Total, Gazprom and YPFB Sign Cooperation Agreem...

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               Total, Gazprom and YPFB Sign Cooperation Agreement

                        to Explore Azero Block in Bolivia

Total, Gazprom and Yacimentos Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) have
signed a cooperation agreement to explore the Azero block within the framework
of a joint venture company in which Total and Gazprom will own equal stakes.

The 4,764 square-kilometre Azero block is located in a new gas-rich province in
the Andes foothills in southeastern Bolivia. It is next to the Ipati and Aquio
blocks, where Total made a major natural gas find in 2004.

The agreement is a further demonstration of Total's commitment to working with
national oil companies, both within and outside of their borders.

Total in Bolivia

The agreement with YPFB and Gazprom strengthens the position of Total, which has
operated in Bolivia since 1996. The Group holds stakes in six licenses in
Bolivia: two production licenses, San Alberto and San Antonio (15%), which
supply natural gas to Brazil and the domestic Bolivian market; and four
exploration licenses where two discoveries have already been made; Block XX West
(75%, operator), Aquio and Ipati (80% each, operator) and Rio Hondo (50%).

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