Total to mark 75 years in UAETotal, a French multinational integrated oil and gas company, is set to mark 75 years of presence in the UAE, its largest base in the Middle East, with the renewal of its license in Adco next year. The firm is involved in eight hy More… |
Total joins Exxon, Kufpec in S Sudan oil searchFrench oil company Total will partner with US major Exxon Mobil and Kuwait's Kufpec in South Sudan to search for oil in the restive Jonglei state, a senior lawmaker in the African country said. Sudan's 1983-2005 civil war More… |
Total to pay $398 million in Iran rowFrench oil company Total has agreed to pay $398 million to settle criminal and civil charges brought by the US government over alleged payments of bribes to Iranian officials in exchange for oil and gas contracts. Separately, the More… |
Total to start Libya offshore exploration in MayFrance's Total said it aimed to start offshore exploratory drilling in Libya next month for gas, in a further sign the Opec member's energy industry is returning to normal after the 2011 war. Speaking at the Libya Oil & More… |
Total-led group wins Qatar refinery dealQatar Petroleum (QP) has signed an agreement with a consortium led by France's Total to build the $1.5 billion Laffan 2 refinery project, a statement from the Qatari firm said. QP will own 8 More… |
Total holds leadership seminar in Abu DhabiFrance-based Total, a global oil and gas group, recently held a seminar for young leaders from the UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon in Abu Dhabi. The first edition of Alreyada, Connecting Young Lead More… |
Staying power in a volatile regionHe is one of the Middle East oil and gas industry’s most powerful men. And probably one of its busier individuals, in charge of a portfolio of strategic interests stretching across the region. But in the relative calm of corporate headquar More… |
Total to boost exploration budgetTotal plans to raise its exploration budget in 2013 under an investment policy that takes advantage of high oil prices and financing from large-scale asset sales. The world's fifth largest oil company by market value said it w More… |
Cyprus inks offshore deal with TotalCyprus has signed a deal with France's Total to search for offshore oil and gas, hailing its anticipated energy bonanza as a way out of austerity it faces due to exposure to indebted Greece. Signing a production sharing agreem More… |
Abu Dhabi, French bank eye Total's gas networkFrench state bank Caisse des Depots (CDC) has teamed up with Abu Dhabi investment fund ADIA to form a powerful consortium to bid for Total's TIGF gas network business, sources said. The move More… |








