Colonial says main gasoline line could open by Saturday
Source: Reuters
Colonial Pipeline Co's main gasoline line, a crucial supply source for the U.S. East Coast, will be shut for at least several days, the company said on Tuesday, after an explosion and fire in Alabama killed one worker and injured five others.
Shippers using the East Coast supply artery were bracing for a longer shutdown as Colonial said it was hard to predict a repair schedule. The shutdown will restrict gasoline supplies to millions of Americans in the U.S. Southeast and possibly the Northeast. The Northeast could be less affected since it can get supplies via waterborne shippers.
Colonial [COLPI.UL] said its main gasoline line could be open as early as Saturday. Crews have isolated the fire, which came weeks after its biggest gasoline spill in nearly two decades shut the same line for 12 days, it said.
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