paris in fuel crisis

Paris-France began to dither because rocked by massive demonstrations since last week. About 1,000 gas stations across the country had run out of fuel mode.
According to Alexandre de Benoist, officials from the Independent Petroleum Association of Importers, scarcity of fuel was due to demonstrations of the workers blocked the road to the plant and oil refinery storage tank location. "(In fact) there are enough fuel reserves for the coming weeks," he told CNN television news, last Monday.
Combined French unions reveal all 12 plants of oil refining in the country has stopped operating. However, on Saturday, the French Petroleum Industry Association says there are two companies that is in full production.
The protest was held to oppose plans to change retirement age policy of 60 to 62 years. The bill was already approved in the House of Representatives with the results of 329 votes and 233 refused. But the new beleid valid if passed in the Senate, which is expected to decide about it later this month.
French Interior Ministry said the number of all the protesters engaged in all areas of the country's approximately 825 thousand. Demonstrators claim the higher, approximately 3.5 million at 200 locations throughout the rally last Saturday.
French Finance Minister Christine Laguarde denied if it is called there is a shortage of fuel. "The government confirmed there is no shortage," he insisted to RTL radio.
The government said only 2 percent of the 13,200 gas stations are running out of fuel. But a spokeswoman for ExxonMobil said the other. "The situation is really critical," he asserted.
Cessation of production in all the oil refinery companies direct result of two airports in the capital city of Paris, Orly and Charles de Gaulle. Both airports are connected directly from the refinery via pipeline.
Half of the number of flights at Orly airport were canceled yesterday because of protests planned to continue. About a third of flights at various other airports will experience a similar fate.
Industry Minister Christian Estrosi emphasized that the government will take necessary steps to secure the route to the storage tank. "We respect the thing to march, not a blockade," he said.
Not only students and students who joined the demonstration, truck drivers fuel tank began nimbrung. Perhaps France will increasingly powerless.