Responding to the call of the CGT (General Confederation of Labor), TotalEnergies employees in France began this Tuesday, September 27, 2022. a strike expected to last at least three days : demand a salary increase, and threaten to block gas station supplies :

“We urge not to export any product from oil refineries and petrochemical plants where CGT is installed”Benjamin Tanget, central trade union representative for CGT petrochemical refiner TotalEnergies in France, told AFP.

Strike at TotalEnergies: several sites in France are interested

From the main interested sites of TotalEnergies thanks to this strike we find the bio-refinery at La Médée (13), the refineries at Dong (44), Carling (57), Faisin (69), Normandy at Le Havre (76) and Udalle (76), as well as fuel depots Flanders (59) and Grandpuis (77).

Until next Thursday, which promises to be a general national day of strike action, other TotalEnergies group sites may also be affected in France.

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TotalEnergies strike: fuel shortages possible

Strikers associated with the CGT are demanding a increasing their wages by 10% in 2022, as well as large-scale investment and a hiring plan in France: requirements that have already arisen from the basis of previous social movementswhich took place in June and July.

If mobilization increases, refinery production may experience a “Bandwidth reduction by 20-30%”. Thus, this strike can lead to interruptions in the supply of the station in fuel, even though the French oil giant guarantees that this is foreseen and has taken the necessary logistical measures to continue normal service.

Hitting TotalEnergies: Increasing Profits

This is bad news at a time when TotalEnergies petrol stations have faced a dramatic increase in demand following an exceptional fuel price discount offered by the oil giant in recent weeks. Some stations don’t even have stocks.

This strike comes against the backdrop of TotalEnergies’ earnings growth in the second half of 2022, which comes amid rising oil and gas prices linked to the Ukrainian conflict. TotalEnergies employees also seem to want their share of the pie… Including its subsidiaries, TotalEnergies operates 35,000 employees in France.

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