Power Restored at Indiana BP Refinery Following Outage and Evacuation

Operations at the BP Whiting refinery have stabilized after a power outage led to a temporary shutdown and evacuation of workers.

Power has been restored to BP’s Whiting refinery in northwest Indiana after a temporary shutdown due to a power outage.
The outage prompted the evacuation of workers and the temporary flaring of stacks to burn off excess product.
All refinery staff were accounted for, and no injuries were reported following the incident.
Air monitoring around the refinery has not recorded any elevated readings, indicating no danger to the public.
The impact on gas prices from the shutdown is not expected to be severe, according to industry analysts.