Go to the media bankThe Eiffel Tower in Paris. File photoPARIS, Oct 12 Eight out of 10 French people believe the authorities are not handling the country's refinery crisis, which has led to fuel shortages at one in three gas stations in France, according to an Elabe survey for BFMTV published on Wednesday.Unions in France urged TotalEnergies workers to continue their strike. At the same time, French opinions about whether the authorities should agree to the strikers' demands for higher wages were divided: 51% were in favor, and 48% were against. The same goes for general support for the protests: 42% of those polled support the movement, while 40% said they disapprove of it. At the same time, on average in France, less than half of the population answered that they “couldn’t or could hardly” find fuel at gas stations, However, in the northern regions of the country, which are most affected by the situation with fuel shortages, this figure is 80%. inflation. At the moment, 4 out of 5 plants owned by the company are blocked: the largest refinery in France near the city of Le Havre in Normandy, which accounts for 22% of France's oil refining capacity, as well as refineries in the communes of Feysin and Donge, the La Mede biorefinery in the commune of Chateauneuf les Martigues and the Grandpuis fuel storage facility. There are also strikes at the Fosse refinery and the Port-Jerome-Gravenchon refinery of Esso-Exxonmobil. Earlier Wednesday, French authorities began unblocking an oil storage facility at the Port-Jérôme-Gravenchon refinery. » />The Prime Minister of France ordered to end the strike at the refinery Esso-Exxonmobil
