Energy Correspondent, France – Reuters

Reuters is looking for an exceptional correspondent to drive our coverage of French energy companies just as Europe faces its worst energy crisis in decades. The fallout from Russia’s war in Ukraine is laying bare the region’s power supply vulnerabilities, threatening its transition to a greener economy and compromising its fight against climate change. As part of the Reuters global energy and commodities reporting team, the successful candidate will break news and deliver agenda-setting journalism on how France and its leading energy companies are facing up to the gas crisis while also navigating the path to carbon neutrality by doubling-down on a troubled nuclear industry and reducing emissions through renewable energies. The beat is wide-ranging: You will cover globally significant energy companies like TotalEnergies, soon-to-be nationalized nuclear producer EDF and gas group Engie, who all do business in a distinctly French way in a country where the state is never far from industrial decision-making. You will break news and chronicle decision-making inside boardrooms and government that affect nuclear power production, renewable technology and hydrocarbon exploitation, and collaborate closely with the finance team on M&A activity. An ageing and unreliable nuclear fleet, record summer temperatures, the surging cost of living and litigation over government inaction on climate change will be fodder for smart stories that explore France’s energy transition from all angles.