West Virginia stations expect minimal effects from pipeline shutdown By May 11, 2021 - 11:30 am CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Word of gas shortages in the Carolinas and across the south is fueling a much bigger problem, according to the head of the Oil Marketers and Grocers Association of West Virginia. Traci Nelson OMEGA President Traci Nelson told MetroNews Tuesday national news stories about stations in the in other states running out of fuel can make a bad situation even worse. “We saw the same situation last year with toilet paper. People panic when they think they’re going to run out of something and that’s what creates outages and shortages,” she said.