> Colonial’s pipeline transports 2.5 million barrels each day, taking refined gasoline, diesel fuel and jet fuel from the Gulf Coast up to New York Harbor and New York’s major airports. Most of that goes into major storage tanks, and with energy use depressed by the pandemic, the attack was unlikely to cause any immediate disruptions.
Because there was already a glut, now the places that feed this pipeline have to be backed up. Just because it’s gasoline doesn’t mean it’s not a link in the whole chain.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/08/us/cyberattack-colonial-p...