Registration document 2007 - Total.com
Registration document 2007 - Total.com
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.