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Inauguration of Usan, Totals giant deep offshore project in Nigeria

Abuja 17 April, 2012 The giant Usan field, which lies around 100 kilometers off the South East Nigerian coast, was inaugurated today at a ceremony attended by Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Minister of Petroleum Mrs Diezani Allesin Madueke, Christophe de Margerie, Chairman and CEO of Total, Yves-Louis Darricarrre, President of Exploration & Production at Total and partners of the Usan project. We are delighted to inaugurate Usan today together with our concession holder NNPC and our partners. The realization of the Usan Project has served as an eloquent metaphor for our business model in Nigeria: we are proud of the exceptional contribution Usan has made to the growth of local capacity and the high level of Nigerian Content in the Project. Christophe de Margerie commented during the ceremony. The field came on stream on the 24th of February. Usan is designed to produce 180,000 barrels of oil per day, making it the second deep offshore development operated by Total in Nigeria. Usan is coming on stream less than three years after the start-up of Akpo. To develop Usan Total as operator has introduced a number of technological innovations, among which is a solution that drastically reduces gas flaring and thus minimizes the environmental impact of the Project. Total E&P Nigeria Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Total, operates OML 138 with a 20% interest, while Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is the concession holder. Totals partners are Chevron Petroleum Nigeria Ltd. (30%), Esso E&P Nigeria (Offshore East) Ltd. (30%) and Nexen Petroleum Nigeria Ltd. (20%). USAN, a new benchmark for Nigerian content Discovered in 2002, the Usan field lies in water depths ranging from 750 to 850 meters. The Usan development comprises a spread moored Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel designed to process 180,000 barrels per day and with a crude storage capacity of 2 million barrels. Its dimensions, 320 meters long and 61 meters wide, make it one of the largest vessels of this type in the world. The development involves 42 wells connected to the FPSO by a 70 kilometers long subsea network. The Usan project has involved an unprecedented level of Nigerian local content, with over 500,000 engineering man-hours and 14 million construction and installation man-hours performed in Nigeria. FPSO construction included

an offshore integration of 3,500 tons of locally fabricated structures. In addition, large-scale training and capacity building programs were put in place, raising the skills of the local workforce to the benefit of future projects. Total Exploration-Production in Nigeria In 2012 Total will celebrate fifty years of its presence in Nigeria. The Groups production in Nigeria was approximately 290,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2011, coming from operated and non-operated licences on both offshore and onshore assets. Deepwater developments are one of Totals main growth avenues in Nigeria, where the Group operates the Akpo field in OML 130 and is also preparing to develop the Egina field in the same lease. Total is committed to the gas and power program of the Nigerian government through its participation in LNG projects (NLNG, Bras LNG) and in gas pipelines for domestic gas supplies to power plants. Total deploys an assertive local content policy, with locally worked hours accounting for 60% and 90% respectively of the Usan and OML 58 projects in Nigeria. The Group is also helping to build the deepwater expertise of Nigerian contractors, especially in the Niger Delta, a region that is home to more than half of Totals Nigerian employees and most of its operations in the country.

For further information, contact: Charles Ebereonwu, Manager External Communication Mobile: 0703 4130 525 E-mail: charles.ebereonwu@total.com Note to Editors:
Total Upstream in Nigeria is a subsidiary of the Total Group of companies. Total is the fourth largest Oil and Gas Company in the world with operations in more than 100 countries. The groups activities span all aspects of the energy industry, from oil and gas exploration and production to downstream refining and marketing of oil and gas products. More information about the Total Group can be found on the website: www.total.com Incorporated in Nigeria in May 1962, Total Upstream is one of the major players in the exploration, development and production of Nigerias hydrocarbon resources. With offices in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, the company is making significant contributions to the socio-economic development of the country and to improving the standard of living in the communities where it operates. For further information on Total Upstream Companies in Nigeria, visit www.ng.total.com