French drivers aren't getting any breaks from the petrol strike, despite government efforts to do so

As the strike by employees of energy firm TotalEnergies began its third week on Monday, filling stations across France ran low on gasoline despite government attempts to bargain.

Official estimates suggest that 30% of gas stations were completely or partially out of fuel, leading to huge lines of increasingly anxious drivers.

TotalEnergies, one of the largest energy conglomerates in the world, has been experiencing a strike....