Pressure at the gas pump is building in Kentucky despite the fact that a major pipeline that was shut down doesn't even run through the state.The Colonial Pipeline supplies nearly half the gasoline and diesel to the east coast. It had to be shut down in the wake of a cyberattack, causing several gas stations across multiple states to run low, or completely out, of gas.Among the states directly affected are North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and Florida. But on Wednesday evening, pipeline operations were already back in motion.But still, parts of Kentucky are seeing long lines at gas stations Wednesday. At least one gas station in Louisville had a complete outage.Lynda Lambert, spokesperson for AAA, said this can mainly be attributed to panic buying, and a little to trickle down.She said as far as supplies go, Kentucky has plenty of gas to go around.“Gasoline is plentiful in the U.S. and commonwealth,” Lambert said. She said it's not a supply issue, but rather a delivery and distribution issue.Kentucky gets some of its gas trucked in from other states, like Tennessee -- which uses the Colonial Pipeline. So this may be a factor, but again, she says people buying over fear of a shortage is what is really exacerbating the issue."One of the most important points to this story, we are urging people not to panic buy and make the situation worse," she said.Her advice to Kentuckians: "Just get (gas) when you need it, and there will be enough for everyone to go around." If you need more incentive not to unnecessarily fill up, Kentucky's gas prices have soared in the past week with one of the highest increases across the country.Colonial Pipeline officials said it could take several days for product delivery supply chain to return to normal, so be patient.
Pressure at the gas pump is building in Kentucky despite the fact that a major pipeline that was shut down doesn't even run through the state.
The Colonial Pipeline supplies nearly half the gasoline and diesel to the east coast. It had to be shut down in the wake of a cyberattack, causing several gas stations across multiple states to run low, or completely out, of gas.
Among the states directly affected are North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and Florida. But on Wednesday evening, pipeline operations were already back in motion.
But still, parts of Kentucky are seeing long lines at gas stations Wednesday. At least one gas station in Louisville had a complete outage.
Lynda Lambert, spokesperson for AAA, said this can mainly be attributed to panic buying, and a little to trickle down.
She said as far as supplies go, Kentucky has plenty of gas to go around.
“Gasoline is plentiful in the U.S. and commonwealth,” Lambert said. She said it's not a supply issue, but rather a delivery and distribution issue.
Kentucky gets some of its gas trucked in from other states, like Tennessee -- which uses the Colonial Pipeline. So this may be a factor, but again, she says people buying over fear of a shortage is what is really exacerbating the issue.
"One of the most important points to this story, we are urging people not to panic buy and make the situation worse," she said.
Her advice to Kentuckians: "Just get (gas) when you need it, and there will be enough for everyone to go around."
If you need more incentive not to unnecessarily fill up, Kentucky's gas prices have soared in the past week with one of the highest increases across the country.
Colonial Pipeline officials said it could take several days for product delivery supply chain to return to normal, so be patient.
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