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Category: France

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Macron Lashes Out At United States Over Double Standard Energy Policies

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

Posted On : 22 Oct 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France
  • Spain

France, Spain and Portugal agree to build Barcelona-Marseille gas pipeline

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

Posted On : 21 Oct 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France
  • USA

U.S. Oil Exports To France Fall To Zero Amid Refinery Strikes

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

Posted On : 21 Oct 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

Time for talks is over, French minister says as petrol crisis drags on

 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

Posted On : 17 Oct 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

France’s CGT union extends strikes at TotalEnergies as petrol crisis drags on

 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

Posted On : 15 Oct 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

France’s CGT union extends strikes at TotalEnergies as petrol crisis drags on

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

Posted On : 14 Oct 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

Strikes disrupt power output at French nuclear plants – union

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

Posted On : 14 Oct 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

French Refineries Strike May Presage a Winter of Discontent for Europe

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

Posted On : 14 Oct 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

Refinery Strikes Continue In France As Union Rejects Pay Rise Offer

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

Posted On : 14 Oct 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

French nuclear approaches 30 GW, minister calls for 50 GW early-January

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

Posted On : 13 Oct 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

France orders fuel depot strikers back to work, union vows to challenge it

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

Posted On : 13 Oct 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

French Refinery Strike Opens Door for More US Exports to Asia

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

Posted On : 11 Oct 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

France struggles with refinery strikes, but not planning petrol rationing

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

Posted On : 10 Oct 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

Strikes at French oil refineries and storage sites to continue – union officials

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

Posted On : 10 Oct 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Aviation
  • France

French government favours raising taxes on private jets -minister

 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

Posted On : 8 Oct 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

France launches energy savings push to avoid winter power cuts

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

Posted On : 7 Oct 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

Paris petrol stations hit as French refinery strike enters tenth day

– 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

Posted On : 7 Oct 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

French refinery strikes continue at four sites

 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

Posted On : 6 Oct 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France
  • Spain

Scholz says France does not seem to have ruled out Pyrenean pipeline

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

Posted On : 6 Oct 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

French refinery strikes continue at four sites

 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

Posted On : 5 Oct 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

Seventh day of strikes disrupts French refineries

 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

Posted On : 3 Oct 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

Gas Stations in France Running On Empty As Strikes Enter Fourth Day

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

Posted On : 1 Oct 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

Half Of France’s Refinery Capacity Goes Offline As Worker Strike

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

Posted On : 28 Sep 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

France Prepares To Nationalize Its Struggling Nuclear Industry

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

Posted On : 21 Sep 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

Lights Out On The Eiffel Tower: Europe’s Latest Energy Saving Scheme

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

Posted On : 14 Sep 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

Smallest French Corn Crop Since 1990 Shows Drought’s Huge Toll

 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

Posted On : 13 Sep 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

French Economy Keeps Growing Despite Fears of Painful Winter

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

Posted On : 8 Sep 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France
  • Germany

Macron: France, Germany to provide each other with gas, electricity, to weather crisis

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

Posted On : 6 Sep 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

France’s EDF Vows To Restart All Nuclear Reactors By Winter

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

Posted On : 3 Sep 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

EDF’s reactor restarts for winter will be monitored: minister

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

Posted On : 3 Sep 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France
  • Saudi Arabia

Aramco Set To Take Stake In Renault’s Future Thermal Engine Business

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

Posted On : 2 Sep 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France
  • Russia

Gazprom says it will halt gas supplies to France’s Engie, cites lack of payment

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

Posted On : 31 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France
  • Prices

European Energy Prices Plunge as EU Plans to Intervene in Crisis

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

Posted On : 31 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France
  • Russia

France has been ready for Gazprom’s ‘pretext’ to switch off gas – minister

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

Posted On : 31 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France
  • Russia

Russia Curbs Gas Supply to France’s Engie as Squeeze Worsens

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

Posted On : 30 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Electric Cars
  • France

France Prepares $100 a Month Electric-Car Leasing Plan

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

Posted On : 29 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Aviation
  • France

France Considers Taxing Private Jet Use in Fight Against Climate Change

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

Posted On : 25 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Aviation
  • France

French minister calls for restrictions on flights by private jet

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

Posted On : 23 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France
  • LNG

France Prefers LNG Terminals To New Gas Pipeline

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

Posted On : 20 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Climate
  • France

Wildfires rage in southwestern France amid new heatwave

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

Posted On : 10 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Climate
  • France

France’s going through its most severe drought ever, PM says

 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

Posted On : 6 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France
  • Nuclear

Hot Rivers To Limit French Nuclear Power Output Amid Energy Crisis

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

Posted On : 4 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

France Has Driest July on Record With Crops Taking a Battering

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

Posted On : 3 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

Gas Demand Declines As Prices Soar, Utility Giant Engie Says

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

Posted On : 1 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

French Minister Outlines Plan to Save Energy Amid Crisis

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

Posted On : 25 Jul 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

Drivers Get Steep Discount at Gas Stations Across France

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

Posted On : 23 Jul 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France
  • Nuclear

Warming rivers threaten France’s already tight power supply

 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

Posted On : 16 Jul 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France
  • Nuclear

French Nuclear Cuts Stretch to Next Week as Temperatures Soar

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

Posted On : 15 Jul 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

Macron Calls For Public Lights To Be Turned Off Amid Russian Gas Threat

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

Posted On : 15 Jul 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Agriculture
  • France

French Heat and Drought Shrinks Wheat Harvest in Key EU Exporter

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

Posted On : 12 Jul 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple

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