Of all the forms that mobilization against pension reform can take, the most penalizing is probably happening in refineries and fuel depots.
The shortage of gasoline and diesel can
“bring France to a halt”,
according to the watchword of the inter-union, or
“the economy on its knees”,
according to the expression of its most radical leaders.
Moreover, the leaders of the movement do not miss an opportunity to feed the self-fulfilling prophecy.
“If people fill up today, there may not be any more tomorrow morning
,” slipped FO boss Frédéric Souillot on RTL on Tuesday.
The nuisance capacity of the refiners on strike, already experienced in the fall, is a reflection of our intact addiction to hydrocarbons.
Neither the climate crisis, nor the ambition for sovereignty, nor the sanctions against Russia have to date damaged the oil and gas markets.
On the contrary.
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