No. A bunch of people left the ERCOT board, but that was about it.
As of right now, the power companies have had to eat the massive penalties the DoE foisted on ERCOT, but they are hunting for ways to pass it on to the end consumer. I'm sure our rates will quietly go up before the year is out as they try to spread the repayment out instead of just stick people with one massive bill.
This is my thought as well.
That pipeline existed before there were even computers.
So it should be able to be over-rided manually to keep things flowing.
Note: this is my assumption as I am in not in the oil industry.
I found myself over the top livid when I learned of this because I knew there was no shortage. Last year, gas was so cheap and plentiful, they couldn’t find enough Barrels to store the excess.
I mean, the SCADA systems are incredibly vulnerable to cyber attacks. "Regs" don't protect them.
However, having said that I wouldn't be surprised if it was a nation state (China or bad actor within US) that is doing it. The fact that fake news has come out with a coordinated accusing of a random group in Russia likely means its wasn't Russia.
This is such ridiculous logic. It's like a child who's being abused and saying "But my dad beats me because he wants me to be a better person and my uncle molests me so when I grow up, I'll be really good at sex! My parents say they're in control!"
It's really gone beyond a joke. Maybe sometimes, some things are not within any control and they are indeed, out of control. We need to stop making excuses for shit.
Yup. At this point, its time to make a move. Prices for EVERYTHING have skyrocketed. There may be people starving in a month that were perfectly fine prior due to this pipeline shutdown.
A lot of people on this site sadly believe everything will be A-OK, people are over exaggerating and need to suck it up or "white hats won't let it happen".
Things aren't "going back to normal". I don't know why people don't get that. We're in a complete power struggle.
I completely believe trump is in control of certain things still, and maybe theyve planned for these scenarios, but sometimes bad things are just exactly what we think they are and need to deal with it. I think a lot of people are using that ideology as a safety blanket honestly.
Let’s follow the money here. Look at the stock market to see if anyone dropped a big investment into oil right before the ‘pipeline hack’. Insider traders ‘in the know’.
Did you even read the Tweet? It was directed at its source claiming it to be a BS story.
This was supposed to be your bread, baker.
DOE has extensive regs for gasoline pipelines. Look em up.
You were supposed to bake the evidence!
But yeah, the Tweet is off a bit factually but the spirit is correct. It's DOT, not DOE, in charge of pipelines, and PHMSA is the subagency of DOT who manages them.
DOT is the primary regulator of the operation of both oil and natural gas pipelines pursuant to two statutes: the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 and the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1978 (both codified at 49 U.S.C. Chapter 601). Within DOT, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), through the Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS), is responsible for establishing and enforcing proper design, construction, operation, maintenance, testing and inspection standards for both oil and natural gas pipelines. These regulations are published in the Code of Federal Regulations at 49 C.F.R. Parts 190-199
Basically, these pipelines should definitely have analog controls in case the digital ones go down, according to regulations.
Many factory boiler rooms are controlled by computers. There are still analog controls and the ability to stop water from flowing into a boiler that's too hot (dry fired state) to prevent explosions like this.
In other words, there's no reason this pipeline had to be shut down, even with the ransomware, unless PHMSA shut it down for their investigation.
For the record, PHMSA hasn't done a thing publicly since January 11, 2021, and couldn't even be bothered to issue a press release in response to the pipeline attack...
This smells just like the Texas energy grid shutdown in the middle of a huge winter storm.
Did anyone go to jail for that?
No. A bunch of people left the ERCOT board, but that was about it.
As of right now, the power companies have had to eat the massive penalties the DoE foisted on ERCOT, but they are hunting for ways to pass it on to the end consumer. I'm sure our rates will quietly go up before the year is out as they try to spread the repayment out instead of just stick people with one massive bill.
Corporate redistribution. Rules for thee but not for me.
Zinger that ☝?
HAPPY BELATED OVER ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of that 2 weeks.
It’s sad how so many people deny this was ever a thing
I'm ready for these people to hang im tired of these games, everyone is hip to their bullshit its over you fucks.
Amen fellow Pede. I'm ready. Ive had enough.
Amen fren... love the hair
Plandemic lost steam so now they are now bringing the pain to the gas pump.
They even managed to blame Russia.
This is my thought as well. That pipeline existed before there were even computers. So it should be able to be over-rided manually to keep things flowing.
Note: this is my assumption as I am in not in the oil industry.
It was manually shutdown for SAFETY! They whisper that part and yell the part about the hack.
You serious, Clark?
Serious that it was manually shutdown? Yes 100%. It is even in most news articles that it was manually shutdown. The shutdown is a choice.
