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form 20-F  
2017

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 

FORM 20-F 

(Mark One) 

(cid:510)REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 

(cid:510)ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 
For the (cid:402) scal year ended December(cid:510)31, 2017 

OR 

(cid:510)TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 
For the transition period from __________ to __________

OR 

(cid:510)SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 
Date of event requiring this shell company report 

Commission (cid:402) le number: 1-10888 

OR 

TOTAL S.A.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Speci(cid:402) ed in Its Charter) 
Republic of France
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) 
2, place Jean Millier 
La Défense 6 
92400 Courbevoie 
France 
(Address of Principal Executive Of(cid:402) ces) 
Patrick de La Chevardière 
Chief Financial Of(cid:402) cer 
TOTAL S.A. 
2, place Jean Millier 
La Défense 6 
92400 Courbevoie 
France 
Tel: +33 (0)1 47 44 45 46 
Fax: +33 (0)1 47 44 49 44 
(Name, Telephone, Email and/or Facsimile Number and Address of Company Contact Person) 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section(cid:510)12(b) of the Act. 

Title of each class
Shares
American Depositary Shares

Name of each exchange on which registered
New York Stock Exchange*
New York Stock Exchange

*  Not for trading, but only in connection with the registration of American Depositary Shares, pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and(cid:510)Exchange Commission. 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section(cid:510)12(g) of the Act. 

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section(cid:510)15(d) of the Act. 

None 

None 

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report. 

2,528,989,616 Shares, par value €2.50 each, as of December(cid:510)31, 2017 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as de(cid:402) ned in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.(cid:510)(cid:510)(cid:510)(cid:510)Yes(cid:510)(cid:510)
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to (cid:402) le reports pursuant to Section(cid:510)13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934.(cid:510)(cid:510)(cid:510)(cid:510)Yes(cid:510)(cid:510)

(cid:510)(cid:510)(cid:510)(cid:510)No(cid:510)(cid:510)

(cid:510)(cid:510)(cid:510)(cid:510)No(cid:510)(cid:510)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1)(cid:510)has (cid:402) led all reports required to be (cid:402) led by Section(cid:510)13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12(cid:510)months 
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to (cid:402) le such reports), and (2)(cid:510)has been subject to such (cid:402) ling requirements for the past 90 days.(cid:510)(cid:510)(cid:510)(cid:510)Yes(cid:510)(cid:510)

(cid:510)(cid:510)(cid:510)(cid:510)No(cid:510)(cid:510)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and 
posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12(cid:510)months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit 
and post such (cid:402) les).** Yes(cid:510)(cid:510)
**  In accordance with the applicable rules, the registrant is (cid:402) ling Interactive Data Files for the (cid:402) rst time with this report. 

(cid:510)(cid:510)(cid:510)(cid:510)No(cid:510)(cid:510)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated (cid:402) ler, an accelerated (cid:402) ler, or a non-accelerated (cid:402) ler. See de(cid:402) nition of “accelerated (cid:402) ler and large accelerated 
(cid:402) ler” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): 

Large(cid:510)accelerated(cid:510)(cid:402) ler(cid:510)(cid:510)

Accelerated (cid:402) ler(cid:510)(cid:510)

Non-accelerated(cid:510)(cid:402) ler(cid:510)(cid:510)

Emerging growth company(cid:510)(cid:510)

If an emerging growth company that prepares its (cid:402) nancial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended 
transition period for complying with any new or revised (cid:402) nancial accounting standards*** provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.(cid:510) 
***  The term “new or revised (cid:402) nancial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codi(cid:402) cation 
after April 5, 2012.(cid:510) 

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the (cid:402) nancial statements included in this (cid:402) ling: 

International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International

U.S. GAAP(cid:510)(cid:510)

Accounting Standards Board(cid:510)(cid:510)

Other(cid:510)(cid:510)

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which (cid:402) nancial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.(cid:510)(cid:510)(cid:510)(cid:510)Item(cid:510)17(cid:510)
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as de(cid:402) ned in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).(cid:510)(cid:510)(cid:510)(cid:510)Yes(cid:510)(cid:510)

(cid:510)(cid:510)(cid:510)(cid:510)No(cid:510)(cid:510)

(cid:510)(cid:510)(cid:510)Item(cid:510)18(cid:510)(cid:510)

  
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

STATEMENTS REGARDING COMPETITIVE POSITION

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

CERTAIN TERMS, ABBREVIATIONS AND CONVERSION TABLE

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

ITEM 1.

ITEM 2.

ITEM 3.

Identity of directors, senior management and advisers

Offer statistics and expected timetable

Key information

Selected financial data

Risk factors

ITEM 4.

Information on the company

History and development

Business overview

Other matters

ITEM 4A.

Unresolved staff comments

ITEM 5.

ITEM 6.

Operating and financial review and prospects

Directors, senior management and employees

Directors and senior management

Compensation

Corporate governance

Employees and share ownership

ITEM 7.

ITEM 8.

ITEM 9.

Major shareholders and related party transactions

Financial information

The offer and listing

ITEM 10.

Additional information

ITEM 11.

Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk

ITEM 12.

Description of securities other than equity securities

ITEM 13.

Defaults, dividend arrearages and delinquencies

ITEM 14.

Material modifications to the rights of security holders and use of proceeds

ITEM 15.

Controls and procedures

ITEM 16A.

Audit Committee financial expert

ITEM 16B.

Code of ethics

ITEM 16C.

Principal accountant fees and services

ITEM 16D.

Exemptions from the listing standards for audit committees

ITEM 16E.

Purchases of equity securities by the issuer and affiliated purchasers

ITEM 16F.

Change in registrant’s certifying accountant

ITEM 16G.

Corporate governance

ITEM 16H.

Mine safety disclosure

ITEM 17.

Financial statements

ITEM 18.

Financial statements

ITEM 19.

Exhibits

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Basis of presentation
References in this annual report on Form 20-F to pages and sections of the 2017 Registration Document are references only to those pages and
sections of TOTAL’s Registration Document for the year ended December 31, 2017 attached in Exhibit 15.1 to this Form 20-F. Other than as
expressly provided herein, the 2017 Registration Document is not incorporated herein by reference.

TOTAL’s  Consolidated  Financial  Statements,  which  start  on  page  233  of  the  2017  Registration  Document  and  are  incorporated  herein  by
reference,  are  prepared  in  accordance  with  International  Financial  Reporting  Standards  (IFRS)  as  issued  by  the  International  Accounting
Standards Board (IASB) and IFRS as adopted by the European Union (EU) as of December 31, 2017.

In  addition,  this  annual  report  on  Form 20-F  and  the  2017  Registration  Document  contain  certain  measures  that  are  not  defined  by  generally
accepted accounting principles (GAAP) such as IFRS. Our management uses these financial measures, along with the most directly comparable
GAAP  financial  measures,  in  evaluating  our  operating  performance.  We  believe  that  presentation  of  this  information,  along  with  comparable
GAAP  measures,  is  useful  to  investors  because  it  allows  investors  to  understand  the  primary  method  used  by  management  to  evaluate
performance on a meaningful basis. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial
information presented in compliance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures as reported by us may not be comparable with similarly titled
amounts reported by other companies.

Statements regarding competitive position
Unless otherwise indicated, statements made in “Item 4. Information on the company” referring to TOTAL’s competitive position are based on
the Company’s estimates, and in some cases rely on a range of sources, including investment analysts’ reports, independent market studies
and TOTAL’s internal assessments of market share based on publicly available information about the financial results and performance of market
participants.

Additional information
This annual report on Form 20-F reports information primarily regarding TOTAL’s business, operations and financial information relating to the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. For more recent updates regarding TOTAL, you may inspect any reports, statements or other information
TOTAL files with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). All of TOTAL’s SEC filings made after December 31, 2001, are
available  to  the  public  at  the  SEC  website  at  http://www.sec.gov  and  from  certain  commercial  document  retrieval  services.  See  also
“Item 10. – 10.8 Documents on display”.

No material on the TOTAL website forms any part of this annual report on Form 20-F. References in this document to documents on the TOTAL
website are included as an aid to their location and are not incorporated by reference into this document.

Certain terms, abbreviations and conversion table
For the meanings of certain terms used in this document, as well as certain abbreviations and a conversion table, refer to the “Glossary” starting
on page 405 of the 2017 Registration Document, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Cautionary statement concerning forward-looking statements
TOTAL has made certain forward-looking statements in this document and in the documents referred to in, or incorporated by reference into,
this annual report. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of the
management  of  TOTAL  and  on  the  information  currently  available  to  such  management.  Forward-looking  statements  include  information
concerning  forecasts,  projections,  anticipated  synergies,  and  other  information  concerning  possible  or  assumed  future  results  of  TOTAL,  and
may be preceded by, followed by, or otherwise include the words “believes”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “plans”, “targets”, “estimates” or
similar expressions.

Forward-looking statements are not assurances of results or values. They involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. TOTAL’s future results
and share value may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Many of the factors that will determine these
results and values are beyond TOTAL’s ability to control or predict. Except for its ongoing obligations to disclose material information as required
by applicable securities laws, TOTAL does not have any intention or obligation to update forward-looking statements after the distribution of this
document, even if new information, future events or other circumstances have made them incorrect or misleading.

Various factors, certain of which are discussed elsewhere in this document and in the documents referred to in, or incorporated by reference
into, this document, could affect the future results of TOTAL and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in such
forward-looking statements, including:

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material adverse changes in general economic conditions or in the markets served by TOTAL, including changes in the prices of oil, natural
gas, refined products, petrochemical products and other chemicals;

changes in currency exchange rates and currency devaluations;

the  success  and  the  economic  efficiency  of  oil  and  natural  gas  exploration,  development  and  production  programs,  including,  without
limitation, those that are not controlled and/or operated by TOTAL;

uncertainties about estimates of changes in proven and potential reserves and the capabilities of production facilities;

uncertainties  about  the  ability  to  control  unit  costs  in  exploration,  production,  refining  and  marketing  (including  refining  margins)  and
chemicals;

changes in the current capital expenditure plans of TOTAL;

the ability of TOTAL to realize anticipated cost savings, synergies and operating efficiencies;

the financial resources of competitors;

changes in laws and regulations, including tax and environmental laws and industrial safety regulations;

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the quality of future opportunities that may be presented to or pursued by TOTAL;

the  ability  to  generate  cash  flow  or  obtain  financing  to  fund  growth  and  the  cost  of  such  financing  and  liquidity  conditions  in  the  capital
markets generally;

the ability to obtain governmental or regulatory approvals;

the  ability  to  respond  to  challenges  in  international  markets,  including  political  or  economic  conditions  (including  national  and  international
armed  conflict)  and  trade  and  regulatory  matters  (including  actual  or  proposed  sanctions  on  companies  that  conduct  business  in  certain
countries);

the ability to complete and integrate appropriate acquisitions, strategic alliances and joint ventures;

changes in the political environment that adversely affect exploration, production licenses and contractual rights or impose minimum drilling
obligations,  price  controls,  nationalization  or  expropriation,  and  regulation  of  refining  and  marketing,  chemicals  and  power  generating
activities;

the possibility that other unpredictable events such as labor disputes or industrial accidents will adversely affect the business of TOTAL; and

the risk that TOTAL will inadequately hedge the price of crude oil or finished products.

For  additional  factors,  please  refer  to  “Item 3. – 3.2 Risk  factors”,  “Item 5. Operating  and  financial  review  and  prospects”  and  “Item 11.
Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk”.

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ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE

ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION

Selected financial data

3.1
The following table presents selected consolidated financial data for TOTAL on the basis of IFRS as issued by the IASB and IFRS as adopted by
the  EU  for  the years  ended  December 31,  2017,  2016,  2015,  2014  and  2013.  Effective  January 1,  2014,  TOTAL  changed  the  presentation
currency of the Group’s Consolidated Financial Statements from the Euro to the US Dollar. Comparative 2013 information in the table below has
been restated. Following the retrospective application of the accounting interpretation IFRIC 21 effective January 1, 2014, the information for 2013
has  been  restated;  however,  the impact  on  such  restated  results  is  not  significant.  ERNST  &  YOUNG  Audit  and  KPMG  Audit,  a  division  of
KPMG S.A.,  independent  registered  public  accounting  firms  and  the  Company’s  auditors,  audited  the  historical  Consolidated  Financial
Statements of TOTAL for these periods from which the financial data presented below for such periods are derived. All such data should be read
in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes thereto starting on page 233 of the 2017 Registration Document, which
are incorporated herein by reference.

(M$, except share and per share data)(a)

INCOME STATEMENT DATA

Revenues from sales

Net income, Group share

Earnings per share ($)

Fully diluted earnings per share ($)

CASH FLOW STATEMENT DATA

Cash flow from operating activities

Total expenditures

BALANCE SHEET DATA

Total assets

Non-current financial debt

Non-controlling interests

Shareholders’ equity – Group share

Common shares

DIVIDENDS

Dividend per share (€)

Dividend per share ($)

COMMON SHARES(d)

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

149,099

127,925

143,421

212,018

8,631

$3.36

$3.34

22,319

16,896

242,631

41,340

2,481

111,556

7,882

€2.48 (b)
$2.96(b)(c)

6,196

$2.52

$2.51

16,521

20,530

5,087

$2.17

$2.16

19,946

28,033

4,244

$1.87

$1.86

25,608

30,509

230,978

224,484

229,798

43,067

2,894

98,680

7,604

€2.45

$2.61

44,464

2,915

92,494

7,670

€2.44

$2.67

45,481

3,201

90,330

7,518

€2.44

$2.93

227,969

11,228

$4.96

$4.94

28,513

34,431

239,223

34,574

3,138

100,241

7,493

€2.38

$3.24

Average number outstanding of common shares 
€2.50 par value (shares undiluted)

Average number outstanding of common shares 
€2.50 par value (shares diluted)

2,481,802,636

2,379,182,155

2,295,037,940

2,272,859,512

2,264,349,795

2,494,756,413

2,389,713,936

2,304,435,542

2,281,004,151

2,271,543,658

(a)

(b)
(c)

(d)

Following the retrospective application of the accounting interpretation IFRIC 21 effective January 1, 2014, the information for 2013 has been restated; however, the
impact on such restated results is not significant.
Subject to approval by the shareholders’ meeting on June 1, 2018.
Estimated dividend in dollars includes the first quarterly interim ADR dividend of $0.73 paid in October 2017 and the second quarterly interim ADR dividend of $0.75
paid in January 2018, as well as the third quarterly interim ADR dividend of $0.74 payable in April 2018 and the proposed final interim ADR dividend of $0.74 payable in
June 2018, both converted at a rate of $1.20/€.
The number of common shares shown has been used to calculate per share amounts.

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Risk factors

3.2
The Group and its businesses are subject to various risks relating to changing competitive, economic, political, legal, social, industry, business
and financial conditions, including changes in such conditions. Point 3.1 (“Risk factors”) of chapter 3 of the 2017 Registration Document (starting
on page 74) is incorporated herein by reference.

For  additional  information  on  these  conditions,  along  with  TOTAL’s  approaches  to  managing  certain  of  these  risks,  please  refer  to  “Item  5.
Operating and financial review and prospects” and “Item 11. Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk”, as well as points 3.3
(“Internal control and risk management procedures”) and 3.5 (“Vigilance Plan”) of chapter 3 (starting on pages 88 and 96, respectively) of the
2017 Registration Document, which are incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY

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velopment

The  following  information  providing  an  integrated  overview  of  the  Group  from  the  2017  Registration  Document  is  incorporated  herein  by
reference:

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presentation of the Group and its governance (point 1.1 of chapter 1, starting on page 4);

the Group’s collective ambition and strategy (point 1.2 of chapter 1, on page 9);

history, employees, integrated business model and geographic presence (point 1.3 of chapter 1, starting on page 10);

an overview of the Group’s R&D, investment policy and sustainable development initiatives (point 1.5 of chapter 1, on page 23); and

organizational structure (point 1.6 of chapter 1, starting on page 26).

The following information providing an overview of the Group’s businesses and activities from the 2017 Registration Document is incorporated
herein by reference:

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business overview for fiscal year 2017 (points 2.1 to 2.4 of chapter 2, starting on page 30);

information  concerning  the  Group’s  principal  capital  expenditures  and  divestitures  (point 2.5  of  chapter 2,  starting  on  page 68).  See  also
“Item 5. Operating and financial review and prospects”; and

geographical breakdown of the Group’s sales, property, plants and equipment, intangible assets and capital expenditures over the past three
years (Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, on page 259).

The following other information from the 2017 Registration Document is incorporated herein by reference:

(cid:142)

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insurance policy (point 3.4 of chapter 3, starting on page 95);

social, environmental and societal information (introduction and points 5.1.3 to 5.4 of chapter 5, starting on page 170); and

investor relations (point 6.6 of chapter 6, starting on page 223).

ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS

This section is the Company’s analysis of its financial performance and of significant trends that may affect its future performance. It should be
read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes thereto in the 2017 Registration Document (starting on page 233),
which are incorporated herein by reference. The Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes thereto are prepared in accordance with IFRS
as issued by the IASB and IFRS as adopted by the EU.

This section contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. For a list of important factors that could cause actual
results  to  differ  materially  from  those  expressed  in  the  forward-looking  statements,  see  “Cautionary  Statement  Concerning  Forward-Looking
Statements” starting on page i.

For  an  overview  of  TOTAL’s  critical  accounting  policies,  including  policies  involving  management’s  judgment  and  estimates,  refer  to  the
Introduction  to  the  Notes  to  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  in  the  2017  Registration  Document  (starting  on  page 244),  which  is
incorporated herein by reference.

Overview

5.1
TOTAL’s  results  are  affected  by  a  variety  of  factors,  including  changes  in  crude  oil  and  natural  gas  prices  as  well  as  refining  and  marketing
margins, which are all generally expressed in dollars, and changes in exchange rates, particularly the value of the euro compared to the dollar.
Higher crude oil and natural gas prices generally have a positive effect on the income of TOTAL, since the Exploration & Production segment's
oil and gas business and Gas, Renewables & Power segment’s downstream gas business are positively impacted by the resulting increase in
revenues. Lower crude oil and natural gas prices generally have a corresponding negative effect. The effect of changes in crude oil prices on the
activities  of  TOTAL’s  Refining &  Chemicals  and  Marketing &  Services  segments  depends  upon  the  speed  at  which  the  prices  of  refined
petroleum products adjust to reflect such changes. TOTAL’s results are also significantly affected by the costs of its activities, in particular those
related to exploration and production, and by the outcome of its strategic decisions with respect to cost reduction efforts. In addition, TOTAL’s

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results are affected by general economic and political conditions and changes in governmental laws and regulations, as well as by the impact of
decisions by OPEC on production levels. For more information, refer to “Item 3. – 3.2 Risk factors”.

The Brent price rose to $54/b on average in 2017 from $44/b in 2016 while remaining volatile. The Group demonstrated its ability to capture the
benefit of higher prices and reported a return on equity above 10%, the highest among the majors. The Exploration & Production segment, in
particular,  increased  its  adjusted  net  operating  income  by  approximately  86%  and  its  operating  cash  flow  before  working  capital  changes  at
replacement cost(1) by 38% whereas oil prices only increased by 24%.

TOTAL’s net income (Group share) in 2017 increased by 39% to $8,631 million from $6,196 million in 2016, mainly due to higher hydrocarbon
prices and growth of the Group’s production. Adjustments to net income (Group share), which include special items and the after-tax inventory
valuation effect, had a negative impact of $1,947 million in 2017. Excluding these items, adjusted net income increased by 28% (compared to a
24% increase in Brent) to $10,578 million in 2017 compared to $8,287 million in 2016, due to a much higher contribution from Exploration &
Production  and  the  continued  decrease  in  the  Group’s  breakeven.  For  additional  information,  refer  to  “–  5.2 Group  results  2015-2017”  and
“–  5.3 Business segment reporting”, below.

Financial discipline was successfully maintained. Organic investments were $14.4 billion (excluding acquisitions), in line with the Group’s target of
$13-15 billion,  and  cost  savings  reached  $3.7 billion  in  2017,  more  than  the  target  of  $3.5 billion.  Production  costs(2)  fell  to  $5.4/boe  in  2017
from $9.9/boe in 2014.

These strong results were driven by production growth (5% in 2017), notably the start-up of the Moho-Nord in the Republic of the Congo, the
ramp-up of Kashagan in Kazakhstan and the entry into Al Shaheen in Qatar. The Downstream(3) confirmed again this year its ability to generate
about $7 billion of operating cash flow before working capital changes at replacement cost and reported a return on capital employed of more
than 30%.

In 2017, the Group took advantage of the cyclical low to launch five Upstream projects, including the first phase of the Libra development in
Brazil, as well as launching petrochemical projects in the United States and South Korea. In the Exploration & Production segment, the Group is
preparing for future growth with the acquisition of Mærsk Oil, strengthening its position in the North Sea, and finalized its entry into the Lapa and
lara  fields  in  Brazil  in  early  2018.  In  the  U.S.  Gulf  of  Mexico,  the  Group  participated  in  a  major  discovery  at  the  Ballymore  prospect.  In  the
framework  of  reinforcing  its  integrated  gas  strategy,  it  announced  the  acquisition  of  the  LNG  business  of  Engie  to  take  full  advantage  of  the
fast-growing LNG market. Marketing & Services continues to grow, notably by expanding its retail network into Mexico.

The  strategy  implemented  since  2015  has  enabled  the  Group  to  reduce  its  pre-dividend  organic  breakeven(4)  to  $27/b  in  2017  and  generate
$22 billion  of  debt-adjusted  cash  flow  (“DACF”)(5).  The  Group  also  continued  to  strengthen  its  balance  sheet,  ending  the  year  with  a  13.8%
gearing(6), a significant decrease compared to 2016.

Outlook
Since  the  end  of  2017,  Brent  has  been  trading  between  $60/b  and  $70/b,  supported  by  strong  demand  (+1.6 Mb/d  in  2017),  extended
production cuts by OPEC and Russia and a decrease in crude oil inventories, which nevertheless remain higher than the past five-year average,
which could contribute to continuing price volatility. The Group maintains its strategy to cut costs with the objective of achieving over $4 billion of
cost savings in 2018 and production costs of $5.5/boe. Organic investments are targeted at around $14 billion in 2018. 

The Exploration & Production segment’s production is expected to increase by 6% in 2018, confirming the objective to grow by 5% per year on
average between 2016 and 2022. As a result of this expected growth and the portfolio mix, the Group’s cash flow sensitivity to a $10/b change
in  the  price  of  Brent  increases  to  $2.8 billion  in  2018  from  $2.5 billion  in  2017.  The  Group  intends  to  take  advantage  of  the  favorable  cost
environment  by  continuing  to  launch  projects  in  2018.  The  growing  demand  for  LNG  supports  the  Group’s  strategy  to  develop  along  the
integrated gas value chain, as illustrated by the announced acquisition of Engie’s LNG portfolio.

In  the  context  of  sharply  higher  oil  prices,  rising  refined  product  inventories,  due  to  high  global  refining  utilization  rates,  and  seasonally  weak
winter demand, refining margins have decreased since December 2017. Despite the current weakness in refining margins, the Downstream is
expected  to  generate  $7 billion  of  operating  cash  flow  before  working  capital  changes  at  replacement  cost  once  again  in  2018.  Refining  &
Chemicals continues to expand its high-return integrated platforms notably in the United States and in Asia-Middle East. Marketing & Services
continues to pursue its growth strategy in high-potential markets.

The Group’s pre-dividend organic breakeven is continuing to fall, with an objective of $25/b in 2018.

(1)

(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

(6)

Operating  cash  flow  excluding  the  change  in  working  capital  at  replacement  cost  provides  information  on  underlying  cash  flow  without  the  short-term
impacts  of  changes  in  inventory  and  other  working  capital  elements  at  replacement  cost.  For  information  on  the  replacement  cost  method,  refer  to
“—  5.3  Business segment reporting” and Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2017 Registration Document (starting on page 247), which
is incorporated herein by reference.
“Production costs” = costs related to the production of hydrocarbons in accordance with FASB ASC 932-360-25-15.
Refining & Chemicals and Marketing & Services segments.
Barrel price permitting the generation of cash flow that is equal to organic investments.
DACF = operating cash flow excluding both the change in working capital at replacement cost and financial charges. It provides a measure of cash flow
generated by the Group’s activities regardless of its financial structure.
“Gearing”  refers  to  the  net-debt-to-equity  ratio.  “Net-debt-to-equity  ratio”  =  (net  debt)/(adjusted  shareholders’  equity).  For  additional  information,  refer  to
Note 15.1(E) to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2017 Registration Document (on page 307), which is incorporated herein by reference. 

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After a period of heavy investment, the Group’s cash flow generation is growing strongly, driven by an increase in production that is at the best
level  among  the  majors.  The  Group  has  taken  advantage  of  the  low  part  of  the  oil  price  cycle  to  acquire  high-quality  resources  at  attractive
prices  and  emerge  stronger  with  better  visibility  on  its  cash  flow  generation  and  a  net-debt-to-equity  ratio  below  20%(1).  In  this  context,  the
Board of Directors is proposing a shareholder return policy for the coming three years comprised of dividend increases and share buybacks (for
additional information concerning the Group’s dividends and dividend policy, refer to point 6.2 of chapter 6 (starting on page 213) of the 2017
Registration Document, which is incorporated herein by reference).

5.2

Group results 2015-2017

As of and for the year ended December 31,
(M$, except per share data)

Non-Group sales
Adjusted net operating income from business segments(a)

–

–

–

–

Exploration & Production
Gas, Renewables & Power(b)

Refining & Chemicals

Marketing & Services

Equity in net income (loss) of affiliates

Fully-diluted earnings per share ($)

Fully-diluted weighted-average shares (millions)

Net income (Group share)
Gross investments(c)

Divestments
Net investments(d)
Organic investments(e)
Resource acquisitions(f)

Cash flow from operating activities

–

Includes (increase)/decrease in working capital(g)

2017

171,493

2016

149,743

2015

165,357

5,985

485

3,790

1,676

2,015

3.34

2,495

8,631

16,896

5,264

11,636

14,395

714

22,319

827

3,217

439

4,195

1,559

2,214

2.51

2,390

6,196

20,530

2,877

17,757

17,484

780

16,521

(1,119)

4,330

567

4,839

1,591

2,361

2.16

2,304

5,087

28,033

7,584

20,360

22,976

2,808

19,946

1,683

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

Adjusted results are defined as income using replacement cost, adjusted for special items, excluding the impact of changes for fair value. See “– 5.3 Business segment
reporting” below for further details.
Following  the  Group’s  reorganization  fully  effective  as  of  January 1,  2017,  the  new  Gas,  Renewables  &  Power  segment  reflects  the  Group’s  ambition  in  low-carbon
energies. It encompasses downstream Gas activities previously integrated in the Upstream (now Exploration & Production) segment, New Energies activities (excluding
biotechnologies) previously integrated in the Marketing & Services segment and a new Innovation & Energy Efficiency division. In this Item 5, certain financial information
for the Exploration & Production, Refining & Chemicals (which includes a new Biofuels division) and Marketing & Services segments have been restated accordingly.
“Gross  investments”  include  acquisitions  and  increases  in  non-current  loans.  For  additional  information  on  investments,  refer  to  point 2.5  of  chapter 2  of  the  2017
Registration Document (starting on page 68), which is incorporated herein by reference.
“Net investments” = gross investments – divestments – repayment of non-current loans – other operations with non-controlling interests. For additional information on
investments, refer to point 2.5 of chapter 2 of the 2017 Registration Document (starting on page 68), which is incorporated herein by reference.
“Organic  investments”  = net  investments  excluding  acquisitions,  asset  sales  and  other  operations  with  non-controlling  interests.  For  additional  information  on
investments, refer to point 2.5 of chapter 2 of the 2017 Registration Document (starting on page 68), which is incorporated herein by reference.
“Resource acquisitions”= acquisition of a participating interest in an oil and gas mining property by way of an assignment of rights and obligations in the corresponding
permit or license and related contracts, with a view to producing the recoverable oil and gas. 
The  change  in  working  capital  as  determined  using  the  replacement  cost  method  was  $1,184 million  in  2017,  $(467) million  in  2016  and  $570 million  in  2015.  For
information on the replacement cost method, refer to Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2017 Registration Document (starting on page 247), which
is incorporated herein by reference.

2017 vs. 2016
The  Brent  price  rose  to  $54/b  on  average  in  2017  from  $44/b  in  2016  while  remaining  volatile.  In  2017,  TOTAL’s  average  liquids  price
realization(2)  increased  by  25%  to  $50.2/b  from  $40.3/b  in  2016.  TOTAL’s  average  natural  gas  price  realization  for  the  Group’s  consolidated
subsidiaries  increased  by  15%  to  $4.08/Mbtu  in  2017  from  $3.56/Mbtu  in  2016.  The  Group’s  European  Refining  Margin  Indicator  (“ERMI”)(3)
increased to $40.9/t on average in 2017 compared to $34.1/t in 2016, an increase of 20% due to elevated petroleum product demand. In the
fourth quarter of 2017, the ERMI was $35.5/t. Petrochemicals continued to benefit from a favorable environment albeit down compared to a
year ago.

The euro-dollar exchange rate averaged $1.13/€ in 2017 compared to $1.11/€ in 2016.

In this overall more favorable environment, non-Group sales in 2017 were $171,493 million compared to $149,743 million in 2016, an increase
of  15%  reflecting  the increased  hydrocarbon  prices  and  Group  production.  Non-Group  sales  increased  11%  for  the  Exploration &  Production
segment, 27% for the Gas, Renewables & Power segment, 15% for the Refining & Chemicals segment and 12% for the Marketing & Services
segment.

(1)

(2)
(3)

Excluding the impact of IFRS 16, which is the subject of an ongoing evaluation by a working group formed for that purpose. For information on the transition
to IFRS 16, refer to Note 1.2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2017 Registration Document (on page 246), which is incorporated herein by
reference.
Consolidated subsidiaries, excluding fixed margins.
The  ERMI  is  a  Group  indicator  intended  to  represent  the  margin  after  variable  costs  for  a  hypothetical  complex  refinery  located  around  Rotterdam  in
Northern Europe that processes a mix of crude oil and other inputs commonly supplied to this region to produce and market the main refined products at
prevailing prices in this region. The indicator margin may not be representative of the actual margins achieved by the Group in any period because of the
Group’s particular refinery configurations, product mix effects or other company-specific operating conditions.

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Net income (Group share) in 2017 increased by 39% to $8,631 million from $6,196 million in 2016, mainly due to higher hydrocarbon prices and
growth  of  the Group’s  production.  In  2017,  adjustments  to  net  income  (Group  share),  which  included  special  items  of  $(2,213) million  and
after-tax inventory valuation effect of $282 million, had a negative impact on net income (Group share) of $1,947 million. Special items included
mainly  an  impairment  of  Fort  Hills  in  Canada  (following  the  operator  announcement  of  the  increase  of  the  project’s  costs),  Gladstone  LNG  in
Australia and assets in Congo, partially offset by a gain on the sale of Atotech. For a detailed overview of adjustment items for 2017, refer to
Note 3  to  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  in  the  2017  Registration  Document  (starting  on  page  247),  which  is  incorporated  herein  by
reference. In 2016, adjustments to net income (Group share), which included special items of $(2,567) million and after-tax inventory valuation
effect  of  $479 million,  had  a  negative  impact  on  net  income  (Group  share)  of  $2,091 million.  Special  items  in  2016  included  impairments  on
Gladstone LNG in Australia, Angola LNG, and Laggan-Tormore in the United Kingdom, reflecting the decrease in gas price assumptions for the
coming years. Excluding these items, adjusted net income in 2017 increased by 28% to $10,578 million compared to $8,287 million in 2016.
The increase was the result of a much higher contribution from Exploration & Production and the continued decrease in the Group’s breakeven.

Income taxes in 2017 amounted to $3,029 million, 3.1 times higher than $970 million in 2016, due to the relative weight and higher tax rates in
the Exploration & Production segment in a higher hydrocarbon price environment.

In 2017, the Company did not buy back any of its shares. In 2016, the Company bought back 100,331,268 TOTAL treasury shares owned by
Group affiliates under the authorization granted by the shareholders at the meeting of May 24, 2016, which were subsequently canceled by the
Company’s Board of Directors.

Fully-diluted earnings per share was $3.34 in 2017 compared to $2.51 in 2016, an increase of 33%.

Asset sales completed in 2017 were $4,239 million, essentially comprised of the sale of Atotech, mature assets in Gabon, Gina Krog in Norway,
part of the interest in the Fort Hills project in Canada, the SPMR pipeline in France and LPG activities in Germany. Asset sales completed in
2016 were $1,864 million.

Acquisitions completed in 2017 were $1,476 million, including $714 million of resource acquisitions, mainly comprised of the bonus related to
the  license  for  Elk-Antelope  in  Papua  New  Guinea,  a  marketing  and  logistics  network  in  East  Africa  and  a  23%  equity  share  in  Tellurian,  Inc.
Acquisitions completed in 2016 were $2,033 million, including $780 million of resource acquisitions.

In addition, in early 2018, the Group finalized the acquisition of assets in Brazil from Petrobras for $1.95 billion as well as the sale of TotalErg in
Italy for $415 million (including the B2B and the LPG businesses). Finally, in March 2018, TOTAL S.A. finalized the acquisition of Mærsk Oil in a
share and debt transaction.

The Group’s cash flow from operating activities for the full-year 2017 was $22,319 million, an increase of 35% compared to $16,521 million in
2016.  The change  in  working  capital  at  replacement  cost  for  the  full-year  2017,  which  is  the  (increase)/decrease  in  working  capital  of
$827 million  as  determined  in  accordance  with  IFRS  adjusted  for  the  pre-tax  inventory  valuation  effect  of  $357 million,  was  $1,184 million
compared to $(467) million in 2016. Operating cash flow excluding the change in working capital at replacement cost for the full-year 2017 was
$21,135 million, an increase of 24% compared to $16,988 million in 2016. Operating cash flow for the full-year 2017 excluding the change in
working capital at replacement cost and without financial charges (DACF) was $22,183 million, an increase of 26% compared to $17,581 million
in  2016.  The  Group’s  net  cash  flow(1)  was  $9,499 million  for  the  full-year  2017  compared  to  $(769) million  in  2016,  mainly  due  to  the  nearly
$4 billion increase in operating cash flow before working capital changes, the decrease in net investments related to the $3 billion decrease in
organic investments and the sale of Atotech.

See also “– 5.4 Liquidity and Capital Resources”, below.

2016 vs. 2015
After falling from $100/b in 2014 to $52/b on average in 2015, Brent prices were highly volatile in 2016, fluctuating between $27/b and $58/b,
with an average of $44/b for the year. In 2016, TOTAL’s average liquids price realization decreased by 15% to $40.3/b from $47.4/b in 2015.
TOTAL’s  average  natural  gas  price  realization  for  the  Group’s  consolidated  subsidiaries  decreased  in  2016  by  25%  to  $3.56/Mbtu  from
$4.75/Mbtu  in  2015.  The  ERMI  was  $34/t  in  2016,  a  30%  decrease  compared  to  the  high  levels  in  2015  ($48.5/t),  in  the  context  of  high
petroleum stocks. The environment for petrochemicals remained favorable.

The Euro remained stable in 2016 compared to the US Dollar, with the euro-dollar exchange rate averaging $1.11/€ in 2016 and 2015.

In this overall less favorable environment, non-Group sales in 2016 were $149,743 million, a decrease of 9% compared to $165,357 million for
2015. The decrease in hydrocarbon prices and refining margins were partially offset by production growth and strong results for petrochemicals.

Net income (Group share) in 2016 increased by 22% to $6,196 million from $5,087 million in 2015, mainly due to a less negative impact on net
income (Group share) in 2016 of special items (as further discussed below), with the Group demonstrating its resilience despite the 19% drop in
hydrocarbon prices due to the strength of its integrated model and commitment of its teams to reducing the breakeven. In 2016, adjustments to
net income (Group share), which included special items of $(2,567) million and after-tax inventory valuation effect of $479 million, had a negative
impact on net income (Group share) of $2,091 million in 2016. Special items included impairments on Gladstone LNG in Australia, Angola LNG,
and Laggan-Tormore in the United Kingdom, reflecting the decrease in gas price assumptions for the coming years. In 2015, adjustment items,
which included special items of $(4,675) million and after-tax inventory valuation effect of $(747) million, had a negative impact on net income
(Group share) of $5,431 million. Special items included impairments on Fort Hills in Canada and Gladstone LNG in Australia as well as in Libya,
an adjustment to depreciation on Usan in Nigeria following the cancellation of the sale process and the impairment of exploration projects that
will not be developed. Excluding these items, adjusted net income declined by 21% to $8,287 million in 2016 compared to $10,518 million in
2015, primarily due to the impact of lower Brent prices, partially offset by the contribution from downstream activities.

Income taxes in 2016 amounted to $970 million, a decrease of 41% compared to $1,653 million in 2015, due to the relative weight and lower
tax rates in Exploration & Production in a lower hydrocarbon price environment.

In  2016,  the  Company  bought  back  100,331,268  TOTAL  treasury  shares  owned  by  Group  affiliates  under  the  authorization  granted  by  the
shareholders at the meeting of May 24, 2016, which were subsequently canceled by the Company’s Board of Directors. TOTAL bought back
approximately  4.7 million  of  its  own  shares  in  2015  (i.e.,  approximately  0.19%  of  the  share  capital  as  of  December 31,  2015)  under  the

(1)

“Net  cash  flow”  = operating  cash  flow  before  working  capital  changes  at  replacement  cost  –  net  investments  (including  other  transactions  with
non-controlling interests).

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authorization  granted  by  the  shareholders  at  the  meeting  of  May 29,  2015.  The  number  of  fully-diluted  shares  at  December 31,  2016,  was
2,436 million compared to 2,336 million at December 31, 2015.

Fully-diluted earnings per share was $2.51 in 2016 compared to $2.16 in 2015, an increase of 16%.

Asset sales completed in 2016 were $1,864 million, mainly comprised of the sale of a 15% interest in the Gina Krog field in Norway, the FUKA
gas pipeline network in the North Sea and the retail network in Turkey. Asset sales completed in 2015 $5,968 million.

Acquisitions  completed  in  2016  were  $2,033 million,  including  $780 million  of  resource  acquisitions,  mainly  comprised  of  the  additional  75%
interest in the Barnett shale gas field in the United States, and the acquisitions of Saft, Lampiris and a retail network in the Dominican Republic.
Acquisitions completed in 2015 were $3,441 million, including $2,808 million of resource acquisitions.

The  Group’s  cash  flow  from  operating  activities  for  the  full-year  2016  was  $16,521 million,  a  decrease  of  17%  compared  to  $19,946 million  in
2015.  The change  in  working  capital  at  replacement  cost  for  the  full-year  2016,  which  is  the  (increase)/decrease  in  working  capital  of
$(1,119) million  as  determined  in  accordance  with  IFRS  adjusted  for  the  pre-tax  inventory  valuation  effect  of  $652 million,  was  $(467) million
compared to $570 million in 2015. Operating cash flow excluding the change in working capital at replacement cost for the full-year 2016 was
$16,988 million,  a  decrease  of  12%  compared  to  $19,376 million  in  2015.  Operating  cash  flow  for  the  full-year  2016  excluding  the  change  in
working capital at replacement cost and without financial charges (DACF) was $17,581 million, a decrease of 11% compared to $19,839 million in
2015. The Group’s net cash flow was $(769) million for the full-year 2016 compared to $(984) million in 2015, an improvement despite a nearly
$10/b decrease in the Brent price in 2016 compared to 2015. The decrease in investments was able to offset the decrease in operating cash flow
before working capital changes mainly caused by the decrease in hydrocarbon prices and European refining margins.

See also “– 5.4 Liquidity and Capital Resources”, below.

Business segment reporting

5.3
The financial information for each business segment is reported on the same basis as that used internally by the chief operating decision-maker
in assessing segment performance and the allocation of segment resources. Due to their particular nature or significance, certain transactions
qualifying as “special items” are excluded from the business segment figures. In general, special items relate to transactions that are significant,
infrequent or unusual. In certain instances, certain transactions such as restructuring costs or asset disposals, which are not considered to be
representative of the normal course of business, may qualify as special items although they may have occurred in prior years or are likely to recur
in following years.

In accordance with IAS 2, the Group values inventories of petroleum products in its financial statements according to the First-In, First-Out (FIFO)
method and other inventories using the weighted-average cost method. Under the FIFO method, the cost of inventory is based on the historic
cost  of  acquisition  or  manufacture  rather  than  the  current  replacement  cost.  In  volatile  energy  markets,  this  can  have  a  significant  distorting
effect on the reported income. Accordingly, the adjusted results of the Refining & Chemicals and Marketing & Services segments are presented
according to the replacement cost method in order to facilitate the comparability of the Group’s results with those of its competitors and to help
illustrate  the  operating  performance  of  these  segments  excluding  the  impact  of  oil  price  changes  on  the  replacement  of  inventories.  In  the
replacement cost method, which approximates the Last-In, First-Out (LIFO) method, the variation of inventory values in the statement of income
is, depending on the nature of the inventory, determined using either the month-end price differential between one period and another or the
average prices of the period. The inventory valuation effect is the difference between the results under the FIFO and replacement cost methods.

The effect of changes in fair value presented as an adjustment item reflects, for trading inventories and storage contracts, differences between
internal  measures  of  performance  used  by  TOTAL’s  management  and  the  accounting  for  these  transactions  under  IFRS,  which  requires  that
trading inventories be recorded at their fair value using period-end spot prices. In order to best reflect the management of economic exposure
through derivative transactions, internal indicators used to measure performance include valuations of trading inventories recorded at their fair
value  based  on  forward  prices.  Furthermore,  TOTAL,  in  its  trading  activities,  enters  into  storage  contracts,  the  future  effects  of  which  are
recorded at fair value in the Group’s internal economic performance. IFRS, by requiring accounting for storage contracts on an accrual basis,
precludes recognition of this fair value effect.

The adjusted business segment results (adjusted operating income and adjusted net operating income) are defined as replacement cost results,
adjusted for special items, excluding the effect of changes in fair value. For further information on the adjustments affecting operating income on
a segment-by-segment basis, and for a reconciliation of segment figures to figures reported in the Company’s audited Consolidated Financial
Statements,  see  Note 3  to  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  in  the  2017  Registration  Document  (starting  on  page 247),  which  is
incorporated herein by reference.

The  Group  measures  performance  at  the  segment  level  on  the  basis  of  adjusted  net  operating  income.  Net  operating  income  comprises
operating income of the relevant segment after deducting the amortization and the depreciation of intangible assets other than leasehold rights,
translation  adjustments  and  gains  or  losses  on  the  sale  of  assets,  as  well  as  all  other  income  and  expenses  related  to  capital  employed
(dividends from non-consolidated companies, income from equity affiliates and capitalized interest expenses) and after income taxes applicable
to the above. The income and expenses not included in net operating income that are included in net income are interest expenses related to
long-term liabilities net of interest earned on cash and cash equivalents, after applicable income taxes (net cost of net debt and non-controlling
interests).  Adjusted  net  operating  income  excludes  the  effect  of  the  adjustments  (special  items  and  the  inventory  valuation  effect)  described
above. For further discussion of the calculation of net operating income and the calculation of return on average capital employed (ROACE(1)),
see Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2017 Registration Document (starting on page 247), which is incorporated herein by
reference.

(1)

“ROACE” = ratio of adjusted net operating income to average capital employed at replacement cost between the beginning and the end of the period.

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5.3.1

Exploration & Production segment

Environment – liquids and gas price realizations(a)

Brent ($/b)

Average liquids price ($/b)

Average gas price ($/Mbtu)

Average hydrocarbons price ($/boe)

(a)

Consolidated subsidiaries, excluding fixed margins.

Production

Liquids (kb/d)

Gas (Mcf/d)

Combined production (kboe/d)

Results
(M$)

Non-Group sales
Operating income(a)

Equity in income (loss) of affiliates and other items
Effective tax rate(b)

Tax on net operating income
Net operating income(a)

Adjustments affecting net operating income
Adjusted net operating income(c)

–

Including income from equity affiliates

Gross investments

Divestments

Organic investments

Cash flow from operating activities

ROACE

2017

54.2

50.2

4.08

38.7

2017

1,346

6,662

2,566

2017

8,477

2,792

1,546

41.2%

(2,233)

2,105

3,880

5,985

1,542

12,802

1,918

11,310

11,459

6%

2016

43.7

40.3

3.56

31.9

2016

1,271

6,447

2,452

2016

7,629

(431)

1,375

27.7%

401

1,345

1,872

3,217

1,363

16,085

2,187

14,464

9,010

3%

2015

52.4

47.4

4.75

39.2

2015

1,237

6,054

2,347

2015

10,297

(2,669)

1,944

48.2%

(361)

(1,086)

5,416

4,330

1,662

24,233

2,880

20,536

11,567

4%

(a)

(b)

(c)

For  the  definitions  of  “operating  income”  and  “net  operating  income”,  refer  to  Note 3  to  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  in  the  2017  Registration  Document
(starting on page 247), which is incorporated herein by reference.
“Effective  tax  rate”  = tax  on  adjusted  net  operating  income  /  (adjusted  net  operating  income  –  income  from  equity  affiliates  –  dividends  received  from  investments  –
impairment of goodwill + tax on adjusted net operating income).
Adjusted for special items. See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2017 Registration Document (starting on page 247), which is incorporated herein
by reference.

2017 vs. 2016
In 2017, market conditions were more favorable than in 2016. The average realized price of liquids increased by 25% and the average realized gas
price by 15%.

For the full-year 2017, hydrocarbon production was 2,566 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (kboe/d), an increase of 5% compared to
2,452 kboe/d in 2016, due to the following:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

+5% due to new start-ups and ramp-ups, notably Moho Nord, Kashagan, Edradour and Glenlivet, and Angola LNG;

+2% portfolio effect, mainly due to taking over the giant Al Shaheen oil field concession in Qatar and acquiring an additional 75% interest in
the Barnett shale in the United States, partially offset by the exit from the southern sector in the Republic of the Congo and asset sales in
Norway;

+1% related to improved security conditions in Libya and Nigeria; and

-3% due to natural field decline, the PSC price effect(1) and OPEC quotas.

For a discussion of the Group’s proved reserves, refer to point 2.1.3 (“Reserves”) of chapter 2 of the 2017 Registration Document (starting on
page  32),  which  is  incorporated  herein  by  reference.  See  also  point 9.1  (“Oil  and  gas  information  pursuant  to  FASB  Accounting  Standards
Codification  932”)  of  chapter 9  of  the  2017  Registration  Document  (starting  on  page  344),  which  is  incorporated  herein  by  reference,  for
additional information on proved reserves, including tables showing changes in proved reserves by region.

Non-Group  sales  for  the  Exploration  &  Production  segment  in  2017  were  $8,477 million  compared  to  $7,629 million  in  2016,  an  increase  of
11%.

The segment’s adjusted net operating income was $5,985 million in 2017, an increase of 86% compared to $3,217 million in 2016, notably due
to production growth, cost reductions and an increase in oil and gas prices.

The effective tax rate increased from 27.7% in 2016 to 41.2% in 2017, in line with the rise in hydrocarbon prices.

(1)

The  “PSC  price  effect”  refers  to  the  impact  of  changing  hydrocarbon  prices  on  entitlement  volumes  from  production  sharing  and  buyback contracts. For
example, as the price of oil or gas increases above certain pre-determined levels, TOTAL’s share of production generally decreases.

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Adjusted net operating income for the Exploration & Production segment excludes special items. The exclusion of special items had a positive
impact  on  the  segment’s  adjusted  net  operating  income  in  2017  of  $3,880 million.  Special  items  mainly  included  impairments  of  Fort  Hills  in
Canada (following the operator announcement of the increase of the project’s costs), Gladstone LNG in Australia, assets in the Republic of the
Congo and gas assets in the United Kingdom, as well as assets in the United States and Norway (for additional information, refer to Note 3 to
the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2017 Registration Document (starting on page 247), which is incorporated herein by reference). In
2016,  the exclusion  of  special  items  had  a  positive  impact  on  the  segment’s  adjusted  net  operating  income  of  $1,872 million.  Special  items
mainly included impairments on Gladstone LNG in Australia, Angola LNG and Laggan-Tormore in the United Kingdom, reflecting the decrease in
gas price assumptions for the coming years.

Technical  costs(1)  for  consolidated  affiliates,  calculated  in  accordance  with  ASC 932(2),  continue  to  fall,  to  $19.5/boe  in  2017  compared  to
$20.4/boe in 2016. This decrease was mainly due to the reduction in production costs from $5.9/boe in 2016 to $5.4/boe in 2017.

The segment’s cash flow from operating activities for the full-year 2017 was $11,459 million, an increase of 27% compared to $9,010 million in
2016. Operating cash flow for the full-year 2017 excluding the change in working capital at replacement cost of $(1,932) million ($(726) million in
2016) was $13,391 million compared to $9,736 million in 2016, an increase of 38% whereas oil prices only increased by 24%, notably due to
production  ramp-ups  on  major  projects  started  up  since  2016,  including  Kashagan  and  Moho  Nord,  the  increase  in  hydrocarbon  prices  and
operating cost reductions. Operating cash flow for the full-year 2017 excluding the change in working capital at replacement cost and without
financial charges was $14,753 million compared to $10,592 million in 2016, an increase of 39%.

For  information  on  the  segment’s  capital  expenditures,  refer  to  points 2.1.2  (“Exploration  and  development”)  (on  page  32)  and  2.5
(“Investments”)  (starting  on  page  68)  of  chapter 2  of  the  2017  Registration  Document,  which  are  incorporated  herein  by  reference.  See  also
“–  5.4 Liquidity and Capital Resources”, below.

In this context, the segment’s ROACE for the full-year 2017 was 6% compared to 3% for the full-year 2016.

2016 vs. 2015
Market conditions were less favorable in 2016 compared to 2015. The average realized price of liquids decreased by 15% and the average realized gas
prices by 25%.

For  the  full-year  2016,  hydrocarbon  production  was  2,452 kboe/d,  an  increase  of  4.5%  compared  to  2,347 kboe/d  in  2015,  due  to  the
following:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

+6% due to new start ups and ramp ups, notably Laggan-Tormore, Surmont Phase 2, Termokarstovoye, Gladstone LNG, Moho Phase 1b,
and Vega Pleyade, and Incahuasi; and

-1.5% due to the security situation in Nigeria and Yemen, and wild fires in Canada.

Natural field decline was offset by a positive PSC price effect and portfolio effects.

Non-Group sales for the segment in 2016 were $7,629 million compared to $10,297 million in 2015, a decrease of 26%.

The segment’s adjusted net operating income was $3,217 million in 2016, a decrease of 26% compared to $4,330 million in 2015. The increase
in  production  combined  with  the  decrease  in  operating  costs  as  well  as  the  lower  effective  tax  rate  partially  offset  the  impact  of  lower
hydrocarbon prices.

Adjusted net operating income for the Exploration & Production segment excludes special items. The exclusion of special items had a positive
impact on the segment’s adjusted net operating income in 2016 of $1,872 million. Special items mainly included impairments on Gladstone LNG
in Australia, Angola LNG, and Laggan-Tormore in the United Kingdom, reflecting the decrease in gas price assumptions for the coming years. In
2015,  the  exclusion  of  special  items  had  a  positive  impact  on  the  segment’s  adjusted  net  operating  income  of  $5,416 million.  Special  items
mainly included impairments on Fort Hills in Canada and Gladstone LNG in Australia as well as in Libya, an adjustment to depreciation on Usan
in Nigeria following the cancellation of the sale process and the impairment of exploration projects that will not be developed.

Technical  costs  for  consolidated  subsidiaries,  calculated  in  accordance  with  ASC 932,  were  reduced  to  $20.4/boe  in  2016  compared  to
$23.0/boe in 2015. This decrease was essentially due to the reduction in production costs from $7.4/boe in 2015 to $5.9/boe in 2016.

The segment’s cash flow from operating activities for the full-year 2016 was $9,010 million, a decrease of 22% compared to $11,567 million in
2015. Operating cash flow for the full-year 2016 excluding the change in working capital at replacement cost of $(726) million ($245 million in
2015)  was  $9,736 million  compared  to  $11,322 million  in  2015,  essentially  due  to  the  decrease  in  hydrocarbon  prices,  partially  offset  by  the
increase in production and decrease in operating costs. Operating cash flow for the full-year 2016 excluding the change in working capital at
replacement cost and without financial charges was $10,592 million compared to $11,920 million in 2015, a decrease of 11%.

In this context, the segment’s ROACE for the full-year 2016 was 3% compared to 4% for the full-year 2015.

(1)
(2)

“Technical costs” = (production costs + exploration expenses + depreciation, depletion and amortization and valuation allowances)/production of the year.
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 932, Extractive industries – Oil and Gas.

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5.3.2

Gas, Renewables & Power segment

Results
(M$, except ERMI)

Non-Group sales
Operating income(a)

Equity in income (loss) of affiliates and other items

Tax on net operating income
Net operating income(a)

Adjustments affecting net operating income
Adjusted net operating income(b)

Gross investments

Divestments

Organic investments

Cash flow from operating activities

ROACE

2017

12,854

(276)

31

(140)

(385)

870

485

797

73

353

993

10%

2016

10,124

(161)

71

(4)

(94)

533

439

1,221

166

270

538

9%

2015

9,149

(177)

(75)

19

(233)

800

567

588

418

397

(384)

13%

(a)

(b)

For  the  definitions  of  “operating  income”  and  “net  operating  income”,  refer  to  Note 3  to  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  in  the  2017  Registration  Document
(starting on page 247), which is incorporated herein by reference.
Adjusted for special items. See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2017 Registration Document (starting on page 247), which is incorporated herein
by reference.

2017 vs. 2016
Non-Group sales for the Gas, Renewables & Power segment in 2017 were $12,854 million compared to $10,124 million in 2016, an increase of
27%.

The segment’s adjusted net operating income was $485 million in 2017, an increase of 10% compared to $439 million in 2016.

Adjusted net operating income for the Gas, Renewables & Power segment excludes special items. The exclusion of special items had a positive
impact on the segment’s adjusted net operating income in 2017 of $870 million. Special items included an impairment concerning SunPower(1)
in  the  United  States  given  the  depressed  economic  environment  of  the  solar  activity  (for  additional  information,  refer  to  Note 3  to  the
Consolidated  Financial  Statements  in  the  2017  Registration  Document  (starting  on  page 247),  which  is  incorporated  herein  by  reference).  In
2016, the exclusion of special items had a positive impact on the segment’s adjusted net operating income of $533 million.

The segment’s cash flow from operating activities for the full-year 2017 was $993 million, an increase of 85% compared to $538 million in 2016.
Operating cash flow for the full-year 2017 excluding the change in working capital at replacement cost of $761 million ($413 million in 2016) was
$232 million, an increase of 86% compared to $125 million in 2016. Operating cash flow for the full-year 2017 excluding the change in working
capital at replacement cost and without financial charges was $294 million compared to $176 million in 2016, an increase of 67%.

For information on the segment’s investments, refer to point 2.5 of chapter 2 of the 2017 Registration Document (starting on page 68), which is
incorporated herein by reference. See also “– 5.4 Liquidity and Capital Resources”, below.

In this context, the segment’s ROACE for the full-year 2017 was 10% compared to 9% for the full year 2016.

2016 vs. 2015
Non-Group sales for the segment in 2016 were $10,124 million compared to $9,149 million in 2015, an increase of 11%.

The segment’s adjusted net operating income was $439 million in 2016, a decrease of 23% compared to $567 million 2015.

Adjusted net operating income for the Gas, Renewables & Power segment excludes special items. The exclusion of special items had a positive
impact on the segment’s adjusted net operating income in 2016 of $533 million compared to a positive impact of $800 million in 2015.

The segment’s cash flow from operating activities for the full-year 2016 was $538 million compared to $(384) million in 2015. Operating cash
flow for the full-year 2016 excluding the change in working capital at replacement cost of $413 million ($(365) million in 2015) was $125 million,
compared to $(19) million in 2015. Operating cash flow for the full-year 2016 excluding the change in working capital at replacement cost and
without financial charges was $176 million compared to $5 million in 2015.

In this context, the segment’s ROACE for the full-year 2016 was 9% compared to 13% for the full year 2015.

(1)

As of December 31, 2017, TOTAL held an interest of 56.26% in SunPower, an American company listed on Nasdaq and based in California.

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5.3.3

Refining & Chemicals segment

Refinery throughput and utilization rates(a)

Total refinery throughput (kb/d)

–

–

–

France

Rest of Europe

Rest of World

Utilization rates based on crude only(b)

(a)
(b)

Includes share of TotalErg, and African refineries reported in the Marketing & Services segment.
Based on distillation capacity at the beginning of the year.

Results
(M$, except ERMI)

European refining margin indicator (“ERMI”) ($/t)

Non-Group sales
Operating income(a)

Equity in income (loss) of affiliates and other items

Tax on net operating income
Net operating income(a)

Adjustments affecting net operating income
Adjusted net operating income(b)

Gross investments

Divestments

Organic investments

Cash flow from operating activities

ROACE

2017

1,827

624

767

436

88%

2017

40.9

75,505

4,170

2,979

(944)

6,205

(2,415)

3,790

1,734

2,820

1,625

7,440

33%

2016

1,965

669

802

494

85%

2016

34.1

65,632

4,991

779

(1,244)

4,526

(331)

4,195

1,861

88

1,642

4,585

38%

2015

2,023

674

849

500

86%

2015

48.5

70,623

4,544

1,724

(1,106)

5,162

(323)

4,839

1,875

3,494

851

6,435

40%

(a)

(b)

For  the  definitions  of  “operating  income”  and  “net  operating  income”,  refer  to  Note 3  to  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  in  the  2017  Registration  Document
(starting on page 247), which is incorporated herein by reference.
Adjusted for special items. See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2017 Registration Document (starting on page 247), which is incorporated herein
by reference.

2017 vs. 2016
Refinery throughput decreased by 7% for the full-year 2017 compared to 2016 as a result of the definitive ending of distillation capacity at La
Mède (France) and Lindsey (UK) and the temporary shutdown due to Hurricane Harvey in the United States. The ERMI increased to $40.9/t on
average in 2017 compared to $34.1/t in 2016, an increase of 20% due to elevated petroleum product demand. In the fourth quarter of 2017,
the ERMI was $35.5/t. Petrochemicals continued to benefit from a favorable environment albeit down compared to a year ago.

Non-Group sales for the Refining & Chemicals segment in 2017 were $75,505 million compared to $65,632 million in 2016, an increase of 15%.

The segment’s adjusted net operating income was $3,790 million for the full-year 2017, a decrease of 10% compared to $4,195 million in 2016,
notably due to the impact of Hurricane Harvey, the impact of modernization work on the Antwerp platform and the sale of Atotech in early 2017
as well as lower trading results due to the evolution of the market into backwardation(1).

Adjusted  net  operating  income  for  the  Refining &  Chemicals  segment  excludes  any  after-tax  inventory  valuation  effect  and  special  items.  The
exclusion  of  the  inventory  valuation  effect  had  a  negative  impact  on  the  segment’s  adjusted  net  operating  income  in  2017  of  $298 million
compared to a negative impact of $500 million in 2016. The exclusion of special items had a negative impact on the segment’s adjusted net
operating income in 2017 of $2,117 million, consisting essentially of a gain on the sale of Atotech, compared to a positive impact of $169 million
in 2016.

The segment’s cash flow from operating activities for the full-year 2017 was $7,440 million, an increase of 62% compared to $4,585 million in
2016. Operating cash flow for the full-year 2017 excluding the change in working capital at replacement cost of $2,683 million ($(289) million in
2016)  was  $4,757 million,  a  decrease  of  2%  compared  to  $4,874 million  in  2016.  Operating  cash  flow  for  the  full-year  2017  excluding  the
change in working capital at replacement cost and without financial charges was $4,728 million compared to $4,873 million in 2016, a decrease
of 3%.

For information on the segment’s investments, refer to point 2.5 of chapter 2 of the 2017 Registration Document (starting on page 68), which is
incorporated herein by reference. See also “– 5.4 Liquidity and Capital Resources”, below.

In this context, the segment’s ROACE for the full-year 2017 was 33% compared to 38% for the full year 2016.

2016 vs. 2015
The ERMI averaged $34/t in 2016, a decrease of 30% compared to the high level of 2015, in the context of high petroleum product stocks.
Refinery throughput for the full-year 2016 decreased by 3% compared to 2015, notably due to shutdowns in Europe and the United States in
the second quarter and the sale of the Schwedt refinery in Germany.

Non-Group sales for the segment in 2016 were $65,632 million compared to $70,623 million in 2015, a decrease of 7%.

(1)

“Backwardation” is the price structure where the prompt price of an index is higher than the future price.

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The segment’s adjusted net operating income in 2016 was $4,195 million compared to $4,839 million in 2015, a decrease of 13% essentially
due  to  the decrease  in  refining  margins.  Petrochemicals  continued  to  generate  good  results,  notably  due  to  the  strong  contribution  from  the
Group’s major integrated platforms in Asia and the Middle East.

Adjusted  net  operating  income  for  the  Refining &  Chemicals  segment  excludes  any  after-tax  inventory  valuation  effect  and  special  items.  The
exclusion  of  the  inventory  valuation  effect  had  a  negative  impact  on  the  segment’s  adjusted  net  operating  income  in  2016  of  $500 million
compared  to  a  positive  impact  of  $590 million  in  2015.  The  exclusion  of  special  items  had  a  positive  impact  on  the  segment’s  adjusted  net
operating income in 2016 of $169 million compared to a negative impact in 2015 of $913 million, consisting essentially of gains on asset sales.

The segment’s cash flow from operating activities for the full-year 2016 was $4,585 million, a decrease of 29% compared to $6,435 million in
2015. Operating cash flow for the full-year 2016 excluding the change in working capital at replacement cost of $(289) million ($647 million in
2015)  was  $4,874 million,  a  decrease  of  16%  compared  to  $5,788 million  in  2015.  Operating  cash  flow  for  the  full-year  2016  excluding  the
change in working capital at replacement cost and without financial charges was $4,873 million compared to $5,788 million in 2015, a decrease
of 16%.

In this context, the segment’s ROACE for the full-year 2016 was 38% compared to 40% for the full year 2015.

5.3.4

Marketing & Services segment

Petroleum product sales(a)(kb/d)

Total Marketing & Services sales

–

–

Europe

Rest of world

2017

1,779

1,049

730

(a)

Excludes trading and bulk Refining sales, which are reported under the Refining & Chemicals segment; includes share of TotalErg.

Results
(M$)

Non-Group sales
Operating income(a)

Equity in income (loss) of affiliates and other items

Tax on net operating income
Net operating income(a)

Adjustments affecting net operating income
Adjusted net operating income(b)

Gross investments

Divestments

Organic investments

Cash flow from operating activities

ROACE

2017

74,634

1,819

497

(561)

1,755

(79)

1,676

1,457

413

1,019

2,130

26%

2016

1,793

1,093

700

2016

66,351

1,789

170

(541)

1,418

141

1,559

1,245

424

1,003

1,754

27%

2015

1,818

1,092

726

2015

75,282

1,665

467

(537)

1,595

(4)

1,591

1,267

767

1,130

2,323

25%

(a)

(b)

For  the  definitions  of  “operating  income”  and  “net  operating  income”,  refer  to  Note 3  to  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  in  the  2017  Registration  Document
(starting on page 247), which is incorporated herein by reference.
Adjusted for special items. See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2017 Registration Document (starting on page 247), which is incorporated herein
by reference.

2017 vs. 2016
In 2017, petroleum product sales were generally stable compared to the previous year, with a move toward Africa and Asia where the Group
has strong growth. European sales were affected by the divestment of mature LPG distribution activities in Belgium and Germany.

Non-Group sales for the Marketing & Services segment in 2017 were $74,634 million compared to $66,351 million in 2016, an increase of 12%.

The Marketing & Services segment’s results continue to grow in a context of strong retail margins, notably in Africa. The segment’s adjusted net
operating income in 2017 was $1,676 million, an increase of 8% compared to $1,559 million in 2016.

Adjusted  net  operating  income  for  the  Marketing &  Services  segment  excludes  any  after-tax  inventory  valuation  effect  and  special  items.  The
exclusion of the inventory valuation effect had a positive impact on the segment’s adjusted net operating income in 2017 of $3 million compared
to  a  positive  impact  of  $13 million  in  2016.  The  exclusion  of  special  items  had  a  negative  impact  on  the  segment’s  adjusted  net  operating
income in 2017 of $82 million compared to a positive impact of $128 million in 2016.

The segment’s cash flow from operating activities for the full-year 2017 was $2,130 million, an increase of 21% compared to $1,754 million in
2016. Operating cash flow for the full-year 2017 excluding the change in working capital at replacement cost of $(21) million ($(133) million in
2016)  was  $2,151 million,  an  increase  of  14%  compared  to  $1,887 million  in  2016.  Operating  cash  flow  for  the  full-year  2017  excluding  the
change in working capital at replacement cost and without financial charges was $2,242 million compared to $1,966 million in 2016, an increase
of 14%.

For information on the Marketing & Services segment’s investments, refer to point 2.5 of chapter 2 of the 2017 Registration Document (starting
on page 68), which is incorporated herein by reference. See also “– 5.4 Liquidity and Capital Resources”, below.

In this context, the segment’s ROACE for the full-year 2017 was 26% compared to 27% for the full year 2016.

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2016 vs. 2015
In 2016, refined product sales decreased slightly compared to 2015, essentially due to the sale of the retail network in Turkey.

Non-Group sales for the segment in 2016 were $66,351 million compared to $75,282 million in 2015, a decrease of 12%.

The segment’s adjusted net operating income in 2016 was $1,559 million, a decrease of 2% compared to $1,591 million in 2015.

Adjusted  net  operating  income  for  the  Marketing &  Services  segment  excludes  any  after-tax  inventory  valuation  effect  and  special  items.  The
exclusion  of  the  inventory  valuation  effect  had  a  positive  impact  on  the  segment’s  adjusted  net  operating  income  in  2016  of  $13 million
compared  to  a  positive  impact  of $169 million  in  2015.  The  exclusion  of  special  items  had  a  positive  impact  on  the  segment’s  adjusted  net
operating income in 2016 of $128 million compared to a negative impact of $173 million in 2015.

The segment’s cash flow from operating activities for the full-year 2016 was $1,754 million, a decrease of 24% compared to $2,323 million in
2015. Operating cash flow for the full-year 2016 excluding the change in working capital at replacement cost of $(133) million ($382 million in
2015)  was  $1,887 million,  a  decrease  of  3%  compared  to  $1,941 million  in  2015.  Operating  cash  flow  for  the  full-year  2016  excluding  the
change in working capital at replacement cost and without financial charges was $1,966 million compared to $2,058 million in 2015, a decrease
of 4%.

In this context, the segment’s ROACE for the full-year 2016 was 27% compared to 25% for the full year 2015.

Liquidity and capital resources

5.4

(M$)

Cash flow from operating activities

Including (increase) decrease in working capital

Cash flow used in investing activities

Total expenditures

Total divestments

Cash flow from financing activities

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

Effect of exchange rates

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

2017

22,319

827

(11,632)

(16,896)

5,264

(5,540)

5,147

3,441

24,597

33,185

2016

16,521

(1,119)

(17,653)

(20,530)

2,877

3,532

2,400

(1,072)

23,269

24,597

2015

19,946

1,683

(20,449)

(28,033)

7,584

1,060

577

(2,469)

25,181

23,269

TOTAL’s  cash  requirements  for  working  capital,  capital  expenditures,  acquisitions  and  dividend  payments  over  the  past  three  years  were
financed  primarily  by  a  combination  of  funds  generated  from  operations,  borrowings  and  divestments  of  non-core  assets.  In  the  current
environment,  TOTAL  expects  its  external  debt  to  be  principally  financed  from  the  international  debt  capital  markets.  The  Group  continually
monitors  the  balance  between  cash  flow  from  operating  activities  and  net  expenditures.  In  the  Company’s  opinion,  its  working  capital  is
sufficient for its present requirements.

Capital expenditures

5.4.1
The largest part of TOTAL’s capital expenditures in 2017 of $16,896 million was made up of additions to intangible assets and property, plant
and  equipment  (approximately  84%),  with  the  remainder  attributable  to  equity-method  affiliates  and  to  acquisitions  of  subsidiaries.  In  the
Exploration  &  Production  segment,  as  described  in  more  detail  under  point 9.1.6  (“Cost  incurred”)  of  chapter 9  of  the  2017 Registration
Document  (on  page 356),  which  is  incorporated  herein  by  reference,  capital  expenditures  in  2017  were  principally  development  costs
(approximately  87%,  mainly  for  construction  of  new  production  facilities),  exploration  expenditures  (successful  or  unsuccessful,  approximately
5%) and acquisitions of proved and unproved properties (approximately 6%). In the Gas, Renewables & Power segment, approximately 52% of
capital  expenditures  in  2017  were  acquisitions,  with  the  balance  being  related  mainly  to  facilities  investments.  In  the  Refining &  Chemicals
segment, approximately 92% of capital expenditures in 2017 were related to refining and petrochemical activities (essentially 55% for existing
units  including  maintenance  and  major  turnarounds  and  45%  for  new  construction),  the  balance  being  related  mainly  to  Hutchinson.  In  the
Marketing &  Services  segment,  approximately  24%  of  capital  expenditures  in  2017  were  acquisitions,  with  the  balance  being  related  to
expenditures mainly in Europe and Africa.

For  additional  information  on  capital  expenditures,  refer  to  the  discussion  above  in  “–  5.1  Overview”,  “– 5.2 Group  results  2015-2017”  and
“– 5.3 Business  segment  reporting”,  above,  as  well  as  points  1.5.2  (“A  targeted  investment  policy”)  of  chapter 1  (on  page 23)  and  2.5
(“Investments”) of chapter 2 (starting on page 68) of the 2017 Registration Document, which are incorporated herein by reference.

Cash flow

5.4.2
Cash flow from operating activities in 2017 was $22,319 million compared to $16,521 million in 2016 and $19,946 million in 2015. The increase
of $5,798 million from 2016 to 2017 was mainly due to an increase of the net result and a decrease in working capital requirements in 2017 of
$827 million compared to an increase in 2016 of $1,119 million. The Group’s working capital requirement was affected by the effect of changes
in oil and oil product prices. As IFRS rules require TOTAL to account for inventories of petroleum products according to the FIFO method, an
increase in oil and oil product prices at the end of the relevant period compared to the beginning of the same period generates, all other factors
remaining equal, an increase in inventories and accounts receivable net of an increase in accounts payable, resulting in an increase in working
capital requirements. However, despite the increase in oil and oil product prices in 2017, the Group’s working capital requirement decreased by
$827 million, due to increases in accounts payable and decreases in other current assets, partially offset by increases in accounts receivable.

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The  Group’s  working  capital  requirement  increased  by  $1,119 million  in  2016  mainly  due  to  increases  in  inventories  and  receivables  partially
offset by an increase in payables, and decreased by $1,683 million in 2015 mainly due to reductions in inventory and receivables.

Cash  flow  used  in  investing  activities  in  2017  was  $11,632 million  compared  to  $17,653 million  in  2016  and  $20,449 million  in  2015.  The
decrease of $6,021 million from 2016 to 2017 was mainly due to lower expenditures on the portfolio of Exploration & Production projects and
higher divestments mainly in the Refining & Chemicals segment (principally Atotech). The decrease from 2015 to 2016 was mainly due to lower
expenditures on the Group’s portfolio of Upstream projects and lower divestments mainly in the Refining & Chemicals segment, which had a
higher level of divestments in 2015 due to the sale of Bostik. Total expenditures in 2017 were $16,896 million compared to $20,530 million in
2016 and $28,033 million in 2015. During 2017, 76% of the expenditures were made by the Exploration & Production segment (as compared to
78% in 2016 and 86% in 2015), 5% by the Gas, Power & Renewables segment (as compared to 6% in 2016 and 2% in 2015), 10% by the
Refining & Chemicals segment (compared to 9% in 2016 and 7% in 2015) and 9% by the Marketing & Services segment (compared to 6% in
2016 and 5% in 2015). The main source of funding for these expenditures was cash from operating activities and issuances of non-current debt.
For  additional  information  on  expenditures,  please  refer  to  the  discussions  in  “– 5.1 Overview”,  “–  5.2 Group  results  2015-2017”  and
“–  5.3 Business segment reporting”, above, and point 2.5 (“Investments”) of chapter 2 of the 2017 Registration Document (starting on page 68),
which is incorporated herein by reference.

Divestments, based on selling price and net of cash sold, in 2017 were $5,264 million compared to $2,877 million in 2016 and $7,584 million in
2015. In 2017, the Group’s principal divestments were assets sales of $4,239 million, consisting mainly of sales of Atotech, interests in the Gina
Krog  field  in  Norway  and  in  various  mature  assets  in  Gabon.  In  2016,  the  Group’s  principal  divestments  were  asset  sales  of  $1,864 million,
consisting mainly of interests in the FUKA and SIRGE gas pipelines, and the St. Fergus gas terminal in the United Kingdom. In 2015, the Group’s
principal divestments were asset sales of $5,968 million, consisting mainly of sales of Bostik, interests in onshore blocks in Nigeria, Totalgaz, the
Schwedt refinery, the Géosel oil storage facility, coal mining assets in South Africa, and partial interests in Laggan-Tormore and Fort Hills.

Cash flow used in financing activities in 2017 was $(5,540) million compared to $3,532 million in 2016 and $1,060 million in 2015. The decrease
in cash flow from financing activities in 2017 compared to 2016 was primarily due to the non-issuance of perpetual subordinated notes in 2017
compared  to  $4,711 million  having  been  issued  in  2016,  the  increase  in  variation  of  current  borrowings  $(7,175) million  in  2017  compared  to
$(3,260) million  in  2016  and  the  decrease  in  net  issuance  of  non-current  borrowings  ($2,277 million  in  2017  compared  to  $3,576 million  in
2016).

Indebtedness

5.4.3
The  Company’s  non-current  financial  debt  at  year-end  2017  was  $41,340 million(1)  compared  to  $43,067 million  at  year-end  2016  and
$44,464 million at year-end 2015. For further information on the Company’s level of borrowing and the type of financial instruments, including
maturity profile of debt and currency and interest rate structure, see Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2017 Registration
Document  (starting  on  page 303),  which  is  incorporated  herein  by  reference.  For  further  information  on  the  Company’s  treasury  policies,
including  the  use  of  instruments  for  hedging  purposes  and  the  currencies  in  which  cash  and  cash  equivalents  are  held,  see  “Item 11.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk”.

Cash  and  cash  equivalents  at  year-end  2017  were  $33,185 million  compared  to  $24,597 million  at  year-end  2016  and  $23,269 million  at
year-end 2015.

On November 27, 2017, Standard & Poor’s upgraded TOTAL’s outlook to stable, with a long term credit rating remaining at A+.

Shareholders’ equity

5.4.4
Shareholders’ equity at year-end 2017 was $114,037 million compared to $101,574 million at year-end 2016 and $95,409 million at year-end
2015.  Changes  in  shareholders’  equity  in  2017  were  primarily  due  to  the  impacts  of  comprehensive  income,  dividend  payments  and  the
issuance  of  common  shares.  Changes  in  shareholders’  equity  in  2016  were  primarily  due  to  the  impacts  of  comprehensive  income,  dividend
payments, the issuance of perpetual subordinated notes and the issuance of common shares. Changes in shareholders’ equity in 2015 were
primarily due to the impacts of dividend payments, the issuance of perpetual subordinated notes and the issuance of common shares.

In  2017,  the  Company  did  not  buy  back  any  shares.  At  its  meeting  held  on  December 15,  2016,  and  pursuant  to  the  authorization  of  the
Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of May 11, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors decided to cancel 100,331,268 treasury shares (i.e.,
4.13% of the share capital as of December 31, 2016) that the Company had bought back off-market in December 2016 from four of its 100%
indirectly controlled subsidiaries. Following this transaction, Group affiliates no longer hold any treasury shares. This buyback of shares had no
impact  on  the  Company’s  Consolidated  Financial  Statements.  In  2015,  the  Company  bought  back  nearly  4.7 million  of  its  own  shares  (i.e.,
0.19% of the share capital as of December 31, 2015) under the previous authorization granted by the shareholders at the meeting of May 29,
2015.

Net-debt-to-equity

5.4.5
As  of  December 31,  2017,  TOTAL’s  net-debt-to-equity  ratio(2)  was  13.8%  compared  to  27.1%  and  28.3%  at  year-ends  2016  and  2015,
respectively.  The decrease  from  2016  to  2017  was  mostly  due  to  the  decrease  of  the  net  debt  driven  by  the  increase  in  cash  and  cash
equivalents and also by the increase of equity explained above.

As of December 31, 2017, the Company had $11,478 million of long-term confirmed lines of credit, of which $11,478 million were unused.

(1)

(2)

Excludes net current and non-current financial debt of $(140) million as of December 31, 2016 and $141 million as of December 31, 2015, related to assets
classified in accordance with IFRS 5 “non-current assets held for sale and discontinued operations”. None as of December 31, 2017.
For  additional  information,  refer  to  Note  15.1(E)  to  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  in  the  2017  Registration  Document  (on  page  307),  which  is
incorporated herein by reference.

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Guarantees and other off-balance sheet arrangements

5.5
As of December 31, 2017, the guarantees provided by the Company in connection with the financing of the Ichthys LNG project amounted to
$8,500 million. As of December 31, 2016, the guarantees amounted to $7,800 million.

Guarantees  given  against  borrowings  also  include  the  guarantee  given  by  the  Company  in  connection  with  the  financing  of  the  Yamal  LNG
project, which amounted to $4,038 million as of December 31, 2017, compared to $3,147 million as of December 31, 2016.

The  Company  has  confirmed  and  extended  guarantees  for  Total  Refining  Saudi  Arabia  S.A.S.  shareholders’  advances  that  amounted  to
$1,462 million as of December 31, 2017, compared to $1,230 million as of December 31, 2016.

The  guarantee  given  in  2008  by  the  Company  in  connection  with  the  financing  of  the  Yemen  LNG  project  amounted  to  $551 million  as  of
December 31, 2017, same as in 2016.

These  guarantees  and  other  information  on  the  Company’s  commitments  and  contingencies  are  presented  in  Note 13  to  the  Consolidated
Financial Statements in the 2017 Registration Document (starting on page 296), which is incorporated herein by reference.

The  Group  does  not  currently  consider  that  these  guarantees,  or  any  other  off-balance  sheet  arrangements  of  the  Company  or  any  other
members  of  the Group,  have  or  are  reasonably  likely  to  have,  currently  or  in  the  future,  a  material  effect  on  the  Group’s  financial  condition,
changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operation, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

5.6

Contractual obligations

Payment due by period
(M$)

Non-current debt obligations(a)
Current portion of non-current debt obligations(b)
Finance lease obligations(c)
Asset retirement obligations(d)
Operating lease obligations(c)
Purchase obligations(e)

TOTAL

Less than
1 year

-

4,646

39

485

1,401

8,605

15,176

1-3 years

3-5 years

10,914

-

133

1,093

1,801

12,686

26,627

8,626

-

128

1,072

1,085

11,231

22,142

More than
5 years

20,004

-

856

9,590

2,154

53,844

86,448

Total

39,544

4,646

1,156

12,240

6,441

86,366

150,393

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)
(e)

Non-current debt obligations are included in the items “Non-current financial debt” and “Hedging instruments of non-current financial debt” of the Consolidated Balance
Sheet (refer to point 8.4 of chapter 8 of the 2017 Registration Document (on page 240), which is incorporated herein by reference). The figures in this table are net of
the non-current portion of issue swaps and swaps hedging bonds, and exclude non-current finance lease obligations of $1,117 million.
The  current  portion  of  non-current  debt  is  included  in  the  items  “Current  borrowings”,  “Current  financial  assets”  and  “Other  current  financial  liabilities”  of  the
Consolidated Balance Sheet. The figures in this table are net of the current portion of issue swaps and swaps hedging bonds and exclude the current portion of finance
lease obligations of $39 million.
Finance lease obligations and operating lease obligations: the Group leases real estate, retail stations, ships and other equipment through non-cancelable capital and
operating leases. These amounts represent the future minimum lease payments on non-cancelable leases to which the Group is committed as of December 31, 2017,
less the financial expense due on finance lease obligations for $48 million.
The discounted present value of Exploration & Production asset retirement obligations, primarily asset removal costs at the completion date.
Purchase obligations are obligations under contractual agreements to purchase goods or services, including capital projects. These obligations are enforceable and 
legally binding on TOTAL and specify all significant terms, including the amount and the timing of the payments. These obligations mainly include: hydrocarbon 
unconditional purchase contracts (except where an active, highly liquid market exists and when the hydrocarbons are expected to be re-sold shortly after purchase); 
reservation of transport capacities in pipelines; unconditional exploration works and development works in the Exploration & Production segment; and contracts for 
capital investment projects in the Refining & Chemicals segment. This disclosure does not include contractual exploration obligations with host states where a monetary 
value is not attributed and purchases of booking capacities in pipelines where the Group has a participation superior to the capacity used.

For  additional  information  on  the  Group’s  contractual  obligations,  refer  to  Note 13  to  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  in  the  2017
Registration Document (starting on page 296), which is incorporated herein by reference. The Group has other obligations in connection with
pension plans that are described in Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2017 Registration Document (starting on page 287),
which is incorporated herein by reference. As these obligations are not contractually fixed as to timing and amount, they have not been included
in this disclosure. Other non-current liabilities, detailed in Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2017 Registration Document
(starting  on  page 293),  which  is  incorporated  herein  by  reference,  are  liabilities  related  to  risks  that  are  probable  and  amounts  that  can  be
reasonably estimated. However, no contractual agreements exist related to the settlement of such liabilities, and the timing of the settlement is
not known.

Research and development

5.7
For  a  discussion  of  the  Group’s  R&D  policies  and  activities,  refer  to  points 1.5.1  of  chapter 1  (on  page  23)  and  2.6  of  chapter 2  (starting  on
page 70) of the 2017 Registration Document, which are incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES

d share ownership The  following  information  concerning  directors  and  senior  management  from  the  2017  Registration  Document  is  incorporated  herein  by
enior management
ernance

reference:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

composition of the Board of Directors (introduction and point 4.1.1 of chapter 4, starting on page 104); and

information concerning the General Management (point 4.1.5 of chapter 4, starting on page 134).

The following information concerning compensation from the 2017 Registration Document is incorporated herein by reference:

(cid:142)

approach to overall compensation (point 5.1.1.3 of chapter 5, starting on page 172); and

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(cid:142)

compensation for the administration and management bodies (point 4.3 of chapter 4, starting on page 137).

The following information concerning Board practices and corporate governance from the 2017 Registration Document is incorporated herein by
reference:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

practices of the Board of Directors (point 4.1.2 of chapter 4, starting on page 119);

report of the Lead Independent Director on her mandate (point 4.1.3 of chapter 4, starting on page 132);

evaluation of the fonctioning of the Board of Directors (point 4.1.4 of chapter 4, on page 133); and

statement regarding corporate governance (point 4.2 of chapter 4, on page 137).

The following information concerning employees and share ownership from the 2017 Registration Document is incorporated herein by reference:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

number and categories of employees (points 5.1.1.1 and 5.1.1.2 of chapter 5, starting on page 171);

shares held by the administration and management bodis (point 4.1.6 of chapter 4, starting on page 135); and

employee shareholding (point 6.4.2 of chapter 6, on page 221).

ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The following information concerning shareholders from the 2017 Registration Document is incorporated herein by reference:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

major shareholders (point 6.4.1 of chapter 6, starting on page 219); and

shareholding structure (point 6.4.3 of chapter 6, on page 221).

The Group’s main transactions with related parties (principally all the investments carried under the equity method) and the balances receivable
from and payable to them are shown in Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2017 Registration Document (starting on page
271), which is incorporated herein by reference). In the ordinary course of its business, TOTAL enters into transactions with various organizations
with which certain of its directors or executive officers may be associated, but no such transactions of a material or unusual nature have been
entered into during the period commencing on January 1, 2015, and ending on the date of this document.

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The following information from the 2017 Registration Document is incorporated herein by reference:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto (chapter 8, starting on page 233);

supplemental oil and gas information (points 9.1 and 9.2 of chapter 9, starting on page 344);

report on payments made to governments (point 9.3 of chapter 9, starting on page 363);

legal and arbitration proceedings (point 3.2 of chapter 3, starting on page 86); and

dividend policy and other related information (point 6.2 of chapter 6, starting on page 213).

Except  for  certain  events  mentioned  in  “Item 5.  Operating  and  financial  review  and  prospects”  and  point 3.2  (“Legal  and  arbitration
proceedings”) of chapter 3 (starting on page 86) and Note 17 (“Post closing events”) to the Consolidated Financial Statements (on page 323) of
the  2017  Registration  Document,  which  are  incorporated  herein  by  reference,  no  significant  changes  to  the  Group’s  financial  or  commercial
situation have occurred since the date of the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

Refer to “Item 18. Financial statements” for the reports of the statutory auditors.

ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING

Markets

9.1
The principal trading markets for the Company’s shares are the Euronext Paris exchange in France and the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”)
in the United States. The shares are also listed on Euronext Brussels and the London Stock Exchange.

Offer and listing details

9.2
Provided below is certain information on trading on Euronext Paris and the New York Stock Exchange. For additional information on listing details
and  share  performance,  refer  to  point 6.1  (“Listing  details”)  of  chapter 6  of  the  2017  Registration  Document  (starting  on  page 210),  which  is
incorporated herein by reference.

Trading on Euronext Paris

9.2.1
Official  trading  of  listed  securities  on  Euronext  Paris,  including  the  shares,  is  transacted  through  French  investment  service  providers  that  are
members of Euronext Paris and takes place continuously on each business day in Paris from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Paris time), with a fixing of
the closing price at 5:35 p.m. Euronext Paris may suspend or resume trading in a security listed on Euronext Paris if the quoted price of the
security exceeds certain price limits defined by the regulations of Euronext Paris.

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The markets of Euronext Paris settle and transfer ownership two trading days after a transaction (T+2). Highly liquid shares, including those of
the Company, are eligible for deferred settlement (Service de Règlement Différé – SRD). Payment and delivery for shares under the SRD occurs
on the last trading day of each month. Use of the SRD service requires payment of a commission.

In France, the shares are included in the principal index published by Euronext Paris (the “CAC 40 Index”). The CAC 40 Index is derived daily by
comparing the total market capitalization of forty stocks traded on Euronext Paris to the total market capitalization of the stocks that made up
the CAC 40 Index on December 31, 1987. Adjustments are made to allow for expansion of the sample due to new issues. The CAC 40 index
indicates  trends  in  the  French  stock  market  as  a  whole  and  is  one  of  the  most  widely  followed  stock  price  indices  in  France.  In  the  UK,  the
shares are listed in both the FTSE Eurotop 100 and FTSEurofirst 100 index. As a result of the creation of Euronext, the shares are included in
Euronext 100, the index representing Euronext’s blue chip companies based on market capitalization. The shares are also included in the Stoxx
Europe 50  and  Euro  Stoxx 50,  blue  chip  indices  comprised  of  the  fifty  most  highly  capitalized  and  most  actively  traded  equities  throughout
Europe and within the European Monetary Union, respectively. Since June 2000, the shares have been included in the Dow Jones Global Titans
50 Index which consists of fifty global companies selected based on market capitalization, book value, assets, revenue and earnings.

The table below sets forth, for the periods indicated, the reported high and low quoted prices in euros for the currently outstanding shares on
Euronext Paris.

High

45.670

54.710

50.300

48.885

43.430

45.225

44.955

48.885

49.500

49.500

49.075

46.050

46.050

49.335

48.165

49.335

48.025

48.750

48.750

47.585

Low

35.175

38.250

36.920

35.210

35.210

38.065

40.530

41.825

42.225

45.825

43.145

42.225

43.460

45.070

45.070

45.955

46.025

43.090

45.845

43.090

Price per share
(€)

2013

2014

2015

2016

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

2017

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

September

Fourth Quarter

October

November

December

2018 (through February 28)

January

February

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Trading on the New York Stock Exchange

9.2.2
ADSs evidenced by ADRs have been listed on the NYSE since October 25, 1991. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. serves as depositary with
respect to the ADSs evidenced by ADRs traded on the NYSE. One ADS corresponds to one TOTAL share. The table below sets forth, for the
periods indicated, the reported high and low prices quoted in dollars for the currently outstanding ADSs evidenced by ADRs on the NYSE.

Price per ADR
($)

2013

2014

2015

2016

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

2017

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

September

Fourth Quarter

October

November

December

2018 (through February 28)

January

February

High

62.45

74.220

54.790

51.360

48.000

51.300

50.210

51.360

57.070

52.040

54.690

55.040

55.040

57.070

55.940

57.070

56.980

59.570

59.570

59.230

Low

45.93

48.433

40.930

39.050

39.050

43.550

45.355

45.050

48.150

48.840

48.920

48.150

51.880

53.010

53.010

54.410

54.140

53.370

55.200

53.370

ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

10.1
The following information from the 2017 Registration Document is incorporated herein by reference:

Share capital

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

information concerning the share capital (point 7.1 of chapter 7, starting on page 226);

the  use  of  delegations  of  authority  and  power  granted  to  the  Board  of  Directors  with  respect  to  share  capital  increases  (point 4.4.2  of
chapter 4, starting on page 162);

information on share buybacks (point 6.3 of chapter 6, starting on page 216); and

factors likely to have an impact in the event of a public offering (point 4.4.4 of chapter 4, on page 163).

10.2
The following information from the 2017 Registration Document is incorporated herein by reference:

Memorandum and articles of association

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

information concerning the articles of incorporation and bylaws, and other information (point 7.2 of chapter 7, starting on page 228); and

participation of shareholders at shareholders’ meetings (point 4.4.3 of chapter 4, on page 163).

Material contracts

10.3
There  have  been  no  material  contracts  (not  entered  into  in  the  ordinary  course  of  business)  entered  into  by  members  of  the  Group  since
March 16, 2016.

Exchange controls

10.4
Under current French exchange control regulations, no limits exist on the amount of payments that TOTAL may remit to residents of the United
States.  Laws and  regulations  concerning  foreign  exchange  controls  do  require,  however,  that  an  accredited  intermediary  must  handle  all
payments or transfer of funds made by a French resident to a non-resident.

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10.5

Taxation

General

10.5.1
This  section  generally  summarizes  the  material  U.S.  federal  income  tax  and  French  tax  consequences  of  owning  and  disposing  of  shares  or
ADSs of TOTAL to U.S. Holders that hold their shares or ADSs as capital assets for tax purposes. A U.S. Holder is a beneficial owner of shares
or ADSs that is (i) a citizen or resident of the United States for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (ii) a domestic corporation or other domestic
entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (iii) an estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless
of  its  source,  or  (iv) a  trust  if  a  U.S.  court  can  exercise  primary  supervision  over  the  trust’s  administration  and  one  or  more  U.S. persons  are
authorized to control all substantial decisions of the trust.

This section does not address the Medicare tax on net investment income and does not apply to members of special classes of holders subject
to special rules, including:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

dealers in securities;

traders in securities that elect to use a mark-to-market method of accounting for their securities holdings;

tax-exempt organizations;

life insurance companies;

U.S. pension funds;

U.S.  Regulated  Investment  Companies  (RICs),  Real  Estate  Investment  Trusts  (REITs),  and  Real  Estate  Mortgage  Investment  Conduits
(REMICs);

persons who are liable for the alternative minimum tax;

persons that actually or constructively own 10% or more of the share capital or voting rights in TOTAL;

persons that purchase or sell shares or ADSs as part of a wash sale for U.S. federal income tax purposes;

persons that hold the shares or ADSs as part of a straddle or a hedging or conversion transaction; or

persons whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar.

If a partnership or other entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds shares or ADSs, the tax treatment of a partner
will generally depend upon the status of the partner and upon the activities of the partnership. Partners of a partnership holding these shares or
ADSs should consult their tax advisors as to the tax consequences of owning or disposing of shares or ADSs, as applicable.

Under French law, specific rules apply to trusts, in particular specific tax and filing requirements as well as modifications to wealth, estate and gift
taxes as they apply to trusts. Given the complex nature of these rules and the fact that their application varies depending on the status of the
trust, the grantor, the beneficiary and the assets held in the trust, the following summary does not address the tax treatment of ADSs or shares
held in a trust. If ADSs or shares are held in trust, the grantor, trustee and beneficiary are urged to consult their own tax advisor regarding the
specific tax consequences of acquiring, owning and disposing of ADSs or shares.

In  addition,  the  discussion  below  is  limited  to  U.S. Holders  that  (i) are  residents  of  the  United  States  for  purposes  of  the  Treaty  (as  defined
below), (ii) do not maintain a permanent establishment or fixed base in France to which the shares or ADSs are attributable and through which
the respective U.S. Holders carry on, or have carried on, a business (or, if the holder is an individual, performs or has performed independent
personal  services),  and  (iii) are  otherwise  eligible  for  the  benefits  of  the  Treaty  in  respect  of  income  and  gain  from  the  shares  or  ADSs  (in
particular, under the “Limitation on Benefits” provision of the Treaty). In addition, this section is based in part upon the representations of the
Depositary and the assumption that each obligation in the Deposit Agreement and any related agreement will be performed in accordance with
its terms.

This  section  is  based  on  the  Internal  Revenue  Code  of  1986,  as  amended  (“IRC”),  its  legislative  history,  existing  and  proposed  regulations,
published rulings and court decisions, and with respect to the description of the material French tax consequences, the laws of the Republic of
France and French tax regulations, all as currently in effect, as well as on the Convention Between the United States and the Republic of France
for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income and Capital dated August 31, 1994,
as amended (the “Treaty”). These laws, regulations and the Treaty are subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis.

In general, and taking into account the earlier assumptions, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a U.S Holder of ADRs evidencing ADSs will be
treated as the owner of the shares represented by those ADRs. Exchanges of shares for ADRs, and ADRs for shares, generally will not be subject to
U.S. federal income tax.

This discussion is intended only as a descriptive summary and does not purport to be a complete analysis or listing of all potential tax effects of
the ownership or disposition of the shares and ADSs and is not intended to substitute competent professional advice. Individual situations of
holders  of  shares  and  ADSs  may  vary  from  the  description  made  below.  The  following  summary  does  not  address  the  French  tax  treatment
applicable  to  dividends  paid  in  so-called  “Non  Cooperative  Countries  and  Territories”  (“NCCT”)  within  the  meaning  of  section 238-0 A  of  the
French Tax Code (Code général des impôts). It does not apply to dividends paid to persons established or domiciled in such a NCCT, or paid to
a bank account opened in a financial institution located in such a NCCT.

Holders  are  urged  to  consult  their  own  tax  advisors  regarding  the  U.S.  federal,  state  and  local,  and  French  and  other  tax
consequences  of owning  and  disposing  shares  or  ADSs  of  TOTAL  in  their  respective  circumstances.  In  particular,  a  holder  is
encouraged to confirm with its advisor whether the holder is a U.S. Holder eligible for the benefits of the Treaty.

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10.5.2

Taxation of dividends

French taxation
The term “dividends” used in the following discussion means dividends within the meaning of the Treaty.

Until  December 31,  2017,  dividends  paid  to  non-residents  of  France  were  in  principle  subject  to  a  French  withholding  tax  at  a  rate  of  30%,
regardless of whether they were paid in cash, in shares or a mix of both. Note that as of January 1, 2018, the French withholding tax is levied at
a rate of 12.8% for dividends paid to U.S. Holders who are individuals, provided that applicable formalities are complied with in accordance with
the administrative guidelines to be published by the French tax authorities, and at a rate of 30% for dividends paid to U.S. Holders that are legal
entities (the “Legal Entities U.S. Holders”).

However,  under  the  Treaty,  a  U.S.  Holder  is  generally  entitled  to  a  reduced  rate  of  French  withholding  tax  of  15%  with  respect  to  dividends,
provided that certain requirements are satisfied. As of January 1, 2018, this reduced rate would in practice only be of interest to Legal Entities
U.S. Holders subject to the withholding tax at a rate of 30%.

Administrative  guidelines  (Bulletin  Officiel  des  Finances  Publiques,  BOI-INT-DG-20-20-20-20-20120912)  (the  “Administrative  Guidelines”)  set
forth  the conditions  under  which  the  reduced  French  withholding  tax  at  the  rate  of  15%  may  be  available.  The  immediate  application  of  the
reduced  15%  rate  is  available  to  those  U.S. Holders  that  may  benefit  from  the  so-called  “simplified  procedure”  (within  the  meaning  of  the
Administrative Guidelines).

Under the “simplified procedure”, U.S. Holders may claim the immediate application of withholding tax at the rate of 15% on the dividends to be
received by them, provided that:

(i)

(ii)

they furnish to the U.S. financial institution managing their securities account a certificate of residence conforming with form No. 5000-FR.
The  immediate  application  of  the  15%  withholding  tax  will  be  available  only  if  the  certificate  of  residence  is  sent  to  the  U.S.  financial
institution managing their securities account no later than the dividend payment date. Furthermore, each financial institution managing the
U.S. Holders’ securities account must also send to the French paying agent the figure of the total amount of dividends to be received
which are eligible to the reduced withholding tax rate before the dividend payment date; and

the U.S. financial institution managing the U.S. Holder’s securities account provides to the French paying agent a list of the eligible U.S.
Holders and other pieces of information set forth in the Administrative Guidelines. Furthermore, the financial institution managing the U.S.
Holders’ securities account should certify that the U.S. Holder is, to the best of its knowledge, a United States resident within the meaning
of the Treaty. These documents must be sent to the French paying agent within a time frame that will allow the French paying agent to file
them no later than the end of the third month computed as from the end of the month of the dividend payment date.

Where  the  U.S. Holder’s  identity  and  tax  residence  are  known  by  the  French  paying  agent,  the  latter  may  release  such  U.S. Holder  from
furnishing to (i) the financial institution managing its securities account, or (ii) as the case may be, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), the
abovementioned certificate of residence, and apply the 15% withholding tax rate to dividends it pays to such U.S. Holder.

For a U.S. Holder that is not entitled to the “simplified procedure” and whose identity and tax residence are not known by the paying agent at
the time of the payment, the 30% French withholding tax will be levied at the time the dividends are paid. Such U.S. Holder, however, may be
entitled to a refund of the withholding tax in excess of the 15% rate under the “standard procedure”, as opposed to the “simplified procedure”,
provided that the U.S. Holder furnishes to the French paying agent an application for refund on forms No. 5000-FR and 5001-FR (or any other
relevant form to be issued by the French tax authorities) certified by the U.S. financial institution managing the U.S. Holder’s securities account
(or, if not, by the competent U.S. tax authorities) before December 31 of the second year following the date of payment of the withholding tax at
the 30% rate to the French tax authorities, according to the requirements provided by the Administrative Guidelines.

Copies of forms No. 5000-FR and 5001-FR (or any other relevant form to be issued by the French tax authorities) as well as the  form  of  the
certificate  of residence  and  the  U.S. financial  institution  certification,  together  with  instructions,  are  available  from  the  IRS  and  the  French  tax
authorities.

These forms, together with instructions, are to be provided by the Depositary to all U.S. Holders of ADRs registered with the Depositary. The
Depositary is to use reasonable efforts to follow the procedures established by the French tax authorities for U.S. Holders to benefit from the
immediate application of the 15% French withholding tax rate or, as the case may be, to recover the excess 15% French withholding tax initially
withheld  and  deducted  in  respect  of  dividends  distributed  to  them  by  TOTAL.  To  effect  such  benefit  or  recovery,  the  Depositary  shall  advise
such U.S. Holder to return the relevant forms to it, properly completed and executed. Upon receipt of the relevant forms properly completed and
executed by such U.S. Holder, the Depositary shall cause them to be filed with the appropriate French tax authorities, and upon receipt of any
resulting  remittance,  the  Depositary  shall  distribute  to  the  U.S. Holder  entitled  thereto,  as  soon  as  practicable,  the  proceeds  thereof  in
U.S. dollars.

The identity and address of the French paying agent are available from TOTAL.

In addition, subject to certain specific filing obligations, there is no withholding tax on dividend payments made by French companies to:

(i)

(ii)

non-French collective investment funds formed under foreign law and established in a Member State of the European Union or in another
State or territory, such as the United States, that has entered with France into an administrative assistance agreement for the purpose of
combating fraud and tax evasion, and which fulfill the two following conditions: (a) the fund raises capital among a number of investors for
the purpose of investing in accordance with a defined investment policy, in the interest of its investors, and (b) the fund has characteristics
similar to those of collective investment funds organized under French law (i.e., among others, open-end mutual fund (OPCVM), open-end
real estate fund (OPCI) and closed-end investment companies (SICAF)); and

companies  whose  effective  place  of  management  is,  or  which  have  a  permanent  establishment  receiving  the  dividends,  in  a  Member
State of the European Union or in another State or territory that has entered with France into an administrative assistance agreement for
the purpose of combating fraud and tax evasion, such as the United States, that are in a loss-making position and subject, at the time of
the distribution, to insolvency proceedings similar to the one set out in Article L. 640-1 of the French Commercial Code and that meet
the other  conditions  set  out  in  Article 119  quinquies  of  the  French  Tax  Code  as  specified  by  the  administrative  guidelines
n° BOI-RPPM-RCM-30-30-20-80-20160406.

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Collective  investment  funds  and  companies  mentioned  in  (ii) above  are  urged  to  consult  their  own  tax  advisors  to  confirm  whether  they  are
eligible to such provisions and under which conditions.

U.S. taxation
For U.S. federal income tax purposes and subject to the passive foreign investment company rules discussed below, the gross amount of any
dividend  that  a  U.S. Holder  must  include  in  gross  income  equals  the  amount  paid  by  TOTAL  (i.e.,  the  net  distribution  received  plus  any  tax
withheld  therefrom)  to  the  extent  of  the  current  and  accumulated  earnings  and  profits  of  TOTAL  (as  determined  for  U.S. federal  income  tax
purposes).  Dividends  paid  to  a  non-corporate  U.S. Holder  that  constitute  qualified  dividend  income  will  be  taxable  to  the  holder  at  the
preferential rates applicable to long-term capital gains provided that the shares or ADSs are held for more than sixty days during the 121-day
period beginning sixty days before the ex-dividend date and the holder meets other holding period requirements. TOTAL believes that dividends
paid by TOTAL with respect to its shares or ADSs will be qualified dividend income. The dividend will not be eligible for the dividends-received
deduction  allowed  to  a  U.S. corporation  under  IRC  section 243.  The  dividend  is  taxable  to  the  U.S. Holder  when  the  holder,  in  the  case  of
shares, or the Depositary, in the case of ADSs, receives the dividend, actually or constructively. Because TOTAL does not currently maintain
calculations  of  earnings  and  profits  for  U.S.  federal  income  tax  purposes,  a  U.S.  Holder  of  shares  or  ADSs  of  TOTAL  should  expect  to  treat
distributions with respect to the shares or ADSs as dividends.

The  amount  of  any  dividend  distribution  includible  in  the  income  of  a  U.S. Holder  equals  the  U.S. dollar  value  of  the  euro  payment  made,
determined at the spot euro/dollar exchange rate on the date the dividend distribution is includible in the U.S. Holder’s income, regardless of
whether the payment is in fact converted into U.S. dollars. Any gain or loss resulting from currency exchange fluctuations during the period from
the date the dividend payment is includible in the U.S. Holder’s income to the date the payment is converted into U.S. dollars will generally be
treated as ordinary income or loss and, for foreign tax credit limitation purposes, from sources within the United States and will not be eligible for
the special tax rate applicable to qualified dividend income. The U.S. federal income tax rules governing the availability and computation
of foreign tax credits are complex. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors concerning the implications of these rules in
light of their particular circumstances.

Subject to certain conditions and limitations, French taxes withheld in accordance with the Treaty and paid over to the French tax authorities will
generally  be  eligible  for  credit  against  the  U.S. Holder’s  U.S. federal  income  tax  liability.  The  limitation  on  foreign  taxes  eligible  for  credit  is
calculated separately with respect to specific classes of income. In addition, special rules apply in determining the foreign tax credit limitation
with respect to dividends that are subject to the preferential tax rates. To the extent a refund of the tax withheld is available to a U.S. Holder
under  French  law  or  under  the  Treaty,  the  amount  of  tax  withheld  that  is  refundable  will  not  be  eligible  for  credit  against  such  holder’s  U.S.
federal income tax liability.

For  this  purpose,  dividends  distributed  by  TOTAL  will  generally  constitute  “passive  income”  for  purposes  of  computing  the  foreign  tax  credit
allowable to the U.S. Holder. Alternatively, a U.S. Holder may claim all foreign taxes paid as an itemized deduction in lieu of claiming a foreign tax
credit.

If a U.S. Holder has the option to receive a distribution in shares (or ADSs) instead of cash, the distribution of shares (or ADSs) will be taxable as
if  the  holder  had  received  an  amount  equal  to  the  fair  market  value  of  the  distributed  shares  (or  ADSs),  and  such  holder’s  tax  basis  in  the
distributed shares (or ADSs) will be equal to such amount.

Taxation of disposition of shares

10.5.3
In general, a U.S. Holder will not be subject to French tax on any capital gain from the sale or exchange of the shares or ADSs or redemption of
the underlying shares that the ADSs represent unless those shares or ADSs form part of a business property of a permanent establishment or
fixed base that the U.S. Holder has in France. Special rules may apply to individuals who are residents of more than one country.

A financial transaction tax applies, under certain conditions, to the acquisition of shares of publicly traded companies registered in France having
a  market  capitalization  over  €1 billion  on  December 1  of  the  year  preceding  the  acquisition.  A  list  of  the  companies  within  the  scope  of  the
financial transaction tax for 2018 is published in the French Guidelines Bulletin Officiel des Finances Publiques, BOI-ANNX-000467-20171221.
TOTAL is included in this list. The tax also applies to the acquisition of ADRs evidencing ADSs. The financial transaction tax is due at a rate of
0.3% on the price paid to acquire the shares. The person or entity liable for the tax is generally the provider of investment services defined in
Article L. 321-1  of  the  French  Monetary  and  Financial  Code  (prestataire  de  services  d’investissement).  Investment  service  providers  providing
equivalent services outside France are subject to the tax under the same terms and conditions. Taxable transactions are broadly construed but
several exceptions may apply. In general, non-income taxes, such as this financial transaction tax, paid by a U.S. Holder are not eligible for a
foreign  tax  credit  for  U.S.  federal  income  tax  purposes.  U.S.  Holders  should  consult  their  own  tax  advisors  as  to  the tax  consequences  and
creditability of such financial transaction tax.

For U.S. federal income tax purposes and subject to the passive foreign investment company rules discussed below, a U.S. Holder generally will
recognize capital gain or loss upon the sale or other disposition of shares or ADSs equal to the difference between the U.S. dollar value of the
amount  realized  on  the  sale  or  disposition  and  the  holder’s  tax  basis,  determined  in  U.S. dollars,  in  the  shares  or  ADSs.  The  gain  or  loss
generally will be U.S. source gain or loss and will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder’s holding period of the shares or ADSs is
more than one year at the time of the disposition. Long-term capital gain of a non-corporate U.S. Holder is generally taxed at preferential rates if
specified minimum holding periods are met. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitation.

Passive foreign investment status

10.5.4
TOTAL believes that the shares or ADSs are not treated as stock of a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) for U.S. federal income tax
purposes,  and  TOTAL  does  not  expect  that  it  will  be  treated  as  a  PFIC  in  the  current  or  future  taxable  years.  This  conclusion  is  a  factual
determination that is made annually and thus is subject to change. If TOTAL is treated as a PFIC, gain realized on the sale or other disposition of
the  shares  or  ADSs  would  in  general  not  be  treated  as  capital  gain.  Instead,  unless  a  U.S.  Holder  elects  to  be  taxed  annually  on  a
mark-to-market basis with respect to the shares or ADSs, a U.S. Holder would be treated as if he or she had realized such gain and certain
“excess distributions” ratably over the holding period for the shares or ADSs and would be taxed at the highest tax rate in effect for each such
year  to  which  the  gain  was  allocated,  in  addition  to  an  interest  charge  in  respect  of  the  tax  attributable  to  each  such  year.  With  certain
exceptions, a U.S. Holder’s shares or ADSs will be treated as stock in a PFIC if TOTAL were a PFIC at any time during such holder’s holding

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period in the shares or ADSs. Dividends paid will not be eligible for the preferential tax rates applicable to qualified dividend income if TOTAL is
treated as a PFIC with respect to a U.S. Holder either in the taxable year of the distribution or the preceding taxable year, but instead will be
taxable at rates applicable to ordinary income.

French estate and gift taxes

10.5.5
In  general,  a  transfer  of  shares  or  ADSs  by  gift  or  by  reason  of  the  death  of  a  U.S.  Holder  that  would  otherwise  be  subject  to  French  gift  or
inheritance tax, respectively, will not be subject to such French tax by reason of the Convention between the United States of America and the
French Republic for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Estates, Inheritances and
Gifts, dated November 24, 1978, as amended, unless the donor or the transferor is domiciled in France at the time of making the gift, or at the
time of his death, or if the shares or ADSs were used in, or held for use in, the conduct of a business through a permanent establishment or a
fixed base in France.

French wealth tax

10.5.6
As of January 1, 2018, the French wealth tax was abolished. Until 2017, the French wealth tax did not apply to a U.S. Holder (i) that was not an
individual, or (ii) in the case of individuals who were eligible for the benefits of the Treaty and who owned, alone or with related persons, directly
or indirectly, TOTAL shares which gave right to less than 25% of TOTAL’s earnings.

U.S. state and local taxes

10.5.7
In addition to U.S. federal income tax, U.S. Holders of shares or ADSs may be subject to U.S. state and local taxes with respect to their shares
or ADSs. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors.

Dividends and paying agents

10.6
The  information  set  forth  in  point 6.2.2  (“Dividend  payment”)  of  chapter 6  of  the  2017  Registration  Document  (on  page 215)  is  incorporated
herein by reference.

Statements by experts

10.7
The independent third-party report of DeGolyer and MacNaughton, a petroleum engineering consulting firm with address at 5001 Spring Valley
Road,  Suite 800  East,  Dallas,  Texas  75244,  is  attached  as  Exhibit 15.3  to  this  Form 20-F.  This  report  provided  TOTAL  estimates  of  proved
crude  oil,  condensate  and natural  gas  reserves,  as  of  December 31,  2017,  of  certain  properties  owned  by  PAO  NOVATEK.  As  evidenced  by
Exhibit 15.4 to this Form 20-F, DeGolyer and MacNaughton has consented to the inclusion of their report in this Form 20-F.

Documents on display

10.8
TOTAL files annual, periodic, and other reports and information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You may inspect any reports,
statements  or  other  information  TOTAL  files  with  the  SEC  at  the  SEC’s  public  reference  rooms  by  calling  the  SEC  for  more  information  at
1-800-SEC-0330. All of TOTAL’s SEC filings made after December 31, 2001, are available to the public at the SEC website at www.sec.gov and
from certain commercial document retrieval services. You may also inspect any document the Company files with the SEC at the offices of The
New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.

ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Please  refer  to  Notes 15.3  (starting  on  page 312)  and  16.2  (on  page 322)  to  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  in  the  2017  Registration
Document,  which  are  incorporated  herein  by  reference,  for  a  qualitative  and  quantitative  discussion  of  the  Group’s  exposure  to  market  risks.
Please  also  refer  to  Notes 15.2  (starting  on  page 308)  and 16  (starting  on  page 319)  to  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  in  the  2017
Registration Document, which are incorporated herein by reference, for details of the different derivatives owned by the Group in these markets.

As part of its financing and cash management activities, the Group uses derivative instruments to manage its exposure to changes in interest
rates and foreign exchange rates. These instruments are mainly interest rate and currency swaps. The Group may also occasionally use futures
contracts and options. These operations and their accounting treatment are detailed in Notes 15.2 (starting on page 308) and 16 (starting on
page 319) to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2017 Registration Document, which are incorporated herein by reference.

The  financial  performance  of  TOTAL  is  sensitive  to  a  number  of  factors;  the  most  significant  being  oil  and  gas  prices,  generally  expressed  in
dollars,  and  exchange  rates,  in  particular  that  of  the  dollar  versus  the  euro.  Generally,  a  rise  in  the  price  of  crude  oil  has  a  positive  effect  on
earnings  as  a  result  of  an  increase  in  revenues  from  oil  and  gas  production.  Conversely,  a  decline  in  crude  oil  prices  reduces  revenues.  The
impact of changes in crude oil prices on the activities of the Refining & Chemicals and Marketing & Services segments depends upon the speed
at  which  the  prices  of  finished  products  adjust  to  reflect  these  changes.  All  of  the  Group’s  activities  are,  to  various  degrees,  sensitive  to
fluctuations in the dollar/euro exchange rate.

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ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES

American depositary receipts fees and charges

12.1
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as depositary for the TOTAL S.A. ADR program, collects its fees for delivery and surrender of ADRs directly
from  investors  depositing  shares  or  surrendering  ADRs  for  the  purpose  of  withdrawal  or  from  intermediaries  acting  for  them.  The  depositary
collects fees for making distributions to investors by deducting those fees from the amounts distributed or by selling a portion of distributable
property to pay the fees. The depositary may generally refuse to provide fee-attracting services until its fees for those services are paid. A copy
of the depositary agreement is attached as Exhibit (a) to the registration statement on Form F-6 (Reg. No. 333-199737) filed by the Company
with the SEC on October 31, 2014.

Investors must pay:

For:

$5.00 (or less) per 100 ADSs (or portion of 100 ADSs)

A fee equivalent to the fee that would be payable if securities 
distributed to the investor had been shares and the shares had been 
deposited for issuance of ADSs

Registration or transfer fees

Expenses of the depositary

Taxes and other governmental charges the depositary or the 
custodian have to pay on any ADS or share underlying an ADS, for 
example, stock transfer taxes, stamp duty or withholding taxes

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Issuance of ADRs, including issuances resulting from a distribution 
of shares or rights or other property, stocks splits or mergers
Cancellation of ADRs for the purpose of withdrawal, including if 
the deposit agreement terminates

Distribution of securities distributed to holders of deposited 
securities that are distributed by the depositary to ADS registered 
holders

Transfer and registration of shares on the Company’s share 
register to or from the name of the depositary or its agent when 
the investor deposits or withdraws shares

Cable, telex and facsimile transmissions (when expressly provided 
in the deposit agreement 
Converting foreign currency to U.S. dollars

As necessary

Any charges incurred by the depositary or its agents for servicing the 
deposited securities

–

As necessary

The depositary has agreed to provide the Company with payments concerning, among other things, expenses incurred by the Company for the
establishment and maintenance of the ADR program that include, but are not limited to, exchange listing fees, annual meeting expenses, standard
out-of-pocket  maintenance  costs  for  the  ADRs  (e.g.,  the  expenses  of  postage  and  envelopes  for  mailing  annual  and  interim  financial  reports,
printing and distributing dividend checks, electronic filing of U.S. Federal tax information, mailing required tax forms, stationery, postage, facsimile,
and telephone calls), shareholder identification, investor relations activities or programs in North America, accounting fees (such as external audit
fees incurred in connection with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the preparation of the Company’s Form 20-F and paid to the FASB and the PCAOB),
legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with the preparation of regulatory filings and other documentation related to ongoing SEC,
NYSE and U.S. securities law compliance. In certain instances, the depositary has agreed to make additional payments to the Company based on
certain applicable performance indicators related to the ADR facility.

During fiscal year 2017, the Company received net payments of approximately $6.6 million from the depositary.

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ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES

None.

ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS 
AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None.

ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure controls and procedures

15.1
An evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Group’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer
and  the  Chief  Financial  Officer,  of  the  effectiveness,  as  of  the  end  of  the  period  covered  by  this  report,  of  the  design  and  operation  of  the
Group’s disclosure controls and procedures, which are defined as those controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required
to be disclosed in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, summarized and reported within specified
time periods. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of
human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures
can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief
Financial  Officer  concluded  that  the  design  and  operation  of  these  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  were  effective  to  provide  reasonable
assurance  that  information  required  to  be  disclosed  in  the  reports  that  the  Company  files  under  the  Exchange  Act  is  recorded,  processed,
summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the applicable rules and forms, and that it is accumulated and communicated to
management, including themselves, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Management’s annual report on internal control over financial reporting

15.2
The  Group’s  management  is  responsible  for  establishing  and  maintaining  adequate  internal  control  over  financial  reporting.  Because  of  its
inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements and even when determined to be effective,
can only provide reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Also, the effectiveness of an internal
control system may change over time.

The Group’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting using the criteria set forth in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Based on the results of this evaluation, the Group’s management concluded
that its internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2017.

The effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, was audited by ERNST & YOUNG Audit and KPMG Audit,
a division of KPMG S.A., independent registered public accounting firms, as stated in their report included in Item 18 of this annual report.

Changes in internal control over financial reporting

15.3
There were no changes in the Group’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that have
materially affected, or that were reasonably likely to materially affect, the Group’s internal control over financial reporting.

Internal control and risk management procedures

15.4
For  additional  information,  refer  to  points 3.3  and  3.5  of  chapter 3  of  the  2017  Registration  Document  (starting  on  pages 88  and  96,
respectively), which are incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 16A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

Ms. Marie-Christine  Coisne-Roquette  is  the  Audit  Committee  financial  expert.  She  is  an  independent  member  of  the  Board  of  Directors  in
accordance with the NYSE listing standards applicable to TOTAL.

ITEM 16B. CODE OF ETHICS

At its meeting on October 27, 2016, the Board of Directors adopted a revised code of ethics that applies to its Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial  Officer,  Chief  Accounting  Officer  and  the  financial  and  accounting  officers  for  its  principal  activities.  A  copy  of  this  code  of  ethics  is
included as an exhibit to this annual report.

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ITEM 16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

16C.1
The information set forth in point 4.4.5.2 of chapter 4 of the 2017 Registration Document (on page 165) is incorporated herein by reference.

Fees for accountants’ services

Audit Committee pre-approval policy

16C.2
The  Audit  Committee  has  adopted  an  Audit  and  Non-Audit  Services  Pre-Approval  Policy  that  sets  forth  the  procedures  and  the  conditions
pursuant to which services proposed to be performed by the statutory auditors may be pre-approved and that are not prohibited by regulatory
or other professional requirements. This policy provides for both pre-approval of certain types of services through the use of an annual budget
approved by the Audit Committee for these types of services and special pre-approval of services by the Audit Committee on a case-by-case
basis. The Audit Committee reviews on an annual basis the services provided by the statutory auditors. During 2017, no audit-related fees, tax
fees  or  other  non-audit  fees  were  approved  by  the  Audit  Committee  pursuant  to  the  de  minimis  exception  to  the  pre-approval  requirement
provided by paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

Auditor’s term of office

16C.3
French law provides that the statutory and alternate auditors are appointed for renewable 6 fiscal-year terms. The terms of office of the current
statutory auditors and the alternate auditors will expire at the end of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting called in 2022 to approve the financial
statements for fiscal year 2021.

ITEM 16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT 
COMMITTEES

None.

ITEM 16E. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER 
AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

Period

January 2017

February 2017

March 2017

April 2017

May 2017

June 2017

July 2017

August 2017

September 2017

October 2017

November 2017

December 2017

Total Number 
Of Shares
(Or Units)
Purchased

Average Price
 Paid Per
 Share (Or
 Units) (€)

Total Number Of
Shares (Or Units)
Purchased,
As Part Of Publicly
Announced Plans Or
Programs(a)

Maximum Number
Of Shares (Or Units)
That May Yet Be
Purchased
Under The Plans Or
Programs(b)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

234,779,415

234,792,947

234,805,949

237,758,364

237,781,335

239,569,766

241,780,495

241,821,595

241,897,317

244,476,614

244,504,681

244,522,205

(a)

(b)

The Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of May 26, 2017, canceled and replaced the previous resolution from the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of May 24, 2016, authorizing
the  Board  of  Directors  to  trade  in  the  Company’s  own  shares  on  the  market  for  a  period  of  18  months  within  the  framework  of  the  stock  purchase  program.  The
maximum number of shares that may be purchased by virtue of this authorization or under the previous authorization may not exceed 10% of the total number of shares
constituting  the  share  capital,  this  amount  being  periodically  adjusted  to  take  into  account  operations  modifying  the  share  capital  after  each  shareholders’  meeting.
Under no circumstances may the total number of shares the Company holds, either directly or indirectly through its subsidiaries, exceed 10% of the share capital. This
authorization will be renewed subject to the approval of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of June 1, 2018 through the 5th resolution.
Based on 10% of the Company’s share capital, and after deducting the shares held by the Company for cancellation and the shares held by the Company to cover the
share  purchase  option  plans  for  Company  employees  and  restricted  share  grants  for  Company  employees,  as  well  as  after  deducting  the  shares  held  by  the
subsidiaries.

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ITEM 16F. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT

Not applicable.

ITEM 16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

This  section  presents  a  summary  of  significant  differences  between  French  corporate  governance  practices  and  the  NYSE’s  corporate
governance standards, as required by section 303A.11 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual.

Overview

16G.1
The  following  paragraphs  provide  a  brief,  general  summary  of  significant  ways  in  which  our  corporate  governance  practices  differ  from  those
required by the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) for U.S. companies that have common stock listed on the NYSE.
While our management believes that our corporate governance practices are similar in many respects to those of U.S. domestic NYSE listed
companies  and  provide  investors  with  protections  that  are  comparable  in  many  respects  to  those  established  by  the  NYSE  Listed  Company
Manual, certain significant differences are described below.

The principal sources of corporate governance standards in France are the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce), the French Financial
and Monetary Code (Code monétaire et financier) and the regulations and recommendations provided by the French Financial Markets Authority
(Autorité des marchés financiers, AMF), as well as a number of general recommendations and guidelines on corporate governance, most notably
the Corporate Governance Code of Listed Corporations (the “AFEP-MEDEF Code”) published by the two main French business confederations,
the Association Française des Entreprises Privées (AFEP) and the Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF), the latest version of which
was published in November 2016.

The AFEP-MEDEF Code includes, among other things, recommendations relating to the role and operation of the board of directors (creation,
composition and evaluation of the board of directors and the audit, compensation and nominations committees) and the independence criteria
for  board  members.  Articles L. 820-1  et  seq.  of  the  French  Commercial  Code  prohibits  statutory  auditors  from  providing  certain  non-audit
services  and  defines  certain  criteria  for the  independence  of  statutory  auditors.  In  France,  the  independence  of  statutory  auditors  is  also
monitored by an independent body, the High Council for statutory auditors (Haut Conseil du Commissariat aux Comptes).

For  an  overview  of  certain  of  our  corporate  governance  policies,  refer  to  points 4.1  and  4.2  of  chapter 4  of  the  2017  Registration  Document
(starting on page 104), which are incorporated herein by reference.

Composition of Board of Directors; Independence

16G.2
The NYSE listing standards provide that the board of directors of a U.S.-listed company must include a majority of independent directors and
that  the  audit  committee,  the  nominating/corporate  governance  committee  and  the  compensation  committee  must  be  composed  entirely  of
independent directors. A director qualifies as independent only if the board affirmatively determines that the director has no material relationship
with the company, either directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the company. Furthermore,
as  discussed  below,  the  listing  standards  require  additional  procedures  in  regards  to  the  independence  of  directors  who  sit  on  the
compensation committee. In addition, the listing standards enumerate a number of relationships that preclude independence.

French  law  does  not  contain  any  independence  requirement  for  the  members  of  the  board  of  directors  of  a  French  company,  except  for  the
audit committee, as described below. The AFEP-MEDEF Code recommends, however, that (i) the independant directors should account for half
of  the  members  of  the  board  of  directors  of  widely-held  corporations  without  controlling  shareholders,  and  (ii)  independent  directors  should
account  for  at  least  one-third  of  board  members  in  controlled  companies.  Members  of  the  board  representing  employees  and  employee
shareholders are not taken into account in calculating these percentages. The AFEP-MEDEF Code states that a director is independent when
“he  or  she  has  no  relationship  of  any  kind  whatsoever  with  the  corporation,  its  group  or  the  management  that  may  interfere  with  his  or  her
freedom of judgment. Accordingly, an independent director is understood to be any non-executive director of the corporation or the group who
has  no  particular  bonds  of  interest  (significant  shareholder,  employee,  other)  with  them.”  The AFEP-MEDEF  Code  also  enumerates  specific
criteria for determining independence, which are on the whole consistent with the goals of the NYSE listing standards, as recently amended,
although the specific tests under the two standards may vary on some points.

As  noted  in  the  AFEP-MEDEF  Code,  “qualification  as  an  independent  director  should  be  discussed  by  the  appointments  committee  […]  and
decided on by the board on the occasion of the appointment of a director, and annually for all directors.”

For an overview of the Company’s Board of Directors’ assessment of the independence of the Company’s Directors, including a description of
the  Board’s  independence  criteria,  refer  to  point 4.1.1.4  of  chapter 4  of  the  2017  Registration  Document  (starting  on  page 116),  which  is
incorporated herein by reference.

Representation of women on corporate boards

16G.3
The  French  Commercial  Code  provides  for  legally  binding  quotas  to  balance  gender  representation  on  boards  of  directors  of  French  listed
companies, requiring that each gender represent at least 40%. Directors representing the employees are not taken into account in calculating
this percentage. When the board of directors consists of a maximum of eight members, the difference between the number of directors of each
gender should not be higher than two. Any appointment of a director made in violation of these rules will be declared null and void and payment
of  the  directors’  compensation  will  be  suspended  until  the  board  composition  is  compliant  with  the  required  quota  (the  suspension  of  the
directors’ compensation will also be disclosed in the management report). However, if a director whose appointment is null and void takes part
in decisions of the board of directors, such decisions are not declared automatically null and void by virtue thereof. As of March 14, 2018, the
Company’s Board of Directors had six male and six female members. Therefore, excluding the director representing employees in accordance
with French law, the proportion of women on the Board was 45.5%.

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16G.4

Board committees

Overview

16G.4.1
The NYSE listing standards require that a U.S.-listed company have an audit committee, a nominating/corporate governance committee and a
compensation  committee.  Each  of  these  committees  must  consist  solely  of  independent  directors  and  must  have  a  written  charter  that
addresses  certain  matters  specified  in  the  listing  standards.  Furthermore,  the  listing  standards  require  that,  in  addition  to  the  independence
criteria  referenced  above  under  “Composition  of  Board  of  Directors;  Independence”,  certain  enumerated  factors  be  taken  into  consideration
when  making  a  determination  on  the  independence  of  directors  on  the compensation  committee  or  when  engaging  advisors  to  the
compensation committee.

With the exception of an audit committee, as described below, French law currently requires neither the establishment of board committees nor
the adoption of written charters.

