French refinery workers continue to strike, oil shortages may continue – yqqlm

On the 13th local time the strike movement of the workers of the French refineries continued, which lasted more than two weeks. On the evening of the same day, major French trade unions and youth organizations issued a joint statement calling for an intersectoral strike on the 18th, continuing to put pressure on Total, Esso-Exxon and the French government. Before the statement was released, the French National Railways Group, Paris Public Transport Group, French public service staff, and French transport drivers all said they would join the strike on the 18th.

At present, clear differences remain in the negotiations between the French oil company Total and the relevant unions, and the two sides will continue to negotiate on the evening of 13 local time. According to French government statistics, 4 of the 7 oil refineries of the two oil companies, Total and Esso, are still closing, and the two companies have also closed 6 large oil deposits, which has put a lot of pressure on France to supply oil. oil has had a huge impact. At 17:00 local time on the 13th, 29.1% of petrol stations in France were in an oil-cut or partial oil-cut state and there is no sign of short-term relief. The most affected are the French region of Upper France, the Ile-de-France region where Paris is located and the central region of the Loire Valley.

To alleviate the current state of oil shortages, the French government has initiated a mandatory requisition order on some refineries that have been on strike since the 11th to ensure the supply of oil. Over the past three days, the French government has issued a total of mandatory requisition orders against strikers at three oil refineries or oil depots, also prompting a fierce reaction from competent French unions. But according to a poll by the French newspaper Le Figaro, about 65% of French people are in favor of the introduction by the French government of compulsory expropriation orders.