Oil: the heat is burning between the producers of Opep+

The 23 members of Opep+, who parted ways on Friday over a finding of disagreement, will try on Monday to break the impasse and find an agreement on their production of black gold from August. This is the main question of the ministerial summit, which is due to resume by videoconference at 13:00 GMT (15:00) in Paris and Vienna, at the headquarters of the cartel), between the members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and their ten allies. A plan is on the table: to increase oil production by 400,000 barrels per day every month between August and December, a total of 2 million barrels per day put back on the market by the end of the

Covid: mandatory vaccination for caregivers more than ever on the table

The debate on the mandatory vaccination of healthcare workers against Covid-19 continued throughout the weekend and the executive will increase consultations on Monday, particularly on this issue. In an opinion piece in the Journal du Dimanche, 96 doctors, including heads of departments who have become media figures in the pandemic, asked the government “to immediately take the decision on compulsory vaccination” for any employee of an Ehpad or hospital “(s) exposing or exposing the persons in their care to risks of contamination” to Covid-19. They want a measure “effective before the beginning of September” to “avoid a fourth wave”, a fear reinforced by the rapid progression of the Delta variant, which is very contagious

IN A NUTSHELL

French authorities rescued 78 migrants in the Strait of Pas-de-Calais as they tried to cross the Channel to reach British shores, the Maritime Prefecture of La Manche et de la Mer du Nord Mer announced.

The boss of TotalEnergies, Patrick Pouyanné, has announced that the French energy giant will stop using palm oil in 2023, particularly in its La Mède bio-refinery in Bouches-du-Rhône.