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Here are some company news and stories that could impact the markets in France and Benelux or even individual stocks. The President of Mozambique, Daniel Chapo, said that TOTALENERGIES Mozambique has met the conditions to lift the force majeure for its $20 billion LNG project in Southern Africa. DEME GROUP The Belgian engineering company said that it had secured a contract to transport and install inter-array cable at the Nordseecluster A offshore wind farm located in Germany. CARMILA The French shopping centre operator launched a tender on four existing bonds worth 300 million euros. Pan-European market data: European Equities speed...

Stellantis revealed a prototype electric vehicle on Friday, featuring a lighter, faster charging and more affordable battery. This eliminates the requirement for an inverter or charger. IBIS, the Intelligent Battery Integrated System (Intelligent Battery Integrated System), was developed by TotalEnergies subsidiary Saft in partnership. Stellantis stated that it is the first system of its kind, and offers weight and space saving and is easier for service. The new system has a 10% higher efficiency than an electric vehicle with the same size battery, and it reduces charging times by one hour. The public has been unable to accept EVs because...

Here are some company news and stories that could impact the markets in France and Benelux or even individual stocks. EURONEXT Euronext, the pan-European stock exchange operator, announced on Thursday that it would be added to France's CAC 40 blue-chip index. Euronext announced that Teleperformance, a French call centre and office services company, will be excluded from the CAC 40 index. The SBF 120 index, which measures the most traded stocks, will now include Abivax and Exail Technologies, instead of Esso and OVH. The changes will take effect on September 22. ROBERTET The French fragrance group announced half-year revenue of...

The Finance Ministry said that Uganda's economy will grow at an average of 8% per year over the next five-year period, mainly due to investments in the petroleum sector and other sectors, such as transportation. The Ministry of Finance, citing Finance minister Matia Kasaija, said that the start-up of crude oil production is expected around mid-2026. This will push the growth to double digits for the fiscal year 2026/27. Last year, the International Monetary Fund predicted that Uganda's economic growth would reach double digits due to oil production. It is the first forecast of this kind by the government. Kasaija...

By America Hernandez PARIS, September 9 - TotalEnergies' CEO Patrick Pouyanne told CNBC that U.S. developer NextDecade in which Total has a stake will announce its final investment decision for an additional liquefaction plant at the Rio Grande LNG Project later Tuesday. These comments were made at the GasTech Conference in Milan, Italy on Tuesday. Pouyanne stated that the U.S. had plenty of energy for a company such as TotalEnergies. We invest in the Gulf of Mexico, continue to explore LNG and gas, and announce a new train at Rio Grande LNG. The FID is expected today. Pouyanne said that...

Shell, Equinor, and TotalEnergies announced on Monday that the first volumes of CO2 have been injected into and stored in Norway's Northern Lights Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project, marking the beginning of operations. Companies said that the CO2 was being stored in a 2,600 meter reservoir (8,530 feet) below seabed. This marks a significant milestone for CCS. In a press release, Anders Opedal said that the industry of carbon capture transport and storage is scalable. The facility is a part of the heavily-subventioned Longship carbon storage and capture project in Norway, which aims to commercialise CCS to reduce CO2...

TotalEnergies has begun a 60-day planned overhaul of the small crude distillation units (CDUs), as well as a reformer, and hydrotreaters, at its Port Arthur, Texas refinery that produces 238,000 barrels per day, according to people familiar with plant operation. Sources said that the 35,000 bpd continuous catalyst reformer (CCR), along with three diesel hydrotreaters, with a combined output of 84,000 bpd and a naphtha hydrotreater with a throughput 42,000 bpd and a sulfur unit were closed along with the ACU-2 CDU with its 51,000 bpd vacuum distillation unit-1 (VDU-1), they added. A TotalEnergies representative did not respond to a...

The head of the Brazilian oil lobby IBP said on Wednesday that energy companies in Brazil will resume oil exports to the United States following the exemption from U.S. duties for several oil products. The top Brazilian export to the U.S. is oil. It was exempted from the 10% tariff on Brazilian exports in April, but the uncertainty about whether it would be exempted under the new tariffs announced on the 9th of July led to a stoppage in shipments throughout the month. Despite the fact that President Donald Trump's Wednesday decree increased tariffs on Brazil by 50%, several Brazilian...

