U.S. trade and energy policies have created a “double standard”, with Europe left paying higher prices for its natural gas, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday. France, the latest—and Continue Reading
Spain, Portugal and France said on Thursday they will build a sea-based pipeline to carry hydrogen and gas between Barcelona and Marseille, substituting plans to extend the so-called MidCat pipeline Continue Reading
Crude oil exports from the United States to France have fallen to zero for the first time in four years, Bloomberg has reported , citing industrial action at French refineries Continue Reading
The time for talking is over, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday, as the government ordered more fuel depot staff back to work to try to restore Continue Reading
France’s CGT union, at the core of a weeks-long strike at oil major TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) , walked away from wage talks on Thursday night, dashing hopes for an end to Continue Reading
France’s CGT union, at the core of a weeks-long strike at oil major TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) , walked away from wage talks on Thursday night, dashing hopes for an end to Continue Reading
A strike over wages has cut nuclear production at two power stations operated by EDF (EDF.PA) , a French FNME trade union representative said, while two other sites are preparing Continue Reading
This northern port city is less than 25 miles away from two major oil refineries. But on Friday, the pumps at many gas stations were wrapped in red and white Continue Reading
The hard-left CGT trade union walked out of wage increase talks with TotalEnergies early on Friday, vowing to continue the strike at refineries that has crippled France’s fuel supply, despite Continue Reading
French nuclear output is approaching the 30 GW mark slightly behind schedule as Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire on Oct. 11 called upon operator EDF to have 50 GW available Continue Reading
Government requisitioning staff at Esso France depot CGT union says will challenge requisition in court France not ruling out staff requisitions at Total Dunkirk Government says strike ‘unbearable’ for consumers Continue Reading
Oil tankers are anchored in the Pacific Ocean near Long Beach, California. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg Asian refiners snapped up at least 12 million barrels of US crude oil in Continue Reading
More than a fifth of France’s service stations were grappling with supply problems on Saturday, the energy ministry said, as strikes at refineries run by oil majors TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) and Continue Reading
The strikes that have hit French oil refineries and storage sites will continue on Monday, CGT trade union representatives at TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) and ExxonMobil’s (XOM.N) Esso France told Reuters on Continue Reading
The French government is in favor of raising taxes for private jets next year by aligning the taxation of aviation fuels with that of fuels used by cars, environment minister Continue Reading
France launched a national energy savings plan on Thursday, banking on a push to turn off lights and lower thermostats to avoid power and gas cuts over the winter. Although Continue Reading
– Around 10% of petrol stations in the Paris region are having problems getting enough fuel supplies, French government spokesman Olivier Veran said on Friday, as strikes at four TotalEnergies Continue Reading
Strikes have disrupted TotalEnergies’ (TTEF.PA) oil products refining and delivery for an ninth day, with four of its French plants hit by continuing industrial action by workers, a CGT trade Continue Reading
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday he did not have the impression France had ruled out building a gas pipeline across the Pyrenees and said he firmly believed Europe Continue Reading
Strikes have disrupted TotalEnergies’ (TTEF.PA) oil products refining and delivery for an ninth day, with four of its French plants hit by continuing industrial action by workers, a CGT trade Continue Reading
Strikes are disrupting TotalEnergies’ (TTEF.PA) oil products refining and delivery for a seventh day at four sites throughout France, a CGT trade union representative told Reuters on Monday. Deliveries and Continue Reading
Diesel and petrol stations in France are running out of fuel, according to an industry union, as a refining strike takes its toll. Stations around the le Havre and Lyon Continue Reading
Strikes at several refineries across France have left half of its refineries offline or without sending out fuels, as refinery workers stepped up industrial actions over pay disputes this week Continue Reading
The French government already owns 84% of Électricité de France, but it is now planning to fully nationalize the company just as the company warns of a huge 29 billion Continue Reading
The European energy shortage has forced authorities across the continent to take extreme measures to reduce and encourage the reduction of energy consumption. The Mayor of Paris has said that Continue Reading
