Episode 54: Reflecting on fuel pipeline shutdowns (bonus)

The Olympic Pipeline brings 90 percent of our transportation fuels from Washington into Oregon. In November 2025, the pipeline was shut down to repair a leak, causing a fuel emergency declaration. In this episode, we’re reflecting on Oregon's response to the incident. Guests: ODOE’s Energy Security Manager Traci Naile, and Mike Freese, of Romain and Freese representing the Oregon Fuels Association Grounded music by PaulYudin Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay Resources: • Episode 52: Hoping for blue skies, planning for black skies: • Oregon Fuels Association: • Fueling Up in Oregon: Supply & Pricing: • Olympic Pipeline partially restarts as Oregon remains under fuel emergency declaration:

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Episode 54: Reflecting on fuel pipeline shutdowns (bonus) is an episode from Grounded: a Podcast by the Oregon Department of Energy by Grounded: An Oregon Department of Energy Podcast.

This episode is 00:18:30 long.

This episode was published on Apr 8, 2026.

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