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Registration Document 2005 - Total.com

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4<br />

Risk factors<br />

Other specific risks<br />

Risks related to <strong>com</strong>petition<br />

The Group is subject to intense <strong>com</strong>petition within the oil sector<br />

and in other related sectors in its activities related to satisfying the<br />

energy needs of the industry and of individuals. TOTAL is subject<br />

to <strong>com</strong>petition from other oil <strong>com</strong>panies in the acquisition of<br />

assets and licenses for the exploration and production of oil and<br />

natural gas. Competition is particularly strong with respect to the<br />

acquisition of undeveloped resources of oil and natural gas, which<br />

are in great demand. Competition is also intense in the sale of<br />

manufactured products based on crude and refined oil.<br />

* Source : Reuters<br />

88 TOTAL - <strong>Registration</strong> <strong>Document</strong> <strong>2005</strong><br />

In this respect, the main <strong>com</strong>petitors of TOTAL are ExxonMobil,<br />

Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Chevron. At the end of <strong>2005</strong>, TOTAL<br />

ranked fourth among these international oil <strong>com</strong>panies in terms of<br />

market capitalization*.

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