BP’s Whiting Refinery Hit by Storm Flooding and Flaring

BP’s massive 440,000-barrel-per-day Whiting refinery—the largest in the U.S. Midwest—was forced into flaring late Monday after severe thunderstorms dumped heavy rain across northwest Indiana, flooding the site and surrounding neighborhoods. The company said in a statement that materials were being burned in the flare stacks to maintain safe operations and that response teams were on the ground to manage the situation. BP has not clarified whether output has been curtailed. The Whiting facility, perched on the southern edge of…