The first are put in strike on 12 October

Several hundreds of millions of euros. "It is the cost for the oil sector of the social movement against the pension reform, Jean-Louis Schilansky, President of the French Union of petroleum industries (Ufip). While past refineries voted Friday the end of the strike and the CGT announced the release of the oil terminals of Fos-Lavera (Bouches), paralyzed thirty-three days by a strike against the port reform movement, the final invoice remains to finalize. A priori, the overall cost should, however, lie at the bottom of the range, i.e. between 200 and 300 million euros.

This estimate is consistent with that made Friday by Total on the publication of its quarterly results. According to its Chief Financial Officer, Patrick de La Chevardière, the judgment of the six refineries of the French oil tanker cost him between 5 and 6 million euros per day. The first are put in strike on 12 October. "For us, the total cost will be about 100 million euros", it found. In the third quarter, the Group recorded a profit of EUR 2.5 billion.

According to Jean-Louis Schilansky, the cost of the strike in 12 refineries, terminals of Marseille and le Havre (Seine-Maritime), paralyzed by the demonstrators deposits or 250 blocked gas stations depends on several factors. The first relates to the immobilization of ships off the coast of the terminals. In total, 80 tankers had to turn round the coast of Marseille and 20 in le Havre. "Depending on its size, a capital ship represents a cost of 30,000 to 50,000 dollars a day for the affrêteur, so for the refiner", explains the President of the Ufip.

Second position of costs, the refineries that were not filmed, while being heated to not be stopped completely. An unprecedented situation in France for reasons of social conflict, memory of tanker. The judgment of these refineries costs between 500 000 and EUR 1 million per day, view the Ufip.

Imports to soar

Third position loads, significant and very difficult to estimate, according to Jean-Louis Schilansky, additional logistical costs related to the movement and transport of fuel. "It is party seek products where it does not have the habit to go," explains the President of the Professional Union. For example In Belgium, in Germany... "Has been completely revamp the system." Lack of access to crude oil or to treat it at refineries, the France had to import up to 100,000 tons of fuel, home heating oil or diesel fuel per day. A record. Normally, the country is 25,000 tons per day, mainly diesel. This flight of imports is also explained by a special request to the pump, in part related to panic. The official figures are not yet known but experts expect to sales sites in nearly 50 increase over normal. In some cases, the sales were even multiplied by four or five... The industry wants to draw the lessons from this experience to avoid a situation of shortage following a social conflict. "We will make proposals to the Government," said Jean-Louis Schilansky, without more details. These could involve strategic stocks or privileged access to deposits.