France hit by new nationwide strikes against Macron pension reform ‘For the president, it’s easy ... he sits in a chair’ The Independent UK · Jan 31, 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… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 30, 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 The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2023
QatarEnergy to Join Lebanon Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration QatarEnergy will join TotalEnergies and Eni in a three-way consortium to explore oil and gas in two maritime blocks off the coast of Lebanon, the Lebanese energy ministry said on Thursday. Following months of talks, QatarEnergy is set to take a 30 percent stake, leaving France's TotalEnergies and Italy's Eni… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 29, 2023
‘Robin Hood’ energy strikers give free power to French schools, hospitals, low-income homes Amid national strikes in the energy sector, some workers in France have found a novel way to protest. On Thursday, "Robin Hood" operations – unauthorised by the government – provided free gas and electricity to schools, universities, and low-income households throughout the country. France 24 · Jan 27, 2023
France and Iraq sign strategic agreements on energy, transport French President Emmanuel Macron met Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Thursday to sign a set of strategic agreements intended to boost Baghdad's economic cooperation with Paris, notably in the energy and public transportation sectors. Radio France Internationale · Jan 27, 2023
Strikes disrupt French fuel deliveries, but participation waning Protests against French government plans to raise the retirement age had a muted impact on the energy sector on Thursday, the first day of 48-hour strikes, lowering hydropower output and curbing some refinery deliveries. Reuters · Jan 26, 2023
Trade unions call for more strikes over Macron's pension reform More than a million people marched through French cities on Thursday to denounce President Emmanuel Macron's plans to raise the retirement age, with a wave of nationwide strikes halting trains, blocking refineries and curbing power generation. Reuters · Jan 19, 2023
Factbox-Unions vs Macron: French pension strikes snarl trains, close schools French workers across the private and public sectors joined nationwide strikes on Thursday, snarling the rail network, closing schools and halting refinery deliveries. Reuters · Jan 19, 2023
New offshore wind farms herald further Humber jobs boom as lease agreements sealed for near North Sea sites 4.5GW of additional capacity set to be built off the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire coast Birmingham Post · Jan 19, 2023
French unions dig in for pension battle with Macron Is France back to its old ways? Reuters · Jan 18, 2023
French court drops war crimes complaint against TotalEnergies A French court has dismissed charges of war crimes complicity against French oil company TotalEnergies, accused of helping to produce fuel for Russian warplanes that have bombed Ukraine. Radio France Internationale · Jan 17, 2023
$58 billion investment in E&P; Chevron, Exxon, Total keen on India: Hardeep Puri NEW DELHI: India will likely see an investment of $58 billion in finding and producing oil and gas resources by 2023, oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Friday, adding global energy majors Chevron Corp, ExxonMobil and TotalEnergies are keen to invest. The Times of India · Jan 13, 2023
French refinery, metro strikes loom in clash over pension reform France's CGT trade union on Thursday called for strikes in the refinery sector against plans to make people work longer before they can retire and Paris metro unions said they would do "everything they can" to stop the pension reform. Reuters · Jan 12, 2023
The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2022 In Peru, Kichwa tribe wants compensation for carbon credits Residents in Kichwa Indigenous villages in Peru say they fell into poverty after the government turned their ancestral forest into a national park, severely restricted hunting and allowed the sale of forest carbon credits to oil companies
Edinburgh Live · Dec 20, 2022 Scottish oil workers fear being stranded on rig for Christmas as flights scrapped Hundreds of employees currently out in the North Sea may be forced to spend December 25 at work after their journey home was said to be cancelled due to bad weather.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 19, 2022 Saudi Arabia, China to Implement Refining and Petrochemical Projects Saudi Arabia and China intend to explore cooperation opportunities in refining and petrochemical projects after the significant energy companies signed memorandums of understanding (MoU) to implement several projects. Saudi Aramco, Chinese Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), and SABIC are exploring cooperation opportunities in refining and petrochemical projects in China and…
The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2022 How Putin’s alleged ‘business associate’ made $400m from a major Russian gas deal French oil group Total writes off Novatek shareholding as Guardian investigation raises questions over ties to Kremlin and ownership of superyacht used by Russian president
Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 15, 2022 Aramco, TotalEnergies to Build $11 Bln Saudi Petrochemicals Plant Saudi Aramco and TotalEnergies will join forces to build a new petrochemicals complex in Saudi Arabia, the two companies said in a joint statement on Thursday. The project involves investment of about $11 billion, of which $4 billion will be funded through equity by Aramco (62.5%) and TotalEnergies (37.5%), the…
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…
The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2022 TotalEnergies to ‘gradually withdraw’ from Russian investments World’s fifth-largest oil firm finally bows to pressure after invasion of Ukraine, removing representatives from Novatek board
The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022 France's TotalEnergies pulls out of Russian gas producer French energy giant TotalEnergies says it will walk away from its stake in Russian natural gas producer Novatek and take a $3.7 billion loss
Radio France Internationale · Dec 9, 2022 TotalEnergies exits Russian gas firm's board, takes $3.7bn hit French energy group TotalEnergies said Friday it was withdrawing from the board of Russian gas giant Novatek and taking a $3.7 billion hit in the wake of sanctions against Moscow.
France 24 · Dec 8, 2022 Reuters reveals alleged 'secret abortion programme' run by Nigeria's army In tonight's edition: Reuters journalists find evidence of a systematic, illegal abortion programme run by the Nigerian army. It says thousands of terminations have been carried out, often without women's consent. Also, could Uganda be turning the corner in its battle against Ebola? No new cases have been detected for…
Radio France Internationale · Dec 8, 2022 TotalEnergies in court over massive oil projects in Uganda, Tanzania The French energy giant TotalEnergies appeared in a Paris court after years of delay in a case in which six NGOs accuse it of "failing in its duty of vigilance" on two massive oil drilling and pipeline projects in Uganda and Tanzania.