CAROLINA GAS FINDER: Who has gasoline where you live? WSOCTV.com News Staff
More than 1,000 gas stations across the Southeast have reported running out of fuel, primarily because of what analysts say is unwarranted panic-buying among drivers, after the shutdown of a major pipeline by a gang of hackers.
Government officials have acted swiftly to waive safety and environmental rules to speed the delivery of fuel by truck, ship or rail to motorists and airports, even as they sought to assure the public that there was no cause for alarm.
Channel 9 has reported that many stations in the Carolinas have been seeing gas shortages and people were “panic-buying” in search of supply. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has issued a state of emergency, lifting some restrictions to ensure adequate fuel supplies are delivered across the state.
May 12, 2021
TeeRoy s 2 Cents:
Americans are being asked not to hoard gasoline or even fill up their tanks if they don t need to.
Telling Americans not to panic often makes them panic even more.
The pipeline shutdown is impacting states from Texas to New Jersey.
The Russian ransomware attack on the Colonial Fuel Pipeline last week forced the fuel distributor to shut down. Colonial hopes to resume service by the end of this week. Despite warnings about panic buying and hoarding gasoline, many people have been waiting in long lines to fill up the tank, and some stations have been jacking up their prices. S&P s Oil Price Information Service reports more than 1000 stations are experiencing shortages.
Wed, 05/12/2021 - 21:55 legitgov
Multiple states declare emergency, 1,000+ pumps run out of gas, as White House insists there s no shortage and blames hoarders | 12 May 2021 | Motorists and even airlines struggled to find fuel across the southeastern US due to the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack, but the Biden administration denied there was a shortage and blamed hoarders for the supply crunch. Virginia and Florida declared a state of emergency on Tuesday, following North Carolina s declaration the day before, as the disruption in pipeline operations led to over 1,000 gas stations across a dozen states running out of fuel, according to S&P s Oil Price Information Service. As of Tuesday afternoon, 27% of stations in North Carolina s Greenville/Spartanburg/Anderson metro area were dry, according to GasBuddy, an app helping motorists find deals at the pump.
May 12, 2021 Share
More than 1,000 gas stations in the Southeast reported running out of fuel, primarily because of what analysts say is unwarranted panic-buying among drivers, as the shutdown of a major pipeline by a gang of hackers entered its fifth day Tuesday.
Government officials acted swiftly to waive safety and environmental rules to speed the delivery of fuel by truck, ship or rail to motorists and airports, even as they sought to assure the public that there was no cause for alarm.
The Colonial Pipeline, the biggest fuel pipeline in the U.S., delivering about 45% of what is consumed on the East Coast, was hit on Friday with a cyberattack by hackers who lock up computer systems and demand a ransom to release them. The attack raised concerns, once again, about the vulnerability of the nation’s critical infrastructure.