French unions blockade refineries in bid to stop pension reform

PARIS (Reuters) - French unions blockaded several oil refineries on Tuesday, aiming to cause shortages at petrol stations after a month-long public transport strike failed to force the government to withdraw its pension reform plans. Workers at Exxon Mobil France's Port Jerome and Fos refineries began a four-day strike, the hardline CGT union said. An Exxon spokeswoman confirmed that the 140,000 barrels-per-day Fos-sur-Mer plant, which accounts for about 10% of French refinery output, was..