Marquee Refinery

Whiting Refinery

BP ·Whiting, IN ·LSE:BP ·v1.1

A 435,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Whiting, IN, operated by BP. Nelson Complexity 11.4.

Record

Rated capacity
435,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
Nelson Complexity Index
11.4
Status
Operating
Operator
BP
Parent
BP plc (LSE:BP)
Supplier graph
bomforge.com/companies/bp
Coordinates
41.6736, -87.4892
PADD
2
Commissioned
1889

Feedstock slate

Average API gravity
24°
Average sulfur
2.6%
Primary grades
WCS, Bakken, Mars

Product yield

Gasoline51%
Distillate31%
Jet10%
Residual3%
Other5%

Notes

BP locked out 800+ union workers at Whiting refinery on March 19, 2026 amid failed contract negotiations. The lockout continued into at least late March/early April 2026, indicating the facility is not operating during this labor dispute.

What coverage reports

6 days since one was reported

USW Local 7-1 workers suspend picketing at BP Whiting Refinery after devastating storm
2026-08-14 · 1 publisher filed it

41 reported in 12 months

operations 38 · incident 2 · conflict 1

2024-092026-08
stories filed per month · red = a disruption

These are counts of what publishers filed about this plant, not an operating status. A quiet month means nobody named this facility that month, which is a fact about coverage and not about the plant. Where this site states how a refinery is running it says so in the facts table above, from the curated dataset, and cites it there.

Wire

108 records25 Aug 2022 to 19 Aug 2026Operations 59 · General 33 · Incident 10 · Maintenance 3
  1. General Low
    Northwest Indiana woman sues BP over alleged 45-foot fall at Whiting refinery
    nwitimes.com · matched whiting
  2. Maintenance Critical
    BP shut Whiting refinery hydrotreater for planned work: IIR
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched whiting
  3. Operations Critical
    USW Local 7-1 workers suspend picketing at BP Whiting Refinery after devastating storm

    United Steelworkers Local 7-1 suspended picketing outside the BP Whiting Refinery after a Tuesday storm.

    nwitimes.com · matched whiting
  4. Operations High
    BP cites 'operational' issues including at Whiting, Indiana refinery amid worker lockout

    BP's CEO told investors that the company suffered operation issues at its Whiting Refinery, where workers were locked out for four and a half months.

    nwitimes.com · matched whiting
  5. Operations High
    Inside the nearly 5-month labor lockout at BP's Whiting refinery

    BP locked out about 800 union workers from its oil refinery in Whiting, Indiana, after union members voted to reject a contract offer.

    chicago.suntimes.com + 1 other outlet · matched whiting
  6. Operations High
    Hammond Teachers Union organizing boycott of BP over lockout at Whiting refinery

    USW members rallied in downtown Chicago against a lockout at the BP Whiting Refinery, while the Hammond Teachers' Federation called for a boycott of BP.

    nwitimes.com · matched whiting
  7. Operations High
    BP profit tops $5.7 billion amid Whiting refinery lockout

    BP locked out more than 800 workers at its Whiting refinery for more than four months.

    nwitimes.com · matched whiting
  8. Operations High
    Weekly Recap: BP LNG deal talks and Whiting refinery lockout

    BP PLC faced a lockout at its Whiting refinery.

    TradingView · matched whiting
  9. General Low
    BP Whiting Refinery included on new greenhouse gas emissions report

    An Environmental Data and Governance Initiative report ranked BP's Whiting Refinery eighth on a list of top greenhouse gas suppliers from 2010 to 2023.

    Chicago Tribune · matched whiting
  10. Operations High
    USW cautions investors BP Whiting Refinery lockout costing them money, poses risks

    The United Steelworkers union asked BP investors to intervene in a four-month lockout of workers at the BP Whiting Refinery.

    nwitimes.com · matched whiting
  11. Operations High
    United Steelworkers coalition urges investors to address BP lockout of 800 Whiting refinery workers

    The United Steelworkers, AFL-CIO, and IndustriaALL Global Union urged investors to engage British Petroleum's leadership regarding a lockout of approximately 800 workers at its Whiting, Indiana refinery.

    marketscreener.com · matched whiting
  12. Operations High
    BP, union dispute continues as local officials call for end to lockout at Whiting Refinery

    Local officials called on BP to end its lockout of more than 800 workers at the Whiting Refinery as a labor dispute between the company and union continued.

    WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN · matched whiting
  13. Operations High
    Lake County commissioners urge BP to end Whiting refinery lockout

    Workers picketed outside the BP Whiting Refinery after being locked out by BP.

    nwitimes.com · matched whiting
  14. General Low
    Gallery: Whiting Refinery history
    nwitimes.com · matched whiting
  15. Operations High
    Lake County Council calls on BP to end employee lockout at Whiting refinery

    The Lake County Council unanimously approved a resolution calling on BP to end its lockout of some 800 union workers at the Whiting refinery.

    nwitimes.com · matched whiting
  16. Operations High
    The Workers’ Mic (7/12/26): The Workers’ Mic talk about the BP Whiting refinery lockout

    Eight hundred union members were locked out at the BP Whiting refinery.

    WGN Radio 720 · matched whiting
  17. General Low
    Whiting-Robertsdale Chamber of Commerce drops BP as Pierogi Fest sponsor, will fundraise for locked-out refinery workers

    The Whiting-Robertsdale Chamber of Commerce returned a sponsorship donation from BP Refinery and planned to fundraise for locked-out workers at BP's Whiting refinery.

