{"id":306718,"date":"2025-11-22T08:10:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T08:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/306718\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T08:10:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T08:10:10","slug":"explainer-bp-oil-spill-near-everett-snohomish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/306718\/","title":{"rendered":"Explainer: BP oil spill near Everett, Snohomish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EVERETT, NOV. 21: The Olympic Pipeline between Everett and Snohomish has been shut down after a fuel leak, prompting Gov. Bob Ferguson to issue an emergency proclamation to ensure jet fuel is delivered to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Nov. 11, routine maintenance of the pipeline discovered a sheen in a drainage ditch near Lowell-Snohomish River Road. In this specific location, the pipeline consists of two parallel pipes, one 16 inches in diameter and the other 20 inches.<\/p>\n<p>British Petroleum (BP) Pipelines North America, operator of the pipeline, is working with the state federal and tribal partners on containment, cleanup and repair.<\/p>\n<p> Responders deployed boom and oil recovery equipment to contain and clean up the released product, according to BP.<\/p>\n<p>The leak was identified\u00a0in the larger underground pipe. The cause of which is currently under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>There has been no update on reopening as of the morning of Friday, Nov. 21.<\/p>\n<p>The Olympic Pipeline is a 400-mile system that transports gasoline, diesel and jet fuel from a refinery in Whatcom County.<\/p>\n<p>The Governor\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/governor.wa.gov\/news\/2025\/governor-ferguson-issues-emergency-proclamation-addressing-olympic-pipeline-shutdown-fuel-delivery?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">emergency proclamation<\/a> on Wednesday, Nov. 19, temporarily waives and suspends state regulations limiting the number of hours commercial motor vehicle operators can drive when transporting jet fuel, while ensuring that safe-driving measures are in place.<\/p>\n<p>The proclamation ensures adequate fuel supplies can be delivered to SEA while the Olympic Pipeline remains down.<\/p>\n<p>If the pipeline isn\u2019t operational by Saturday, Nov. 22, the governor\u2019s office said that airport operations would be significantly impacted.<\/p>\n<p>Delta and Alaska Airlines told <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/local\/olympic-pipeline-down-everett-bp-pipelines-north-america-repair-alaska-airlines-delta-air-brace-for-fuel-disruptions-at-sea-airport-pipeline-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">KOMO News<\/a> that they are monitoring the situation, and current operations are not being impacted by the shutdown.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cascadiadaily.com\/2025\/nov\/20\/olympic-pipeline-spill-outside-of-everett-is-one-of-several-in-recent-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Cascadia Daily News<\/a> reported that Olympic Pipeline has already had three known incidents this year: a July spill of 25 gallons of diesel at the Renton Pipeline Station, a September leak at Castle Rock pump station, and the Nov. 11 leak.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazyloaded=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262877\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Olympic-Pipeline-Oil-Spill-Everett-Snohomish-Timeline-visual-selection-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"487\"  data-\/>Timeline created using Napkin AI. 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