[caption id="attachment_132625" align="alignright" width="133"] The late CEO Christophe de Margerie, seen here at the Elyse palace, denied that Total had paid bribes in the case before his death last monthReuters/Gonzalo Fuentes[/caption] French oil giant Total is under criminal investigation for alleged corruption of foreign officials in contracts ...

Total CEO Christophe de Margerie said Thursday the company would be interested in investing in a post-sanctions Iran, but only if the terms of upstream participation were attractive enough. De Margerie, speaking at a briefing in London, also stressed that Total would respect international law with regard to Iran and would not sign any deals with Tehran ...