Our Businesses


Total is leveraging its integrated business model to take advantage of synergies among its various activities worldwide. These activities are divided into three businesses.

Our Upstream business encompasses oil exploration and production, together with activities related to natural gas.

Our Refining & Chemicals includes refining, petrochemicals, speciality chemicals, crude oil trading and shipping.

Our Marketing & Services business is focused on the supply and sale of petroleum products, together with activities related to renewable energy.

  • Upstream

    The Upstream business has two branches: Exploration & Production and  Gas & Power. These teams engage in oil and gas exploration, development and production in more than 50 countries.

  • Refining & Chemicals

    Total’s Refining & Chemicals business is the Company’s major industrial component, encompassing refining, petrochemicals, fertilizers and speciality chemicals. It also includes crude oil trading and shipping activities.


  • Marketing & Services

    This business involves supplying and marketing petroleum products (service station activities for light vehicles and trucks; general trade in automotive fuels, fuel oil, lubricants, LPG, asphalt, etc.). They are also developing solar energy and biomass.