The price of fuel at the pumps in France has passed €2 per litre in many areas of the country, driven by market uncertainty following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Motorists in France were warned on Monday that the price of petrol at the pump will rise steeply in the coming days and weeks. And there could be more bad news ahead.
Scores of petrol stations were running dry in parts of France on Tuesday on the second day of a truckers protest. Although the government insists there is no danger of shortages, motorists were fueling the problem by panic buying.
Petrol stations in parts of France began to run dry on Monday after protesting truckers blocked fuel depots. Despite the government insisting there would be no shortages, it appears motorists were panic buying.
The strike by French fuel tanker drivers is set to end Thursday with unions promising petrol stocks will be replenished at filling stations throughout the day.
This interactive map allows you to look in detail at where in France petrol stations are either running low on fuel or are completely dry because of the fuel tanker strike.
Hundreds of petrol stations around France and particularly in the Paris region are reportedly running out of fuel as a strike by fuel tanker drivers enters a fifth day. Drivers are being urged not to panic however.
A strike by tanker drivers in France is threatening to leave petrol stations short of fuel and will spark fears it could lead to another fuel crisis, exactly one year after thousands of service stations ran dry during protests.
UPDATED: The fuel crisis in France worsened on Thursday with deliveries to petrol stations getting more difficult due to a nationwide day of protest against labour reforms.
The fuel crisis in France shows no sign of easing on Wednesday with most of the country now affected by shortages. Here's a look around the country at what's going on.
Riot police cleared more barricades around fuel depots on Wednesday but petrol industry chiefs say France has started using its strategic supplies to cope with the shortage.
The French government has blasted the "blackmail" by trade unions, whose blockades and strikes have resulted in a quarter of France's petrol stations reportedly running out of fuel.
UPDATED: With 2,400 petrol stations across France either empty or running out of fuel, here's a look at which parts of the country are the most affected.
French oil giant Total announced on Thursday it had agreed to sell a North Sea gas terminal and two pipelines in a deal worth over $900 million in a move to help offset falling oil prices.
Petrol prices are at their highest in France since May this year, after President Francois Hollande failed to fulfil his campaign promise of freezing the price at the pumps.
<p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Drivers near Strasbourg rushed to an automated petrol station to fill up their tanks free of charge after pumps started to malfunction. Police had to battle angry drivers away.</span></p>
