Total is one of the world's four largest petrochemical companies, headquartered in Paris, France, with lubricant operations in more than 110 countries. On May 7, 2003, it was named total, which is composed of total, fina and elf. The company is the product of the merger of total and fina in November 1998 and the merger of total and fina with elf in March 2000.
Total is the world's fourth largest oil and gas integrated listed company, with operations in more than 130 countries, covering the entire oil and gas industry chain, including upstream business (oil and gas exploration, development and production, as well as liquefied natural gas) and downstream business (refining and sales, trade and transportation of crude oil and refined oil). The total number of employees is more than 120000, with a turnover of 102.5 billion euro and total assets of 85 billion euro in 2002. The top six shareholders of the company are BNP Paribas (0.2%), AREVA (0.8%), Societe Generale (0.7%), Lambert group (3.4%), Belgian national securities (1.2%), and the rest are held by internal employees, group affiliated enterprises and the public. The highest organization of the company is the Executive Committee, which consists of three administrative departments: strategy and risk assessment department, finance department and personnel department, and three production departments: upstream (exploration and development of crude oil and natural gas, natural gas and electric power), downstream (refining and sales of refined oil, international trade of crude oil and various refined oil), and chemical products
1、 Upstream business. By the end of 2001, total's oil and gas reserves were equivalent to 11 billion barrels of oil. If the output rate is 2.2 million barrels per day, it can be exploited for 14 years. With 13870 employees worldwide, total is the largest producer in Africa and the second largest producer in the Middle East, and ranks fourth in Europe, Southeast Asia and Latin America. Total is also one of the world's largest producers of liquefied natural gas. In addition, total also has strong strength in natural gas storage and transportation, power generation and sales. It is the most important natural gas storage and transportation enterprise in France, and the most important natural gas power generation manufacturer and natural gas power seller in Britain. Total has 3656 megawatts of power generation capacity in South America and is one of the largest gas pipeline operators in the region.
2、 Downstream business. Total has 28 refineries (13 of which are wholly-owned), with a daily output of 2.66 million barrels and a sales volume of 3.75 million barrels. In 2002, its refinery's profit loss balance point was 8 US dollars per ton. The total number of downstream employees is 35743, ranking first in Europe and fifth in the world. Total's sales network is distributed in 16676 cities, with total, fina and ELF as the main distribution centers
Brand gas stations account for 12% of the market share in Europe and 20% in Africa. Outside Europe, the company is focusing on high growth regions (Africa, Mediterranean coast and Asia), as well as specialty products such as fuel oil, LPG, aviation oil, lubricants, waxes, bitumen and solvents.
3、 Chemical industry. Atofina is the Chemical Department of total, with 71500 employees worldwide. With a turnover of US $19.6 billion in 2001, atofina is the sixth largest chemical enterprise in the world. Its business mainly includes basic chemicals and polymers, intermediates and special polymers and special chemicals. Petrochemical plants grew by merging with the company's refining operations.
Total is one of the four largest petrochemical companies in the world, headquartered in Paris, France, with three brands of total, fina and elf. The company operates in more than 110 countries around the world.