Indiana
Indiana is home to a variety of bp businesses, including bp’s Whiting refinery along with biogas and solar. Our Whiting refinery is able to process around 440,000 barrels of crude oil daily.
Fast facts
- Along with a range of liquid fuels, Whiting refinery produces about 7% of all asphalt in the United States.
- Archaea Modular Design allows RNG plants to be built using “off-the-shelf” modular components that help make construction more efficient.
Since opening in 1889 as part of John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company, the Whiting refinery has been a cornerstone of northwest Indiana’s economy. It is the largest refinery in the Midwest and bp’s largest in the world, producing around 10 million gallons of gasoline, 4 million gallons of diesel and 2 million gallons of jet fuel daily, as well as 7% of all US asphalt.
The refinery also supports the local community, including science, technology, engineering and math education programs, tree plantings and sponsorships of community events.
bp-owned Archaea Energy operates two Indiana plants that convert the gas emitted from landfills into renewable natural gas (RNG), which can help reduce emissions, improve air quality and provide fuel for potential use in homes, businesses, and transportation, according to the US EPA1.
The two plants, located in Fort Wayne and Medora, Indiana, can process a combined 9,600 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm) of landfill gas into RNG – enough per year to heat more than 38,000 homes, according to the EPA’s Landfill Gas Energy Benefits Calculator. The Fort Wayne facility, which started up in August 2024, is the first for Archaea and Republic Services in their Lightning Renewables joint venture.
Our Theta joint venture owns two Indiana solar projects: Bellflower Solar outside Indianapolis, and Honeysuckle Solar in St. Joseph County. Those assets can generate up to 361 megawatts of electricity – enough to power 53,800 homes.
bp also operates three wind farms in northwest Indiana, with 355 turbines generating enough power annually to support about 191,000 Indiana homes. In September 2024, we announced plans to sell our US onshore wind energy business, which includes those three wind farms.
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How bp turns landfill waste into renewable natural gasbp acquired Archaea in 2022, becoming America’s largest renewable natural gas producer. -
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*Vendor spend as of 2023. Community spend includes bp foundation. Tax paid figures for the year ended December 31, 2023.
1At https://www.epa.gov/lmop/renewable-naturalgas#benefits the EPA states that benefits to RNG include fuel diversity, economic, local air quality and greenhouse gas reduction benefits.