The AFEP-MEDEF Code recommends, however, that the board of directors sets up, in addition to the audit committee required by French law, a
nominations  committee  and  a  compensation  committee.  The  AFEP-MEDEF  Code  also  recommends  that  at  least  two-thirds  of  the  audit
committee members and a majority of the members of each of the compensation committee and the nominations committee be independent
directors. It is recommended that the chairman of the compensation committee be independent and that one of its members be an employee
director. None of those three committees should include any Executive Officer(1).

TOTAL  has  established  an  Audit  Committee,  a  Governance  and  Ethics  Committee,  a  Compensation  Committee  and  a  Strategy  &  CSR
Committee. As of March 14, 2018, the composition of these Committees was as follows:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

the Audit Committee had four members, 100% of whom have been deemed independent by the Board of Directors;

the Governance and Ethics Committee had three members, 100% of whom have been deemed independent by the Board of Directors;

the Compensation Committee had four members, 100% of whom have been deemed independent by the Board of Directors (according to
point 8.3 of the AFEP-MEDEF Code, directors representing the employee shareholders and directors representing employees are not taken
into account when determining this percentage); and

the  Strategy  &  CSR  Committee  had  five  members.  With  the  exception  of  Mr. Pouyanné,  who  chairs  the  committee,  all  members  of  this
Committee have been deemed independent by the Board of Directors.

For a description of the scope of each Committee’s activity and the independence assessment of each member, see point 4.1.2.3 of chapter 4
of the 2017 Registration Document (starting on page 127), which is incorporated herein by reference.

The  NYSE  listing  standards  also  require  that  the  audit,  nominating/corporate  governance  and  compensation  committees  of  a  U.S.-listed
company be vested with decision-making powers on certain matters. Under French law, however, those committees are advisory in nature and
have  no  decision-making  authority.  Board  committees  are  responsible  for  examining  matters  within  the  scope  of  their  charter  and  making
recommendations thereon to the board of directors. Under French law, the board of directors has the final decision-making authority.

Audit Committee

16G.4.2
The  NYSE  listing  standards  contain  detailed  requirements  for  the  audit  committees  of  U.S.-listed  companies.  Some,  but  not  all,  of  these
requirements  also  apply  to  non-U.S.-listed  companies,  such  as  TOTAL.  French  law  and  the  AFEP-MEDEF  Code  share  the  NYSE  listing
standards’  goal  of  establishing  a  system  for  overseeing  the  company’s  accounting  process  that  is  independent  from  management  and  that
ensures auditor independence. As a result, they address similar topics, with some overlap.

Article L. 823-19 of the French Commercial Code requires the board of directors of companies listed in France to establish an audit committee,
at least one member of which must be an independent director and must be competent in finance, accounting or statutory audit procedures.
The AFEP-MEDEF Code provides that at least two-thirds of the directors on the audit committee be independent and that the audit committee
should not include any Executive Officer. Under NYSE rules, in the absence of an applicable exemption, audit committees are required to satisfy
the independence requirements under Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act. TOTAL’s Audit Committee consists of three directors, all of whom meet
the independence requirements under Rule 10A-3.

The duties of the Company’s Audit Committee, in line with French law and the AFEP-MEDEF Code, are described in point 4.1.2.3 of chapter 4
of the 2017 Registration Document (starting on page 127), which is incorporated herein by reference. The Audit Committee regularly reports to
the  Board  of  Directors  on  the fulfillment  of  its  tasks,  the  results  of  the  financial  statements  certification  process  and  the  contribution  of  such
process to guaranteeing the financial information’s integrity.

One  structural  difference  between  the  legal  status  of  the  audit  committee  of  a  U.S.-listed  company  and  that  of  a  French-listed  company
concerns the degree of the committee’s involvement in managing the relationship between the company and the auditors. French law requires
French companies that publish consolidated financial statements, such as TOTAL S.A., to have two co-statutory auditors. While the NYSE listing
standards require that the audit committee of a U.S.-listed company have direct responsibility for the appointment, compensation, retention and
oversight  of  the  work  of  the  auditor,  French  law  provides  that  the  election  of  the  co-statutory  auditors  is  the  sole  responsibility  of  the
shareholders duly convened at a shareholders’ meeting. In making their decision, the shareholders may rely on proposals submitted to them by
the board of directors based on recommendations from the audit committee. The shareholders elect the statutory auditors for an audit period of
six financial years. The statutory auditors may only be revoked by a court order and only on grounds of professional negligence or incapacity to
perform their mission.

(1)

As defined by the AFEP-MEDEF Code, Executive Officers “include the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, the Deputy chief executive officer(s) of public
limited  companies  with  a  Board  of  Directors,  the  Chairman  and  members  of  the  Management  Board  in  public  limited  companies  having  a  Management
Board and Supervisory Board and the statutory managers of partnerships limited by shares”.

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Meetings of non-management directors

16G.5
The NYSE listing standards require that the non-management directors of a U.S.-listed company meet at regularly scheduled executive sessions
without  management.  French  law  does  not  contain  such  a  requirement.  The  AFEP-MEDEF  Code  recommends,however,  that  a  meeting  not
attended by the Executive Officers be organized each year.

Since  December 16,  2015,  the  rules  of  procedure  of  the  board  of  directors  provide  that,  with  the  agreement  of  the  Governance  and  Ethics
Committee, the Lead Independent Director may hold meetings of the directors who do not hold executive or salaried positions on the Board of
Directors. He or she reports to the Board of Directors on the conclusions of such meetings.

In December 2017, the Lead Independent Director held a meeting of the independent directors. She subsequently presented a summary of this
meeting to the Board of Directors.

Thus, the Board of Directors’ practice is in line with the recommendation made in the AFEP-MEDEF Code.

Shareholder approval of compensation

16G.6
Pursuant to the provisions of the French Commercial Code, as amended, the compensation of the chairman of the board of directors, the chief
executive officer and, as the case may be, the deputy chief executive officer(s) in French listed companies shall each year be submitted to the
approval of their shareholders. Articles L. 225-37-2 and L. 225-100 of the French Commercial Code provide respectively for an ex ante vote and
an ex post vote:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

ex ante vote: the shareholders shall each year approve the principles and criteria for determining, allocating and granting the fixed, variable and
exceptional components making up the total compensation and the benefits of any kind, attributable to each of the abovementioned officers for
the current fiscal year. In the event a resolution is rejected by the shareholders, the preceding already approved compensation policy for the
concerned officer will be applicable; and

ex post vote: the shareholders shall each year approve the fixed, variable and exceptional components of the aggregate compensation and
benefit  of  any  kinds  due  or  attributable  to  each  of  the  abovementioned  officers  for  the  preceding  fiscal  year.  In  the  event  a  resolution  is
rejected by the shareholders, the variable and exceptional components of the compensation will not be paid to the relevant officer.

Disclosure

16G.7
The NYSE listing standards require U.S.-listed companies to adopt, and post on their websites, a set of corporate governance guidelines. The
guidelines  must  address,  among  other  things:  director  qualification  standards,  director  responsibilities,  director  access  to  management  and
independent  advisers,  director  compensation,  director  orientation  and  continuing  education,  management  succession  and  an  annual
performance evaluation of the board. In addition, the chief executive officer of a U.S.-listed company must certify to the NYSE annually that he or
she is not aware of any violations by the company of the NYSE’s corporate governance listing standards.

French  law  requires  neither  the  adoption  of  such  guidelines  nor  the  provision  of  such  certification.  The  AFEP-MEDEF  Code  recommends,
however, that the board of directors of a French-listed company review its operation annually and perform a formal evaluation at least once every
three years, under the leadership of the appointments or nominations committee or an independent director, assisted by an external consultant.
TOTAL’s  Board  of  Directors’  most  recent  formal  evaluation  took  place  in  early  2016.  The  AFEP-MEDEF  Code  also  recommends  that
shareholders  be  informed  of  these  evaluations  each  year  in  the  annual  report.  In  addition,  Article L. 225-37  of  the  French  Commercial  Code
requires  the  board  of  directors  to  present  to  the  shareholders  a  corporate  governance  report  appended  to  the  management  report,  notably
describing the composition of the board and the balanced representation of men and women on the board, the preparation and organization of
the Board’s work, as well as the offices and positions of each TOTAL Executive Officer and the compensation received by each such officer. The
AFEP-MEDEF Code also includes ethical rules concerning which directors are expected to comply.

Code of business conduct and ethics

16G.8
The NYSE listing standards require each U.S.-listed company to adopt, and post on its website, a code of business conduct and ethics for its
directors, officers and employees. There were no similar requirements applicable under French law in 2016. Article 17 of Law n° 2016/1691 of
December 9, 2016, requires the top management (such as the chairman of the board or chief executive officer) of large French companies to
adopt by June 1, 2017, a code of conduct proscribing the different types of behavior being likely to characterize acts of corruption, bribery or
influence peddling, which code shall be included in the rules of procedure of the company and be submitted to employee representatives. Under
the SEC’s rules and regulations, all companies required to submit periodic reports to the SEC, including TOTAL, must disclose in their annual
reports whether they have adopted a code of ethics for their principal executive officers and senior financial officers. In addition, they must file a
copy of the code with the SEC, post the text of the code on their website or undertake to provide a copy upon request to any person without
charge. There is significant, though not complete, overlap between the code of ethics required by the NYSE listing standards and the code of
ethics for senior financial officers required by the SEC’s rules. For a description of the code of ethics adopted by TOTAL, refer to point 3.3.2 of
chapter 3 of the 2017 Registration Document (starting on page 88), which is incorporated herein by reference, and “Item 16B. Code of ethics”.

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Not applicable.

Not applicable.

ITEM 16H. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE

ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  and  Notes  thereto  included  in  the  2017  Registration  Document  (starting  on  page 233)  are  incorporated
herein by reference.

The reports of the statutory auditors, ERNST & YOUNG Audit and KPMG Audit, a division of KPMG S.A., are included in the following pages:

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KPMG Audit
Tour EQHO
2 Avenue Gambetta
CS 60055
92066 Paris la Défense Cedex
France

TOTAL S.A.

ERNST & YOUNG Audit
1/2, place des Saisons
92400 Courbevoie – Paris La Défense 1
France

Registered office: 2, place Jean Millier – La Défense 6 – 92400 Courbevoie – France

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMS 
ON THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors:

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of TOTAL S.A. and subsidiaries (“the Company”) as of December 31, 2017,
2016 and 2015, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for
each of the years in the three year period ended December 31, 2017, and the related notes (collectively, “the consolidated financial statements”).
In  our  opinion,  the  consolidated  financial  statements  present  fairly,  in  all  material  respects,  the  financial  position  of  the  Company  as  of
December  31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three year period ended
December 31, 2017, in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union and in conformity with
International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

We  also  have  audited,  in  accordance  with  the  standards  of  the  Public  Company  Accounting  Oversight  Board  (United  States)  (PCAOB),  the
Company’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as  of  December  31,  2017,  based  on  criteria  established  in  Internal  Control  –  Integrated
Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission”, and our report dated March 14, 2018
expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Basis for Opinion

These  consolidated  financial  statements  are  the  responsibility  of  the  Company’s  management.  Our  responsibility  is  to  express  an  opinion  on
these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are public accounting firms registered with the PCAOB and are required to be
independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  the  standards  of  the  PCAOB.  Those  standards  require  that  we  plan  and  perform  the  audit  to
obtain  reasonable  assurance  about  whether  the  consolidated  financial  statements  are  free  of  material  misstatement,  whether  due  to  error  or
fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether
due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence
regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We
believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Paris La Défense, March 14, 2018

KPMG Audit,
a division of KPMG S.A.

/s/ JACQUES-FRANÇOIS LETHU

/s/ ERIC JACQUET

Jacques-François Lethu
Partner

Eric Jacquet
Partner

ERNST & YOUNG Audit

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG AUDIT

  ERNST & YOUNG Audit

We or our predecessor firms have served as the Company's 
auditor since 1996.

We have served as the Company's 
auditor since 2004.

FORM 20 F

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Tour EQHO
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CS 60055
92066 Paris la Défense Cedex
France

TOTAL S.A.

ERNST & YOUNG Audit
1/2, place des Saisons
92400 Courbevoie – Paris La Défense 1
France

Registered office: 2, place Jean Millier – La Défense 6 – 92400 Courbevoie – France

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMS 
ON THE INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

Year ended December 31, 2017

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors,

Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

We  have  audited  TOTAL  S.A.  and  subsidiaries’  (“the  Company”)  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as  of  December  31,  2017,  based  on
criteria  established  in  Internal  Control  –  Integrated  Framework  (2013)  issued  by  the  Committee  of  Sponsoring  Organizations  of  the  Treadway
Commission.  In  our  opinion,  the  Company  maintained,  in  all  material  respects,  effective  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as  of
December 31,  2017,  based  on  criteria  established  in  Internal  Control  –  Integrated  Framework  (2013)  issued  by  the  Committee  of  Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

We  also  have  audited,  in  accordance  with  the  standards  of  the  Public  Company  Accounting  Oversight  Board  (United  States)  (PCAOB),  the
consolidated  balance  sheets  of  the  Company  as  of  December  31,  2017,  2016  and  2015,  the  related  consolidated  statements  of  income,
comprehensive  income,  changes  in  shareholders’  equity,  and  cash  flows  for  each  of  the  years  in  the  three-year  period  ended  December  31,
2017 and the related notes (collectively, “the consolidated financial statements”), and our report dated March 14, 2018 expressed an unqualified
opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

Basis for Opinion

The  Company’s  management  is  responsible  for  maintaining  effective  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  and  for  its  assessment  of  the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over
Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We
are public accounting firms registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the
U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable  assurance  about  whether  effective  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  was  maintained  in  all  material  respects.  Our  audit  of
internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a
material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our
audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting 

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting  and  the  preparation  of  financial  statements  for  external  purposes  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles.  A
company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in
reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance
that  transactions  are  recorded  as  necessary  to  permit  preparation  of  financial  statements  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting
principles,  and  that  receipts  and  expenditures  of  the  company  are  being  made  only  in  accordance  with  authorizations  of  management  and
directors  of  the  company;  and  (3)  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  prevention  or  timely  detection  of  unauthorized  acquisition,  use,  or
disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because  of  its  inherent  limitations,  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  may  not  prevent  or  detect  misstatements.  Also,  projections  of  any
evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or
that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Paris La Défense, March 14, 2018

KPMG Audit,
a division of KPMG S.A.

/s/ JACQUES-FRANÇOIS LETHU

/s/ ERIC JACQUET

Jacques-François Lethu
Partner

Eric Jacquet
Partner

ERNST & YOUNG Audit

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG AUDIT

  ERNST & YOUNG Audit

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FORM 20 F

The following documents are filed as part of this annual report:

ITEM 19. EXHIBITS

1

2

7.1

7.2

8

11

12.1

12.2

13.1

13.2

15.1

15.2

15.3

15.4

101

Bylaws (Statuts) of TOTAL S.A. (as amended through March 8, 2018).

The total amount of long-term debt securities authorized under any instrument does not exceed 10% of the total assets 
of the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. We hereby agree to furnish to the SEC, upon its request, 
a copy of any instrument defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of the Company or of its subsidiaries for which 
consolidated or unconsolidated financial statements are required to be filed.

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges.

Computation of earnings to fixed charges.

List of Subsidiaries (see Note 18 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the 2017 Registration Document
(starting on page 324), which is incorporated herein by reference).

Code of Ethics (incorporated by reference to the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended 
December 31, 2016, filed on March 17, 2017).

Certification of Chief Executive Officer.

Certification of Chief Financial Officer.

Certification of Chief Executive Officer.

Certification of Chief Financial Officer.

Excerpt of the pages and sections of the 2017 Registration Document incorporated herein by reference.

Consent of ERNST & YOUNG Audit and of KPMG Audit, a division of KPMG S.A.

Third party report of DeGolyer and MacNaughton.

Consent of DeGolyer and MacNaughton.

XBRL Document.

SIGNATURE

The  registrant  hereby  certifies  that  it  meets  all  of  the  requirements  for  filing  on  Form 20-F  and  that  it  has  duly  caused  and  authorized  the
undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.

TOTAL S.A.

By: /s/ PATRICK POUYANNÉ

Name: Patrick Pouyanné
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Date: March 16, 2018

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EXHIBIT 15.1

Exhibit 15.1 contains the excerpts of TOTAL S.A.'s 2017 Registration Document that
are incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 20-F.(1)

(1)

Where  information  has  been  deleted  from  TOTAL  S.A.'s  2017  Registration  Document,  such  deletion  is  indicated  in  this  exhibit  with  a  notation  that  such
information has been redacted.

CONTENTS

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1 Presentation of the Group – 

Integrated report
1.1
1.2

Presentation of the Group and its governance
An ambition that goes hand in hand with sustainable 
growth: “become the responsible energy major”
Advantages that allow the Group to stand out 
in a changing energy world

1.3

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1.5
Strong commitments that benefit sustainable growth
A revamped organizational structure to support 
1.6
the Group’s ambition

2 Business overview for fiscal year 2017

Exploration & Production segment
Gas, Renewables & Power segment 
Refining & Chemicals segment
Marketing & Services segment
Investments
Research & Development
Property, plant and equipment 

3 Risks and control

Risk Factors
Legal and arbitration proceedings
Internal control and risk management procedures
Insurance and risk management
Vigilance Plan

4 Report on corporate governance

4.1
4.2
4.3

Administration and management bodies
Statement regarding corporate governance
Compensation for the administration 
and management bodies
4.4
Additional information about corporate governance
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2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7

3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5

5 Social, environmental 

and societal information
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
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Social information
Safety, health and environment information      
Societal information
Reporting scopes and method

6 TOTAL and its shareholders

Listing details
Dividend
Share buybacks
Shareholders

6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
[REDACTED SECTION: CERTAIN TEXT HAS BEEN REDACTED.]
6.6

Investor relations

7 General information

7.1
7.2

Share capital
Articles of incorporation and bylaws; 
other information

[REDACTED SECTION: CERTAIN TEXT HAS BEEN REDACTED.]

8 Consolidated Financial Statements

[REDACTED SECTION: CERTAIN TEXT HAS BEEN REDACTED.]
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.6

Consolidated statement of income
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income
Consolidated balance sheet
Consolidated statement of cash flow
Consolidated statement of changes in shareholders’ 
equity
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

8.7

9 Supplemental oil and gas information 

(unaudited)
9.1

9.2
9.3

Oil and gas information pursuant to FASB 
Accounting Standards Codification 932
Other information
Report on the payments made to governments 
(Article L. 225-102-3 of the French Commercial 
Code)

4

9

10

23

26

30
49
55
62
68
70
72

74
86
88
95
96

104
137

137
161

171
178
193
204

210
213
216
219

223

226

228

238
239
240
241

242
243

344
361

363

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Glossary

405

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PRESENTATION OF THE GROUP – 
INTEGRATED REPORT

1.1

Presentation of the Group 
and its governance

1.1.1

A major energy player underpinned 
by stable governance

1.1.2

The Group in a few figures

1.2

An ambition that goes hand in hand 
with sustainable growth: “become 
the responsible energy major”

1.2.1

A collective ambition in view of the 
challenges that must be tackled by the oil 
and gas industry

1.2.2

A clear strategy for sustainable growth

4

4

7

9

9

9

[REDACTED SECTION: CERTAIN TEXT HAS BEEN REDACTED.]

1.5

Strong commitments that benefit 
sustainable growth

1.5.1

Committed R&D

1.5.2

A targeted investment policy

1.5.3

A continuous improvement dynamic

1.6

A revamped organizational structure to 
support the Group’s ambition

1.6.1

TOTAL S.A., parent company of the 
Group and its subsidiaries

1.6.2

A revamped operational structure

23

23

23

23

26

26

27

1.3

Advantages that allow the Group to stand 
out in a changing energy world

10

1.3.1

A long-standing energy player that draws 
on its strong identity

1.3.2

Employees committed to better energy

1.3.3

1.3.4

The strength of the Group’s integrated 
business model

Geographic presence: key to the Group’s 
future growth

10

11

12

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Presentation of the Group and its governance

1.1

Presentation of the Group and its governance

1.1.1

A major energy player underpinned by stable governance

1.1.1.1

4th largest international oil and gas major with consolidated sales of $171,493 million 
in 2017

TOTAL, which has produced oil and gas for almost a century, is one
of the largest international oil and gas companies and a major player
in low carbon energies(1). It is present on five continents and in more
than 130 countries. 

The  Group’s  activities  include  the  exploration  and  production  of  oil
and  gas,  refining,  petrochemicals  and  the  distribution  of  energy  in
various forms to the end customer. Committed to better energy, over
98,000 employees help throughout the world to provide the Group's
customers with products and services that are safer, more affordable,

cleaner,  more  efficient,  more  innovative  and  accessible  to  the
greatest number of people.

Energy,  an  essential  resource,  accompanies  the  development  of
society.  In view  of  the  major  challenges  faced  by  the world  today,
energy producers have a key role to play.

It  is  by  relying  on  the  support  provided  by  its  governance  and  by  a
diverse  shareholder  base  that  the  Group  will  be  able  to  fulfill  its
collective ambition to become a responsible energy major and to supply
more affordable, more available and cleaner energy.

1.1.1.2

A diverse shareholder base

Shareholder base of TOTAL S.A. is diverse, and spread throughout the world. It comprises institutional investors, individual shareholders and
employees committed to the Company project. For more information, refer to point 6.4 of chapter 6.

Shareholding structure by shareholder type 
Estimates  below  are  as  of  December 31,  2017,  excluding  treasury
shares,  based  on  the  survey  of  identifiable  holders  of  bearer  shares
conducted on that date.

Shareholding structure by area
Estimates  below  are  as  of  December 31,  2017,  excluding  treasury
shares,  based  on  the  survey  of  identifiable  holders  of  bearer  shares
conducted on that date.

Group 
employees(a)
5.0%

Individual 
shareholders
7.6%

Reste 
du monde
700 kb/j

Institutional
 shareholders
87.4%

Rest 
of Europe
17.1%

United Kingdom
12.8%

Rest of world
8.2%

Reste 
du monde
700 kb/j

 France
28.3%

North
 America
33.6%

(a)

On the basis of employee shareholdings as defined in Article L. 225-102
of  the  French  Commercial  Code,  treasury  shares  excluded  (5.0%  of  the
total share capital, refer to point 6.4.1 of chapter 6).

The number of French individual shareholders of TOTAL S.A. is estimated at approximately 450,000.

(1)

TOTAL  S.A.,  a  French  limited  liability  company  (société  anonyme),  currently  constitutes  with  all  of  the  Group’s  companies,  the  world’s  4th largest  publicly
traded integrated oil and gas group based on market capitalization (in dollars) as of December 31, 2017.

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Presentation of the Group and its governance

1.1.1.3

A Board of Directors that is fully committed and able to determine the Company’s 
strategic orientations

1

As of March 14, 2018

12

DIRECTORS

90%

INDEPENDENT
DIRECTORS(a)

1

LEAD INDEPENDENT
DIRECTOR

1

DIRECTOR
REPRESENTING
EMPLOYEE
SHAREHOLDERS

60

AVERAGE AGE
OF DIRECTORS

4.2 years

AVERAGE YEARS
OF SERVICE
OF THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS

45.5%

WOMEN(b)

54.5%

MEN(b)

1

DIRECTOR
REPRESENTING
EMPLOYEES

6

NATIONALITIES
REPRESENTED

(a)

Excluding the director representing the employee shareholders and the director representing employees, in accordance with the recommendations of the
AFEP-MEDEF Code (point 8.3). For more information, refer to point 4.1.1.4 of chapter 4.

(b)

Excluding the director representing employees, in accordance with Article L. 225-27-1 of the French Commercial Code.

The Board of Directors determines the strategic orientation of TOTAL
and  supervises  its  implementation.  It  approves  investment  and
disvestment operations when they concern amounts that exceed 3%
of the Group’s equity and examines all matters related to the smooth
running  of  the  company.  It  monitors  the  management  of  both
financial  and  extra-financial  matters  and  ensures  the  quality  of
information provided to shareholders and to financial markets.

The  Board  of  Directors  relies  on  the  work  of  four  Committees:  the
Audit  Committee,  the  Governance  and  Ethics  Committee,  the
Compensation Committee and the Strategic & CSR Committee.

Composed  as  of  March 14,  2018  of  12  directors,  including  9
independent  members, 
and
the  Board 
complementarity of experiences, expertises, nationalities and cultures
necessary  to  take  account  of  the  interests  of  all  of  the  Group’s
shareholders and stakeholders.

reflects  diversity 

Since  December 2015,  Patrick  Pouyanné  has  held the  position  of
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TOTAL S.A. The decision to
combine  the  functions  of  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors  and
Chief Executive Officer was made further to work undertaken by the
Governance and Ethics Committee, in the interests of the Company
and  in  compliance  with  the  traditions  of  the  Group.  The  Board  of
Directors  deemed  that  the  unified  Management  Form  was  most
appropriate  to  the  Group’s  organization,  modus  operandi  and
business,  and  to  the  specificities  of  the  oil and  gas  sector.  In  its
decision,  the  Board  in  particular  noted  the  advantage  of  having
unified  management  in  strategic  negotiations  with  governments  and
the  Group’s  partners.  The  Board of  Directors  regularly  examines
whether  maintaining 
remains
appropriate.

the  unified  management 

form 

Attentive to the concerns of investors and stakeholders, the Board of
Directors  pays  specific  attention  to  the  balance  of  power  within  the
Group.  Consequently,  every  year,  the  Board  examines  desirable
changes  to  its  composition  to  try  to  maintain  a  high  level  of  general
independence and the full involvement of the directors in the work of
the Board and of the Committees. It was also for these reasons that
the  Board  of  Directors, at  its  meeting  on  December 16,  2015,
amended the provisions of its Rules of Procedure to provide for the
appointment  of  a  Lead  Independent  Director  in  case  of  the
combination  of  the  positions  of  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors
and Chief Executive Officer. The Lead Independent Director’s duties,
resources and rights are described in the Rules of Procedure of the
Board of Directors. Aside from these duties, the Chairman and Chief
Executive  Officer  and  the  Lead  Independent  Director  strive  to
maintain permanent contact on any important matter concerning the
running  of  the  Company.  Since  2016,  they  have  held  monthly
meetings.  Finally,  since  2016,  the  Lead  Independent  Director  has
organized executive sessions with the independent directors so that
they  may  discuss  the  Group’s  strategic  challenges  and  working
practices. The directors are also in regular contact with the members
of  the  Group’s  management  team,  whether  members  of  the
Executive  Committee  during  Board  Meetings  or  operational
managers during Group site visits. Contact between the directors and
managers enables the directors to gain a practical understanding of
the Group’s activities.

The  balance  of  power  within  the  Company’s  bodies  is  thereby
ensured by a stable and structured governance.

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Presentation of the Group and its governance

Overview of the Board of Directors

As of March 14, 2018

Age

Sex

Nationality

Indepen-
dence

1st appoint-
ment

Expiry of
term of
office

Number of
directorships
in listed
companies(a)

Years’ service
on the Board

Committees

Governance
and Ethics

Audit

Compensa-
tion

Strategic
& CSR

Patrick Pouyanné
Chairman and Chief 
Executive Officer

Patrick Artus

Patricia Barbizet
Lead Independent 
Director

Marie-Christine 
Coisne-Roquette

Mark Cutifani

Maria van der 
Hoeven

Anne-Marie Idrac

Gérard Lamarche

Jean Lemierre

Renata Perycz(b)

Christine Renaud(c)

Carlos Tavares

54

66

62

61

59

68

66

56

67

54

49

59

M

M

F

F

M

F

F

M

M

F

F

M

2015

2018

2009

2018

2008

2020

2011

2020

2017

2020

2016

2019

2012

2018

2012

2019

2016

2019

2016

2019

2017

2020

2017

2020

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

n/a

n/a

•

●

C

●

●

C

●

●

3

9

10

7

1

2

6

6

2

2

1

1

1

2

2

1

1

2

4

4

1

0

0

2

C

●

●

●

●

●

●

C

●

(a)

(b)

(c)

C:

Number of directorships held by the director in listed companies outside of his or her group, including foreign companies, assessed in accordance with the recommendations
of the AFEP-MEDEF Code, point 18 (refer to point 4.1.1.4 of chapter 4).
Renata  Perycz  was  designated  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  Article  L.  225-23  of  the  French  Commercial  Code  as  director  representing  employee  shareholders  on  the
proposal of the employee shareholders specified by Article L. 225-102 of the French Commercial Code.
Christine Renaud was designated as director representing employees by the Central Works Council of UES Amont – Global Services – Holding pursuant to the provisions
of Article L. 225-27-1 of the French Commercial Code and of the Company’s bylaws.
Chairperson.

Activities of the Board of Directors and of the Committees

9

MEETINGS OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 
IN 2017

93.5%

AVERAGE
BOARD MEETING
ATTENDANCE 
RATE OF THE
DIRECTORS

1

EXECUTIVE SESSION 
CHAIRED BY THE
LEAD INDEPENDENT
DIRECTOR

7

AUDIT COMMITTEE 
MEETINGS
92% ATTENDANCE
RATE

2

GOVERNANCE AND
ETHICS COMMITTEE 
MEETINGS
83.3% ATTENDANCE
RATE

3

COMPENSATION
COMMITTEE 
MEETINGS
100% ATTENDANCE
RATE

2

STRATEGIC & CSR
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
90% ATTENDANCE
RATE

The duties and work of the Board of Directors and of its Committees are described in point 4.1.2 of chapter 4.

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Presentation of the Group and its governance

1.1.2

The Group in a few figures

1.1.2.1
As of December 31, 2017(a)

2017 key figures

1

PRESENT IN OVER 

130

COUNTRIES

98,277

EMPLOYEES

$10.6
billion

ADJUSTED NET
INCOME
(GROUP SHARE)

5%

EXPLORATION
& PRODUCTION
 PRODUCTION
GROWTH

$22.2
billion

OPERATING CASH
FLOW EXCLUDING
FINANCIAL
EXPENSES

30.8%

DOWNSTREAM
RETURN ON
CAPITAL
EMPLOYED

€116.4
billion

MARKET
CAPITALIZATION 
ON EURONEXT
PARIS

$14.4
billion

ORGANIC
INVESTMENTS

€2.48

DIVIDEND PER SHARE
FOR FISCAL YEAR
2017 (b)

$0.9
billion

R&D
INVESTMENTS

10.1%

RETURN ON
EQUITY

13.8%

NET-DEBT-TO-
EQUITY RATIO 

(a)

For a definition of the various performance indicators, refer to the Glossary and to Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements (point 8.7 of chapter 8).

(b)

Subject to approval by the Shareholders’ Meeting on June 1, 2018.

1.1.2.2

Key figures by segment

Exploration & Production

Hydrocarbon production (kboe/d)

Liquids and gas proved reserves(a) (Mboe)

2,347

2,452

2,566

11,580

11,518

11,475

664

639

531

255
258

757

634

517

279
265

761

654

559

348
244

5,605

5,414

5,975

6,104

5,450
(i.e., 47%)

6,025
(i.e., 53%)

2015

2016

2017

2015

2016

2017

Europe and Central Asia

Africa(a)

Middle East and North Africa

Americas

Asia-Pacific

Liquids

Gas

(a)  Proved reserves  based  on  SEC  rules  (Brent  at  $54.36/b  in  2017,
$42.82/b in 2016 and $54.17/b in 2015).

(a) Excluding North Africa.

Gas, Renewables & Power

Managed LNG volumes

(Mt)

Managed LNG volumes

2015

12.8

2016

12.9

2017

15.6

Installed power capacities by gas or renewables(a)

(MW)

Installed power capacities 
by gas or renewables

(a)

In Group's equity stake.

2015

687

2016

804

2017

903

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Refining & Chemicals and Marketing & Services

Crude oil refining capacity(a) (kb/d)

Petrochemicals production capacity by geographic area 
as of December 31, 2017

2,247

2,011

2,021

1,699

198
350

1,454

1,454

202

355

202

365

2015

2016

2017

Europe

Americas

Asia & the Middle East

Asia & the Middle East 
5,727 kt

Reste 
du monde
700 kb/j

Americas
5,382 kt

Europe

10,293 kt

(a)

Capacity  data  based  on  crude  distillation  unit  stream-day  capacities
under  normal  operating  conditions,  less  the  impact  of  shutdown  for
regular repair and maintenance activities.

Petroleum product sales (kb/d)
Including Trading

Marketing & Services petroleum product sales 
by geographic area in 2017

4,005

4,183

4,019

2,184

2,355

2,142

619
85
570
547

551
139
517

621

604
158
560

555

2015

2016

2017

Europe

Africa 

Middle East

Americas

Asia-Pacific(a)

Middle East
45 kb/d

Asia-Pacific(a)
173 kb/d

Americas
81 kb/d

Africa 
431 kb/d

Reste 
du monde
700 kb/j

Europe

1,049 kb/d

(a)

Including Indian Ocean islands.

(a)

Including Indian Ocean islands.

Workforce

1.1.2.3
Employees by segment(a)

Employees by region(a)

Marketing 
& Services
21.6%

Exploration
& Production
14.3%

Corporate
2.5%

Gas, Renewables
& Power
11.8%

Reste 
du monde
700 kb/j

Refining & Chemicals
49.1%
Trading & Shipping
0.7%

Rest of Europe
26.1%

Rest of the world
41.4%

Reste 
du monde
700 kb/j

 France
32.5%

(a)

Refer to point 5.1.1 of chapter 5.

(a)

Refer to point 5.1.1 of chapter 5.

Workforce as of December 31, 2017: 98,277

Workforce as of December 31, 2017: 98,277

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1.2

An ambition that goes hand in hand with sustainable 
growth: “become the responsible energy major”

1

1.2.1

A collective ambition in view of the challenges that must be tackled 
by the oil and gas industry

TOTAL is an integrated energy group and one of the world’s largest.
It is invested with an economic and social mission: as a player within
and  a  beneficiary  of  economic  globalization,  it  wishes  to  make  its
success a vector of progress that benefits to the greatest number of
people.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the United
Nations  in  2015.  These  goals  acknowledge  the  decisive  role
corporations  can  play  in  economic  and  social  development  and  ask
them  to  show  responsibility  and  innovation  in  finding  solutions  to
global sustainable development challenges.

In  2016,  TOTAL  committed  itself  to  contributing  to  the  achievement
of  the  SDGs  by  implementing  the  recommendations  of  the  United
Nations.  Consequently,  the  Group  has  embarked  on  a  structured
approach to identify and prioritize the SDGs on which it can have the
greatest  impact,  such  as  climate  change,  decent  work  and  human
rights, and access to energy.

Access  to  energy  is  a  source  of  progress  and  a  condition  for
economic and social development and for the improvement of living
conditions of people around the world. In most countries, and in the
developing world in particular, access to low-cost energy is a priority
as it is a pillar of development.

The Group’s vocation is to produce the energy that the world needs,
and  will  need  in  the  future,  and  to  make  it  accessible  to  the  greatest
number  of  people  –  over  one  billion(1)  people  still  have  no  access  to
electricity.

This vocation is to be accomplished in a responsible manner and by
working  to  make  an  effective  contribution  to  the  climate  change
issue, in particular.

Meeting  the  energy  needs  of  a  growing  global  population,  providing
concrete  solutions  to  help  limit  global  warming,  adapting  to  new
patterns  of  consumption  and  changes  to  the  expectations  of
customers  and  stakeholders  constitute  the  challenges  that  a  major
energy player like TOTAL can help to tackle.

To  respond  to  these  challenges,  TOTAL's  ambition  over  the next
20 years  is  to  become  the  responsible  energy  major  by  contributing
to the supply of more affordable, more available and cleaner energy
to the greatest number of people:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

more  affordable  –  as  low-cost  energy  is  essential  to  favor  the
economic  development  of  billions  of  people  who  wish  to  improve
their living conditions;

more  available  –  as  people  expect  energy  to  be  continuously
available and accessible on a daily basis;

cleaner  –  as  the  Group  intends  to  reduce  the  environmental
footprint  and  the  CO2  emissions  of  its  operations,  and  to  actively
contribute  to  finding  solutions  that  limit  the  impact  of  climate
change, particularly by providing its customers with a mix of energy
products whose carbon intensity is regularly reduced.

1.2.2

A clear strategy for sustainable growth

To  fulfill  this  ambition,  TOTAL  is  deploying  a  clear  strategy  that  is
based  on  four  main  priorities  and  that  integrates  the  challenges  of
climate  change,  using  as  a  point  of  reference  the  2°C  Sustainable
Development Scenario of the International Energy Agency (IEA):

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

drive profitable and sustainable growth in Exploration & Production
activities, with priority given to the production of gas (the fossil fuel
that  emits  the  least  amount  of  carbon  dioxide)  and  constant
emphasis  on  producing  at  a  competitive  cost  by  ensuring  strict
investment discipline;

carry  on  enhancing  the  competitiveness  of  major  integrated
refining and petrochemical platforms;

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

increase  the  distribution  of  petroleum  products,  particularly  in
high-growth  regions,  and  offer  innovative  solutions  and  services
that meet the needs of customers above and beyond the supply of
petroleum products; and

expand along the full gas value chain by unlocking access to new
markets,  and  develop  profitable  low  carbon  businesses,  in
particular renewable energies and biofuels.

In  addition,  TOTAL  intends  to  strengthen  its  involvement  in  the
circular economy and implement a program of actions, particularly in
the  following  areas:  purchasing,  waste  management,  new  ranges  of
polymers,  solarization  of  service  stations  and  improved  efficiency
energy. 

(1)

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1.3

Advantages that allow the Group to stand out 
in a changing energy world

To become the responsible energy major and to help provide specific
solutions  to  major  challenges  that  are  to  emerge  over  coming
decades,  TOTAL  can  rely  on  several  advantages:  its  strong  identity

and values, the know-how of employees committed to better energy
its integrated business model and its geographic presence.

1.3.1

A long-standing energy player that draws on its strong identity

Energy is rooted in TOTAL’s history.

A  producer  of  oil  and  gas  for  almost  a  century,  the  Group  history
started  in  1924  with  the  creation  of  Compagnie  française  des
pétroles (CFP), which began its oil production activities in the Middle
East  at  this  time.  Over  the  years,  the  Group  has  diversified  its

1.3.1.1

Key dates of the Group’s history

activities  and  opened  sites  around  the  world  by  positioning  itself  in
the gas, refining and petrochemical segments and the distribution of
petroleum products, solar power, bioenergies and electricity.

1920

1924

1927

1933

1939

1941

1945

1947

1951

1954

1956

1960

1961

1965

1966

1967

1970

1971

1974

1976

1980

1982

1983

1985

1994

1996

2000

2001

2003

2006

2011

2016

2017

Creation in Brussels by an Antwerp-based group of bankers and investors of Compagnie Financière belge des Pétroles, known as Petrofina

Creation of Compagnie française des Pétroles (CFP) by Raymond Poincaré, French Prime Minister

Initial discovery of the Kirkuk field in Iraq; the field’s reserves are considerable

Commissioning of the Gonfreville refinery in Normandy (France) with an annual capacity of 900,000 t of crude oil

Discovery in France of the Saint Marcet gas field by Centre de recherches de pétrole du Midi
Creation of Régie Autonome des Pétroles (RAP), which later became the Elf Group

Creation of Société nationale des pétroles d’Aquitaine (SNPA)

Creation of Bureau de recherches de pétroles (BRP)

Creation of Compagnie Française de Distribution des Pétroles en Afrique

Discovery of the Lacq gas field (France) by SNPA

Launch of the TOTAL brand by CFP

Discovery of the Edjeleh, Hassi R’Mel (gas) and Hassi Messaoud (oil) fields in the Algerian Sahara

Construction of the Gonfreville steam cracker (France) to respond to the growing demand for plastic

Discovery of the first offshore fields in Gabon; the Anguille field was the first one found

TOTAL acquires Desmarais Frères, an important player in the distribution market

Creation of Entreprise de recherches et d’activités pétrolières (ERAP) following the merger of BRP and RAP

Launch of the ELF brand

Elf takes control of Antar

The Ekofisk field in the North Sea starts production
Creation of GIE ATO, a joint venture between SNPA and TOTAL in the chemicals industry

Hutchinson-Mapa joins the Group

Creation of Société nationale Elf Aquitaine (SNEA) following the merger of ERAP and SNPA

Creation of Chloé Chimie, a joint venture between Elf Aquitaine, CFP and Rhône Poulenc

Drilling by CFP of the first deep-offshore well in the Mediterranean Sea

Birth of the company Atochem, an SNEA subsidiary, following the merger of ATO Chimie, Chloé Chimie and a part of Péchiney Ugine Kuhlmann
Opening of the first self-service station in France

CFP becomes Total-CFP and then TOTAL in 1991

Disposal by the French state of its majority stake in the capital of Elf Aquitaine

Disposal by the French state of its remaining stake in the capital of Elf Aquitaine
Following the incorporation of Fina in 1999, TOTAL acquires Elf Aquitaine. The new Group is called, TotalFinaElf and is the world’s 4th largest oil 
major

The Girassol field on Block 17 in Angola starts production

TotalFinaElf changes its name to TOTAL

Spin-off of Arkema

Investment in the solar energy segment with the acquisition of 60% of the US company, SunPower

Acquisition of Saft Groupe, a battery manufacturer

Announcement of the acquisition of Mærsk Oil & Gas A/S in a share and debt transaction
Announcement of the acquisition of Engie’s LNG business

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Five strong values at the heart of the Group

1.3.1.2
Safety,  Respect  for  Each  Other,  Pioneer  Spirit,  Stand  Together  and
Performance-Minded  represent,  just  as  its  history,  the  part  of

TOTAL's  identity  shared  by  all  employees.  These  values  guide  the
daily actions and relations of the Group with its stakeholders.

1

“These values describe and unite us. They are the levers on which we rely to achieve our ambition of becoming the responsible energy
major.”

Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

These five strong values also require all of TOTAL's employees to act
in  an  exemplary  manner,  in  priority  in  the  following  areas:  safety,
security,  health,  environment,  integrity  in  all  of  its  forms  (particularly,
the  prevention  of  corruption,  fraud  and  anti-competitive  practices)
and human rights.

It  is  through  strict  adherence  to  these  values  and  to  this  course  of
action that the Group intends to build strong and sustainable growth
for  itself  and  for  all  of  its  stakeholders,  and  thereby  deliver  on  its
commitment to better energy.

1.3.2

Employees committed to better energy

98,277

EMPLOYEES AS OF
DECEMBER 31,
2017

33%

ARE WOMEN

26%

OF MANAGERS
ARE WOMEN

over
150

NATIONALITIES
REPRESENTED

500

INDUSTRIAL,
COMMERCIAL AND
SUPPORT
COMPETENCIES
WITHIN THE
GROUP

over
1,700

TRAINING COURSES
AVAILABLE

256

 ACTIVE AGREEMENTS
(INCLUDING 160 IN
FRANCE) WITH
EMPLOYEE REPRESEN-
TATIVES AT THE
END OF 2017 

Employee diversity, a competitive edge

1.3.2.1
The  Group  is an  image  of  its  employees:  diverse.  The  diversity  of
talents  within  TOTAL  is  crucial  to  its  competitiveness,  innovative
capacity and attractiveness.

With  over  150 nationalities  represented,  a  workforce  of  which  33%  is
made up of women and 26% of managers are women, a presence in
over 130 countries, and more than 500 business-related competencies,
it goes without saying that the Group is a global player. A wide range of
opinions enables innovative solutions and new opportunities to arise.

to  mobilize 

themselves  and  act 

Such  diversity  is  an  essential  asset  for  the  Group.  The  capacity  of
in  an
Group  employees 
entrepreneurial  spirit  is  vital.  It  enables  ambitious  projects  to  be
completed  and  offers  everyone  the  opportunity  to  give  meaning  to
their  work  and grow  professionally.  Diversity  is  embodied,  in
particular,  by  the  presence  of  more  than  20%  women  members  on
management  committees  (head  office  and  subsidiaries).  This  reality
testifies  to  the  Group’s  desire  to  strengthen  diversity  as  a  vector  of
innovation and progress.

“Women  and  men  are  at  the  heart  of  our  collective  project.  Our  employees  –  in  all  corners  of  the  planet  and  thanks  to  their  individual
commitment  –  are  the  energy  that  drives  our  Group  forward.  This  diversity  is  an  invaluable  asset  that  makes  it  possible  to  accomplish
ambitious projects.”

Namita Shah, President, People & Social Responsibility

Employee commitment is essential to the success of the Company project

1.3.2.2
The  Group  addresses  its  challenges  thanks  to  the  commitment  of  its
employees. It is for this reason that the Group strives to ensure that the
most  demanding  safety,  ethics  and  integrity,  management  and  social
performance practices are implemented wherever it operates. The aim
of this process is to create the conditions that enable everyone to fulfill
his or her potential and TOTAL to pursue its development.

TOTAL  has  adopted  a  proactive  approach  by  subscribing  to  the
principles of numerous national and international agreements that fight
against  all  forms  of  discrimination  and  by  striving  to  ensure  the  safety
and  security  of  its  employees  and  the respect  of  their  fundamental
rights. The Group has a long-standing commitment to promoting equal
opportunity  and  diversity,  which  constitute,  for  everyone,  a  source  of
development where only expertise and talent count.

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The Group is also committed to social dialogue, which is one of the
vectors  used  to  modernize  companies.  Among  the  numerous
stakeholders  with  which  TOTAL  maintains  regular  dialogue,  the
Group’s  employees  and  their  representatives  have  a  privileged
position and role.

international  organizations.  This 

This  approach  is  illustrated  by  several  commitments  made  by  the
Group,  such  as  its  adhesion  on  December 21,  2017  to  the  Global
Deal  initiative,  alongside  about  60  partners,  states,  trade  unions,
companies  and 
international
multi-party initiative aims to fight against inequality, encourage social
dialogue  and  promote  a  fairer  globalization. It  states  that  social
dialogue,  collective  bargaining  and  trade-union  freedom  play  an
essential  role  in  the  fulfillment  of  Sustainable  Development  Goals
(SDGs 8, 10 and 17) of the United Nations. Similarly, the signing of a
global agreement with the trade union federation IndustriALL in 2015
guarantees for the Group’s employees a high level of commitment to
social matters in countries where the Group operates. The Group had
256  active agreements  (including  160  in  France)  with  employee
representatives in place at the end of 2017.

TOTAL  encourages  a  managerial  policy  that  favors  commitment,
accountability  and  the  evaluation  of  performance;  this  policy  is
supported  by  the  promotion  of  functional  and  geographic  mobility

and training (78% of employees within the scope of the WHRS(1) took
at least one course in 2017).

The  technical  and  commercial  know-how  of  employees  and  their
ability  to  manage  large  projects  underpin  the  Group’s  operational
excellence and are essential for the Group’s development. It is thanks
to  the  recognized  expertise  of  its  employees  that  TOTAL  is  able  to
form  partnerships  of  trust  with  the  world’s  main  producing  and
consuming  nations  in  the  most  demanding  areas,  such  as  deep
offshore, liquefied natural gas (LNG), low carbon energy, refining and
petrochemicals,  which are  also  areas  in  which  the  Group  has
developed some of the most high-performance platforms. It is for this
reason 
function,  are
encouraged  to  build  on  their  expertise  and  competencies  by
accessing a wide range of trainings.

that  all  employees, 

regardless  of 

their 

In order to improve the Group’s social performance, the expectations
of  employees  are  regularly  listened  to  and  discussed.  For  example,
Total Survey gathers the views and improvement suggestions of tens
of thousands of employees every two years.

This  approach  testifies  to  the  Group’s  desire  to  entrench  a
continuous  improvement  process  that  benefits  everyone.  For  more
information, refer to point 5.1 of chapter 5.

1.3.3

The strength of the Group’s integrated business model

1.3.3.1
A resilient integrated business model
Oil  and  gas  are  commodities  that  are  traded  on  markets  that  are
known  for  their  volatility.  To  manage  this  constraint  as  well  as
possible,  TOTAL  opted  for  an  integrated  business  model  with
activities throughout  the  oil  and  gas  value  chain.  It  extends  from
exploration and production, refining, liquefaction, petrochemicals and
trading to, finally, the distribution of products to the end customer.

This business model enables the Company to benefit from synergies
between different activities and from price volatility. It also enables the
Company  to  manage  the  bottom  of  the  cycle  better  and  capture
margin when the market improves. Thanks to an integrated business
model,  the  Group’s  Upstream  activities,  which  are  more  dependent
on the price of oil, can complement its Downstream activities, which
– at the bottom of the cycle – enable the Group to benefit from added
value untapped by the Upstream part of the business.

“It is thanks to the effectiveness of our integrated business model for the oil chain that we were able to withstand high oil-price volatility.
And it is the same model that we apply to gas and renewable energies, both intended for the generation of electricity.”

Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

TOTAL’S 
ACTIVITIES

EXPLORE AND PRODUCE

1

1

2

3

OIL AND GAS

SOLAR

BIOMASS

TRANSFORM AND DEVELOP

4

5

6

SPECIALTY CHEMICALS 

POLYMERS

REFINING - PETROCHEMICALS

SHIP AND MARKET

7

8

TRADING - SHIPPING

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

1

2

6

7

5

8

3

4

8

1

8

(1)

The  Worldwide  Human  Resources  Survey  (WHRS)  is an  annual  survey  which  comprises  about  100 indicators  in  addition  to  those  used  in  the  Global
Workforce Analysis. Refer to point 5.4.2 of chapter 5.

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An integrated business model to be developed on the gas-renewables-electricity chain

1.3.3.2
In the coming years, according to the IEA, the growth in demand for
electricity is expected to outstrip global demand for energy. In light of
the  digitization  of  the  economy,  the  mobility  revolution,  and
decentralized  generation,  many  products  and  services  are  going to
be  “electrified”  while,  at  the  same  time,  a  growing  share  of  the
world’s population will benefit from access to electricity.

To  fulfill  its  ambition,  the  Group  intends  to  apply  this  integrated
business  model  to  the  electricity  chain,  from  the  production  of  low
carbon energy to the generation of electricity.

Preference will be given to three main priorities:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

integration  on  the  gas  chain  from  production  to  liquefaction  and
distribution, 

the  generation  of  electricity  using  gas  or  renewable  energies  and
its storage; and

the trading and the sale of gas or electricity as the producer, or not.

1

1.3.4

Geographic presence: key to the Group’s future growth

It is thanks to its pioneer spirit and sense of solidarity that TOTAL has
become a global oil and gas major and that it has forged partnerships
of  trust  with  host  countries.  Remaining  loyal  to  these  principles
means being permanently open to new alliances, which are key to the
Group’s development, despite geopolitical uncertainty.

It  is  thanks to  a  strong  and  lasting  geographic  presence  that  the
Group will be able to meet its goal of becoming a recognized partner
in 
the
the  sustainable  economic  and  social  development  of 
communities  and  regions  in  which  it  operates  for  the  creation  of
shared value.

From one history to one ambition

1.3.4.1
The Group is present in over 130 countries and on 5 continents.
There  are  three  geographic  regions  in  particular  that  represent  the
historical
foundations of TOTAL’s strategy and today stand out
thanks  to  the  quality  of  the  on-site  teams  and  solid  partnerships
forged over time.

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

Europe: The core of the Group’s knowledge. Europe is home to
the  Group’s  decision-making  center;  it  is  the  hub  of  its  research
and innovation work and constitutes a strong industrial base;

Middle  East:  The  Group  began  its  production  activities  in  this
region and is recognized in the Middle East as a partner of choice
among  producing  nations  and  their  national  oil companies.  The
aim of the Group is to develop its activities in all business lines in
this region, even when geopolitical tension rises;

Africa:  TOTAL  is  the  largest  major  on  the  basis  of  the  volume  of
hydrocarbon  production  and  by  the  number  of  Group-branded
service  stations  on  the  African  continent(1).  TOTAL  generates
electricity  from  renewable  sources.  The  Group  intends  to  remain
the continent’s partner of choice and to contribute to its economic
and social development through the creation of shared value.

substantial resources, Asia, in order to benefit from this market’s high
rate  of  growth,  and  Russia,  where  TOTAL  is  working  on  major
industrial  projects  and  maintains  a  special  and  long-term  relationship
with local industrial players.

Managing geopolitical uncertainty

1.3.4.2
The  world  is  confronted  by  political  and  geopolitical  uncertainty
characterized by tension connected to conflict and war in countries
such  as  Syria,  Iraq,  Yemen  and  Libya.  It  is  exacerbated  by
international terrorism.

In this context, TOTAL intends to develop its activities by putting its
competencies to  the  benefit  of  each  of  the  countries  where  it
operates, by complying with applicable laws and international
economic sanctions where imposed. The Group also ensures that the
capital
invested in the most sensitive countries remain at a level
limiting its exposure in each of them.

This  is  the  process  that  TOTAL  intends  to  pursue  and  has,  in  fact,
already been acted upon following its decision to carry on investing in
Russia while complying with the economic sanctions imposed by the
United States and Europe, and following its decision to develop
activities in Iran in the diplomatic framework set in January 2016 and
resulting from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The
Group,  if  needed,  stops  its  activities  in  countries  that  become  too
risky (such as Yemen and Syria).

Loyalty to its partners, particularly during such kind of situations, is
also a strong characteristic of the Group.

TOTAL’s activities wherever they are, are carried out in strict adherence
to applicable laws and covered by compliance and risk management
procedures.  It  was  within  this  framework  that  a  full-time  compliance
coordinator for Iran was appointed within the Group in 2016,
for
example.

Today,  new  regions  which  are  vital  for  the  Group  have  appeared,
particularly the Americas, which represent a strong growth opportunity
for  all  of  the  Group’s  businesses  due,  in  particular,  to  this  region’s

By  continuing  to  invest  and  to  supply  energy,  the  Group  helps  to
maintain conditions that favor the economic development of these
regions.

“During these troubled times, our industry can and must be a stabilizing factor.”

Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

For more information on risk factors, internal control and risk management procedures and reasonable vigilance measures implemented by the
Group, refer to points 3.1, 3.3 and 3.5 of chapter 3.

(1)

Source: Public data. IHS.

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1.3.4.3

A local socio-economic development 
partner
integrity,  respect 

Safety, 
for  human  rights,  and  societal  and
environmental responsibility are principles and values that form part of
the  Group’s  operating  processes.  If  TOTAL  has  been  able  to  build
and  develop  partnerships  throughout  the  world,  it  is  also  because  it
has incorporated a local value creation process into its development
model.  This  process  is  systematic,  professional  and  a  major
competitive advantage.

face  of  growing 

taking general-interest measures in the countries where it operates. In
the 
inequality  and  significant  environmental
challenges,  the  Group  wishes  to  bolster  its  civic  engagement  and
implement a new societal engagement policy as from 2018. It wishes
to  act  in  a  way  that  ensures  the  vitality  and  sustainability  of  the
territories in which the Group is present by putting actions that benefit
young people first.

In  order  to  boost  the  impact  of  its  societal  initiatives,  TOTAL  has
selected four areas of intervention that it considers to be vital for the
territories’ sustainable development:

Based  on  dialogue  with  the  local  population  and  public  and  private
players,  this  process  is  used  to  identify  development  priorities  and
create synergies. The Group intends to apply this approach over the
long term to ensure that its major projects create shared wealth.

In  addition  to  the  societal  initiatives  that  are  directly  related  to  the
Group’s  industrial  activities,  TOTAL  has  also  been  committed  to

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

forests and climate, for a beneficial environment for humans;

integration and qualification of young people, for the autonomy of
young people in socially vulnerable situations;

road safety, for safer mobility; and

culture and heritage, for dialogue between cultures.

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1.5

Strong commitments that benefit 
sustainable growth

1

1.5.1

Committed R&D

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

$912 million invested in 2017

4,132 employees dedicated to R&D in 2017

18 R&D centers around the world

1,000 partnership agreements

over 200 patent applications filed in 2017

The Group relies on a dynamic R&D policy to conduct and develop its
activities. There are two main priorities:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

developing  activities  and  programs  with  a  direct  impact  on
TOTAL’s aim to become the responsible energy major;

technological  breakthroughs 

anticipating 
to  seize
opportunities  for  development  relating  to  the  evolution  of  the
energy mix.

in  order 

The  Group  is  committed  to  optimizing  R&D  resources  in  terms  of
human  talent,  infrastructure  and  regional  centers  of  excellence,  and
to working with selected partners that bring specific, high-level skills
to every project.

The  portfolio  of  R&D  programs  is  divided  between  transverse
programs developed at all of the R&D centers and vertical programs
specific to the different businesses. For example, the purpose of the
CCUS  (carbon  capture,  usage  and  storage)  transverse  program,
which  shall  account  for  10%  of  innovation  and R&D  efforts  for  the
Group’s  oil and  gas  activities(1)  in  the  short  term,  is  to  enable  the
Group  to  become  a  major  player  in  this  area  and  throughout  the
value  chain  so  that  it  may  contribute  to  the  reduction  in  global  CO2
emissions and to prepare the Group for new business opportunities.

For more information, refer to point 2.6 of chapter 2.

1.5.2

A targeted investment policy

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

$14.4 billion of organic investments in 2017

$1.5 billion of targeted acquisitions in 2017, including 
$714 million of resource acquisitions

Finalization in 2017 of a $10 billion disposals of assets’ 
program for the period, 2015-2017

Since the fall in the price of oil in 2014, the Group has continued to
select  its  investments  very  carefully  and  in  accordance  with  its
strategy. These investments are dedicated to:

(cid:142)

the development of new upstream and downstream installations in
order to benefit from a favorable cost environment;

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

the  adding  of  attractive  resources  to  the  portfolio  through  the
exploration  or  acquisition  of  resources  that  have  already  been
discovered, thereby capitalizing on favorable market conditions;

the  dynamic  growth  of  its  low  carbon  activities  in  the  gas  and
renewable energy sectors; and

the  growth  of  its  Marketing  &  Services  business  in  buoyant
markets.

The Group also strives to continuously improve its portfolio by selling
its least strategic assets.

For more information, refer to point 2.5 of chapter 2.

1.5.3

A continuous improvement dynamic

In 2016, TOTAL committed itself to contributing to the success of the
Sustainable  Development  Goals  (SDG)  adopted  by  the  United
Nations.  To  this  end,  the  Group  started  by  identifying  the  goals  to
which it already contributes by pursuing its own improvement targets.
In 2017, the Group launched an action plan to prioritize its actions in
accordance with the SDGs which are the most significant in relation
to its activities and to update its public commitments in 2018. TOTAL
considers  the  SDGs  to  be  an  opportunity  to  better  measure  and
value its contribution to society as a whole. The Group manages its
activities and  assesses 
three  sustainable
development pillars: financial results (Profit), the creation of value for
stakeholders (People) and the preservation of ecosystems (Planet).

its  performance  on 

1.5.3.1

Commitments and indicators of 
progress
Safety, health,  climate, 
the  environment  and  even  shared
development:  in  every  country  where  the  Group  is  present,  TOTAL
manages  its  operations  with  the  aim  of  working  in  a  sustainable,
active  and  positive  manner.  The  Group  was  one  of  the  first  in  the
industry to publish measurable improvement targets in these areas.

(1)

Excluding R&D budgets of Hutchinson, SunPower and Saft Groupe.

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SAFETY - HEALTH

For TOTAL, being committed to better energy means, first of all, guaranteeing the safety of its 
employees and stakeholders, its installations and products. It also implies protecting the health of 
all those connected to, whether directly or indirectly, its activities.

GOALS   

COMMITMENT   

To be recognized as a reference in the area of safety within its 
industry and to achieve a zero fatal accident rate

To preserve the health of employees, customers and communities 
in the vicinity of the Group’s activities.

CURRENTLY

CURRENTLY

66%  fall in the accident rate TRIR(a) between 2010 and 2017.

98%of employees benefited from regular medical monitoring 

in 2017( b ).

CLIMATE

The challenges posed by climate change stand at the heart of TOTAL’s strategic vision. The goal: to help keep global 
warming below 2°C by 2100. Thanks to three levers: improving the carbon intensity of the production mix, developing 
low-carbon businesses including renewable energies, and improving energy efficiency.

AMBITION  

AMBITION

Ensure gas makes up more than 60% of the Group’s hydrocarbon 
mix by 2035.

Low carbon activities (c) are expected to make up almost 20% of 
the Group’s portfolio within the next 20 years.

GOALS   
An 80% reduction in routine flaring between 2010 and 2020 
with the aim of eliminating routine flaring by 2030.
An average annual 1% improvement in the energy efficiency of operated 
installations between 2010 and 2020.

GOALS

To promote the responsible use of energy among Group customers 
by providing them with solutions (products and services).

CURRENTLY

CURRENTLY

30% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions between 2010 

and 2017.

Methane emissions constituted less than 0.5% of the Group’s 

marketed and operated gas production in 2017.

End of coal activity since 2016.

87% reduction in routine flaring between 2010 and 2017.
Almost 14% improvement in the energy efficiency of Group 

installations between 2010 and 2017.

500MW installed photovoltaic capacity held by the Group.
Almost  100 products that bear the TOTAL Ecosolutions label.

Energy services offered through the subsidiaries, 
BHC Energy, Tenag and Greenflex.

Growth in renewable energies, SunPower, Total Solar, Total 
Eren. Development of energy storage solutions, Saft Groupe. 
Development of gas and electricity marketing activities, Lampiris, 
Total Spring. 

( a ) TRIR (Total Recordable Injury Rate): number of recorded injuries per million hours worked.  
( b ) WHRS data.
( c ) Downstream gas, renewable energies, energy storage, energy efficiency, cleaner fuels and carbon capture, usage and storage techniques. 

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ENVIRONNEMENT

The Group upholds the highest environmental standards. 
Aim: to improve the environmental performance of its installations and products.

1

GOALS    
To reduce SO2 ( a ) emissions by 50% between 2010 and 2020.

CURRENTLY

Over  50%  reduction in  SO2 emissions since 2016.

GOALS   

To maintain hydrocarbon content of water discharges below   
30 mg/l for offshore sites and at  
15 mg/l for onshore and coastal sites by 2020.

CURRENTLY

100%     of the Group’s oil sites had reached this performance 

target by 2016.

COMMITMENTS   

COMMITMENTS   

The Group reclaims more than half of its waste and continues its 
efforts in this area.

CURRENTLY

52% of waste reclaimed in 2017.

SHARED DEVELOPMENT

Shared  development  depends  on  an  active  and  positive 
contribution at a local level. 

TOTAL does not conduct oil and gas exploration or production 
operations at natural sites included on the UNESCO World Heritage 
List( b ) or  in oil fields under sea ice in the Arctic.

The Group systematically develops biodiversity action plans for 
production sites located in protected areas( c ).

DIVERSITY / GENDER DIVERSITY

T h e   G r o u p 
promotes equal 
treatment  for 
men and women through a global policy of gender diversity. In 
terms of compensation, specific measures have been in place 
since 2010 to prevent and correct unjustified salary gaps.

GOALS 

GOALS    

To reach  25 M people in Africa by 2020 thanks to decentralized 

energy solutions.

CURRENTLY

In 2017, €243 M was spent on societal projects around the 

world.

By the end of 2017, the Group’s decentralized solar-power offer had

enabled almost 10 M people to benefit from access to electricity.

( a ) SO2: sulfur dioxide, produced during the burning of fossil fuel.
( b ) Natural sites included on the UNESCO World Heritage List of June 4, 2013.
( c ) Sites located in IUCN I to IV or Ramsar convention protected areas.

The Group’s target for 2020 is 
25% of women senior executives  
40% non-French nationals executives 
more than 20% of women in management committees  
(head office and subsidiaries).

CURRENTLY IN 2017

21% of women senior executives.  
29% of non-French nationals executives.  
21% of women in Management Committees  

(head office and subsidiaries). 

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1.5.3.2
Support for global initiatives
Aside from complying with national regulations in force wherever the
Group  operates,  TOTAL  has  renewed  its  support  for  the  United
Nations  Global  Compact  every  year  since  2002.  In  addition,  the
Group  committed  itself  to  respecting  the  UN  Guiding  Principles  on
business and human rights following their adoption in 2011.

The  challenges  posed  by  the  Sustainable  Development  Scenario
(2°C) of the IEA demands a collective effort. The Group has played an
active  role in  various  international  initiatives  that  involve  the  private
and the public sectors to bring about:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

carbon  pricing  (the  World  Bank’s  Carbon  Pricing  Leadership
Coalition,  Caring  for  Climate  –  United  Nations  Global  Compact,
Paying for Carbon call: TOTAL and five other industry leaders);

the end of routine flaring of associated gas (the World Bank’s Zero
Routine Flaring by 2030 initiative);

control over methane emissions (Oil & Gas Methane Partnership of
the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, the Oil & Gas Climate Initiative
in cooperation with UN Environment and EDF, etc.); and

(cid:142)

greater  transparency:  recommendations  from  the  G20  Financial
Stability Board Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
(TCFD).

TOTAL  also  actively  supports  collaborative  and  multi-stakeholder
initiatives 
involvement  of
governments,  companies  and  civil  society  is  key  to  global  progress,
particularly:

the  coordinated 

in  which 

in  areas 

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

financial  transparency:  the  Group  has  adhered  to  the  Extractive
Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) since its launch in 2002;

the  fight  against  corruption:  TOTAL  joined  the  Partnering  Against
Corruption Initiative (PACI) in 2016;

the  provision  of  security  and  respect  for  human  rights  by
implementing  the  Voluntary  Principles  on  Security  and  Human
Rights (VPSHR) since 2012; and

the  reduction  of  inequalities  through  the  development  of  social
dialogue to favor more inclusive economic growth: TOTAL was one
of the first French companies to adhere to the Global Deal initiative
at the end of 2017.

1.6

A revamped organizational structure to support 
the Group’s ambition

1.6.1

TOTAL S.A., parent company of the Group and its subsidiaries

TOTAL  S.A.  is  the  Group’s  parent  company.  It  acts  as  a  holding
company and drives the Group’s strategy.

The Group’s operations are conducted through subsidiaries that are
directly or indirectly owned by TOTAL S.A. and through stakes in joint
ventures which are not necessarily controlled by TOTAL. TOTAL S.A.
has  two  secondary  establishments  in  France,  located  in  Lacq  and
Pau. It also has branch offices as in the United Arab Emirates and in
Oman.

Consolidated Financial Statements and the list of companies included in
the scope of consolidation can be found in Note 18 to the Consolidated
Financial Statements (refer to point 8.7 of chapter 8).

The  situation  of  the  direct  subsidiaries  and  shareholdings  of  TOTAL
S.A., and in particular those with a gross value exceeding 1% of the
Company’s  share  capital,  is shown  in  the  table  of  subsidiaries  and
affiliates in point 10.4.1 of chapter 10.

Corporate name: TOTAL S.A.

Head office: 2, place Jean Millier, La Défense 6, 92400 
Courbevoie, France

Registered in the French trade registry in Nanterre under 
no. 542 051 180 RCS

LEI (Legal Entity Identifier): 529900S21EQ1BO4ESM68

EC Registration Number: FR 59 542 051 180

Term of the Company: extended for 99 years from March 22, 
2000

Fiscal year: from January 1 to December 31 of each year

APE Code (NAF): 7010Z

The  scope  of  consolidation  of  TOTAL  S.A.  as  of  December 31,  2017
consisted  of  972  companies, 
fully  consolidated
companies  and  105  companies  accounted  for  under  the  equity
method. The principles of consolidation are described in Note 1.1 to the

including  867 

instruments 

Interests in listed companies
TOTAL  holds  stakes  in  a  limited  number  of  companies  that  issue
financial 
financial
instruments  are  listed  in  France  or  abroad.  These  companies  are
mainly  the  Group’s  financing  vehicles  (Total  Capital,  Total  Capital
International, Total Capital Canada Ltd) or the operational subsidiaries
in  its  business  segments,  in  particular  in  Africa,  such  as  Total
Gabon(1).

in  France  or  abroad  or  whose 

TOTAL  also  holds  a  majority  stake  in  SunPower  (56.26% on
December 31,  2017),  an  American  company  listed  on  Nasdaq,  and
minority interests in other companies, including PAO Novatek (18.9%
on  December 31,  2017),  a  Russian  company  listed  on  the  Moscow
Interbank Currency Exchange and the London Stock Exchange.

in  Note 2  of 

The changes to the composition of the Group during the fiscal year of
the  Consolidated  Financial
2017  are  explained 
Statements (refer to point 8.7 of chapter 8). In 2017, TOTAL S.A., the
Group’s  parent  company,  did  not  acquire  any  stakes  in  companies
with  registered  offices  in  France  representing  more  than  one
twentieth, one tenth, one fifth, one third or one half of the capital of
these companies, nor took control of any such companies.

(1)

TOTAL Gabon is a company under Gabonese law, the shares of which are listed on Euronext Paris and owned by TOTAL (58.28%), the Republic of Gabon
(25%) and the public (16.72%).

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1.6.2

A revamped operational structure

On  an  operational  level,  the  Group’s  businesses  are  organized  in
business  segments,  which  receive  assistance  from  the  corporate
functional divisions.

In  order  to  implement  TOTAL’s  strategy  and  in  line  with  the  “One
Total”  company  project,  a  new  organization,
fully  effective  since
January 1,  2017,  was  put  in  place  and  is  structured  around  four
business segments following the creation of the Gas, Renewables &
Power  segment,  which  joined  the  existing  Exploration  &  Production,
Refining & Chemicals and Marketing & Services segments.

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

the  Exploration  &  Production  segment  encompasses  the  Group’s
exploration  and  production  activities  in  more  than  50 countries.
The Group produces oil and gas in approximately 30 countries;

the  Gas,  Renewables  &  Power  segment  spearheads  the  Group’s
ambitions  in  low  carbon  energies.  It  comprises  gas  activities  that
are  conducted  downstream  of  the  production  process  and
concern  natural  gas,  liquefied  natural  gas  (LNG)  and  liquefied
petroleum gas (LPG), as well as power generation and gas trading.
It also develops the Group’s renewable energy activities (excluding
biotechnologies) and energy efficiency activities through a new and
dedicated Innovation & Energy Efficiency division;

the  Refining  &  Chemicals  segment  is  a  large  industrial  segment
that  encompasses  refining  and  petrochemical  activities  and
Hutchinson’s  operations.  It  also  includes  oil  Trading  &  Shipping
activities;

1

(cid:142)

the Marketing & Services segment includes worldwide supply and
marketing activities in the oil products and services field.

In  order  to  improve  efficiency,  reduce  costs  and  create  value  within
the  Group,  a  specific  branch,  TOTAL  Global  Services  (TGS),  pools
the  various  segments’  support  services  (Accounting,  Purchasing,
Information Systems, Training, Human Resources Administration and
Facilities  Management).  The  entities  that  make  up  TGS  operate  as
service companies for internal clients across the business segments
and Holding.

Finally, the various Corporate entities are regrouped in two divisions:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

the People & Social Responsibility division consists of: the Human
Resources  division,  the Health,  Safety  and  Environment  division,
which  combines  HSE  departments  across  the  different  segments
to establish a strong, unified environmental and safety model, the
Security division, and the Civil Society Engagement division;

the Strategy-Innovation division is made of: the Strategy & Climate
division,  responsible  notably  for ensuring  that  TOTAL’s  strategy
incorporates climate issues, the Public Affairs division, the Audit &
Internal  Control  division,  the  Research  &  Development  division
(which  coordinates  all  of  the  Group’s  R&D  activities  and  notably
transversal programs), and the Digital division.

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Secretary of
the Board

Ethics
Committee

Adviser

Organization chart as of December 31, 2017

CHAIRMAN & CEO

Adviser to the 
Chairman & CEO

Strategy-Innovation

EXECUTIVE COMMITEE

Finance

People & Social
Responsibility

Corporate
Communications

Legal Affairs

Strategy
& Climate

Public Affairs

Finance
Division

Risk Assessment
and Insurance

Human
Resources

Civil Society
Engagement

Audit
& Internal
Control

Chief 
Technology
Officer

Technology
Experts

Chief Digital 
Officer

Information
Technology

HSE

Security

Total Global 
Services

Exploration
& Production

Gas, Renewables
& Power

Refining & Chemicals

Trading & Shipping

Marketing
& Services

Africa

Corporate
Affairs

Gas

Renewables

Refining Base
Chem Europe

Manufacturing
& Projects
Division

Crude Oil
Trading

Products 
Trading
Distillates,
Marketing and
Derivatives

Middle East
North Africa

Exploration

Innovation
& Energy
Efficiency

Strategy &
Corporate
Affairs

Refining
Petrochemicals
Middle East

Strategy
Development
Research

Strategy
& Development

Products Trading
Lights, Fuel-oil
and Africa

Europe

Africa

Strategy
Marketing
Research

Corporate
Affairs
and Americas

Americas

Development
and Support
to Operations

Strategy-
Business
Development-
R&D

Asia-Pacific

North Sea 
and Russia

Refining
Petrochemicals
Americas

Corporate
Affairs

Shipping

Asia-Pacific/
Middle East

Human
Resources

Polymers

Human 
Resources
Communications

Lubricants
and Specialties

Hutchinson

EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION
SEGMENT

GAS,RENEWABLES &
POWER SEGMENT

REFINING & CHEMICALS SEGMENT

MARKETING & SERVICES
SEGMENT

UPSTREAM

DOWNSTREAM

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2.1

Exploration & Production segment

2.1.1

Presentation of the segment

2.1.2

Exploration and development

2.1.3

Reserves

2.1.4

Production

2.1.5

Delivery commitments

2.1.6

Contractual framework of activities

2.1.7

Production by geographical zone

2.1.8

Producing assets by geographical zone

2.1.9

Activities by geographical zone

2.1.10

Oil and gas acreage

2.1.11

Number of productive wells

2.1.12

Net productive and dry wells drilled

2.1.13

Wells in the process of being drilled 
(including wells temporarily suspended)

2.1.14

Interests in pipelines

2.2

Gas, Renewables & Power segment 

2.2.1

Downstream gas and power

2.2.2

Renewable energies and energy storage

2.2.3

Innovation and energy efficiency

30

32

32

32

33

34

34

35

37

39

46

46

47

47

48

49

50

52

54

2.3

Refining & Chemicals segment

2.3.1

Refining & Chemicals

2.3.2

Trading & Shipping

2.4

Marketing & Services segment

2.4.1

Presentation of the segment

2.4.2

Sales of petroleum products

2.4.3

Service stations

2.4.4

Activities by geographical area

2.4.5

Products and services developments

2.5

Investments

2.5.1

Major investments over the 
2015-2017 period

2.5.2

Major planned investments

2.6

Research & Development

2.6.1

Transverse programs

2.6.2

Vertical programs

2.7

Property, plant and equipment 

55

56

60

62

63

64

64

64

66

68

68

69

70

70

71

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2.1

Exploration & Production segment

The  Exploration  &  Production  (E&P)  segment  encompasses  the  Group’s  oil  and  gas  exploration  and  production  activities  in  more  than
50 countries.

2.57 Mboe/d

hydrocarbons 
produced in 2017

11.5 Bboe

of proved hydrocarbon 
reserves as of 
December 31, 2017(1) 

$11.3 billion

of organic investments(2) 
in 2017

13,023

employees 
present

2015  and  2016  data  have  been  restated  in  line  with  the  new  Group  organization  fully  effective  since  January  1,  2017  (refer  to  point 1.6.2  of
chapter 1). (1) (2) 

[REDACTED SECTION: CERTAIN TEXT HAS BEEN REDACTED.]

Price realizations(a)

Average liquids price ($/b)

Average gas price ($/Mbtu)

(a)

Consolidated subsidiaries, excluding fixed margins.

2017

50.2

4.08

2016

40.3

3.56

2015

47.4

4.75

(1)

(2)

Based  on  a  Brent  crude  price  of $54.36/b  (reference  price  in  2017),  according  to  rules  established  by  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission
(refer to point 2.1.3 of this chapter).
Organic  investments  = net  investments,  excluding  acquisitions,  divestments  and  other  operations  with  non-controlling  interests  (refer  to  point 2.5.1
of this chapter).

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2017

2,566 

1,346 

6,662 

2016

2,452

1,271

6,447

2015

2,347

1,237

6,054

2

Europe and 
Central Asia
761 kboe/d

Africa(a)
654 kboe/d

For the full-year 2017, hydrocarbon production was 2,566 kboe/d, an
increase of  more than 5% compared to 2016, due to the following:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

+5%  due  to  new  start-ups  and  ramp-ups,  notably  Moho  Nord,
Kashagan, Edradour and Glenlivet, and Angola LNG;  

+2%  portfolio  effect,  mainly  due  to  taking  over  the  giant
Al  Shaheen  oil  field  concession  in  Qatar  and  acquiring  an
additional  75%  interest  in  the  Barnett  shale  in  the  United  States,
partially offset by the exit from the southern sector of the Republic
of the Congo and asset sales in Norway;

+1% related to improved security conditions in Libya and Nigeria; 

-3%  due  to  natural  field  decline,  the  PSC  price  effect  and  OPEC
quotas.

2017

11,475 

5,450 

32,506 

2016

11,518

5,414

32,984

2015

11,580

5,605

32,206

Proved reserves based on SEC rules (Brent at $54.36/b) were 11,475
Mboe at December 31, 2017. The proved reserve replacement rate(1),
based  on  SEC  rules  (Brent  at  $54.36/b  in  2017),  was  95%  in 2017
and 98% over three years.

[REDACTED SECTION: CERTAIN TEXT HAS BEEN REDACTED.]  

Europe and
 Central Asia

4,140 Mboe

 Africa(a)
1,742 Mboe

Production

Hydrocarbon production

Combined production (kboe/d)

Liquids (kb/d)

Gas (Mcf/d)

Middle East 
and North Africa
559 kboe/d

Asia-Pacific
244 kboe/d

Americas
348 kboe/d

Reste 
du monde
700 kb/j

(a)

Excluding North Africa.  

Proved reserves

As of December 31,

Hydrocarbon reserves (Mboe)

Liquids (Mb)

Gas (Bcf)

Americas
1,963 Mboe

Middle East 
and North Africa
2,687 Mboe

Asia-Pacific
943 Mboe

(a)

Excluding North Africa.  

(1)

Change in reserves excluding production: (revisions + discoveries, extensions + acquisitions – divestments)/production for the period.

[Redacted section: certain text has been redacted.]

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2.1.1

Presentation of the segment

Exploration & Production (E&P)’s mission is to discover and develop
oil and gas fields in order to meet a growing energy demand. Safety
is a core value for that mission.

In  an  environment  marked  by  the  strong  volatility  of  hydrocarbon
prices, E&P’s strategy is to develop an oil and gas production model
that is resilient (i.e., able to withstand a long period of low oil and gas
prices), profitable and sustainable.

The deployment of the strategy is based on three main levers:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

increase profitability: E&P strives to maximize the value of its assets
through  operational  excellence  and  to  ensure  strict  investment
discipline by being selective in the sanctioning of new projects. In
addition, E&P continues to restructure or sell the least performing
assets in its portfolio;

develop operational  excellence:  in  order  to  ensure  its  resilience,
E&P  continues  to  reduce costs,  improve  the  efficiency  of  its
installations and start up projects on time and within budget. E&P
also  seeks  to  minimize  the  environmental  impact  of  its  activities;
and

renew  reserves,  through  exploration as  well  as  accessing  already
discovered resources, building on E&P’s competitive advantages in
terms of geographical spread and technical skills.

2.1.2

Exploration and development

TOTAL  evaluates  exploration  opportunities  based  on  a  variety  of
geological, 
tax  and
contractual terms) environmental and societal factors.

technical,  political,  economic 

(including 

The  exploration  strategy  deployed  since  2015  aims  to  prioritize  the
most  promising  drill
targets  with  a  view  to  creating  value  and
resources. The Group plans balanced exploration investments:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

50%  for  core  and  emerging  basins,  where  the  presence  of
hydrocarbons is already proven;

25% for exploration in mature hydrocarbon plays; and

25% for high-potential frontier basins.

2.1.3

Reserves

The  definitions  used  for  proved,  proved  developed  and  proved
undeveloped oil and gas reserves are in accordance with the United
States  Securities  &  Exchange  Commission  (SEC)  Rule  4-10  of
Regulation  S-X  as  amended  by  the  SEC  Modernization  of  Oil  and
Gas  Reporting  release  issued  on  December 31,  2008.  Proved
reserves  are  estimated  using  geological  and  engineering  data  to
determine  with  reasonable  certainty  whether  the  crude  oil  or  natural
gas  in  known  reservoirs  is  recoverable  under  existing  regulatory,
economic and operating conditions.

TOTAL’s  oil  and  gas  reserves  are  consolidated  annually,  taking  into
field
account,  among  other 

levels  of  production, 

factors, 

E&P plans to start 14 new major projects in 2017 and 2018, including
the  start-up  of  five  major  projects  in  2017.  Additionally,  thanks  to  a
significant decrease of its capital investments, which peaked in 2013,
E&P  restored  some  flexibility  to  take  acquisition  opportunities (such
as  the  acquisition  of  assets  in  Brazil  in  January  2018  and  the
acquisition  of  Mærsk  Olie  og  Gas  A/S,  "Mærsk  Oil"  in  March  2018)
and  to  launch  new  projects,  taking  advantage  of  the  lower  costs  in
the  current  environment.  More  than  10  projects  are  planned  to  be
launched  between  2017  and  2018.  These  actions  are  expected  to
lead to a 5% yearly average production increase between 2016 and
2022.

Finally,  E&P  includes  climate  change  issues  in  its  strategy  by  taking
the Sustainable Development Scenario (2°C) of the IAE as a reference
and  by  aiming  to  decrease  the  carbon  intensity  of  its  energetic  mix.
The  segment  therefore  is  focusing  its  oil  investments  on  low
break-even projects, developing the production of gas, integrating a
CO2  price  in  its  investment  decisions  and  developing  expertise  in
technologies for carbon capture, use and storage.

In  2017,  exploration  expenditure from  all  E&P  subsidiaries  was
$1.2 billion, mainly in the United States, Brazil,  the United Kingdom,
Nigeria,  Myanmar,  Papua  New  Guinea,  Cyprus,  Bulgaria,  Côte
d’Ivoire,  Egypt  and  Norway,  compared  to  $1.4 billion  in  2016  and
$1.9 billion  in  2015.  The  2018  exploration-appraisal  budget  is
$1.2 billion.

Organic investments (1) from all E&P subsidiaries were $11.3 billion (2)
in  2017,  compared  to  $14.5 billion (2)  in  2016  and  $20.5 billion  in
2015,  and  were  mainly  in  Australia,  Angola,  Canada,  Norway,    the
Republic of Congo, Nigeria, the United States, Abu Dhabi, the United
Kingdom, Brazil and Iraq.

reassessments, additional reserves from discoveries and acquisitions,
disposal of reserves and other economic factors.

Unless  otherwise  indicated,  any  reference  to  TOTAL’s  proved
reserves,  proved  developed  reserves,  proved  undeveloped  reserves
and production reflects the Group’s entire share of such reserves or
such  production.  TOTAL’s  worldwide  proved  reserves  include  the
proved  reserves  of  its  consolidated  subsidiaries  as  well  as  its
proportionate  share  of  the  proved  reserves  of  equity  affiliates.  The
reserves  estimation  process  involves  making  subjective  judgments.
Consequently, estimates  of  reserves  are  not  exact  measurements
and are subject to revision under well-established control procedures.

(1)
(2)

For Exploration & Production, organic investments include exploration investments, net development investments and net financial investments.
Excluding the Group’s Gas activities.

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shorter  producing  life  of  certain producing  fields  and  from  partial
debooking  of  proved  undeveloped  reserves  due  to  economic
reasons, partially offset by reserves increase on fields with producing
sharing or risked service contracts. 

As of December 31, 2016, TOTAL’s combined proved reserves of oil
and  gas  were  11,518  Mboe  (58%  of  which  were  proved  developed
reserves)  compared  to  11,580  Mboe  (53%  of  which  were  proved
developed  reserves)  as  of  December 31,  2015.  Liquids  (crude  oil,
condensates,  natural  gas  liquids  and  bitumen)  at  year-end  2016
represented approximately 47% of these reserves and natural gas the
remaining  53%  and,  at  year-end  2015,  approximately  48%  of  these
reserves and natural gas the remaining 52%.

Sensitivity to oil and gas prices
Changes  in  the  price  used  as  a  reference  for  the  proved  reserves
estimation  result  in  non-proportionate  inverse  changes  in  proved
reserves  associated  with  production  sharing  and  risked  service
contracts  (which  together  represent  approximately  19%  of  TOTAL’s
reserves as of December 31, 2017). Under such contracts, TOTAL is
entitled to a portion of the production, the sale of which is meant to
cover expenses incurred by the Group. As oil prices decrease, more
barrels  are  necessary  to  cover  the  same  amount  of  expenses.
Moreover,  the  number  of  barrels  recoverable  under  these  contracts
may vary according to criteria such as cumulative production, the rate
of  return  on  investment  or  the  income-cumulative  expenses  ratio.
This increase is partly offset by a reduction of the duration over which
fields  can  be  produced  economically.  However,  the  decrease  in
reserves  due  to  this  reduction  is  generally  less  than  the  increase  in
reserves under production sharing or risked service contracts due to
such  lower  prices.  As  a  result,  lower  prices  usually  lead  to  an
increase in TOTAL’s reserves and vice versa. In Canada, a decrease
in  the  reference  price  per  barrel  used  as  a  reference  for  estimating
proved  reserves  leads  to  a  decrease  in  the  volume  of  royalties  and,
therefore, an increase of the proved reserves.

Lastly, for any type of contract, a significant decrease in the reference
price  of  petroleum  products  that  negatively  impacts  projects’
profitability  may  lead  to  a  reduction  of  proved  reserves  and  vice
versa.

The reserves booking process requires, among other things:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

that  internal  peer  review  of  technical  evaluations  is  carried  out  to
ensure that the SEC definitions and guidance are followed; and

that management makes significant funding commitments towards
the development of the reserves prior to booking.

For  further  information  concerning  the  reserves  and  their  evaluation
process, refer to points 9.1 and 9.2 of chapter 9.

Proved reserves for 2017, 2016 and 2015
In  accordance  with  the  amended  Rule  4-10  of  Regulation  S-X,
proved  reserves  at  December 31  are  calculated  using  a  12-month
average  price  determined  as  the  unweighted  arithmetic  average  of
the  first-day-of-the-month  price  for  each  month  of  the  relevant  year
unless  prices  are  defined  by  contractual  arrangements,  excluding
escalations  based  upon  future  conditions.  The  average  reference
prices  for  Brent  crude  for  2017,  2016  and  2015  were,  respectively,
$54.36/b, $42.82/b and $54.17/b.

As of December 31, 2017, TOTAL’s combined proved reserves of oil
and  gas  were  11,475  Mboe  (61%  of  which  were  proved  developed
reserves).  Liquids  (crude  oil,  condensates,  natural  gas  liquids  and
bitumen)  represented  approximately  47%  of  these  reserves  and
natural gas 53%. These reserves were located in Europe and Central
Asia  (mainly  in  Kazakhstan,  Norway,  The  United  Kingdom  and
Russia), Africa (mainly in Angola, Nigeria and the Republic of Congo),
the  Americas  (mainly  in  Argentina,  Canada,  the  United  States  and
Venezuela),  the  Middle  East  and  North  Africa  (mainly  in  Qatar,  the
United  Arab  Emirates  and  Yemen),  and  Asia-Pacific  (mainly  in
Australia).

Discoveries  of  new  fields and  extensions  of  existing  fields  added
1,708 Mboe  to  TOTAL’s  proved  reserves  during  the 3-year  period
ended December 31, 2017 (before deducting production and sales of
reserves  in  place  and  adding  any  acquisitions  of  reserves  in  place
during  this  period).  The  net  level  of  reserve  revisions  during  this
3-year  period  is  +984  Mboe,  which  was  mainly  due  to  the  overall
positive  revisions  in  field  behaviors  and  to  the  net  impact  of  the
changes  in  hydrocarbon  prices  in  2015  (decrease),  2016  (decrease)
and  2017  (increase)  that  led  to  a  reserves  decrease  resulting  from

2.1.4

Production

The  average  daily  production  of  liquids  and  natural  gas  was
2,566 kboe/d  in  2017  compared to  2,452 kboe/d  in  2016  and
2,347 kboe/d  in  2015.  Liquids  represented  approximately  52%  and
natural  gas  approximately  48%  of  TOTAL’s  overall  production  in
2017.

The  tables  on  the  following  pages  set  forth  TOTAL’s  annual  and
average  daily  production  of liquids  and  natural  gas  by  geographic
area and for each of the last three fiscal years.

Consistent  with  industry  practice,  TOTAL  often  holds  a  percentage
interest  in  its  fields  rather  than  a  100%  interest,  with  the  balance
being  held  by  joint  venture  partners  (which  may  include  other

international  oil  companies,  state-owned  oil  companies  or
government  entities).  The  Group’s  entities  may  frequently  act  as
operator  (the  party  responsible  for  technical  production)  on  acreage
in which it holds an interest. For further information, refer to the table
on  producing  assets  by  geographical  zone  in  point 2.1.8  of  this
chapter.

As in 2016 and 2015, substantially all of the liquids production from
TOTAL’s  E&P  segment  in  2017  was  marketed  by  the  Trading  &
Shipping division of TOTAL’s Refining & Chemicals segment (refer to
table  regarding  Trading’s  crude  oil  sales  and  supply  and  petroleum
products sales in point 2.3.2.1 of this chapter).

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2.1.5

Delivery commitments

The  majority  of  TOTAL’s  natural  gas  production  is  sold  under
long-term  contracts.  However,  its  North  American  production,  and
part of its production from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and
Norway, is sold on the spot market. 

The  long-term  contracts  under  which  TOTAL  sells  its  natural  gas
usually  provide  for  a  price  related  to,  among  other  factors,  average
crude  oil  and  other  petroleum  product  prices,  as  well  as,  in  some
cases, a cost-of-living index. Though the price of natural gas tends to
fluctuate in line with crude oil prices, a slight delay may occur before
changes  in  crude  oil  prices  are  reflected  in  long-term  natural  gas
prices.

Some  of  TOTAL’s  long-term  contracts,  such  as  in  Bolivia,  Nigeria,
Norway,  Thailand  and  Qatar,  specify  the  delivery  of  quantities  of
natural  gas  that  may  or  may  not  be  fixed  and  determinable.  Such
delivery commitments vary substantially, both in duration and scope,
from contract to contract throughout the world. For example, in some
cases,  contracts  require  delivery  of  natural  gas  on  an  as-needed
basis,  and,  in  other  cases,  contracts  call  for  the  delivery  of  varied
amounts  of  natural  gas  over  different  periods  of  time.  Nevertheless,
TOTAL  estimates  the  fixed  and  determinable  quantity  of  gas  to  be
delivered  over  the  period  2018-2020  to  be  4,927  Bcf.  The  Group
expects to satisfy most of these obligations through the production of
its proved reserves of natural gas, with, if needed, additional sourcing
from spot market purchases (refer to points 9.1 and 9.2 of chapter 9).

2.1.6

Contractual framework of activities

Licenses,  permits  and  contracts  governing  the  Group  entities’
ownership of oil and gas interests have terms that vary from country
to  country  and  are  generally  granted  by  or  entered  into  with  a
government  entity  or  a  state-owned  company  and  are  sometimes
entered into with private owners. These agreements usually take the
form of concessions or production sharing contracts.

In  the  framework  of  oil  concession  agreements,  the  oil  company
owns  the  assets  and  the  facilities  and  is  entitled  to  the  entire
production. In exchange, the operating risks, costs and investments
are  the  oil  company’s  responsibility  and  it  agrees  to  remit  to  the
relevant  host  country,  usually  the  owner  of  the  subsoil  resources,  a
production-based  royalty,  income  tax,  and  possibly  other  taxes  that
may apply under local tax legislation.

The  production  sharing  contract  (“PSC”)  involves  a  more  complex
legal framework than the concession agreement: it defines the terms
and conditions of production sharing and sets the rules governing the
cooperation  between  the  company  or  consortium  in  possession  of
the license and the host country, which is generally represented by a
state-owned  company.  The  latter  can  thus  be  involved  in  operating
decisions, cost accounting and production allocation. The consortium
agrees  to  undertake  and  finance  all  exploration,  development  and
production  activities  at  its  own  risk.  In  exchange,  it  is  entitled  to  a
portion  of  the  production,  known  as  “cost  oil”,  the  sale  of  which  is
intended to cover its incurred expenses (capital and operating costs).
The  balance  of  production,  known  as  “profit  oil”,  is  then  shared  in
varying proportions, between the company or consortium, on the one
hand,  and  the  host  country  or  state-owned  company,  on  the  other
hand.

Today, concession agreements and PSCs can coexist, sometimes in
the same country or even on the same block. Even though there are
other  contractual  models,  TOTAL’s  license  portfolio  is  comprised
mainly of concession agreements.

On  most  licenses,  the  partners  and  authorities  of  the  host  country,
often assisted by international accounting firms, perform joint venture
and  PSC  cost  audits  and  ensure  the  observance  of  contractual
obligations.

In  some  countries,  TOTAL  has  also  signed  contracts  called  “risked
service contracts”, which are similar to PSCs. However, the profit oil
is 
replaced  by  a  defined  or  determinable  cash  monetary
remuneration,  agreed  by contract,  which  depends  notably  on  field
performance parameters such as the amount of barrels produced.

Oil  and  gas  exploration  and  production  activities  are  subject  to
authorization  granted  by  public  authorities  (licenses),  which  are
granted  for  specific  and  limited  periods  of  time  and  include  an
obligation to relinquish a large portion, or the entire portion in case of
failure,  of  the  area  covered  by  the  license  at  the  end  of  the
exploration period.

TOTAL  pays  taxes  on  income  generated  from  its  oil  and  gas
production  and  sales  activities  under  its  concessions,  PSCs  and
risked  service  contracts,  as  provided  for  by  local  regulations.  In
addition,  depending  on  the  country,  TOTAL’s  production  and  sales
activities  may  be  subject  to  a  number  of  other  taxes,  fees  and
withholdings,  including  special  petroleum  taxes  and  fees.  The  taxes
imposed on oil and gas production and sales activities are generally
substantially  higher  than  those  imposed  on  other  industrial  or
commercial businesses.

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2.1.7

Production by geographical zone

The following table sets forth the Group’s annual liquids and natural gas production by geographical zone, according to the internal business
units of E&P in 2017.

2017

Natural
gas
Bcf(b)

976

2016

Natural
gas
Bcf(b)

Liquids
Mb(a)

91

1,002

2015

Natural
gas
 Bcf(b)

Liquids
Mb(a)

80

881

Total
Mboe

277

Total
Mboe

278

Total
Mboe

243

2

Europe and Central Asia

Azerbaijan

France

Italy

Kazakhstan

Norway

Netherlands

United Kingdom

Russia

Africa (excl. North Africa)

Angola

Republic of the Congo

Gabon

Nigeria

Middle East and North Africa

Algeria

United Arab Emirates

Iraq

Libya

Oman

Qatar

Yemen

Americas

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Canada

Colombia

United States

Venezuela

Asia-Pacific

Australia

Brunei

China

Indonesia

Myanmar

Thailand

Liquids
Mb(a)

98

-

-

-

11

46

-

15

26

183

73

36

19

55

153

1

102

6

11

9

24

-

48

2

2

<1

22

<1

11

11

10

-

1

<1

6

-

3

-

-

-

19

234

41

201

481

277

47

12

5

213

282

21

24

-

-

23

214

-

442

141

79

-

-

-

192

30

455

41

32

29

190

55

108

TOTAL PRODUCTION

INCLUDING SHARE OF EQUITY 
AFFILIATES

Angola

United Arab Emirates

Oman

Qatar

Russia

Venezuela

Yemen

492

2,432

103

2

42

8

16

24

11

-

700

29

19

23

144

483

2

-

-

-

-

15

88

7

52

116

239

83

38

20

98

204

5

107

6

11

13

62

-

127

27

17

<1

22

<1

45

16

89

7

8

5

41

7

21

937

232

7

46

13

42

112

12

-

-

-

-

1

44

-

18

28

186

84

31

20

51

137

2

102

6

5

10

11

-

40

3

1

-

12

-

11

12

11

-

1

-

7

-

3

-

-

-

2

226

52

218

504

227

25

11

5

186

291

33

25

<1

-

23

210

-

346

143

59

-

-

-

111

33

494

33

29

19

240

60

112

465

2,360

91

-

42

9

3

25

12

-

694

7

19

23

139

503

3

-

-

-

-

1

86

9

58

123

232

89

33

21

89

189

8

107

7

5

14

49

-

102

29

12

-

12

-

31

17

97

6

7

4

51

8

22

897

220

2

45

13

28

120

12

-

-

-

-

-

47

-

13

20

190

86

30

20

54

136

3

100

7

5

8

12

1

35

3

1

-

5

-

13

13

12

-

1

-

8

-

3

-

-

-

-

224

58

142

457

212

18

11

5

178

318

35

24

-

-

21

209

29

327

129

49

-

-

-

112

37

471

10

23

22

247

56

113

453

2,209

81

-

39

8

3

17

14

-

667

-

18

21

140

456

3

29

-

-

-

-

88

10

39

106

233

90

32

22

89

193

9

105

7

5

12

49

6

93

26

10

-

5

-

33

19

94

1

5

4

54

7

23

856

204

-

43

12

28

102

14

5

(a)

(b)

Liquids consist of crude oil, bitumen, condensates and natural gas liquids (NGL). The Group’s production in Canada consists of bitumen only, and all of the Group’s bitumen
production is in Canada. The table above does not set forth separate figures for NGL because they represented less than 7.5% of the Group’s total liquids production in
each of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Including fuel gas (173 Bcf in 2017, 163 Bcf in 2016, 159 Bcf in 2015).

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The  following  table  sets  forth  the  Group’s  average  daily  liquids  and  natural  gas  production  by  geographical  zone,  according  to  the  internal
business units of E&P in 2017.

2017

Natural
gas
Mcf/d(b)

Liquids
kb/d(a)

2016

Natural
gas
Mcf/d(b)

2015

Natural
gas
Mcf/d(b)

Total
kboe/d

Total
kboe/d

Liquids
kb/d(a)

Total
kboe/d

Liquids
kb/d(a)

Europe and Central Asia

265

2,674

761

249

2,737

757

215

2,413

664

Azerbaijan

France

Italy

Kazakhstan

Norway

Netherlands

United Kingdom

Russia

Africa (excl. North Africa)

Angola

Republic of the Congo

Gabon

Nigeria

Middle East and North Africa

Algeria

United Arab Emirates

Iraq

Libya

Oman

Qatar

Yemen

Americas

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Canada

Colombia

United States

Venezuela

Asia-Pacific

Australia

Brunei

China

Indonesia

Myanmar

Thailand

-

-

-

31

121

-

42

71

502

204

98

51

149

419

4

278

15

31

25

66

-

-

-

-

53

640

112

551

1,318

759

130

32

14

583

771

58

63

1

-

64

585

-

132

1,212

6

5

<1

59

<1

31

31

28

-

3

<1

16

-

9

388

216

-

-

-

527

81

1,247

114

87

80

519

151

296

-

-

-

42

239

20

142

318

654

229

104

54

267

559

15

290

16

31

37

170

-

348

76

46

<1

59

<1

123

44

244

19

21

15

112

19

58

-

-

-

3

121

-

49

76

509

230

84

55

140

373

6

279

17

14

26

31

-

109

8

4

-

34

-

31

32

31

-

3

-

19

-

9

-

-

-

6

618

141

595

1,377

621

68

29

15

509

795

90

67

1

-

62

575

-

944

391

160

-

-

-

304

89

1,350

91

78

53

657

165

306

-

-

-

4

235

25

158

335

634

243

90

58

243

517

23

291

18

14

37

134

-

279

78

34

-

34

-

86

47

265

16

18

10

140

21

60

-

-

-

-

125

1

35

54

521

238

81

55

147

372

7

274

18

14

25

32

2

95

8

3

14

34

36

34

-

3

-

22

-

9

-

-

-

-

614

158

389

1,252

581

49

30

15

487

874

96

66

1

-

58

573

80

896

354

133

-

308

101

1,290

28

62

59

676

153

312

-

-

-

-

239

28

107

290

639

248

87

59

245

531

25

287

18

14

36

134

17

255

72

28

14

89

52

258

4

15

11

147

19

62

TOTAL PRODUCTION

1,346

6,663

2,566

1,271

6,447

2,452

1,237

6,054

2,347

INCLUDING SHARE OF EQUITY 
AFFILIATES

Angola

United Arab Emirates

Oman

Qatar

Russia

Venezuela

Yemen

284

5

115

23

43

67

31

-

1,914

80

53

64

395

1,317

5

-

639

20

125

35

114

313

32

-

247

1

114

24

7

69

32

-

1,894

20

51

62

379

1,375

7

-

600

5

123

36

76

327

33

-

219

-

107

24

7

45

36

-

1,828

-

50

58

383

1,250

7

80

559

-

116

34

77

280

37

15

(a)

(b)

Liquids consist of crude oil, bitumen, condensates and natural gas liquids (NGL). The Group’s production in Canada consists of bitumen only, and all of the Group’s bitumen
production is in Canada. With respect to NGL, the table above does not set forth separate figures for NGL because they represented less than 7.5% of the Group’s total
liquids production in each of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Including fuel gas (473 Mcf/d in 2017, 448 Mcf/d in 2016, 435 Mcf/d in 2015).

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2.1.8

Producing assets by geographical zone

The  table  below  sets  forth,  as  of  December  31,  2017(a)  and  by  geographical  zone  according  to  the  internal  business  units  of  E&P  in  2017,
TOTAL’s  producing  assets,  the  year  in  which  TOTAL’s  activities  started,  the  Group’s  interest  in  each  asset  (Group  share  in  %)  and  whether
TOTAL is operator of the asset.

2

Europe and Central Asia

Kazakhstan (1992)

Norway (1965)

Non-operated: Kashagan (16.81%)

Operated: Atla (40.00%), Skirne (40.00%)

Netherlands (1964)

United Kingdom (1962)

Russia (1991)

Africa (excl. North Africa)

Angola (1953)

Gabon (1928)

Nigeria (1962)

Non-operated: Åsgard (7.68%), Ekofisk (39.90%), Ekofisk South (39.90%), Eldfisk (39.90%), 
Embla (39.90%), Gimle (4.90%), Heimdal (16.76%), Islay (5.51%)(b), Kristin (6.00%), Kvitebjørn (5.00%), 
Mikkel (7.65%), Oseberg (14.70%), Oseberg East (14.70%), Oseberg South (14.70), Snøhvit (18.40%), 
Stjerne (14.70%), Troll I (3.69%), Troll II (3.69%), Tune (10.00%), Tyrihans (23.15%), Visund (7.70%), 
Visund South (7.70%), Visund North (7.70%)

Operated: F6a oil (65.68%), J3a (30.00%), K1a (40.10%), K3b (56.16%), K4a (50.00%), 
K4b/K5a (36.31%), K5b (50.00%), K6 (56.16%), L1a (60.00%), L1d (60.00%), L1e (55.66%), 
L1f (55.66%), L4a (55.66%)

Non-operated: E16a (16.92%), E17a/E17b (14.10%), J3b/J6 (25.00%), K9ab-A (22.46%), 
Q16a (6.49%)

Operated: Alwyn North (100.00%), Dunbar (100.00%), Ellon (100.00%), Forvie North (100.00%), 
Grant (100.00%), Jura (100.00%), Nuggets (100.00%), Elgin-Franklin (46.17%), West Franklin 
(46.17%), Glenelg (58.73%), Islay (94.49%)(b), Laggan Tormore (60.00%), Edradour and Glenlivet 
(60.00%)

Non-operated: Bruce (43.25%), Markham unitized field (7.35%), Keith (25.00%)
Non-operated: Kharyaga (20.00%), Termokarstovoye (49.00%)(c), Yamal LNG (20.00%)(d), several 
fields through the participation in PAO Novatek (18.90%)

Operated: Girassol, Dalia, Pazflor, CLOV (Block 17) (40.00%)
Non-operated: Cabinda Block 0 (10.00%), Kuito, BBLT, Tombua-Landana (Block 14) (20.00%)(e), 
Lianzi (Block 14K) (10.00%)(e), Angola LNG (13.60%)

Operated: Anguille Marine (100.00%), Anguille Nord Est (100.00%), Baliste (100.00%), 
Baudroie Marine (100.00%), Baudroie Nord Marine (100.00%), Grand Anguille Marine (100.00%), 
Lopez Nord (100.00%), Mérou Sardine Sud (100.00%), N’Tchengue (100.00%), Port Gentil Océan 
(100.00%), Torpille (100.00%), Torpille Nord Est (100.00%)

Non-operated: Barbier (65.28%), Girelle (65.28%), Gonelle (65.28%), Grondin (65.28%), 
Hylia Marine (37.50%), Mandaros (65.28%), Pageau (65.28%), Rabi Kounga (32.92%)

Operated: OML 58 (40.00%), OML 99 Amenam-Kpono (30.40%), OML 100 (40.00%), 
OML 102 (40.00%), OML 130 (24.00%)

Non-operated: OML 102 – Ekanga (40.00%), Shell Petroleum Development Company 
(SPDC 10.00%), OML 118 – Bonga (12.50%), OML 138 (20.00%), Nigeria LNG (15,00%)

The Republic 
of the Congo (1968)

Operated: Kombi-Likalala-Libondo (65.00%), Moho Bilondo (53.50%), 
Moho Nord (53.50%), Nkossa (53.50%), Nsoko (53.50%), Sendji (55.25%), Yanga (55.25%)

Non-operated: Lianzi (26.75%), Loango (42.50%), Zatchi (29.75%)

(a)

(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

The Group’s interest in the local entity is approximately 100% in all cases except for Total Gabon (58.28%), Total E&P Congo (85%) and certain entities in Abu Dhabi
and Oman (see notes b through l below).
The Islay field extends partially into Norway. Total E&P UK holds a 94.49% stake and Total E&P Norge 5.51%.
TOTAL’s interest in the joint venture ZAO Terneftegas with PAO Novatek (51.00%).
TOTAL's interest in the joint venture OAO Yamal LNG with PAO Novatek (50.10%), CNPC (20.00%) and Silk Road Fund (9.90%).
Stake in the company Angola Block 14 BV (TOTAL 50.01%).

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Middle East and North Africa

Algeria (1952)

U.A.E. (1939)

Iraq (1920)

Libya (1959)

Oman (1937)

Qatar (1936)

Yemen (1987)

Americas

Argentina (1978)

Non-operated: Tin Fouyé Tabankort (35.00%)

Operated: Abu Al Bukhoosh (75.00%)
Non-operated: ADNOC Onshore (10.00%), ADNOC Offshore (13.33%)(f), 
ADNOC Gas Processing (15.00%), ADNOC LNG (5.00%)
Non-operated: Halfaya (22.5%)(g)
Non-operated: zones 15, 16 & 32 (75.00%)(h), zone 129 & 130 (30.00%)(h), 
zone 130 & 131 (24.00%)(h)
Non-operated: various onshore fields (Block 6) (4.00%)(i), Mukhaizna field (Block 53) (2.00%)(i)

Operated: Al Khalij (40.00%)

Non-operated: North Field-Block NF Dolphin (24.50%), North Field-Qatargas 1 Downstream 
(10.00%), North Field-Qatargas 1 Upstream (20.00%), North Field-Qatargas 2 Train 5 (16.70%),         
Al Shaheen (30.00%)  

Non-operated: Various onshore fields (Block 5) (15.00%)

Operated: Aguada Pichana Este (27.27%), Aguada San Roque (24.71%), Rincon La Ceniza (45.00%), 
Aries (37.50%), Cañadon Alfa Complex (37.50%), Carina (37.50%), Hidra (37.50%), Kaus (37.50%), 
Vega Pleyade (37.50%), La Escalonada (45.00%)

Non-operated: Rincón de Aranda (45.00%), Sierra Chata (2.51%)

Bolivia (1995)

Operated: Incahuasi (50.00%)

Non-operated: San Alberto (15.00%), San Antonio (15.00%), Itaú (41.00%)

Brazil (1999)

Canada (1999)

United States (1957)

Venezuela (1980)

Colombia (2017)

Asia-Pacific

Australia (2005)

Brunei (1986)

China (2006)

Indonesia (1968)

Non-operated: Libra (20.00%)

Non-operated: Surmont (50.00%)

Operated: several assets in the Barnett Shale area (100.00%)
Non-operated: several assets in the Utica Shale area (25.00%)(k), Chinook (33.33%), 
Tahiti (17.00%)

Non-operated: PetroCedeño (30.32%), Yucal Placer (69.50%)

Non-operated: Niscota (50.00%)

Non-operated: several assets in UJV GLNG (27.50%)(l)

Operated: Maharaja Lela Jamalulalam (37.50%)

Non-operated: South Sulige (49.00%)

Operated: Bekapai (50.00%), Handil (50.00%), Peciko (50.00%), Sisi-Nubi (47.90%), 
South Mahakam (50.00%),Tambora (50.00%), Tunu (50.00%)

Non-operated: Badak (1.05%), Nilam-gas and condensates (9.29%), Nilam-oil (10.58%), 
Ruby-gas and condensates (15.00%)

Myanmar (1992)

Thailand (1990)

Operated: Blocks M5/M6 (Yadana, Sein, Badamyar) (31.24%)

Non-operated: Bongkot (33.33%)

(f)

(g)
(h)
(i)

(j)
(k)
(l)

Via Abu Dhabi Marine Areas Limited (equity affiliate), TOTAL holds a 13.33% stake in the Abu Dhabi Marine Areas (ADNOC Offshore) concession operated by Abu Dhabi
Company for Offshore Petroleum Operations Limited.
TOTAL’s interest in the joint venture.
TOTAL’s stake in the foreign consortium.
TOTAL’s indirect interest (4.00%) in the concession, via its 10.00% interest in Private Oil Holdings Oman Ltd. TOTAL also has a direct interest (5.54%) in the Oman LNG
facility (trains 1 and 2), and an indirect participation (2.04%) through OLNG in Qalhat LNG (train 3).
TOTAL’s direct interest in Block 53.
TOTAL’s interest in the joint venture with Chesapeake.
TOTAL’s interest in the unincorporated joint venture.

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2.1.9

Activities by geographical zone

The  information  below  describes  the  Group’s  main  exploration  and
production  activities  presented  by  geographical  zone  according  to
the internal business units(1) of E&P in 2017, without detailing all of the
assets held by TOTAL. In each zone, the countries are presented in
decreasing order of production. The capacities referred to herein are
expressed  on  a  100%  basis,  regardless  of  the  Group’s  stake  in  the
asset.

Europe and Central Asia
In 2017, TOTAL’s production in the zone of Europe and Central
Asia  was  761 kboe/d,  representing  30%  of  the  Group’s  total
production, compared to 757 kboe/d in 2016 and 664 kboe/d in
2015.  The  two  main  producing  countries  in  this  zone  in  2017
were Russia and Norway.

In Russia, where the largest percentage of TOTAL’s proved reserves
are  located  (nearly  21%  as  of  December 31,  2017),  the  Group’s
production  was  318  kboe/d  in  2017,  compared  to  335 kboe/d  in
2016 and 290 kboe/d in 2015. This production comes from TOTAL’s
stake  in  PAO  Novatek(2),  as  well  as  from  the  Termokarstovoye(3)  and
Kharyaga  fields  (20%)  and,  since  December 2017,  the  Yamal  LNG
project.  Since  2015,  Russia  has  been  the  leading  contributor  to  the
Group’s production.

TOTAL participates in the Yamal LNG project. In 2013, the company
OAO  Yamal  LNG(4)  launched  this  project  aimed  at  developing  the
onshore field of South Tambey (gas and condensates) located on the
Yamal  peninsula,  and  at  building  a  three-train  gas  liquefaction  plant
with  total  LNG  capacity  of  16.5 Mt/y.  The  Yamal  LNG  project’s
financing  was  finalized  in  2016  in  compliance  with  applicable
regulations.  In  November  2017,  the  Yamal  LNG  plant  started
production with the first shipment aboard " Christophe de Margerie ". 

For further information on international economic sanctions applicable
in Russia, refer to point 3.1.9 of chapter 3.

In  Norway,  the  Group’s production  was  239  kboe/d  in  2017
compared  to  235 kboe/d  in  2016  and  239 kboe/d  in  2015.  This
production  comes  from  various  fields,  notably  Ekofisk  (39.9%),
Snøhvit  (18.4%)  and  Troll  (3.69%).  TOTAL  has  equity  stakes  in
83 production  licenses  on  the  Norwegian  maritime  continental  shelf,
35 of which it operates. The Group also holds an 18.4% stake in the
gas  liquefaction  plant  of  Snøhvit  (capacity  of  4.2 Mt/y).  This  plant,
located  in  the  Barents  Sea,  is  supplied  with  production  from  the
Snøhvit and Albatross gas fields.

In  the  Greater  Hild  area,  TOTAL  announced  in  November 2017  the
sale of its interests in the Martin Linge field (51%, operator, estimated
capacity 80 kboe/d) and the Garantiana discovery (40%).

The  Group  disposed  of  a  15%  stake  in  the  Gina  Krog  field  in  the
Sleipner  area  in  December 2016,  and  the  remaining stake  (15%) in
September 2017.

In the United Kingdom, the Group’s production was 142 kboe/d in
2017  compared  to  158 kboe/d  in  2016  and  107 kboe/d  in  2015.
Approximately  95%  of  this  production  comes  from  operated  fields,
split on the one hand between the Alwyn area in the Northern North
Sea  and  the  Elgin-Franklin  area  in  the  Central  Graben  and,  on  the
other hand, the West of Shetland Laggan Tormore area.

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

In the Alwyn area (100%), production from the Alwyn and Dunbar
fields represents 26% and 16% of production, respectively, of this
area.  The  rest  of  the  production  comes  from  satellites linked  to
these fields;

In  the  Central  Graben,  TOTAL  holds  stakes  in  the  Elgin,  Franklin
and  West  Franklin 
(46.2%,  operator).  The  Elgin
redevelopment project includes the drilling of five wells. Two were
drilled in 2016 and a third is underway. The West Franklin Phase II
redeployment project came to an end in 2016;

fields 

In the West of Shetland area, the Laggan and Tormore fields (60%,
operator)  started  production  in  February 2016  and  the  Edradour
and Glenlivet fields in August 2017. TOTAL also operates the P967
license, which includes the 2016 Tobermory gas discovery (30%).
The total capacity is 90 kboe/d.

An impairment on gas assets in the United Kingdom was recognized
in the 2015, 2016 and 2017 Consolidated Financial Statements.

In October 2017, TOTAL sold its stakes in two shale gas exploration
and  production  licenses  (PEDL  139  and  140,  40%)  located  in  the
Gainsborough Trough (East Midlands region), together with some of
its  interests  in  the  shale  gas  licenses  from  the  14th  round.  TOTAL
retains interests in licenses PEDL 273, 305 and 316 (20%).

In Kazakhstan, the Group’s production was 42 kboe/d in 2017. This
comes  from  the  Kashagan  field  operated  by  the  North  Caspian
Operating  Company  (NCOC)  in  the  North  Caspian  license  (16.81%).
The  first  phase  of  production  of  the Kashagan  field  and  the
associated processing plant started in October 2016. Commissioning
of the facilities is ongoing, including the start-up of raw gas reinjection
in  August 2017  in  order  to  ramp  oil  production  up  to  the  expected
capacity  of  370 kb/d.  In  addition,  engineering  and  design  work  is
underway  to  increase  production  capacity  by  raising  raw  gas
compression and injection capacities.

In the Netherlands, the Group’s production was 20 kboe/d in 2017
compared  to  25 kboe/d  in  2016  and  28 kboe/d  in  2015.  This
decrease  was due  to  natural field  decline.  In  2017,  production  on
platforms  L7  and  F15  stopped  so  that  they  can  be  dismantled.
TOTAL  holds  interests  in  24  offshore  production  licenses,  including
20 that it operates. 

In  Italy,  TOTAL  holds  stakes  in  the  Tempa  Rossa  field  (50%,
operator)  located  on  the  Gorgoglione  concession  (Basilicate  region),
as  well  as  three  exploration  licenses.  The  development  project  is
ongoing and production is expected to start in 2018.

In  2017,  an 
Consolidated Financial Statements.

impairment 

in  Norway  was 

recognized 

in 

the

(1)

(2)
(3)

(4)

The geographical zones are as follows: Europe and Central Asia; Africa (excluding North Africa); Middle East and North Africa; Americas; and Asia-Pacific.
The information presented relating to 2015 production has been restated accordingly.
A Russian company listed on the Moscow and London stock exchanges and in which the Group held an interest of 18.9% as of December 31, 2017.
The  development  and  production  license  of  Termokarstovoye  onshore  gas  and  condensates  field  is  held  by  ZAO  Terneftegas, a  joint  venture  between
Novatek (51%) and TOTAL (49%).
OAO Yamal LNG is held by PAO Novatek (50.1%), Total E&P Yamal (20%), CNODC (20%), a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation, and Silk
Road Fund (9.9%).

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In  Azerbaijan,  TOTAL  signed  an  agreement  in  November 2016
establishing  the  contractual  and  commercial  conditions  for  a  first
phase of production of the Absheron gas and condensate field (50%
following  the  withdrawal  of  Engie  in  June 2017),  which  is  located  in
the  Caspian  Sea  and  was  discovered  by  TOTAL  in  2011.  The
production  capacity  of  this  high  pressure  field  is  expected  to  be
35 kboe/d  and  the  gas  produced  will  supply  Azerbaijan’s  domestic
market. Drilling operations started in February 2018.

In France, the Group’s production ended in 2014 with the sale of the
Lacq  concessions.  TOTAL  remains  the  owner  of  parts  of the  Lacq
industrial site, located in the southwest of France, and is carrying out
decommissioning, dismantling and site rehabilitation activities.

In Bulgaria, where TOTAL has been present since 2012, the Group
drilled a deep offshore exploration well in 2016 on the Han Asparuh
block (14,220 km²), 100 km offshore in the Black Sea, which revealed
the  presence  of  oil  in  the  Polshkov  well.  The  second  well  under  the
contract was drilled in 2017.

In Greece, TOTAL (50%, operator) and its partners signed a license
agreement  for  offshore  Block  2  in  the  Ionian  Sea  with  the  Greek
authorities  in  October 2017.  Following  the  official  license  award  by
ratification  of  the  Hellenic  Parliament  in  February  2018,  exploration
work can commence.

Rest of the Europe and Central Asia area
TOTAL also holds interests in an exploration license without activity in
Tajikistan.

Africa (excluding North Africa)
In  2017,  TOTAL’s  production  in  the  zone  of  Africa(1)  was
654 kboe/d, representing 25% of the Group’s total production,
compared  to  634 kboe/d  in  2016  and  639 kboe/d  in  2015.  The
two  main  producing  countries  in  this  zone  in  2017  were
Nigeria and Angola.

In  Nigeria, 
the  Group’s  production,  primarily  offshore,  was
267 kboe/d 
in  2016  and
in  2017  compared 
245 kboe/d in 2015. This recent increase in production is due to the
development  of  Ofon  phase  2  (OML102)  and  improved  production
from the licenses held by the Shell Petroleum Development Company
(SPDC)  joint  venture  following  the  negative  impact  of  difficult
operational security conditions in the Niger delta in 2016.

to  243 kboe/d 

TOTAL  operates  five  production  licenses  (OML)  on  the  34  leases  in
which the Group has interests (including two exploration licenses).

TOTAL has offshore operations (production was 172 kboe/d in 2017)
notably on the following leases:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

on OML 139 (18%), the Owowo-3 exploration well, drilled in 2016,
confirmed the discovery of oil made in 2012 and enabled progress
in  the  preparation  of  the  development  plan.  The  discovery  is
located  near  OML  138  (20%),  where  three  oil  discoveries  were
made in 2014 and 2015 and where the field Usan is producing;

on  OML  130  (24%,  operator),  the  development  of  the  Egina  field
is  underway  and
(200 kboe/d  capacity) 
production  is  expected  to  start  in  2018.  The  Preowei  field  was
assessed in 2017 and should enable the finalization of the studies
for a satellite development of Egina;

launched 

in  2013 

on OML 102 (40%, operator), the drilling of the 24 additional wells
(Ofon, phase 2) on the Ofon oil fields is on progress and should be
completed in 2018;

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

on  OML  99  (40%,  operator),  studies  are  ongoing  for  the
development of the Ikike field; and

on OML 118 (12.5%), the Bonga field contributed 17 kboe/d to the
Group’s  production  in  2017.  Optimization  studies  of  the  Bonga
South West Aparo project (10% unitized) are ongoing.

TOTAL  also  has  onshore  operations  (production  was  95  kboe/d  in
2017), notably:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

on  OML  58  (40%,  operator),  under  its  joint  venture  with  Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), a gas production capacity
of  550  Mcf/d  was  reached  and  delivery  of  gas  to  the  Nigerian
domestic market started in 2016; and

in  relation  to  the  SPDC  joint  venture  (10%),  which  includes  20  oil
mining  leases  (of  which  17  are  located  onshore),  the  2017
production was 58 kboe/d (of which 55 kboe/d was onshore). The
sale process of OML 25 is underway.

TOTAL  is  also  developing  LNG  activities  with  a  15%  stake  in  the
Nigeria  LNG  Ltd  company,  which  owns  a  liquefaction  plant  with  a
22 Mt/year 
the
installation of an additional capacity of approximately 7 Mt/year.

total  capacity.  Assessments  are  ongoing 

for 

In Angola, where TOTAL is the leading oil operator in the country(2),
the  Group’s  production  was  229 kboe/d  in  2017  compared  to
243 kboe/d in 2016 and 248 kboe/d in 2015. This production comes
from Blocks 17, 14 and 0, and Angola LNG.

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

Deep  offshore  Block  17  (40%,  operator),  TOTAL’s  main  asset  in
Angola, is composed of four major producing hubs: Girassol, Dalia,
Pazflor  and  CLOV.  TOTAL  continued  to  invest  in  brownfield
projects  in  2017,  including  in  particular  Clov  Phase  1,  two  wells
infill, which is expected to start production in 2018, as well as Dalia
Phase  2A  and  Girassol  M14,  which  started  production  in  2017.
The  Zinia  Phase  2  project,  a  satellite  development  of  Pazflor,  is
moving forward.

On the ultra-deep offshore Block 32 (30%, operator), the Kaombo
project was  launched  in  2014  to  develop  the  discoveries  in  the
southeast  part  of  the  block  via  two  FPSOs  with  a  capacity  of
115 kb/d each. In June 2016, a presidential decree was published
providing  new  and  favorable  tax  conditions  for  the  project.  The
drilling  campaign  of  59  wells  began  in  2015.  Production  of
Kaombo Nord is expected to start in 2018. The discoveries in the
central  and  northern  parts  of  the  block  (outside  Kaombo)  offer
additional potential and are currently being assessed.

On  Block  14  (20%)(3),  production  comes  from  the  Tombua-
Landana and Kuito fields as well as the BBLT project, comprising
the Benguela, Belize, Lobito and Tomboco fields.

Block  14K  (36.75%)  is  the  offshore  unitization  area  between
Angola  (Block  14)  and  the  Republic  of  the  Congo  (Haute  Mer
license). The Lianzi field, which is connected to the existing BBLT
platform  (Block  14),  started  production  in  2015.  TOTAL’s  interest
in the unitized zone is held 10% through Angola Block 14 BV and
26.75% through Total E&P Congo.

On  Block  0  (10%),  the  second  phase  of
development project started production in March 2017.

the  Mafumeira  field

On  Block  48 (50%,  operator),  TOTAL  and  Sonangol  have
concluded an agreement in order to jointly explore the block. The
first  phase  of  this  program  is  expected  to  last  for  two  years  with
the drilling of one exploration well.

(1)
(2)
(3)

Excluding North Africa, which is reported in the zone of the Middle East and North Africa.
Company data.
Stake held by the company Angola Block 14 BV (TOTAL 50.01%).

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TOTAL is also developing its LNG activities through the Angola LNG
project  (13.6%),  which  includes  a  gas  liquefaction  plant  with  a  total
capacity  of  5.2 Mt/year  near  Soyo,  supplied  by  gas  associated  with
production  from  Blocks  0,  14,  15,  17  and  18.  LNG  production
started in 2013, but various technical incidents required an extended
shutdown  of  the  plant.  LNG  production  resumed  in  May 2016.
Following work to increase the reliability of the facilities, the plant has
been capable of processing all of the gas supplied since April 2017.
Taking 
the  revised  gas  price  assumptions,  an
impairment on Angola LNG was recognized in the 2016 Consolidated
Financial Statements.

into  account 

In  the  Bas-Congo  basin,  TOTAL  is  also  the  operator  of  exploration
Block 17/06 (30%).

In the deep offshore Kwanza basin, TOTAL operates Blocks 25 (35%)
and  40  (40%).  The  operating  license  on  Block  39  (7.5%)  expired  at
the end of December 2016.

In the Republic of the Congo, the Group’s production, through its
subsidiary Total E&P Congo(1), was 104 kboe/d in 2017 compared to
90 kboe/d in 2016 and 87 kboe/d in 2015.

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

On  the  offshore  field  Moho  Bilondo  (53.5%,  operator),  the  Phase
1b project (capacity of 40 kboe/d) started production in 2015. The
Moho Nord project (capacity of 100 kboe/d) started production in
March 2017.

Block  14K  (36.75%)  corresponds  to  the  offshore  unitization  area
between  the  Republic  of  the  Congo  (Haute  Mer  license)  and
Angola  (Block  14  located  in  Angola).  The  Lianzi  field  started
production  in  2015.  TOTAL’s  interests  in  the  unitization  area  are
held  26.75%  by  Total  E&P  Congo  and  10%  by  Angola  Block  14
BV.

Total E&P Congo is operator of Djéno (63%), the sole oil terminal in
the country.

At the end of 2016, Total E&P Congo returned its interests in the
Tchibouela,  Tchendo,  Tchibeli  and  Litanzi  fields  (65%)  to  the
Republic of the Congo, as the licenses have expired.

An impairment was required on several Congo assets and recognized
in the 2017 Consolidated Financial Statements.

In Gabon, the Group’s production was 54 kboe/d in 2017 compared
to  58 kboe/d  in  2016  and  59 kboe/d  in 2015.  In  October 2017,
TOTAL finalized the sale to Perenco of stakes in a number of onshore
and  offshore  fields  with  production  of  13 kboe/d,  and  transferred
operatorship to Perenco on various mature fields (Grondin and Hylia
sectors). The Group’s activities in Gabon are now exclusively carried
out by Total Gabon(2). TOTAL wholly owns and operates the Anguille
and  Torpille  sector  offshore  fields,  the  Mandji  Island  sector  onshore
fields  and  the  Cap  Lopez  oil  terminal.  In  2017,  TOTAL  increased  its
stake in the Baudroie-Mérou field from 50% to 100%, in line with its
strategy of refocusing on the North offshore area. TOTAL is also the
operator  of  the  Diaba  deep  offshore  license  (42.5%),  an  exploration
area.  Discussions  are  ongoing  with  authorities  for  a  renewal  of  the
license in 2018.

