Can France Move Away From Nuclear Energy?
For a long time, it seemed that France, Europe’s leading nuclear power producer, will seek to decrease the share of nuclear in its energy matrix. The 2015 Energy Transition for Green Continue Reading
Minister: French supermajor Total formally leaves Iran
Iran’s oil minister said Monday the process for finding a new company to invest in its South Pars gas field was under way now that French supermajor Total left. Iranian Continue Reading
As U.S. Sanctions Loom, Total SA Struggles to Exit Project in Iran
Total SA TOT 0.98% is having difficulty unloading its stake in a $5 billion natural-gas project in Iran to a Chinese partner, after stopping work on the project earlier this Continue Reading
French nuclear power supply cuts extended as hot weather lingers
With France bracing for more hot to very hot weather in the coming week, nuclear power plant operator EDF said Friday it plans to halt production completely at two of Continue Reading
French nuclear, hydro power output rise in Jul
Highlights Nuclear up 2.8% on year at 28.9 TWh Hydro up 28% on year at 4.6 TWh Nuclear, hydro add up to 99% of Jan-Jul demand Singapore — French nuclear Continue Reading
France cleared to test tidal energy
The European Commission said Thursday it supported a French effort to work to demonstrate the potential benefits of producing electricity through tidal energy. A plant operated by British energy company Continue Reading
Exclusive: France’s Total prepares sale of $1.5 billion of UK North Sea fields
France’s Total is set to sell a third of its stake in Laggan Tormore gas field along with other oil and gas assets in Britain’s North Sea that could fetch Continue Reading
Could protesting French farmers cause fuel shortages in France?
AFP Protesting French farmers have begun blockading a number of oil refineries and fuel depots around the country. Will it lead to fuel shortages at petrol stations across France as Continue Reading
China’s love affair with oak a mixed blessing for France
Times are good for oak tree growers in France. Exports of oak logs have soared and so have prices, largely because of demand from China. Beijing banned commercial timber harvests Continue Reading
Total CEO: Chances Of Iran Sanctions Waiver Are ‘Very Slim’
The chances of France’s Total obtaining a U.S. waiver from the returning sanctions on Iran are not good, Total’s chief executive Patrick Pouyanné told the shareholders’ meeting on Friday. “The Continue Reading