Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm believes normal service at gas stations across the eastern U.S. will be back to normal by late Sunday after a spate of shortages and long lines driven by a cyber attack on a major pipeline. The problems peaked on Thursday night and outages were down as of Friday afternoon by about…
Washington DC Running out of Gas, Even as Colonial Pipeline Recovers
WASHINGTON—Washington, D.C., was running out of gasoline on Friday, even as the country’s largest fuel pipeline network ramped up deliveries following a cyberattack and officials assured motorists that supplies would return to normal soon. The six-day Colonial Pipeline shutdown was the most disruptive cyberattack on record. Widespread panic buying continued two days after the pipeline…
Colonial Says Entire Pipeline System Restarted
Colonial Pipeline on Thursday reported “substantial progress” in restarting its pipeline, which stretches from Texas to New Jersey. “We can now report that we have restarted our entire pipeline system and that product delivery has commenced to all markets we serve,” the Georgia-based company said in a statement just before 5 p.m. ET. The system runs…
Panic Buying Amid Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack ‘Insane’, Gasoline Distributor Says
In the wake of a ransomware attack that temporarily halted all of the Colonial Pipeline networks, it is important to understand how the subsequent gas shortage affects the average citizen. “It’s really crazy,” President of Company Sunshine Gasoline Distributors, Inc. Maximo Alvarez told The Epoch Times Wednesday. “I have given at least ten interviews and…
Over 15,000 Gas Stations Out of Fuel Nationwide
Gas shortages eased slightly overnight in some states but worsened in others as Colonial Pipeline works to bring one of the nation’s major fuel conduits back online. More stations were out of gas in Florida, Maryland, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Mississippi early Thursday compared to Wednesday night, according to GasBuddy. In Florida, 30 percent of…
Colonial Pipeline Initiates Restart of Operations as Gas Shortages Skyrocket
Colonial Pipeline on Wednesday said it has initiated the restart of its pipeline operations as the United States deals with gas shortages and rising fuel prices. The initiation took place at approximately 5 p.m. Eastern Time, the Georgia-based company announced. “Following this restart, it will take several days for the product delivery supply chain to…
‘Do Not Fill Plastic Bags With Gasoline’: Federal Government Issues Warning
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC) warned Americans not to fill plastic bags with gasoline amid shortages in some states following the ransomware attack targeting the 5,500-mile Colonial Pipeline. “Do not fill plastic bags with gasoline,” the USCPSC wrote Wednesday on Twitter. “Use only containers approved for fuel.” The federal agency also said people need…
One in Four Gas Stations in North Carolina Out of Fuel: Tracker
About 25 percent of gasoline stations in North Carolina have run out of fuel as of Wednesday morning, as states from New Jersey to Florida suffer from a truck driver shortage combined with the fallout from a pipeline operator’s network being breached. Some 24.8 percent of the 5,273 fuel stations in North Carolina were out…
One in 4 Gas Stations in North Carolina out of Fuel: Tracker
About 25 percent of gasoline stations in North Carolina have run out of fuel as of Wednesday morning, as states from New Jersey to Florida suffer from a truck driver shortage combined with the fallout from a pipeline operator’s network being breached. Some 24.8 percent of the 5,273 fuel stations in North Carolina were out…
US Gas Prices Reach Highest Level Since 2014
Gas prices this week hit the highest level since 2014, in the wake of a cyberattack that led to one of the nation’s largest pipelines being taken offline. The average price per gallon across the United States hit $3, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). The last time the nation saw average prices at…
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