Colonial Pipeline Gas Shortages, Widen Across the East Coast.
Colonial Pipeline Gas Shortages, Widen Across the East Coast.
The shortages are a result of
last week's cyberattack on the company.
which provides fuel to about 45% of
the Eastern Seaboard from the Gulf Coast
to the metro New York area.
The national average for gas prices
has reached $3 per gallon,
the highest it's been since October 2014.
North Carolina, Georgia and Virginia have
been hit hardest by the shortages, with
multiple states declaring a state of emergency.
Colonial Pipeline Co. said on
May 10 that it is working to restore
its systems by the end of the week