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Panic buying strikes Southeastern United States as shuttered pipeline resumes operations Will Englund, Ellen Nakashima Replay Video UP NEXT A sudden fuel shortage worsened across the eastern half of the United States on Wednesday after a cyberattack crippled a major pipeline, as long lines, sharp words and pumps gone dry greeted unhappy drivers from the Alabama foothills to the Chesapeake Bay. Although government and industry officials said the nation had plenty of fuel and the pipeline was set to resume operations in the evening, nervous drivers clogged gas stations and...

Print this article Reopening the Colonial Pipeline by the weekend will be key to mitigating summer travel disruptions. The 5,500-mile pipeline, which is responsible for nearly half of the East Coast’s fuel supply, was attacked by a hacking group causing it to be shut down on Friday. Gas prices are now averaging nearly $3 per gallon and are expected to rise the longer it is shuttered. The company said it aims to return it to normal service by the end of the week, but the longer it is down, the more travel will be hurt. Gas market watchers say that the problem must be addressed by the weeke...

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Some Stations are Out of Gas but Overall, ‘Montgomery County Is In Pretty Good Shape’ Olney appears to be ground zero in Montgomery County for long lines and gas shortages following a ransomware attack that shut down the Colonial Pipelines, the largest pipeline system for refined oil products in America. The 5,500 mile long pipeline carries up to 3 million barrels of fuel daily between Texas and New York. However, panic buying and shortages don’t appear to be countywide. “Montgomery County is in pretty good shape” and is not experiencing gasoline shortages, John Townsend, manager of...

Print this article Subscribe today to the Washington Examiner magazine and get Washington Briefing: politics and policy stories that will keep you up to date with what's going on in Washington. SUBSCRIBE NOW: Just $1.00 an issue! THE LATEST: The Biden administration has set out to prove it has control over the fallout of the cyberattack and shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline, after spending its first months pressing a clean energy and climate agenda on its terms. For the third straight day, the White House is bringing the big guns to its afternoon press briefing, with EPA Administrator Mich...