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Registration document 2007 - Total.com

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Business overview<br />

Downstream - Trading & Shipping<br />

Trading & Shipping<br />

The Trading & Shipping sector:<br />

• sells and markets the Group’s crude oil production,<br />

• provides a supply of crude oil for the Group’s refineries,<br />

• imports and exports the appropriate petroleum products for<br />

the Group’s refineries to be able to adjust their production to<br />

the needs of local markets,<br />

• charters appropriate ships for these activities, and<br />

• undertakes trading on various derivatives markets.<br />

TOTAL – <strong>Registration</strong> Document 2006<br />

Although Trading & Shipping’s main focus is serving the Group,<br />

its know-how and expertise also allow Trading & Shipping to<br />

extend the scope of its activities beyond meeting the strict needs<br />

of the Group.<br />

Trading<br />

TOTAL is one of the world’s major traders of crude oil and refined<br />

products on the basis of volumes traded.<br />

The table below sets forth selected information with respect to TOTAL’s worldwide sales and source of supply of crude oil for each of the last<br />

three years.<br />

SALES & SUPPLY OF CRUDE OIL<br />

For the year ended December 31 (kb/d, except %) 2006 2005 2004<br />

Sales of crude oil<br />

<strong>Total</strong> Sales 4,112 4,465 4,720<br />

Sales to Downstream segment (a) 2,074 2,111 2,281<br />

Sales to external customers 2,038 2,354 2,439<br />

Sales to external customers as a percentage of total sales 50% 53% 52%<br />

Supply of crude oil<br />

<strong>Total</strong> supply 4,112 4,465 4,720<br />

Produced by the Group (b)(c) 1,473 1,615 1,686<br />

Purchased from external suppliers 2,639 2,850 3,034<br />

Production by the Group as a percentage of total supply 36% 36% 36%<br />

(a) Excludes share of CEPSA.<br />

(b) Includes condensates and natural gas liquids.<br />

(c) Includes TOTAL’s proportionate share of the production of equity affiliates.<br />

The Trading division operates extensively on physical and<br />

derivatives markets, both organized and over the counter.<br />

In connection with its trading activities, TOTAL, like most other oil<br />

<strong>com</strong>panies, uses derivative energy instruments to adjust its<br />

exposure to fluctuations in the price of crude oil and refined<br />

products.<br />

The Trading division undertakes certain physical transactions on<br />

a spot basis, but also enters into term and exchange<br />

arrangements and uses derivative instruments such as futures,<br />

forwards, swaps and options. These operations are entered into<br />

with various counterparties.<br />

All of TOTAL’s trading activities are subject to strict internal<br />

controls and trading limits.

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