The blockades of the Marseille biorefinery of La Mède, owned by TotalEnergies, and oil terminals of the large seaport of Marseille held by Fluxel were lifted on Friday, according to a union source and the management of TotalEnergies.
La Mède produces small volumes of biodiesel and other biofuels. TotalEnergies has three conventional refineries elsewhere in the country (Normandy and Donges are shut down, Feyzin is in service).
Fatalism and discouragement
"The morning shift on the La Mède platform voted non-striker so the maneuvers of preparation for the restart of the refinery can resume as well as the shipments of fuel," said a union source to AFP. The management stresses for its part that the social movement was lifted at four o'clock in the morning, thus allowing the "resumption of shipments and the launch of the start-up of the biorefinery facilities".
At Fluxel, which manages oil terminals in the large seaport of Marseille, "the movement was lifted yesterday (Thursday) evening," according to the union source. "There may still be calls for demonstrations but we are moving towards a lifting of the renewable strike movement, there is a part of fatalism and discouragement in the face of government inflexibility, no acceptance but a lot of rancour and bitterness that will leave traces," commented this source.
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