BP lockout at Indiana refinery stretches into second month as union talks stall

By Nicole Jao April 22, 20261:12 PM CDT Updated April 22, 2026

NEW YORK, April 22 (Reuters) - A lockout at BP's (BP.L), opens new tab 440,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Whiting, Indiana, enters its second month as contract talks ​between the British oil major and hundreds of union workers remain deadlocked.

BP ‌barred about 800 workers represented by the United Steelworkers union on March 19, after months of negotiations failed to produce a new labor contract.

The Whiting facility is the largest refinery in the ​Midwest and a major supplier of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. It ​has continued to operate during the lockout after BP brought in ⁠temporary workers.

BP said on Wednesday it has attempted twice since early April to return ​to negotiations with the union but did not receive a formal response.

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