    ABC7 Chicago · matched whiting
  18. General Low
    BP Whiting Refinery asks to resume negotiations

    The BP Whiting Refinery asked to resume negotiations with the United Steelworkers union.

    nwitimes.com · matched whiting
  19. Operations High
    Steelworkers rally at BP corporate office as Whiting Refinery lockout nears 100 days
    Fight Back! News · matched whiting
  20. General Low
    Chicago bands to perform concert to benefit locked-out BP Whiting Refinery workers
    nwitimes.com · matched whiting
  21. Operations High
    Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg calls for end to BP Whiting Refinery lockout
    nwitimes.com · matched whiting
  22. Operations Low
    Argus Touts BP p.l.c. (BP) Despite Whiting Refinery Union Contract Stalemate
    Yahoo Finance · matched whiting
  23. Operations High
    Hammond calls for end to lockout of BP Whiting Refinery workers
    nwitimes.com · matched whiting
  24. Operations Low
    BP Whiting Refinery makes new offer after months of stalemate, union says company is still asking for concessions
    nwitimes.com · matched whiting
  25. General Low
    BP presents revised labor proposal at Whiting refinery
    Investing.com + 1 other outlet · matched whiting
  26. General Low
    BP offers revised deal for striking Whiting refinery workers
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched whiting
  27. Operations High
    Negotiations resume at BP Whiting refinery amid monthslong lockout
    CBS News · matched whiting
  28. Operations Low
    BP, union still at odds over new contract for Whiting Refinery workers
    Inside INdiana Business + 1 other outlet · matched whiting
  29. Operations Low
    BP to meet union leaders next week for Whiting refinery negotiations
    Reuters · matched whiting
  30. Operations Low
    BP to resume Whiting refinery labor talks with union on Monday
    Investing.com + 1 other outlet · matched whiting
  31. General Low
    UPDATE: United Steelworkers, BP Whiting Refinery to return to bargaining table
    nwitimes.com · matched whiting
  32. Operations High
    Union says BP delaying negotiations following Whiting refinery lockout By Reuters
    Investing.com + 2 other outlets · matched whiting
  33. General Low
    Why is gas so high in Illinois? Gas prices today increased amid Iran war, after BP Whiting, Indiana refinery power loss
    ABC7 Chicago · matched whiting
  34. General Low
    Hundreds rally at BP Whiting refinery amid contract dispute
    MSN · matched whiting
  35. Operations High
    BP's Whiting refinery workers prepare for strike, union says
    MSN · matched whiting
  36. General High
    USW says safety a major concern in negotiations with BP, given regular leaks and fires at Whiting Refinery
    nwitimes.com · matched whiting
  37. Operations Low
    BP, union continue war of words amid stalled contract talks at Whiting Refinery
    Inside INdiana Business · matched whiting
  38. Operations High
    BP, USW give negotiations updates amid Whiting refinery lockout
    Chicago Tribune · matched whiting
  39. Operations High
    BP Whiting Lockout Puts Refining Risks And Valuation Gap In Focus
    Yahoo Finance · matched whiting
  40. General Low
    USW, BP Whiting Refinery divided over returning to bargaining table
    nwitimes.com · matched whiting
  41. General Low
    BP refinery in Whiting locks out workers
    AOL.com · matched whiting
  42. Operations High
    Northwest Indiana congressman calls on BP to end lockout at Whiting Refinery
    nwitimes.com · matched whiting
  43. Incident High
    Press Release: Congressman Frank J. Mrvan and Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski Urge BP to End Union Worker Lockout at Whiting Refinery
    Quiver Quantitative · matched whiting
  44. General Low
    BP's Whiting Refinery
    WFYI · matched whiting
  45. Expansion Low
    BP reportedly selling major stake in U.S. pipelines, including to Whiting refinery
    nwitimes.com · matched whiting
  46. Operations High
    BP Whiting refinery initiates lockout after failed contract negotiations with USW members
    MSN · matched whiting
  47. General Low
    Gov. Braun visits locked-out BP Whiting refinery workers
    WNDU · matched whiting
  48. Operations High
    BP Whiting refinery runs with 450 workers amid lockout
    nwitimes.com · matched whiting
  49. Operations High
    Peter Navarro: The lockout at BP’s Whiting refinery is one that America cannot afford
    Chicago Tribune · matched whiting
  50. Operations High
    New USW International president condemns BP Whiting Refinery lockout, calls for fair contract
    nwitimes.com · matched whiting
  51. Operations High
    Lockout at BP Whiting refinery goes into effect. Will it impact the pumps?
    CBS News · matched whiting
  52. Operations High
    Union begins picket during BP Whiting refinery lockout
    CBS News · matched whiting
  53. Operations Low
    BP locks out more than 800 union workers at Whiting refinery after contract negotiations fail
    chicago.suntimes.com + 5 other outlets · matched whiting
  54. Operations Low
    Workers take to picket lines after being locked out of BP refinery in Whiting, Indiana
    CBS News + 2 other outlets · matched whiting
  55. Operations High
    The Pending BP Lockout at Whiting Refinery: What You Need to Know
    wimsradio.com · matched whiting
  56. Operations High
    United Steel Workers union members to hold protest following BP Whiting refinery lockout
    CBS News · matched whiting
  57. Operations High
    Lockout at BP Whiting refinery in northwest Indiana begins Thursday, company claims no disruptions expected
    WANE 15 · matched whiting
  58. General Low
    USW workers to start picketing after being locked out of BP Whiting Refinery
    nwitimes.com + 2 other outlets · matched whiting
  59. Operations Low
    Union workers locked out of BP refinery in Whiting at midnight Thursday morning due to ongoing labor dispute with company
    wgntv.com + 1 other outlet · matched whiting
  60. Operations Low
    'Like a kick in the mouth': Union workers locked out of BP refinery in Whiting, Indiana, after no contract agreement reached
    WGN-TV · matched whiting

48 older records held in the corpus. Every item names this facility by city or plant name in its headline or summary. Operator-only mentions never attribute. Headlines and links belong to the publishers named.