10:46 a.m. - Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005

Georgias two gas pipelines are running at 25 percent capacity as of 10:30 a.m. Thursday morning, according to state officials.

Also, Georgia is getting more gas shipments via tanker truck than before Hurricane Katrina wrought its devastation on oil refineries in Louisiana. Gov. Sonny Perdue convinced the federal Environmental Protection Agency to allow gas trucks to travel in Georgia 24 hours a day, according to a spokesperson.

Also, the state has continuously received an uninterrupted supply of gas directly from barges entering the port of Savannah, said Heather Hedrick of the Governors Office.

The status of the two pipelines as a result of the hurricane was in doubt Wednesday, causing numerous motorists in Fayette and throughout the state to hit the gas pumps as some were predicting the pipelines could be out of order for several days.

One local gas delivery employee said early Wednesday that it was believed one of the pipelines would be out of commission for about five days.

Numerous gas stations across Fayette sold out of gas while responding to the massive demand Wednesday afternoon and evening.

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