(NPR) Fuel Shortages Should Ease Over Coming Days As Colonial Fully Restarts Pipelines

Fuel Shortages Should Ease Over Coming Days As Colonial Fully Restarts Pipelines



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Fuel Shortages Should Ease Over Coming Days As Colonial Fully Restarts Pipelines







Customers wait in line to fill their vehicles with gas at a Costco gas station on Tuesday in Nashville. It will take several days for the supply chain of fuel to return to normal even after Colonial said late on Thursday it had brought its entire pipeline system back into operation.



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Fuel Shortages Should Ease Over Coming Days As Colonial Fully Restarts Pipelines






The supply chain for fuels like gasoline will take several days to return to normal after Colonial restarted a critical pipeline that was shut down this month.