VERIFY: No, there is not a national gas shortage from pipeline cyberattack After last week's Colonial Pipeline cyberattack, we've gotten comments, messages, and phone calls asking if there's a need to start racking up on fuel. Author: Kayla Solomon Updated: 11:44 PM EDT May 10, 2021 MACON, Ga. — Across Central Georgia, some people are starting to ask, 'Is there a gas shortage?' To verify, we spoke to AAA spokesperson Montrae Waiters and Associate Professor of Economics at Mercer University, Antonio Saravia. "Consumers start getting panicked and start anticipating an increase in price. The expectations start to develop and as a result, they run to the gas stations and then we see an increase in price," says Saravia.