Four-day refinery strike in France should not leave motorists stranded - Total

A view shows an empty platform at Gare de Lyon train station as a strike by all unions of the Paris transport network (RATP) and French SNCF workers entered its 33rd consecutive day in Paris, France, January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

PARIS (Reuters) - French oil major Total said on Monday that strikes against the government's pension reform were having no impact on its fuel supply and distribution ahead of a four-day nationwide strike in French oil refineries.

A day before unions are starting a 96-hour strike and protest actions at refineries in France, oil companies and the government are saying that motorists need not fear fuel shortages, but union leaders say they are determined to squeeze supplies until the government drops its pension reform plans.