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Total inks new 40-year concession with ADNOC onshore Abu Dhabi

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 29th January 2015

29th January 2015

Total has signed a new 40-year onshore concession agreement with the Supreme Petroleum Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), granting Total a 10 per cent participating interest effective January 1, 2015

Total wraps up Ofon field flare out offshore Nigeria

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 7th January 2015

07th January 2015

Total has completed the flare out of the Ofon field on Oil Mining Lease (OML) 102 offshore Nigeria

Total unloads last equity in LNG company GTT to Temasek

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 9th December 2014

09th December 2014

Total has entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition by Temasek of Total’s entire remaining stake in GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz), representing 10.4 per cent of the company

Marathon strikes oil in Kurdistan

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 1st December 2014

01st December 2014

Located 60 kilometres from the city of Erbil, the Jisik-1 Martathon Oil-operated discovery well on the Harir Block was drilled to a depth of 4,511 metres and encountered light oil and gas with condensates intervals in Jurassic and Triassic carbonate reservoirs

Total and Rosneft draw closer together over refinery deal

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 28th November 2014

28th November 2014

Total and Rosneft have signed a term sheet that envisages the main terms and conditions of the purchase of a 16.67 per cent share in a refinery located in Schwedt, Germany (PCK Raffinerie GmbH)

Vallourec nets tubes and connections contract for Total offshore Angola

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 14th November 2014

14th November 2014

Vallourec nets tubes and connections contract for Total offshore Angola

Vallourec has been awarded a contract to supply premium tubes and connections for the ultra-deep offshore Kaombo project in Angola, operated by Total E&P Angola

Yamal LNG carrier to be named after late Total CEO, Christophe de Margerie

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 3rd November 2014

03rd November 2014

Yamal LNG carrier to be named after late Total CEO Christophe de Margerie

Total’s late CEO, Christophe de Margerie, has received major recognition in Russia for his commitment to the nation’s oil and gas industry, with president Putin granting him a posthumous award of the Order of Honour and approving the naming after him of a tanker at the Yamal LNG project by Total’s partner Novatek, according to reports

Total names Patrick Pouyanné as CEO and Thierry Desmarest as caretaker chairman

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 22nd October 2014

22nd October 2014

Total names Patrick Pouyanné as CEO and Thierry Desmarest as caretaker chairman

Following the tragic and unexpected death of its long-time head and industry stalwart, Christophe de Margerie, Total has decided to raise Patrick Pouyanné into the position of chief executive officer and Thierry Desmarest as chairman until the two roles are combined next year

Total and Gazprom Neft launch high-spec bitumen production at Russian refinery

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 21st October 2014

21st October 2014

Total and Gazprom Neft launch high-spec bitumen production at Russian refinery

Pilot production of a new generation of polymer-modified bitumens (PMBs) under the G-Way Styrelf brand has begun at the Gazprom Neft Moscow Refinery — the first facility in Russia producing bitumens of this kind

Christophe de Margerie killed in Moscow jet collision

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 21st October 2014

21st October 2014

Christophe de Margerie killed in Moscow jet collision

The chief executive officer of Total, Christophe de Margerie, died in an accident in Moscow last night as his business jet collided with a snowplough vehicle and was engulfed in flames when attempting to take off from Vnukovo International Airport, resulting in the death of de Margerie and the plane’s three crew members