Drilling Report

Total S.A.
29 March 2006



                       UK North Sea: Glenelg field starts up
 
 
Paris, March 29, 2006 - Total announces the start of production of the
Glenelg gas and condensates field, located 240 kilometres east of Aberdeen      
in a water depth of about 100 metres.     

The Glenelg development has been a technical challenge for Total. The Group
managed to successfully drill a highly deviated well of 7300 metres in length
from the Elgin platform.  The well reached its target at a depth of 5600 metres
below sea level in a very high temperature and high pressure reservoir (200
degrees Celsius and 1150 bars).

This well has a production potential of about 30,000 barrels of oil equivalent
per day.   

The production from Glenelg will be processed and exported through the     
existing  Elgin-Franklin facilities  and will contribute to extend their gas
production plateau at a level of 15.5 million cubic metres per day (around    
550 million cubic feet per day).       

Total, Operator with a 49.47% interest, is partnered in Glenelg with E.ON   
Ruhrgas (18.57%), BG International (14.7%), GDF (9.26%) and Eni (8%). 

The Glenelg success illustrates the willingness of the Group to deploy its
technical expertise to valorise, through innovative projects, hydrocarbon
reserves which were not developable up to now. 


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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