By Anna Gallegos
May 12, 2021
Headlines about fuel shortages and panic buying are dominating the news right now, so should drivers in Texas worry?
No.
The Colonial Pipeline shut down last week because of a cyber attack. While the line stretches from New Jersey to Houston, Texas don t have to worry about shortages as long as the state remains at the heart of the nation s oil and gas industry.
There is “no gas shortage in Texas. The pipeline being down has zero impact on Texas,
Allison Mac, with GasBuddy, told
.
While gas stations in states like Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, and Maryland are experiencing outages because of people panic buying fuel, Texans shouldn t expect any long lines or gas limits when they pull up to the pump.
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Caution tape is wrapped around fuel pumps at an Exxon Gas Station on Boonsboro Road in Lynchburg, Va., Tuesday, May 11, 2021. 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, as the shutdown of a major pipeline by hackers entered its fifth day. In response, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency. (Kendall Warner/The News & Advance via AP)Kendall Warner/Associated Press
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