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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina is particularly susceptible to energy interruptions because gasoline and natural gas supplies originate mainly from two pipeline systems, energy industry experts told a state
by Nyamekye Daniel, The Center Square | May 19, 2021 10:00 AM Print this article
North Carolina lawmakers said the Colonial Pipeline shutdown was a wake-up call to the vulnerabilities in the state s energy infrastructure.
The Georgia-based pipeline reported a ransomware attack May 7, resulting in a disruption of fuel services and gas shortages across several states, including North Carolina. A legislative panel heard advice Tuesday from top energy officials across the state on securing North Carolina s energy supply. The Colonial Pipeline disruption could have been much worse, and it s foolish to presume North Carolina will not face a more severe energy supply shock in the future. We should treat the fallout of the Colonial Pipeline attack as a warning, not an aberration, and prepare accordingly, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Energy and the Environment Chair Brent Jackson, R-Duplin, said. It could happen next week. Next year. Next decade. That is
Pipeline Hack Puts North Carolina Industry on Guard
The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack and resulting gas shortages across North Carolina show the need for more pipelines and gas storage, officials from the energy and petroleum industry told a state Senate committee.
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Shutterstock (TNS) The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack and resulting gas shortages across North Carolina have shown the need for more pipelines and gas storage, officials from the energy and petroleum industry told a N.C. Senate committee on Tuesday. Some additional interstate pipeline supply would be a very good resiliency opportunity, Nelson Peeler, Duke Energy s senior vice president and chief transmission officer, told the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Energy and the Environment.
Colonial Pipeline Hack Raises N.C. Gas Shortage Worries
Legislators want more resiliency since the state has only one natural gas pipeline. About half of all gas stations in North Carolina still don’t have fuel following the Colonial Pipeline shutdown last week.
May 19, 2021 • (TNS) The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack and resulting gas shortages across North Carolina have shown the need for more pipelines and gas storage, officials from the energy and petroleum industry told a N.C. Senate committee on Tuesday. Some additional interstate pipeline supply would be a very good resiliency opportunity, Nelson Peeler, Duke Energy s senior vice president and chief transmission officer, told the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Energy and the Environment.