closed refineries, dry gas stations, sales can be prohibited … The blocking of several refineries and fuel depots by employees opposed to the law El Khomri causes, Friday, May 20, the difficulties supply of fuel.
Why are refineries blocked?
“the goal is not to create scarcity” but “to secure the withdrawal of the Labour Act” , explained Emmanuel Lepine, CGT petroleum, on France Info. He spoke of a “extra step” in the showdown between opponents of the reform of the Labour Code and the government. First blockages, for the same reasons, had begun the day before.
What are the departments concerned?
Calvados. According to the prefecture, on Thursday in the late afternoon, at least 13 stations of the department on 150 were in total gasoline rupture. Including 5 in Caen urban area. “The three oil depots Calvados suffer no interference in terms of supply and delivery” and department “does therefore not under fuel shortage” is however, qualified the prefecture.
the Seine-Maritime. In this department, the Total platform Montivilliers is blocked by unionists since Friday morning. In the afternoon, the employees voted to stop facilities, requiring several days to comply with security procedures, according to unions.
The other big refinery sector, the Exxon Mobil, in Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon, is also blocked since Thursday. Near Rouen, the fuel depot in Grand Quevilly, blocked since Tuesday morning by union activists, were being evacuated by security forces late Friday afternoon.
Eure. In this department, 20% of stations are stopped, according to the prefecture.
La Mancha. The prefecture of the department announced Friday 24 stations “complete break” of fuel and 45 in “partial failure” .
The Loire-Atlantique. Meeting in general meeting, the staff of the Total refinery of Donges voted Friday afternoon strike of facilities for a week. The prefecture did not release statistics on the fuel break in stations.
The Britain. The situation improved towards Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine). The important fuel depot on the outskirts of the city, in Vern-sur-Seiche, and another located on the port of Lorient (Morbihan), both blocked since midweek, was released by security forces order Friday afternoon.
“the current social movements have created a tense situation on fuel supply of the departments of defense and western security zone. the prefectural authorities took the necessary means to enable replenishment of service stations and the lifting of blockades of oil depots “, explained in a statement the prefecture of the western zone defense, which has allowed the movement of vehicles fuel transportation this weekend.
Picardy. Many stations have been taken over by motorists Thursday mainly in the Oise, the Somme and Aisne, reports Le Courrier Picard . The Somme prefecture said Thursday night that the fuel stocks were sufficient to supply the entire world during the weekend. But the regional daily says it is sometimes necessary to travel several kilometers before refueling.
The North. fuel depots Four are blocked Friday morning to Mardyck, Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, Dunkirk and Douchy-les-Mines.
What are the measures taken by the authorities?
the Ille-et-Vilaine prefectures, Côtes d’Armor, Finistère, Orne, Loire-Atlantique, Vendée or Eure took orders limited to 20 or 30 liters maximum volume of fuel for vehicles, and 40 or 150 liters for trucks.
Several prefectures have also prohibits storage fuel in cans, as in Seine-Maritime and Calvados, calling “civic commitment and the responsibility of each” .
Seine-Maritime and Calvados , prefectures have decided to ban the sale of fuel in jerry cans. This is “to avoid over-stocking” , said the prefect of Calvados, which calls everyone to “good citizenship and good sense” . She also spent “an agreement with three stations in which 1/4 of the pumps will be reserved for emergency vehicles (emergency services, security, energy …)” .
the Secretary of State for Transport has shown, however, reassuring Friday morning. “We have not used yet strategic stocks, so there is no risk of short-term shortage” , repeated Alain Vidal, highlighted the same trend that had made two days earlier.
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