Tag: refineries
update on mobilization in refineries
In front of the Gronfreville-l’Orcher refinery, in the north of France, on March 24, 2023. LOU BENOIST / AFP The energy sector remains particularly mobilized against the pension reform. About…
With the blocking of refineries, the specter of a gasoline shortage resurfaces
The police dislodge the strikers from the Donges oil terminal (Loire-Atlantique), on the night of Monday March 20 to Tuesday March 21, 2023. LOIC VENANCE / AFP “It’s going to…
Refineries: the government “will not hesitate” to make requisitions, according to Clément Beaune
French Transport Minister Clément Beaune at the Elysée Palace in Paris on March 15, 2023 (AFP/Ludovic MARIN) The government “will not hesitate” to carry out requisitions if refineries are stopped…
After 49.3 on pensions, the strike hardens in refineries
Strikers on the site of the TotalEnergies refinery in Gonfreville-L’Orcher (Seine-Maritime), October 27, 2022 (AFP/Archives/Lou BENOIST) Will the use of 49.3 put France out of fuel? The announcement on Saturday…
Pensions: transport, refineries, garbage collectors… What disruptions should we expect in the coming days?
After the use of 49-3 in the National Assembly, the unions hope again to mobilize their key sectors and increase the pressure on the executive. The next few hours will…
Pensions: the blocking of refineries continues this Tuesday
The renewable strike against the pension reform continues this Tuesday, March 14 and notably impacts the majority of refineries. By VD with AFP For the time being, the strike movement…
Refineries still blocked, even if production continues
Most French refineries remain blocked, Tuesday, March 14, on the eve of the eighth day of national mobilization against the pension reform, the strikers being however reluctant to put the…
Blocked refineries, voluntary cuts, uncollected trash: strikes continue
Trucks line up in front of a TotalEnergies service station, while tires were set on fire by strikers blocking access to the port of Le Havre, in Normandy, on March…
Fuel shipments still blocked at refineries in France due to strike
Protesters stand in front of the Gironde Petroleum Warehouse after lifting the blockade in Ambes, western France, on March 8, 2023. THIBAUD MORITZ / AFP In practice, no more drop…
Refineries: fuel shipments still blocked, according to the CGT
By Le Figaro with AFP Posted 8 hours ago , Update 7 hours ago The refineries continue to produce fuel: gasoline and diesel which will have to be stored on…
Russian oil via Turkey: Report: This is how oil multinationals circumvent the sanctions
Russian oil via Turkey Report: This is how oil multinationals circumvent the sanctions 02/21/2023, 1:15 p.m The West has been trying to impose effective sanctions packages on the Russian economy…
the CGT-Chimie calls for a renewable strike in the refineries from March 6, the eve of a sixth day of mobilization
They want to harden the standoff engaged against the government since January 19 against the pension reform. The CGT federation for chemistry (FNIC-CGT), which includes refineries in particular, is calling…