Barthélémy Philippe, edited by Yanis Darras 8:04 p.m., October 19, 2022

Will fuel shortages soon be a thing of the past?

This is what motorists are hoping for, while the CGT of the Donges refinery has just voted to end the strike.

Throughout France, the situation is improving at the pumps.

What hope for a way out of the crisis.

Will the fuel shortage in France soon be a distant memory?

With the approach of the All Saints holidays, the latter seems to be reduced.

Proof of this is that the TotalEnergies refinery in Donges, near Saint-Nazaire, voted to end the strike on Wednesday.

"It seems obvious to us that the general management will play the policy of getting bogged down by relying on the illegal requisitions which have been made by the Borne government", assures Fabien Privé Saint-Lanne, the CGT TotalEnergies secretary of the refinery. 

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"All these elements lead us today to take our responsibilities and clearly announce the end of the movement with regard to the Donges refinery. We have observed that indeed, the enlargement that we could hope for, was not there," he lamented. 

Towards a way out of the crisis?

Because the end of the strike in Donges is a first important step towards a way out of the crisis.

The supply of fuel will increase significantly in the Grand Est, the region supplied by this refinery.

But beware, other strikes are continuing locally.

Two refineries and four large deposits of the oil group are still affected.

At the national level, the CGT TotalEnergies says it has proposed a conflict resolution protocol to management.

According to the union, this agreement was refused, even if the management of Total does not confirm the information for the moment.

Regions still highly impacted

As for service stations, the situation is improving greatly.

At the start of the afternoon, supply difficulties only affected 20% of gas stations, compared to 25% on Tuesday and 30% last weekend.

An improvement widely welcomed by motorists.

But not all are in the same boat.

Thus, Ile-de-France, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes are the three regions most affected by the lack of fuel, with nearly a third of stations impacted.