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TotalEnergies stops briefly company with Adani, says it was not aware of United States examination

French oil major TotalEnergies SE was not informed of a U.S. investigation into possible bribery and corruption at Adani Green Energy Limited, it said on Monday, including it will stop monetary contributions to financial investments with Adani Group companies following last week's. U.S. federal indictment. Up until such time when the allegations versus the Adani. group individuals and their consequences have been clarified,. TotalEnergies will not make any new financial contribution as. part of its financial investments in the Adani group of companies, the. company said in a declaration. TotalEnergies was not warned of the presence of an. examination into...

Oil & Gas

French and Benelux stocks-Factors to see

Below are companyrelated news and stories from France and Benelux which might have an influence on the area's markets or specific stocks. POLICE 29 Controversial COP29 deal reveals environment cooperation tearing at edges CARREFOUR Brazilian meatpackers have actually apparently stopped supplying meat to the group in Brazil after the retailer's worldwide CEO promised to keep South American meat off its shelves in France in solidarity with French farmers CTP Places EUR 500 mln green bond and EUR 200 mln tender deal SANOFI Strategies to change medical facility drug-discount program, WSJ reports THALES Two people knowledgeable about a corruption probe by...

Oil & Gas

Norway's enormous Johan Sverdrup oilfield shut by power failure

Norway's Equinor has stopped output from its Johan Sverdrup oilfield, western Europe's. biggest, due to an onshore power blackout, the business said on. Monday. Work is underway to re-establish production, however it was not. immediately clear when it would resume, a business representative. said. The interruption was brought on by smoke developing in an onshore. electrical power converter station which sends out power to phase 1 of. the Johan Sverdrup development, the representative added. The situation was rapidly clarified, however led to a. short-term shutdown of production on the entire Johan Sverdrup. field, he stated. The power supply to other...

Oil & Gas

Qatar cuts Jan al-Shaheen oil term cost, sources say

QatarEnergy sharply cut the term cost for alShaheen petroleum loading in January, trade sources said on Friday, in line with a current fall in Middle East area premiums. The January term rate was up to 73 cents a barrel above Dubai quotes, the sources stated, down for a second straight month and at a multi-month low. The sources decreased to be named as they are not authorised to consult with the media. The term cost for December freights was at a premium of $ 1.93 a barrel. For its January tender, QatarEnergy offered 5 cargoes at premiums between 40 and...

Renewable Fuels

France picks three commercial projects for Le Havre port

The French federal government has picked winning proposals for a hydrogen import terminal, a. eco-friendly fuels facility and a lithium production factory to be. constructed at the staterun port of Le Havre as part of an effort to. attract commercial investment, the finance ministry stated on. Thursday. The land around the port was labelled a turnkey investment. website under the 30 billion euro France 2030 plan, permitting. Haropa Port-- the general public entity that manages the ports of Rouen,. Le Havre and Paris-- to introduce a tender for green projects. The three winners will gain from accelerated approval. treatments, grid...

Carbon Emissions

Production sharing arrangements accepted for five Guyana overseas oil blocks

Energy firms TotalEnergies, Qatar Energy, Petronas, Cybele Energy, Delcorp and International Group Investment have reached agreements with Guyana over regards to production sharing deals to check out 5 oil and gas offshore blocks, the energy ministry said on Wednesday. A tender launched in 2022 for areas in shallow and deep waters resulted in deals for 8 blocks, part of the federal government's. effort to diversify its energy industry dominated by a. consortium led by Exxon Mobil. The Exxon group, which likewise remains in talks with the federal government. over terms to check out offshore area S8 that is part of...

Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies anticipates lower Q3 results in the middle of outages, diminishing refining margins

French oil major TotalEnergies anticipates its thirdquarter downstream outcomes to sharply reduce due to a 65% drop in refining margins in Europe and elsewhere, the business stated on Tuesday amidst a drop in worldwide oil rates. Shares in the business fell by over 3% in early trade. TotalEnergies' European Refining Margin Marker stood at $ 15.4/ t in the 3rd quarter of the year, below $44.9/ t the previous quarter. A drop in refining margins in current months, a result of slowing global financial activity and brand-new refineries coming online, is set to weigh on third-quarter revenues of the world's....

