Registration is now open for the Torch Classic, a 29-year tradition of friendly competition between employees, which will be held for the first time in Bellingham, Washington from June 26 through 29. 

This year the Classic is transitioning from a BP-sponsored activity to one made possible by independent volunteers and participants.

Join us in Whiting for the 28th Annual Torch Classic! Registration is now open.

In 1985, Torch Classic founder Cory Webster, then a heavy equipment operator at Amoco’s Whiting refinery in Northwest Indiana, issued a challenge to sister refineries throughout North America to compete in a single softball game. Now, 27 years later, we, the employees of Whiting and Texas City refineries, are once again issuing the challenge to all BP facilities worldwide to come and compete in the 28th Annual Torch Classic.

The 2011 Torch Classic in Houma found current and former BP employees participating in a weekend of competition, fellowship and rewarding charity activities. Volunteer Day included projects at two venues — Jim Bowie Park in Houma and Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program at Grand Isle, Louisiana.

View photos from the Volunteer Day activities in our 2011 Torch Classic Gallery.

The 27th Annual Torch Classic will take on a creole flare as we journey to the great state of Louisiana June 22 thru June 26. Experience the rich flavors of gumbo, etouffee, and jambalaya, spend a day fishing, or book a birding or swamp tour along the ecologically rich wetlands stretching out toward the Gulf of Mexico.

A great weekend of community service, charitable fundraising and athletic competition was had by all who attended the 26th Annual BP Classic hosted by the Whiting Business Unit on June 24 thru 27.

The 2010 Torch Classic came to a close Saturday evening, and employees from around the country have returned to their home towns after spending a weekend participating in competition, fellowship and rewarding charity activities.

Relive moments from the weekend in photos from some of the events and gatherings in our 2010 Torch Classic gallery.

Are you attending the 2010 Torch Classic in Whiting? Here is the latest event information and site directions to Volunteer Day, golf and the 5k Walk/Run.

All of us in Whiting are looking forward to a great event!

The Torch Classic will be returning to Whiting, Indiana, June 24-26, 2010.

Torch Classic organizers look forward to the event’s return to Whiting, a small but historic city in Northwest Indiana.

Whiting Refinery has a proud history, and has been an Amoco and BP community for more than a century.

From Planet BP: Torch Classic project garners Houston award. Work by BP volunteers to transform raw land into a sea of green at Texas City’s western gateway has garnered recognition from the city’s large neighbor to the north.

Some of those volunteers were on hand when the city of Texas City received special recognition from the Keep Houston Beautiful campaign and the 2009 Mayor’s Proud Partners competition at an awards luncheon on Nov. 16 at the Houston Post Oak Hilton Hotel.

See all of the photos from the action at the 2009 Torch Classic in Texas City on the Galleries page…