One of France’s largest corporations and the world's fourth largest publicly-traded integrated international oil and gas company¹, Total is committed to meeting growing energy demand while consistently acting as a responsible corporate citizen.

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The World's Fourth Largest Publicly-Traded Integrated International Oil and Gas Company¹
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.

The technical skills and expertise of our 96,400 employees are the most important competitive advantage. United by a shared culture, these exploration, production, refining, marketing and chemicals specialists have made Total a sound, resilient enterprise, focused on our core businesses and enjoying unmatched growth opportunities.
 
Growing Production to Keep Pace with Energy Demand
Total is the world’s fifth-largest international oil and gas producer, with production of 2.39 million barrels of oil equivalent per day and proved reserves of 10.4 billion barrels of oil equivalent as of end-2007 ². Our portfolio of assets is evenly distributed among the world’s leading petroleum provinces.
We are also a world leader in gas production and marketing and in power generation. Moreover, we are actively preparing for the future by investigating renewable energies such as photovoltaics (solar power) and marine energy and second-generation biofuels.

Customer-Focused Brands
With nearly 16,500 service stations worldwide, Total is No 1 in Western European refining/marketing and No 1 in African marketing. We also have a strong presence in the Mediterranean Basin and are moving into growth markets in Southeast Asia.
Our marketing operations leverage not only TOTAL our flagship brand, whose solid reputation is based on quality service and local presence, but also our strategically positioned Elf, Elan  and AS24 brands.
 
Innovative Chemicals Improving the Quality of Life
Total's chemicals business is a leader in each of its markets: base chemicals (petrochemicals and fertilizers) and specialty chemicals for the industrial and consumer markets (rubber processing, adhesives, resins and electroplating). 

Because its products have a broad impact on peoples’ lives, Total's Chemicals business innovates constantly to anticipate the needs of an ever-changing society.


1. based on market capitalization (in dollars) as of December 31, 2007.
2. based on 2007 year-end price for Brent: 93.72 $/b