BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 25. TotalEnergies has posted a notable uptick in refining activity for the second quarter of 2025, with throughput rising 3% quarter-on-quarter to 1,589 thousand barrels per day (kb/d), according to the company’s latest financial report, Trend reports.
This growth marks a continued recovery in refining operations across key markets, driven largely by gains in France and the Rest of Europe.
The data shows that refinery throughput in France surged by 7% to 463 kb/d compared to 1Q2025, while the Rest of Europe recorded a 1% increase, reaching 632 kb/d. The Rest of the World segment also saw a marginal rise of 1%, totaling 494 kb/d. Overall, the utilization rate based on crude climbed to 90% in 2Q2025, up from 87% in the first quarter and 84% in the same period last year.
On a half-year basis, TotalEnergies processed 1,569 kb/d of crude in 1H2025, a 7% increase over the 1H2024 average of 1,468 kb/d. This improvement was particularly strong outside Europe, with the Rest of the World throughput rising 13% and French operations growing 11% year-on-year. Utilization rates also improved significantly, hitting 89% in 1H2025 compared to 82% in the first half of 2024.
In contrast, the company’s petrochemical segment experienced a downturn. Petrochemicals output was down 7% for monomers and down 4% for polymers, mainly due to planned maintenance on the Normandie platform and to weak demand in Europe, the report noted.
Monomer production dropped from 1,250 kt in 1Q2025 to 1,164 kt in Q2, while polymer output declined from 1,173 kt to 1,127 kt over the same period. Year-on-year comparisons show a more mixed picture, with monomer production nearly flat compared to 2Q2024 (1,248 kt), but polymer output still showing modest growth from 1,109 kt.
Despite the decline in volumes, steam cracker utilization remained relatively steady at 74% in 2Q2025, compared to 78% in 1Q2025. The half-year average held firm at 76%, unchanged from the same period last year.
