Colonial paused all operations after learning it was the victim of a cybersecurity attack. At 5 p.m. Wednesday, the company announced operations had resumed.
Bloomberg Reports Says Gas Stations Run Dry as Pipeline Races to Recover From Hacking
Bloomberg May 11, 2021; Joe Carroll, Andres Guerra Luz and Jill R. ShahGas reported that gas stations along the U.S. East Coast are beginning to run out of fuel as North America’s biggest petroleum pipeline races to recover from a paralyzing cyberattack that has kept it shut for days.
From Virginia to Florida and Alabama, stations are reporting that they’ve sold out of gasoline as supplies in the region dwindle and panic buying sets in. An estimated 7% of gas stations in Virginia were out of fuel as of late Monday, according to GasBuddy analyst Patrick DeHaan.
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Colonial Pipeline said it expects to substantially restore all service by the weekend.PHOTO: EPA-EFE
PublishedMay 11, 2021, 8:38 am SGT
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Publishing date: May 11, 2021 • 2 days ago • 6 minute read • Four days into the crisis, Colonial Pipeline Co. has only managed to manually operate a small segment of the pipeline as a stopgap measure and doesn t expect to be able to substantially restore service before the weekend. Photo by Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
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Gas stations along the U.S. East Coast are starting to run out of fuel as North America’s biggest petroleum pipeline fights to recover from a cyberattack that has paralyzed it for days.
From Virginia to Florida and Alabama, fuel stations are reporting that they’ve sold out of gasoline as supplies in the region dwindle and panic buying sets in. The White House said it was aware of shortages in the Southeast of the country and was trying to alleviate the problem.