United Arab Emirates

In the United Arab Emirates, where Total has been present since 1939, the Group’s production in 2010 was 222 kboe/d, compared to 214 kboe/d in 2009 and 243 kboe/d in 2008. The changes that have been recorded since 2008 are mainly due to the implementation of OPEC quotas.

In Abu Dhabi, Total holds interests in the Abu Al Bu Khoosh field (75%, operator), in the Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO, 9.5%), which operates the five major onshore fields in Abu Dhabi, and in Abu Dhabi Marine (ADMA, 13.3%), which operates two offshore fields. Total also has interests in Abu Dhabi Gas Industries (GASCO, 15%), which produces LPG and condensates from the associated gas produced by ADCO, and in Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company (ADGAS, 5%), which produces LNG, LPG and condensates.

In early 2009, Total signed agreements for a 20-year extension of its participation in the GASCO joint venture starting on October 1, 2008.

In early 2011, Total and IPIC, a government-owned entity in Abu Dhabi, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a view to developing projects of common interest in the upstream oil and gas sectors.
The Group holds a 25% interest in Dolphin Energy Ltd. alongside Mubadala, a company owned by the government of the Abu Dhabi Emirate, to market gas produced in Qatar in particular to the United Arab Emirates.

The Group also holds a 33.3% interest in Ruwais Fertilizer Industries (FERTIL), which produces urea. In 2005, FERTIL’s corporate life was extended for an additional 25-year period. FERTIL 2, a new project, was launched in 2009 to build a new granulated urea unit with a capacity of 3,500 t/d (1.2 Mt/y). This project will allow FERTIL to more than double production and reach nearly 2 Mt/yi n January 2013.

Iraq

Iran

Oman

Qatar

The Group also holds a 10% interest in Laffan Refinery, a 146 kb/d condensate splitter that started up in September 2009.

Syria

• in November 2008, the 10-year extension of the Deir Ez Zor permit to 2021;
  
• in October 2009, the Tabiyeh agreement, which primarily provides for an increase in the production from the gas and condensates Tabiyeh field;
  
• in July 2009, the Cooperation Framework Agreement, which provides for the development of oil projects in partnership with the Syrian company General Petroleum Corporation.



Yemen

In Yemen, Total has been present since 1987 with production in 2009 of of 66 kboe/d in 2010, compared to 21 kboe/d in 2009 and 10 kboe/d in 2008. Total has interests in the country’s two oil basins, as the operator on Block 10 (Masila Basin, East Shabwa permit, 28.57%) and as a partner on Block 5 (Marib Basin, Jannah permit, 15%).

Total also has an interest in the Yemen LNG project (39.62%).The Yemen LNG liquefaction plant started up in October 2009. As part of this project, the liquefaction plant built in Balhaf on the southern coast of Yemen is supplied with gas produced on Block 18, located near Marib in the center of the country, through a 320 km pipeline. The two liquefaction trains were commissioned in October 2009 and April 2010. Overall production capacity from both trains is 6.7 Mt/y of LNG.

In 2010, Total consolidated positions in onshore exploration through the acquisition of a 36% interest in Block 72 and by increasing its interest to 50.1% from 30.9% in Block 70. Total also acquired 40% interests in Blocks 69 and 71 in 2007. Appraisal of gas discoveries on Block 71 is underway. The first well drilled on Block 70 discovered positive oil shows. The potential of this discovery has yet to be assessed.





 

(1) Participation indirecte via l’intérêt de 36,8% de Oman LNG dans Qalhat LNG

Source : Registration Document 2010