Azerbaijan’s parliament urged the government to expel French companies, including TotalEnergies, which leads the second-largest natural gas project of Absheron. The move came after the French Senate adopted a resolution demanding sanctions against Azerbaijan over a military offensive in September to seize control of the Nagorno-Karabakh region. In December, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister said there is no risk to his country’s natural gas project led by TotalEnergies despite escalating tensions between the two countries.