Drilling Report

Total Fina Elf.
10 June 2002


                       Gas discovery in the UK North Sea

Paris - June 10, 2002 - TotalFinaElf has made a significant gas and condensate
discovery in Block 3/15 of the North Sea, around 440 kilometres north east of
Aberdeen. The exploration well 3/15-9A was drilled on the Forvie North prospect,
16 kilometres from the Dunbar platform (Alwyn South) and 33 kilometres from
Alwyn North platform.

The discovery was made at a depth of 3,560 metres, in a water depth of 120
metres. On each of the two tests, the well flowed at a rate of 1 million cubic
metres of gas per day and 1,400 barrels of condensate per day.

Forvie forms part of the greater Alwyn Area which comprises the Alwyn North, 
Dunbar, Ellon, Grant and Nuggets fields.

These fields produce a combined total of 180,000 barrels of oil equivalent a
day. Oil is exported to the Sullom Voe Oil Terminal while gas is exported to the
St Fergus Gas Terminal.

TotalFinaElf is operator of the Alwyn Area and the St Fergus Gas Terminal with a 
100% interest.

This new discovery strengthens TotalFinaElf's activities in the UK sector of
North Sea, where the Group has been present for more than 35 years and where it
also operates the Elgin and Franklin fields.



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