LNG: France Gets Its First LNG Bunker Vessel, Gas Vitality
The first LNG bunker vessel to be based in France has been named Gas Vitality at a ceremony held today at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, China.The 18,600-m³ newbuild bunker vessel is TotalEnergies Marine Fuels’ second collaboration with Mitsui O.S.K.
French Unions Block Fuel Depots
Roadblock outside Total's La Mede refinery as labour reform set to enter law in coming days. French trade unionists blocked access on Monday to several fuel depots in protest against an overhaul of employment laws, seeking to test the government's will to reform the economy.
Elengy Says Received Delivery of LNG Cargo at Fos
French terminal operator Elengy said on Thursday that it had received delivery of a cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at its Fos terminal on Wednesday, and expected to receive six more deliveries in February. Elengy said it was the third cargo it had received in the month of January.
China Halts Work on $15 bln Nuclear Waste Project After Protests
A Chinese city has suspended preliminary work on a proposed 100 billion yuan ($15 billion) nuclear waste processing plant following protests by local residents concerned about health risks. Reports that Lianyungang - a coastal city about 500 km (310…
French Workers Extend Fos-Lavera Strike
French CGT union workers are extending a four-week strike at the Fos-Lavera oil terminal in southern France, a union official told Reuters on Friday. Hardline CGT members at France's biggest oil port terminal joined the nationwide rolling protest against a government labour reform on May 23…
Three French Oil Refineries Prepare for Restart, Oil Ports Still Shut
Preliminary work got underway on Monday to restart three of Total's French oil refineries stopped as part of nationwide strikes against planned changes to employment laws, but workers were still on strike at the country's two main oil ports. Workers…
Fos Tanker Queue Grows as Strike Impacts Refinery Ops
Nearly two dozen vessels were queued outside the French oil import terminal in Fos, southern France on Thursday, held up by a strike organised by the hardline CGT and FO unions over planned labour reforms. A spokeswoman for the port of Marseille told Reuters that yesterday 29 oil…
Exxon: French Strike Has No Impact on Refinery Output
The ongoing anti-labour reform strike that has paralysed some sectors of the French oil industry and disrupted fuel supply has not impacted output at Exxon Mobil's two refineries, a spokeswoman said on Monday. Striking workers were however blockading its oil terminal in Southern France, the spokeswoman said.
China's CGN to Invest in French Solar Project
Chinese power group CGN will invest more than 1 billion euros ($1.10 billion) to produce solar energy in France through a partnership with a small Bordeaux-based company that provides photovoltaic panels mounted on farm sheds. CGN, state utility EDF's partner in Britain's Hinkley Point nuclear plant project…
Total Sells Majority Interest In Géosel
Total has signed an agreement to sell an interest of 50% plus one share in Géosel Manosque (“Géosel”) to a 50-50 consortium composed of EDF Invest and Ardian. The transaction values Total's interest at €265 million as at January 1, 2015, excluding inventory…
New IEA Boss Faces Fluid Energy Landscape
Career economist replaces politician; insiders complain of low morale. The new head of the International Energy Agency faces dilemmas that challenge the purpose of the body set up to protect the interests of the West against the power of OPEC in the 1970s.
Total Begins Restart of La Mede Refinery
Total has begun the restart of its 153,000 barrel per day La Mede refinery in the south of France, the company said on Wednesday. "We're taking preliminary steps to restart our La Mede plant in southern France," a spokesman said. The refinery shut down in early June due to strike action from the CGT union…
Shell, Total Align Trading, Refining to Drive Profits
Shell, Total restructure to combat falling oil prices. Top oil firms Royal Dutch Shell and Total are bringing their refining and trading operations closer together, seeking alternative ways to drive profits as oil prices fall and independent trading houses expand into their territory.
Shell, Total Align Trading and Refining Units to Drive Profit Growth
Top oil firms Royal Dutch Shell and Total are bringing their refining and trading operations closer together, seeking alternative ways to drive profits as oil prices fall and independent trading houses expand into their territory. The restructuring…
Southern France Gas Trading Hubs to Merge
The two gas trading hubs in the south of France will merge on April 1, power trading group Powernext said on Tuesday, marking a first step towards a unified French gas platform aimed at preventing the large price swings currently seen in the market.
Today in U.S. Naval History: August 15
Today in U.S. 1845 - U.S. Naval Academy established at Annapolis, Md. on former site of Fort Severn. 1895 - Commissioning of Texas, the first American steel-hulled battleship. Texas served off Cuba during the Spanish-American War and took part in the naval battle of Santiago.
