A small pipe at BP's Whiting Refinery tank field in Indiana developed a leak, causing an emergency response and odors that were detected as far away as Chicago. (Source: BP)
BP Plc said it was monitoring the situation after a small pipe at the Whiting Refinery tank field in Indiana developed a leak, causing an emergency response and odors that were detected as far away as Chicago, the company said in a Dec. 27 statement.
BP said emergency crews have stopped the leak and the refinery was back to normal operations.
"BP is monitoring air emissions for elevated levels of contaminants that could pose a risk to public health," the company said in a release.
The leak originated on Dec. 26, releasing a liquid that may have been responsible for the odors, Reuters reported.
The Whiting Refinery, with a capacity of 440,000 bbl/d of crude, is the largest in the Midwest and produces several liquid fuels, according to BP.
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