Approximately 40% of these quantities come from fields or refineries operated by the Group. LPG trading involved the use of four time-charters and approximately sixty spot charters.

Since January 2008, SALPG (South Asian LPG Limited, a company in which Total holds a 50% interest, in partnership with Hindustan Petroleum Company Ltd) has operated the underground import and storage LPG terminal located in Visakhapatnam, on the east coast of India in the state of Andhra Pradesh. This terminal, the first of its kind in India, has a storage capacity of 60 kt. In 2009, the cavern received 606 kt of LPG, compared to 535 kt in 2008.