The Colonial Pipeline has been restarted following a multi-day shutdown in the wake of a ransomware attack.

The shutdown had caused panic buying of gas in many southeastern states.The company restarted operations at about 5 p.m. ET."Following this restart, it will take several days for the product delivery supply chain to return to normal," the company said in a statement.

"Some markets served by Colonial Pipeline may experience, or continue to experience, intermittent service interruptions during the start-up period. Colonial will move as much gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel as is safely possible and will continue to do so until markets return to normal.

"Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said she had spoken to the company's CEO just prior to them restarting operations.

Gas prices nationally crossed $3 a gallon on Wednesday as many in the Southeast lined up for hours to fill their tanks.

I'm hoping the prices go down to where they were prior to the shutdown !!

Last edited by Spunky (5/12/2021 6:21 pm)