Total in the United States

In the United States, in the Gulf of Mexico, we hold interests in the following fields, which are all in production: 
- Chinook (33.33%).
- Tahiti (17%).
- Jack (25%).

We also hold interests in the following fields, under exploration:
- North Platte (60%, operator).
- Ballymore Development (40%).
- Anchor Development (32.5%).

In the field of shale gas production:
- We operate (100%) the assets in the Barnett Shale Basin in Texas.
- We hold a 25% stake in the joint venture that operates the Utica Basin in Ohio.

Lastly, we carry out intensive R&D in the United States, particularly in seismic imaging and reservoir modeling.
 

We operate in the solar and biotechnology sectors in the United States.

In the field of solar energy:
- We are the majority shareholder of SunPower (55.66%), a world leader in the photovoltaic solar power industry. SunPower is active in the home, industrial and commercial rooftop markets and the ground-mounted solar plant market. In particular, SunPower has built the world’s biggest photovoltaic solar plant in the United States, the California Valley Solar Ranch, which can power 100,000 homes.
- We own four production sites and a research center in the country through our wholly owned affiliate Saft, the world leader in the design and production of high-tech batteries for industry.
- We have acquired an interest in AMBRI, a start-up that develops high-temperature (over 300°C) stationary batteries based on liquid metal.

In the area of biotechnology:
- We are a shareholder of Amyris (13%), which is developing an innovative technology to convert sugar into building block molecules for fuels and chemicals.
- We have an R&D partnership with the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), a cutting-edge synthetic biology research center that develops processes to convert biomass into biofuels.
- We own Novogy, a start-up that has developed a technology to convert sugar into lipids with a view to producing fuels and chemicals.

Local websites

http://us.sunpower.com
http://www.amyris.com

We wholly own the Port Arthur refinery in Texas, where we do all our refining in the United States. The facility is integrated with a steam cracker in which we have a 40% interest as part of a joint venture with BASF.

As part of our petrochemicals business, we also operate:
- A polypropylene plant in La Porte, Texas.
- A styrene plant in Carville, Louisiana, as part of a joint venture.
- A polystyrene plant in Carville, Louisiana.

Lastly, we are a 50% partner in a joint venture, which will eventually comprise a new ethane cracker and a new polyethylene unit.

We are also active in specialty chemicals through our wholly owned affiliate Hutchinson, the leader in elastomers processing specialized in sealing, fluids management, anti-vibration systems, and materials and structures (acoustic and thermal insulation).
 

Local websites

http://www.totalpetrochemicalsusa.com
https://www.hutchinson.com/en

Through our Total Gas & Power North America (TGPNA) affiliate, we:
- Trade natural gas, natural gas liquids extracted from Utica reservoirs, petcoke and sulfur produced by the Port Arthur refinery, and electricity.
- Possess liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification capacity at the Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Louisiana.
- Have entered into LNG purchase agreements with Sabine Pass, Cameron LNG and Corpus Christi.
- Hold a 16.6% interest in the Cameron LNG terminal.

We also hold an 18.38% interest in Tellurian Investments Inc., which develops natural gas liquefaction and export projects.

Lastly, we have a 25% interest in Clean Energy Fuels Corp, a leader in supplying the transportation industry with natural gas and renewable natural gas fuel for vehicles in North America. The company has a network of 550 service stations in North America.

In the United States, we market:
- Jet fuel.
- Marine fuel.
- Lubricants for land and marine applications.
- Additives and special fluids.

Local websites

http://www.totalspecialtiesusa.com
http://www.totallubricantsusa.com
http://www.totalengineoils.com
https://www.totalspecialties.com/lubricants/about-kleenmold
http://www.total-techspecs.com

We have a trading desk based in Houston. It charters tankers sailing to North American destinations, supplies the Port Arthur refinery with crude oil and exports the refinery’s heavy fuel oil.