Oil firm TotalEnergies chief to face French parliament over war-time windfall profits

Patrick Pouyanne, head of the energy giant TotalEnergies, will face a grilling next month over his group's massive profits during the West Asia war from the French parliament's finance committee, the committee's head said Tuesday. The company is among several oil and gas majors facing growing calls for a windfall tax.

"With Total's tax situation back in the news, I have decided to call Mr Patrick Pouyanne to appear before the Finance Committee. This hearing will take place on 17 June at 10:00 am," the commission's president, Eric Coquerel of France's Unbowed party, posted on X.