(FILES) This photograph shows the handle of a Diesel pump at a gas station in Paris on September 16, 2026. The French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced on October 7, 2026 that he would make ten million barrels of diesel available to distributors in France, in a bid to help ease pressure on fuel prices. The diesel, which was purchased before the recent price surge and would be made available at cost price, would "automatically lower prices at the pump by an estimated 12 to 18 cents per litre," he said during a televised address. are-rox/sjw/rl (Photo by Charlotte SIEMON / AFP via Getty Images)