Cyber attack shut down largest oil pipeline in the US.
“This is as close as you can get to the jugular of infrastructure in the United States,” said Amy Myers Jaffe, research professor and managing director of the Climate Policy Lab. “It’s not a major pipeline. It’s THE pipeline.”
Just a FYI.
“Colonial Pipeline fell victim to a cybersecurity attack on Friday that involved ransomware, forcing it to temporarily shut down all pipeline operations.
Colonial transports nearly half of the East Coast’s fuel supply through a system that spans over 5,500 miles between Texas and New Jersey.
The pipeline transports gasoline, diesel, home heating oil and jet fuel. It also supplies the military.
Colonial said it has contacted law enforcement and other federal agencies and is working to restore service.
President Joe Biden was briefed on the incident Saturday morning, according to the White House.”
It gets better: Enbridge warns that Line 5 might gets shut down this coming week. Source. Crazy times. 50% of Ontario’s fuel supply comes from Line 5.
“Once it hits Ontario, most of the crude oil is turned into fuels that meet almost 50 per cent of the province’s fuel demands. The remainder of the supply is sent on to Quebec refineries through Line 9, where it provides 40 to 50 per cent of that province’s fuel supply. ”
Out.
JP