The Colonial Pipeline stretches from Texas to New Jersey and delivers about 45 per cent of the gasoline consumed on the East Coast. The shutdown has caused shortages at the pumps throughout the South and emptied stations in the Washington DC area.
President Joe Biden said US officials did not believe the Russian government was involved, but said “we do have strong reason to believe that the criminals who did the attack are living in Russia”.
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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says America is “over the hump” on gas shortages following a ransomware cyberattack that forced a shutdown of the nation’s largest gasoline pipeline.