Production Licenses Awarded

Total S.A.
07 September 2005


        UK North Sea: Total awarded three offshore production licenses   
  
Paris, September 7, 2005 - Total announces that it has been awarded the three
offshore production licences it applied for under the 23rd Oil and Gas Licensing
Round of the United Kingdom's Department of Trade and Industry. 
 
Total will be the operator with a 100% interest of the licenses for blocks 3/25-
b, 4/21 covering an area of 183 square kilometres to the south of the Alwyn
field 440 kilometres north-east of Aberdeen and for blocks 8/14, 8/15 with an
area of 420 square kilometres, some 300 kilometres north-east of Aberdeen.  

Total also has been awarded a stake of 43.25% in block 9/9c to be operated by BP
and covering an area of 43 square kilometres adjacent to the Bruce field, in
which Total already holds the same interest. 

These awards illustrate Total's commitment to continue exploration of the UK
continental shelf and to actively participate in the further development of the
North Sea oil and gas potential. 


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Total is the fourth largest oil and gas company in the world with operations in 
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 
on the company's website: www.total.com



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