NLNG Train 4 First Shipment

Total S.A. 23 January 2006 Nigeria: Total receives First Shipment from NLNG Train 4 Paris, January 23, 2006 - Total announces that its first cargo of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from Nigeria LNG (NLNG) train 4 left Bonny Island today bound for Spain, as part of the 1.15 million metric tonnes per annum (MTPA) sales and purchase agreement signed between Total Gas & Power Ltd. and NLNG to off take LNG from trains 4, 5 and 6. NLNG's Train 4 started production in fourth quarter 2005 and Train 5 is currently being prepared to start in February. These two trains will increase NLNG's production capacity by 8 MTPA to over 17 MTPA. Train 6, currently under construction, will further increase the plant capacity by 4 MTPA. Total holds a 15% stake in NLNG, a Nigerian Joint Venture company whose other shareholders are the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (49%), Shell (25.6%) and ENI (10.4%). * * * * * * * 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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