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Gasoline supplies at French gas stations fell further over the weekend amid a weeks-long strike by oil giant TotalEnergies, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said on Sunday (October 16). The French government is under increasing pressure due to social unrest triggered by high inflation. Thousands protested the price spike on Sunday. Several unions called for a general strike.
“About 30 percent of our gas stations have supply problems with at least one fuel,” Born said in an interview on French television channel TF1.
According to the Ministry of Energy, 27.3% of French gas stations have supply problems.
Under the requisition plan, some workers have been ordered to return to work to guarantee the restoration of minimum services.
“If the situation is very tense tomorrow … we will also be requisitioning,” Bohn said.
“The organization representing the majority of the workforce (at TotalEnergies) signed a wage agreement,” Borne said.
“(Workers) have to go back to work.”
Borne said a general discount on fuel prices at petrol stations, introduced in response to a surge in global oil prices, would be extended until mid-November.
The 30 cents per litre discount was due to drop to 10 cents on November 1.
The Prime Minister added that she had spoken to TotalEnergies chief executive Patrick Pouyanne, who had agreed to extend the company’s additional 20 cents per litre discount.
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