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Colonial Pipeline shutdown leading to gas shortage? Experts, Ivey say ‘panic buying’ is greatest threat

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12 May
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According to Patrick De Haan, an analyst for GasBuddy.com, among the southeastern states being impacted by the pipeline shutdown, Alabama isn’t even among the leaders. > https://www.al.com/news/2021/05/colonial-pipeline-shutdown-leading-to-gas-shortage-experts-ivey-say-panic-buying-is-greatest-threat.html

Colonial Pipeline shutdown leading to gas shortage? Experts, Ivey say ‘panic buying’ is greatest threat

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Bags cover gas pumps in Southside, Ala., as a station has been affected by shortages brought on by the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (William Thornton / wthornton@al.com)

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Social media posts showing people filling up multiple gas jugs. Videos show long lines at random gasoline stations.

Are we looking at a gasoline shortage as a result of the Colonial Pipeline cyber attack shutdown, now in its fifth day?

For the moment, Alabama isn’t.

According to Patrick De Haan, an analyst for GasBuddy.com, among the southeastern states being impacting by the pipeline shutdown, Alabama isn’t even among the leaders. As of 11 a.m. Tuesday, approximately .5 percent of Alabama service stations are experiencing gasoline outages, and .2 percent affecting diesel fuel. Virginia leads the pack, at 7.6 percent, which is still less than a tenth of its total number of stations.

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PANIC AT THE PUMP: More than 1,000 gas stations in the Southeast reported running out of fuel, primarily because of what analysts say is unwarranted panic-buying among drivers, as the shutdown of a major pipeline by a gang of hackers entered its fifth day Tuesday.
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