# BP Whiting Refinery

BP Whiting Refinery, Whiting, IN. 435,000 bpd crude capacity (EIA-820). Injects into West Shore Pipeline and Wolverine Pipeline; reaches 13 delivery points and 26 terminals by published tariff. Crude supply, outlets, events.

- Location: Whiting, IN
- Status: active
- Crude capacity: 435,000 bpd (EIA-820)
- Operator: BP Products North America Inc.
- Parent: BP plc

## Pipelines it injects into
- West Shore Pipeline at East Chicago (Lake County), IN (research) — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/pipeline/west-shore-pipeline/
- Wolverine Pipeline at Hammond (Whiting Refinery), Lake County, IN (same city) — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/pipeline/wolverine-pipeline/

## Reach by published tariff route
| Pipeline | Delivery points | Terminals | Lowest ¢/bbl | Median ¢/bbl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverine Pipeline | 7 | 16 | 22.97 | 198.09 |
| West Shore Pipeline | 6 | 16 | 89.78 | 147.77 |

## Crude supply
- pipeline: Enbridge Mainline (Lakehead System) — Confirmed: 'Heavy crude from Canada travels on the Enbridge system to nearby Griffith Terminal and then to the refinery on the BP2 pipeline.' Refinery's Pipestill 12 coker processes up to 90% heavy Canadian (oil-sands) crude. The route is Enbridge Mainline -> Griffith Terminal -> BP's own BP2 pipeline for final delivery.

## Product outlets
- pipeline: West Shore Pipeline — West Shore Pipe Line Company moves refined products from Chicago-area refineries, including Whiting, to Illinois and Wisconsin.
- pipeline: Wolverine Pipeline — Wolverine's own company history states 'the connection pipeline for BP Whiting Refinery, in Hammond, IN was completed,' directly confirming a dedicated Wolverine lateral serving Whiting.

## Recent events
- 2025-08 — Multiple units taken offline after a severe thunderstorm caused flooding; refinery later returned to normal operating rates.
- 2024-12 — Whiting refinery returned to normal operations following a pipeline leak of liquid material.
- 2024-02 — A Whiting refinery outage widened the heavy-crude (Bakken/WCS) price discount, reflecting the refinery's importance as a heavy-Canadian-crude outlet.

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Source: Thinking On Energy Supply Explorer — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/refinery/bp-products-north-america-inc-whiting-in/
Built from published FERC pipeline tariffs, EIA-820, the IRS Terminal Control Number list and sourced research. Rates are line-haul only. Cite as: Thinking On Energy, Supply Explorer, 2026-09-28.