Drilling Report

Total S.A.
16 February 2006


              Libya: Total makes new oil discovery on Block NC 186


Paris, February 16, 2006 - Total (24%) and partners Repsol YPF (operator),
OMV and Saga have made a seventh oil discovery in Libya's Block NC 186,
in the Murzuq Basin 800 kilometres south of Tripoli.

During production testing, the K1 well flowed at a rate up to 2,300 barrels of
oil per day.

Three of the previous discoveries on the Block NC 186 have already been
developed.

All the discoveries are near to the El Sharara field in block NC 115 which
produces around 200,000 barrels per day of low sulphur light oil and in which
Total holds a 30% stake in the foreign consortium.

This latest discovery strengthens Total's position in Libya, where the Group is
operator of the Al Jurf offshore field and of the Mabruk field in the Sirte 
Basin as well as a number of exploration permits.


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