DETROIT — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Saturday issued an executive order lifting some rules on fuel supply transportation and moving forward the timeline for the state to access its fall gasoline supply in light of a fire at an Indiana refinery that may affect Michigan's supply and prices.
The governor's executive order lifts caps and limits on hours motor carriers and drivers can drive if they are carrying gas and diesel. The order also suspends some rules that will allow the state to begin the transition to the fall fuel supply, but that order is contingent on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency making similar allowances.
BP's Whiting, Indiana, refinery experienced an electrical fire Wednesday that affected utilities serving the refinery, according to the company. The fire led to the shut down of most of the refinery's production Thursday, according to Reuters.
