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巴黎——法国政府应该购买道达尔能源公司的“黄金股”，以便在公司的战略决策中拥有发言权，包括使其活动与《巴黎气候协定》保持一致，并否决任何可能的转向美国的行为，参议院周三发布的一份非约束性报告表示。

该报告是在特别委员会经过近六个月的听证会后发布的，听证会的主题是评估道达尔能源公司的全球活动是否与法国自身的气候目标相一致。

两周后法国将举行提前选举，目前尚不清楚新一届立法机构将如何处理该报告的 33 条建议。

“我们希望道达尔继续作为法国集团和能源转型的先驱——这可能不会让投资者满意，但我们的目标是恢复主权，”绿党参议员亚尼克·贾多特在新闻发布会上介绍了委员会的调查结果。

道达尔能源公司没有回应置评请求。

根据法国法律，政府可以购买被认为具有战略意义的国内公司的单股股票，并将其转换为所谓的“黄金股”，从而允许政府阻止某些行为，例如收购或出售关键业务部门，如果这些行为被认为有损国家利益。

5 月，道达尔能源首席执行官 Patrick Pouyanné 表示，他正在探索在纽约首次上市的可能性，理由是美国投资者群体不断增长，而欧洲股东却越来越少。但他也表示，该公司永远不会离开法国。

贾多特称，委员会拒绝了政府以约 70 亿欧元（75.2 亿美元）收购道达尔能源公司 5% 资本的想法，因为法国无力承担这笔费用，同时也为了避免现有投资者担心法国未来可能会寻求增持股份。

参议院报告还建议法国自愿停止进口俄罗斯液化天然气（道达尔能源持有俄罗斯生产商诺瓦泰克 19.4% 的股份），并推动欧盟对俄罗斯液化天然气实施制裁。

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PARIS – The French government should buy a “golden share” in TotalEnergies to have a say in strategic company decisions, including aligning its activities with the Paris Climate Accord and vetoing any potential move to the U.S., a non-binding Senate report published on Wednesday said.

The report follows nearly six months of hearings by a special commission on whether TotalEnergies’ global activities are aligned with France’s own climate objectives.

With snap elections in France in two weeks, it is unclear what an incoming legislature will do with the report’s 33 recommendations.

“We want Total to remain a French group and a pioneer in the energy transition — it may not please investors but yes, we are aiming for a return of sovereignty,” said Green Party Senator Yannick Jadot, who presented the commission’s findings at a news conference.

TotalEnergies did not respond to a request for comment.

Under French law, the government can purchase a single share in domestic companies deemed strategic and convert it into a so-called “golden share,” allowing it to block certain actions, such as a takeover or sale of a key business unit, if deemed detrimental to the national interest.

In May, TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné said he was exploring a potential primary listing in New York, citing a growing U.S. investor base and fewer European shareholders. But he also said the company would never leave France.

Jadot said that the commission rejected the concept of a 5% capital purchase in TotalEnergies by the government at a cost of some 7 billion euros ($7.52 billion) because France could not afford it, and to avoid concern among existing investors that the state could seek to raise its stake in the future.

The Senate report also recommended that France voluntarily stop importing Russian liquefied natural gas — TotalEnergies holds a 19.4% stake in Russian producer Novatek — and push for European Union sanctions on Russian LNG.