update on refinery blockages this Monday morning

TotalEnergies indicated on Monday that “no product leaves the refineries”. Here is the detail site by site as part of the movement against pension reform.

“No product leaves the refineries”, indicates Monday March 20 TotalEnergies to franceinfo, confirming the words of the CGT. Of the 303 TotalEnergies operators posted this morning, 39% were on strike, ie 117 people, indicates the oil group. On the side of Esso ExxonMobil sites, fuel shipments are blocked and shutdowns of production are also envisaged if no crude deliveries manage to enter refineries in the coming days. In addition, employees of the Petroineos refinery in Lavéra, in the Bouches-du-Rhône, will also begin shutting down production this Monday afternoon.

TotalEnergies refinery in Gonfreville (Seine-Maritime)

“Shipments are blocked on the refining side”at the TotalEnergies refinery in Gonfreville-L’Orcher, in Seine-Maritime, which led TotalEnergies to shut down part of the production “to guarantee inventory management”. According to Eric Sellini of the CGT, “the arrest maneuvers have been in progress since Friday evening and will be completed this evening or tomorrow morning at the latest“. According to him, “no drop of fuel will leave the site from this Monday evening”.

ExxonMobil refinery in Port-Jérôme-Gravenchon (Seine-Maritime)

Shipments are suspended and a production shutdown is becoming more and more “likely” if no delivery of crude manages to enter refineries in the coming days, says the CGT. Due to the strike by workers at the Le Havre depot and dockworkers, there is no crude oil to be refined.

TotalEnergies refinery in Donges (Loire-Atlantique)

The Donges refinery, in Loire-Atlantique, has been shut down for several weeks “for technical reasons”, indicates TotalEnergies. However, the site is not spared by the strike movement since shipments have been interrupted for several weeks. The strike was extended on Friday until March 24.

TotalEnergies refinery in Feyzin (Rhône)

The Feyzin refinery is in operation but at “reduced flow”, as was already the case this weekend. In other words, production is not stopped but shipments are interrupted by the strikers, which was not the case on Sunday.

TotalEnergies biorefinery at La Mède (Bouches-du-Rhône)

Shipments have also been blocked at the La Mède biorefinery, in Bouches-du-Rhône, near Marseille, since March 7. The site is also shut down for reasons unrelated to the strike movement, for maintenance work. The La Mède depot has been blocked since the start of the strike movement.

ExxonMobil refinery in Fos-sur-Mer (Bouches-du-Rhône)

“Not a drop of fuel comes out” Esso-ExxonMobil sites, says Christophe Aubert, central CGT union representative. The employees have been on a renewable strike since March 7. Shipments are blocked, according to the CGT.

Petroineos Lavera refinery (Bouches-du-Rhône)

Employees of the Petroineos de Lavéra refinery will begin shutting down production from Monday afternoon, according to the majority union. Since March 7, they have acted the renewable strike. Shipments are suspended and production reduced.


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