Colonial Pipeline

Department of Energy officials, state governors and local gas station attendants across the southeast are pleading with motorists to stop hoarding gas as the company works to restore operations.

Colonial Pipeline has not set a timetable for restoring full service. If the shutdown continues several days, it could affect gas prices in the Southeast, experts say.

The operator of a major gasoline pipeline estimates it can resume carrying fuel in the Houston area by Sunday, potentially avoiding a lengthy shutdown that would intensify gasoline shortages.

The Colonial pipeline leak in Alabama is having a ripple effect throughout the Southeast, including here in North Carolina.