Gas Buddy estimates 74% of NC gas stations are out of fuel but hopefully there's an end in sight WTVD The latest numbers from Gas Buddy estimate 74 percent of North Carolina gas stations are without fuel. But there's hopefully an end in sight with the Colonial Pipeline announcing Wednesday afternoon that it had begun the process of restarting operations. Popular Searches "Some markets served by Colonial Pipeline may experience, or continue to experience, intermittent service interruptions during the start-up period. Colonial will move as much gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel as is safely possible and will continue to do so until markets return to normal," the company wrote in a statement.