New Offshore ExplorationBlock

Total S.A.
15 March 2006



Total Awarded New Offshore Exploration Block in Cameroon

Paris, March 15, 2006 - Total has been awarded, by the government of Cameroon, 
the Bomana exploration block in the offshore Rio Del Rev basin. Total will be 
the operator of this block with a 100% interest.

The 140-square-kilometre block is located near concessions operated by
Total in Cameroon. 

Total is the operator of the Rio Del Rey permit in Cameroon partnered with
Pecten Cameroon and the Societe Nationale des  Hydrocarbures.  The Group's 
operated production in Cameroon is around 60,000 barrels of oil per day.

This acquisition is in line with Total's strategy in Cameroon consisting of
seeking opportunities to increase its present acreage, a strategy that began
April of 2005 when the group was awarded the Dissoni block.


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