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France's Total Quits Top U.S. Oil Lobby In Climate Split
European oil companies have in the past pointed to the API's role in formulating industry safety and operating standards as their rationale for remaining with the group.
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France's Total SE on Friday became the first major global energy company to quit the main U.S. oil and gas lobby due to disagreements over its climate policies and support for easing drilling regulations.
Total said it would not renew its 2021 membership with the American Petroleum Institute (API) following a review of the lobby's climate positions, describing them as being only "partially aligned" with its own.