Tuesday, August 25, 2015
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A large Indiana oil refinery whose unplanned shutdown for repairs earlier this month caused gasoline prices in the Great Lakes region to spike restarted today, leading experts to predict a quick drop in prices.
BP issued a news release saying it has safely restarted a large crude-distillation unit at its refinery in Whiting, 15 miles southeast of Chicago. The unit had been shut down since Aug. 8 for unscheduled repair work. Gas prices were about $2.384 nationwide on Aug. 9