Posted on 05/11/2021 8:26:13 AM PDT by george76
Gas stations across the East Coast are starting to run out of fuel as one of the biggest petroleum pipelines fights to recover from a cyberattack.
Specific gas stations ranging from Virginia to Florida to Alabama are reported to have run out of gas, and drivers have been surprised to find long lines or no service available. The outages come as people are rushing to the pumps to fill up, causing a spike in gasoline demand.
In five states alone — Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia — gasoline demand rose more than 40% on Monday, said GasBuddy analyst Patrick De Haan. All five states are served by the Colonial Pipeline, which shut down Friday night as a precaution to evaluate the extent of the damage after hackers breached the company's internal computer networks.
The hack is the most significant, successful cyberattack ever on energy infrastructure in the United States.
Nationally, gasoline demand spiked nearly 20% on Monday compared to the prior Monday, hitting levels that rival Fridays, typically the day of the week with the highest demand, GasBuddy said.
The Colonial Pipeline, which is about 5,500 miles long, is normally responsible for transporting 45% of the East Coast's fuel supply, including 2.5 million barrels of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and other refined products daily. The pipeline hopes to be able to restore service before the weekend.
Virginia and North Carolina saw the highest percentage of gas stations outages, at 7.6% and 4.8% respectively, according to the latest data from GasBuddy. On Monday, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency. The order temporarily pauses regulations for vehicle fuels to avoid supply interruptions.
Other states with outages included Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Alabama, and Tennessee.
In response to the gasoline shortages, the Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency fuel waiver Tuesday for states affected by the pipeline shutdown. The action, which waives certain fuel vapor pressure requirements, will last for a full week.
The EPA, along with the Energy Department, are actively monitoring fuel supply shortages and are “considering additional measures to alleviate the impact,” the agency said in a news release.
On Monday, federal authorities confirmed that the DarkSide hacker gang was responsible for the hack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline on Friday, stealing large amounts of data before locking computers with ransomware and demanding payment.
In a statement, DarkSide described themselves as "apolitical" and appeared to apologize for the massive disruptions its attack caused. "Our goal is to make money, and not creating problems for society," the group said.
My best guesstimate is three or four weeks to solve this or Katie Bar the Door ......
Wish I thought of that. LOL
Pipelines are not part of the Infrastructure according to the Left, they are the problem.
Remember the Keystone Pipeline? Obviously it had nothing to do with infrastructure.
“It’s like that virus that only attacks you if you are standing up and walking in a restaurant, and leaves you be if you are sitting down.”
Or peacefully protesting. [/s]
Hahahah...I shouldn’t laugh...
This is a fals flag operation by Chyna Joey Xi to force more
of his tyrannical power over Americans.
He’s doing the same thing Jimmy Carter did. In fact I’m sure he consulted wth him recently before implementing his false flag operation against the Colonial Pipeline.
This is a fals flag operation by Chyna Joey Xi to force more
of his tyrannical power over Americans.
He’s doing the same thing Jimmy Carter did. In fact I’m sure he consulted wth him recently before implementing his false flag operation against the Colonial Pipeline.
I don’t know about other locations, but in my hometown in South Carolina, most stations are out of gas, and there are very long lines at the few stations that still have any. Occasionally a truck will show up to fill a gas station’s tanks, and by the time they’re done, there’s a long line of cars. Word travels fast.
I topped off my tank late at night, and avoided the line. The price went up .20c a gallon while I was there.
Biden and the Democrat Party are the Fabian Society and they are well on their way with their destruction plan.
AMEN!!!!
Patriots deserted Trump when they were needed most. The lineage to our Founding Fathers has been completed severed. All we have left are keyboard warriors. “You just wait! Some day the left will go too far!! And then there will be payback!!!” Complete BS!
I’ve got to figure out how to send the hackers a basket of muffins with a balloon bouquet.
Erdogan sez our nukes in Turkey belong to him, the Saudis are patching up with Syria and Iran...
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there are still a lot of folks fighting to get the recount/audits done- and they are making it happen-
In 4 months of #ComDem_Insanity, we are already seeing clearly the train wreck coming.
I can hear the whistle wail. Waiting for the collision with the brick wall at the station.
I will keep that image for printing elsewhere!
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