Azouni stated the corporate has not determined whether or not to make transfer, the newspaper stated, citing individuals who had heard his remarks.
TotalEnergies didn’t instantly reply to Reuters request for remark.
The corporate can be following Vitol, the world’s prime vitality dealer, which this 12 months diversified into metals buying and selling.
The vitality transition, which incorporates electrical autos and renewable vitality applied sciences, will want massive volumes of metals together with aluminum, copper, nickel cobalt – offering profitable alternatives for merchants.
(By Shivani Tanna; Modifying by William Mallard)