France to Use Fuel Reserves as Labor Unrest Cuts Supplies
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France authorized the release of fuel stockpiles to counter potential shortages caused by striking refinery and port workers as police moved in to unblock depots.
Gas stations in some regions are running low of supplies as consumers bought higher-than-normal quantities of fuel on concern about shortages, French television LCI reported today, adding that police moved to lift barricades from some fuel depots that were set up by strikers to prevent deliveries.