French motorists are clogging TotalEnergies service stations to fill up with discount gasoline, but its rivals are crying foul, accusing the energy giant of distorting competition with the encouragement of the government.
TotalEnergies, which pumps crude oil and refines it into gasoline, also has an extensive network of filling stations throughout France, where retail sales are usually dominated by supermarkets selling gasoline at or near cost in order to pull in customers.