‘From liabilities to goldmines’: refineries eye record profits from diesel shortage Firms turning crude oil into the ‘workhorse’ fuel stand to gain most despite economic fallout from record prices The Guardian - UK · Oct 14
France: TotalEnergies cut-price fuel spikes controversy among rivals TotalEnergies service stations are accused of distorting competition as they display France's lowest-priced fuel. Supermarkets that usually sell fuel as a loss leader to pull in customers are furious, along with independent service stations. Euronews · Sep 16
TotalEnergies to discuss Syria offshore exploration, still wary of insecurity TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné said security concerns still rule out a return to onshore oil operations, but confirmed the French company is rebuilding its Iraq-Syria oil transit routes. Radio France Internationale · Jul 8
TotalEnergies CEO: Energy Markets Will Take Months To Rebalance With Ongoing Hormuz Shipping Risks Global energy markets may take as many as four months to rebalance, with gasoline and diesel inventories still constrained by shipping worries in the Strait of Hormuz, TotalEnergies SE Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanné said on Saturday. Benzinga · Jul 4
French oil giant TotalEnergies' record profits fuel calls for windfall tax Since the outbreak of the Middle East conflict, French energy company TotalEnergies has faced mounting criticism in over profits it has made from soaring fuel prices. Now its chief executive has been summoned to answer questions before the National Assembly. Radio France Internationale · May 12
A closed Strait of Hormuz was once unthinkable "The idea was laughed out of the room," one expert said when the scenario was discussed. Axios · May 4
Wind energy executive says company ‘must adapt’ as Trump offers $2 billion to kill offshore wind projects “My goal is to not let any windmill be built. They’re losers,” Trump said to oil executives in January. Fortune · Apr 30
TotalEnergies deal with US ends offshore wind projects in favour of fossil fuels The United States and TotalEnergies have signed an agreement to end the French company's offshore US wind farm projects and redirect those funds towards fossil fuel production, dealing a blow to the fight against climate change. Radio France Internationale · Mar 24
Trump administration to pay TotalEnergies $1bn to drop US offshore wind project Washington will refund a French energy giant to exit US offshore wind plans, fuelling criticism from environmental groups. Euronews · Mar 24
Why Trump is paying a French energy giant almost $1 billion to abandon U.S. offshore wind projects in favor of natural gas Speaking at the CERAWeek by S&P Global event in Houston, TotalEnergies chairman and CEO Patrick Pouyanné said he is opting “not to litigate, but to make pragmatic solutions.” Fortune · Mar 23
French energy giant TotalEnergies resumes Mozambique $20 billion project as insurgency slows French energy giant TotalEnergies has resumed its $20 billion gas project in northern Mozambique The Independent UK · Jan 29
Lebanon signs gas exploration deal with international consortium amid economic crisis Lebanon's government has signed a deal with an international consortium for gas exploration in an offshore area bordering Israel The Independent UK · Jan 9
French bureaucracy vs. Trumpism: Why some Fortune 500 Europe CEOs are rethinking red tape Some European business leaders are asking the question, is it possible to make a similar move towards deregulation as in the U.S.? Fortune · Feb 10, 2025
Victims take TotalEnergies to court over terror attack in Mozambique Victims and their families have filed a complaint against French company TotalEnergies for "involuntary manslaughter and failure to assist a person in danger" following a jihadist attack in Palma, Mozambique in 2021. Some employees of the company were among the more than 1,000 killed or missing. Radio France Internationale · Oct 10, 2023
Fortune · Oct 10, 2023 Survivors say TotalEnergies left them to face a 2021 terror attack alone French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies faces a criminal complaint from survivors of an attack in 2021 in Mozambique that killed several contractors.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 30, 2023 QatarEnergy Replaces Russian Company in Lebanon Gas Exploration Lebanon, two international oil giants and state-owned oil and gas company Qatar Energy signed an agreement Sunday that the Qatari firm will join a consortium that will search for gas in the Mediterranean Sea off Lebanon’s coast. Qatar Energy is replacing a Russian company that withdrew from the Lebanese market…
The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2023 Qatar replaces Russian company in Lebanon gas exploration Lebanon, two international oil giants and state-owned oil and gas company Qatar Energy agreed Sunday that the Qatari firm will join a consortium that will search for gas in the Mediterranean Sea off Lebanon’s coast
Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 13, 2022 TotalEnergies to Begin Drilling for Oil in Lebanon Next Year The French company TotalEnergies will begin working towards exploiting Lebanon's Block 9 offshore gas project as of next year, announced caretaker Energy Minister Walid Fayad. The company said in a statement that it began mobilizing the teams in charge of drilling operations on Block 9, revealing that the call for…
Al Jazeera · Nov 15, 2022 Israel signs agreement on gas field shared with Lebanon Exploration in the Qana field is set to begin after Tel Aviv signed a framework agreement with the contractor.
The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022 Total to launch sea exploration after Lebanon-Israel deal French oil giant Total says it will soon launch exploration activities in search for gas in the Mediterranean Sea off Lebanon’s coast, following last month’s Lebanon-Israel maritime deal
The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022 TotalEnergies income hits $6.6 billion despite Russia loss France’s TotalEnergies has reported third-quarter net income of $6.6 billion despite losses from pulling out of a venture in Russia
The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2022 Uganda oil project casts shadow over Total’s eco-friendly image French energy firm plans to drill in national park and build 900-mile pipeline in sensitive environments
The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2022 The bodies of Bucha have set a difficult test for the west Analysis: From Ukraine’s point of view, this has to be the time to pile pressure on Germany in particular
France 24 · Mar 23, 2022 French Green candidate slams TotalEnergies for ‘complicity' in Ukraine war crimes France’s Green candidate in the upcoming presidential election, Yannick Jadot, has accused TotalEnergies of “complicity in war crimes” in Ukraine, a day after the French energy giant said it would stop buying oil from Moscow by the end of the year but continue its purchases of Russian gas.
France 24 · Mar 23, 2022 France's TotalEnergies to stop buying oil from Russia by end of 2022 The French oil giant TotalEnergies will stop buying oil and petroleum products from Russia by the end of this year, after facing criticism over its inaction following the invasion of Ukraine. The company will, however, continue buying Russian gas. CEO Patrick Pouyanné told French radio the move would not put…