Subsidiaries Disposal

Total S.A.
07 February 2006



       United States: Total focuses exploration and production activities
                                in the Gulf of Mexico


Paris, February 07, 2006 - Total announces that its wholly owned
subsidiary, Total E&P USA, Inc., has agreed to sell two mature fields,
Bethany and Maben, located in East Texas and Mississippi, respectively, to
XTO  Energy  Inc. The transaction is scheduled to close by the end of
February 2006.


Total will now focus its exploration and production projects in the United
States on the offshore Gulf of Mexico.


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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
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