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Global efforts underway to stabilize oil market, says France

March 10, 2026

(Investing) – Countries around the world are prepared to take action to stabilize the oil market, French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said on Tuesday. Lescure told reporters that nations have requested the International Energy Agency to develop scenarios for a possible oil stockpile release. “We have asked the International Energy Agency to elaborate scenarios for a potential oil stockpile release,” Lescure

White hydrogen emerges as a wild card in the global clean energy race

January 5, 2026

(Oil Price) – The white hydrogen boom could be within sight based on recent finds in France, the United States, and other parts of the world. However, developers are still not sure of the costs involved with exploiting white hydrogen resources, as well as the technical challenges to accessing reserves, making the outlook uncertain. Unlike other low-carbon forms of hydrogen, such

French power giant EDF considers full sale of U.S. renewables unit

November 26, 2025

(Oil Price) – EDF, the French state-controlled utility, considers selling up to 100% in its U.S. renewable energy business, the power giant’s chief executive Bernard Fontana told Reuters on Wednesday. Fontana, who was previously CEO at nuclear engineering company Framatome, among other roles, became EDF’s chief executive officer in May this year. Fontana won the approval of the French Parliament to lead

EU members remain deeply divided over 2040 climate targets

October 23, 2025

(Oil Price)– The EU summit this week is debating how to bridge the divide within the bloc regarding interim 2040 emission-reduction targets as the European Union insists on becoming a net-zero area by 2050. The EU member states remain divided over the proposal of the European Commission to officially endorse setting a 2040 climate target to reduce the EU’s net greenhouse gas

TotalEnergies sees slight profit increase on higher oil output

October 16, 2025

(World Oil)– TotalEnergies SE said its third-quarter profit and cash flow may rise slightly after oil and gas output increased and refining margins jumped from a year earlier, outweighing a drop in crude prices. Despite a drop in oil price of $10 per barrel year-on-year, the results and cash flow from business segments should be flat to 5% higher thanks

EU will need $280 billion investment to boost nuclear energy

June 13, 2025

(Oil Price) – The plans of many EU countries to boost nuclear power capacities will need an investment of as much as $278 billion (241 billion euros), according to estimates by the European Commission. Many EU countries have drafted plans to increase nuclear power capacity or even return to nuclear energy after decades of no nuclear generation, as they look to

Iran, France signal readiness for nuclear talks amid US negotiations

April 24, 2025

(Investing) – DUBAI/PARIS -Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Thursday he was ready to travel to Europe for talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme, with France indicating European powers were also ready for dialogue if Tehran showed it was seriously engaged. Iran is looking to build on the momentum of nuclear negotiations with the United States that resume in Oman on

G7 nations discuss phasing out coal-fired electricity by 2035

April 29, 2024

Oil Price The G7 group of the world’s most industrialized nations are discussing a common target to end their coal-fired power generation by 2035 at an energy ministers’ meeting in Italy, a source close to the talks told Reuters on Monday. The energy, climate, and environment ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States are meeting between Sunday

Enbridge eyes France for offshore wind investments and will avoid US

January 11, 2024

Nasdaq WINNIPEG, Canada – Canadian pipeline company Enbridge ENB.TO is keen on further offshore wind investments in France, but will avoid the United States, where cost and supply chain problems have contributed to offshore projects collapsing, a senior executive said. Rising costs have led to canceled projects in the U.S. and Britain while putting others at risk. The setbacks for offshore wind

France’s new ESG rule could result in $7.6 billion of oil and gas divestments

November 16, 2023

Oil Price France’s new regulation, which will not allow funds invested in fossil fuel companies with new development plans to use a national ESG label, could result in forced divestments of $7.6 billion (7 billion euros) of oil and gas assets currently held by funds, according to a Morningstar Inc analysis carried by Bloomberg. Last week, France’s Economy and Finance Minister

France mulls extending windfall tax on oil and power giants

October 13, 2023

Oil Price France is considering an extension of its windfall tax for oil and power companies into the new year, according to French lawmaker Jean-Rene Cazeneuve, who shared the plan on X. The plan, hatched by the National Assembly’s finance committee, is part of a proposed amendment to France’s budget bill for 2024 and would serve to offset higher costs for

France’s Macron tells Biden that UAE, Saudi pumping near oil limits

June 28, 2022

World Oil (Bloomberg) — French President Emmanuel Macron said that the United Arab Emirates’ ruler confided to him that OPEC’s two leading oil exporters are already pumping almost as much oil as they can. The UAE is “at maximum” output and neighboring Saudi Arabia can promptly add only about 150,000 barrels a day, Macron said, relaying a conversation with Sheikh

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