L e Secretary of State for Transport, Alain Vidal, said Sunday, May 22 that there was “no risk of shortage” of
fuel “next week” in French stations, urging motorists not to give in to “panic”.
While the movement of truck drivers, which block the refineries and fuel depots in protest against the labor law seems to amplify the call of unions CGT FO and the government, he wants to calm the situation. “Do not panic” is the reply of the Secretary of State for Transport, Alain Vidal, in front of the massive crowd in the French service stations.
especially affected Western
of the 12,000 petrol stations in the country,” there are only 1500 that are impacted in whole or in part, it’s less than 20% indeed concentrated in certain areas, “he explained on RTL . Even in “the most impacted cities, there are still 60% of stations that work,” insisted Alain Vidal, saying the government was working also “for a number of stocks to be released.”
“There are also strategic stocks, which we have not touched yet and enable France for several weeks, many weeks of consumption before them,” he recalled . “Panic is never a good counselor, is also in places where it was rationed that are most consumed,” also observed the secretary of state, while the fear of running out of fuel s’ resulted in a rush to the pumps in several towns in western France.
What disturbed stations in our area?
in the region Languedoc-Roussillon Midi-Pyrénées also some stations seem affected. Midi Libre has performed an interactive map, on the basis of testimonies of people who report the stations affected by a fuel break.
What are the refineries blocked in France?
Four oil refineries in France, all operated by the Total group, were affected by strikes Saturday afternoon, said the group’s management. Refineries in Normandy (Seine-Maritime), Donges (Loire-Atlantique) and Feyzin (Lyon Métropole), continuing the protest movement has led to shutdown of operations of some units, “and these facilities are “blocked”, said a total spokesman.
the four refineries represented in 2015 just under 50% of the refining capacity in France, where there are a total of eight refineries. the fifth Total refinery in France, La Mede (Bouches-du-Rhône), normally, as well as those of ExxonMobil (Esso) in Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon (Seine-Maritime) and Fos-sur- Mer (Bouches-du-Rhône) and that of Petroineos Lavera (Bouches-du-Rhône).
the situation should improve by occupation at the oil depots after Secretary of State for Transport Alain Vidal promised road that labor bill would not change their diet “derogatory” overtime (which can not be increased under 25%).
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