Thursday, July 12, 2007

Crude Oil Is Little Changed as BP Starts Whiting, Indiana, Refinery Unit

(Bloomberg) -- Crude oil and gasoline fell in New
York on a report BP Plc will begin startup today of a unit at
its Whiting, Indiana, refinery, the biggest in the Midwest.

The 235,000 barrel-a-day crude unit, which was shut July 9
for unplanned maintenance, is expected to be at full rates by
next week, a person familiar with the plant's status said. The
refinery can normally process more than 400,000 barrels of oil a
day. The unit had been expected to start up this weekend.


Read more at Bloomberg Commodities News

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