In  Uganda,  TOTAL  is  present  in  the  Lake  Albert  project,  a  major
project for the Group, via a stake in licenses EA-1, EA-1A, EA-2 and
EA-3 (Kingfisher). TOTAL is the operator of licenses EA-1 and EA-1A.
In January 2017, TOTAL signed an agreement to acquire 21.57% of
the  33.33%  interest  held  by  Tullow  in  the  licenses.  TOTAL  will  take
over operatorship from Tullow of the northern portion of license EA-2,
enabling  significant  efficiency  gains  and  synergies 
the
development  of  the  northern  part  of  the  project  (known  as  Tilenga).
China  National  Offshore  Oil  Corporation  (CNOOC)  has  exercised  its

for 

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pre-emption  right  on  50%  of  the  interest  acquired.  The  agreement
remains  subject  to  approval  by  the  Ugandan  authorities.  Following
the  finalization  of  the  transaction,  TOTAL  expects  to  own  a  44.1%
stake in the Lake Albert project.

In April 2016, the Government of Uganda decided to export the Lake
Albert  oil  through  a  pipeline  (EACOP)  via  Tanzania  to  the  port  of
Tanga  on  the  Indian  Ocean.  In  May 2017,  an  intergovernmental
agreement was signed between Uganda and Tanzania in order to set
out  the  legal  and  fiscal  framework  of  the  pipeline  development
project.  Implementation  agreements  are  being  negotiated  with  each
of the two governments. Finalization of the front end engineering and
design  (FEED)  work for  the  upstream  part  of  the  project  and  the
pipeline is underway.

In  Mauritania,  TOTAL  has  increased  its  exploration  in  the  country
through  the  acquisition  of  two  new  deep  offshore  license  the  Block
C7  in May 2017 and the Block C8 in August 2017. On the Block C9
operated by TOTAL since 2012, an exploration well is planned at the
end of 2018.

In Senegal, TOTAL signed two agreements to explore the country’s
deep  offshore  potential  in  May 2017  through  the  acquisition  of  the
deep  offshore  block  Rufisque  and  a  research  contract  in  ultra  deep
offshore.

Rest of the zone of Africa
TOTAL  also  holds  interests  in  exploration  licenses  in  South  Africa,
Côte  d’Ivoire,  Kenya,  Mozambique,  Namibia  and  the  Democratic
Republic of the Congo. 

Middle East and North Africa
In  2017,  TOTAL’s  production  in  the  zone  of the  Middle  East
and  North  Africa  was  559  kboe/d,  representing  22%  of  the
Group’s total production, compared to 517 kboe/d in 2016 and
531 kboe/d in 2015. The two main producing countries in this
zone in 2017 were the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.

(ADCO, 

the  Abu  Dhabi  Company 

renamed  ADNOC  Onshore 

In  the  United  Arab  Emirates,  the  Group’s  production  was
290 kboe/d  in  2017  compared  to  291  kboe/d  in  2016  and
287 kboe/d in 2015. The Group holds, since January 1, 2015, a 10%
for  Onshore  Petroleum
stake 
in 
Operations Ltd. 
in  2017)
concession for a period of 40 years, which follows a previous 75-year
onshore  concession.  This  concession  covers  the  15  main  onshore
fields  of  Abu  Dhabi  and  represents  more  than  half  of the  Emirate’s
production.  TOTAL  holds  a  75%  stake  (operator)  in  the  Abu  Al
Bukhoosh field and a 13.3% stake in the Abu Dhabi Marine Areas Ltd
(ADMA,  renamed  ADNOC  Offshore  in  2017)  concession,  which
operates  two  of the  main  offshore  fields  in  Abu  Dhabi  (Umm  Shaif
and Lower Zakum). TOTAL also holds a 15% stake in Abu Dhabi Gas
Industries  (GASCO,
renamed  ADNOC  Gas  Processing  in  2017),
which  produces  NGL  and  condensates  from  the  associated  gas
produced  by  ADNOC  Onshore.  In  addition,  TOTAL  holds  5%  of  the
Abu  Dhabi  Gas  Liquefaction  Company  (ADGAS,  renamed  ADNOC
LNG  in  2017),  which  processes  the  associated  gas  produced  by
ADNOC  Offshore  in  order  to  produce  LNG,  NGL  and condensates,
and  5%  of  National  Gas  Shipping  Company  (NGSCO),  which  owns
eight LNG tankers and exports the LNG produced by ADNOC LNG.

TOTAL  holds  a  24.5%  stake  in  Dolphin  Energy  Ltd.  in  partnership
with Mubadala, a company owned by the government of Abu Dhabi,
that markets to the United Arab Emirates gas coming from Qatar. The
operations of Dolphin Energy were not impacted by the evolution of
the diplomatic relations between the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.

(1)
(2)

Total E&P Congo is owned by TOTAL (85%) and Qatar Petroleum (15%).
Total Gabon is a company under Gabonese law, the shares of which are listed on Euronext Paris and owned by TOTAL (58.28%), the Republic of Gabon
(25%) and the public (16.72%).

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In Qatar, the Group’s production was 170 kboe/d in 2017 compared
to 134 kboe/d in 2016 and 2015.

In June 2016, TOTAL signed an agreement granting it a 30% stake in
the Al Shaheen offshore oil field concession for a period of 25 years
beginning  in  July 2017.  The  Al  Shaheen  field  has  been  producing
since 1994 and lies offshore 80 km north of Ras Laffan. Production,
which  represents  approximately  half  of  Qatar’s  oil  production,  is
provided  by  30  platforms  and  300  wells.  Since  July 2017,  the
Al  Shaheen  field  has  been  operated  by  a  new  operating  company,
North  Oil  Company,  held  by  TOTAL  (30%)  and  Qatar  Petroleum
(70%).

TOTAL also operates the Al Khalij field (40%, operator).

In addition, the Group participates in the production, processing and
exporting  of  gas  from  the  North  Field  through  its  stakes  in  the
Qatargas 1 and Qatargas 2 LNG plants and in Dolphin Energy for the
marketing of gas from the Dolphin Block to the United Arab Emirates
and Oman:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

Qatargas 1: TOTAL holds a 20% stake in the North Field-Qatargas
1 Upstream Block,supplying the three LNG trains (total capacity of
10 Mt/y) of Qatargas 1 (10%); and

Qatargas 2: the Group holds a 16.7% stake in train 5, which has
an LNG production capacity of 8 Mt/y. 

TOTAL  offtakes  part  of  the  LNG  produced  under  the  2006
contracts that provide for the purchase of 5.2 Mt/y of LNG by the
Group.

In Oman, the Group’s production was 37 kboe/d in 2017 compared
to 37 kboe/d in 2016 and 36 kboe/d in 2015. TOTAL participates in
the production of oil principally in Block 6 (4%)(1), but also in Block 53
(2%).  The  Group  also  produces  LNG  through  its  investments  in  the
Oman LNG (5.54%)/Qalhat LNG (2.04%)(2) liquefaction complex, with
an overall capacity of 10.5 Mt/y.

In Libya, the Group’s production was 31 kboe/d in 2017 compared
to 14 kboe/d in 2016 and 2015. This production comes from blocks
located on offshore areas 15, 16 and 32 (Al Jurf, 75% (3)), which have
not  been  affected  by  security  issues,  and  also  from  the  El  Sharara
fields  in  onshore  area  129  and  130  (30%(3)),  where  production
restarted in 2016, and onshore area 130 and 131 (24%(3)), restarted
in  May 2017.  Production  as  well  as  exploration  activities  have  been
stopped on Mabruk, onshore areas 70 and 87 (75%(3)) since the end
of 2014. In March 2018, TOTAL acquired Marathon Oil Libya Limited,
which holds a 16,33% stake in the Waha Concessions in Libya. This
acquisition will give TOTAL access to production and an exploration
potential  across  the  area  covered  by  the  concessions  in  the  Sirte
Basin. 

In Iraq, the Group’s production was 16 kboe/d in 2017 compared to
18 kboe/d  in  2016  and  2015.  TOTAL  holds  a  22.5%  stake  in  the
risked  service  contract  for  the  Halfaya  field,  located  in  Missan
province.  Following  development  studies  in  2016,  the  decision  to
develop phase  3  of  the  project  to  increase  production  to  400 kb/d
was taken and the contracts were awarded in 2017

In Algeria, TOTAL’s production was 15 kboe/d in 2017 compared to
23 kboe/d  in  2016  and  25 kboe/d  in  2015.  All  of  the  Group’s
production in Algeria comes from the Tin Fouyé Tabankort (TFT) field
(35%).

In  addition,  the  development  of  the  Timimoun  gas  field  (37.75%)
continued  in  2017  with  activities  related  to  the  construction  of  the
plant and drilling. Pursuant to the Global Agreement (Accord Global)

signed  in  April 2017,  a  new  concession  contract  (which  substitutes
the previous PSC contract) and a gas agreement for Timimoun were
signed in December 2017.

In  Yemen,  the  Group  had  no  production  in  2017  and  2016
compared to 17 kboe/d in 2015. Due to the security conditions in the
vicinity  of  Balhaf,  Yemen  LNG,  in  which  the  Group  holds  a  stake  of
39.62%,  stopped  its  commercial  production  and  export  of  LNG  in
April 2015,  when  Yemen  LNG  declared  force  majeure  to  its  various
stakeholders. The plant is in a preservation mode.

TOTAL is a partner in Block 5 (Marib basin, Jannah license, 15%) and
holds various stakes in four onshore exploration licenses.

In Iran, TOTAL signed the contract relating to the development and
production  of  phase  11  (SP11)  of  the  giant  South  Pars  gas  field
(expected  production  capacity  of  2 Bcf/d,  i.e.,  400 kboe/d  including
condensates)  with  the  National  Iranian  Oil  Company  (NIOC)  in
July 2017. The produced gas will supply the Iranian domestic market.
This  20-year  risked  service  contract  is  the  first  of  the  new  variety  of
contracts referred to as the Iranian Petroleum Contract (IPC). TOTAL
is  the  operator  and  has  a  50.1%  interest  alongside  the  Chinese
state-owned  company  CNPC  (30%)  and  Petropars  (19.9%),  a
wholly-owned  subsidiary  of  NIOC.  For  information  on  international
economic sanctions concerning Iran, refer to point 3.1.9 of chapter 3.

In  Syria,  TOTAL  has  had  no  production  and  no  activity  since
December 2011.  The  Group  has  a  100%  stake  in  the  Deir  Ez  Zor
license, which was operated by the joint venture company DEZPC, in
which TOTAL and the state-owned company SPC each have a 50%
share.  Additionally,  TOTAL  is  holder  of  the  Tabiyeh  contract  which
came  into  effect  in  2009.  For information  on  international  economic
sanctions concerning Syria, refer to point 3.1.9 of chapter 3.

In  Lebanon,  TOTAL  entered  two  exploration  blocks  4  and  9  (40%,
operator) 
the  eastern  part  of
Mediterranean Sea in February 2018.

located  offshore  Lebanon, 

in 

Rest of the zone of the Middle East and North Africa
TOTAL  also  holds  interests  in  exploration  licenses  in  Cyprus  and
Egypt.

Americas
In 2017, TOTAL’s production in the zone of the Americas was
348 kboe/d, representing 14% of the Group’s total production,
compared  to  279 kboe/d  in  2016  and  255 kboe/d  in  2015.  The
two  main  producing  countries  in  this  zone  in  2017  were  the
United States and Argentina.

In  the  United  States,  the  Group’s  production  was  123 kboe/d  in
2017 compared to 86 kboe/d in 2016 and 89 kboe/d in 2015.

Following the acquisition by TOTAL from Chesapeake in late 2016 of
its 75% stake in a joint venture in which the Group had already held a
25% interest since 2009, the year 2017 was TOTAL’s first full year of
operating the Barnett shale gas assets. As a result of the work carried
out since the 2nd quarter of 2017, the decline that started in 2013 has
been  stopped  and  operated  production  has  started  to  stabilize  at
around 600 Mcf/d.

TOTAL  also  has  a  25%  stake  in  a  joint  venture  operated  by
Chesapeake in the Utica basin (on an acreage mainly located in Ohio)
that produces shale gas. TOTAL was not involved in the drilling of any
wells in 2017 and 2016, compared to eight in 2015.

(1)
(2)
(3)

TOTAL holds an indirect 4% stake in Petroleum Development Oman LLC, operator of Block 6, via its 10% stake in Private Oil Holdings Oman Ltd.
TOTAL’s indirect stake via Oman LNG’s stake in Qalhat LNG.
TOTAL’s stake in the foreign consortium.

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The initial results of the pilot development on the Rincón la Ceniza
Block are encouraging at this stage. The delineation well drilled in
2016 on the La Escalonada Block in order to test the oil portion of
the formation has also demonstrated good productivity.

In Canada, the Group’s production increased to 59 kboe/d in 2017
compared to 34 kboe/d in 2016 and 14 kboe/d in 2015. This comes
from the ramp-up of Surmont (50%), a project developed by SAGD (2)
and  operated  by  ConocoPhillips.  The  second  phase  was
commissioned  in  2015  and  Surmont’s  total  production  reached
approximately 135 kb/d during 2017.

Construction of the Fort Hills oil sands mining project was more than
95%  complete  at  year-end  2017.  Bitumen  production  from  the  first
train started in January 2018. As a result of a full comparative analysis
of  its  global  asset  portfolio  in  the  context  of  lower  oil  prices,  the
Group  decided  in  2015  to  decrease  its  exposure  to  Canadian  oil
sands  and  reduce  its  stake  in  Fort  Hills  from  39.2%  to  29.2%.  An
impairment on the part of the asset sold was recognized in the 2015
Consolidated Financial Statements. A dispute over the funding of the
cost overrun of the project, of which the operator notified the partners
in  January 2017,  was  resolved  with  the  sale  of  an  additional  3.15%
by  TOTAL  to  Suncor  and  Teck.  A  further  adjustment  will  be
performed  after  the  final  project  cost  is  known.  The  book  value  of
TOTAL’s  interest  in  Fort  Hills  was  adjusted  in  2017  to  take  into
account  the  reduction  in  the  expected  value  of  the  project  following
the cost increase.

On the Joslyn (38.25%, operator) and Northern Lights (50% operator)
licenses,  the  projects  were  suspended  in  2014  and  work  remains
strictly  limited  to  legal  and  contractual  obligations  and  maintaining
safety.

In  Bolivia,  the  Group’s  production,  mainly  gas,  was  46 kboe/d  in
2017  compared  to  34 kboe/d  in  2016  and  28 kboe/d  in  2015.
TOTAL is active on six licenses, five of which have producing fields:
San Alberto (15%), San Antonio (15%), Block XX Tarija Oeste (41%),
and  Aquio  and  Ipati  (50%,  operator),  where  the  Incahuasi  gas  field
started production in August 2016. On the Azero exploration license
(50%), which covers an area of more than 7,800 km² in the Andean
foothills, a geophysical data acquisition campaign was started at the
end of 2016. The drilling of a well is expected to follow in 2018/2019.
The Rio Hondo exploration license was relinquished in June 2017.

In  Venezuela,  the  Group’s  production  was  44 kboe/d  in  2017
compared  to  47 kboe/d  in  2016  and  52 kboe/d  in  2015.  It  comes
from  the  Group’s  interests in  PetroCedeño  (30.32%)  and  Yucal
Placer  (69.5.%).  Development  of  the  extra  heavy  oil  field  of
PetroCedeño  continues  (49  wells  were  drilled  in  2017  compared  to
39 in 2016 and 47 in 2015), as well as the debottlenecking project for
the water separation and treatment facilities. 

The  sale  of  the  49%  stake  in  offshore  exploration  Block  4  of
Plataforma  Deltana  is  awaiting  approval  from  the  authorities.  For
information  on 
international  economic  sanctions  concerning
Venezuela, refer to point 3.1.9 of chapter 3.

In  Brazil,  TOTAL  acquired  in  2013  a  20%  stake  in  the  Libra  field,
located  in  the  Santos  field  in  the  ultra-deep  offshore  (2,000 m),
approximately 170 km off the coast of Rio de Janeiro over an area of
1,550  km².  At  year-end  2017,  12  wells  had  been  drilled  and  the
production  started  in  November 2017  with  the  FPSO  Pioneiro  de
Libra  (50 kb/d  capacity)  designed  to  carry  out  the  long-term
future  development
production 
phases.  The  first  development  phase  (17 wells  connected  to  an
FPSO with a capacity of 150 kb/d) also started in December 2017.

tests  necessary 

for  optimizing 

(17%)  and  Chinook 

(33.33%).  On  Tahiti, 

In  the  Gulf  of  Mexico,  TOTAL  holds  interests  in  the  deep  offshore
fields  Tahiti 
the
commissioning  of  several  new  in-fill  wells  drilled  since  2015  has
enabled the field to return to its highest historical levels, in excess of
100 kboe/d. The Tahiti Vertical Expansion (TVEX) project launched in
2016 in order to extend the production level of the field is expected to
start  production  in  the  second  half  of  2018.  The  work  continued  in
2017, notably with the drilling of three of the four productive wells. 

In exploration in the Gulf of Mexico:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

TOTAL  (40%)  and its  partner  Cobalt  (60%,  operator)  continued
their  work  to  assess  the  commerciality  of  the  North  Platte
discovery.  In  May 2017,  TOTAL  ended  its  alliance  for  joint
deepwater exploration with Cobalt, formed in 2009;

the  Group  acquired  new  mining  rights  on  blocks  awarded  during
the annual auctions in March and August 2017; and

an  agreement  signed  in  September 2017  covering  16  blocks
allows  for  joint  drilling  on  7  exploration  prospects  operated  by
Chevron.  TOTAL  will  have  stakes  of  between  25%  and  40%  in
these wells. Under this agreement, TOTAL announced in January
2018 a major oil discovery in the Ballymore prospect (40%) located
deep  offshore,  on  the  Norphlet  thematic.  A  sidetrack  well  is
ongoing to confirm the upside potential.

In  January  2018,  TOTAL  announced  the  signature  of  an  agreement
with  Samson  in  December  2017  in  order  to  acquire  Samson
Offshore, LLC, which holds a 12.5% interest in four blocks covering
the Anchor discovery. The transaction also includes the acquisition of
a 12.5% interest in the nearby exploration block Green Canyon 761,
where TOTAL already holds a 12.5% interest.

In  2017,  an  impairment  on  assets  in  the  United  States  was
recognised in the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In Argentina, TOTAL operated approximately 30%(1) of the country’s
gas  production  in  2017.  The  Group’s  production  was  76 kboe/d  in
2017 compared to 78 kboe/d in 2016 and 72 kboe/d in 2015:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

In  Tierra  del  Fuego,  on  the  CMA-1  concession,  TOTAL  operates
the Ara and Cañadon Alfa Complex onshore fields and the Hidra,
Carina and Aries offshore fields (37.5%). In February 2016, TOTAL
started  production  on  the  Vega  Pleyade  offshore  gas  and
condensates  field  (37.5%,  operator),  which  has  a  production
capacity  of  350  Mcf/d.  TOTAL  also  expects  to  launch  the Fenix
project (37.5%, operator) before the end of 2018;

In  the  Neuquén  onshore  basin,  the  Group  holds  interests  in
10 licenses and operates 6 of them, including Aguada Pichana and
San Roque, where production has already started. Three shale gas
and  oil  pilot  projects  were  launched:  the  first  on  the  Aguada
Pichana  Block  (27.27%,  operator),  where  production  started
mid-2015; the second on the Rincón la Ceniza Block, located on
the  gas  and  condensate  portion  of  Vaca  Muerta  (45%,  operator),
where  production  started  in  July 2016;  and  the  third  on  the
Aguada San Roque Block (24.71%, operator), which was launched
in August 2017.

Following the good results of the Aguada Pichana pilot project and
a reduction in drilling costs, the first phase of development of the
giant  Vaca  Muerta  shale  play  was  launched  in  July 2017  in  the
eastern  part  of  the  block.  Under  this  project,  all  of  the  Aguada
Pichana partners, Total Austral S.A. (27.27%, operator), YPF S.A.
(27.27%),  Wintershall  Energia  S.A.  (27.27%)  and  Panamerican
Energy  LLC  (18.18%),  signed  an  agreement  that  splits  the  block
into  two  parts.  This  agreement  will  permit  TOTAL  to  increase  its
participation  to  41%  in  the  non-conventional  part  of  the  Aguada
Pichana Este project.

(1)
(2)

Source: Department of Federal Planning, Public Investment and Services, Energy Secretariat.
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In  addition,  the  Group  holds  17 exploration  licenses  located  in  the
Foz  do  Amazonas,  Barreirinhas,  Ceará,  Espirito  Santo  and  Pelotas
basins.

works aimed at maintaining production on the Tunu, Peciko, South
Mahakam, Sisi-Nubi and Bekapai fields continued. Drilling activities
on behalf of Pertamina started in July 2017;

In February 2017, TOTAL and Petrobras signed definitive contracts in
relation  to  a  package  of  upstream  and  downstream  gas  and
electricity  assets  in  Brazil  and  other  international  opportunities
contemplated  by  their  strategic  alliance  agreed  in  December 2016.
As  part  of  this  strategic  alliance,  following  the  granting  of  the
necessary  authorization  in  January 2018,  TOTAL  acquired  a  22.5%
interest in the concession Iara, located in Block BM-S-11A, which is
currently  under  development,  as  well  as a  35%  interest  and  the
operatorship  in  the  Lapa  field  concession  area,  located  in  Block
BM-S-9A. The Lapa field entered into production in December 2016.
Technical cooperation between the two companies will be reinforced,
in  particular  by  the  joint  assessment  of  the  exploration  potential  of
promising  areas 
the  development  of  new
technologies, in particular in deep offshore.

in  Brazil  and  by 

licenses 

In  Mexico,  TOTAL  was  awarded  exploration 
in
December 2016  on  three  blocks  in  offshore  Mexico,  following  the
country’s  first  competitive  deep  water  bid  round  resulting  from  the
reform  of  the  energy  sector.  Located  in  the  Perdido  basin,  Block  2
(50%,  operator)  covers  an  area  of  2,977  km²  at  water  depths  of
between 2,300 m and 3,600 m. Located in the Salina basin, Block 1
(33.3%)  extends  over  2,381  km²  and  Block  3  (33.3%)  covers  3,287
km². In June 2017, TOTAL acquired Block 15 (60%, operator) in the
Sureste basin, which covers an area of 972 km2.

In Colombia, TOTAL started production on the Niscota field (50%) in
October 2017. Production for 2017 was less than 1 kboe/d.

In Guyana, TOTAL enters exploration in the Guyana Basin with three
exploration 
licences  offshore  Guyana.  The  Group  has  signed
agreements  in  February  2018  to  acquire  a  35%  working  interest  in
the Canje Block and a 25% working interest in the Kanuku Block and
furthermore held an option to purchase a 25% working interest in the
Orinduik block.

Rest of the zone of the Americas
TOTAL also has interests in exploration licenses in Aruba and French
Guyana, where the Guyane Maritime license (100%, operator) was, in
September 2017, officially extended to mid-2019.

Asia-Pacific
In  2017,  TOTAL’s  production  in  the  zone  of  Asia-Pacific  was
244  kboe/d, 
the  Group’s  overall
production, compared to 265 kboe/d in 2016 and 258 kboe/d in
2015.  The  two  main  producing  countries  in  this  zone  in  2017
were Indonesia and Thailand.

representing  9%  of 

In  Indonesia,  the  Group’s  production  was  112  kboe/d  in  2017
compared to 140 kboe/d in 2016 and 147 kboe/d in 2015. TOTAL’s
operations in Indonesia were primarily concentrated on the Mahakam
license  (50%,  operator),  which  in  particular  includes  the  Peciko  and
Tunu gas fields. The Group also has a stake in the Sisi-Nubi gas field
(47.9%, operator):

(cid:142)

On  the  Mahakam  license,  which  expired  end  of  December 2017,
the  Indonesian  government  has  decided  to  allocate  100%  of  the
participating interest to Pertamina (operator) from January 1, 2018,
and  to  give  it  the  possibility  to  farm  out  some interests  to  its
current partners.

The  Group  delivered  most  of  its  natural  gas  production  on  this
license  to  the  Bontang  LNG  plant.  These  volumes  of  gas
represented almost 80% of the plant’s supply in 2017. To this gas
production  was  added  the  operated  production  of  oil  and
condensates from the Handil and Bekapai fields. In addition, the

(cid:142)

On the Sebuku license (15%), production from the Ruby gas field is
routed  by  pipeline  for  processing  and  separation  at  the  Senipah
terminal (operated by TOTAL).

In  Thailand,  the  Group’s  production  was  58  kboe/d  in  2017
compared  to  60 kboe/d  in  2016  and  62 kboe/d  in  2015.  This
production  comes  from the  Bongkot  offshore  gas  and  condensate
field (33.33%). The Thai state-owned company PTT purchases all of
the  natural  gas  and  condensate  production.  New  investments  are
underway for maintaining the plateau and responding to gas demand.

In Brunei, the Group’s production was 21 kboe/d in 2017 compared
to 18 kboe/d in 2016 and 15 kboe/d in 2015. This production comes
from  the  Maharaja  Lela  Jamalulalam  offshore  gas  and  condensate
field on Block B (37.5%, operator). The gas is delivered to the Brunei
LNG liquefaction plant. On the Maharaja Lela South project, intended
to  increase  the  field’s  production  capacity,  the  new  platform  has
been installed and the six planned wells have started production.

Studies are continuing to reassess the potential of the deep offshore
exploration  Block  CA1  (86.9%,  operator),  which  includes  the  Jagus
East discovery, the reservoirs of which are connected to those of the
Gumusut-Kakap field in Malaysia.

In  Myanmar,  the  Group’s  production  was  19  kboe/d  in  2017
compared to 21 kboe/d in 2016 and 19 kboe/d in 2015.

The Yadana field (31.24%, operator), located on the offshore Blocks
M5 and M6, primarily produces gas for delivery to PTT for use in Thai
power plants. The Yadana field also supplies the domestic market via
an  offshore  pipeline  built  and  operated  by  MOGE,  a  Myanmar
state-owned  company.  In  May 2017,  TOTAL  started  production  on
the  Badamyar  field,  a  satellite  of  the  Yadana  field.  This  project  is
expected to make it possible to extend production on this gas field,
which is 8 Bcf3/y, beyond 2020.

In  2015,  TOTAL  signed  a  production  sharing  contract  on  deep
offshore  Block  YWB  (100%,  operator),  awarded  in  2014  during  the
offshore round launched by the local authorities. A 2D seismic survey
was carried out in May 2016.

In  2015,  the  Group  entered  exploration  license  A6  (40%)  located  in
the  deep  offshore  area  west  of  Myanmar.  Two  of  the  three
exploration wells drilled since 2015 have resulted in gas discoveries.
Evaluation of these discoveries is ongoing.

In  Australia,  the  Group’s  production  was  19  kboe/d  in  2017
compared  to  16 kboe/d  in  2016  and  4 kboe/d  in  2015.  This
production  comes 
(27.5%),  an
from  Gladstone  LNG 
integrated  gas  production,  transportation  and  liquefaction  project
from the Fairview, Roma, Scotia and Arcadia fields with a capacity of
7.8 Mt/y  located  on  Curtis  Island,  Queensland.  Train  1  of  the  plant
started  production  in  2015  and  train  2  in  May 2016.  An  impairment
was recognized in the 2015, 2016 and 2017 Consolidated Financial
Statements.

(GLNG) 

The  Ichthys  project  (30%)  involves  the  development  of  a  gas  and
condensate  field  located  in  the  Browse  Basin.  This  development
includes a platform for the production, processing and export of gas,
an FPSO for processing and exporting the condensate (with 100 kb/d
condensate  capacity),  an  889 km  gas  pipeline  and  an  onshore
liquefaction plant (with 8.9 Mt/y LNG and 1.6 Mt/y LPG capacities) in
Darwin.  The  LNG  has  already  been  sold,  mainly  to  Asian  buyers,
under long-term contracts. According to the operator, the production
is expected to start in the 1st semester of 2018.

In China, the Group’s production was 15 kboe/d in 2017 compared
to 10 kboe/d in 2016 and 11 kboe/d in 2015. This production comes
from  the  South  Sulige  Block  (49%)  in  the  Ordos  Basin  of  Inner
Mongolia,  where  the  drilling  of  tight  gas  development  wells  is
ongoing.

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In 2017, TOTAL signed a production sharing contract on the Taiyang
exploration  block  (49%,  operator),  located  in  both  Chinese  and
Taiwanese  waters  in  the  China  Sea.  A  2D  seismic  survey  is
underway.

southeast  of  Port  Moresby.  The  interpretation  of  the  multi-client
seismic  survey  performed  in  late  2016  revealed  some  promising
prospects.  In  October 2017,  the  authorities  awarded  TOTAL  (100%)
a second exploration license (PPL589) in this area.

In  Papua  New  Guinea,  the  Group  owns  a  stake  in  Block  PRL-15
(40.1%,  operator  since  2015).  The  State  of  Papua  New  Guinea
retains  the  right  to  take  a  stake  in  the  license  (when  the  final
investment  decision  is  made)  at  a  maximum  level  of  22.5%.  In  this
case, TOTAL’s stake would be reduced to 31.1%.

Block  PRL-15  includes  the  two  discoveries  Elk  and  Antelope.  The
delineation program of these discoveries was completed in April 2017
and the results of the wells drilled confirmed the resource levels of the
fields. In 2016, the Group carried out the environmental and societal
baseline studies in the country that are necessary for the granting of
authorization  to  start  production  in  the  fields.  The  development
studies are ongoing.

In March 2017, the acquisition of a 35% stake in exploration license
PPL339, located in Gulf Province, came into effect.

Since  2016,  TOTAL  has  held  deep  offshore  exploration  license
PPL576  (100%)  in  the  Offshore  Eastern  Papuan  Foldbelt  area

Rest of the zone of Asia-Pacific
TOTAL also holds interests in exploration licenses in Malaysia and the
Philippines.  In  Cambodia,  TOTAL  is  working  to  implement  an
agreement entered into in 2009 with the Cambodian government for
the exploration of Block 3 located in an area of the Gulf of Thailand
disputed  by  the  governments  of  Cambodia  and  Thailand.  This
agreement remains subject to the establishment by both countries of
an appropriate contractual framework.

Mærsk Oil acquisition
Following  the  finalization  of  the  Mærsk  Oil  acquisition,  Total  holds
interests  notably  in  Fields  in  United  Kingdom  (Culzean,  49.99%,
opérator),  Norway 
(31.2%
ownership of the Danish Underground Consortium producing assets),
the  US  Gulf  of  Mexico  (Jack,  25%),  Algeria,  Kenya,  Kazakhstan,
Angola and Brazil.

(Johan  Sverdrup,  8.44%),  Denmark 

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2.1.10

Oil and gas acreage

As of December 31,
(in thousands of acres)

Europe and Central Asia (excl. Russia)

Russia

Africa (excl. North Africa)

Middle East and North Africa

Americas

Asia-Pacific

TOTAL

(a)
(b)

Undeveloped acreage includes leases and concessions.
Net acreage equals the sum of the Group’s equity stakes in gross acreage.

2.1.11

Number of productive wells

As of December 31,
(number of wells)

Europe and Central Asia (excl. Russia)

Russia

Africa (excl. North Africa)

Middle East and North Africa

Americas

Asia-Pacific

TOTAL

(a)

Net wells equal the sum of the Group’s equity stakes in gross wells.

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2017

Undeveloped
acreage(a)

Developed acreage

 17,885

 6,567

 3,758

 691

 73,608

 53,518

 32,977

 5,902

 20,487

 11,985

 52,477

 34,556

 201,192

 113,219

 730

 165

 604

 121

 829

 204

 2,879

 445

 1,075

 527

 885

 321

 7,002

 1,783

2017

Gross productive
wells

Net productive
wells(a)

 436

 244

 297

 574

 1,590

 75

 10,197

 168  

 1,044

 3, 422

 131

 3,053

 13,695

 7,536

 114

 90

 55

 100

 442

 15

 628

 41

 346

 2,005

 60

 1,108

 1,645

 3,359

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

GROSS
NET(b)

Oil

Gas

Oil

Gas

Oil

Gas

Oil

Gas

Oil

Gas

Oil

Gas

OIL

GAS

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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2.1.12

Net productive and dry wells drilled

2017

2016

2015

Net
productive
wells
drilled
(a)(b)

Net dry
wells
drilled
(a)(c)

Net total
wells
drilled
(a)(c)

Net
productive
wells
drilled
(a)(b)

Net dry
wells
drilled
(a)(c)

Net total
wells
drilled
(a)(c)

Net
productive
wells
drilled
(a)(b)

Net dry
wells
drilled
(a)(c)

Net total
wells
drilled
(a)(c)

2

0.1

-

0.2

0.6

1.3

1.2

3.4

8.8

21.5

14.4

82.0

29.2

132.4

288.3

291.7

1.8

-

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.7

4.0

-

-

-

-

0.5

-

0.5

4.5

1.9

-

0.8

1.1

1.7

1.9

7.4

8.8

21.5

14.4

82.0

29.7

132.4

288.8

296.2

1.1

-

0.7

0.8

2.1

1.6

6.3

13.6

18.7

14.6

49.3

35.4

151.0

282.6

288.9

1.0

-

-

-

0.8

-

1.8

0.5

-

-

1.1

-

-

1.6

3.4

2.1

-

0.7

0.8

2.9

1.6

8.1

14.1

18.7

14.6

50.4

35.4

151.0

284.2

292.3

1.0

-

0.2

0.3

1.4

2.0

4.9

15.7

22.9

21.4

36.6

60.6

86.9

244.1

249.0

4.6

 -

2.1

0.5

0.6

0.9

8.7

0.4

-

-

0.6

0.1

-

1.1

9.8

5.6

-

2.3

0.8

2.0

2.9

13.6

16.1

22.9

21.4

37.2

60.7

86.9

245.2

258.8

As of December 31,
(number of wells)

Exploration

Europe and Central Asia 
(excl. Russia)

Russia

Africa (excl. North Africa)

Middle East and North Africa

Americas

Asia-Pacific

TOTAL

Development

Europe and Central Asia (excl. 
Russia)

Russia

Africa (excl. North Africa)

Middle East and North Africa

Americas

Asia-Pacific

TOTAL

TOTAL

(a)
(b)
(c)

Net wells equal the sum of the Group’s equity stakes in gross wells.
Includes certain exploratory wells that were abandoned, but which would have been capable of producing oil in sufficient quantities to justify completion.
For information: service wells and stratigraphic wells are not reported in this table.

2.1.13

Wells in the process of being drilled (including wells temporarily 
suspended)

As of December 31,
(number of wells)

Exploration

Europe and Central Asia (excl. Russia)

Russia

Africa (excl. North Africa)

Middle East and North Africa

Americas

Asia-Pacific

TOTAL
Other wells(b)

Europe and Central Asia (excl. Russia)

Russia

Africa (excl. North Africa)

Middle East and North Africa

Americas

Asia-Pacific

TOTAL

TOTAL

2017

Gross

Net(a)

6

-

19

2

8

5

40

16

61

67

200

44

809

1,197

1,237

1.9

-

4.7

0.0

2.8

1.9

11.3

5.2

15.2

13.6

27.5

18.5

201.5

281.5

292.8

(a)

(b)

Net wells equal the sum of the Group’s equity stakes in gross wells. Includes wells for which surface facilities permitting production have not yet been constructed. Such
wells are also reported in the table “Number of net productive and dry wells drilled”, above, for the year in which they were drilled.
Other wells are developments wells, service wells, stratigraphic wells and extension wells.

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2.1.14

Interests in pipelines

The table below sets forth the interests of the Group’s entities(1) in TOTAL’s main oil and gas pipelines as of December 31, 2017.

Origin

Destination

(%) interest

Operator

Liquids

Gas

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Pipeline(s)

Europe and Central Asia

Azerbaijan

BTC

Norway

Baku (Azerbaijan)

Ceyhan (Turkey,
Mediterranean)

Frostpipe (inhibited)

Heimdal to Brae Condensate Line

Kvitebjorn Pipeline

Lille-Frigg, Froy

Heimdal

Kvitebjorn

Norpipe Oil

Oseberg Transport System

Ekofisk Treatment center

Oseberg, Brage and
Veslefrikk

Troll Oil Pipeline I and II

Troll B and C

Oseberg

Brae

Mongstad

Teeside
(United Kingdom)

Sture

Vestprosess
(Mongstad refinery)

Vestprosess
(Mongstad refinery)

Vestprosess

Polarled

Netherlands

Nogat Pipeline

WGT K13-Den Helder

WGT K13-Extension

United Kingdom

Alwyn Liquid Export Line

Bruce Liquid Export Line

Central Graben Liquid Export Line (LEP)

Ninian Pipeline System

Kollsnes (Area E)

Asta Hansteen/Linnorm

Nyhamna

F3-FB

K13A

Den Helder

Den Helder

Markham

K13 (via K4/K5)

Alwyn North

Bruce

Elgin-Franklin

Ninian

Cormorant

Forties (Unity)

ETAP

Sullom Voe

Bacton

Shearwater Elgin Area Line (SEAL)

Elgin-Franklin, Shearwater

SEAL to Interconnector Link (SILK)

Bacton

Interconnector

5.00

36.25

16.76

5.00

34.93

12.98

3.71

5.00

5.11

5.00

4.66

23.00

100.00

43.25

15.89

16.00

25.73

54.66

Africa (excl. North Africa)

Gabon

Mandji Pipes

Nigeria

O.U.R

NOPL

Middle East and North Africa

Qatar

Dolphin

Americas

Argentina

TGM

Brazil

TBG

TSB

Asia-Pacific

Australia

GLNG

Myanmar

Yadana

Mandji fields

Cap Lopez Terminal

100.00(a)

Obite

Rumuji

Rumuji

Owaza

40.00

40.00

North Field (Qatar)

Taweelah-Fujairah-Al
Ain (United Arab
Emirates)

24.50

TGN

Uruguyana (Brazil)

32.68

Bolivia-Brazil border

Porto Alegre via São
Paulo

Argentina-Brazil border
(TGM) Porto Alegre

Uruguyana (Brazil)
Canoas

9.67

25.00

Fairview, Roma, Scotia,
Arcadia

GLNG (Curtis Island)

27.50

Yadana field

Ban-I Tong
(Thai border)

31.24

X

(a)

Interest of Total Gabon. The Group holds an interest of 58.28% in Total Gabon.

(1)

Excluding equity affiliates, except for the Yadana and Dolphin pipelines.

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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2.2

Gas, Renewables & Power segment 

The Gas, Renewables & Power segment carries the Group’s ambition
in low carbon activities through the development of downstream gas
and renewable energies as well as the energy efficiency businesses.

The  segment  employs  an  integrated  business  model  along  the  full
gas  and  power  value  chain.  The  number  of  its  clients  is  in  strong
growth, notably in B2C, following the acquisition of Lampiris in 2016.

2

> 900 MWc

of installed power 
capacity(1) in 2017

15.6 Mt

LNG volumes
 managed 
in 2017

$0.4 B

organic
investments(2)
in 2017

11,492

employees 
present

> 1.5 M

sites, of which
2/3 are B2C sites

2015  and  2016  data  have  been  restated  in  line  with  the  new  Group  organization  fully  effective  since  January  1,  2017  (refer  to  point 1.6.2  of
chapter 1). (1)   (2)

[REDACTED SECTION: CERTAIN TEXT HAS BEEN REDACTED.]

(1)
(2)

In Group's equity stake.
Organic  investments  = net  investments,  excluding  acquisitions,  divestments  and  other  operations  with  non-controlling  interests  (refer  to  point 2.5.1
of this chapter).

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Gas, Renewables & Power segment

2.2.1

Downstream gas and power

The activities of TOTAL in the gas business have a primary objective
to contribute to the growth of the Group by ensuring market outlets
for its current and future natural gas production.

Beyond  the  production  and  liquefaction  of  natural  gas  (refer  to
point 2.1.8 of this chapter) and in order to enhance the value of the
Group’s gas resources, the activities of Gas also include the trading
and marketing of natural gas, which is sold either by pipeline or in the
form of liquefied natural gas (LNG), liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and
electricity as well as shipping of LNG and LPG. The Group also has
stakes in infrastructure companies (including regasification terminals,
natural gas transportation and storage, and power plants) necessary
to implement its strategy.

Finally,  TOTAL  aims  to  pursue  the  development  of  expertise  in  the
power  generation  sector,  especially  through  cogeneration  and
combined-cycle  power  plant  projects,  against  a  backdrop  of
increasing global demand for electricity.

2.2.1.1
Purchases, sales and shipping of LNG
A  pioneer  in the  LNG  industry,  TOTAL  is  today  one  of  the  world’s
leading players(1) in the sector and has solid and diversified positions
both in the upstream and downstream portions of the LNG chain.

LNG  development  is  a  key  element  of  the  strategy  of  the  Group,
which  is  strengthening  its  positions  in  most  major  production  zones
and markets.

Through  its  stakes  in  liquefaction  plants located  in  Nigeria,  Qatar,
Australia, Norway, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen(2), Angola
and Russia, and its gas supply agreement with the Bontang plant in
Indonesia, the Group markets LNG in all global markets. In 2017, the
share  of  LNG  production  sold  by  TOTAL  was  11.2 Mt  compared  to
11 Mt  in  2016  and  10.2 Mt  in  2015.  The  growth  of  LNG  production
sold by TOTAL over the coming years is expected to be ensured by
the Group’s liquefaction projects under construction in Australia and
Russia  and  by  projects  currently  under  consideration,  including  new
projects  in  Papua  New  Guinea  and  the  United  States  and  the
expansion of the Nigeria LNG plant.

In  November 2017,  TOTAL  signed  an  agreement  with  Engie  relating
to  the  planned  acquisition  of  its  portfolio  of  upstream  LNG  assets.
This portfolio includes stakes in liquefaction plants (in particular, in the
Cameron LNG project in the United States and in the first Idku train in
Egypt), long-term LNG sale and purchase agreements, a fleet of LNG
tankers  and  access  rights  to  regasification  terminals  in  Europe.  The
transaction  remains  subject  to  the  legal  process  of  informing  and
consulting the relevant employee representative bodies and approval
by the competent authorities and partners on certain contracts. The
transaction is expected to be finalized in mid-2018.

Since February 2017, TOTAL holds a stake in Tellurian Inc. (20.53%
as of December 31, 2017), which aims to develop an integrated gas
project,  from  low-cost  gas  production  in the  United  States  to  the
delivery  of  LNG  to  international  markets,  from  the  Driftwood  LNG
terminal.  The  terminal  is  in  the  technical  design  phase  and  a  permit
application  was  filed  with  the  FERC  (Federal  Energy  Regulation
Commission) in March 2017.

Long-term Group LNG purchases and sales

TOTAL  acquires  long-term  LNG  volumes  mainly  from  liquefaction
projects  in  which  the  Group  holds  an  interest,  including  Qatargas  2
(Qatar),  Yemen  LNG  (Yemen),  Nigeria  LNG  (Nigeria)  and  Snøhvit
(Norway),  or  other  projects  like  Sabine  Pass  (United  States).  These
volumes  support  the  expansion  of  the  Group’s  worldwide  LNG
portfolio.  Since  2009,  a  growing  portion  of  the  long-term  volume
purchased  by  the  Group  that  was  initially  intended  for  delivery  to
North  American  and  European  markets  has  been  diverted  to  more
Asian growth markets.

New  LNG  sources  are  expected  to  support  the  growth  of  the
Group’s  LNG  portfolio,  notably  in  Russia  (Yamal  LNG),  Australia
(Ichthys  LNG)  and  the  United  States  (train  5  of  Sabine  Pass  LNG,
Cameron  LNG  and  Corpus  Christi).  Furthermore,  the  Group  is
developing  new  LNG  markets  by  promoting  LNG 
import
infrastructure projects.

TOTAL  has  entered  into  several  significant  long-term  agreements
throughout  the  world  for  the  sale  of  LNG  from  the  Group’s  global
LNG  portfolio,  notably  in  China,  Indonesia,  Japan,  South  Korea  and
Spain.

LNG shipping

As  part  of  its  LNG  transport  activities,  TOTAL  uses  three  long-term
chartered LNG tankers: since 2006, the Arctic Lady, with a capacity
of  145,000 m³;  since  2011,  the  Meridian  Spirit,  with  a  capacity  of
165,000  m³,  primarily  for  the  transport  of  volumes  from  Snøhvit  in
Norway; and, since the second half of 2017, the SK Audace, with a
capacity of 180,000 m3. The SK Audace is chartered to fulfill TOTAL
Gas  &  Power  Limited’s  purchasing  obligations  in  Australia  and  the
United States. Two additional vessels will be delivered in 2018.

Trading

2.2.1.2
In 2017, TOTAL continued its downstream strategy from natural gas
and  LNG  production  by  developing  its  trading,  marketing  and
logistics  activities.  The  aim  of  this  strategy  is  to  optimize  access  for
the Group’s current and future production to markets supplied on a
long-term  contractual  basis  and  to  markets  open  to  international
competition (with short-term contracts and spot sales). 

The Group also has operations in electricity trading, marketing of LPG
and petcoke and is also active in the marketing of sulfur. In 2016, the
Group stopped its coal trading activities.

In  Mexico,  TOTAL  has  reserved  25%  of  the  regasification  capacity  of
the  Altamira receiving  terminal,  i.e.,  59 Bcf/y  (1.7 Bcm/y),  through  its
25% stake in Gas del Litoral.

In the United States, TOTAL has reserved a regasification capacity
of  approximately  353 Bcf/y  (10 Bcm/y)  in  the  Sabine  Pass  terminal
(Louisiana)  for  a  20-year  period  until  2029.  In  2012,  TOTAL  and
Sabine Pass  Liquefaction  (SPL)  signed  agreements  allowing  SPL  to
gradually  obtain  access  to  TOTAL’s  reserved  capacity.  Access  to
38 Bcf/y  commenced  in  2012,  growing  to 195 Bcf/y  from  the
start-up of train 3 scheduled in 2017 and plateauing at substantially
all  of  TOTAL’s  capacity  from  the  start-up  of  train  5  scheduled  in
2019.  In  return,  SPL  will  pay  TOTAL  a  fee  linked  to  the  capacity
assigned.

The  trading  teams  are  located  in  London,  Houston,  Geneva  and
Singapore.

(1)
(2)

Publicly available information: upstream and downstream LNG portfolios in 2017.
The Yemen LNG plant has been shut down since April 2015. For more information, refer to point 2.1.8 of this chapter.

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TOTAL  is  pursuing  gas  and  electricity  trading  operations  in  Europe
and  North  America  in  order  to  sell  the  Group’s  production  and  to
supply the Group’s marketing subsidiaries and other entities.

In Europe, TOTAL traded 883 Bcf (25 Bcm) of natural gas in 2017,
compared to 887 Bcf (25.1 Bcm) in 2016 and 849 Bcf (24.0 Bcm) in
2015.  The  Group  also  traded  70.2  TWh  of  electricity  in  2017,
compared to 49.1 TWh in 2016 and 41.1 TWh in 2015, mainly from
external sources.

In North America, TOTAL traded 426 Bcf (12.1 Bcm) of natural gas
in  2017  from  its  own  production  or  from  external  resources
compared to 356 Bcf (10.1 Bcm) in 2016 and 441 Bcf (12.5 Bcm) in
2015.

LNG

TOTAL  operates  LNG  trading  activities  through  both  spot  sales  and
long-term contracts such as those described in point 2.2.2.1 above.
Significant sale and purchase agreements have permitted appreciable
development of the Group’s activities in LNG trading, especially in the
Asian markets (China, South Korea, India, Indonesia and Japan). The
spot and long-term LNG portfolio allows TOTAL to supply gas to its
main  customers  worldwide,  while  retaining  a  sufficient  degree  of
flexibility to react to market opportunities.

In  2017,  TOTAL  purchased  59  contractual  cargoes  under  long-term
contracts 
from  Qatar,  Nigeria  and  Norway  and  49  spot  or
medium-term cargoes, compared to, respectively, 51 and 19 in 2016
and  64  and  20  in  2015.  Deliveries  from  Yemen  LNG have  been
interrupted since April 2015.

LPG

In  2017,  TOTAL  traded  more  than  4.9  Mt  of LPG  (propane  and
butane) worldwide, compared to 5.3 Mt in 2016 and 5.8 Mt in 2015.
Nearly 32% of these quantities came from fields or refineries operated
by the Group. This trading activity was conducted by means of seven
time-chartered  vessels.  In  2017,  241 voyages  were  necessary  for
transporting the negotiated quantities, including 156 journeys carried
out  by  TOTAL’s 
time-chartered  vessels  and  85 journeys  by
spot-chartered vessels.

Petcoke and sulfur

TOTAL  has  been  trading  petcoke  produced  since 2011  by  the  Port
Arthur refinery in the United States. 1 Mt of petcoke were sold on the
international market in 2017, compared to 1.1 Mt in 2016 and 1.1 Mt
in 2015.

TOTAL  began  trading  in  2014  petcoke  from  the  Jubail  refinery  in
Saudi Arabia. In 2017, 1.1 Mt were sold, compared to 890 kt in 2016
and 720 kt in 2015.

Petcoke is sold to cement producers and electricity producers mainly
in  India,  as  well  as  in  Mexico,  Brazil,  other  Latin  American  countries
and Turkey.

In  2017,  TOTAL  sold  0.9  Mt  of  sulfur,  mainly  from  its  refineries’
production, compared to 0.7 Mt in 2016.

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2

Marketing

2.2.1.3
To  optimize  its  position  throughout  the  value  chain  and  to  leverage
the  synergies  from  the  Group’s  other  activities,  TOTAL  has  been
developing  the  business  of  marketing  natural  gas  and  electricity  to
end  users.  As  part  of  its  development  strategy,  TOTAL  finalized  in
September 2016 the acquisition of Belgian company Lampiris, which
is also present on the French market.

In  the  United  Kingdom,  TOTAL  markets  gas  and  electricity  to  the
industrial and commercial segments through its subsidiary Total Gas
&  Power  Ltd.  In  2017,  the  volumes  of  gas  sold  were  151  Bcf
(4.3 Bcm),  compared  to 143 Bcf  (4.0 Bcm)  in  2016  and  140 Bcf
(4.0 Bcm) in 2015. Electricity sales were 9.1 TWh in 2017, compared
to 7.4 TWh in 2016 and 6.0 TWh in 2015.

In France, TOTAL operates in the natural gas and electricity markets
for  industrial  and  commercial  customers  through  its  marketing
subsidiary  Total  Énergie  Gaz,  the  sales  of  which  were  67  Bcf
(1.9 Bcm) in 2017, compared to 77 Bcf (2.2 Bcm) in 2016 and 84 Bcf
(2.4 Bcm)  in  2015.  Electricity  sales  were  0.9  TWh  in  2017.  TOTAL
also  operates  on  the  domestic  market  in  France  through  its
subsidiary Total Spring (previously known as Lampiris France).

In  Germany,  Total  Energie  Gas  GmbH, a  marketing  subsidiary  of
TOTAL, marketed 40 Bcf (1.2 Bcm) of gas in 2017 to industrial and
commercial  customers,  compared  to  31 Bcf  (0.9 Bcm)  in 2016  and
31 Bcf (0.9 Bcm) in 2015. Electricity sales were 0.3 TWh in 2017. 

for 

industrial  and  commercial  customers  through 

In the Netherlands, TOTAL operates in the natural gas and electricity
markets 
its
subsidiary Total Gas & Power Nederland B.V. The volumes delivered
in  2017  were  11  Bcf  (0.3  Bcm).  Electricity  sales  were  0.2  TWh  in
2017. 

In Belgium, TOTAL operates on the natural gas and electricity supply
markets  through  its  subsidiary  Lampiris.  The  subsidiary  operates  in
Belgium under the Lampiris brand for the domestic market and Total
Gas  &  Power  Belgium  for  industrial  and  commercial  customers.
TOTAL is the fourth-largest gas and electricity supplier on the Belgian
market(1), with more than 319,000 gas metering points and more than
496,000 electricity metering points (B2B and B2C) at year-end 2017.
In 2017, almost 26 Bcf (0.7 Bcm) of gas was delivered, and electricity
sales were nearly 3.7 TWh.

In  Spain,  TOTAL  markets  natural  gas  to  the 
industrial  and
commercial segments and electricity since 2017 through a dedicated
in  Cepsa  Gas
subsidiary.  The  Group  sold 
Comercializadora during 2017 third quarter. In 2017, the volumes of
gas sold were 14 Bcf (35% share equivalent to 0.4 Bcm), compared
to 100 Bcf (2.8 Bcm) in 2016 and 105 Bcf (3.0 Bcm) in 2015.

its  35%  stake 

In Argentina, the subsidiary Total Gas Marketing Cono Sur oversees
the  marketing  of  gas  on  behalf  of  Total  Austral,  the  Group’s
production subsidiary in Argentina. In 2017, the volumes of gas sold
were 147 Bcf (4.2 Bcm), compared to 142 Bcf (4.0 Bcm) in 2016 and
128 Bcf (3.6 Bcm) in 2015.

The  Group  also  holds  stakes  in  the  marketing  companies  that  are
associated with the LNG regasification terminals located at Altamira in
Mexico and Hazira in India.

(1)

Source: Belgian national regulator statistics and benchmarks (CREG).

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Gas facilities

2.2.1.4
Downstream  from  its  natural  gas  and  LNG  production  activities,
TOTAL holds stakes in natural gas transport networks (refer to point
2.1.14 of this chapter) and LNG regasification terminals.

LNG regasification

TOTAL  has  entered  into  agreements  to  obtain  long-term  access  to
LNG  regasification  capacity  worldwide:  in  the  Americas  (United
States, Mexico and Brazil), Europe (France and the United Kingdom),
Asia (India) and Africa (Côte d’Ivoire). This diversified market presence
allows the Group to access new liquefaction projects by becoming a
long-term  buyer  of  a  portion  of  the  LNG  produced,  thereby
consolidating TOTAL’s LNG supply portfolio.

In France, TOTAL holds a 27.5% stake in the company Fosmax and
has access to a regasification capacity of 78 Bcf/y (2.25 Bcm/y). The
terminal received 55 vessels in 2017 compared to 54 in 2016 and 46
in 2015.

TOTAL holds a 9.99% stake in the Dunkerque LNG receiving terminal
with a capacity of 459 Bcf/y (13 Bcm/y). Trade agreements have also
been  signed  that  allow  TOTAL  to  reserve  up  to  2 Bcm/y  of
regasification  capacity  over  a  20-year  term.  Commercial  operations
started  on  January 1,  2017.  The  terminal  received  11  vessels  in
2017.

In the United Kingdom, through its equity interest in the Qatargas 2
project,  TOTAL  holds  an  8.35%  stake  in  the  South Hook  LNG
receiving  terminal  with  a  total  capacity  of  742 Bcf/y  (21 Bcm/y)  and
an equivalent access right to the regasification capacity. The terminal
received  32  cargoes  in  2017,  compared  to  67  in  2016  and  84  in
2015.

In India, TOTAL holds a 26% stake in the Hazira receiving terminal,
with a regasification capacity of 244 Bcf/y (6.9 Bcm/y). Located in the
Gujarat  state,  this  merchant  terminal  has  operations  covering  both
LNG  regasification  and  gas  marketing  and  received  45  vessels  in
2017, compared to 60 in 2016 and 57 in 2015.

In  Côte  d’Ivoire,  a  consortium  led  by  TOTAL  (34%,  operator)  has
been  assigned  responsibility  for  developing  and  operating  a  FSRU
(Floating storage and regasification unit) LNG regasification terminal in
Abidjan and a start-up scheduled in 2020.

In Brazil, as part of its strategic alliance with Petrobras, the definitive
contracts of which were signed in February 2017, TOTAL expects to
proceed  with  the  acquisition 
from  Petrobras  of  part of  the
regasification capacity at the Bahia LNG terminal.

Transportation and storage of natural gas

The  Group  holds  stakes  in  several  natural  gas  transportation
companies located in Brazil and Argentina. 

Power generation

2.2.1.5
In  Abu  Dhabi,  the  Taweelah  A1  gas-fired  power  plant,  which  is
owned  by  Gulf  Total  Tractebel  Power  Company  (TOTAL,  20%),
combines  electricity  generation  and  water  desalination.  The  plant,  in
operation since 2003, currently has a net power generation capacity
of  1,600 MW  and  a  water  desalination  capacity  of  385,000  m³  per
day. The plant’s production is sold to Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity
Company (ADWEC) as part of a long-term agreement.

In Brazil, as part of its strategic alliance with Petrobras, TOTAL could
proceed with the acquisition from Petrobras of a 50% interest in two
co-generation plants located in the Bahia area.

End of coal production and trading

2.2.1.6
Following completion of the sale in 2015 of its subsidiary Total Coal
South  Africa,  the  Group  ceased  its  coal  production  activities.  In
addition, the Group ended its coal trading activities in 2016.

2.2.2

Renewable energies and energy storage

As part of its ambition to become the responsible energy major, the
Group  is  developing  its  activities  in  low-carbon  and  renewable
energies businesses. Facing the challenge of climate change, TOTAL
positions itself on an energy mix with decreasing carbon intensity that
takes  into  account  the  Sustainable  Development  Scenario  (2°C)  of
the IEA.

The  Group  is  active  along  the  entire  solar  photovoltaic  value  chain
with  SunPower  and  Total  Solar,  from  the  production  of  photovoltaic
cells  to  the  development  of  solar  farms  or  the  installation  of  solar
facilities in the industrial/commercial and domestic segments.

In  2017,  TOTAL  maintained  its  policy  of  investing  in  low-carbon
businesses  by  taking  an  indirect  stake  of  23%  in  EREN  Renewable
Energy. This  company,  which  has  been  renamed  Total  Eren,  will
enable the Group to boost its development in solar energy and break
into wind power.

In  addition,  the  acquisition  of  Saft  Groupe  S.A.  in  2016  has  allowed
the  Group  to  become  a  leading  player  on  the  high  technology
batteries market, while examining the opportunity for development in
stationary energy storage.

Renewable energies

2.2.2.1
In  2017,  TOTAL  set  itself  the  goal  of  achieving  5 GW  of  renewable
power  production  assets  in  five  years,  and  it  is  implementing  this
growth through its three subsidiaries SunPower, Total Solar and Total
Eren.

SunPower

TOTAL has held since 2011 a majority interest in SunPower (56.26%
as of December 31, 2017), an American company listed on Nasdaq
and based in California. 

integrated  player,  SunPower  operates  over  the  entire
As  an 
photovoltaic  solar  power  value  chain.  Upstream, 
it  designs,
manufactures  and  supplies  highly-efficient  cells  and  panels  that  are
among  the  best-performing  on  the  market.  Downstream,  SunPower
is  mainly  active  in  distributed  generation  (domestic,  industrial  and
commercial).

SunPower  had  a  cell  production  capacity  of  almost  1,200 MW/y  at
year-end  2017.  The  cells  are  assembled  into  solar  panels  in  plants
located  mainly  in  Mexico  and  France.  To  enlarge  its  commercial
offering, SunPower has marketed since 2016 a new range of panels
to  target  the  most  competitive  market  sectors  while  continuing  to
hold a technological edge over its competitors. Currently, SunPower
is  finalizing  the  development  of  the  next  generation  of  its  highly
efficient technology, which significantly reduces costs while retaining
the best performance on the market.

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SunPower markets its panels worldwide for applications ranging from
residential and commercial roof tiles to solar power plants.

In  2017,  the  photovoltaic  market  remained  very  dynamic,  with
estimated growth of +30% of newly installed capacities(1).

SunPower installed more than 1.4 GW in 2017 compared to 1.3 GW
in  2016  and  1.2 GW  in  2015. In  2017,  SunPower  completed  the
construction of the El Pelicano solar farm in Chile (111 MWp) and the
Gala solar farm in the United States (69 MWp).

SunPower  is  one  of  the  leading  players  in  the  United  States  on  the
residential,  industrial  and  commercial  rooftop  markets,  and  is
developing  smart  energy  offerings  (a  combination  of  photovoltaic
solar  power,  storage  and  other  services)  and  flexible  products
opening the way for new applications (easy to install ultra-light panels
that can be used on all buildings, etc.).

SunPower  held,  as  of  December 31,  2017,  a  36.5%  stake  in  the
company  8point3  Energy  Partners,  initially set  up  with  its  American
partner First Solar. In April 2017, First Solar announced its intention to
sell  its  shares  in  the  company.  In  early  2018,  First  Solar  and
SunPower have agreed to sell their stake in 8point3 Energy Partners,
to  energy  investment  firm  Capital  Dynamics,  Inc.,  which  has  already
an  existing  portfolio  of  solar  and  wind  assets.  The  transaction  could
be  completed  in  the  second  or  third  quarter  of  2018  subject  to
conditions  precedents  being  met  and  regulatory  authorizations
obtained.

At  the  end  of  2017  in  the  United  States,  the  International  Trade
Commission (ITC) acknowledged that the import of low-priced panels
from Asia was detrimental to certain companies in the sector (Suniva
and Solar World) and recommended that customs barriers be set up
on all imports, in the form of tariffs or quotas. On January 23, 2018,
the  American  administration  decided  to  set  custom  tariffs  on
polysilicium imported cells or panels. The tariff is 30% on the first year
and  will  decrease  by  5%  per  year  during  the  three  following  years.
However,  such  tariff  shall  apply  only  when  a  2.5  GW  annual
importation quota is reached.

Total Solar

Since  2017,  Total  Solar,  a  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of  the  Group,
conducts  TOTAL’s  own  solar  development  activities  with  a  view  to
accelerating growth in the downstream portion of the value chain and
increasing solar electricity sales.

Total Solar is focused on two market segments:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

decentralized  photovoltaic  systems  aimed  at 
industrial  or
commercial  customers  (B2B)  entering  into  private  PPAs  (power
purchase agreements); and

ground-mounted solar power plants in targeted geographical areas
such as Europe, the Middle East, Japan and South Africa.

Total Solar has an installed capacity of 300 MWp (100% equivalent)
with  the  following  assets:  Shams  in  Abu  Dhabi  (20%,  total  capacity
110 MWp), PV Salvador in Chile (20%, total capacity 70 MWp), Prieska
in  South  Africa  (27%,  total  capacity  86  MWp), Nanao  in  Japan  (39%,
total capacity 27 MWp) and La Mède in France (100%, total capacity 7
MWp). Total Solar aims to increase installed capacity by approximately
30% in 2018.

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Gas, Renewables & Power segment

Total Eren

In  September 2017,  TOTAL  announced  that  it  had  signed  an
agreement with EREN Renewable Energy that will enable the Group
to accelerate its development in renewable power generation. Under
the  agreement,  TOTAL  holds,  since  December 2017,  an  indirect
stake of 23% in this company, and the Group may take control of it
after  a  period  of  five  years.  EREN  Renewable  Energy  has been
renamed Total Eren.

Total Eren owns a diversified set of assets (mainly in solar and wind
power)  representing  a  gross  installed  capacity  of  650 MW  in
operation or under construction around the world. Its aim is to reach
an overall installed capacity of more than 3 GW worldwide by 2023.

This acquisition thus supplements the Group’s portfolio of businesses
in the renewable energy sector, particularly solar, where Total Eren’s
priority  strategy  will  be  growth  in  emerging  countries  with  abundant
solar  resources  and  increasing  demand  for  electricity,  enabling  high
project profitability.

New solar technologies

In  order  to  strengthen  its  technological  leadership  in  the  crystalline
silicon  value  chain,  and  in  addition  to  its  R&D  cooperation  with
SunPower, TOTAL partners with leading laboratories and international
research  institutes.  This  work  consists  of  developing  and  optimizing
the  photovoltaic  solar  power  chain  (from  cells  through  to  power
systems  and  including  modules)  by  reducing  production  costs  and
increasing  the  efficiency  and  reliability  of  components.  The  Group  is
also strengthening its expertise in solar resource and panel capacity
evaluation and prediction.

TOTAL is one of the founders and key partners of the Ile-de-France
Photovoltaic Institute (IPVF), which began operations in 2018.

Downstream,  TOTAL  is  continuing  its  research  efforts  on  new
generations  of  energy  management  and  control  systems 
for
commercial  applications  in  particular,  in  order  to  differentiate  the
Group entities’ offerings on the electric market and to lower the cost
of energy consumed for customers.

Energy storage

2.2.2.2
Energy storage is a major challenge for the future of power grids and
a vital accompaniment to renewable energies, which is intermittent by
nature.  Large-scale  electricity storage  is  essential  to  promote  the
growth of renewables and enable them to make up a significant share
of the electricity mix.

The  acquisition  of  100%  of  the  shares  of  Saft  Groupe  S.A.  (“Saft”),
completed  in  August 2016  following  a  successful  voluntary  takeover
bid,  is  fully  in  line  with  TOTAL’s  goal  to  develop  in  low-carbon
businesses, particularly renewable energies.

Saft is a French company founded in 1918 specializing in the design,
manufacture and marketing of high technology batteries for industry.
In 2017, Saft achieved sales of €744 million.

Saft  develops  nickel  and  primary  lithium  batteries  for  industrial
infrastructure, transport and civil and military electronics applications.
It also develops batteries for space and defense using its lithium-ion
technologies, which are also deployed in the field of energy storage.
Building  on  its  technological  expertise,  Saft  is  well  positioned  to
benefit  from  growth  in  renewable  energies  beyond  its  current
activities.

(1)

Source: BNEF.

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As  of  year-end  2017,  Saft  is  present in  18  countries  (historically  in
Europe  and  the  United  States)  and  has  over  4,000  employees.  It  is
achieving  steady  growth  in  emerging  countries,  in  particular  in  Asia,

South  America  and  Russia,  and  has  14  production  sites  and
approximately 30 sales offices.

one  of  the  founders  and  governing  members  of  the  organization.  In
2017,  the  OGCI  Climate  Investments  fund,  which  has  access  to
$1 billion over 10 years, made its first investments in the priority areas
of  large-scale  carbon  capture,  storage  and  valuation,  reducing
methane  emissions  along  the  entire  gas  value  chain,  and  improving
energy  efficiency  in  both  transportation  and  industry.  In  2017,  the
fund’s investments included in particular a project that aims to design
a large-scale gas-fired power plant with CO2 capture and storage, the
start-up  Achates  Power,  which  is  developing  innovative  engines
capable  of  significantly  reducing  the  greenhouse  gas  emissions
produced by vehicles, and the start-up Solidia Technologies, which is
developing  an  innovative  cement  that  uses  CO2  instead  of  water  to
set concrete.

2.2.3.3

Carbon capture, use and storage 
(CCUS)

With  a  view  to  promoting  a  new  industry  in  the  field  of  carbon
capture, utilization and storage, the Group is examining the possibility
of  developing  new  businesses  to  enable  its industrial,  domestic  or
electricity producing customers to capture, store, utilize or neutralize
their CO2 emissions.

TOTAL  considers CCUS  to  be  one  of  the  key  factors  in  combating
global warming, and is particularly interested in the emerging carbon
capture,  utilization  and  storage  value  chain  and  the  development  of
new commercial and industrial models related to this.

The  Group  intends  to  participate  directly  or  indirectly  (via  the  OGCI
fund  in  particular)  in  large-scale  pilot  projects  in  this  area.  In
October 2017,  TOTAL  thus  commenced  studies  with  Statoil  and
Shell  for  the  development  of  the  storage  phase  of  the  world’s  first
industrial  and  commercial  project  for  the  capture,  transport  and
storage of 1.5 Mt of CO2/y emitted by three industrial sites in the Oslo
region (Norway).

Access to energy

2.2.3.4
First launched in four pilot countries in 2011, TOTAL’s solar solutions
for access to energy were distributed in 45 countries by 2017. By the
end  of  2017,  2.3  million  lamps  and  solar  kits  had  been  sold,
improving  the  day-to-day  lives  of  nearly  10  million  people.  The
distribution  channels  used  are  both  TOTAL’s  traditional  networks
(service stations) and “last mile” networks built with local partners to
bring these solutions to isolated areas. Reseller networks are then set
up  and  economic  programs  developed  with  the  support  of  external
partners to recruit and train young solar resellers. 

is  based  on 

innovative  partnerships  with  various
The  model 
stakeholders: in 2017, approximately 50 business partnerships were
launched  with  such  varied  stakeholders  as  NGOs,  development
agencies,  professional  customers  (retailers,  TOTAL  key  account
customers,  etc.),  telecommunications  operators  or 
international
organizations.

2.2.3

Innovation and energy efficiency

Energy efficiency services

2.2.3.1
The  energy  efficiency  services  market  is  expected  to  see  strong
growth in the coming years. As a result, the Group is investing in this
market, with the aim of helping customers optimize their consumption
and emissions and choose between the best sources.

In  October 2017,  the  Group  finalized  the  acquisition  of  GreenFlex,  a
French  company founded  in  2009  that  has  over  600  customers.
GreenFlex  employs  around  200  people  and  recorded  sales  of
€358.6 million  at  year-end  2017,  compared  to  €235.5 million  at
year-end 2016.

This  acquisition  enables  the  Group  to  speed  up  the  development  of
its offerings on the energy efficiency market, alongside the growth of
its subsidiaries BHC Energy (France) and Tenag (Germany).

It  is  fully  in  line  with  the  Group’s  strategy  for  growth  in  the  energy
performance  sector,  in  priority  in  five  major European  countries
(France,  Germany,  Belgium, 
the  United
Kingdom).

the  Netherlands  and 

The  Group  offers  its  customers  integrated  solutions  (products  and
services)  for  responsible  energy  use.  Due  to  the  expertise  of  its
subsidiaries GreenFlex, BHC and Tenag, it is able to provide services
to  improve  energy  and  environmental  performance  to  industrial,
commercial  and  service  companies,  mainly  in  Europe  but  also  in
Africa and the Middle East on an ad hoc basis. The services offered
for
include  energy  strategy  analysis  and  consulting,  support 
implementing  actions 
improve  energy  and  environmental
performance,  engineering,  installation  and  funding  of  assets  that
contribute  to  energy  efficiency,  as  well  as  the  supply  of  digital
solutions  for  monitoring  and  controlling  energy  consumption  and
production and environmental impacts.

to 

Total Energy Ventures

2.2.3.2
Through its venture capital company Total Energy Ventures (TEV), the
Group  supports 
that  offer
technologies  or  innovative  business  models  in  areas  such  as
renewable  energies,  energy  efficiency  and  flexibility  management,
energy storage, sustainable mobility, etc.

the  development  of  companies 

For  example,  in  2017,  TEV  acquired  a  stake  in  two  sustainable
mobility  companies,  Xee,  an  open  platform  for  the  collection,
processing and management of data transmitted by connected cars,
and  Ontruck,  a  platform  that  optimizes  the  transport  of  goods  by
road.

TEV  also  operates  through  independent  investment  funds.  An
example of this is the investment fund managed by the Oil and Gas
Climate  Initiative  (OCGI),  an  organization  that  brings  together  10  of
the  world’s  biggest  gas  and  oil  operators  with  the  aim  of  sharing
experiences, promoting progress in technical solutions and acting as
a catalyst for important actions to support changes in the energy mix
while taking into account the challenges of climate change. TOTAL is

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Refining & Chemicals segment

2.3

Refining & Chemicals segment

Refining & Chemicals is a large industrial segment that encompasses
refining,  base  petrochemicals 
(olefins  and  aromatics),  polymer
derivatives  (polyethylene,  polypropylene,  polystyrene  and  hydro-

carbon resins), the transformation of biomass and the transformation
of elastomers (Hutchinson). This segment also includes the activities
of Trading & Shipping.

2

Among the 
world’s 
10 largest 
integrated 
producers(1)

Refining 
capacity of 

2.0 Mb/d

at year-end 2017

One of the 
leading traders
 of oil and refined 
products worldwide

$1.6 billion

of organic 
investments(2) 
in 2017

47,985

employees 
present

2015  and  2016  data  have  been  restated  in  line  with  the  new  Group  organization  fully  effective  since  January  1,  2017  (refer  to  point 1.6.2  of
chapter 1). (1) (2) 

Refinery throughput(a)

(Kb/d)

[REDACTED SECTION: CERTAIN TEXT HAS BEEN REDACTED.]

2,023

1,965

1,827

1,523

1,471

1,391

500

494

436

2015

2016

2017

Europe

Rest of world

(a)

Includes  share  of  TotalErg  (sold  in  2018),  as  well  as  refineries  in  Africa
and the French Antilles (sold in 2015) that are reported in the Marketing &
Services segment.

Refinery  throughput  decreased  by  7%  for  the  full-year  2017
compared  to  2016  as  a  result  of  the  definitive  ending  of  distillation
capacity  at  La  Mède  (France)  and  Lindsey  (UK)  and  the  temporary
shutdown  of  the  Port  Arthur  refinery  in  the  US  due  to  Hurricane
Harvey.

(1)
(2)

Based on publicly available information, production capacities at year-end 2016.
Organic  investments  = net  investments,  excluding  acquisitions,  divestments  and  other  operations  with  non-controlling  interests  (refer  to  point 2.5.1
of this chapter).

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2.3.1

Refining & Chemicals

Refining  &  Chemicals  includes  refining,  base  petrochemicals  (olefins
and  aromatics),  polymer  derivatives  (polyethylene,  polypropylene,
polystyrene  and  hydrocarbon  resins),  biomass  conversion  and
elastomer  processing  (Hutchinson).  The  electroplating  chemistry
(Atotech)  and  adhesives  (Bostik)  activities  were  sold  in  2017  and
2015, respectively.

The  volume  of  its  Refining  &  Chemicals  activities  places  TOTAL
among the top 10 integrated chemical producers in the world(1).

integrates  a  constant
The  strategy  of  Refining  &  Chemicals 
requirement of safety, a core value of the Group and priority given to
respect of the environment. In a context of rising worldwide demand
for  oil  and  petrochemicals  driven  by  non-OECD  countries  and  the
entry of new capacities into the market, the strategy involves:

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improving competitiveness of refining and petrochemicals activities
by  making  optimal  use  of  industrial  means  of  production  and
concentrating investments on large integrated platforms;

developing  petrochemicals  in  the  United  States  and  the  Middle
East  by  exploiting  the  proximity  of  cost-effective  oil  and  gas
resources in order to supply growth markets, in particular Asia; and

innovating in low-carbon solutions/products by developing biofuels
and biopolymers as well as materials and solutions contributing to
the energy efficiency of the Group’s customers, in particular in the
automotive market.

2.3.1.1
Refining and petrochemicals
TOTAL’s refining capacity was 2,021 kb/d as of December 31, 2017,
compared  to  2,011 kb/d  at  year-end  2016  and  2,247 kb/d  at
year-end 2015. TOTAL has equity stakes in 18 refineries (including 9
operated by companies of the Group), located in Europe, the Middle
East, the United States, Asia and Africa(2).

The  Refining  &  Chemicals  segment  manages  refining  operations
located  in  Europe,  the  Middle  East,  the  United  States,  Asia  and
Africa(3)  with  a  capacity  of  1,977 kb/j  at  year-end  2017,  i.e.,  98%  of
the Group’s total capacity.

The  petrochemicals  businesses  are  located  mainly  in  Europe,  the
United States, Qatar, South Korea, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab
Emirates. Most of these sites are either adjacent to or connected by
pipelines  to  Group  refineries.  As  a  result,  TOTAL’s  petrochemical
operations  are  integrated  within  its  refining  operations,  thereby
maximizing synergies.

Between  2011  and  2016,  the  Group  reduced  its  production
capacities  in  Europe  by  20%,  thereby  fully  meeting  the  target  it  had
set itself for 2017. In addition, 2017 saw the completion of the major
investment  project  launched  in  2013  on  the  Antwerp  platform  in
Belgium  with  the aim of  improving  the  site’s  conversion  rate  and
increasing  the  flexibility  of  the  steam  crackers,  as  well  as  the
continuation  of  the project  to  convert  the  La  Mède  refinery  to  a
bio-refinery.

Activities by geographical area

Europe
TOTAL is the second largest refiner in Western Europe(4).

Western Europe accounts for 72% of the Group’s refining capacity,
i.e.,  1,454 kb/d  at  year-end  2017,  same  as  at  year-end  2016  and
1,699 kb/d  at  year-end  2015,  in  line  with  the  Group’s  target  of
reducing capacity in Europe.

The  Group  operates  eight  refineries  in  Western  Europe  (one  in
Antwerp,  Belgium,  five  in  France  in  Donges,  Feyzin,  Gonfreville,
Grandpuits and La Mède, one in Immingham in the United Kingdom
and  one  in  Leuna,  Germany)  and  owns  a  stake  in  the  Vlissingen
refinery  (Zeeland)  in  the  Netherlands.  In  the  1st  quarter  of  2018,  the
Group  sold  its  stake  in  TotalErg,  which  held  a  stake  in  the  Trecate
refinery in Italy.

(polyolefins,  polystyrene),  and 

The  Group’s  main  petrochemical  sites  in  Europe  are  located  in
Belgium,  in  Antwerp  (steam  crackers,  aromatics,  polyethylene)  and
Feluy 
in  Carling
(polyethylene, polystyrene, polypropylene compounds), Feyzin (steam
cracker,  aromatics),  Gonfreville  (steam  crackers,  aromatics,  styrene,
polyolefins,  polystyrene)  and  Lavéra  (steam  cracker,  aromatics,
polypropylene).  Europe  accounts 
the  Group’s
petrochemicals capacity, i.e., 10,293 kt at year-end 2017, compared
to 10,383 kt at year-end 2016 and 10,394 kt at year-end 2015:

for  48%  of 

in  France, 

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In  France,  the  Group  continues  to  improve  its  operational
efficiency  against  the  backdrop  of  stagnation  in  the  demand  for
petroleum products in Europe.

In  2017,  TOTAL  continued  the  significant  modernization  plan
announced  in  April 2015  for  its  refining  facilities  in  France,  in
particular  at  La  Mède,  with  an  investment  decision  made  in  2015
for  around  €275  million  to transform  the  site  and  in  particular
create the first bio-refinery in France. The first step relating to this
investment  took  place  at  the  end  of  2016  when  the  treatment  of
crude  oil  was  ended.  The  industrial  transformation  of  La  Mède  is
expected  to  allow  TOTAL  to  respond  to  the  growing  demand  for
biofuel in Europe as from the second half of 2018. Other activities,
such as a logistics and storage platform, a solar energy farm and a
training  center  were  developed  on  the  site  in  2017,  and  an
AdBlue(5) production plant is expected to be completed in 2018.

In Donges, the €400 million investment project for the construction
of  intermediate  feedstock  desulfurization  units  and  hydrogen
production  units  is  being  considered.  This  program  requires  the
re-routing of the railroad track that currently crosses the refinery. A
three-party  memorandum  of  intent  to  fund  this  re-routing  work
between the state, local authorities and TOTAL was signed at the
end of 2015. Work on the project is expected to begin in 2018.

In  petrochemicals,  the  Group  reconfigured  the  Carling  platform  in
Lorraine.  Steam  cracking  ended  in  October 2015  and  new
hydrocarbon  resin  and  compound  polypropylene  production  units
were commissioned in 2016.

(1)
(2)
(3)

(4)
(5)

Based on publicly available information, refining and petrochemicals production capacities at year-end 2016.
In the 1st quarter of 2018, the Group sold its stake in TotalErg, which held a stake in the Trecate refinery in Italy.
Earnings related to certain refining assets in Africa and to the TotalErg joint venture (sold during the 1st quarter of 2018) are integrated in the results of the
Marketing & Services segment.
Based on publicly available information, 2016 refining capacities.
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In Germany, TOTAL operates the Leuna refinery (100%), where a
new  benzene  extraction  unit  (approximately  60 kt/y)  started  up  in
late 2017. In 2015, the Group completed the sale of its stake in the
Schwedt  refinery  (16.7%)  and  acquired  a  majority  stake  in
Polyblend, a manufacturer of polyolefin compounds that are mainly
used in the automotive industry.

In  Belgium,  the  Group  launched  a  major  project  in  2013  to
modernize  its  Antwerp  platform,  which  started up  in  late  2017,
with:

–

–

new conversion units in response to the shift in demand towards
lighter petroleum products with a very low sulfur content, and

a new unit to convert part of the combustible gases recovered
from 
the
the 
petrochemical units.

refining  process 

raw  materials 

into 

for 

In  addition,  the  Group  has  developed  a  project  to  enable  greater
flexibility  on  one  of  the  steam-cracking  units  and  has  thus  been
processing European ethane since May 2017;

In  the  United  Kingdom,  TOTAL  decreased  the  capacity  of  the
Lindsey  refinery  by  half  in  2016,  reducing  it  to  5.5 Mt/y.  The
investment  plan  also  focuses  on  improving  the  conversion  ratio,
adapting  logistics  and  simplifying  the  refinery’s  organization,
thereby lowering the site’s break-even point.

North America
The Group’s main sites in North America are located in Texas, at Port
Arthur  (refinery,  steam  cracker),  Bayport  (polyethylene)  and  La  Porte
(polypropylene), and in Louisiana, at Carville (styrene, polystyrene).

At  Port  Arthur,  TOTAL  holds  at  the  same  site  a  100%  interest  in  a
178 kb/d  capacity  refinery  and  a  40%  stake 
in  BASF  Total
Petrochemicals  (BTP),  which  has  a  condensate  splitter  and  a  steam
cracker. The Group continues to work on strengthening the synergies
between these two plants.

A  pipeline  connecting  the  Port  Arthur  refinery  to  the  Sun  terminal  in
Nederland  was  commissioned  in  2014  to  facilitate  access  to  all
domestic crudes, which are priced advantageously compared to the
international market. Following investments to adapt its furnaces and
the construction of a 10th ethane furnace, which was commissioned
in 2014, BTP’s cracker can produce more than 1 Mt/year of ethylene,
including  more  than  85%  from  ethane,  propane  and  butane,  which
are produced in large quantities locally.

Finally,  in  partnership  with  Borealis  and  Nova,  TOTAL  started
construction  in  2017  of  a  new  ethane  cracker  with  an  ethylene
production  capacity  of  1 Mt/y  on  the  Port  Arthur  site  for  an
investment  of  $1.7  billion.  The  partners  in  the  joint  venture  (TOTAL,
50%)  are  also  considering  the  development  of  a  new  polyethylene
unit  downstream  of  the  cracker,  in  addition  to  the  capacities  of  the
Bayport site, so that it has operations all along the value chain. This
integrated  development  will  make  it  possible  to  maximize  the
synergies with the existing assets at Port Arthur and Bayport.

Asia, the Middle East and Africa
TOTAL  is  continuing  to  expand  in  growth  areas  and  is  developing
sites in countries with favorable access to raw materials. The Group
has first-rate platforms in these markets, which are ideally positioned
for growth.

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technical  and 

In  Saudi  Arabia,  TOTAL  has  a  37.5%  stake  in  the  company
SATORP 
(Saudi  Aramco  Total  Refining  and  Petrochemical
Company),  which  operates  the  Jubail  refinery.  It  has  been  fully
operational  since  mid-2014  and 
financial
completions  were  reached  in  June 2016.  This  refinery,  which  has
an  initial  capacity  of  400 kb/d  and  is  situated  close  to  Saudi
Arabia’s heavy crude oil fields, should have its capacity increased
by 10% following the debottlenecking realized in early 2018 during
its  first  major  shutdown.  The  refinery’s  configuration  enables  it  to
process these heavy crudes and sell fuels and other light products
that  meet  very  strict  specifications  and  are  mainly  intended  for
export.  The  refinery  is  also  integrated  with  petrochemical  units:  a
700 kt/y paraxylene unit, a 200 kt/y propylene unit, and a 140 kt/y
benzene unit.

In China, TOTAL holds a 22.4% stake in WEPEC, a company that
operates a refinery located in Dalian. Discussions are underway to
sell this stake to the Chinese partners of the joint venture.

The Group is also active through its polystyrene plant in Foshan in
the  Guangzhou  region  and  its  polystyrene  plant  in Ningbo  in  the
Shanghai region, each with a capacity of 200 kt/y.

2

In  South  Korea,  TOTAL  has  a  50%  stake  in  Hanwha  Total
Petrochemicals  Co.,  Ltd.  (HTC),  which  operates  a  petrochemical
complex  in  Daesan  (condensate  splitter,  steam  cracker,  styrene,
paraxylene,  polyolefins).  Following  the  launch  in  2014  of  new
aromatics  (paraxylene  and  benzene)  and  polymer  units  (EVA2),
HTC continued to expand its activities and the steam cracker now
has  an  ethylene  production  capacity  of  1.1 Mt/y  and  a  styrene
production  capacity  of  1.1 Mt/y.  The  EVA2  and  ARO2  units  were
debottlenecked in 2016 and 2017 respectively. In 2017, the Group
favorable  economic
benefited 
environment. 
than
totaling  more 
$750 million  were  approved  in  2017  to  increase  the  ethylene
production  capacity  by  30%  and  the  polyethylene  production
capacity by more than 50%.

In  addition, 

from  these 

investments 

investments 

in  a 

In  Qatar,  the  Group  holds  interests(1)  in  two  ethane-based  steam
crackers  (Qapco,  Ras  Laffan  Olefin  Cracker-RLOC)  and  four
polyethylene  lines  (Qapco,  Qatofin),  including  the  Qatofin  linear
low-density  polyethylene  plant  in  Messaied  with  a  capacity  of
550 kt/y and a 300 kt/y low-density polyethylene line operated by
Qapco,  which  started  up  in  2012.  The  Group  is  considering  the
debottlenecking  of  these  sites  to  leverage  the  available  supply  of
ethane in the region.

TOTAL  holds  a  10%  stake  in  the  Ras  Laffan  condensate  refinery,
the  capacity  of  which  increased  to  300 kb/d  following  completion
of  the  project  to  double  the  refinery’s  capacity;  the  new  facilities
were commissioned in late 2016.

(cid:142)

In the United Arab Emirates, TOTAL has a 33.3% stake in
ADNOC  Fertilizers,  which  operates  a  plant  producing  2 Mt/y  of
urea in Ruwais.

In  Africa,  the  Group  holds  interests  in  four  refineries  (Cameroon,
Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, South Africa) after the sale of its interest in the
refinery  in  Gabon  in  2016.  Refining  &  Chemicals  provides  technical
assistance  for  two  of  these  refineries:  the  Natref  refinery  with  a
capacity  of  109 kb/d  in South  Africa  and  the  SIR  refinery  with  a
capacity of 80 kb/d in Côte d’Ivoire.

(1)

TOTAL shareholdings: Qapco (20%); Qatofin (49%); RLOC (22.5%).

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Crude oil refining capacity
The table below sets forth TOTAL’s crude oil refining capacity(a):

As of December 31,
(kb/d)

Nine refineries operated by Group companies

Normandy-Gonfreville (100%)

Provence-La Mède (100%)

Donges (100%)

Feyzin (100%)

Grandpuits (100%)

Antwerp (100%)

Leuna (100%)

Lindsey-Immingham (100%)
Port Arthur (100%) and BTP (40%)(c)

SUBTOTAL
Other refineries in which the Group has equity stakes(d)

TOTAL

2017

2016

2015

253
-(b)

219

109

101

338

227

109

202

1,558

463

2,021

253
-(b)

219

109

101

338

227

109

202

1,558

453

2,011

247

153

219

109

101

338

227

207

198

1,799

448

2,247

(a)

(b)
(c)
(d)

Capacity  data  based  on  crude  distillation  unit  stream-day  capacities  under  normal  operating  conditions,  less  the  average  impact  of  shutdowns for  regular  repair
and maintenance activities.
Crude oil processing stopped indefinitely at the end of 2016.
The condensate splitter held by the joint venture between TOTAL 40% and BASF 60% located in Port Arthur refinery has been taken into account since end 2015.
TOTAL’s share as of December 31, 2017 in the 10 refineries in which it has equity stakes ranging from 7% to 55% (one each in the Netherlands, China, Korea, Qatar,
Saudi Arabia and Italy and four in Africa). In addition to the sale of its participation in the Schwedt refinery in November 2015 and to the sale of its 50% stake in Société
Anonyme de la Raffinerie des Antilles (SARA) in Martinique in May 2015, TOTAL completed in December 2016 the sale of its stake in the SOGARA refinery in Gabon. In
2017, TOTAL also sold a portion of its interests in the SIR refinery in Côte d'Ivoire and SAR refinery in Senegal. In addition, the condensate splitter of Daesan in Korea
has been taken into account since end 2015, for a capacity of 79 kb/d (in TOTAL share of 50%).

Refined products
The table below sets forth by product category TOTAL’s net share(a) of refined quantities produced at the Group’s refineries:

(kb/d)

Gasoline
Aviation fuel(b)

Diesel and heating oils

Heavy fuels

Other products

TOTAL

2017

283

196

726

115

438

1,758

2016

324

182

795

140

430

1,871

2015

346

190

825

131

439

1,931

(a)
(b)

For refineries not 100% owned by TOTAL, the production shown is TOTAL’s equity share in the site’s overall production.
Avgas, jet fuel and kerosene.

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Utilization rate

The tables below set forth the average utilization rates of the Group’s refineries:

On crude and other feedstock(a)(b)
On crude(a)(c)

(a)
(b)
(c)

Including equity share of refineries in which the Group has a stake.
Crude + crackers’ feedstock/distillation capacity at the beginning of the year.
Crude/distillation capacity at the beginning of the year.

Petrochemicals: breakdown of TOTAL’s main production capacities

2017

91%

88%

2016

87%

85%

2015

88%

86%

2

As of December 31,
(in kt)

Olefins(b)
Aromatics(c)

Polyethylene

Polypropylene

Polystyrene
Other(d)

TOTAL

2017

2016

2015

Europe

North America

Middle East(a) Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide

Asia and

4,283

2,903

1,120

1,350

637

-

10,293

1,525

1,512

445

1,200

700

-

5,382

1,571

2,494

792

400

408

63

7,378

6,909

2,357

2,950

1,745

63

7,468

6,844

2,338

2,950

1,745

63

7,433

6,783

2,338

2,950

1,745

63

5,727

21,401

21,407

21,312

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Including interests in Qatar, 50% of Hanwha Total Petrochemicals Co. Ltd. and 37.5% of SATORP in Saudi Arabia.
Ethylene + propylene + butadiene.
Including monomer styrene.
Mainly monoethylene glycol (MEG) and cyclohexane.

Developing new avenues for the production of fuels and polymers

TOTAL  is  exploring  new  ways  to  monetize  carbon  resources,
conventional  or  otherwise  (natural  gas,  biomass,  waste).  These
projects are part of the Group’s commitment to building a diversified
energy mix generating lower CO2 emissions.

Regarding  biomass  development,  TOTAL 
is  pursuing  several
industrial and exploratory projects. The scope of these developments
is  broad  since  they  entail  defining  access  to  the  resource  (nature,
sustainability,  location,  supply  method,  transport),  the  nature  of  the
molecules  and  target  markets  (fuels,  petrochemicals,  specialty
chemicals)  and  the  most  appropriate,  efficient  and  environmentally
friendly conversion processes.

Biomass to polymers
TOTAL is actively involved in developing activities associated with the
conversion  of  biomass  to  polymers.  The  main  area  of  focus  is
developing drop-in solutions for direct substitutions, by incorporating
biomass  into  the  Group’s  existing  units,  for  example  HVO  or  other
hydrotreated  vegetable  oil  co-products  in  a  naphtha  cracker,  and
developing  the  production  of  new  molecules  such  as  polylactic  acid
polymer  (PLA)  from  sugar.  In  2017,  the  Group  thus  set  up  a  joint
venture with Corbion for the production and marketing of PLA from a
site in Thailand containing existing lactide units and PLA units under
construction.

Biomass to fuels
In Europe, TOTAL produces biofuels, notably hydrotreated vegetable
oils  (HVO)  for  incorporation  into  diesel,  and  ether  produced  from
ethanol and isobutene (ETBE) for incorporation into gasoline.

As part of the La Mède refinery transformation program announced in
2015, the Group will build the first bio-refinery in France. Work began
in  2017  with  a  view  to  reaching  a  production  capacity  of  almost
500 kt/y of biofuel, mainly high-quality biodiesel (HVO), but also biojet
and  petrochemical  bio-feedstocks.  This  will  therefore  allow  the  La
Mède plant to meet the growing biofuel market. 

TOTAL  engaged  in  extensive  research  activity  in  2017,  which
targeted  the  emergence  of  new  biofuel  solutions.  The  BioTFuel
consortium’s  construction  of  a  pilot  demonstration  unit  on  the
Dunkirk site led to the commencement in 2017 of a gasification test
program for synthesis of biomass into fungible, sulfur-free fuels.

Biotechnologies and the conversion of biomass
TOTAL is exploring a number of opportunities for developing biomass
and  has  launched  numerous  collaborative  R&D  projects  for  the
development  of  bio-sourced  molecules  with  various  academic
partners  (the  Joint  BioEnergy  Institute  in  the  United  States,  the
University of Wageningen in the Netherlands and the Toulouse White
Biotechnology  consortium)  and  industrial  partners  (Amyris  Inc.  and
Novogy in the United States). In addition, TOTAL holds an interest in
Amyris  Inc.  (approximately  11%  as  of  December  31,  2017),  an
American company listed on Nasdaq. 

Via  its  R&D  platform  at  Solaize  (France),  TOTAL  is  developing  new
biocomponents 
retrosynthesis
methodologies.

implementing 

predictive 

by 

In  the  longer  term,  the  Group  is  also  studying  the  potential  for
developing  a  cost-effective  phototrophic  process  for  producing
biofuels  through  bioengineering  of  microalgae  and  microalgae
cultivation  methods.  It  has  several  European  partners  in  this  field
(CEA, Wageningen).

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2.3.1.2

Elastomer processing (Hutchinson)

Hutchinson  actively  contributes  to  the mobility  of  the  future  by
addressing  its  customers’  needs  (automotive,  aerospace  and  major
industries  –  defense,  rail,  energy)  in  order  to  offer  a  greater  level  of
safety, comfort and energy performance, as well as more responsible
solutions.

The  company  draws  on  wide-ranging  expertise  and  deploys  its
know-how  from  the  custom  design  of  materials  to  the  integration  of

2.3.2

Trading & Shipping

The  activities  of  Trading  &  Shipping  are  focused  on  serving  the
Group’s needs, and notably include:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

selling and marketing the Group’s crude oil production;

providing a supply of crude oil for the Group’s refineries;

importing  and  exporting  the  appropriate  petroleum  products  for
the  Group’s  refineries  to  be  able  to  adjust  their  production  to  the
needs of local markets;

chartering appropriate ships for these activities; and

undertaking trading on various derivatives markets.

In addition, with its acquired expertise, Trading & Shipping is able to
extend its scope beyond the aforementioned activities.

Trading & Shipping conducts its activities worldwide through various
wholly-owned  subsidiaries  established  on  strategically  important  oil
markets in Europe, Asia and North America.

connected  solutions:  structural  sealing  solutions,  precision  sealing,
management  of 
fluids,  materials  and  structures,  anti-vibration
systems and transmission systems.

To  serve  its  customers,  Hutchinson  had  88  production  sites  across
the  world  (of  which  55  are  located  in  Europe  and  18  in  North
America) and 35,860 employees at December 31, 2017.

Trading

2.3.2.1
In  2017,  oil  prices  dipped  during  the  first  half  of  the  year  before
rallying  in  the  second  part  of  the  year,  resulting  in  backwardation(1)
structures  on  most  oil  indexes. TOTAL  is  one  of  the  world’s  largest
traders of crude oil and petroleum products on the basis of volumes
traded. The table below presents Trading’s worldwide crude oil sales
and  supply  sources  and  petroleum  products  sales  for  each  of  the
past  three  years.  Trading  of  physical  volumes  of  crude  oil  and
petroleum products amounted to 6.1 Mb/d in 2017, compared to 5.6
Mb/d in 2016 and to 5.2 Mb/d in 2015.

Trading’s crude oil sales and supply and petroleum products sales(a)

(kb/d)

Group’s worldwide liquids production

Purchased from Exploration & Production

Purchased from external suppliers

TOTAL OF TRADING’S CRUDE SUPPLY

Sales to Refining & Chemicals and Marketing & Services segments

Sales to external customers

TOTAL OF TRADING’S CRUDE SALES

PETROLEUM PRODUCTS SALES BY TRADING

(a)

Including condensates.

2017

1,346

1,120

2,870

3,990

1,527

2,463

3,990

2,154

2016

1,271

1,078

2,444

3,522

1,590

1,932

3,522

2,105

2015

1,237

935

2,336

3,271

1,668

1,603

3,271

1,961

Trading  operates  extensively  on  physical  and  derivatives  markets,
both  organized  and  over  the  counter.  In  connection  with  its  Trading
activities,  TOTAL,  like  most  other  oil  companies,  uses  derivative
energy  instruments  (futures,  forwards,  swaps  and  options)  with  the
aim  of  adjusting  its  exposure  to  fluctuations  in  the  price  of  crude  oil
and  petroleum  products.  These  transactions  are  entered  into  with  a
wide variety of counterparties.

For  additional  information  concerning  derivatives  transactions  by
Trading  &  Shipping,  see  Note 16  (Financial  instruments  related  to
commodity contracts) to the Consolidated Financial Statements (refer
to point 8.7 of chapter 8).

All of TOTAL’s Trading activities are subject to strict internal controls
and trading limits.

(1)

Backwardation is the price structure where the prompt price of an index is higher than the future price.

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Shipping

2.3.2.2
The transportation of crude oil and petroleum products necessary for
the  activities  of  the  Group  is  coordinated  by Shipping.  These
requirements  are  fulfilled  through  the  balanced  use  of  spot  and
time-charter markets. Additional transport capacity can also be used
to  transport  third-party  cargo.  Shipping  maintains  a  rigorous  safety
policy, mainly through a strict selection of chartered vessels.

In  2017,  Shipping  chartered  approximately  3,000  voyages  (slightly
higher than 2016 and 2015) to transport 133 Mt of crude oil and 

petroleum  products,  compared  to  131 Mt  in  2016  and  126 Mt  in
2015.  On  December 31,  2017,  the  mid-  and  long-term  chartered
fleet amounted to 59 vessels (including 7 LPG vessels), compared to
59 in 2016 and 55 in 2015. Shipping only charters vessels satisfying
the  best  international  standards  and  the  average  age  of  the  fleet  is
approximately seven years.

Like  a  certain  number  of  other  oil  companies  and  ship  owners,  the
Group  uses  freight  rate  derivative  contracts  to  adjust  Shipping’s
exposure to freight rate fluctuations.

2

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Marketing & Servrr ices segment

2.4

Marketing & Services segment

The Marketing & Services segment includes worldwide supply and marketing activities of oil products and services.

#2

major in 
retail outside 
North America(1)

#4

 distributor 
of inland 
lubricants(2)

16,630

branded service 
stations(3) 
at year-end 2017

$1.0 billion

of organic 
investments(4) 
in 2017

20,932

employees 
present

2015  and  2016  data  have  been  restated  in  line  with  the  new  Group  organization  fully  effective  since  January  1,  2017  (refer  to  point 1.6.2  of
chapter 1). (1) (2) (3) (4) 

2017 petroleum products sales(a)

[REDACTED SECTION: CERTAIN TEXT HAS BEEN REDACTED.]

(Kb/d)

1,818

1,793

1,779

1,092

1,093

1,049

726

700

730

2015

2016

2017

Europe

Rest of world

(a)

Excludes trading and refining bulk sales, including share of TotalErg (sold
in 2018).

In 2017, petroleum product sales were generally stable compared to
the  previous  year,  with  a  move  toward  Africa  and  Asia  where  the
Group  has  strong  growth.  European  sales  were  affected  by  the
divestment  of  mature  LPG  distribution  activities  in  Belgium  and
Germany.  

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Source IHS, number of service stations for TOTAL, BP, Chevron, Exxon and Shell.
Source IHS.
TOTAL, Total Access, Elf, Elan and AS24, including service stations owned by third parties.
Organic  investments  = net  investments,  excluding  acquisitions,  divestments  and  other  operations  with  non-controlling  interests  (refer  to  point 2.5.1
of this chapter).

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2

M&S’s three main business areas are:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

Retail,  with  a  network  of  more  than  16,000  Group-branded
service  stations.  The  Group  is  refocusing  on  its  key  markets  in
Western  Europe  and  continues  to  develop  in  Africa,  where  it  is
present in 40 countries. In addition to the sale of high-performance
fuels and petroleum products, M&S captures new customers and
builds customer loyalty by diversifying the product lines in its stores
and  service  stations  (car  wash,  food  services,  car  servicing,  etc.)
notably through partnerships with other leading brands and digital
innovations.  These  additional  offerings  support  customers  in  their
mobility  by  providing  them  with  all  of  the  products  and  services
they need at “one stop shop” service stations;

The production and sales of lubricants, a highly profitable sector
that  accounts  for  a  significant  share  of  M&S’s  adjusted  net
operating  income. TOTAL  intends  to  pursue  growth  in  this
business,  notably  in  Asia,  particularly  by  continuing  to  expand  its
range of premium products. M&S has entered into commercial and
technological  partnerships  with  car  manufacturers.  TOTAL  has
41 blending  plants  and  R&D  investments  enable  the  Group  to
supply high-quality premium lubricants to its customers worldwide;

The  distribution  of  products  and  services  for  professional
markets. Benefiting from the diversity of its product ranges and its
worldwide logistics network deployed as closely as possible to its
customers,  TOTAL  is  a  partner  of  choice  and  a  local  supplier  of
products  (mainly  bulk  fuels,  aviation  fuel,  special  fluids,  LPG,
bitumens,  heavy  fuels  and  marine  bunkers).  The  Group  markets
the Total Ecosolutions product range, made up of diverse energy
supplies  and  associated  services  to  enable  its  customers  to
optimize their energy bills and reduce their environmental footprint.
The Group also offers solutions that help its customers to manage
all  their  energy  needs  with  services  such  as  the  maintenance  of
on-site  facilities  and  the  optimization  of  consumption,  particularly
through new platforms and digital innovations.

As part of its business, M&S owns stakes through its subsidiaries in
four  refineries  in  Africa,  following  the sale  of  its  minority  interest  in  a
refinery  in  Gabon  in  2016.  With  the  disposal  of  its  interest  in  the
TotalErg joint venture in early 2018, M&S has exited Italian refining.

2.4.1

Presentation of the segment

The  Marketing  &  Services  (M&S)  business  segment  is  dedicated  to
the  development  of  TOTAL’s  petroleum  products  distribution
activities and related services throughout the world. 

Present  in  more  than  130  countries,  M&S  conveys  TOTAL’s  brand
image  to  its  customers,  both  individual  and  professional.  TOTAL’s
ambition  is  to  be  a  leading  brand  recognized  for  its  proximity  to  its
customers  and  the  value  that  it  brings  to  each  of  them  by  creating
solutions  aimed  at  performance,  energy  efficiency,  mobility,  new
energies  for  mobility(1)  and  digital  transformation.  M&S  promotes  the
brand’s  renown  through  significant  advertising  campaigns  and  a
strong  presence  on  the  ground,  with  more  than  16,000  service
stations  and  over  200,000  people  carrying  the  Group’s  name(2)
around  the  world.  To  best  meet  its  customers’  current  and  future
needs,  M&S  continues  its  efforts  in  R&D,  which  increased  by  13%
between  2014  and  2017,  in  order  to  design  and  develop  new
products, in particular for the engine technologies of the future.

M&S  pursues  a  proactive,  primarily  organic  development  strategy
focused  on  large  growth  markets.  It  continues  to  consolidate  its
market  share  in  key  Western  European  markets(3),  where  it  has
reached critical mass and is one of the main distributors of petroleum
products.  M&S  continues  to  develop  its  activities,  particularly  in
Africa,  where  it  is  the  market  leader(4),  and  in  Asia.  In  2017,  organic
investments were approximately $1 billion, stable compared to 2016,
and focused mainly on retail activity.

M&S  is  implementing  a  dynamic  portfolio  management  strategy.  In
2017, it continued to make targeted acquisitions in order to support
the  development  of  its  activities  on  growth  and  promising  markets.
Having  made  acquisitions  in  Pakistan,  Vietnam  and  the  Dominican
Republic in 2015 and 2016, M&S finalized the purchase of assets in
East  Africa  (Kenya,  Uganda  and  Tanzania)  in  2017.  M&S  has  also
invested  in  alternative fuel  distribution  by  taking  over  PitPoint  B.V.,
one of the leading NGV(5) service station networks in Europe. It is also
expanding  into  large  markets  such  as  Mexico,  the  second  largest
Latin American market for petroleum product distribution(6).

In  addition,  in  January  2018,  M&S  exited  the  fuel  distribution  and
commercial  sales  businesses  in  Italy  by  selling  its  interest  in  the
TotalErg joint venture. M&S sold its mature LPG distribution assets in
Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. It also finalized the sale of
its  stake  in  Société  du  Pipeline  Méditerranée  Rhône  (SPMR),  which
operates  a  network  of  petroleum  product  pipelines  in  the  South  of
France.

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)

Electro-mobility, natural gas vehicle (NGV), hydrogen, LNG bunker.
Including owner-operators, lubricant distributors, drivers/haulers, etc.
France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
Publicly available information, based on quantities sold in 2015.
NGV including compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Source IHS.

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2.4.2

Sales of petroleum products

The following table presents M&S petroleum products sales(1) by geographical area:

(kb/d)

Europe

France

Europe, excluding France

Africa

Middle East
Asia-Pacific(a)

Americas

(a)

Including Indian Ocean islands.

2.4.3

Service stations

2017

1,049 

519 

530 

431 

45 

173 

81 

The table below presents the geographical distribution of the Group’s branded(a) service stations:

As of December 31,

Europe(b)

of which France

of which TotalErg

Africa

Middle East
Asia-Pacific(c)

Americas

AS24 network (dedicated to heavy-duty vehicles)

TOTAL

(a)
(b)
(c)

TOTAL, Total Access, Elf, Elan and AS24. Including service stations owned by third-party companies.
Excluding AS24 network.
Including Indian Ocean islands.

2017

8,194 

3,548 

 2,519

4,377 

821 

1,864 

555 

819 

2016

1,093

541

552

419

55

150

76

2016

8,309

3,593

2,585

4,167

809

1,790

585

801

2015

1,092

541

551

423

85

148

70

2015

8,391

3,667

2,608

4,058

816

1,531

464

763

16,630 

16,461

16,023

2.4.4

Activities by geographical area

The  information  below  describes  Marketing  &  Services'  principle
activities presented by geographical zone and main business areas.

Europe

Retail
In  Western  Europe,  M&S  aims  to  optimize  its  activities  in  the
countries  where  it  has  a  large  market  share,  enabling  good
profitability.  It  has  a  retail  network  of  nearly  8,200  Group-branded
service  stations(2)  mainly  spread  throughout  its  key  markets:  France,
Belgium,  the  Netherlands,  Luxembourg  and  Germany.  M&S  is
regaining  market  shares  in  Western  Europe  by  developing  an
innovative and diversified line of products and services.

(cid:142)

In  France,  the  dense  retail  network  of  almost  3,500  stations
includes  over  1,500  TOTAL-branded  service  stations,  nearly  680
Total  Access  stations  (service  stations  combining  low  prices  and
high-quality fuels) and around 1,250 Elan service stations (located
mainly in rural areas). 

Since its launch in 2011, Total Access enabled the Group to regain
market share of nearly 3%(3). The Group is diversifying its offering of
new  energies  for  mobility  by  extending  the  roll-out  of  electric
charging  points  and  NGV  stations.  TOTAL  intends  to  create  a
network of 110 TOTAL and AS24 stations offering NGV in France.
In addition, M&S has commenced a program to switch more than
500 Elan stations over to the TOTAL brand by 2019.

The Group-branded service stations enjoy close relationships with
their local customers, meeting their everyday non-fuel needs with a
multi-service, multi-product offering developed through services in
restaurants, convenience stores and car wash provided by leading
brands such as Bonjour and TOTAL Wash, as well as partnerships
tailored to local requirements.

TOTAL  has  interests  in  28  depots  in  France,  7  of  which  are
operated  by  Group  companies.  In  2017,  TOTAL  took  a  stake  in
Dépôt Rouen Petit-Couronne (DRPC).

(1)

(2)
(3)

In addition to M&S’s petroleum product sales, the Group’s sales also include international trading (1,659 kb/d in 2017, 1,690 kb/d in 2016 and 1,538 kb/d in
2015) and bulk refining sales (581 kb/d in 2017, 700 kb/d in 2016 and 649 kb/d in 2015).
Excluding AS24 network.
Company data between 2011 and 2017.

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Africa

Retail
TOTAL is the leading marketer of petroleum products in Africa. In the
countries in which it is present, the Group achieved an average retail
market share of nearly 18%(4) in 2017, an increase of 1.1% compared
to  2014.  It  is  pursuing  a  strategy  of  profitable  growth  aiming  at
outpacing market expansion.

In  the  zone  of  Africa,  the  retail  network  was  made  up  of  more  then
4,500 Group-branded  service  stations 
in  2017,  spread  across
40 countries.  The  Group  has  major  retail  networks  in  South  Africa,
Nigeria, Egypt and Morocco.

In  order  to  achieve its  goal  of  gaining  market  share  in  all  of  the
countries  where  it  is  present  in  Africa,  and  in  addition  to  its  organic
growth strategy, TOTAL acquires independent petroleum networks in
certain countries. In 2017, the Group finalized the purchase of assets
in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, enabling it to strengthen its supply
and logistics activities in East Africa and boost the growth of the retail
network  with  nearly  100 additional  service  stations,  notably  in
Tanzania.

M&S  is  diversifying  its  offering  at  service  stations  and  is  deploying  a
food  services  and
range  of  products  and  new  services 
convenience  stores.  To 
is  developing
this  end, 
partnerships, particularly with African start-ups, in order to introduce
new  electronic  payment  solutions  capable  of  improving  customer
experience at the point of sale.

in 
the  Group 

Lubricants
TOTAL is the leading distributor on the continent(5) and continues its
growth  strategy.  M&S  relies  in  particular  on  its  lubricant  production
plants  in  Nigeria,  Egypt  and  South  Africa.  A  new  production  site  is
under construction in Algeria.

Professional markets and other specialties
TOTAL  acts  as  a  leading  partner,  notably  for  mining  customers  in
Africa,  by  delivering  complete  supply  chain  and  management
solutions  for  fuels.  TOTAL  is  developing  innovative,  low-carbon
energy  solutions  as  part  of  hybrid  offerings  by  incorporating  solar
energy into its existing portfolio of products and services.

M&S  also  offers  a  diverse  range  of  products  and  services  aimed  at
professionals  in  Africa.  Among  the  different  products,  the  bitumen
offering  meets  the  requirements  of  the  public  works  sector  in  this
continent with a variety of packaging options. Special fluids form an
integral  part  of  development  projects  in  the  petroleum,  mining  and
agricultural  sectors.  Industrial  customers  also  receive  support  from
TOTAL  for  the  maintenance  of  on-site  facilities  through  lubricants  in
service analysis, among others.

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

is  the  country’s 

In  Germany,  where  TOTAL 
fourth-largest
operator(1) with nearly 1,200 Group-branded service stations at the
end  of  2017,  and  in  Belgium,  where  TOTAL  is  the  country’s
largest  operator(2)  with  more  nearly  530  Group-branded  stations,
TOTAL’s  market  share  has  increased  by  more  than  1%  in  three
years.

In  the  Netherlands,  TOTAL  acquired  PitPoint  B.V.  in  2017,  in
order  to  further  develop  the  Group’s  low-carbon  businesses
throughout Europe. This company specializes in the distribution of
new energies for mobility(3) and owns cutting-edge NGV technology
and a network of around 100 NGV stations spread throughout the
Netherlands, Germany and Belgium.

TOTAL  is  rolling  out  a  dedicated  offering  for  the  growing  freight
transport sector. The AS24 brand has a network of over 800 service
stations  aimed  at  heavy-duty  vehicle  customers  in  28  European
countries.  AS24  seeks  continued  growth,  primarily 
the
Mediterranean basin and Eastern Europe and through its toll payment
card  service  which  covers  nearly  20  countries.  AS24  is  also
addressing  the  future  needs  of  the  heavy-duty  vehicles  sector  by
diversifying  its  offering  with  the  gradual  introduction  of  NGV  to  its
network in France and certain other European countries. The Group’s
first  service  station  supplying  NGV  in  France  was  opened  under  the
AS24 brand in 2017.

in 

In  2016,  TOTAL  also  finalized  the  sale  of  its  network  of  450  service
stations in Turkey, while retaining its brand and lubricants business in
the country.

TOTAL is also a major player in the European market for fuel payment
cards with nearly 3.3 million cards, enabling companies of all sizes to
improve  fuel  cost  management  and  access  an  ever-increasing
number  of  services.  TOTAL  is  expanding  its  fuel  card  offering  for
professional  customers,  with  an  electric  charging  service  across
Europe and new digital applications.

Lubricants
TOTAL  is  pursuing  its  development  in  Europe,  which  is  mainly
supported  by  its  lubricant production  sites  in  Rouen  (France)  and
Ertvelde  (Belgium).  In  April 2018,  a  new  blending  plant  in  Russia  is
expected to join the Group’s European production network.

In  addition,  TOTAL  resumed  lubricants  distribution  in  Portugal  in
January 2017. A network of Speedy service points is currently being
rolled  out  in  Spain.  In  Italy,  the  Group  will  consolidate  its  position
following  the  purchase  from  Erg  of  its  shares  in  the  lubricants
business previously operated by TotalErg.

Professional markets and other specialties
TOTAL  produces  and  markets  specialty  products  in  Europe,  and
relies  on  its  industrial  facilities  to  produce  special  fluids  (Oudalle  in
France) and bitumen (Brunsbüttel in Germany). 

In  France,  TOTAL  promotes  a  large  fuel  and  service  offering  to
125,000  vehicle  fleet  managers.  As  for  fuel  sales  (heavy  fuels,
domestic fuels, etc.), they reach nearly one million customers.

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

Source: IHS 2015.
Source: IHS 2015.
NGV, hydrogen, electric charging points.
Company data.
Company data.

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Asia-Pacific & the Middle East
M&S markets its products and services in more than 20 countries in
this zone.

Retail
TOTAL  has  nearly  2,000 Group-branded  service  stations  over  the
Asia-Pacific & Middle East zone at year-end 2017 with service station
networks  in  China,  Pakistan,  the  Philippines,  Cambodia,  Indonesia,
Jordan  and  Lebanon.  The  Group  is  also  a  significant  player  in  the
Pacific islands.

The network has doubled since 2014 in the Asia-Pacific region, with
growth  in  Pakistan  (purchase  of  500  service  stations  finalized  in
2015), the Philippines (creation of a joint venture with FilOil, increasing
its network by more than 200 stations since 2016) and China (more
than  250  stations  operated  via  a  wholly-owned  subsidiary  and  two
joint  ventures  with  SinoChem).  TOTAL  now  has  nearly  175  service
stations in Jordan as well as Lebanon.

TOTAL  is  also  developing  further  in  the  area  by  offering  its
Excellium-branded premium products, most notably in China in 2017.
Applying  the  concept  of  the  “one  stop  shop”  service  station,  the
Group  also  opened  its  first  Café  Bonjour  outlet  in  Cambodia  and  is
continuing to incorporate stores and restaurants run by local partners
into its retail network.

Lubricants
The  lubricants  business  is  driving  M&S’s  expansion  in  Asia.  The
capacities  of  the  lubricant  blending  plants in  this  zone,  spread  over
11  production  sites,  increased  by almost  50%  between  2014  and
2016.  M&S  relies  in  particular  on  its  lubricant  production  plants  in
Singapore,  Tianjin  and  Dubai,  and  on  the  premium  product  and
service  range  widely  distributed  by  its  network  of  Total  Quartz  Auto
Care service centers. 

Professional markets and other specialties
TOTAL  has  signed  several  partnership  agreements  with  industrial
customers,  enabling  it  to  expand  its  operations  on  a  number  of
markets, such as mining and construction, in several countries in the
zone.  In  particular,  the  Group  will  supply  lubricants  to  one  of  the
world’s  leading  mining  industry  service  providers  on  more  than  20
mining sites mostly in Australia, Indonesia and Mongolia.

In specialty products, TOTAL confirmed its position as the number
two(1) player in the LPG market in Vietnam and continues to operate
in  other  markets  in  the  region.  In  India,  TOTAL  also  conducts  LPG
activities,  including  a  network  of  service  stations  providing  LPG  for
transportation. In bitumen sales, the Group is a PMB(2) supplier in the
country.

Americas
In  retail,  the  Group  operates  on  several  Caribbean  islands  with
nearly 550 Group-branded service stations at year-end 2017.

Taking  advantage  of  the  reform  and  liberalization  of  the  Mexican
energy market, TOTAL entered into a partnership in 2017 with a local
service  station  group  and  will  gradually  switch  a  network  of  nearly
250 service stations in Mexico over to the TOTAL brand.

In  January 2016,  the  Group  also  strengthened  its  position  in  the
Americas  with  the  acquisition  of  a  majority  stake of  70%  in  the  fuel
marketing  leader  in  the  Dominican  Republic,  which  operates  a
network  of  130  service  stations,  commercial  sales  and  lubricants
activities. TOTAL has sold its network of nearly 20 service stations in
Costa Rica.

In lubricants and other specialty products, TOTAL is pursuing its
strategy of growth across the region, mainly in lubricants, aviation fuel
and special fluids. To strengthen its special fluids business, the Group
has  built  a  production  plant  in  Bayport,  Texas,  which  has  been
operational since early 2016.

2.4.5

Products and services developments

The  Group  develops  technologically  advanced  products,  some  of
which  are  formulated  for  use  in  motor  sports  before  being  generally
released on the market, and continues its technical partnerships. The
Group  is  notably  associated  with  the  PSA  group,  with  which  a
cooperation  agreement  was  renewed  in  late  2016  relating  to  R&D,
business  relations  with  the  three  PSA(3)  brands  and  motor  sports
(WRC,  WTCC  and  Rallycross).  In  2017,  TOTAL  also  supplied  DS
Performance with lubricants specifically developed for the Formula E(4)
championship. In addition, TOTAL will be the official supplier of fuel to
various endurance rally championships(5) for the next five years. These
partnerships  demonstrate  TOTAL’s  technical  excellence in  the
formulation of fuels and lubricants under extreme conditions, subject
to  requirements  to  reduce  fuel  consumption,  for  the  engines  of  the
future.

In  order  to  respond  to  developments  in  world  markets  and  prepare
for tomorrow’s growth opportunities, TOTAL develops products and
services in collaboration with its customers that optimize their energy
bills, such as the products under the Total Ecosolutions label, which

include  Excellium  fuels  and  Fuel  Economy  lubricants  (refer  to
point 5.2.3.4 of chapter 5). These solutions include a diversified range
of  energy  supplies  (fuels,  gas,  solar  and  wood  pellets)  as  well  as
consumption  auditing,  monitoring  and  management  services,
particularly  through  innovative  digital  platforms  for  its  industrial
customers.

Overall,  TOTAL  is  accelerating  its  digital  innovation  strategy  in  order
to  develop  new  offerings  for  its  customers  and  improve  operational
efficiency.  In  Africa,  TOTAL  is  continuing  to  develop  new  electronic
payment solutions that will enable it to extend its money transfer and
smartphone payment services. In Germany, TOTAL has worked with
a  car  sharing  company  to  develop  an  electronic  solution enabling  a
connected  car  to  be  involved  directly  in  fuel  payment.  The  Total
Services mobile application has also been deployed in 44 countries.
Using  a  centralized  digital  tool,  nearly  4 million  customers  in  12
countries  can  receive  personalized  offers  under  the  Marketing  &
Services’s customer relationship program. 

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

Company data.
Polymer-modified bitumen.
Peugeot, Citroën, DS.
Formula E: motor racing championship using single-seater electrically-powered cars.
As from 2018, official supplier of fuel for the FIA World Endurance Championship, together with the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the European Le Mans Series and
the Asian Le Mans Series.

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The  Group  is  also  continuing  to  carry  out  research  into  and  deploy
IoT(1) applications for logistics, maintenance and security. In addition,
TOTAL  offers  online  domestic  heating  oil  orders  in  France  via  the
fioulmarket.fr web site, as well as its online platform Bitume Online for
fixed-price bitumen purchases aimed at its professionals customers.

For  the  longer  term,  TOTAL  intends  to  expand  into  alternatives  to
traditional  fuels  and  has  comprehensive  commercial  offerings  in  this
area:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

Natural  gas  for  land  transportation:  TOTAL  has  broken  new
ground in 2017 with the purchase of PitPoint B.V., a company that
is  expected  to  enable  M&S  to  grow  its  NGV  business  in  the
coming  years.  As  of  today,  TOTAL  has  around  500  stations(2)
supplying  NGV  to  private  individuals  and  professionals  in  Asia,
Africa  and  Europe.  The  Group 
the
development  of  this  network  to  quickly  establish  coverage  that
meets  its  customers’  expectations,  and  will  initially  target  the
freight  transportation  segment  on  its key  European  markets
(Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and France). 

to  accelerate 

intends 

Electro-mobility: TOTAL expects to have more than 100 service
stations  equipped  with  charging  points 
the
Netherlands, Luxembourg, France and Germany at year-end 2017.

in  Belgium, 

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(cid:142)

(cid:142)

Work to equip stations with higher power charging points on major
highways  and  other  roads  will  continue  in  the  coming  years,  with
the  aim  of  covering  the  Group’s  key  European  markets  with  a
network of charging points every 150 km. The Group will also give
its customers wider access to other operators’ charging networks
through specific partnerships.

Hydrogen:  TOTAL  continues  to  roll  out  hydrogen  stations  under
the H2 Mobility Germany joint venture that was set up in 2015 with
its  partners  Air  Liquide,  Daimler,  Linde,  OMV  and  Shell  to  build  a
network  of  around  400  hydrogen  stations  in  Germany.  The  joint
venture aims to create an initial network of around 100 stations by
2019, a third of which will be TOTAL stations.

Natural gas for shipping: In order to comply with new emission
standards  for  marine  fuels  that  will  come  into  effect  in  2020,
TOTAL  is  supporting  its  customers  through  this  transition  with  its
subsidiary  Total  Marine  Fuel  Global  Solution,  which  offers  a
diversified  range  of  marine  fuels  and  associated  services.  The
Group  is  expanding  its  product  portfolio  with  bunker  fuel,  which
has  a  sulfur  content  of  0.5%,  and  LNG  bunker.  In  2017,  TOTAL
signed  its  first  partnership  agreements  in  Europe  and  Asia  to
promote  the  establishment  of  LNG  as  a  marine  fuel,  notably  with
the shipping companies CMA CGM and Brittany Ferries.

2

(1)
(2)

Internet of Things: connected objects.
Including PitPoint B.V. NGV stations and excluding NGV stations in Italy. Hosted or operated stations.

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Investments

2.5

Investments

2.5.1

Major investments over the 2015-2017 period(1)

Gross investments(a) (M$)

Exploration & Production

Gas, Renewables & Power

Refining & Chemicals

Marketing & Services

Corporate

TOTAL

Net investments(b) (M$)

Exploration & Production

Gas, Renewables & Power

Refining & Chemicals

Marketing & Services

Corporate

TOTAL

(M$)

Acquisitions

including resource acquisitions(c)

Divestments

Other operations with non-controlling interests

Organic investments(d) (M$)

Exploration & Production

Gas, Renewables & Power

Refining & Chemicals

Marketing & Services

Corporate

TOTAL

2017

12,802 

797 

1,734 

1,457 

106 

16,896

2017

10,886 

726 

(1,086) 

1,044 

66 

11,636 

2017

1,476 

714 

 4,239

(4) 

2017

11,310 

353 

 1,625

1,019 

88 

14,395

2016

16,085

1,221

1,861

1,245

118

20,530

2016

13,895

1,162

1,773

821

106

17,757

2016

2,033

780

1,864

(104)

2016

14,464

270

1,642

1,003

105

17,484

2015

24,233

588

1,875

1,267

70

28,033

2015

21,353

170

(1,619)

411

45

20,360

2015

3,441

2,808

5,968

89

2015

20,536

397

851

1,130

62

22,976

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Including  acquisitions  and  increases  in  non-current  loans.  The  main  acquisitions  for  the  2015-2017  period  are  detailed  in  Note 7  to  the  Consolidated  Financial
Statements (point 8.7 of chapter 8).
Net investments = gross investments – divestments – repayment of non-current loans – other operations with non-controlling interests. The main divestments for the
2015-2017 period are detailed in Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements (point 8.7 of chapter 8).
Resource acquisitions = acquisition of a participating interest in an oil and gas mining property by way of an assignment of rights and obligations in the corresponding
permit or license and related contracts, with a view to producing the recoverable oil and gas.
Organic investments = net investments excluding acquisitions, divestments and other operations with non-controlling interests.

In  2017,  the  Group’s  organic  investments  and  resource  acquisitions
were  $15.1 billion  compared  to  $18.3 billion  in  2016.  This  decrease
follows  the  completion  and  start-up  of  five  major  production  growth
projects  in  2016  and  five  in  2017.  It  also  resulted  from  a  successful
capital efficiency program implemented over the past years.

In  the  Exploration  & Production  segment,  most  of  the  organic
investments  were  geared 
the  development  of  new
toward 
hydrocarbon production facilities, the maintenance of existing facilities
and  exploration  activities.  Development 
in
particular to the major projects that started up in 2017 (Moho Nord in

investments  related 

the  Republic  of  the  Congo,  Badamyar  in  Myanmar,  Edradour  and
Glenlivet  in  the  United  Kingdom,  Libra  in  Brazil  and  Yamal  LNG  in
Russia),  the  other  major  projects  that  are  under  construction  and
expected  to  start  up  in  the  coming  years  (Ichthys  LNG  in  Australia,
Tempa  Rossa  in  Italy,  Kaombo  in  Angola  and  Egina  in  Nigeria),  as
well  as  the  projects  that  were  approved  in  2017  (Absheron  1  in
Azerbaijan, Vaca Muerta in Argentina and Halfaya 3 in Iraq).

In  the  Gas,  Renewables  &  Power  segment,  organic  investments
mainly related to the development of industrial activities at SunPower
and Saft, together with Total Solar’s solar power plant projects.

(1)

Following the reorganization of the Group, which has been fully effective since January 1, 2017, the 2016 and 2015 information for the segments has been
restated on this basis (refer to point 1.6.2 of chapter 1).

