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News and press releases published on our web site are listed here. You can find all press releases from Total on www.total.com.

17/102016
News Gas/condensate discovery northeast of the Martin Linge field (30/4-3S)

The well was drilled in the northeast part of the Martin Linge field in the North Sea. The objective of the well was to prove petroleum in Middle Jurassic reservoir rocks (Brent group). The well encountered gas and condensate in the...More
02/032016
News Dry well northeast of the Garantiana discovery in the North Sea

Total E&P Norge AS, operator of production licence 554, is in the process of completing the drilling of wildcat well 34/6-4. The well is dry. The well was drilled about 6 kilometres northeast of the 34/6-2 S (Garantiana) oil discovery...More
25/022016
News Solaris spudded

The drilling campaign on the high pressure and high temperature Solaris prospect in the North Sea started on 24 February. The jack-up rig Maersk Gallant is drilling the exploration well 1/5-5. It is a high pressure and high temperature...More
18/122015
News Uptonia spudded

The drilling campaign on the Uptonia prospect in the North Sea started on 18 December. The semi-submersible rig Leiv Eiriksson is drilling exploration well 34/6-4. It will be drilled to a total depth of about 4,150 metres, where the...More
19/102015
Press release Total sells a further 15% interest in the Gina Krog field

Paris - Total has signed an agreement to sell a 15% interest in the Gina Krog field in Norway to Tellus Petroleum, a subsidiary of Sequa Petroleum NV. The completion payment will total 1.4 billion NOK. The transaction is subject to the...More
08/102015
News Hanne Knutsen has arrived

The vessel docked on the yard quayside last week. During the next year, Hanne Knutsen will be converted from a shuttle tanker to a Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) vessel for operations on the Martin Linge field. “It is great to see...More
12/082015
News Living quarters on the move

The living quarters module was today moved out of the assembly hall in Sweden. Three long trailers and almost 500 wheels were necessary to perform the site move. The 1500-tonne module was moved approximately 200 metres – through the gate...More
10/042015
Press release Minor gas/condensate discovery east of the Skirne field in the North Sea

Total E&P Norge AS, operator of production licence 627, is about to complete the drilling of wildcat well 25/6-5 S. The well was drilled about 7 kilometres east of the Skirne field in the central part of the North Sea, and about 170...More
05/012015
Press release Eldfisk II brought on stream in the North Sea

Total announces the start-up of oil production from the Eldfisk II project on the PL 018 license of the Norwegian North Sea, in line with the initial schedule approved in 2011. The project will further increase oil recovery of the Eldfisk...More
01/102014
News Our new corporate campaign

In 2014, Total Adopted a New Global Signature COMMITTED TO BETTER ENERGY The new signature expresses our ambitious vision of being the company whose actions inspire confidence in a responsible energy future. It moves us beyond the idea of...More