Olympic Pipeline leak repaired after more than 2,000 gallons of fuel spilled
More than 2,000 gallons of petroleum spilled from the Olympic Pipeline following what was at least an 18-day leak, before it could be repaired and reopened.
The leak was first reported Nov. 11 and led to the shutdown of the 400-mile pipeline that runs from Whatcom County to Portland. The pipeline was repaired and restarted Nov. 29, according to a news release from British Petroleum (BP).
The pipeline is operated and monitored by BP Pipeline North America. It delivers fuel from the Cherry Point facility in Whatcom County to sites such as Seattle Tacoma International Airport.
BP has reported the fuel leak to be 2,286 gallons. Responders are using oil recovery booms and equipment to contain and clean up the spill, and are asking the public to avoid the site, which is located at a blueberry farm south of Everett.
Last week, BP was fined nearly $4 million for a 2023 leak by the Washington State Department of Ecology. The 2023 leak spilled 21,000 gallons of gasoline into a fish-bearing irrigation ditch that drains into the Skagit River.
None of the Olympic Pipeline’s fuel has been reported outside the farmland where the initial spill occurred.
This story was originally published December 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM.
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