BP's Ohio Refinery May Stay Shut Into 2023 After Deadly Fire
- Ohio plant is closed after Sept. 20 fire left two workers dead
- BP staff are onsite doing cleanup, say people familiar
The BP-Husky Toledo Refinery in Oregon, Ohio, in 2017.
Photographer: Luke Sharrett/BloombergThis article is for subscribers only.
Repairing and then restarting BP Plc’s fire damaged BP-Husky Toledo refinery in Ohio may not be completed until early 2023, people familiar with operations said.
U.S. safety inspectors are just beginning their inspection of the plant after a fire at its biggest crude unit Sept. 20 killed two BP employees, said the people, who asked to remain anonymous discussing internal matters. All contractors were sent home hours before the fire erupted at the 150,800 barrel-a-day refinery. BP workers are now onsite conducting cleanup and safety checks.