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Colonial Pipeline restarting operation, 10 states can permit overweight fuel shipments on interstate, federal highways
Colonial Pipeline said it initiated the restart of pipeline operations Wednesday afternoon.
Following the restart, the company said it will likely take several days for the product delivery supply chain to return to normal and some markets served by Colonial Pipeline may experience, or continue to experience, intermittent service interruptions during the start-up period. Colonial said it will move as much gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel as is safely possible and will continue to do so until markets return to normal.
Colonial Pipeline had been struggling to get its operations back in order following a cyberattack over the weekend.
CHARLESTON Any gasoline shortage in West Virginia is being self-inflicted, the governor said Wednesday in recommending that residents stay calm. “We bas
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CHARLESTON Any gasoline shortage in West Virginia is being self inflicted, the governor said Wednesday in recommending that residents stay calm.
“We basically are creating our own fuel shortage right now,” Gov. Jim Justice said during his Wednesday pandemic briefing.
West Virginia is not significantly fed by the Colonial Pipeline that supplies Southeast U.S. states, about 45 percent of the consumption on the East Coast. The pipeline, which on Friday said it was the victim of a cyberattack by Russian hackers, said Tuesday it “continues to make forward progress in our around-the-clock efforts to return our system to service …”
Ten states are allowed to issue permits for overweight fuel shipments for trucks to run on interstates and federal highways. Also: Which truck stops are out of diesel? I-40 bridge over Mississippi River at Tenn./Ark. state line closed.