Our Businesses

Downstream: Investing to adapt the industrial base to market changes and consolidating its position in the marketing segment.

The Downstream segment conducts Total's refining, marketing, trading and shipping activities.

  • Refining Aerial view of the Feyzin refinery, France Aerial view of Feyzin refinery in France.
  • Refining Donges Refinery (France) Donges is France's second refinery in terms of capacity and Total's center-west regional pole supplying the Atlantic coast in petrol products.
  • Refining Leuna Refinery (Germany) Visbreaking unit of Mitteldeutschland Gmbh Refinery in Leuna (Germany).
  • Refining Night view of the distillate hydrocracker (DHC) at the Normandy refinery, France Night view of the distillate hydrocraker (DHC) on the Normandie refinery in France.
  • Refining Detail of the high pressure desulphurization unit (HP loop) at the Provence Refinery (France). Detail of the high pressure desulphurization unit (HP loop) at the Provence Refinery (France).
  • Refining Distillate Hydrocraker (DHC) of the Normandy Refinery (France) Close-up of the distillate hydrocraker (DHC) on the Normandie refinery in France.
  • Refining Port-Arthur Refinery (USA) Unit at Port-Arthur refinery in the United-States..
  • Refining High pressure desulphurization unit at the Provence Refinery (France) High pressure desulphurization unit at the Provence Refinery (France)
  • Refining Wepec refinery in China Total and Sinochem are partners in the West Pacific Petroleum Refinery (Wepec) located in Dalian, China
  • Trading Crude oil trader in Total’s trading room, Geneva, Switzerland Trader in Total’s Trading offices in Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Shipping The Arctic Lady LNG carrier Chartered by Total, the LNG carrier `Arctic Lady` transports gas liquefied in the Melkoya plant (Norway) to destinations in Europe and the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Shipping Aerial view of VLCC La Famenne The "La Famenne" ship (a VLCC, very large crude carrier), time-chartered by the Group.
  • Service Stations Night view of a Total service station in Morinvilliers, France Total service station at Morinvilliers in France. Total’s numbers 16, 500 service stations worldwide
  • Service Stations Total service station at the Grands Plans service plaza, France Total service station at Grands Plans in France. There are 2,400 Total branded service stations in France.
  • Service Stations Elf Service Station in France Elf service station at Les Balmes, in Voreppe, France, one of the 300 Elf service stations in France.
  • Service Stations AS 24 service station in the Czech Republic AS 24 service station in Usti Nad Labem in the Czech Republic. There are over 500 AS24 service stations throughout Europe marketing fuels for professional transporters.
  • Service Stations Elan service station Elan service station 'La Savoyarde" at Ugine in France. The 1800 Elan service stations are essentially located in rural areas in France.
  • Fuels and Specialty products Service station in Munich, Germany The Total service station of Munich in Germany, equipped with an hydrogen pump.
  • Fuels and Specialty products Rack of lubricants in a Total service station Boutique in Nouméa (New Caledonia) Staff member in front of a rack of lubricants in Magenta Total service station Boutique in Nouméa (New Caledonia)
  • Fuels and Specialty products The Brunsbuttel Technical Center specializes in bitumen research Bitumen storage at the Brunsbuttel Technical Center, which is part of Total Bitumen research facilities.
  • Fuels and Specialty products Air Total lorry delivering kerosene at Orly Airport (France) Air Total lorry delivering kerosene at Orly Airport (France) from underground pipes to the tanks of the plane. Air Total is France 1st general aviation network.
  • Fuels and Specialty products Solaize Research Centre (France) Exterior view of Solaize Research Centre (France), a partner of neighbor Feyzin refinery, specialized in lubricants research.

As of December 31, 2010, Total’s worldwide refining capacity was 2,363 kb/d. In 2010, the Group’s worldwide refined products sales were 3,776 kb/d (including trading operations), compared to 3,616 kb/d in 2009
and 3,658 kb/d in 2008. Total is the largest refiner/marketer in Western Europe 1, and the largest marketer in Africa 2. As of December 31, 2010, Total’s worldwide marketingnetwork consisted of 17,490 service stations in 2010, compared to 16,299 in 2009 and 16,425 in 2008, more than 50% of which are owned bythe Group. In addition, Total’s refining operations allow the Groupto produce a broad range of specialty products, such as lubricants,liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), jet fuel, special fluids, bitumen,marine fuels and petrochemical feedstock.

The Group is adapting its Refining business to an environment thatis depressed due to weaker demand for refined products. Total continues to improve its positions by focusing on three key areas:adapting its European refining system to market changes;modernizing its Port Arthur refinery in the United States andbuilding a refinery in Jubail in Saudi Arabia.

Regarding its Marketing business, the Group intends to consolidateits position in Western Europe, pursue targeted developments inAfrica and the growing markets of the Asia-Pacific region andexpand its specialty products business worldwide.

Consistent with the optimization of its Downstream portfolio inEurope, Total signed an agreement with ERG in January 2010 tocreate a joint venture in the Refining and Marketing business inItaly 3. “TotalErg” will be the name of this newly created companythrough the merger of Total Italia and ERG Petroli. The shareholdersagreement calls for a joint governance of the company as well asthe operating independence of the joint-venture. Total and Ergwill hold a 49% and a 51% interest, respectively. The transaction issubject to approval by the relevant authorities.