Quick end to strike against Total refineries in France

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Paris/London-Total,Europe's largest refiner,reached a deal Sep 7 with unions to end a strike that reduced production at five of the company's six French refineries,a company spokesman said."We've just reached an agreement with the unions and will begin restarting normal levels this evening," the spokesman said.Details of the accord were not immediately available.Total's six refineries account for about half of France's total capacity of just under 2-mil b/d.France's CGT union and two others called the strike action Sep 6 to protest disciplinary measures taken against four staff members.