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The nation’s largest fuel pipeline restarted operations Wednesday, days after it was forced to shut down by a gang of hackers.

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ, BEN FINLEY and TOM FOREMAN, JR. Associated Press CLEMMONS, N.C. (AP) — Drivers waited in long lines at gas stations in the Southeast on Wednesday after a hack of the nation’s largest fuel pipeline led to distribution problems and panic-buying, draining supplies at thousands of gas stations. Although there was no gasoline shortage, there was a problem getting the fuel from refineries on the Gulf Coast to the states that need it, and officials were scrambling to find alternate routes to deliver it. The Colonial Pipeline, which delivers about 45% of the fuel consumed on t...

Colonial Pipeline restarts operations days after major hack, but no one can say how long problems will continue Updated May 12, 2021; CLEMMONS, N.C. — The nation’s largest fuel pipeline restarted operations Wednesday, days after it was forced to shut down by a gang of hackers. The disruption of Colonial Pipeline caused long lines at gas stations in the Southeast due to distribution problems and panic-buying, draining supplies at thousands of gas stations. Colonial initiated the restart of pipeline operations late Wednesday, saying in a statement that “all lines, including those lat...

Colonial Pipeline restarts operations after cyberattack sends drivers scrambling for gas Associated Press Updated on:May 12, 2021, 6:28pm EDT Drivers waited in long lines at gas stations in the Southeast on Wednesday after a hack of the nation’s largest fuel pipeline led to distribution problems and panic-buying, draining supplies at thousands of gas stations.  Although there was no gasoline shortage, there was a problem getting the fuel from refineries on the Gulf Coast to the states that need it, and officials were scrambling to find alternate routes to deliver it.  The Colonial Pipeli...

Colonial Pipeline restarts operations days after major hack But it will take several days for deliveries to return to normal, the company says. By CATHY BUSSEWITZ, BEN FINLEY and TOM FOREMAN JR.Associated Press Share A sign reading "Out of Fuel" is taped to the window at an Exxon gas station in Lynchburg, Va., on Tuesday. More than 1,000 gas stations in the Southeast reported running out of fuel, primarily because of what analysts say is unwarranted panic-buying among drivers, following the shutdown of a major pipeline by hackers. Kendall Warner/The News & Advance via Associated Press CLEM...