I could not find ANY court cases that proved the pipeline was hacked, so it must have not happened.

(05-12-2021 09:19 AM)Ohio Poly Wrote:  How much is the CEO making for this piece of stellar management? That's the question. Another private sector failure..

Name one thing in public sector that’s a success

Why wasn't this fixed during the previous administration?

I saw a discussion about the hacking and about infrastructure and the IT security challenges on some channel yesterday. One panelist kept saying "back in the old days before the internet..." and finally one of them said, the solution is simple - disconnect as much infrastructure from the internet as possible!! There is no reason except possibly financial and convenience for the operators for many of these things to be connected online. It may require more manpower to return to operating as they did pre-internet but your security headaches drop dramatically.

A truly D'oh! moment.

Pretty good synopsis of what went down and how things were diverted to other lines to try to keep things moving, even if more slowly. This should be over with pretty quickly I'd think.

Local Rep put this together:



Virginia VEST Colonial Pipeline Situation Update

On May 7 Colonial Pipeline Company learned it was the victim of a cybersecurity attack and has since determined that the incident involved ransomware.

The same day, Colonial proactively halted all pipeline operations, out of an abundance of caution, to contain the threat

On May 9 the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) declared an emergency response and lifted hours of service on roadways

Since that time, Colonial has opened several smaller lines between terminals and delivery points

On May 10 Line 4 out of Greensboro supplies Virginia and Maryland and was restarted operating only on inventory already in the pipeline.

On May 11 the EPA issued a Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) waiver for reformulated fuel

Late on the evening of May 11:
Line 4 inventory has been exhausted and the pipeline is no longer running product
Line 27 was started between Mitchell Junction and Richmond
US MARAD is considering the need for a Jones Act waiver to allow foreign vessels and U.S. flag vessels that are not otherwise qualified to become authorized to transport fuel products between U.S. ports.

On May 11, the Governor declared a state of emergency and VDOT issued transportation waivers on registration and licensing and weight and width restrictions

On May 12, VDACS issued an RVP waiver

VEST is holding daily State Energy Assurance coordination calls with responsible state agencies, and coordination calls with local, state, and federal partners

On May 12 at 18:00 Colonial Pipeline issued an update they are restarting the pipeline system

Colonial is cautiously optimistic that today's restart will be successful

However, it is important to note that a restart will take time; the system must be inspected and pressurized incrementally before normal operations can resume

When normal operations resume, it is important to note that product moves slowly in the pipeline; the journey from Richmond to NoVA takes 29 hours; from refineries in Houston to NJ takes 14 days