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12 May, 2021
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Tom DiChristopher
The shutdown of the 5,500-mile
Colonial Pipeline Co. system following a cyberattack has revived
calls for federal regulation of pipeline operators and reform at federal agencies.
As of May 11, Colonial was returning portions of the critical artery for East Coast gasoline and refined fuel supply to service. While government officials and industry analysts did not anticipate widespread supply disruptions, the high-profile event caused filling station shortages in the Southeast and raised concerns about the prospect of future pipeline shutdowns at a time of rising cyberattacks.
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on May 11 asked Americans to avoid hoarding gasoline and urged them to report price gouging.