TOTAL is a leading multinational company with 97,000 employees and operations in more than 130 countries. Together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, TOTAL is the fifth largest publicly-traded integrated oil and gas company in the world*. Total reported sales of € 180 billion in 2008.

TOTAL’s operations span the entire oil and gas chain, from exploration, development and production to midstream gas, refining and marketing, and crude oil and petroleum product trading and shipping.

TOTAL is also a world-class chemicals producer, and has interests in coal mines, cogeneration and power generation. In addition, TOTAL is helping to secure the future of energy through its commitment to developing renewable energies, such as wind, solar and photovoltaic power and alternative fuels.

TOTAL has exploration and production activities in 40 countries and produces oil and gas in 30 countries. TOTAL’s output was 2.34 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2008 and has a solid, diversified portfolio of proved reserves of 10.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent.

* Based on market capitalization as of December 31, 2008.