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Greenpeace chiffre à 36 milliards d'euros les superprofits des pétroliers depuis la guerre en Iran
Alors que TotalEnergies annonce des bénéfices records, un rapport de Greenpeace évalue à 36 milliards d'euros les bénéfices excédentaires des compagnies pétrolières depuis le début de la guerre en Iran.
In brief
Economy event (severity: low) nationwide, first detected on 29 October 2026 at 15:13. Reported by 1 source (1 article), last updated on 29 October 2026 at 15:13. Part of the story “Fuels: release of strategic stocks and record profits for TotalEnergies”.
- Category
- Economy
- Severity
- Low
- Place
National
- Detected
- 29 Oct, 15h13
- Updated
- 29 Oct, 15h13
- Reference
- no.4018
What changed in the story at that point
1 article · 1 source · 1 bord sur 3 · outlets: left 1, centre 0, right 0
Story angles
This event does not yet have its own comparison: here is the story's Fuels: release of strategic stocks and record profits for TotalEnergies.
The three sides cover the same event (TotalEnergies' record profit and the price drop following strategic stock release), but the left frames it around superprofits and social justice, the center around government arbitration and practical arrangements, and the right around the company's performance and purchasing-power assistance measures.
Left
Highlights the scale of TotalEnergies' profits ($8.3 billion, +124/125%), calls to tax superprofits, and the social consequences of high fuel prices (Secours populaire cutting its rounds, individuals giving up heating). Cites NGOs, economists and opinion pieces denouncing "war profiteers".
Centre
Stresses the government's request that TotalEnergies be "exemplary" and pass on the decrease, the mechanism for releasing strategic reserves and price display at stations. Also reports NGO criticism and practical issues (assistance for high-mileage drivers, station shortages, falling consumption).
Right
Presents the results as a "full success" linked to the group's integrated model and diversification, while relaying the government's call to "be exemplary". Emphasizes purchasing-power measures (employer bonus of up to 1,000 euros, high-mileage driver assistance) and the collapse in fuel consumption.
Common points
- =TotalEnergies announces record net profit of around $8.3 billion for the third quarter
- =The government, through Maud Bregeon, calls on the group to be "exemplary" and to pass on the price decrease
- =The price drop should result from the release of strategic diesel reserves
- =Pump prices remain very high (diesel above €2.35 per liter)
Divergences
- ≠The left emphasizes taxing superprofits and the notion of "war profiteers", an angle absent or presented as a left-wing demand by the right
- ≠The right highlights TotalEnergies' performance and model ("full success"), while the left underlines the social consequences of high fuel prices
- ≠The center focuses on government arbitration and practical arrangements (price display, assistance), less present in left-wing articles
Written by an AI from headlines and extracts only of all events in the story · 29 Oct, 14h05
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- 15h13L'HumanitéLeftWire29 OctTotalEnergies : depuis le début de la guerre en Iran, les compagnies pétrolières ont encaissé 36 milliards d’euros de superprofits
Alors que TotalEnergies vient d’annoncer des bénéfices records ce 29 octobre, un rapport de l’ONG Greenpeace dévoile les bénéfices excédentaires réalisés par les groupes pétroliers depuis le début de la guerre en Iran.
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Amounts cited36 milliards d’euros
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Keywords
#TotalEnergies · #superprofits · #Greenpeace · #carburants
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