BP Responds To Concerns in Whiting, Indiana

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There is a refinery plant that is owned by BP (Beyond Petroleum) or formerly known as British Petroleum that is located in Whiting, Indiana. Now this particular refinery plant came under some concerns, after a story was published in the Chicago Tribune about this specific factory owned by BP. It appears this article has left a bad taste in a lot of people’s mouth and especially the citizens of Whiting, Indiana. BP does appreciate the article in the Chicago Tribune and is glad the author of the article took the time to write a story up on BP. However, there was a lot of misrepresentation in the article and the facts didn’t get published in the article, like the false information did. So BP would like to take this opportunity and clear up some things, so the good folks of Whiting can know that BP is committed to following all the rules and having a respect for the environment.

BP has taking the time and wrote up a fact sheet on the Whiting Factory in Indiana. For all those people that spend time on Lake Michigan or have concerns with the pollution in Lake Michigan, rest assure that BP does not release sludge into the lake. BP releases water from it’s Whiting, Indiana Factory which is treated. It’s 99.9 percent water and is by no means any type of sludge that is being released from the factory, and especially being released into Lake Michigan. A new water permit that is used for discharging does allow for increase amounts of ammonia to be released, but even with the new increased amounts in this permit, it is still less than half of those allowed by federal environmental guidelines.

BP wants everyone in Indiana and the surrounding areas to know that they are always following the state and federal guidelines, and all the regulations that have been put into place for protecting aquatic and human life. BP just doesn’t follow all the rules and regulations in place, but they work on improving them as well. Just in the last 4 years the factory in Indiana has voluntarily reduced its total suspended solids by 40% that is in water being discharged from the facility. The wastewater plant that is now in place is a modern one by today’s standards. Even with the modern  wastewater plant already in place, BP still plans to invest about 150 million dollars to enhance the refinery’s wastewater treatment capability.

BP is based in London and is one of the world’s largest private sector energy corporations in the world today. They did not become one of the largest corporations by not having respect for the environment, employees, and the citizens that live by it’s operational facilities. They would never be where they are today, if it wasn’t for their desire to succeed in energy and being a leader in their field. BP understands they can shape the standards of the energy world and be a good example for other companies to follow in the future. They police their self when it comes to following all the rules and regulations, and strive to improve the standards that are already in place today. This is just another small example of BP’s desires to set the record straight, when they seen the article in the Chicago Tribune that wasn’t dealing with all the facts. BP is always trying to do things in the best way when it comes to things like the environment and taking the time to stop and answer any questions that might arise, or debunk any myths that might be floating around.

BP is proud of it’s facility in Whiting, Indiana and want the people living around and near the refining factory to know that this is a great factory for BP and the people in Indiana. The Whiting Refinery produces gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel by the great employees that are already working as a BP employee. In fact, there are about 1,700 employees currently working in Whiting as BP employees and there are another 1,500 contract workers that are employed at the BP Refinery Plant. There are already new plans in the works for modernization and this will create more contract jobs for about 2,000 more people, and there should be about 80 more full time positions available when all the construction is complete. If you would like to know more facts on BP, then feel free to visit them on the web at: bp.com/us