French energy company Total said it signed a framework agreement to purchase crude oil from Iran during the Iranian president’s trade visit to Paris. Total Chairman Patrick Pouyanne met with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani , whose trade mission to Europe marks the first for an Iranian president in more than a decade. “The meeting was followed by the signature of a memorandum of understanding between Total and the National Iranian Oil Company as well as framework agreement for the purchase of crude oil, in particular for French and European refineries,” the French company said in a statement. “Following the MOU, NIOC will provide the technical […]