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TotalEnergies, record profits and lower fuel prices

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Fact 64 of 64 in the story · Thursday 29 October, 22h17

Nathalie Arthaud dénonce les profits de TotalEnergies

Sur les réseaux sociaux, Nathalie Arthaud critique les profits de TotalEnergies, qualifiant le groupe de "gros voleur", en écho au débat sur les bénéfices records du groupe pétrolier.

In brief

Politics event (severity: info) nationwide, first detected on 29 October 2026 at 22:17. Reported by 1 source (1 article), last updated on 29 October 2026 at 22:17. Part of the story “TotalEnergies, record profits and lower fuel prices”.

Category
Politics
Severity
Info
Place

National

Detected
29 Oct, 22h17
Updated
29 Oct, 22h17
Reference
no.4486
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1 article · 1 source · no rated outlet covers this topic yet (public service, agencies, official accounts…)

Story angles

This event does not yet have its own comparison: here is the story's TotalEnergies, record profits and lower fuel prices.

All three sides cover the same facts (record profits, the government's call to lower prices, the release of reserves), but the left emphasizes taxation of excess profits and social protest, the center focuses on the price/profit debate and its impact on consumers and local authorities, and the right on the expected drop at the pump, the group's management and the controversy surrounding the minister.

Left

Highlights the call for taxation of excess profits, the 36 billion euros figure from Greenpeace, NGO actions and the activist shareholders' climate procedure, as well as criticism of the 'indecency' of profits amid a social crisis.

Centre

Presents a balanced debate between 'profiteer' and 'benefactor' or 'protector', questions the use of profits and a possible price cut, and stresses the impact on motorists' and local authorities' budgets.

Right

Stresses the expected drop in pump prices after the release of stocks, the group's profitability and restored image through price caps, and relays the controversy over the Economy Minister's remarks on taxes.

Common points

  • =TotalEnergies announces record net profit in the third quarter, more than doubled year-on-year
  • =The government calls on the group to pass on the drop in fuel prices
  • =Several EU countries release 42.6 million barrels of strategic reserves, half of it diesel
  • =A drop of 12 to 18 cents per liter is hoped for at the pump

Divergences

  • ≠The left highlights taxation of excess profits and the 36 billion euros in excess profits calculated by Greenpeace, an angle absent or treated differently on the right
  • ≠The right stresses the group's profitability and its 'almost popular' image and its management of price caps, an angle little present on the left
  • ≠The left cites reactions from the right and far-right to the profits, while the right focuses on the controversy surrounding the Economy Minister
  • ≠The center develops a 'for or against TotalEnergies' framing and its impact on local budgets, little taken up by the other sides

Written by an AI from headlines and extracts only of all events in the story · 30 Oct, 00h37

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  1. 22h17
    X (Twitter)Opinion29 Oct
    @n_arthaud : Que m’inspirent les profits de Total ?

    Nathalie Arthaud (@n_arthaud) : Que m’inspirent les profits de Total ? 🧐 En gros… un gros voleur…

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