French farmers are collecting their smallest corn crop in more than three decades, highlighting the massive toll that summer drought has wrought on Europe’s food supplies. Heat and dryness gripped Continue Reading
France’s economy is set to grow by 0.3% in the third quarter, with business leaders expecting activity to pick up further in September despite concerns over energy deliveries and inflation, Continue Reading
France will send gas to Germany if needed while Germany stands ready to provide it with electricity, President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday, saying this showcased European solidarity in the Continue Reading
France’s state-held utility giant EDF will restart all its nuclear reactors in the country this winter, potentially alleviating the energy crisis in Europe during peak heating season. Currently, more than Continue Reading
Highlights 32 out of 56 French reactors currently offline EDF committed to restart all reactors: minister Platts Analytics forecasts Dec. to average 44 GW France’s government is to closely monitor Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia’s oil and gas giant Saudi Aramco could take a stake in French automaker Renault ’s (OTCPK: RNSDF) future thermal engine business after it separates it from its electric Continue Reading
Russia’s Gazprom (GAZP.MM) said on Tuesday it would fully suspend gas deliveries to major European utility Engie (ENGIE.PA) from Thursday in a dispute over contracts, a move which will deepen Continue Reading
Engie says it has been informed by Russian energy giant Gazprom of a reduction in gas deliveries starting Tuesday. European energy prices plunged on signs that the region is stepping Continue Reading
The logo of Gazprom is seen on the facade of a business centre in Saint Gazprom is using a mere excuse to switch off natural gas deliveries to its French Continue Reading
WATCH: Engie says it has been informed by Gazprom of a reduction in gas deliveries starting Tuesday. Stephen Stapczynski reports. Europe faced a further squeeze in Russian energy supplies as Continue Reading
France is readying a plan to subsidize electric-car leasing as part of President Emmanuel Macron’s campaign pledge to make them more affordable. The scheme will make EVs available for 100 Continue Reading
France is exploring ways to rein in private-jet flights amid a growing backlash over the wealthy’s use of high-emitting planes to travel the distance of a car or train journey. Continue Reading
French transport minister Clément Beaune has called for flights by private jets to be restricted because of their outsize contribution to climate change, joining an increasingly heated debate in France Continue Reading
New LNG terminals in northern and eastern Europe would be a better option to alleviate the European gas crisis than a new natural gas pipeline from Spain to France, the Continue Reading
Wildfires raged in southwestern France on Tuesday, destroying sixteen houses, burning 6,000 hectares, and forcing the evacuation of almost 6,000 people in an area already hit last month by huge Continue Reading
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne warned that France is facing its “most severe drought” ever recorded and announced the activation of a government crisis unit. Borne said in a written Continue Reading
Electricite de France SA, France’s state-owned utility, announced on Tuesday that it is highly likely it will be forced to extend cuts to nuclear generation as scorching weather pushes up Continue Reading
France experienced its driest July on record as searing heat spread across Europe, putting strain in key crops. The average precipitation across the country was 8.1 millimeters (0.3 inches), making Continue Reading
Gas demand from all customers of French utility giant Engie has dropped in recent weeks amid surging natural gas prices in Europe as Russia slashed deliveries, the French company said Continue Reading
Agnes Pannier-Runacher The French government is doubling down on calls to save energy amid rising prices and the war in Ukraine. Agnes Pannier-Runacher, minister for energy transition, said steps include Continue Reading
France’s biggest oil company is discounting gas it sells at its service stations across the country, a novel move by one of the world’s largest energy firms amid pressure from Continue Reading
High water temperatures threaten to reduce France’s already unusually low nuclear output, piling more pressure on operator EDF (EDF.PA) at a time when half its reactors are offline due to Continue Reading
Electricite de France SA’s Tricastin nuclear plant in Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux, France. Photographer: Theo Giacometti/Bloomberg Output cuts at some French nuclear plants are expected to stretch into next week as a heatwave Continue Reading
The French should brace for a complete cutoff of Russian natural gas, French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday, Bastille Day, calling on citizens to turn public lights off at night Continue Reading
France’s soft-wheat output will drop about 7% to 32.9 million tons this year. Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg Heat, drought and storms have shrunk the wheat harvest in France, the European Union’s Continue Reading
