'Don't panic': Biden urges drivers not to hoard gasoline as Colonial Pipeline restarts Evan Vucci/AP President Joe Biden speaks at Tidewater Community College, Monday, May 3, 2021, in Portsmouth, Va. Biden and the first lady are in coastal Virginia to promote his plans to increase spending on education and children, part of his $1.8 trillion families proposal announced last week. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) and last updated 2021-05-13 12:57:11-04 President Joe Biden on Thursday attempted to reassure Americans that the supply of gasoline in the southeast would soon return to normal following the restart of the Colonial Pipeline. The pipeline, which delivers gasoline from Texas through the southeast and up the eastern seaboard, restarted operations around 5 p.m. on Wednesday. The pipeline went offline on Friday, when the company that operates the pipeline experienced a ransomware attack.