Thales of France is extending Jordan's TETRA communications network, which links the armed forces, public security and civil defense agencies.

NAIROBI - Kenya is close to sealing a deepwater exploration contract with France's Total and has offered three other oil majors new offshore blocks, the country's petroleum commissioner said. Martin Heya told Reuters on Tuesday a production sharing contract with Total for block L22 offshore was with the Attorney General's office, meaning it is close to being signed. He said the energy

BRUSSELS - The European Commission approved on Wednesday a proposal from Britain's BP, U.S. oil major Chevron, Italy's Eni and France's Total and Angola's Sonangol to take control of Angola LNG joint venture to develop liquefied natural gas projects. "Considering a modest market share to be held by the joint venture... the Commission has concluded that the operation does not raise competition concerns," the Commission said in a statement. The joint venture aims to produce LNG in Angola and supply it to world markets, it said.

LONDON - France's Total started pumping heavy mud down its leaking well in the North Sea on Tuesday to try to stop an escape of gas that has lasted nearly eight weeks and could deprive Britain of nearly 6 percent of its supply this summer. "The well intervention operation got underway at 09hrs20 this morning with the pumping of heavy mud into the well from the main support vessel," the

Washington (AFP) May 15, 2012 Leaders of the Group of Eight will discuss the bloodshed in Syria, nuclear ambitions of Iran and North Korea, peace for Afghanistan, reforms in Myanmar, food in Africa and the eurozone crisis. Following is a breakdown of the key global issues to be tackled at the G8 summit in Camp David, Maryland, by the leaders of the United States, Russia, Canada, Britain, France

FMC Technologies Inc. NYSE FTI announced that it has signed an agreement with Technip France on behalf of the Technip Samsung Consortium TSC to supply offshore loading arm systems as part of t

Jean-Pierre Clamadieu accuses Germany, France and Belgium of acting in isolation on nuclear and gas policy

Despite what the energy industry sees as takeover mania in Latin America, France's Total is pitching for new oil in Uruguay even as news from Argentina and Bolivia continues to rattle energy investors in the region.

(Adds background on hydropower capacity of France, Fortum) HELSINKI May 11 - Finnish utility Fortum will bid for a significant stake in French hydropower projects in a tender due to start later this year. "We are prepared to win even the... and more