Energy Emergencies Declared After BP Refinery Fire In Indiana

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The U.S. Department of Transportation has declared a regional emergency for Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin after a fire shut down the BP oil refinery in Whiting, Ind., the largest in the Midwest, though there hasn't been an impact on gas prices so far.

The federal order temporarily lifts restrictions on the maximum working hours for truck drivers in the four states.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) also signed a similar statewide energy emergency order Saturday, saying regulations "will not hinder the delivery of gas and diesel to stations in Michigan."

It's not clear when the Whiting refinery, which is the sixth largest in the U.S., will get back online.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/energy-emergencies-declared-after-bp-refinery-fire-in-indiana/ar-AA11aR7s

So are we going to gas prices increase accordingly?

[Bayard]

1. Biden will be blamed for this too

[hunter]

2. In a rational world BP's profits would take a hit.

But we all know that's not how it works here in crazy land.

[FoxNewsSucks]

3. Well, there went continued falling gas prices

They'll probably find another excuse right before the elections, and blame both on Biden.

[kacekwl]

4. Oh boy gas is gonna fly up in price now.

They always seem to have a fire a some refinery every year or so.

[VMA131Marine]

5. With as much money as the oil companies are raking in

You’d think their refineries would be fail safe by now yet they continue to skimp on maintenance and safety.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

6. Prices rise like a rocket and fall like a feather.

[CentralMass]

7. Imagine that.

[Brainfodder]

8. 1 fire in IN? I doubt it, BIG OIL knows it is on thin ice?

[durablend]

9. "So are we going to gas prices increase accordingly?"

Of course. Why let a good crisis go to waste? The right wing hacks at Barchart must be licking their chops.