Acquisition

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                Total acquires Goal Petroleum in the Netherlands

Total announces today that it has just entered into an agreement with Talisman
Energy to purchase the shares of its Dutch subsidiary, Goal Petroleum
(Netherlands) B.V. (Goal), for $480 million (excluding working capital).

The agreement, effective 1 January 2008, is subject to all necessary approvals
by the authorities in accordance with Dutch legislation.

The assets of Goal, predominantly located in permits operated by Total, include
10.25% of the K4b/K5a licence and 20.273% of the K5b licence, both operated by
Total E&P Nederland B.V., and 8% of the E18a licence, operated by Wintershall.

This acquisition will increase Total E&P Nederland's reserves and production
portfolio by about 20%. It will enable Total E&P Nederland to increase
production by 8,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day by 2011, thanks to new
developments due to come on stream in the near future.

The acquisition will strengthen Total's portfolio on the Dutch Continental
Shelf, where the Group will continue to optimise its exploration and production
activities and maximise the recovery factor of its gas fields' reserves and
resources in a mature area.

Total Exploration & Production in the Netherlands

Total has been involved in the exploration and production of natural gas in the
Netherlands and the North Sea Continental Shelf since 1964. Its operated
production is about 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, while its own
production share amounts to 44,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, due to
various partnerships in joint ventures.

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