France will not ration petrol for drivers or restrict the use of service stations in response to supply problems caused by refinery strikes, Environment Minister Christophe Bechu said on Saturday.
A walkout by CGT trade union members at TotalEnergies - mainly over pay - has disrupted operations at two refineries and two storage facilities, and two Exxon Mobil"We haven't reached this point yet," Bechu told franceinfo radio when asked if the government would impose any national measures beyond bans in some places on filling jerry cans.
"This situation right behind me reflects the state of France. We're struggling", said Franck Chang, another customer. "Nothing has moved on, the strikes continued this morning," a CGT representative at TotalEnergies told Reuters as the strikes headed into their 11th day.
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