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Petrol prices in Australia hit by US pipeline cyber-attack and Middle East conflict – The Guardian

Pump prices in big cities have risen an average of 3c to 141.2c a litre after hackers froze Colonial Pipeline

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Sydney drivers are being advised to fill up their tanks now ahead of an expensive fuel cycle, as pump prices in Australia are hit by the global ripples of a cyber-attack on a major US fuel pipeline operator and conflict in the Middle East.
Prices at the pump in Australias major cities have bumped up an average of 3c to 141.2c a litre over the previous week after hackers froze Colonial Pipeline.
This key American fuel pipeline, which runs from the Gulf coast to the Atlantic north-east, was subject…

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