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[ariane] 20/4/2007 13:34

Date : 20/04/2007 @ 12:39
Source : AFX


Total wins 32 exploration blocs in Alaska covering 750 sq km for 10 years


PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Total said its unit Total E&P USA Inc has been
awarded 32 offshore exploration blocs in an oil and gas lease sale in Alaska
covering an area of around 750 square kilometres for a period of ten years.
The blocks are located around 40 kilometres off the northern coast of Alaska
in an average water depth of 35 metres.
The award is subject to the final approval by the Minerals Management
Service.

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[ariane] 17/4/2007 11:29

Date : 17/04/2007 @ 10:32
Source : UK Regulatory (RNS and others)


Total S.A Transaction in Own Shares


RNS Number:9799U
Total S.A.
17 April 2007


Please, be advised that in connection with TOTAL's share repurchase program,
TOTAL S.A. reacquired 4,900,000 of its ordinary shares, nominal value 2.50 euros
per share, in March 2007, through trades executed at the Paris Stock Exchange.

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[ariane] 16/4/2007 07:52

Total's First-Quarter Refining Margins Rise on U.S. Bottleneck

By Tom Cahill

April 16 (Bloomberg) -- Total SA, Europe's largest oil refiner, said profit from converting crude oil into gasoline, diesel and other products rose 28 percent in the first quarter.

The average margin rose to $33 a ton from $25.80 a year earlier, Paris-based Total said today on its Web site. The margin was $22.80 a ton in the fourth quarter.

Total reaped gains in the U.S. after Valero Energy Corp. halted operations at its McKee refinery in Sunray, Texas, in February, driving up the price of gasoline. Total's lone U.S. refinery, located in Port Arthur, Texas, can process 240,000 barrels of crude oil and condensate a day.

The three-month period was Total's first full quarter of production after it installed a 550 million-euro ($710 million) distillate hydrocracker unit at its Normandy refinery, the oldest and largest in France. The unit will produce 1.3 million metric tons of sulfur-free diesel annually.

Brent crude oil fell 1.7 percent to $57.80 a barrel in the period from $61.80 a year earlier, Total said. The sales price of petroleum liquids fell 6.5 percent to $55 a barrel in the quarter from $58.80 a barrel. Average natural-gas prices fell 7.6 percent to $5.69 million British thermal units, from $6.16 a year earlier, Total said.

Total is set to release financial results on May 4.

To contact the reporters on this story: Tom Cahill in London at [e-mail] ;

Last Updated: April 16, 2007 02:15 EDT

[ariane] 16/4/2007 07:16

Date : 16/04/2007 @ 07:02
Source : AFX


Total BP and Royal Dutch Shell battle to win UAE deal - report


LONDON (Thomson Financial) - BP and Royal Dutch Shell have each submitted
bids for a sour gas project in the United Arab Emirates that could be worth as
much as 5.05 bln stg, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph.
The report said the French oil group Total and Occidental Petroleum of the
US are also believed to have submitted bids. The contract is expected in the
final quarter of the year.
The UAE holds the world's fifth largest gas reserves and wants to develop
them to meet the soaring domestic demand.
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[ariane] 12/4/2007 17:06

Russia
Total rectifies oil deposit breaches - Russian official
19:37 | 12/ 04/ 2007



MOSCOW, April 12 (RIA Novosti) -Total has rectified numerous violations at the Kharyaga oil deposit in northern Russia that the French energy giant is developing, the Russian Audit Chamber chairman said Thursday.

In January, the Audit Chamber found the project operator had committed a number of violations, including underproduction of crude and a failure to meet the schedule and requirement for development works.

"I should say Total has corrected the numerous violations that we registered," Sergei Stepashin said.

He said the French side had considered all the proposals that the Audit Chamber had made concerning project profits and environmental issues.

Total is developing the Kharyaga oilfield, in Russia's Yamal-Nenets autonomy, under a 1995 production-sharing agreement (PSA) signed with the Russian government for 29 years with possible extension till 33 years.

A mineral resources regulator initiated license revocation discussions on Kharyaga at the end of last year after revealing that the operator had failed to follow the central commission's recommendations on the field's development, and in particular failed to observe the gas drive recovery process, burning up 60% of natural gas produced in 2005.

