Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia | May 14, 2021
Running on Fumes: Gas Station Outages Soar as Crisis Spreads
Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia | May 14, 2021
Gas stations across the South Eastern U.S. are have run out of gasoline, according to data from GasBuddy.com.
Sixty-five percent of gas stations in North Carolina are out of gasoline, the data show, making it the hardest-hit state.
Here are the current outages reported by GasBuddy, as of 12:37 Eastern time.
- Georgia – 42%
- Alabama – 6%
- Tennessee – 14%
- South Carolina – 42%
- North Carolina – 65%
- Florida – 10%
- Virginia – 42%
- Maryland – 9%
- Mississippi – 5%
- West Virginia – 4%
- Kentucky – 2%
- Washington, D.C. – 8%
(Excerpts from BreitBart)
Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia | May 13, 2021
Over 15,000 Gas Stations Out of Fuel Nationwide
Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia | May 13, 2021
Gas shortages eased slightly overnight in some states but worsened in others as Colonial Pipeline works to bring one of the nation’s major fuel conduits back online.
More stations were out of gas in Florida, Maryland, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Mississippi early Thursday compared to Wednesday night, according to GasBuddy.
In Florida, 30 percent of 7,564 stations were out of fuel as of 6 a.m. Central Time. In Maryland, 34 percent of the state’s 1,869 stations could no longer serve customers. Over half of South Carolina’s 3,084 stations ran out of gas, along with 34 percent of Tennessee’s stations. Seven percent of Mississippi’s stations are out of gas, compared to six percent the night prior.
At the same time, shortages eased in several of the states most impacted by the current situations, including by 3 percent in North Carolina. About seven in 10 stations in the worst-hit state, which has 5,373 stations, remain out of gas, according to GasBuddy, an app that tracks prices and availability.
Shortages also eased in Virginia, where 55 percent of stations are out of fuel, and Georgia, where approximately 50 percent were, and remained the same in a number of states, including West Virginia, Alabama, and Delaware…
(Excerpts from the Epoch Times)
Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia | May 12, 2021
Four Governors Declare States Of Emergency Due To Gasoline Shortage
Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia | May 12, 2021
Four governors declared states of emergency in response to gas shortages brought on by the Colonial Pipeline hack.
Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency on Monday due to his state’s gas shortage. Republicans Govs. Brian Kemp of Georgia and Ron DeSantis of Florida, and Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam declared states of emergency on Tuesday.
Republican South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced that he would not declare a new state of emergency because the state was already in one due to the COVID-19 pandemic…
(Excerpts from the Daily Caller)
Virginia | May 12, 2021
Cyber Attack Hampers Gas Delivery in Virginia
Virginia | May 12, 2021
A major pipeline used to deliver gasoline to the eastern U.S. has been shutdown by hackers, leading to higher gas prices and decreased availability in some areas of Virginia. The Colonial Pipeline was targeted by a ransomware cyber attack on Friday, and the company took some systems offline in response, leading to the pipeline shutdown.
AAA Mid-Atlantic Public Affairs Manager Martha Meade said, “Just how much or how long these effects will last depends on how long the pipeline remains down. A few days means minor impact, but down for a longer period means a much larger impact.”
Meade said gas prices went up three cents Monday night, and the increase is likely to continue.
“Virginia one of the states most likely to see limited fuel availability and higher gas prices with the pipeline shutdown that runs from Texas to New York and delivers 45 percent of all fuel to the east Coast,” Meade added.
She said that the U.S. has strong gasoline supplies, but the shutdown is impacting delivery to terminals and gas stations. In response to the shutdown, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan issued an emergency fuel waiver on Tuesday. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration also issued an emergency exemption to some transportation regulations…
(Excerpts from The Virginia Star)
Virginia | May 11, 2021
State Of Emergency Declared In Virginia Over Gasoline Shortages
Virginia | May 11, 2021
VIRGINIA/DC — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency Tuesday afternoon to address gasoline supply disruptions across the state due to a cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline.
Last Friday, the Colonial Pipeline system, which is the primary fuel source for many Virginia retailers, reported a ransomware cyberattack that resulted in a temporary shutdown.
Northam’s emergency declaration allows state agencies to issue environmental waivers in order to limit the fuel shortages. Earlier Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued its own Clean Air Act waiver for parts of Virginia and Washington, D.C., along with other areas in the Mid-Atlantic region, to help alleviate fuel shortages due to the cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline…
(Excerpts from Patch.com)