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In  the  Refining  &  Chemicals  segment,  organic  investments  were
made, on the one hand, in the safety and maintenance of facilities,
and,  on  the  other  hand,  in  projects  aimed  at  improving  the
competitiveness  of  plants.  In  2017,  the  Group  completed  the
modernization of the Antwerp refinery in Belgium with the addition of
a new heavy fuel oil conversion unit and another petrochemical unit
and continued the transformation of the La Mède refinery in France
investments  were
into  a  bio-refinery. 
approved,  including  the  development  of  petrochemical  activities  in
Texas  (United  States)  as  part  of  a joint  venture  with  Borealis  and
Nova,  and  a  project  to  increase  the  capacity  of  the  Daesan
integrated platform in South Korea.

In  addition,  significant 

In  the  Marketing  &  Services  segment,  organic  investments  in  2017
mainly concerned retail networks in growth regions in Africa and Asia,
logistics and specialty products production and storage facilities.

The Group’s acquisitions in 2017 totaled $1.5 billion, including $714
million  in  resource  acquisitions,  a  25%  decrease  compared  to
$2.0 billion in 2016.

The Group took advantage of favorable market conditions to expand
its Exploration & Production portfolio. In Brazil, TOTAL and Petrobras
finalized a major milestone in their strategic alliance with the transfer
of interests in the Iara and Lapa concessions early January 2018 and
the  Group  signed  a  contract  on  the  development  of  the  South  Pars
11 field in Iran. Resource acquisitions were $714 million in 2017. The
Group  is  preparing  for  future  growth  with  the  announcement  of  the
acquisition  of  Mærsk  Oil  (finalized  in  March  2018),  which  has  a
portfolio mainly located in OECD countries, and an additional 10.8%
stake in the Lake Albert project in Uganda from Tullow; in addition, it
has signed a partnership agreement with Sonatrach in Algeria.

In the frame of its integrated gas strategy, the Group has annouced
the  acquisition  of  the  majority  of  Engie’s  upstream  LNG  activities(1).
TOTAL  is  expected  to  become  the  second-largest  LNG  actor  in  the
world as a result(2) and will be able to take benefit from a fast growing
market.

2.5.2

Major planned investments

Investments,  including  resource  acquisitions,  are  expected  to  be
between  $15  and  $17 billion  per  year  for  the  2018-2020  period,
enabling the delivery of profitable future growth for the Group.

Investments  in  the  Exploration  &  Production  segment  will  largely  be
allocated 
to  major  development  projects  under  construction,
including  trains  2  and  3  of  Yamal  LNG  in  Russia,  Ichthys  LNG  in
Australia,  Kaombo  in  Angola,  Egina  in  Nigeria,  Libra  1  in  Brazil  and
South  Pars  11  in  Iran.  Determined  to  take  benefit  from  the  current
favourable  cost  environment,  the  Group  will  launch  new  projects  in
2018. A portion of the funds will also be allocated to assets already in
production,  in  particular  for  maintenance  capital  expenditures  and
in-fill wells.

In  the  Refining  &  Chemicals  segment,  the  transformation  of  the
La Mède refinery into a bio-refinery, the construction of a side cracker
at  the  Port  Arthur  refinery  in  the  United  States  and  the  project  to
increase  the  capacity  of  the  Daesan  integrated  platform  in  South
Korea  are  some  of  the  major  investments  expected  in  2018.  The
Group  is  also  examining  projects  for  growth  in  Qatar  and  Saudi
Arabia. A significant portion of the segment’s investment budget will
also be allocated to safety and maintenance.

The Marketing & Services segment’s investment budget will finance,
in particular, the service station network, logistics, specialty products
production  and  storage  facilities,  particularly  lubricants.  Most  of  the

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Investments

The  Group  continues  to  pursue  growth  in  the  Gas,  Renewables  &
Power  segment  and,  as  part  of  the  development  of  profitable
low-carbon  businesses,  TOTAL  in  2017  acquired  a  23%  interest  in
Tellurian  Inc.,  with  the  aim  of  developing  a  low  cost  LNG  project  in
the United States.

The Group also purchased a 23% stake in EREN Renewable Energy,
renamed  Total  Eren,  contributing  to  its  development  in  low-carbon
energy  production.  Finally,  TOTAL  acquired  GreenFlex,  which
operates in the field of energy efficiency.

2

In  the  Marketing  &  Services  segment,  the  Group  finalized  the
acquisition of a retail and supply terminal network in Kenya, Uganda
and  Tanzania  and  signed  an  agreement  in  Mexico,  the  second-
largest  Latin  American  market  for  petroleum  product  distribution(3).
TOTAL also boosted its growth in natural gas for vehicles in Europe
with  the  acquisition  of  PitPoint  B.V.  in  2017.  In  the  lubricants
segment,  the  Group  strengthened  its  position  in  Italy  by  finalizing  in
January  2018  the  purchase of  Erg’s  51%  stake  in  the  TotalErg  joint
venture (consequently, this joint venture has been terminated).

The  Group’s  divestment  program  of  mature  and  non-core  assets,
totaling  $10 billion  over  the  period  2015-2017,  has  been  concluded
successfully.  The  divestments  finalized  in  2017  had  a  total  value  of
$4.2 billion,  including  the  sale  of  Atotech  for  $2.7 billion,  the  sale  of
the SPMR pipeline the disposal of mature assets in Gabon, the sale
of  a  part  of  the  Group's  interest  in  Fort  Hills  in  Canada  and  of  the
interest in the Gina Krog field in Norway. Also in Norway, the Group
announced  in  November 2017  the  sale  of  its  interest  in  the  Martin
Linge  field.  In  addition,  in  Italy,  TOTAL  finalized  in  January  2018  the
disposal  of  its  interest  in  TotalErg’s  distribution,  refining  and  LPG
activities.

Net investments were $11.6 billion in 2017 compared to $17.8 billion
in 2016, a decrease of 35%, and $20.4 billion in 2015. This decrease
is  mainly  due  to  the  discipline  implemented  on  organic  investments
and the finalization of the asset disposal program.

segment’s  investment  budget  will  be  allocated  to  growth  regions,
notably Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

The  Group  will  continue  investing  to  grow  its  Gas,  Renewables  &
Power  businesses,  as  well  as  in  R&D.  The  growing  LNG  demand
support the Group's strategy to develop along the gas value chain as
illustrated  by  the  announced  acquisition  of  Engie's  upstream  LNG
activities.

TOTAL  self-finances  most  of  its  investments  with  cash  flow  from
operating activities and occasionally accesses the bond market when
financial  market  conditions  are  favorable.  Investments  for  joint
ventures between TOTAL and external partners are generally funded
through specific project financing.

As  part  of  certain project  financing  arrangements,  TOTAL  S.A.  has
provided  guarantees.  These  guarantees  (“Guarantees  given  on
borrowings”) as well as other information on the Group’s off-balance
sheet commitments and contractual obligations appear in Note 13 to
the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  (point 8.7  of  chapter 8).  The
the  other
Group  believes 
off-balance sheet commitments of TOTAL S.A. or of any other Group
company  have,  or  could  reasonably  have  in  the  future,  a  material
effect  on  the  Group’s  financial  position,  income  and  expenses,
liquidity, investments or financial resources.

these  guarantees  nor 

that  neither 

(1)
(2)
(3)

The finalization of the transaction is subject to the granting of the necessary authorizations.
Based on quantities managed, publicly available information.
Company data and publicly available information.

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Research & Development

2.6

Research & Development

In  2017,  the  Group  invested  $912 million  in  R&D,  compared  to
$1,050 million  in  2016  and  $980 million  in  2015.  There  were  4,132
people  dedicated  to  R&D  activities  in  2017  compared  to  4,939  in
2016 and 4,248 in 2015(1).

TOTAL  invested  $656 million  in  2017  in  innovation  and  R&D  for  its  oil
and  gas  activities(2).  The  expenses  dedicated  to  these  activities
increased by 2% between 2015 and 2017.

The  Group  has  18  R&D  sites  worldwide  and has  entered  into
approximately  1,000  partnership  agreements  with  other  industrial
groups, along with academic or highly specialized research institutes.

R&D at TOTAL focuses on two major areas:

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prioritizing the development of activities and programs that directly
impact  TOTAL’s  objective  of  becoming  the  responsible  energy
major; and

technological  breakthroughs 

anticipating 
to  seize
opportunities  for  development  relating  to  the  evolution  of  the
energy mix.

in  order 

To this end, the Group is committed to optimizing R&D resources in
terms  of  human  talent,  infrastructure  and regional  centers  of
excellence, and to working with selected partners that bring specific
and high-level skills to every project.

To  achieve  the  Group’s  20-year  ambition,  the  portfolio  of  R&D
programs is divided between transverse programs developed at all of
the  R&D  centers  and  vertical  programs  specific  to  the  different
businesses. 

The portfolio is aimed at:

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understanding the impact of the Group’s operations and products
on  environments  and  ecosystems  (such  as  water,  soil,  air,
biodiversity);

mastering  digital  and  electronic  technologies 
(data  science,
high-performance  computing,  artificial  intelligence)  applied  to  the
Group’s businesses;

developing  and  industrializing  carbon  capture,  use  and  storage
(CCUS), solar and biomass technologies to help prepare for future
energy needs and to continue addressing climate issues;

acquiring  knowledge  and  developing  tools  and  technologies  to
discover and exploit increasingly complex oil and gas resources to
meet the growing global demand for energy;

designing  and  producing  practical,  innovative  and  competitive
products  and  materials  that  meet  customers’  needs  by  delivering
better  performance  and  helping  to  improve  energy  efficiency  and
reduce environmental impacts; and

mastering  and  using  innovative  technologies  such  as materials
sciences, nanotechnology and new analytic techniques.

In  addition,  each  business  segment  is  actively  developing  an
intellectual  property  activity  aimed  at  protecting  its  innovations,
allowing its activity to develop, and promoting its technological assets
among its partners. In 2017, more than 200 patent applications were
filed by the Group.

2.6.1

Transverse programs

The  eight  transverse  programs  are  divided  into  three  categories:
strategic programs, support programs and anticipation programs.

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Strategic programs cover the following areas:

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Health,  safety  and  environment  (HSE),  such  as,  for  example,  the
BIOMEM process, which is based on the use of microorganisms to
remove  dissolved  hydrocarbons  from  water  used  for  production
(water  quality,  cost,  weight  and  space  reduction).  Several
Exploration & Production subsidiaries have expressed an interest in
installing a BIOMEM pilot on site.

Carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS), such as the large-scale
Northern Lights research project in Norway, in which the Group is
involved alongside Shell and Statoil. The first phase of the project
relates  to  a  storage  capacity  of  around  1.5 Mt/y.  TOTAL  is  also
part  of  TCM  (Technology  Center  Mongstad),  one  of  the  world’s
largest carbon capture technology development center.

research  program  known  as  PEPS 

Energy efficiency, through, for example, the creation by the French
National  Center  for  Scientific  Research  (CNRS)  and  TOTAL  of  an
exploratory 
(Projets
Exploratoires Premier  Soutien)  for  a  period  of  four  years  as  from
2017. This program makes it possible to launch calls for projects
with laboratories belonging in particular to the CNRS on the topic
of  energy  efficiency  in  industrial  processes.  The  first  call  for
projects  led  to  the  identification  of  six  projects  covering  a  wide
variety of subjects.

Gas,  such  as,  for  example,  the  partnership  signed  in  late  2017
between  TOTAL  and  GTC  Technology  (a  major  American  player
that  operates  in  petrochemical  process  engineering  on  a  global
scale)  to  develop  a  process  for  converting  natural  gas  into  high
added-value molecules such as olefins and aromatic precursors.

Support programs cover all of the Group’s R&D activities:

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to 

take into  account 

Digital technology, such as, for example, the creation of algorithms
and  computer  codes 
technological
developments  in  high-performance  computing  (HPC).  The  two
technologies  currently  being  studied  will  be  three  times  more
energy  efficient  than  the  supercomputer  Pangea,  which  is  one  of
the  ten  most  powerful  computers  in  the  world  and  installed  at
TOTAL’s Technical Center in Pau.

Analysis  and  measurements, 
the
partnership  with  the  Namur  surface  analysis  platform  in  Belgium,
which  was used  to  characterize  DLC  (diamond-like  carbon)
coating, a world first.

for  example, 

including, 

Understanding process and product performance (U3P), such as,
for example, analyzing corrosion issues.

forward-looking
The  anticipation  program 
laboratories that aim to assess the impact on the Group’s businesses
of  new  technologies,  such  as  nanotechnology,  robotics  or  the
mobility of the future.

is  carried  out  by 

(1)

(2)

Figures for 2016 and 2015 concerning the Group’s R&D investments and employees were not restated following the sale of Atotech (finalized in January
2017).
Excluding R&D budgets of Hutchinson, SunPower and Saft Groupe.

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Vertical programs

Exploration & Production segment

2.6.2.1
All  of  the  R&D  projects  aim  to  combine  environmental  performance,
improved  safety  and  economic  viability  of  operations.  A  major  asset
remarkable  high-performance  computing
for  R&D 
capabilities of the Pangea supercomputer developed by the Group.

lies 

the 

in 

R&D  continues  its  efforts  in  geology, with  the  continued  goal  of
optimizing geological concept modeling and improving assessment of
the  potential  of  new  sedimentary  basins  or  new  plays  in  known
basins.

In  geophysics,  R&D  is  also  investing  in  efficient,  low  environmental
impact, low-cost breakthrough technologies to improve delineation of
promising exploration areas. The aim is to quickly obtain high-quality
3D images of the subsurface in hard-to-reach areas.

In order to improve reservoir management, R&D aims to address the
entire chain of innovations necessary to maximize reserves and field
production at a lower cost.

Operations on wells, from drilling to closure, account for a significant
share  of  Exploration  &  Production’s  R&D  costs.  New  R&D  projects
are  under  way  to  improve  well  productivity  and  further  increase
operational safety.

In deep offshore, R&D continued to focus on reducing development
costs through the creation of fully underwater developments.

In addition, a new project was launched in 2017 aimed at designing a
new  generation  of  more  profitable  conventional  developments,  with
stripped-down facilities operated by robots that will no longer require
a permanent human presence.

2.6.2.2

Gas, Renewables & Power segment

Solar

The  R&D  effort  covers  the  entire  solar  value  chain,  from  silicon  to
photovoltaic electricity management systems.

At  the  upstream  end  of  the  solar  value  chain,  TOTAL  is  a  founding
partner of the Ile-de-France Photovoltaic Institute (IPVF), an 8,000 m²
research  institute  with  4,000  m²  of  laboratories  on  the  Paris-Saclay
campus  that  is  expected  to  host  more  than  150  academic  and
industrial  researchers  as  of  2018.  Backed  by  this  technical  platform
and a very high-quality scientific support structure, the Institute aims
to  identify  and  develop  the  solar  technologies  of  the  future,  more
efficiently  and  less  costly  than  those  currently  available.  TOTAL’s
solar R&D will have a private laboratory within the Institute that it uses
to  provide  shorter  term  support  for  technical  developments  by  the
Group’s subsidiaries (Total Solar, Total Eren, SunPower).

At the downstream end of the solar value chain, activities are focused
on  developing  software  tools  and  algorithms  for  intelligent  electricity
production and consumption management. The solutions developed
are  aimed  at  the  domestic,  commercial  and  industrial  markets,  as
well  as  consumers  of  hybrid  solutions  (combining  several  energy
sources) for facilities that may or may not be connected to the grid.

Energy storage

Energy storage R&D is more particularly carried out by the teams of
Saft Groupe (Saft). Building on the success of its nickel and primary
lithium batteries, the subsidiary has launched a development program
based on new advanced lithium-ion technologies that can be used to
manufacture  more  efficient  products.  Saft  continues  to  invest  in

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Research & Development

innovation  by  initiating  several  programs  relating  in  particular  to
research 
improving
into  electrochemistry,  new  materials  and 
production  processes  and  battery  management  systems  and
software.  In  addition,  a  significant  portion  of  R&D  work  is  dedicated
to  creating new  products  to  meet  specific  customer  requirements.
Saft invests approximately 9% of its sales in R&D each year.

2

2.6.2.3

Refining & Chemicals segment

Refining & Chemicals (excluding Hutchinson)

technological  differentiation  of 

R&D’s  goal  in  this  area  is  to  support  the  medium  and  long-term
development  of  Refining  &  Chemicals.  In  doing  so,  it  contributes  to
the 
the
development,  implementation  and  promotion  of  new,  more  efficient
solutions  and  paves  the  way  for  the  industrialization  of  knowledge,
processes and technologies.

this  business 

through 

R&D  places  special  emphasis  on  the  three  major  challenges  facing
Refining  &  Chemicals:  managing 
footprint;
achieving  excellence  in  processes  and  operations;  and  developing
innovative products, including biosourced products.

the  environmental 

It is developing solutions to limit the impact of emissions and improve
the energy efficiency of both industrial facilities and private homes.

R&D  designs  technologies  that  will  make  it  possible  to  recycle
polymers  (particularly  polystyrene)  under  acceptable  conditions in
terms of end product quality, cost and environmental impact. One of
the  remaining  challenges  is  retaining  the  suitability  of  the  recycled
product for use in contact with foodstuffs.

R&D  is  developing  expertise  and  technologies  to  improve  the
performance  of  its  assets.  Research  is  focused  on  the  integrity,
availability  and  improved  output  of  refining  and  petrochemicals
facilities.  As  a  result,  advanced  modeling  of 
feedstocks  and
processes is used to optimize processing from the monthly supply of
the platforms to the real-time monitoring of the facilities’ constraints.
Research  conducted  on  catalysts  and  their  selection  is  helping  to
increase performance, improve stability and extend their service life at
a lower cost.

In  order  to  take  advantage  of  different  types  of  feedstock,  R&D
examines new processes, such as in the field of deep conversion in
refining or  heavy  crude  processing  in  petrochemicals.  It  studies  the
catalytic solutions of the future, paving the way for nanocatalysis.

The  offer  of  innovative  products  is  a  key  aspect  of  research  on
polymers.  R&D  draws  on  its  knowledge  of  metallocenes  and
bimodality to develop different types of mass consumption polymers
that  have  exceptional  properties  allowing  them  to  replace  heavier
materials  and  compete  with  technical  polymers.  High  added-value
niche polymers are also being developed, both in the form of blends
and composites.

The  efficient  use  of  resources  is  a  major  challenge  for  sustainable
development,  and  Refining  &  Chemicals’  R&D 
is  developing
technologies  enabling  more  efficient  use  of  biosourced  molecules.
The  aim  is  to  produce  higher  added-value  chemical  compounds,
whether  through  biotechnologies  or  thermochemical  processes.
Research in this field is focused on examining conversion processes
using  vegetable  oils,  sugar  or  lignocellulose.  The  goal  is  to  produce
bioplastics  and  biofuels  and  to  extend  the  range  of  feedstocks  that
can  be used  in  existing  facilities.  R&D  is  also  particularly  mindful  of
issues  related  to  blends  and  product  quality  raised  by  the  use  of
biomolecules.

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Propertrr y, plant and equipment

Elastomer processing (Hutchinson)

R&D  is  an  important  factor  in  innovation  and  differentiation  for
Hutchinson,  which  is present  along  the  entire  value  chain,  from
designing 
thermoplastics,
composites)  to  incorporating  connected  solutions  (e.g.,  complex
solutions, mechatronics, connected objects).

custom  materials 

rubber, 

(e.g., 

With  a  corporate  research  and  innovation  center,  more  than
25 technical  centers  and  a  number  of  university  partnerships
worldwide,  Hutchinson  is  equipped  to  rise  to  the  challenge  of
contributing  to  a  safer,  more  comfortable,  and  more  responsible
mobility of the future.

reduction, 

increased  energy  efficiency  and 

improved
Weight 
diagnostic  and  control  functionality  are  common  preoccupations
across  all  of  Hutchinson’s  markets  (e.g.,  automotive,  aerospace,
defense,  railways).  Hutchinson  designs  innovative  solutions  that  put
its  customers  ahead  of  the  game,  and  transposes  those  solutions
between markets, adopting a cross-fertilization approach.

2.6.2.4
Marketing & Services segment
In  2017,  the  R&D  activities  of  Marketing  &  Services  continued  to
implement  its  roadmap  in  line  with  its  ambitions,  which  are  focused
on reducing the environmental footprint of products, particularly CO2
emissions,  and 
improving  the
increasing  energy  efficiency  by 
durability of customers’ equipment.

The  roadmap  is  broken  down  into  two  areas:  energy  savings  for
customers;  and  competitive  advantage  and  new  product  ranges  for
the consumer and professional markets, while anticipating changes in
legislation and incorporating biosourced molecules.

to  comply  with 

The Fuel Economy range of lubricants, which now covers all fields of
(automotive,  marine  and  manufacturing),  has  been
application 
the
extended  with  new  products  designed 
specifications of manufacturers targeted by Total Lubrifiants. The key
innovative work is focused at the top of the chain on designing and
incorporating  breakthrough  components  in  formulations.  Significant
success  has  been  achieved  with  the  development  of  new  lubricant
base stocks that are undergoing registration and industrialization, and
through the approval of a new viscosity improver polymer concept in
partnership  with  a  number  of  academic  laboratories.  Further  up  the
chain,  research 
into  various  novel
technologies  such  as  nanotechnology  in  order  to maximize  the
performance of future generations of Fuel Economy lubricants.

is  also  being  carried  out 

A new “fluids for electric vehicles” program has been set up, together
with  an  internal  technology  watch  to  identify  the  requirements  of
future  forms  of  mobility  and  modes  of  transport  for  goods  and
people, in order to customize future areas of research.

In the field of heavy-duty vehicles, TOTAL is involved in the FALCON
project (Flexible & Aerodynamic truck for Low CONsumption) as part
of a consortium of 12 partners led by Renault Trucks with a view to
the
developing  a  complete  demonstration  vehicle 
ambitious aim of reduced fuel consumption (-13%) and therefore CO2
emissions, through innovative designs.

to  validate 

Several new families of engine detergent for future Total Excellium fuel
ranges  have  been  identified  as  a  result  of  academic  and  industrial
partnerships.  Engine  tests  have  been  performed  to  compare  the
relative  performances  of  these  new  solutions  and  prepare  for  future
pilot and industrial development.

In  the  field  of  refinery  additives,  work  is  under  way  to  improve
properties  in  cold  temperatures,  particularly  for  high  renewable
fraction diesel fuels.

With  respect  to  bitumen,  work  has  been  focused  on  designing
bitumen in solid form for easier transport and developing methods to
measure the resistance to oxidation and aging of bituminous binders.
Research has also contributed to the first industrial production runs of
a bitumen-polymer binder using a new process developed in house.

The  first  projects  carried  out  by  the  “Chemicals  and  biocomponent
processes”  laboratory  shared  by  the  Marketing  &  Services  and
Refining & Chemicals segments, which opened in 2016, relate, on the
one hand, to the synthesis of renewable lubricants under an industrial
cooperation agreement, and, on the other hand, to the development
of processes to prepare biosourced hydrocarbons that can be used
in  various  industrial  solvent  applications,  as  monomers  for  polymers
or as fuel components.

In 2017, the Solaize research center in France opened its Innovation
Building, which includes an interactive showroom for unveiling major
innovations  and  technological  advances  resulting  from  Marketing &
Services’ research into fuels, lubricants, bitumens and special fluids.

The  Asia-Pacific  Technical  Center  based  in  Mumbai,  India,  has
continued  to  grow  and  now  has  dedicated  teams  for  its areas  of
expertise, namely lubricants (particularly for textiles and two-wheeled
vehicles), special fluids and fuel additives.

2.7

Property, plant and equipment 

Note  7  to  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  (point  8.7  of
chapter  8). 

from 

royalties 

Minimum 
regarding
properties,  service  stations,  vessels  and  other  equipment  are
presented in Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements (point
8.7 of chapter 8). 

lease  agreements 

finance 

Information  about  the  objectives  of  the  Company’s  environmental
policy,  in  particular  those  related  to  the  Group’s  industrial  sites  or
facilities, is presented in chapter 5.

The companies of the Group have freehold and leasehold interests in
over 130 countries throughout the world. Operations in properties, oil
and  gas  fields  or  any  other  industrial,  commercial  or  administrative
facility,  as  well  as  the  production  capacities  and  utilization  rates  of
these  facilities, are  described  in  this  chapter  for  each  business
segment  (Exploration  &  Production,  Gas,  Renewables  &  Power,
Refining & Chemicals and Marketing & Services). 

A  summary  of  the  Group’s  property,  plant  and  equipment  and  their
main  related  expenses  (depreciation  and impairment)  is  included  in

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3.1

Risk Factors

3.1.1

3.1.2

3.1.3

3.1.4

3.1.5

3.1.6

3.1.7

3.1.8

3.1.9

Risks related to market environment 
and other financial risks

Industrial and environmental risks 
and risks related to climate issues

Risks related to critical IT systems 
security

Risks related to the development 
of major projects and reserves

Risks related to equity affiliates 
and management of assets operated 
by third parties

Risks related to political or economic 
factors

Risks related to competition and lack 
of innovation

Ethical misconduct and non-compliance 
risks

Countries targeted by economic 
sanctions

3.2

Legal and arbitration proceedings

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3.3

Internal control and risk management 
procedures

3.3.1

Fundamental elements of the internal 
control and risk management systems

3.3.2

Control environment

3.3.3

Risk assessment and management

3.3.4

Main characteristics of the internal 
control and risk management 
procedures relating to the preparation 
and processing of accounting 
and financial information

3.4

Insurance and risk management

3.4.1

Organization

3.4.2

Risk and insurance management policy

3.4.3

Insurance policy

3.5

Vigilance Plan

3.5.1

Introduction

3.5.2

Severe impact risk mapping

3.5.3

Action Principles

3.5.4

Organization

3.5.5

Assessment procedures

3.5.6

Awareness and training actions

3.5.7

Whistleblowing mechanisms

3.5.8

Monitoring procedures

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3.1

Risk Factors

The  Group  conducts  its  activities  in  an ever-changing  environment
and  is  exposed  to  risks  that,  if  they  were  to  occur,  could  have  a
material  adverse  effect  on  its  business,  financial  condition,  including
its operating income and cash flow, reputation or outlook.

of other risks that could, or other risks may not have been considered
by  the  Group  as  being  likely  to,  have  a  material  adverse  impact  on
the  Group,  its  business,  financial  condition,  including  its  operating
income and cash flow, reputation or outlook.

The Group employs a continuous process of identifying and analyzing
risks in order to determine those that could prevent it from achieving
its objectives. This chapter presents the significant risks to which the
Group  believes  it  is  exposed  as  of  the  date  of  this  Registration
Document. However, as of such date, the Group may not be aware

The  main  internal  control  and  risk  management  procedures,  in
particular  those  relating  to  the  preparation  and  processing  of
accounting and financial information, are described in point 3.3 of this
chapter.

3.1.1

Risks related to market environment and other financial risks

The  financial  performance  of  TOTAL  is  sensitive  to  a  number
of  market  environment  related  factors,  the  most  significant
being  hydrocarbon  prices,  refining  margins  and  exchange
rates.

Generally,  a  decline  in  hydrocarbon  prices  has  a  negative  effect  on
the  Group’s  results  due  to  a  decrease  in  revenues  from  oil  and  gas
production.  Conversely,  a  rise  in  hydrocarbon  prices  increases  the
Group’s results.

In 2017, oil prices, which had strengthened progressively at the end
of  2016  notably  due  to  the  OPEC/non-OPEC  agreement  concluded
in  November 2016,  were  stable  during  the  first  quarter  of  the  year
before  decreasing  and  reaching  their  lowest  point  in  June.  Prices
then  continuously  strengthened  during  the  second  half,  notably  due
to  strong  demand  and  the  respect  by  producing  countries  of  their
quota commitments. The market remains highly volatile.

For  the  year  2018,  according  to  the  scenarios  retained  below,  the
Group  estimates  that  an  increase  of  $10  per  barrel  in  the  price  of
Brent  crude  would  increase  annual  adjusted  net  operating  income(1)
by  approximately  $2.3 billion  and  annual  cash  flow  from  operations
by  approximately  $2.8 billion.  Conversely,  a  decrease  of  $10  per
barrel in the price of Brent crude would decrease annual adjusted net

operating income by approximately $2.3 billion and annual cash flow
from operations by approximately $2.8 billion.

The  impact  of  changes  in  crude  oil  and  gas  prices  on  downstream
operations  depends  upon  the  speed  at  which  the  prices  of  finished
products adjust to reflect these changes. The Group estimates that a
decrease  in  its  European  Refining  Margin  Indicator  (“ERMI”)  of
$10  per  ton  would  decrease  annual  adjusted  net  operating  income
by  approximately  $0.5 billion  and  annual  cash  flow  from  operations
by  approximately  $0.6 billion.  Conversely,  an  increase  in  its ERMI  of
$10  per ton would increase annual adjusted net operating income by
approximately  $0.5 billion  and  annual  cash  flow  from  operations  by
approximately $0.6 billion.

All  of  the  Group’s  activities  are,  for  various  reasons  and  to  varying
degrees,  sensitive  to  fluctuations  in  the  dollar/euro  exchange  rate.
The  Group  estimates 
that  a  decrease  of  $0.10  per  euro
(strengthening  of  the  dollar  versus  the  euro)  would  increase  annual
adjusted net operating income by approximately $0.1 billion and have
a limited impact on annual cash flow from operations. Conversely, an
increase of $0.10 per euro (weakening of the dollar versus the euro)
would  decrease  adjusted  net  operating  income  by  approximately
$0.1 billion  and  have  a  limited  impact  on  annual  cash  flow  from
operations.

Market impact environment 2018(a)

Scenario retained

Brent

European Refining Margin Indicator (ERMI)

$/€

50 $/b

35 $/t

1.2 $/€

Change

+/-10 $/b

+/-10 $/t

+/-0.1 $ per €

Estimated impact
on adjusted net
operating income

Estimated impact
on cash flow
from operations

+/-2.3 B$

+/-0.5 B$

-/+0.1 B$

+/-2.8 B$

+/-0.6 B$

≈ 0 B$

(a)

Sensitivities revised once per year upon publication of the previous year’s fourth quarter results. Indicated sensitivities are approximate and based upon TOTAL’s current
view of its 2018 portfolio. Results may differ significantly from the estimates implied by the application of these sensitivities. The impact of the $/€ sensitivity on adjusted
net operating income is primarily attributable to Refining & Chemicals.  

(1)

Adjusted results are defined as income at replacement cost, excluding non-recurring items and the impact of fair value changes.

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In  addition  to  the  adverse  effect  on  the  Group’s  revenues,
margins  and  profitability,  a  prolonged  period  of  low  oil  and
natural gas prices could lead the Group to review its projects
and  the  evaluation  of  its  assets  and  oil  and  natural  gas
reserves.

Conversely,  in  a  high oil  and  gas  price  environment,  the  Group  can
experience  significant  increases  in cost  and  government  take,  and,
under  some  production-sharing  contracts,  the  Group’s  production
rights  could  be  reduced.  Higher  prices  can  also  reduce  demand  for
the Group’s products.

Prices  for  oil  and  natural  gas  may  fluctuate  widely  due  to  many
factors over which TOTAL has no control. These factors include:

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variations in global and regional supply of and demand for energy;

global and regional economic and political developments in natural
resource-producing  regions,  particularly  in  the  Middle  East,  Africa
and South America, as well as in Russia;

the  ability  of  the  OPEC  and  other  producing  nations  to  influence
global production levels and prices;

prices of unconventional energies as well as evolving approaches
for  developing  oil  sands  and  shale  oil,  which  may  affect  the
Group’s  realized  prices,  notably  under  its  long-term  gas  sales
contracts and asset valuations, particularly in North America;

cost and availability of new technologies;

regulations and governmental actions;

global economic and financial market conditions;

the  security  situation 
international terrorist threats, wars or other conflicts;

in  certain  regions,  the  magnitude  of

changes  in  demographics,  notably  population  growth  rates,  and
consumer preferences; and

adverse weather  conditions  that  can  disrupt  supplies or  interrupt
operations of the Group’s facilities.

Prolonged  periods  of  low  oil  and  natural  gas  prices  may  reduce  the
economic  viability  of  projects  in  production  or  in  development,  and
reduce the Group’s liquidity, thereby decreasing its ability to finance
capital  expenditures  and/or  causing  it  to  cancel  or  postpone
investment projects.

If TOTAL were unable to finance its investment projects, the Group’s
opportunities  for  future  revenue  and  profitability  growth  would  be
financial
reduced,  which  could  materially 
condition, including its operating income and cash flow.

impact  the  Group’s 

Prolonged  periods  of  low  oil  and  natural  gas  prices  may  reduce  the
Group’s  reported  reserves  and  cause  the  Group  to  revise  the  price
assumptions upon which asset impairment tests are based that could
have a significant adverse effect on the Group’s results in the period
in  which  it  occurs.  For  additional  information  on  impairments
recognized  on 
the
the  Group’s  assets, 
Consolidated Financial Statements (point 8.7 of chapter 8).

to  Note 3 

refer 

to 

3

The Group’s earnings from its Refining & Chemicals and Marketing &
Services  segments  are  primarily  dependent  upon  the  supply  and
demand for petroleum products and the associated margins on sales
of  these  products,  with  the  impact  of changes  in  oil  and  gas  prices
on earnings on these segments being dependent upon the speed at
which the prices of petroleum products adjust to reflect movements
in oil and gas prices. In 2017, the negative effects of lower oil and gas
prices on the Group’s results were partially offset by the results of the
Refining  &  Chemicals  segment.  During  2017,  the  Group’s  refining
margins  improved  during  the  first  nine  months  of  the  year  before
dropping  significantly  in  December 2017.  In  2018,  they  could
experience some volatility depending on the evolution of the price of
crude.

The  activities  of  Trading  &  Shipping  (oil,  gas  and  power  trading  and
shipping  activities)  are  particularly  sensitive  to  market  risk  and  more
specifically  to  price  risk  as  a  consequence  of  the  volatility  of  oil  and
gas  prices,  to  liquidity  risk  (inability  to  buy  or  sell  cargoes  at  market
prices)  and  to  counterparty  risk  (when  a  counterparty  does  not  fulfill
its contractual obligations). The Group uses various energy derivative
instruments  and  freight-rates  instruments  to  reduce  its  exposure  to
price fluctuations of crude oil, petroleum products, natural gas, power
and  freight-rates.  Although  TOTAL  believes  it has  established
appropriate  risk  management  procedures,  large  market  fluctuations
may  adversely  affect  the  Group’s  activities  and  financial  condition,
including its operating income and cash flow.

For more detailed information on the impact of oil and gas prices on
the  Group’s  2017  results,  financial  condition  (including  impairments)
and outlook, refer to point 1.4 of chapter 1.

TOTAL  is  exposed  to  other  financial  risks  related  to  its
financing and cash management activities.

The  Group  is  exposed  to  changes  in  interest  rates  and  foreign
exchange rates. Even though the Group generally seeks to minimize
the  currency  exposure  of  each  entity  to  its functional  currency
(primarily the dollar, the euro, the pound sterling and the Norwegian
krone), the Group’s financial condition, including its operating income
and cash flow, could be impacted by a significant change in the value
of these currencies.

In  addition,  as  TOTAL  mostly  turns  to  financial  markets  for  its
financing,  its  financial  condition  and  operations  could  be  materially
impacted if access to those markets were to become more difficult.

For further information on financial risks, refer to Notes 15 and 16 to
the Consolidated Financial Statements (point 8.7 of chapter 8).

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3.1.2

Industrial and environmental risks and risks related to climate issues

TOTAL is exposed to risks related to the safety and security of
its operations.

the  Group’s  financial  condition,  including  its  operating  income  and
cash flow, and its reputation.

Crisis  management  systems  are  necessary  to  effectively
respond  to  emergencies,  avoid  potential  disruptions  to  the
Group’s  business  and  operations  and  minimize  impacts  on
third parties or the environment.

The  Group  has  crisis  management  plans  in  place  to  deal  with
emergencies (refer to point 3.3 of this chapter). However, these plans
cannot exclude  the  risk  that  the  Group’s  business  and  operations
may be severely disrupted in a crisis situation or ensure the absence
of  impacts  on  third  parties  or  the  environment.  TOTAL  has  also
implemented  business  continuity  plans  to  continue  or  resume
operations following a shutdown or incident. An inability for the Group
to resume its activities in a timely manner could prolong the impact of
any  disruption  and  thus  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  its
financial condition, including its operating income and cash flow.

TOTAL  is  subject  to  increasingly  stringent  environmental,
health and safety laws and regulations in numerous countries
and may incur material related compliance costs.

The Group’s activities are subject to numerous laws and regulations
pertaining  to  the  environment,  health  and  safety.  In  most  countries
where  the  Group  operates,  particularly  in  Europe  and  the  United
States,  sites  and  products  are  subject  to  increasingly  stringent  laws
governing  the  protection  of  the  environment  (e.g.,  water,  air,  soil,
noise,  protection  of  nature,  waste  management, 
impact
assessments),  health  (e.g.,  occupational  safety,  chemical  product
risk), and the safety of personnel and residents. Product quality and
consumer  protection  are  also  subject 
increasingly  strict
regulations.  The  Group’s  entities  ensure  that  their  products  meet
applicable  specifications  and  abide  by  all  applicable  consumer
protection  laws.  Failure  to do  so  could  lead  to  personal  injury,
property damage, environmental harm and loss of customers, which
could  negatively  impact  the  Group’s  financial  condition,  including  its
operating income and cash flow, and its reputation.

to 

TOTAL incurs, and will continue to incur, substantial expenditures to
comply  with  increasingly  complex  laws  and  regulations  aimed  at
protecting  health,  safety  and  the  environment.  Such  expenditures
could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  the  Group’s  financial
condition.

The  introduction  of  new  laws  and  regulations  could  compel  the
Group  to  curtail,  modify  or  cease  certain  operations  or  implement
temporary  shutdowns  of  sites,  which  could  diminish  its  productivity
and have a material adverse impact on its financial condition.

require  decommissioning 

Moreover,  most  of  the Group’s  activities  will  eventually,  at  site
closure, 
followed  by  environmental
remediation  after  operations  are  discontinued,  in  compliance  with
applicable regulations. Costs related to such activities may materially
exceed  the  Group’s  provisions  and  adversely  impact  its  operating
results.  With  regard  to  the  permanent  shutdown  of  an  activity,  the
Group’s  environmental  contingencies  and  asset 
retirement
obligations  are  addressed  in  the  “Asset  retirement  obligations”  and
“Provisions for environmental contingencies” sections of the Group’s
consolidated  balance  sheet  (refer  to  Note 12  to  the  Consolidated
Financial  Statements,  point 8.7  of  chapter 8).  Future  expenditures
related 
in
to  asset  retirement  obligations  are  accounted 
accordance  with  the  accounting  principles  described  in  the  same
Note.

for 

The Group’s activities involve a wide range of operational risks, such
as  explosions,  fires,  accidents,  equipment  failures,  leakage  of  toxic
products, emissions or discharges into the air, water or soil, that can
potentially  cause  death  or  injury,  or  impact  natural  resources  and
ecosystems.

The  industrial  event  that  could  have  the  most  significant  impact  is  a
major  industrial  accident,  e.g., blow  out,  explosion,  fire,  leakage  of
highly toxic products or massive leakage, resulting in death or injury
and/or accidental pollution on a large-scale or at an environmentally
sensitive site.

terrorism  or  malicious  acts  against 

Acts  of 
the  Group’s  or
contractors’ employees, plants, sites, pipelines and transportation or
computer systems could also disrupt the Group’s business activities
and  could  cause  harm  or  damage  to  people,  property  and  the
environment.

Certain activities of the Group face additional specific risks. TOTAL’s
Exploration & Production activities are exposed to risks related to the
physical characteristics of oil and gas fields, particularly during drilling
operations,  which  can  cause  blow  outs,  explosions,  fires  or  other
damage, in particular to the environment, and lead to a disruption of
the  Group’s  operations  or  reduce  its  production.  In  addition  to  the
risks of explosions and fires, the activities of the Gas, Renewables &
Power,  Refining  &  Chemicals  and  Marketing  &  Services  business
segments  entail  risks  related  to  the  overall  life  cycle  of  the  products
manufactured,  as  well  as  the  materials  used.  With  regard  to
transportation, the likelihood of an operational accident depends not
only  on  the  hazardous  nature  of  the  products  transported,  but  also
on  the  volumes  involved  and  the  sensitivity  of  the  regions  through
which  they  are  transported  (quality  of  infrastructure,  population
density, environmental considerations).

TOTAL’s  workforce  and  the  public  are  exposed  to  risks  inherent  to
the  Group’s  operations,  which  could  lead  to  legal  proceedings
against  the  Group’s  entities  and  legal  representatives,  notably  in
cases of death, injury and property and environmental damage. Such
proceedings  could  also  damage  the  Group’s  reputation.  In  addition,
like  most  industrial  groups,  TOTAL  is  concerned  by  declarations  of
occupational illnesses.

To  manage  the  operational  risks  to  which  it  is  exposed,  the  Group
has adopted a preventive and remedial approach by putting in place
centralized  HSE  (health,  safety  and  environment)  and  security
management  systems  that  seek  to  take  all  necessary  measures  to
reduce  the  related  risks  (refer  to  point 3.3.3.3  of  this  chapter).  In
addition,  the  Group  maintains  third-party  liability  insurance  coverage
for  all  its  subsidiaries.  TOTAL  also  has  insurance  to  protect  against
the risk of damage to Group property and/or business interruption at
its main refining and petrochemical sites. TOTAL’s insurance and risk
management  policies  are  described  in  point 3.4  of  this  chapter.
However,  the  Group  is  not  insured  against all  potential  risks.  In
certain  cases,  such  as  a  major  environmental  disaster,  TOTAL’s
liability  may  exceed  the  maximum  coverage  provided  by 
its
third-party liability insurance. The Group cannot guarantee that it will
not  suffer  any  uninsured  loss  and  there  can  be  no  guarantee,
particularly in the event of a major environmental disaster or industrial
accident, that such loss would not have a material adverse effect on

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Laws  and  regulations  related  to  climate  change  as  well  as
growing  concern  of  stakeholders  may  adversely  affect  the
Group’s business and financial condition.

Global concern over greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions and climate
change, which notably led to the signature of the Paris Agreement on
December 12,  2015  as  part  of  the  United  Nations  Climate  Change
Conference  (COP 21),  is  likely  to  lead  to  further  regulation  in  these
areas. These additional regulatory requirements could lead the Group
to  curtail,  change  or  cease  certain  of  its  operations,  and  submit  the
Group’s  facilities  to  additional  compliance  obligations,  which  could
adversely  affect  the  Group’s  businesses  and  financial  condition,
including its operating income and cash flow.

Regulations designed to gradually limit fossil fuel use may, depending
on  the  GHG  emission  limits  and  time  horizons  set,  negatively  and
significantly  affect  the  development  of  projects,  as  well  as  the
economic  value  of  certain  of  the  Group’s  assets.  Internal  studies
conducted  by  TOTAL  have  shown  that  a  long  term  CO2  price  of
$40/t(1)  applied  worldwide  would  have  a  negative  impact  of  around
5%  on  the  discounted  value  of  the  Group’s  assets  (upstream  and
downstream)(2).  [REDACTED  SECTION:  CERTAIN  TEXT  HAS  BEEN
REDACTED.]  In  response  to  these  possible  developments,  natural
gas,  which  is  the  fossil  energy  that  emits  the  least  amount  of  GHG,
represented  nearly  48%  of  TOTAL’s  production in  2017,  compared
to approximately 35% in 2005, and the Group’s objective is to grow
this percentage over the long term with the expected growth of gas
markets.  In  addition,  the  Group ceased  its  coal  production  activities
and  is  developing  its  activities  in  the  realms  of  solar  energy
production and energy from biomass (renewable energies).

In  Europe,  the  regulations  concerning  the  market  for  CO2  emission
allowances,  the  EU  Emissions  Trading  System  (EU-ETS),  entered  a
third  phase  on  January 1,  2013.  This  phase  marks  the  end  of  the
overall free allocation of emission allowances: certain emissions, such
as those related to electricity production, no longer benefit from free
allowances,  while  for  others  free  allowances  have  been  significantly
reduced. Free allocations are now established based on the emission
level of the top-performing plants (i.e., the least GHG-emitting) within
the same sector (“top 10 benchmark”). Lower-performing plants must
purchase,  at  market  price,  the  necessary  allowances  to  cover  their
emissions  over  these  free  allocations.  The  plants  also  need  to
indirectly  bear  the  cost  of  allowances  for  all  electricity  consumed
(including  electricity  generated  internally  at  the  facilities).  The  2014
update  to  the  EU-ETS  list  of  sectors  exposed  to  carbon  leakage

confirmed that refining activities in Europe are an exposed sector and
should  continue  to  benefit  from  free  allocations  partially  covering  its
deficits. Based on available information, the Group has estimated that
approximately 25% of its emissions subject to the EU-ETS will not be
covered by free allowances during the period 2013-2020 and at least
30%  during  the  period  2021-2030.  The  financial  risk  related  to  the
foreseeable  purchase  of  CO2  emission  allowances  on  the  market  is
expected  to  rise  due  to  the  effects  of  the  ongoing  reform  of  the
EU-ETS.  At  year-end  2017,  the  price  of  CO2  emission  allowances
stood  at  approximately  €7.5/t  CO2.  The  forecast  for  2020  indicates
that  the  price  could  rise  to  approximately  €15/t(3)  CO2  due  to  the
establishment of a “market stability reserve” as from 2019. The Group
believes  that  the  price  of  CO2  emission  allowances  could  rise  to  at
least €30/t during phase 4 (2021-2030).

In  addition,  the  growing  concern  of  all  stakeholders  with  regard  to
climate  change  could  potentially  have  an impact  on  certain  external
financing  of  the  Group’s  projects  or  influence  certain  investors
involved in the oil and gas sector.

Finally, the Company and several of its affiliates have received claims
issued  by  public  entities  in  certain  countries  in  view  of  financing  the
protective  measures  to  be  implemented  in  order  to  limit  the
consequences of climate change. The Group is subject to the risk of
judicial actions in this area.

The  physical  effects  of  climate  change  may  adversely  affect
the Group’s business.

TOTAL’s  businesses  operate  in  varied  locales  where  the  potential
physical  impacts  of  climate  change,  including  changes  in  weather
patterns, are highly uncertain and may adversely impact the results of
the Group’s operations.

Climate  change  potentially  has  multiple  effects  that  could  harm  the
Group’s  operations.  The  increasing  scarcity  of  water  resources  may
negatively affect the Group’s operations in some regions of the world,
high  sea  levels  may  harm  certain  coastal  activities,  and  the
multiplication  of  extreme  weather  events  may  damage  offshore  and
onshore facilities. These climate risk factors are continually assessed
in TOTAL’s management and risk management plans.

The  Group  believes  that  it  is  impossible  to  guarantee  that  the
contingencies  or  liabilities  related  to  the  matters  mentioned  in  this
point 3.1.2 would not have a material adverse impact on its business,
financial  condition,  including  its  operating  income  and  cash  flow,
reputation or outlook, if such risks were to occur.

3

(1)
(2)

(3)

As from 2021 or the current price in a given country.
Sensitivity calculated for a crude oil price of $60/$80/b compared to a reference scenario that takes into account a CO2 price in the regions already covered
by a carbon pricing system.
Company data.

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3.1.3

Risks related to critical IT systems security

Disruption  to  or  breaches  of  TOTAL’s  critical  IT  services  or
information  security  systems  could  adversely  affect  the
Group’s operations.

The Group’s activities depend heavily on the reliability and security of
its  information  technology  (IT)  systems.  Integrity  of  IT  systems  could
be  compromised  due  to,  for  example,  technical  failure,  cyber-attack
(viruses,  computer  intrusions),  power  or  network  outages  or  natural
disasters.  The  cyber  threat  is  constantly  evolving.  Attacks  are
becoming  more  sophisticated  with  regularly  renewed  techniques  as
the  digital  transformation  amplifies  exposure  to  these  cyber  threats.

The adoption of new technologies, such as the Internet of things (IoT)
or the migration to the cloud, as well as the evolution of architectures
for  increasingly  interconnected  systems,  are  all  areas  where  cyber
security is a very important issue.

As  a result,  the  Group’s  activities  and  assets  could  sustain  serious
damage, services to clients could be interrupted, material intellectual
property  could  be  divulged  and,  in  some  cases,  personal  injury,
property damage, environmental harm and regulatory violations could
occur,  potentially  having  a  material  adverse  effect  on  the  Group’s
financial condition, including its operating income and cash flow.

3.1.4

Risks related to the development of major projects and reserves

In  addition,  TOTAL’s  ability  to  discover,  acquire  and  develop  new
reserves successfully is uncertain and can be negatively affected by a
number of factors, including:

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the  geological  nature  of  oil  and  gas  fields,  notably  unexpected
drilling 
unexpected
heterogeneities in geological formations;

conditions 

including 

pressure 

or 

the  risk  of  dry  holes  or  failure  to  find  expected  commercial
quantities of hydrocarbons;

equipment failures, fires, blow-outs or accidents;

shortages  or  delays  in  the  availability  or  delivery  of  appropriate
equipment;

the  Group’s  inability  to  develop  or  implement  new  technologies
that enable access to previously inaccessible fields;

the  Group’s  inability  to  anticipate  market  changes  in  a  timely
manner;

adverse weather conditions;

the inability of the Group’s partners to execute or finance projects
in  which  the  Group  holds  an  interest  or  to  meet  their  contractual
obligations;

the inability of service companies to deliver contracted services on
time and on budget;

compliance with both anticipated and unanticipated governmental
requirements,  including  U.S.  and  EU  regulations  that  may  give  a
competitive  advantage 
to  such
regulations;

to  companies  not  subject 

economic  or  political  risks,  including  threats  specific to  a  certain
country or region, such as terrorism, social unrest or other conflicts
(refer to point 3.1.6 of this chapter);

competition  from  oil  and  gas  companies  for  the  acquisition and
development  of  assets  and  licenses  (refer  to  point 3.1.7  of  this
chapter);

increased  taxes  and  royalties,  including  retroactive  claims  and
changes in regulations and tax reassessments; and

disputes related to property titles.

These  factors  could  lead  to  cost  overruns  and/or  could  impair  the
Group’s  ability  to  complete  a  development  project  or  make
production  economical.  Some  of  these  factors  may  also  affect  the
Group’s projects and facilities further down the oil and gas chain.

The Group’s production growth and profitability depend on the
delivery of its major development projects.

Growth of production and profitability of the Group rely heavily on the
successful  execution  of  its  major  development  projects  that  are
increasingly complex and capital-intensive. These major projects may
face a number of difficulties, including, in particular, those related to:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

economic  or  political  risks,  including  threats  specific  to  a  certain
country or region, such as terrorism, social unrest or other conflicts
(refer to point 3.1.6 of this chapter);

negotiations  with  partners,  governments, 
suppliers, customers and other third parties;

local  communities,

obtaining project financing;

controlling capital and operating costs;

earning  an  adequate  return  in  a  low  oil  and/or  gas  price
environment;

adhering to project schedules; and

the  timely  issuance  or  renewal  of  permits  and  licenses  by  public
agencies.

Poor  delivery  of  any  major  project  that  underpins  production  or
production  growth  could  adversely  affect  the  Group’s  financial
condition, including its operating income and cash flow.

The  Group’s  long-term  profitability  depends  on  cost-effective
discovery, acquisition and development of economically viable
new  reserves;  if  the  Group  is  unsuccessful,  its  financial
condition, including its operating income and cash flow, could
be materially and adversely affected.

A  large  portion  of  the  Group’s  revenues  and operating  results  are
derived  from  the  sale  of  oil  and  gas  that  the  Group  extracts  from
underground  reserves  developed  as part  of  its  Exploration  &
Production  activities.  The  development  of  oil  and  gas  fields,  the
construction of facilities and the drilling of production or injection wells
is  capital  intensive  and  requires  advanced  technology.  Due  to
constantly changing market conditions and environmental challenges,
cost  projections  can  be  uncertain.  For  Exploration  &  Production
activities to continue to be profitable, the Group needs to replace its
reserves  with  new  proved  reserves  (i.e.,  reserves  that  can  be
developed and produced in an economically viable manner).

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If  TOTAL  fails  to  develop  new  reserves  cost-effectively  and  in
sufficient quantities,  the  Group’s  financial  condition,
including  its
operating income and cash flow, could be materially affected.

available  geological,  technical  and  economic  data.  Consequently,
estimates of reserves are not exact measurements and are subject to
revision.

The Group’s oil and gas reserves data are estimates only and
subsequent  downward  adjustments  are  possible.  If  actual
production  from  such  reserves  proves  to  be  lower  than
current  estimates  indicate,  the  Group’s  financial  condition,
including  its  operating  income  and  cash  flow,  could  be
negatively impacted.

The  Group’s  proved  reserves  figures  are  estimates  prepared  in
accordance  with  SEC  rules.  Proved  reserves  are  those  reserves
which,  by  analysis  of  geoscience  and  engineering  data,  can  be
estimated with reasonable certainty to be economically recoverable –
from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under existing
economic conditions, operating methods and government regulations
–  prior  to  the  time  at  which  contracts  providing  the  right  to  operate
expire,  unless  evidence  indicates  that  renewal  is  reasonably  certain,
regardless of whether deterministic or probabilistic methods are used
for  the  estimation.  Reserves  are  estimated  by  teams  of  qualified,
experienced  and  trained  geoscientists  and  petroleum,  gas  and
project  engineers,  who  rigorously  review  and  analyze  in  detail  all
available  geoscience  and  engineering  data  (e.g.,  seismic  data,
facilities
electrical 
parameters).  This  process  involves  making  subjective  judgments,
including  with  respect  to  the  estimate  of  hydrocarbons  initially  in
place,  initial  production  rates  and  recovery  efficiency,  based  on

fluids,  pressures, 

logs,  cores, 

rates, 

flow 

A variety of factors that are beyond the Group’s control could cause
such estimates to be adjusted downward in the future, or cause the
Group’s  actual  production  to  be  lower  than  its  currently  reported
proved reserves indicate. Such factors include:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

a prolonged period of low prices of oil or gas, making reserves no
longer economically viable to exploit and therefore not classifiable
as proved;

an  increase  in  the  price  of  oil  or  gas,  which  may  reduce  the
reserves  to  which  the  Group  is  entitled  under  production  sharing
and risked service contracts and other contractual terms;

3

changes in tax rules and other regulations that make reserves no
longer economically viable to exploit; and

the actual production performance of the Group’s deposits.

The  Group’s  reserves  estimates  may  therefore  require  substantial
downward  revisions  should  its  subjective  judgments  prove  not  to
have  been  conservative  enough  based  on  the  available  geoscience
and engineering data, or the Group’s assumptions regarding factors
or  variables  that  are  beyond  its  control  prove  to  be  incorrect  over
time.  Any  downward  adjustment  could 
future
production  amounts,  which  could  adversely  affect  the  Group’s
financial condition, including its operating income and cash flow.

indicate 

lower 

3.1.5

Risks related to equity affiliates and management 
of assets operated by third parties

Many  of  the  Group’s  projects  are  conducted  by  equity
affiliates  or  are  operated  by  third  parties.  For  these  projects,
the Group’s degree of control, as well as its ability to identify
and manage risks, may be reduced.

A significant number of the Group’s projects are conducted by equity
affiliates(1)  or  operated  by  third  parties.  In  cases  where  the  Group’s
company  is  not  the  operator,  such  company  may  have  limited
influence  over,  and  control  of,  the  behavior,  performance  and  costs
of  the  partnership,  its  ability  to  manage  risks  may  be  limited  and  it
may,  nevertheless,  be  prosecuted  by  regulators  or  claimants  in  the
event of an incident.

Additionally, the partners of the Group may not be able to meet their
financial or other obligations to the projects, which may threaten the
viability  of  a  given  project.  These  partners  may  also  not  have  the

financial  capacity  to  fully  indemnify  the  Group  or  third  parties  in  the
event of an incident.

With  respect  to  joint  ventures,  contractual  terms  generally  provide
that  the  operator,  whether  an  entity  of  the  Group  or  a  third  party,
assumes  full  liability  for  damages  caused  by  its  gross  negligence  or
willful misconduct.

In  the  absence  of  the  operator’s  gross  negligence  or  willful
misconduct,  other  liabilities  are  generally  borne  by  the  joint  venture
and the cost thereof is assumed by the partners of the joint venture in
proportion to their respective ownership interests.

With  respect  to  third-party  providers  of  goods  and  services,  the
amount and nature of the liability assumed by the third party depends
on  the  context  and  may  be  limited  by  contract.  Contracts  may  also
contain  obligations  to  indemnify  TOTAL  or  for  TOTAL  to  indemnify
partners or third parties.

(1)

For additional information, refer to Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements (point 8.7 of chapter 8).

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3.1.6

Risks related to political or economic factors

that  are  historically  characterized  by  political,  social  and  economic
instability.

The  occurrence  and  magnitude  of  incidents  related  to  economic,
social and political instability are unpredictable. It is possible that they
could have a material adverse impact on the Group’s production and
operations in the future and/or cause certain investors to reduce their
holdings of TOTAL’s securities.

TOTAL,  like  other  major  international  energy  companies,  has  a
geographically  diverse  portfolio  of  reserves  and  operational  sites,
which  allows  it  to  conduct  its  business  and  financial  affairs  so  as  to
reduce  its  exposure  to  political  and  economic  risks.  However,  there
can  be  no  assurance  that  such  events  will  not  have  a  material
adverse impact on the Group.

Intervention  by  host  country  authorities  can  adversely  affect
the Group’s activities and its operating results.

framework 

TOTAL  has  significant  exploration  and  production  activities,  and  in
some cases refining, marketing or chemicals operations, in countries
whose  governmental  and  regulatory 
to
unexpected change and where the enforcement of contractual rights
is  uncertain.  The  legal  framework  of  TOTAL’s  exploration  and
production  activities,  established  through  concessions,  licenses,
permits and contracts granted by or entered into with a government
entity,  a  state-owned  company  or,  sometimes,  private  owners,  is
subject to risks of renegotiation that, in certain cases, can reduce or
challenge the protections offered by the initial legal framework and/or
the economic benefit to TOTAL.

is  subject 

In addition, the Group’s exploration and production activities in such
countries  are  often  undertaken  in  conjunction  with  state-owned
entities, for example as part of a joint venture in which the state has a
significant  degree  of  control.  In  recent  years,  in  various  regions
globally,  TOTAL  has  observed  governments  and  state-owned
enterprises impose more stringent conditions on companies pursuing
exploration  and  production  activities  in  their  respective  countries,
increasing  the  costs  and  uncertainties  of  the  Group’s  business
operations. TOTAL expects this trend to continue.

Potential  increasing  intervention  by  governments  in  such  countries
can take a wide variety of forms, including:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

the award or denial of exploration and production interests;

the imposition of specific drilling obligations;

price and/or production quota controls and export limits;

nationalization or expropriation of assets;

unilateral cancellation or modification of license or contract rights;

increases  in  taxes and  royalties,  including  retroactive  claims  and
changes in regulations and tax reassessments;

the renegotiation of contracts;

the imposition of increased local content requirements;

payment delays; and

currency exchange restrictions or currency devaluation.

TOTAL  has  significant  production  and  reserves  located  in
politically, economically and socially unstable areas, where the
likelihood  of  material  disruption  of  the  Group’s  operations  is
relatively high.

A significant portion of TOTAL’s oil and gas production and reserves
is  located  in  countries  that  are  not  part  of  the  Organisation  for
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In recent years, a
number of these countries have experienced varying degrees of one
or  more  of  the  following:  economic  or  political  instability,  civil  war,
violent  conflict,  social  unrest,  actions  of  terrorist  groups  and  the
application  of 
international  economic  sanctions.  Any  of  these
conditions  alone  or  in  combination  could  disrupt  the  Group’s
operations  in  any  of  these  regions,  causing  substantial  declines  in
production or revisions to reserves estimates.

In  Africa  (excluding  North  Africa),  which  represented  25%  of  the
Group’s  2017  combined  liquids  and  gas  production,  certain  of  the
countries  in  which  the  Group  has  production  have  recently  suffered
from some of these conditions, including Nigeria, which is one of the
main  contributing  countries 
the  Group’s  production  of
to 
hydrocarbons (refer to point 2.1.9 of chapter 2).

The  Middle  East  and  North  Africa  zone,  which  represented  22%  of
the Group’s 2017 combined liquids and gas production, has in recent
years  suffered  increased  political  volatility  in  connection  with  violent
conflict and social unrest, including Syria, where European Union (EU)
and U.S. economic sanctions have prohibited TOTAL from producing
oil  and  gas  since  2011,  or  Libya.  In  Yemen,  the  deterioration  of
security  conditions  in  the  vicinity  of  Balhaf  caused  the  company
Yemen LNG, in which the Group holds a stake of 39.62%, to stop its
commercial  production  and  export  of  LNG  and  to  declare  force
majeure to its various stakeholders in 2015. The plant has been put in
preservation  mode.  In  Iran,  following  the  suspension  on  January 16,
2016 of UN economic sanctions, most U.S. secondary sanctions and
most  EU  economic  sanctions,  the  Group  has  engaged  in  certain
activities.  However,  sanctions  could  be  reinstated  unilaterally  in  the
its  nuclear
event  of  a  dispute  over 
commitments or in certain other cases.

Iran’s  compliance  with 

In  South  America,  which  represented  6%  of  the  Group’s  2017
combined  liquids  and  gas  production,  certain  of  the  countries  in
which TOTAL has production have recently suffered from some of the
above-mentioned conditions, including Brazil and Venezuela.

Since  July 2014, 
international  economic  sanctions  have  been
adopted  against  certain  Russian  persons  and  entities,  including
various entities operating in the financial, energy and defense sectors.
As of December 31, 2017, TOTAL held 21% of its proved reserves in
Russia, where from the Group had 12% of its combined oil and gas
production in 2017.

For  additional 
international  economic
sanctions  applicable  notably  to  Cuba,  Iran,  Russia,  Syria  and
Venezuela, refer to point 3.1.9.1 of this chapter.

information  concerning 

Furthermore,  in  addition  to  current  production,  TOTAL  is  also
exploring  for  and  developing,  or  is  participating  in  the  exploration
and/or  development  of,  new  reserves  in  other  regions  of  the  world

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If  a  host  government  were  to  intervene in  one  of  these  forms  in  a
country  where  TOTAL  has  substantial  operations, 
including
exploration,  the  Group  could  incur  material  costs  or  the  Group’s
production  or  asset  value  could  decrease,  which  could  potentially
have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, including its
operating income and cash flow.

For example, the Nigerian government has been contemplating new
legislation to govern the petroleum industry which, if passed into law,
could  have  an  impact  on  the  existing  and  future  activities  of  the
Group in that country through increased taxes and/or operating costs
and  could  adversely  affect  financial  returns  from  projects  in  that
country.

3.1.7

Risks related to competition and lack of innovation

The  Group  operates  in  a  highly  competitive  environment.  Its
competitiveness  could  be  adversely  impacted  if  the  Group’s
level of innovation lagged behind its competitors.

TOTAL’s  main  competitors  are  comprised  of  national  and
international  oil  companies.  The  evolution  of  the  energy  sector  has
opened  the  door  to  new  competitors  and  increased  market  price
volatility.

TOTAL  is  subject  to  competition  in  the  acquisition  of  assets  and
licenses for the exploration and production of oil and natural gas as
well  as  for  the  sale  of  manufactured  products  based  on  crude  and
refined oil. In the gas sector, major producers increasingly compete in
the downstream value chain with established distribution companies.
Increased  competitive  pressure  could  have  a  significant  negative
effect  on the  prices,  margins  and  market  shares  of  the  Group’s
companies.

The  pursuit  of  unconventional  gas  development,  particularly  in  the
United  States,  has  contributed  to  falling  hydrocarbon  market  prices
and  a  marked  difference  between  spot  and  long-term  contract
prices.  The  competitiveness  of  long-term  contracts  indexed  to  oil

prices  could  be  affected  if  this  discrepancy  persists  and  if  it  should
prove difficult to invoke price revision clauses.

The  Group’s  activities  are  carried  out  in  a  constantly  changing
environment  with  new  products  and  technologies  continuously
emerging.  The  Group  may  not  be  able  to  anticipate  these  changes,
identify and integrate technological developments in order to maintain
its  competitiveness,  maintain  a  high  level  of  performance  and
operational excellence, and best meet the needs and demands of its
customers.  The  Group’s 
requires  significant
investment, notably in R&D, of which the expected impact cannot be
guaranteed.

innovation  policy 

3

In  the  field  of  R&D,  the  multiplication  of  research  partnerships,  in
particular in related technical fields, may make it difficult for the Group
to track technical information exchanged with research partners and
monitor  related  contractual  restrictions  (e.g.,  confidentiality,  limited
use).  New  and  increasingly  complex  digital  technologies  as  well  as
the  multiplication  of  partnerships  are  all 
increase
contamination risks, which could, as a result, limit TOTAL’s ability to
exploit innovations.

likely 

to 

3.1.8

Ethical misconduct and non-compliance risks

Ethical  misconduct  or  breaches  of  applicable 
laws  by
employees of the Group could expose TOTAL to criminal and
civil  penalties  and  be  damaging  to  TOTAL’s  reputation  and
shareholder value.

The Group’s Code of Conduct, which applies to all of its employees,
defines  TOTAL’s  commitment  to  business  integrity  and  compliance
with  applicable  legal  requirements  and  high  ethical  standards.  This
commitment  is  supported  by  a  “zero  tolerance” principle.  Ethical
misconduct (notably with respect to human rights) or non-compliance
with applicable laws and regulations (including corruption, fraud and
competition  laws)  by  TOTAL  or  any  third  party  acting  on  its  behalf
could  expose  TOTAL  and/or  its  employees  to  criminal  and  civil

penalties  and  could  be  damaging  to  TOTAL’s  reputation  and
shareholder value.

Further measures could, depending on applicable legislation (notably,
the  U.S.  Foreign  Corrupt  Practices  Act,  the  UK  Bribery  Act  or  the
French law n° 2016-1691 dated December 9, 2016 on transparency,
the  fight  against  corruption  and  modernization  of  the  economy),  be
the  review  and
imposed  by  competent  authorities,  such  as 
reinforcement of the compliance program under the supervision of an
independent  third  party.  Generally,  entities  of  the  Group  could
potentially  be  subject 
judicial  or  arbitration
to  administrative, 
proceedings  that  could  have  a  material  adverse  impact  on  the
Group’s  financial  condition  and  reputation  (refer  to  point 3.2  of  this
chapter).

3.1.9

Countries targeted by economic sanctions

TOTAL has activities in certain countries targeted by economic
sanctions.  If  the  Group’s  activities  are  not  conducted  in
accordance with applicable laws and regulations, TOTAL could
be sanctioned.

Various  members  of  the  international  community  have  targeted
certain  countries,  including  Cuba,  Iran,  Syria  and  Venezuela,  as  well
as certain economic sectors in Russia, with economic sanctions and
other restrictive measures. U.S. and European restrictions relevant to
the Group and certain disclosure concerning the Group’s limited

activities or presence in certain targeted countries are outlined below
in points 3.1.9.1 and 3.1.9.2, respectively.

U.S. and European legal restrictions

3.1.9.1
TOTAL  closely  monitors  applicable  international  economic  sanctions
regimes,  changes  to  such  regimes  and  possible  impacts  on  the
Group’s  activities.  TOTAL,  ensuring  compliance  with  applicable
sanctions, does not believe that its activities in targeted countries are
in violation of applicable economic sanctions regimes administered by
the  United  States  and  the  European  Union  (“EU”).  However,
the Group cannot assure that current or future regulations or

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developments related to economic sanctions will not have a negative
impact on its business, financial condition or reputation. A violation by
the  Group  of  applicable  laws  or  regulations  could  result  in  criminal,
civil and/or material financial penalties.

Restrictions against Cuba

U.S.  sanctions  against  Cuba  prohibit  any  person  subject  to  the
jurisdiction of the United States(1) from taking part in a transaction in
connection  with  Cuba.  These  sanctions  prohibit,  on  the  one  hand,
the use of the U.S. dollar for almost all transactions related to Cuba,
and,  on  the  other  hand,  to  export  all  goods  subject  to  Export
Administration  Regulations(2)  to  Cuba  with  exceptions  (for  example,
certain medical equipment), and all Cuban good to the United States.
Cuba  is  not  subject  to  European  sanctions.  TOTAL  intends  to
continue the development of its activities in Cuba.

Restrictions against Iran

On  July 14,  2015,  the  EU,  China,  France,  Russia,  the  United
Kingdom,  the  United  States  and  Germany  reached  an  agreement
with  Iran,  known  as  the  Joint  Comprehensive  Plan  of  Action  (the
“JCPOA”), regarding limits on Iran’s nuclear activities and relief under
certain  U.S.,  EU  and  UN  economic  sanctions  regarding  Iran.  On
January 16,  2016,  the  International  Atomic  Energy  Agency  (“IAEA”)
confirmed 
initial  nuclear  compliance
commitments  under  the  JCPOA.  Therefore,  as  from  that  date,  UN
economic  sanctions,  most  U.S.  secondary  sanctions  (i.e.,  those
covering non-U.S. persons(3)) and most EU economic sanctions were
suspended(4). Sanctions could, however, be reinstated unilaterally by
any participant in the event of a dispute over Iran’s compliance with
its  nuclear  commitments  or  in  certain  other  cases.  TOTAL  is  closely
monitoring developments in this regard.

Iran  had  met 

that 

its 

With respect to the Group’s activities conducted under the sanctions
framework  that  was  in  place  prior  to  the  entry  into  force  of  the
JCPOA,  the  U.S.  Department  of  State  made  a  determination  on
September 30,  2010  that  certain  historical  activities  would  not  be
deemed sanctionable and that, so long as TOTAL acts in accordance
with  its  commitments  related  to  this  determination,  it  will  not  be
regarded as a company of concern for its past Iran-related activities.
Since 2011, TOTAL has had no production in Iran.

Certain  U.S.  states  have  adopted  legislation  with  respect  to  Iran
requiring,  in  certain  conditions,  state  pension  funds  to  divest
securities in any company with active business operations in Iran and
state  contracts  not  to  be  awarded  to  such  companies.  State
regulators  have  adopted  similar  initiatives  relating  to  investments  by

insurance  companies.  These  measures  are  generally  still  in  effect
despite the JCPOA sanctions relief. If TOTAL’s activities in Iran were
determined  to  fall  within  the  scope  of  these  prohibitions,  and  in  the
absence of any available exemptions, certain U.S. institutions holding
interests in TOTAL may be required to sell their interests.

Concerning certain activities of the Group in Iran, notably the project
to  develop  phase  11  of  the  South  Pars  gas  field  for  the  National
Iranian  Oil Company  (“NIOC”)(5)  according  to  the  risked  service
contract (IPC) signed in July 2017, refer to point 3.1.9.2, below.

Restrictions against Russia

international  economic  sanctions  have  been
Since  July 2014, 
adopted  against  certain  Russian  persons  and  entities,  including
various entities operating in the financial, energy and defense sectors.

The  economic  sanctions  adopted  by  the  EU  since  2014  do  not
materially  affect  TOTAL’s  activities  in  Russia.  TOTAL  has  been
is  the
formally  authorized  by  the  French  government,  which 
competent authority for granting authorization under the EU sanctions
regime,  to  continue  all  its  activities  in  Russia  (on  the  Kharyaga  and
Termokarstovoye fields and the Yamal LNG project).

The United States has adopted economic sanctions targeting notably
PAO  Novatek(6)  (“Novatek”),  as  well  as  entities  in  which  Novatek
(individually  or  with  other  similarly  targeted  persons  or  entities
collectively)  owns  an  interest  of  at  least  50%,  including  OAO  Yamal
LNG(7)  (“Yamal  LNG”)  and  Terneftegas(8).  These  sanctions  notably
prohibit U.S.  persons  from  transacting  in,  providing  financing  for  or
otherwise dealing in debt issued by these entities after July 16, 2014
of  greater  than  90  days  maturity  (duration  reduced  to  60  days  as
from the end of November 2017). Consequently, the use of the U.S.
dollar  for  such  financing,  including  for  Yamal  LNG,  is  effectively
prohibited.  The  Yamal  LNG  project’s  financing  was  finalized  in
successive steps in 2016 in compliance with applicable regulations.

TOTAL’s  activities  in  Russia  are  not  materially  affected  by  restrictive
measures  adopted  by  the  United  States  in  August 2015  imposing
export  controls  and  restrictions  relating  to  the  export  of  certain
goods,  services,  and  technologies  destined  for  projects  located  in
Russia  in  the  field  of  oil  exploration.  They  are  also  not  materially
affected  by  restrictive  measures  adopted  by  the  United  States  in
August 2017 relating to Russian exportation pipelines transactions.

As of December 31, 2017, TOTAL held 21% of its proved reserves in
Russia, where from the Group had 12% of its combined oil and gas
production in 2017.

(1)
(2)
(3)

(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)

(8)

Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR), 31 CFR Part. 515.
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) § 734.3.
For purposes of this chapter, “U.S. person” means any U.S. citizen and permanent resident alien wherever he/she is in the world, entity organized under the
laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States, including foreign branches, or any person or entity located in the United States.
Certain limited U.S. and EU human rights-related and terrorism-related sanctions remain in force.
NIOC was removed on January 16, 2016 from the U.S. and EU sanctions designation lists.
A Russian company listed on the Moscow and London stock exchanges and in which the Group held an interest of 18.9% as of December 31, 2017.
A company jointly owned by PAO Novatek (50.1%), Total E&P Yamal (20%), CNODC (20%), a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation (“CNPC”)
and Silk Road Fund (9.9%).
A company jointly owned by PAO Novatek (51%) and Total Termokarstovoye BV (49%).

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Restrictions against Syria

The  EU  adopted  measures  in  2011  regarding  trade  with  and
investment  in  Syria  that  are  applicable to  European  persons  and  to
entities constituted under the laws of an EU Member State, including,
notably, a prohibition on the purchase, import or transportation from
Syria of crude oil and petroleum products. The United States also has
adopted  comprehensive  measures  that  broadly  prohibit  trade  and
investment in Syria. Since 2011, the Group has ceased activities that
contribute to oil and gas production in Syria and has not purchased
hydrocarbons from Syria.

Restrictions against Venezuela

In  August 2017,  the  United  States  adopted  economic  sanctions
relating  to  Venezuela  and  certain  state-owned  entities,  including
Petroleos  de  Venezuela,  S.A.  (“PdVSA”)  as  well  as  entities  in  which
PdVSA (individually or with other similarly targeted persons or entities
collectively) owns an interest of at least 50%, including Petrocedeño
S.A., a company in which the Group held an interest of 30.32% as of
December 31,  2017.  These  sanctions  prohibit  U.S.  persons  from
transacting  in,  providing  financing  for or  otherwise  dealing  in  debt
issued  by  these  entities  on  or  after  August 25,  2017  of  greater  than
90  days  maturity.  Consequently,  the  use of  the  U.S.  dollar  for  such
financing, including for Petrocedeño S.A., is effectively prohibited.

Since  November 13,  2017,  Venezuela  has  also  been  subject  to
European  sanctions,  which  mainly  provide  for  the  freezing  of  assets
of  certain  individuals  and  entities  considered  responsible  for  human
rights  violates,  repressive  acts  against  civil  society  or  attacks  on
Venezuelan  democracy  and  rule  of  law,  as  well  as  persons  and
entities  associated  with  them.  These  sanctions  prohibit  the  Group
from  entering  into  a  commercial  relationship  with  the  persons  and
entities concerned.

As  of  this  date,  the  activities  of  TOTAL  in  Venezuela  are  not
significantly impacted by these measures.

3.1.9.2

Information concerning certain 
limited activities in Iran and Syria

Information  concerning  TOTAL’s  activities  related  to  Iran  that  took
place  in  2017  provided  in  this  section  is  disclosed  according  to
Section 13(r)  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  as  amended
(“U.S.  Exchange  Act”).  In  addition, information  for  2017  is  provided
concerning  the  payments  made  by  Group  affiliates  to,  or  additional
cash  flow  that  operations  of  Group  affiliates  generate  for,  the
government of any country identified by the United States as a state
sponsor of terrorism (currently, Iran, North Korea, Syria and Sudan(1))
or  any  entity  controlled  by  those  governments.  TOTAL  believes  that
these activities are not sanctionable and has not been informed that it
is  at  risk  of  possible  imposition  of  sanctions  for  activities  previously
disclosed.  For  more  information  on  certain  U.S.  and  EU  restrictions
relevant to TOTAL in these jurisdictions, refer to point 3.1.9.1 of this
chapter.

Iran

The  Iran  Threat  Reduction  and  Syria  Human  Rights  Act  of  2012
(“ITRA”)  added  Section 13(r)  to  the  U.S.  Exchange  Act,  which
requires TOTAL S.A. to disclose whether the Company or any of its
affiliates  has  knowingly  engaged  during  the  calendar  year  in  certain

RISKS AND CONTROL

Risk Factors

to  a  specific  authorization  of 

including  those  targeted  under  the 

Iran-related  activities, 
Iran
Sanctions  Act  of  1996,  as  amended  (“ISA”),  without  regard  to
whether  such  activities  are  sanctionable  under  ISA,  and  any
transaction  or  dealing  with  the  government  of  Iran  that  is  not
conducted  pursuant 
the  U.S.
government.  While  neither  TOTAL  S.A.  nor  any  of  its  affiliates  have
engaged  in  any  activity  that  would be  required  to  be  disclosed
pursuant to subparagraphs (B) or (C) of Section 13(r) (1), affiliates of
the  Company  may  be  deemed  to  have  engaged 
in  certain
transactions  or  dealings  with  the  government  of  Iran  that  would
require disclosure  pursuant  to  Section 13(r)  (1)  (A)  and  (D),  as
discussed below.

Statements in this section concerning affiliates intending or expecting
to  continue  described  activities  are  subject  to  such  activities
continuing to be permissible under applicable international economic
sanctions regimes.

3

in 

Iran.  TOTAL  entered 

Exploration & Production
Following the suspension of certain international economic sanctions
against Iran on January 16, 2016 (as described in point 3.1.9.1 of this
chapter),  the  Group  commenced  various  business  development
activities 
into  a  memorandum  of
understanding (“MOU”) on January 28, 2016 with NIOC, pursuant to
which  NIOC  provided  technical  data  on  certain  oil  and  gas  projects
so  that  TOTAL  could  assess  potential  developments  in  Iran  in
compliance  with  the  remaining  applicable  international  economic
sanctions.  TOTAL  subsequently  proposed  to  develop  and  operate
the  South  Pars  Phase  11  gas  field  offshore  Iran  in  the  Persian  Gulf
along  the  international  border  with  Qatar.  This  resulted  in  the
negotiation  of  a  Heads  of  Agreement 
in
November 2016 by NIOC, Total E&P South Pars S.A.S. (“TEPSP”) (a
wholly-owned  affiliate),  CNPC 
(a
wholly-owned  affiliate  of  China  National  Petroleum  Company)  and
Petropars  Ltd.  (“Petropars”)  (a  wholly-owned  affiliate  of  NIOC)
concerning the development and operation of the field. These parties
then  negotiated  and  signed  a  20-year  risked  service  contract  on
July 3, 2017 (the “Risked Service Contract”) for the development and
production  of  phase 11  of  the  giant  South  Pars  gas  field  (“SP11”).
The project is expected to have a production capacity of 2 Bcf/d or
400,000 boe/d  including  condensate,  and  to  supply  the  Iranian
domestic market starting in 2021. TEPSP (50.1%) is the operator of
the  SP11  project  alongside  CNPCI  (30%)  and  Petropars  (19.9%).
These  companies  entered  into  a  joint  operating  agreement  in
July 2017  concerning,  among  other  things,  the  governance  of  their
obligations under the Risked Service Contract and the designation of
TEPSP  as  the  project’s  operator.  A  branch  office  of  TEPSP  was
opened in 2017 in Tehran for this purpose.

International  Ltd. 

(“HOA”)  signed 

(“CNPCI”) 

The  SP11  project  is  expected  to  be  developed  in  two  phases.  The
first  phase,  with  an  estimated  cost  of  approximately  $2 billion
equivalent, consists of 30 wells and 2 wellhead platforms connected
to  existing  onshore  treatment  facilities  by  2  subsea  pipelines.  Since
the  November 2016  HOA  signature,  TOTAL  has  conducted
engineering  studies  on  behalf  of  the  consortium  and  it  initiated  calls
for  tender  during  the  third  quarter  of  2017  in  order  to  award  the
contracts required to start developing the project in early 2018. At a
later stage, once required by reservoir conditions, a second phase is
expected  to  be  launched  involving  the  construction  of  offshore
compression facilities.

(1)

TOTAL is not present in North Korea. In Sudan, other than the payment of fees related to patents, the Group is not aware of any of its activities in 2017
having resulted in payments to, or additional cash flow for, the government of that country.

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The total required investment for the SP11 project is expected to be
approximately  $4 billion  equivalent,  of  which  TEPSP  would  finance
50.1% via equity contributions and payments in non-U.S. currency. In
the  event  of new  or  reinstated  international  economic  sanctions,  if
such  sanctions  were to  prevent  TEPSP  from  performing  under  the
Risked Service Contract, TEPSP expects to be able to withdraw from
the  Contract  and  recover  its  past  costs  from  NIOC  (unless  such
recovery is prevented by sanctions).

Also  in  2017,  the  MOU  entered into  between  TOTAL  and  NIOC  in
January 2016  to  assess  potential  developments  in  Iran  (including
South  Azadegan)  was  amended  to  extend  the  MOU’s  duration  and
include  North  Azadegan.  NIOC  provided  TOTAL  in  2017  with
field  so  that  it  could  assess
technical  data  on  the  Azadegan  oil
potential  development  of  this  field.  Representatives  of  TOTAL  held
technical  meetings  in  2017  with  representatives  of  NIOC  and  its
affiliated  companies  and  carried  out  a  technical  review  of  the
Azadegan (South & North) oil field as well as the Iran LNG Project (a
project  contemplating  a  10  Mt/y  LNG  production  facility  at  Tombak
Port on Iran’s Persian Gulf coast), the results of which were partially
disclosed  to  NIOC  and  relevant  affiliated  companies.  In  addition,
TOTAL  signed  an  MOU  in  2017  with  an  international  company  to
evaluate the Azadegan oil field opportunity with NIOC.

During  2017,  in  connection  with  anticipated  activities  under  the
aforementioned Risked Service Contract and MOUs, and to discuss
other  new  project  opportunities,  representatives  of  TOTAL  attended
meetings  with  the  Iranian  oil  and  gas  ministry  and  several  Iranian
companies  with  ties  to the  government  of  Iran.  After  the  signing
ceremony  of  the  Risked  Service  Contract,  senior  management  of
TOTAL attended a meeting with the President of Iran. In connection
with travel to Iran in 2017 by employees of the Group, TOTAL made
payments  to  Iranian  authorities  for  visas,  airport  services,  exit  fees
and  similar  travel-related  charges.  In  addition,  representatives  of
TOTAL  had  a  meeting  in  France  with  the  Iranian  ambassador  and
hosted official visits in France of representatives from the Iran Ministry
of  Petroleum,  NIOC  and  affiliates  of  NIOC  for  demonstrations  of
TOTAL’s technical capabilities and expertise.

Following  the  signature  of  a  confidentiality  agreement  in  late  2016
among  the  Oman  Ministry  of  Oil  and  Gas,  NIGEC  (a  subsidiary  of
NIOC)  and  a  group  of  international  companies,  including  TOTAL,
representatives  of  the  Group  attended  meetings  in  2017  with  the
parties  to  the  agreement,  including  NIGEC,  to  discuss  a  potential
project for the construction, operation and maintenance of a pipeline
to  supply  natural  gas  from  Iran  to  Oman  as  well  as  to  market  such
gas.

Neither  revenues  nor  profits  were  recognized  from  any  of  the
aforementioned  activities  in  2017,  except  that  TEPSP  received
payments  of  approximately  $15 million  equivalent  from  its  partners
the
under 
reimbursement  of  their  respective  shares  of  past  costs  incurred  by
TEPSP under the HOA and their respective shares of the costs and
expenditures incurred in 2017 under the Risked Service Contract.

the  Risked  Service  Contract, 

including  NIOC, 

for 

Concerning payments to Iranian entities in 2017, Total Iran BV (100%)
and TEPSP (on behalf of SP11 Project JV Partners) collectively made
payments of approximately IRR 7 billion (approximately $210,000(1)) to
(i) the Iranian administration for taxes and social security contributions
concerning  the  personnel  of  the  aforementioned  branch  office  and
residual  buyback  contract-related  obligations,  and  (ii)  Iranian  public
entities  for  payments  with  respect  to  the  maintenance  of  the
aforementioned  branch  office  (e.g.,  utilities,  telecommunications).

TOTAL  expects  similar  types  of  payments  to  be  made  by  these
affiliates in 2018 albeit in higher amounts due to increased business
development activity in Iran.

Furthermore,  Total  E&P  UK  Limited  (“TEP  UK”),  a  wholly-owned
affiliate, holds a 43.25% interest in a joint venture at the Bruce field in
the  UK with  BP  Exploration  Operating  Company  Limited  (37%,
operator),  BHP  Billiton  Petroleum Great  Britain  Ltd  (16%)  and
Marubeni Oil & Gas (North Sea) Limited (3.75%). This joint venture is
party  to  an  agreement  (the  “Bruce  Rhum  Agreement”)  governing
certain transportation, processing and operation services provided to
a  joint  venture  at  the  Rhum  field  in  the  UK  that  is  co-owned by  BP
(50%  operator)  and  the  Iranian  Oil  Company  UK  Ltd  (“IOC”),  a
subsidiary of NIOC (50%). In 2017, TEP UK liaised directly with IOC
concerning its interest in the Bruce Rhum Agreement and it provided
services  to  IOC  under  the  Bruce  Rhum  Agreement.  TEP  UK  is  also
party to an agreement with BP whereby TEP UK shall under certain
conditions  use  reasonable  endeavors  to  evacuate  Rhum  NGL  from
the  St  Fergus  Terminal.  TEP  UK  conducts  activities  pursuant  to  this
agreement only when the Rhum Owners’ primary evacuation route for
Rhum NGL is not available, and subject to BP having title to all of the
Rhum NGL to be evacuated and BP having a valid OFAC license for
the activity. In 2017, the aforementioned activities generated for TEP
UK  gross  revenue  of  approximately  £3.9 million  and  net  profit  of
approximately  £2.3 million.  TEP  UK  expects  to  continue  these
activities in 2018.

Other segments
The Group does not own or operate any refineries or chemical plants
in Iran and did not purchase Iranian hydrocarbons prior to 2016 when
prohibited  by  applicable  EU  and  U.S.  economic  sanctions  (refer  to
point 3.1.9.1 of this chapter).

The  Group  continued  its  trading  activities  with  Iran  in  2017  via  its
wholly-owned  affiliate  TOTSA  TOTAL  OIL  TRADING  SA,  which
purchased  approximately  58 Mb  of  Iranian  crude  oil  for  nearly
€2.6 billion  pursuant  to  a  mix  of  spot  and  term  contracts.  In
connection  with  these  purchases,  CSSA  Chartering  and  Shipping
Services SA, a wholly-owned affiliate, chartered vessels owned by an
entity with ties to the government of Iran to transport this crude oil. It
is not possible to estimate the gross revenue and net profit related to
these purchases, because most of this crude oil was used to supply
the Group’s refineries. However, approximately 6.6 Mb of this crude
oil  were  sold  to  entities  outside  of  the  Group.  In  addition,  in  2017
approximately  14 Mb  of  petroleum  products  were  bought  from/sold
to  entities  with  ties  to  the  government  of  Iran.  These  activities
generated  gross  revenue  of  nearly  €1.1  billion  and  a  net  loss  of
approximately  €5.7  million.  The  affiliates  expect  to  continue  these
activities in 2018.

Saft  Groupe  S.A.  (“Saft”),  a  wholly-owned  affiliate,  in  2017  sold
signaling and backup battery systems for metros and railways as well
as products for the utilities and oil and gas sectors to companies in
Iran,  including  some  having  direct  or  indirect  ties  with  the  Iranian
government.  In  2017,  this activity  generated  gross  revenue  of
approximately  €3.2 million  and  net  profit  of  approximately
€0.4 million. Saft expects to continue this activity in 2018.

Saft  also  attended  the  Iran  Oil  Show  in  2017,  where  it  discussed
business  opportunities  with  Iranian  customers, including  those  with
direct  or  indirect  ties  with  the  Iranian  government.  Saft  expects  to
conduct similar business development activities in 2018.

(1)

Unless  otherwise  indicated,  currencies  converted  to  USD  in  this  point 3.1.9.2  were  converted  using  the  average  exchange  rate  for  fiscal  year  2017,  as
published by Bloomberg.

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Total Eren, a company in which Total Eren Holding holds an interest
of  68.76%  (TOTAL  S.A.  owns 33.86%  of  Total  Eren  Holding),  had
preliminary discussions in 2017 for possible investments in renewable
energy  projects  in  Iran,  including  meetings  with  ministries  of  the
Iranian  government.  Neither  revenues  nor  profits  were  recognized
from this activity in 2017, and the company expects to continue this
activity in 2018.

(“NPC”),  a company  owned  by 

In  relation  to  a  non-binding  MOU  signed  in  2016  with  National
Petrochemical  Company 
the
government of Iran, to consider a project for the construction in Iran
of a steam cracker and polyethylene production lines, representatives
of  Total  Raffinage  Chimie  (“TRC”),  a  wholly-owned  affiliate,  made
the  project  with
several  visits 
representatives of NPC. In addition, the Iranian Ministry of Petroleum
issued in January 2017 a resolution allocating to the potential project
certain amounts of ethane, ethylene and polyethylene. This resolution
was renewed by the Ministry of Petroleum in July 2017. No revenue
or  profit  from  these  activities  was  recognized  in  2017  and  similar
activities are expected to continue in 2018.

in  2017 to  discuss 

Iran 

to 

The  company  Le  Joint  Français,  a  wholly-owned  affiliate,  sold
vehicular  O-ring  seals  in  2017  to  Iran  Khodro,  a  company  in  which
the government of Iran holds a 20% interest and which is supervised
by Iran’s Industrial Management Organization. This activity generated
gross  revenue  of  approximately  €700,000  and  net  profit  of
approximately  €34,000.  The  company  expects  to  continue  this
activity in 2018.

In  2017, 

this  activity  generated  gross 

Paulstra  S.N.C.,  a  wholly-owned  affiliate,  obtained  in  2017  an  order
from Iran Khodro to sell vehicular anti-vibration systems over a 5-year
period. 
revenue  of
approximately  €270,000  and  net  profit  of  approximately  €20,000.
Paulstra S.N.C. also sold vehicular anti-vibration systems in 2017 to
Saipa,  an  Iranian  company  in  which  the  Industrial  &  Development
Organization of Iran holds a 35.75% interest. This activity generated
gross 
revenue  of  approximately  €3,000  and  net  profit  of
approximately  €900.  The  company  expects  to  continue  these
activities in 2018.

Hutchinson  S.N.C.,  a  wholly-owned  affiliate,  sold  vehicular  body
sealing  and  hoses  in  2017  to  Iran  Khodro.  This  activity  generated
gross  revenue  of  approximately  €2.7 million  and  net  profit  of
approximately  €171,000.  The  company  expects  to  continue  these
activities in 2018.

Industrielle  Desmarquoy  S.N.C.,  a  wholly-owned  affiliate,  sold
vehicular  plastic  sealing  in  2017  to  Iran  Khodro.  This  activity
generated  gross  revenue  of  approximately  €7,400  and  net  profit  of
approximately €600. The company expects to continue this activity in
2018.

Hanwha Total Petrochemicals (“HTC”), a joint venture in which Total
Holdings  UK  Limited  (a  wholly-owned  affiliate)  holds  a  50%  interest
and  Hanwha  General  Chemicals  holds  a  50%  interest,  purchased
nearly  44 Mb  of  condensates 
for  approximately
KRW 2,600 billion (approximately $2.3 billion). These condensates are
used as raw material for certain of HTC’s steam crackers. HTC also
chartered seven tankers of condensates with National Iranian Tanker
Company 
for  approximately
KRW 16 billion  (approximately  $14.2  million).  The  company  expects
to continue these activities in 2018.

(NITC),  a  subsidiary  of  NIOC, 

from  NIOC 

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six  employees  (“TMS”),  and  TRC  paid  in  2017  fees  totaling
approximately  €4,000  to 
Iranian  authorities  related  to  various
patents(1). Similar payments are expected to be made in 2018.

The  Company  paid  fees  in  2017  of  approximately  €2,000  to  Iranian
authorities  related  to  the  maintenance  and  protection  of  trademarks
and designs. Similar payments are expected to be made in 2018.

Until  December 2012,  at  which  time  it  sold  its  entire  interest,  the
Group held a 50% interest in the lubricants retail company Beh Total
(now  named  Beh  Tam)  along  with  Behran  Oil  (50%),  a  company
controlled  by  entities  with  ties  to  the  government  of  Iran.  As  part  of
the  sale  of  the  Group’s  interest  in  Beh  Tam,  TOTAL  S.A.  agreed  to
license the trademark “Total” to Beh Tam for an initial 3-year period
for the sale by Beh Tam of lubricants to domestic consumers in Iran.
In 2014, Total E&P Iran (“TEPI”), a wholly-owned affiliate, received, on
behalf  of  TOTAL  S.A., 
royalty  payments  of  approximately
IRR 24 billion  (nearly  $1 million(2))  from  Beh  Tam  for  such  license.
These payments were based on Beh Tam’s sales of lubricants during
In  2015,  royalty  payments  were
the  previous  calendar  year. 
suspended  notably  due  to  a  procedure  brought  by  the  Iranian  tax
authorities against TEPI. As of the end of 2017, no royalty payments
had  been  received  since  2015,  but  the  payment  of  outstanding
royalties  in  favor  of  TOTAL  S.A.  is  expected  in  2018.  In  addition,
representatives of Total Oil Asia-Pacific Ltd, a wholly-owned affiliate,
made several visits to Behran Oil during 2017 regarding the potential
purchase  of  50%  of  the  share  capital  of  Beh  Tam.  As  of  the  end  of
2017,  no  agreement  had  been  reached  and  no  money  was  paid  or
received by either company. Further discussions are expected to take
place in 2018.

Total  Marketing  Middle  East  FZE,  a  wholly-owned  affiliate,  sold
lubricants  to  Beh  Tam  in  2017.  The  sale  in  2017  of  approximately
392 t  of  lubricants  and  special  fluids  generated  gross  revenue  of
approximately  AED  8.1 million  (approximately  $2.2  million)  and  net
profit of approximately AED 3.7 million (approximately $1 million). The
company expects to continue this activity in 2018.

Total  Marketing  France  (“TMF”),  a  company  wholly-owned  by  TMS,
provided  in  2017  fuel  payment  cards  to  the  Iranian  embassy  and
delegation  to  UNESCO  in  France  for  use  in  the  Group’s  service
stations.  In  2017,  these  activities  generated  gross  revenue  of
approximately  €17,000  and  net  profit  of  approximately  €1,000.  The
company expects to continue this activity in 2018.

TMF  also  sold  jet  fuel  in  2017  to  Iran  Air  as  part  of  its  airplane
refueling  activities  in  France.  The  sale  of  approximately  one  million
liters  of  jet  fuel  generated  gross  revenue  of  approximately  €450,000
and  net  profit  of  approximately  €9,500.  The  company  expects  to
continue this activity in 2018.

Total  Belgium,  a  wholly-owned  affiliate,  provided  in  2017  fuel
payment cards to the Iranian embassy in Brussels (Belgium) for use in
the  Group’s  service  stations.  In  2017,  these  activities  generated
gross 
revenue  of  approximately  €1,500  and  net  profit  of
approximately €300. The company expects to continue this activity in
2018.

Proxifuel,  a  wholly-owned affiliate,  sold  in  2017  domestic  heating  oil
to  the  Iranian  embassy  in  Brussels.  In  2017,  these  activities
generated  gross  revenue  of  less  than  €1,000  and  net  profit  of  less
than €100. The company expects to continue this activity in 2018.

Total  Research  &  Technology  Feluy,  a  wholly-owned  affiliate,  Total
Marketing & Services, a company wholly-owned by TOTAL S.A. and

(1)

(2)

Section  560.509  of  the  U.S.  Iranian  Transactions  and  Sanctions  Regulations  provides  an  authorization  for  certain  transactions  in  connection  with  patent,
trademark, copyright or other intellectual property protection in the United States or Iran, including payments for such services and payments to persons in
Iran directly connected to intellectual property rights, and TOTAL believes that the activities related to the patent applications described in this point 3.1.9.2
are consistent with that authorization.
Based on an average daily exchange rate of $1 = IRR 0.000039 during 2014, as published by Bloomberg.

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Caldeo,  a  company  wholly-owned  by  TMS,  sold  in  2017  domestic
heating oil to the Iranian embassy in France, which generated gross
revenue  of  approximately  €1,100  and  net  profit  of  less  than  €200.
The company expects to continue this activity in 2018.

Total  Lubrifiants,  a  company  owned  99.99%  by  TMS  (the  remaining
shares  being  held  by  one  employee  and  five  non-Group  individual
shareholders),  received  in  2017  three  payments  totaling  €350,000
(from NITC) in payment of unpaid invoices from 2010. The company
may receive similar payments in 2018.

As  a  result  of  legal  proceedings  initiated  in  the  United  Kingdom  by
one of its suppliers against a TOTAL S.A. affiliate based in India, Total
Oil Private Limited (“TOIPL”), TOTAL S.A. has recently concluded an
investigation  into  the  transactions,  including  into  the  facts  and
circumstances that follow. In January 2014, TOIPL received two spot
contract  shipments  of  LPG  from  a  supplier  based  in  Dubai.  The
vessel  Scoter,  which  was  owned  by  the  National  Iranian  Tanker
Company,  was  used  to  transport  one  of  the  shipments  received  by
TOIPL. At the time of these transactions, India was the recipient of a

waiver  pursuant  to  Section  1245  (d)(4)(d)  of  the  National  Defense
Authorization  Act  (“NDAA”).  TOIPL  has  not  paid  the  supplier  for  the
shipments  due  to  a  contract  dispute.  The  total  value  of  the  two
contracts was $8.85 million, and the value of the shipment delivered
aboard  the  Scoter  was  approximately  $7.1  million.  TOIPL’s  LPG  is
stored in limited capacity storage facilities and contain LPG received
from  multiple  suppliers.  Therefore,  it  is  not  possible  to provide a
precise amount of gross revenue attributable to these spot contracts.

Syria

Since  early  December 2011,  TOTAL  has  ceased  its  activities  that
contribute  to  oil  and  gas  production  in  Syria  and  maintains  a  local
office  solely  for  non-operational  functions.  In  late  2014,  the  Group
initiated a downsizing of its Damascus office and reduced its staff to
a  few  employees.  Taxes  and  contributions  for  public  services
rendered 
the
aforementioned  office  and  its  personnel  are  expected  to  be  paid  to
Syrian government agencies in 2018.

the  maintenance  of 

in  2017 

relation 

to 

in 

3.2

Legal and arbitration proceedings

There are no governmental, legal or arbitration proceedings, including
any proceeding of which the Company is aware that are pending or
threatened against the Company, that could have, or could have had
during the last 12 months, a material impact on the Group’s financial
situation or profitability.

Described  below  are  the  main  administrative,  legal  and  arbitration
proceedings  in  which  the  Company  and  the  other  entities  of  the
Group are involved.

Alitalia
In the Marketing & Services segment, a civil proceeding was initiated
in  Italy,  in  2013,  against  TOTAL  S.A.  and  its  subsidiary  Total
Aviazione Italia Srl before the competent Italian civil court. The plaintiff
claims  against  TOTAL  S.A.,  its  subsidiary  and  other  third  parties,
damages that it estimates to be nearly €908 million. This proceeding
follows practices that had been condemned by the Italian competition
authority  in  2006.  The  parties  have  exchanged  preliminary  findings.
The  existence  and  the  assessment  of  the  alleged  damages  in  this
procedure involving multiple defendants remain contested.

Blue Rapid and the Russian Olympic Committee – 
Russian regions and Interneft
Blue  Rapid,  a  Panamanian  company,  and  the  Russian  Olympic
Committee  filed  a  claim  for  damages  with  the  Paris  Commercial
Court against Elf Aquitaine, alleging a so-called non-completion by a
former  subsidiary  of  Elf  Aquitaine  of  a  contract  related  to  an
exploration  and  production  project  in  Russia  negotiated  in  the  early
1990s.  Elf  Aquitaine  believed  this  claim  to  be  unfounded  and
opposed  it.  On  January 12,  2009,  the  Commercial  Court  of  Paris
rejected  Blue  Rapid’s  claim  against  Elf  Aquitaine  and  found  that  the
Russian Olympic Committee did not have standing in the matter. On
June 30,  2011, 
the  Court  of  Appeal  of  Paris  dismissed  as
inadmissible  the  claim  of  Blue  Rapid  and  the  Russian  Olympic
Committee  against  Elf  Aquitaine,  notably  on  the  grounds  of  the
contract having lapsed. The judgment of the Court of Appeal of Paris
is  now 
issued  on
February 18,  2016  by  the  French  Supreme  Court  to  put  an  end  to
this proceeding.

following  two  decisions 

final  and  binding 

the  same 

facts,  and  15 years  after 

In  connection  with 
the
aforementioned  exploration  and  production  contract  was  rendered
null  and  void  (“caduc”),  a  Russian  company,  which  was  held  not  to
be  the  contracting  party  to  the  contract,  and  two  regions  of  the
Russian  Federation  that  were  not  even  parties  to  the  contract,
launched an arbitration procedure against the aforementioned former
subsidiary  of  Elf  Aquitaine  that  was  liquidated  in  2005,  claiming
alleged  damages  of  $22.4 billion.  The  arbitral  tribunal  issued  its
decision on June 19, 2017 and entirely dismissed this claim.

The  Group  has  lodged  a  criminal  complaint  to  denounce  the
fraudulent  claim  of  which  the  Group  believes  it  is  a  victim  and,  has
taken  and  reserved  its rights  to  take  all  actions  and  measures  to
defend its interests.

FERC
The  Office  of  Enforcement  of  the  U.S.  Federal  Energy  Regulatory
Commission  (FERC)  began  in  2015  an  investigation  in  connection
with the natural gas trading activities in the United States of Total Gas
&  Power  North  America,  Inc.  (TGPNA),  a  U.S.  subsidiary  of  the
Group.  The  investigation  covered  transactions  made  by  TGPNA
between  June 2009  and  June 2012  on  the  natural  gas  market.
TGPNA  received  a  Notice  of  Alleged  Violations  from  FERC  on
September 21,  2015.  On  April 28,  2016,  FERC  issued  an  order  to
show  cause  to  TGPNA  and  two  of  its  former  employees,  and  to
TOTAL S.A. and Total Gas & Power Ltd., regarding the same facts.
TGPNA contests the claims brought against it.

A  class  action  was  launched  to  seek  damages  from  these  three
companies  and  was  dismissed  by  a  judgment  of  the  U.S.  District
court  of  New  York  issued  on  March 15,  2017.  The  claimants  have
appealed this judgment.

Grande Paroisse
On September 21, 2001, an explosion occurred at the industrial site
of  Grande  Paroisse  (a  former  subsidiary  of  Atofina  which  became  a
subsidiary  of  Elf  Aquitaine  Fertilisants  on  December 31,  2004).  The
explosion caused the death of 31 people, including 21 workers at the

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site, injured many others and caused significant damage on the site
and to property in the city of Toulouse.

After  many  years,  the  investigating  magistrate  brought  charges
against  Grande  Paroisse  and  the  former  Plant  Manager  before  the
Toulouse  Criminal  Court.  On  November 19,  2009,  this  tribunal
acquitted both the former Plant Manager and Grande Paroisse due to
the  lack  of  reliable  evidence  for  the  explosion.  The  Court  declared
Grande  Paroisse  civilly  liable  for  the  damages  caused  by  the
explosion to the victims in its capacity as custodian and operator of
the plant.

On  September 24,  2012,  the  Court  of  Appeal  of  Toulouse  declared
criminally responsible and convicted Grande Paroisse and the former
Plant Manager.

On January 13, 2015, the French Supreme Court (Cour de cassation)
fully  quashed  the  decision  of  September 24,  2012.  The  case  was
referred back to the Court of Appeal of Paris, which, on October 31,
2017,  convicted  Grande  Paroisse  and  the  former  Plant  Manager.
Both  have  decided  to  appeal  this  decision  before  the  French
Supreme Court (Cour de cassation).

A  compensation  mechanism  for  victims  was  set  up  immediately
following the explosion. €2.3 billion was paid for the compensation of
claims  and  related  expenses  amounts.  A  €11.9 million  reserve
remains booked in the Group’s Consolidated Financial Statements as
of December 31, 2017.

Iran
In 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) followed by
the  Department  of  Justice  (DoJ)  issued  a  formal  order  directing  an
investigation  against  TOTAL,  and  other  oil  companies,  for  alleged
violations  of  the  Foreign  Corrupt  Practices  Act  (FCPA)  and  the
Company’s  accounting  obligations  in  connection  with  the  pursuit  of
business in Iran in the 1990s.

In  late  May 2013,  and  after  several  years  of  discussions,  TOTAL
reached settlements with the U.S. authorities (a Deferred Prosecution
Agreement  with  the  DoJ  and  a  Cease  and  Desist  Order  with  the
SEC).  These  settlements,  which  put  an  end  to  these  investigations,
were  concluded  without  admission  of  guilt  and  in  exchange  for
TOTAL respecting a number of obligations, including the payment of
a 
for  an  aggregate  amount  of
$398.2 million. By virtue of these settlements, TOTAL also accepted
the appointment of an independent compliance monitor to review the
recommend  possible
Group’s  compliance  program  and 
improvements.

fine  and  civil  compensation 

to 

In July 2016, the monitor submitted his third and final report, in which
he certified that TOTAL had devised and implemented an appropriate
compliance  program.  As  a  result  of  this  certification,  the  U.S.
authorities, after having reviewed the monitor’s report, concluded that
TOTAL  had fulfilled  all  of  its obligations,  thus  bringing  an  end  to
the monitoring  process.  As  a  result,  a  court  in  the  State of  Virginia

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granted  a  motion  to  dismiss  on  November 9,  2016,  thereby
terminating  the  procedure  directed  at  the  Company,  which  can  no
longer be pursued in the United States for these same facts.

With  respect  to  the  same  facts,  TOTAL  was  placed  under  formal
investigation  in  France  in  2012.  In  October 2014,  the  investigating
magistrate decided to refer the case to trial. The hearing is expected
to take place during the fourth quarter of 2018.

Italy
As  part  of  an  investigation  led  by  the  Public  Prosecutor  of  the
Potenza Court in 2007, Total Italia and also certain Group employees
were the subjects of an investigation related to alleged irregularities in
connection  with  the  purchase  of  lands  and  the  award  of  calls  for
tenders in relation to the preparation and development of an oil field
located in the south of Italy.

Pursuant to a judgment issued on April 4, 2016, the Potenza Criminal
Court  found  four  employees  to  be  guilty  of  corruption,  with  two  of
these  employees  also  being  found  guilty  of  misappropriation  in
connection with the purchase of land. The procedure with respect to
Total  Italia  was  sent  back  to  the  public  prosecutor  due  to  the
imprecision of the terms of prosecution. The four employees decided
to challenge the judgment before the Court of Appeal.

On February 20, 2018, the Court of Appeal of Potenza recorded the
termination of the proceedings directed towards the four employees
prosecuted for corruption because of the expiration of the statute of
limitation.

Oil-for-Food Program
Several  countries  have  launched  investigations  concerning  possible
violations  of  the  UN  resolutions  relating  to  the  Iraqi  Oil-for-Food
Program implemented as from 1996.

Pursuant to a French criminal investigation, certain current or former
Group employees were placed under formal criminal investigation for
possible  charges  as  aiding  and  abetting  the  misappropriation  of
corporate  assets  and/or  as  aiding  and  abetting  the  corruption  of
foreign  public  agents.  In  2010,  TOTAL S.A.  was  indicted  on  bribery
charges as well as aiding and abetting and concealing the influence
peddling.

On July 8, 2013, TOTAL S.A. and the persons who were prosecuted
were cleared of all charges by the Paris Criminal Court, which found
that  none  of  the  offenses  for  which  they  had  been  prosecuted  was
established.  The  Prosecutor’s  office  appealed  the  parts  of  the
Criminal  Court’s  decision  acquitting  TOTAL  S.A.  for  corruption  of
foreign public agents. On February 26, 2016, the Court of Appeal of
Paris  overturned  the  Criminal  Court’s  decision  and  TOTAL  S.A.  was
convicted and ordered to pay a fine of €750,000. The Company has
decided  to  appeal  this  decision  before  the  French  Supreme  Court
(Cour de cassation). On March 14, 2018, the French Supreme Court
rejected the appeal.

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3.3

Internal control and risk management procedures

The  following  information  was  prepared  with  the  support  of  several
functional  divisions  of  the  Company,  and  in  particular  the  Audit  &

Internal Control, Legal and Finance Divisions. It was examined by the
Audit Committee, then approved by the Board of Directors.

3.3.1

Fundamental elements of the internal control and risk management 
systems

The  Group  is  structured  around  business  segments  to  which  the
Group’s  operational  entities 
report.  The  business  segments’
management  are  responsible,  within  their  area  of  responsibility,  for
ensuring  that  operations  are  carried  out  in  accordance  with  the
strategic  objectives  defined  by  the  Board  of  Directors  and  General
Management.  The  functional  divisions  at  the  Holding  level  help
General  Management  define  norms  and  standards,  oversee  their
application and monitor activities. They also lend their expertise to the
operational divisions.

The  Group’s  internal  control  and  risk  management  systems  are
structured  around  this  three-level  organization  –  Holding  level,
business segments, operational entities – where each level is directly
involved  and  accountable  in  line  with  the  level  of  delegation
determined by General Management.

General  Management  constantly  strives  to  maintain  an efficient
internal control system across the Group, based on the framework of
the  Committee  of  Sponsoring  Organizations  of  the  Treadway
Commission (COSO). In this framework, internal control is a process
intended to provide reasonable assurance that the objectives related
to  operations,  reporting  and  compliance  with  applicable  laws  and
regulations are achieved. As for any internal control system, it cannot
provide an absolute guarantee that all risks are completely controlled
or eliminated. 

The  COSO  framework  is  considered  equivalent  to  the  reference
framework  of  the  French  Financial  Markets  Authority  (Autorité  des
marchés  financiers).  The  Group  has  also  chosen  to  rely  on  this
framework as part of its obligations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

3.3.2

Control environment

Integrity and ethics

TOTAL’s  control  environment  is  based  primarily  on  its  Code  of
Conduct,  which  sets  forth  its  priority  actions  in  terms  of  safety,
security,  protection  of  health  and  the  environment,  integrity  and
respect for human rights. The principles of the Code of Conduct are
set forth in a number of guides, such as the Business Integrity Guide
and  the  Human  Rights  Guide.  These  documents  are  distributed  to
employees  and  are  available  on  the  intranet.  They  also  set  out  the
rules of individual behavior expected of all employees in the countries
where the Group has a presence. Similarly, a Financial Code of Ethics
sets  forth  the  obligations  applicable  to  the  Chairman  and Chief
Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Vice President of the
Corporate  Accounting  Division  and  the  financial  and  accounting
officers of the principal Group activities.

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The  Group’s  internal  control  and  risk  management  systems  are
therefore  based  on  the  five  components  of  this  framework:  control
environment,  risk  assessment,  control  activities,  monitoring,  and
information and communication.

risk  management  system  draws  on 

the  main
The  Group’s 
international  standards 
(COSO  Enterprise  Risk  Management
integrated framework, ISO 31000: 2009 – Risk management) as well
as on French standards (Reference framework of the French Financial
Markets  Authority).  The  internal  Risk  Management,  Internal  Control
and Audit Charter forms the common framework on which the Group
relies to ensure control of its activities.

The Group’s internal control and risk management systems cover the
processes of the fully consolidated entities.

The  principles  of  control  fit  into  the  framework  of  the  rules  of
corporate  governance.  In  particular,  these  rules  task  the  Board  of
Directors’  Audit  Committee  with  monitoring  the  efficiency  of  the
internal control  and  risk  management  systems  and  of  the  internal
audit performed to assess the risk management systems at all levels
of 
their
improvement.  The  Audit  Committee  also  monitors  the  process  of
producing accounting and financial information, in order to guarantee
its integrity.

the  organization  and  make 

recommendations 

for 

Approximately  400  employees  monitor  the  internal  control  systems
within  the  Group.  The  assessment  of  the  internal  control  and  risk
management  system  is  mainly  overseen  by  the  Audit  &  Internal
Control  Division,  which  was  composed  of  70  people  in  2017  and
carried out more than 150 internal audits.

As  a  priority  of  General  Management,  the  Group  deploys  an  ethics
policy  and  compliance  programs,  in  particular  for  the  prevention  of
corruption, fraud and competition law infringement. These programs
include  reporting  and  control  actions  (review  and  audit  missions).
Assessments  of  ethics  are  also  conducted  (refer  to  point 5.3.5.2  of
chapter 5).  In  these  areas,  the  Group  also  relies  on  the  Compliance
network and the Ethics Committee, the role of which is to listen and
provide assistance.

Structures, authorities and responsibilities

General  Management  ensures  that  the  organizational  structure  and
reporting  lines  plan,  execute,  control  and  periodically  assess  the
Group’s activities. It regularly reviews the relevance of the organizational
structures  so  as  to  be  able  to  adapt  them  quickly  to  changes  in  the
activities and in the environment in which they are carried out.

The  Group  has  also  defined  central  responsibilities  that  cover  the
three  lines  of  internal  control:  (1)  operational  management,  which  is
responsible  for  implementing  internal  control,  (2)  support  functions
(such  as  Finance,  Legal,  Human  Resources,  etc.),  which  prescribe
the 
implementation  and
effectiveness  and  assist  operational  employees,  and  (3)  internal
auditors  who, 
reports,  provide
their 
recommendations to improve the effectiveness of the system.

internal  control  systems,  verify 

internal  control 

through 

their 

In  addition,  an  accountability  system  is  defined  and  formalized  at  all
levels  of  the  organization,  through  organization  notes,  organization
charts,  appointment  notes,  job  descriptions  and  delegations  of
powers. Each business segment has established, in accordance with
the Group’s instructions, clear rules applicable to its own scope.

Policies and procedures

TOTAL has a framework of Group standards that are completed by a
series of practical recommendations and feedback. Like the Group’s
organization,  this  framework  has  a  three-level  structure:  a  Group
level, with the REFLEX Group framework and the technical framework
set  out  by  the  Group  Technology  Committee,  frameworks  for  each
business  segment,  and  a  specific  framework  for  each  significant
operational entity.

The  main  applicable  procedures  regarding  finance  at  Group  level
cover acquisitions and sales, capital expenditure, financing and cash
management,  budget  control  and  financial  reporting.  Disclosure
controls and procedures concerning information to be published are
in  place (refer  to  point 3.3.4  below).  At  the  operating  levels, these
procedures  mainly  pertain  to  health,  safety,  industrial  safety,  IT
security  and  the  environment,  as  well  as  integrity  and  fraud  and
corruption prevention.

These documents, all of which are published on the Group’s intranet,
are reviewed regularly and their implementation is monitored.

At the business segment or operational entity levels, control activities
are  organized  around  the  main  operational  processes:  exploration
and  reserves,  procurement,  capital  expenditures,  production,  sales,
oil  and  gas  trading,  inventories,  Human  Resources,  financing  and
cash management, and account closing process.

Training and employee retention

The  Group’s  Human  Resources  policy  sets  out  rules  and  practices
that  reflect  its  commitment  in  terms  of  social  responsibility  and  its
expectations  of  employees,  particularly  in  terms  of  competencies.
Job  descriptions  within  the  Group’s  various  entities  define  the
competencies  and  expertise  required  for  employees  to  effectively
carry out their functions.

In  addition,  the  Human  Resources  function  shapes  and  regularly
updates policies aimed at attracting new talents, including employee
training, assessment and retention policies (annual appraisals, training
programs, compensation policies and career management – refer to
point 5.1 of chapter 5).

Accountability

The  Board  of  Directors,  with  the  support  of  the  Audit  Committee,
ensures that the internal control functions are operating properly. The
Audit  Committee  ensures  that  General  Management  implements
internal control and risk management procedures based on the risks
identified, such that the Group’s objectives are achieved.

The general managements of the business segments and operational
for  designing  and  deploying  specific
entities  are 

responsible 

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components  of  this  internal  control  and  risk  management  system
within  their  area  of  responsibility.  A  representation  letter  process
deployed  at  the  various  levels  of  the  organization  reinforces  the
effectiveness of the internal control system, particularly over financial
reporting.

The  Corporate  Audit &  Internal  Control  Division  pursues  a  continual
process  aimed  at  strengthening  the  assessment  of  the  role  and
involvement  of  all  employees  in  terms  of  internal  control.  Training
initiatives  tailored  to  the  various  stakeholders  involved  in  the  internal
control process are regularly launched within the Group.

Control activities and assessment

Any  activity,  process  or  management  system  may  be  the  subject  of
an  internal  audit  conducted  by  Group  Audit,  in  accordance  with  the
international  internal  audit  framework  of  internal  audits  and  its  Code
of  Conduct.  The  Group’s  Audit  &  Internal  Control  Division  also
third-party  auditors  and  provides
conducts 
assistance (advice, analysis, input regarding methodology). The audit
plan, which is based on an analysis of the risks and risk management
systems,  is  submitted  annually  to  the  Executive Committee  and  the
Audit Committee.

joint  audits  with 

The  Group  regularly  examines  and  assesses  the  design  and
effectiveness  of  the  key  operational, 
information
technology controls related to internal control over financial reporting,
in compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. In 2017, this assessment
was performed with the assistance of the Group’s main entities and
Audit & Internal Control Division. The system used covers:

financial  and 

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

the  most  significant  entities,  which  assess  the  key  operational
controls  of  their  significant  processes  and  respond  to  a  Group
questionnaire for assessing the internal control system; and

other  less  significant  entities,  which  respond  only  to  the  Group
questionnaire for assessing the internal control system.

These two categories of entities, which include the central functions
of the business segments and the Holding, account for approximately
80% and 10%,
the financial aggregates in the
Group’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

respectively, of

3

The statutory auditors also review the internal controls that they deem
necessary as part of their certification of the financial statements. In
2017,  they  reviewed  the  implementation  of  the  Group’s  internal
control framework and the design and effectiveness of key internal
controls  at  its  main  entities  regarding  financial  reporting.  Based  on
their review, the statutory auditors stated that they had no remarks
on 
risk
management procedures.

information  presented  on 

internal  control  and 

the 

The reports on the work performed by the Group Audit and statutory
auditors  are  periodically  summarized  and  presented  to  the  Audit
Committee and, thereby, to the Board of Directors. The Senior Vice
President,  Audit  &  Internal  Control  attended  all  Audit  Committee
meetings held in 2017. The Audit Committee also meets with the
statutory  auditors  at  least  once  a  year  without  any  Company
representatives present.

If areas of improvement are identified by these internal audits and
operational  controls, then  corrective  action  plans  are  drawn  up  and
shared with operational management, who along with the Group’s
Audit & Internal Control Division, monitor their implementation closely.

Based on the internal reviews, General Management has reasonable
assurance of the effectiveness of the Group’s internal control.

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3.3.3

Risk assessment and management

General principles

3.3.3.1
To  implement  its  strategy,  General  Management  ensures  that  clear
and  precise  objectives  are  defined  at  the  various  levels  of  the
organization with regard to operations, reporting and compliance.

Operational  objectives  focus  on  the  definition  and  efficient  use  of
human,  financial  and  technical  resources.  In  particular,  they  are
defined  during  the  budgetary  processes  and  in  the  long-term  plan,
and are regularly monitored as part of the self-assessment process.

The  monitoring  of  operational  objectives  (financial  and  non-financial)
helps in decision-making and monitoring performance of activities at
each level of the organization.

The  Group  implements  a  risk-management  system  that  is  an
essential  factor  in  the  deployment  of  its  strategy,  based  on
responsible risk-taking.

This  system  relies  on  a  continuous  process  of  identifying  and
analyzing  risks  in  order  to  determine  those  that  could  prevent  the
attainment of TOTAL’s goals.

internal  and  external 

The  Executive  Committee,  with  the  assistance  of  the  Group  Risk
Management  Committee  (GRMC),  is  responsible  for  identifying  and
analyzing 
the
achievement  of  the  Group’s  objectives.  The  main  responsibilities  of
the GRMC include ensuring that the Group has a map of the risks to
which it is exposed and that efficient risk management systems are in
place.  The  GRMC’s  work  focuses  on  continuously  improving  risk
awareness and the risk management systems.

that  could 

impact 

risks 

Risk  mapping,  which  has  been  carried  out  since  the  2000s,  is  a
dynamic process that has taken shape over the years. The Group’s
risk map is included in the inputs of the audit plan, which is based on
an  analysis of  the  risks  and  the  risk  management  systems,  together
with the work of the GRMC.

The GRMC relies on the work carried out by the business segments
and  functional  divisions,  which  concurrently  establish  their  own  risk
mapping.  The  business  segments  are  responsible  for  defining  and
implementing  a  risk  management  policy  suited  to  their  specific
activities.  However,  the  handling  of  certain  transverse  risks  is  more
closely coordinated by the respective functional divisions.

Regarding commitments, General Management exercises operational
control  over  TOTAL’s  activities  through  the  Executive  Committee’s
approval  of 
that  exceed  defined
thresholds.  The  Risk  Committee  is  tasked  with  reviewing  these
projects  in  advance,  and  in  particular  verifying  the  analysis  of  the
various associated risks.

investments  and  expenses 

3.3.3.2

Implementation of the 
organizational framework

The Group Risk Management Committee (GRMC)

The GRMC is chaired by a member of the Executive Committee, the
Group’s  Chief Financial  Officer,  and  includes  the  Senior  Vice
Presidents  of  the  corporate  functions  together  with  the  chief
administrative  officers  or  chief  financial  officers  of  the  business
segments.  The  Chief  Financial  Officer  attends  all  meetings  of  the
Board  of  Directors’  Audit  Committee,  thus  strengthening  the  link
between the GRMC and the Audit Committee.

The GRMC meets six times a year. At each meeting, the participants
share  any  potential  risks  they  have  identified  and  presentations  are
given on one or more risk-related topics, during which the members
of  the  GRMC  are  invited  to  cast  a  critical  eye  over  the  subject,
question  the  work  done  and,  if  applicable,  provide  additional
information  or  clarification  in  order  to  enhance  the  understanding  of

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the risk and improve the risk management systems. The GRMC can
request that actions be taken.

The work of the GRMC is led by the Audit & Internal Control Division,
which assists contributors in preparing the presentations and acts as
the  committee’s  secretary.  In  this  capacity,  the  Audit  &  Internal
Control  Division  reports  regularly  on  the  work  of  the  GRMC  to  the
Executive Committee, and once a year to the Audit Committee in the
presence  of  the  Executive  Committee  member  who  chairs  the
GRMC.

The Risk Committee

The  Risk  Committee  is  chaired  by  a  member  of  the  Executive
Committee,  the  Senior  Vice  President  Strategy  &  Innovation  or  the
Chief  Financial  Officer.  It  is  made  up  of  representatives from  the
Strategy  &  Climate,  Finance,  Legal,  Insurance  and  HSE corporate
divisions.

The  Risk  Committee  meets  on  the  same  schedule  as  the  Executive
Committee.  Any  project  submitted  to  the  Executive  Committee  (and
therefore  giving  rise  to  a  financial  commitment  that  exceeds  certain
thresholds)  is  first  presented  to  the  Risk  Committee  by  the  relevant
operational division.

Following  the  review  by  the  Risk  Committee  of  the  risks  associated
with the project submitted, the Strategy & Climate Division sends the
Executive Committee a memorandum stating its opinion in light of the
Risk Committee’s comments.

The Audit & Internal Control Division

The Risk Team of the Audit & Internal Control Division is responsible
for  producing  and  continuously  updating  the  Group’s  risk  map.  To
this  end,  it  uses  all  of  the  risk  mapping  work  carried  out  across  the
Group, in the business segments and within the functional divisions;
the results of all audits and internal control activities; the action plans
resulting  from  this  work  and  the  monitoring  of  their  implementation;
structured  feedback;  benchmarks  and  other  external  information
sources; regular interviews with the Group’s executive officers; and all
information gathered during GRMC meetings and the preparation for
these meetings.

The Audit & Internal Control Division reports regularly on its work on
the  Group’s  risk  map  to  the  Executive  Committee,  and  annually  to
the Audit Committee.

3.3.3.3

Systems in place

Financial risks

The  management  and  conditions  of  use  of  financial  instruments  are
governed by strict rules that are defined by the Group’s General
Management,  and  which  provide  for  centralization  by  the  Treasury
rate positions,
Division of
management of financial instruments and access to capital markets.
The Group’s financing policy consists of incurring long-term debt at a
floating rate  or  at  a  fixed  rate  depending  on  the  Group’s  general
needs and interest rates. Debt is mainly incurred in dollars or euros.

and exchange

liquidity,

interest

The Group’s cash balances, which mainly consist of dollars and
euros, are managed to maintain liquidity based on daily interest rates
in the given currency. Maximum amounts are set for transactions
exceeding  one  month,  with  placements  not  to  exceed  12 months.
TOTAL S.A. also has confirmed credit
facilities granted by
international banks. These credit facilities, along with the Group’s net
cash position, allow it to continually maintain a high level of liquidity in
accordance with targets set by General Management.

In  terms  of  counterparty  risk  in  financial  transactions,  the  Group
adheres  to  a  cautious  policy,  and  only makes  commitments  with
institutions featuring a high degree of financial soundness, as based
on  a  multi-criteria  analysis.  An  overall  credit  limit  is  set  for  each
authorized  financial  counterparty  and  allocated  among  the  Group’s
subsidiaries. 
its
commitments,  the  Treasury  Division  has  entered  into  margin  call
contracts with its counterparties.

In  addition,  to  reduce  market  value  risk  on 

The Group seeks to minimize its currency exposure, on the one hand,
by  financing  its  long-term  assets  in  the  functional  currency  of  the
entity to which they belong and, on the other hand, by systematically
hedging  the  currency  exposure  generated  by  commercial  activity.
These  risks  are managed  centrally  by  the  Treasury  Division,  which
operates within a set of limits defined by General Management.

The  policy  for  managing  risks  related  to  financing  and  cash
management activities as well as the Group’s currency exposure and
interest rate risks is described in detail in Note 15 to the Consolidated
Financial Statements (point 8.7 of chapter 8).

Industrial and environmental risks and risks related 
to climate issues

The  Group  has  developed  a  Safety  Health  Environment  Quality
Charter that sets out the basic principles applicable to the protection
of people, property and the environment and also covers the aspects
of safety and health (H3SEQ). This Charter is implemented at several
levels within the Group through its management systems.

