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Traders and shippers are increasingly nervous about the possibility of a shortage of fuel in the eastern U.S. two days after the shutdown of a major pipeline following a cyberattack.

NEW YORK — The shutdown of a vital U.S. pipeline because of a ransomware attack stretched into a third day May 9, with the Biden administration saying an “all-hands-on-deck” effort is underway to restore operations and avoid disruptions in gasoline supply.

Colonial Pipeline is working to restore operations after a cyberattack prompted the company to take its systems offline, threatening the supply of refined petroleum products to gas stations in major cities on the U.S. eastern seaboard.