Also last April, the Natural Resources Ministry accused Total of failing to meet its targets for Kharyaga under the PSA. It said the investor had failed to increase production of crude and introduce new technologies and equipment for effective production since the agreement came into force in 1999.

Ministry experts warned that the situation could result in losses for Russia, as the country "would be forced to continue sending the entire deposit's output to the investor in compensation for its expenses."

Total holds a controlling, 50% stake in a consortium set up to run the Kharyaga project, which also includes Norway's Hydro (40%) and the Nenets Oil Company (10%), controlled by the regional government.

The French company is not the only Western operator to have come under the scrutiny of Russian regulators in recent months.

In late March, Russia's environmental watchdog launched a probe into alleged environmental violations at the Sakhalin I hydrocarbon project, run by U.S. giant ExxonMobil off Russia's Pacific Coast.

Months of pressure on Royal Dutch Shell, which was in charge of the Sakhalin II gas project, culminated last year in the purchase by Russia's state-controlled energy giant Gazprom of 50% plus one share in the project.

The Russian-British joint venture TNK-BP also received a warning about its license for the giant Kovykta natural gas deposit, in East Siberia, over an alleged failure to meet its obligations to supply nearby areas with gas.

Analysts have said the raids are part of the Kremlin's drive to regain control of the country's vast mineral resources.

[ariane] 11/4/2007 09:59

Total S.A Form 20-F Filing


RNS Number:6641U
Total S.A.
11 April 2007


Filing of Form 20-F for the year 2006

Paris, April 11, 2007 - On April 10, 2007, Total SA filed its Annual Report on
Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2006 with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC).

The 2006 Form 20-F can be downloaded from the Company's
website (www.total.com, under the heading Investor Relations / Publications), or
from www.sec.gov, the website of the SEC. Printed copies of the Form 20-F can be
requested, free of charge, at www.total.com under the heading Investor
Relations/ Contact or by calling [phone] or, from the United
States, 1-201-626- 3500



Total is one of the world's major oil and gas groups, with activities in more
than 130 countries. Its 95,000 employees put their expertise to work in every
part of the industry - exploration and production of oil and natural gas,
refining and marketing, gas trading and electricity. Total is working to keep
the world supplied with energy, both today and tomorrow. The Group is also a
first rank player in chemicals, www.total.com





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[waldron] 05/4/2007 17:34

Total executive confirms no plan to keep Sanofi-Aventis stake


PARIS (AFX) - Yves-Louis Darricarrere, head of Total's exploration and
production activities, said the oil group does not plan to keep its 13.1 pct
stake in drug manufacturer Sanofi-Aventis, reiterating comments made last year
by Total's finance director.
"The goal is not to remain" in Sanofi-Aventis, Darricarrere said at an oil
conference in Paris.
Total holds 13.1 pct of Sanofi-Aventis' capital and 19 pct of the voting
rights.
Finance director Robert Castaigne had said last year that Total planned to
withdraw steadily from the drug company.
Fellow shareholder L'Oreal also stated recently that it may sell its 10.5
pct holding in Sanofi-Aventis in order to fund acquisitions of luxury cosmetics
brands.

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[waldron] 03/4/2007 19:22

Total CEO goes to Russia for talks with Gazprom over Shtokman partnership


MOSCOW (AFX) - Total CEO Christophe de Margerie met his counterpart at
Gazprom Alexei Miller in Moscow to discuss Total's involvement in the Shtokman
gas field, according to Gazprom.
They discussed partnerships in the gas sector in general, Gazprom said.
"In particular, the two sides discussed the possibility of a partnership
within the framework of the Shtokman gas project," the Russian company said.
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[waldron] 03/4/2007 16:26

Total denies receiving summons from SEC regarding Iran


PARIS (AFX) - French oil group Total denied claims it had received a summons
from US authority to explain its activities in Iran.
Earlier today, French business daily La Tribune reported on its website that
Total had received a summons on March 29 from the US Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC), which wanted to question the group on its business activities
in Iran.
Contacted by Agence France-Presse, a spokesman for Total said "Neither Total
nor any of its managers have received a summons from the SEC or from the
Department of Justice."
The spokesman also said that Total had indicated in its 2004 annual report
that the SEC was conducting an investigation into all oil groups operating in
Iran, including Total.
In March, Total confirmed that its chief executive Christophe de Margerie
has been formally charged as part of an investigation into alleged corruption in
a gas contract in Iran.
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[waldron] 02/4/2007 15:32