Along these lines, TOTAL implements management systems such as
the internal MAESTRO system, which meets the requirements of the
standards  ISO 14001,  ISO 9001  and  OHSAS 18001,  as  well  as  the
new ISO 45001. The Group performs regular assessments, following
various  procedures,  of  the  risks  and  impacts  of  its  activities  in  the
areas of industrial safety (particularly process safety), the environment
and the protection of workers and local residents:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

prior  to  approving  new  investment,  acquisition  and  disposal
projects;

during  operations 
assessments, health impact studies);

(safety 

studies,  environmental 

impact

prior to releasing new substances on the market (toxicological and
ecotoxicological studies, life cycle analyses).

These  assessments  incorporate  the  regulatory  requirements  of  the
countries  where  the  Group’s  activities  are  carried  out  and  generally
accepted professional practices.

In  countries  where  prior  administrative  authorization  and  supervision
are required, projects are not undertaken without the authorization of
the relevant authorities based on the studies provided to them.

In  particular,  TOTAL  has  developed  a  common  methodology  for
analyzing  technological  risks  that  is  being  gradually  applied  to  all
activities carried  out  by  the  companies  of  the  Group  (refer
to
point 5.2.2.2  of  chapter 5).  TOTAL  develops  risk  management
measures  based  on  risk  and  impact  assessments.  These  measures
involve  facility  and  structure  design,  the  reinforcement  of  safety
devices and environmental remediation.

In addition to developing management systems as described above,
the  Group  strives  to  minimize  industrial,  safety  and  environmental
risks  inherent  in  its  operations  by  conducting  thorough  inspections
and audits, training personnel and raising awareness among all those
involved.

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In  addition,  performance  indicators  (particularly  in  the  areas  of  HSE)
and risk monitoring have been put in place, objectives have been set
and action plans have been implemented to achieve these objectives
(refer to point 5.2 of chapter 5).

Although  the  emphasis  is  on  preventing  risks,  TOTAL  takes  regular
steps  to  prepare  for  crisis  management  based  on  identified  risk
scenarios. The Group has a crisis management process that relies on
a  permanent  on-call  system,  regular  drills,  training  courses  in  crisis
management and a set of dedicated tools. The organization set up in
the event of a crisis is deployed at two closely coordinated levels:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

at the local level (country, site or entity), a crisis unit is responsible
implementing
for  ensuring  operational  management  and 
emergency plans; and

at the head office level, a crisis unit consisting of a multidisciplinary
team  is  tasked  with  assessing  the  situation  and  overseeing  crisis
management.  This  central  unit  provides  the  necessary  expertise
and  mobilizes  additional  resources  to  assist  the  local  crisis  unit
when  necessary  and  intervene  directly  when  the  situation  cannot
be handled locally.

Concerning  the  area  of  security,  the  Group  has  put  in  place  the
means  to  monitor  and  analyze  threats  and  risks  at  a  central  level  in
order to anticipate and take all necessary preventive measures so as
to  diminish  its  exposure  to  security  risks  in  the  countries  where  it
operates.

In addition, TOTAL has developed emergency plans and procedures
to  respond  to  an  oil  spill  or  leak.  These  plans  and  procedures  are
specific to each subsidiary and adapted to its organization, activities
and  environment,  and  are  consistent  with  the  Group’s  antipollution
plan.  They  are  reviewed  regularly  and  tested  through  drills  (refer  to
point 5.2.2.2 of chapter 5).

In  the  event  of  accidental  pollution,  the  Group’s  companies  have
access to internal human and physical resources (Fast Oil Spill Team,
Oil Spill Response Limited, Cedre(1)) and also benefit from assistance
agreements with the main third-party organizations specialized in the
management of hydrocarbon spills.

With regard to risks related to climate issues, TOTAL, in accordance
with  its  Safety  Health  Environment  Quality  Charter,  is  committed  to
managing  its  energy  consumption  and  develops  processes  to
improve its energy performance and that of its customers.

In  its decision-making  process,  the  risks  and  associated  climate
issues  (flaring,  greenhouse  gas  emissions,  CO2  price  sensitivity)  are
assessed  prior  to  the  presentation  of  the  projects  to  the  Executive
Committee.

In order to ensure the viability of its projects and long-term strategy in
light  of  the  challenges  raised  by  climate  change,  the  Group
integrates,  into  the  financial  evaluation  of  investments  presented  to
the Executive Committee, either a long-term CO2 price of $30 to $40
per ton (depending on the price of crude), or the actual price of CO2
in  a  given  country  if  higher.  The  Group  performs  sensitivity  tests  to
assess the ability of its asset portfolio to withstand an increase in the
price per ton of CO2.

In  addition,  TOTAL  takes  into  account  the  Sustainable  Development
Scenario  (2°C)  of  the  International  Agency  for  Energy  (IAE)  in  its
analysis of changes in energy markets (notably that of hydrocarbons)
and its development strategy. As a result, the Group is prioritizing its
focusing  on  hydrocarbon  assets  with  moderate
projects  and 
production and processing costs that meet the highest environmental
and safety standards.

(1)

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Finally, the Group assesses the vulnerability of its facilities to climatic
events  so  that  their  consequences  do  not  affect  the  integrity  of  the
facilities  or  the  safety  of  individuals.  More  generally,  natural  hazards
(climate-related  risks  as  well  as  seismic,  tsunami,  soil  strength  and
other  risks)  are  taken  into  account  in  the  conception  of  industrial
facilities,  which  are  designed  to  withstand  both  normal  and  extreme
conditions.  The  Group  carries  out  a  systematic  assessment  of  the
possible  repercussions  of  climate  change  on  its  future  projects.
These  analyses  include  a  review  by  type  of  risk  (e.g.,  sea  level,
storms,  temperature,  permafrost)  and  take  into  account  the  lifespan
of  the  projects  and  their  capacity  to  gradually  adapt.  These  studies
have  not 
the
consequences of climate change known today.

that  cannot  withstand 

identified  any 

facilities 

Risks related to information systems

In  order  to  maintain  information  systems  that  are  appropriate  to  the
organization’s  needs  and  limit  the  risks  associated  with  information
systems  and  their  data,  TOTAL’s  IT  Division  has  developed  and
distributed  governance  and  security 
the
recommended  infrastructure,  organization  and  procedures.  These
rules  are  implemented  across  the  Group  under  the  responsibility  of
the various business segments. To address cyber threats, the Group
conducts specific risk analyses permitting to define and put in place
appropriate security controls concerning information systems.

that  describe 

rules 

The  Group  has  also  developed  control  activities  at  various  levels  of
the organization relating to areas where information systems cover all
or  part  of  the  processes.  Information  Technology  General  Controls
aim to guarantee that information systems function and are available
as required, and that data integrity and confidentiality are guaranteed
and changes controlled.

Information  Technology  Automated  Controls  aim  to  ensure  the
integrity  and  confidentiality  of  data  generated  or  supported  by
business applications, particularly those that impact financial flows.

The outsourcing of some components of the Group’s IT infrastructure
to  service  providers  poses  specific  risks  and  requires  the  selection
and  development  of  additional  controls  of  the  completeness,
accuracy  and  validity  of  the  information  supplied  and  received  from
such  service  providers.  Accordingly, 
to  ensure  continuous
improvement,  the  Group  assesses  whether  suitable  controls  are
implemented  by  the  service  providers  concerned  and  what  controls
are necessary within its own organization to maintain these risks at an
acceptable level.

Furthermore,  faced  with  rising  legal  and  security-related  risks,  the
Group  deploys  policies  to  conserve  documents  and  to  protect
personal  data  and  the  security  of  its  information  assets.  The  Group
has  also  employed  an  Operational  Security  Center  to  detect  and
analyze IT system security events.

Ethical misconduct and non-compliance risks

Prevention of corruption risks
General  Management  constantly  reiterates  the  principle  of  zero
tolerance  with  regard  to  corruption.  Internal  rules  have  been
published  since  2011  in  this  area.  They  cover  various  areas  where
particular 
exist
(acquisitions/disposals,  business  partnerships  and  joint  ventures,
representatives  dealing  with  public  officials,  procurement  and  sales,
donations, gifts and invitations, Human Resources, etc.) in an effort to
detect,  assess  and  address  risks  at  a  very  early  stage  through  an
appropriate due diligence process.

corruption  may 

exposure 

risks 

to 

of 

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Awareness-raising  and  training  actions  are  regularly  taken  for  all
employees  and  the  most  exposed  functions  in  support  of  this
program. For more information, refer to point 5.3.5.1 of chapter 5.

In addition, more than 360 Compliance Officers have been appointed
and  trained  within  the  business  segments and  operational  entities.
Their  role  is  to  ensure  that  the  program  is  implemented  at  the  local
level.

Since the certification of its compliance program in 2016 at the end of
a monitoring period jointly requested by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice (DoJ), the Group is
still  committed  and  pursuing  its  efforts  in  a  bid  to  ensure  the
sustainability,  development  and  continuous  improvement  of  this
compliance program.

Fraud prevention
The  Group  deploys  an  anti-fraud  and  fraud  prevention  program  and
has  implemented  a  range  of  procedures  and  programs  that  help  to
prevent,  detect  and  limit  different  types  of  fraud.  This  effort  is
supported  by  the  business  principles  and  values  of  individual
behavior  described  in  the  Group’s  Code  of  Conduct  and  other
standards applied by the Group’s business segments.

The Group has issued a directive for handling incidents of fraud that
has  been  widely  distributed  to  employees,  and  has  created  an alert
system  that  employees  can  use  to  report  acts  including  those  that
may constitute fraud.

An  antifraud  compliance  program  has  been  deployed  since  2015,
including e-learning modules for all Group employees, a Guide to the
“Prevention and the fight against fraud”, a map of the risks of fraud in
the  Group,  a  guide  to  the  types  of  risk  of  fraud  that  includes
descriptions  of  the  main  risks  and  was  published  in  2016,  and  a
campaign  to  raise  awareness  of  four  major  risks  of  fraud,  launched
end  of  2016.  This  program  is  deployed  by  the  network  of  fraud  risk
coordinators  in  the  business  segments  and  operational  entities.  The
role  of  coordinator  is  usually  performed  by  the  Compliance Officer.
Fraud risk analyses are also carried out in the subsidiaries.

Prevention of risks of non-compliance with international 
economic sanctions regimes
The  Group’s  activities  in  certain  sanctioned  countries  (refer  to
point 3.1.9  of  this  chapter)  are  subject  to  an  analysis  of  compliance
with the various applicable economic sanctions regimes. With respect
to  Iran,  a  specific  compliance  program  has  been  put  in  place.
In-depth  investigations,  carried  out  by  specialized  service  providers,
are conducted on the Group’s stakeholders in Iran, in order to identify
possible  links  with  companies  or  persons  listed  under  international
sanctions  (Specially  Designated  Nationals  (SDN)  lists,  Single  List  of
Frozen  Assets  of  the  EU and  the  UN,  etc.).  U.S.  persons  are  also
excluded  from  any  transaction  related  to  Iran.  An  Iran  compliance
coordinator  was  appointed  in  2016  and  liaises  with  the  compliance
teams of the relevant business segments and the Holding in order to
ensure compliance of the Group’s activities with applicable laws and
regulations.

Prevention of competition law infringement
A  Group  policy  aimed  at  ensuring  compliance  with,  and  preventing
infringement of, competition law has been in place since 2014 and is

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a  follow-up  to  the  various  measures  previously  implemented  by  the
business  segments.  Its  deployment  is  based,  in  particular,  on
management  and  staff  involvement,  training  courses  that  include  an
e-learning module, and appropriate organization.

such shares) on the day on which the Company discloses its periodic
results  publications  (quarterly,  interim  and  annual),  as  well  as  during
the  30  calendar-day  period  preceding  such  date.  An  annual
campaign specifies the applicable “blackout” periods.

Prevention of conflicts of interest and market abuse
To prevent conflicts of interest, each of the Group’s senior executives
completes  an  annual  statement  declaring  any  conflicts  of  interest  to
which  they  may  be  subject.  By  completing  this  declaration,  each
senior executive also agrees to report to their supervisor any conflict
of interest that he or she has had, or of which he or she is aware in
performing  his  or  her  duties.  An  internal  rule  named  “Conflicts  of
Interests”  reminds  all  employees  of  their  obligation  to  report  to  their
supervisor any situation that might give rise to a conflict of interests.

The  Group  implements  a  policy  to  prevent  market  abuse  linked  to
trading on the financial markets that is based, in particular, on internal
ethics rules that are updated on a regular basis and widely distributed
to employees. In addition, the Group’s senior executives and certain
employees,  in  light  of  their  positions,  are  asked  to  refrain  from
carrying  out  any  transactions,  including  hedging  transactions,  on
TOTAL  shares  or  ADRs  and  in  collective  investment  plans  (FCPE)
invested  primarily  in  TOTAL  shares  (as  well  as  derivatives  related  to

Risks related to the protection of intellectual assets

To  mitigate  the  risks  of  third  parties  infringing  its  intellectual  property
and  the  leak  of  know-how,  TOTAL  protects  its  rights  under  research
partnership agreements negotiated by the Group’s intellectual property
specialists, the terms and conditions of which are consistent with the
Group’s industrial and commercial strategy. The Group has a policy of
filing and maintaining patents, it monitors technological developments
in  terms  of  freedom  of  use,  and  it  takes,  when  necessary,  all
appropriate measures to ensure the protection of its rights.

3

In addition, since some of its employees have access to confidential
documents while performing their duties, TOTAL has adopted internal
rules  concerning  the  management  of  confidential  information.  The
Group’s 
out
awareness-raising  activities  with  the  R&D  teams  so  that  the  teams
are  better  informed  about  restrictions  that  may  apply  to  the  use  of
information and data.

intellectual 

specialists 

property 

carry 

also 

3.3.4

Main characteristics of the internal control and risk management 
procedures relating to the preparation and processing of accounting 
and financial information

Accounting  and  financial  internal  control  covers  the  processes  that
produce  accounting  and  financial  data,  and  mainly  the  financial
statements  processes  and  the  processes  to  produce  and  publish
accounting and financial information. The internal control system aims
to:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

conserve the Group’s assets;

comply with accounting regulations, and properly apply standards
and methods to the production of financial information;

guarantee the reliability of accounting and financial information by
controlling  the  production  of  accounting  and  financial  information
and  its  consistency  with  the  information  used  to  produce  the
control panels at every appropriate level of the organization.

At  Group  level,  the  Finance  Division,  which  includes  the  Accounting
Division,  the  Budget  &  Financial  Control  and  the  Tax  Division,  is
responsible  for  the  production  and  processing  of  accounting  and
financial  information.  The  scope  of  the  internal  control  procedures
relating to the production and processing of financial and accounting
information includes the parent company (TOTAL S.A.) and all of the
fully consolidated entities.

Refer  to  point 4.1.2.3  of  chapter 4  for  a  description  of  the  role  and
the  missions  of  the  Audit Committee.  These  missions  are  defined
within  the  framework  of  European  and  American  regulations,  and  in
particular  Directive  2014/56/EU  and  EU  Directive  n°537/2014
pertaining  to  the  legal  control  of  accounts,  and  are  based  on  the
report of the working group on the audit committee, published by the
AMF on July 22, 2010.

3.3.4.1

Production of accounting 
and financial information

Organization of the Financial and Information 
Systems function

Dedicated  teams  implement  the  accounting  and  financial  processes
in  the  areas  of  consolidation,  tax,  budget  and  management  control,
financing,  cash  positions  and  information  systems.  The  entities,
business  segments  and  General  Management  are  respectively
responsible for accounting activities.

The  Accounting  Division,  which  is  part  of  the  Finance  Division,  is
responsible  for  drawing  up  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements
and manages the Group’s network of accounting teams.

The tax function, made up of a network of tax experts in the Holding,
the  business  segments  and  the  entities,  monitors  changes  in  local
and international rules. It oversees the implementation of the Group’s
tax policy.

Management  control  contributes  to  the  reinforcement  of  the  internal
control system  at  every  level  of  the  organization.  The  network  of
management controllers in the entities and the business segments is
supervised  by  the  Budget  &  Financial  Control  Division.  This
department also produces the monthly control panel, the budget and
the long-term plan for the Group.

The Treasury Division implements the financial policy, and in particular
the processing and centralization of cash flows, the debt and liquidity
investment policy and the coverage of currency exposure and interest
rate risks.

The  Information  Systems  Division  takes  decision  on  the  choice  of
software suited to the Group’s accounting and financial requirements.
These information systems are subject to works to reinforce the task
separation system and to improve the control of access rights. Tools
are available to make sure that access rights comply with the Group’s
rules in this area.

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Internal control and risk management procedures

Consolidated Financial Statements process

Processing of accounting and financial information

The  Accounting  Division,  which  reports  to  the  Finance  Division,
prepares  the  Group’s  quarterly  Consolidated  Financial  Statements
according to IFRS standards, on the basis of the reporting packages
prepared  by  the  entities  concerned.  The  Consolidated  Financial
Statements are examined by the Audit Committee, then approved by
the Board of Directors.

The  main  factors  in  the  preparation  of  the  Consolidated  Financial
Statements are as follows:

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the processes feeding the individual accounts used to prepare the
reporting  packages  for  consolidation  purposes  are  subject  to
validation, authorization and booking rules;

the  consistency  and  reliability  of  the  accounting  and  control  data
are validated for each consolidated entity and at each appropriate
level of the organization;

a consolidation tool, supervised by the Accounting Division, is used
by  each  consolidated  entity  and  the  Group.  It  guarantees  the
consistency  and  reliability  of  the  data  at  each  appropriate  level  of
the organization;

a  consolidation  reporting  package  from  each  entity  concerned  is
sent directly to the Accounting Division. It is used to optimize the
transmission and the completeness of the information;

financial 

a  corpus  of  accounting rules  and  methods  is  formally  defined.  Its
application  is compulsory for  all  the  consolidated  entities  in  order
to  provide  uniform  and 
information. This
reliable 
framework  is  built  according  to  IFRS  accounting  standards.  The
Accounting  Division  centrally  distributes  this  framework  through
regular  and  formal  communication  with  the  business  segment
managers,  formal  procedures  and  a  Financial  Reporting  Manual
that  is  regularly  updated.  In  particular,  it  specifies  the  procedures
for  the  booking,  identification  and  valuation  of  off-balance  sheet
commitments;

new accounting standards under preparation and changes to the
existing framework are monitored in order to assess and anticipate
their impacts on the Consolidated Financial Statements;

an  accounts  plan  used  by  all  the  consolidated  entities  is  formally
set forth in the Financial Reporting Manual, specifying the content
of  each  account  and  the  procedures  for  the  preparation  of  the
reporting packages for consolidation purposes;

formalization  of  economic  assumptions, 

the account closing process is supervised and is based mainly on
the 
judgments  and
estimates,  treatment  of  complex  accounting transactions  and
compliance with established timetables announced through Group
instructions disclosed to each entity;

off-balance sheet commitments, which are valued according to the
Financial  Reporting  Manual,  are  reported  on  a  quarterly  basis  to
the Audit Committee.

Internal  control  of  accounting  information  is  mainly  focused  around
the following areas:

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a  monthly  financial  report is  formalized  by  Group  and  business
segment control panels. This report and the Consolidated Financial
Statements  use  the  same  framework  and  standards.  In  addition,
the  quarterly  closing  schedule  is  the  same  for  preparing  the
Consolidated Financial Statements and financial reporting;

a  detailed  analysis  of  differences  as  part  of  the  quarterly
reconciliation between the Consolidated Financial Statements and
financial  reporting  is  supervised  by  the  Accounting  and  Budget  &
Financial Control Divisions, which are part of the Finance Division;

a detailed analysis of differences between actual amounts and the
yearly  budget  established  on  a  monthly  basis  is  realized  at  each
level  of  the  organization.  The  various  monthly  indicators  are  used
to  continually  and  uniformly  monitor  the  performances  of  each  of
the  entities,  business  segments  and  of  the  Group,  and  to  make
sure that they are in keeping with the objective;

an  annual  reconciliation  between  the  parent  company  financial
statements and the financial statements based on IFRS standards
is performed by entity;

periodic  controls  are  designed 
the  reliability  of
accounting  information  and  mainly  concern  the  processes  for
preparing aggregated financial items;

to  ensure 

a  regular  process  for  the  signature  of  representation  letters  is
deployed at each level of the organization;

an annual control system of the accounts of equity affiliates based on
a questionnaire completed by each entity concerned. This system is
integrated into the Group’s internal control framework; and

the  Disclosure  Committee  (CCIP)  ensures  the application  of  the
procedures in place.

Other significant financial information is produced according to strict
internal control procedures.

Proved  oil  and  gas  reserves  are  evaluated  annually  by  the  relevant
entities.  They  are  reviewed  by  the  Reserves  Committees,  approved
by  Exploration  &  Production’s  general  management  and  then
validated  by  the  Group’s  General  Management.  They  are  also
presented to the Audit Committee each year.

The  internal  control  process  related  to  estimating  reserves  is
formalized in a special procedure described in detail in point 2.1.3 of
chapter 2.  The  reserves  evaluation  and  the  related  internal  control
processes are audited periodically.

The  strategic  outlook  published  by  the  Group  is  prepared,  in
particular, according to the long-term plans drawn up at the business
segment  and  Group  levels,  and  on  the  work  carried  out  at  each
relevant level of the organization. The Board of Directors reviews the
strategic outlook each year.

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Publication of accounting 
and financial information

Significant  information  about  the  Group  is  published  externally
according  to  formal  internal  procedures.  These  procedures  aim  to
guarantee the quality and fair presentation of the information intended
for the financial markets, and its timely publication.

The  Disclosure  Committee  (CCIP),  chaired  by  the  Chief  Financial
Officer, ensures the application of these procedures. It meets before
TOTAL’s financial results press releases, strategic presentations and
annual reports are submitted to the Audit Committee and the Board
of Directors.

A calendar of the publication of financial information is published and
made available to investors on the Group’s web site (refer to point 6.6
of  chapter 6).  With  the  help  of  the  Legal  Division,  Investor  Relations
ensures  that  all  publications  are  made  on  time  and  in  accordance
with 
information  between
shareholders.

the  principle  of  equal  access 

to 

Assessment of the system for the internal control 
of accounting and financial information

The  Group’s  General  Management  is  responsible  for  implementing
and assessing the internal control system for financial and accounting
disclosure. In this context, the implementation of the Group’s internal
control  framework,  based  on  the  various  components  of  the  COSO
framework,  is  assessed  internally  at  regular  intervals  within  the
Group’s main entities.

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Insurance and risk management

Pursuant  to  the  requirements  introduced  by  Section 302  of  the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act,  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  and
the Chief Financial Officer of the Company have conducted, with the
assistance of members of certain divisions of the Group (in particular
Legal,  Audit  &  Internal  Control and  Corporate  Communications),  an
evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal disclosure controls and
procedures,  over  the  period  covered  by  the  annual  report  on  Form
20-F. For fiscal year 2017, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls
and procedures were effective.

In addition, a specific process is in place for reporting any information
related  to  the  Group’s  accounting  procedures,  internal  control  and
auditing.  This  process  is  available  to  any  shareholder,  employee  or
third party.

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Finally,  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  undergo  a  limited
examination  by  external  auditors  during  quarterly  closing,  and  an
audit  during  annual  closing.  Almost  all  the  audit  missions  in  the
countries  are  fulfilled  by  the  members  of  the  networks  of  the  two
statutory auditors, who, after having jointly examined all the accounts
and the procedures used to produce them, proceed with the annual
certification  of  the  Group’s  Consolidated  Financial  Statements.  They
are  informed  in  advance  of  the  process  for  the  preparation  of  the
accounts  and  present  a  summary  of  their  work  to  the  Group
accounting  and  financial  managers  and  to  the  Audit  Committee
during  the  quarterly  reviews  and  annual  closing.  The  statutory
auditors  also  perform  those  internal  control  audits  that  they  deem
necessary as part of their mission to certify the Financial Statements.

3.4

Insurance and risk management

3.4.1

Organization

TOTAL  has  its  own  reinsurance  company,  Omnium  Reinsurance
Company  (ORC).  ORC  is  integrated  within  the  Group’s  insurance
management  and  is  used  as  a  centralized  global  operations  tool  for
covering the Group companies’ insurable risks. It allows the Group’s
worldwide insurance program to be implemented in compliance with
the  specific  requirements  of  local  regulations  applicable  in  the
countries where the Group operates.

Some  countries  may  require  the  purchase  of  insurance  from  a  local
insurance  company.  If  the  local  insurer  accepts  to  cover  the
subsidiary  of  the  Group  in  compliance  with  its  worldwide  insurance
program,  ORC  negotiates  a  retrocession  of  the  covered  risks  from
the  local  insurer.  As  a  result,  ORC  enters  into  reinsurance  contracts
with the subsidiaries’ local insurance companies, which transfer most
of the risk to ORC.

At  the  same  time,  ORC  negotiates  a  reinsurance  program  at  the
Group  level  with  oil  industry  mutual  insurance  companies  and
commercial  reinsurance  markets.  ORC  allows  the  Group  to  better
manage  price  variations  in  the  insurance  market  by  taking  on  a
greater or lesser amount of risk corresponding to the price trends in
the insurance market.

In  2017,  the  net  amount  of  risk  retained  by  ORC  after  reinsurance
was,  on  the  one  hand,  a  maximum  of  $70 million  per  onshore  or
offshore  third-party  liability  insurance  claim  and,  on  the  other  hand,
$75 million  per  property  damage  and/or  business 
interruption
insurance claim. Accordingly, in the event of any loss giving rise to an
aggregate insurance claim, the effect on ORC would be limited to its
maximum retention of $145 million per occurrence.

3.4.2

Risk and insurance management policy

In this context, the Group risk and insurance management policy is to
work with the relevant internal department of each subsidiary to:

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define scenarios of major disaster risks (estimated maximum loss);

assess  the  potential  financial  impact  on  the  Group  should  a
catastrophic event occur;

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help implement measures to limit the probability that a catastrophic
event occurs and the financial consequences if such event should
occur; and

manage  the  level  of  financial  risk  from  such  events  to  be  either
covered  internally  by  the  Group  or  transferred  to  the  insurance
market.

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3.4.3

Insurance policy

The  Group  has  worldwide  property  insurance  and  third-party  liability
coverage for all its subsidiaries. These programs are contracted with
first-class  insurers (or  reinsurers  and  oil  and  gas  industry  mutual
insurance companies through ORC).

The  amounts  insured  depend  on  the  financial  risks  defined  in  the
disaster  scenarios  and  the  coverage  terms  offered  by  the  market
(available capacities and price conditions).

More specifically for:

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third-party  liability:  since  the  maximum  financial  risk  cannot  be
evaluated  by  a  systematic  approach,  the  amounts  insured  are
based  on  market  conditions  and  oil  and  gas  industry practice. In
2017, the Group’s third-party liability insurance for any third-party
liability  (including  potential  accidental  environmental  liabilities)  was
capped  at  $900 million  (onshore)  and  $850 million  (offshore).  In
addition,  the  Group  adopts,  where  appropriate,  the  necessary
means to manage the compensation of victims in the event of an
industrial accident for which it is liable; and

property  damage  and  business  interruption:  the  amounts  insured
vary  by  sector  and  by  site  and  are  based  on  the  estimated  cost
and  scenarios  of  reconstruction  under  maximum  loss  situations
and  on  insurance  market  conditions.  The  Group  subscribed  for
business  interruption  coverage  in  2017  for  its  main  refining  and
petrochemical sites.

For example, for the Group’s highest risks (North Sea platforms and
main  refineries  or  petrochemical  plants),  in  2017  the  insurance  limit
for 
installations  was  approximately
$1.75 billion for the Refining & Chemicals segment and approximately
$2.2 billion for the Exploration & Production segment.

the  Group  share  of 

the 

Deductibles  for  property  damage  and  third-party  liability  fluctuate
between  €0.1  and  €10 million  depending  on  the  level  of  risk  and

3.5

Vigilance Plan

3.5.1

Introduction

3.5.1.1

Background and Group
commitments

In  accordance  with  Article L. 225-102-4  of  the  French  Commercial
Code, the vigilance plan (hereafter referred to as the “Vigilance Plan”)
aims  to  set  out  the  reasonable  measures  of  vigilance  put  in  place
within  the  Group  in  order  to  identify  the  risks  and  prevent  severe
impacts  on  human  rights  and  fundamental  freedoms,  human  health
and  safety  and  the  environment  resulting  from  the  activities  of  the
Company  and  the  companies  it  controls  as  defined  in  point II  of
Article L. 233-16  of  the  French  Commercial  Code,  directly  or
indirectly,  together  with  the  activities  of  subcontractors  or  suppliers
with which it has an established commercial relationship, where such
activities are linked to this relationship.

TOTAL  operates  in  over  130 countries  in  a  variety  of  complex
economic and socio-cultural contexts and in business areas that can
present risks that fall within the scope of the Vigilance Plan.

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liability,  and  are  borne  by  the  relevant  subsidiaries.  For  business
interruption, coverage is triggered 60 days after the occurrence giving
rise  to  the 
In  addition,  the  main  refineries  and
petrochemical plants bear a combined retention for property damage
and business interruption of $75 million per insurance claim.

interruption. 

Other  insurance  contracts  are  bought  by  the  Group  in  addition  to
property  damage  and 
in
connection  with  car  fleets,  credit  insurance  and  employee  benefits.
These risks are mostly underwritten by outside insurance companies.

liability  coverage,  mainly 

third-party 

The above-described policy is given as an example of a situation as
of a given date and cannot be considered as representative of future
conditions.  The  Group’s  insurance  policy  may  be  changed  at  any
time depending on the market conditions, specific circumstances and
on General Management’s assessment of the risks incurred and the
adequacy of their coverage.

TOTAL  believes  that  its  insurance  coverage  is  in  line  with  industry
practice  and  sufficient  to cover  normal  risks  in  its  operations.
However,  the  Group  is  not  insured  against  all  potential  risks.  In  the
event of a major environmental disaster, for example, TOTAL’s liability
may  exceed  the  maximum  coverage  provided  by  its  third-party
liability  insurance.  The  loss  TOTAL  could  suffer  in  the  event  of  such
disaster  would  depend  on  all  the  facts  and  circumstances  of  the
event  and  would  be  subject
to  a  whole  range  of  uncertainties,
including legal uncertainty as to the scope of liability for consequential
damages,  which  may 
include  economic  damage  not  directly
connected to the disaster. The Group cannot guarantee that it will not
suffer any uninsured loss and there can be no guarantee, particularly
in the event of a major environmental disaster or industrial accident,
that such loss would not have a material adverse effect on the Group.

to 

The  “One  Total”  company  project,  which  embodies  the  Group’s
ambition  to  become  the  responsible  energy  major,  is  based
specifically  on  Safety  and  Respect  for  Each  Other,  the  two  core
values  central 
the  Group’s  collective  principles.  Although
compliance  with  applicable  regulations  in  each  country  where  the
Group  operates  is  most  often  consistent  with  the  protection  of  the
objectives of the Vigilance Plan, TOTAL, having noted that minimum
fundamental  principles  are  necessary  for  a  uniform  application  of
these  objectives,  notably  adhered  to  the  United  Nations  Global
Compact  in  2002  and  committed  to  comply  with  the  UN  Guiding
Principles on Business and Human Rights following their adoption in
2011.  TOTAL  has  also  committed  to  support  the  United  Nations’
the  Sustainable
recommendations 
Development Goals (SDGs) and launched in 2017 a project to identify
and  prioritize  the  SDGs  to  which  it  can  make  the  most  significant
contribution and to define public commitments.

implementation  of 

the 

for 

Chapter 5 of this Registration Document sets out the Group’s social,
environmental  and  societal  strategy,  actions  and  performance
indicators.

3.5.1.2

Method and preparation 
of the Vigilance Plan

to  as 

referred 

The  Vigilance  Plan  covers  the  activities  (hereafter  referred  to  as  the
“Activities”)  of  TOTAL  S.A.  and  its  fully  consolidated  subsidiaries
the  “Subsidiaries”).  The  companies
(hereafter 
Hutchinson,  Saft  Groupe  and  SunPower  have  set  up 
risk
management and severe impact prevention measures specific to their
to
organizations 
Article L. 225-102-4 of the French Commercial Code are stated in the
Group’s Vigilance Plan.

those  measures 

activities; 

related 

and 

The Vigilance Plan also covers the activities of suppliers of goods and
services  with  which  TOTAL  S.A.  and  its  Subsidiaries  have  an
established  commercial  relationship,  where  such  activities  are
associated  with  this  relationship  (hereafter  referred  to  as  the
“Suppliers”).  In  accordance  with  the  legal  provisions,  suppliers  with
which  the  Group  does  not  have  an  established  commercial
relationship do not fall within the scope of the Plan.

The Plan sets out the rules and measures which, as elements of the
risk management systems, enable the Group to identify and prevent
actual  or  potential  severe  impacts  linked  to  its  Activities  and  to
mitigate the effects thereof as the case may be. It does not guarantee
that the risks identified will not materialize. It contains the sustainable
procurement principles applicable to relationships with Suppliers, but
does not aim to replace the measures in place at those Suppliers.

3.5.2

Severe impact risk mapping

risk  management 

The  mapping  work  presented  below  was  carried  out  using
the Group’s  existing 
tools.  This  work  was
supplemented  with  regard  to  Suppliers  by  mapping  of  the  risks
related  to  procurement,  by  category  of  goods  and  services,  on
the basis  of  questionnaires  completed  by  the  managers  of  each
purchasing category.

3.5.2.1

Human rights and fundamental 
freedoms

The  risks  of  severe impacts  on  human  rights  and  fundamental
freedoms have been identified in accordance with the criteria set out
in the UN Guiding Principles Reporting Framework, namely the scale,
scope and remediability of the impact.

This  identification  work  was  carried  out  in  2016  in  consultation  with
internal and external stakeholders. The process included in particular
workshops with representatives of key functions within the Group and
Subsidiaries  operating  in  sensitive  contexts  or  situations  particularly
exposed to risks related to human rights and fundamental freedoms,
third  parties
and  a  series  of 
(GoodCorporation,  International  Alert  and  Collaborative  Learning
Project).

interviews  with 

independent 

As a result, the following risks of severe negative impacts on human
rights and fundamental freedoms were identified:

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forced  labor,  which  corresponds  to  any  work  or  service  which
people  are  forced  to  do  against  their  will,  under  threat  of

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Dialog with stakeholders

3.5.1.3
TOTAL  puts  in  place  procedures  for  dialog  with  its  stakeholders  at
every  level  of  its  organization.  Among  the  numerous  stakeholders
with  which  TOTAL  maintains  regular  dialog,  the  Group’s  employees
and  their  representatives  have  a  privileged  position  and  role,
particularly  in  constructive  discussions  with  management  (refer  to
points 5.1.3 and 5.3.1 of chapter 5).

The Group societal directive stipulates that “each entity must regularly
consult its stakeholders(1) regularly to gain a clearer understanding of
their  expectations  and  concerns,  measure  their  level  of  satisfaction
regarding  the  Group  and  identify  avenues  of  improvement  for  its
societal strategy”.

for  building  a 

In  this  context,  TOTAL  has  deployed  since  2006  its  internal
Stakeholder  Relationship  Management  (SRM+)  methodology.  The
aim  is  to  identify  and  map  out  the  main  stakeholders  of  each
Subsidiary  and  site  (depots,  refineries,  etc.),  schedule  consultation
meetings and gain a better understanding of their expectations, and
then  define  an  action  plan 
long-term  trusting
relationship.  This  methodology  is  used  to  explain  the  Group’s
Activities  to  communities  and  other  stakeholders,  and  to  gather
information  about  their  expectations  and  those  of  local  individuals
and  groups  that  might  be  vulnerable  or  marginalized.  It  has  been
deployed  at  over  100  Subsidiaries  since  2006  and  the  deployment
continued  in  2017.  The  system  is  supplemented  by  a  network of
mediators  with  local  communities,  deployed  in  the  Exploration  &
Production  segment 
to  maintain  a  constructive  dialog  with
neighboring communities.

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punishment;  and  child  labor,  which  is  prohibited  for any  person
aged  under  15,  or  under  18  for  all  types  of  work  deemed
hazardous  in  accordance  with  International  Labour  Organization
standards;

discrimination, characterized by unfair or unfavorable treatment of
people,  particularly  due  to  their  origin,  sex,  age,  disability,  sexual
and  gender  orientation,  or  membership  of  a  political  or  religious
group, trade union or minority;

non-compliance with fair and safe working conditions, such as for
example the absence of employment contracts, excessive working
hours or lack of decent compensation;

restriction  of  access  to  land  by  neighboring  local  communities,
resulting  from  the  Group  having,  for  some  of  its  projects,
temporary  or  permanent  access  to  the  land  that  might  result  in
the physical and/or economic displacement and relocation of these
groups;

impacts on the right to health and an adequate standard of living of
local  communities,  such  as  noise  and  dust  emissions  and  other
impacts generated by the Activities that might have consequences
for the health of local communities, their means of subsistence and
their  access  to  ecosystem  services  such  as  drinking  water,  for
example; and

the  risk  of  disproportionate  use  of  force,  when  intervention  by
government security forces or private security companies might be
necessary to protect the Group’s staff and facilities.

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

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(1)

“Stakeholders”  means all of the people and organizations that can have an impact on the Group or be affected by its Activities.

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Safety, health and environment

3.5.2.2
The Group defines the risk of a severe impact on safety, health or the
environment  as  the  probability  of  TOTAL’s  Activities  having  a  direct
and significant impact on the health or safety of employees of Group
companies, employees of external contractors(1) and third parties, or
sensitive natural environments(2). This risk can materialize gradually or
suddenly.

risk
TOTAL  has  developed  safety,  health  and  environment 
assessment  procedures  and  tools  applicable  to 
its  Activities.
Analyses  are  performed  regularly  at  various  levels  (Group,  activities
and/or industrial sites):

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

prior  to  approving  new  investment,  acquisition  and  disposal
projects,  through  individual  identification  of  potential  risks  using
methods developed by the relevant business segments within the
Group,  mainly 
(Occupational  Health,  Safety  and
Environment) and Security departments;

the  HSE 

during  operations  (safety  studies,  security  reviews,  environmental
and societal impact assessments, health impact studies); and

(cid:142)

prior to releasing new substances on the market (toxicological and
ecotoxicological studies, life cycle analyses).

These analyses have highlighted the following risks of severe impacts:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

the risks to the safety of people and the environment resulting from
a major industrial accident, such as an explosion, fire or leakage of
toxic  substances,  resulting  in  death  or  injury  and/or  accidental
pollution on a large scale or at an environmentally sensitive site;

the risks to the safety of people and the environment related to the
physical  characteristics  of  oil  and  gas  fields,  particularly  during
drilling operations, which can cause blow outs, explosions, fires or
other damages; and

the risks to the safety of people and the environment related to the
overall  life  cycle  of  the  products  manufactured,  as  well  as  the
substances and raw materials used. With regard to transportation,
the likelihood of an operational accident depends not only on the
hazardous  nature  of  the  products  handled,  but  also  on  the
volumes, the length of the journey and the sensitivity of the regions
through  which  they  are  transported  (quality  of  infrastructure,
population density, environmental considerations).

3.5.3

Action Principles

The  Group  has  frameworks  that  set  out  the  Action  Principles  to  be
followed  in  order  to  respect the  Group’s  values  and  prevent  severe
impacts  on  human  rights  and  fundamental  freedoms,  human  health
and  safety  and  the  environment  (the  “Action  Principles”).  When  the
legal  provisions  applicable  to  the  Activities  provide  less  protection
than  the  Group’s  Action  Principles,  TOTAL  strives  under  all
circumstances  to  give  precedence  to  the  latter,  while  seeking  to
ensure  that  it  does  not  infringe  any  applicable  mandatory  public
policy.

Code of Conduct

3.5.3.1
TOTAL’s Vigilance Plan is based primarily on its Code of Conduct(3),
which  is  anchored  in  the  Group’s  values  and  sets  forth  the  Action
Principles  in  terms  of  safety,  security,  protection  of  health  and
environment, integrity and respect for human rights and fundamental
freedoms.

The  Code  particularly  sets  forth  the  Group’s  compliance  with  the
following international standards:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;

the  United  Nations  Guiding  Principles  on  Business  &  Human
Rights;

the  principles  set  out  in  the  International  Labour  Organization’s
fundamental conventions;

the principles of the United Nations Global Compact;

the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises; and

(cid:142)

the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights.

The Code can be consulted on the Group’s website and is aimed at
all  employees  and  external  stakeholders  (Suppliers,  host  countries,
customers, partners, etc.).

3.5.3.2

Safety Health Environment Quality 
Charter

The  Group  takes  care  to  comply  with  the  strictest  safety,  security,
health and environment standards in the performance of its Activities.
The Safety Health Environment Quality Charter sets out the principles
that  apply  to  the  conduct  of  its  operations  in  all  of  the  countries
where it operates(4).

As  such,  the  Group’s  Subsidiaries  implement  (5)  a  normative
framework  incorporating  occupational  health  and  safety,  security,
societal  commitment  and  environment  as  well  as  associated
management  systems  (Management  And  Expectations  Standards
Towards Robust Operations, MAESTRO).

With  regard  to  safety  at  work,  the  Golden  Rules,  which  were
produced on the basis of feedback and simplified in 2017 into a set
of  "dos  and  don’ts",  apply  to  all  Group  entities,  employees  and
Suppliers on site. Each individual must ensure that they are adopted,
strictly  followed  and  monitored  on  the  ground.  If  any  of  the  Golden
Rules is not being followed, each individual is also authorized to use
his or her “Stop Card” and stop any work under way.

(1)
(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Refer to the definition in point 5.4.4.1 of chapter 5.
Sensitive  natural  environments  include  in  particular  remarkable  or  highly  vulnerable  natural  areas,  such  as  the  Arctic,  and/or  areas  covered  by  regulatory
protection (integral nature reserves, central park areas, biotope orders in France, etc.), together with areas covered by significant regulatory protection such
as Protected Area Categories I to IV as defined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
SunPower, a company listed on the NASDAQ in the United States and in which TOTAL has a majority interest, has a Code of professional conduct specific
to the company that sets forth its values and the ethical principles with which all employees, suppliers and partners must comply. It covers subjects relating
to compliance, integrity and protection of the company’s assets, as well as certain issues relating to human rights, fundamental freedoms, human health and
safety and environment.
The Group’s Safety Health Environment Quality Charter is currently being rolled out at Saft Groupe, which joined the TOTAL Group in the second half of
2016.
Saft Groupe and SunPower have developed HSE management systems specific to their activities and organization (for example, the Environmental Health
Safety & Quality Management System).

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The  Group  also  ensures  that  the  principles  of  the  global  agreement
on  safety,  health,  human  rights  and  fundamental  freedoms  are
promoted among its Suppliers, particularly through the Fundamental
Principles of Purchasing. In the event that a Supplier fails to observe
these  principles,  the  Group  is  committed  to  taking  the  necessary
measures, which can include termination of the contract.

Furthermore,  on  December 21,  2017,  the  Group  adhered  to  the
Global  Deal  initiative,  together  with  some  60  partners,  states,  trade
unions,  companies  and  international  organizations.  This  international
multi-stakeholder  partnership  aims  at  fighting  against  inequalities,
encouraging  effective  social  dialogue  and  promoting  more  equitable
globalization. It promotes social dialogue, collective negotiations and
freedom  of  unionization  as  essential  tools  to  achieve  the  United
Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 8, 10 and 17.

3.5.3.5
Internal control framework
At  the  Group,  business  segment  and  Subsidiary  level,  internal
controls  are  based  on  specific  procedures 
for  organization,
delegation of responsibilities and staff awareness and training, based
on  the  framework  of  the  Committee  of  Sponsoring  Organizations  of
the Treadway Commission (COSO).

TOTAL has a framework of Group standards, completed by a series
of  practical  recommendations  and  feedback.  Like  the  Group’s
organization,  this  framework  has  a  three-level  structure:  a  Group
level, with the REFLEX Group framework and the technical framework
set  out  by  the  Corporate  Technology  Group,  frameworks  for  each
business  segment,  and  a  specific  framework  for  each  significant
operational entity.

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societal commitment) and business segments. It meets several times
a  year  and  coordinates  actions  relating  to  human  rights  and
fundamental  freedoms  taken  by  the  various  business  segments  and
Subsidiaries,  in  line  with  the  road  map  approved  by  the  Executive
Committee in this regard.

The Human Rights Department, within the Civil Society Engagement
division,  supports  the  Group’s  operational  managers  with 
its
expertise  in  implementing  the  Action  Principles  relating  to  human
rights and fundamental freedoms.

3.5.4.3

Occupational Health, Safety 
and Environment division

the  Group’s
Since  2016,  a  single  HSE  division  combines 
Occupational Health, Safety and Environment functions. Its role is to
implement a strong and unified HSE model.

Within  the  division,  the  HSE  departments  of  the  Exploration  &
Production,  Gas,  Renewables  &  Power,  Refining  &  Chemicals  and
Marketing  &  Services  segments  are,  among  others,  responsible  for
supporting  the  implementation  of  the  Group’s  HSE  policy.  Specific
expert  units  were  set  up  in  2016  in  the  following  areas:  major  risks,
human and organizational factors, environmental and societal issues,
transportation  and  storage,  crisis  management  and  pollution
prevention.

3.5.3.3

Fundamental Principles 
of Purchasing

The  relationship  between  the  Group  and  its  Suppliers  is  based  on
adherence to the principles set forth in the Code of Conduct and the
Fundamental  Principles  of  Purchasing  (for  further  information  about
the  relationship  between  the  Group  and  its  suppliers,  refer  to
point 5.3.4.1 of chapter 5).

in  a  Group  directive 

The  Fundamental Principles  of  Purchasing,  introduced  in  2010  and
formally  set  out 
the
commitments that TOTAL expects from its suppliers in the following
areas: respect for human rights at work, health protection, safety and
security,  preservation  of  the  environment,  prevention  of  corruption,
conflicts of interest and fraud, respect for competition law, as well as
the promotion of economic and social development.

in  2014,  specify 

The rules specified by this document, which apply to all the Group’s
companies(1),  must  be  communicated  to  TOTAL's  suppliers  by
including  or  transposing  them  into  the  agreements  concluded  with
the  suppliers.  These  principles  are  available  for  consultation  by  all
suppliers  in  both  French  and  English  on  TOTAL’s  website  (under
“suppliers”).

federation, 

CSR Global Agreement

3.5.3.4
TOTAL signed in 2015 a global agreement with the worldwide trade
union 
represents
50 million  employees  in  140  countries.  Under  this  agreement,  the
Group  is  committed  to  maintaining  minimum  social  standards  and
guarantees worldwide for all Subsidiaries in which it has more than a
50% stake.

IndustriALL  Global  Union,  which 

3.5.4

Organization

The  Group’s  organization  is  structured  around  three  main  levels:
Holding,  business  segments  and  operational  entities.  This
organization  aims 
the
implementation of the Action Principles. Each level is involved in and
accountable for identifying and implementing the reasonable vigilance
measures deemed appropriate.

to  support  operational  managers 

in 

Ethics Committee

3.5.4.1
The Ethics Committee is made up of members representing all of the
Group’s  business  segments.  One  of  its  duties  is  to  ensure  that  the
Code of Conduct is distributed, understood and implemented within
the Group. It is assisted in its work by the relevant Departments, as
well  as  by  local  Ethics  Officers.  The  Chairperson  of  the  Ethics
Committee  reports  to  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  of
TOTAL.  The  Chairperson  submits  an  annual  report  to  the  Executive
Committee  and  the  Governance  and Ethics  Committee  of  TOTAL
S.A.’s Board of Directors.

Employees  and  stakeholders  can  refer  any  breach  of  the  Code  of
Conduct to the Ethics Committee at any time, in accordance with the
procedure  described  in  point 3.5.7.  The  members  of  the  Ethics
Committee  are  subject 
to  confidentiality  and  data  protection
obligations.

3.5.4.2

Human Rights Committee 
and Department

The  Human  Rights  Committee  is  made  up  of  representatives  from
different  departments  (including  in  particular  safety,  purchasing  and

(1)

Saft  Groupe  and  SunPower  have  defined  fundamental  principles  of  purchasing  specific  to  their  activities  (for  example,  SunPower  Supplier  Sustainability
Guidelines).

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Procurement

3.5.4.4
Since  January 1,  2017,  Total  Global  Procurement  covers  a  large
proportion of the Group’s goods and services purchasing(1), both for
categories  specific  to  one  business  activity  and  categories  shared
between  several  business  activities.  In  the  Subsidiaries,  purchasers
implement framework agreements and manage local procurement.

A  Sustainable  Procurement  Committee,  which  regularly  brings
together  the  Management  Committee  of  Total  Global  Procurement
and  the  Civil  Society  Engagement  (including  the  Human  Rights
department),  HSE  and  Legal  divisions  as  well  as  the  Ethics

Committee, monitors the implementation of the Group’s Sustainable
Procurement road map. The road map sets out the strategic direction
of the Sustainable Procurement working group (refer to point 5.3.4 of
chapter 5).

In addition, the Vetting department of Trading & Shipping, known as
Total  Activités  Maritimes  (TAM),  defines and  applies  the  selection
criteria  for  the  tankers  used  to  transport  the  Group’s  petroleum,
chemical  and  gas  products,  in  order  to  ascertain  the  technical
condition of the vessels, the crews’ experience and the quality of the
ship owners’ technical management.

3.5.5

Assessment procedures

The Group has set up procedures for assessing its Subsidiaries and
Suppliers,  particularly  in  conjunction  with  independent  bodies,  in
order to identify and prevent risks of severe impacts on human rights
and fundamental freedoms, human health and safety.

3.5.5.1

HSE audits and industrial risk 
assessment

The Audit and Feedback Unit of the HSE division is a key component
of  HSE  governance.  It  was  formed  in  response  to  the  need  for
internal control to:

(cid:142)

ensure the quality and effectiveness of risk management processes
and  the  implementation  thereof  in  the  entities’  and  subsidiaries’
operations  to  improve  their  risk  management  and  contribute  to
operational excellence; and

(cid:142)

ensure compliance with the Group’s HSE requirements.

The  unit  organizes,  optimizes  and  conducts  HSE  audits  within  the
Group, and is also responsible for analyzing major incidents in the oil
and gas sector and managing feedback.

The  level  of  risk  analyzed  is  assessed  for  each  industrial  site
operated,  and  an  action  plan  is  then  produced  to  supplement  the
application  of  technical  standards  and  local  regulations.  In  addition,
the  Management  Committee  of  each  of  the  Group’s  business
segments carries out an annual review of the major risk analyses and
the progress of the associated action plans.

Supplier qualification and auditing

3.5.5.2
The  Supplier  qualification  process  was  harmonized  in  2017  by  Total
Global Procurement and it will be rolled out gradually throughout the
Group(2)  using  a  consolidated  database.  The  process  covers  human
rights, environment, health and safety.

is  carried  out. 

Depending on the results of a risk analysis carried out by Supplier, a
detailed  assessment 
includes  questionnaires
addressing the aforementioned issues and, if needed, an action plan,
a  technical  inspection  of  the  site  by  an  employee  or  an  audit  of
working conditions  carried  out  by  a  specialist  service  provider  with
which a framework agreement was signed in 2016.

It 

Regarding  petroleum  shipping  activities,  any  operation  that  involves
vessels calling at a terminal operated by a Group Subsidiary, carrying

shipments that belong to the Group or chartered by TOTAL must be
approved  in  advance  by  the  Vetting  department.  Responses  are
given  on  the  basis  of  technical  data  and  independently  of  any
commercial  considerations.  The  audits  conducted  by  TAM  of  ship
owners  permit  the  assessment  of  the  quality  of  the  technical
management systems implemented by the operators, crew selection
and training, and the support provided to vessels. With 1,200 annual
inspections performed by inspectors representing the Group, TOTAL
is  actively  involved  in  sharing  inspection  reports  with  other  major  oil
companies through the SIRE (ship inspection report) Program set up
by  the  OCIMF  (Oil  Companies  International  Marine  Forum),  thus
contributing  to the  continuous  improvement  of  petroleum  shipping
safety.

Ethical assessments

3.5.5.3
Since  2002,  the  Group  has  engaged  GoodCorporation,  a  company
specializing in ethical assessments, to check the application of the
principles  set  out  in  the  Code  of  Conduct  at the  Subsidiary  level.
These assessments include criteria relating to human rights and
fundamental  freedoms,  and  corruption.  As  part  of  the  process,  a
selection of employees and external stakeholders of the Subsidiary is
questioned  to  gain  an  understanding  of  how  its  Activities  are
the Subsidiary in
perceived locally. Following the assessment,
question  defines  and  implements  an  action  plan  and  a  monitoring
procedure.

3.5.5.4

Assessment of entities regarding 
human rights and fundamental 
freedoms

TOTAL  works  with  the  Danish  Institute  for  Human  Rights  (DIHR),  an
independent national body for the defense and promotion of human
rights  and  fundamental  freedoms,  which  assesses  the  impact  on
human  rights  and  fundamental  freedoms  of  the  Group’s  oil  and  gas
exploration and production activities in sensitive contexts.

The  DIHR  has  also  developed  a  self-assessment  tool,  the  Human
Rights Compliance Assessment (HRCA), to help companies evaluate
their  compliance  with 
rights  standards.
The Group has used the tool several times to raise awareness at the
Subsidiaries  and 
rights  and
fundamental freedoms into their everyday operational management.

international  human 

for  human 

incorporate 

respect 

(1)

(2)

With the exception of crude oil and petroleum product purchasing by Trading & Shipping, gas and electricity purchasing by TOTAL Gas & Power Ltd, and
the purchases made by Hutchinson, Saft Groupe and SunPower. TOTAL Global Procurement made purchases from over 100,000 suppliers worldwide in
2017.
Crude oil and petroleum product purchasing by Trading & Shipping, gas and electricity purchasing by TOTAL Gas & Power Ltd, and the purchases made by
Hutchinson, Saft Groupe and SunPower are covered by qualification processes specific to their organization and business, defined by those companies and
Group entities.

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3.5.5.5
Societal impact assessment
The  Group(1)  conducts  baseline  socioeconomic  context  studies  and
societal and human rights impact assessments for industrial projects,
asset acquisition transactions and shareholding purchases that might
have an impact on stakeholders.

In  some  cases,  the  Group  works  with  independent  experts  such  as
CDA,  a  company  specialized  in  preventing  and  managing  conflict
between  businesses  and  local  communities.  Similarly,  the  Group

works  with  International  Alert  (IA),  an  NGO  based  in  the  United
Kingdom specializing in conducting audits in conflict zones. CDA and
IA’s reports are published online on their websites.

In addition, an annual self-assessment questionnaire enables each of
the Group’s entities and business segments to measure and evaluate
the level of implementation of their societal governance on the ground
their  dialog 
by 
impact
identifying  and  analyzing 
to  socioeconomic  and  cultural
management  and  contribution 
development.

initiatives, 

3.5.6

Awareness and training actions

Subsidiary and Supplier awareness

3.5.6.1
The  Group  has  put  in  place  a  variety  of  communication  and
information  channels  so  that  all  employees  of  TOTAL  S.A.  and  its
Subsidiaries  can  access  its  Action  Principles  in  relation  to  human
rights and fundamental freedoms, health, safety and the environment.

The  Code  of  Conduct  is  distributed  to  all  employees  and  can  be
consulted on the Group’s website. All new employees must confirm
that they are familiar with it.

A  number  of  practical  guides  are  available  on  the  Group’s  intranet,
such  as  for  example  the  Human  Rights  Guide  and  the  Guide  to
dealing  with  religious  questions  within the  Group,  to  help  Group
employees apply the commitments set out in the Code of Conduct to
individual cases.

Tools  have  also  been  developed  for  employee  use,  for  instance  the
“Safety +” web application in the field of HSE, which aims to provide
a  unique  forum  for  sharing  and  promoting  significant  individual  or
collective  safety  actions  (good  practice,  compliance with  rules,
initiatives) implemented at the Group’s 750 entities(2).

The  HSE  division  organizes  the  Group’s  World  Safety  Day,  which
aims to bring teams on board and raise awareness of ways to put the
HSE  Action  Principles 
into  practice.  The  Group’s  employees
implement  its  safety  culture  on  a  day-to-day  basis  through  “Safety
Moments”  at  the  beginning  of  meetings  or  before  hazardous
operations, consisting of a short discussion to reiterate the key safety
messages and focus participants on their mutual commitments.

Information  for  Suppliers,  including  the  Fundamental  Principles  of
Purchasing, is available on the Group’s website. Events such as the
annual  Business  Ethics  Day  are  used  to  raise  awareness  among
employees  of  TOTAL  S.A.  and  its  Subsidiaries.  The  theme  of  this
event  in  2016  focused  on  challenges  in  terms  of  human  rights  and
anti-corruption  in  the  supply  chain,  and  an  awareness-raising
brochure  was  circulated  on 
the  Fundamental  Principles  of
Purchasing.

Employee and third party training

3.5.6.2
Training courses,
incorporating on-line educational programs and
technical  training  tailored  to  the  various  business segments,  are
available to all Group employees (refer to point 5.1.4 of chapter 5).

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rights  and 

fundamental 

Dedicated  human 
training
programs have been set up for senior executives, site directors and
the  employees  most  exposed to  these  issues.  In  the  field  of
the  Group’s  ethical
procurement, 
commitments  and  the  Fundamental  Principles  of  Purchasing  have
also been developed for Group purchasers.

training  modules  explaining 

freedoms 

Similarly,  training  programs  in  the  fields  of  health,  safety  and
environment  have  been  rolled  out  within  the  Group.  For  example,
since  its  launch,  over  900  directors  of  Subsidiaries  have  taken  the
“HSE for Managers” training, which is aimed at senior operational and
functional  management.  The  Group  has  also  introduced  an  HSE
training  course  for  all  new  recruits,  lasting  between  5  and  20  days;
the program will be rolled out worldwide in 2018.

Training  initiatives  are  also  undertaken  with  the  Group’s  Suppliers,
such  as  the  responsible  security  training  given  to  safety  service
providers’  personnel,  the  celebration  of  the  2017  World  Safety  Day
on the theme of “our shared safety”, promoting dialog with Suppliers,
or the Safety Contract Owners program, which brings together more
than 650 Suppliers at the Group level.

3.5.6.3

Information regarding 
product-related risks

All  of  the  chemical  products  or  substances  marketed  by  the  Group
are  covered  by  a  safety  data  sheet  for  the  information  of  carriers  of
dangerous goods, emergency services, poison control centers, plant
health product professionals and consumers.

Each safety data sheet provides comprehensive information about a
substance or mixture usable in the regulatory framework of managing
chemicals  in  the  workplace.  It  enables  users  to  identify  the  risks
linked to handling such products, particularly regarding safety and the
environment, so that they can implement any measures necessary to
protect people and the environment.

(1)
(2)

Hutchinson, Saft Groupe and SunPower have implemented assessment processes specific to their organization and activities.
Excluding Hutchinson, Saft Groupe and SunPower.

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3.5.7

Whistleblowing mechanisms

To support employees on a day-to-day basis, the Group encourages
a climate of dialog and trust that enables individuals to express their
opinions and concerns. Employees can thus go to their line manager,
an  HR  or  other  manager,  their  Compliance  Officer  or  their  Ethics
Officer.

The Group’s employees and Suppliers, as well as any other external
stakeholder,  can  contact  the  Ethics  Committee  to  ask  questions or
report any incident where there is a risk of non-compliance with the
Code 
address
(ethics@TOTAL.com).  The  system  is  supplemented  by  specific

of  Conduct 

generic 

using 

email 

the 

3.5.8

Monitoring procedures

TOTAL has human rights, health, safety and environment monitoring
procedures  and  tools  in  order  to  ensure  that  the  Vigilance  Plan  is
correctly applied and continuously updated.

Internal reporting system

3.5.8.1
The  Group  has  an  internal  reporting  system  and  indicators  for
monitoring  the  implementation  of  actions  undertaken  regarding
human rights, health, safety and environment that are available to the
Subsidiaries (refer to point 5.4 of chapter 5).

The system is based:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

for  social  indicators  (including,  in  particular,  health),  on  a  guide
entitled “Corporate Social Reporting Protocol and Method”;

for  industrial  safety  indicators,  on  a  Group  rule  concerning  event
and  statistical  reporting;  a  feedback  analysis  process  identifies  in
particular events for which a structured analysis report is required
in order to learn lessons in terms of design and operation; and

for  environmental  indicators,  on  a  Group  reporting  procedure,
together with activity-specific instructions.

Consolidated  objectives  are  defined  for each  key  indicator  (for
example,  TRIR,  or  number  of  recorded  injuries  per  million  hours
worked) and reviewed annually. The business segments apply these
indicators  as  appropriate  to  their  area  of  responsibility,  analyze the
results and set out a plan.

Worldwide Human Resources Survey
3.5.8.2
Each  year,  TOTAL  conducts an 
internal  Worldwide  Human
Resources  Survey.  In  2017,  it  covered  133  companies  in  57
countries, representing 87.2% of the consolidated Group’s workforce
(refer to point 5.4.2 of chapter 5). The survey includes indicators that
cover  major  components  of  the  Group’s  Human  Resources  policy,
such  as  mobility,  career  management,  training,  working  conditions,
social  dialog,  Code  of  Conduct  application,  human  rights,  health,

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whistleblowing  mechanisms  implemented  at  certain  subsidiaries
(SunPower, Hutchinson).

The Group’s Suppliers can also contact the internal supplier mediator
using a generic email address (mediation.fournisseurs@TOTAL.com).
The  mediator  is  available  to  Suppliers  and  purchasers,  and  restores
dialog so that solutions can be found when measures taken with the
usual contact have been unsuccessful.

Grievance handling procedures are also in place within the Group in
order  to  receive  and  facilitate  the  resolution  of  concerns  and
grievances of local communities affected by its Activities.

compensation, retirement and death or disability benefits. The survey
covers a representative sample of the consolidated scope.

A survey of Group employees carried out every two years is used to
measure the teams’ level of commitment and their understanding of
and  adherence  to  the  Group’s  Action  Principles.  This  survey  is
followed  by  action  plans  implemented  by  each  entity  in  response  to
the areas for improvement identified.

3.5.8.3

CSR global agreement monitoring 
committee

A CSR global agreement monitoring committee, known as the “FAIR
Committee”, meets every year in the presence of representatives who
are  members  of  trade  unions  affiliated  with  the  IndustriALL  Global
Union and appointed by this federation to monitor and implement the
agreement. It identifies good practice and areas for improvement.

3.5.8.4

Reports regarding human rights 
and fundamental freedoms
With  regard  to  human  rights  and  fundamental  freedoms,  the Group
publishes  a  Human  Rights  report  that  describes  the  Group's
Activities’ major impacts on human rights and fundamental freedoms
and the remedial measures taken. TOTAL is the first company in the
oil industry to have published this report in accordance with the UN
Guiding  Principles  Reporting  Framework.  It  is  available  on  the
Group’s website and will be updated in 2018.

Since  2015,  TOTAL  also  publishes  a  report  to  assess  the  progress
made  in  the  implementation  of  the  Voluntary  Principles  on  Security
and  Human  Rights  (VPSHR).  TOTAL  is  the  first  company  in  the  oil
industry  to  make  this  report  public.  The  information  set  out  in  the
report is based on annual reporting organized by the Security division
that  brings  together  the  results  of  the  risk  and  compliance  analyses
for each subsidiary operating in a sensitive context.

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4.4

4.1.1

Composition of the Board of Directors

4.1.2

Practices of the Board of Directors

4.1.3

4.1.4

Report of the Lead Independent Director 
on her mandate

Evaluation of the functioning of the Board 
of Directors

4.1.5

General Management

4.1.6

Shares held by the administration and 
management bodies

4.2

4.3

Statement regarding corporate 
governance

Compensation for the administration 
and management bodies

4.3.1

Board members’ compensation

4.3.2

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer’s 
compensation

4.3.3

Executive officers’ compensation

4.3.4

Stock option and free share grants

104

119

132

133

134

135

137

137

137

140

154

154

4.4.1

4.4.2

4.4.3

4.4.4

Additional information about corporate 
governance

161

Regulated agreements and undertakings 
and related-party transactions

161

Delegations of authority and powers 
granted to the Board of Directors with 
respect to share capital increases and 
authorization for share cancellation

Provisions of the bylaws governing 
shareholders’ participation to General 
Meetings

Information about factors likely to have an 
impact in the event of a public offering or 
exchange

162

163

163

164

4.4.5

Statutory auditors

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corporate  governance,  produced  pursuant 

The information set out in this chapter forms the Board of Directors’
report  on 
to
Article L. 225-37  of  the  French  Commercial  Code.  This  report  has
been  prepared  on  the  basis  of  the  deliberations  of  the  Board  of
Directors,  and  with  the  assistance  of  several  of  the  Company’s

corporate  functional  divisions,  including  in  particular  the  Legal,
Finance  and  People  &  Social  Responsibility  Departments.  After  the
sections  relevant  to their  respective  duties  were  reviewed  by  the
Governance  and  Ethics  Committee  and 
the  Compensation
Committee, the report was approved by the Board of Directors.

4.1

Administration and management bodies

4.1.1

Composition of the Board of Directors

As of March 14, 2018

12

DIRECTORS

90%

INDEPENDENT
DIRECTORS(a)

1

LEAD INDEPENDENT
DIRECTOR

1

DIRECTOR
REPRESENTING
EMPLOYEE
SHAREHOLDERS

60

AVERAGE AGE
OF DIRECTORS

4.2 years

AVERAGE YEARS
OF SERVICE
OF THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS

45.5%

WOMEN(b)

54.5%

MEN(b)

1

DIRECTOR
REPRESENTING
EMPLOYEES

6

NATIONALITIES
REPRESENTED

(a)

Excluding  the  director  representing  employee  shareholders  and  the  director  representing  employees,  in  accordance  with  the  recommendations  of  the
AFEP-MEDEF Code (point 8.3). For more information, refer to point 4.1.1.4 of this chapter.

(b)

Excluding the director representing employees, in accordance with Article L. 225-27-1 of the French Commercial Code.

the  proposal  of 

the  shareholders  set  out 

The  Company  is  administered  by a  Board  of  Directors  including,
amongst its members, a director representing employee shareholders
elected  on 
in
Article L. 225-102  of  the  French  Commercial  Code,  in  accordance
with  the  provisions  of  Article L. 225-23  of  the  French  Commercial
Code  (hereafter  referred  to  as  the  “director  representing  employee
shareholders”),  and  a  director  representing  employees  appointed  by
the UES Amont Central Works Council – Global Services – Holding in
accordance  with  the  provisions  of  Article L. 225-27-1  of  the  French
Commercial Code and the Company’s bylaws.

Mr. Patrick Pouyanné is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
TOTAL  S.A.  He  has  served  as  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors
since  December 19,  2015,  the  date  on  which  the  functions  of
Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  of
TOTAL S.A. were combined (refer to point 4.1.5.1 of this chapter).

Ms. Patricia Barbizet has served as Lead Independent Director since
December 19,  2015.  Her  duties  are  specified  in  the  Rules  of
Procedure  of  the  Board  of  Directors  (refer  to  point 4.1.2.1  of  this
chapter).

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Directors  are  appointed  for  a  three-year  period  (Article 11  of  the
Company's bylaws). The terms of office of the members of the Board
are staggered to space more evenly the renewal of appointments and
to ensure the continuity of the work of the Board of Directors and its

Committees,  in  accordance  with  the  recommendations  made  in  the
AFEP-MEDEF  Code,  which  the  Company  uses  as  a  reference.  The
profiles,  experiences  and  expertises  of  the  directors  are  detailed  in
the biographies below.

Overview of the Board of Directors

As of March 14, 2018

Age

Sex

Nationality Independence

First
appointment

Expiry of term
of office

Years’
 service
on the
Board

Number of
directorships
held at listed
companies(a)

Patrick Pouyanné
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Patrick Artus

Patricia Barbizet
Lead Independent Director

Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette

Mark Cutifani

Maria van der Hoeven

Anne-Marie Idrac

Gérard Lamarche

Jean Lemierre

Renata Perycz(b)

Christine Renaud(c)

Carlos Tavares

54

66

62

61

59

68

66

56

67

54

49

59

M

M

F

F

M

F

F

M

M

F

F

M

2015

2009

2008

2011

2017

2016

2012

2012

2016

2016

2017

2017

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

n/a

n/a

•

2018

2018

2020

2020

2020

2019

2018

2019

2019

2019

2020

2020

3

9

10

7

1

2

6

6

2

2

1

1

4

1

2

2

1

1

2

4

4

1

0

0

2

(a)

(b)
(c)

Number of directorships held by the director at listed companies outside his or her group, including foreign companies, assessed in accordance with the recommendations
of the AFEP-MEDEF Code, point 18 (refer to point 4.1.1.3 of this chapter).
Director representing employee shareholders.
Director representing employees.

Overview of the Committees

Audit Committee

Governance and Ethics
Committee

Compensation
Committee

4 members
100% independent

Marie-Christine 
Coisne-Roquette*

Patrick Artus
Maria van der Hoeven
Gérard Lamarche

3 members
100% independent

Patricia Barbizet*

Anne-Marie Idrac
Jean Lemierre

4 members
100% independent (a)

Gérard Lamarche*

Patricia Barbizet
Marie-Christine 
Coisne-Roquette
Renata Perycz

Strategic & CSR
Committee

5 members
80% independent

Patrick Pouyanné*

Patrick Artus
Patricia Barbizet
Anne-Marie Idrac
Jean Lemierre

(a)

Excluding the director representing employee shareholders, in accordance with the recommendations of the AFEP-MEDEF Code (point 8.3).

* Chairperson of the Committee.

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Changes to the composition of the Board of Directors and the Committees since the Shareholders’ Meeting 
of May 26, 2017

As of March 14, 2018

Effective 
date

Departure

Appointment

Renewal

Ms. Patricia Barbizet(a)
Ms. Marie-Christine
Coisne-Roquette(a)

Mr. Patrick Pouyanné

Mr. Patrick Artus(a)

Ms. Anne-Marie Idrac(a)

Board of Directors

05/26/2017 Mr. Paul Desmarais, Jr

Mr. Mark Cutifani(a)

Ms. Barbara Kux(a)

Mr. Carlos Tavares(a)

Mr. Marc Blanc(b)

Ms. Christine Renaud(b)

06/01/2018*

Audit Committee

05/26/2017

Ms. Maria
van der Hoeven(a)

Governance and Ethics 
Committee

05/26/2017

Ms. Barbara Kux(a)

Mr. Jean Lemierre(a)

Compensation Committee 05/26/2017
Strategic & CSR 
Committee

05/26/2017

Ms. Renata Perycz(c)

Ms. Barbara Kux(a)

Ms. Anne-Marie Idrac(a)

Mr. Marc Blanc(b)

Mr. Jean Lemierre(a)

*
(a)
(b)
(c)

Subject to the approval of the resolutions by the Shareholders’ Meeting of June 1, 2018.
Independent director.
Director representing employees.
Director representing employee shareholders.

4.1.1.1

Profile, experiences and expertises of the directors 
(information as of December 31, 2017)(1)

PATRICK POUYANNÉ

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TOTAL S.A.* 
Chairman of the Strategic & CSR Committee

Biography & Professional Experience

Born on June 24, 1963 
(French)

Director of TOTAL S.A. 
since the Ordinary 
Shareholders’ Meeting 
of May 29, 2015

Expiry date of term of office: 
Ordinary Shareholders’
Meeting of June 1, 2018 

Number of TOTAL shares 
held: 85,072. 
Number of Total Actionnariat 
France collective investment 
fund units held: 8,565.90 
(as of 12/31/2017)

A graduate of École Polytechnique and a Chief Engineer of France’s Corps des Mines, Mr. Pouyanné held,
between  1989  and  1996,  various  administrative  positions  in  the  Ministry  of  Industry  and  other  cabinet
positions  (technical  advisor  to  the  Prime  Minister  –  Édouard  Balladur  –  in  the  fields  of  the  Environment  and
Industry  from  1993  to  1995,  Chief  of  staff  for  the  Minister  for  Information  and  Aerospace  Technologies  –
François Fillon – from 1995 to 1996). In January 1997, he joined TOTAL’s Exploration & Production division,
first as Chief Administrative Officer in Angola, before becoming Group representative in Qatar and President of
the  Exploration  and  Production  subsidiary  in  that  country  in  1999.  In  August 2002,  he  was  appointed
President, Finance, Economy and IT for Exploration & Production. In January 2006, he became Senior Vice
President,  Strategy,  Business  Development  and  R&D  in  Exploration  &  Production  and  was  appointed  a
member of the Group’s Management Committee in May 2006. In March 2011, Mr. Pouyanné was appointed
Deputy  General  Manager,  Chemicals,  and  Deputy  General  Manager,  Petrochemicals.  In  January 2012,  he
became President, Refining & Chemicals and a member of the Group’s Executive Committee.

On  October 22,  2014,  he  became  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  TOTAL  S.A.  and  Chairman  of  the  Group’s
Executive Committee. On May 29, 2015, he was appointed by the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting as director
of TOTAL S.A. for a three-year term. At its meeting on December 16, 2015, the Board of Directors of TOTAL
appointed him as Chairman of the Board of Directors as of December 19, 2015 for the remainder of his term
of office as director. Mr. Patrick Pouyanné thus became the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TOTAL
S.A.

Main function: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TOTAL S.A.*

(1)

Including information pursuant to Article L. 225-37-4 of the French Commercial Code or item 14.1 of Annex I of EC Regulation No. 809/2004 of April 29,
2004. For information relating to directorships, the companies marked with an asterisk are listed companies.

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Business address: 
TOTAL S.A. 
2 place Jean Millier, 
La Défense 6, 92400 
Courbevoie, France

Directorships and functions held at any company during the 2017 fiscal year

Within the TOTAL Group

–

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TOTAL S.A.* and Chairman of the Strategic & CSR Committee

Outside the TOTAL Group

–

Director of Cap Gemini S.E.* (since May 10, 2017) and member of the Strategy and Investments 
Committee (since September 1, 2017)

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

–

–

Chairman and Director of Total Raffinage Chimie until 2014
Chairman and Director of Total Petrochemicals & Refining SA/NV until 2014

PATRICK ARTUS

Independent Director 
Member of the Audit Committee 
Member of the Strategic & CSR Committee

Biography & Professional Experience

4

Born on October 14, 
1951 (French)

Director of TOTAL S.A. 
since the Ordinary 
Shareholders’ Meeting 
of May 15, 2009

Last renewal: Ordinary 
Shareholders’ Meeting 
of May 29, 2015

Expiry date of term of office:
Ordinary Shareholders’ 
Meeting of June 1, 2018

Number of TOTAL shares 
held: 1,000 (as of 12/31/2017)

Business address: 
Natixis 
47 quai d’Austerlitz 
75013 Paris, France

A  graduate  of  École  Polytechnique,  École  Nationale  de  la  Statistique  et  de  l’Administration  Économique
(ENSAE) and Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris, Mr. Artus began his career at INSEE (the French National
Institute  for  Statistics  and  Economic  Studies)  where  his  work  included  economic  forecasting  and  modeling.
He then worked at the Economics Department of the OECD (1980), later becoming the Head of Research at
the  ENSAE  from  1982  to  1985.  He  was  scientific  advisor  at  the  Research  Department  of  the  Banque  de
France, before joining the Natixis Group as the head of the Research Department, and has been a member of
its Executive Committee since May 2013. He is an associate professor at the University of Paris I, Sorbonne.
He is also a member of the Cercle des Économistes.

Main function: Head of the Research Department and member of the Executive Committee of Natixis*

Directorships and functions held at any company during the 2017 fiscal year

Within the Natixis group

–

Head of the Research Department and member of the Executive Committee of Natixis*

Outside the Natixis group

–

–

Director of TOTAL S.A.* and member of the Audit Committee and the Strategic & CSR Committee
Director of IPSOS*

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

None

PATRICIA BARBIZET

Independent Director - Lead Independent Director 
Chairwoman of the Governance and Ethics Committee 
Member of the Compensation Committee 
Member of the Strategic & CSR Committee

Biography & Professional Experience

A graduate of École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP-Europe) in 1976, Patricia Barbizet started her
career  in  the  Treasury  division  of  Renault  Véhicules  Industriels,  and  then  as  CFO  of  Renault  Crédit
International. In 1989, she joined the group of François Pinault as CFO, and was CEO of Artémis, the Pinault
family’s  investment  company,  between  1992  and  2018. She  was  also  CEO  and  Chairwoman  of  Christie’s
from 2014 to 2016.

Patricia Barbizet is Vice Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Kering and Vice Chairwoman of Christie’s
PLC.  She  has  been  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of TOTAL  S.A.  since  2008,  and  has  also  been  a
director  of  Bouygues,  Air  France-KLM  and  PSA Peugeot-Citroën.  She  was  Chairwoman  of  the  Investment
Committee of the Fonds Stratégique d’Investissement (FSI) from 2008 to 2013.

Main function: Director of Artémis

Born on April 17, 1955 
(French)

Director of TOTAL S.A. since 
the Ordinary Shareholders’ 
Meeting of May 16, 2008

Last renewal: 
Ordinary Shareholders’ 
Meeting of May 26, 2017

Expiry date of term of office: 
2020 Ordinary Shareholders’ 
Meeting

Number of TOTAL shares 
held: 1,050 (as of 12/31/2017)

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Business address: 
Artémis 
12 rue François 1er, 
75008 Paris, France

Directorships and functions held at any company during the 2017 fiscal year

Within the Artémis group

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Director and Chief Executive Officer of Artémis
Director and Vice Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Kering S.A.*
Deputy Chairwoman of Christie’s International plc
General Manager (non-executive) and Member of the Supervisory Board of Financière Pinault
Permanent representative of Artémis, member of the Board of Directors of Agefi
Permanent representative of Artémis, member of the Board of Directors of Sebdo le Point
Member of the Management Board of Société Civile du Vignoble de Château Latour
Director of Yves Saint Laurent
Administratore & Administratore Delegato of Palazzo Grazzi
Member of the supervisory board of Ponant
Permanent representative of Artémis, member of the supervisory board of Collection Pinault Paris

Outside the Artémis group

–

–

Director of TOTAL S.A.*, Lead Independent Director, Chairwoman of the Governance and Ethics 
Committee, member of the Compensation Committee and member of the Strategic & CSR Committee
Director of Groupe Fnac*

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Chairwoman and CEO of Christie’s International plc until December 2016
Member of the supervisory board of Peugeot S.A.* until April 2016
Director of Société Nouvelle du Théâtre Marigny until November 2015
Director of Air France-KLM* until December 2013
Director of Fonds Stratégique d’Investissement until July 2013
Director of Bouygues* until April 2013
Director of TF1* until April 2013
Board member of Gucci Group NV until April 2013

MARIE-CHRISTINE COISNE-ROQUETTE

Independent Director 
Chairwoman of the Audit Committee 
Member of the Compensation Committee

Biography & Professional Experience

Born on November 4, 1956 
(French)

Director of TOTAL S.A. since 
the Ordinary Shareholders’ 
Meeting of May 13, 2011

Last renewal: 
Ordinary Shareholders’
Meeting of May 26, 2017

Expiry date of term of office: 
2020 Ordinary Shareholders’ 
Meeting

Number of TOTAL 
shares held: 4,311 
(as of 12/31/2017)

Business address: 
Sonepar 
25 rue d’Astorg, 
75008 Paris, France

Ms. Coisne-Roquette has a Bachelor’s Degree in English. A lawyer by training, with a French Master’s in Law
and a Specialized Law Certificate from the New York bar, she started a career as an attorney in 1981 at the
Paris  and  New  York  bars,  as  an  associate  of  Cabinet  Sonier  &  Associés  in  Paris.  In  1984  she  became  a
member of the Board of Directors of Colam Entreprendre, a family holding company that she joined full time in
1988.  As  Chairwoman  of  the  Board  of  Colam  Entreprendre  and  the  Sonepar  Supervisory  Board,  she
consolidated family ownership, reorganized the Group structures and reinforced the shareholders’ Group to
sustain its growth strategy. Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Sonepar as of 2002, Marie-Christine
Coisne-Roquette  became  Chairwoman  of  Sonepar  S.A.S.  in  2016.  At  the  same  time,  she  heads  Colam
Entreprendre  as  its  Chairwoman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer.  Formerly  a  member  of  the  Young  Presidents’
Organization (YPO), she served the MEDEF (France’s main employers’ association) as Executive Committee
member for 13 years and was Chairwoman of its Tax Commission from 2005 to 2013. She was a member of
the Economic, Social and Environmental Council from 2013 and 2015 and is currently a Director of TOTAL
S.A.

Main function: Chairwoman of Sonepar S.A.S.

Directorships and functions held at any company during the 2017 fiscal year

Within the Sonepar group

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Chairwoman of Sonepar S.A.S.
Chairwoman of the Corporate Board of Sonepar S.A.S.
Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Colam Entreprendre
Permanent representative of Sonepar S.A.S., Chairwoman of Sonepar International
Permanent representative of Sonepar S.A.S., director of Sonepar France
Permanent representative of Sonepar S.A.S., co-manager of Sonedis (société civile)
Permanent representative of Colam Entreprendre, co-manager of Sonedis (société civile)
Permanent representative of Colam Entreprendre, director of Sovemarco Europe (S.A.)
Chief Executive Officer of Sonepack S.A.S.

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Outside the Sonepar group

–

–

–

Director of TOTAL S.A.*, Chairwoman of the Audit Committee and member of the Compensation 
Committee
Co-manager of Développement Mobilier & Industriel (D.M.I.) (société civile)
Manager of Ker Coro (société civile immobilière)

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

–

–

–

–

–

–

Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Sonepar S.A. until 2016
Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Otra N.V. until 2013
Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Sonepar Deutschland GmbH until 2013
Director of Hagemeyer Canada, Inc., Sonepar Canada, Inc., Sonepar Iberica, Sonepar Italia Holding, 
Sonepar Mexico, Sonepar USA Holdings, Inc., and Feljas et Masson S.A.S. until 2013
Member of the Supervisory Board of Sonepar Nederland B.V. until 2013
Permanent representative of Colam Entreprendre, member of the Board of Directors at Cabus & Raulot 
(S.A.S.) until 2013

MARK CUTIFANI

Independent director

Biography & Professional Experience

Mr.  Cutifani  was  appointed  director  and  Chief  Executive  of  Anglo  American  plc.  on  April 3,  2013.  He  is  a
member of the Board’s Sustainability Committee and chairs the Group Management Committee. Mr. Cutifani
has  41 years  of  experience  in  the  mining  industry  in  various  parts  of  the  world,  covering  a  broad  range  of
products.  Mark  Cutifani  is  a  non-executive  director  of  Anglo  American  Platinum  Limited,  Chairman  of Anglo
American South Africa and Chairman of De Beers plc. He previously held the post of Chief Executive Officer of
AngloGold  Ashanti  Limited.  Before  joining  AngloGold  Ashanti,  Mr.  Cutifani  was  COO  responsible  for  global
nickel business of Vale. Prior to that, he held various management roles at Normandy Group, Sons of Gwalia,
Western Mining Corporation, Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines and CRA (Rio Tinto).

Mr. Cutifani has a degree in Mining Engineering (with honors) from the University of Wollongong in Australia.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and
the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining in the United Kingdom.

Mr.  Cutifani  received  an  honorary  doctorate  from  the  University  of  Wollongong  in  Australia  in  2013  and  an
honorary doctorate from Laurentian University in Canada in 2016.

Main function: Chief Executive of Anglo American plc.*

Directorships and functions held at any company during the 2017 fiscal year

4

Within the Anglo American group

–

–

–

–

Director and Chief Executive of Anglo American plc.*
Non-executive director of Anglo American Platinum Limited
Chairman of Anglo American South Africa
Chairman of De Beers plc.

Outside the Anglo American group

–

Director of TOTAL S.A.* since May 26, 2017

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

–

Chief Executive Officer of AngloGold Ashanti Limited

Born on May 2, 1958 
(Australian)

Director of TOTAL S.A. 
since the Ordinary 
Shareholders’ Meeting 
of May 26, 2017

Expiry date of term of office: 
2020 Ordinary Shareholders’ 
Meeting

Number of TOTAL 
shares held: 2,000 
(as of 12/31/2017)

Business address: 
Anglo American PLC Group 
20 Carlton House Terrace, 
London, SWY5AN, 
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MARIA VAN DER HOEVEN

Independent director 
Member of the Audit Committee

Biography & Professional Experience

Born on September 13, 1949 
(Dutch)

Director of TOTAL S.A. 
since the Ordinary 
Shareholders’ Meeting 
of May 24, 2016

Expiry date of term of office: 
2019 Ordinary Shareholders’ 
Meeting

Number of TOTAL 
shares held: 1,000 
(as of 12/31/2017)

Business address: 
Pommardlaan 17, 
6213GV Maastricht, 
Netherlands

Ms.  van  der  Hoeven  trained  as  a  teacher,  becoming  a  professor  in  economic  sciences  and  administration
then a school counselor. She was then Executive Director of the Administrative Center for vocational training
for  adults  in  Maastricht  for  seven  years  and  then  Director  of  the  Limbourg  Technology  Center.  She  was  a
member of the Dutch Parliament, served as Minister of Education, Culture and Science from 2002 to 2007,
and was Minister of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands from 2007 to 2010. Ms. van der Hoeven then served
as Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) from September 2011 to August 2015. During
this period, she contributed to increasing the number of members of the Agency and emphasized the close
link between climate and energy policy. In September 2015, Ms. van der Hoeven joined the Board of Trustees
of Rocky Mountain Institute (USA) and in the spring of 2016, became a member of the supervisory board of
Innogy SE (Germany). Since October 2016, Ms. van der Hoeven has been Vice Chairwoman of the High-level
Panel of the European Decarbonisation Pathways Initiative within the European Commission.

Main function: Independent director

Directorships and functions held at any company during the 2017 fiscal year

–

–

–

Director of TOTAL S.A.* and, since May 26, 2017, member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Supervisory Board of Innogy SE*
Member of the Board of Trustees of Rocky Mountain Institute (USA)

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

–

Member of the Supervisory Board of RWE AG (Germany)

ANNE-MARIE IDRAC

Independent Director 
Member of the Governance and Ethics Committee 
Member of the Strategic & CSR Committee

Biography & Professional Experience

Born on July 27, 1951 
(French)

Director of TOTAL S.A. 
since the Ordinary 
Shareholders’ Meeting 
of May 11, 2012

Last renewal: 
Ordinary Shareholders’ 
Meeting of May 29, 2015

Expiry date of term of office: 
Ordinary Shareholders’ 
Meeting of June 1, 2018

Number of TOTAL 
shares held: 1,349 
(as of 12/31/2017)

Business address: 
9 place Vauban, 
75007 Paris, France

A graduate of Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris and formerly a student at École Nationale d’Administration
(ENA -1974), Ms. Idrac began her career holding various positions as a senior civil servant at the Ministry of
Infrastructure  (Ministère  de  l’Équipement)  in  the  fields  of  environment,  housing,  urban  planning  and
transportation.  She  served  as  Executive  Director  of  the  public  institution  in  charge  of  the  development  of
Cergy-Pontoise (Établissement public d’Aménagement de Cergy-Pontoise) from 1990 to 1993 and Director of
land transport from 1993 to 1995. Ms. Idrac was State Secretary for Transport from May 1995 to June 1997,
elected member of Parliament for Yvelines from 1997 to 2002, regional councilor for Île-de-France from 1998
to  2002  and  State  Secretary  for  Foreign  Trade  from  March 2008  to  November 2010.  She  also  served  as
Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of RATP from 2002 to 2006 and then as Chairwoman of SNCF from
2006 to 2008.

Main function: Independent director

Directorships and functions held at any company during the 2017 fiscal year

–

–

–

–

–

Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (until May 2018)
Director of TOTAL S.A.*, member of the Governance and Ethics Committee and, since May 26, 2017, 
member of the Strategic & CSR Committee
Director of Air France-KLM* since November 2017
Director of Bouygues*
Director of Saint Gobain*

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

–

–

Member of the Supervisory Board of Vallourec until 2015
Director of Mediobanca S.p.A. (Italy) until 2014

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GÉRARD LAMARCHE

Independent Director 
Chairman of the Compensation Committee 
Member of the Audit Committee

Biography & Professional Experience

Born on July 15, 1961 
(Belgian)

Director of TOTAL S.A. 
since January 12, 2012

Last renewal: 
Ordinary Shareholders’ 
Meeting of May 24, 2016

Expiry date of term of office: 
2019 Ordinary Shareholders’ 
Meeting

Number of TOTAL 
shares held: 2,957 
(as of 12/31/2017)

Business address:
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert 
24, avenue Marnix,
1000 Brussels, Belgium

Mr.  Lamarche  graduated  in  economic  science  from  Louvain-La-Neuve  University  and  is  also  a  graduate  of
INSEAD business school (Advanced Management Program for Suez Group Executives). He also attended the
Global Leadership Series training course at the Wharton International Forum in 1998-99. He started his career
at Deloitte Haskins & Sells in Belgium in 1983, before becoming a consultant in mergers and acquisitions in
the  Netherlands  in  1987.  In  1988,  Mr.  Lamarche  joined  Société  Générale  de  Belgique  as  an  investment
manager. He was promoted to the position of management controller in 1989 before becoming a consultant
in strategic operations from 1992 to 1995. He joined Compagnie Financière de Suez as a Project Manager for
the Chairman and Secretary of the Executive Committee (1995-1997), before being appointed as the acting
Managing Director in charge of Planning, Management Control and Accounts. In 2000, Mr. Lamarche moved
to  NALCO  (the  American  subsidiary  of  the  Suez  group  and  the  world  leader  in  the  treatment  of  industrial
water) as Director and Chief Executive Officer. He was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Suez group in
2003. In April 2011, Mr. Lamarche became a director on the Board of Directors of Groupe Bruxelles Lambert
(GBL). He has been the Deputy Managing Director since January 2012. Mr. Lamarche is currently a director of
LafargeHolcim Ltd (Switzerland), TOTAL S.A., SGS S.A. (Switzerland) and Umicore (Belgium).

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Main function: Deputy Managing Director of Groupe Bruxelles Lambert*

Directorships and functions held at any company during the 2017 fiscal year

Within Groupe Bruxelles Lambert*

–

Deputy Managing Director of Groupe Bruxelles Lambert*

Within holdings of Groupe Bruxelles Lambert

–

–

–

–

Director of TOTAL S.A.*, Chairman of the Compensation Committee and member of the Audit Committee
Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of LafargeHolcim Ltd*
Director of SGS S.A.*
Director of Umicore*

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

–

–

–

Director of Lafarge* until 2016
Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Legrand* until 2016
Non-voting member (censeur) of Engie S.A.* until 2015

JEAN LEMIERRE

Independent Director 
Member of the Governance and Ethics Committee 
Member of the Strategic & CSR Committee

Biography & Professional Experience

Born on June 6, 1950 
(French)

Director of TOTAL S.A. 
since the Ordinary 
Shareholders’ Meeting 
of May 24, 2016

Expiry date of term of office: 
2019 Ordinary Shareholders’ 
Meeting

Number of TOTAL 
shares held: 1,028 
(as of 12/31/2017)

Business address: 
BNP Paribas 
3 rue d’Antin, 
75002 Paris, France

Mr.  Lemierre  is  a  graduate  of  the  Institut  d’Études  Politiques  de  Paris  and  the  École  Nationale
d’Administration;  he  also  has  a  law  degree.  Mr. Lemierre  held  various  positions  at  the  French  tax  authority,
including as Head of the Fiscal Legislation Department and Director-General of Taxes. He was then appointed
as Cabinet Director at the French Ministry of Economy and Finance before becoming Director of the French
Treasury  in  October 1995.  Between  2000  and  2008,  he  was  President  of  the  European  Bank  for
Reconstruction  and  Development  (EBRD).  He  became  an  advisor  to  the  Chairman  of  BNP  Paribas  in  2008
and has been Chairman of BNP Paribas since December 1, 2014. During his career, Mr. Lemierre has also
been  a  member  of  the  European  Monetary  Committee  (1995-1998),  Chairman  of  the  European  Union
Economic  and  Financial  Committee  (1999-2000)  and  Chairman  of  the  Paris  Club  (1999-2000).  He  then
became  a  member  of  the  International  Advisory  Council  of  China  Investment  Corporation  (CIC)  and  the
International  Advisory  Council  of  China  Development  Bank  (CDB).  He  is  currently  Chairman  of  the  Centre
d’Études Prospectives et d’Informations Internationales (CEPII), and a member of the Institute of International
Finance (IIF).

Main function: Chairman of the Board of Directors of BNP Paribas*

Directorships and functions held at any company during the 2017 fiscal year

Within the BNP Paribas group

–

–

Chairman of the Board of Directors of BNP Paribas*
Director of TEB Holding AS

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Outside the BNP Paribas group

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Director of TOTAL S.A.* and, since May 26, 2017, member of the Governance and Ethics Committee and 
member of the Strategic & CSR Committee
Chairman of Centre d’Études Prospectives et d’Informations Internationales (CEPII)
Member of the Institute of International Finance (IIF)
Member of the International Advisory Board of Orange*
Member of the International Advisory Council of China Development Bank* (CDB)
Member of the International Advisory Council of China Investment Corporation (CIC)
Member of the International Advisory Panel (IAP) of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

–

Director of Bank Gospodarki Zywnosciowej (BGZ) (Poland) until 2014

RENATA PERYCZ

Director representing employee shareholders 
Member of the Compensation Committee

Biography & Professional Experience

Ms. Perycz is a graduate of the University of Warsaw, the École des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) and
the  SGH  Warsaw  School  of  Economics.  Ms.  Perycz  entered  the  Group  in  1993  as  a  logistics  and  sales
manager for Total Polska. In 2000, she became a supplies and logistics manager before becoming head of
the subsidiary’s Purchasing Department in 2003.

In 2007, she became Total Polska sp. z.o.o.’s Human Resources and Purchasing director. Since 2013, Ms.
Perycz has been the subsidiary’s Human Resources and Internal Communications director.

She  has  also  been  an  elected  member,  representing  unit-holders,  of  the  Supervisory  Board  of  FCPE  Total
Actionnariat International Capitalisation since 2012.

Main function: Human Resources and Internal Communications Director of Total Polska sp. z.o.o. (TOTAL 
Group)

Directorships and functions held at any company during the 2017 fiscal year

–

Director representing employee shareholders of TOTAL S.A.* and, since May 26, 2017, member of the 
Compensation Committee

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

None

Born on November 5, 1963 
(Polish)

Director of TOTAL S.A. 
since the Ordinary 
Shareholders’ Meeting 
of May 24, 2016

Expiry date of term of office: 
2019 Ordinary Shareholders’ 
Meeting

Number of TOTAL 
shares held: 399. 
Number of Total 
Actionnariat International 
Capitalisation collective 
investment fund units held: 
1,349.96 
Number of Total International 
Capital collective investment 
fund units held: 36.10 (as of 
12/31/2017)

Business address: 
Total Polska Sp. Z o.o. 
Al. Jana Pawla II 80, 00-175 
Warsaw – Poland

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Born on May 7, 1968 
(French)

Director representing 
employees of TOTAL S.A. 
since the Ordinary 
Shareholders’ Meeting 
of May 26, 2017

Expiry date of term of office: 
2020 Ordinary Shareholders’ 
Meeting

Number of TOTAL 
shares held: 200
Number of Total Actionnariat 
France collective investment 
fund units held: 1,565.59
(as of 12/31/2017)

Business address: 
TOTAL S.A. 
2 place Jean Millier, 
La Défense 6, 
92400 Courbevoie, France

Born on August 14, 1958 
(Portuguese)

Director of TOTAL S.A. 
since the Ordinary 
Shareholders’ Meeting 
of May 26, 2017

Expiry date of term of office: 
2020 Ordinary Shareholders’ 
Meeting

Number of TOTAL 
shares held: 1,000 
(as of 12/31/2017)

Business address: 
Peugeot S.A. 
7 rue Henri Ste Claire Deville 
92500 Rueil-Malmaison, 
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CHRISTINE RENAUD

Director representing employees

Biography & Professional Experience

A graduate of the Institut Universitaire de Technologie en Chimie at Poitiers University, Ms. Renaud began her
career with the Group in 1990 as an analytical development technician for Sanofi (Ambarès site) and then the
Groupement de Recherches de Lacq (GRL). In 2004, she joined the organic analysis laboratory at the Pôle
d’Études et de Recherches de Lacq (PERL), before helping to set up a new research laboratory. During her
time at GRL, Ms. Renaud was elected as a member of the Works Committee before holding office as a union
representative and member of the Group’s European Committee from 2004 to 2011. At the end of 2011, Ms.
Renaud  was  elected  as  Secretary  of  the  Group’s  European  Committee.  Her  term  of  office  was  renewed  in
2013 until April 5, 2017. At its meeting of March 30, 2017, the UES Amont Central Works Council – Global
Services –  Holding  appointed  Ms.  Renaud  as  director  representing  employees  on  the  Board  of  Directors  of
TOTAL S.A. as of May 26, 2017, for a period of three years expiring following the 2020 Shareholders’ Meeting
of TOTAL S.A.

Main function: TOTAL S.A.* employee

Directorships and functions held at any company during the 2017 fiscal year

–

Director representing employees of TOTAL S.A.* since May 26, 2017

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

None

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CARLOS TAVARES

Independent director

Biography & Professional Experience

A graduate of the École Centrale de Paris, Mr. Carlos Tavares held various positions of responsibility within
the  Renault  group  between  1981  and  2004,  before  joining  the  Nissan  group.  Having  been  Executive  Vice
President,  Chairman  of  the  Management  Committee  Americas  and  President  of  Nissan  North  America,  he
was  then  Group  Chief  Operating  Officer  of  the  Renault  Group  from  2011  to 2013.  He  joined  the  Managing
Board  of  Peugeot  S.A.  on  January 1,  2014,  and  was  appointed  Chairman  of  the  Managing  Board  on
March 31, 2014.

Main function: Chairman of the Managing Board of Peugeot S.A.*

Directorships and functions held at any company during the 2017 fiscal year

Within the Peugeot group

–

–

–

–

Chairman of the Managing Board of Peugeot S.A.*
Director of Banque PSA Finance
Director of Faurecia*
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Peugeot Citroën Automobiles S.A.*

Outside the Peugeot group

–

–

Director of TOTAL S.A.* since May 26, 2017
Director of AIRBUS Group*

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

–

–

–

–

–

–

Chief Operating Officer of Renault and member of the Management Board of the Renault-Nissan Alliance
Director of Renault Nissan B.V.
Director of PCMA Holding B.V.
Director of Avtovaz
Director of Alpine-Caterham
Chairman of the Management Committee of Nissan Americas

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Directorships of TOTAL S.A. expired in 2017

MARC BLANC

Born on December 7, 1954
(French)

Director representing 
employees of TOTAL S.A. 
from November 4, 2014 
until the Ordinary 
Shareholders’ Meeting 
of May 26, 2017

Born on July 3, 1954
(Canadian)

Director of TOTAL S.A. 
from 2002 until the Ordinary 
Shareholders’ Meeting 
of May 26, 2017

Director representing employees and member of the Strategic Committee until May 26, 2017

Biography & Professional Experience

After joining the Group in 1980 as a refinery operator at the Grandpuits Refinery, Mr. Blanc has, since 1983,
exercised  a  number  of  trade  union  functions,  in  particular  as  Secretary  of  the  European  Elf  Aquitaine
Committee and then at TOTAL S.A. from 1991 to 2005. From 1995 to 1997, he worked as Secretary General
of the CFDT Seine-et-Marne trade union for the Chemicals industry (Syndicat Chimie CFDT), and then, from
1997 to 2001, as Deputy Secretary General of the CFDT trade union for the power and Chemicals industries
in  the  Île-de-France  region  (Syndicat  Énergie  Chimie,  SECIF),  where  he  became  Secretary  General  in  2001
and continued in this role until 2005. Subsequently, from 2005 to 2012, Mr. Blanc acted as Federal Secretary
of the CFDT chemical and power industry federation (Fédération Chimie Énergie) where he was responsible
first for industrial policy and then for Sustainable Development, Corporate Social Responsibility, international
affairs  (excluding  Europe),  and  the  oil  and  chemicals  sectors.  From  2009  to  2014,  he  was  Director  of  the
Chemicals and Power Industry Research and Training Institute (IDEFORCE association) as well as Advisor to
the  Economic,  Social  and  Environmental  Council  (Conseil  Économique,  Social  et  Environnemental,  CESE)
where  he  sat  as  a  member  of  the  Economic  and  Finance  section  as  well  as  of  the  Environment  section.  In
particular, he was responsible for submitting a report on the societal challenges of biodiversity (La biodiversité,
relever  le  défi  sociétal)  in  June 2011,  and  was  the  co-author  with  Alain  Bougrain-Dubourg  of  a  follow-up
opinion  entitled  “Acting  for  Biodiversity”  (Agir  pour  la  Biodiversité)  submitted  in  2013.  Mr.  Blanc  was  also  a
member of the CESE’s temporary Committee on the “annual report on the state of France” in October 2013.
In 2017, he also co-authored an opinion entitled “Towards a sustainable bioeconomy” (Vers une bioéconomie
durable) with Jean-David Abel.

Main function: TOTAL S.A.* employee

Directorships and functions held at any company during the 2017 fiscal year

–

Director representing employees of TOTAL S.A.* and member of the Strategic Committee until May 26, 
2017

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

–

Director representing employees of TOTAL S.A.* until May 26, 2017

PAUL DESMARAIS, JR

Director until May 26, 2017

Biography & Professional Experience

A  graduate  of  McGill  University  in  Montreal  and  Institut  européen  d’administration  des  affaires (INSEAD)  in
Fontainebleau, Mr. Desmarais was first appointed as Vice President (1984), and then as President and Chief
Operating  Officer  (1986),  Executive  Vice  Chairman  of  the  Board  (1989),  Executive  Chairman  of  the  Board
(1990),  Chairman  of  the  Executive  Committee  (2006)  and  Executive  Co-Chairman  of  the  Board  (2008)  of
Power  Financial  Corporation,  a  company  he  helped  found  in  1984.  Since  1996,  he  has  also  served  as
Chairman of the Board and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Power Corporation of Canada.

Main function: Chairman & Co-Chief Executive Officer of Power Corporation of Canada*

Directorships and functions held at any company during the 2017 fiscal year

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Chairman & Co-Chief Executive Officer of Power Corporation of Canada*
Executive Co-Chairman of Power Financial Corporation*
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Pargesa Holding S.A.*
Director and member of the Executive Committee of Great-West Lifeco Inc.*
Director and member of the Executive Committee of The Great-West Life Assurance Company
Director and member of the Executive Committee of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company
Vice-Chairman of the Board, Director and member of the Standing Committee of Groupe Bruxelles 
Lambert S.A.*
Director and member of the Executive Committee of Investors Group Inc.

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–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Director and member of the Executive Committee of London Life Insurance Company
Director and member of the Executive Committee of Mackenzie Inc.
Director and Deputy Chairman of the Board of La Presse ltée
Director and Deputy Chairman of Gesca Itée
Director and member of the Nomination, Compensation and Governance Committee of LafargeHolcim Ltd*
Director and member of the Executive Committee of The Canada Life Assurance Company
Director and member of the Executive Committee of Canada Life Financial Corporation
Director and member of the Executive Committee of IGM Financial Inc.*
Director and member of the Executive Committee of The Canada Life Assurance Company
Director of 152245 Canada Inc.
Director of GWL&A Financial Inc.
Director of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company of New York
Director of Power Communications Inc.
Director and Chairman of the Board of Power Corporation International
Director and member of the Executive Committee of Putnam Investments, LLC
Member of the Supervisory Board of Power Financial Europe B.V.
Director and member of the Executive Committee of The Canada Life Insurance Company of Canada
Director and Deputy Chairman of the Board of Square Victoria Communications Group Inc.
Member of the Supervisory Board of Parjointco N.V.
Director of SGS S.A.*

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Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Director of TOTAL S.A.* until May 26, 2017
Director of Great West Financial Inc.
Director and member of the Executive Committee of London Insurance Group Inc.
Director of Great-West Financial (Nova Scotia) Co.
Director of Canada Life Capital Corporation Inc. until 2015
Director of Lafarge* until 2015
Director of GDF Suez* until 2014

BARBARA KUX

Born on February 26, 1954 
(Swiss)

Independent director and member of the Governance and Ethics Committee and the Strategic 
Committee until May 26, 2017

Director of TOTAL S.A. 
from 2011 until the Ordinary 
Shareholders’ Meeting 
of May 26, 2017

Biography & Professional Experience

Holder of an MBA (with honors) from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, Ms. Kux joined McKinsey & Company in 1984
as a Management Consultant, where she was responsible for strategic assignments for international groups.
After serving as manager for development of emerging markets at ABB and then at Nestlé between 1989 and
1999, she was appointed Executive Director of Ford in Europe from 1999 to 2003. In 2003, Ms. Kux became
a member of the Executive Committee of the Philips group and, starting in 2005, was in charge of the supply
chain  and  Sustainable  Development.  From  2008  to  2013,  she  was  a member  of  the  Executive  Board  of
Siemens AG, a global leader in high technology present in the energy and renewable energy sector. She was
responsible  for  Sustainable  Development  and  the  supply  chain  of  the  group.  Since  2013,  she  has  been  a
director  of  various  world-class  international  companies  and  is  also  a  member  of  the  Advisory  Board  of
INSEAD.  In  2016,  she  was  appointed  by  the  European  Commission  to  the  newly  established  high  level
Decarbonisation Pathways Panel. She has been director of the INSEAD Residence for Corporate Governance
since 2017.

Main function: Independent director

Directorships and functions held at any company during the 2017 fiscal year

–

–

–

–

–

Director of TOTAL S.A.*, member of the Governance and Ethics Committee and the Strategic Committee 
until May 26, 2017
Director of Engie S.A.*
Director of Pargesa Holding S.A.*
Member of the Supervisory Board of Henkel*
Vice Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Firmenich S.A.

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

–

–

–

Director of TOTAL S.A.* until May 26, 2017
Member of the Board of Directors of Umicore* until 2017
Member of the Management Board of Siemens AG* until 2013

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4.1.1.2

Absence of conflicts of interest 
or convictions

The Board of Directors’ Rules of Procedure stipulate the specific rules
for  preventing  conflicts  of  interest  applicable  to  directors  in  the
following  terms  (refer  to  point 4.1.2.1  of  this  chapter  for  the  full
version of the Rules of Procedure):

“2.5. Duty of Loyalty

Directors  must  not  take  advantage  of  their  office  or  duties  to
gain, 
for  themselves  or  a  third  party,  any  monetary  or
non-monetary benefit.

They must notify the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the
Lead  Independent  Director,  if  one  has  been  appointed,  of  any
existing or potential conflict of interest with the Company or any
Group  company  and  they  must  refrain  from  participating  in  the
vote  relating  to  the  corresponding  resolution  as  well  as  in  any
discussion preceding such vote.

inform 

their
Directors  must 
participation 
involves  the
in  any  transaction  that  directly 
Company,  or  any  Group  company,  before  such  transaction  is
finalized.

the  Board  of  Directors  of 

Directors  must  not  assume  personal 
in
companies  or  businesses  having  activities  in  competition  with
those  of  the  Company  or  any  Group  company  without  first
having informed the Board of Directors.

responsibilities 

Directors undertake not to seek or accept from the Company, or
from  companies  directly  or 
the
Company, any advantages liable to be considered as being of a
nature that may compromise their independence.”

indirectly  connected 

to 

the  Lead
Within  the  Governance  and  Ethics  Committee,
Independent  Director  organizes 
the  performance  of  due
diligence  in  order  to  identify  and  analyze  potential  conflicts  of
interest within the Board of Directors. He informs the Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of any conflicts of interest identified
as  a  result  and  reports  to  the  Board  of  Directors  on  these
activities.

Pursuant to the obligation to declare conflicts of interest set out
in Article 2.5 of these Rules, any director affected by an existing
or  potential  conflict  of  interest  must  inform  the  Chairman  and
Chief Executive Officer and the Lead Independent Director.”

The Lead Independent Director has performed due diligence in order
to identify and analyze potential conflicts of interest. She has informed
the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the potential conflicts of
interest  identified  as  a  result.  In  this  regard,  the  Lead  Independent
Director was  consulted  in  April 2017  by  a  director  about  a  potential
conflict of interest arising due to that director’s possible membership
of  a  gas-related  Committee  in  a  European  country.  The  director  in
question  decided  not  to  take  up  the  offer  made  to  him  to  chair  the
Committee.

On the basis of the work carried out, the Board of Directors noted the
absence of potential conflicts of interest between the directors’ duties
with respect to the Company and their private interests.

To the Company’s knowledge, there is no family relationship among
the  members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  TOTAL  S.A.,  there  is  no
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a director was selected, and there is no service agreement that binds
a director to TOTAL S.A. or to any of its subsidiaries and provides for
special benefits under the terms thereof.

The current members of the Board of Directors of the Company have
declared  to  the  Company  that  they  have  not  been  convicted,  have
not  been  associated  with  a  bankruptcy,  receivership  or  liquidation,
and have not been incriminated or publicly sanctioned or disqualified,
as  stipulated  in  item  14.1  of  Annex  I  of  EC  Regulation  809/2004  of
April 29, 2004.

4.1.1.3

Plurality of directorships held by 
directors

The number of directorships held by the directors at listed companies
outside their group, including foreign companies, was assessed as of
December 31, 2017 in accordance with the recommendations of the
AFEP-MEDEF Code, point 18, which states that “an executive officer
should  not  hold  more  than  two  other  directorships  in  listed
corporations,  including  foreign  corporations,  not  affiliated  with  his  or
her group. [This] limit […] does not apply to directorships held by an
executive officer in subsidiaries and holdings, held alone or together
with  others,  of  companies  whose  main  activity  is  to  acquire  and
manage such holdings. […] A director should not hold more than four
other  directorships 
foreign
in 
corporations not affiliated with his or her group.”

listed  corporations, 

including 

Summary of other directorships held 
by members of the Board of Directors

Number of
directorships
held at
outside listed
companies(a)

1

2

2

1

1

2

4

4

1

0

0

2

Compliance
with the criteria
of the AFEP-
MEDEF Code
✔

✔

✔

✔

✔

✔

✔

✔

✔

✔

✔

✔

Patrick Pouyanné

Patrick Artus

Patricia Barbizet

Marie-Christine 
Coisne-Roquette

Mark Cutifani

Maria van der Hoeven

Anne-Marie Idrac

Gérard Lamarche

Jean Lemierre

Renata Perycz

Christine Renaud

Carlos Tavares

(a)

In accordance with the criteria of the AFEP-MEDEF Code.

Director independence

4.1.1.4
At  its  meeting  on  February 7,  2018,  the  Board  of  Directors,  on  the
proposal  of  the  Governance  and  Ethics  Committee,  reviewed  the
independence of the Company’s directors as of December 31, 2017.
At the Committee’s proposal, the Board considered that, pursuant to
the  AFEP-MEDEF  Code  to  which  the  Company  refers,  a  director  is
independent when “he or she has no relationship of any kind with the
company,  its  group  or  its  management,  that  may  compromise  the
exercise of his or her freedom of judgment”.

“7.2.5 Prevention of conflicts of interest

As of December 31, 2017

For each director, this assessment relies on the independence criteria
set 
in
November 2016, as described below:

in  point 8.5  of  the  AFEP-MEDEF  Code,  revised 

forth 

(cid:142)

"not  to  be  or  not  to  have  been  during  the  course  of  the  previous
five years:

–

–

–

an employee or executive officer of the corporation,

an  employee,  executive  officer  of  a  company  or  a  director  of  a
company consolidated within the corporation,

an  employee,  executive  officer  or  director  of  the  company's
parent company or a company consolidated within this parent;

not  to  be  an  executive  officer  of  a  company  in  which  the
corporation  holds  a  directorship,  directly  or  indirectly,  or  in  which
an  employee  appointed  as  such  or  an  executive  officer  of  the
corporation (currently in office or having held such office within the
last five years) is a director;

not  to  be  a  customer,  supplier,  commercial  banker or  investment
banker:

–

–

that is material to the corporation or its group,

or for a significant part of whose business the corporation or its
group accounts.

The evaluation of the significant or non-significant relationship with
the company or its group must be debated by the Board and the
quantitative criteria that lead to the evaluation (continuity, economic
dependence,  exclusivity,  etc.)  must  be  explicitely  stated  in the
annual report;

not to be related by close family ties to a company officer;

not to have been an auditor of the corporation within the previous
five years;

not  to  have  been  a  director  of  the  corporation  for  more  than
12 years. Loss of the status of independent director occurs on the
date at which this period of 12 years is reached."

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

The  AFEP-MEDEF  Code  stipulates  that  non-executive  directors
cannot  be  considered 
receive  variable
independent 
compensation  in  cash  or  in  the  form  of  shares  or  any  other
compensation linked to the performance of the company or group.

they 

if 

It also stipulates that directors representing major shareholders of the
corporation  or  its  parent  company  may  be  considered  as  being
independent  provided  that  these  shareholders  do  not  take  part  in
control  of  the  corporation.  Nevertheless,  beyond  a  10%  holding  of
stock or 10% of the voting rights, the board, upon a report from the
nominations committee, should systematically review the qualification
of  a  director  as  independent  in  the  light  of  the  make-up  of  the
corporation’s  capital  and  the existence  of  a  potential  conflict  of
interest.

As  such,  concerning 
independence  of  Mses.  Barbizet,
Coisne-Roquette,  van  der  Hoeven  and  Idrac  and  Messrs.  Artus,
Cutifani, Lamarche, Lemierre and Tavares, it was confirmed that the
independence analyses carried out previously continue to be relevant.

the 

In particular, the following information was noticed:

(cid:142)

The level of activity between Group companies and companies of
BNP  Paribas,  of  which  Mr.  Lemierre  is  Chairman  of  the  Board  of
Directors,  did  not  represent  a  material  part  of  the  financial
institution’s overall business (the business of the Group companies
with BNP Paribas being less than 0.1% of the bank’s net banking
income(1)),  or  a  material  part  of  the  total  amount  of  external
financing of the Group’s activities (2.5%). The Board confirmed the
absence of economic dependence and exclusivity in the activities

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(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

between the two groups. It thus concluded that Mr. Lemierre could
be deemed to be an independent director;

The level of activity between Group companies and companies of
the Natixis group, of which Mr. Artus is a member of the Executive
Committee, did not represent a material part of the group’s overall
business (the business of the Group companies with Natixis being
less than 0.3% of the bank’s net banking income(2)), or a material
part  of  the  total  amount  of  external  financing  of  the  Group’s
activities  (4.4%).  The  Board  confirmed  the  absence  of  economic
dependence  and  exclusivity  in  the  activities  between  the  two
groups.  It  thus  concluded  that  Mr.  Artus  could  be  deemed  to  be
an independent director;

Regarding Peugeot S.A., of which Mr. Tavares is Chairman of the
Managing Board, on one hand, sales of the Group to Peugeot S.A.
in 2017 (i.e., €294 million) represented 0.19% of the consolidated
turnover  of  the  Group  ($171 billion,  i.e.,  €152 billion)  and  on  the
other  hand,  the  amount of  purchases  made  by  the  Group  from
Peugeot  S.A.  in  2017  (i.e.,  €53 million)  represented  0.19%  of  the
overall  amount  of  purchases  made  by  the  Group  in  2017
(€27 billion(3)). The portion of the business made by the Group with
Peugeot  S.A.  cannot  be  considered  to  be  material.  Moreover,  for
Peugeot  S.A.,  on  one  hand,  the  amount  of purchases  made  by
Peugeot  with  the  Group  in  2017  (i.e.,  €294 million)  represented
1.7% of the overall amount of purchases made by Peugeot S.A. in
2017 (i.e., €17 billion) and, on the other hand, the amount of sales
made  by  Peugeot  S.A.  in  2017  to  the  Group  (i.e.,  €53 million)
amounted to 0.01% of the 2016 consolidated turnover of Peugeot
S.A.  (i.e.,  €54 billion).  The  portion  of  the  business  made  by
Peugeot S.A. with the Group cannot be considered to be material
for  Peugeot  S.A.  The  Board  confirmed  the  absence  of  economic
dependence  and  exclusivity  in  the  activities  between  the  two
groups. It thus concluded that Mr. Tavares could be deemed to be
an independent director;

Regarding  Anglo  American  plc.,  of  which  Mr.  Cutifani  is  Chief
Executive, on one hand, sales of the Group to Anglo American plc.
in  2017  (i.e.,  $313 million)  represented  0.18%  of  the  2017
consolidated  turnover  of  the  Group  (i.e.,  $171 billion)  and  on  the
other  hand,  the  amount of  purchases  made  by  the  Group  from
Anglo American plc. in 2017 was insignificant (less than €20,000).
The  portion  of  the  business  made  by  the  Group  with  Anglo
American plc. cannot be considered to be material for the Group.
Moreover,  for  Anglo  American  plc.,  on  one  hand,  the  amount  of
purchases  made  by  Anglo  American  plc.  with  the  Group  in  2017
(i.e.,  $313 billion)  represented  3%  of  the  overall  amount  of
purchases made by Anglo American plc. in 2017 (i.e., $10.2 billion)
and,  on  the  other  hand,  the  amount  of  sales  made  by  Anglo
American  plc.  in  2017  to  the  Group  was  insignificant  (less  than
€20,000).  The  portion  of  the  business  made  by  Anglo  American
plc. with the Group cannot be considered to be material for Anglo
American  plc.  The  Board  confirmed  the  absence  of  economic
dependence  and  exclusivity  in  the  activities  between  the  two
groups. It thus concluded that Mr. Cutifani could be deemed to be
an independent director;

The level of activity between Group companies and companies of
the Sonepar group, of which Ms. Coisne-Roquette is Chairwoman,
did  not  represent  a  material  part  of  the  overall  business  of  the
Sonepar  group  (the  purchases  made  by  Group  companies  from
the Sonepar group representing €1.6 million in 2017, i.e., 0.005%
of the overall purchases made by the Group in 2017 of €27 billion).
The  Board  confirmed  the  absence  of  economic  dependence  and
exclusivity  in  the  activities  between  the  two  groups.  It  thus
concluded  that  Ms.  Coisne-Roquette  could  be  deemed  to  be  an
independent director;

(1)
(2)
(3)

Net banking income for 2017 estimated on the basis of the accounts of BNP Paribas as of September 30, 2017.
Net banking income for 2017 estimated on the basis of the accounts of Natixis as of September 30, 2017.
Excluding oil products and vessel chartering by Trading & Shipping.

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(cid:142)

(cid:142)

The level of activity between Group companies and companies of
the  Artémis  group,  of  which  Ms.  Barbizet  is  a  director,  did  not
represent  a  material  part  of  the  overall  business  of  the  Artémis
group (the purchases made by Group companies from the Artémis
group  being  insignificant),  or  a  material  part  of  the  Group’s
purchases 
(approximately  0.00014%). The  Board
confirmed the absence of economic dependence and exclusivity in
the activities between the two groups. It thus concluded that Ms.
Barbizet could be deemed to be an independent director;

in  2017 

The  level  of  the  holding  of  stock  in  TOTAL  S.A.  by  Groupe
Bruxelles  Lambert,  of  which  Mr.  Lamarche  is  Deputy  Managing
Director,  which  was  less  than  1%  of  the  share  capital  as  of
December 31,  2017,  was  not  material  and  did  not  call  into
question Mr. Lamarche’s independence.

Accordingly,  Mses.  Barbizet,  Coisne-Roquette,  van  der  Hoeven  and
Idrac  and  Messrs.  Artus,  Cutifani,  Lamarche,  Lemierre  and  Tavares
were deemed to be independent directors.

Rate of independence of the Board of Directors 
as of December 31, 2017 and after the 2018 
Shareholders’ Meeting

Rate of
independence(a) of
the Board of
Directors

Director not
deemed
independent

As of December 31, 2017

90% Patrick Pouyanné

Following the 
Shareholders’ Meeting 
of June 1, 2018(b)

90% Patrick Pouyanné

(a)

(b)

Excluding  the  director  representing  employee  shareholders  and  the  director
representing  employees,  in  accordance  with  the  recommendations  of  the
AFEP-MEDEF Code (point 8.3).
Subject to approval of the resolutions by the Shareholders’ Meeting.

The percentage of independent directors on the Board based on its
composition as of December 31, 2017 was 90%(1).

4.1.1.5

The rate of independence of the Board of Directors is higher than the
rate  of  independence  recommended  by  the  AFEP-MEDEF  Code,
which  specifies  that  at  least  half  of  the  members  of  the  Board  in
widely-held  companies  with  no  controlling  shareholders  must  be
independent.

Summary of the independence of the members 
of the Board of Directors

Reason for
non-compliance

Chairman and
Chief Executive
Officer of the
Company

Compliance with
the independence
criteria(a)
of the AFEP-
MEDEF Code

As of December 31, 2017

Patrick Pouyanné

Patricia Barbizet

Marie-Christine 
Coisne-Roquette

Maria van der Hoeven

Anne-Marie Idrac

Patrick Artus

Mark Cutifani

Gérard Lamarche

Jean Lemierre

Carlos Tavares

✘

✔

✔

✔

✔

✔

✔

✔

✔

✔

(a)

Excluding  the  director  representing  employee  shareholders  and  the  director
representing  employees,  in  accordance  with  the  recommendations  of  the
AFEP-MEDEF Code (point 8.3).

Diversity policy of the Board 
of Directors

The  Board  of  Directors  places  a  great  deal  of  importance  on  its
composition  and  the  composition  of  its  Committees.  In  particular,  it
relies  on  the  work  of  the  Governance  and  Ethics  Committee,  which
reviews  annually  and  proposes,  as  circumstances  may  require,
desirable changes to the composition of the Board of Directors and
Committees based on the Group’s strategy.

The Governance and Ethics Committee conducts its work within the
framework of a formal procedure so as to ensure that the directors’
fields  of  speciality  are  complementary  and  that  their  profiles  are
diverse,  to  maintain  an  overall  proportion  of  independent  members
that  is  appropriate  to  the Company’s  governance  structure  and
shareholder base, to allow for a balanced representation of men and
women on the Board, and to promote an appropriate representation
of directors of different nationalities.

As part of an effort that began several years ago, the composition of
the  Board  of  Directors  has  changed  significantly  since  2010  to
achieve better gender balance and an openness to more international
profiles.

Based on its composition as of March 14, 2018, the 12 members of
the  Board  of  Directors  include  5  non-French  directors,  6  male
directors and 6 female directors.

In  accordance  with  Article L. 225-27-1  of  the  French  Commercial
Code, the director representing employees is not taken into account
for the application of the provisions relating to the gender balance of
the  Board.  Therefore,  the  proportion  of  women  on  the  Board  was
45.5% as of December 31, 2017 (5 women out of 11 directors).

The  40%  threshold  of  directors  from  each  gender  required by
Article L. 225-18-1 of the French Commercial Code was reached as
of December 31, 2017.

(1)

Excluding  the  director  representing  employee  shareholders  and  the  director  representing  employees,  in  accordance  with  the  recommendations  of  the
AFEP-MEDEF Code (point 8.3).

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Renewal of directorships proposed 
to the Shareholders’ Meeting of 
June 1, 2018

The directorships of Messrs. Patrick Pouyanné and Patrick Artus and
Ms. Anne-Marie Idrac will expire at the Annual Ordinary Shareholders’
Meeting of June 1, 2018.

At its meeting of March 14, 2018, the Board of Directors, on proposal
by the Governance and Ethics Committee, decided to submit to the
Annual  Shareholders’  Meeting  of  June  1,  2018,  the  renewal  of  the
directorship of Messrs. Patrick Pouyanné and Patrick Artus and Ms.
Anne-Marie Idrac for a three-year term to expire following the Annual
Shareholders’  Meeting  held  in  2021  to  approve  the  2020  financial
statements.

Mr. Patrick Artus will continue to provide the Group with the benefit of
his  expertise  in  economics  and  his  in-depth  knowledge  of  the
financial  and  energy  sectors.  He  will  maintain  his  commitment  by
continuing  to  contribute  actively  to  the  quality  of  the  Board  of
Directors’ discussions.

Ms.  Anne-Marie  Idrac  will  continue  to  provide  the  Group  with  the
benefit of her expertise in foreign trade and international relations, and
the  managerial  and  operational  experience  that  she  has  acquired
throughout her career.

4

4.1.1.6

Training of directors and knowledge 
of the Company

4.1.1.7

Directors may ask to receive training in the specifics of the Company,
its  businesses  and  its  business  sector,  as  well  as  any training  that
may help them perform their duties as directors.

The  director  representing  employees also  receives  in-house  training
time  at  the  Company  and/or  training  in  economics  offered  by  an
outside  body  chosen  by  the  director,  after  the  Board  Secretary  has
accepted the body and the training program. This training time, which
was initially set at 20 hours per year, has been increased to 60 hours
per  year  by  decision  of  the  Board  of  Directors  at  its  meeting  of
July 26, 2017.

Since  2013,  the  Board  of  Directors  has  met  each  year  at  a  Group
site. Having been to the CSTJF (Centre scientifique et technique Jean
Féger) in Pau, France, the Antwerp platform in Belgium, the Bu Hasa
field  in  Abu  Dhabi  and  the  Laggan  project  site  in  the  North  Sea,  in
October 2017,  the  Board  of  Directors  visited  the  Group’s  research
center in Solaize, France. Meetings of the Board held at sites provide
an  opportunity  to  meet  Group  employees.  They  supplement  the
directors’ training in the specifics of the Group and contribute to the
integration of new directors.

The  directors  also  have  regular  contact  with  Group  management,
including  members  of  the  Executive  Committee  at  Board  meetings
and  operational  managers  during  visits  to  the  Group’s  sites.  These
interactions  between  directors  and  managers  help  the  directors  to
gain a concrete understanding of the Group’s activities.

4.1.2

Practices of the Board of Directors

9

MEETINGS OF
THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
IN 2017

93.5%

AVERAGE BOARD
MEETING ATTENDANCE 
RATE OF 
THE DIRECTORS

1

EXECUTIVE SESSION
CHAIRED BY THE LEAD
INDEPENDENT
DIRECTOR

4.1.2.1

Working procedures of the Board of Directors

The  working  procedures  of  the  Board  of  Directors  are  set  out  in  its
Rules  of  Procedure,  which  specify  the  mission  of  the  Board  of
Directors  and  the  rules  related  to  the  organization  of  its work.  The
Board’s Rules  of  Procedure  also  specify  the  obligations  of  each
director,  as  well  as  the  role  and  powers  of  the  Chairman  and  the
Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Charles Paris de Bollardière has served as Secretary of the Board
of  Directors  since  his  appointment  by  the  Board  of  Directors  on
September 15, 2009.

