Refinery workers strike the biggest oil group in France for fear of oil shortage

Xinhua Beijing, February 23, according to the Singapore "Lianhe Zaobao Network" 23rd quoted French media reports, France's largest oil group total 80% of workers began to strike 21st, car drivers worried about the oil shortage, rushed to the gas station to refuel, many families scheduled school holiday driving travel plans are also affected.　　According to AFP, the social journalist in western France saw a gas station closed because of oil depletion, and another dozens of cars lined up in a petrol station, hoping to fill up the tank. In Toulouse, in the south of France, the petrol station in the centre of the city is busier than usual, with at least one petrol station being depleted of diesel.　　One driver told reporters that he was "just in case" and avoided "getting bogged down by the oil workers ' strike".　　Total group Management said in Friday that the company had phased out its refinery production activities after the Union announced that it would suspend work indefinitely in all its 6 refineries. "We are very worried that there will be a shortage of fuel next week," said Foulars, a representative of the French Federation of Trade Unions, before negotiations with the management on the strike in Sunday. "After the negotiations were over," he said, "the talks broke down and the management gave no promise except for some verbal advice." "Half of France's petrol stations are from total, and the company insists there will be no immediate oil shortages, but the French oil industry union says the country's petrol depots are only enough to last three weeks."