French gas stations are running short of supplies amid a strike by refinery workers who want pay rises from oil giants TotalEnergies and Exxon Mobil
, the government on Tuesday tried to win back control of the situation, as the first French regions needed to start rationing fuel.
"We want this situation to change fast," Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne told the lower house of parliament, adding the government was prepared to take further action if needed. The source added the government was already seeing some signs of improvement at Exxon's Port-Jerome depot in Normandy and at TotalEnergies' Dunkirk depot in northern France after the Prime Minister's announcement to use force if needed.
Esso France said it had reached a salary deal with unions on Monday. Even so, it would take time for supplies to be released, said Transport Minister Clement Beaune.
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