TotalEnergies
TotalEnergies SE is a French multinational integrated energy and petroleum company founded in 1924 and is one of the seven supermajor oil companies. Its businesses cover the entire oil and gas chain, from crude oil and natural gas exploration and production to power generation, transportation, refining, petroleum product marketing, and international crude oil and product trading. TotalEnergies is also a large-scale chemicals manufacturer.
Some of the key events about TotalEnergies
- 1924Founded as Compagnie Française des Pétroles (CFP) to secure France's oil supply
- 1954Discovered the Hassi Messaoud oil field in Algeria, one of the largest in Africa
- 1965The company was involved in a major oil spill off the coast of Brittany, France
- 1971Launched the first commercial liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Arzew, Algeria
- 1985Developed the first tension leg platform for offshore oil production in the North Sea
- 1991Introduced unleaded gasoline across its European network, ahead of EU regulations
- 1999The oil tanker Erika, chartered by TotalFina, sank off the coast of France causing a massive environmental disaster
- 2000Merged with Elf Aquitaine and PetroFina to become one of the world's largest oil companies
- 2001An explosion at the AZF fertilizer factory in Toulouse, France, owned by Total, killed 31 people and injured thousands
- 2009The company was accused of complicity in human rights violations in Myanmar (Burma)
- 2010Total was fined for its role in the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme scandal in Iraq
- 2011Acquired a majority stake in SunPower, a leading solar energy company
- 2013The company pleaded guilty to charges related to bribing foreign officials in Iran
- 2015Total was fined for a gas leak at its Elgin platform in the North Sea
- 2016Launched a $300 million energy efficiency program to reduce its carbon footprint
- 2018Acquired Direct Energie, becoming a major player in the French electricity market
- 2018The company faced criticism for its continued operations in Myanmar despite human rights concerns
- 2019Total was accused of failing to address climate change adequately in its business strategy
- 2021Rebranded as TotalEnergies, signaling a shift towards renewable energy and carbon neutrality
- 2021The company faced legal challenges over its East African Crude Oil Pipeline project due to environmental and human rights concerns
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