Christophe De Margerie Quotes

#1. I'd be more than delighted to go find energy in Club Med. But we've tried and did not find it.

Christophe De Margerie

#2. People say they are inventing electric cars. Well, where is the electricity coming from? Flowers? Maybe someday. But what is available now is oil and gas.

Christophe De Margerie

#3. We have to be careful because if one day the world is short of energy, it will be our responsibility. Everybody will ask Total, 'Why don't you have more oil?'

Christophe De Margerie

#4. It is our duty as states, citizens, and industry leaders to make the energy transition a reality with the ultimate aim of reconciling two major priorities: to meet ever-increasing demand and to confront the complex issue of climate change.

Christophe De Margerie

#5. Can we live without Russian gas in Europe? The answer is no. Are there any reasons to live without it? I think - and I'm not defending the interests of Total in Russia - it is a no.

Christophe De Margerie

#6. It is not oil or the environment, it is oil and the environment. We are living in the same world. We are not enemies.

Christophe De Margerie