Total Eni signs MoU with Sonangel to buy 13.6 pct stake in Angola LNG plant


MILAN (AFX) - Eni SpA said it had signed a memorandum of understanding with
Sonangol for the purchase of a 13.6 pct stake in Angola LNG Limited Consortium
(A-LNG), the company currently building a liquefied natural gas plant in Soyo,
300 kilometres north of Luanda.
The Soyo LNG plant will have a yearly capacity of 5 mln tonnes, Eni said.
Upon completion of the agreement, Angola LNG will be 22.8 pct owned by
Sonangol, which manages the country's hydrocarbons resources, and 34.4 pct owned
by Chevron Corporation.
Eni, which will hold the stake through its unit Eni Angola Exploration BV,
Total and BP, will each own a 13.6 pct stake.
The LNG will be directed to the US market and will be delivered in the
re-gasification plant of Pascagoula in the Gulf of Mexico, in which Eni, as a
result of this deal, will acquire re-gasification annual capacity of 5 bln cubic
meters, Eni said.
The plant, which envisages investments for 4 bln usd, will develop over a
28-year period 220 bln cubic meters of gas, produce 128 mln tons of LNG, 104 mln
barrels of condensate and 257 mln barrels of liquefied petroleum gas, Eni said.
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[waldron] 02/4/2007 11:08

Total reports 2 additional oil discoveries in Republic of Congo


PARIS (AFX) - Total reported two additional oil discoveries on the
Moho-Bilondo tract in Republic of the Congo, and is evaluating their production
potential.
It has a 53.5 stake in the tract, while Chevron has 31.5 pct and Societe
Nationale des Petroles du Congo has 15 pct.
Oil production from earlier discoveries on the tract will start next year
and reach 90,000 barrels per day.


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[grupo guitarlumber] 30/3/2007 08:18

Friday, March 30, 2007. Issue 3626. Page 5.
Total Fined Over Safety Violations
Bloomberg
French oil major Total has received a fine of 30,000 rubles ($1,150) for ignoring safety violations at its Kharyaga project. Environmental regulators are seeking to revoke its license in a separate audit.

Total's Russian unit failed to plan how to use petroleum gas pumped from the oil field, gain permits to work with explosive substances or provide proof of two managers' qualifications, the industrial safety agency said in a statement Thursday. The fine was the maximum possible.

The managers must be suspended until they prove they are sufficiently qualified to work at "dangerous" sites, the agency said.

Environmental regulators from the Natural Resources Ministry called on the government to revoke Total's license to Kharyaga for producing less than one-third of the oil required under its license and burning off, or flaring, most of its petroleum gas. The regulators finished their inspection Wednesday, said Oleg Mitvol, deputy head of the service.

Total received preliminary results last week, spokesman Paul Floren said Thursday. He was not immediately able to comment on the final audit.

Kharyaga is Total's only major project in Russia. Rosneft denied Total a stake in the Vankor field last year and Novatek, the country's second-largest natural gas producer, decided against selling shares to the oil major in 2005. Total is in talks to join Gazprom's Shtokman gas project in the Arctic.

[grupo guitarlumber] 29/3/2007 10:21

The 2007 financial calendar is presented below :

2007 Event

April 4 Individual shareholders' Meeting in Lille
May 4 First Quarter 2007 Results
May 11 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
June 6 Individual shareholders' Meeting in Metz
August 2 Second Quarter & First Half 2007 Results
September 5 2007 Mid-Year Review
October 16 Individual shareholders' Meeting in Tours
November 7 Third Quarter 2007 Results
November 16 & 17 Actionaria Investor Fair in Paris
November 27 Individual shareholders' Meeting in Grenoble

[grupo guitarlumber] 29/3/2007 10:17

Total S.A Statement re Dalia Field


RNS Number:9616T
Total S.A.
29 March 2007


Dalia Field Officially Inaugurated in Angola

"A new global technological benchmark"

Christophe de Margerie, Chief Executive Officer of Total

Paris, March 29, 2007 - Angola's Petroleum Minister, Desiderio Costa, officially
inaugurated the deep offshore Dalia field at a ceremony also attended by Manuel
Vicente, Chairman of Sonangol (Sociedade Nacional de Combustiveis de Angola),
and Christophe de Margerie, Chief Executive Officer of Total.

