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.
You probably labor under the misapprehension that Biden and the Democrat Party love America. Nothing could be further from the truth. That is a lie straight from the pit of Hell. Both Joe Biden and members of the Democrat Party hate and despise America and all it stands for. 100% of their energy is focused on the destruction of America and what it stands for. As evidenced by the 2020 election, millions share their desires.
From Biden’s view, this shutdown has many advantages:
1. It encourages people to buy electric cars.
2. It demonizes vulnerable pipelines.
3. It encourages oil companies to move back to Warrent Buffet’s trains.
There was a time (Jimmy Carter) when one could believe it was pure ineptitude. Now, it is quite easy to believe it is deliberately malicious.
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.
“Gas is only in the pipeline and not stored anywhere ? D’oh”
Gas stations do not store large amount of fuel anymore. All the stations are out of gas in my area. My cousin wife is picking him up at work because he does not have enough fuel to get home.
Welcome to “Sleepy Joe’s” third world theme park.
“Gas stations do not store large amount of fuel anymore.”
I topped off the tank today. It’s just my way of helping increase the available reserves. ;-)
Democratic Depression.
I’m surprised it took this long to start.
I filled up in central Florida this morning. 2.76 a gallon.
Time for Gas rationing.
vaccinated / not vaccinated
Well, unlike toilet paper, most people don’t have any place to store hoarded gasoline. Unless the shortage becomes protracted (and I don’t think it will), the worst that will happen is that people will run around with more gas in their tanks for a little while.
“”the Colonial Pipeline, which shut down Friday night as a precaution to evaluate the extent of the damage.... “ How long can THAT possibly take?”
Please remember, we are having to deal with Bejing Biden, who doesn’t care at all about America or American’s.
So a pipeline can be hacked, but an election can’t???
That is a classic. I would like to print that and leave it on a gas pump.
Pipeline map;
BTT
Shutdown NoVa and DC.
Biden said... “Ah um, I gonna be meeting with President Putin, and a um, so far there is no evidence based on from our Intelligence People that Russia is involved!” That’s an exact quote as best I could decipher.
Biden has made it abundantly clear.."A um when they leave the Saloon , Salon... maybe the are going to a Saloon, a um I don't know, where's my puddin?"
Please listen next time.
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