It leaked around a million gallons. They were passed the deadline to fix it.
I found myself over the top livid when I learned of this because I knew there was no shortage. Last year, gas was so cheap and plentiful, they couldn’t find enough Barrels to store the excess.
It is tiring and emotional being awake too!
Exactly.
https://greatawakening.win/p/12iNnbYLjN/pipeline-cyber-attack-just-like-/c/
It definitely stinks to high heaven, that's for sure.
I knew it
I mean, the SCADA systems are incredibly vulnerable to cyber attacks. "Regs" don't protect them.
However, having said that I wouldn't be surprised if it was a nation state (China or bad actor within US) that is doing it. The fact that fake news has come out with a coordinated accusing of a random group in Russia likely means its wasn't Russia.
Compliments of the Biden/Harris Administration via China. They can blame Russia all they want, but We the People know better.
CIA headquarters:
"Hey boss, what should we call this new hacker group?"
"I dunno, use something Star Warsy."
The progressives will love it
There is no shortages for ANYTHING. It's ALL completely fabricated.
Control...Q said we are in control. That sure sounds like a controlled shutdown.
Well im sorry but if this is their idea of control, ill pass. This is bullshit.
This is such ridiculous logic. It's like a child who's being abused and saying "But my dad beats me because he wants me to be a better person and my uncle molests me so when I grow up, I'll be really good at sex! My parents say they're in control!"
It's really gone beyond a joke. Maybe sometimes, some things are not within any control and they are indeed, out of control. We need to stop making excuses for shit.
Yup. At this point, its time to make a move. Prices for EVERYTHING have skyrocketed. There may be people starving in a month that were perfectly fine prior due to this pipeline shutdown.
A lot of people on this site sadly believe everything will be A-OK, people are over exaggerating and need to suck it up or "white hats won't let it happen".
Things aren't "going back to normal". I don't know why people don't get that. We're in a complete power struggle.
I completely believe trump is in control of certain things still, and maybe theyve planned for these scenarios, but sometimes bad things are just exactly what we think they are and need to deal with it. I think a lot of people are using that ideology as a safety blanket honestly.
control to piss off/red pill the normies with high gas prices?
Time to replace Colonial Pipeline with someone more reputable??
Let’s follow the money here. Look at the stock market to see if anyone dropped a big investment into oil right before the ‘pipeline hack’. Insider traders ‘in the know’.
I'm sure Nancy polosi husband got his fingers in it. He seems to always be in shit right before it happens
Warren Buffett... he has major stakes in railroads. He paid of Xiden to stop the keystone pipeline, in favor of leaky, dangerous oil tanker trains.
This is just another step in the same direction.
Okay this is probably me reading to much into it but I found it funny.
DS? Deep State.
Ah so just as we thought and already knew. DS at work
This seems like what will put us at the precipice.
Definitely sketchy
Yep, covid starting to fail so now it's "cripple them with no gas"
wyatts oil fields are burning
Did you even read the Tweet? It was directed at its source claiming it to be a BS story.
This was supposed to be your bread, baker.
You were supposed to bake the evidence!
But yeah, the Tweet is off a bit factually but the spirit is correct. It's DOT, not DOE, in charge of pipelines, and PHMSA is the subagency of DOT who manages them.
DOT is the primary regulator of the operation of both oil and natural gas pipelines pursuant to two statutes: the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 and the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1978 (both codified at 49 U.S.C. Chapter 601). Within DOT, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), through the Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS), is responsible for establishing and enforcing proper design, construction, operation, maintenance, testing and inspection standards for both oil and natural gas pipelines. These regulations are published in the Code of Federal Regulations at 49 C.F.R. Parts 190-199
https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/regulations
Basically, these pipelines should definitely have analog controls in case the digital ones go down, according to regulations.
Many factory boiler rooms are controlled by computers. There are still analog controls and the ability to stop water from flowing into a boiler that's too hot (dry fired state) to prevent explosions like this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c-wOGOr0io
In other words, there's no reason this pipeline had to be shut down, even with the ransomware, unless PHMSA shut it down for their investigation.
For the record, PHMSA hasn't done a thing publicly since January 11, 2021, and couldn't even be bothered to issue a press release in response to the pipeline attack...
https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/newsroom
Checked your last link and found something interdasting. They posted on January 12.
“ U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Availability of More Than $17 Million for Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Safety Efforts”
There’s that damn number again.
I'm not OP, fren.
Archive link of article in Tweet-
https://archive.is/1sXmW
Only patriots go to jail