New York ‘insulated’ from pipeline fuel crisis, experts say

Drivers in the tri-state area are unlikely to be significantly impacted by the Colonial Pipeline shutdown — thanks to massive amounts of gas that flow into the New York harbor daily, experts told The Post on Wednesday.

The pipeline was restarted late Wednesday, but operators said it would take several days for the supply chain to return to normal. Still, experts weren’t worried even before the system was back in action. Massive tankers already deliver a substantial amount of fuel to states in the Northeast, making the area less reliant on the pipeline than its neighbors in the Southeast, according to energy analysts.