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Oil sheen observed in Indiana’s Lake Michigan, BP says

August 19, 2025 12:27 PM
Reuters


BP reported on Tuesday an oil sheen was observed after severe thunderstorms in northwest Indiana, in an area of Lake Michigan adjacent to one of the Whiting refinery’s process sewer lines.

A containment boom had been deployed as a precautionary measure before the sheen was observed, and the sheen remains within the containment area, the company said.

(Reporting by Sarah Qureshi in Bengaluru; Editing by Chris Reese)

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