Drilling Report

Total S.A.
8 June 2005


                      Total Makes Fourth Oil Discovery 
                  in Angola's Ultra-Deep Offshore Block 32   
  
 
Paris - June 08, 2005 - Sociedade Nacional de Combustiveis de Angola (Sonangol
EP) and Total announce a new oil discovery in the ultra-deep Angolan offshore
with the fourth well drilled in Block 32.

Drilled in a water depth of 1,703 meters, the Gengibre-1 well tested at 4,724
barrels per day of oil from a single reservoir. With a total depth of 4,432
meters, the well is located in the eastern section of Block 32, around 17
kilometers from the 2003 Gindungo-1 find and 12 kilometers from the 2004 Canela-
1 find.

Further geological and engineering studies will be performed to appraise the
production potential of the Gengibre discovery.

Sociedade Nacional de Combustiveis de Angola is the Block 32 concessionaire.
Total operates the block with a 30% interest, alongside Marathon Oil Company
(30%), Sonangol EP (20%), Esso Exploration and Production Angola Ltd. (15%) and
Petrogal (5%).

Total is Africa's leading international producer, with output of 813,000 barrels
of oil equivalent per day in 2004. It is a top-tier oil operator in Angola,
where it is pursuing a major development program. The Group has operations
onshore and in the deep and ultra-deep offshore, and is the operator, with a 40%
interest, of Block 17, where the Dalia and Rosa fields are under development.
Total's equity production in Angola was 164,000 barrels of oil equivalent per
day in 2004.  

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Total is the fourth largest oil and gas company in the world with operations in
more than 130 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.
Total has more than 111,000 employees worldwide.  More information can be found
on the company's website: www.total.com



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