The French government will not ration petrol for drivers or restrict the use of service stations in response to supply problems linked to refinery strikes, environment minister Christophe Béchu said on Saturday, reports the Financial Post.
“We haven’t reached this point yet,” Béchu told France Info radio when asked if the government would impose any national measures beyond bans in some places on filling jerry cans.
“We are calling on people’s calm and sense of responsibility,” the minister said, adding that he believed the situation would ease over the next few days.
With the strikes at TotalEnergies facilities heading into their 11th day, roughly one in five French petrol stations are not being supplied as usual and strategic oil reserves are likely to be used this weekend.