The official had said on Thursday evening that the action was expected to continue until Monday. No ships have yet been seen docking at the three other French LNG terminals operated by Engie subsidiary Elengy, a Refinitiv analyst said. A spokesperson for Elengy said the situation was unchanged at its sites, which are expected to remain blocked until March 21. A general assembly is also expected on next Tuesday, which will vote on whether the disruptions continue. (Reporting by Forrest Crellin; Editing by Jan Harvey and Mark Potter)
(Updates with Elengy spokesperson's comment)
PARIS, March 17 (Reuters) - Disruption at Fluxys's liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Dunkirk,
northern France, ended on Friday morning, a company spokesperson
said, with shipping data showing a tanker carrying LNG from
Russia had docked at the site.
Operations at the terminal have been disrupted since March 6
by strike action against the French government's planned pension
changes, which President Emmanuel Macron pushed through without
a parliamentary vote on Thursday, causing unrest overnight.
Refinitiv data showed the ship Fedor Litke, carrying 160,000
billion cubic metres (bcm) of LNG from Yamal, Russia, had
arrived at the terminal, the first since the strike began.
"We have resumed our activities," a Fluxys spokesperson
said.
A union official said the morning shift decided to follow
the initial decision to reopen the terminal. The official added
that a new general assembly, where members will vote on further
disruptions, is expected early next week.
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