North Sea spot differentials for Brent blend, Forties and Ekofisk — together with Brent CFDs — are expected to continue their recent slide as French strikes that have brought several Continue Reading
Persisting social unrest and torrential rains risk damping France’s economic recovery. At a time President Francois Hollande is struggling to maintain economic momentum, the costs of floods and strikes hitting Continue Reading
French refineries and ports continued to face disruptions Wednesday as the strike called by the CGT union against changes in labor legislation entered its second week and is also spreading Continue Reading
Strikes and blockades have already disrupted most of France’s oil refineries France is braced for further disruption to its energy supplies as workers at oil refineries, nuclear power stations, ports Continue Reading
A French labor dispute that already caused fuel shortages and clashes between police and protesters worsened Tuesday as every one of the nation’s oil refineries experienced disruptions or outright shutdowns. Continue Reading
Total refining French Total SA (NYSE: TOT) says it would reconsider its investment plans in France, according to CEO Patrick Pouyanne. Patrick Pouyanne, speaking outside the annual shareholders meeting in Continue Reading
Image caption Police removed a blockade outside the Fos-sur-Mer refinery in Marseille early on Tuesday A strike over new labour laws has spread to all of France’s eight oil refineries, Continue Reading
LNG Imports After French media accuses government of hypocrisy, French Energy Minister Segolene Royal is discussing with French parliament a potential ban on the import of U.S. shale gas. The Continue Reading
Paris hosted a delegation of Russian energy officials to review French natural gas needs and prospects for pipeline development, Gazprom said. Gazprom Chairman Alexei Miller led the delegation to meet Continue Reading
As oil firms slash billions of dollars of investment to survive the market crash, France’s Total and Italy’s Eni are making some of the smallest cuts, gambling in the hope Continue Reading
