Stmt re Kristin OffshoreField

Total S.A.
03 November 2005


                  Norway's Kristin Field Brought on Stream   
  
Paris - November 3, 2005 - Total announces that the high-pressure/high-
temperature (900 bar/170degrees C) Kristin offshore field has been brought on
stream in Norway. 

Located 240 kilometers offshore and 20 kilometers from the Asgard field, in
which Total also has an interest, Kristin is a subsea development in 315 meters
of water. The field's output is processed on a new semi-submersible platform,
after which the condensate is exported to Asgard C and the gas is piped to the
Karsto terminal via the existing network.

Kristin will produce around 220,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in
plateau. Total (6%) is partnered with Statoil (operator), Petoro, Norsk Hydro,
ExxonMobil and ENI on the project.

The new production consolidates Total's growth base in the Norwegian Sea. The
Group reported output of 406,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in Norway in
2004.
 
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