Update: bp Olympic Pipeline begins restart process after completing repairs
bp said on Friday it had begun restarting the 400-mi Olympic Pipeline after completing repairs on a leak east of Everett, Washington (U.S.).
The Olympic Pipeline moves refined petroleum products including gasoline, diesel and jet fuel from northern Washington to Oregon and consists of one 16-in. diameter pipeline and one 20-in. pipeline.
"Olympic initiated restart procedures on the 20-in. pipeline early on November 28 following a successful leak test," the company said in an emailed statement.
Earlier last week, its crews restored the 16-in. segment of the pipeline system after finding no indications of a leak.
A refined products discharge on the Olympic Pipeline was first reported on November 11. bp shut the entire pipeline system a week later, halting product deliveries.
Washington declared a fuel emergency last week and Oregon followed suit last Monday in response to the system shutdown, which has disrupted jet fuel supplies to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac).
The outage also forced major carriers including Alaska Airlines and Delta Air Lines to implement plans to minimize the impact of the pipeline disruption on flights out of Sea-Tac during the busy Thanksgiving travel week by hauling extra fuel via tanker trucks and inbound flights and adding fuel stops to outbound flights.
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