{"id":57768,"date":"2021-05-10T20:26:37","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T01:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=57768"},"modified":"2021-05-10T20:26:37","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T01:26:37","slug":"gas-run-has-begun-fuel-stations-run-dry-amid-hacked-pipeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=57768","title":{"rendered":"“Gas Run Has Begun” – Fuel Stations Run Dry Amid Hacked Pipeline"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Gas Run Has Begun” – Fuel Stations Run Dry Amid Hacked Pipeline<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n
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Gas shortages are being reported in the Southeast\u00a0of the US amid the recent\u00a0cybersecurity attack\u00a0<\/a>that temporarily shut down one of the largest pipelines in the US.<\/p>\n

Colonial Pipeline Co. Chief Executive Officer Joseph Blount said the company was in the process of restoring its systems but wouldn’t resume fuel shipments until the ransomware had been removed, according to\u00a0Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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At the moment, Colonial Pipeline is manually operating a segment of pipeline between North Carolina to Maryland and expects a complete system restore by the weekend. However, gas shortages are already being reported across North Carolina to Florida to Alabama.<\/p>\n

On Monday, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed an Executive Order declaring a state of emergency, temporarily suspending motor vehicle fuel regulations to ensure adequate fuel supply supplies throughout the state.<\/p>\n

WLOS’ Caitlyn Penter reported gas shortages\u00a0in North Carolina.<\/p>\n