiting Refinery
Whiting Refinery in October 2024 | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Province | Indiana |
| City | Whiting, East Chicago, Hammond |
| Coordinates | 41°40′23″N 87°28′43″W / 41.67306°N 87.47861°W |
| Refinery details | |
| Operator | BP Products North America |
| Owner(s) | BP |
| Commissioned | 1889 |
| Area | 1,400 acres (570 ha) |
| Capacity | 450,000 bbl/d (72,000 m3/d) |
| No. of employees | 1800 |
The Whiting Refinery is an oil refinery located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan and the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal and operated by BP. The facility is primarily located in Whiting, Indiana, USA, though portions of the 1,400 acres (5.7 km2) complex span into the neighboring cities of Hammond and East Chicago.
The refinery was established in 1889 by Standard Oil of Indiana. It is the eighth largest refinery in the US and has a capacity of more than 400,000 barrels per day (64,000 m3/d) of crude oil.