Since  November 4,  2014,  the  date  of  the  first  appointment  of  the
director representing employees on the Board of Directors, a member
of the Central Works Council attends Board meetings in an advisory
capacity, pursuant to Article L.  2312-75 of the French Labor Code.

The Rules of Procedure of the Board of Directors are reviewed on a
regular  basis  to  adapt  them  to  changes  in  governance  rules  and
practices. In 2014, changes were made to include, in particular, new
provisions  relating  to  information  of  the  Board  of  Directors  in  the
event  of  new  directorships  being  assumed  by  the  directors  or
changes  in  existing  directorships,  together  with  a  reminder  of  the
obligations  of  confidentiality  inherent  to  the  work  of  the  Board.  In
December 2015, changes were made to provide for the appointment
of a Lead Independent Director in the event of the combination of the
functions  of  Chairman  of  the  Board  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  and
to define his or her duties.

The text of the latest unabridged version of the Rules of Procedure of
the Board of Directors, as approved by the Board of Directors at its
meeting on December 16, 2015, is provided below. It is also available
on  the  Company’s  website  under  “Our  Group/Our  identity/Our
governance”.

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The  Board  of  Directors  of  TOTAL  S.A.(1)  approved  the  following
Rules of Procedure.

◗

1. ROLE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

the  Company  and  supervises 

The  Board  of  Directors  is  a  collegial  body  that  determines  the
the
strategic  direction  of 
implementation  of  this  vision.  With  the  exception  of  the  powers
and  authority  expressly  reserved  for  shareholders  and  within  the
limits of  the  Company’s  legal  purpose,  the  Board  may  address
any  issue  related  to  the  Company’s  operation  and  make  any
decision  concerning  the  matters  falling  within  its  purview.  Within
this framework, the Board’s duties and responsibilities include, but
are not limited to, the following:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

appointing the executive directors(2) and supervising the handling
of their responsibilities;

defining the Company’s strategic orientation and, more generally,
that of the Group;

approving  investments  or  divestments  being  considered  by  the
Group that exceed 3% of shareholders’ equity;

information  on  significant  events  related  to  the
reviewing 
Company’s  operations, 
investments  and
divestments  involving  amounts  exceeding  1%  of  shareholders’
equity;

in  particular 

for 

conducting any audits and investigations it deems appropriate. In
the  Audit
particular, 
Committee, ensures that:

the  assistance  of 

the  Board,  with 

–

–

–

authority  has  been  properly  defined  and  that  the  various
corporate  bodies  of  the  Company  make  proper  use  of  their
powers and responsibilities,

no  individual  is  authorized  to  commit  to  pay  or  to  make
payments,  on  behalf  of  the  Company,  without  proper
supervision and control,

the  internal  control  function  operates  properly  and  the
their  mission
statutory  auditors  are  able 
satisfactorily, and

to  perform 

–

the Committees it has created duly perform their responsibilities 

ensuring  the  quality  of  the  information  provided  to shareholders
and  financial  markets  through  the  financial  statements  that  it
approves  as  well  as  the  annual  reports,  or  when  major
transactions are conducted;

convening and setting the agenda for Shareholders’ Meetings or
meetings of bond holders;

preparing on an annual basis the list of directors it deems to be
independent  according 
to  generally  accepted  corporate
governance criteria; and

appointing a Lead Independent Director under the conditions set
out in Article 7, when the Chairman of the Board of Directors is
also  the  Chief  Executive  Officer  pursuant  to  a decision  by  the
Board of Directors.

◗

2. OBLIGATIONS OF THE DIRECTORS 
OF TOTAL S.A.

Before  accepting  a  directorship,  all  candidates  receive  a  copy  of
TOTAL  S.A.’s  bylaws  and  these  rules  of  procedure.  They  must

ensure  that  they  have  broad  knowledge  of  the  general  and
particular obligations related to their duty, especially the laws and
regulations  governing  directorships  in  French  limited  liability
companies (sociétés anonymes) whose shares are listed in one or
several  regulated  markets.  They  must  also  ensure  that  they  are
familiar  with  the  guidelines  set  out  in  the  Corporate  Governance
Code to which the Company refers.

Accepting  a  directorship  creates  an  obligation  to  comply  with
applicable regulations relating in particular to the functioning of the
Board  of  Directors,  and  with  the  ethical  rules  of  professional
conduct  for  directors  as  described  in  the  Corporate  Governance
Code to which the Company refers. It also creates an obligation to
comply with these rules of procedure and to uphold the Group’s
values as described in its Code of Conduct.

When directors participate in and vote at meetings of the Board of
Directors,  they  are  required  to  represent  all  of  the  Company’s
shareholders  and  to  act  in  the  interest  of  the  Company  as  a
whole.

2.1. Independence of judgment

to  maintain, 

Directors  undertake 
the
independence  of  their  analysis,  judgment,  decision-making  and
actions  as  well  as  not  to  be  unduly  influenced,  directly  or
indirectly,  by  other  directors,  particular  groups  of  shareholders,
creditors, suppliers or, more generally, any third party.

in  all  circumstances, 

2.2. Other directorships or functions

Directors  must  keep  the  Board  of  Directors  informed  of  any
position they hold on the management team, board of directors or
supervisory  board  of  any  other  company,  whether  French  or
foreign,  listed  or  unlisted.  This  includes  any  positions  as  a
non-voting  member  (censeur)  of  a  board.  To  this  end,  directors
expressly undertake to promptly notify the Chairman of the Board
of  Directors,  and  the  Lead  Independent  Director  if  one  has  been
appointed,  of  any  changes  to  the  positions  held,  for  any  reason,
whether appointment, resignation, termination or non-renewal.

2.3. Participation in the board’s work

Directors undertake to devote the amount of time required to duly
consider the information they are given and otherwise prepare for
meetings of the Board of Directors and of the Committees of the
Board of Directors on which they sit. They may request from the
they  deem
executive  directors  any  additional 
necessary  or  useful  to  their  duties.  If  they  consider  it  necessary,
they  may  request  training  on  the  Company’s  specificities,
businesses  and  industry  sector,  and  any  other  training  that  may
be of use to the effective exercise of their duties as directors.

information 

Unless unable, in which case the Chairman of the Board shall be
provided  advance  notice,  directors  are  to  attend  all  meetings  of
the  Board  of  Directors,  meetings  of  Committees  of  the  Board  of
Directors on which they serve and Shareholders’ Meetings.

The  Chairman  of  the  Board  ensures  that  directors  receive  all
relevant information concerning the Company, including that of a
negative  nature,  particularly  analyst  reports,  press  releases  and
the most important media articles.

2.4. Confidentiality

Directors  and  any  other  person  who  attends  all  or  part  of  any
meeting of the Board of Directors or its Committees are under the
strict obligation not to disclose any details of the proceedings.

(1)
(2)

TOTAL S.A. is referred to in these Rules of Procedure as the “Company” and collectively with all its direct and indirect subsidiaries as the “Group”.
The  term  “executive  director”  refers  to  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer,  if  the  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors  is  also  responsible  for  the
management of the Company; the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer, if the two roles are carried out separately; and, where
applicable, any Deputy Chief Executive Officers or Chief Operating Officers, depending on the organizational structure adopted by the Board of Directors.

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well as information conveyed prior to or during the meetings, are
strictly confidential.

With  respect  to  all  non-public  information  acquired  during  the
exercise  of  their  functions,  directors  are  bound  by  professional
secrecy  not  to  divulge  such  information  to  employees  of  the
Group or to outside parties. This obligation goes beyond the mere
duty of discretion provided for by law.

Directors must not use confidential information obtained prior to or
during meetings for their own personal benefit or for the benefit of
anyone  else,  for  whatever  reason.  They  must  take  all  necessary
steps 
information  remains  confidential.
Confidentiality  and  privacy  are  lifted  when  such  information  is
made publicly available by the Company.

to  ensure 

that 

the 

2.5. Duty of loyalty

Directors must not take advantage of their office or duties to gain,
for  themselves  or  a  third  party,  any  monetary  or  non-monetary
benefit.

They must notify the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the
Lead  Independent  Director,  if  one  has  been  appointed,  of  any
existing  or  potential  conflict  of interest  with  the  Company  or  any
Group  company  and  they  must  refrain  from  participating  in  the
vote  relating  to  the  corresponding  resolution  as  well  as  in  any
discussion preceding such vote.

Directors must inform the Board of Directors of their participation
in  any  transaction  that  directly  involves  the  Company,  or  any
Group company, before such transaction is finalized.

Directors must not assume personal responsibilities in companies
or  businesses  having  activities  in  competition  with  those  of  the
Company or any Group company without first having informed the
Board of Directors.

Directors undertake not to seek or accept from the Company, or
from companies directly or indirectly connected to the Company,
any advantages liable to be considered as being of a nature that
may compromise their independence.

2.6. Duty of expression

Directors  undertake  to clearly  express  their  opposition  if  they
deem  a  decision  being  considered  by  the  Board  of  Directors  is
contrary  to  the  Company’s  corporate  interest  and  they  must
endeavor to convince the Board of Directors of the pertinence of
their position.

2.7.  Transactions  in  the  Company’s  securities  and  stock
exchange rules

While in office, directors are required to hold the minimum number
of registered shares of the Company as set by the bylaws.

Generally speaking, directors must act with the highest degree of
prudence and vigilance when completing any personal transaction
involving the financial instruments of the Company, its subsidiaries
or affiliates that are listed or that issue listed financial instruments.

that  end,  directors  must  comply  with 

To 
requirements:

the 

following

1. Any shares or ADRs of TOTAL S.A. or its listed subsidiaries are
to be held in registered form, either with the Company or its agent,

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or  as  administered  registered  shares  with  a  French  broker  (or
North  American  broker  for  ADRs),  whose  contact  details  are
communicated  by  the  director  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Board  of
Directors;

2.  Directors  shall  refrain  from  directly  or  indirectly  engaging  in  (or
recommending engagement in) transactions involving the financial
instruments (shares, ADRs or any other securities related to such
financial instruments) of the Company or its listed subsidiaries, or
any  listed  financial  instruments  for  which  the  director  has  insider
information.

Insider  information  is  specific  information  that  has  not  yet  been
made  public  and  that  directly  or  indirectly  concerns  one  or  more
issuers  of 
financial
instruments  and  which,  if  it  were  made  public,  could  have  a
significant  impact  on  the  price  of  the  financial  instruments
concerned or on the price of financial instruments related to them;

instruments  or  one  or  more 

financial 

3. Any transaction in the Company’s financial instruments (shares,
ADRs  or  related  financial  instruments)  is  strictly  prohibited  during
the  thirty  calendar  days  preceding  the  publication  by  the
Company  of  its  periodic  results  (quarterly,  half-year  or  annual)  as
well as on the day of any such announcement;

4.  Moreover,  directors  shall  comply,  where  applicable,  with  the
provisions  of  Article L. 255-197-1  of  the  French  Commercial
Code, which stipulates that free shares may not be sold:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

during the ten trading days preceding and the three trading days
following 
the  Consolidated  Financial
Statements  or,  failing  that,  the  annual  financial  statements,  are
made public, and

the  date  on  which 

during  the  period  from  the  date  on  which  the  Company’s
corporate  bodies  become  aware  of  information  that,  if  it  were
made public, could have a significant impact on the Company’s
share price, until ten trading days after such information is made
public;

5.  Directors  are  prohibited  from  carrying  out  transactions  on  any
financial instruments related to the Company’s share (Paris option
market  (MONEP),  warrants,  exchangeable  bonds,  etc.)  and  from
buying on margin or short selling such financial instruments;

6.  Directors  are  also  prohibited  from  hedging  the  shares  of  the
Company  and  any  financial  instruments  related  to  them,  and  in
particular:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

Company shares that they hold; and, where applicable,

Company share subscription or purchase options,

rights to Company shares that may be awarded free of charge,
and

Company  shares  obtained  from  the  exercise  of  options  or
granted free of charge;

7.  Directors  must  make  all  necessary  arrangements  to  declare,
pursuant to the form and timeframe provided by applicable law, to
the  French  securities  regulator  (Autorité  des  marchés  financiers),
as  well  as  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  any
transaction  involving  the  Company’s  securities  conducted  by
themselves  or  by  any  other  person  to  whom  they  are  closely
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3. FUNCTIONING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

◗

4. ROLE AND AUTHORITY OF THE CHAIRMAN

The  Chairman  represents  the  Board  of  Directors  and,  except
under  exceptional  circumstances,  has  sole  authority  to  act  and
speak on behalf of the Board of Directors.

The  Chairman  organizes  and oversees  the  work  of  the  Board  of
Directors  and  ensures  that  the  Company’s  corporate  bodies
operate  effectively  and  in  compliance  with  good  governance
principles.  The  Chairman  coordinates  the  work  of  the  Board  of
Directors  and  its  Committees.  The  Chairman  establishes  the
agenda for each Board meeting, including items suggested by the
Chief Executive Officer.

The  Chairman  ensures  that  directors  receive,  in  a  timely  manner
and  in  a  clear  and  appropriate  format,  the  information  they  need
to effectively carry out their duties.

In liaison with the Group’s general management, the Chairman is
responsible  for  maintaining  relations  between  the  Board  of
Directors  and  the  Company’s  shareholders.  The  Chairman
monitors the quality of information disclosed by the Company.

In  close  cooperation  with  the  Group’s  General  Management,  the
Chairman  may  represent  the  Company  in  high-level  discussions
with government authorities and major partners, both at a national
and international level.

The Chairman is regularly informed by the Chief Executive Officer
of  significant  events  and  situations  relating  to  the  Group,
particularly with regard to strategy, organization, monthly financial
reporting,  major  investment  and  divestment  projects  and  key
financial transactions. The Chairman may ask the Chief Executive
Officer  or  other  senior  executives  of  the  Company,  provided that
the Chief Executive Officer is informed, to supply any information
that  may  help  the  Board  or  its  Committees  to  carry  out  their
duties.

The  Chairman  may  meet  with  the  statutory  auditors  in  order  to
prepare  the  work  of  the  Board  of  Directors  and  the  Audit
Committee.

Every  year,  the  Chairman  presents  a  report  to  the  Annual
Shareholders’  Meeting  describing 
and
organization of the Board of Directors’ work, any limits set by the
Board  of  Directors concerning  the  powers  of  the  Chief  Executive
Officer,  and  the  internal  control  procedures  implemented  by  the
Company.  To  this  end,  the  Chairman  obtains  the  necessary
information from the Chief Executive Officer.

the  preparation 

◗

the  Company 

represents 
third  parties  and  chairs 

5. AUTHORITY OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
The  Chief  Executive  Officer  is  responsible  for  the  Company’s
overall  management.  He 
its
relationships  with 
the  Executive
Committee.  The  Chief  Executive  Officer  is  vested  with  the
broadest  powers  to  act  on  behalf  of  the  Company  in all
circumstances,  subject  to  the powers  that  are,  by  law,  restricted
to  the  Board  of  Directors  and  to  the  Annual  Shareholders’
Meeting, as well as to the Company’s corporate governance rules
and  in  particular  these  rules  of  procedure  of  the  Board  of
Directors.

in 

The  Chief  Executive  Officer  is  responsible  for  presenting  the
Group’s  results  and  prospects  to  shareholders  and  the  financial
community on a regular basis.

At  each  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  the  Chief  Executive
Officer presents an overview of significant Group events.

3.1. Board meetings

The  Board  of  Directors  meets  at  least  four  times  a  year  and
whenever circumstances require.

Prior  to  each  Board  meeting,  the  directors  receive  the  agenda
and, whenever possible, all other materials necessary to consider
for the session.

Directors may be represented by another director at a meeting of
the Board, provided that no director holds more than one proxy at
any single meeting.

Whenever authorized by law, directors are considered present for
quorum  and  majority  purposes  who  attend  Board  meetings
through  video  conferencing  or  other  audiovisual  means  that  are
compliant  with  the  technical  requirements  set  by  applicable
regulations.

3.2. Directors’ fees

The Board of Directors allocates annual directors’ fees within the
total  amount  authorized  by  the  Annual  Shareholders’  Meeting.
Compensation includes a fixed portion and a variable portion that
takes into account each directors’ actual participation in the work
of  the  Board  of  Directors  and  its  Committees  together  with,  if
applicable, the duties of the Lead Independent Director.

The Chief Executive Officer or, if the functions are combined, the
Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer,  does  not  receive  any
director’s fees for his participation in the work of the Board and its
Committees.

3.3. Secretary of the Board of Directors

The  Board  of  Directors,  based  on  the  recommendation  of  its
Chairman,  appoints  a  Secretary  of  the  Board  who  assists  the
Chairman  in  organizing  the  Board’s  activities,  and  particularly  in
preparing  the  annual  work  program  and  the  schedule  of  Board
meetings.

The  Secretary  drafts  the  minutes  of  Board  meetings,  which  are
then  submitted  to  the  Board  for  approval.  The  Secretary  is
authorized  to  dispatch  Board  meeting  minutes  and  to  certify
copies and excerpts of the minutes.

The  Secretary  is  responsible  for  all  procedures  pertaining  to  the
functioning  of  the  Board  of  Directors.  These  procedures  are
reviewed periodically by the Board.

All  Board  members  may  ask  the  Secretary  for  information  or
assistance.

3.4. Evaluation of the functioning of the Board of Directors

The  Board  evaluates  its  functioning  at  regular  intervals  not
exceeding  three  years.  The  evaluation  is  carried  out  under  the
supervision  of  the  Lead  Independent  Director,  if  one  has  been
appointed, or under the supervision of the Governance and Ethics
Committee,  with the  assistance  of  an  outside  consultant.  The
Board of Directors also conducts an annual review of its practices.

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6. BOARD COMMITTEES

The Board of Directors approved the creation of:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

an Audit Committee;

a Governance and Ethics Committee;

a Compensation Committee; and

a Strategic Committee(1).

The roles and composition of each Committee are set forth in their
respective rules of procedure, which have been approved by the
Board of Directors.

The  committees  perform  their  duties  under  the  authority  and  for
the benefit of the Board of Directors.

Each Committee reports on its activities to the Board of Directors.

◗

7. LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

7.1. Appointment of the Lead Independent Director

When  the  functions  of  the  Chairman  of  the  Board  and  Chief
Executive Officer are combined, the Board of Directors appoints a
Lead  Independent  Director,  on  the  recommendation  of  the
Governance  and  Ethics  Committee,  from  among  the  directors
considered to be independent by the Board of Directors.

The appointed Lead Independent Director holds this position while
in  office  as  director,  unless  otherwise  decided  by  the  Board  of
Directors, which may choose to terminate his duties at any time. If
for  any  reason  the  director 
longer  deemed  to  be
independent, his or her position as Lead Independent Director will
be terminated.

is  no 

The  Lead  Independent  Director,  if  one  is  appointed,  chairs  the
Governance and Ethics Committee.

7.2. Duties of the Lead Independent Director

The Lead Independent Director’s duties include:

1.  Convening  meetings  of  the  Board  of  Directors  –  Meeting
Agenda

The  Lead  Independent  Director  may  request  that  the  Chairman
and  Chief  Executive  Officer  call  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of
Directors to discuss a given agenda.

He  may  request  that  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer
include  additional  items  on  the  agenda  of  any  meeting  of  the
Board of Directors.

2. Participation in the work of the committees

If  not  a  member  of  the  Compensation  Committee,  the  Lead
Independent  Director 
to  attend  meetings  and
invited 
participates  in  the  work  of  the  Compensation  Committee  relating
to  the  annual  review  of  the  executive  directors’  performance  and
recommendations regarding their compensation.

is 

3. Acting as Chairperson of Board of Directors’ meetings

When  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive Officer  is  unable  to
attend all or part of a meeting of the Board of Directors, the Lead
Independent  Director  chairs  the  meeting.  In  particular,  he  or  she
chairs  those  Board  meetings  the  proceedings  of  which  relate  to
the  evaluation  of  the  performance  of  the  executive  directors  and
the determination of their compensation, which take place in their
absence.

4. Evaluation of the functioning of the Board of Directors

The  Lead  Independent  Director  manages  the  evaluation  process
relating to the functioning of the Board of Directors and reports on
this evaluation to the Board of Directors.

5. Prevention of conflicts of interest

the  Governance  and  Ethics  Committee, 

the  Lead
Within 
Independent Director organizes the performance of due diligence
in order to identify and analyze potential conflicts of interest within
the  Board  of  Directors.  He  informs  the  Chairman  and  Chief
Executive  Officer  of  any  conflicts  of  interest  identified  as  a  result
and reports to the Board of Directors on these activities.

Pursuant to the obligation to declare conflicts of interest set out in
Article 2.5  of  these  Rules,  any  director  affected  by  an  existing  or
potential  conflict  of  interest  must  inform  the  Chairman  and  Chief
Executive Officer and the Lead Independent Director.

6.  Monitoring  of  the  satisfactory  functioning  of  the  Board  and
compliance with the Rules of Procedure

The Lead Independent Director ensures compliance with the rules of
the  Corporate  Governance  Code  to  which  TOTAL  S.A.  refers  and
with the Rules of Procedure of the Board of Directors. He or she may
make  any  suggestions  or 
that  he  deems
appropriate to this end.

recommendations 

He or she ensures that the directors are in a position to carry out
their  tasks  under  optimal  conditions  and  that  they have  sufficient
information to perform their duties.

With the agreement of the Governance and Ethics Committee, the
Lead  Independent  Director  may  hold  meetings  of  the  directors
who  do  not  hold  executive  or  salaried  positions  on  the  Board  of
Directors. He reports to the Board of Directors on the conclusions
of such meetings.

7. Relationships with Shareholders

The  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  and  the  Lead
Independent Director are the shareholders’ dedicated contacts on
issues that fall within the remit of the Board.

When  a  shareholder  approaches  the  Chairman  and  Chief
Executive  Officer  in  relation  to  such  issues,  they  may  seek  the
opinion  of  the  Lead  Independent  Director  before  responding
appropriately to the shareholder’s request.

When  the  Lead  Independent  Director  is  approached  by  a
shareholder in relation to such issues, he or she must inform the
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, providing his or her opinion,
so  that  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  may  respond
appropriately  to  the  request.  The  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive
Officer  must  inform  the  Lead  Independent  Director  of  the
response given.

7.3. Resources, conditions of office and activity report

The  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  must  regularly  update
the Lead Independent Director on the Company’s activities.

The  Lead 
Independent  Director  has  access  to  all  of  the
documents and information necessary for the performance of his
or her duties.

The  Lead  Independent  Director  may consult  the  Secretary  of  the
Board  and  use  the  latter’s  services  in  the  performance  of  his  or
her duties.

Under  the  conditions  set  out  in  Article 3.2  of  these  Rules  and
those  established  by 
the  Lead
Independent Director may receive additional director’s fees for the
duties entrusted to him or her.

the  Board  of  Directors, 

The Lead Independent Director must report annually to the Board
of Directors on the performance of his or her duties. During Annual
General Meetings, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer may
invite  the  Lead  Independent  Director  to  report  on  his  or  her
activities.

(1)

Since September 20, 2017, the Committee has been renamed Strategic & CSR Committee and its remit has been broadened to cover Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) and questions relating to the inclusion of climate-related issues in the Group's strategy.

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4.1.2.2

Activity of the Board of Directors in 2017

Directors are generally given written notice of Board meetings during
the week preceding the meetings. Whenever possible, documents to
be considered for decisions to be made at Board meetings are sent
with the notice of meetings. The minutes of the previous meeting are
expressly approved at the following Board meeting.

The  Board  of  Directors  held  nine  meetings  in  2017.  The  global
attendance  rate for  the  directors  was  93.5%.  The  Audit  Committee
held  7  meetings,  with  an  attendance  rate  of  92%;  the  Compensation
Committee met 3 times, with 100% attendance; the Governance and
Ethics  Committee  held  2  meetings,  with  83.3%  attendance;  and  the
Strategic & CSR Committee met twice, with 90% attendance.

A table summarizing individual attendance at the Board of Directors and Committee meetings is provided below.

Directors’ attendance at Board and Committee meetings in 2017

Directors

Board of 
Directors

Audit 
Committee

Compensation 
Committee

Governance and Ethics 
Committee

Strategic & 
CSR Committee

Attendance
rate

Number of
meetings

Attendance
rate

Number of
meetings

Attendance
rate

Number of
meetings

Attendance
rate

Number of
meetings

Attendance
rate

Number of
meetings

Patrick Pouyanné

Patrick Artus

Patricia Barbizet
Marc Blanc(a)

Marie-Christine 
Coisne-Roquette
Mark Cutifani(c)
Paul Desmarais, Jr(a)

Maria van der Hoeven

Anne-Marie Idrac
Barbara Kux(a)

Gérard Lamarche

Jean Lemierre

Renata Perycz
Christine Renaud(d)
Carlos Tavares(d)

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

25%

100%

100%

100%

67%

100%

100%

100%

80%

9/9

9/9

9/9

4/4

9/9

5/5

1/4

9/9

9/9

4/4

6/9

9/9

9/9

5/5

4/5

-

86%

-

-

-

6/7

-

-

-

-

100%

-

100%

7/7

100%

-

-

75%

-

-

-

-

3/4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100%

7/7

100%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100%

-

-

100%

-

-

3/3

-

3/3

-

-

-

-

-

3/3

-

1/1

-

-

-

-

100%

-

-

-

-

-

100%

0%

-

100%

-

-

-

83.3%

-

-

2/2

-

-

-

-

-

2/2

0/1

-

1/1

-

-

-

100%

50%

100%

100%

-

-

-

-
100%(c)

100%

-
100%(c)

-

-

-
90%(e)

2/2

1/2

2/2

1/1

2/2(b)

-

-
2/2(b)
2/2(c)

1/1
1/2(b)
2/2(c)
2/2(b)
1/1(b)

-

Attendance rate

93.5%

92%

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

Director until May 26, 2017.
Voluntary participation (director not a member of the Strategic & CSR Committee).
Including one voluntary participation. Member of the committee since May 26, 2017.
Director since May 26, 2017.
Excluding voluntary participation.

The Board meetings included, but were not limited to, a review of the
following subjects:

February 8

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

presentation to the Board of the work of the Audit Committee at its
meeting on February 6, 2017;

closing of the 2016 accounts (Consolidated Financial Statements,
parent company accounts) after the Audit Committee’s report and
work performed by the statutory auditors;

draft allocation of the profits of TOTAL S.A., setting of the dividend,
ex-dividend  and  payment  dates,  option  for  the  payment  of  the
balance of the dividend in shares;

main  messages  of  financial  communications,  including  industrial
safety aspects;

information  regarding  the  buyback  and  cancellation  of  treasury
shares;

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

Board of Directors’ report to the Shareholders’ Meeting regarding
purchases  and  sales  of  shares  of  the  Company  pursuant  to
Article L. 225-211 of the French Commercial Code;

information about the results of the option to receive the payment
of the second interim dividend for fiscal year 2016 in shares;

renewal of the authorization to issue bonds;

renewal  of  the  authorization  to  issue  security,  commitments  and
guarantees;

request for authorization to issue guarantees;

declarations  of  crossing  of  thresholds  in  the  Company’s  share
capital;

report of the Lead Independent Director on her mandate;

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(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

debate  on  the  Board  of  Directors’  practices based  on  a  formal
self-assessment carried out in the form of a detailed questionnaire
answered by each director, the process of which was conducted
by  the  Lead  Independent  Director;  suggestion  of  areas  for
improvement;

presentation  to  the  Board  of  the work  of  the  Governance  and
Ethics Committee at its meeting on February 8, 2017;

examination of the changes to the AFEP-MEDEF Code (revised in
November 2016);

proposal to appoint and renew directorships;

assessment of the independence of the directors;

composition of the Board’s Committees;

allocation of directors’ fees for fiscal year 2016; increase in the
additional amount paid per journey from a country outside France
in order to encourage the internationalization of
the Board of
Directors;

market abuse regulations – blackout periods; information about the
new  procedure  set  up  by  the  Company  following  the  entry  into
force of Regulation (EU) 596/2014;

amendment  of  the  Rules  of  Procedure  of  the  Audit  Committee
following  the  entry  into  force  of  the  order  of  March 17,  2016
transposing the provisions of Directive 2014/56/EU and Regulation
(EU) 537/2014 into French law;

information  on  transactions  on  the  Company’s  securities  by  the
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer;

information on the Directors & Officers liability insurance taken out
by the Company;

review  of  the  draft  Report  of  the  Chairman  of  the  Board  of
Directors (Article L. 225-37 of the French Commercial Code);

presentation  to  the  Board  of  the  work  of  the  Compensation
Committee at its meeting on February 8, 2017; and

the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer’s  compensation  (in  his
absence).

March 15

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

presentation to the Board of the work of the Audit Committee at its
meeting on March 13, 2017;

presentation  to  the  Board  of  the  work  of  the  Compensation
Committee at its meeting on March 13, 2017;

approval  of  the  compensation  policy  for  the  Chairman  and  Chief
Executive Officer for fiscal year 2017;

confirmation  of  the  acquisition  rate  of  performance  shares  under
the 2014 plan;

approval of the Group’s financial policy;

preparation for the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting: approval of the
various  chapters  of  the  Registration  Document  forming  the
management report within the meaning of the French Commercial
Code  and  of  the  related  reports;  setting  of  the  agenda  for  the
Shareholders’  Meeting;  approval  of  the  report  of  the  Board  of
Directors and draft resolutions;

setting the schedule related to the dividend (interim dividends and
balance) for fiscal year 2018;

distribution of the third interim dividend for the 2016 fiscal year and
setting of the new share issue price for this interim dividend;

information  to  the  Board  of  Directors  regarding  the  setting  of  the
subscription  period  and  price  for  shares  of  the  Company  for  the
2017 share capital increase reserved for employees; and

(cid:142)

requests for authorization of guarantees.

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April 26

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

presentation to the Board of the work of the Strategic Committee
at its meeting on March 15, 2017;

presentation of the Group’s risk map;

results  for  the  first  quarter  of  2017  after  the  Audit  Committee’s
report and work performed by the statutory auditors;

presentation to the Board of the work of the Audit Committee at its
meeting on April 24, 2017;

setting a first interim dividend to be paid on the dividend for fiscal
year 2017;

preparation for the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting;

information  and  decisions  regarding 
increase reserved for employees;

the  2017 share  capital

information about the results of the option to receive the payment
of the third interim dividend for fiscal year 2016 in shares;

request for authorization to issue guarantees;

information on declarations of thresholds in the Company’s capital
to be declared; and

information  on  the  appointment  by  the  Central  Works  Council  of
Ms. Christine Renaud as director representing employees.

May 26 – pre-Shareholders’ Meeting

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

information to the Board of Directors on the situation regarding the
Group’s development project in Iran;

preparation  for  and  organization  of  the  Annual  Shareholders’
Meeting:  finalization  of  the  responses  to  the  written  questions
submitted by shareholders;

setting of the share issue price for the payment of the balance of
the 2016 dividend, subject to the approval of the third resolution by
the Shareholders’ Meeting on May 26, 2017;

delegation of powers granted to the Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer to operate on Company shares, subject to the approval of
the fifth resolution of the Shareholders’ Meeting on May 26, 2017;
and

communication  of  the  Central  Works  Council’s  Opinion  on  the
company’s economic and financial position.

July 26

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

presentation  of  the  planned  acquisition  of  an  interest  in  EREN
Renewable Energy (Eren RE);

presentation  of  the  strategic  perspectives  of  the  Refining  &
Chemicals segment including safety and energy efficiency aspects
and prevention of major environmental risks;

results for the second quarter 2017 and the first half of 2017 after
the Audit Committee’s report and work performed by the statutory
auditors;

presentation to the Board of the work of the Audit Committee at its
meetings on June 14, 2017 and July 24, 2017;

setting  a  second  interim  dividend  to  be  paid  on  the  dividend  for
fiscal year 2017;

presentation  to  the  Board  of  the  work  of  the  Governance  and
Ethics Committee at its meeting on July 26, 2017;

approval  of  the  Governance  and  Ethics  Committee’s  proposal  to
change  the  amount  of  the  directors’  fees  by  increasing  (i)  the
variable portion for each attendance at a meeting of the Board of
Directors  and  (ii)  the  Lead  Independent  Director’s  additional  fixed
annual portion;

approval of the broadening of the remit of the Strategic Committee
to  cover  Corporate  Social  Responsibility  (CSR)  and  questions
relating  to  the  inclusion  of  climate-related  issues  in  the  Group’s
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& CSR Committee;

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

determination of the conditions for the performance of the duties of
the director representing employees;

information on bond issues; and

information  on  the  powers  subdelegated  to  the  Deputy  Chief
Financial Officer and the Treasurer.

October 26 (at the Solaize research center)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

presentation  to  the  Board of  the  work  of  the  Strategic  &  CSR
Committee at its meeting on September 20, 2017;

strategic directions of the Gas, Renewables & Power segment;

presentation of the planned acquisition of Engie’s LNG business;

presentation of the sale of the Martin Linge field (Norway);

strategic perspectives of Marketing & Services activities, including
the  operational  safety,  technological  risk  and  environmental
aspects;

presentation  of  the  Company’s  equal  opportunity  and  salary
equality policy and comparative status of overall employment and
training conditions for women and men in the Company;

results  for  the  third  quarter  of  2017  after  the  Audit  Committee’s
report and work performed by the statutory auditors;

presentation to the Board of the work of the Audit Committee at its
meetings on September 21, 2017 and October 24, 2017;

setting a third interim dividend to be paid on the dividend for fiscal
year 2017;

information on bond issues; and

information about the results of the option to receive the payment
of the first interim dividend for fiscal year 2017 in shares.

December 12

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

presentation of the development project on the giant Libra field in
Brazil;

presentation of the Group’s 2018 budget;

Board  of  Directors’  response  to  the  Central  Works  Council’s
opinion on the Company’s strategic directions;

distribution  of  the  second  interim  dividend  payable  for  the  2017
fiscal year and setting of the new share issue price;

agreements  and  commitments  concluded  and  authorized  in the
preceding  periods,  the  execution  of  which  continued  during  the
2017 fiscal period;

information on bond issues; and

request for authorization to issue guarantees.

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(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

reminder of the rules of confidentiality applicable to the work of the
Board of Directors;

share  capital  increase  reserved  for  Group  employees  (TOTAL
CAPITAL 2018) and free grant of shares as a deferred contribution
in this framework;

performance  share  grants  on  the  proposal  of  the  Compensation
Committee;

information about the results of the votes on the resolutions at the
Annual  Shareholders’  Meeting  held  on  May 26,  2017  and  the
results  of  the  option  to  receive  the  payment  of  the  remaining
balance of the dividend for fiscal year 2016 in shares; and

information on declarations of thresholds in the Company’s capital
to be declared.

August 20

(cid:142)

approval in principal of the planned acquisition of Mærsk Oil & Gas
A/S by TOTAL S.A. under a share (contribution of shares) and debt
transaction between TOTAL S.A. and AP Møller-Mærsk A/S.

September 20

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

amendment  of  the  Rules  of  procedure  of  the  Strategic  &  CSR
Committee as part of the broadening of the remit of the Strategic
Committee  to  cover  Corporate  Social  Responsibility  (CSR)  and
questions  relating  to  the  inclusion  of  climate-related  issues  in  the
Group’s  strategy;  approval  of  the  change  of  the  Committee’s
name to the Strategic & CSR Committee;

presentation to the Board of some of the work of the Strategic &
CSR Committee at its meeting on September 20, 2017;

strategic perspectives of Exploration & Production activities with a
presentation of safety indicators and environmental objectives;

presentation of the Group’s five-year plan;

mid-2017  financial  communications:  presentation  of  the  outlook
and objectives for the coming years;

the  company’s  strategic  directions  (Article L. 2323-10  of  the
French Labor Code);

distribution of the first interim dividend for the 2017 fiscal year and
setting  of  the  new  share  issue  price  for  the  option  to  receive  the
interim dividend in shares;

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4.1.2.3

Committees of the Board of Directors

The Audit Committee

Composition

As of March 14, 2018

Independence

Years’ service on the Board

Expiry of director’s term of office

Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette*

Patrick Artus

Maria van der Hoeven

Gérard Lamarche

*

Chairperson of the Committee.

As of March 14, 2018, the Committee is made up of four members,
with a 100% rate of independence.

The  careers  of  the  Committee  members  confirm  their  possession  of
acknowledged expertise in the financial and accounting or economic
fields  (refer  to  point 4.1.1.1  above).  Ms.  Coisne-Roquette  was
appointed  “financial  expert”  of  the  Committee  by  the  Board  at  its
meeting of December 16, 2015.

the  Audit  Committee  define 

Duties
The  rules  of  procedure  of 
the
Committee’s duties and working procedures. The rules of procedure
were  last  modified  on  February 8,  2017,  in  order  to  adapt  the
missions of the Committee to the European audit reform. The text of
the  unabridged  version  of  the  rules  of  procedure  approved  by  the
Board  of  Directors  on  February 8,  2017  is  available  on  TOTAL’s
website under “Our Group/Our identity/Our Governance”.

Notwithstanding  the  duties  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  the  Audit
Committee is tasked with the following missions in particular:

Regarding the statutory auditors:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

making  a  recommendation  to  the  Board  of  Directors  on  the
statutory auditors put before the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting for
their  selection  procedure
following 
designation  or 
organized  by  General  Management and  enforcing  the  applicable
regulations;

renewal, 

monitoring  the  statutory  auditors  in  the  performance  of  their
missions  and,  in  particular,  examining  the  additional  report  drawn
up  by  the  statutory  auditors  for  the  committee,  while  taking
account of the observations and conclusions of the High Council of
statutory  auditors  (Haut  Conseil  du  Commissariat  aux  comptes)
further to the inspection of the auditors in question in application of
the legal provisions, where appropriate;

ensuring  that  the  statutory  auditors  meet
the  conditions  of
independence  as  defined  by  the  regulations,  and  analyzing  the
risks  to  their  independence  and  the  measures  taken  to  mitigate
these risks; to this end, examining all the fees paid by the Group to
the  statutory  auditors,  including  for  services  other  than  the
certification  of  the  financial  statements,  and  making  sure  that  the
rules applying to the maximum length of the term of the statutory
auditors and the obligation to alternate are obeyed; and

approving  the  delivery  by  the  statutory  auditors  of  services  other
than those relating to the certification of the financial statements, in
accordance with the applicable regulations.

Regarding accounting and financial information:

(cid:142)

following the process to produce financial information and, where
appropriate, 
its
integrity, where appropriate;

recommendations 

to  guarantee 

formulating 

•

•

•

•

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

7

9

2

6

2020

2018

2019

2019

monitoring  the  implementation  and  the  proper  workings  of  a
its
disclosures  committee 
conclusions;

the  Company,  and  reviewing 

in 

4

to  prepare 

the  assumptions  used 

examining 
financial
statements,  assessing  the  validity  of  the  methods  used  to  handle
significant  transactions  and  examining  the  parent  company
financial  statements  and  annual,  half-yearly,  and  quarterly
Consolidated Financial Statements prior to their examination by the
Board of Directors, after regularly monitoring the financial situation,
cash position and off-balance sheet commitments;

the 

guaranteeing  the  appropriateness  and  the  permanence  of  the
accounting policies and principles chosen to prepare the statutory
and Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company;

examining  the  scope  of  the  consolidated  companies  and,  where
appropriate, the reasons why companies are not included;

examining  the  process  to  validate  the  proved  reserves  of  the
companies included in the scope of consolidation; and

reviewing,  at  the  request  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  major
transactions contemplated by the Company.

Regarding internal control and risk management procedures:

(cid:142)

the 

the  efficiency  of 

monitoring 
risk
management  systems  and  of  internal  audits,  in  particular  with
regard to the procedures relating to the production and processing
of  accounting  and  financial  information,  without  compromising  its
independence, and in this respect:

internal  control  and 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

checking  that  these  systems  exist  and  are  deployed,  and  that
actions  are  taken  to  correct  any  identified  weaknesses  or
anomalies,

examining the exposure to risk and significant off-balance sheet
commitments,

annually  examining  the  reports  on  the  work  of  the  Group  Risk
Management  Committee 
(formerly  named  Group  Risk
Committee) and the major issues for the Group,

examining the annual work program of the internal auditors and
being regularly informed of their work,

reviewing significant litigation at least once a year,

overseeing the implementation of the Group’s Financial Code of
Ethics,

proposing  to  the  Board  of  Directors,  for  implementation,  a
procedure 
for  complaints  or  concerns  of  employees,
shareholders and others, related to accounting, internal control
or  auditing  matters,  and  monitoring  the  implementation  of  this
procedure, and

where  appropriate,  examining  important  operations  in  which  a
conflict of interests could have arisen.

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The  Audit  Committee  reports  to  the  Board  of  Directors  on  the
performance  of  its  duties.  It  also  reports  on  the  results  of  the
statutory auditors’ mission concerning the certification of the financial
statements,  on  how  this  mission  contributed  to  the  integrity  of  the
accounting  and  financial  information  and  its  role  in  the  process.  It
informs  the  Board  of  Directors  without  delay  of  any  difficulties
encountered.

Organization of activities
The Committee meets at least seven times each year: each quarter to
review in particular the statutory financial statements of the Company,
and the annual and quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements, and
at  least  on  three  other  occasions  to  review  matters  not  directly
related to the review of the quarterly financial statements.

At each Committee meeting where the quarterly financial statements
are  reviewed,  the  Chief  Financial  Officer  presents  the  Consolidated
Financial  Statements  and  the  statutory  financial  statements  of  the
Company, as well as the Group’s financial position and, in particular,
its  liquidity,  cash  flow  and  debt  situation.  A  memo  describing  risk
exposure  and  off-balance  sheet  commitments  is  communicated  to
the  Committee.  This  review of  the  financial  statements  includes  a
presentation  by  the  statutory  auditors  underscoring  the  key  points
observed.

As  part  of  monitoring the  efficiency  of  the  internal  control  and  risk
management  systems,  the  Committee  is  informed  of  the  work
program of the Audit & Internal Control division and its organization,
on  which  it  may  issue  an  opinion.  The  Committee  also  receives  a
summary  of  the  internal  audit  reports,  which  is  presented  at each
committee  meeting  where  the  quarterly  financial  statements  are
reviewed.  The  risk  management  processes  implemented  within  the
Group  and  updates  to  them  are  presented  regularly  to  the
Committee.

The  Committee  may  meet  with  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive
Officer or, if the functions are separate, the Chairman of the Board of
Directors,  the  Chief  Executive  Officer  and,  if  applicable,  any  Deputy
Chief  Executive  Officer  of  the  Company.  It  may  perform  inspections
and  consult  with  managers  of  operating  or  non-operating
department, as may be useful in performing its duties. The Chairman
of the Committee gives prior notice of such meeting to the Chairman
and  Chief  Executive  Officer  or,  if  the  functions  of  Chairman  of  the
Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer are separate, both the
Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer. In
particular, the Committee is authorized to consult with those involved
in  preparing  or  auditing  the  financial  statements  (Chief  Financial
Officer  and  principal  Finance  Department  managers,  Audit
Department,  Legal  Department)  by  asking  the  Company’s  Chief
Financial Officer to call them to a meeting.

The  Committee  consults  with  the  statutory  auditors  regularly,
including  at  least  once  a  year  without  any  Company  representative
present. If it is informed of a substantial irregularity, it recommends to
the Board of Directors all appropriate action.

Work of the Audit Committee
In  2017,  the  Audit  Committee  met  seven  times,  with  an  attendance
rate of 92%. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer did not attend
any of the meetings of the Audit Committee.

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

update  on  the  Sarbanes-Oxley  process:  self-assessment  carried
out  by  the  Group  and  audit  of  the  internal  control  related  to
financial reporting by the statutory auditors as part of the SOX 404
process;

presentation of the preparation process and key validation stages
of the management report; presentation of certain sections of the
Registration  Document:  risk  factors,  legal  proceedings,  internal
control and risk management procedures;

general presentation of the Group’s insurance policy: coverage for
2017  against  property  damage,  business  interruption  and  civil
liability, update on coverage against damage resulting from a cyber
attack;  presentation  of  D&O  (Directors  &  Officers)  insurance  and
update on main claims;

update on the 2016 internal audit and 2017 work schedule; and

amendment of the audit and non-audit services policy.

March 13

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

presentation on SunPower;

presentation of the social, environmental and societal information in
the  Registration  Document;  presentation  by  the  independent
verifier of its procedures and the conclusions of its review of these
issues;

review of the hydrocarbon reserves evaluation process at the end
of the 2016 fiscal year; and

presentation and review by the statutory auditors of the report on
the payments made to governments.

April 24

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

review  of  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  and  statutory
financial statements of TOTAL S.A. as parent company for the first
quarter of 2017, with a presentation by the statutory auditors of a
summary of their limited review;

presentation  of  the  Group’s  financial  position  at  the  end  of  the
quarter;

update on the internal audits conducted in the first quarter of 2017;

presentation of the Group’s risk map; and

presentation of the 2017 health, safety and environment audit plan.

June 14

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

presentation  by  the Group  Risk  Management  Committee  on  the
main issues covered in the last year;

presentation of the cybercrime risk;

presentation  of  the  fraud/compliance  risk  map,  2016  compliance
report and 2017 plan;

presentation  of 
subsidiaries; and

the  significant  Exploration  &  Production

presentation  of  the  duties  of  the  Consolidation  Department
regarding  accounting  standards  and  the  organization  of  this
function within the Group, and description of how the consolidation
scope is monitored and the associated control tests.

The Audit Committee’s work mainly focused on the following areas:

July 24

February 6

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

review  of  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  and  statutory
financial  statements  of  TOTAL  S.A.  as  parent  company  for  the
fourth  quarter  of  2016  and  the  whole  of  the  2016  fiscal  year;
presentation  by  the  statutory  auditors of  their  work  performed  in
accordance  with  French  and  American  professional  audit
standards;

review of the Group’s financial position;

update on unvalued guarantees given by TOTAL S.A.;

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

review  of  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  and  statutory
financial  statements  of  TOTAL  S.A.  as  parent  company for  the
second quarter of 2017 and the first half of 2017. Presentation by
the statutory auditors of a summary of their limited review;

presentation  of  the  Group’s  financial  position  at  the  end  of  the
second quarter of 2017;

update  on  the  internal  audits  conducted  in  the  second  quarter  of
2017; and

presentation of currency exposure management in the Group.

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(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

information  on compliance  by  relevant  employees  with  the
provisions of the Financial Code of Ethics;

presentation  of 
subsidiaries;

the  significant  Exploration  &  Production

presentation  of  future  changes  regarding  data  protection and  the
actions to be taken; and

presentation on reporting by the Disclosure Committee.

The  members  of  the  Committee  met  with  the  statutory  auditors
without any Group employees being present.

At  each  meeting  related  to  the  quarterly  financial  statements,  the
Committee  reviewed  the  Group’s  financial  position  in  terms  of
liquidity,  cash  flow  and  debt,  as  well  as  its  significant  risks  and
off-balance  sheet  commitments.  The  Audit  Committee  was
periodically informed of the risk management processes implemented
within  the  Group  and  the  work  carried  out  by  the  Audit  &  Internal
Control  division,  which  was  presented  at  each  Committee  meeting
where the quarterly financial statements were reviewed.

The Audit Committee reviewed the financial statements no later than
two  days  before  they  were  reviewed  by  the  Board  of  Directors,  a
sufficient  amount  of  time  as  set  out  in  the  recommendations  of  the
AFEP-MEDEF Code.

The statutory auditors attended all Audit Committee meetings held in
2017.

The Chief Financial Officer, the Vice President Accounting, the Senior
Vice  President  Audit  &  Internal  Control  division  and  the  Treasurer
attended all Audit Committee meetings, related to their area.

The  Chairman  of  the  Committee  reported  to  the  Board  of  Directors
on the Committee’s activities.

4

September 21 (Geneva)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

audit of the accounts as of December 31, 2017: statutory auditors’
analysis of the main transverse risks to be addressed as important
points in their audit plan for the closing of the 2017 accounts and
reminder of the changes introduced by the European audit reform;

review  of  significant  litigation  and  status  update  on  the main
pending proceedings involving the Group;

presentation of the Total Global Services division and Total Global
Financial Services subsidiary;

presentation of the Tax department risk map and the Group’s fiscal
position;

presentation of the statutory auditors’ fees and the new non-audit
services policy; and

approval by the Audit Committee of the pre-approval of audit and
non-audit services policy.

October 24

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

self-assessment  of  the  Audit  Committee  in  the  absence  of  the
Group  employees  and  statutory  auditors.  As  such,  the  Audit
Committee  concluded  that  the  conditions  of  a  genuine  climate  of
trust  existed  to  enable  it  to  perform  its  duties,  with  the  required
access to knowledge of the subjects and situations under review;

review  of  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  and  statutory
financial statements of TOTAL S.A. as parent company for the third
quarter of 2017 and the first nine months of 2017. Presentation by
the statutory auditors of a summary of their limited review;

presentation  of  the  Group’s  financial  position  at  the  end  of  the
quarter;

update  on  the  internal  audits  conducted  in  the  third  quarter  of
2017;

The Governance and Ethics Committee

Composition

As of March 14, 2018

Patricia Barbizet*

Anne-Marie Idrac

Jean Lemierre

*

Chairperson of the Committee.

Independence

Years’ service on the Board

Expiry of director’s term of office

•

•

•

10

6

2

2020

2018

2019

As  of  March 14,  2018,  the  Governance  and  Ethics  Committee  is
made up of three members, with a 100% rate of independence.

coverage of the directors’ competencies and the diversity of their
profiles;

The Board of Directors has also decided to appoint Mark Cutifani as
a  member  of  the  Governance  and  Ethics  Committee  following  the
Shareholders’  Meeting  of  June 1,  2018.  The  Committee  will  thus
consist  of  four  members  as  of  that  date,  with  the  rate  of
independence remaining at 100%.

Duties
The  rules  of  procedure  of  the  Governance  and  Ethics  Committee
define  the  Committee’s  duties  and  working  procedures.  The  text  of
the  unabridged  version  of  the  rules  of  procedure  approved  by  the
Board  of  Directors  on  December 16,  2015  is  available  on the
TOTAL’s website under “Our Group/Our identity/Our Governance”.

The Governance and Ethics Committee is focused on:

(cid:142)

recommending to the Board of Directors persons who are qualified
to  be  appointed  as  directors,  so  as  to  guarantee  the  scope  of

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

recommending  to  the  Board  of  Directors  the  persons  that  are
qualified to be appointed as executive directors;

preparing 
supervising their implementation; and

the  Company’s  corporate  governance 

rules  and

ensuring compliance with ethics rules and examining any questions
related to ethics and conflicts of interest.

Its duties include:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

presenting recommendations to the Board for its membership of
its committees, and independence of each candidate for director’s
positions on the Board of Directors;

proposing  annually  to  the  Board  of  Directors  the  list  of  directors
who may be considered as “independent directors”;

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(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

update  on 
November 2016;

the 

revision  of 

the  AFEP-MEDEF  Code  of

proposal  to  the  Board  of  Directors  regarding  two  new  directors
whose appointment was put to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting
of May 26, 2017;

proposal to the Board of Directors regarding the terms of office of
two  directors  the  renewal  of  which  was  put  to  the  Annual
Shareholders’ Meeting of May 26, 2017;

proposals  to  the  Board  of  Directors  regarding  the  assessment  of
the  independence  of  the  directors  based  on  the  independence
criteria specified in the AFEP-MEDEF Code and after reviewing the
level  of activity  between  certain  directors  and  the  Group’s
suppliers;

proposals  to  the  Board  of  Directors  regarding  the composition  of
the Committees;

review of the terms and conditions for allocating directors’ fees to
directors and Committee members;

the  Market  Abuse  regulations 

update  on 
(EU)
596/2014 of April 16, 2014, which came into force on July 3,
2016);

(Regulation 

proposal  to  the  Board  of  Directors  regarding  the  changes  to  be
made to the rules of procedure of the Audit Committee in order to
comply with the new regulations in force;

information update on transactions on the Company’s securities by
executive and non-executive directors;

examining sections within its purview of reports to be sent by the
Board of Directors or its Chairman to shareholders;

proposal to recommend that the Board of Directors agree that the
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer may accept the directorship
that he has been offered; and

succession  plan  for  the  executive  directors  and  the  Executive
Committee.

July 26

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

presentation  by  the  Chairperson  of  the  Ethics  Committee  of a
review of the ethics program for 2016;

proposals  to the  Board  of  Directors  regarding  the  conditions  for
the  performance  of  the  duties  of  the  director  representing
employees;

update on the confidentiality applicable to the work of the Board of
Directors; and

proposals to the Board of Directors regarding directors’ fees.

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(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

examining  sections  within  its  remits  of  reports  to  be  sent  by  the
Board of Directors or its Chairman to shareholders;

assisting the Board of Directors in the selection and evaluation of
the  executive  directors  and  examining  the  preparation  of  their
possible successors, including cases of unforeseeable absence;

recommending to  the  Board  of  Directors  the  persons  that  are
qualified to be appointed as directors;

recommending to  the  Board  of  Directors  the  persons  that  are
qualified to be appointed as members of a Committee of the Board
of Directors;

proposing  methods  for  the  Board  of  Directors  to  evaluate  its
in  particular  preparing  means  of  regular
performance,  and 
self-assessment of the working of the Board of Directors, and the
possible assessment thereof by an external consultant;

proposing  to  the  Board  of  Directors  terms  and  conditions  for
allocating  directors’  fees  and  conditions  under  which  expenses
incurred by the directors are reimbursed;

developing  and  recommending  to  the  Board  of  Directors  the
corporate governance principles applicable to the Company;

preparing recommendations requested at any time by the Board of
Directors  or  the  general  management  of  the  Company  regarding
appointments or governance;

examining the conformity of the Company’s governance practices
with the recommendations of the Code of Corporate Governance
adopted by the Company;

supervising  and  monitoring  implementation  of  the  Company’s
ethics and compliance program and, in this respect, ensuring that
the  necessary  procedures  for  updating  the  Group’s  Code  of
Conduct are put in place and that this Code is disseminated and
applied;

examining any questions related to ethics and conflicts of interest;
and

examining changes in the duties of the Board of Directors.

Work of the Governance and Ethics Committee
In  2017,  the  Governance  and  Ethics  Committee  held  two  meetings,
with  83.3%  attendance.  Its  work  mainly  focused  on  the  following
areas:

February 8

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

report of the Lead Independent Director on her mandate;

discussion on the functioning of the Board of Directors;

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The Compensation Committee

Composition

As of March 14, 2018

Gérard Lamarche*

Patricia Barbizet

Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette

Renata Perycz, director representing employee 
shareholders

Independence

Years’ service on the Board

Expiry of director’s term of office

•

•

•

n/a(a)

6

10

7

2

2019

2020

2020

2019

*
(a)

Chairperson of the Committee.
In accordance with the recommendations of the AFEP-MEDEF Code (point 8.3).

As  of  March 14,  2018,  the  Compensation  Committee  is  made  up
of four members, with a 100% rate of independence(1).

The  Board  of  Directors  has  also  decided  to  appoint  Carlos  Tavares
as  a  member  of  the  Compensation  Committee  following  the
Shareholders’  Meeting  of  June 1,  2018.  The  Committee  will  thus
consist  of 
five  members  as  of  that  date,  with  the  rate  of
independence remaining at 100%.

Duties
The  rules  of  procedure  of  the  Compensation  Committee  define  the
Committee’s  duties  and  working  procedures. The  text  of  the
unabridged version of the rules of procedure approved by the Board
of  Directors  on  February 9,  2012  is  available  on  TOTAL’s  website
under “Our Group/Our identity/Our Governance”.

The Committee is focused on:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

examining  the  executive  compensation  policies  implemented  by
the  Group  and  the  compensation  of  members  of  the  Executive
Committee;

evaluating the performance and recommending the compensation
of each executive director; and

preparing reports which the Company must present in these areas.

Its duties include:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

examining  the  main  objectives  proposed  by  the  Company’s
general  management  regarding  compensation  of  the  Group’s
executive  directors,  including  stock  option  plans  and  restricted
shares  grant  plans  and  equity-based  plans,  and  advising  on  this
subject;

presenting  recommendations  and  proposals  to  the  Board  of
Directors concerning:

–

compensation, pension and life insurance plans, in-kind benefits
and  other  compensation  (including  severance  benefits)  for  the
executive directors of the Company; in particular, the Committee
proposes  compensation  structures  that  take  into  account  the
Company’s  strategy,  objectives  and  earnings  and  market
practices,

–

stock options and restricted share grants, particularly grants of
restricted shares to the executive directors;

examining  the  compensation of  the  members  of  the  Executive
Committee,  including  stock  option  plans,  free  share  plans  and
equity-based  plans,  pension  and  insurance  plans  and  in-kind
benefits;

preparing  and  presenting  reports  in  accordance  with  its  rules  of
procedure;

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

examining for the parts within its remit of reports to be sent by the
Board of Directors or its Chairman to the shareholders;

preparing recommendations requested at any time
by the Chairman of the  Board  of  Directors  or 
management of the Company regarding compensation.

the  general

4

Work of the Compensation Committee
In  2017,  the  Compensation  Committee  held  three  meetings,  with
100%  attendance.  The  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  does
not attend the Committee’s deliberations regarding his own situation.

Its work mainly focused on the following areas:

February 8

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

determination of the variable portion of the compensation to be paid
to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for his performance in
fiscal year 2016;

proposed  compensation  for  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive
Officer (fixed and variable portion for fiscal year 2017);

examining sections within its purview of reports to be sent by the
Board of Directors or its Chairman to shareholders;

review of compliance with the restrictions on share transfers by the
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; and

review  of  the  possibility  and  implementation  conditions  of  a
performance share and/or stock option plan in 2017.

March 13

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

review  of  the  criteria  used  to  assess  the  variable  portion  of  the
Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer’s  compensation  in  light  of
the  guidance  given  by  the  Board  at  its  meeting  of  February 8,
2017;

confirmation  of  the  acquisition  rate  of  performance  shares  under
the 2014 plan; and

review of the Executive Committee members’ compensation.

July 26

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

proposal  related  to  the  capital  increase  reserved  for  Group
employees (TOTAL CAPITAL 2018);

proposal of allocation of free shares as a contribution as part of the
capital increase reserved for Group employees;

proposals  regarding  the  2017  performance  share  plan;  proposal
regarding  the  grant  of  performance  shares  to  the  Chairman  and
Chief Executive Officer.

(1)

Excluding the director representing employee shareholders, in accordance with the recommendations of the AFEP-MEDEF Code (point 8.3).

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The Strategic & CSR Committee

Composition

As of March 14, 2018

Independence

Years’ service on the Board

Expiry of director’s term of office

Patrick Pouyanné*

Patrick Artus

Patricia Barbizet

Anne-Marie Idrac

Jean Lemierre

*

Chairperson of the Committee.

As of March 14, 2018, the Strategic & CSR Committee is made up of
five members, including four independent directors.

The Board of Directors has also decided to appoint Christine Renaud
(director  representing  employees)  as  a  member  of  the  Strategic  &
CSR  Committee  following  the  Shareholders’  Meeting  of  June 1,
2018.  The  Committee  will  thus  consist  of  six  members  as  of  that
date.

Duties
The rules of procedure of the Strategic & CSR Committee define the
Committee’s  duties  and  working  procedures. The  text  of  the
unabridged version of the rules of procedure approved by the Board
of Directors on September 20, 2017 is available on TOTAL’s website
under “Our Group/Our identity/Our Governance”.

To allow the Board of Directors of TOTAL S.A. to ensure the Group’s
development, the Strategic & CSR Committee’s duties include:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

examining 
Company’s Chief Executive Officer;

the  Group’s  overall  strategy  proposed  by 

the

examining operations that are of particular strategic importance;

•

•

•

•

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

3

9

10

6

2

2018

2018

2020

2018

2019

reviewing  competition  and  the  resulting  medium  and  long-term
outlook for the Group;

examining  questions  relating  to  the  Group’s  Corporate  Social
Responsibility (CSR); and

examining  questions  relating  to  including  climate-related  issues  in
the Group’s strategy.

Work of the Strategic & CSR Committee
In  2017, the  Strategic  &  CSR  Committee  held  two  meetings,  with
90% attendance. Its work mainly focused on the following areas:

March 15

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

analysis of the strategy of one of the Group’s major competitors;

comparison of major oil companies’ 2016 results; and

presentation  of  the Group’s  new  organization  (in  place  as  of
January 1, 2017).

September 20

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

analysis of long-term changes in demand for oil; and

strategic directions of the Gas, Renewables & Power segment.

4.1.3

Report of the Lead Independent Director on her mandate

During  the  Board  meeting  of  February 7,  2018,  Ms.  Barbizet
presented  a  report  on  her  mandate  as  Lead  Independent  Director.
The  Lead  Independent  Director  indicated  that  she  exercised  her
duties during the 2017 fiscal year as follows:

(cid:142)

Contact with the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer:

The  Lead  Independent  Director  has  been  a  privileged  interlocutor
of  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  with  respect  to
significant matters concerning the Group’s business and preparing
meetings of the Board of Directors. The Lead Independent Director
thus  met  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  very  regularly
on  a  monthly  basis,  and  before  each  meeting  of  the  Board  of
Directors.

(cid:142)

Assessment of the Board of Directors’ practices:

The Lead Independent Director conducted the assessment of the
Board of Directors’ practices (refer to point 4.1.4 of this chapter).

(cid:142)

Avoidance of conflicts of interest:

The Lead Independent Director put in place the diligence intended
to identify and analyze potential conflicts of interest. She brought to
the  intention  of  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  the
potential conflicts of interest that had been identified. In April 2017,
a  director 
Independent  Director
concerning  a  potential  conflict  of  interest  that  could  arise due  to
the director’s potential participation on a gas-related Committee in

thus  consulted 

the  Lead 

a  European  country.  The  director  decided  to  not  accept the  offer
to participate in the Committee.

(cid:142)

Monitoring of the Board’s practices:

The Lead Independent Director held a meeting of the independent
directors on December 12, 2017. At the meeting, the discussions
related in particular to increasing the senior executives’ knowledge
of the Group, with a particular view to the succession plans, and to
analyzing  the  impact  of  disruptive  scenarios  on  the  Group's
situation.

(cid:142)

Relationships with shareholders:

The  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  and 
the  Lead
Independent  Director  are  the  privileged  points  of  contacts  for
shareholders concerning matters under the Board's responsibility.
In accordance with the provisions of the rules of procedure of the
Board, when the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer is solicited
in this area, he may consult the Lead Independent Director before
responding.

When the Lead Independent Director was is solicited in this area,
she  informs  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  and  gives
her opinion, so that the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer can
give appropriate response to the request. The Chairman and Chief
Executive  Officer  informs  the  Lead  Independent  Director  of  the
response.

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Thus,  for  example,  on  August 31,  2017,  the  Lead  Independent
Director  received  a  letter  from  a  shareholder  regarding  the
Company’s governance (Board of Directors, governance strategy,
compensation,  risk  assessment),  the  response  to  which,  sent  on
November 26, 2017, was jointly signed by the Chairman and Chief
Executive  Officer  and  the  Lead  Independent  Director.  It  was
followed  by  a  conference  call  of  both  the  Chairman  and  Chief
Executive  Officer  and  the  Lead  Independent  Director  with  the
shareholder.

(cid:142)

Visits to Group sites by the directors: 

Ms.  Barbizet  took  part  in  the  following  visits  to  Group  sites
organized for the directors:

–

–

–

refinery  and  hydrocarbon  distribution  activities 

Leuna 
Germany (March 24, 2017);

in

Geneva Oil Trading center (September 21, 2017); and

Solaize Research center (October 26, 2017).

4.1.4

Evaluation of the functioning of the Board of Directors

Once a year, the Board of Directors discusses its functioning. It also
conducts  a  formal  assessment  of  its  own  functioning  at  regular
intervals of up to three years. The evaluation is carried out under the
supervision  of  the  Lead  Independent  Director,  if  one  has  been
appointed,  or  under  the  supervision  of  the  Governance  and  Ethics
Committee,  with  the  assistance  of  an  outside  consultant.  When  a
Lead  Independent  Director  is  appointed,  he  or  she  oversees  this
evaluation process and reports on it to the Board of Directors.

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

independent  directors’  meeting:  this  is  now  held  at  least  once  a
year  at  the  initiative  of  the  Lead  Independent  Director.  Meetings
took place on December 21, 2016 and December 12, 2017;

secure  platform  to  access  the  Board’s  documents:  the  platform
was  put  in  place  as  of  September 21,  2016  for  Board  meetings
and as of April 24, 2017 for Audit Committee meetings; and

4

succession plan for the executive directors: the succession plan for
the
executive  directors  was 
Governance and Ethics Committee of February 8, 2017.

the  meeting  of 

reviewed  at 

At its meeting of February 7, 2018, the Board of Directors discussed
its  functioning.  Ms.  Barbizet,  Lead  Independent  Director,  managed
this  evaluation  process  in  January 2018  on  the  basis  of  a  formal
self-assessment  carried  out in  the  form  of  a  detailed  questionnaire.
The  responses  given  by  the  directors  were  then  presented  to  the
Governance and Ethics Committee to be reviewed and summarized.
This  summary  was  then  discussed  by  the  Board  of  Directors.  This
process  made  it  possible  to  confirm  the  quality  of  each  director’s
contribution to the work of the Board and its Committees.

This formal evaluation showed a positive opinion of the functioning of
the Board of Directors and the Committees. In particular, it was noted
that the suggestions for improvement made by the directors in recent
years  had  generally been  taken  into  account.  During  the  Board  of
Directors’  meetings,  some  of  which  were  held  at  certain  of  the
Group’s sites, special attention was paid at the start of each meeting
to  the  review  of  the  main  points  to  be  examined  by  the  Board
(financial statements, large-scale investment and divestment projects,
etc.).

Furthermore, the main suggestions for improving the Board made by
the  directors  during 
their  January 2016  and  January 2017
self-assessments have been implemented:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

monitoring  risks  at  Board  level:  an  annual  presentation  of  the
Group’s  risk  map  is  now  on  the  Board’s  agenda.  Presentations
were  given  at  the  Board  meetings  of  April 26,  2016  and  April 26,
2017;

changes  to  the  composition  of  the  Board:  the  Governance  and
Ethics  Committee’s proposals  to  the  Board  of  Directors  met  the
expectations of the Board members, particularly with the addition
of  the  experience  of  two  chief  executive  officers  of  leading
companies,  who  joined  the  Board  following  the  Shareholders’
Meeting of May 26, 2017;

The self-assessment conducted in January 2018 thus highlighted the
directors’  satisfaction  with  the functioning  of  the  Board  of  Directors,
both  in  terms  of  form  and  substance,  and,  in  particular,  concerning
freedom  of  expression,  the  quality  of  dialog,  the  collegiality  of
decision-making  and  the  relevance  of  subjects  addressed.  The
directors appreciated notably the pace and agenda of meetings, the
quality  of  the  exchanges  during  lunches  before  the  meetings  and
during  the visits  to  Group  sites  organized  for  them,  as  well as  the
quality of relations with the Lead Independent Director. The Board of
Directors  made the  following  suggestions  that  could  further  improve
its functioning:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

consider  alternative  disruptive  scenarios  within  the  framework  of
the strategic consideration; and

confirm the process of the succession plan.

In  this  context,  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  indicated
during the Board of Directors’ meeting that:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

every  new  director  can  meet  each  member  of  the  Executive
Committee thanks to its welcome program;

the  Lead  Independent  Director  and  the  Chairman  and  Chief
Executive  Officer  are  the  points  of  contact  between  the  Board  of
Directors and the shareholders; and

(cid:142)

visiting sites will keep being proposed to the directors.

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4.1.5

General Management

4.1.5.1

Unified Management Form

Combination of the management positions

At  its  meeting  on  December 16,  2015,  the  Board  of  Directors
decided  to  reunify  the  positions  of  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive
Officer  of  TOTAL  S.A.  as  of  December 19,  2015.  As  a  result,  since
that date, Mr. Pouyanné has held the position of Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of TOTAL S.A.

Following the death of TOTAL’s former Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer,  Mr.  de  Margerie,  the  Board  of  Directors  decided,  at  its
meeting on October 22, 2014, to separate the functions of Chairman
and  Chief  Executive  Officer  in  order  to  best  ensure  the  transition  of
therefore
the  General  Management.  The  Board  of  Directors 
appointed  Mr.  Pouyanné  as  Chief  Executive  Officer  for  a  term  of
office  expiring  following  the  Annual Shareholders’  Meeting called  in
2017 to approve the 2016 financial statements(1), and Mr. Desmarest
as Chairman of the Board of Directors for a term of office expiring on
December 18,  2015,  in  accordance  with  the  age  limit  set  out  in  the
bylaws.  It  was  announced  that,  on  that  date,  the  functions  of
Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  TOTAL  S.A.  would  be
combined.

At the proposal of the Governance and Ethics Committee approved
by  the Board  of  Directors  at  the  meeting  of  March  14,  2018,  the
Board  of  Directors  will  be  called  to  renew  Mr.  Patrick  Pouyanné’s
term  of  office  as  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors  and  as  Chief
Executive  Officer  at  its  meeting  of  June 1,  2018,  subject  to  the
renewal of his directorship by the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of
June 1,  2018  and  for  the  term  of  this  new  directorship,  namely  until
the  Shareholders’  Meeting  to  be  held  in  2021  to  approve  the  2020
financial statements.

At the meeting of the Board of Directors of March 14, 2018, the Lead
Independent Director notably reiterated that the proposal to continue
to combine the positions of Chairman of the Board of Directors and
Chief  Executive  Officer  was  made  further  to  work  done  by  the
Governance and Ethics Committee in the interests of the Company.
In this regard, the unified management form was deemed to be most
appropriate  to  the  Group’s  organization,  modus  operandi  and
business,  and  to  the  specific  features  of  the  oil  and  gas  sector,
particularly in light of the advantage for the Group of having a unified
management  in  strategic  negotiations  with  governments  and  the
Group’s partners.

The  Lead  Independent  Director  also  reiterated  that  the  Group’s
governance  structure  ensures  a  balanced  distribution  of  powers.  To
this end, at its meeting on December 16, 2015, the Board amended
the  provisions  of  its  Rules  of  Procedure  to  provide  for  the
appointment  of  a  Lead  Independent  Director  in  the  event  of  the
combination  of  the  positions  of  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors
and Chief Executive Officer. The Lead Independent Director’s duties,
resources and rights are described in the Rules of Procedure of the
Board of Directors.

The balance of powers within the Company’s bodies is also ensured
by  the  composition  of  the  Board  of  Directors  and  that  of  its  four
Committees,  particularly  given  the  high  proportion  of  members  who
are  independent  directors.  It  is  further  ensured  by  the  directors’  full
involvement  in  the  work  of  the  Board  and  the  Committees,  and  by
their diverse profiles, skills and expertise.

In addition, the Board’s Rules of Procedure provide that investments
and  divestments  considered  by  the  Group  exceeding  3%  of  equity
must  be  approved  by  the  Board,  which  is  also  informed  of  any
significant  events  related  to  the  Company’s  operations,  particularly
investments and divestments in amounts exceeding 1% of equity.

Finally, the Company’s bylaws also offer the necessary guarantees to
ensure  compliance  with  best  governance  practices  under  a  unified
Management Form. In particular, they stipulate that a Board meeting
may  be  convened  by  any  means,  including  verbally,  and  at  short
notice  in  case  of  urgency,  by  the  Chairman  or  by  a  third  of  its
members,  at  any  time and  as often  as  required  to  ensure  the  best
interests of the Company.

Lead Independent Director

its meeting on December 16, 2015,

the Board of Directors
At
Independent  Director  as  of
appointed  Ms.  Barbizet  as  Lead 
December 19, 2015. Pursuant
the Rules of
Procedure  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  she  therefore  chairs  the
Governance and Ethics Committee.

to the provisions of

The duties of the Lead Independent Director are described in detail in
the  Rules  of  Procedure  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  the  full  version  of
which is provided in point 4.1.2.1 of this chapter.

4.1.5.2

Executive Committee and Group Performance Management Committee

The Executive Committee

The  Executive  Committee,  under  the  responsibility  of  the  Chairman
and  Chief  Executive  Officer,  is  the  decision-making  body  of  the
Group.

It implements the strategy formulated by the Board of Directors and
authorizes related investments, subject to the approval of the Board
of  Directors  for  investments  exceeding  3%  of  the  Group’s  equity  or
notification of the Board for investments exceeding 1% of equity.

In 2017, the Executive Committee met at least twice a month, except
in August when it met once.

As  of  December 31,  2017,  the  members  of  TOTAL’s  Executive
Committee were as follows:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

Patrick Pouyanné,  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  and
President of the Executive Committee;

Arnaud Breuillac, President, Exploration & Production;

Patrick de La Chevardière, Chief Financial Officer;

Momar Nguer, President, Marketing & Services;

Bernard Pinatel, President, Refining & Chemicals;

Philippe  Sauquet,  President,  Gas,  Renewables  &  Power,  and
President, Group Strategy-Innovation; and

Namita Shah, President, People & Social Responsibility.

(1)

The meeting of the Board of Directors of December 16, 2015 decided to extend the term of this office to the end of the 2018 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting,
date of expiry of the term of office of Mr. Pouyanné as director.

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The Group Performance Management Committee

The mission of the Group Performance Management Committee is to
examine,  analyze  and  monitor  the  HSE,  financial  and  operational
results  of  the  Group.  It  is  chaired by  the  Chairman  and  Chief
Executive Officer and meets monthly.

In  addition  to  the  members  of  the  Executive  Committee,  this
Committee  is  made  up  of  the  heads  of  the  Group’s  main  business
units,  as  well  as  a  limited  number  of  Senior  Vice  Presidents  of
functions at the Group and business segments levels.

4.1.6

Shares held by the administration and management bodies

As of December 31, 2017, based on statements by the directors and
the share register listing registered shares, all of the members of the
Board of Directors and the Group’s executive officers(1) held less than
0.5% of the share capital:

members  of  the  Board  of  Directors(2):  101,366 shares  and
11,517.55 units of the collective investment fund (“FCPE”) invested
in TOTAL shares;

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer: 85,072 shares and 8,565.90
units of the FCPE invested in TOTAL shares;

By decision of the Board of Directors:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

executive directors are required to hold a number of shares of the
Company  equal  in  value  to  two  years  of  the  fixed  portion  of  their
annual compensation; and

members  of  the  Executive  Committee  are  required  to  hold  a
number  of  shares  of  the  Company  equal  in  value  to  two  years of
the fixed portion of their annual compensation. These shares must
be  acquired  within  three  years  of  their  appointment  to  the
Executive Committee.

4

members  of  the  Executive  Committee(3):  324,761 shares  and
33,951.08 units of the FCPE invested in TOTAL shares;

The  number  of  TOTAL  shares  to  be  considered  is  comprised  of
TOTAL shares and units of the FCPE invested in TOTAL shares.

executive officers(3) 422,437.75 shares and 72,995.30 units of the
FCPE invested in TOTAL shares.

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(1)

(2)
(3)

The Group’s executive officers include the members of the Executive Committee, the four Senior Vice Presidents of the central Group functions who are
members of the Group Performance Management Committee (HSE, Strategy & Climate, Communications, Legal), the Deputy Chief Financial Officer and the
Treasurer.
Including the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, the director representing employee shareholders and the director representing employees.
Excluding the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

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Summary of transactions in the Company’s securities (Article L. 621-18-2 
of the French Monetary and Financial Code)
The following table presents transactions, of which the Company has been informed, in the Company’s shares or related financial instruments
carried out in 2017 by the individuals referred to in paragraphs a), b)(1) and c) of Article L. 621-18-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code:

Acquisition

Subscription

Transfer

Exchange Exercise of options

TOTAL shares

-

3,102.00

15,000.00

283.42

0.88

Year 2017

Patrick Pouyanné(a)

Patrick Artus(a)

Patricia Barbizet(a)

Marie-Christine 
Coisne-Roquette(a)

Mark Cutifani(a)

Maria van der 
Hoeven(a)

Anne-Marie Idrac(a)

Gérard Lamarche(a)

Jean Lemierre(a)

Renata Perycz(a)

Carlos Tavares(a)

Christine Renaud(a)

Arnaud Breuillac(a)

Patrick de La 
Chevardière(a)

Momar Nguer(a)

Bernard Pinatel(a)

Philippe Sauquet(a)

Namita Shah(a)

TOTAL shares

177.00

Units in FCPE and other related
financial instruments(b)
TOTAL shares

Units in FCPE and other related
financial instruments(b)
TOTAL shares

Units in FCPE and other related
financial instruments(b)

Units in FCPE and other related
financial instruments(b)
TOTAL shares

Units in FCPE and other related
financial instruments(b)

TOTAL shares

Units in FCPE and other related
financial instruments(b)
TOTAL shares

Units in FCPE and other related
financial instruments(b)
TOTAL shares

Units in FCPE and other related
financial instruments(b)
TOTAL shares

Units in FCPE and other related
financial instruments(b)
TOTAL shares

Units in FCPE and other related
financial instruments(b)
TOTAL shares

Units in FCPE and other related
financial instruments(b)
TOTAL shares

Units in FCPE and other related
financial instruments(b)
TOTAL shares

Units in FCPE and other related
financial instruments(b)

-

-

-

-

2,000.00

-

-

-

-

-

28.00

-

-

-

-

61.04

1,000.00

-

-

2,544.07

-

-

16.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

28.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,830.16

18,540.00

-

1,276.00

116.23

5,416.47

589.66

TOTAL shares

-

6,287.00

-

Units in FCPE and other related
financial instruments(b)
TOTAL shares

Units in FCPE and other related
financial instruments(b)
TOTAL shares

Units in FCPE and other related
financial instruments(b)
TOTAL shares

Units in FCPE and other related
financial instruments(b)
TOTAL shares

Units in FCPE and other related
financial instruments(b)

62.36

-

142.92

-

23.21

-

447.71

-

9,191.35

590.00

4,542.22

1,421.00

4,063.91

944.00

5,465.98

215.00

90.32

4,195.58

8,706.89

5,229.00

1,977.21

-

4,185.14

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

15,000.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12,000.00

-

-

6,000.00

-

-

-

-

-

(a)
(b)

Including related parties within the meaning of the provisions of Article R. 621-43-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code.
FCPE primarily invested in TOTAL shares.

(1)

The  individuals  referred  to  in  paragraph  b)  of  Article L. 621-18-2  of  the  French  Monetary  and  Financial  Code  include  the  members  of  the  Executive
Committee.

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4.2

Statement regarding corporate governance

For  many  years,  TOTAL  has  taken  an  active  approach  to  corporate
governance  and  at  its  meeting  on  November 4,  2008,  the  Board  of
Directors  decided  to  refer  to  the  AFEP-MEDEF  Code  of  Corporate
Governance  for  publicly  traded  companies  (available  on  the  AFEP
and MEDEF web sites).

The AFEP-MEDEF Code was revised in June 2013 to introduce new
changes  regarding,  in  particular,  a  consultation  procedure  in  which
shareholders can express an opinion on the individual compensation
of the executive directors (say on pay), as well as the establishment of
a  High  Committee  for  corporate  governance,  an  independent
structure  in  charge  of  monitoring  the  implementation  of  the  Code.  It
was  also  revised  in  November 2015  to  introduce  the  principle  of

consultation of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in case of the sale
of at least one half of the Company’s assets and to bring the Code in
line  with  new  laws  regarding  supplementary  pensions  of  executive
directors.  The  Code  was  also  revised  in  November 2016  in  order  to
clarify  and  complete  certain  recommendations,  in  particular  on  the
independence  of  directors,  CSR  and  the  compensation  of  the
executive directors.

Pursuant to Article L. 225-37-4 of the French Commercial Code, the
following  table  sets  forth  the  sole  recommendation  made  in  the
AFEP-MEDEF  Code  that  the  Company  has  opted  not  to  follow  and
the reasons for such decision.

Recommendations not followed

Explanation – Practice followed by TOTAL

4

Supplementary pension plan (point 24.6.2 of the Code)

Supplementary  pension  schemes  with  defined  benefits  must  be
subject to the condition that the beneficiary must be a director or
employee of the company when claiming his or her pension rights
pursuant to the applicable rules.

In recent years, the Company’s practices have evolved in two areas
concerning the recommendations made in the AFEP-MEDEF Code.

First, a meeting of directors not attended by the executive directors is
now  held  annually.  The  recommendation  made  in  the  AFEP-MEDEF
Code (point 10.3) stating that “It is recommended that a meeting not
attended  by  the  executive  officers  be  organized  each  year”  is  thus
followed.

It  appeared  justified  not  to  deprive  the  relevant  beneficiaries  of  the
benefit  of  the  pension  commitments  made  by  the  Company  in  the
particular  cases  of  the  disability  or  departure  of  a  beneficiary  over
55 years of age at the initiative of the Group. In addition, it should be
noted that the supplementary pension plan set up by the Company
was declared  to  URSSAF  in  2004,  in  accordance  with  Articles
L. 137-11 and R. 137-16 of the French Social Security Code.

Second, concerning the recommendation made in the AFEP-MEDEF
Code  concerning  the  composition  of  the  Compensation  Committee
that  one  “employee  director  should  be  a  member”,  the  Board  of
Directors  approved  on  February 8,  2017,  the  proposal  of  the
Governance and Ethics Committee to appoint Ms. Renata Perycz as
a  member  of  the  Compensation  Committee  as  of  the  Shareholder
Meeting  of  May 26,  2017.  Ms.  Perycz,  thanks  to  the  nature  of  her
salaried duties in the Group, brings in particular to the Compensation
Committee her experience in Human Resources.

4.3

Compensation for the administration 
and management bodies

4.3.1

Board members’ compensation

Aggregate amount of directors’ fees

The  conditions  applicable  to  Board  members’  compensation  are
defined by the Board of Directors on the proposal of the Governance
and Ethics Committee, subject to the aggregate maximum amount of
directors’  fees  authorized  by  the  Annual  Shareholders’  Meeting  of
May 17, 2013 and set at €1.4 million per fiscal year.

In 2017, the aggregate amount of directors’ fees due to the members
of  the  Board  of  Directors  (12  directors  on  December 31,  2017)  was
€1.28 million.

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Rules for allocating directors’ fees

The  directors’  fees  for  fiscal  year  2017  are  allocated  according  to  a
formula comprised of fixed compensation and variable compensation
based on fixed amounts per meeting, which makes it possible to take
into account each director’s actual attendance at the meetings of the
Board  of  Directors  and  its  Committees,  subject  to  the  conditions
below:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

a fixed annual portion of €20,000 per director(1);

a  fixed  annual  portion(1)  of  €30,000  for  the  Chairman  of  the  Audit
Committee(2);

a  fixed  annual  portion(1)  of  €25,000  for  the  Audit  Committee
members(2);

a  fixed  annual  portion(1)  of  €25,000  for  the  Chairman of  the
Governance  and  Ethics  Committee  and  for  the  Chairman  of  the
Compensation Committee(2);

an  additional  fixed  annual  portion(1)  of  €15,000,  increased  to
€30,000  from  July 26,  2017  for  the  Lead  Independent  Director
(beyond amounts above);

an amount of €5,000, increased to €7,500 from July 26, 2017, per
director for each Board of Directors’ meeting actually attended (in
view of the additional workload of the Board);

an amount of €3,500 per director for each Governance and Ethics
Committee,  Compensation  Committee  or  Strategic  and  CSR
Committee meeting actually attended;

an  amount  of  €7,000  per  director  for  each  Audit  Committee
meeting actually attended; and

a premium of €2,000, increased to €4,000 since January 1, 2017,
for  travel  from  outside  France  to  attend  a  Board  of  Directors’  or
Committee meeting.

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer does not receive directors’
fees for his work on the Board and Committees of TOTAL S.A.

The total amount paid to each director is determined after taking into
consideration  the  director’s  actual  presence  at  each  Board  of
Directors’  or  Committee  meeting  and,  if  appropriate,  after  prorating
the  amount  set  for  each  director  such  that  the  overall  amount  paid
remains  within  the  maximum  limit  set  by  the  Shareholders’  Meeting.
Directors’ fees for each fiscal year are paid following a decision by the
Board  of  Directors,  on  the  proposal  of  the  Governance  and  Ethics
Committee, at the beginning of the following fiscal year.

The  director  representing  employee  shareholders  and  the  director
representing employees receive directors’ fees according to the same
terms and conditions as any other director.

The  table  below  presents  the  total  compensation  and  including
in-kind  benefits  due  and  paid  to  each  executive  and  non-executive
director during the previous two fiscal years.

Mr.  Marc  Blanc,  the  director  representing  employees  until  May 26,
2017,  participates  in  the  internal defined  contribution  pension  plan
applicable  to  all  TOTAL  S.A.  employees, known  as  RECOSUP
(Régime  collectif  et  obligatoire  de 
retraite  supplémentaire  à
cotisations  définies),  governed  by  Article L. 242-1  of  the  French
Social  Security  Code.  The  Company’s  commitment  is  limited  to  its
share  of  the  contribution  paid  to  the  insurance  company  that
manages the plan. For fiscal year 2017, this pension plan represented
a booked expense to TOTAL S.A. in favor of Mr. Blanc of €780.

in 

favor  of  Mr.  Blanc  under 

Mr.  Blanc,  who  joined  the  Elf  Aquitaine  Group  in  1980,  also
participates in a supplementary defined benefit pension plan, known
as  CREA,  set  up  and  financed  by  the  Company.  This  plan  covers
former  employees  of  the  Elf  Aquitaine  Group  and  was  closed  on
December 31, 1994. It does not require a presence condition within
the Group at the time of retirement. The commitments made by the
Group 
this  plan  represent,  at
December 31, 2017, a gross annual pension, payable to his spouse
within a limit of 60% in case of death of the beneficiary, estimated at
€4,924.  Nearly  the  full  amount  of  the  Group’s  commitments  under
the  CREA  plan  is  outsourced  to  an  insurance  company  and  the
non-outsourced balance is evaluated annually and adjusted through a
provision  in  the  accounts.  The  amount  of  these  commitments  at
December 31,  2017  in  favor  of  Mr.  Blanc  is  €142.5  thousand.  This
amount  represents  the  gross  value of  the  Group’s  commitments  to
this  beneficiary  based  on  the  gross  annual  pension  estimated  as  of
December 31,  2017,  as  well  as  a  statistical  life  expectancy  of the
beneficiary and his spouse.

Ms.  Christine  Renaud,  the  director  representing  employees  since
May 26,  2017,  also  participates  in  the  internal  defined  contribution
pension  plan  applicable  to  all  TOTAL  S.A.  employees,  known  as
RECOSUP (Régime collectif et obligatoire de retraite supplémentaire
à  cotisations  définies),  governed  by  Article L. 242-1  of  the  French
Social  Security  Code.  The  Company’s  commitment  is  limited  to  its
share  of  the  contribution  paid  to  the  insurance  company  that
manages the plan. For fiscal year 2017, this pension plan represented
a booked expense to TOTAL S.A. in favor of Ms. Renaud of €629.

During  the  past  two  years,  the  directors  currently  in  office  have  not
received  any  compensation  or  in-kind  benefits  from  TOTAL  S.A.  or
from its controlled companies other than those mentioned in the table
below.

Moreover, there is no service contract between a director and TOTAL
S.A. or any of its controlled companies that provides for the grant of
benefits under such a contract.

(1)
(2)

Calculated on a prorata basis, in the event of change in the course of the year.
To  be  substituted  to  the  €20,000  fixed  annual  portion  per  director.  In  case  of  accumulation  of  the  functions  of  director  and/or  Audit  Committee  member
and/or Chairman of a Committee (Audit, Governance and Ethics, Compensation), the difference between the fixed annual portion per director and the fixed
annual portion of the others functions is added.

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Compensation for the administration and management bodies

Table of directors’ fees and other compensation due and paid to the executive and non-executive directors 
(AMF position-recommendation No. 2009-16 – AMF Table No. 3)

Gross amount (€)

Patrick Pouyanné

Directors’ fees

Other compensation

Patrick Artus

Directors’ fees

Other compensation

Patricia Barbizet

Directors’ fees

Other compensation

Marc Blanc
Directors’ fees(b)(c)

Other compensation

Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette

Directors’ fees

Other compensation

Mark Cutifani
Directors’ fees(d)

Other compensation

Paul Desmarais, Jr
Directors’ fees(e)

Other compensation

Maria van der Hoeven

Directors’ fees

Other compensation

Anne-Marie Idrac

Directors’ fees

Other compensation

Barbara Kux
Directors’ fees(e)

Other compensation

Gérard Lamarche

Directors’ fees

Other compensation

Jean Lemierre

Directors’ fees

Other compensation

Renata Perycz

Directors’ fees

Other compensation

Christine Renaud
Directors’ fees(c)(f)

Other compensation

Carlos Tavares
Directors’ fees(d)

Other compensation

TOTAL

For the year ended December 31, 2016

For the year ended December 31, 2017

Amounts paid

Amounts due

Amounts paid

Amounts due

-
(a)

121,000

-

109,500

-

73,500

76,443

-
(a)

88,000

-

130,644

-

72,000

76,443

146,500

122,679

-

-

-

49,500

-

43,576

-

84,000

-

100,000

-

150,000

-

32,076

-

48,576

53,158

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

61,000

-

-

-

79,000

-

102,500

-

147,000

-

-

-

-

53,158

-

-

-

-

-
(a)

128,000

-

128,534

-

31,500

77,997

154,000

-

53,500

-

17,000

-

148,500

-

91,500

-

39,500

-

181,000

-

88,000

-

120,000

57,946

53,000

60,789

42,000

-

4

-
(a)

121,000

-

109,500

-

73,500

77,997

146,500

-

-

-

49,500

-

43,576

-

84,000

-

100,000

-

150,000

-

32,076

-

48,576

57,946

-

60,789

-

-

1,087,829

932,424

1,472,766

1,154,960

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)

For more information concerning compensation, refer to the summary tables presented in point 4.2.3 of this chapter.
Director representing employees until May 26, 2017.
Mr. Blanc and Ms. Renaud chose to pay all their directors’ fees to their trade union membership organizations for the entire term of their directorship.
Director since May 26, 2017.
Director until May 26, 2017.
Director representing employees since May 26, 2017.

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Compensation for the administration and management bodies

4.3.2

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer’s compensation

4.3.2.1

Compensation of Mr. Patrick Pouyanné for fiscal year 2017

This  report  by  the  Board  of  Directors,  on  the  proposal  of  the
Compensation  Committee, and  in  application  of  Article L. 225-37-3
of  the  French  Commercial  Code,  presents  the  total  compensation
and  benefits  of  all  kinds,  paid  to  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive
Officer in the fiscal year 2017(1). It makes the distinction between the
fixed,  variable  and  extraordinary  components  of 
total
compensation  and  benefits,  as  well  as  the  criteria  used  to  calculate
them  or  the  circumstances  due  to  which  they  were  attributed.  This
report  also  mentions  all  the  commitments  of  all  kinds  made  by  the
Company  in  favor  of  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer
corresponding  to  the  components  of  compensation,  indemnities  or
benefits  due  or  likely  to  be  due  upon  acceptance,  termination  or
change in duties or after the discharge thereof, in particular pension
commitments and other annuities.

the 

The  payment  to  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  the
variable  component  for  fiscal  year  2017,  the  only  variable  or
exceptional component of the compensation policy of the Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal year 2017, is conditional on the
approval  of  the  Ordinary  Shareholders’  Meeting  on  June 1,  2018  of
the compensation components of the Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer,  under  the  conditions  stipulated  in  Articles L. 225-37-2,
L. 225-100,  and  R.  225-29-1  of  the  French  Commercial  Code
(decree No. 2017-340 of March 16, 2017, applicable since March 18,
2017).

The  Ordinary  Shareholders’  Meeting  on  June 1,  2018  will  be  called
on  to  approve  the  fixed,  variable  and extraordinary  components  of
the total compensation and the benefits of any kind paid or attributed
to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for the fiscal year 2017,
in application of Article L. 225-100 of the French Commercial Code.

Table of the compensation of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 
(AMF position-recommendation No. 2009-16 – AMF Table No. 2)

(in €)

Patrick Pouyanné
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Fixed compensation

Annual variable compensation

Multi-year variable compensation

Extraordinary compensation

Directors’ fees
In-kind benefits(b)
TOTAL

For the year ended December 31, 2016

For the year ended December 31, 2017

Amount due for the
fiscal year

Amount paid during
the fiscal year(a)

Amount due for the
fiscal year

Amount paid during
the fiscal year(a)

1,400,000

2,339,400

1,400,000

1,814,400

1,400,000

2,400,300

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

58,945

3,798,345

58,945

3,273,345

67,976

3,868,276

1,400,000

2,339,400

-

-

-

67,976

3,807,376

(a)
(b)

Variable portion paid for the prior fiscal year.
Company car and the life insurance and health care plans paid for by the Company.

Summary of the compensation, options and shares granted to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 
(AMF position-recommendation No. 2009-16 – AMF Table No. 1)

(in €, except the number of shares)

Patrick Pouyanné
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Compensation due for the fiscal year (details in AMF Table No. 2 above)

Valuation of multi-year variable compensation paid during the fiscal year

Accounting valuation of the options granted during the fiscal year
Accounting valuation of the performance shares granted during the fiscal year(a)

For the year ended 
December 31, 2016

For the year ended 
December 31, 2017

3,798,345

-

-
2,122,200(b)

3,868,276

-

-
2,134,200(c)

Number of performance shares granted during the fiscal year

60,000

60,000

TOTAL

5,920,545

6,002,476

Note:  The  valuations  of  the  options  and  performance  shares  correspond  to  a  valuation  performed  in  accordance  with  IFRS 2  (see  Note 9  to  the  Consolidated  Financial
Statements) and  not  to  any  compensation  actually  received  during  the  fiscal  year.  Entitlement  to  performance  shares  is  subject  to  the  fulfillment  of  performance  conditions
assessed over a three-year period.

(a)

(b)

(c)

For  detailed  information,  refer  to  AMF  Table  No. 6  below.  The  valuation  of  the  shares  was  calculated  on  the  grant  date  (see  Note 9  to  the  Consolidated  Financial
Statements).
The amount of €2,122,200 corresponds to the fair value of the 60,000 shares granted in 2016, calculated using the market price at the grant date (€42.685), minus the
total estimated amount of the dividends likely to be paid during the vesting period (or a unitary fair value of €35.37) in accordance with IFRS 2. The amount of €2,561,100
erroneously mentioned in AMF table No. 1 in the 2016 Registration Document corresponds to the closing price of TOTAL shares on the grant date (€42.685), multiplied by
60,000 shares.
The amount of €2,134,200 corresponds to the fair value of the 60,000 shares granted in 2017, calculated using the market price at the grant date (€43.220), minus the
total estimated amount of the dividends likely to be paid during the vesting period (or a unitary fair value of €35.57) in accordance with IFRS 2.

(1)

Including  attributions  in  the  form  of  stock,  securities  or  rights  giving  access  to  the  Company’s  share  capital  or  rights  to  the  attribution  of  securities
of the Company or of the companies mentioned in Articles L. 228-13 and L. 228-93 of the French Commercial Code.

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Compensation for the administration and management bodies

Payments or benefits
due or likely to be due
upon termination
or change in duties

YES(a)
Severance benefit and
retirement benefit

Benefits related to a
non-compete agreement

NO

AMF position-recommendation No. 2009-16 – AMF table No. 11

Employment
contract

NO

Supplementary
pension plan

YES
Internal supplementary
defined benefit pension plan(a)
and defined contribution
pension plan known as
RECOSUP

Executive directors

Patrick Pouyanné, 
Chairman and Chief Executive 
Officer
Start of term of office:
December 19, 2015
End of term of office: 
Shareholders’ Meeting on 
June 1, 2018 to approve the 
financial statements for fiscal 
year 2017

(a)

Payment subject to a performance condition under the terms approved by the Board of Directors on December 16, 2015. Details of these commitments are provided
below. The retirement benefit cannot be combined with the severance benefit.

4

Summary table of the components of the 2017 compensation for Mr. Patrick Pouyanné, 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TOTAL S.A.

Components of 
compensation

Amount or accounting 
valuation submitted for 
vote

Presentation

Components of total compensation paid or granted for fiscal year 2017

Fixed compensation €1,400,000

(amount paid in 2017)

The  fixed  compensation  due  to  Mr.  Pouyanné  for  his  duties as  Chairman  and  Chief
Executive Officer for fiscal year 2017 was €1,400,000 (unchanged from fiscal year 2016).

Annual variable 
compensation

€2,400,300
(amount paid in 2018)

The  variable  portion  of  Mr.  Pouyanné’s  compensation  for  his  duties  as  Chairman  and
Chief Executive Officer for fiscal year 2017 has been set at €2,400,300, corresponding
to  171.45%  (of  a  maximum  of  180%)  of  his  fixed  annual  compensation  based  on  his
performance.
At  its  meeting  on  February  7,  2018,  the  Board  of  Directors  reviewed  the  level  of
achievement  of  the  economic  parameters  based  on  the  quantifiable  targets  set  by  the
Board  of  Directors  at  its  meeting  on  March 15,  2017.  The  Board  of  Directors  also
assessed the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer’s personal contribution on the basis
of the four target criteria set during its meeting on March 15, 2017 to qualitatively assess
his management. 

Annual variable compensation due for fiscal year 2017 
(expressed as a percentage of the base salary)

Maximum
percentage

Percentage
allocated

Economic parameters (quantifiable targets)

140%

131.45%

–

Safety

– TRIR

– FIR, by comparison

– Evolution of the number of Tier 1 + Tier 2 incidents

–

–

–

Return on equity (ROE)

Net debt-to-equity ratio

Adjusted net income (ANI) – comparative

Personal contribution (qualitative criteria)

–

–

–

–

Steering of the strategy and successful strategic 
negotiations with producing countries

Achievement of production and reserve targets

Performance and outlook with respect to Downstream 
activities

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) performance

TOTAL

20%

12%

4%

4%

30%

40%

50%

40%

10%

10%

10%

10%

180%

20%

12%

4%

4%

21.45%

40%

50%

40%

10%

10%

10%

10%

171.45%

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Components of 
compensation

Amount or accounting 
valuation submitted 
for vote

Presentation

The  Board  of  Directors  assessed  achievement  of  the  targets  set  for  the  economic
parameters as follows:

–

–

–

–

The  safety  criterion  was assessed  for  a  maximum  of  20%  through  (i)  the
achievement of the annual TRIR (Total Recordable Injury Rate) target, for a maximum
of  12%;  (ii)  the  number  of  accidental  deaths  per  million  hours  worked,  FIR  (Fatality
Incident Rate) compared to those of the four large competitor oil companies(1), for a
maximum of 4%, as well as through changes in the Tier 1 + Tier 2 indicator(2), for a
maximum of 4%.

In particular, the Board of Directors noted that the target of a TRIR lower than 1.0 was
fully achieved in 2017. The TRIR in 2017 was 0.88. It also noted that the number of
accidental  deaths  per  million  hours  worked,  FIR  (Fatality  Incident  Rate),  the  best
amongst  the  panel  of  majors,  was  achieved  in  full  in  2017.  Finally,  the  Board  noted
that  the  annual  target  of  Tier  1  + Tier  2 incidents  equal  to  or  fewer  than  130  was
achieved in full in 2017; the number of incidents was 103.

It  therefore  set  the  portion  for  this  criterion  at  20%  of  the  fixed  compensation
(maximum of 20%);

For  the  return  on  equity  (ROE)  criterion(3),  the  Board  of  Directors  noted  that  the
target of an ROE equal to or higher than 13% in 2017 was partly achieved. Since the
ROE stood at 10.15% in 2017, the Board of Directors set the portion awarded for this
criterion  at  21.45%  of  the  fixed  compensation  for  the  fiscal  year  2017  (maximum  of
30%);

For  the  net  debt-to-equity  ratio  criterion(4),  the  Board  of  Directors  noted  that  the
objective of maintaining a debt ratio equal to or lower than 30% in 2017 was achieved
in  full,  which  led  the  portion  for  this  criterion  to  be  set  at  40%  of  the  fixed
compensation for fiscal year 2017 (maximum of 40%);

The criterion related to the change in the Group’s adjusted net income (ANI) was
assessed  by  comparison  with  those  of  the  four large  oil  companies  on  the  basis  of
estimates calculated by a group of leading financial analysts(5). The Board of Directors
noted that the increase in the Group’s three-year average ANI was better than that of
the  panel,  which  led  the  portion  for  this  criterion  to  be  set  at  50%  of  the  fixed
compensation for fiscal year 2017 (maximum of 50%).

Regarding the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer’s personal contribution, the Board
of  Directors  determined  that  the  targets  set  were  largely  achieved  in  fiscal  year  2017,
particularly those related to:

–

steering  of  the  strategy  and  successful  strategic  negotiations  with  producing
countries. The following points in particular were noted during the period:

–

–

–

–

–

a global partnership agreement with Sonatrach in Algeria consolidating the existing
partnership,
the development of the unconventional resources of the Vaca Muerta in Argentina,
accompanied  by  an  increase  of  the  Group’s  stake  in  the  permit  from  27.27%  to
41%,
an agreement to develop the production of phase 11 of the South Pars gas field in
Iran,
the acquisition of Mærsk Oil,
the resumption of offshore exploration in Angola with the Zinia 2 project on block
17, the extension of cooperation with Sonangol on the Kaombo project,

(1)
(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Chevron.
Tier 1 and Tier 2: indicator of the number of loss of primary containment events, with more or less significant consequences, as defined by the API 754 (for
downstream) and IOGP 456 (for upstream) standards. Excluding acts of sabotage and theft.
The Group measures the ROE as the ratio of adjusted consolidated net income to average adjusted shareholders’ equity between the beginning and the end
of  the  period.  Adjusted  shareholders’  equity  for  fiscal  year  2017  is  calculated  after  payment  of  a  dividend  of €2.48  per  share,  subject  to  approval  by  the
Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on June 1, 2018. In 2016, the ROE was 8.7%.
For its internal management and external communication purposes, the Group calculates a net debt-to-equity ratio by dividing its net financial debt by its
adjusted shareholders’ equity. Adjusted shareholders’ equity for 2017 is calculated after payment of a dividend of €2.48 per share, subject to approval by
the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on June 1, 2018. In 2017, the net debt-to-equity ratio was 13.8%. In 2016, it was 27.1%.
Adjusted results are defined as income at replacement cost, excluding non-recurring items and excluding the impact of fair value changes. The annual ANI of
each  peer  used  for  the  calculation  is  determined  by  taking  the  average  of  the  ANIs  published  by  a  panel  of  six  financial  analysts:  UBS,  Crédit  Suisse,
Barclays, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank. If any of these analysts is unable to publish the results of one or more peers for a
given year, it will be replaced, for the year and for the peer(s) in question, in the order listed, by an analyst included in the following additional list: Jefferies,
HSBC,  Société  Générale,  Goldman  Sachs  and  Citi.  The  ANIs  used  will  be  set  according  to  these  analysts’  last  publications  two  business  days  after  the
publication of the press release announcing the “fourth quarter and annual results” of the last peer.

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Components of 
compensation

Amount or accounting 
valuation submitted 
for vote

Presentation

4

–

–

–

–

–

the  signing  of  two  agreements  for  the  exploration  and  operation  of  deep
offshore oil concessions offshore from Senegal and of a cooperation agreement
with Petrosen and the Senegalese Ministry of Energy,
an exploration-production contract in Mauritania for block C7 with the Société
Mauritanienne des Hydrocarbures et de Patrimoine Minier (SMHPM);

the  increase  of  hydrocarbon  production  and  reserves:  an  increase  in  the
production  of  hydrocarbons  in  2017  of  4.65%  compared  with  2016  and  an
increase of reserves booked on December 31, 2017;

the performance and outlook with respect to Downstream activities. The following
points were noted in 2017:

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

in March 2017, the signing of an agreement to create a joint venture, in which
the Group holds a 50% interest, for the construction of an ethane-based steam
cracker  on  the  American  coast  of  the  Gulf  of  Mexico  and  a  new  polyethylene
plant,
the  acquisition  of  a  23%  stake  in  Eren  Renewable  Energy,  which  develops
power  plants  producing  electricity  of  renewable  origin  (solar  and  wind).  The
acquisition  of  this  stake  in  renewable  energies  constitutes  a  diversification
reflecting the inclusion of climate-related issues in the Group’s strategy,
a distribution agreement signed with the Mexican government in October 2017,
the  announcement  of 
in
November 2017,
the launch of the Total Spring offer in France,
the agreement with CMA CGM to supply LNG,
the acquisition of PitPoint for a deployment in the vehicle natural gas sector;

the  acquisition  of  Engie’s  LNG  business 

CSR  performance,  notably  taking  into  account  climate  issues  in  the  Group’s
strategy  as  well  as  the  Group’s  reputation  in  the  domain  of  Corporate  Social
Responsibility. Different actions were noted that aim to reduce the environmental
footprint  of  the  Group’s  operations  (such  as  the  signing  of  the  Statoil/Shell/Total
agreement to develop a project to capture, store and utilize CO2 in Norway, or the
signing of a Group commitment to compensate for carbon emissions produced by
air  travel  by  the  Group’s  employees  with  the  support  of  the  GoodPlanet
Foundation).  Different  actions  were  also  noted  that  aim  to  provide  the  Group’s
customers  with  an  energy  product  mix  with  a  carbon  intensity  that  is  regularly
reduced (investments in gas, with the announcement of the acquisition of Engie’s
LNG  business  and  acquisitions  in  renewable  energies,  such  as  Eren  RE  and
Greenflex). Finally, it was noted that the Global Compact appointed the Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer as an SDG Pioneer in recognition of the commitments
made by the Group to develop partnerships and invest in low carbon energies.
In the development of the Group’s societal policy, the adhesion of TOTAL to the
Global Deal initiative, the revision of the “Human rights” roadmap, the publication
of a guide to religion in the workplace and the commitment to increase the budget
of  the  Total  Corporate  Foundation  (€50 million  to  €125 million  over  3 years)  were
noted in particular.
Regarding the development of the Group’s relations with its stakeholders and its
reputation  in  the  field  of  Corporate  Social  Responsibility,  the  election  of  the
Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  as  the  2016  Energy  Intelligence  Petroleum
Executive of the Year was noted. Regarding the extra-financial rating agencies, it
was  noted  that  TOTAL  maintained  its  position  in  the  main  ESG  indexes  (DJSI
World and Europe; FTSE4Good) and its ratings (MSCI; CDP Climate Change and
CDP Water), and that it figured for the first time, in 31st position, in the Corporate
Knights Global 100 rankings of the Most sustainable companies, and in 3rd place
in the  extraction  sector and  in 1st place  in the  Oil  &  Gas  sector  of the  Corporate
Human Rights Benchmark published in 2017.

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer’s personal contribution was therefore set
at 40% of the fixed compensation (maximum of 40%).

The  Board  of  Directors  has  not  granted  any  multi-year  or  deferred  variable
compensation.

The Board of Directors has not granted any extraordinary compensation.

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Multi-year or deferred 
variable compensation

Extraordinary 
compensation

n/a

n/a

 
 
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Compensation for the administration and management bodies

Components of 
compensation

Amount or accounting 
valuation submitted for 
vote

Presentation

Directors’ fees

n/a

€2,134,200(1)
(accounting valuation)

Stock options, 
performance shares 
(and all other forms 
of long-term 
compensation)

Mr.  Pouyanné  does  not  receive  directors’  fees  for  his  duties  at  TOTAL  S.A.  or  at  the
companies it controls.

On  July 26,  2017,  Mr.  Pouyanné  was  granted  60,000  existing  shares  of  the  Company
(corresponding  to  0.0024%  of  the  share  capital)  pursuant  to  the  authorization  of  the
Company’s Combined Shareholders’ Meeting of May 24, 2016 (twenty-fourth resolution)
subject  to  the  conditions  set  out  below.  These  shares  were granted  under  a  broader
share  plan  approved  by  the  Board  of  Directors  on  July 26,  2017,  relating  to  0.23%  of
the share capital in favor of more than 10,000 beneficiaries. The definitive grant of all the
shares  is  subject  to  the  beneficiary’s  continued  presence  within  the  Group during  the
vesting period and to performance conditions as described below.
The  definitive  number  of  shares  granted  will  be  based  on  the  comparative  TSR  (Total
Shareholder Return) and the annual variation in net cash flow per share for fiscal years
2017 to 2019, applied as follows:

–

–

the  Company  will  be  ranked  each  year  against  its  peers  (ExxonMobil,  Royal  Dutch
Shell, BP and Chevron) during the three vesting years (2017, 2018 and 2019) based
on the TSR criterion using the average closing market price expressed in dollars over
one  quarter  at  the  beginning  and  end  of  each  three-year  period  (Q4 year  N
vs./Q4 year N-3). The dividend will be considered reinvested based on the last market
price on the ex-dividend date. TSR N = (average price Q4 N – average price Q4 N-3 +
reinvested dividends)/(average price Q4 N-3);

the  Company  will  be  ranked  each  year  against  its  peers  (ExxonMobil,  Royal  Dutch
Shell,  BP  and  Chevron)  using  the  annual  variation  in  net  cash  flow  per  share
expressed  in  dollars  criterion.  Net  cash  flow  is  defined  as  cash  flow  from  operating
activities  minus  cash  flow  from  investing  activities  including  acquisitions  and
divestments.  This  data  expressed  in  dollars  will  come  from  the  consolidated
statements of cash flow taken from the annual Consolidated Financial Statements of
the Company and its peers for the fiscal years in question (based on the accounting
standards applicable at the time of the closing of the accounts for such fiscal years).
The  number  of  shares  used  to  calculate  net  cash  flow  per  share  will  be  the
weighted-average number of diluted shares for the Company and each of its peers.

Based  on  the  ranking,  a  grant  rate  will  be  determined  for  each  year:  1st:  180%  of  the
grant;  2nd:  130%:  of  the  grant;  3rd:  80%  of  the  grant;  4th  and  5th:  0%.  For  each  of  the
criteria, the average of the three grant rates obtained (for each of the three fiscal years
for which the performance conditions are assessed) will be rounded to the nearest 0.1
whole percent (0.05% being rounded to 0.1%) and capped at 100%. Each criterion will
have a weight of 50% in the definitive grant rate. The definitive grant rate will be rounded
to the nearest 0.1 whole percent (0.05% being rounded to 0.1%). The number of shares
definitively granted, after confirmation of the performance conditions, will be rounded to
the nearest whole number of shares in case of a fractional lot.
In  application  of  Article L. 225-197-1  of  the  French  Commercial  Code,  Mr.  Pouyanné
will, until the end of his term, be required to retain in the form of registered shares 50%
of  the  gains  on  the  acquired  shares  net  of  tax  and  national  insurance  contributions
related to the shares granted in 2017. When Mr. Pouyanné holds(2) a volume of shares
representing  five  times  the  fixed portion  of  his  gross  annual  compensation,  this
percentage will be equal to 10%. If this condition is no longer met, the above-mentioned
50% holding requirement will again apply.
In  addition,  the  Board  of  Directors  has  noted  that,  pursuant  to  the  Board’s  Rules  of
Procedure  applicable  to  all  directors,  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  is  not
allowed  to  hedge  the  shares  of  the  Company  or  any  related  financial  instruments  and
has taken note of Mr. Pouyanné’s commitment to abstain from such hedging operations
with regard to the performance shares granted.

(1)

(2)

The amount of €2,134,200 corresponds to the fair value of the 60,000 shares granted, calculated using the market price at the grant date (€43.220) minus
the total estimated amount of the dividends likely to be paid during the vesting period (or €35.57) in accordance with IFRS 2.
In the form of shares or units of mutual funds invested in shares of the Company.

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valuation submitted for 
vote

Presentation

The grant of performance shares to Mr. Pouyanné is subject to the same requirements 
applicable to the other beneficiaries of the performance share plan and were approved 
by the Board at its meeting on July 26, 2017. In particular, these provisions stipulate that 
the shares definitively granted at the end of the three-year vesting period will, after 
confirmation of fulfillment of the presence and performance conditions, be automatically 
recorded as pure registered shares on the start date of the two-year holding period and 
will remain non-transferable and unavailable until the end of the holding period.

Mr. Pouyanné was not granted any payment for assuming his position.

Payment for 
assuming a position

n/a

Components of total compensation paid or granted for fiscal year 2017 subject to a vote by the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting as 
per the procedure regarding regulated agreements and undertakings

Valuation of in-kind 
benefits

€67,976
(accounting valuation)

Severance benefit

None

4

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer is entitled to a company vehicle.
He is covered by the following life insurance plans provided by various life insurance
companies:
–

an  “incapacity,  disability,  life  insurance”  plan  applicable  to  all  employees,  partly  paid
for  by  the  Company,  that  provides  for  two  options  in  case  of  death of  a  married
employee:  either  the  payment  of  a  lump  sum  equal  to  five  times  the  annual
compensation up to 16 times the PASS, corresponding to a maximum of €3,178,560
in  2018,  plus  an  additional  amount  if  there  is  a  dependent  child  or  children,  or  the
payment of a lump sum equal to three times the annual compensation up to 16 times
the PASS, plus a survivor’s pension and education allowance;

–

a second “disability and life insurance” plan, fully paid by the Company, applicable to
executive  officers  and  senior  executives  whose  annual  gross  compensation  is  more
than  16  times  the  PASS.  This  contract,  signed  on  October 17,  2002,  amended  on
January 28  and  December 16,  2015,  guarantees  the  beneficiary  the  payment  of  a
lump sum, in case of death, equal to two years of compensation (defined as the gross
annual  fixed  reference  compensation  (base  France),  which  corresponds  to  12  times
the  monthly  gross  fixed  compensation  paid  during  the  month  prior  to  death  or  sick
leave, to which is added the highest amount in absolute value of the variable portion
received during one of the five previous years of activity), which is increased to three
years  in  case  of  accidental  death  and,  in  case  of  accidental  permanent  disability,  a
lump  sum  proportional  to  the  degree  of  disability.  Death  benefits  are  increased  by
15% for each dependent child. Payments due under this contract are made after the
deduction  of  any  amount  paid  under  the  above-mentioned  plan  applicable  to  all
employees.

The  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  also benefits  from  the  health  care  plan
applicable to all employees.

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer is entitled to a benefit equal to two years of
his gross compensation if he is removed from office or his term of office is not renewed
by  the  Company.  The  calculation  is  based  on  the  gross  compensation  (fixed  and
variable) of the 12 months preceding the date of termination or non-renewal of his term
of office.
The  severance  benefit  will  only  be  paid  in  the  event  of  a  forced  departure  related  to  a
change  of  control  or  strategy.  It  will  not  be  due  in  case  of  gross  negligence  or  willful
misconduct  or  if  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  leaves  the  Company  of  his
own volition, accepts new responsibilities within the Group or may claim full retirement
benefits within a short time period.
These  undertakings  were  subject  to  the  procedure  for  regulated  agreements,  as
provided for by Article L. 225-38 of the French Commercial Code. They were approved
by the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting held on May 24, 2016.
Pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  Article L. 225-42-1  of  the  French  Commercial  Code,
receipt  of  this  severance  benefit  is  contingent  upon  a  performance-related  condition
applicable  to  the  beneficiary,  which  is  deemed  to  be  fulfilled  if  at  least  two  of  the
following criteria are met:

–

–

–

the average ROE (return on equity) for the three years preceding the year in which the
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer retires is at least 10%;

the  average  net  debt-to-equity  ratio  for  the  three  years  preceding  the  year  in  which
the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer retires is less than or equal to 30%;

growth  in  TOTAL’s  oil  and  gas  production  is  greater than  or  equal  to  the  average
growth  rate  of  four  oil  companies  (ExxonMobil,  Royal  Dutch  Shell,  BP  and  Chevron)
during the three years preceding the year in which the Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer retires.

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Components of 
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Amount or accounting 
valuation submitted 
for vote

Presentation

Retirement benefit

None

Non-compete 
compensation

Supplementary 
pension plan

n/a

None

The  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  is  entitled  to  a  retirement  benefit  equal  to
those  available  to  eligible  members  of  the  Group  under  the  French  National  Collective
Bargaining  Agreement  for  the  Petroleum  Industry.  This  benefit  is  equal  to  25%  of  the
fixed  and  variable  annual  compensation  received during  the  12  months  preceding
retirement.  Pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  Article L. 225-42-1  of  the  French  Commercial
Code,  receipt  of  this  retirement  benefit  is  contingent  upon  a  performance-related
condition applicable to the beneficiary, which is deemed to be fulfilled if at least two of
the following criteria are met:

–

–

–

the average ROE (return on equity) for the three years preceding the year in which the
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer retires is at least 10%;

the  average  net  debt-to-equity  ratio  for  the  three  years  preceding  the  year  in  which
the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer retires is less than or equal to 30%;

growth  in  TOTAL’s  oil  and  gas  production  is  greater than  or  equal  to  the  average
growth  rate  of  four  oil  companies  (ExxonMobil,  Royal  Dutch  Shell,  BP  and  Chevron)
during the three years preceding the year in which the Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer retires. The retirement benefit cannot be combined with the severance benefit
described above.

Mr. Pouyanné has not received any non-compete compensation.

Pursuant to applicable legislation, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer is eligible for
the basic French Social Security pension and for pension benefits under the ARRCO and
AGIRC  supplementary  pension  plans.  He  also  participates  in  the  internal  defined
contribution pension plan applicable to all TOTAL S.A. employees, known as RECOSUP
(Régime collectif et obligatoire de retraite supplémentaire à cotisations définies), covered
by Article L. 242-1 of the French Social Security Code. The Company’s commitment is
limited to its share of the contribution paid to the insurance company that manages the
plan.  For  fiscal  year  2017,  this  pension  plan  represented  a  booked  expense  to  TOTAL
S.A. in favor of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of €2,354.
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer also participates in a supplementary defined
benefit  pension  plan,  covered  by  Article L. 137-11  of  the  French  Social  Security  Code,
set  up  and  financed  by  the  Company  and  approved  by  the  Board  of  Directors  on
March 13,  2001,  for  which  management  is  outsourced  to  two  insurance  companies
effective  January 1,  2012.  This  plan  applies  to  all  TOTAL  S.A.  employees  whose
compensation  exceeds  eight  times  the  annual  ceiling  for  calculating  French  Social
Security contributions (PASS), set at €39,228 for 2017 (i.e., €313,824), and above which
there is no conventional pension plan.
To be eligible for this supplementary pension plan, participants must have served for at
least five years, be at least 60 years old and exercised his or her rights to retirement from
the  French  Social  Security.  The  benefits  under  this  plan  are  subject  to  a  presence
condition  under  which  the  beneficiary  must  still  be  employed  at  the  time  of  retirement.
However, the presence condition does not apply a beneficiary aged 55 or older leaves
the Company at the Company’s initiative or in case of disability.
The  length  of  service  acquired  by  Mr.  Pouyanné  as  a  result  of  his  previous  salaried
duties held at the Group since January 1, 1997 has been maintained for the benefit of
this plan.
The  compensation  taken  into  account  to  calculate  the  supplementary  pension  is  the
average gross annual compensation (fixed and variable portion) over the last three years.
This pension plan provides a pension for its beneficiaries equal to 1.8% of the portion of
the compensation falling between 8 and 40 times the PASS and 1% for the portion of
the compensation falling between 40 and 60 times the PASS, multiplied by the number
of years of service up to a maximum of 20 years.
The  sum  of  the  annual  supplementary  pension  plan benefits  and  other  pension  plan
benefits (other than those set up individually and on a voluntary basis) may not exceed
45% of the average gross compensation (fixed and variable portion) over the last three
years.  In  the  event  that  this  percentage  is  exceeded,  the  supplementary  pension  is
reduced accordingly.
The  amount  of  the  supplementary  pension  determined  in  this  way  is  indexed  to  the
ARRCO pension point.
The supplementary pension includes a clause whereby 60% of the amount will be paid
to beneficiaries in the event of death after retirement.

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To  ensure  that  the  acquisition  of  additional  pension  rights  under  this  defined-benefit
pension  plan  is  subject  to  performance  conditions  to  be  defined  pursuant  to  the
provisions  of  Article L. 225-42-1  of  the  French  Commercial  Code  amended  by  law
No. 2015-990 of August 6, 2015, at the meeting on December 16, 2015, the Board of
Directors  noted  the  existence  of  the  Chief  Executive  Officer’s  pension  rights  under  the
above-mentioned  pension  plan,  immediately  before  his  appointment  as  Chairman,  for
the period from January 1, 1997 to December 18, 2015.
The  conditional  rights  granted  for  the  period  from  January 1,  1997  to  December 18,
2015 (inclusive), acquired without performance conditions, correspond to a replacement
rate equal to 34.14% for the portion of the base compensation falling between 8 and 40
times  the  PASS  and  a  replacement  rate  of  18.96%  for  the  portion  of  the  base
compensation falling between 40 and 60 times the PASS.
The conditional rights granted for the period from December 19, 2015 to December 31,
2016  are  subject  to  the  performance  condition  described  below  and  correspond  to  a
maximum  replacement  rate  equal  to  1.86%  for  the  portion  of  the  base  compensation
falling between 8 and 40 times the PASS and a replacement rate equal to 1.04% for the
portion of the base compensation falling between 40 and 60 times the PASS.
These  undertakings  regarding  the  supplementary  pension  plan  were  subject  to  the
procedure for regulated agreements, as per Article L. 225-38 of the French Commercial
Code,  and  they  were  approved  by  the  Company’s  Annual  Shareholders’  Meeting  on
May 24, 2016.
Pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  Article L. 225-42-1  of  the  French  Commercial  Code,  the
acquisition  of  these  supplementary  pension  rights  under  the  terms of  the  pension  plan
for  the  period  from  December 19,  2015  to  December 31,  2016,  was  submitted  by  the
Board  of  Directors  meeting  on  December 16,  2015,  to  a  condition  related  to  the
beneficiary’s  performance,  which  is  considered  fulfilled  if  the  variable  portion  of  the
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer’s compensation paid in 2017 for fiscal year 2016
reaches  100%  of  the  base  salary  due  for  fiscal  year  2016.  Should  the  variable  portion
not  reach  100%  of  his  base  compensation,  the  rights  will  be  awarded  on  a  pro  rata
basis.
On  February 8,  2017,  the  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  noted  that  the  specified
performance  condition  was  fully  met and  therefore  confirmed  the  acquisition  by  Mr.
Pouyanné  of  additional  pension  rights  for  the  period  from  December 19,  2015  to
December 31, 2016.
The Board also noted that Mr. Pouyanné can no longer acquire additional pension rights
under this plan given the rules for determining pension rights set out in the plan and the
20 years of service of Mr. Pouyanné as of December 31, 2016.
The  conditional  rights  granted  for  the  period  from  January 1,  1997  to  December 31,
2016 (inclusive), therefore correspond to a replacement rate equal to 36% for the portion
of the base compensation falling between 8 and 40 times the PASS and a replacement
rate of 20% for the portion of the base compensation falling between 40 and 60 times
the PASS.
The  commitments  made  by  TOTAL  S.A.  to  its  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer
regarding  the  supplementary  defined  benefit  and  similar  pension  plans  therefore
represent, at December 31, 2017, a gross annual pension estimated at €608,819 based
on  the  length  of  service  acquired  as  of  December 31,  2017  (i.e.,  capped  at  20 years),
corresponding  to  16.02%  of  Mr.  Pouyanné’s  gross  annual  compensation  consisting  of
the annual fixed portion for 2017 (i.e., €1,400,000) and the variable portion to be paid(1)
in 2018 for fiscal year 2017 (i.e., €2,400,300).
Nearly  the  full  amount  of  TOTAL  S.A.’s  commitments  under  these  supplementary  and
similar  retirement  plans  (including  the  retirement  benefit)  is  outsourced  for  all
beneficiaries  to  insurance  companies  and  the  non-outsourced  balance  is  evaluated
annually  and  adjusted  through  a  provision  in  the  accounts.  The  amount  of  these
commitments  as  of  December 31,  2017  is  €17.4 million  for  the  Chairman  and  Chief
Executive Officer (€17.7 million for the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, the current
and  former  executive  and  non-executive  directors  covered  by  these  plans).  These
amounts represent the gross value of TOTAL S.A.’s commitments to these beneficiaries
based  on the  estimated  gross  annual  pensions  as  of  December 31,  2017  and  the
statistical life expectancy of the beneficiaries.

(1)

Subject to the approval of the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on June 1, 2018.

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The total amount of all the pension plans in which Mr. Pouyanné participates represents,
at  December 31,  2017,  a  gross  annual  pension estimated  at  €704,550  based  on  the
length  of  service  acquired  as  of  December 31,  2017,  corresponding  to  18.54%  of  Mr.
Pouyanné’s  gross  annual  compensation  defined  above  (annual  fixed  portion  for  2017
and variable portion to be paid in 2018 for fiscal year 2017).

In line with the principles for determining the compensation of executive directors as set 
out in the AFEP-MEDEF Code which the Company uses as a reference, the Board of 
Directors took into account the benefit accruing from participation in the pension plans 
when determining the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer’s compensation.

The  commitments  made  to  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  regarding  the
pension  and  insurance  plans,  the  retirement  benefit  and  the  severance  benefit  (in  the
event of forced departure related to a change of control or strategy) were authorized by
the  Board  of  Directors  on  December 16,  2015  and  approved  by  the  Shareholders’
Meeting on May 24, 2016.

Approval by the 
Shareholders’ 
Meeting

-

Draft resolution prepared by the Board of Directors in accordance with Article L. 225-100 of the French 
Commercial Code submitted to the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of June 1, 2018

Approval  of  the  fixed,  variable  and  extraordinary  components  of  the  total  compensation  and  the  in-kind  benefits  paid  or
granted to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal year 2017

Voting under the conditions of quorum and majority required for
in  accordance  with
Ordinary  Shareholders’  Meetings  and 
Article L. 225-100  of 
the
shareholders  approve  the  fixed,  variable  and  extraordinary
components of the total compensation and in-kind benefits paid

the  French  Commercial  Code, 

or granted to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal
year 2017, as presented in the report on corporate governance,
covered  by  Article L. 225-37  of  the  French  Commercial  Code
and 
(chapter 4,
the  2017  Registration  Document 
in 
point 4.3.2.1).

Compensation due to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for the last three fiscal years

€3,000,000

€2,000,000

€1,000,000

€0

Fixed portion (paid in N)

Variable portion (paid in N+1)

Performance shares
(accounting valuation -
 fair value IFRS 2)

In-kind benefits
(accounting valuation)

Fiscal year 2015

Fiscal year 2016

Fiscal year 2017

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4.3.2.2

Principles and criteria for the determination, breakdown and allocation 
of the fixed, variable and extraordinary components of the total compensation 
(including in-kind benefits) attributable to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 
(Article L. 225-37-2 of the French Commercial Code)

This report, issued by the Board of Directors further to a proposal by
the  Compensation  Committee,  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of
Article L. 225-37-2  of  the  French  Commercial  Code,  describes  the
principles and criteria for the determination, breakdown and allocation
of  the  fixed,  variable  and  extraordinary  components  of  the  total
compensation (including in-kind benefits) attributable to the Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer as a result of his duties.

