To try to force the government of France to drop its plan to reform the country’s pensions system, the CGT trade union has vowed to intensify a nationwide strike. The two-week strike has so far disrupted refineries supplies.
France has a biofuel refinery and seven crude refineries. Five of the refineries including the biorefinery operated by Total. While PetroIneos operates one refinery, Exxon Mobil owns two of the refineries.
After CGT workers voted to stop output, the production shutdown at PetroIneos’ Lavera oil refinery started on Sunday night. The refinery located in southern France.
The strike has little impacted Exxon Mobil’s Port Jerome and Fos-sur-Mer refineries. Deliveries and production have been ongoing.
After the CGT voted to halt output, Total’s Grandpuits refinery near Paris was producing at reduced flow. Until December 30, the refinery will continue production.
Production and deliveries have resumed at Total’s Normandy, Donges and Feyzin refineries. The Normandy refinery is operating partially after a December 14 fire. After reduced output due to strikes last week, the Donges and Feyzin refineries resumed normal production and deliveries this week. To decide whether to ramp up the strike action by halting operations, the CGT has said there would be general assembly meetings at the plants after Christmas.
Deliveries from Total’s La Mede biorefinery have been blocked since the beginning of the strike.
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