Colonial Pipeline Shutdown Prompts HOS Emergency Exemption

A Ransomware cyberattack forced the shutdown of Colonial Pipeline's major U.S. pipeline between Texas and New York. Photo: Colonial PipelineA ransomware cyberattack forced the shutdown of a major U.S. pipeline between Texas and New York last week. Colonial Pipeline shut down 5,500 miles of its pipeline in response to the cyberattack, the New York Times reported May 9. Colonial Pipeline shutdown 5,500 miles of its pipeline in response to a cyberattack on May 8. https://t.co/mILRtlhjkP — Jen Psaki (@PressSec) May 9, 2021Implications of the shutdown and limited fuel supply could mean higher fuel prices.