Exxon Mobil says French refineries could take 2-3 weeks to fully restart - Reuters

Oct 18 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil's 140,000 barrel per day (bpd) fos-Sur-Mer and 240,000 bpd Port Jerome-Gravenchon oil refineries in France could take 2-3 weeks to fully restart after shutdowns caused by strikes, a company spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Strike action over pay at the two refineries, which resulted in a three-week closure, ended late last week. This has allowed Exxon to begin restarting the plants. read more

The outages, coupled with walkouts at oil major TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA), contributed to supply problems at French petrol stations and resulted in growing queues of motorists worried about supply disruption. read more

A nationwide strike in France on Tuesday has not affected the restart of Exxon's refineries, the spokesperson said. read more

Reporting by Rowena Edwards; Editing by Kirsten Donovan and Andrew Heavens

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