Colonial Pipeline Resumes Deliveries But Gas Shortages Continue

The major US pipeline network shut down by a cyber attack said Thursday it has resumed fuel deliveries, but gas stations up and down the east coast were still facing shortages after a wave of panic buying.

President Joe Biden hailed the “good news” and urged Americans to remain calm as supplies are restored over the next few days.

While “we’ll not feel the effects at the pump immediately,” there will be a “return to normalcy beginning this weekend and continuing in the next week,” Biden told reporters at the White House.

Frantic motorists from Florida to Maryland had lined up at gas stations trying to fill their tanks and other containers, and the surge in demand sent the national average price above $3 a gallon for the first time since late 2014 despite government efforts to ease the supply crunch.

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{Matzav.com}