Esso-ExxonMobil: Strike “lifted” at Port-Jerome-Gravenchon refinery

The strike was "lifted" Friday on the site of the refinery Esso-ExxonMobil Port-Jerome-Gravenchon (Seine-Maritime)

Partagez:

The strike was “lifted” Friday on the site of the refinery Esso-ExxonMobil Port-Jerome-Gravenchon (Seine-Maritime), where a labor movement to demand wage increases had begun September 20, announced Christophe Aubert, central union delegate CGT.

“The strike movement is lifted here as in Fos-sur-mer, negotiations with management are blocked and requisitions are in place, we have no more leverage to fight,” added Mr. Aubert at the end of the general meeting at 2:00 pm.

“Employees are already calling on management for a new negotiation on December 6 for the mandatory annual negotiations,” he said.

Trade unionists and employees held a final vote in the early afternoon on a possible renewal of the 25-day strike at the Esso-ExxonMobil site in Normandy, which ended with a halt to the movement.

“CGT-FO-FSU-Solidaires call for large demonstrations and strikes for the day of October 18, wherever possible,” concluded Aubert.

The second French site of the oil company in Fos-sur-Mer (Bouches-du-Rhône) had lifted the strike on Thursday.

An agreement had been reached on Tuesday between management and two majority unions, including the CFDT, but not with the CGT, which had then decided to maintain the call to strike on both sites.

The site of Port-Jérôme-Gravenchon had been the first to be targeted by requisitions of personnel Wednesday evening to allow the delivery of fuel, in shortage in many stations.

The CGT’s appeal to the Rouen administrative court to challenge these requisition orders was rejected in the morning.

The UK's Climate Change Committee is urging the government to quickly reduce electricity costs to facilitate the adoption of heat pumps and electric vehicles, judged too slow to achieve the set climate targets.
The European Commission will extend until the end of 2030 an expanded state-aid framework, allowing capitals to fund low-carbon technologies and nuclear power to preserve competitiveness against China and the United States.
Japan's grid operator forecasts an energy shortfall of up to 89 GW by 2050 due to rising demand from semiconductor manufacturing, electric vehicles, and artificial intelligence technologies.
Energy-intensive European industries will be eligible for temporary state aid to mitigate high electricity prices, according to a new regulatory framework proposed by the European Commission under the "Clean Industrial Deal."
Mauritius seeks international investors to swiftly build a floating power plant of around 100 MW, aiming to secure the national energy supply by January 2026 and address current production shortfalls.
Madrid announces immediate energy storage measures while Lisbon secures its electrical grid, responding to the historic outage that affected the entire Iberian Peninsula in late April.
Indonesia has unveiled its new national energy plan, projecting an increase of 69.5 GW in electricity capacity over ten years, largely funded by independent producers, to address rapidly rising domestic demand.
French Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher condemns the parliamentary moratorium on new renewable energy installations, warning of the potential loss of 150,000 industrial jobs and increased energy dependence on foreign countries.
The European battery regulation, fully effective from August 18, significantly alters industrial requirements related to electric cars and bicycles, imposing strict rules on recycling, supply chains, and transparency for companies.
The European Parliament calls on the Commission to strengthen energy infrastructure and accelerate the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal to enhance the continent's energy flexibility and security amid increased market volatility.
The European Commission unveils an ambitious plan to modernize electricity grids and introduces the Clean Industrial Deal, mobilizing hundreds of billions of euros to strengthen the continent's industrial and energy autonomy.
In the United States, regulated electric grid operators hold a decisive advantage in connecting new data centres to the grid, now representing 134 GW of projects, according to a Wood Mackenzie report published on June 19.
The French National Assembly approves a specific target of 200 TWh renewable electricity production by 2030 within a legislative text extensively debated about the future national energy mix.
In 2024, US CO₂ emissions remain stable at 5.1bn tonnes, as the Trump administration prepares hydrocarbon-friendly energy policies, raising questions about the future evolution of the American market.
The early publication of France's energy decree triggers strong parliamentary reactions, as the government aims to rapidly secure investments in nuclear and other energy sectors.
Seven weeks after the major Iberian power outage, Spain identifies technical network failures, while the European Investment Bank approves major funding to strengthen the interconnection with France.
The European Union has announced a detailed schedule aiming to definitively halt Russian gas imports by the end of 2027, anticipating internal legal and commercial challenges to overcome.
Madagascar plans the imminent opening of a 105 MW thermal power plant to swiftly stabilise its electricity grid, severely affected in major urban areas, while simultaneously developing renewable energy projects.
India's Central Electricity Regulatory Commission proposes a new financial instrument enabling industrial companies to meet renewable energy targets through virtual contracts, without physical electricity delivery, thus facilitating compliance management.
Minister Marc Ferracci confirms the imminent publication of the energy programming decree, without waiting for the conclusion of parliamentary debates, including a substantial increase in Energy Efficiency Certificates.