Registration document 2007 - Total.com

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Business overview
Downstream - Refining & Marketing
The Group also decided to build a desulphurization unit at the
Lindsey (Immingham) refinery in the UK. This investment is
being designed to raise the portion of high-sulphur crude that
the plant can process from 10% to 70%. The unit is
scheduled to begin operating in 2009. A second project to
build a desulphurization unit at the Donges refinery in France
is currently being studied. Commissioning is planned for 2010.
A third project to construct a desulphurization unit at the
Leuna refinery in Germany is also being studied.
In addition, CEPSA (1) has announced investments to improve
the performance of its refineries, including the construction of
a 2.1 Mt hydrocracker (2) unit at the Huelva refinery in Spain.
This unit is scheduled to begin operating near the end of
2009.
(1) Group’s share in CEPSA: 48.8% as of December 31, 2006.
(2) To which should be added a crude distillation unit (CDU), a vacuum distillation unit
(VDU) and a steam methane reformer (SMR).
Crude oil refining capacity
The table below sets forth TOTAL’s share of the daily crude oil refining capacity of its refineries.
TOTAL – Registration Document 2006
• Investments are being made to modernize refining sites,
improve safety and energy efficiency and reduce
environmental impacts.
At the Dalian (China) refinery, a modernization program was
launched to respond to changes in the volumes and quality of
products demanded on national and international markets. A
distillate hydrocracker with a planned capacity of 1.5 Mt/y is
under construction and is scheduled to begin operating in the
summer of 2007. A desulphurization unit with a 2 Mt/y capacity
is also under construction. This investment should allow the
refinery to meet new diesel specifications.
In 2006, two refineries operated by TOTAL were affected by
major turnarounds, compared to six in 2005 and five in 2004.
Ten refineries are scheduled for major turnarounds operated
throughout 2007.
As of December 31 (a) (kb/d) 2006 2005 2004
Refineries operated by the Group
Normandy (France) 331 331 328
Provence (France) 158 158 155
Flandres (France) 141 159 160
Donges (France) 230 229 231
Feyzin (France) 116 118 119
Grandpuits (France) 99 99 99
Antwerp (Belgium) 350 350 352
Leuna (Germany) 227 225 227
Rome (Italy) (b) 64 64 52
Immingham (United Kingdom) 221 221 223
Milford Haven (United Kingdom) (c) 74 73 73
Vlissingen (Netherlands) (d) 81 84 84
Port Arthur, Texas (United States) 174 174 176
Subtotal 2,266 2,285 2,279
Other refineries in which the Group has an interest (e) 434 423 413
Total 2,700 2,708 2,692
(a) For refineries not 100% owned by TOTAL, the indicated capacity represents TOTAL’s proportionate share of the overall refining capacity of the refinery.
(b) TOTAL’s interest was 71.9% as of December 31, 2006 and 2005; TOTAL’s interest was 57.5% as of December 31, 2004.
(c) TOTAL’s interest is 70%.
(d) TOTAL’s interest is 55%.
(e) Fourteen refineries in which TOTAL has interests ranging from 16.7% to 55.6% (seven in Africa, four in Spain, one in Germany, one in Martinique and one in China) and the Reichstett
refinery in France in 2004).