Hydrogen drive greeted with Total scepticism
Storage
France’s oil and gas giant Total has expressed scepticism about the prospects of hydrogen-powered vehicles as Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot
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Total to buy 10% Arctic LNG stake
Industry
French oil and gas giant Total is due to buy a 10-per-cent stake in Novatek’s Arctic LNG-2 project on northern
Total eyes Cyprus drill mission
Production
French giant Total says it is looking to expand its search for natural gas near the south coast of Cyprus
Europeans hold Iran shuttle diplomacy
Industry
After Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear accord, Europe is seeking ways to hold the agreement together and avoid
EU firms flounder after Trump’s Iran move
Policy
Donald Trump’s removal of the US from the Iran nuclear deal has dismayed European allies and left existing oil and
Total’s Iran stake at risk: Tehran
Industry
French oil giant Total, the only western energy major investing in Iran, will lose its stake in the vast South
EDF diversifies from nuclear
Transmission
The French state-run utility EDF (Electricité de France) is adapting to a market where wind and solar costs have fallen
Total buys utility in €1.4bn swoop
Industry
French oil giant Total has followed Royal Dutch Shell by extending its exposure to the household energy sector with a
EDF warns of Flamanville delays
Production
France’s EDF Energy has warned that a key nuclear plant it is building in France could run further behind schedule
US approves Iter funding
Production
After months of doubt, the US has agreed to increase this year’s funding for the world’s largest nuclear fusion project,
EDF lacks oversight of nuclear forge: study
Policy
The UK authorities have reportedly raised concerns with French state-run nuclear supplier, EDF Energy, over management failings that it warns
France and India commit $2bn to solar
Environment
India and France have committed more than US$2 billion to fund solar-energy projects in developing countries, as both countries address
Areva pays up in Finnish nuclear dispute
Production
French nuclear power provider Areva say it has settled an ongoing dispute with Finnish firm TVO over the troubled Olkiluoto-3
MIT declares fusion breakthrough
Production
Nuclear fusion is becoming closer to realisation, according to a US initiative which says it will operate commercially within 15
Belgians given iodine amid nuclear fears
Production
Belgium has made iodine pills available free to its 11 million citizens in case of an accident at its ageing