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Roads near the refinery were also shut down, and the refinery complex, located along Lake Michigan about 15 miles (24 kilometers) southeast of Chicago, was flaring its stacks in response to the ...
The Oil & Gas Journal publishes a worldwide list of refineries annually in a country-by-country tabulation that includes for each refinery: location, crude oil daily processing capacity, and the size of each process unit in the refinery. For some countries, the refinery list is further categorized state-by-state.
The Whiting Refinery is an oil refinery located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan and the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal [1] and operated by BP.The facility is primarily located in Whiting, Indiana, USA, though portions of the 1,400 acres (5.7 km 2) complex span into the neighboring cities of Hammond and East Chicago.
Phillips 66 announced Wednesday that it will close its Wilmington-area refinery complex next year but will work with the state to continue supplying fuel to consumers.
October 5, 1913 - A spark from a passing locomotive was blamed for starting a fire, in a 250,000 gallon tank of distillate oil at the San Diego Standard Oil tank yard. As the oil burned it threw sparks skyward, which rained down on several other tanks nearby, igniting them. The fire burned for 2 days. [9]
The refinery has been "an important part of the region’s economy for more than 100 years." Deadly oil refinery fire in Toledo forces shutdown, raising concerns over gas prices Skip to main content
Even before the Phillips news, the state was fretting about possible supply shocks should more refineries shut down. ... [oil] 120 miles in a pipeline to a refinery that delivers to a gas station ...
At one point, Marysville gas powered over one quarter of all Consumers Power customers in Michigan. [12] It also helped lessen the effects felt by Consumers Power customers during the 1973 oil crisis. The plant was shut down for economic reasons in 1979. [13] It is now the location of Marysville Hydrocarbons, an ethanol refinery.