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Viewing cable 08PARIS663, FRANCE: OFFICIALS SPELL OUT EU PRESIDENCY ENERGY OBJECTIVES

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08PARIS663 2008-04-10 09:21 2011-08-24 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Paris
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DE RUEHFR #0663/01 1010921
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 100921Z APR 08
FM AMEMBASSY PARIS
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 2531
INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 PARIS 000663 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 19528: N/A 
TAGS: ECON ENRG PREL FR
SUBJECT: FRANCE: OFFICIALS SPELL OUT EU PRESIDENCY ENERGY OBJECTIVES 
FOR U/S JEFFERY 
 
1.  (SBU) In a March 28 meeting with MFA Director for Economic 
Affairs Christian Masset, U/S Reuben Jeffery underscored the need 
for cooperation in addressing potential intermediate-term 
bottlenecks on global energy markets.  Masset sketched out French EU 
presidency energy priorities designed in part to address such 
issues.  Of the three elements of EU energy policy -- increasing 
security of supply, ensuring the availability of affordable energy, 
promoting sustainability and combating climate change -- France 
believed insufficient attention had been paid to supply. The French 
would focus the Commission's two-year strategic review on the topic 
in October/November. 
 
2. (SBU) There were both internal market and external relations 
challenges to an effective supply strategy.  France would encourage 
a review of internal market issues, including connectivity and 
long-term energy investment requirements.  Germany remained a 
challenge, Masset noted, given its hostility to the nuclear option 
and a perceived reluctance to engage in long-term strategic planning 
for energy sector needs. 
 
3. (SBU) The challenge extended to external relations, though Masset 
believed the traditional German view that it was big enough to deal 
on its own with third countries such as Russia was gradually 
evolving.  Negotiations of a follow-on agreement to the Partnership 
and Cooperation Agreement, which included an energy dimension, would 
likely begin in earnest during the French presidency.  The goal for 
the EU/Russia Summit in November would be to sketch out a "road map" 
on energy relations, and focus on practical projects -- gas flaring, 
carbon capture, etc. - that could appeal to common interests. 
Beyond 2010 those interests would increasingly converge as Russian 
domestic demand outstripped supply capabilities. France would insist 
on the importance of hewing to the St. Petersburg principles as a 
means of meeting such challenges. 
 
4. (SBU) Engagement with Russia would go hand-in-hand with a more 
robust "political presence" in Central Asia during the French 
presidency.  But Masset said France would have "a different style" 
than the United States in the region, hinting at disagreement with 
what he perceived as an excessively "vocal" U.S. policy in the 
region.  France intended to pursue a balanced "triangular" policy 
among Russia, the EU and Central Asia.  It would look to organize an 
EU/Central Asia meeting in October/November, and Foreign Minister 
Kouchner planned to travel twice to the region as well. 
 
Climate Change 
- - - - - - - - 
 
5. (SBU) Masset said carbon capture and storage would be a priority 
for the French presidency.  The recent UK/France Summit had included 
language calling for a CCS action plan for the French EU summit. The 
EU had committed to projects by 2015, it now needed to talk in 
concrete terms about how and where they would be built. 
 
6. (SBU) In an aside on the Major Economies process, Masset said the 
GOF was "a little worried" about the upcoming MEM Summit.  It was 
important that MEM and the G8 (and G8 plus five) be complementary. 
France felt it was incumbent on the G8 to "show the way" on subjects 
like climate change.  That was not equivalent to saying the G8 
should do everything itself.  France believed China and other 
developing countries eventually needed to make binding commitments, 
but "our move makes them move." 
 
IEA, Access Issues 
- - - - - - - - - - 
 
7. (SBU) On other international energy issues, Masset said the MFA 
fully supported the U.S. position on a greater role for China and 
India in the IEA.  France's energy directorate (Ministry of 
Sustainable Development) had "conservative views" on the subject and 
prevented the French from being more supportive in the OECD.  But, 
Masset said, the MFA's views "ultimately will prevail." 
 
8.  (SBU) Masset touched on France's concern over global 
underinvestment in the oil sector, resulting in part from the 
increasingly limited access the majors have to the world's oil 
fields.  The issue would be addressed in an upcoming report from 
former IEA Director General Claude Mandil, tapped by PM Fillon to 
honcho energy security issues during France's EU presidency. 
 
9. (SBU) During a meeting earlier in the day, Mandil briefed U/S 
Jeffery on his energy security work in preparation for the French EU 
presidency.  He indicated he would be making recommendations in a 
report due April 15 to provide Europe with more room for maneuver, 
including for negotiations with Russia.  In his view, this means 
more energy efficiency, more internal market-opening and 
interconnections of gas and electricity grids, more LNG terminals 
and pipelines, and more nuclear energy. 
 
10. (SBU) Regarding the Nabucco pipeline project, Mandil commented 
that for such a large pipeline you need a large source of gas, that 
the main long-term purpose of Nabucco is to bring Iranian gas to 
 
PARIS 00000663  002 OF 002 
 
 
Europe.  He opined that a decision to proceed with that pipeline 
could not be made only with gas from Azerbaijan, that Russian gas 
would also need to be included (while waiting for Iranian gas later) 
and the sooner Europe accepts that the better to avoid Russia 
pursuing other options that could undermine Nabucco. 
 
Stapleton