Total is also committed to expanding LNG - Total [0] and Oil India [1] are collaborating on a $20 Billion LNG extraction megaproject in Mozambique which was paused due to an Islamist insurgency during which Total-and-Oil India-funded paramilitary allegedly committed massacres against civilians [2] while putting down an Islamic State insurgency in Cabo Delgado.

The US, France+India, and China have been competing over this project for decades.

These are businesses - no one cares about morals, only interests. And it is in France's interest to unlock these kinds of LNG projects.

[0] - https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/mozambique-says-tota...

[1] - https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-india-sees-resta...

[2] - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gw119ynlxo