Roberto Ardenghy of the oil lobby group IBP told reporters on Wednesday that energy companies in Brazil have suspended oil exports to the United States following President Donald Trump's announcement of 50% tariffs against Brazil. The U.S. is Brazil's largest export market. Oil was exempted from the 10% tariff on Brazilian exports in April, but it remains unclear if the commodity will be exempted under the new tariff of 50% that is set to take effect on Friday. Ardenghy said, "This time there is no way to know." IBP represents Brazilian oil companies such as Petrobras, Shell, TotalEnergies ExxonMobil, Equinor,...

Three sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday that the head of Americas gas for TotalEnergies trading arm Atlantic Trading & Marketing Inc has left to join a hedge-fund. Two sources confirmed that Gregory Galimberti resigned in the last few days from his position at ATMI to join Verition Fund Management. This hedge fund is based in Greenwich, Connecticut. Sources requested anonymity in order to discuss personnel matters. Galimberti didn't immediately respond to an inquiry on LinkedIn. TotalEnergies ATMI and Verition did not respond immediately to comments. According to his LinkedIn profile, Galimberti has been the manager of...

TotalEnergies announced a 23% drop in earnings for the second quarter on Thursday. This was the worst performance of four years by this French oil major. Higher upstream production could not offset lower earnings in oil, gas and refined fuels. The adjusted net income for the three-month period ending June 30 fell from $4.7 billion a few months earlier to $3.6 billion, which is in line with analyst expectations as reflected in LSEG consensus. It was $4.2 billion lower than the first quarter. Brent crude prices are down 20% from a few months ago. This is because OPEC+ producers, including...

The Norwegian company DNO announced on Wednesday that it had sold all of its gas production from the Norwegian continental shelf over a period of four years to French utility Engie at an undisclosed price. The deal was facilitated by an American bank loan, as U.S. banks are increasing funding for the fossil fuel sector. It also said it is in talks over a similar agreement and financing facility related to its North Sea oil production. The agreement will take effect on October 1, and it covers DNO’s increased gas production following its March acquisition of assets from Sval Energi....

Here are some company news and stories that could impact the markets in France and Benelux or even individual stocks. ArcelorMittal : The steel producer ArcelorMittal has announced that it will issue 650 million euros of notes with a 3.250% interest rate due on September 30, 2030. Proceeds from the sale of these notes will be used to refinance existing debt and for corporate purposes. Former French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire says that ASML, a Dutch chip-equipment manufacturer, has invested 1.3 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in French startup Mistral AI. This could signal the beginning of more consolidation within...

Orano, a French nuclear company, has announced that 1,500 metric tonnes of uranium is stored at the SOMAIR mine it expropriated in northern Niger. It will pursue compensation and criminal charges if this material is taken or sold without authorization. Sources at the mine confirmed that Niger has not sold any uranium yet, despite "potential customers including Iranians Russians and Turkey". Orano initiated arbitration at the World Bank’s International Center for the Settlement of International Disputes (ICSID) in January, after Niger’s military government had blocked operations at SOMAIR and then nationalised it. INTERNATIONAL COURT BANS NIGER URANIUM TRANSFERS Niger was...

Three sources familiar with the matter said that Mercuria is the first major commodity company to start physical trading of uranium. It joins banks Natixis, Citibank and others as the expected nuclear energy boom fuels the interest in this niche market. Sources said that Mercuria started trading uranium earlier this year. Two sources confirmed that Citibank and Natixis both launched uranium trades this year. The information provided by the three sources is confidential, so they asked that their names not be disclosed. Citi and Natixis (part of French financial group BPCE) declined to comment. Three new banks will be competing...

ENAMI, the Chilean state-run mining company, said that 15 entities including major miner and traders expressed interest in financing a $1.7billion smelter project. WHY IT IS IMPORTANT ENAMI stated that interested parties include mining companies such as Rio Tinto, commodities traders like Hartree Partners and Vitol (Javelin Global Commodities), funds of investment (Orion Resource Partners), and banks, including SumitomoMitsui Bank Limited Macquarie Bank Societe Generale. ENAMI reported that the Japanese conglomerate Mitsui as well as Indo Asia Copper, a copper producer in India, and Foreign Engineering and Construction, a subsidiary of China Nonferrous Metal Industry, also expressed an interest. KEY...

