Some 28.5% – nearly one third – of gas stations in mainland France are out of stock of at least one fuel, French Energy Transition Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher told journalists Friday. In the Parisian Ile de France region, this figure is at 25.5% Friday, down from 31.7% yesterday, she added. A source from the office of the French prime minister on Friday blamed the long lines and exhausted stocks at French gas stations this week on panic buying, rather than just supply problems.
Earlier this week, the French government ordered staff at an ExxonMobil refinery in Normandy to return to work, a highly unusual step. Meanwhile, on Friday, French energy giant TotalEnergies struck a deal with two French trade unions, CFE-CGC and the CFDT, to increase salaries for 2023. But strike action continues at four of seven refineries in France. All of these four sites are run by TotalEnergies.
Been there done that
Why are they panicking? 🤔
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