EVERETT, Wash. — The Olympic Pipeline restarted a 20-inch segment Saturday after completing repairs, and the full pipeline system is now back in service, according to BP.

The release was first reported Nov. 11 after sheen was discovered in a drainage ditch in an agricultural field. The company said 2,286 gallons of product have been recovered so far, though the total amount released is still being assessed.

As of Saturday, no petroleum product has been observed outside the response area, according to BP. Responders deployed boom and other oil recovery equipment to contain and clean up the spill.

BP shut the pipeline system down on Nov. 17 following intermittent shutoffs. That prompted Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson to declare an emergency earlier this month, lifting restrictions on how lo

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