Washington DC Running out of Gas, Even as Colonial Pipeline Recovers

Washington DC Running out of Gas, Even as Colonial Pipeline Recovers
Gas pumps are roped off with a tape indicating a lack of gasoline at a gas station in Washington, on May 14, 2021. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—Washington, D.C., was running out of gasoline on Friday, even as the country’s largest fuel pipeline network ramped up deliveries following a cyberattack and officials assured motorists that supplies would return to normal soon.

The six-day Colonial Pipeline shutdown was the most disruptive cyberattack on record. Widespread panic buying continued two days after the pipeline network restarted, leaving filling stations across the U.S. Southeast out of gas.