US President Joe Biden reassures motorists that fuel supplies should start returning to normal this weekend, even as more filling stations run out of petrol across the south-east.
President Joe Biden has reassured US motorists that fuel supplies should start returning to normal this weekend, even as more filling stations ran out of petrol across the south-east nearly a week after a cyber attack on the nation's top fuel pipeline.
The Colonial Pipeline, which carries 100 million gallons per day of petrol, diesel, and jet fuel, will take time to fully recover and could still suffer "hiccups", he said.The pipeline resumed computer-controlled pumping late on Wednesday after adding safety measures. Gasoline shortages worsened from Virginia to Florida as depots and distribution centers awaited supply from the pipeline.
The shutdown has also forced two refineries to curb output and spurred airlines to reroute flights to refuel at airports outside the affected area. The pipeline's restart should bring supplies to some hard-hit areas as soon as Thursday, said US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.The shortage resulted in long queues as people raced to stock up.
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