Koch Family and Some Foreign Pensions Control Colonial Pipeline Posted on 05/12/2021 Colonial Pipeline is the operator of the biggest gasoline pipeline in the U.S. Colonial Pipeline ceased operations after a ransomware attack. Gas shortages have spread from Baltimore to Florida. North Carolina has been the state hardest-hit by fuel shortages. With gas fuel shortages plaguing the Eastern U.S. states, Colonial Pipeline reportedly has no plans to pay rumored US$ 5 million-plus ransom to hackers who have paralyzed the key gas pipeline. U.S. President Joe Biden vows to get the fuel crisis “under control” with pressure mounting on his administration to do more. “I think this is something that demands really serious federal attention. This was essentially a cyberattack on critical infrastructure in our country,” Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said to the media.