Appointments

Total S.A.
17 July 2003

                         APPOINTMENTS WITHIN THE TOTAL GROUP


Paris - July 17, 2003 - Michel Benezit previously holding the position of Senior
Vice President Africa, Exploration and Production Division, is appointed Senior
Vice President Northern Europe, Exploration and Production Division as of
September 1st, 2003.

Aged 48, Michel Benezit is a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole des
Mines. In 1980, be was appointed Director of mining and energy in New Caledonia,
based in Noumea, then held various positions in government ministries in France.
He joined Total in 1986 and was put in charge of planning of Total Petroleum
North America in Denver (USA). In 1989, he became managing director of Total
Austral in Argentina. Upon returning in Paris, he became Vice President of
Total's activities in Gas, Electricity and Coal, before becoming Vice President,
Europe with Total Refining and Marketing. A member of the Group Management
Committee since May 1995, he became Vice President Overseas in July 1995. He was
appointed Vice President, Exploration and Production, TotalFina in July 1999. He
has been Senior Vice President, Africa, Exploration and Production of
TotalFinaElf since 2000.  

Jean Privey, previously holding the position of Vice President Gas and Power, is
appointed at the same date Senior vice President Africa, Exploration and
Production Division.

Aged 54, Jean Privey is a graduate of the Ecole Centrale (Paris) and holds a
bachelor's degree in Economics. He joined Elf in 1972, first in charge of
general economic studies, then in charge of follow up of Exploration and
Production activities and Group Consolidation with the Corporate Planning
Division. In 1980 he joined Cameroon Country Representation before being
appointed at Elf Serepca In Yaounde (Cameroon) and then Chief Financial and
Administrative Officer at Elf Petroland BV (the Hague, Netherlands). He then
became successively Vice President of Africa Division within the Finance
Division of Elf Exploration and Production and Chief Financial Officer for
Hydrocarbon Division in Paris. In 1993 he was appointed Chairman President and
Chief Executive Officer of Elf Aquitaine Inc in New York and Group
Representative in the United States. Upon returning in Paris he became Vice
President Natural Gas and then Vice President Group Audit Division. In 1999, he
became Chief Executive Officer of TotalFinaElf Exploration and Production Angola
and Group Representative in Angola. He has been Vice President Gas and Power
within Upstream Division of TotalFinaElf since January 2002.






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