Despite signs of progress in restarting the Colonial Pipeline, nearly 70% of North Carolina’s gas stations were still without fuel Thursday. But that situation could improve shortly.
Gas crunch continues across much of U.S. after pipeline hack By TOM FOREMAN JR., JEFF MARTIN and BEN FINLEY, Associated Press
Published: May 13, 2021, 11:40am
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3 Photos In this aerial image taken with a drone, numerous vehicles line up for gasoline at Costco on Wendover Avenue in Greensboro, N.C., on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. As the shutdown of a major fuel pipeline entered into its fifth day, efforts are under way to stave off potential fuel shortages, though no widespread disruptions were evident. The Colonial Pipeline, which delivers about 45% of the fuel consumed on the East Coast, was hit by a cyberattack on Friday. (Woody Marshall/News & Record via AP)
Colonial Pipeline up and running but gas crunch continues
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CLEMMONS, N.C. (May 13, 2021) Gas pumps remained shrouded by plastic bags Thursday at thousands of service stations across more than a dozen U.S. states, but the situation could improve as a pipeline company reported “substantial progress in restarting the supply line.
Nearly 70% of North Carolina s gas stations were still without fuel, as were about half the stations in South Carolina and Georgia, GasBuddy.com reported. Drivers on the East Coast were also having trouble, with more than half the stations tapped out in Virginia and Washington, D.C., the site s tracking service showed.
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Long lines at some U.S. gas stations after pipeline cyberattack
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1:15Lineups at gas stations in parts of the southeastern U.S. continued days after a cybersecurity attack shut the Colonial Pipeline. Even after operations resumed Wednesday, it s expected to take several days for deliveries to get back to normal.1:15