(Corrects to read 6% fall (not 14.6% rise) in headline and paragraph 1, corrects year ago figure to read $4.96 billion (not $4.1 billion) in paragraph 2)

PARIS - French oil major TotalEnergies reported a 6% fall in second-quarter earnings on Thursday, and came in below analyst expectations.

Adjusted net income for the three months to June 30 came to $4.7 billion, compared to $4.96 billion a year earlier and $5.1 billion in the first quarter of 2024, the company said on Thursday.

Analysts had expected income of $4.96 billion, a consensus of estimates compiled by Refinitiv showed.