Total renews contracts with Libyan National Oil Corporation

Friday, July 18th, 2008

Signature of an agreement with Libyan National Oil Corporation to renew NC115 and NC186 contracts         Total confirms that an agreement has been signed for Repsol operated blocks NC115 and NC186 with ...


Saudi Aramco and Total create the Jubail Refining and Petrochemical Company

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) and Total today signed the Shareholders Agreement and other  core agreements for the establishment of their joint venture, the Jubail Refining and Petrochemical ...


Total and CNOOC strengthen their partnership and sign an agreement to supply LNG to China

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Total announces today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with one of China’s major oil & gas companies China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). CNOOC Group President, ...


Heads of Agreement with SOCAR for the Absheron Area in Azerbaijan Signed by Total

Friday, June 6th, 2008

Total announces today that it has signed a heads of agreement with Azerbaijan’s state-owned SOCAR, setting out the main terms of a production sharing agreement (PSA) for a license in ...


Total - New U.K North Sea discovery

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Total announces that it has made a new gas and condensate discovery in the Alwyn Area of the Northern North Sea, close to the Jura field that recently came ...


Brunei : Total announces a significant offshore discovery of gas and condensates

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

 Total announces today a significant discovery of gas and condensates on Block B, offshore Brunei, in a water depth of 62 metres, approximately 50 kilometres from the coast. Total, with a ...


Total develops his Partnership with Angola in the Education Field

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

 Total announces the signature of an innovative framework agreement with Angola’s Ministry of Education, which will allow both parties to strengthen their cooperation in the field of education. The agreement will ...


Total Acquires Interests in Two Offshore Blocks in Malaysia

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Total announces today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Total E&P Malaysia has signed a production sharing contract with national oil company Petronas. The contract covers Blocks PM303 and PM324, located around 100 ...


Total announces First Gas Flows from Jura less than one year and a half after discovery

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

UK North Sea, Total announces that it has achieved first gas from its Jura field on time and on budget. Jura is situated in the Alwyn area, 100% owned and ...


Saudi Aramco and Total confirm Jubail Refinery Project

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia & PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) and Total (Paris:FP) (LSE:TTA) (NYSE:TOT) have both confirmed their decision to invest in a 400,000 barrel per ...


Total Gabon, First-Quarter 2008 Results

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Port-Gentil – May 14, 2008, First-quarter sales amounted to $398 million, up 13% from $351 million in the first quarter of 2007, as the positive impact of higher selling prices ...


Saudi Aramco and Total confirm Jubail Refinery Project

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) and Total have both confirmed their decision to invest in a 400,000 barrel per day world-class, full-conversion refinery in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. The refinery ...


Australia: Total acquires interests in three offshore licenses in the North West Shelf

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Total announces the acquisition in the latest Australian bidding round of a 50% participation in two offshore permits in the Vulcan basin, in partnership with Apache (operator, 50%), and ...


Patrick de la Chevardière succeeds Robert Castaigne as Chief Financial Officer of Total

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Robert Castaigne, Chief Financial Officer and member of the Executive Committee since 1994, will retire from both positions effective May 31, 2008. Patrick de la Chevardière, currently Deputy Chief Financial ...


Total, First Quarter 2008 Results

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Adjusted net Income  €3.25 billion Euros   +9%                                 €1.44 euros / share +10%                                                  Net Income of € 3.60 billion euros             +18%   See full details on  http://www.total.com/en/press/press_releases/pr-2008/080507-1Q-results-2008_15031.htm ISSUERS OF NEWS RELEASES AND NOT OILANDGASPRESS.COM ...


Total strengthens position in Canadian Heavy Oil

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Agreement to acquire Synenco Energy Inc. - Total strengthens position in Canadian Heavy Oil        Total has just entered into an agreement with Synenco Energy Inc., a company listed on the Toronto ...


SeaBird first contract award for SeaBed operations

Monday, April 28th, 2008

SeaBird has received a letter of award from Total E&P Angola ("Total") for an ocean bottom nodes seismic acquisition survey in Angola. The concessionaire of Block 17 is Sonangol. TotalFinaElf ...


Agreement to acquire Synenco Energy Inc. - Total strengthens position in Canadian Heavy Oil

Monday, April 28th, 2008

 Total has just entered into an agreement with Synenco Energy Inc., a company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, to make a cash offer to acquire all of the common ...


Total and Cepsa Merge Their Petroleum Product Marketing Operations in the Country

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Portugal, Total today announces that it is merging its operations in Portugal with those of Cepsa to create a major operator in the Portuguese petroleum product market. The new company ...


Total Sells 20% of Taoudenni Permits in Mauritania to Qatar Petroleum International

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Total (Paris:FP) (LSE:TTA) (NYSE:TOT) announces today that it has sold a 20% stake in the Taoudenni Ta7 and Ta8 permits in Mauritania to Qatar Petroleum International. Total is ...


Total Acquires Marketing Assets in the Caribbean

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

 Total today announces the signature of an agreement to acquire ExxonMobil’s marketing assets in Puerto Rico, Jamaica and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The acquisition represents a marketing capacity of around ...


Gazprom, Total and StatoilHydro create Shtokman Development Company for phase one on the Shtokman gas field

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

 Today at the central office of Gazprom, Alexey Miller, Chairman of the company’s Management Committee, Christophe de Margerie, CEO of Total S.A., and Helge Lund, President and CEO of StatoilHydro ...


Venezuela: Sincor Officially Transformed into a Mixed Company

Friday, February 8th, 2008

Feb. 08, 08         After issuing a decree in November 2007 creating the Mixed Company PetroCedeño, the Venezuelan authorities issued on January 10, 2008 a decree transferring Sincor’s extra-heavy oil development operations ...


Total Signs Two Heavy Oil Study Agreements with PDVSA in Venezuela

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

Feb. 04, 08         Total announces the signature of two joint study agreements with PDVSA concerning the Junin 10 block in the Orinoco Belt in Venezuela. Signed by Christophe de Margerie, Chief Executive ...


Total Signs Two Heavy Oil Study Agreements with PDVSA in Venezuela

Monday, February 4th, 2008

Feb. 04, 08     Total announces the signature of two joint study agreements with PDVSA concerning the Junin 10 block in the Orinoco Belt in Venezuela. Signed by Christophe de Margerie, Chief Executive ...