|May 12, 2021 at 10:28 AM EDT - Updated May 12 at 10:35 AM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Despite pleas from leaders and officials to not panic-buy gasoline, gas stations across the state are running on empty, a petroleum analyst says.
GasBuddy’s Patrick DeHaan said that as of Wednesday morning, 13.4% of the state’s gas stations are without gas.
Those outages are part of nearly 1,800 stations reported with no gas across, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, the Carolinas and Virginia, he said.
As of 7 a.m., he said South Carolina was still faring better than some other states in terms of gas stations that had run out of fuel.
By Rob Sussman
May 10, 2021 | 7:27 PM
CHICAGO, IL (WTAQ) A massive cyberattack crippled one of the largest gas pipelines in the United States over the weekend.
A ransomware attack on the Colonial Gas Pipeline in the Southeastern United States shut it down entirely. GasBuddy’s Patrick DeHaan says that outside of the area of the pipeline, it’s not likely gas prices will rise very much.
“This is not something tha will have a significant impact on prices across the non affected areas, that is outside the southeast,” said DeHaan. “We may only see prices climb a few cents a gallon.”
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