Colonial Pipeline resumes operations after cyberattack, but warns supply chain issues will take ‘several days’ to resolve

Thursday, 13 May 2021Newsdesk

Colonial Pipeline said it has restarted operations in the wake of a major ransomware attack that triggered a full-scale shutdown, leading to fuel shortages, panic buying and emergency declarations in states across the US.

New Delhi, 13 May2021

As per news report of rt.com, the company reopened its pipelines on Wednesday evening around 5pm ET, saying that while it will pump out as much diesel, gasoline and jet fuel as it can, supply chain disruptions caused by the shutdown will take time to sort out. “Following this restart, it will take several days for the product delivery supply chain to return to normal. Some markets served by Colonial Pipeline may experience, or continue to experience, intermittent service interruptions during the start-up period,” Colonial said in a statement, adding that it would carry out a “comprehensive series of pipeline safety assessments” as a precaution following the cyber breach.

Source -rt.com