The discovery of the Lacq gas field in 1951 provided natural gas for all of France and strengthened the country's energy autonomy. It transformed the entire region. The activities around the gas field - chemistry, sulphur production - revolutionized the region. Several research centres, including the Centre Scientifique et Technique Jean Féger (CSTJF) in Pau and the Pôle d'Études et de Recherche de Lacq, have been built to tackle technological and environmental challenges.
In May 2021, Total officially changed its name to TotalEnergies. This transformation marks an important milestone in the company’s history, reflecting its commitment to becoming a major player in the energy transition. The Company aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, by massively developing the production and sale of renewable energies, particularly green electricity. By adopting this new name, TotalEnergies embeds its strategy of transformation into a multi-energy company into its identity.
In September 2021, the OneTech branch was created to bring together all the technical and scientific skills of TotalEnergies, across all energies. It includes more than 3,500 engineers, technicians, and researchers spread across nine sites in Europe, working together to accelerate innovation and improve the energy efficiency of the Company’s industrial sites. This dedicated entity allows for a more transversal approach to reducing the carbon footprint across all energies, in order to accelerate the energy transition undertaken by the Company. With its two internationally renowned research centers, CSTJF and PERL, the TotalEnergies establishment in Pau is the most important site of the new OneTech branch.