About the Project
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BP is investing $3.8 billion in Northwest Indiana to modernize its Whiting Refinery. Construction on the Whiting Refinery Modernization Project began in May of 2008. The project is now 46 percent complete and will wrap-up mid-2012. Following the modernization, Whiting Refinery will have the capacity to process heavier crudes.
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BP’s investment is the biggest private sector investment in Indiana history. The Whiting Refinery Modernization Project is essential to the long-term viability of the refinery, and is helping to sustain roughly 1,750 employees in Northwest Indiana over the longterm. The project is also contributing thousands of temporary contractor jobs to the community.
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This year, there are about 2,500 contractors hard at work on the modernization project. Next year, this number will peak at about 3,500 contractors. Those figures exclude contractors that are working on scheduled maintenance and other capital projects in the plant – another 2,600 workers in 2010.
work, and minimizing traffic congestion for the local community,” explains Nieuwenhuijze. The pour involved the principal concrete supplier, Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete, with support from Smith Ready Mix. Four area concrete plants supplied 58
the material. Foster Wheeler and Baker Concrete Construction managed pour and site logistics. Equipment managers, electricians and mechanics were all assigned to the site. Flaggers worked key intersections to direct truck drivers and maintain traffic flow. Andersen Concrete Pumping and
Masterlink Concrete Pumping provided four pumper trucks with a fifth on standby. Some 60 people were involved from BP and various contractors, such as ironworkers, carpenters, concrete finishers, laborers, teamsters, quality-control personnel. Preparation and excavation of the site www.buildingindiananews.com