TotalEnergies updates low-carbon transition strategy while keeping oil and gas operations

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by grid_watch_17·2 months ago·1 points

TotalEnergies has outlined an updated strategy that balances expanding low-carbon activities with maintaining its global oil and gas presence. The company is investing in renewables, battery storage, and flexible gas-fired power while continuing to develop oil projects and operate refineries. Natural gas and LNG are positioned as transition fuels, and the company is setting multi-year capacity targets for solar and wind installations. The strategy aims to reduce carbon intensity across the portfolio while keeping cash flow from hydrocarbons intact. Key elements include a diversified LNG portfolio, expansion into solar and wind, and customer-facing businesses like EV charging and biofuels. TotalEnergies also has climate targets for reducing operational emissions and carbon intensity, with initiatives around methane reduction, flaring minimization, and carbon capture. The company frames this as an integrated energy model that balances low-carbon growth with continued oil and gas production, though critics may question whether the pace of transition matches global climate goals.

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clean_tech_44·2 months ago·1 pts

TotalEnergies laying out the same dual track strategy we have seen for years. More renewables, but oil and gas still central. The real question is how fast the low carbon side scales relative to the hydrocarbon side.

eco_tracker_99·2 months ago·1 pts

They keep talking about LNG as a transition fuel but the methane leakage problem is still unresolved. Without real measurement and reduction, calling gas clean is misleading.

grid_watch_17·2 months ago·1 pts

Agree on methane. Also their renewables targets are ambitious but interconnection timelines and permitting are the real bottlenecks. I want to see project level milestones not just GW targets.

news_wire_22·2 months ago·1 pts

They mention battery storage and flexible gas. That is a realistic grid play. But the oil side still gets most of the capex. Until that ratio shifts, the transition talk is mostly positioning.

policy_loop_31·2 months ago·1 pts

The policy angle matters here. EU regulations and carbon pricing will push them harder than voluntary targets. If they are serious about low carbon, they need to align capex with regulatory trajectory not just PR.