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TotalEnergies, the French petro giant company with a legacy of destruction on the continent, this year celebrates 100 years. (Ernest Ankomah/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

TotalEnergies in Africa: A legacy of destruction

Since entering the continent in 1956, the oil company has put profit over the wellbeing of communities and ecosystems

The migration to renewable energy is gaining momentum but there is a shortage of storage facilities. Photo: Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Power play: The energy conundrum facing South Africa — and the world

Must we choose between short-term well-being and long-term environmental damage?

TotalEnergies (formerly known as Elf, and then Total) was, in 1971, aware of the harmful effects of global warming caused by burning fossil fuels. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Total knew it was fuelling climate change since the 1970s

New scientific research shows the oil company understood the science before it became a public issue and spent millions to promote misinformation

The opportunities and concerns presented by Total’s gas discovery require serious consideration if South Africa is to benefit sustainably from unlocking its economic potential at sea, writes the author. (Mike Hutchings/Reuters)

The Total cost of offshore mining for South Africa

The country must abide by its commitment to empower particularly black women when an oceans economy is developed

The opportunities and concerns presented by Total’s gas discovery require serious consideration if South Africa is to benefit sustainably from unlocking its economic potential at sea, writes the author. (Mike Hutchings/Reuters)

Looking the Brulpadda in the mouth

It will be years before the fuel produced there can be used — and it will come at a massive environmental cost

(John McCann)

Gas find could save PetroSA

The state’s struggling company says Total will also benefit if it piggybacks on its infrastructure

Editorial: It’s dangerous to other foreigners (Photo Archive)

Editorial: Oil find a mixed blessing

‘Offshore rigs have made some countries rich. They have also proven to be the feeding ground for corrupt elites’

Total holds a 45% stake in the block, alongside Qatari, Canadian and South African firms. (Stephane Mahe/Reuters)

Total makes ‘significant’ gas find on South African coast

Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe welcomed the news of the discovery

For three months now the Kaombo Norte has been anchored off the northern coast of Angola and has recently begun to pump up crude oil secreted in the depths below.

Angola bets on largest-ever offshore oil investment

Angola was badly hit by the oil-price plunge in 2014

De Lille said the remaining three members could not form a quorum and that the board was no longer functional. Photo: (David Harrison/M&G)

Dodgy diesel: Shell to quit PetroSA

The desperate state oil company’s ill-conceived bid to refine crude at its gas-to-liquid plant might be the last nail in its coffin

A gas flare on an oil production platform (Raheb Homavandi/Reuters)

France’s Total has officially left Iran

​French energy giant Total has officially quit its multi-billion-dollar gas project in Iran, says Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh

Royal Dutch Shell announced Thursday that second-quarter net profits quadrupled, energised by high oil prices and asset sales. (AFP)

Europe’s energy giants reap benefits of oil price surge

Rising oil prices can push up inflation, but first, they translate into rising revenues and profits for energy majors and producer nations

(Reuters/Joshua Roberts)

Global markets jittery as Trump fears persist

Worries over Trump’s stalled economic agenda and upcoming high-stakes Washington fights had hurt global stocks on Friday

Water, wind and solar energy will not only decarbonise the economy, but it will save trillions.

Large emitters ask for carbon trading scheme

Six large energy companies have asked the United Nations for help in setting up a carbon pricing scheme that would include their operations.

Northern Uganda’s return to peace spurs foreign investment

Multinationals such as Total and Citadel have been exploring investment in oil, electricity and railways now that the region has stablised.

Bad call: A charity is querying whether the government should have funded the supply of spy technology.

Brent rises most in almost two weeks as Libya ports remain closed

Libyan rebels have decided to keep oil export terminals shut following the government’s rejection of their demands to share revenues.

Total close down Nigerian gas plant after leak

Oil company Total has shut down a gas plant in Nigeria after a gas leak and has begun working at trying to limit the environmental impact.

Gabon averts oil strike threat for now

Gabon’s oil union has relaunched talks with the government about a dispute over the use of expatriate labour, averting the threat of a strike for now.

France’s Total finds oil offshore in Angola

French oil major Total has made an offshore oil discovery in Angola, the company said on Friday.

Oil firms to scramble for Iraq deals on live TV

The secretive world of Middle East oil deals will be thrown open in Baghdad next week when a contract auction is broadcast live.