Natural Gas

Nigeria indications deal to supply gas to proposed $3.5 billion petrochemical plant

Nigeria took a significant step in its quest to earn revenue from its large gas reserves, signing a. handle joint venture partners to provide gas to a proposed. $ 3.5 billion Brass fertilizer and petrochemical plant, an. official stated on Friday. Under the agreement, joint venture partners including Shell. , TotalEnergies and Eni will deliver. an approximated 270 million standard cubic feet of gas daily to. the plant in Brass, in Nigeria's coastal Bayelsa state. Petroleum Ministry Permanent Secretary Nicholas Agbo Ella. stated the Gas Sale and Purchase Arrangement is a part of the Brass. Fertilizer and Petrochemical Job, which...

Coal

Financial Times - Sept 27

The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not confirmed these stories and does not attest their accuracy. Headings Keir Starmer to fulfill Donald Trump in New York City Thames Water credit score slashed as utility races to prevent nationalisation Anglo manager states possible suitors need to pay 'right number' for group UK accounting watchdog tells audit companies to report methods from personal equity Chevron will leave John Hess off its board to win merger approval Overview UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated he will meet Donald Trump, but not U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, during...

Oil & Gas

7 & i to ask Couche-Tard to reevaluate 'insufficient' deal, source states

Japanese retail giant Seven && . i will notify Canada's Alimentation CoucheTard. that its takeover bid cost is inadequate, a source. acquainted with the matter said on Thursday. 7 & & i will ask Couche-Tard to reassess its takeover. bid, also referring to competition law issues mainly in the. U.S., although the business does not decline the offer and will. continue to talk with the suitor, the source stated. The business's board will send a letter to Couche-Tard as. early as Friday, according to the Nikkei company daily, which. reported the news initially. News of Couche-Tard's technique for the international...

Oil & Gas

US CFTC: TOTSA TotalEnergies Trading to pay $48 mln for attempted market control

The U.S. product markets regulator on Tuesday bought the Swiss energy trader TOTSA TotalEnergies Trading SA to pay a $48 million fine, declaring that the company had actually attempted to manipulate the market for European criteria gas futures. The scheme in this matter involved an attack on the marketplace stability of CFTC-regulated futures contracts on gasoline, and this settlement shows such attacks will not be tolerated in any market, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Enforcement Director Ian McGinley said in a statement. The parent company, TotalEnergies SE, did not immediately respond to requests for remark. According to the CFTC, in...

Oil & Gas

Canada's Couche-Tard makes initial bid for Japan's 7 & i.

Japan's 7 & & i, owner of the 7Eleven corner store, said it has actually gotten a. initial takeover offer from Canada's Alimentation. CoucheTard, potentially the greatest purchase of a. Japanese business by an abroad firm. News of the deal sent shares of the Tokyo-listed business. surging by almost 23%, valuing it at around 5.6 trillion yen. ($ 38 billion). Couche-Tard, which runs Circle-K convenience. stores, is valued at roughly $58 billion. 7 & & i has formed an unique committee to evaluate the. proposition, it stated in a statement on Monday, including no decision. has been made by either...

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels

Adanis knew of US probe when they sold bribe-linked properties to TotalEnergies, prosecutors say

Gautam and Sagar Adani knew their renewable energy business was under U.S. investigation for presumed bribery when they sold part of India's largest solar park to France's TotalEnergies, prosecutors declare in legal documents reviewed . TotalEnergies did not right away react to an ask for talk about Friday on whether it knew the Adanis were being penetrated by U.S authorities over an alleged bribery and scams scheme when it bought the Khavda solar stake. U.S. prosecutors on Thursday charged eight individuals - consisting of Indian magnate Gautam Adani, his nephew Sagar Adani and the former CEO of Adani Green Energy...

