World news about “Total” published by euronews.
Erika, the globalised tanker disaster The Erika oil tanker disaster had globalisation written all over it. The ship was registered in Malta. It had been certified as seaworthy by the Italian… 25/09/2012
Total market pleaser Europe’s third-largest oil company was the second biggest winner on a downward Cac40 in Paris. Total’s share price was up 0.8 per cent. The performance was… 24/09/2012
Qatar buys into Total Cash-rich Qatar has become the third investor in French oil company Total after a Belgian investment group and Total’s employees. Groupe Bruxelles Lambert has… 14/03/2012
Victims’ lawyer praises French court decision on ErikaIt is being hailed as a “victory for environmental law” by the legal team that convinced France’s highest court to uphold the Erika conviction against Total… 26/09/2012
French court upholds Erika disaster guilty verdictFrance’s highest court has upheld the conviction of oil giant Total in the Erika disaster, which left Brittany’s beaches covered with oil, and polluted for a… 25/09/2012
French court upholds Erika verdictFrance’s highest court has upheld the conviction of oil giant Total in the Erika disaster, which left Brittany’s beaches covered with oil, and polluted for a… 25/09/2012
French legal ruling may lead to maritime chaosThe Erika environmental disaster in 1999, when a Maltese-flagged tanker sank off the coast of Brittany, ruining 400 kilometres of pristine beaches, may be… 25/09/2012
Toulouse factory blast: French director jailed for manslaughterThe former director of a French fertiliser factory where an explosion killed 31 people has been sentenced to a year in jail for manslaughter. More than… 24/09/2012
German watchdog launches probe into petrol pricingGermany’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into five major oil companies after complaints alleging they were driving independent filling… 05/04/2012
Greenpeace test for pollution near Total gas leakPotential environmental hazards following the Total gas leak in the North Sea are being highlighted by Greenpeace, who have been testing air and water close… 02/04/2012
Greenpeace warns of oil around Elgin gas leak platformEnvironmental group Greenpeace says there is a lot of oil around Total’s stricken Elgin platform in the North Sea. Activists sailed up to the exclusion zone… 02/04/2012
Elgin gas leak flare extinguished, says TotalThe risk of an explosion at the site of a massive natural gas leak in the North Sea has been greatly reduced, said oil analysts. Oil giant Total confirmed on… 31/03/2012
‘Hellfighters’ help tackle Total North Sea gas leakIn an effort to stop the gas leak in the North Sea, Total has engaged the services of the ‘Hellfighters’ who helped deal with the BP oil spill in the Gulf of… 30/03/2012
Difficult fix for Total North Sea gas leakGas leaking into the North Sea from a platform owned by Total could take longer to stop after the French company discovered the problem is deeper under the… 29/03/2012
Total says no blast risk in North Sea gas leak dramaThe French oil giant, Total, has dismissed the risk of a blast at its Elgin North Sea platform despite efforts continuing to stem leaking natural gas. The… 29/03/2012
North sea gas leak could take months to plugFrench oil giant Total says it could take months to stop the gas leak on its Elgin platform in the North Sea. Engineers are looking at two options, either… 28/03/2012
Stopping North Sea gas leak ‘may take six months’The oil giant Total says it may take six months to stop a gas leak on the abandoned Elgin rig in the North Sea off Scotland. Engineers are looking at two… 27/03/2012
North Sea gas leak operation could take monthsThere are fears a gas leak at a North Sea drilling platform could take months to bring under control. Some 240 workers at Total’s Elgin Franklin platform… 26/03/2012