A spokesperson from Norges Bank Investment Management, the fund's operator said that Eramet, a French mining company, was excluded from its portfolio due to ethical reasons. According to data from the fund, as of 30 June, it held a stake in Eramet valued at $6.8 millions. Eramet didn't immediately respond to a comment request. The Council on Ethics of the fund, which is its ethics watchdog, recommended the divestment due to Eramet’s participation in Indonesia’s PT Weda Bay Nickel, where Eramet is the operator of mine. The Council on Ethics recommended that Eramet SA should be excluded. "There is an...

Rilke Jeffreyri Huwae, an official from the mining ministry, said that a task force in Indonesia seized a 148 hectare area (366 acres) of PT Weda Bay Nickel because it did not have the necessary forestry permits. The government is targeting illegal mining operations as part of an overall crackdown. Last month, President Prabowo said that the government had identified more than 1,000 illegal mining operations. Rilke stated that PT Weda Bay Nickel holds a mining permit but does not have the forestry licence required to exploit the region. The nickel-rich Halmahera island is home to the Weda Bay Nickel...

Embraer's CEO said that the Brazilian planemaker expects to achieve 100 commercial aircraft deliveries annually in 2028. He added that supply chain problems will likely prevent Embraer from reaching that milestone sooner. As part of its recovery after the industry crisis caused by the pandemic, the world's third largest planemaker increased annual deliveries. It expects between 77-85 commercial jet deliveries in 2019, up from 73 last year. Embraer's CEO Francisco Gomes Neto warned that supply-chain snags could limit Embraer's production plans. The company last delivered 100 commercial jets annually in 2017. In an interview with a newspaper on Wednesday, he...

The only British aluminium coil factory has invested millions to reduce its carbon footprint, save energy and protect itself from some the highest electricity prices in the world. When Bridgnorth Aluminium falls below the threshold for government subsidies that help businesses pay their bills, they ramp up everything to make sure they don't miss out. Our finance guy told us at the end the year that it was okay to keep the lights on more. "It's kind of strange and counterproductive," Adrian Musgrave said, head of sales for Bridgnorth Aluminium. The paradoxical situation is caused by the high electricity prices...

Investors waited for earnings from Nvidia, the leader in artificial intelligence chips and political risks in France to see if Europe's STOXX 600 would recover on Wednesday. The pan-European STOXX 600 closed 0.1% higher, just a day after it registered its biggest drop in almost a month. The majority of regional bourses closed in red, however. The CAC 40 in France bounced back by 0.4% after a sell-off that sparked fears of a possible collapse of the government headed by Prime Minister Francois Bayrou next month. Three major opposition parties announced on Monday that they would not support Bayrou's plans...

Radico Khaitan will launch a premium brand of tequila in partnership with Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, Zerodha cofounder Nikhil Kamath, and Zerodha founder Nikhil Kamath. This is their first foray into this category. The Indian liquor producer, well-known for its premium products such as Rampur Indian single malt and Jaisalmer Indian Craft gin, will launch the brand D'YAVOL Anejo, a premium spirit aged in wine casks about two years. D'YAVOL is a luxury brand founded by Shah Rukh Khan's Son Aryan Khan in 2022, along with Leti Blagoeva, and Bunty Sing, and headquartered in Amsterdam. It offers premium streetwear,...

Here are some company news and stories that could impact the markets in France and Benelux or even individual stocks. Airbus Airbus, the European planemaker, posted a second-quarter profit that was higher than expected, thanks to its helicopter and defence units. It also maintained its full-year predictions as it strives to catch up with delayed jetliner delivery. BIC French stationery BIC reported Q2 revenues of 598 millions euros, and is expecting a full-year growth of 0-3%. The company's H1 adjusted EBIT for 2025 was 147 millions euros with a 13.7% margin. BIC's adjusted EBIT margin is expected to be 15.0%...

The French mining group Eramet announced a sharp drop in its first-half earnings on Wednesday. It warned that macroeconomic conditions would remain difficult throughout the rest of this year. This led to a revision downwards of Eramet's production targets for 2025. Eramet reported adjusted earnings prior to interest, taxes and depreciation (EBITDA), of 191 millions euros ($219.12million) for the first half of this year, a drop of 45% compared to a year ago. Earnings exclude Eramet’s New Caledonian Nickel subsidiary SLN which is supported by French government loans. Eramet's Chief Executive Paulo Castellari said to reporters that "our first-half results...