Natural Gas

Technip Energies reveals 2025 and 2028 outlook

French facilities and innovation company Technip Energies announced its shortterm and midterm financial targets at its Capital Market Day on Thursday, revealing its strategy for the next four years. The business, which specialises in engineering and technology for the energy sector, anticipates 2025 Job Shipment income of in between 5.0 billion euros and 5.4 billion euros ($ 5.27 billion and $5.69 billion), with a core revenue (EBITDA) margin of around 8%. For its Technology, Product & & Provider sector, the group announced 2025 targets for an EBITDA margin of 13.5% on earnings of 2.0 billion to 2.2 billion euros. The...

Mineral Resources

France's Orano warns of monetary issues at Niger uranium plant

French nuclear fuels business Orano alerted on Friday of a weakening monetary scenario at its Somair uranium plant in Niger, as the West African country increasingly seeks to new partners such as Russia in its mining sector. Niger is among the world's leading producers of uranium, the most widely used fuel for nuclear energy, with France's. Orano a significant player in the sector. However, the business environment for global companies in. the nation has become unpredictable after a military coup last. year. Orano said in October it had been forced to suspend. production at the Somair mine in the north...

Environment

Mining

Mining

Trump 2.0 will not reverse Biden's critical minerals push: Andy Home

Donald Trump has explained the Inflation Decrease Act (IRA) as a green rip-off and pledged to repeal it after he returns to the White Home in January. This is bad news for sectors such as electrical automobiles (EV). and wind power, which have been major recipients of the Biden. administration's signature $369 billion energy transition. legislation. But a few of the brand-new green offer money has likewise been channeled. to the U.S. industrial base, such as the $75 million allocated. for an upgrade of Constellium's aluminium rolling mill. in West Virginia. Will this too be clawed back? It seems not...

Mining

Trump 2.0 won't reverse Biden's vital minerals push: Andy Home

Donald Trump has described the Inflation Decrease Act (INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT) as a green fraud and pledged to repeal it after he goes back to the White Home in January. This is bad news for sectors such as electrical automobiles (EV). and wind power, which have been major recipients of the Biden. administration's signature $369 billion energy shift. legislation. However some of the brand-new green offer cash has likewise been. channeled to the U.S. industrial base, such as the $75 million. designated for an upgrade of Constellium's aluminium. rolling mill in West Virginia. Will this too be clawed back? It...

Mineral Resources

European car sales flat in October, EVs pick up speed, ACEA states

New automobile sales in Europe were flat in October, after succumbing to 2 consecutive months, market data revealed on Thursday, while the shift to totally electric or hybrid models picked up speed in the month. An uptick in overall sales in Spain and Germany, of 7.2% and 6% respectively, balance out a contraction in France, Italy and Britain, the European Car Manufacturers Association ( ACEA) stated. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT European automakers are battling with weak demand, high production expenses, and managing the shift to EVs, while attempting to fend off competition from China. BY THE NUMBERS The variety of new...

Mining

New Caledonia's Prony to reboot nickel operations after six-month stop

New Caledonian nickel producer Prony Resources will resume operations from Monday after a. sixmonth shutdown prompted by riots in the Frenchcontrolled. Pacific territory, the business said on Friday. The choice follows the bring back of power and supply of water. as well as road access to its facilities, Prony said in a. declaration, without providing a timeline or quotes for. production. Prony is part of a loss-making New Caledonian nickel. industry whose potential customers have degraded further due to the. unrest that erupted in May over a proposed electoral reform. The French authorities have sought to alleviate stress by. dropping...

Mineral Resources

Toronto stocks fall as mining, energy weigh; closes greater for the week

Canada's main stock index slipped on Friday, weighed down by mining and energy shares, as markets cut bets for a 50basispoint rates of interest cut by the Bank of Canada next month after domestic jobs data. The Toronto Stock market's S&P/ TSX composite index was down 86.53 points, or 0.35%, at 24,759.40. The pullback came as the index closed higher for the week after two directly weeks of decreases, broadly gaining from Donald Trump's reelection in the United States and his propositions for tax cuts and looser regulations on corporations. Nevertheless, his scheduled 10% tariff on all imports could have...

