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            Total to Build Two New Units at the Lindsey Oil Refinery
                              in the United Kingdom

Total announced today that it has begun construction of two new units at the
Lindsey Oil Refinery, near Immingham, in the United Kingdom:

    --  a hydrodesulphurization (HDS) unit with a capacity of 1 million metric
        tonnes per year;

    --  a hydrogen production unit (SMR - Steam Methane Reformer) necessary

for the desulphurization process.

Representing an investment of around EUR 300 million, the project will at peak
employ 600 people at the refinery. Commissioning is scheduled for 2009.

The units will increase Total's production of ultra low sulphur diesel, for
which demand is growing steadily, and will substantially increase the refinery's
capacity to process less expensive sour crudes.

Following on from the commissioning of the distillate hydrocracker at the Le
Havre refinery in France in 2006, this latest project further confirms Total's
assertive strategy of upgrading its refining base.

With a capacity of 10 million metric tonnes, the Lindsey Oil Refinery is Total's
main refinery in the United Kingdom, where the Group is also a leading oil and
gas producer. With a network of 900 service stations, its subsidiary Total UK is
also a front-ranking petroleum product marketer.

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Total is one of the world's major oil and gas groups, with activities in more
than 130 countries. Its 95,000 employees put their expertise to work in every
part of the industry - exploration and production of oil and natural gas,
refining and marketing, gas trading and electricity. Total is working to keep
the world supplied with energy, both today and tomorrow. The Group is also a
first rank player in chemicals. www.total.com

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