Colonial Pipeline shutdown:
Expect gas shortages to go away
by Memorial Day, expert says
Posted By: NorthernDog, 5/13/2021 8:36:07 AM
Colonial Pipeline said Wednesday that it has resumed gas pipeline operations after it was forced to halt after being hit with a cyberattack last week. The shut-off of the pipeline, the primary fuel conduit serving the East Coast, spurred many people on the east coast and in the southeast into panic-buying — with some hoarding gas — and drained supplies at thousands of gas stations.Average gas prices are above $3 and some stations in the Southeast are running out or low on fuel. Across the state of North Carolina, for example, 71% of stations were out of gas as of Wednesday evening
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That's a week and a half away! In the meantime the shortage is worsening.