SUPERIOR, WI (AP)— Wisconsin’s only oil refinery is on track to be fully operational in June, following an explosion five years ago.
It’s a $1.2 billion effort to rebuild the facility after it was destroyed in 2018. The explosion and subsequent fires at the facility, owned then by Calgary-based Husky Energy in Superior, injured three dozen workers. Fears of a hydrofluoric acid leak caused 2,500 people in the city to evacuate.
The refinery is now owned by Calgary-based Cenovus Energy. Wisconsin Public Radio reported Wednesday that Cenovus says the refinery is set to reopen by the end of June.
