Colonial Pipeline's Line 1, a major 5,500-mile artery transporting about 1.5 million barrels per day (b/d) of gasoline from the U.S. Gulf Coast (Houston, Texas) on to Linden, New Jersey on the East Coast has been SHUT OFF. It is the largest fuel pipeline in the U.S., its shutdown, often due to leaks or safety, causes significant, immediate supply disruptions.
The line stopped shipping fuel after a third-party work crew damaged a section of the line in in Paulding County, Georgia.
- Purpose: Primary gasoline carrier in the Colonial system, feeding the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic.
- Capacity: Roughly 1.4 to 1.5 million barrels of gasoline per day.
- Route: Extends from Houston, Texas, to a critical hub in Greensboro, North Carolina, with further distribution to the terminus in Linden, New Jersey.
This is the primary fuel pipeline from Texas to the New York City area. Shut downs are known to cause supply shortages, price volatility, and panic buying.
The panic buying will likely begin tomorrow morning, Thursday, April 2.
No word yet on how long it will take to repair the damage and restart the flow of Gasoline, Diesel, Fuel, Aviation Fuel or oil.
