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Posted on November 21, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
BP's Olympic Pipeline in Washington is shut after a leak, affecting fuel supply. No restart timeline provided yet.
By Nicole Jao
(Reuters) -BP said its Olympic Pipeline remained shut on Thursday following a leak earlier this month near Everett, Washington.
"Response crews have begun 24-hour excavation operations and are proceeding with excavation of the pipelines to allow for visual inspection," BP said in an emailed statement.
The company did not provide a timeline for restarting the pipeline and said the amount of product released and recovered was still being assessed.
Washington Governor Bob Ferguson on Wednesday declared an emergency as a result of a Olympic Pipeline shutdown, which has disrupted jet fuel supply to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
The 400-mile (644 km) Olympic Pipeline system moves fuel from northern Washington to Oregon. The pipeline transports refined petroleum products including gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.
The fuel leak was first reported on November 11. The company restored one of the two pipelines east of Everett, Washington, on Monday that was shut to determine the source of some product discharge.
The restored line was shut down again shortly after, halting refined product deliveries on the system.
(Reporting by Nicole Jao; Editing by Chris Reese and Lincoln Feast)
A pipeline is a system of pipes used to transport liquids or gases over long distances. In the context of fuel, pipelines are crucial for moving refined products like gasoline and jet fuel.
Jet fuel is a specialized type of aviation fuel used to power aircraft engines. It is designed to provide the necessary energy for flight and is typically derived from crude oil.
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