Total (now Totalfina) experienced rapid growth in production and reserves during the last decade, fueled by a variety of fields in different parts of the world.

These fields exhibit great geological diversity, from complex thrust structures in Colombia, Venezuela, and now Bolivia, through the challenges of very different types of traps in carbonates in Iran, Myanmar, and Libya, to the multitude of (often thin) fluvio-deltaic sands of the Mahakam Delta and Gulf of Thailand.

Over this period, assets in both the Far East and Latin America have become important contributors to the performance of the company. Illustrations of a selection of these fields will demonstrate their extraordinary diversity. It is also interesting to try and trace some of the exploration decision points leading to the steps in the growth of the portfolio of producing assets in these areas.

This geological diversity has ensured that both our geoscientists and exploration management arc offered excellent opportunities to gain experience, which is essential to enable the right decisions to be made. This experience will give the company A good chance of maintaining its growth in the future and o i adapting to the abrupt changes that the coming years are likely to bring.

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