France’s Top Oil Refinery Halting as Strike Impact Deepens
- Total’s Gonfreville plant in Normandy in process of stopping
- Exxon says that it’s placed limits on the supply of fuels
Vapors rise from the Total petrochemical plant at night in Le Havre, France.
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France’s top oil refinery is set to halt because of a workers’ strike over pay, the latest hit to the nation’s fuelmaking capacity from the weeklong industrial action.
TotalEnergies SE is halting its refinery in Normandy, according to a union official. The step means almost two-thirds of the nation’s oil processing is now either fully offline or severely impacted by strikes or a recent fire. Exxon Mobil Corp., whose plants are also affected, said it’s limiting fuel supplies.