Paris -- French Transportation Secretary Dominique Bussereau said petroleum supplies would last a month, despite strikes choking off the country's refineries.
Striking oil refinery workers in France have blocked supplies from 11 of the country's 13 refineries, causing some panic buying of gasoline, The New York Times reported Thursday.
Bussereau, in a television interview, said, "We have what we need for at least a month without major problems."
However, he advised the public to trim unnecessary gasoline purchases.
