France, April 7 -- Minister of State for Energy, Maud Bregeon, announced on Tuesday that around 18 percent of petrol stations in France are temporarily out of at least one type of fuel following the Easter weekend.

"These difficulties are due to logistical and transport issues," she told RMC/BFMTV, particularly at stations in the TotalEnergies network, which has capped fuel prices, leading to increased footfall at its stations. 

"83 percent of the stations experiencing difficulties are part of the TotalEnergies network," the minister continued.

At other stations, the rate of depleted supplies for at least one fuel type is only around 4 percent, Bregeon assured.

Olivier Gantois, president of the French Union of Petroleum Indu...