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Total S.A.
3 July 2003

            Pakistan : Signing of Two Production Sharing Contracts
                         for Offshore Blocks G and H

Paris - July 3, 2003 - Total announces the signature by its subsidiary Total
Exploration and Production Pakistan of two production sharing contracts with the
government of Pakistan. The agreements cover the deep Offshore Blocks G and H
around 200 kilometres from the coast in water depths of between 1,700 and 3,400
meters.

Total is the operator of both of these blocks with an interest of 40% in
partnership with Petronas (30%), OMV (15%) and the Pakistani companies Marigas
(5%) and OGDCL (10%).

The signature of these contracts confirms Total's ambition to continually
develop new resources and the company's ability to explore and produce
hydrocarbons in technically challenging environments.



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