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The Centre Scientifique et Technique Jean Féger (CSTJF) is the principal technical and scientific research center of TotalEnergies, a French multinational integrated energy and petroleum company. The CSTJF is situated in Pau, in southwestern France, near the historic salt route known as Cami Salié and the Lacq gas field, one of France's most significant natural gas reserves.
Inaugurated in 1989, the center is named in honor of Jean Féger, an engineer instrumental in discovering the Lacq gas field. In 2020, TotalEnergies established the OneTech branch to consolidate all its technical and scientific expertise, supporting the company's transformation, with CSTJF playing a pivotal role in this initiative.
Jean Féger was deeply connected to the remarkable development of the Lacq gas field, a significant natural gas reserve in southwestern France, and its association with the Société Nationale des Pétroles d’Aquitaine, where he began his career in 1945. Féger was one of the discoverers of this gas field, which played a crucial role in France's energy sector.
He dedicated his entire career to this project until his retirement in 1976, eventually becoming the Deputy Director General of the SNPA. The successful management of the major Lacq gas field eruption in 1964, a critical incident where some experts recommended closing the field and evacuating the population, is attributed to him and Mr. Blanchard. Jean Féger initiated the construction of the research center in Pau in 1958, with work beginning in 1959 on the site that is now the Hélioparc technopole, a hub for technology and innovation.
By the early 1980s, the Micoulau center, the existing research facility, had become too small to accommodate the growing research teams and laboratories.
Féger died in Paris in 1984. Following his death, a new project began in 1985 to expand the research facilities, with the transfer to the new facility occurring gradually from 1986 to 1988. This expansion ensured that the research capabilities could meet the increasing demands of the industry.
The Centre Scientifique et Technique Jean Féger (CSTJF), located in Pau, the capital of Béarn, is a prominent research and expertise center serving the multi-energy deployment of TotalEnergies. Equipped with state-of-the-art laboratories and the high-performance supercomputer Pangea III, the CSTJF plays a central role in the field of future energies.
With a team of 2,500 employees from over sixty countries, this world-renowned center is a true melting pot where the working language is English. It houses various entities of the company and covers the entire value chain of energy production. On a 27-hectare campus, the layout fosters proximity between friendly workspaces and laboratories, encouraging exchanges among experts. This successful integration of multidisciplinary skills is essential to maintaining innovation capacity and meeting new challenges in the energy sector for a sustainable energy transition.
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The Centre Scientifique et Technique Jean Féger (CSTJF) is the principal technical and scientific research center of TotalEnergies, a French multinational integrated energy and petroleum company. The CSTJF is situated in Pau, in southwestern France, near the historic salt route known as Cami Salié and the Lacq gas field, one of France's most significant natural gas reserves.
Inaugurated in 1989, the center is named in honor of Jean Féger, an engineer instrumental in discovering the Lacq gas field. In 2020, TotalEnergies established the OneTech branch to consolidate all its technical and scientific expertise, supporting the company's transformation, with CSTJF playing a pivotal role in this initiative.
Jean Féger was deeply connected to the remarkable development of the Lacq gas field, a significant natural gas reserve in southwestern France, and its association with the Société Nationale des Pétroles d’Aquitaine, where he began his career in 1945. Féger was one of the discoverers of this gas field, which played a crucial role in France's energy sector.
He dedicated his entire career to this project until his retirement in 1976, eventually becoming the Deputy Director General of the SNPA. The successful management of the major Lacq gas field eruption in 1964, a critical incident where some experts recommended closing the field and evacuating the population, is attributed to him and Mr. Blanchard. Jean Féger initiated the construction of the research center in Pau in 1958, with work beginning in 1959 on the site that is now the Hélioparc technopole, a hub for technology and innovation.
By the early 1980s, the Micoulau center, the existing research facility, had become too small to accommodate the growing research teams and laboratories.
Féger died in Paris in 1984. Following his death, a new project began in 1985 to expand the research facilities, with the transfer to the new facility occurring gradually from 1986 to 1988. This expansion ensured that the research capabilities could meet the increasing demands of the industry.
The Centre Scientifique et Technique Jean Féger (CSTJF), located in Pau, the capital of Béarn, is a prominent research and expertise center serving the multi-energy deployment of TotalEnergies. Equipped with state-of-the-art laboratories and the high-performance supercomputer Pangea III, the CSTJF plays a central role in the field of future energies.
With a team of 2,500 employees from over sixty countries, this world-renowned center is a true melting pot where the working language is English. It houses various entities of the company and covers the entire value chain of energy production. On a 27-hectare campus, the layout fosters proximity between friendly workspaces and laboratories, encouraging exchanges among experts. This successful integration of multidisciplinary skills is essential to maintaining innovation capacity and meeting new challenges in the energy sector for a sustainable energy transition.
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