TotalEnergies' unit will pay $5 million to settle allegations of market manipulation by U.S. regulators regarding natural gas trading activities from 2009 to 2012.
The settlement sum is significantly lower than the $214 million originally requested by the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
This agreement resolves claims without admitting liability from TotalEnergies, marking a resolution of FERC's investigation.
TotalEnergies stated that its unit, TGPNA, has always claimed it acted lawfully in its trading practices.
The allegations involved trading strategies known as "uneconomic trading," intentionally losing trades aimed at manipulating prices.