The  compensation  policy  for  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive
Officer  was  approved  by  the  Board  of  Directors,  on  the  proposal  of
the  Compensation  Committee,  at  its meeting  on  March 14,  2018.  It
the
was  based  on 
compensation  of  the  executive  directors  described  below,  and  on  a
comparative  study  of  the  compensation  of  the  Chairman  and  Chief

the  general  principles 

for  determining 

Executive Officer by an external consultant, to which the members of
the Compensation Committee referred.

At  its  meeting  on  March 14,  2018,  and on  the  proposal  of  the
Compensation  Committee,  the  Board  of  Directors  also  decided  that
the  amount  of  the  fixed  component  of  the  compensation  of  the
Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer,  the  maximum  percentage  of
the  variable  part  of  his  compensation,  and  the  annual  number  of
performance  shares  attributed  to  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive
Officer in 2018 will not be changed throughout his next term of office
as  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer,  after  the  renewal  by  the
Board  of  Directors,  in  other  words,  until  the  General  Shareholders’
Meeting  held  in  2021  to  approve  the  accounts  of  fiscal  year  ending
December 31, 2020.

4

General principles for determining the compensation of the executive directors

The  general  principles  for  determining  the  compensation  and  other
benefits  granted  to  the  executive  directors  of  TOTAL  S.A.  are  as
follows:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

Compensation  and  benefits  for  the  executive  directors  are  set  by
the  Board  of  Directors  on  the  proposal  of  the  Compensation
Committee. Such compensation must be reasonable and fair, in a
context  that  values  both  teamwork  and  motivation  within  the
Company.  Compensation  for  the  executive  directors  is  based  on
the  market,  the  work  performed,  the  results  obtained  and  the
responsibilities assumed.

Compensation  for  the  executive  directors  includes  a  fixed  portion
and a variable portion. The fixed portion is reviewed at least every
two years.

The amount of the variable portion is reviewed each year and may
not  exceed  a  stated  percentage  of  the  fixed  portion.  Variable
compensation is determined based on pre-defined quantifiable and
qualitative  criteria  that  are  periodically  reviewed  by  the  Board  of
Directors.  Quantifiable  criteria  are  limited  in  number,  objective,
measurable and adapted to the Company’s strategy.

The  variable  portion  rewards  short-term  performance  and  the
progress  made 
for  medium-term
development.  It  is  determined  in  a  manner  consistent  with  the
annual  performance  review  of  the  executive  directors  and  the
Company’s medium-term strategy.

toward  paving 

the  way 

The  Board  of  Directors  monitors  the  change  in  the  fixed  and
variable  portions  of  the  executive  directors’  compensation  over
several years in light of the Company’s performance.

There is no specific pension plan for the executive directors. They
are  eligible  for  retirement  benefits  and  pension  plans  available  to
certain  employee  categories  in  the  Group  under  conditions
determined by the Board.

In  line  with  the  principles  for  determining  the  compensation  of
executive directors as set out in the AFEP-MEDEF Code which the
Company  uses  as  a  reference, the  Board  of Directors  takes  into
account  the  benefit  accruing  from  participation  in  the  pension
plans when determining the compensation policy of the executive
directors.

Stock  options  and  performance  shares  are  designed  to  align  the
interests of the executive directors with those of the shareholders
over the long term.

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

The  grant  of  options  and  performance  shares  to  the  executive
directors 
the  components  of
compensation  of  the  person  in  question.  No  discount  is  applied
when stock options are granted.

light  of  all 

reviewed 

in 

is 

Stock  options  and  performance  shares  are  granted  at  regular
intervals to prevent any opportunistic behavior.

The  exercise  of  options  and  the  definitive  grant  of  performance
shares to which the executive directors are entitled are subject to
conditions  of  presence  in  the  Company  and  performance  that
must  be  met  over  several  years.  The  departure  of  executive
directors  from  the  Group  results  in  the  inapplicability  of  share
options  and  the  rights  to  the  definitive  attribution  of  performance
shares.  Under  exceptional  circumstances,  the  Board  of  Directors
can  decide  to  maintain  the  share  options  and  the  rights  to  the
definitive  attribution  of  performance  shares  after  the  executive’s
departure, if  the  decision  of  the  Board  of  Directors  is  specially
justified and taken in the Company’s interest.

The  Board  of  Directors  determines  the  rules  related  to  holding  a
portion of the shares resulting from the exercise of options and the
performance  shares  definitively  granted,  which  apply  to  the
executive directors until the end of their term of office.

The  executive  directors  cannot  be  granted  stock  options  or
performance shares when they leave office.

After  three  years  in  office,  the  executive  directors  are  required  to
hold at least the number of Company shares set by the Board.

The  components  of  compensation  of  the  executive  directors  are
made  public  after  the  Board  of  Directors’  meeting  at  which  they
are approved.

The  executive  directors  do  not  take  part  in  any  discussions  or
deliberations  of  the  corporate  bodies  regarding  items  on  the
agenda of Board of Directors’ meetings related to the assessment
of  their  performance  or  the  determination  of  the  components  of
their compensation.

When  a  new  executive  director  is  nominated,  the  Board  of
Directors decides on his or her compensation and benefits, further
to a proposal by the Compensation Committee, and in accordance
with the above general principles for determining the compensation
of  the  executive  directors.  Exceptional  compensation  or  specific
benefits  when  taking  office  are  forbidden,  unless  the  Board  of
Directors  decides  otherwise 
the
Company’s  interest  and  within  the  limits  of  the  exceptional
circumstances.

for  particular 

reasons, 

in 

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Compensation policy for the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal year 2018

The compensation policy for the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal year 2018, as approved by the Board of Directors on March 14,
2018, is presented below.

Base salary of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 
(fixed compensation)
The  Board  of  Directors  decided  to  maintain  Mr.  Pouyanné’s  annual
base salary (fixed compensation) for his duties as Chairman and Chief
Executive  Officer  for  fiscal  year  2018  at  €1,400,000  (same  as  the
fixed portion due for fiscal year 2017).

The  level  of  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer’s  fixed
compensation  was  set  based  on  the  responsibilities  assumed  and
for  executive  directors  of
the  compensation 
comparable companies (particularly CAC 40 companies).

levels  applied 

Annual variable portion of the Chairman and Chief 
Executive Officer’s compensation
The  Board  of  Directors  also  decided  to  maintain  the  maximum
amount  of  the  variable  portion  that  could  be  paid  to  the  Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal year 2018 at 180% of his base
salary (same percentage as in fiscal year 2017). This ceiling was set
based  on  the  level  applied  by  a  benchmark  sample  of  companies
operating in the energy sectors.

As  in  2017,  the  formula  for  calculating  the  variable  portion  of  the
Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer’s  compensation  for  fiscal  year
2018  uses  economic parameters  that  refer  to  quantifiable  targets
reflecting the Group’s performance as well as the Chairman and Chief
Executive  Officer’s  personal  contribution  allowing  a  qualitative
assessment of his management.

Annual variable compensation due for fiscal year 2018 (expressed as a percentage of the base salary)

Economic parameters (quantifiable targets):

–

Safety

–

–

–

TRIR

FIR, by comparison

Evolution of the number of Tier 1 + Tier 2 incidents

–

–

–

Return on equity (ROE)
Net debt-to-equity ratio(a)

Adjusted net income (ANI) – comparative

Personal contribution (qualitative criteria):

–

–

–

–

–

steering of the strategy and successful strategic negotiations with 
producing countries
achievement of production and reserve targets

performance and outlook with respect to Downstream activities 
(Refining & Chemicals / Marketing & Services)
the Group's gas-electricity-renewables growth strategy

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) performance

TOTAL

(a)

Net debt/shareholders' equity + net debt before IFRS 16 impact.

The parameters used include:

(cid:142)

change  in  safety,  for  up  to  20%  of  the  base  salary,  assessed
through  the  achievement  of  an  annual  TRIR  (Total  Recordable
Injury Rate) target and the number of accidental deaths per million
hours  worked,  FIR  (Fatality  Incident  Rate)  compared  to  those  of
four large competitor oil companies(1), as well as through changes
in the Tier 1 + Tier 2 indicator(2):

–

–

the maximum weighting of the TRIR criterion is 12% of the base
salary.  The  maximum  weighting  will  be  reached  if  the  TRIR  is
below 0.9; the weighting of the criterion will be zero if the TRIR is
above  or  equal  to  1.5.  The  interpolations  are  linear  between
these points of reference;

the  maximum  weighting  of  the  FIR  criterion  is  4%  of  the  base
salary. The maximum weighting will be reached if the FIR is the
best of the panel of the majors, and zero if the FIR is the worst
of  the  panel.  The  interpolations  are  linear  between  these  two
points and depend on the ranking;

12%

4%

4%

Maximum
percentage

140%

40%

180%

20%        

30%        

40%        

50%        

15%        

10%        

15%        

–

the maximum weighting of the changes in the number of Tier 1
+  Tier  2  incidents  is  4%  of  the  base  salary.  The  maximum
weighting  will  be  reached  if  the  number  of  Tier  1  +  Tier  2
incidents equals 100  or below. The weighting of the parameter
will be zero if the number of Tier 1 + Tier 2 incidents is equal to
or higher than 200. The interpolations are linear between these
two points of reference.

(cid:142)

return on equity (ROE) as published by the Group on the basis of
its balance sheet and consolidated statement of income, for up to
30% of the base salary:

–

–

–

–

the maximum weighting of the criterion is reached if the ROE is
higher than or equal to 13%,

the weighting of the criterion is zero if the ROE is lower than or
equal to 6%,

the weighting of the criterion is 50% of the maximum of 30% if
the ROE is 8%,

the interpolations  are  linear  between  these  three  points  of
reference.

(1)
(2)

 ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Chevron.
Tier 1 and Tier 2: indicator of the number of loss of primary containment events, with more or less significant consequences, as defined by the API 754 (for
downstream) and IOGP 456 (for upstream) standards. Excluding acts of sabotage and theft.

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net  debt-to-equity  ratio  (net  debt/shareholders'  equity  + net  debt
before IFRS 16 impact(1)) as published by the Group on the basis of
its balance sheet and consolidated statement of income, for up to
40% of the base salary:

–

–

–

the  maximum  weighting  of  the  criterion  is  reached  for  a  debt
ratio equal to or below 20%,

the weighting of the criterion is zero for a debt ratio of 30%,

the  interpolations  are  linear  between  these  two  points  of
reference.

change  in  adjusted  net  income  (ANI),  for  up  to  50%  of  the  base
salary,  determined  on  the  basis  of  the  financial  statements
published  by  the  Group  (in  accordance  with  the  accounting
standards applicable at the time of the closing of the accounts for
the fiscal years in question) and compared with the ANI values of
four major oil companies (ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and
Chevron)  determined  on  the  basis  of  estimates  calculated  by  a
group of leading financial analysts(2).

The comparison is made on the average three-year progress of the
ANI:

–

–

–

–

if the Group does better than the value observed for the panel,
plus 12%, the weighting of the criterion is equal to the maximum
of 50% of base salary,

the  weighting  of  the  criterion  is  60%  of  this  maximum  if  the
performance of the Group is identical to that of the panel,

the  weighting  of  the  criterion  is  zero  if  the  performance  of  the
Group is identical to that of the panel, minus 12%,

the interpolations are linear between these points of reference.

For  the  ANI  indicator,  a  sliding  three-year  average  of  the  ANI  for
each  of  the  four  companies  in  the  panel  will  apply,  and  the
arithmetical average of these four averages is then calculated and
compared with the changes in TOTAL’s ANI.

The  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer’s  personal  contribution,
which  may  represent  up  to  40%  of  the  base  salary,  is  evaluated
based on the following criteria:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

steering of the strategy and successful strategic negotiations with
producing  countries;  and  achievement  of  production  and  reserve
targets, for up to 15%;

performance  and  outlook  with  respect  to  Downstream  activities
(Refining  &  Chemicals  /  Marketing  &  Services)  and  the  Group's
gas-electricity-renewables growth strategy, for up to 10%;

CSR performance, notably taking into account climate issues in the
Group’s  Strategy,  the  Group’s  reputation  in  the  domain  of
Corporate Social Responsibility as well as the policy concerning all
aspects of diversity, for up to 15%.

Pursuant to Articles R. 225-29-1, L. 225-37-2 and L. 225-100 of the
French  Commercial  Code,  this  annual  variable  component,  the  only
variable  element  of  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer’
compensation  for  the  fiscal  year  2018,  can  only  be  paid  with  the
approval  of  the  Annual  Shareholders’  Meeting  called  in  2019  to
approve the accounts of fiscal year 2018.

Performance shares
The  granting  of  performance  shares  to  the  Chairman  and  Chief
Executive  Officer  constitutes  the  long-term  component  of  his  total
compensation.  They  are  structured  over  a  five-year  period:  a
three-year  vesting  period,  followed  by  a  two-year  period  holding
period.  The  definitive  grant  of  shares  is  subject  to  a  presence
condition  and  performance  conditions  assessed  at  the  end  of  the
three-year vesting period.

Performance shares are granted to the Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer  each  year  as  part  of  plans  that  are  not  specific  to  him  and
concern more than 10,000 employees, a large majority of which are
non-executive employees (97% of the beneficiaries in 2017).

At  its  meeting  on  July 27,  2016,  the  Board  of  Directors  decided  to
grant a volume of performance shares increased by almost 20% for
the 2016 plan. The Board of Directors adopts this proactive policy in
an  effort  to  strengthen  the  sense  of  belonging  to  the  Group  of  the
beneficiaries, to identify them more closely with its performances and
to  encourage  their  investment  in  the  Company’s  share  capital.  The
Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  also  benefited  from  this
increase in the volume of performance shares granted in 2016, since
he was granted 60,000 shares in 2016, compared to 48,000 in 2015.
The  number  of  shares  granted  as  part  of  the  plan  of  July 26,  2017
remained stable.

The compensation policy proposed for fiscal year 2018 also includes
the  granting  of  performance  shares.  On  the  proposal  of  the
Compensation  Committee,  the  Board  of  Directors  decided  at  its
meeting on March 14, 2018, to grant 72,000 performance shares to
the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (a number of shares up by
20%  compared  with  2017),  as  part  of  a  2018  plan(3)  that  is  not
specific to him, to take account of the Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer’s performance in fiscal year 2017. The increase in the number
of  shares  granted  to  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  also
takes account of the fact that his terms of office as the Chairman and
Chief  Executive  Officer  could  be  renewed  by  the  Board  of  Directors
following  the  General  Shareholders’  Meeting  on  June 1,  2018  for
three  years,  i.e.,  until  2021  (if  the  said  Shareholders’  Meeting
approves the renewal of Mr. Pouyanné’s mandate as a director), and
that,  consequently,  the  number  of  performance  shares  likely  to  be
granted  annually  by  the  Board  to  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive
Officer  until  the  end  of  his  next  term  of  office  in  2021  will  remain
stable each year. The granted performance shares will be subject to
the same provisions as those applicable to the other senior executive
beneficiaries of the grant plans.

The performance conditions applicable to the shares granted in 2018
will  be  based,  on  one  hand,  on  the  comparative  TSR  (Total
Shareholder  Return)  and  the  annual  variation  in  net  cash  flow  per
share for fiscal years 2018 to 2020, applied as follows:

(cid:142)

its  peers
the  Company  will  be  ranked  each  year  against 
(ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Chevron) during the three
vesting  years  (2018,  2019  and  2020)  based  on  the  TSR  criterion
using  the  average  closing  market  price  expressed  in  dollars  over
one  quarter  at  the  beginning  and  end  of  each  three-year  period
(Q4 year  N  vs./Q4 year  N-3).  The  dividend  will  be  considered
reinvested based on the last market price on the ex-dividend date. 

(1)
(2)

(3)

Instead of the net debt-to-equity ratio in 2017.
The annual ANI of each peer used for the calculation is determined by taking the average of the ANIs published by a panel of six financial analysts: UBS,
Crédit Suisse, Barclays, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank. If any of these analysts is unable to publish the results of one or
more  peers  for  a  given  year,  it  will  be  replaced,  for  the  year  and  for  the  peer(s) in  question,  in  the  order  listed,  by  an  analyst  included  in  the  following
additional  list:  Jefferies,  HSBC,  Société  Générale,  Goldman  Sachs  and  Citi.  The  ANIs  used  will  be  set  according  to  these  analysts’  last  publications  two
business days after the publication of the press release announcing the “fourth quarter and annual results” of the last peer.
Since  2012, the  performance  shares  were  granted  in  July  each  year.  The  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  on  March 14,  2018  decided  to  grant  the
performance shares for 2018 in March, so that they coincide with the individual pay-related measures taken each year in March.

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TSR N = (average price Q4 N – average price Q4 N-3 + reinvested
dividends)/(average price Q4 N-3);

(cid:142)

the  Company  will  be  ranked  each  year  against 
its  peers
(ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Chevron) during the three
vesting years (2018, 2019 and 2020) using the annual variation in
net  cash  flow  per  share  criterion  expressed  in  dollars.  Net  cash
flow  is  defined  as  cash  flow  from  operating  activities  minus  cash
flow  from  investing  activities  including  acquisitions  and  disposals.
This  data  expressed  in  dollars  will  come  from  the  consolidated
statements  of  cash  flow  taken  from  the  annual  Consolidated
Financial  Statements  of  the  Company  and  its  peers  for  the  fiscal
years in question (based on the accounting standards applicable at
the time of the closing of the accounts for such fiscal years). The
number of shares used to calculate net cash flow per share will be
the  weighted-average  number  of  diluted  shares  for  the  Company
and each of its peers.

Based on the ranking, a grant rate will be determined for each year:
1st: 180% of the grant; 2nd: 130% of the grant; 3rd: 80% of the grant;
4th and 5th: 0%. For each of the criteria, the average of the three grant
rates  obtained  (for  each  of  the  three  fiscal  years  for  which  the
performance conditions are assessed) will be rounded to the nearest
0.1  whole  percent  (0.05%  being  rounded  to  0.1%)  and  capped  at
100%. Each criterion will have a weight of 50% in the definitive grant
rate. The definitive grant rate will be rounded to the nearest 0.1 whole
percent  (0.05%  being  rounded  to  0.1%).  The  number  of  shares
definitively granted, after confirmation of the performance conditions,
will be rounded to the nearest whole number of shares in case of a
fractional lot.

Following  the  3-year  acquisition  period,  shares  that  have  been
definitively  granted  could  not  be  disposed  of  before  the  end  of  a
2-year holding period.

Commitments made by the Company to the Chairman 
and Chief Executive Officer
The  Board  of  Directors  decided  on  March  14,  2018,  on  the
Compensation  Committee's  proposal,  to  maintain  unchanged  the
commitments  made  to  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer
regarding the pension plans, the retirement benefit and the severance
benefit to be paid in the event of forced departure related to a change
of  control  or  strategy,  as  well  as  the  life  insurance  and  health  care
benefits  presented  below.  They  were  approved  by  the  Board  of
Directors on December 16, 2015, and by the Annual General Meeting
on May 24, 2016, and then by the Board of Directors on February 8,
2017.  They  will  be  subject 
the  Annual
to 
Shareholders’  Meeting  on  June 1,  2018,  in  accordance  with  the
provisions of Article L. 225-42-1 of the French Commercial Code.

the  approval  of 

It should be noted that Mr. Pouyanné already benefited from all these
provisions when he was an employee of the Company, except for the
commitment  to  pay  severance  benefits  in  the  event  of  forced
departure related to a change of control or strategy. It should also be
noted that Mr. Pouyanné, who joined the Group on January 1, 1997,
ended  the  employment  contract  that  he  previously  had  with
TOTAL  S.A. through his resignation at the time of his appointment as
Chief Executive Officer on October 22, 2014.

(cid:142)

Pension plans

Pursuant to applicable legislation, the Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer is eligible for the basic French Social Security pension and for
pension  benefits  under  the  ARRCO  and  AGIRC  supplementary
pension plans.

He also participates in the internal defined contribution pension plan
applicable  to  all  TOTAL  S.A.  employees,  known  as  RECOSUP
retraite  supplémentaire  à
(Régime  collectif  et  obligatoire  de 
cotisations définies), covered by Article L. 242-1 of the French Social

Security Code. The Company’s commitment is limited to its share of
the  contribution  paid  to  the  insurance  company  that  manages  the
plan.  For  fiscal  year  2017,  this  pension  plan  represented  a  booked
expense to TOTAL S.A. in favor of the Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of €2,354.

The  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  also  participates  in  a
supplementary  defined  benefit  pension  plan,  covered  by
Article L. 137-11  of  the  French  Social  Security  Code,  set  up  and
financed by the Company and approved by the Board of Directors on
March 13,  2001,  for  which  management
is  outsourced  to  two
insurance  companies  effective  January 1,  2012.  This  plan  applies  to
all TOTAL S.A. employees whose compensation exceeds eight times
the annual ceiling for calculating French Social Security contributions
(PASS),  set  at  €39,228  for  2017  (i.e.,  €313,824),  and  above  which
there is no conventional pension plan.

To be eligible for this supplementary pension plan, participants must
have  served  for  at  least  five  years,  be  at  least  60 years  old  and
exercised  his  or  her  rights  to  retirement  from  the  French  Social
Security.  The  benefits  under  this  plan  are  subject  to  a  presence
condition  under  which  the  beneficiary  must  still  be  employed  at  the
time of retirement. However, the presence condition does not apply a
beneficiary aged 55 or older leaves the Company at the Company’s
initiative or in case of disability.

The  length  of  service  acquired  by  Mr.  Pouyanné  as  a  result  of  his
previous salaried duties held at the Group since January 1, 1997 has
been maintained for the benefit of this plan.

The compensation taken into account to calculate the supplementary
pension is the average gross annual compensation (fixed and variable
portion) over the last three years. The amount paid under this plan is
equal  to  1.8%  of  the  compensation  falling  between  8  and  40  times
the PASS and 1% for the portion of the compensation falling between
40  and  60  times  this  ceiling,  multiplied  by  the  number  of  years  of
service  up  to  a  maximum  of  20 years,  subject  to  the  performance
condition  set  out  below  applicable  to  the  Chairman  and  Chief
Executive Officer.

The  sum  of  the  annual  supplementary  pension  plan  benefits  and
other pension plan benefits (other than those set up individually and
on  a  voluntary  basis)  may  not  exceed  45%  of  the  average  gross
compensation (fixed and variable portion) over the last three years. In
the  event  that  this  percentage  is  exceeded,  the  supplementary
pension  is  reduced  accordingly.  The  amount  of  the  supplementary
pension  determined  in  this  way  is  indexed  to  the  ARRCO  pension
point.

The  supplementary  pension  includes  a  clause  whereby  60%  of  the
amount  will  be  paid  to  beneficiaries  in  the  event  of  death  after
retirement.

To ensure that the acquisition of additional pension rights under this
defined-benefit pension plan is subject to performance conditions to
be  defined  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  Article L. 225-42-1  of  the
French Commercial  Code  amended  by 
law  No. 2015-990  of
August 6,  2015,  the  Board  of  Directors  noted  the  existence  of  the
Chief  Executive  Officer’s  pension  rights  under  the  above-mentioned
pension  plan,  immediately  before  his  appointment  as  Chairman,  for
the period from January 1, 1997 to December 18, 2015.

The conditional rights granted for the period from January 1, 1997 to
December 18,  2015 
(inclusive),  acquired  without  performance
conditions, correspond to a replacement rate equal to 34.14% for the
portion of the base compensation falling between 8 and 40 times the
PASS and a replacement rate of 18.96% for the portion of the base
compensation falling between 40 and 60 times the PASS.

The  conditional  rights  granted  for  the  period  from  December 19,
2015  to  December 31,  2016  are subject  to  the  performance
condition  described  below  and  correspond 
to  a  maximum
replacement  rate  equal  to  1.86%  for  the  portion  of  the  base
compensation  falling  between  8  and  40  times  the  PASS  and  a
replacement  rate  equal  to  1.04%  for  the  portion  of  the  base
compensation falling between 40 and 60 times the PASS.

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the  procedure 

These  undertakings  regarding  the  supplementary  pension  plan  were
subject 
regulated  agreements,  as  per
Article L. 225-38  of  the  French  Commercial  Code,  and  they  were
approved  by  the  Company’s  Annual  Shareholders’  Meeting  on
May 24, 2016.

for 

Pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  Article L. 225-42-1  of  the  French
Commercial  Code,  at  its  meeting  on  December 16,  2015  the  Board
of  Directors  decided  to  make  the  acquisition  of  these  conditional
rights for the period from December 19, 2015 to December 31, 2016,
subject to a condition related to the beneficiary’s performance, which
is considered fulfilled if the variable portion of the Chairman and Chief
Executive  Officer’s  compensation  paid  in  2017  for  fiscal  year  2016
reaches 100% of the base salary due for fiscal year 2016. Should the
variable portion not reach 100% of his base compensation, the rights
will be awarded on a prorata basis.

On February 8, 2017, the Board of Directors noted that the specified
performance  condition  was  fully  met  and  therefore  confirmed  the
acquisition  by  Mr.  Pouyanné  of  additional  pension  rights  for  the
period from December 19, 2015 to December 31, 2016.

The  Board  also  noted  that  Mr.  Pouyanné  is  longer  able  to  acquire
additional  pension  rights  under  this  plan  given  the  rules  for
determining pension rights set out in the plan and more than 20 years
of service of Mr. Pouyanné as of December 31, 2017.

The conditional rights granted to Mr. Patrick Pouyanné for the period
from  January 1,  1997  to  December 31,  2016  are  now  equal  to  a
reference rate of 36% for the portion of the base compensation falling
between  8  and  40  times the  PASS  and  20%  for  the  portion  of  the
base compensation falling between 40 and 60 times the PASS.

The  commitments  made  by  TOTAL  S.A.  to  its  Chairman  and  Chief
Executive  Officer  regarding  the  supplementary  defined  benefit  and
similar  pension  plans  therefore  represent,  at December 31, 2017,  a
gross annual pension estimated at €608,819 based on the length of
service acquired as of December 31, 2017 (i.e., capped at 20 years),
corresponding 
to  16.02%  of  Mr.  Pouyanné’s  gross  annual
compensation  consisting  of  the  annual  fixed  portion  for  2017  (i.e.,
€1,400,000)  and  the  variable  portion  to  be  paid  in  2018(1)  for  fiscal
year 2017 (i.e., €2,400,300).

in 

the  accounts.  The  amount  of 

Nearly  the  full  amount  of  TOTAL  S.A.’s  commitments  under  these
supplementary  and  similar  retirement  plans  (including  the  retirement
benefit) is outsourced for all beneficiaries to insurance companies and
the  non-outsourced  balance  is  evaluated annually  and  adjusted
these
through  a  provision 
commitments  as  of  December 31,  2017  is  €17.4 million  for  the
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (€17.7 million for the Chairman
and  Chief  Executive  Officer,  the  current  and  former  executive  and
non-executive  directors  covered  by  these  plans).  These  amounts
represent  the  gross  value  of  TOTAL  S.A.’s  commitments  to  these
beneficiaries  based  on  the  estimated  gross  annual  pensions  as  of
December 31,  2017  and  the  statistical  life  expectancy  of  the
beneficiaries.

The  total  amount  of  all  the  pension  plans  in  which  Mr.  Pouyanné
participates  represents,  at  December 31,  2017,  a  gross  annual
pension  estimated  at  €704,550  based  on  the  length  of  service
acquired as of December 31, 2017, corresponding to 18.54% of Mr.
Pouyanné’s gross annual compensation defined above (annual fixed
portion for 2017 and variable portion to be paid in 2018 for fiscal year
2017).

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(cid:142)

Retirement benefit

The  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  is  entitled  to  a  retirement
benefit  equal  to  those  available  to  eligible  members  of  the  Group
under  the  French  National  Collective  Bargaining  Agreement  for  the
Petroleum  Industry.  This  benefit  is  equal  to  25%  of  the  fixed  and
variable  annual  compensation  received  during  the  12  months
preceding retirement.

Pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  Article L. 225-42-1  of  the  French
Commercial  Code,  receipt  of  this  retirement  benefit  is  contingent
upon  a  performance-related  condition  applicable  to  the  beneficiary,
which is deemed to be fulfilled if at least two of the following criteria
are met:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

the  average  ROE  (return  on  equity)  for the  three  years  preceding
the year in which the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer retires
is at least 10%;

the average net debt-to-equity ratio for the three years preceding
the year in which the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer retires
is less than or equal to 30%; and

4

growth in TOTAL’s oil and gas production is greater than or equal
to  the  average  growth  rate  of  four  oil  companies  (ExxonMobil,
Royal  Dutch  Shell,  BP  and  Chevron)  during  the  three  years
preceding  the  year  in  which  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive
Officer retires.

The  retirement  benefit  cannot  be  combined  with  the  severance
benefit described below.

(cid:142)

Severance benefit

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer is entitled to a benefit equal
to  two  years  of  his  gross  compensation  in  the  event  of  a  forced
departure related to a change of control or strategy. The calculation is
based  on  the  gross  compensation  (fixed  and  variable)  of  the  12
months preceding the date of termination or non-renewal of his term
of office.

The  severance  benefit  will  only  be  paid  in  the  event  of  a  forced
departure related to a change of control or strategy. It will not be due
in  case  of  gross  negligence  or  willful  misconduct  or  if  the  Chairman
and  Chief  Executive  Officer  leaves  the  Company  of  his  own  volition,
accepts  new  responsibilities  within  the  Group or  may  claim  full
retirement benefits within a short time period.

Pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  Article L. 225-42-1  of  the  French
Commercial  Code,  receipt  of  this  severance  benefit  is  contingent
upon  a  performance-related  condition  applicable  to  the  beneficiary,
which is deemed to be fulfilled if at least two of the following criteria
are met:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

the average ROE (return on equity) for the three years preceding the
year in which the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer retires is at
least 10%;

the average net debt-to-equity ratio for the three years preceding
the year in which the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer retires
is less than or equal to 30%; and

growth in TOTAL’s oil and gas production is greater than or equal
to  the  average  growth  rate  of  four  oil  companies  (ExxonMobil,
Royal  Dutch  Shell,  BP  and  Chevron)  during  the  three  years
preceding  the  year  in  which  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive
Officer retires.

(cid:142)

Life insurance and health care plans

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer is covered by the following
life insurance plans provided by various life insurance companies:

(cid:142)

an  “incapacity,  disability,  life  insurance”  plan  applicable  to  all
employees, partly paid for by the Company, that provides for two
options in case of death of a married employee: either the payment
of a lump sum equal to five times the annual compensation up to
16 times the PASS, corresponding to a maximum of €3,178,560 in
2018,  plus  an  additional  amount  if  there  is  a dependent  child  or

(1)

Subject to the approval of the Ordinary General Meeting of June 1, 2018.

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children,  or  the  payment  of  a  lump  sum  equal  to  three  times  the
annual  compensation  up  to  16  times  the  PASS,  plus  a  survivor’s
pension and education allowance;

(cid:142)

a  second  “disability  and  life  insurance”  plan,  fully  paid  by the
Company,  applicable  to  executive  officers  and  senior  executives
whose  annual  gross  compensation  is  more  than  16  times  the
PASS.  This  contract,  signed  on  October 17,  2002,  amended  on
January 28  and  December 16,  2015,  guarantees  the  beneficiary
the payment of a lump sum, in case of death, equal to two years of
compensation  (defined  as  the  gross  annual  fixed  reference
compensation  (base  France),  which  corresponds  to  12  times  the
monthly gross fixed compensation paid during the month prior to
death  or  sick  leave,  to  which  is  added  the  highest  amount  in

absolute  value  of  the  variable  portion  received  during  one  of  the
five previous years of activity), which is increased to three years in
case  of  accidental death  and,  in  case  of  accidental  permanent
disability,  a lump  sum  proportional  to  the  degree  of  disability.
Death benefits are increased by 15% for each dependent child.

Payments  due  under  this  contract  are  made  after  the  deduction  of
any  amount  paid  under  the  above-mentioned  plan  applicable  to  all
employees.

The  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  also  has  the  use  of  a
company  car  and  is  covered  by  the  health  care  plan  available  to  all
employees.

Draft resolution prepared by the Board of Directors in accordance with Article L. 225-37-2 
of the French Commercial Code submitted to the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting 
of June 1, 2018

Approval  of  the  principles  and  criteria  for  the  determination,  breakdown  and  allocation  of  the  fixed,  variable  and  extraordinary
components of the total compensation (including in-kind benefits) attributable to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Voting under the conditions of quorum and majority required for
Ordinary  Shareholders’  Meetings  and 
in  accordance  with
Article L. 225-37-2 
French Commercial  Code
(paragraph 1),  the  shareholders  approve  the  principles  and
criteria  for  the  determination,  breakdown  and  allocation  of  the
fixed,  variable  and  extraordinary  components  of  the  total

the 

of 

4.3.3

Executive officers’ compensation

The Group’s executive officers include the members of the Executive
Committee,  the  four  Senior  Vice  Presidents  of  the  central  Group
functions who are members of the Group Performance Management
Committee  (HSE,  Strategy & Climate,  Communications,  Legal),  the
Deputy Chief Financial Officer and the Treasurer.

As  of  December 31,  2017,  the  list of  the  Group’s  executive  officers
was  as 
than  on
December 31, 2016):

(13  people,  or  one  person  more 

follows 

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

Patrick Pouyanné Chairman and Chief Executive Officer;

Arnaud Breuillac, President, Exploration & Production, member of 
the Executive Committee;

Patrick de La Chevardière, Chief Financial Officer, member of the 
Executive Committee;

Momar Nguer, President, Marketing & Services, member of the 
Executive Committee;

Bernard Pinatel, President, Refining & Chemicals, member of the 
Executive Committee;

Philippe Sauquet, President, Gas, Renewables & Power, and 
President, Group Strategy-Innovation, member of the Executive 
Committee;

4.3.4

Stock option and free share grants

General policy

4.3.4.1
In addition to its employee shareholding development policy, TOTAL
S.A.  has  implemented  a  policy  to  involve  employees  and  senior
executives  in  the  Group’s  future  performance  which  entails  granting
free performance shares each year. TOTAL S.A. may also grant stock
options, although no plan has been put in place since September 14,

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compensation  (including  in-kind  benefits)  attributable  to  the
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, as presented in the report
on  corporate  governance,  covered  by  Article L. 225-37  of  the
French  Commercial  Code  and 
the  2017  Registration
Document (chapter 4, point 4.3.2.2).

in 

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

Namita Shah, President, People & Social Responsibility, member 
of the Executive Committee;

Bernadette Spinoy, Senior Vice President Industrial Safety;

Ladislas Paszkiewicz, Senior Vice President Strategy & Climate;

Jacques-Emmanuel Saulnier, Senior Vice President 
Communication;

Aurélien Hamelle, Senior Vice President Legal;

Jean-Pierre Sbraire, Deputy Chief Financial Officer; and

Antoine Larenaudie, Treasurer.

In  2017,  the  aggregate  amount  paid  directly  or  indirectly  by  the
Group’s  French  and  foreign  companies  as  compensation  to  the
Group’s  executive  officers  in  office  as  of  December 31,  2017  (13
people, or one more than in 2016) was €13.66 million (compared to
€11.98 million in 2016), including €10.45 million paid to the members
of the Executive Committee (seven people). The variable component
(based  on  economic,  HSE  performance  and  personal  contribution
criteria) represented 47.97% of this global amount of €13.66 million.

2011.  These  shares  are  granted  under  selective  plans  based  on  a
review of individual performance at the time of each grant.

The  stock  option  and  free  share  plans  offered  by  TOTAL  S.A.
concern only TOTAL shares and no free shares of the Group’s listed
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4

All grants are approved by the Board of Directors, on the proposal of
the  Compensation  Committee.  For  each  plan,  the  Compensation
Committee recommends a list of beneficiaries, the conditions and the
number of options or shares granted to each beneficiary. The Board
of  Directors  then  gives  final  approval  for  this  list  and  the  grant
conditions.

(cid:142)

Grant of performance shares

Grants  of  free  performance  shares  under  selective  plans  become
definitive  only  at  the  end  of  a  three-year  vesting  period,  subject  to
fulfillment of the applicable presence and performance conditions. At
the  end  of  the  vesting  period,  and  provided  that  the  conditions  are
met,  the  TOTAL  shares  are  definitively  granted  to  the  beneficiaries,
who  must  then  hold  them  for  at  least  two  years  (holding  period).  All
shares granted are subject to presence condition.

For  beneficiaries  employed  by  a  non-French  company  on  the  grant
date,  the  vesting  period  for  free  shares  may  be  increased  to  four
years,  in  which  case  there  is  no  mandatory  holding  period.  Since
2011,  all  shares  granted  to  senior  executives  have  been  subject  to
performance conditions.

(cid:142)

Stock options

Stock options have a term of eight years, with a strike price set at the
average of the closing TOTAL share prices on Euronext Paris during
the 20 trading days preceding the grant date, without any discount.
Exercise  of  the  options  is  subject  to  a  presence condition  and
performance  conditions,  related  to  the  Group’s  return  on  equity
(ROE), which vary depending on the plan and category of beneficiary.

All  options  granted  in  2011  have  been  subject  to  performance
conditions. For options granted pursuant to the authorization given by
the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of May 24, 2016 (twenty-fifth
resolution),  the  performance  conditions  will  be  assessed  over  a
minimum  period  of  three  consecutive  fiscal  years.  For  earlier  option

plans,  and  subject  to  the  applicable  presence  and  performance
conditions being met, options may be exercised only at the end of an
initial two-year period and the shares resulting from the exercise may
only be disposed of at the end of a second two-year period.

Moreover,  for  the  2007  to  2011  option  plans,  the  shares  resulting
from  the  exercise  of  options  by  beneficiaries  employed  by  a
non-French  company  on  the  grant  date  may  be  disposed  of or
converted  to  bearer  form  at  the  end  of  the  first  two-year  vesting
period.

4.3.4.2

Follow-up of grants to the executive 
directors

Stock options

No stock options have been granted since September 14, 2011. Until
that date, the Company’s executive directors in office at the time of
the  decision  were  granted  stock  options  as  part of  broader  grant
plans  approved  by  the  Board  of  Directors  for  certain  Group
employees  and  senior  executives.  The  options  granted  to  the
executive directors were subject to the same requirements applicable
to the other beneficiaries of the grant plans.

For  the  options  granted  between  2007  and  2011,  the  Board  of
Directors  made  the  exercise  of  the  options  granted  to  the executive
directors  in  office  contingent  upon  a  presence  condition  and
performance conditions based on the Group’s ROE and ROACE. The
grant rate of the performance-related options under the 2009, 2010
and 2011 plans was 100%. It had been 60% for the 2008 plan.

the  options  granted 

All 
to  Mr.  Pouyanné  outstanding  at
December 31, 2017 represented 0.00124% of the Company’s share
capital(1) on that date.

Stock options granted in 2017 to each executive director by the issuer and by any Group company 
(AMF position-recommendation No. 2009-16 – AMF Table No. 4)

Executive directors

Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman 
and Chief Executive Officer

Type of
options
(purchase or
subscription)

Plan No.
and date

Valuation of
options (€)(a)

Number of
options
granted
during the
fiscal year Exercise price

Exercise
period

-

-

-

-

-

-

(a)

According to the method used for the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Stock options exercised in fiscal year 2017 by each executive director (AMF position-recommendation No. 2009-16 – AMF Table No. 5)

Patrick Pouyanné
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since December 19, 2015

Plan No. and date

2010 Plan
09/14/2010

Number of options
exercised during
the fiscal year

Exercise price

15,000

38.20

(1)

Based on a capital of 2,528,989,616 shares.

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Grant of performance shares

Mr. Pouyanné is granted performance shares as part of the broader
grant  plans  approved  by  the  Board  of  Directors  for  certain  Group
employees.  The  performance  shares  granted  to  him  are  subject  to

the  same  requirements  applicable  to  the  other  beneficiaries of  the
grant plans.

Summary tables
Free shares granted to each director(a) in fiscal year 2017 by the issuer and by any Group company 
(AMF position-recommendation No. 2009-16 – AMF Table No. 6)

Number of
shares
granted
during the
fiscal year

Valuation
of the
shares
(€)(b)

Acquisition
date

60,000

2,134,200

07/27/2020

Date of

transferability Performance conditions

07/28/2022 The performance conditions are based:

–

for 50% of the performance shares granted, the Company
will be ranked each year against its peers(c) during the three
vesting  years  (2017,  2018  and  2019)  based  on  the  TSR
criterion using the average closing market price expressed
in  dollars  over  one  quarter  at  the  beginning  and  end  of
each three-year period (Q4 year N vs./Q4 year N-3);
for 50% of the performance shares granted, the Company
will  be  ranked  each  year  against  its  peers(c)  using  the
annual  variation  in  net  cash  flow  per  share  expressed  in
dollars criterion. For further details, refer to point 4.3.2.1 of
this chapter.

Plan No.
and date

2017 Plan
07/26/2017

Patrick 
Pouyanné
Chairman and 
Chief Executive 
Officer

2017 Plan
07/26/2017

2017 Plan
07/26/2017

2017 Plan
07/26/2017

Marc Blanc
Director 
representing 
employees until 
May 26, 2017

Renata Perycz
Director 
representing 
employee 
shareholders 
since May 24, 
2016

Christine 
Renaud
Director 
representing 
employees since 
May 26, 2017

TOTAL

–

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

260

9,248.2

07/27/2020

07/28/2022

-

-

-

-

60,260 2,143,448.2

(a)
(b)
(c)

List of executive and non-executive directors who had this status during fiscal year 2017. 
The valuation of the shares was calculated on the grant date according to the method used for the Consolidated Financial Statements.
ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Chevron.

Free shares that have become transferable for each director(a) (AMF position-recommendation No. 2009-16 – AMF Table No. 7)

Plan No. and
date

Number of shares that
become transferable
during the fiscal year Vesting conditions

Patrick Pouyanné
Chairman and Chief Executive 
Officer

Marc Blanc
Director representing employees 
until May 26, 2017

Renata Perycz
Director representing employee
shareholders since May 24, 2016

Christine Renaud
Director representing employees 
since May 26, 2017

2014 Plan
07/30/2017

2014 Plan
07/30/2017

2014 Plan
07/30/2017

2014 Plan
07/30/2017

9,500

n/a

119

0

Shares are subject to a performance condition based on the Group’s average
ROE in fiscal years 2014, 2015 and 2016. For beneficiaries other than senior
executives, the performance condition applies to shares in excess of the first
100.
For  the  2014  plan,  pursuant  to  performance  condition,  the  acquisition  rate
was 38%.

(a)

List of executive and non-executive directors who had this status during fiscal year 2017.

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4.3.4.3

Follow-up of TOTAL stock option plans as of December 31, 2017

Breakdown of TOTAL stock option grants by category of beneficiary

The breakdown of TOTAL stock options granted by category of beneficiary (executive officers, other senior executives and other employees) for
each of the plans in effect during fiscal year 2017 is as follows:

Executive officers(b)

Senior executives

Other employees

TOTAL
Executive officers(b)

Senior executives

Other employees

TOTAL
Executive officers(b)

Senior executives

2009 Plan(a):
Subscription options
Decision of the Board of 
Directors of September 15, 
2009
Strike price: €39.90;
discount: 0.0%

2010 Plan(a):
Subscription options
Decision of the Board of 
Directors of September 14, 
2010
Strike price: €38.20;
discount: 0.0%

2011 Plan(a):
Subscription options
Decision of the Board of 
Directors of September 14, 
2011
Strike price: €33.00;
discount: 0.0%

Number of
beneficiaries

Number of
notified options

26

284

1,201,500

1,825,540

Percentage

27.4%

41.6%

1,742

2,052

25

282

1,790

2,097

29

177

1,360,460

4,387,500

1,348,100

2,047,600

1,392,720

4,788,420

846,600

672,240

4

Average number
of options per
beneficiary

46,212

6,428

781

2,138

53,924

7,261

778

2,283

29,193

3,798

-

7,373

31.0%

100%

28.2%

42.8%

29.0%

100%

55.7%

44.3%

-

100%

Other employees

TOTAL

-

206

-

1,518,840

(a)
(b)

The grant rate of performance-related options was 100% for the 2009, 2010 and 2011 plans.
Members of the Management Committee and the Treasurer, as defined on the date of the Board meeting granting the performance shares.

For the 2009 stock option plan, the Board of Directors decided that
for  each  beneficiary  of  more than  25,000  options,  one  third  of  the
options  granted  in  excess  of  that  number  would  be  subject  to  a
performance condition.

For  the  2010  stock  option  plan,  a  portion  of  the  options  granted  to
to  a
beneficiaries  of  more 

than  3,000  options  are  subject 

performance  condition.  For  the  2011  stock  option  plan,  all  the
options are subject to a performance condition.

Since  September 14,  2011,  the  Board  of  Directors  has  not  granted
any stock options.

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Breakdown of TOTAL stock option plans

History of stock option grants – Information on stock options (AMF position-recommendation No. 2009-16 – AMF Table No. 8)

Type of options

Subscription options Subscription options Subscription options

2009 Plan

2010 Plan

2011 Plan

Total

Date of the Shareholders’ Meeting
Date of the Board meeting/grant date(a)

Total number of options granted by the 
Board of Directors, including to:
Executive and non-executive directors(b)

–

–

–

–

P. Pouyanné

M. Blanc

C. Renaud

R. Perycz

Date as of which the options may be exercised:

Expiry date
Strike price (€)(c)

Cumulative number of options exercised as 
of December 31, 2017

Cumulative number of options canceled as 
of December 31, 2017

Number of options:

05/11/2007

09/15/2009

05/21/2010

09/14/2010

05/21/2010

09/14/2011

4,387,620

4,788,420

1,518,840

10,694,880

30,000

30,000

n/a

n/a

n/a

09/16/2011

09/15/2017

39.90

40,000

40,000

n/a

n/a

n/a

09/15/2012

09/14/2018

38.20

30,400

30,400

n/a

n/a

n/a

09/15/2013

09/14/2019

33.00

100,400

100,400

n/a

n/a

n/a

4,159,730

2,746,851

1,023,872

7,930,453

277,890

91,197

4,400

373,487

Outstanding as of January 1, 2017

1,779,053

2,880,237

626,328

5,285,618

–

–

–

–

Granted in 2017
Canceled in 2017(d)

Exercised in 2017

EXISTING OPTIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017

-

195,370

1,583,683

-

-

-

929,865

1,950,372

-

-

135,760

490,568

-

195,370

2,649,308

2,440,940

(a)
(b)

(c)
(d)

The grant date is the date of the Board meeting granting the options.
List of executive and non-executive directors who had this status during fiscal year 2017. Mr. Blanc’s term of office as a director came to an end on May 26, 2017. Ms.
Renaud has been a director representing employees since May 26, 2017.
The strike price is the average closing price of TOTAL’s share on Euronext Paris during the 20 trading days preceding the option grant date, without any discount.
The 194,510 options canceled in 2017 were unexercised options that expired on September 15, 2017 due to the expiration of the 2009 stock option plan and 860
were cancelations due to succession.

If all the stock options outstanding at December 31, 2017 were exercised, the corresponding shares would represent 0.10%(1) of the Company’s
share capital on that date.

Stock  options  granted  to  the  10  employees  (other  than  executive  or  non-executive  directors)  receiving  the  largest  number  of
options/Stock  options  exercised  by  the  ten  employees  (other  than  executive  or  non-executive  directors)  exercising  the  largest
number of options (AMF position-recommendation No. 2009-16 – AMF Table No. 9)

Total number of
options granted/
exercised

Average
weighted strike
price (€)

2009 Plan
09/15/2009

2010 Plan
09/14/2010

2011 Plan
09/14/2011

Options granted in fiscal year 2017 by TOTAL S.A. 
and its affiliates(a) to each of the 10 employees of 
TOTAL S.A. and its affiliates (other than executive or 
non-executive directors) receiving the largest number 
of options (aggregate – not individual information)
Options held on TOTAL S.A. and its affiliates(a) and 
exercised in fiscal year 2017 by the 10 employees of
TOTAL S.A. and its affiliates (other than executive or 
non-executive directors at the date of the exercises) 
who purchased or subscribed for the largest number 
of shares (aggregate – not individual information)

-

-

-

-

-

398,680

38.28

152,900

202,100

43,680

(a)

Pursuant to the conditions of Article L. 225-180 of the French Commercial Code.

(1)

Based on a capital of 2,528,989,616 shares.

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4.3.4.4

Follow-up of TOTAL free share grants as of December 31, 2017

Breakdown of TOTAL performance share grants by category of beneficiary

The following table gives a breakdown of TOTAL performance share grants by category of beneficiary (executive officers, other senior executives
and other employees):

Number of
beneficiaries

Number of notified
shares

Percentage

Average number of shares
per beneficiary

2013 Plan(a)
Decision of the Board 
of Directors of July 25, 
2013

2014 Plan(a)
Decision of the Board 
of Directors of July 29, 
2014

2015 Plan(a)
Decision of the Board 
of Directors of July 28, 
2015

2016 Plan
Decision of the Board 
of Directors of July 27, 
2016

2017 Plan
Decision of the Board 
of Directors of July 26, 
2017

Executive officers(b)
Senior executives

Other employees(c)
TOTAL
Executive officers(b)
Senior executives

Other employees(c)
TOTAL
Executive officers(d)
Senior executives

Other employees(c)
TOTAL
Executive officers(d)
Senior executives

Other employees(c)
TOTAL
Executive officers(d)
Senior executives

Other employees(c)
TOTAL

32

277

9,625
9,934

32

281

9,624
9,937

13

290

10,012
10,315

12

279

10,028
10,319

12

277

10,288
10,577

422,600

934,500

3,107,100
4,464,200

421,200

975,300

3,089,800
4,486,300

264,600

1,132,750

3,364,585
4,761,935

269,900

1,322,300

4,047,200
5,639,400

266,500

1,321,200

4,092,249
5,679,949

9.5%

20.9%

69.6%
100%

9.4%

21.7%

68.9%
100%

5.6%

23.8%

70.6%
100%

4.8%

23.4%

71.8%
100%

4.7%

23.3%

72.0%
100%

4

13,206

3,374

323
449

13,163

3,471

321
451

20,354

3,906

336
462

22,492

4,739

404
547

22,208

4,770

398
537

(a)

(b)
(c)

(d)

For  the  2013  and  2014  plans,  the  shares  acquisition  rate  related  to  the  ROE  performance  condition  was  63%  and  38%,  respectively.  For  the  2015  plan,  the  shares
acquisition rate related to a comparison of ROE and ANI was 82%. 
Members of the Management Committee and the Treasurer, as defined on the date of the Board meeting granting the performance shares.
Mr. Keller, a TOTAL S.A. employee and a TOTAL S.A. director representing employee shareholders from May 17, 2013 to May 24, 2016, was granted 400 performance
shares under the 2013 plan and 400 performance shares under the 2014 plan. He was not granted any shares under the 2015 or 2016 plans. Mr. Blanc, a TOTAL S.A.
employee  and  a  TOTAL  S.A.  director  representing  employees  from  November 4,  2014  to  May 26,  2017,  was  not  granted  any  shares  under  the  2014,  2015  and  2016
plans. Ms. Perycz, an employee of the Group and a TOTAL S.A. director representing employee shareholders since May 24, 2016, was granted 160 shares under the 2016
plan and 260 shares under the 2017 plan. Ms. Renaud, an employee of the Group and a TOTAL S.A. director representing employee shareholders since May 26, 2017,
was not granted any shares under the 2017 plan.
Group’s executive officers as defined on the date of the Board meeting granting the performance shares. The Group’s executive officers on this date included the members
of the Executive Committee, the four Senior Vice Presidents of the central Group functions who are members of the Group Performance Management Committee (HSE,
Strategy & Climate, Communications, Legal) and the Treasurer.

The performance shares, which were previously bought back by the
Company on the market, are definitively granted to their beneficiaries
at the end of a three-year vesting period from the grant date. For the
shares  granted  under  the  2012  plan,  the  vesting  period  was  two
years.

(2017,  2018  and 2019)  based  on  the  TSR  criterion  using  the
average closing market price expressed in dollars over one quarter
at  the  beginning  and  end  of  each  three-year  period  (Q4 year  N
vs./Q4 year N-3). The dividend will be considered reinvested based
on the last market price on the ex-dividend date; and

The  definitive  grant  of  performance  shares  is  subject  to  a  presence
condition and performance conditions.

For  the  2017  plan,  the  applicable  performance  conditions  are  the
following:

(cid:142)

for 50% of the performance shares granted, the Company will be
ranked each year against its peers(1) during the three vesting years

(cid:142)

for 50% of the performance shares granted, the Company will be
ranked each  year  against  its  peers(1)  using  the  annual  variation  in
net cash flow per share expressed in dollars criterion.

In  addition,  shares  that  have  been  definitively  granted  cannot  be
disposed of before the end of a mandatory two-year holding period.

(1)

ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Chevron.

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Breakdown of TOTAL performance share plans

History  of  TOTAL  performance  share  grants  –  Information  on  performance  shares  granted  (AMF  position-recommendation
No. 2009-16 – AMF Table No. 10)

Date of the Shareholders’ Meeting

Date of Board meeting/grant date

Closing price on grant date

Average purchase price per share paid by the Company

Total number of performance shares granted, including to:
Executive and non-executive directors(a)

–

–

–

–

P. Pouyanné
M. Blanc(c)
R. Perycz(d)
C. Renaud(c)

2013 Plan

2014 Plan

2015 Plan

2016 Plan

2017 Plan

05/13/2011

05/16/2014

05/16/2014

05/24/2016

05/24/2016

07/25/2013

07/29/2014

07/28/2015

07/27/2016

07/26/2017

€40.005

€40.560

€52.220

€48.320

€43.215

€45.150

€42.685

€45.38

€43.220

n/a

4,464,200

4,486,300

4,761,935

5,639,400

5,679,949

22,500
22,500(b)

25,000
25,000(b)

n/a

n/a

n/a

-

n/a

n/a

48,000

48,000

-

n/a

n/a

60,160

60,000

-

160

n/a

60,260

60,000

n/a

260

-

Start of the vesting period

07/25/2013

07/29/2014

07/28/2015

07/27/2016

07/26/2017

Definitive grant date, subject to the conditions set (end of 
the vesting period)

Disposal possible from (end of the mandatory holding 
period)

07/26/2016

07/30/2017

07/29/2018

07/28/2019

07/27/2020

07/26/2018

07/30/2019

07/29/2020

07/29/2021

07/28/2022

Number of free shares:

–

–

–

–

Outstanding as of January 1, 2017

Notified in 2017

Canceled in 2017
Definitively granted in 2017(e)

EXISTING OPTIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017

-

-

-

-

4,364,500

4,730,735

5,637,560

-

-

(2,157,820)

(2,206,680)

-

(31,480)

(1,950)

-

5,679,949

(29,050)

(1,410)

(910)

-

-

4,697,305

5,607,100

5,679,039

(a)
(b)
(c)

(d)
(e)

List of executive and non-executive directors who had this status during fiscal year 2017.
Shares granted in respect of his previous salaried duties.
Mr. Blanc, a TOTAL S.A. employee and a TOTAL S.A. director representing employees from November 4, 2014 to May 26, 2017. Ms. Renaud, a TOTAL S.A. employee
and a TOTAL S.A. director representing employees since May 26, 2017.
Ms. Perycz, a TOTAL Polska sp. Z.o.o. employee and a TOTAL S.A. director representing employee shareholders since May 24, 2016.
Definitive grants completed early following the death of the beneficiaries of shares for the respective plan.

If all the performance shares outstanding at December 31, 2017 were definitively granted, they would represent 0.63%(1) of the Company’s share
capital on that date.

Performance shares granted to the 10 employees (other than executive and non-executive directors) receiving the largest number
of performance shares

Number of
performance shares
notified/definitively
granted

Date of the final
award (end of
the vesting
period)

Date of
transferability
(end of the
holding period)

Date of
the award

224,000

07/26/2017

07/27/2020

07/28/2022

61,750

07/29/2014

07/30/2017

07/30/2019

Free  performance  share  grants  approved  by  the  Board  of
Directors  at  its  meeting  on  July 26,  2017  to  the  ten
employees  of  TOTAL  S.A.  and  its  affiliates  (other  than
executive  or  non-executive  directors  at  the  date  of  the
exercises)  who  purchased  or  subscribed  for  the  largest
number of shares (aggregate – not individual information)(a)

Performance shares definitively granted in fiscal year 2017
to the 10 employees of TOTAL S.A. and its affiliates (other
than  executive  and  non-executive  directors  on  the  date  of
the  decision)  receiving  the  largest  number  of  performance
shares

(a)

These shares will be definitively granted to their beneficiaries at the end of a three-year vesting period, i.e., on July 27, 2020, subject to two performance conditions
being met. The free shares that have been definitively granted cannot be disposed of before the end of a two-year holding period, i.e., from July 28, 2022.

(1)

Based on a capital of 2,528,989,616 shares.

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4.4

Additional information about corporate governance

4.4.1

Regulated agreements and undertakings and related-party transactions

Regulated agreements and undertakings
[REDACTED SECTION: CERTAIN TEXT HAS BEEN REDACTED.]

In addition, to TOTAL’s knowledge there exists no agreement, other than the agreements related to its ordinary course of business and signed
under normal conditions, engaged, directly or through an intermediary, between, on the one hand, any director or shareholder holding more than
10%  of  TOTAL  S.A.’s  voting  rights  and,  on  the  other  hand,  a  company  of  which  TOTAL  S.A.  directly  or  indirectly  owns  more  than  half  the
capital.

Related-party transactions
Details of transactions with related parties as specified by the regulations adopted under EC regulation 1606/2002, entered into by the Group
companies  during  fiscal  years  2015,  2016  or  2017,  are  provided  in  Note 8  to  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  (refer  to  point 8.7  of
chapter 8).

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4.4.2

Delegations of authority and powers granted to the Board of Directors 
with respect to share capital increases and authorization for share 
cancellation

Table compiled in accordance with Article L. 225-37-4 3° of the French Commercial Code summarizing the 
use of delegations of authority and powers granted to the Board of Directors with respect to share capital 
increases as of December 31, 2017:

Type

Debt securities 
representing 
rights to capital

Cap on par value, or number of shares or 
expressed as % of 
share capital

Use in 2017, by
value, or
number of
shares

Available balance
as of 12/31/2017
by value, or
number of shares

€10 Bn in securities

-

€10 Bn

Date of delegation
of authority or
authorization by
the Extraordinary
Shareholders’
Meeting (ESM)

Expiry date and
term of authorization
granted to the Board
of Directors

May 24, 2016
(18th, 19th, 20th and
22nd resolutions)

July 24, 2018
26 months

An overall cap of €2.5 Bn (i.e., a maximum of
1,000 million 
a
pre-emptive  subscription  right),  from  which
can be deducted:

issued  with 

shares 

Maximum cap 
for the issuance 
of securities 
granting 
immediate or 
future rights to 
share capital

Nominal share 
capital

shares 

1/  a  specific  cap  of  €600 million,  i.e.,  a
maximum  of  240 million 
for
issuances without pre-emptive subscription
rights  (with  potential  use  of  a  greenshoe),
including  in  compensation  with  securities
contributed  within  the  scope  of  a  public
exchange offer, provided that they meet the
requirements  of  Article L. 225-148  of  the
French  Commercial  Code,  from  which  can
be deducted:

1/a a sub-cap of €600 million with a view
to issuing, through an offer as set forth in
Article L. 411-2 II of the French Monetary
and Financial Code, shares and securities
resulting  in  a  share  capital  increase,
without  a  shareholders’  pre-emptive
subscription right

1/b  a  sub-cap  of  €600 million  through
in-kind  contributions  when  provisions  of
Article L. 225-148 
French
Commercial Code are not applicable

the 

of 

the share
2/ a specific cap of 1.5% of
capital  on  the  date  of  the  Board(b)  decision
for  share  capital  increases  reserved  for
employees  participating 
in  a  Company
savings plan

0.75% of share capital(b) on the date of the 
Board decision to grant options

125.1 million
shares(a)

€2.187 Bn
(i.e., 874.9 million
shares)

May 24, 2016
(18th resolution)

July 24, 2018
26 months

-

€356.2 million

May 24, 2016
(19th and 21st
resolutions)

July 24, 2018
26 months

-

€356.2 million

May 24, 2016
(20th and 21st
resolutions)

July 24, 2018
26 months

97.5 million
shares(c)

€356.2 million

May 24, 2016
(22nd resolution)

July 24, 2018
26 months

27.5 million
shares(d)

-

10.4 million
shares

19.0 million
shares

May 24, 2016
(23rd resolution)

May 24, 2016
(25th resolution)

July 24, 2018
26 months

July 24, 2019
38 months

Restricted shares awarded to Group 
employees and to executive 
directors

0.8% of share capital(b) on the date of the 
Board decision to grant the restricted shares

11.3 million
shares(e)

8.9 million
shares(d)

May 24, 2016
(24th resolution)

July 24, 2019
38 months

(a)

(b)
(c)
(d)

(e)

The number of new shares authorized under the 18th resolution of the ESM held on May 24, 2016 cannot exceed 1,000 million shares. Pursuant to the 22nd resolution of the ESM held on May 24, 2016, the
Board of Directors decided on February 7, 2018, subject to the fulfillment of the conditions precedent stipulated in the contribution agreement concluded with A.P. Møller-Mærsk A/S on the same day, a share
capital increase of of the Company by issuing 97,522,593 shares in compensation of the contribution of the shares of Mærsk Olie og Gas A/S in 2018 (see note (c) below). Pursuant to the 23rd resolution of the
ESM held on May 24, 2016, the Board of Directors decided on July 27, 2016 to proceed with a share capital increase reserved for Group employees in 2017 (see note (d) below). Pursuant to the 23rd resolution
of the ESM held on May 24, 2016, the Board of Directors decided on July 26, 2017 to proceed with a share capital increase reserved for Group employees in 2018 (see note (c) below). As a result, the available
balance under this authorization was 874,945,217 new shares as of December 31, 2017.
Share capital as of December 31, 2017: 2,528,989,616 shares.
The number of new shares authorized under the 22nd resolution of the ESM held on May 24, 2016 cannot exceed 240 million shares. Refer to note (a).
The number of new shares authorized under the 23rd resolution of the May 24, 2016 ESM may not exceed 1.5% of the share capital on the date when the Board of Directors decides to use the delegation.
Pursuant to the subscription requests made by employees, on April 26, 2017, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer exercised his powers delegated by the Board of Directors on July 27, 2016 to observe a
capital increase by issuing 9,532,190 shares. The meeting of the Board of Directors of July 26, 2017 decided to proceed with a share capital increase in 2018 with a cap of 18,000,000 shares (subscription to
the shares under this operation is planned for the first quarter of 2018, subject to the decision of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer). As a result, the available balance under this authorization was
10,402,654 new shares as of December 31, 2017.
The number of shares that may be awarded as restricted share grants under the 24th resolution of the May 24, 2016 ESM may not exceed 0.8% of the share capital on the date when the restricted shares are
awarded by the Board of Directors. 5,639,400 shares were awarded by the Board of Directors on July 27, 2016. 10,393 shares as a deferred contribution under the 2017 ACRS were attributed by the Board of
Directors  on  April 26,  2017.  5,679,949 shares  were  awarded  by  the  Board  of  Directors  on  July 26,  2017.  As  a  result,  the  number  of  shares  that  could  still  be  awarded  as  of  December 31,  2017  was
8,902,174 shares. In addition, the shares awarded under presence and performance conditions to the Company’s executive directors under the 24th resolution of the ESM held on May 24, 2016, cannot exceed
0.01% of the outstanding share capital on the date of the decision of the Board of Directors to proceed with the grant. Taking into account the 60,000 existing shares awarded under presence and performance
conditions to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer by the meeting of the Board of Directors of July 27, 2016, and of the 60,000 existing shares granted under presence and performance conditions to the
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer by the Board of Directors on July 26, 2017, the remaining number of shares that may still be awarded to the executive directors is 132,898 shares.

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Authorization to cancel shares of the Company
Pursuant  to  the  terms  of  the  13th  resolution  of  the  Annual
Shareholders’ Meeting held on May 26, 2017, the Board of Directors
is authorized to cancel shares of the Company up to a maximum of
10%  of  the  share  capital  of  the  Company  existing  as  of  the  date  of
the operation within a 24-month period. This authorization is effective
until  the  Shareholders’  Meeting  held  to  approve  the financial
statements for the year ending December 31, 2021.

Based  on  2,528,989,616 shares  outstanding  on  December 31,  2017,
the Company may, up until the conclusion of the Annual Shareholders’
Meeting  called  to  approve  the  financial  statements  for  the  fiscal  year
ending 
of
2021, 
252,898,961 shares, before reaching the cancellation threshold of 10%
of share capital canceled over a 24-month period.

on  December 31, 

a  maximum 

cancel 

4.4.3

Provisions of the bylaws governing shareholders’ participation to General 
Meetings

4.4.3.1

Calling of shareholders to 
Shareholders’ Meetings

Shareholders’  Meetings  are  convened  and  conducted  under  the
conditions provided for by law.

The  Ordinary  Shareholders’  Meeting  is called  to  take  any  decisions
that do not modify the Company’s bylaws. It is held at least once a
year  within  six  months  of  the  closing  date  of  each  fiscal  year  to
approve the financial statements of that year. It may only deliberate,
at  its  first  meeting,  if  the  shareholders  present,  represented  or
participating by remote voting hold at least one fifth of the shares that
confer  voting  rights.  No  quorum  is  required  at  its  second  meeting.
Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting decisions are made with the majority
of  votes  of  shareholders  present,  represented  or  participating  by
remote voting.

It  may  not,  however, 

Only the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting is authorized to modify
the  bylaws. 
increase  shareholders’
commitments.  It  may  only  deliberate,  at  its  first  meeting,  if  the
shareholders  present,  represented  or  participating  by  remote  voting
hold at least one quarter, and, at the second meeting, one fifth, of the
shares 
rights.  Decisions  of  Extraordinary
Shareholders’ Meeting are made with a two thirds majority of votes of
shareholders present, represented or participating by remote voting.

that  confer  voting 

One  or  several  shareholders  holding  a  certain  percentage  of  the
Company’s share capital (calculated using a decreasing scale based
on  the  share  capital)  may  ask  for  items  or  resolution  drafts  to  be
added  to  the  agenda  of  a  Shareholders’  Meeting  under  the  forms,
terms  and  deadlines  set  forth  by  the  French  Commercial  Code.
Requests  to  add  items  or  resolution  drafts  to  the  agenda  must  be
sent  no  later  than  20  days  after  the  publication  of  the  notice  of
meeting that the Company must publish in the French official journal
of  legal  notices  (Bulletin  des  annonces  légales  obligatoires,  BALO).
Any  request  to  add  an  item  to  the  agenda  must  be  justified.  Any

4

request to add a draft resolution must be accompanied by the draft
resolution  text  and  brief  summary  of  the  grounds  for  this  request.
Requests made by shareholders must be accompanied by a proof of
their share ownership and their ownership of the portion of capital as
required by the regulations. Review of the item or draft resolution filed
pursuant  to  regulatory  conditions  is  subject  to  those  making  the
request  providing  a  new  attestation  justifying  the  shares  being
recorded in a book-entry form in the same accounts on the second
working date preceding the date of the meeting.

The  Central  Works  Council  may  also  request  the  addition  of  draft
resolutions  to  the  meeting  agendas  under  the  forms,  terms  and
deadlines  set  by  the  French  Labor  Code.  In  particular,  requests  to
add draft resolutions must be sent within 10 business days following
the date the notice of meeting was published.

4.4.3.2

Admission of shareholders to 
Shareholders’ Meetings

(attestation  de  participation)  delivered 

Participation  in  any  form  in  Shareholders’  Meetings is  subject  to
registration  of  participating  shares,  either  in  the  registered  account
maintained  by  the  Company  (or  its  securities  agent)  or  recorded  in
bearer  form  in  a  securities  account  maintained  by  a  financial
intermediary.  Proof  of  this  registration  is  obtained  under  a  certificate
the
of  participation 
shareholder. Registration of the shares must be effective no later than
midnight (Paris time) on the second business day preceding the date
of  the  Shareholders’  Meeting.  If,  after  having  received  such  a
certificate, shares are sold or transferred prior to this record date, the
certificate of participation will be canceled and the votes sent by mail
or proxies granted to the Company for such shares will be canceled
accordingly.  If  shares  are  sold  or  transferred  after  this  record  date,
the  certificate  of  participation  will  remain  valid  and  votes  cast  or
proxies granted will be taken into account.

to 

4.4.4

Information about factors likely to have an impact in the event of a public 
offering or exchange

In  accordance  with  Article L. 225-37-5  of  the  French  Commercial
Code,  information  relating  to  factors  likely  to  have  an  impact  in  the
event of a public offering is provided below.

(cid:142)

Structure of the share capital

The structure of the Company’s share capital and the interests that
the  Company  is  aware  of  pursuant  to  Articles L. 233-7  and
L.  233-12 of the French Commercial Code are presented in points
6.4.1 to 6.4.3 in chapter 6.

(cid:142)

Restrictions on the exercise of voting rights and transfers of shares
provided in the bylaws – Clauses of the agreements of which the
Company has been informed in accordance with Article L. 233-11
of the French Commercial Code

The provisions of the bylaws relating to shareholders’ voting rights
are mentioned  in  point 7.2.4  of  chapter 7.  The  Company  has  not
been  informed  of  any  clauses  as  specified  in  paragraph 2  of
Article L. 225-37-4 of the French Commercial Code.

(cid:142)

Holders of securities conferring special control rights

Article 18  of  the  bylaws  stipulates  that  double  voting  rights  are
granted to all the shares held in the name of the same shareholder
for  at  least  two  years.  Subject  to  this  condition,  there  are  no
securities  conferring  special  control 
in
paragraph 4  of  Article L. 225-37-5  of  the  French  Commercial
Code.

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(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

Control  mechanisms  specified  in  an  employee  shareholding
system

The  rules  relating  to  the  exercise  of  voting  rights  within  the
Company collective investment funds are presented in point 6.4.2
of this chapter 6.

Shareholder agreements of which the Company is aware and that
could restrict share transfers and the exercise of voting rights

(cid:142)

The  Company 
is  not  aware  of  any  agreements  between
shareholders  as specified  in  paragraph 6  of  Article L. 225-37-5  of
the French Commercial Code which could result in restrictions on
the  transfer  of  shares  and  exercise  of  the  voting  rights  of  the
Company.

Rules applicable to the appointment and replacement of members
of  the  Company’s  Board  of  Directors  and  amendment  of  the
bylaws

No  provision  of  the  bylaws  or  an  agreement  made  between  the
Company and a third party contains a specific provision relating to
the  appointment  and/or  replacement  of  the  Company’s  directors
that is likely to have an impact in the event of a public offering.

(cid:142)

Powers of the Board of Directors in the event of a public offering

The  delegations  of  authority  or  authorizations  granted  by  the
Shareholders’ Meeting that are currently in effect limit the powers
of the Board of Directors over the Company’s shares, which expire
during a public offering.

Agreements to which the Company is party and which are altered
or terminated in the event of a change of control of the Company –
Agreements  providing  for  the  payment  of  compensation  to
members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  or  employees  in  the  event  of
their  resignation  or  dismissal  without  real  and  serious  cause  or  if
their  employment  were  to  be  terminated  as  a  result  of  a  tender
offer

Although a number of agreements made by the Company contain
a change in control clause, the Company believes that there are no
agreements  as  specified  in  paragraph 9  of  Article L. 225-37-5  of
the  French  Commercial  Code.  The  Company  also  believes  that
in  paragraph 10  of
there  are  no  agreements  as  specified 
Article L. 225-37-5  of 
the  French Commercial  Code.  For
commitments  made  for  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer
in the event of a forced departure owing to a change of control or
strategy, refer to point 4.2.2 of this chapter.

4.4.5

Statutory auditors

4.4.5.1

Auditor’s term of office

Statutory auditors

ERNST & YOUNG Audit

Alternate auditors

Cabinet Auditex

1/2, place des Saisons, 92400 Courbevoie-Paris-La Défense, 
Cedex 1

1/2, place des Saisons, 92400 Courbevoie-Paris-La Défense, 
Cedex 1

Appointed:  May 21,  2010 for  a  6-fiscal  year  term.  Appointment
renewed on May 24, 2016 for an additional 6-fiscal year term.

Appointed:  May 14,  2004.  Appointment  renewed  on  May 24,  2016
for an additional 6-fiscal year term.

Yvon Salaün, Laurent Miannay

KPMG S.A.

Tour EQHO, 2 avenue Gambetta, CS 60055, 92066 Paris La Défense
Cedex

Appointed:  May 13,  1998.  Appointment  renewed  on  May 24,  2016
for an additional 6-fiscal year term.

Jacques-François Lethu, Eric Jacquet

KPMG Audit IS

Tour EQHO, 2 avenue Gambetta, CS 60055, 92066 Paris La Défense
Cedex

Appointed:  May 21,  2010 for  a  6-fiscal  year  term.  Appointment
renewed on May 24, 2016 for an additional 6-fiscal year term.

French law  provides  that  the  statutory  and  alternate  auditors  are
appointed for renewable 6-fiscal year terms. The terms of office of the
statutory auditors and of the alternate auditors will expire at the end
of  the  Annual  Shareholders’  Meeting  called  in  2022  to  approve  the
financial statements for fiscal year 2021.

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Additional information about corporate governance

4.4.5.2

Fees received by the statutory auditors (including members of their networks)

ERNST & YOUNG Audit

KPMG S.A.

Amount in M$
(excluding VAT)

%

Amount in M$
(excluding VAT)

%

2016

2017

2016

2017

2016

2017

2016

2017

20.2

3.2

17.0

5.0

0.7

4.3

22.3 

3.3 

19.0 

2.8 

0.9 

1.9 

25.2

 25.1

6.1

0.5

6.6

4.2 

0.7 

4.9 

31.8

30.0 

63.6

10.2

53.4

15.6

2.2

13.4

79.2

19.1

1.6

20.8

100

74.5 

10.9 

63.6 

9.3 

3.1 

6.2 

16.5

3.0

13.5

4.5

0.5

4.0

17.7 

3.3 

14.4 

3.8 

0.7 

3.1 

83.8 

21.0

21.5 

13.9 

2.3 

16.2 

100 

2.4

0.1

2.5

1.5 

0.2 

1.7 

23.5

23.2 

70.2

12.8

57.4

19.1

2.1

17.0

89.4

10.2

0.4

10.6

100

76.3 

14.2 

62.1 

16.4 

3.0 

13.4 

92.7 

6.5 

0.9 

7.3 

100 

4

Audit

Statutory auditors, certification, examination 
of the parent company and consolidated 
accounts

TOTAL S.A.

Fully consolidated subsidiaries

Other work and services directly related to 
the mission of the statutory auditors

TOTAL S.A.

Fully consolidated subsidiaries

SUBTOTAL

Other services provided by the networks 
to fully consolidated subsidiaries

Legal, tax, labor law

Others

SUBTOTAL

TOTAL

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5.1

Social information

5.1.1

Employment

5.1.2

Organization of work

5.1.3

Dialogue with employees

5.1.4

Training

5.1.5

Equal opportunity

5.2

Safety, health and environment 
information      

5.2.1

Occupational health and safety

5.2.2

Environmental protection

5.2.3

Climate change

5.2.4

TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related 
Financial Disclosures)

171

171

173

174

175

176

178

178

180

186

189

5.3

Societal information

Dialogue and involvement of local 
stakeholders

Control of the societal impacts 
of the Group’s activities

5.3.1

5.3.2

5.3.3

Acting as a partner in the socio-economic 
development of the territories 
where the Group is present

195

193

193

194

5.3.4

Contractors and suppliers

5.3.5.

Fair operating practices

5.4

Reporting scopes and method

5.4.1

Reporting guidance

5.4.2

Scopes

5.4.3

Principles

5.4.4

Details of certain indicators

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201

204

204

204

205

205

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TOTAL puts Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at the heart of its
activities  and  conducts  its  operations  according  to  the  following
principles of:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

protecting the safety and security of people and its facilities;

limiting its environmental footprint;

ensuring  that  its  Code  of  Conduct  is  applied  in  its  sphere  of
operations;

incorporating  the  challenges  of  sustainable  development  in  the
exercise of its activities;

increasing  its  local  integration  by  placing  dialogue  with  its
stakeholders  at  the  heart  of  its  policy  and  contributing  to  the
economic and social development of the regions where the Group
has operations with the objective of creating shared value;

promoting  equal  opportunities  and  fostering  diversity  and  cultural
mix among its personnel.

The  Group’s  CSR  performance  is  measured  by  non-financial  rating
agencies. TOTAL has been included continuously in the FTSE4Good
index  (London  Stock  Exchange)  since  2001  and  in  the  Dow  Jones
Sustainability World Index (DJSI World – New York Stock Exchange)
since 2004. TOTAL has been listed on DJSI Europe every year since
2005, excepting 2015. TOTAL was third of the extractive sector and
first  of  the  Oil  &  Gas  sector  in  the  first  ranking  of  Corporate  Human
Rights Benchmark published in 2017.  

In terms of reporting, TOTAL refers to the IPIECA (global oil and gas
industry  association  for  environmental  and  social  issues)  guidance
and  to  the  Global  Reporting  Initiative  (GRI).  Detailed  information  on
these  reporting  guidelines  is  available  on  the  Group’s  website
(sustainable-performance.total.com).

The reporting scopes and method concerning the information in this
chapter  are  presented  in  point 5.4  of  this  chapter.  The  data
presented in this section are provided on a current-scope basis.

TOTAL’s  ambition  is  to  become  the  responsible  energy  major  by
supplying affordable energy to a growing population, taking the issue
of climate into consideration. 

TOTAL and the United Nations’ Sustainable 
Development Goals

In 2015, the United Nations adopted the 17 Sustainable Development
Goals 
role
corporations can play in economic development and growth and ask

(SDGs).  These  goals  acknowledge 

the  decisive 

them  to  show  creativity  and  innovation  in  finding  solutions  to  global
sustainable development challenges.

In 2016, TOTAL committed to contributing to the achievement of the
SDGs.  To  this  end,  the  Group  started  by  identifying  the  goals  to
which  it  already  contributes,  in  particular  through  the  following
initiatives:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

climate  change  (SDG 13):  In  May 2016,  TOTAL  published  a
detailed  report  specifying  how  climate-related  challenges  are
integrated in its strategy, and setting a 20-year ambition that takes
into  account  the  IEA’s  Sustainable  Development  Scenario  (2°C)
(refer to point 5.2.3 of this chapter). An update of this report was
published  in  May 2017,  and  another  update  will  be  published  in
2018;

decent work and human rights (SDGs 8 and 16): In July 2016,
TOTAL became the first oil and gas company to publish a detailed
report  specifying  how  the  Group  incorporates  respect  for  human
rights in its activities. TOTAL strives to communicate transparently
and  indicate  which  actions  have  been  taken  to  rise  to  the
challenges  the  Group  is  facing  (refer  to  point 5.3.5.2  in  this
chapter). An update of this report will be published in 2018;

access  to  energy  (SDG 7):  TOTAL’s  ambition  is  to  supply
affordable  energy  to  growing  populations  (refer  to  point 5.2.3.5  in
this chapter); and

biodiversity (SDGs 14 and 15): TOTAL pursues an active policy to
reduce  the  environmental  footprint  of  its  activities  by  paying
particularly  close  attention  to  protected  and  sensitive  zones  (refer
to point 5.2.2.5 in this chapter).

In 2017, TOTAL launched a project to identify and prioritize the SDGs
to  which  it  can  make  the  most  significant  contribution  and  make
public commitments in a show of its support for the United Nations’
recommendations for the implementation of the SDGs.

In  2017,  the  Global  Compact  appointed  TOTAL’s  Chairman  and
Chief  Executive  Officer  as  an  SDG  Pioneer  in  recognition  of  the
commitments  made  by  the  Group  for  driving  partnerships  for  low
carbon investments.

TOTAL  also  actively  contributed  to  the  definition  by  IPIECA  of  a
common framework describing the contributions that the oil industry
can make to the SDGs.

Information  on  the  Group’s  current  contributions  per  SDG  can  be
found on the Group’s website (sustainable-performance.total.com).

The SDG pictograms are included in this chapter to illustrate TOTAL’s
contributions.

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5.1

Social information

The  quantitative  information  set  out  below  regarding  the  Group’s
employees worldwide covers all the entities that are fully consolidated
in  the  Group’s  financial  statements(1).  However,  some  of  the  data
come  from  the  Group’s  Worldwide  Human  Resources  Survey
(WHRS),  which  gathers  approximately  100 indicators  measuring
important aspects of TOTAL’s human resources policy. The WHRS is
performed  on  a  sample  of  employees 
representative
consolidated companies at the business segment and regional levels;

from 

when  WHRS  is  mentioned  in  this  document,  reference  is  made  to
data  related  to  this  sample,  representing  87.2%  of  the  Group’s
employees  at  133  subsidiaries  in  2017,  which was  relatively  stable
compared to 2016 (87.5%) and 2015 (91%). 

The  2016  and  2015  segment-based  data  in  this  point 5.1  has  been
recalculated  on  the  basis  of  the  reorganization  of  the  Group,  which
took full effect on January 1, 2017 (refer to point 1.6.2 in chapter 1).

5.1.1

Employment

5

Group employees

5.1.1.1
As  of  December 31,  2017,  the  Group  had  98,277  employees
belonging  to  313  employing  companies  and  subsidiaries  located  in
105  countries.  The 
the  breakdown  of
tables  below  present 
employees  by  the  following  categories:  gender,  nationality,  business
segment, region and age bracket.

Group registered headcount 
as of December 31,

2017

2016

2015

TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

98,277 102,168 96,019

Women

Men

French

Other nationalities

Breakdown by business segment

33.3% 32.4% 32.0%

66.7% 67.6% 68.0%

31.8% 31.0% 31.2%

68.2% 69.0% 68.8%

Exploration & Production segment

14.3% 14.6% 17.1%

Gas, Renewables & Power segment

11.8% 12.7%

9.8%

Refining & Chemicals segment

49.8% 50.4% 50.2%

Refining & Chemicals

Trading & Shipping

49.1% 49.8% 49.6%

0.7%

0.6%

0.6%

Marketing & Services segment

21.6% 20.4% 21.3%

Corporate

2.5%

1.9%

1.7%

Group registered headcount 
as of December 31,

Breakdown by age bracket

< 25 years

25 to 34 years

35 to 44 years

45 to 54 years

> 55 years

2017

2016

2015

6.9%

7.0%

6.6%

26.4% 27.8% 28.8%

29.9% 29.3% 29.1%

23.5% 22.7% 22.6%

13.3% 13.2% 12.9%

At  year-end  2017,  the  countries  with  the  most  employees  were
France, Mexico, Poland, the United States, Belgium and China.

The drop in the number of employees between 2016 and 2017 was
principally  due  to  the  sale  of  Atotech  finalized  in  January 2017  and
the  reduction  of  the  headcount  of  the  SunPower activity.  The
increase  in  the  number  of  employees  between  2015  and  2016  was
principally due to the acquisitions of Saft Groupe and Lampiris.

The breakdown by gender and nationality of managers or equivalent
positions (≥ 300 Hay points (2)) is as follows:

Breakdown of managers or 
equivalent as of December 31,

2017

2016

2015

TOTAL NUMBER OF MANAGERS

28,369 29,243 27,624

Group registered headcount 
as of December 31,

Breakdown by region

France

French overseas departments 
and territories

Rest of Europe

Africa

North America

Latin America

Asia

Middle East

Oceania

2017

2016

2015

Women

Men

French

32.1% 31.1% 31.5%

Other nationalities

26.3% 25.5% 25.1%

73.7% 74.5% 74.9%

41.9% 41.2% 39.1%

58.1% 58.8% 60.9%

0.4%

0.4%

0.4%

26.1% 25.2% 24.5%

10.1%

9.9% 10.5%

7.1%

7.1%

6.4%

12.5% 11.8% 10.5%

10.5% 13.4% 14.8%

1.0%

0.2%

1.0%

0.1%

1.3%

0.1%

(1)
(2)

Refer to point 5.4.3.2 of this chapter.
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The table below presents the breakdown by business segment of the
Group employees present(1).

The  increase  in  the  number  of  departures  from  2016  to  2017  was
mainly due to a high turnover in SunPower and Hutchinson.

Breakdown by business segment 
of the Group employees present 
as of December 31,

2017

2016

2015

Exploration & Production segment

13,023

13,975

15,366

Gas, Renewables & Power segment

11,492

12,841

9,390

Refining & Chemicals segment

47,985

49,838

47,224

Refining & Chemicals

Trading & Shipping

47,350

50,442

46,661

635

604

563

Marketing & Services segment

20,932

20,402

19,923

Corporate

5.1.1.2

2,433

1,951

1,568

Employees joining and leaving 
TOTAL

As of December 31,

2017

2016

2015

TOTAL NUMBER HIRED ON 
OPEN-ENDED CONTRACTS

Women

Men

French

Other nationalities

12,141

10,940

9,022

38.6% 36.9% 34.9%

61.4% 63.1% 65.1%

9.7%

6.6%

6.5%

90.3% 93.4% 93.5%

Amid an economic downturn related to oil prices, the policy of limiting
the  hiring  of  employees  under  open-ended  contracts  that  began in
2015  continued  in  2016  and  2017.  Nevertheless,  hiring  by  the
consolidated  companies  rose  by  11%  in  comparison  with  2016
(+1,201  employees).  The  geographical  areas  that  hired  the  most
employees  were  Latin  America  (43%),  with  a  particularly  sharp
increase  in  Mexico,  Europe,  excluding  France  (19%),  Asia  (14.1%),
followed distantly by France (9.5%). 

Refining  &  Chemicals  remained  the  largest  recruiter,  with  52.2%  of
Group  hires,  of  which  49.8%  by  Hutchinson,  in  particular  in  Europe
(Romania and Poland). 

In  2017,  the  fully  consolidated  Group  companies  also  hired  5,287
employees on fixed-term contracts, compared with 4,433 in 2016 by
the  consolidated  companies.  Almost  51%  of  employees  hired  on
fixed-term  contracts  were  in  Europe,  excluding  France,  and  in
particular  by  Hutchinson.  Close  to  409,491  job  applications  were
received by the companies covered by the WHRS.

As of December 31,

TOTAL NUMBER OF 
DEPARTURES(a)

Deaths

Resignations

Dismissals/negotiated departures

Ruptures conventionnelles (specific 
negotiated departures in France)

TOTAL DEPARTURES/TOTAL 
EMPLOYEES

2017

2016

2015

13,111

11,058

7,724

90

7,379

5,492

90

5,868

4,958

128

4,719

2,754

150

142

123

13.3% 10.8%

8%

(a)

Excluding retirements, transfers, early retirements, voluntary departures and 
expiration of short-term contracts.

Compensation

5.1.1.3
The  Group’s  Human  Resources  policy  applies  to  all  companies  in
which  TOTAL  S.A.  holds  the  majority  of  voting  rights.  In  terms  of
to  ensure  external
compensation, 
competitiveness  and  internal  fairness,  reinforce  the  link  to  individual
performance,  increase  employee  share  ownership  and  fulfill  the
Group’s CSR commitments.

the  aim  of 

this  policy 

is 

A  large  majority  of  employees  benefit  from  laws  that  guarantee  a
minimum  wage,  and,  whenever  this  is  not  the  case,  the  Group’s
policy  ensures  that  compensation  is  above  the  minimum  wage
observed 
to  assess
locally.  Regular  benchmarking is  used 
compensation  based  on  the  external  market  and  the  entity’s
competitive  environment.  Each  entity’s  positioning  relative  to  its
reference  market  is  assessed  by  the  Human  Resources  department
of  each  business  segment,  which  monitors  evolutions  in  payroll,
turnover and consistency with the market.

Fair  treatment  is  ensured  within  the  Group  through  the  widespread
implementation of a job level evaluation using a common method (the
Hay  method),  which  associates  a  salary  range  to  each  job  level.
Performance  of  the  Group’s  employees  (attainment  of  set  targets,
skills assessment, overall evaluation of job performance) is evaluated
during an annual individual review and formalized in accordance with
principles common to the entire Group.

The  compensation  structure  of  the  Group’s  employees  is  based  on
the following components, depending on the country:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

a  base  salary,  which  each  year,  in  addition  to  a  general  salary-
raise campaign, is subject to a merit-based salary-raise campaign
intended 
individual  performance
according  to  the  targets  set  during  the  annual  individual  review,
including  at  least  one  HSE  (Health,  Safety,  Environment)  target;
and

to  compensate  employees’ 

is 

targets)  and 

to  compensate 

individual  variable  compensation  starting  at  a  certain  level  of
individual
intended 
responsibility,  which 
performance  (quantitative  and  qualitative  attainment  of  previously
set 
to  collective
performance  evaluated  among  others  according  to  HSE  targets
set for each business segment, which represent up to 10% of the
variable  portion.  In  2017,  85%  of  the  Group’s  entities  (WHRS
scope) included HSE criteria in the variable compensation.

the  employee’s  contribution 

Complementary  collective  variable  compensation  programs
are  implemented  in  some  countries,  such  as  France,  via  incentives
and  profit-sharing  that  also  incorporates  HSE  criteria.  According  to
the  agreement  signed  for  2015-2017  applicable  to  the  oil  and
petrochemicals(2)  (scope  of  more  than  18,000  employees  in  2017)
sector  in France,  the  amount  available  for  employee  incentive  is
determined  based  on  financial  parameters  (the  Group’s  return  on
equity and the evolution of the net adjusted income compared to the
other  major  oil  companies(3))  and  the  attainment  of  safety  targets
(injury  rate  and  accidental  deaths).  This  agreement  must  be
renegotiated before June 30, 2018 for the period 2018-2020.

(1)
(2)

(3)

Employees present as defined in point 5.4.3.2 of this chapter.
i.e., the following companies in France: TOTAL S.A., Elf Exploration Production, Total Exploration Production France, CDF Énergie, Total Marketing Services,
Total  Marketing  France,  Total  Additifs  et  Carburants  Spéciaux,  Total  Lubrifiants,  Total  Fluides,  Total  Raffinage-Chimie,  Total  Petrochemicals  France,  Total
Raffinage France and Total Global Information Technology Services, and since January 1, 2017, Total Global Financial Services, Total Global Procurement,
Total Global Human Resources Services, Total Learning Solutions, Total Facilities Management Services and Total Consulting.
ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Chevron.

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each year to capital increases reserved for employees. Depending on
the  offerings  chosen  and  the  employees’  location,  these  operations
are completed either through Company Savings Plans(1) (FCPE) or by
subscribing  directly  for  shares  or  for  American  depositary  receipts
(ADRs) in the United States.

Pursuant  to  the  authorization  given  by  the  Annual  Shareholders’
Meeting  of  May 24,  2016, the  Board  of  Directors  of  TOTAL  S.A.
approved,  at  its  meeting  on  July 26,  2017,  the  principle  of  a  share
capital  increase  reserved  for  employees  to  be  completed  in  2018.
This operation will concern approximately 110 countries. As in 2017,
two offerings are proposed: a traditional scheme with a 20% discount
and  a  leveraged  scheme  in  all  countries  where  permitted  by  law.
Employees will receive a matching contribution of five free shares for
the  first  five  shares  subscribed.  The  shares  subscribed  will  give
holders  current  dividend  rights.  The  subscription  period  will  close  at
the start of April 2018.

More  than  41,000  employees  from  98 countries  took  part  in  the
preceding operation finalized in 2017.

Employee  savings  are  also  developed  via  the  TOTAL  Group
Savings Plan (PEGT) and the Complementary Company Savings Plan
(PEC),  both  open  to  employees  of  the  Group’s  French  companies
that  have  subscribed  to  the  plans  under  the  agreements  signed  in
2002  and  2004  and 
their  amendments.  These  plans  allow
investments  in  a  wide  range  of  mutual  funds,  including  the  Total
Actionnariat  France  fund  that  is  invested  in  TOTAL  shares.  A
Collective Retirement Savings Plan (PERCO) is open to employees of
the  Group’s  French  companies  covered  by  the  2004  Group
agreement  on  provisions  for  retirement  savings.  Other  saving  plans
and PERCO are open in some French companies covered by specific
agreements.  Employees  can  make  discretionary  contributions  in  the
framework  of  this  various  plans,  which  the  Group’s  companies  may
supplement  under  certain  conditions 
through  a  matching
contribution.  The  Group’s  companies  made  gross  matching
contributions that totaled €71.3 million in 2017.

5

The  Group  also  offers  pension  and  employee  benefit  programs
(health  and  death)  meeting  the  needs  of  the  subsidiaries  and  the
Group’s  standards.  These  programs,  which  supplement  those  that
may be provided for by local regulations, allow each employee to:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

benefit, in case of illness, from coverage that is at least equal to the
median amount for the national industrial market;

save or accumulate income substitution benefits for retirement;

arrange  for  the  protection  of  family  members  in  case  of  the
employee’s death via insurance that provides for the payment of a
benefit recommended to equal two years’ gross salary.

These programs are reviewed on a regular basis and adjusted when
necessary.

Employee  shareholding,  one  of  the  pillars  of  the  Group’s  Human
Resources policy, is extended via three main mechanisms: the grant
of  performance  shares,  share  capital 
for
employees,  and  employee  savings.  In  this  way,  TOTAL  wishes  to
encourage  employee  shareholding,  strengthen 
their  sense  of
belonging  to  the  Group  and  give  them  a  stake  in  the  Group’s
performance by allowing them to benefit from their involvement.

increases 

reserved 

Each  year  since  2005,  TOTAL  has  granted  performance  shares  to
many  of  its  employees  (approximately  10,000  each  year  since  2009).
The  definitive  granting  of  these  shares  depends  on  the  fulfillment  of
performance  conditions  assessed  at  the  end  of  a  vesting  period
extended to three years in 2013 (refer to point 4.3.4 of chapter 4). The
2017  plan  approved  by  the  Board  of  Directors  of  TOTAL  S.A.  in
July 2017  granted  a  more  than  20%  higher  volume  of  performance
shares  compared  with  2015  and  ensured  a  significant  replenishment
rate:  43%  of  plan  beneficiaries  had  not  received  performance  shares
the  previous  year.  Almost  10,570  employees  were  concerned  by  this
plan, with more than 97% of non-senior executive employees.

TOTAL also invites employees of companies more than 50% owned
in  terms  of  voting  rights,  and  subscribing  to  the  Shareholder  Group
Savings Plan (PEG-A) created in 1999 for this purpose, to subscribe

5.1.2

Organization of work

The average work week is determined in accordance with applicable
local  law  and  limits  set  by  International  Labor  Organization  (ILO)
conventions.  It  is  less  than  40 hours  in  most  subsidiaries  located  in
Europe, Japan and Qatar. It is 40 hours in most subsidiaries located
in Asian, African and North American countries. It is above 40 hours,
without exceeding 48 hours, in subsidiaries located in Latin America
(mainly  Argentina,  Mexico,  Brazil),  a  few  countries  in  Asia  (India,
Cambodia,  Philippines)  and  Africa  (mainly  South  Africa,  Equatorial
Guinea and Morocco).

In  addition,  there  are  two  specific  employment  regimes  within  the
Group,  the  “shift(2)”  regime  and  the  “rotational(3)”  regime.  Most  shift
workers  are  employed  in  the  Gas,  Renewables  &  Power,  Refining  &
Chemicals  and  Marketing  &  Services  business  segments,  while  the
rotational regime concerns the Exploration & Production segment.

Depending on local law, there are several programs that aim to favor
a  better  balance  between  work  and  private  life  and  equal  career
opportunities. In France, teleworking was introduced in 2012. 

(1)
(2)
(3)

Total Actionnariat France, Total France Capital+, Total Actionnariat International Capitalisation, Total International Capital.
For employees providing a continual activity with relays between teams to maintain production (two or three 8-hour shifts), for example in plants or refineries.
For employees working at a location (town or worksite) far from their place of residence with alternating periods of work and rest.

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As  of  December 31,  2017,  the  number  of  teleworkers  in  France
(WHRS  scope)  was  952,  32.1%  of  whom  were  men,  compared  to
746 in 2016 and 454 in 2015.

The sickness absenteeism rate is one of the indicators monitored in
the WHRS:

WHRS
2017

WHRS
2016

WHRS
2015

WHRS
2017

WHRS
2016

WHRS
2015

% of companies offering the option 
of teleworking

% of employees involved in 
teleworking of those given the option

24.1% 

18.5% 17.2%

 4.1%

3.4%

2.5%

5.1.3

Dialogue with employees

Among  the  numerous  stakeholders  with which  TOTAL  maintains
regular dialogue (refer also to point 5.3.1 of this chapter), the Group’s
employees  and  their  representatives  have  a  privileged  position  and
role,  particularly  in  constructive  discussions  with  management.  In
countries  where  employee  representation  is  not  required  by  law  (for
example in Myanmar and Brunei), the Group companies strive to set
up such representation. There are therefore employee representatives
in the majority of Group companies, most of whom are elected. The
subjects covered by dialogue with employees vary from company to
company,  but  some  are  shared  throughout,  such  as  health  and
safety, work time, compensation, training and equal opportunity.

Within  the  Group,  organizational  changes  are  made  in  consultation
with  the  employee  representatives.  Consequently,  several  thousand
employees  were  consulted  about  the  project  to  relocate  the
registered  office  to  new  premises  at  La Défense  (France),  following
the  presentation  of  models  and  3D  simulations  of  the  planned
projects.

Furthermore,  at  the  end  of  2017,  there  were  256 active  agreements
signed with employee representatives, of which 160 in France(1).

Percentage of companies 
with employee representation

Percentage of employees covered 
by collective agreements

WHRS
2017

WHRS
2016

WHRS
2015

 78.9% 78.5% 76.9%

73.1% 

68.9% 65.5%

In December 2017, TOTAL joined the worldwide Global Deal initiative,
a  multi-stakeholder  partnership  that  aims  to  incite  governments,
companies,  unions  and  other  organizations  to  make  concrete
commitments  to  favoring  dialogue  with  employees.  Social  dialogue
includes  all  types  of  negotiations,  consultations  or  exchanges  of
information  between  the  representatives  of  governments,  employers
and  workers  on  questions  pertaining  to  economic  and  social  policy
that  are  of  a  common  interest.  The  Global  Deal  promotes  the  idea
that  effective  social  dialogue  can  contribute  to  decent  work  and
quality  jobs  and,  as  a  consequence,  to  more  equality  and  inclusive
growth from which workers, companies and societies benefit.

Sickness absenteeism rate

2.4% 

2.4%

2.1%

federation, 

IndustriALL  Global  Union,  which 

(CSR)  standards  and  guarantees  worldwide 

In 2015, TOTAL signed a global agreement with the worldwide trade
represents
union 
50 million  employees  in  140 countries.  Under  this  agreement,  the
Group  made  a  commitment  to  maintain  minimum  Corporate  Social
Responsibility 
for
subsidiaries  in  which  it  has  more  than  a  50%  stake  (occupational
health  and  safety,  human  rights  in  the  workplace,  enhancement  of
the  dialogue  with  employees,  life  insurance,  professional  equality,
social responsibility and assistance with organizational changes). The
Group  also  ensures  that  the  principles  of  the  agreement  on  health,
safety  and  human  rights  are  disclosed  to  and  promoted  among  its
this
service  providers  and  suppliers.  The 
agreement  is  monitored  annually  with  representatives  who  are
members of trade unions affiliated with the IndustriALL Global Union
and  appointed  by  this  federation.  An  initial  follow-up  meeting  was
therefore  held  in  July 2017  to  assess  the  implementation  of  the
agreement and identify certain areas of improvement and actions to
be taken.

implementation  of 

A European Committee (single representative body for the employees
at the Group level) has been set up in order to inform employees and
hold  discussions  on  the  Group’s  strategy,  its  social,  economic  and
financial  situation,  as  well  as  questions  of  sustainable  development,
environmental  and  societal  responsibility,  and  safety  on  a  European
scale.  It  examines  any  significant  proposed  organizational  change
concerning  at  least  two  companies  in  two  European  countries,  to
express its opinion, in addition to the procedures initiated before the
national  representative  bodies.  A  new  agreement  was  reached  in
July 2017 that contains some innovative measures allowing for better
dialogue  with  the  members  of  the  European  Committee  (field  safety
visits and learning expeditions to discuss the Group’s strategy directly
on site).

In  addition,  every  other  year,  TOTAL  carries  out  an  internal  survey
(Total  Survey)  among  its  employees  to  gather  their  views  and
expectations with regard to their work situation and perception of the
Company,  locally  and  as  a  Group.  The  results  of  the  survey
conducted  in  2017  among  70,000  employees  in 124 countries
demonstrated  that  employees  have  a  commitment  rate  of  78%  and
that 85% of them are proud to work for TOTAL.

(1)

Some  agreements  cover  several  companies  at  once  (for  example,  agreements  in  the  Social  and  Economic  Units  -Unités  Économiques  et  Sociales-  or
agreements in group of companies).

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5.1.4

Training

The Group’s actions in the field of training address five major issues:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

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(cid:142)

(cid:142)

sharing  TOTAL’s  corporate  values, particularly  with  respect  to
HSE, ethics, leadership, innovation and digital technology;

supporting the development of existing activities and creating new
ones  in  order  to  achieve  the  Group’s  ambitions  over  the  next
20 years;

increasing key skills in all business areas to maintain a high level of
operating performance;

promoting employees’ integration and career development through
Group  induction  and  training  on  management  and  personal
development; and

supporting  the  policy  of  diversity  and  mobility  within  the  Group
through language and intercultural training.

The  Group’s  training  efforts  remain  significant  in  2017,  with  77%  of
employees having taken at least one training course during the year.
Within  the  WHRS  scope, 243,019  days  of  training  were  offered
on-site,  compared  to  274,858  days  in  2016,  for  a  total  training
budget  starting  to  be  stabilized  of  approximately  €167  million,
compared to €164 million in 2016 and €170 million in 2015. 

The  increase  in  e-learning  programs  within  the  Group  that
began in 2015 aims to improve the effectiveness of the courses
and impact the largest number of people as quickly as possible.

Average number of training days/year per employee(a) 
(excluding “Companion” apprenticeships and e-learning)

It was accompanied by the launch in 2016 of a digital passport
program  to  support  the  Group’s  goals  in  this  area.  Nearly
26,000  people  have  already  obtained  the  passport.  The  aim  of
this digital path is to educate employees of the Group about the
digitalization of technologies in the world. 

Approximately  28,747  people  received  remote  training  in  2017,
compared to 42,142 in 2016 and 42,000 in 2015. This decrease was
due  to  several  mandatory  remote  learning  campaigns  having  been
launched in the past several years and it was not necessary to renew
them in 2017. 

In  addition,  TOTAL  restructured  the  organization  of  its  support
fonctions  at  the  Group  level  by  creating  TGS  (Total  Global  Services)
on    January  1,  2017  with  a  dedicated  affiliate  for  learning,  Total
Learning  Solutions,  the  mission  of  which  is  to  ensure  engineering
training (on Business, Industry, Management and Transversal) and to
put  it  in  place.  As  a  Shared  Services  Center,  the  volume  managed
would  finally  allow  the  deployment  of  high  quality  learning  programs
with a more competitive global cost. 

To be noted: 2017 WHRS training scope is slightly inferior compared
to  previous  years  to  explain  some  variations.  In  2017,  the  results  of
127  companies  were  introduced  representing  a  total  headcount  of
81,001  employees,  as  against  135  companies  representing  total
headcount of 86,515 employees in 2016.

WHRS 2017

WHRS 2016

WHRS 2015

5

GROUP AVERAGE

By segment

Exploration & Production segment

Gas, Renewables & Power segment

Refining & Chemicals segment

Refining & Chemicals

Trading & Shipping

Marketing & Services segment

Corporate

By area

Africa

North America

Latin America

Asia-Pacific

Europe

Middle East

Oceania

French overseas departments and territories

Breakdown by type of training given

Technical

Health, Safety, Environment, Quality (HSEQ)

Language

Other (management, personal development, intercultural, etc.)

(a)

This number is calculated using the number of training hours, where 7.6 hours equal one day.

3.0

5.3

1.8

2.5

2.5

2.0

2.9

2.0

4.9

3.0

2.7

3.7

2.6

5.6

0.4

2.7

36%

28%

7%

28%

3.2

6.2

1.9

2.7

2.7

1.7

2.5

2.6

5.2

3.0

2.8

3.6

2.8

4.8

0.4

1.7

38%

23%

8%

31%

3.3

6.4

3.8

2.2

2.3

1.4

2.4

2.5

5.5

1.1

3.7

4.9

2.7

2.9

0.7

3.2

37%

22%

11%

30%

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5.1.5

Equal opportunity

TOTAL  is  an  international  Group  in  terms  of  both  its  operations  and
its team members. The diversity of its employees and management is
crucial  to  the  Group’s  competitiveness,  innovative  capacity  and
attractiveness.

For  this  reason,  TOTAL  develops  its  employees’  skills  and  careers
while  prohibiting  any  discrimination  related  to  origin,  gender,  sexual
orientation or identity, disability, age or affiliation with a political, labor
or  religious  organization.  This  policy  is  upheld  by  the  Diversity
Council,  which  is  chaired  by  a  member  of  the  Group’s  Executive
Committee.

Each entity is responsible for creating a suitable work environment  to
fully  benefit  from  skills  and  diverse  approaches.  This  commitment  is
supported  at  the  highest  level  to  ensure  that  all  employees,
regardless of their gender or nationality, are offered the same career
opportunities.

5.1.5.1
Equal treatment for women and men
Equal  treatment  for  men  and  women  is  promoted  in  the  Group
through  a  global  policy  of  gender  diversity,  ambitious  goals  set  by
General Management, a demanding HR process that takes the issue
of  gender  into  consideration,  agreements  in  favor  of  a  balance
between work and private life (such as the agreement on teleworking
in France) and awareness-raising and training actions.

TOTAL’s  commitment  stretches  from  recruitment  to the  end  of  a
career.  It  guarantees  equal  treatment  for  women  and  men  in  the
process to identify high-potential employees and to appoint executive
officers.  In  terms  of  compensation,  specific  measures  have  been  in
place since 2010 to prevent and correct unjustified salary gaps.

The Group’s target for 2020 is:

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(cid:142)

(cid:142)

women  represent  25%  of  senior executives  (having  represented
approximately 5% in 2004 and 21.1% in 2017);

non-French  nationals  represent  40%  of  senior  executives  (having
represented approximately 19% in 2004 and 28.9% in 2017); and

women  represent  more  than  20% of  Management  Committee
members (head office and subsidiaries) (having represented 21% in
2017).

In  2010,  TOTAL  signed  the  “Women’s  Empowerment  Principles  –
Equality  Means  Business”  set  out  in  the  United  Nations  Global
Compact,  and  its  commitment  to  equal  opportunities  and  the
treatment  of  women  and  men  is  regularly  embodied  in  agreements,

such as the global agreement signed in 2015 with IndustriALL, or the
Global Deal to which TOTAL has adhered more recently in 2017.

In 2016, TOTAL, along with 20 other oil and gas companies, made a
commitment  at  the  World  Economic  Forum  by  signing  “Closing  the
Gender  Gap  –  a  Call  to  Action”.  This  joint  declaration  is  based  on
seven action principles: involvement of management; expectation and
goal setting; program dedicated to the fields of Science, Technology,
Engineering  and  Mathematics 
responsibilities;
recruitment,  retention  and  promotion  policy;  inclusive  corporate
culture; and work environment and work-life balance.

(STEM);  clear 

The  Group  also  promotes  gender  diversity  in  its  professions.  In
France,  TOTAL  has  partnered  with  “Elles  bougent”  since  2011  and
served  as  honorary  Chairman  in  2015.  Some  130  female  engineers
regularly  inform  high-school  girls about  careers  in  science.  An  event
entitled  “Elles  bougent  pour  l’énergie”  was  attended  by  more  than
2,000 participants throughout France.

In line with the objective of promoting the development of women in
the  Group,  in  particular  towards  management  positions,  the  TWICE
network (Total Women’s Initiative for Communication and Exchange)
aims  to  help  women  to  further  their  careers.  Created  in  2006,  it  is
currently in place in France and abroad (20 local networks) and has
over 3,000 members. Since 2010, almost 550 women have benefited
from the network’s mentoring program, in France and internationally,
which helps them to better negotiate the key phases of their careers.

TOTAL  also  participates  in  the  “BoardWomen  Partners”  program,
which  aims  to  increase  the  proportion  of  women  on  boards  of
directors in large European companies. At the end of 2017, women
accounted  for  45.5%(1)  of  TOTAL  S.A.’s  Board  members  (above  the
40% required by Article L. 225-18-1 of the French Commercial Code
and  applicable  since  2017)  compared  to  54.5%  at  the  end  of 2016
and 36.4% at the end of 2015.

% of women

Open-ended contract recruitment
Managers (JL ≥10)(a) recruitment

Employees
Managers (JL ≥10)(a)

Senior executives

2017

2016

2015

38.6% 36.9% 34.9%

31.9% 29.7% 30.6%

33.3% 32.4% 32.0%

26.3% 25.5% 25.1%

21.1% 19.9% 18.6%

(a)

Job Level of the position according to the Hay method. JL10 corresponds to 
junior manager (cadre débutant) (≥300 Hay points).

(1)

Excluding the director representing employees, in accordance with Article L. 225-27-1 of the French Commercial Code.

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Internationalization of management

5.1.5.2
With  employees  representing  over  150  nationalities,  TOTAL  enjoys
broad cultural diversity and believes that it is important to reflect this
at all levels of its activities. In 2017, 90.3% of employees hired by the
Group and 68.0% of managers hired were non-French nationals.

The  Group  has  set  a  target  of  having  local  managers  representing
50%  to  75%  of  the  subsidiaries’  Management  Committee  members
by 2020 (having represented 54% in 2017 like in 2016).

in  place  to 

Several  measures  have  been  put 
internationalize
management,  including  training  courses  to  internationalize  careers,
increasing  the  number  of  foreign  postings  for  employees  of  all
nationalities  (nearly  4,073 employees  of  108 nationalities  are  posted
in  112 countries  as  of  June 30,  2017),  and  integration  and  personal
development  training  organized  by  large  regional  hubs  (for  example,
Houston, Johannesburg and Singapore).

% of employees of non-French 
nationality

Open-ended contract recruitment
Managers (JL ≥10) recruitment(a)

Employees
Managers (JL ≥10)(a)

Senior executives

2017

2016

2015

90.3% 93.4% 93.5%

68.0% 75.3% 76.3%

68.2% 69.0% 68.8%

58.1% 58.8% 60.9%

28.9% 28.2% 27.9%

(a)

Job Level of the position according to the Hay method. JL10 corresponds to 
junior manager (cadre débutant) (≥300 Hay points).

5.1.5.3

Measures promoting the 
employment and integration 
of people with disabilities

to  promote 

For over 20 years, TOTAL has expressly set out its disability policy in
France  through  successive  agreements  signed  with  employee
representatives 
the  employment  of  workers  with
disabilities.  Three  framework  agreements  signed  for  three  years
(2016-2018)  with  the  French  representative  unions  set  out  TOTAL’s
policy with regard to integrating people with disabilities into the work
world. The average Group employment rate of people with disabilities
in  France  (direct  and  indirect  employment)  was  5.16%  in  2016(1)
(compared to 4.99% in 2015 and 4.74% in 2014).

TOTAL  promotes  the  direct  recruitment  of  disabled  people  and
cooperation  with  the  sector  for  disabled  workers,  while  at  the  same
time taking various types of action:

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(cid:142)

integration,  professional  training,  support  and 

internally: 
job
retention,  communication,  awareness  actions  and  sessions
organized  for  managers  and  all  the  teams,  Human  Resources
managers;

externally: 
information  and  advertising  aimed  at  students,
cooperation  with  recruitment  agencies, attendance  at  specialized
forums.

5.1.5.4

Measures promoting 
non-discrimination

Large-scale  initiatives  aimed  at  raising  employees’  awareness  of
diversity are organized on a regular basis. After South Africa in 2016
and  Berlin  in  2015,  in  2017,  the  Group  Diversity  Council,  which  is
chaired by a member of the Group’s Executive Committee, met in the
USA with almost 65 senior executives from the American subsidiaries
in  an  “Understand-Engage-Act”  seminar  to  encourage  them  to
pursue their actions in the areas of diversity and inclusion. The theme
of the 2017 World Diversity Day, which takes place every two years,
was  “Let’s  Show  Respect  for  Each  Other”.  Workshops  were
organized  on  the  themes  of  feminization,  the  internationalization  of
management and religion in the workplace.

TOTAL  is  involved  in  a  number  of  initiatives  to  promote  diversity,
including  the  professional  integration  of  young  people  in  France,  for
example  via  the  “La  France  s’engage”  partnership  with  the  French
government.

In 2014, the Group also signed the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender) Charter. Prepared by the “L’Autre Cercle” association, it
establishes  a  framework  for  combating  discrimination  related  to
sexual orientation or identity in the workplace in France.

TOTAL has written a practical guide to religion in the Group to offer
concrete  answers  to  employees’  questions  about  religion  in  the
workplace  and  to  promote  tolerance  of  everyone’s  beliefs,  while
respecting  differences  at  the  same  time.  The  guide,  which  was
posted on the Group’s intranet site in March 2017, offers the keys to
understanding  different  beliefs,  so 
that  everyone  can  better
comprehend them in their everyday activities.

5

(1)

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5.2

Safety, health and environment information      

In line with its Code of Conduct, TOTAL has adopted a Safety Health
Environment Quality Charter on which the Group relies for the conduct
of  its  operations  (available  on  total.com). This  charter  represents  the
the  Group’s  management  systems.  Group
common  framework  of
directives  define  the  minimum  requirements  expected  in  the  areas  of
safety, security, industrial health and hygiene, the environment, quality
the  segments,  which
implemented 
and  societal.  They  are 

in 

subsequently  factor  in  the  specific  characteristics  of  their  operations.
Recommendations,  guides  and  manuals,  which  are  the  primary
documents used for implementing and managing the Group’s policies,
are accessible to all employees. The HSE division supports the Group
business  segments  and  oversees  the  implementation  of  the  policies
that reflect the HSE principles of this charter concretely and effectively.

5.2.1

Occupational health and safety

For  many  years,  the  Group  has  been  developing  a  normative
framework  relating  to  safety,  security,  industrial  health  and  hygiene,
the  environment  and  societal,  as  well  as  the  corresponding
management systems in these areas (Management and Expectations
Standards  Toward  Robust  Operations,  MAESTRO).  In  this  respect,
directives  have  been  drawn  up  for  occupational  health  and  safety.
These  directives  set  out  TOTAL’s  requirements  in  these areas  for
personnel working on its sites. 

For  more  than  10 years,  the  TRIR  and  the  LTIR  have  declined
continuously.  Those  2017  safety  performances  are  relatively  stable
compared to 2016. The deployment of a series of measures intended
to  strengthen  the  Group’s  safety  culture  in  2015  has  helped  to
improve  the  safety  of  employees  working  for  external  contractors.
Despite  these  measures,  in  2017  an  accident  during  maintenance
operations  in  the  Republic  of  the  Congo resulted  in  the  death  of  an
employee working for a contractor.

Safety  is  the  subject  of  regular  training  activities,  in  particular  at
management level (refer to point 5.2.2.1 of this chapter). Since 2011,
the Group has implemented a policy to recognize HSE performance,
in particular by including safety-related criteria in the determination of
compensation (see point 5.1.1.3 of this chapter).

Since  2010,  the  basic  rules  to be  scrupulously  followed  by  all
personnel,  employees  and  contractors  alike,  in  all  of  the  Group’s
businesses  worldwide,  have  been  set  out  in  a  safety  document
entitled “Safety at Work: TOTAL’s Twelve Golden Rules”.

According  to  the  Group’s  internal  statistics,  in  more  than  60%  of
severe  incidents  or  near  misses  with  high  severity  potential  in  the
workplace,  at  least  one  of  the  golden  rules  had  not  been  followed.
The  proper  application  of  these  golden  rules,  and  more  generally  of
all  occupational  safety  procedures,  is  verified  through  site  visits  and
internal audits. The golden rules have been reformulated in the form
of  do's and  don'ts  to  improve  their  adoption  and  facilitate  the
monitoring of their application. This new presentation was revealed in
April 2017, on the occasion of the World Day for Safety and Health at
Work.  Furthermore,  in  2016,  the  HSE  organization  created  a
department  including  the  leading  authorities  on  high-risk  operations
(work  at  height,  lifting,  high-pressure  cleaning,  excavations,  etc.)  in
order 
relations  with
contractors.

in-house  know-how  and 

to  consolidate 

Since  2013,  the  Group’s  business  segments  have  increased  their
efforts regarding the frameworks of the HSE management systems in
order to provide greater overall Group-wide consistency, while at the
same  time  respecting  the  businesses’  specific  characteristics.
Starting in 2018, a MAESTRO HSE reference framework common to
all branches of activity will gradually be deployed.

TOTAL’s  HSE  division  conducts  MAESTRO  audits  of  all  operated
sites every four years.

The  Group’s  safety  efforts  are  focused  on  preventing  occupational
and  transport  accidents,  and  on  preventing  major  accidents  and
accidental spills (refer to point 5.2.2.2 of this chapter and to point 3.3
of  chapter 3).  They  cover  both  employees  of  Group  companies  and
employees  of  external  contractors(1),  whose  safety  indicators  are
monitored with the same vigilance.

Indicators  are  used  to  measure  the  main  results  in  these  areas.
Monthly  reporting  of  occupational  accidents  is  used  to  monitor
performance at both the global and site levels.

Safety indicators

2017

2016

2015

TRIR(a): number of recorded injuries 
per million hours worked

Group company employees

Employees of external 
contractors(b)

LTIR(c): number of lost time injuries 
per million hours worked
SIR(d): average number of days lost 
per lost time injury

0.88 

0.89 

0.91

0.83

1.17

0.92

0.88 

0.99

1.38

0.58 

0.51

0.66

27.57(e) 

30.23

30.11

Number of occupational fatalities

1

1

9

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

TRIR: Total Recordable Injury Rate.
As defined in point 5.4.4.1 of this chapter.
LTIR: Lost Time Injury Rate.
SIR: Severity Injury Rate.
Excluding Saft Groupe.

(1)

As defined in point 5.4.4.1 of this chapter.

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performance was focused on strengthening the control of the activity
of  employees  working  for  external  contractors,  who  are  statistically
the main victims of accidents. The program of regular meetings with
the management of external companies, launched in 2016, continued
in  2017.  In  October 2017,  the  TOTAL  Suppliers  Day,  aimed  at  the
Group’s strategic suppliers, was attended by 110 companies, with a
view to sharing common policies and rules on ethics, health, safety,
human  rights  and  environmental  protection.  The  event  was  an
opportunity  to  reward  three  companies  for  the  excellence  of  their
work  and  the  quality  of  their  relations  with  the  Group  entities  in  the
safety, 
innovation-digital  technology  and  operational  excellence
categories.

Moreover,  the  reporting  of  anomalies  (about  800,000  per  year)  and
near misses on a daily basis is strongly encouraged and permanently
monitored.  The  ability  of  each  employee  to  identify  anomalies  or
dangerous  situations  is  one  of  the  measures  of  the  personnel’s
involvement  and  vigilance  in  accident  prevention  and  reflects  the
safety culture within the Group.

An  investigation  is  generally  launched  in  response  to  any  type  of
accident whatsoever. The method and scope of investigation depend
on the actual or potential severity of the event. Consequently, a near
miss  with  a  high  severity  potential  is  treated  as  a  serious  accident,
and  its  analysis  is  considered  as  an  essential  factor  of  progress.
Depending  on  its  relevance  to  the  other  Group  entities,  it  triggers  a
safety alert and the distribution of a feedback form, depending on the
circumstances.

With  respect  to  transport  safety,  the  Group  continues  to  strive  to
improve  its  performance  in  terms  of  road  accidents.  The  actions
taken in recent years more than halved the rate of severe accidents
between  2013  and  2017.  At  Marketing  &  Services,  the  program  of
transporters  inspections  is  being  deployed  in  Africa,  Asia-Pacific  &
the Middle East and the Americas, and should be gradually extended
to the East European countries in 2018. The inspection protocol has
also been adapted and tested in four European countries in the Gas,
Renewables & Power segment, so that it can be used in OECD-zone
countries, where it will be deployed, starting in 2018.

Following  the  signing  of  the  national  call  in  favor  of  road  safety  at
work in France in October 2016, the Group deployed the SafeDriver
campaign  to  raise  awareness  of  risks  on  the  road  and  to  remind
drivers  of  the  basic  rules  of  driving  and  the  importance  of  obeying
them. This campaign is broken down into six themes and addresses
all  TOTAL  and  contractor  employees  who  use  a  vehicle  for
professional purposes.

As part of the Oil Companies International Marine Forum’s (OCIMF)(1)
Marine  Terminal  Information  System  (MTIS),  the  Group  launched  an
initiative  to  systematically  record  the  physical  characteristics  of  the
terminals  operated  by  Group  entities.  This  will  make  it  easier  to
assess  the  compatibility  of  ships  with  the  Group’s  terminals.
Elsewhere,  TOTAL  has  decided  to  adopt  the  Marine  Terminal
Management  Self  Assessment  (MTMSA),  recommended  by  the
industry,  as  a  framework  of  reference  for  the  self-assessment  of

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terminals,  as  part  of  its  drive  to  improve  the  safety  of  product
transfers at interfaces.

With  regards  to  health,  the  Group  has  drawn  up  a  policy  to  define
TOTAL’s  minimum  requirements  in  terms  of  the  prevention  of
industrial risks to health and the protection of workers.

In  particular,  based  on  the  Directive  on  industrial  hygiene  and
occupational health, the Group’s companies are expected to prepare
and carry out a formal risk assessment (chemical, physical, biological,
ergonomic  or  psychosocial),  create  a  risk  management  action  plan
and provide medical monitoring of staff in line with the risks to which
they are exposed.

The Group monitors the following indicators in this area:

Health indicators 
(WHRS scope)

Percentage of employees benefiting 
from regular medical monitoring

Number of occupational illnesses 
recorded in the year (in accordance 
with local regulations)(a)

2017

2016

2015

98.0% 99.3% 99.3%

143

108

145

(a)

In  2016,  the  number  of  occupational  illnesses  was  collected  for  companies
replying  to  the  WHRS  in  order  to  improve  consistency  between  social  and
health data. In addition, this indicator, which was reported as a ratio of hours
worked, is now expressed as an absolute figure.

5

the  Group’s
Reporting  on  occupational 
personnel  (WHRS  scope)  and  illnesses  reported  according  to  the
regulations applicable in the country of operation of each entity.

illnesses  covers  only 

Musculoskeletal disorders, the main cause of occupational illnesses,
represented  68%  of  all  recorded  illnesses  in  2017,  slightly up  on
2016.

A Medical Advisory Committee meets regularly to discuss key health
issues that may affect the Group’s employees. It consists of external
scientific  experts  and  brings  together  TOTAL’s  management  team
and  the  relevant  members  of  the  Group.  This  Committee  provides
scientific monitoring of health problems that could impact the Group,
thus enabling the best health protection strategies to be put in place
when necessary.

In  support  of  the  Group’s  health  policy  and  to  complement  the
periodic  medical  surveillance  program  organized  by  the  Group’s
medical staff, an employee health observatory has also been set up.
This  observatory  aims  at  establishing  health  indicators  for  keeping
track  over  the  long  term  of  any  medical  conditions  that  could  affect
employees using a population-based approach. This program can be
used  to  quickly  identify  the  emergence  of  certain  illnesses  and,  if
applicable,  suggest  and  oversee  appropriate  preventive  measures.
Approximately  13%  of  the  Group’s  employees  worldwide,  whatever
their position, age or horizon, took part anonymously in this program,
thereby  providing  a  representative  sample  of  the  Group’s  different
business  segments  and  professions,  including  administrative  as
much as operational staff.

(1)

An industry forum including the leading worldwide oil companies.

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The  study  entitled  Sleep,  shift  work  and  cardio-metabolic  illnesses
was  initiated  on  the  basis  of  the  findings of  the  TOTAL  health
observatory.  The  study  covered the  employees  on  four Refining  &
Chemicals  industrial  sites  in  France  (Carling,  Donges,  La  Mède  and
Normandy) and was conducted in collaboration with the occupational
health  departments  on  each  site.  The  result  should  be  published
shortly, following further analysis of the data obtained in 2017. On a
broader  level,  TOTAL  is  associated  with  promoting  individual  and

collective  health  in  the  countries  where  it  operates,  including  flu
vaccination  campaigns  and  prevention  and  screening  programs  for
certain  diseases  (AIDS,  cancer,  malaria,  Ebola,  etc.)  for  employees,
their  families  and  local  communities.  For  several  years,  awareness
campaigns  have  also  been  in  place  concerning,  for  example,
musculoskeletal  disorder  prevention  and  lifestyle  risks  (anti-smoking
and anti-drinking campaigns).

5.2.2

Environmental protection

5.2.2.1

General policy and environmental targets

The  HSE  division  and  the  HSE  departments  within  the  Group’s
entities seek to ensure that both applicable local regulations and
internal  minimum  requirements  are  being  met.  The  Group  steering
bodies, led by the HSE division, have a threefold task:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

monitoring TOTAL’s environmental performance, which is reviewed
annually  by  the  Executive  Committee,  for  which  multi-annual
improvement targets are set;

handling,  in  conjunction  with  the  business  segments,  the  various
environment-related subjects of which they are in charge; and

promoting  the  internal  standards  to  be applied  by  the  Group’s
operational  entities  as  set  out  in  the  Safety  Health  Environment
Quality Charter.

TOTAL has a goal of progressively lowering the carbon intensity of its
energy mix. 

The  Group’s  environmental  targets  for  2010-2020  are  as
follows:

(cid:142)

continue its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,
particularly through:

–

–

1.  an  80%  reduction  of  routine  flaring  (1)  with  the  aim
to eliminate it by 2030, and

2.  an  average  1%  improvement  per  year  in  the  energy
efficiency of the Group’s operated facilities;

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

decrease SO2 air emissions by 50%;

maintain  hydrocarbon  content  of  water  discharges  below
30 mg/l  for  offshore  sites  and  below  15 mg/l  for  onshore
and coastal sites.

Moreover, the Group has committed to:

What we have accomplished:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

87% of routine flaring reduction between 2010 and 2017;

Improvement  by  14%  of  the  energy  efficiency  of  the  Group’s
facilities between 2010 and 2017;

More than 50% of reduction of SO2 emissions since 2016;

More  than  100%  of  the  Group’oil sites  met  the  target  for  the
quality of offshore and onshore discharges since 2016.

