Oil major TotalEnergies to provide fuel discount at highway stations

French oil major TotalEnergies on Thursday announced a discount on fuel prices at nationwide highway stations for the summer holiday season, acknowledging the “great tension” in energy markets following Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Under pressure from the French government to do more to help households amid a cost-of-living crisis, TotalEnergies said it would offer a 0.12 euros per liter ($0.13) discount on fuel from July 1 to August 31.

It comes on top of the existing government discount of 0.18 euros per liter, taking the total…