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French Refining Capacity Under Strain

REFINING

The French refining sector faces further pressure this week as more strikes are set to begin. Workers at TotalEnergies' three French refineries will start a three-day strike over pay from tomorrow, according to the CGT union.

  • The company operates the 109,300 b/d Feyzin refinery, the 219,000 Donges plant and the 246,900 b/d Gonfreville refinery at Le Havre.
  • Feyzin is currently shut after a fire earlier this month, while an LPG production unit at Gonfreville has also been halted because of a fire.
  • The strike by TotalEnergies workers coincides with ongoing industrial action by members of the CGT and Force Ouvriere (FO) union at ExxonMobil's French sites.
  • The impact of the strikes and closures may lead to an increase in oil product imports into France.

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