TOTAL S.A., a French société anonyme incorporated in France on March 28, 1924, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is the fourth largest publicly-traded integrated oil and gas company in the world*.
With operations in more than 130 countries, TOTAL engages in all aspects of the petroleum industry, including Upstream operations (oil and gas exploration, development and marketing and the trading and shipping of crude oil and petroleum products).
TOTAL also produces base chemicals (petrochemicals and fertilizers), chlorochemicals, intermediates, performance polymers (organized under Arkema since October 2004) and specialty chemicals for the industrial and consumer markets. In addition, TOTAL has interests in the coal mining and power generation sectors, as well as a financial interest in the pharmaceutical sector (Sanofi-Aventis).
TOTAL began its Upstream operations in the Middle East in 1924. Since that time, the Group has grown and expanded its operations worldwide. In early 1999 the Group acquired control of PetroFina S.A. (“PetroFina” or “Fina”) and in early 2000, the Group acquired control of Elf Aquitaine S.A. (“Elf Aquitaine” or “Elf”). The Company currently owns 99.5% of Elf Aquitaine shares and, since early 2002, 100% of PetroFina shares.
The Group, which operated under the name TotalFina from June 1999 to March 2000, and then under the name TotalFinaElf, since the General Meeting held on May 6, 2003, operates under the name TOTAL. |
