For the government spokesman, the tensions are only temporary.
France is not experiencing a shortage of gasoline, government spokesman Olivier Véran said on Wednesday, calling on the population not to panic in the face of the closures of service stations in order to avoid a “self-fulfilling prophecy”.
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During the report of the Council of Ministers, Olivier Véran declared that “12% of stations across the country (…) encounter difficulties on at least one type of fuel” and that this rate reached more than 30% in Hauts-de-France. He attributed this phenomenon both to the price reductions granted by TotalEnergies in its stations, which are “victims of their success”, and the current strikes in four of the oil group’s six refineries.
Don’t rush to the stations!
“We are not in a situation of shortage but there are tensions, they are temporary (…) and we believe that everything is on the table to ensure that they are resolved”said Olivier Véran, calling to avoid any “panic effect”. “Don’t all rush (in the stations-Editor’s note), we’re not going to run out of gas”he added.
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Faced with the difficulties of supplying the stations, the prefecture of Pas-de-Calais prohibited Wednesday, until Friday, the purchase of fuel in jerry cans.