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French Fishermen Blockade Fos-sur-Mer Oil Depot Over Fuel Costs
(MENAFN) Roughly 50 fishermen shut down access to an oil depot in the southern French port town of Fos-sur-Mer on Tuesday, staging a demonstration against surging fuel prices and deteriorating working conditions, a broadcaster reported.
The standoff stretched on for about seven hours before authorities cleared the site and normal operations resumed, the local police prefecture said.
The broadcaster also reported brief clashes breaking out between fishermen and police during the demonstration. Protesters at the scene held up signs reading "Europe is killing us" and "The EU is sinking our boats and Paris is watching us."
The blockade unfolded the same day government spokesperson and Minister Delegate for Energy Maud Bregeon tackled mounting concerns over fuel prices and supply strain nationwide in an interview with a broadcaster.
"I want to reassure everyone this morning: there is no risk of a shortage, and 90% of service stations are experiencing no supply difficulties. We have a particular issue with stations in the TotalEnergies network," she said.
Bregeon tied the price surge to turmoil in the Middle East, pointing specifically to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
“What I think needs to be emphasized is that what we are experiencing, what the French people are experiencing … is directly linked to what is happening in the Middle East: the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of crude oil and 20% of gas used to pass,” she said.
She called for a return to normal conditions in the strait, adding that the French president was actively working toward that outcome.
The standoff stretched on for about seven hours before authorities cleared the site and normal operations resumed, the local police prefecture said.
The broadcaster also reported brief clashes breaking out between fishermen and police during the demonstration. Protesters at the scene held up signs reading "Europe is killing us" and "The EU is sinking our boats and Paris is watching us."
The blockade unfolded the same day government spokesperson and Minister Delegate for Energy Maud Bregeon tackled mounting concerns over fuel prices and supply strain nationwide in an interview with a broadcaster.
"I want to reassure everyone this morning: there is no risk of a shortage, and 90% of service stations are experiencing no supply difficulties. We have a particular issue with stations in the TotalEnergies network," she said.
Bregeon tied the price surge to turmoil in the Middle East, pointing specifically to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
“What I think needs to be emphasized is that what we are experiencing, what the French people are experiencing … is directly linked to what is happening in the Middle East: the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of crude oil and 20% of gas used to pass,” she said.
She called for a return to normal conditions in the strait, adding that the French president was actively working toward that outcome.
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