Colonial Pipeline shut as Nicholas hits US

By Marianna Parraga and Jessica Resnick-Ault
Updated September 15 2021 - 6:25am, first published 6:19am
Power outages in Texas caused Colonial Pipeline to pre-emptively shut down its main fuel lines.
Power outages in Texas caused Colonial Pipeline to pre-emptively shut down its main fuel lines.

The largest US fuel line has resumed partial operations as oil and gas facilities weathered Tropical Storm Nicholas' landfall in Texas, suffering less damage than in Hurricane Ida two weeks earlier.

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