Biggest US gasoline pipeline restarts after cyberattack
13 May 2021 - 9:38
FILE PHOTO: Holding tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at Colonial Pipeline s Dorsey Junction Station in Woodbine, Maryland, U.S. May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Drone Base/File Photo
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The largest gasoline pipeline in the U.S. is returning to service, recovering from a cyberattack late Friday that sent pump prices surging and triggered shortages across the Eastern U.S.
Colonial Pipeline Co. a critical source of gasoline and diesel for the New York area and the rest of the East Coast said it began to resume fuel shipments around 5 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday. In a further effort to provide relief, the Biden administration temporarily waived century-old shipping restrictions to allow foreign tankers to transport fuel to areas with shortages.
GPA Midstream Announces 2020 Safety Award Recipients
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TULSA, Okla., April 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The GPA Midstream Association today announced recipients of its annual safety awards that recognize member companies for outstanding safety performances in the midstream industry during the previous calendar year. For 2020, even with the COVID-19 pandemic that dealt stressful safety challenges well beyond the norm, our members again delivered stellar safety performances that continue to reveal just how serious the midstream energy sector is about operating safely, said Johnny Dreyer, GPA Midstream senior vice president.
Midstream companies of all sizes vie for the prestigious safety recognitions on a level playing field, with total midstream operational workhours determining where each qualifies within four divisions for both United States and international companies, based on eligibility criteria.
By Maya van Rossum
The Supreme Court has announced it will take up the case of PennEast Pipeline Co. v. New Jersey. In September 2019, the Third Circuit determined that the PennEast Pipeline Co., as a private company, does not have the authority to use eminent domain to seize lands owned by the state of New Jersey.
The decision effectively blocked PennEast from a third of its planned route through New Jersey, crippling the project. The PennEast Pipeline Co. then petitioned for certiorari in the Supreme Court.
The law is clear, and the Eleventh Amendment protects New Jersey from seizures by private companies using eminent domain. The Supreme Court should uphold the Third Circuit ruling and protect states from federal overreach.