Total - Factbook 2000-2007

Total S.A., a French limited company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is the fourth largest publicly-traded integrated international oil and gas company in the world. With operations in more than 130 countries, Total engages in all aspects of the petroleum industry, including Upstream operations (oil and gas exploration, development and production, LNG) and Downstream operations (refining, marketing and the trading and shipping of crude oil and petroleum products). Total also produces base chemicals (petrochemicals and fertilizers) and specialty chemicals for the industrial and consumer markets. In addition, Total has interests in the coal mining and power generation sectors, as well as a financial interest in Sanofi-Aventis. This factbook presents Total's History and strategy, highlights and corporate information, upstream, downstream, and chemical industry activities for 2007 and the first quarter 2008