Factbox: Impact of French pensions strike on oil sector
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(Reuters) - French unions started a four-day strike and blockades at oil refineries on Tuesday in a bid to halt the flow of fuel to petrol stations after a month-long public transport strike failed to force the government to drop pension reform plans.Unions have been trying to halt refineries since early December, but the impact of their actions has been marginal so far as France's decentralised system of 200 fuel depots makes it hard to squeeze fuel supplies. Here is how the strike is impacting..