Drilling Report

Total S.A.
07 November 2005



        Total Makes Sixth Oil Discovery in Libya's Block NC 186



Paris - November 7, 2005 - Total (24%) and partners Repsol YPF (operator), OMV
and Saga have made a sixth oil discovery in Libya's Block NC 186. Three of the
discoveries have been developed or are under development.

Well J-1, drilled in the Murzuq Basin 800 kilometers south of Tripoli, reached a
total depth of 1,500 meters and encountered a significant oil column in the
Mamumiyat sandstone formation. J-1 is located 16 kilometers northeast of last
month's l-1 discovery. 

The well tested at 4,650 barrels per day of 40degreeAPI oil.

In Libya, Total operates the offshore Al Jurf field and the Mabruk field in the
Sirte Basin. The Group is also a partner in the consortium that operates the
adjacent El Sharara fields, which produce around 200,000 barrels per day of
light oil.



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more than 130 countries. Total's activities cover the whole energy chain of the
petroleum industry: exploration, oil and gas production, refining and marketing,
trading and power generation. The Group is also a major player in chemicals.
Total has more than 111,000 employees worldwide.  More information can be found
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