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French Government Called For Worker Requisitions At Gonfreville Refinery

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Proposed worker requisitions at TotalEnergies' 246,000 b/d Gonfreville refinery in France have been met with protest by unions, as authorities at Le Havre requisitioned workers to release stocks at the plant, a worker told Argusmedia.

  • As of this morning the requisitions have not yet been carried out, the worker said.
  • Still, the move has irked unions and their supporters, who have blocked a number of roads around Le Havre this morning. No deliveries are leaving the refinery, which has been stopped since 21 March, because of a lack of crude deliveries from Le Havre.
  • The requisitions at Gonfreville follow similar moves at storage firm Depot Petroliers Fos (DPF) at the Mediterranean port of Fos-Lavera on 21 March.

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