CEO Patrick Pouyanné was summoned by the Assemblée Nationale's finance committee, as his French energy supermajor, TotalEnergies, faces calls for a windfall tax after reporting massive profits linked to the current Middle East war.

The number of publicly traded companies reporting superprofits is multiplying, as are the sums returned to shareholders in the form of dividends or buybacks.

The company is among several oil and gas majors facing growing calls for a windfall tax

Since the outbreak of the Middle East conflict, French energy company TotalEnergies has faced mounting criticism in over profits it has made from soaring fuel prices. Now its…