where does france get its oil
France is the third-largest oil-consuming country in Europe, and has very little petroleum reserves. Almost all of its oil is imported, primarily from the Middle East, Norway and the United Kingdom. Purely on the basis of electricity, France is a net energy exporter.France, the third-largest generator and consumer of electricity in all of Europe, generates more electricity than it consumes.corrected) Nicolas Sarkozy cited 50 percent as the amount of nuclear energy in France. Segolene Royal cited 17 percent. Neither cited the more popular 78 percent figure. Analysts spent the day searching for the truth.