Emergency declared as Northwest’s main oil pipeline shuts down again John Ryan November 19, 2025 / 5:55 pm

The Northwest’s primary oil pipeline has shut down for the second time in a week, this time leading Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson to declare an emergency.

The governor's office said Seattle-Tacoma International Airport could run low on jet fuel by Saturday evening.

For the next 14 days, Ferguson’s emergency proclamation allows fuel-truck drivers serving the airport to work longer hours than safety requirements usually allow.

Energy giant BP closed off the Olympic Pipeline again on Monday after finding diesel leaking where workers were responding to a previous jet fuel spill.

An undisclosed amount of jet fuel spilled into a drainage ditch on a blueberry farm near Everett on

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