# BP's Whiting, Indiana, refinery delays restart from maintenance, sources say

> BP delayed restarting a crude distillation unit and coker at its 435,000 bpd Whiting, Indiana refinery after maintenance. Chicago gasoline and ULSD traded at narrower discounts to NYMEX futures as a result.

- Date: 2024-11-19 · published 2024-11-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27578-bp-s-whiting-indiana-refinery-delays-restart-from-maintenance-sources-say
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced refinery output tightens Chicago-market fuel supply, lifting regional diesel prices that affect local trucking and logistics costs.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2023-09-12 | [US East Coast scrambles for distillates ahead of refiner maintenance \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34295-us-east-coast-scrambles-for-distillates-ahead-of-refiner-maintenance-reuters.md) | -2.4% | -12.2% |
| DIESEL | 2022-10-17 | [Atlantic Basin refining margins soar on refinery outages, tight diesel supply \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10941-atlantic-basin-refining-margins-soar-on-refinery-outages-tight-diesel-supply-s.md) | -6.7% | -5.1% |
| DIESEL | 2026-10-13 | [Diesel Prices & Freight Trends: What’s Driving the Market in Q4?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17232-diesel-prices-and-freight-trends-what-s-driving-the-market-in-q4.md) | +1.8% | — |
| DIESEL | 2023-03-20 | [European diesel tightens, crude weakens as French refinery outages linger](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37028-european-diesel-tightens-crude-weakens-as-french-refinery-outages-linger.md) | +0.8% | -2.0% |
| DIESEL | 2021-05-12 | [Diesel outages starting to rise in Southeast on back of Colonial closure - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47276-diesel-outages-starting-to-rise-in-southeast-on-back-of-colonial-closure.md) | +0.6% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/bps-whiting-refinery-indiana-delays-return-service-sources-say-2024-11-19/

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