Gas Stations Along The U.S. East Coast Are Running Dry Due to Disruptions From Hacked Pipeline

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Bloomberg: Gas Stations Running Dry as Hacked Pipeline Tries to Restart

(Bloomberg) -- Gas stations along the U.S. East Coast are beginning to run out of fuel as North America’s biggest petroleum pipeline races to recover from a paralyzing cyberattack that has kept it shut for three days.

From North Carolina to Florida to Alabama, gas stations are reporting that they’ve sold out of fuel as supplies in the region dwindle and panic buying begins to set in.

At least two gas stations in Tallahassee, Florida, were completely out of stock, according to employees who asked not to be named.

In Asheville, North Carolina, Aubrey Clements, a clerk at an Exxon Mobil station answered the phone with “Hello, I’m currently out of gas.”

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Update: "Gas Run Has Begun" - Fuel Stations Run Dry Amid Hacked Pipeline (Zero Hedge)

Update #2: Gas runs out after Colonial Pipeline cyberattack: North Carolina declares state of emergency as cars line up outside stations in Virginia, Atlanta and Florida and American Airlines adds extra stops to long haul flights (Daily Mail).

WNU Editor: The White House is saying that there are no gas shortages .... White House denies there's supply shortage in wake of ransomware attack on major U.S. pipeline (Yahoo News). I have friends who live in North Carolina, and this evening they are telling me the opposite.