The strike in French refineries made gasoline pumps thirsty.
Following the strike of the workers of large energy companies in France, several fuel supply stations in the border areas of this country faced problems and lack of fuel.
The ninth day of strikes at the large French energy company “Total Energies” disrupted the refining and delivery of oil products, and subsequently, several fuel stations in several border regions of France did not receive products for supply and ran out of fuel.
According to “Reuters” news agency, “Olivier Veran”, the spokesperson of the French government, stated that 12% of fuel supply stations in France ran out of fuel as a result of these strikes; Among these, 30% of stations in the “Au-de-France” region near the northern border of France were affected by this strike and suffered from fuel shortages.
Officials in this region of France announced that they have banned the sale of gasoline and diesel in gallons and other portable containers.
The “French Oil Industry Association” (UFIP) announced that the problems created at the fuel supply stations were caused by logistical issues and not insufficient supply.
A spokesman for this association said: “The situation is tense, but there is currently no shortage of fuel supply due to strikes.”
According to Reuters, the strike carried out by the members of the French left-wing trade union “CGT” in the facilities of the Total Energies company disrupted the operation of two refineries and two fuel storage facilities, while on the other hand, two refineries of the company “ExxonMobil” energy has faced similar problems since September 20.
Thierry Defrin, the spokesman of the CGT union, said that the strikes are continuing as in the previous days; He added that the strike at Total Energy’s Fisin refinery, which had made fuel deliveries possible on a limited basis until Tuesday, intensified again.
Total Energies announced that they have already implemented compensation programs in this refinery, which has a production capacity of 119,000 barrels per day and is located in the south of France, and the strikes have only affected the loading and unloading of fuel.
