These were the first negotiations since the CGT launched a strike on September 27 that blocked TotalEnergies’ refineries and fuel depots in France. Meanwhile, there is a shortage of fuel at one in three French service stations. “Slowly, more fuel begins to arrive, because the government has forced two depots, in Dunkirk and Normandy, to return to work,” Renout said. “It will take a long time for all the problems to be resolved.”