Mining

Vulcan pushes back massive production date for German lithium plant to 2027

Start-up Vulcan Energy will start largescale commercial production of lithium hydroxide in Germany in 2027, two years later than originally prepared, the business said on Friday as it started operations at a demonstration plant. Vulcan began producing lithium chloride, an important element in producing lithium hydroxide, at its upstream extraction plant in Landau, Germany, in April. It is currently raising funds for its first massive industrial plant with an objective of providing an anticipated 24,000 lots of lithium hydroxide a year, comparable to 500,000 electrical lorries, from 2027. The funding procedure has actually taken longer than anticipated, Christian Freitag, the...

Mineral Resources

Diamond pendant potentially connected to Marie Antoinette's demise up for auction

A diamondstudded necklace thought to be associated with a scandal that led to the eventual failure of the last queen of France, Marie Antoinette, is being sold in Geneva next week. The Georgian-era piece containing 300 carats of diamonds being offered by a Asian private collector in Geneva on Nov. 13 is valued at around 2 million Swiss francs ($ 2.29 million),. Sotheby's stated, although it may fetch a lot more. The piece was at the centre of a scandal in the 1780s known. as the 'Diamond Pendant Affair' in which a hard-up noblewoman. named Jeanne de la Motte pretended...

Mineral Resources

French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch

Below are companyrelated news and stories from France and Benelux which could have an effect on the area's markets or specific stocks. GERMAN POLITICS: Germany's judgment union collapsed on Wednesday as Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his finance minister and paved the method for a breeze election, setting off political mayhem in Europe's. largest economy hours after Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election. JET: Taiwan's China Airlines is nearing a decision to. split a multi-billion-dollar order for long-distance traveler. jets in between Plane and Boeing, while an order for trucks. hangs in the balance, market sources told Reuters. AMG: AMG...

Mineral Resources

France's RTE indications billion euro cable supply arrangement with European manufacturers

France's electricity transmission system operator RTE on Tuesday announced a billion euro ($ 1.09. billion) agreement with European suppliers, consisting of fibreoptic. cables maker Nexans, to support its projects through. 2028. RTE also announced the signature of supply contracts with. Greece's Hellenic Cables, Italy's Prysmian. in addition to Copenhagen-listed NKT. WHY IT IS IMPORTANT RTE preserves and develops the high and extra-high voltage. network in France, consisting of 7,000 km of underground lines. The. French grid, which is the most extensive in Europe, features 37. affiliations with its neighbouring nations. KEY QUOTE These contracts highlight how the investments made by...

Refined Products

Exxon's $8.6 billion revenue beats as volume offsets rate weakness

Exxon Mobil on Friday beat Wall Street's 3rd quarter earnings price quote, boosted by strong oil output in its first complete quarter that consists of volumes from U.S. shale manufacturer Pioneer Natural Resources. Oil market revenues have been squeezed this year by slowing need and weak margins on fuel and diesel. However Exxon's year-over-year revenue fell 5%, a much smaller drop than at rivals BP and TotalEnergies, which posted dramatically lower quarterly outcomes. The U.S. oil producer reported earnings of $8.61 billion, down from $9.07 billion a year ago. Its $1.92 per share profit topped Wall Street's outlook of $1.88...

Mineral Resources

Nissan might partner with Renault on new small EV for Europe

French automaker Renault is in talks with Nissan to help the Japanese company bring to market its own variation of Renault's electric Twingo, as the alliance partners seek to accelerate an inexpensive EV providing to ward off Chinese competition. An electric version of Renault's popular city automobile, due to reach the market in 2026, is set to be priced at under 20,000 euros ($ 21,700), making it a key slab in the firm's. defence versus low-priced Chinese brand names like BYD. Renault had actually been in talks with Germany's Volkswagen to. jointly develop the car, sharing costs that are a...

Mining

Clear Street poaches metals traders from LME floor trader Sigma, sources

U.S. broker Clear Street, which is looking for subscription of the London Metal Exchange's (LME). open protest trading flooring, has poached three metal traders from. Sigma Broking, 2 sources acquainted with the matter stated. An unit of the broker, Clear Street Futures headed by Chris. Smith, is preparing a significant growth in LME metals trading, one. of the sources said. Smith was formerly the London-based. international CEO at ED&F Man Capital Markets, obtained in 2022 by. Marex, another LME broker. Chris has been an existence in metals trading for a long. time, the second source stated. Starting a metals trading....