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                    The Dolphin Gas Project Starts Production

Total (NYSE:TOT) (LSE:TTA) (Paris:FP) announces that the Dolphin Gas Project is
now producing natural gas from Qatar and is exporting it to the United Arab
Emirates.

The partners in the Project, Total, 24.5%, Mubadala Development Company, on
behalf of the Government of Abu Dhabi, 51%, and Occidental Petroleum, 24.5%, are
grouped together in the company Dolphin Energy Limited.

Dolphin is the largest natural gas project ever developed between two countries
in the Gulf.

It involves the development of natural gas reserves from Qatar's giant offshore
North Field, via two unmanned production platforms. The gas is treated onshore
at the plant built by Dolphin Energy in Ras Laffan in Qatar. Gas production for
export will ramp up to 2 billion cubic feet of gas per day in early 2008.

The long term customers for Dolphin gas are ADWEC (Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity
Company), UWEC (Union Water & Electricity Company) in Fujairah, DUSUP (Dubai
Supply Authority) and OOC (Oman Oil Company).

Dolphin Energy Limited, which benefits from the technical know-how and
experience of Total, is the owner and operator of all phases of the Project.
Dolphin is responsible for development, start-up and production of the field.
The company is also operating the export pipeline linking Qatar and the United
Arab Emirates, operational since March 2007, as well as handling gas
distribution in the United Arab Emirates.

'Total is a founding shareholder of Dolphin Energy and is very pleased that this
important project came on stream as expected. Dolphin is the result of the
collective vision of the United Arab Emirates and the State of Qatar and creates
a regional gas grid within the Gulf for the very first time', declares
Yves-Louis Darricarrère, president Exploration and Production of Total. 'This
project will support economic growth throughout the region, creating wealth and
durable employment opportunities.'

Total in Qatar and United Arab Emirates

Total is one of the founding partners of Qatargas, a company which owns and
operates three LNG trains under production. Total has already a large range of
assets and projects in Qatar where it operates the Al Khalij oil field, has
stakes in the liquefaction plant of Qatargas I and in the second train of
Qatargas II and has activities in the petrochemical sector with Qapco, QVC and
the Qatofin project.

Total's production in Qatar (including its share in the production of equity
affiliates) averaged 58,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2006.

Total's activities in the United Arab Emirates are mainly located in Abu Dhabi
where the Group's presence dates back to 1939. Total's equity production in 2006
reached 267,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. In Abu Dhabi, Total holds a
75% interest (operator) in the Abu Al Bu Khoosh field. Total is also a 9.5%
shareholder in the Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO), as well
as a 13.3% shareholder in Abu Dhabi Marine (ADMA).

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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