Fuel Shortages Ease as Colonial Pipeline Resumes ‘Normal Operations’

In an aerial view, fuel holding tanks are seen at Colonial Pipeline's Dorsey Junction Station in Washington on May 13, 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

A major fuel pipeline in the Eastern United States has resumed “normal operations,” its operator announced on May 15.

“We have returned the system to normal operations, delivering millions of gallons per hour to the markets we serve,” Colonial Pipeline said in a statement.