Total refining French Total SA (NYSE: TOT) says it would reconsider its investment plans in France, according to CEO Patrick Pouyanne. Patrick Pouyanne, speaking outside the annual shareholders meeting in France, said it would “seriously reconsider” its French investments in the wake of the union-led labor protests that have forced Total to shut down several refineries. This, after Pouyanne’s May 18 statement that it was interested in French shale production. “I am ready to finance exploration because I think the debate has started on uncertain grounds. If I’m allowed to do so, it would be either to recognize a lack of potential so we can stop fighting for nothing; or on the contrary, if we find the right amount of resources the country will decide what to do with it,” Pouyanne said during a hearing of the economic commission of the French. Related: Key Pipeline Could Unleash Alberta’s Oil […]