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© Bloomberg. Rosneft PJSC operates the Novokuibyshevsk refinery, which is located in Novokuibyshevsk. It’s situated in Samara, Russia.

(Bloomberg) — High fossil-fuel prices may jeopardize efforts to pivot to cleaner renewable energy sources, the leader of one of Europe’s largest oil companies warned.

A prolonged period of elevated prices for fuels such as “might jeopardize the development” of alternatives, TotalEnergies SE Chief Executive Officer Patrick Pouyanne told the World Petroleum Congress on Monday. 

“Some Asian countries about to switch from coal to gas might be discouraged by too high energy prices,” he said.

Pouyanne’s remarks came the same morning that Saudi Aramco Amin Nasser, CEO of SE: (SE:), stated that the renewable energy supply is not strong enough to replace fossil fuels at this conference in Houston. Aramco raised prices on Sunday for crude it’ll ship out next month in a signal that the world’s largest oil exporter is bullish on demand. 

Meanwhile, the chief of Norwegian oil giant Equinor ASA (NYSE:) echoed some of Pouyanne’s concern. Recent spikes in energy prices from China to Europe illustrate the risks “we face in an imbalanced transition,” CEO Anders Opedal told the conference.

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