From Birmingham Business Journal
Colonial Pipeline has restarted the flow of gasoline on its Line 1 pipeline through Shelby County, Alabama.
The pipeline was shut down on Sept. 9 after more than 300,000 gallons of gasoline leaked into a nearby retention pond. The leak caused a slow rise in fuel prices across the Southeast and has brought more than 800 workers to Shelby County.
Crews built a bypass around the leaking section, which was completed earlier this week. Still, the company said it will take a few more days for the supply chain to recover.
“Colonial continues to move as much gasoline, diesel and jet fuel as possible and will continue to do so as markets return to normal,” the company said in a statement. “Some markets served by Colonial Pipeline may experience, or continue to experience, intermittent service interruptions. Colonial continues to move as much gasoline, diesel and jet fuel as possible and will continue to do so as markets return to normal.”
Colonial Pipeline continues to dig out the damaged section of the line and once excavated, the company plans to investigate what went wrong.
At full operational capacity, the pipeline carries 1.3 million barrels of gasoline per day from refineries in Houston to distribution centers across the Southeast and up the East Coast