Located in the prolific Block 17, home to 15 discoveries, Dalia came on stream
in December 2006. Production already exceeds 200,000 barrels per day and is
expected to reach 240,000 barrels per day in the very near future.

Dalia is a new global technological benchmark, a milestone in the history of
deepwater oil development," said Christophe de Margerie. "We are extremely proud
of this success story, which once again demonstrates Total's commitment to
supporting the long-term growth of Angolan output and the quality of its teams.
We would like to thank the Angolan government, Sonangol, the Block 17 partners
and the contractors, all of whom share the credit for the project."

With proved and probable reserves estimated at close to 1 billion barrels, Dalia
represented a total investment of more than $4 billion. The field comprises 71
wells - 31 for water injection, three for gas injection and 37 producers tied
into nine manifolds. The oil is pumped to a 300-metres-long, 60-metres-wide
floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel that can process
240,000 barrels per day of oil and has a storage capacity of 2 million barrels.

Located 135 kilometres offshore in water depths ranging from 1,200 to 1,500
metres, Block 17 is Total's main asset in Angola. It comprises four major areas:
Girassol and Dalia, both in production; Pazflor, which is in the final bidding
process before sanction; and CLOV, a fourth major production area based on the
Cravo, Lirio, Violeta and Orquidea discoveries, whose development is currently
being studied. Future production from these fields will come in addition to the
500,000 barrels per day that will be pumped by summer 2007.

Sonangol is the Block 17 concessionaire. Total E&P Angola, operator, has a 40%
interest in Block 17, alongside partners Esso Exploration Angola (Block 17)
Limited (20%), BP Exploration (Angola) Ltd, (16.67%), Statoil Angola Block 17 AS
(13.33%) and Norsk Hydro Dezassete a.s. (10%).

Total is one of the world's major oil and gas groups, with activities in more
than 130 countries. Its 95,000 employees put their expertise to work in every
part of the industry - exploration and production of oil and natural gas,
refining and marketing, gas trading and electricity. Total is working to keep
the world supplied with energy, both today and tomorrow. The Group is also a
first rank player in chemicals. www.total.com


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[maywillow] 28/3/2007 17:23

Total launches Jura gas field offshore UK, sees 45,000 bpd oil-equivalent output


PARIS (AFX) - Total said it launched development of the Jura gas and
condensate field in the Alwyn Area in the UK sector of the North Sea, and
forecast future output of 45,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.
The site, the discovery of which was announced by Total in October 2006, is
scheduled to come on stream in the second quarter of 2008.
Total said it will be connected to the Alwyn North processing platform and
should enable this facility to continue producing at full capacity until early
next decade.
The Alwyn Area is 100-pct owned and operated by Total.

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[ariane] 23/3/2007 08:17

Total S.A Judicial Interviews Completed


RNS Number:5768T
Total S.A.
23 March 2007


South Pars Iran : Judicial interviews of Total employees completed


Paris, March 22, 2007 - Total confirms that the interviews of Robert Castaigne,
Chief Financial Officer of Total and Philippe Boisseau, Executive Vice President
Gas & Power, with investigators of the French financial police (BRDE) were
completed in the evening of March 21, 2007. Neither has been charged with any
offence.

After being held for questioning, Mr. Christophe de Margerie, Chief Executive
Officer of Total, has left the judge's office after being placed under formal
investigation in proceedings related to a judicial investigation, initiated in
December 2006. This investigation is related to the development of the South
Pars project in Iran, for which Total entered into agreements with the National
Iranian Oil Company (NIOC)in 1997.

Once again, the Group expresses its full support for its employees and confirms
that the agreements for the development of the South Pars project were entered
into in compliance with applicable law.

The Group is confident in its belief that the investigation will establish the
absence of any illegal activities and reaffirms that Total adheres to a strict
code of conduct regardless of the difficulties linked to its activities and the
environments in which it operates.

Total is one of the world's major oil and gas groups, with activities in more
than 130 countries. Its 95,000 employees put their expertise to work in every
part of the industry - exploration and production of oil and natural gas,
refining and marketing, gas trading and electricity. Total is working to keep
the world supplied with energy, both today and tomorrow. The Group is also a
first rank player in chemicals. www.total.com


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