Net Zero: Colonial Pipeline resumes operations after cyberattack
iPolitics By iPolitics. Published on May 13, 2021 12:00pm The Lead Colonial Pipeline announced on Wednesday that it has resumed operations six days after a ransomware attack prompted the largest U.S. pipeline to shut down. The closure caused fuel shortages across the U.S. and saw several states, including Georgia, North Carolina, and Florida, declare a state of emergency. Colonial halted 2.5 million barrels per day of shipments of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel last Friday, after what is being described as the most disruptive cyberattack ever on U.S. energy infrastructure. The FBI has ac...