BP Offer Rejected by Workers at 440K Bpd Whiting Refinery

DAVENPORT, FL (DTN) – Unionized workers at BP’s 440,000 bpd Whiting Refinery have voted to overwhelmingly reject the company’s amended labor deal, according to a bulletin published by the group.

Some 94.1% of the union’s membership participated in the vote, and 98.3% of them rejected BP’s “last, best and final” contract offer, according to the bulletin released Thursday (3/12) by United Steelworkers Local 7-1.

The union did not outline next steps in its negotiations with BP.

Whiting is the largest refinery in the U.S. Midwest and a key supplier of refined fuels into the Chicago and broader PADD 2 markets.

It is connected to the Magellan Pipeline System and Explorer Pipeline, which distribute refined products across the Midwest.

Any disruption to its operations could affect the Chicago ULSD gasoline basis as well as the Group 3 supply balance.