The French are punished by supply interruptions at service stations.
Thus, the government continues the discount of 30 centimes/l at gas stations until mid-November.@TotalEnergies also extends its discount of 20 centimes/l for the same period. pic.twitter.com/u7EdYWGliB
— Elizabeth BORNE (@Elisabeth_Borne) October 16, 2022
It’s finally starting to settle down. Indeed, although two other TotalEnergies sites went on strike, Honfreville Oil Refinery, in Primorsky Sen finally announced the suspension of traffic and the resumption of work. Great news for motorists trapped in weeks of fuel shortages. But we will have to wait a little longer until the situation is completely normalized. Indeed, the Fraisine refinery near Lyon is still heavily mobilized, with workers asking to hire four temporary workers on permanent contracts. And they are ready to refuse the demands of the government. But when will the situation at the service station normalize?
Europe has agreed to phase out the use of heat engines by 2035. However, the fuel tax is an important source of revenue for the French state. https://t.co/M17WH4kOC3
— AutoPlus (@AutoPlusMag) July 6, 2022
Future improvement
Indeed, the situation is still tense in some regions, starting with Ile-de-France, while many service stations are still not working. But, according to specialists’ forecasts, everything should improve in the coming days. In an interview with France Info, Francis Puss, president of the service station and new energies branch of the Mobilians trade union, tells us some details. According to him ” everything leads us to believe that the gasoline situation will improve significantly in the coming days“. He also explains that the French will have plenty of fuel to return holidays. According to him, ” probably even more than when they left“. Good news!
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Some delay
However, it is normal for the situation to take some time to improve. The specialist indicates that “”it takes about 15-20 days restart the refinery but we will already benefit from previously partially blocked refinery reserves“. Thus, according to the forecasts, things should go much better during the next week. Just in time to take advantage of a fuel discount that ends November 15th and is down to just 10 cents, just like TotalEnergies.
Because of the 30-cent discount on fuel, there are shortages at many service stations. https://t.co/SzgziQKxfm
— AutoPlus (@AutoPlusMag) September 5, 2022
Source: Auto Plus
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