Sale & Purchase Agreement

Total S.A.
18 September 2003

           LNG Sales & Purchase Agreement signed with Nigeria LNG

Paris, September 18, 2003 -Total announces that its wholly owned subsidiary
Total Gas & Power Ltd (TGP), and Nigeria LNG Ltd (NLNG) signed yesterday in
London a sales and purchase agreement relating to the supply of 1.2 billion
cubic metres per year of liquefied natural gas produced at the Bonny LNG plant.
The LNG deliveries will start in 2007 for a duration of 20 years.

'This agreement marks an important step in developing Total's downstream LNG
activities in the Atlantic Basin,' said Yves-Louis Darricarrere President of
Total Gas and Power.

Through TGP, the gas and electricity trading and marketing arm of Total, the LNG
will be distributed to various gas markets in Europe and North America.

With three trains in operation, two trains under construction and one additional
train under development, the Bonny liquefaction plant operated by NLNG is set to
become one of the world's largest LNG plant. Total holds a 15% stake in NLNG.

Total, already active in the fast growing spot LNG trade, intends to support the
future growth of its LNG activities by continuing to expand its own portfolio of
LNG sources and outlets.

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more than 120 countries. Total's activities cover the whole energy chain of the
petroleum industry: exploration, oil and gas production, refining and marketing,
trading and power generation. The Group is also a major player in chemicals
through its chemicals branch, Atofina. Total has 121,000 employees worldwide.
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