Energy
Some French Gas Stations Run Dry as Price Caps Spur Rush to Fill
Fuel pumps marked as out of order at a gas station in Sainte-Savine, France, on March 31.
Photographer: Abaca Press/Sipa/AP PhotoHundreds of French filling stations have run dry as drivers rushed to fill up vehicles, after fuel-price caps were introduced because of global supply disruptions caused by the Middle East war.
Out of 900 stations that have run out of at least one type of fuel, 700 of them belong to TotalEnergies SA, the energy ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. That’s being caused by logistical issues, rather than domestic supply shortages, it said.