BP Whiting Refinery
BP Whiting Refinery is a hydrogen project in Northwest Indiana, United States using blue hydrogen; status: indefinitely pausing.
Overview
Statusindefinitely pausing
Country · regionUnited States · Northwest Indiana
Technologyblue hydrogen
Producthydrogen
Capacity values retain their recorded units and scope. MW, kt H₂/y and Nm³ H₂/h are different measures; this page does not convert or add them without a shared operating basis.
Details
Technology & product
Componentshydrogen production, carbon capture and storage
Configuration Detailnatural gas conversion with carbon capture and underground storage
Feedstocknatural gas
Final UseBP refinery operations, steel mills, buses and trucks
Power Sourcenatural gas
Project Typehydrogen hub
Status & timeline
Lifecycle Stageoperating
Suspension Characterindefinite pause
EventBP indefinitely paused/suspended development of the blue hydrogen and CCS project in June 2025
Location & names
Site NameWhiting Refinery
Additional project information
Progress StatusCancelledInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Configuration DetailUnknown TechnologyInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
ProductH2International Energy Agency · as of 2026
TechnologyNG w CCUSInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- Representative Frank Mrvan Multi-billion-dollar hydrogen hub project in Whiting likely to be biggest in state history, employing 16,000 construction workers | Representative Frank Mrvan
- AtkinsRéalis BP Integrated Midwest Energy Hub Shared by 4 fields: Current
- S&P Global BP 'indefinitely pausing' blue hydrogen project at Whiting refinery in Indiana Shared by 6 fields: Current
- WFYI News / WNIN Hydrogen project at BP enters planning phase. Residents worry safety concerns not being heard Shared by 2 fields: Current
- bp America Refineries | What we do | bp America
- Inside INdiana Business BP pausing hydrogen effort at Whiting Refinery Shared by 2 fields: Current
- International Energy Agency IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset Shared by 4 fields: Snapshot 2026-06-18 · Confidence: reported · Older value (2026)
Field sources
Shared date, confidence and value status appear once with their source above; a dash in the table refers to that source context.
| Field | Shown value | Original value | Source | Date basis | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | BP Whiting Refinery | View exact valueBP Whiting Refinery | Multi-billion-dollar hydrogen hub project in Whiting likely to be biggest in state history, employing 16,000 construction workers | Representative Frank Mrvan | Current | |
| Site Name | Whiting Refinery | View exact valueWhiting Refinery | BP Integrated Midwest Energy Hub | — | |
| Administrative Area | Northwest Indiana | View exact valueNorthwest Indiana | BP Integrated Midwest Energy Hub | — | |
| Country | United States | View exact valueUnited States | BP Integrated Midwest Energy Hub | — | |
| Components | hydrogen production, carbon capture and storage | View exact value["hydrogen production","carbon capture and storage"] | BP 'indefinitely pausing' blue hydrogen project at Whiting refinery in Indiana | — | |
| Configuration Detail | natural gas conversion with carbon capture and underground storage | View exact valuenatural gas conversion with carbon capture and underground storage | BP 'indefinitely pausing' blue hydrogen project at Whiting refinery in Indiana | — | |
| Feedstock | natural gas | View exact valuenatural gas | BP 'indefinitely pausing' blue hydrogen project at Whiting refinery in Indiana | — | |
| Final Use | BP refinery operations, steel mills, buses and trucks | View exact value["BP refinery operations","steel mills","buses and trucks"] | BP 'indefinitely pausing' blue hydrogen project at Whiting refinery in Indiana | — | |
| Power Source | natural gas | View exact valuenatural gas | Hydrogen project at BP enters planning phase. Residents worry safety concerns not being heard | — | |
| Product | hydrogen | View exact valuehydrogen | BP 'indefinitely pausing' blue hydrogen project at Whiting refinery in Indiana | — | |
| Project Type | hydrogen hub | View exact valuehydrogen hub | BP Integrated Midwest Energy Hub | — | |
| Technology | blue hydrogen | View exact valueblue hydrogen | Hydrogen project at BP enters planning phase. Residents worry safety concerns not being heard | — | |
| Event | BP indefinitely paused/suspended development of the blue hydrogen and CCS project in June 2025 | View exact valueBP indefinitely paused/suspended development of the blue hydrogen and CCS project in June 2025 | BP 'indefinitely pausing' blue hydrogen project at Whiting refinery in Indiana | — | |
| Lifecycle Stage | operating | View exact valueoperating | Refineries | What we do | bp America | Current | |
| Progress Status | indefinitely pausing | View exact valueindefinitely pausing | BP pausing hydrogen effort at Whiting Refinery | — | |
| Suspension Character | indefinite pause | View exact valueindefinite pause | BP pausing hydrogen effort at Whiting Refinery | — | |
| Progress Status | Cancelled | View exact valueCancelled | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Configuration Detail | Unknown Technology | View exact valueUnknown Technology | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Product | H2 | View exact valueH2 | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | NG w CCUS | View exact valueNG w CCUS | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
15 current sourced values · 0 older values · Record updated