Environment & Safety
Update: bp's Olympic Pipeline shutdown hits airlines' fuel supply
The leak was first reported on November 11. bp restored one of the two pipelines east of Everett that had been shut to determine the source of some product discharge. The restored line was shut down again shortly afterward, halting refined product deliveries on the system.
Update: bp crew excavates Olympic Pipeline, yet to find cause of leak
bp said on Friday its Olympic Pipeline crew excavated more than 100 ft (0.03 km) of pipeline following a leak earlier this month near Everett, Washington (U.S.), but have not yet identified the source of the leak.
Update: Fire extinguished at Venezuelan oil upgrader, operations halted
Incidents and outages are frequent within PDVSA's aging infrastructure, including oilfields, refineries and upgraders that are key to turning the country's extra heavy oil output into exportable crude grades.
bp restores part of Olympic Pipeline after Washington (U.S.) leak
The bp-operated Olympic shut its pipelines in the area after the discharge on Sunday. The system consists of two pipelines in the area.
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