Belgian petrol pumps located near the border with France have seen a 15-20% increase in demand in recent days, due to the strike affecting several French refineries and fuel depots.
However, this situation does not create any supply problems in Belgium, Olivier Neirynck, technical director of Brafco, the federation of fuels and fuel traders, told the Belgian press agency Belga.
Supply interruptions in France
Many French service stations have been experiencing supply disruptions for several days due to strikes at refineries and fuel depots by TotalEnergies and Esso-ExxonMobil.
This social movement intends to demand wage increases, in a context of inflation and record profits for the oil groups.
Just over 20% of service stations were affected on Saturday across France, but with much greater difficulties in the northern half of the country. Thus, in the North department, bordering Belgium, about 40% of the stations encountered difficulties.
“Civil Disobedience Action”
Olivier Neirynck also said that the symbolic blockade of two TotalEnergies sites in Belgium this weekend did not cause supply problems.
From Saturday morning to Sunday noon, hundreds of activists from the Code Rouge citizen coalition camped out to shut down activities at these sites.
This “massive action of civil disobedience” was aimed at demanding the exit of fossil fuels and pointing the finger at the responsibility of the industry in the climate and social crisis.
Source: BFM TV
