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For Immediate Release

Contact: Rick Hagar (713.483.5432)

Geoffroy Petit Appointed CEO of Total Petrochemicals USA, Inc. and Country Representative for Total Operations In the United States

Houston, Texas – March 10, 2009 – Geoffroy Petit has been appointed chief executive officer of Total Petrochemicals USA, Inc. and vice president of Base Chemicals. Additionally Petit will serve as the country representative for all Total companies operating in the United States.

Total Petrochemicals USA, Inc., is headquartered in Houston and produces polypropylene, polyethylene, polystyrene, styrene, base chemicals and transportation fuels. The company has manufacturing facilities in Texas and Louisiana as well as a research and development facility in La Porte, Texas and a refinery in Port Arthur, Texas.

As Country Representative Petit represents the 16 Total affiliates operating in the U.S. The Total U.S. affiliated companies have a combined workforce of over 7,000 people in the upstream, downstream and specialty chemicals industries.

Petit previously was responsible for Global Strategy and Services for Total Petrochemicals in Brussels, Belgium.

He joined the company in 1984.

Petit is a member of the American Chemistry Council’s Board of Directors.

He and his family live in Houston, Texas.

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Total is one of the world’s major oil and gas groups, with activities in more than 130 countries. Its 96,000 employees put their expertise to work in every part of the industry – exploration and production of oil and natural gas, refining and marketing, gas & power and trading. Total is working to keep the world supplied with energy, both today and tomorrow. The Group is also a first rank player in chemicals.

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