The environmental management systems on TOTAL’s major sites are
ISO 14001  certified:  100%  of  the  67 production  sites  emitting  more
than  10 kt  of  GHG  per  year  (excluding  start-ups  or  newly  acquired
sites,  which  have  two  years  to  be  certified)  are  ISO 14001  certified.
Overall, at year-end 2017, 252 sites had ISO 14001 certification. The
Laggan Tormore (United Kingdom) and Incahuasi (Bolivia) sites were
ISO 14001  certified  in  2017.  Group  rules  require  certification  to  be
obtained within two years of start-up of operations; accordingly, the
Moho Nord (Republic of the Congo) and Barnett (USA) are expected
to be certified in 2018 or 2019.

The  environmental  risks  and  impacts  of  any  planned  investment,
disposal  or  acquisition  subject  to  Executive  Committee  approval  are
assessed and reviewed before the final decision is made (also refer to
point 3.3.3.1 of chapter 3).

TOTAL  seeks  to  ensure  that  all  employees  share  its  environmental
protection  requirements.  Employees  receive  training  in  the  required
skills.  TOTAL  also  raises  employee  awareness through  internal
communication  campaigns 
intranet,
posters)  and  provides  annual 
the  Group’s
environmental performance.

in-house  magazines, 

information  about 

(e.g., 

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

systematically 
developing 
for production sites located in protected areas (2);

biodiversity 

action 

plans

refrain  from  conducting  oil  and  gas  exploration  or  production
operations  at  natural  sites  included  on  the  UNESCO  World
Heritage List (3) or in oil fields under sea ice in the Arctic.

(1)

(2)
(3)

Routine flaring, as defined by the working group of the Global Gas Flaring Reduction program within the framework of the World Bank’s Zero Routine Flaring
initiative.
Sites located in an IUCN I to IV or Ramsar convention protected area.
Natural sites included on the UNESCO World Heritage List of June 4, 2013.

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Training courses  are  organized  for  managers  and  senior  executives.
Three  HSE  training  courses  are  made  available  to  the  operational
entities:

an  operational  entity  (one  session  was  held  in  2017  with  20
participants). This offer completes an existing course for the same
target population provided by the Group’s business segments; and

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

HSE for Managers is aimed at senior managers and operational or
functional  managers  who  are  currently  or  will  in  the  future  be
responsible  for  one  of  the  Group’s  operational  entities  (five
sessions were held in 2017 with 229 participants);

(cid:142)

for  Group  Senior  Executives 

HSE  Leadership 
focusing  on
management styles has been organized since 2012 (two sessions
were held in 2017 with 30 participants). Since 2012, close to 300
senior executives have taken part in this program.

HSE  Implementation  are  aimed  at  employees  whose  job  is
specifically to handle one or more HSE or operational areas within

5.2.2.2

Incident risk

The  Group  has  management  structures  and  systems  that  present
similar  requirements  and  expectations  across  all  the  entities.  TOTAL
strives to minimize the potential impacts of its operations on people,
the  environment  and  property  through  a  major  risk  management
policy. This policy draws on a shared approach in all segments that
includes, on the one hand, risk identification and analysis, and on the
other hand, the management of these risks.

This  structured  approach  applies  to  all  of  the  Group’s  operated
businesses  exposed  to  major  risks.  In  addition  to  its  drilling  and
pipeline transport operations, the Group has 202 sites and operating
zones exposed to major risks corresponding to:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

all  the  offshore  and  onshore  operating  activities  in  Exploration  &
Production; and

the  Seveso  classified  industrial  sites  (upper  and  lower  threshold)
and  their  equivalents  outside  the  EU  (excluding  Exploration  &
Production).

This  approach  first  sets  out  an  analysis  of  the  risks  related  to  the
Group’s  industrial  operations  based  on  incident  scenarios  for  which
the  probability  of  occurrence  and  the  severity  of  the  consequences
are assessed.

Second, based on these parameters, a prioritization matrix is used to
determine  whether  further  measures  are  needed  in  addition  to
compliance with the Group’s standards and local regulations. These
mainly  include  preventive  measures  but  can  also  include  mitigation
measures.

The management of major risks also hinges on:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

staff training and raising awareness;

a coherent event reporting and indicators system;

systematic, structured event analysis, particularly to learn lessons
in terms of design and operation;

regularly tested contingency plans and measures.

In  terms  of  monitoring  indicators,  the  Group  reports  the  number  of
Tier  1  and  Tier  2  events  as  defined  by  the  API  and  the  IOGP.  A
significant reduction in the number of losses of primary containment
was  observed  in  comparison  to  2016.  In  addition  to  the  103  Tier  1
and Tier 2 operational events indicated in the table below, the Group
recorded two Tier 1 events and one Tier 2 event due to sabotage or
theft in 2017.

Loss of primary containment(a)

2017

2016

2015

Loss of primary containment (Tier 1)

Loss of primary containment (Tier 2)

28

75

38

101

51

111

5

Loss of primary containment (Tier 1
and 2)

(a)

Excluding acts of sabotage and theft.

103

139

162

In  accordance  with  industry best  practices,  TOTAL  also  monitors
accidental  liquid hydrocarbon  spills  of  more  than  one  barrel.  Spills
that  exceed  a  predetermined  severity  threshold  (in  terms  of  volume
spilled, toxicity of the product in question or sensitivity of the natural
environment  affected)  are  reviewed  on  a  monthly  basis  and  annual
statistics  are  sent 
the  Group  Performance  Management
Committee.  All  spills  are  followed  by  corrective  actions  aimed  at
returning the environment to its original state as quickly as possible.

to 

Accidental hydrocarbon spills(a)

2017(b)

2016

Number of hydrocarbon spills

Total volume of hydrocarbon spills 
(thousands of m3)

 60

0.5 

73

0.9

2015

128

1.4

(a)
(b)

Accidental spills with an environmental impact and of more than one barrel.
In 2017, the indicator perimeter was reviewed to exclude spills due to 
sabotage done by a third party. 

In addition, the Group has set up a crisis management process with a
dedicated organization (also refer to point 3.3.3.1 of chapter 3) and a
crisis  management  center  at  the  head  office  to  enable  the
management  of  two  simultaneous  crises.  As  part  of  this  process,
TOTAL  regularly  trains  in  crisis  management  on  the  basis  of  risk
scenarios identified through analyses.

In particular, the Group has response plans and procedures in place
in  the  event  of  a  hydrocarbon  leak  or  spill.  For  accidental  spills  that
reach  the  surface,  oil  spill  contingency  plans  are  regularly  reviewed
and  tested  during  exercises.  These  plans  are  specific  to  each
company  or  site  and  are  adapted  to  their  structure,  activities  and
environment while complying with Group recommendations.

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Oil spill preparedness

2017

2016

2015

Number of sites whose risk analysis 
identified at least one risk of major 
accidental pollution to surface water

Proportion of those sites with an 
operational oil spill contingency plan

Proportion of those sites that have 
performed at least one oil spill 
response exercise during the year

124 

141

167

92%(a)

99%

98%

95% 

89%(b)

98%

(a)

(b)

Decrease in 2017 compared to 2016 corresponds mainly to an affiliate whose
global plan is currently being revised to intégrate an asset in production  since
2017.
Decrease  in  2016  compared  to  2015  corresponds  mainly  to  three  affiliates
which postponed their exercises to 2017.

In the event of accidental pollution, the Group companies can call on
in-house  human  and  material  resources  (Fast  Oil  Spill  Team,  FOST)
and  benefit  from  assistance  agreements with  the  main  third-party
organizations specialized in the management of hydrocarbon spills.

Subsea  capping  and  subsea  containment  equipment  has  been
installed at different points of the world (South Africa, Brazil, Norway

5.2.2.3

Environmental footprint

and Singapore) since 2014 in order to provide solutions that can be
deployed rapidly in the event of oil or gas eruptions in deep offshore
drilling operations. This equipment was developed by a group of nine
oil  companies,  including  TOTAL,  and  is  managed  by  Oil  Spill
Response  Ltd (OSRL),  a  cooperative  dedicated  to  the  response  to
marine  pollution  by  hydrocarbons.  TOTAL  has  also  designed  and
developed  its  own  “Subsea  Emergency  Response  System”  to  stop
potential  eruptions  in  drilling  or  production  operations  as  quickly  as
possible.  Since  2015,  equipment  has  been  installed  in  Angola,  then
the  Republic  of  the  Congo,  potentially  covering  the entire  Gulf  of
Guinea region.

With regard to shipping, the Group has an internal policy setting out
the rules for selecting vessels. These rules are based on the OCIMF
recommendations.  This  organization  manages  the  Ship  Inspection
Report (SIRE) Program, and promotes best practices in oil shipping.
TOTAL  charters  vessels  at the  highest  international  standards  for
shipping  hydrocarbons  and  the  average  of  the  fleet  of  TOTAL’s
Shipping division is approximately seven years.

Similarly, internal rules define the centralized process for the selection
of inlnad waterway barges. This process is also based on the OCIMF
Barge Inspection Questionnaire, an integral part of the SIRE, and on
the European Barge Inspection Scheme in Europe.

TOTAL implements an active policy of avoiding, reducing, managing
and monitoring the environmental footprint of its operations. As part
of this policy, emissions are identified and quantified by environment
(water,  air  and  soil)  so  that  appropriate measures  can  be  taken  to
better control them.

Water, air

The Group’s operations generate emissions into the atmosphere from
combustion  plants  and the  various  conversion  processes  and
discharges into wastewater. In addition to complying with applicable
legislation, the Group’s companies actively pursue a policy aimed at
reducing emissions. Sites use various reduction systems that include
organizational  measures  (such  as using  predictive  models  to control
peaks  in  SO2  emissions  based  on  weather  forecast  data  and  the
improvement  of  combustion  processes  management,  etc.)  and
technical  measures  (wastewater  treatment  plants,  using  low  NOx
burners and electrostatic dedusters, etc.).

Chronic emissions into the 
atmosphere
(excluding GHG)

SO2 emissions (kt)
NOx emissions (kt)

2017

2016

2015

44 

68 

49

75

59

82

In  2010,  SO2  emissions  totaled  99 kt,  and  the  target  for  2020  is  to
remain  below  49.5 kt,  a  level  reached  in  2016.  The  improvment  in
2017 in linked to the  shutdown of la Mède refinery (France).

Discharged water quality

2017

2016

2015

Hydrocarbon content of offshore 
water discharges (in mg/l)

% of sites that meet the target for the 
quality of offshore discharges 
(30 mg/l)

Hydrocarbon content of onshore 
water discharges (in mg/l)

% of sites that meet the target for the 
quality of onshore discharges 
(15 mg/l)

17,7 

17.2

19.4

100%(a) 

100%(a)

100%(a)

2.4 

3.2

3.7

100% 

100%

97%

(a)

Alwynn site (United Kingdom) excluded, as its produced water discharges are 
discontinuous, only occur during the maintenance periods of the water 
reinjection system and are subject to a specific regulatory authorization.

The improvement in the quality of onshore water discharges in 2017
is  linked  to  a  continous  improvment  of  discharges  quality  at  Djeno
Terminal (Republic of the Congo) and Tunu site (Indonesia).

Soil

The risks of soil pollution related to TOTAL’s operations come mainly
from accidental spills (refer to point 5.2.2.2 of this chapter) and waste
storage (refer to point 5.2.2.4 of this chapter).

The  Group’s  approach  to  preventing  and  controlling  these  types  of
pollution is based on four cornerstones:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

preventing  leaks,  by  implementing  industry  best  practices  in
engineering, operations and transport;

carrying  out  maintenance  at  appropriate  intervals  to  minimize  the
risk of leaks;

overall  monitoring  of  the  environment  to  identify  any  soil  and
groundwater pollution;

controlling  pollution 
containment and reduction or elimination operations.

from  previous  activities  by  means  of

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In  addition,  a  Group  directive  defines  the  following  minimum
requirements:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

systematic  identification  of  each  site’s  environmental  and  health
impacts related to possible soil and groundwater contamination;

assessment  of  soil  and  groundwater  contamination  based  on
various  factors  (extent  of  pollution  inside  or  outside  the  site’s
boundaries, nature and concentrations of pollutants, presence of a
vector that could allow the pollution to migrate, use of the land and
groundwater in and around the site); and

management  of  health  or  environmental  impacts  identified  based
on  the  use  of  the  site  (current  or  future,  if  any)  and  the  risk
the  World  Health
recommended  by 
acceptability  criteria 
Organization (WHO) and the Group.

Lastly, decommissioned Group facilities (i.e., chemical plants, service
stations,  mud  pits  or  lagoons  resulting  from  hydrocarbon  extraction
operations,  wasteland  on  the  site  of  decommissioned  refinery  units,
etc.)  impact  the  landscape  and  may,  despite  all  the  precautions
taken, be sources of chronic or accidental pollution. TOTAL has a site
remediation policy with the aim to, in agreement with the authorities;

5.2.2.4

Circular economy

allow new operations to be set up once the future use of the land has
been  determined.  These  remediation  operations  are  conducted  by
the  Group’s  specialized  entities.  In  2017,  TOTAL  developed  and
patented  a  soil  depollution  technology,  using  only  solar  energy  from
SunPower  photovoltaic  panels,  that  is  mobile  and  can  be  remotely
controlled.  The  Group’s  provisions 
the
environment  and  site  remediation  are  detailed  in  Note 12  to  the
Consolidated Financial Statements (point 8.7 of chapter 8).

the  protection  of 

for 

Nuisances

The nuisances resulting from TOTAL’s operations, including sound or
odor nuisances or the result of vibrations or road, sea or river traffic,
are monitored at the Group’s main industrial sites.

Monitoring  systems  can  be  put  in  place  (sound  level  measurements
at  the  site  perimeter  or  networks  of  “noses”  to  determine  the  origin
and intensity of odors, like around the Donges platform in France). In
addition,  most  sites  have  a  system  for  receiving  and  handling
residents’ complaints, with the aim of gaining a clearer insight into the
different types of nuisances and minimizing them.

5

TOTAL  announced  in  February 2017  a  circular  economy  action  plan
covering  the  2017-2020  period  which  comprises  five  commitments
(purchasing,  waste,  new  ranges  of  polymers,  solarization  of  service
stations and improvement of energy efficiency).

Waste prevention and management

A  Group  directive  sets  out  the  minimum  requirements  related  to
waste  management.  It  is  carried  out  in  four  basic  stages:  waste
identification (technical and regulatory); waste storage (soil protection
and  discharge management);  waste  traceability,  from  production
through  to  disposal  (e.g.,  notes,  logs,  statements);  and  waste
treatment,  with  technical  and  regulatory  knowledge  of the  relevant
processes, under the site’s responsibility.

The  Group’s  companies  are  also  focused  on  controlling  the  waste
produced at every stage in their operations. This approach is based
on the following four principles, listed in decreasing order of priority:

1.  reducing  waste  at  source  by  designing  products  and  processes
that  generate  as  little  waste  as  possible,  as  well  as  minimizing  the
quantity of waste produced by the Group’s operations;

2.  reusing  products  for  a  similar  purpose  in  order  to  prevent  them
from becoming waste;

3. recycling residual waste; and

4. recovering energy, wherever possible, from non-recycled products.

On  its  sites,  TOTAL  deploys  programs  to  valorize  (recycling  and
valorization) more than half of the Group’s waste. Moreover, TOTAL is
especially  committed  to  managing  and  treating  waste  classified  as
hazardous.  Due  to  its  nature,  hazardous  waste  is  mainly treated
outside  the  Group  by  specialized  companies,  representing  178 kt  in
2017, compared to 187 kt in 2016 and 202 kt in 2015. 

Waste treatment processes

Recycling and/or valorization

Landfill

Others 
(incineration, biotreatment, etc.)

2017

52% 

24% 

2016

58%

18%

2015

55%

14%

25% 

24%

31%

The  evolution  of  the  valorization  rate  is  due  to  the  excavation  of
97.5 kt  of  unpolluted  soil  as  part  of  the  Port  Arthur  ethane  cracker
project. These exceptional non-hazardous wastes have been used as
a cover for a waste storage facility and are considered by regulation
to not be valorized.

By  way  of  example,  in  2017,  the  Normandy  platform  in  France
launched a program to recover the sludge from water decarbonation
in  the  form  of  liming  materials  for  acid  soil.  The  Antwerp  platform  in
Belgium launched a project to recover gases from refining, previously
used as fuel, as raw materials for the petrochemical units.

In  2017,  all  the  Refining  &  Chemicals  segment’s  plastic  production
sites  worldwide  also  joined  the  CleanSweep®  program,  which  aims
to  achieve  zero  loss  of  plastic  pellets  in  handling  operations.  Clean
Sweep® (OCS) is an international program that aims to avoid losses
of  plastic  pellets  during  handling  operations  by  the  players  in  the
plastics  industry,  so  that  they  are  not  disseminated  into  the  aquatic
environment.

The  Group  is  also  contributing  to the circular  economy  through  its
involvement in the development of channels for the recycling of used
oil  and  photovoltaic  panels.  TOTAL  has  developed  processes  that
allow up to 50% of recycled plastics (polyethylene and polystyrene) to
be  incorporated  in  the  production  of  plastics.  In  2017,  TOTAL
received  Plastics  Europe’s  award  for  “Innovative  materials”  for  the
production of bottles made from recycled polyethylene.

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Sustainable use of resources

Fresh water
The  nature  of  the  Group’s  activities,  and  mainly  those  of  Refining  &
Chemicals,  and  to  a  lesser  extent  those  of  the  Exploration  &
Production,  Gas,  Renewables  &  Power  segments,  is  such  that  they
have  an  impact  on,  and  are  dependent  on,  water  resources.  This  is
especially  true  when  the  activity  is  located  in  an  environment  that  is
sensitive in terms of water resources.

TOTAL is aware of these challenges and takes water resources into
account in its guidelines and operations:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

in the Safety Health Environment Quality Charter, which states that
“TOTAL controls  its  use  of  natural  resources,  etc.”,  in  particular
water, which is an important natural resource; and

in  its  approach  to  water,  set  within  the  Group’s  environmental
framework,  which incorporates  the  following  core  principles  for
action:

1.  identification  of  priority  sites  that  are  sensitive  in  terms of  water
resources,

2. global management of risks to and impacts on water resources in
the Environmental Management System, and

3. monitoring and integration of changes in this area, especially those
associated  with  climate  change, 
its  stakeholders,
partnerships and R&D.

through 

To  determine  which  facilities  are  most  affected  by  the  availability  of
fresh  water,  TOTAL  monitors  its  water  withdrawals  and  discharges
across all of its sites.

TOTAL identifies the levels of risk of its sites that withdraw more than
500,000 m3 per year and are located in areas potentially exposed to
water  resource  risks,  using  the  Local  Water  Tool  (LWT)  from  the
Global  Environmental  Management  Initiative  (GEMI).  This  tool  also
helps  to  guide  the  actions  taken  to  mitigate  these  risks  in  order  to
make optimal use of water resources on these sites.

The  sites  operated  by  the  Group  are  not  particularly  exposed  to
hydric  risk.  25 sites  were  affected  at  the  end  of  2017,  the  level  of
water  risk  was  assessed  on  17  priority  Group  sites  (11  Refining  &
Chemicals,  4  Exploration  &  Production,  2  Gas,  Renewables  &
Power).  These  assessments  will  gradually  be  extended  to  include
other  current  high  priority  sites,  of  which  8  have  been  identified.
Depending on the nature of the hydric risks and their impacts, a plan
to  optimize  the  use  of  water  resources  or  of  specific  water-related
actions may be drawn up.

In  2017,  approximately  80%  of  the  fresh  water  withdrawals  were
taken  from  the  Refining  &  Chemicals  segment.  At  refineries  and
petrochemicals sites, water is mainly used to produce steam and for
cooling units. Increasing recycling and replacing water cooling with air
cooling,  such  as  at  the  Normandy  (France)  and  Antwerp  (Belgium)
refineries, are TOTAL’s preferred approaches for reducing fresh water
withdrawals. 

Elsewhere,  in  Exploration  &  Production  operations,  reinjecting  water
extracted along with hydrocarbons (known as produced water) back

into  the  original  reservoir  is  one  of  the  methods  used  to  maintain
reservoir  pressure.  The  specifications  in  force  in  the  Group  stipulate
that this option be prioritized over other methods.

The water used on sites producing photovoltaic panels must be very
pure. These sites consume a lot of fresh water, which is the reason
why  they  were  included  in  the  Group’s  LWT  initiative  in  2017.  In
2018, the reuse of water will be investigated on one of these sites.

The  Group  R&D  program  for  water  management  is  looking  into  the
various aspects of the protection and recovery of water resources. By
way  of  example,  studies  were  made  of  the  reuse  of  water  on  the
Gonfreville petrochemicals site as part of the E4Water program using
the  water  re-use  tool  developed  by  TOTAL’s  R&D  department.  This
tool uses the life cycle analysis to define a reuse for water that entails
the best forms of recovery, from the societal, economic and technical
perspectives.  Finally,  the  development  of  technical  solutions  well
adapted  to  the  challenges,  such  as  the  recently  patented  BIOMEM
process,  significantly  improve  the  performance  of  the  biological
treatments used, especially on production water.

The Group works with a number of professional organizations, such
as  the  IPIECA,  the  CONCAWE(1)  and  the  EpE(2),  and,  more  locally,
with  the  GIZ(3)  in  Uganda,  on  a  water resource  sanitary  with  local
communities. The Group’s indicators relating to water generally follow
the IPIECA framework. The main indicator is aggregate withdrawals.

Water-related indicator

2017

2016

2015

Fresh water withdrawals excluding 
cooling water 
(million m3)

113 

120

118

The decrease in water withdrawals between 2016 and 2017 is mainly
due  to  the  shutdown  of  la  Mède  refinery  (France)  et  a  major
turnaround at Carville petrochemical site (USA).

Soil
TOTAL  uses  the  ground  surface  that  it  needs  to  safely  conduct  its
industrial  operations  and,  in  2017,  did  not  make  extensive  use  of
ground  surfaces  that  could  substantially  conflict  with  various  natural
ecosystems or agriculture.

For open-pit oil sands mining projects, TOTAL strives to ensure that
environmental issues are managed by the operator, in particular with
regard to the reclamation of affected soils.

TOTAL  has  set  up  a  working  group  to  look  into  the  conditions  and
the  impacts  of  supplies  of  vegetable  oil  to  the  La  Mède  biorefinery,
which is due to start up in mid-2018.

Raw materials
Hydrocarbons, the Group’s main raw material, are a form of energy.
Losses of this raw material are divided mainly into 4 categories: gas
flaring (point 5.2.3.4 of this chapter); cold venting (point 5.2.3.4 of this
chapter); hydrocarbons discharged in low quantities through aqueous
effluents, which amounted to 625 t in 2017; and accidental oil spills
(point 5.2.2.2  of  this  chapter).  These  raw  material  losses  remain
negligible with respect to the Group’s production in 2017.

(1)
(2)
(3)

Environmental Science for the European Refining Industry.
Entreprises pour l’environnement.
Gesellschaft für industrielle Zusammenarbeit.

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5.2.2.5

Protecting biodiversity and ecosystems

Due  to  their  nature,  the  Group’s  activities,  and  particularly  its
Exploration & Production activities, may be located in sensitive natural
environments. TOTAL’s operations can therefore have an impact on
ecosystems and their biodiversity.

TOTAL conducts sensitivity and impact analyses for the development
of all its projects. A biodiversity action plan is developed for operated
production  sites  located  in  the  most  sensitive  protected  areas,
corresponding to the UICN I to IV or Ramsar categories.

TOTAL  is  aware  of  these  challenges  and  takes  biodiversity  and
ecosystems into account in its guidelines and operations:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

in  the  Safety  Health  Environment  Quality  Charter,  which  specifies
that  TOTAL  “is  committed  to  managing  (…)  its  use  of  natural
resources and its impact on biodiversity” and ecosystems;

in the biodiversity approach, set within the Group’s environmental
framework,  which incorporates  the  following  core  principles  for
action:

–

–

–

–

–

1.  deploy 
the  mitigation  hierarchy  “avoid-mitigate-
compensate”: TOTAL applies this approach for the duration of
its  projects’  lifecycle  to  minimize  the  impact  of  its  activities  on
biodiversity,

2. take into consideration the sensitivity of ecosystems: In
the  course  of  its  business,  TOTAL  identifies  and  takes  into
account  the  diversity  and  sensitivity  of  various  environments  in
terms of biodiversity,

3.  manage  biodiversity:  TOTAL  incorporates  the  biodiversity
impact  and 
its  environmental
management  systems  and  refers  to  good  practices  within  the
industry,

risk  management 

into 

4. report: TOTAL reports to its stakeholders on its biodiversity
performance,

5. improve knowledge of biodiversity: TOTAL participates in
the  improvement  of  knowledge  of  biodiversity  and  ecosystems
as well as managing the stakes involved, through R&D initiatives
taken  with  local  and  international  partners  and professional
associations.

The  Group  made  a  commitment  not  to  engage  in  oil  and  gas
exploration  or  extraction  operations  at  natural  sites  included  on  the
UNESCO  World  Heritage  List  of  June 4,  2013.  In  the  Democratic
Republic  of  the  Congo,  TOTAL  made  the  commitment  to  not  carry
out any exploration activity in the Virunga National Park, partly located
in Block III of the Graben Albertine. The Group publishes the list of its
licenses  in  the  Arctic  zone  on  its  web  site,  and  TOTAL  does  not
conduct  any  exploration  activities  of  oil  fields  under  sea  ice  in  the
Arctic.

5

The  biodiversity  action  plan  developed  in  2015  for  Djeno  in  the
Republic  of the  Congo  is  currently  being  deployed.  A  second  plan
had  been  developed  on  the  Atora  site  in  Gabon,  which  was  sold  in
2017. Other plans will be developed in the short term, in particular in
Italy  (the  Tempa  Rossa  project),  or  in  the  medium  term,  in  Uganda
(the  Tilenga  project),  in  Tanzania  (the  EACOP  project)  and  in  Papua
New Guinea (the PAPUA LNG project).

In  addition  to  applying  the  general  principles  of  the  Group’s
biodiversity  policy,  TOTAL  has  agreed  to  meet  the  performance
standards of the International Finance Corporation (IFC, World Bank)
for its Tilenga, Papua LNG and EACOP projects, in order to take the
particularly sensitive biodiversity of certain sites into consideration. In
this respect, TOTAL can set itself a target of a net gain in biodiversity
due to the possible impacts of these projects on critical habitats, by
adopting 
the  “Avoid-Mitigate-Compensate”  approach,  and  by
in
avoiding  wherever  possible.  Teams  manned  by  specialists 
biodiversity  and  ecosystem  services  have  been  formed  to  focus  on
societal matters and the environment. For the most sensitive projects,
like  the  one  in  Uganda,  for  example,  “Biodiversity  and  means  of
subsistence”  committees  have  been  set  up  with  external
stakeholders  from  national  and  international  organizations,  who  are
specialized  in  the protection  of  nature  and  relations  between
communities  and  the  wild  fauna.  These  committees  are  tasked  with
ensuring  that  best  practices  are  properly  implemented  by  TOTAL  in
its  operations,  so  that  it  achieves  its  targets  of  net  gains  in
biodiversity,  which  are  currently  one  of  the  best  biodiversity
management practices.

Program’s  World 

The Group actively contributes to the development of best practices
related  to  biodiversity  and  ecosystem  management  in  the  extractive
industry  through  its  partnerships  with  IPIECA,  the  Cross-Sector
Biodiversity  Initiative  (which  brings  together  the  Equator  Principles
signatory banks and the mining and oil industries), the United Nations
Environment 
Conservation  Monitoring
(UNEP-WCMC)  and  other  work  groups  on  biodiversity  bringing
together  stakeholders  from  beyond  the  private  sector,  such  as  the
Business  and  Biodiversity  Offset  Program  (BBOP),  which  includes
international  NGOs,  governments,  universities,  the  World  Bank,  etc.
In France, TOTAL continues its partnership with the Fondation pour la
Recherche  sur  la  Biodiversité  (Foundation  for  biodiversity  research)
and the Centre Vétérinaire de la Faune Sauvage et des Ecosystèmes
des Pays de la Loire (France).

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5.2.3

Climate change

The  Group’s  strategy  incorporates  the  challenges  of  climate  change
and  adopts the  International  Energy  Agency’s  (IEA)  Sustainable
Development  Scenario  (2°),  which  is  compatible  with  limiting  global
warming to 2°C, as its reference framework. TOTAL’s challenge is to
increase  access  to  affordable  energy  to  satisfy  the  needs  of  a
growing  population,  while  providing  concrete  solutions  to  help  limit
the effects of climate change and supplying its clients with an energy
mix featuring a progressively decreasing carbon intensity.

TOTAL focuses its action around the following priority areas:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

developing  natural  gas  as  the  primary  energy  source  due  to  its
lower carbon intensity among fossil energies;

given the carbon budget allocated in a 2°C scenario, selecting and
developing  hydrocarbon  projects  based  on  their  economic  merit
order, which incorporates their resistance to low price scenarios;

developing  the  solar  energy  offer  as  the  renewable  energy  of
choice in the evolution of the energy mix, as well as the production
of biofuels from biomass;

improving  the  energy  efficiency  of  the  Group’s  facilities,  products
and services, and maintaining efforts to reduce direct emissions of
greenhouse gases (GHG);

increasing access to more sustainable energy, for as many people
as  possible,  particularly  by  means  of  innovative  solar  energy
solutions;

stimulating  initiatives  in  the  oil  and  gas  sector  and  supporting  the
implementation of an international framework on climate.

The role of gas

5.2.3.1
The  percentage  of  natural  gas  in  the  Group’s  production  rose  from
approximately  35%  in  2005  to  nearly  48%  in  2017,  and,  taking
account  of  market  developments  in  particular, this  percentage  is
expected to increase over the coming years.

In  2016,  the  Group  acquired  the  Belgian  company  Lampiris  in  line
with the goal to expand over the entire gas value chain until the end
customer.  Within  a  few  years,  Lampiris  became  the  third-largest(1)
supplier  of  natural  gas,  green  power  and energy  services  (e.g.,
insulation,  boiler  maintenance,  wood  and  pellets  for  heating,  smart
thermostats,  etc.)  in  the  Belgian  market  and  is  starting  to  extend  its
business  in  France.  In  October 2017,  TOTAL  also  launched  its  new
Total  Spring  natural  gas  and  green  electricity  offer  for  private
individuals in France. This offer aims to quickly win over three million
customers.

In  November 2017,  the  Group  signed  an  agreement  with  Engie
relating to the planned acquisition of its portfolio of upstream liquefied
natural gas (LNG) assets. This portfolio includes stakes in liquefaction

plants, and in particular an interest in the Cameron LNG project in the
United States, long-term LNG sale and purchase agreements, a fleet
of  LNG  tankers  and  access  rights  to  regasification  terminals  in
Europe.  The  acquisition  of  Engie’s  upstream  LNG  business  offered
TOTAL an opportunity to speed up its integrated gas chain strategy.

The Group believes in the essential role of natural gas as one of the
solutions to climate change issues. Replacing coal with natural gas at
power plants could help reduce worldwide CO2 emissions by 5 Bt/y,
i.e.,  approximately  10%  of  world  emissions(2).  Strengthening  the
position of gas in the energy mix must however be accompanied by a
greater  focus  on  control  of  methane  emissions.  To  preserve  the
advantage  that  gas  offers  in  terms  of  GHG  emissions  compared  to
coal  for  electricity  generation,  it  is  necessary  to  strictly  reduce  the
methane  emissions  associated  with 
the  production  and
transportation of gas.

TOTAL’s  methane  emissions  specifically  associated  with  gas
production are less than 0.5% of the Group’s marketed operated gas
production.  Improving  measurement  of  these  emissions  and  their
reduction is a priority for TOTAL in terms of environmental impact.

On  this  basis,  since  2014  the  Group  has  been  a  member  of  the
partnership  between  governments  and  industrial  companies  for  the
improvement of tools to measure and control methane emissions set
up  by  the  Climate  and  Clean  Air  Coalition  and  promoted  by  UN
Environment  and  the  non-profit  organization  Environmental  Defense
Fund.  The  Group  also  took  several  actions  as  part  of  the  Oil  &  Gas
Climate Initiative (refer to point 5.2.3.6 of this chapter) and signed the
guiding principles on the reduction of methane emissions by the gas
value chain(3).

Project selection

5.2.3.2
In its strategy for growth, TOTAL prioritizes its projects by focusing on
assets  with  moderate  production  and  processing  costs,  while
respecting the highest safety and environment standards. 

to  climate  change 

Furthermore,  the  Group  ensures  sustainability  of  its  projects  and
long-term  strategy  relative 
the
incorporation into financial evaluations of its investments submitted to
the Executive Committee a long-term CO2 price of $30 to $40 per ton
(depending  on  the  crude  price),  or  the  current  CO2  price  if  this  is
higher in a given country. This price is consistent with promoting gas
over  coal  in  power  generation  and  encouraging  investment  in
research on low-carbon technologies.

issues  by 

Moreover,  with  respect  to  coal,  the  Group  ceased  all  production
activity in 2015 and all marketing activity in 2016. In 2016, the Group
withdrew from a project involving construction of a coal-based facility,
coal-to-olefins, in China.

(1)
(2)
(3)

Company data.
Source: IEA.
Signatory companies: BP, Statoil, Eni, Shell, ExxonMobil, TOTAL, Repsol, Wintershall.

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5.2.3.3
For  some  15 years,  TOTAL  has  been  committed  to  developing
renewable energies.

Solar  power  is  the Group’s  preferred  area  of  development.  These
activities are owned by the Gas, Renewables & Power segment and
are presented in point 2.2 of chapter 2.

This  segment  is  also  present  in  energy  storage  through  its  Saft
Groupe  subsidiary,  specialized  in  high-technology  batteries,  which
are essential to the development of intermittent renewables.

In  parallel,  in November 2016,  the  Marketing  &  Services  segment
launched a five-year program to equip 5,000 service stations across
the  world  with  photovoltaic  panels,  including  800  in  France.  The
project  corresponds  to  an  installed  capacity  of  around  200 MW,
equivalent  to  the  electricity  used  by  a  city  with  a  population  of
200,000.

In  addition  to  solar  energy,  biomass  is  TOTAL’s  second  strategic
development  area  in  the  field  of  renewable  energies.  In  general,
biomass 
represents  approximately  10%  of  worldwide  energy
consumption  and  is  mostly  used  for  heating  or  cooking  purposes.
Biomass  is  the  only  directly  substitutable  renewable  alternative  to
fossil resources for the provision of liquid fuel for transport (biodiesel,
bioethanol,  biokerosene), 
for
chemicals  (solvents  or  polymers).  These  activities  are  owned  by  the
Refining  &  Chemicals  segment  and  are  presented  in  point 2.3.1  of
chapter 2.

lubricants  and  base  molecules 

5.2.3.4

Energy efficiency and 
ecoperformance

In its scope of activities, TOTAL has made reducing GHG emissions
one  of  its  priorities.  Since  2010,  the  Group  has  reduced  the  GHG
emissions produced by its operated activities by 30%. This reduction
entails  reducing  associated  gas 
improving  energy
efficiency.

flaring  and 

GHG emissions
(in Mt CO2 eq)(a)

Scope 1: Operated direct GHG 
emissions (100% of emissions from 
sites operated by the Group)

Scope 1: Group share of direct GHG 
emissions

Scope 2: Indirect emissions 
attributable to energy consumption 
by sites

Scope 3: Other indirect emissions
Use by customers of products sold 
for end use

2017

2016

2015

36 

50 

39

51

42

50

4 

4

4

400 

420

410

(a)

For further information on the methods involved for these indicators, refer to 
point 5.4.4.2 of this chapter.

Reducing flaring

Reducing routine flaring has been a long-standing goal of the Group,
with  a  commitment  made  in  2000  to  have  no  continuous  flaring  of
associated  gas  incorporated  into  the  design  of  its  new  projects.
Furthermore, the Group has supported the World Bank in developing
and  launching  the  Zero  Routine  Flaring  initiative  involving  oil  &  gas
companies,  producing  countries  and  international  institutions.  The
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To  ensure  progression,  an  objective  to  decrease  by  80%  has  been
defined  for  2020  compared  to  2010,  in  other  words,  to  achieve  an
average of 1.5 Mm3/d. This objective is reached in 2017.

Furthermore,  as  part  of  the  Global  Gas  Flaring Reduction  program,
TOTAL  has  worked  alongside  the  World  Bank  for  over  10 years  to
help producing countries and industrial players control routine flaring
of associated gas.

Flaring

2017

2016

2015

Global volumes of flared gas flared 
(in Mm3/d)

Including routine flaring (in Mm3/d)

5.4 

1.0 

7.1
1.7(a)

7.2
2.3(b)

(a)

(b)

Volume estimated based on data as of end of 2016, according to the new 
routine flaring definition published in June 2016 by the working group of the 
Global Gas Flaring Reduction program.
Volumes estimated based on available historical data.

The  decrease  of  the  global  flaring  is  mainly  due  to  a  significant
improve in West of Africa, particularly in Angola, where compression
upsets have been solved. 

Improving the energy efficiency of the Group’s 
facilities

One  of  the  Group’s  performance  targets  is  to  better  control  energy
consumption.  Since  the  beginning  of  2013,  a Group  directive  has
defined the requirements to be met at operated sites using more than
50,000 tons  of  oil  equivalent  per  year  of  primary  energy
(approximately  40 sites).  At  year-end  2017,  100%  of  the  concerned
sites  reported  compliance  or  had  engaged  the  actions  to  meet
compliance with this directive.

Energy  efficiency  is  a  key  factor  for  improvement  of  economic,
environmental and industrial performance. Since 2013 the Group has
used  a  Group  Energy  Efficiency Index 
its
performance  in  this  area.  It  consists  of  a  combination  of  energy
intensity ratios (ratio of net primary energy consumption to the level of
activity) per business.

(GEEI)  to  assess 

The  Group’s  objective  for  the  2010-2020  period  is  to  improve  the
energy efficiency of its operated facilities by on average 1% per year.
By  design,  the  base  value  of  the  GEEI  was  defined  as  100  in  2010
and the goal is to reach 90.4 in 2020.

Energy efficiency

2017 2016 2015

Net primary energy consumption (TWh)

137 

146

153

Group Energy Efficiency Index GEEI (base
100 in 2010)

85.7  91.0 90.8

The  achievement  of  this  objective  in  2017  is  mainly  due  to  the
significative decrease of the global gas flaring in 2017.

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is 

the  Group 

In  addition  to  the  mandatory  audits  conducted  in  Europe  as  per
the  European  Energy  Efficiency  Directive
transposition  of 
2012/27/EU, 
implementing  energy  management
systems  based  on  ISO 50001.  The  Leuna  refinery  and  the  bitumen
plant  in  Brunsbüttel  (Germany)  have  been  certified  for  several  years,
and  the  French  refining  and  petrochemicals  plants  have  been
ISO 50001  certified  since  2017.  The  Zeeland 
(the
Netherlands), in which TOTAL holds a 55% stake, was also certified
in  2017.  In  the  Marketing  &  Services  segment,  the  industrial  site  in
Brunsbüttel  (Germany)  and  the  lubricants  blending  plant  in  Dubai
(United  Arab  Emirates)  have  been  ISO 50001  certified  for  several
years.  The  blending  plant  at  Ertvelde  (Belgium)  was  audited  at  the
end  of  2017  with  a  view  to  obtaining  ISO 50001  certification.  In
France, the scope of Total Marketing France’s ISO 50001 certification
covers  179  stations,  7  oil  depots  and  2  office  buildings  housing  the
management of the Nantes and Lyon regions.

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In the coming years, the certification process will be deployed more
broadly  in  Europe  in  a  more  global  manner.  In  Exploration  &
Production,  Total  ABK  (Abu  Dhabi)  also  obtained  this  certification  in
early 2016.

TOTAL uses the most appropriate architectures and equipment and
introduces  technological  innovations.  For  example,  on  offshore
production  barges,  offshore  platforms  and  onshore  facilities,  heat
recovery  systems  at  gas  turbine  exhausts  have  been  implemented
thereby avoiding the need for furnaces or boiler systems.

Improving the environmental footprint of products 
and services

Approximately  85%  of  GHG  related  to  the  use  of  oil  and  gas  are
emitted during the customer usage phase, compared to 15% during
the production phase(1). For this reason, in addition to the measures
taken  by  TOTAL  at  its  industrial  sites,  the  Group  believes  that
improving the environmental footprint of its products is a key factor in
the fight against climate change.

The Group offers its customers solutions (products and services) for
responsible energy use. In terms of energy services, TOTAL draws in
particular  on  the  know-how  of  its  Tenag  joint  venture  in  Germany
(49%  owned)  and  BHC  Energy  in  France  acquired  in  2014.  These
service companies work mainly for European customers, as well as in
Africa  and  the Middle  East.  They  use  results  obtained  in-house  to
give industrial customers advice on improving their performance and
energy  efficiency.  In  2017,  the  Group  also  acquired  Greenflex,  in  a
move  to  speed  up  the  development  of  its  offer  on  the  energy
efficiency market.

Through  the  “Total  Ecosolutions”  program,  the  Group  is  also
developing  innovative  products  and  services  that  perform  above
market standards on the environmental front, in particular in terms of
reducing  energy  use,  GHG  emissions  and  the  impact  on  human
health.  At  year-end  2017,  93 products  and  services  bore  the  “Total
Ecosolutions”  label.  They  relate  to  a  variety  of  sectors,  including
mobility, agriculture, buildings, packaging, infrastructure and industrial
manufacturing.  Some  of  the  products  result  in  reduced  energy
consumption, such as TOTAL Excellium fuel, the TOTAL Quartz Fuel
Economy  lubricant,  and  the  Azalt®  ECO2  and  Styrelf®  ECO2  bitumen
ranges.  Others,  such  as  the  new  BioLife  range  of  special  fluids
derived  from  raw  materials  from  fully  certified  renewable  sources,
enable  a  significant  reduction  in  environmental  impact  (compared  to
the fossil equivalent).

The CO2 eq emissions avoided throughout the life cycle by the use of
“Total Ecosolutions” products and services, compared to the use of
benchmark  products  on  the  market  and  for  an  equivalent  level  of
service,  are  measured  annually  based  on  sales  volumes.  This
represented 1.85 Mt CO2 eq in 2017.

In  addition  to  its  efforts  on  facilities  and  solutions  offered  to  its
customers,  since  2012  the  Group  has  provided  support  for  its
employees  in  France  on  improving  the  energy  efficiency  of  their
homes through advice and help with the necessary investment. Since
this  offer  was  launched,  the  Group  has  helped  about  2,600  energy
renovation operations.

In November 2017, TOTAL signed an agreement with the Fondation
GoodPlanet, 
the
implementation of a program to neutralize the carbon emissions from
air travel by Group employees, over a 10-year period. This project will

chaired  by  Yann  Arthus-Bertrand, 

for 

(1)

Source: IPCC and IEA.

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avoid 50,000 t of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere per year. It will
entail the creation and operation of 8,400 biodigesters in India.

Progressing in carbon capture, usage and storage 
technologies

The  development  of  carbon  capture,  utilization  and  storage
technologies  (CCUS)  has  been  a  long-standing  Group  commitment,
in  particular  through  its  Lacq  pilot  project  conducted  from  2010  to
2013  (oxy-combustion  capture  and  storage  in  a  depleted  reservoir).
The  Group  systematically  studies  opportunities  to  re-inject  the  CO2
contained  in  the  deposits  it  exploits  and  is  looking  at  use  of  CO2  to
improve  hydrocarbon  recovery.  Building  on  these  experiences,
TOTAL  believes  it  is  important  to  continue  its  R&D  efforts  in  various
fields  including  maturity  of  capture  technologies,  availability  and
location of storage capacities, CO2 usage, technical feasibility on the
scale  needed  and  reducing  costs  of  technologies.  With  this  goal  in
mind, TOTAL intends to devote up to 10% of its R&D investments to
CCUS and has initiated work alongside its peers, within the Oil & Gas
Climate Initiative, on the issues of marketability, capture technologies
and world storage capacities.

In  October 2017,  Statoil,  Shell  and  TOTAL  entered  a  partnership
agreement  to  develop  a CO2  storage  project  on  the  Norwegian
continental  plate.  The  project  is  one  of  the  initiatives  taken  by  the
Norwegian  authorities  to  develop  Carbon  Capture  and  Storage  in
Norway on an industrial scale.

Access to energy

5.2.3.5
Since  2010,  almost  50  Group  subsidiaries  have  been  part  of  the
“Total  Access  to  Energy”  program,  a  source  of  initiatives  for
identifying and testing solutions that facilitate access to energy for the
poorest populations.

The World Bank estimate for the number of people without access to
electricity  has  exceeded  1 billion.  In  2011,  as  part  of  its  access  to
energy  program,  TOTAL 
launched  a  commercial  offer  of
decentralized  energy  solutions  for  the  populations  of  emerging
countries, mainly in Africa.

First launched in four pilot countries in 2011, TOTAL’s solar solutions
for access to energy were distributed in 45 countries by 2017. By the
end  of  2017,  2.3 million  lamps  and  solar  kits  had  been  sold,
improving  the  day-to-day  lives  of  nearly  10 million  people.  The
distribution  channels  used  are  both  TOTAL’s  traditional  networks
(service stations) and “last mile” networks built with local partners to
bring these solutions to isolated areas. Reseller networks are then set
up  and  economic  programs  developed  with  the  support  of  external
partners to recruit and train young solar resellers.

is  based  on 

The  model 
innovative  partnerships  with  various
stakeholders: in 2017, approximately 50 business partnerships were
launched  with  such  varied  stakeholders  as  NGOs,  development
agencies,  professional  customers  (retailers,  TOTAL  key  account
customers,  etc.),  telecommunications  operators  or 
international
organizations.

The Group’s goal is to further develop this program and reach out to
25 million people in Africa by 2020 on a continent that is at the core
of TOTAL’s global strategy.

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5.2.3.6

Sector initiatives and international 
framework

In 2014, TOTAL decided to join the call of the UN Global Compact,
which  encourages  companies  to  consider  a  CO2  price  internally  and
publicly  support  the  importance  of  such  a  price  via  regulation
mechanisms suited to the local context. TOTAL is also working with
the  World  Bank  as  part  of  the  Carbon  Pricing  Leadership  Coalition
(CPLC).  In  particular,  TOTAL  advocates  the  emergence  of  a
balanced,  progressive  international  agreement  that  prevents  the
distortion  of  competition  between  industries  or  regions  of  the  world.
Drawing attention to future constraints on GHG emissions is crucial to
changing the energy mix. TOTAL therefore encourages the setting of
a worldwide price for each ton of carbon emitted, while ensuring fair
treatment of “sectors exposed to carbon leakage” (as defined by the
EU). To this end, six oil & gas industry leaders, including the Group’s
Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer,  called  for  the  setting  up  of
carbon  pricing  mechanisms  at  the  UN  Framework  Convention  on
Climate Change in June 2015. In June 2017, TOTAL also became a
founder  member  of  the  Climate  Leadership  Council,  an  initiative
launched  mainly  by  businesses,  but  also  by  personalities,  to
demonstrate  the  importance  of  finding  solutions  to  the  climate
challenge that will support the economy and protect the environment.

Substituting  coal  with  gas  in  the  electricity-generating  sector  is  one
fastest and cheapest way of reducing worldwide CO2 emissions. This
solution is immediately available and offers the necessary flexibility to
electric  networks,  supplementing  intermittent  energies.  As  a  result,
TOTAL  supports  standards  that 
impose  emission  ceilings  on
electricity generation, such as those in force in the United Kingdom.

In 2014, TOTAL was actively involved in launching and developing the
Oil  &  Gas  Climate  Initiative  (OGCI),  a  global  industry  partnership.  At
year-end  2017,  this  initiative  involved  10  major  international  energy
players.  Its  purpose  is  to  share  experiences,  advance  technological
solutions  and  catalyze  meaningful  action  in  order  to  assist  the
evolution  of the  energy  mix  in  a  manner  that  takes  into  account

climate change issues. In 2016, the OGCI announced the creation of
a one-billion-dollar investment fund over 10 years. This OGCI Climate
Investments  fund  will  finance  startups  and  projects  demonstrating
high  potential  in  terms  of reducing  greenhouse  gas  emissions.  In
October 2017,  OGCI  Climate 
first
investments  in  CCUS  and  energy  efficiency  in  transport.  The  OGCI
also  announced  its  ambition  to  aim  for  almost  zero  methane
emissions.

Investments  announced 

its 

TOTAL is the technical partner of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition
(a $1 billion fund), and in this capacity should help identify investment
priorities and evaluate viable technologies.

TOTAL  also  actively  participates  in  the  debate  on  climate  issues,
thanks to its partnerships with key stakeholders. For example, TOTAL
funds  research  programs  in  France  conducted  by  the  ADEME,
Paris-Saclay  and  the  Climate  Economics  Chair  at  Paris-Dauphine
University, as well as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
in  the  United  States.  Lastly,  TOTAL  offers  training  and  makes
presentations  at  several  universities,  thereby  taking  part  in  the
debate.

5.2.3.7
Adapting to climate change
The Group ensures that it assesses the vulnerability of its facilities to
climate hazards so that the consequences do not affect the integrity
of  the  facilities,  or  the  safety  or people.  More  generally,  natural
hazards  (climate-related  risks  as  well  as  seismic,  tsunami,  soil
strength and other risks) are taken into account in the conception of
industrial facilities, which are designed to withstand both normal and
extreme conditions. The Group carries out a systematic assessment
of the possible repercussions of climate change on its future projects.
These  analyses  include  a  review  by  type  of  risk  (e.g.,  sea  level,
storms,  temperature,  permafrost)  and  take  into  account  the  lifespan
of  the  projects  and  their  capacity  to  gradually  adapt.  These  internal
studies  have  not  identified  any  facilities  that  cannot  withstand  the
consequences of climate change known today.

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5.2.4

TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures)

In  June 2017,  the  TCFD  (Task  Force  on  Climate-related  Financial
Disclosures)  of  the  G20’s  Financial  Stability  Board  published  its  final
recommendations on information pertaining to climate to be released
by companies. These recommendations include additional details for
certain sectors, such as energy.

After analyzing the final report, TOTAL publicly announced its support
for the TCFD and its recommendations during the summer of 2017,
while noting that it is up to companies to define the information about
climate-related risks and opportunities that is material, which should,
consequently,  be  disclosed  in  financial  fillings,  and  the  additional
information  that  they  choose  to  report  on  a  voluntary  basis.  TOTAL
also  believes  that  the  quantification  of  impacts of  different  scenarios
may  not  be  relevant  to  investors  as  assumptions  made  by  different
companies  may  strongly  diverge.  The  Group  considers 
that
companies  have  a  major  role  to  play  in  shaping  how  these  issues

evolve and that the modalities of the application of scenarios and the
use of metrics should be further studied.

TOTAL  is  continuing  to  dialogue  as  part  of  the  Oil  &  Gas  Preparer
Forum  set  up  by  the  TCFD  in  the  autumn  of  2017  with  a  view  to
publishing  best  applicable  practices,  in  particular  for  the  oil  and  gas
sector. TOTAL  also  joined  the  initiative  launched  by  the  WBCSD  in
December 2017  by  signing  the  “CEO  Guide  to  Climate-related
Financial Disclosures”.

Below,  TOTAL  gives  details  of  how  the  Group  implements  the
TCFD’s  recommendations,  according  to  the  four  pillars,  and  how  it
intends to launch an initiative for continual improvement in this field.

The  table  in  point 5.2.4.5  of  this  chapter  identifies  the  actions  taken
by the Group with regard to all of these recommendations.

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Governance

5.2.4.1
TOTAL’s  strategic  approach  takes  full  account of  climate-related
issues,  which  are  also  taken  into  consideration  in  the  changes
brought  to  the  organization  of  the  Group.  The  Group’s  ambition  to
become  the  leader  in  responsible  energy  is  reflected  by  the
implementation  of  the  One  Total  project,  which  gave  rise  to  a  new
organization  that  came  into  full  effect  on  January 1,  2017,  and
includes in particular:

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a  new  Gas,  Renewables  &  Power  business  segment,  whose
President  is  a  member  of  the  Executive  Committee,  which
spearheads  the  Group’s  ambitions  in  low-carbon  and  energy
efficiency businesses; and

a Strategy-Innovation corporate division, which includes a Strategy
& Climate division tasked with incorporating climate issues into the
Group’s strategy.

Oversight by the Board of Directors

TOTAL’s  Board  of  Directors  ensures  that  climate-related  issues  are
incorporated  into  the  Group’s  strategy.  Since 2008,  these  major
issues for the Group have no longer been treated as one component
of environmental risks, but rather on an independant basis.

Every year, the Board of Directors reviews the main issues related to
climate  change  in  the  strategic  outlook  review  of  the  Group’s
business  segments,  which  are  presented  by  the  respective  general
management structures.

Also,  the  Audit  Committee  does  more  specific  work  on  the  climatic
and  environmental  reporting  processes 
the
performance indicators published by TOTAL in its annual reports and
audited by an independent third-party organization.

the  review  of 

in 

In  2016,  the  Compensation  Committee  also  decided  to  introduce
changes  to  the  variable  compensation  of  the  Chairman  and  Chief
Executive  Officer  to  take  better  account  of  the  achievement  of
Corporate Societal Responsibility (CSR) and HSE targets.

Finally, in September 2017, the Board of Directors decided to change
the  regulations  of  the  Strategic  Committee  in  order  to  broaden  its
missions in the realm of CSR and in questions relating to the inclusion
of  climate-related  issues  in  the  Group’s  strategy.  This  committee  is
now called the Strategic & CSR Committee.

The  Board  of  Directors  is  fully  mobilized  by  this  issue  in  order  to
support the development of TOTAL, and it approved the publication
of  the  first  Climate  Report  in  March 2016.  This  report  is  updated
every year.

Role of management

TOTAL’s  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  deploys  the  Group’s
climate  strategy  in  keeping  with  the  long-term  strategic  guidelines
defined by the Board of Directors.

General  Management  calls  on  the  Senior  Vice  President  Strategy  &
Climate, who is the highest-ranking person in the organization with a
day-to-day  responsibility  for  issues  related  to  climate  change.  In
particular, this includes the development of the climate road map for
the Group, its implementation and the definition of targets to reduce
the carbon footprint. He reports directly to the Senior Vice President
Strategy  &  Innovation,  who  sits  on  TOTAL’s  Executive  Committee
(refer to the Group organization chart in chapter 1).

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The Executive Committee relies on the work done by the Group Risk
Management Committee to have a map of the climate-related risks to
which  the  Group  is  exposed,  and  to  make  sure  that  the  risk
management measures in place are efficient.

Moreover,  the  Risk  Committee  (CORISK)  assesses  investment
projects,  the  risks  and  the  corresponding  climate-related  issues
(flaring,  greenhouse  gas  emissions,  sensitivity  to  CO2  prices)  before
they are presented to the Executive Committee.

Finally,  the  Senior  Vice  President  Climate  chairs  the  Climate-Energy
steering committee, which includes transverse Holding functions and
representatives  of  Strategy  and  HSE  management  from  the  various
business  segments.  The  mission  of  this  committee  consists  of
structuring the Group’s approach to the climate, and in particular of:

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developing  and  periodically  adjusting  the  Group’s  climate-energy
roadmap;

proposing the targets that the Group sets itself (in terms of energy
efficiency, GHG emission reductions, etc.);

keeping a watch of the existing or emerging CO2 markets; and

initiating  or  driving  the  technological  roadmaps  corresponding  to
these subjects (energy efficiency, capture and storage of CO2, for
example).

5.2.4.2

Strategy

Identification of climate-related risks 
and opportunities

The  risks  and  opportunities  related  to  climate  change  are  analyzed
according  to  different  timescales:  short  term  (until  2020),  medium
term (until 2030) and long term (beyond 2030).

As  mentioned  in  point 5.2.4.1 of  this  chapter,  the  risks  related  to
climate  change  are  identified  in  the  analysis  of  investment projects
and  their  impact  is  also  examined  for  the  entire  Group  portfolio.
These risks are presented in detail in point 3.1.2 of chapter 3.

Climate change also provides TOTAL with opportunities:

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in the coming decades, demand for electricity will grow faster than
the global demand for energy, and the contribution of renewables
and gas to the production of electricity is essential to the success
of  the  2°C  scenario.  This  represents  an  opportunity  for  TOTAL.
Access  to  energy  and  decentralized  production  are  part  of  this
opportunity;

but electricity alone will not be sufficient to meet all the needs, and
in particular those of transport: gas and biofuels are amongst the
solutions that the Group intends to develop;

speeding  up  the  development  of  CO2  capture,  utilization  and
storage technologies (CCUS) is a source of opportunities to meet
the  needs  of  various  industries  (electricity  generation,  but  also
cement works, steel works, waste treatment, etc.); and

helping customers to reduce their energy costs and environmental
impact  also  offers  opportunities,  as  part  of  a  trend  that  will  be
accelerated  by  digital  technology.  TOTAL  intends  to  innovate  in
order to provide them with new product and service offers that will
support  their  energy  options  and  their  usages.  The  promotion  of
hybrid solutions combining hydrocarbons and renewables is part of
this approach. Similarly, services can be offered to optimize energy
for  industrial  sites.  The  Group  aims  to  develop  this  approach  for
industrial and mobility applications.

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Impact of climate-related risks and opportunities

Climate-related  issues  are  at  the  heart  of  the  strategic  vision
implemented  by  the  company,  on  the  basis  of  the  International
Energy Agency’s Sustainable Development Scenario (2°C).

Beyond the reorganization of the Group, the impact of the risks and
opportunities  related  to  climate  change  is  reflected  in  TOTAL’s
climate strategy by the following paths of action:

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1.  Improving  the  carbon  intensity  of  the  hydrocarbon  production
mix with at least 60% of gas in 20 years:

In parallel to these three paths of action, TOTAL is actively committed
to  these  issues  in  international  organizations  and  initiatives,  and  in
particular the OGCI, which has an ambitious working program for the
years to come. OGCI Climate Investments is a one-billion-dollar fund
set up by the members of the OGCI, who wanted to make a concrete
commitment  to  the  climate  together.  They  represent  20%  of
worldwide  production  of  oil  and  gas  and  10%  of  worldwide  energy
to  support  projects  and
production.  This 
technologies that can significantly cut emissions. Priority will go to the
capture,  utilization  and  storage  of  CO2,  the  reduction  of  methane
emissions and energy efficiency.

fund  was  set  up 

–

–

–

–

developing an offensive strategy for gas, while limiting methane
emissions.  In  2017,  TOTAL  has  announced  the  acquisition  of
the LNG assets portfolio of Engie,

selecting  and  developing  hydrocarbons  projects  that  are
amongst  the  most  competitive  in  terms  of  meeting  the  highest
safety and environmental standards (reduction of exposure in oil
shale  in  Canada;  no  oil  exploration  activities  in  oil  fields  under
sea ice in the Arctic),

progressing in CO2 capture, utilization and storage technologies:
up  to  10%  of  R&D  investments  dedicated  to  CCUS  and  the
work  done  by 
issues,  capture
the  OGCI 
technologies and worldwide storage capacities),

(marketability 

supporting the introduction of carbon pricing mechanisms: since
2008, TOTAL has incorporated a long-term CO2 price of $30 to
40/t in the economic assessment of its investments, according
to  the  crude  oil  scenario,  or  the  applicable  price,  if  higher  in  a
given country,

–

halt of coal activities since 2016.

(cid:142)

2.  Developing  low-carbon  activities  to  supply  electricity.  TOTAL
intends that the low-carbon activities that contribute in particular to
the  production  of  electricity,  will  account  for  almost  20%  of  its
portfolio in 20 years. This includes the downstream gas-electricity
chain, renewables and energy storage. TOTAL also promotes the
use of biofuels. The objectives are:

–

–

–

–

to  continue  developing 
renewable  energies.  TOTAL  has
developped solar energy since 2011, through SunPower. Since
2016  the  acquisition  of  Lampiris  supports  the  strategy  to
develop  gas  and  electricity  marketing  activities.  In  2017,  the
entering  into  of  an  agreement  with  EREN  Renewable  Energy
continues this approach,

developing  energy  storage  activities:  the  acquisition  of  Saft
Groupe  in  2016  shall  enable  the  integration  of  activities  related
to  electricity  storage  solutions,  which  are  essential  to  the
development of renewables,

developing  bioenergies:  TOTAL  has  been  producing  bioenergy
for more than 20 years. With the start-up of La Mède, the Group
will  have  a  world-scale  biorefinery  (500,000 t/year).  TOTAL  has
also  set  up  a  JV  with  Corbion  Plastics  (100%  biodegradable
polymers from renewable sources),

favoring  access  to  energy:  TOTAL  has  deployed  an  affordable
solar lamps offer since 2011. The aim of the Group is to provide
access to electricity to 25 million people in Africa by 2020.

(cid:142)

3. Improving energy efficiency:

–

–

continuing the drive to cut greenhouse gas emissions from the
Group’s facilities,

providing  responsible  energy  usage  solutions  for  customers
(acquisition of GreenFlex in 2017).

Resilience of the organization’s strategy

The Group’s strategy incorporates the challenges of climate change,
using  as  a  point  of  reference  the  2°C  Sustainable  Development
scenario of the IEA and its impact on energy markets.

The  Group  ensures  sustainability  of  its  projects  and  long-term
strategy  relative  to  climate  change  issues  by  the  incorporation  into
financial  evaluations  of  its  investments  submitted  to  the  Executive
Committee a long-term CO2 price of $30 to $40 per ton (depending
on the crude price), or the current CO2 price if this is higher in a given
country.

Regulations designed to gradually limit fossil fuel use may, depending
on  the  GHG  emission  limits  and  time  horizons  set,  negatively  and
significantly  affect  the  development  of  projects,  as  well  as  the
economic  value  of  certain  of  the  Group’s  assets.  Internal  studies
conducted  by  TOTAL  have  shown  that  a  long-term  CO2  price  of
$40/t(1)  applied  worldwide  would  have  a  negative  impact  of  around
5% on the discounted present value of the Group’s assets (upstream
and  downstream)(2).  [REDACTED  SECTION:  CERTAIN  TEXT  HAS
BEEN REDACTED.]

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5.2.4.3

Risk management

Processes to identify and assess risks related to 
climate change

As  described  in  point  5.2.4.1,  the  risks  related  to  climate  issues
belong  to  the  major  risks  identified  and  analyzed  by  the  Group  Risk
Management  Committee,  which  assists  the  Executive  Committee.
The Risk Committee (CORISK) also checks the analysis of the various
risks incurred by investment projects before they are submitted to the
Executive Committee, and climate-related risks in particular.

Processes to manage risks related to climate 
change

TOTAL’s risk management procedures are described in point 5.3.4 of
chapter 3.

Integration of climate-related risks into global risk 
management

The risks related to climate issues are part of the major risks identified
and  analyzed  by  the  Group  Risk  Management  Committee,  and  they
are fully integrated in TOTAL’s global risk management processes.

(1)
(2)

As from 2021 or the current price in a given country.
Sensitivity calculated for a crude oil price of $60/80/b compared to a reference scenario that takes into account a CO2 price in the regions already covered
by a carbon pricing system.

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5.2.4.4

Metrics and targets

Metrics to measure climate-related risks 
and opportunities

TOTAL  uses  the  indicators  described  in  detail  in  point 5.2.3  of  this
chapter to measure its performance in terms of climate change. 

GHG emissions and related risks

Scope  1  and  2  GHG  emissions,  and  the  most  significant  items  in
Scope  3  of  TOTAL’s  GHG  emissions  are  addressed  in  detail  in

5.2.4.5

TCFD correspondence table

point 5.2.3 of this chapter. All this data and the related risks are also
reported to the CDP once a year, and TOTAL’s response to the CDP
questionnaire is posted on the Group’s website (total.com).

Targets used to manage climate-related risks 
and opportunities

The objectives defined and the indicators used by TOTAL to measure
its performance in terms of climate change are described in detail in
point 5.2.3 of this chapter.

Thematic area

Governance

Disclose the organization’s governance around 
climate-related risks and opportunities.

Strategy

Disclose the actual and potential impacts of 
climate-related risks and opportunities on the 
organization’s businesses, strategy, and 
financial planning where such information is 
material.

Risk Management

Disclose how the organization identifies, 
assesses, and manages climate-related risks.

Metrics & targets

Disclose the metrics and targets used to 
assess and manage relevant climate-related 
risks and opportunities where such information 
is material.

Recommended TCFD disclosures

Source of information in 
TOTAL’s reporting

a) Describe the board’s oversight of climate-related risks 
and opportunities.

RD 2017 – 5.2.4.1
CC p. 9

b) Describe management’s role in assessing and managing 
climate-related risks and opportunities.

RD 2017 – 5.2.4.1
CC pp. 5-8 – CDP p. 3

a) Describe the climate-related risks and opportunities the 
organization has identified over the short, medium, and long 
term.

RD 2017 – 5.2.4.2
CDP pp. 21-35

b) Describe the impact of climate-related risks and 
opportunities on the organization’s businesses, strategy, 
and financial planning.

RD 2017 – 5.2.4.2
CDP pp. 8-9

c) Describe the resilience of the organization’s strategy, 
taking into consideration different climate-related scenarios, 
including a 2°C or lower scenario.

RD 2017 – 5.2.4.2
CC p. 30

a) Describe the organization’s processes for identifying and 
assessing climate-related risks.

b) Describe the organization’s processes for managing 
climate-related risks.

c) Describe how processes for identifying, assessing, and 
managing climate-related risks are integrated into the 
organization’s overall risk management.

RD 2017 – 5.2.4.3
CDP pp. 6-9

a) Disclose the metrics used by the organization to assess 
climate-related risks and opportunities in line with its 
strategy and risk management process.

b) Disclose Scope 1, Scope 2, and, if appropriate, Scope 3 
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and the related risks.

RD 2017 – 5.2.4.4
CC p. 48
CDP pp. 36-50

c) Describe the targets used by the organization to manage 
climate-related risks and opportunities and performance 
against targets.

RD 2017 – 5.2.4.4
CC p. 22-38
CDP pp. 13-19

Key:
CC = TOTAL’s 2017 Climate Report
CDP = TOTAL’s 2017 response to the CDP Climate Change questionnaire (available on total.com)

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5.3

Societal information

The Group’s societal actions contribute to the achievement of its goal
to  become  a  major  in  responsible  energy.  TOTAL  puts  its  societal
responsibility  at  the  heart  of  its  activities,  in  keeping  with  its  values
and  the  principles  formally  set  forth  in its  Code  of  Conduct  and  its
Safety Health Environment Quality Charter, with a view to controlling
its impacts and providing concrete solutions, in order to create value
shared with all its stakeholders.

The  Group’s  integration  policy  in  the  regions  where  it  operates  is
founded on three pillars:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

dialogue and involvement of local stakeholders;

control of the societal impacts of the Group’s activities; and

acting  as  a  socio-economic  partner  in the  territories  where  the
Group is present.

line  with 

the  General
the  strategic  directions  defined  by 
In 
Management,  annual  internal  reporting  tools  are  used  to  track  and
monitor overall societal performance.

5.3.1

Dialogue and involvement of local stakeholders

Openness,  dialogue  and  engagement  are  essential  for  developing
long-term,  constructive  and  transparent  relations  with  stakeholders.
For  the  past  20 years  or  so,  changes  in  the regulatory  framework
have  promoted  information,  consultation  and  dialogue  prior  to
high-impact investment decisions being made.

Stakeholder consultation

5.3.1.1
In  addition  to  complying  with  regulations,  TOTAL  encourages
dialogue at every level of its organization. The Group societal directive
stipulates that each entity regularly consults its stakeholders to gain a
clearer  understanding  of  their  expectations  and  concerns,  measure
their level of satisfaction regarding the Group and identify avenues of
improvement for its societal approach.

As  a preliminary  step,  the  stakeholders  are  identified, mapped  out
and prioritized depending notably on their expectations. The entity or
the subsidiary engages in structured dialogue with its stakeholders in
four iterative steps:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

information (on  the  activities  of  the  entity  that  could  produce
negative impacts, the actions taken to mitigate these impacts and
the benefits produced by the current or planned activities);

consultation  (listening  to  opinions,  concerns,  perceptions  and
expectations);

consideration of the consultation (inclusion in the action plans);

feedback to the stakeholders (on the actions taken).

In Exploration & Production, dialogue is initiated within the framework
of societal baseline studies carried out to identify at a very early stage
(even before the start of operational activities) stakeholders that may
potentially be affected and to understand the human socioeconomic
context of the area in question. The Community Liaison Officer (CLO)
maintains  a  dialogue  between 
local
communities.  CLOs,  who  are  employees  of  TOTAL  and  come  from
the  local  community  and  therefore  speak  the  local  language  and
understand  local  customs;  as  such  they  often  play  a  key  role  in
integrating  the  Company  into  the  local  context.  To  formalize  and
organize relations with stakeholders, agreements may also be signed
and meetings held, such as public consultations.

the  subsidiary  and 

the 

By way of example, in the EACOP project to build a pipeline between
Uganda and  Tanzania,  two  CLOs  were  recruited  on  the  Ugandan

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side,  and  six  on  the  Tanzanian  side,  to  establish  continual  dialogue
with the impacted communities. Nine more CLOs should be recruited
in 2018.

In  addition  to  holding  regulatory  forums  for  dialogue,  Refining  &
Chemicals  has  set  up  voluntary  structures  for  dialogue  with  local
stakeholders  (such  as  Community  Advisory  Panels  in  the  United
States and special local commissions for some European platforms).
In application of the worldwide Responsible Care® voluntary charter
covering the scope of its worldwide petrochemical activities, Refining
&  Chemicals  consults  its  stakeholders  in  order  to  understand  their
concerns and offer an appropriate response.

These instances of dialogue aim to establish constructive and lasting
exchanges  with  the  stakeholders  on  subjects  of  mutual  interest:
security and safety, nuisances, the environment, but also local events
organized by the stakeholders.

These meetings are opportunities for the site management to get to
know the local stakeholders and understand their concerns, to build
trustful  relations  with  them  and  a  common  industrial  culture  that
favors the acceptability of the activities of the Group’s entities.

5.3.1.2

Deploy efficient societal 
management systems

To  put  its  societal  approach  on  a  professional  footing,  TOTAL  has
applied  its  internal  Stakeholder  Relationship  Management  (SRM+)
methodology since 2006. The aim is to identify and map out the main
stakeholders and the societal issues in the local context, understand
their views and issues, and then define an action plan for building a
long-term trusting relationship. These discussions allow the Group to
better address the expectations and consolidate the societal strategy
of  the  subsidiaries  and  sites.  Since  2006,  SRM+  has  been
implemented  in  over  100  entities,  and  the  deployment  continued  in
2017:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

in two subsidiaries of Exploration & Production (in Nigeria, which is
in  the  production  phase,  and  Uganda,  where  the  subsidiary  is
currently in the pre-project phase);

at Refining & Chemicals, on the Grandpuits-Gargenville and Carling
platforms in France. In this latter case, the deployment took place
following 
the
implementation  of  a  project 
transformation of the industrial activities on the site in the future.

to  prepare 

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At Marketing & Services, a specific module, developed in 2012, has
now  been  deployed  in  almost  all  the  countries  in  the  scope.  At  the
end of 2016 and 2017 it was deployed notably in Bangladesh, Brazil,
China, Côte d’Ivoire, France, Poland, Romania and Vietnam.

The  Group  also  developed  the  MOST  (Management  Operational
Societal Tool) tool that allows users to manage stakeholder relations,
site-related  grievances  and  societal  projects.  Specific  modules

(access  to  land,  compensation  and  employment)  can  be  added  to
this  common  framework.  Societal  data  is  georeferenced,  with
automatic  display  in  a  geographic  information  system.  MOST
generates  reports  that  serve  as  a  basis  for  the  analysis  of  societal
performance. Using this tool, a new version of which was released in
2016, is part of the process to raise the standards of professionalism
of the local teams. In 2017, 15 subsidiaries use the MOST tool.

5.3.2

Control of the societal impacts of the Group’s activities

Three new subsidiaries (Brazil, Mauritania and Brunei) used this toolkit
to  set  up  a  grievance  management  system in  2017.  In  a  continual
improvement  initiative,  the  subsidiaries  have  also  agreed  to  take
measures 
their  grievance
management systems.

the  performance  of 

improve 

to 

A  guide  to  raise  awareness  of  grievance  management  has  been
available at Marketing & Services since 2014 to allow the subsidiaries
and  operating  sites  to  introduce  a  dedicated  system  separate  from
the one used to handle commercial complaints.

In 2017, an operational grievance management system was in place
in more than 135 Group subsidiaries and sites.

in 

to 

(as 

referred 

TOTAL  acknowledges  the  specificities  of  indigenous  and  tribal
peoples 
International  Labor  Organization’s
Convention No. 169) and has developed a Charter of Principles and
Guidelines  Regarding  Indigenous  and  Tribal  Peoples  to  be  followed
with  communities  that  are  in  contact  with  its  subsidiaries.  This
Charter  encourages the  use  of  experts  in  order  to  identify  and
understand  these  peoples’  expectations  and  specificities,  consult
with them and contribute to their socioeconomic development.

In  Papua  New  Guinea,  the  first  stage  of  the  application  for  the
environmental  permit  for  the  Papua  LNG project  was  completed  in
October 2016.  Innovative  consultations  were  organized  with  all  the
stakeholders. The interactive dialogue allowed for exchanges with the
local  communities  on  the  content  of  the  environmental,  societal  and
health impact assessment (ESHIA):

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

In  the  capital,  Port  Moresby,  200  people  (representatives  of  the
authorities,  business,  universities,  local  organizations  and  the
general  public)  came  together  for  two  days  around  stands  that
were  arranged  to  optimize  the  consultations.
In  this  way,  the
visitors  were  able  to  interact  freely  with  the  Total  E&P  PNG  Ltd.
Personnel;

In the Gulf province, a two-week tour of more than 30 villages was
organized  in  the  zone  impacted  by  the  project  in  order  to  meet
more  than  2,000  people.  The  content  of  the  presentations  was
translated  into  the  local  dialects,  so  that  all  the  members  of  the
local  communities  could  understand 
their
comments and questions.

them  and  voice 

The  comments  made  by  all  the  stakeholders  were  then  sent  to  the
Conservation  and  Environment  Protection  Authority  (CEPA),  which
approved the specifications of the ESHIA in December 2016.

The  societal  initiative  is  integrated  into  operational  processes  using
the  internal  management  system  covering  occupational  health  and
safety, security, societal commitment and the environment, known as
MAESTRO  (Management  And  Expectations  Standards  Towards
Robust  Operations).  Audits  conducted  with  MAESTRO  give  rise  to
recommendations  and strengthen  efforts  in  order  to  better  manage
the Group’s operations.

Conducting impact assessments

5.3.2.1
An understanding of the socioeconomic context is gained through a
baseline study,  which  is  generally  accompanied  by  a  consultation
phase involving local stakeholders.

These  societal  studies,  which  are  a  systematic  prerequisite  for
Exploration  &  Production  projects,  are  made  before  any  start-up  of
operations in an effort to avoid, reduce, compensate or remedy any
negative  impacts.  By  way  of example,  in  Papua  New  Guinea,  the
environmental  and  societal  baseline  assessment  lasted  two  years,
from September 2015 to September 2017. It covered areas such as
the socio-cultural, economic and real estate context and ecosystem
services.

5.3.2.2

Handling grievances from local 
communities

TOTAL  works  to  provide  responses  to  local  communities  and  to
reduce the nuisances that may be caused by its activities.

Grievance  management  systems  are  in  place  on  every  Refining  &
Chemicals  platform.  On  the  platforms  in  Feyzin,  Belgium  and
Gonfreville, France, the gas flare safety torches have been equipped
with systems to limit noise levels.

Some grievances can also be addressed with the participation of the
local communities: by way of example, programs to monitor odors in
the  vicinity  of  industrial  zones  have  been  developed  by  the  Donges
and  Gonfreville  platforms  in  France  in  partnership  with  NGOs  and
volunteers. These programs include training in the characterization of
the odors by a panel of volunteer “noses”, which then take part in the
monitoring of the smells coming from the sites.

At  Exploration  &  Production,  the  subsidiaries  received  a  toolkit
containing  a  standard  online  procedure  to  handle  grievances  in  line
with the United Nations’ guidelines for companies and human rights.

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5.3.3

Acting as a partner in the socio-economic development of the territories 
where the Group is present

TOTAL,  which  is  present  in  130 countries,  contributes  to  the  social
and economic development of the regions that host its activities. The
Group has particular responsibilities towards the communities living in
the vicinity of its facilities, and strives to turn its activities into sources
of concrete opportunities and solutions for them.

elements 

for 
infrastructure, 

The  Group  is  building  a  global,  integrated  local  development
approach  (“in-country  value”)  that  creates  synergies  among  all  the
(employment,
value-creating 
subcontracting, 
industries,
socioeconomic  development  projects,  education,  access  to energy,
etc.)  by  promoting 
industrial  know-how.  TOTAL
promotes  actions  that  help  to  strengthen  the  capacity  of  individuals
and  local  organizations  to  organize  their  development  independently
and durably, by favoring co-construction and partnerships with local
players.

countries 
for 

host 
support 

the  Group’s 

local 

In  2017,  societal  actions  global  expenses  amounts  to  €243  million.
The  perimeter  used  to  identify  societal  actions  evolved  in  2017  in
order  to,  on  the  one  hand,  include  all  actions  related  to  dialogue,
handling  of  impact  and  socio-economic  development  and,  on  the
other hand, to exclude expenses linked to taxes and projects directly
managed  by  hosting  countries.  According  to  this  procedure,  the
amount  for  2016  was  €191  million.  This  difference  is  mainly  due  to
the increasing effort made in France by the Group to help vulnerable
people  suffering  from  fuel  poverty  to  realise  fuel  savings  thanks  to
energy  renovation  work.  In  2017,  the  Group  also  contributed  to
significant solidarity actions following the Harvey Hurrican disaster. 

5.3.3.1

Contributing to the development 
of local economic activity

Developing an approach to create shared value

that  meet 

the  operational  requirements  of 

The  Group  is  committed  to increasing  its  use of  local  labor  and
subcontractors 
its
activities,  in  particular  through  programs  designed  to  train  and
support  SMEs  and  important  players  in  the  local  economy.  TOTAL
contributes  to  the  diversification  of  the  economy  in  the  territories
where  it  operates  by  supporting  multiple  local  initiatives,  with  a
particular emphasis on the improvement of skills and education.

For example, Total E&P Congo has set up an organization dedicated
to  the  development  of  local  content,  which  identifies  and  rates  local
companies  that  are  potential  subcontractors.  In  an  effort  to  improve
the  skills  of  the  local  workforce  and  facilitate  skills  transfers,  training
programs  have  been  set  up  to  meet  the  needs  of  the  Moho  North
project  and  the  subsidiary’s  local  content  strategy:  more  than
900,000 hours  of  training  have  been  delivered  to  managers  and
technicians  working  on the project,  and  to  49 technical  and
engineering  university lecturers  who  will  then  deliver  the  training
themselves, and to 25 local companies. 

The  development  of  local  content,  which  focuses  mainly  on  the
supply chain, was included in an in-country value initiative to develop
more local value. Still in the Republic of the Congo, a training center
for  future  electricians  was  launched  in  cooperation  with  Schneider
Electric,  the  ICAM  and  Don  Bosco  to  extend the  training  actions
beyond the project development phase. This center was inaugurated

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in  Pointe  Noire  in  2017.  In  the  same  spirit,  a  pilot  was  finalized  with
Bayard to develop a training module to improve young people’s skills
in mathematics and to give them a taste for, and access to, technical
trades.

Finally,  the  control  of  local  content/in-country  value,  which  was
originally driven by Exploration & Production, was centralized in 2017
in  a  new  cross-functional  management entity  called  Total  Global
Services.  This  organizational  change  will  spread  the  expertise
acquired to all of the Group’s activities.

Boosting regional development and supporting 
major industrial changes to the Group’s platforms

In  addition  to  the  jobs generated  by  its  activities,  the  Group,  as  a
responsible company, supports small and medium-sized enterprises
(SMEs),  particularly  in  France,  through  its  Total  Développement
Régional  (TDR)  subsidiary.  To  help  and  support  the  economic
development of SMEs and the regions, TOTAL has set up a program
to examine applications for funding from French SMEs in accordance
with the Group’s standards.

This  support  is  a  major  element  in  TOTAL’s  commitment  to  its
industrial  and  economic  responsibilities  and  takes  a  number  of
different forms within TDR that help create long-term jobs:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

financial assistance for the setting up, development or takeover of
SMEs in the form of loans;

industrial  conversion  assistance  alongside  local  development
bodies; and

assistance in the development of export activities and international
trade, and help for innovative SMEs.

Between  2014  and  2017,  TDR  has  issued  a  total  of  €25.5 million  in
loans to 475 SME projects, thereby supporting nearly 9,600 jobs.

The Group relies on TDR for the local implementation of agreements
signed with governmental authorities in connection with its industrial
conversion projects. These included, for example, the future Carling
and La Mède platform projects.

In Carling (France), the second steam cracker was permanently shut
down in October 2015. To adapt the platform and ensure its future
by  restoring  its  competitiveness,  TOTAL  invested  €190 million  in
order to develop new activities in the growing hydrocarbon resins
(Cray Valley) and polymers markets. TOTAL has made a commitment
to implement this industrial conversion without any lay-offs and to
fulfill  all  of  its  contractual  obligations  with  its  clients  and  partner
companies, particularly through a support fund for subcontractors.

TOTAL is committed to improving the Carling industrial platform’s
attractiveness by developing a shared services offer, with the aim of
the
helping new industrial stakeholders become established at
platform.  A  first  industrial  project  (SNF  Coagulants,  €19 million  of
jobs) was launched on the
investments and 25 direct
industrial
Carling  platform 
its
responsibility towards the employment areas in which the Group
operates  as  well  as  its  commitment  to  maintain  a  strong  and
sustainable industrial presence in the Lorraine region.

this  way,  TOTAL  confirms 

in  2017. 

In 

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Plans to convert the La Mède refinery (France) through an investment
greater  than  €275 million  are  underway  to  create  the  first  French
biorefinery, establish an 8 MW solar farm and set up a training center
in  partnership  with  the  IFP  New  Energies.  This  project  will  be
completed without any lay-offs.

TDR is particularly involved in providing support to the subcontractors
and  putting  the  Group’s  commitments  into  action.  TDR  became  a
qualified  member  of  the  Caban  Tonkin  Industrial  and  Innovation
Platform  (PIICTO)  and  organized  a  bioindustries  working  group  from
April 2016  to  September 2017,  hosted  by  the  PIICTO,  with  the
particular  aim  of  targeting  the  profile  of  new  enterprises  that  could
become a part of the industrial fabric of the Etang de Berre.

In September 2017, the Group signed an MOU with Ecoslops, with a
view  to  setting  up  an  oil  residue  regeneration  unit  on  the  La  Mède
platform  to  produce  fuels  and  light  bitumen.  This  first  project  will
support the industrial redeployment of the La Mède platform.

In Carling and La Mède, these commitments to local authorities have
been  set  out  in  a  Voluntary  Agreement  for  Economic  and  Social
Development, 
(e.g.,
subcontractors,  loans  to  SMEs)  and  industrial  initiatives  (e.g.,
improved  platform  structure  and  greater  appeal,  search  and
examination of third-party industrial projects).

including  Group 

for  SMEs 

support 

On the Lacq platform in France, a TDR unit has been set up as part
of  Sobegi,  the  platform’s  controller,  to  improve  the  platform’s
marketing  offer  and  to  identify  and  examine  third-party  industrial
projects that could join the platform.

In Dunkirk, in accordance with the 2012-2014 regional development
framework  agreement  to  maintain  industrial  activities  and  jobs  once
refining operations at the Flanders facility end, two industrial projects
have  been  completed:  the  construction  of  a  dietary  phosphate
production plant inaugurated in 2017 (Ecophos), and the construction
of  a  pilot  biodiesel  and  biofuel  production  plant  in  which  the  Group
has a stake (BioTFuel).

Support for African entrepreneurs

At Marketing & Services, following the first “Start-upper of the year by
TOTAL” challenge  in  34  African  countries  launched  in  2016  and
aiming  to  support  young  entrepreneurs,  2017  was  given  over  to
supporting the 102 winners.

An  entailed  professional  support  of  each  winner  was  carried  out  by
the subsidiaries, for each of the 50 new business projects and the 52
start-ups  (less  than  two  years  old)  in  a  range  of  varied  sectors
(agri-business,  access 
to  energy,  healthcare,  education  and
business,  the  environment,  transport/mobility,  construction/public
works/real estate, video games and leisure, etc.).

The  four  start-uppers  from  the  continent  were  supported  by
Bond’Innov,  10  business  partnerships  (sales  in  service  stations,
purchase  of  services,  etc.)  were  set  up,  20  external  events  were
organized by the subsidiaries to heighten the visibility of the start-ups,
25  incubators  and  universities  were  involved,  35  customers  and
investors  were  introduced  thanks  to  the  support  of  TOTAL,  and
around  100 hours  of  coaching  were  delivered  in  nine  countries  by
Seedstars.

In Africa and the Middle East, TOTAL is pursuing the “Young Dealers”
program  that  aims  to  help  young  service  station  employees  gain
promotion to management positions.

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Contribution to human and social 
development

Built  on  constructive  dialogue  and  the  determination  to  forge
long-term  relationships  of  trust  with  stakeholders,  partnerships  with
local  institutions  and  organizations  guarantee  the  long-term  success
of  projects.  In  all  its  actions,  TOTAL  ensures  that  it  respects  local
authorities’  prerogatives  and  teams up  with  NGOs  that have  field
experience.

Local initiatives working to benefit communities

Following an analysis of the circumstances and consultation with their
stakeholders,  the  Group's  entities  define  their  own  societal  action
plan  and  become  involved  in  a  number  of  projects  and  initiatives  in
response  to  local  issues,  such  as  road  safety,  access  to  education,
energy  or  healthcare,  environmental  protection,  and  solidarity  and
neighborly  relations,  with  the  emphasis  on  projects  that  promote
cooperation and skills development. The involvement of stakeholders
right  from  the  start  is  often  a  key  element  in  the  success  of  these
projects.

At  Exploration  &  Production,  more  than  400  people  work  in  societal
matters,  over  360  of  which  on  a  full-time  basis.  Several  in-house
training  modules  have  been  created  for  all  Group  employees.  In
2017,  two  training  sessions  were  organized  specifically  for  CLOs  in
Uganda (15 participants) and Papua New Guinea (18 participants).

In addition, specific training courses for societal correspondents and
operational  managers  are  organized  throughout  the  year  and
incorporated into the HSE training program.

In order to reach a wider in-house audience on the Group’s sites and
at the subsidiaries, a societal e-learning module has been put on line.
It uses various examples of good practice to explain and illustrate the
societal approach.

Promoting mobility for as many people as possible 
and fighting fuel poverty

As  a  driving  force  for  mobility,  in  association  with  other  companies
(Renault,  Allianz,  La  Poste,  etc.),  TOTAL  is  testing  a  “mobility  club”
scheme to support individuals who need a business vehicle and are
in  financial  difficulties  due  to  their  personal  situation.  The  member
companies  of  the  club  offer  a  lease  solution  with  an  option  to  buy,
combined  with  finance,  servicing  and  a  fuel  deal  via  a  GR  AXEANE
card.

Alongside  Siplec  (E.Leclerc),  TOTAL  funds  the  Alvéole  program,  led
by  the  French  Federation  of  Bicycle  Users  (FUBicy).  Aimed  at  social
landlords,  the  scheme  aims  to  promote  bicycle  use  among
occupants  of  social  housing 
facilitate  access  to
employment.  It  is  funded  through  “fuel  poverty”  Energy  Efficiency
Certificates  (CEE).  The  aim  is  to  raise awareness  among 2,500
households,  with  150  social  housing  properties  equipped  with
bicycles in the 2017/2018 period.

in  order  to 

TOTAL  is  actively  involved  in  the  fight  against  fuel  poverty  in  France
by  supporting  and  guiding  low-income  households  in  improving
thermal  insulation  in  their  homes.  The  Group  works  alongside  the
French government and other energy suppliers in the “Living Better”
program and the Coup de pouce économies d’énergie (energy saving
boost) initiative launched in February 2017.

Engaging with citizenship initiatives

5.3.3.3
TOTAL  is  also  engaged  in  the  community  through  public  interest
initiatives in all of its host regions. These initiatives expand and build
on the way TOTAL maximizes the positive and minimizes the negative
impacts  of  its  business  activities.  TOTAL's  citizenship  commitment
policy is set by the Civil Society Engagement Division, which runs the
Company  Foundation  programs  and  other  corporate  philanthropy
programs  and  provides  impetus  to  community  support  projects  run
by affiliates. 

A new citizenship commitment policy

face  of  growing 

inequality  and  today’s  environmental
In  the 
challenges, TOTAL wished to strengthen its public interest initiatives.
This strong commitment is part of TOTAL’s ambition to become the
responsible energy major.

In  2017,  the  Group  drew  up  a  new  citizenship  commitment  policy,
aligned with its history, values and businesses, to intensify its impact.
This  program  aims  to  structure  all  solidarity  initiatives  undertaken
around the world, both by its sites and subsidiaries and by the Total
Company Foundation.

From  2018,  TOTAL  will  therefore  gradually  reorient  citizenship
initiatives to focus on two priority sectors and four focus areas.

Two priority sectors:

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TOTAL’s host regions: because TOTAL is a stakeholder in its host
regions,  which have  helped  make  it  the  company  it  is  today,  the
Group  wants  to  do  its  part  to  contribute  to  their  vitality  and
sustainability;

young people: TOTAL’s initiatives will give priority to young people,
because  by  giving  them  the  resources  they  need  to  develop
personally and professionally, they can build a better tomorrow. 

Four  focus  areas  have  been  chosen,  because  they  are  essential  to
the sustainable development of all regions: 

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forests  and  climate:  committed  to  a  beneficial  environment  for
humans by: 

–

–

–

protecting 
wetlands), 

forests  and  sensitive  ecosystems 

(mangroves,

reforestation and tree planting,

educating young people about environmental protection;

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youth inclusion and skills: committed to empowering young people
in socially vulnerable situations, through:

–

–

–

initiatives that build their self-confidence,

education and professional and technical training,

support and coaching in career planning and entrepreneurship;

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safety on roads: committed to promoting safer mobility through:

–

–

–

prevention and education initiatives, especially for young people,

training,

advocacy and support to public authorities;

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cultures  and  heritage:  committed  to  promoting  cultural dialogue
through initiatives that:

–

–

–

–

preserve and pass on architectural heritage,

showcase cultural heritage,

provide access to culture,

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Total Company Foundation 2017 report

The Total Company Foundation has a 2013-2017 five-year budget of
€50 million,  and  was  active  in  four  fields:  health,  solidarity,  oceans
and marine biodiversity, and culture and heritage.

With  regard  to  health,  the  Total  Company  Foundation  continued  its
support for the Pasteur Institute, a leading player in global biomedical
science  research  in  the  fight  against  infectious  diseases.  The  aim  of
this partnership, which came to an end in 2017, was to support the
fight against childhood diseases through research programs and field
actions in  partnership with  the  Group’s  subsidiaries.  Projects  are
focused  on  providing  training  to  local  actors  and  are  mainly  carried
out in Africa and South-East Asia.

In the field of solidarity, the Total Company Foundation supports the
“Clé des champs” program, managed by non-profit organization Les
Naturenautes, which  takes  school  children  from  priority  education
zones on free residential trips to three holiday centers owned by the
Group,  with  teaching  transplanted to  a  completely  different  setting
(seaside,  mountains  or  countryside). 
In  2017,  1,235  children
benefited  from  the  program.  In  addition,  four  innovative  schemes
were started in 2017 aimed at increasing the occupational and social
integration  of  young  people,  namely  Eloquentia,  Wi-filles,  Les
Entreprenariales and the Foundation for Innovation in Apprenticeships
(FIPA).

With  regard  to  marine  biodiversity,  the  Total  Company  Foundation
supported  research  programs  undertaken  to  improve  knowledge
about marine species and ecosystems and challenges related to their
protection  and  enhancement.  56  projects  were  supported  in  2017,
including  a  number  dedicated  to  the  sharing  of  knowledge  through
awareness and education campaigns.

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for  others, 

In  the  culture  field,  the  Total  Company  Fondation  partly  funded  nine
exhibitions  in  2017  that  helped  to  showcase  the  cultures  of  the
countries  in  which  the  Group  operates.  In  addition,  convinced  that
access to culture from a very young age is key to self-confidence and
respect 
the  Total  Company  Foundation  supports
numerous initiatives designed to instruct young people in the worlds
of art and culture. These include the Petite Galerie at the Louvre, the
“10 months of school and opera” scheme run by the academy of the
Paris  Opera, 
the
Aix-en-Provence  Festival,  the  Lyon  Opera’s  “Duo  des  métiers”
scheme  and  the  El  Camino  project  in  Pau.  In  total,  nearly  17,000
children  from  metropolitan  France  and  the  Overseas  Departments
have benefited from these projects.

lyric  drama  educational  programs  of 

the 

Regarding  heritage,  the  fourth  three-year  partnership  between  the
Total  Company  Foundation  and  the  Fondation  du  patrimoine
(heritage foundation) reached its conclusion at the end of 2017. The
partnership  primarily  focused  its  activities  on  the  rehabilitation  of  the
country’s  built  heritage  converted  for  sociocultural  purposes  and  on
work  sites  designed  to  further  professional  training  and  social
integration.  Since  2006,  some  210  projects,  including  41  worksites
for  employment  integration,  throughout  France  have  received  nearly
€29.2 million in funding from this partnership. The partnership will be
renewed for the 2018 to 2020 period.

On  November 7,  2017,  the  Hauts-de-Seine  prefecture  extended  the
Total  Company  Foundation’s  accreditation  for  the  new  five-year
period  2018-2022.  The  fund  for  its  multi-year  action  program  has
been increased to €125 million for the five years, and its new areas of
intervention have been amended.

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TOTAL S.A. Philanthropy 2017 report

Other partnerships 2017 report

In  the  field  of  solidarity,  TOTAL  has  forged  a  number  of  major
institutional  partnerships  in  France.  Since  2009,  the  Group  has
worked with the French government and the ministry responsible for
youth to promote innovative social initiatives that are beneficial to all.
The program, developed under the “La France s’Engage” label since
2014, benefited over 780,000 people in 2017. This partnership, with
an  overall  budget  of  €58.7 million  and  the  experimental  youth
development  fund  as  its  primary  technical  and  financial  tool,  has
enabled  the financing  of  19  projects  in  2017.  Having  decided  to
extend  its  commitment,  in  2017  TOTAL  S.A.  became  one  of  the
founder  members  of  the  “La  France  s’Engage”  public  interest
foundation  alongside  BNP  Paribas,  the  Andros  group  and  Artémis.
TOTAL  will  contribute €7.3 million  to  the  foundation  between  2018
and 2022.

“TOTAL  associate 

The  Group  also  supports 
teachers”,  an
organization  run  by  current  or  retired  employees  of  the  Group  who
teach  courses  free  of  charge  in  schools  and  universities.  260
teachers  give  lessons  and  lectures  in  the  fields  of  oil,  natural  gas,
chemistry and energy in general. During 2017, over 16,000 students
throughout the world benefited from this expertise.

Following  the  success  of  the  previous  two  courses,  in  2017  TOTAL
ran  a  third  edition  of  its  free  Massive  Open  On-line  Course  (MOOC)
on the oil chain, entitled Oil & Gas: from Exploration to Distribution, in
partnership  with  IFP  School.  A  total  of  24,500  people  from
140 countries enrolled on the course.

The  Group  also  encouraged  employees  to  engage  with  the
community  in  2017  through  support  for  projects  championed  by
non-profit  organizations  with  which  they  volunteer  on  a  personal
basis.  In  2017,  the  Foundation  supported  40  employee  projects  in
18 countries.

The Group celebrated 10 years of partnership with the French Society
of  Sea  Rescuers  (SNSM)  in  2017,  and  renewed  its  support  for  the
organization  for  a  three-year  period  at  the  Paris  boat  show  in
December.  Through  its  funding  and  expertise,  it  plays  a  role  in
improving  the  safety  of  rescue  operations  and  training  volunteers.
Thanks to its support, the Sea Rescuers have a center equipped with a
state-of-the-art  navigation  and  vessel  handling  simulator.  Every  year,
over  500  rescuers  access  this  training  and  are  provided  with
increasingly  effective  protective  equipment.  In  addition  to  demanding
technical content, these training courses give young people a sense of
commitment and responsibility.

Since 2014, the Group has supported Action Tank Social & Business
through  its  initiatives  to  fight  poverty.  The  partnership  aims  to
promote the development of innovative, financially viable projects that
have  an  impact  on  reducing  poverty  and  exclusion  and  can  be
implemented on a large scale. In 2017, TOTAL helped to expand the
program with a pilot project in Senegal to launch Action Tank Africa.
This  co-construction  approach,  which  brings  together  public  and
private  bodies,  academic  institutions  and  non-profit  organizations,
aims  to  enable  the  initiation  of  independent,  long-term  local  activity.
The  purpose  of  the  initiative  is  to  develop  entrepreneurship  and  the
local industrial fabric and thus build lasting links with civil society.

As  a  driving  force  for  mobility,  in  2013  TOTAL  and  its  partner  the
Wimoov  association  created  the  Inclusive  Mobility  Laboratory  (IML),
which brings together 16 entities from the public and private sectors
and  civil  society.  The  Laboratory’s  three  main  activities  are  research
into  mobility,  experimentation  and  lobbying  public  authorities.  As
such,  the  IML  took  part  in  the  Assises  Nationales  de  la  Mobilité
conference  organized  by  the  French  Ministry  for  Transport.  As  a
result  of  the  IML’s  recommendations,  including  support  for  mobility
platforms  aimed  at  addressing  the  transport  needs  of  vulnerable
people,  mobility  advice  and  solutions  are  offered  to  7,500  people  a
year, 50% of whom find jobs or new employment.

A commitment to improve road safety worldwide
Safety is one of the Group’s core values. As a result of its numerous
transport-related activities, TOTAL has acquired genuine expertise in
road  safety,  and  has  therefore  decided  to  make  it  one  of  the  main
focuses  of  its  societal  action.  The  Group’s  ambition  to  actively  take
part  to  the  reduction  in  the  numbers  of  victims  of  road  accidents  is
reflected  by  the  numerous  lobbying  actions  taken  as  part  of  the
United  Nations  Decade  of  Action  for  Road  Safety  (2011-2020),  of
which TOTAL is a partner.

The  Group  is  a  member  of  the  Global  Road  Safety  Partnership
(GRSP),  which  aims to  encourage  the  development  of  multi-sector
partnerships that will spread good practices on the road all over the
world. In July 2017, the Group hosted the GRSP information day on
the theme of Technology and Innovation; in October it took part in a
seminar  held  in  Cape  Town  (South  Africa)  on  the  challenges  and
opportunities  represented  by  the  SDGs.  The  GRSP  is  also  helping
TOTAL  to  improve  its  program  to  raise  children’s  awareness  of
dangers  on  the  road  and  providing  local  support  in  some  countries,
such  as  Vietnam,  where employees  have  received  training  to  give
talks in schools.

TOTAL  is  continuing  its  actions  through  the  Safe  Way  Right  Way
platforms designed to mobilize partners, raise funds, develop training
and  awareness-raising  actions,  or  to  contribute  to  improving  the
regulations and their application along two major highways between
Kenya and Uganda on one hand, and in Cameroon on the other. This
year,  SWRW  Uganda  received  the  prestigious  Prince  Michael
International  Road Safety  Award  for  its  action  to  promote  the
protection of road users and its ability to develop synergies between
government and private bodies.

In 2016, in France, TOTAL and 20 other major companies signed the
national  appeal  in  favor  of  road  safety  and  work,  initiated  by  the
French Ministry  of  the  Interior,  and  the  Group  is  involved  in  actions
and  discussions  aimed  at  engaging  with  businesses  with  a  view  to
reinforcing  prevention  amongst  employees 
through  concrete
commitments.

For  several  years  now,  in  more  than  35 countries,  TOTAL  has  been
deploying a game-based and educational cube-shaped tool designed
by TOTAL for teachers (the “Cube Sécurité”) that is also easy to use
in  communities.  Over  750  schools  around  the  world  use  the  cube,
and 1,000 more cubes were distributed in 2017.

Promoting energy knowledge
Because  energy  is  central  to  the  challenges  of  the  future,  and
everyone is seeking to form their own opinion, in 2005 TOTAL set up
Planet  Energy,  an  initiative  that  aims  to  provide  the  younger
generation  and  their  teachers,  as  well  as  anybody  interested  in
energy  issues,  with  the  basic  tools  for  understanding  all  types  of
energy.  Planet  Energy 
that  publishes
explanatory  articles  produced  by  a  dedicated  independent  editorial
team,  together  with  news  from  media  partners.  The  site  covers  all
types of energy. It explores the history, future prospects and all of the
impacts  and  applications  of  energy,  including  everyday  life  (housing,
transport, consumption), technological innovation, economic balance,
the  environment,  global  warming  and  the  development  of  emerging
countries.  The site’s  editorial  advisers, experts  from  a  variety  of
disciplines, ensure the quality and openness of the site.

is  an  on-line  platform 

In  2016,  more  than  193  lectures  were  delivered  to  primary  and
secondary  school  children.  Over  10,000  teachers  have  registered  on
the  Planet  Energy  site  and  can  access  free  on-line  educational
resources. The site has an average of 130,000 visitors per month.

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Contractors and suppliers

TOTAL’s  activities  generate  hundreds  of  thousands  of  direct  and
indirect  jobs  worldwide. The  Group’s  purchases  of  goods  and
services  (excluding  oil  products  and  vessel  chartering  by  Trading  &
Shipping)  represented  approximately  $31 billion  worldwide  in 2017.
Approximately  32%  of  these  expenditures  were  for  goods  (e.g.,
products,  materials)  and  approximately  68%  were  for  services
(including  consulting  services,  work  with  supply  of  materials  and
transport).  The  number  of  hours  worked  by  subcontractors  is
monitored for large projects. This involves a range of environmental,
social  and  societal  impact  concerns  addressed  by  TOTAL  when
dealing  with  its  suppliers  via  its  principles,  purchasing  commitments
and sustainable procurement initiatives.

TOTAL’s  societal  commitment  is  shared  by  the  Group’s  employees,
partners,  customers and  suppliers,  in  particular  by  employing  more
local  staff  and  subcontracting  more  work  to  local  businesses
wherever the operating constraints of its activities allow. The Group’s
societal  directive  stipulates  that  purchasing  processes  must  be
adapted as required in cases where a societal action plan has been
implemented.

As  part  of  the  “One  Total”  company  project,  the  Procurement
functions  of  the  business  segments  have  been  combined  since
January 1,  2017 
transversal  subsidiary,  Total  Global
Procurement.  This  new  entity  has  a  global  approach  to  managing
supplier  relations  and  aims  to  improve  the  integration  of  supply
chains into the Group’s processes.

into  an 

5.3.4.1

Monitoring responsible practices 
among suppliers

In its Code of Conduct, TOTAL states that it works with its suppliers
to ensure the protection of the interests of both parties on the basis
of clear and fairly negotiated contractual conditions. This relationship
is  founded  on  three  key  principles:  dialogue,  professionalism  and
adherence to commitments.

TOTAL expects its suppliers to:

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(cid:142)

adhere  to  principles  equivalent  to  those  in  its  own  Code  of
Conduct,  such  as  those  set  out  in  the  Fundamental  Principles  of
Purchasing directive; and

agree  to  be  audited,  be  particularly  attentive  to  the  human
rights-related  aspects  of  their  standards  and  procedures,  in
particular  their  employees’  working  conditions,  and  ensure  that
their own suppliers and contractors respect equivalent principles.

in  2014,  specify 

in  a  Group  directive 

The  Fundamental  Principles  of  Purchasing,  launched  in  2010  and
the
formally  set  out 
commitments that TOTAL expects of the Group entities’ suppliers in
the  following  areas:  respect  for  human  rights  at  work,  health
protection,  assurance  of  safety  and  security,  preservation  of  the
environment, prevention of corruption, conflicts of interest and fraud,
respect  for  competition  law,  as  well  as  the  promotion  of  economic
and  social  development.  The  rules  set  out  in  the  directive  must  be
included  or 
the  agreements  concluded  with
suppliers.  These  principles  are  available  for  consultation  by  all
suppliers  in  both  French  and  English  on  TOTAL’s  website  (under
“Suppliers”).

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In 2015, TOTAL signed a global agreement with the worldwide trade
union  federation,  IndustriALL  Global  Union,  which  contains  two
clauses  specifying  suppliers’  environmental  and  social  requirements.
The  Group  entities  have  therefore  disclosed  the  principles  of  this
agreement to their main suppliers and service providers.

The  deployment  of  the  anti-corruption  policy  in  purchasing  also
continued in 2017 with awareness-raising sessions held for over 100
strategic  suppliers  at  the  Supplier  Day.  In  addition  to  numerous
initiatives in previous years, in 2017 around 250 suppliers underwent
a  supplier  analysis  through the  issuing  and  examination  of  specific
questionnaires, and in some cases, external inspections. At the same
time, in-house awareness-raising sessions were held for procurement
community staff.

Finally,  pursuant  to  Rule  13p-1  of  the  Securities  Exchange Act  of
1934,  as  amended,  which  implemented  certain  provisions  of  the
Dodd-Frank  Wall  Street  Reform  and  Consumer  Protection  Act  of
2010,  TOTAL  has  submitted  since  2014  to  the  SEC  an  annual
document relating to certain minerals (deemed “conflict minerals”(1) by
this  Rule)  sourced  from  the  Democratic  Republic  of  the  Congo  or  a
neighboring country. The document indicates whether TOTAL S.A. or
one of its affiliates had, during the preceding calendar year, used any
such minerals that were necessary to the functionality or production
of a product manufactured or contracted to be manufactured by the
Group.  The  document  also  states  whether  such  minerals  were
sourced from the Democratic Republic of the Congo or a neighboring
country.  The  main  objective  of  the  rule’s  obligation  to  publish  this
information  is  to  prevent  the  direct  or  indirect  funding  of  armed
groups in central Africa. For more information, refer to TOTAL’s most
recent publication available at: 
http://www.sustainable-performance.total.com/fr/enjeux/supply-chain-
management or http://www.sec.gov/.

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Promoting sustainable procurement

5.3.4.2
An 
issue  of
sustainable procurement is tasked with strengthening TOTAL’s policy
in this area based on initiatives developed by each segment.

interdisciplinary  working  group  dedicated  to  the 

The  Group’s  buyers  take  part  in  international  working  groups  on
sustainable  procurement.  TOTAL  is  an  active  member  of  IPIECA’s
Supply  Chain  Task  Force.  Building  on  the  workshops  held  in  2015
and 2016, TOTAL continued to participate in the Operationalization of
the  UN  Guiding  Principles  work  organized  by  the  IPIECA,  aimed  at
both  oil  and  gas  companies  and  engineering,  procurement  and
construction (EPC) contractors.

the  achievement  of  an 

In  France,  the  Group’s  purchases  from  the  disabled  and  protected
employment  sectors  enabled 
indirect
employment  rate  of  nearly  1%  in  2017.  TOTAL  is  a  member  of  the
Pas@Pas association and provides its buyers with an online directory
that can be used to identify potential suppliers and service providers
from the disabled or protected employment sectors by geographical
area  and  by  category.  In  2017,  themed  workshops  were  organized
for  internal  customers  and  buyers,  providing  an  opportunity  to
reiterate  the  Group’s  commitments  and  meet  suppliers  in  the
segment during speed meetings.

(1)

Rule 13p-1 defines “conflict minerals” as follows (irrespective of their geographical origin): columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite and their
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Acting as a responsible partner 
in relation with suppliers

TOTAL received the “Responsible supplier relationships” label in 2014
(maintained in 2015, 2016 and 2017) for its Holding and Marketing &
Services  activities  in  France.  This  label,  awarded  by  the  French
authorities,  recognizes  companies  that  maintain  sustainable  and
balanced relationships with their suppliers.

To contribute toward the development of good practices in business
relations,  TOTAL  launched  an  initiative to  raise  its employees’
awareness  of  mediation  as  an  alternative  method  for  resolving
disputes.  Each  year  since  2013,  a  training  day  run  by  professional
mediators  to  raise  awareness  of  mediation  has  been  organized  in

French and  English.  In  2017,  an  open  day  for  employees  of  the
Group, lawyers and suppliers, enabled participants to learn about the
benefits of mediation. A brochure designed to increase awareness of
the mediation process is available to all employees.

In addition, an email address is available on the Group website (under
“Suppliers”). It can be used to contact the Group’s internal mediator,
whose task is to facilitate relations between the Group and its French
and  international  suppliers.  Finally,  the  general  purchase  terms  and
conditions also mention the possibility of recourse to mediation.

The  payment  terms  for  invoices  from  suppliers  and  customers  of
TOTAL  S.A.  as  of  December  31,  2017,  in  application  of  the
provisions of Article D. 441-4 of the French Commercial Code, are as
follows:

As of December 31, 2017

(in M€)

SUPPLIERS
Invoices received and outstanding at the closing date of 
the previous fiscal year

CLIENTS
Invoices issued and outstanding at the closing date 
of the previous fiscal year

0 days 
(provisional)

1 to 30 
days

31 to 60 
days

61 to 90 
days

91 days 
or more

Total 
(1 day 
or more)

0 days 
(provisional)

1 to 30 
days

31 to 60 
days

61 to 
90 days

91 days 
or more

                                                     (A) Late payment brackets

Total 
(1 day 
or more)

10,702

Number of invoices affected

3,766

1,862

Total value of invoices 
affected (including tax)

Percentage of the total value 
of purchases for the fiscal 
year (including tax)

Percentage of sales for the 
fiscal year (including tax)

24

22

1

1

1

49

1.3%

173

14

122

177

97

266

676

18.3%

                                                       (B) Invoices excluded from (A) relating to disputed or unrecorded liabilities and receivables

Number of invoices excluded

Total value of invoices 
excluded

None

None

None

None

                                    (C) Reference payment terms used (contractual or legal - Article L.441-6 or Article L.443-1 of the French Commercial 
Code)

Payment terms used for late 
payment penalties

Legal payment terms

Legal payment terms

In  addition,  in  October 2017  the  Marketing  &  Services  segment
organized  a  two-day  conference  that  brought  together  almost  75
suppliers  of  one  of  its  subsidiaries  in  China.  The  topics  covered
included HSE and anti-corruption.

Regarding the support given to French SMEs, TOTAL is a member of
the  “Pacte  PME”  association  and  took  part  in  its  supplier  survey  in
2017.  The  Group  supports  the  international  development  of  SMEs,
Total
through 
own 
occasionally 
Développement Régional (refer to point 5.3.3.1 of this chapter).

suppliers, 

including 

its 

In October 2017, the first transversal Suppliers Day brought together
110  strategic  suppliers  to  the  various  business  segments  (refer  to
point 5.2.1 of this chapter).

TOTAL  supports  its  suppliers  in  the  different  countries  in  which  it
does business.

For  example,  in  Uganda,  Total  E&P  Uganda  organized  a  one-day
forum  for  suppliers  (290 participants).  The  suppliers  invited  heard
presentations  on  the  contracting  process,  and  in  particular  the HSE
and ethics aspects, to help them take these subjects into account.

Every year, one of the departments of the IPO (TOTAL’s International
Procurement Office in Shanghai, China) organizes a compliance day
and invites one of its approved suppliers. It can explain the actions it
takes  regarding  anti-corruption  compliance,  the  concrete  problems
encountered and how it deals with them. The discussions, based on
case studies and topical issues, are enlightening for all. In 2017, this
event was held in December, on the same day as the Business Ethics
Day (refer also to point 5.3.5.1 of this chapter).

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5.3.5.

Fair operating practices

5.3.5.1

Preventing corruption

The  oil  industry  must  be  particularly  vigilant  concerning  the  risk  of
corruption, especially given the scale of investments and the number
of  countries 
in  which  operations  are  conducted.  Preventing
corruption  is  therefore  a  major  challenge  for  the  Group  and  all  its
employees.

As stated in its Code of Conduct, TOTAL rejects corruption in all its
forms.  The  Group  adopts  a  ‘zero  tolerance’ approach  to  corruption
and  adheres  to  the  strictest  integrity  standards.  This  Code  sets  out
the  business  principles  and  individual  behavior  that  everyone  must
follow both in their day-to-day decision-making and in their relations
with  the  Company’s  stakeholders.  In  it,  TOTAL  also  reiterates  its
support  for  the  OECD  Guidelines  and  the  Tenth  Principle  of  the
United  Nations  Global  Compact,  which  urges  businesses  to  work
against corruption in all its forms.

The  Group’s  commitment  is  embodied  by  a  robust  anti-corruption
compliance  program,  in  accordance  with  the  undertakings made  by
the Group to the United States authorities as part of the monitorship
(2013-2016)  and  with  the  requirements of  the  French  law  of
December 9,  2016  on  transparency,  the  fight  against  corruption,
modernization of the economy.

This  program  is  implemented  by  a  dedicated  organization,  which
includes the Compliance and Social Responsibility department, and is
deployed  by  a  network  of  more  than  360  Compliance  Officers
located in the countries where TOTAL operates.

The  pillars  of  this  anti-corruption  program  are,  among  others,  the
following:

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a  strong  and  consistent  commitment  from  General  Management,
expressed through significant communication activities such as the
Business  Ethics  Day,  held  every  year 
the  UN’s
International  Anti-Corruption  Day  and  Human  Rights  Day  in
December;  the  third  of  these  events  was  held  in  2017.  It  is
organized at the Group level and relayed locally by the subsidiaries
to remind employees how to react appropriately and to encourage
dialogue;

to  mark 

activities  designed  to  raise  awareness  among  all  employees:  an
initial  e-learning  course  was  rolled  out  in  2011  in  12  languages,
followed  by  a  more  in-depth  e-learning  module  in  2015.  This
module  is  accessible  to  all  employees  and  mandatory  for  the
targeted personal (approximately 30,000 employees);

more  targeted  training  activities  intended  for  the  most  highly
exposed positions and in-depth training for all Compliance Officers;

the prohibition of “facilitation payments”;

regular  reporting  processes  to  ensure  the  periodic  feedback  of
information  and  incident  feedback  mechanisms,  including  a
whistleblowing  system  for  reporting  any  breach  of  the  Code  of
Conduct (such as by emailing ethics@total.com);

control mechanisms including site compliance reviews (six to eight
per year) covering the Group’s various activities. These reviews are
followed-up  with  regards  to  the  recommendations  made.  In
addition,  the  audits  carried  out  by  the  Audit  &  Internal  Control
Division  include,  depending  on  their  purpose,  controls  to    check
the implementation of the compliance processes;

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

processes to identify and evaluate corruption risks;

(cid:142)

the application of suitable sanctions.

a  framework  of  internal  standards,  including  a  policy  updated  in
2016  that  sets  out  the  details  of  the  program and  more  specific
rules  relating  to  representatives  dealing  with  public  officials,
purchasing/sales, 
donations/sponsorships,
acquisitions/divestments,  joint  ventures,  conflicts  of  interest  and
Human  Resources.  Employees  can  refer  to  these  standards  to
identify risky situations, carry out due diligence on third parties and
put in place the appropriate mitigation measures;

gifts/invitations, 

Following  the  monitorship,  at  the  end  of  2016  the  United  States
authorities deemed that the Group had implemented an appropriate
compliance program and fulfilled its commitments, thus bringing the
proceedings against TOTAL to a close. The Group is still committed
and  pursuing  its  efforts  in  a  bid  to  ensure  the  sustainability,
development  and  continuous  improvement  of  the  anti-corruption
compliance program.

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Respect for human rights

Activities  of  companies  can  affect  the  human  rights  of  employees,
suppliers  and  partners,  customers,  local  communities  and  other
stakeholders  in  numerous  ways.  TOTAL’s  proactive  approach  to
human  rights  reflects  its  ethical  commitment  and  helps  to  establish
and  maintain  successful  relationships  with  all  stakeholders,  which  is
essential for the Group to operate effectively.

TOTAL’s  approach  to  respect  for  human  rights  is  based  on  several
pillars, described below.

Written commitments

The  Group’s  Code  of  Conduct  was  revised  in  2014  to  reinforce
TOTAL’s  commitments  in  terms  of  respect  for  human  rights.  It  sets
out the Group’s adherence to international standards such as the UN
Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the Voluntary
Principles  on  Security  and  Human  Rights  (VPSHR).  In  the  event  of
any discrepancy between legal provisions and the Code of Conduct,
the highest standard of protection of human rights applies.

In  addition  to  its  values,  respect  for  human  rights  is  one  of  the
Group’s  priority  business  principles,  alongside  integrity  (preventing
corruption  and  fraud  and  anti-competitive  practices)  and  HSE
standards.  The  Group  ensures  that  employees’  rights  are  protected
and prohibits any form of discrimination against them, including due
to  sexual  orientation  or  identity.  It  demands  that  they  themselves
respect  human  rights.  TOTAL  expects  its  suppliers  to  respect
standards  equivalent  to  its  own  and  pay  particular  attention  to  their
employees’ working conditions. In particular in 2015 TOTAL signed a
global  agreement  with 
federation,
the  worldwide 
IndustriALL  Global  Union,  which  represents  50 million  employees  in
140 countries.  Under  this  agreement,  the  Group  is  committed  to
maintaining  minimum  Corporate  Social  Responsibility 
(CSR)
standards and guarantees worldwide for subsidiaries in which it has
more than a 50% stake. The Group also ensures that the principles of
the  agreement  on  health,  safety  and  human  rights  are  disclosed  to
and  promoted  among  its  service  providers  and  suppliers.  The
implementation of this agreement is monitored annually.

trade  union 

Furthermore, while respecting the sovereignty of the host countries in
which  it  operates,  the  Group  reserves  the  right  to  express  its
conviction  on  the  importance  of  respecting  human  rights  in  matters
concerning it. Finally, TOTAL respects the rights of local communities
by  identifying,  preventing  and  limiting  the  impacts  of  its  activities  on
their way of life and remediating them.

Some of these principles are set out in the “To find out more” section
of the Code of Conduct and are detailed in TOTAL’s Human Rights
Guide, as updated in 2015 (available at total.com).

In  2013,  the  Executive  Committee  approved  TOTAL’s  first  strategic
roadmap  and  an  action  plan  for  2013-2015.  The  aim  was  to
systematically  incorporate  respect  for  human  rights  into  the  various
risk management systems. In this context, a guide was published in
2015  to  help  the  Group’s  lawyers  responsible  for  business  mergers
and acquisitions to improve how human rights are incorporated into
In  addition,
the  various  applicable  due  diligence  processes. 

easy-to-use tools (inspired by the VPSHR) have been developed and
were deployed since 2016 at 46 exposed entities, to help them more
effectively  identify  and  evaluate  the  risks/impacts  relating  to  security
and human rights and put in place the appropriate corrective actions.

With  a  view  to  continuous  improvement,  the  updated  human  rights
roadmap and a new action plan for 2017-2018 were adopted by the
Executive  Committee  in  January 2017.  The  updated  human  rights
roadmap focuses on the following priority areas:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

consolidate  the  integration  of  human  rights  into  operational
decisions at the local level;

improve  management’s  awareness  level  and  accountability  with
regard to human rights at all levels of the Company;

strengthen the process for evaluating the Group entities at risk, the
tools made available to them and their monitoring.

A dedicated organization

The  Ethics  Committee  and  the  Human  Rights  Division  advise
employees,  help  operatives  and  monitor  efforts  to  promote  respect
for  human  rights.  In  particular,  they  run  a  human  rights  committee
that  coordinates  the  actions  taken  internally  and  externally  by  the
various Group entities.

The  Ethics  Committee  is  a  central,  independent  structure  that
represents all of TOTAL’s business segments. Its role is to listen and
support.  Both  employees  and  people  outside  the  Group  can  refer
matters to it by email at ethics@total.com. The Committee maintains
confidentiality  with  regard  to  referrals,  which  can  only  be  lifted  with
the agreement of the person in question.

At the local level, mechanisms for handling grievances raised by local
communities  are  also  implemented  by  subsidiaries  exposed  to
societal  risks  in  accordance  with  the  UN  Guiding  Principles  on
Business  and  Human  Rights  (UNGP)  (refer  to  point 5.3.2.2  of  this
chapter).

Awareness and training

To  ensure  its  adopted  principles  are  disseminated  in-house,  TOTAL
raises employee awareness via corporate communications channels,
such as the platform for sharing best practices and challenges in the
area of respect for human rights accessible to Group employees on
the TOTAL intranet, and through events such as the annual Business
Ethics Day. In December 2017, the theme of the Business Ethics Day
was  the  Group’s  value,  “Respect  for  Others”,  and  ethical  dilemmas.
The  new  Guide  to  taking  into  account  religious  teachings  in  the
Group  was  distributed.  TOTAL  also  offers  some  employees  special
training  tailored  to  the  challenges  faced  in  the  field,  such  as  the
Responsible  Leadership  for  Sustainable  Business  program  and
human  rights  training  sessions  for  HSE  experts  and  Community
Liaison Officers (CLO) organized with the Danish Institute for Human
Rights  (DIHR).  Finally,  actions  are  taken  to  raise  awareness  among
the  Group’s  external  stakeholders,  such  as  training  related  to  the
VPSHR for its security providers.

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It  focuses  on  the  three  key  topics  for  the  Group  and  presents  the
most important subjects and risks for each topic:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

its  suppliers,  contractors,  partners,  and 

human rights in the workplace, concerning TOTAL’s employees as
well  as 
their
subcontractors. The salient subjects identified are forced labor and
child  labor,  discrimination,  fair  and  just  working  conditions  and
safety;

human rights and local communities. The salient subjects identified
are  issues  of  access  to  land  and  the  right  to  health  and  an
adequate standard of living;

human rights and security, concerning measures to protect against
the risks and threats to which the Group’s employees and facilities
are exposed, while ensuring that the salient risk of disproportionate
use of force is avoided.

For each of these six subject areas and salient risks, the information
document  summarizes  TOTAL’s  policies, 
training  and
awareness-raising  actions  taken,  and  the due  diligence  measures
implemented in response to the identified issues.

the 

In  June 2017,  the  Group’s  subsidiaries  in  the  United  Kingdom
published  Anti-Slavery  and  Human  Trafficking  Statements 
in
accordance with Section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

Corporate Human Rights Benchmark

5

rankings  published 

TOTAL is the first major oil company in the Corporate Human Rights
Benchmark 
initiative,
developed  jointly  by  various  NGOs  and  supported  by  investors
managing several billion dollars, is based on a complex questionnaire
that evaluates companies’ maturity regarding human rights issues.

in  March 2017.  This 

Practical guide to dealing with religeous questions 
within the Group

In June 2017, a guide to taking into account religious teachings in the
Group  was  distributed  in-house.  The  guide  provides  concrete
answers to the questions that managers and employees might have
in this regard, and is based on feedback from subsidiaries in the field
in  the  different  countries  where  the  Group  operates.  The  guide
promotes  respect  for  differences  and  tolerance  of  other  people’s
beliefs.

Participation in external initiatives

TOTAL is actively involved in numerous initiatives and working groups
on  human  rights  that  bring  together  various  stakeholders  including
Global  Compact,  Global  Compact  LEAD  (initiative  for  sustainable
leadership),  Global  Business  Initiative  on  Human  Rights,  IPIECA,
VPSHR and non-profit organizations such as Shift.

Assessments and reporting

Tools  are  used  to  regularly  assess  the  subsidiaries’  human  rights
practices  and  the  risks  they  may  have  to  face.  Their  objective  is  to
analyze the societal impacts of a project at the local level or to verify
that  the  subsidiaries’  practices  are  in  line  with  the  Group’s  ethical
standards.  Almost  120  subsidiaries were  evaluated  since  2002.
These  assessments  are  undertaken  by  GoodCorporation  a  qualified
ethics  expert.  The  assessment  framework  related  to  human  rights
and  anti-corruption  is  used  on  site,  and  numerous  internal  and
external  stakeholders  are  interviewed  by  GoodCorporation,  which
then issues a final report identifying points for improvement and good
practices.  The  entity  is  then  given  several  months  to  correct  any
issues  that  have  been  identified.  A  follow-up  report  is  issued  by
GoodCorporation for the entities that were assessed. Following a call
for  tenders  in  2017,  GoodCorporation  was  once  again  selected  to
support the Group in this area.

In  2017,  a  self-assessment  tool  was  developed  and  will  be  used  to
enable  subsidiaries to  measure  their  maturity  and  progress  in  terms
of ethics.

In  addition,  other  non-profit  partner  organizations,  such  as  the  CDA
Corporate  Engagement  Project,  also  contribute  by  evaluating  the
societal impact of the Group’s activities on nearby local communities,
for example by surveying the populations in question. CDA’s reports
are published online on their website. The Group is also working with
International  Alert  (IA),  an  independent  British  organization  that
specializes  in  conflict  resolution  and  peacebuilding,  to  assess  the
Group’s  impacts  on  human  rights  and  conflict  risks  at  a  local  level.
The  Group  additionally  conducts  human  rights  impact  assessments
at  the  subsidiaries  with  the  help  of  the  Danish  Institute  for  Human
Rights,  a  Danish  public  non-profit  organization.  For  example,  at  the
end of 2015, TOTAL worked with the DIHR in Nigeria to assess the
human rights practices of its E&P subsidiary, thus identifying the main
areas  for  improvement  and  recommendations.  In  2017,  a  process
was  carried  out  to  monitor  the progress  made  by  the  subsidiary  in
implementing the recommendations. The DIHR also worked in Papua
New  Guinea  in  2017  to  carry  out  a  local  human  rights  impact
assessment.

In July 2016, TOTAL published its first dedicated Human Rights report
(available  at  www.sustainable-performance.total.com)  based  on  the
UN Guiding Principles Reporting Framework, becoming the first oil &
gas  company  to  do  so.  This  information  document,  an  update  of
which  is  planned  for  2018,  presents  TOTAL’s  approach  to  integrate
respect for human rights into its operations and business relations. 

5.3.5.3

Consumer health and safety

Many  of  the  products  that  TOTAL  markets  pose  potential  risks;  for
example,  if  they  are  used  incorrectly.  The  Group  therefore  aims  to
meet its current and future obligations with regard to information and
prevention in order to minimize the risks throughout its products’ life
cycle.  TOTAL’s  health  and  products  directive  sets  out  the  minimum
requirements for marketing the Group’s products worldwide in order
to reduce potential risks to consumer health and the environment.

TOTAL identifies and assesses the risks inherent to its products and
their  use,  and  then  informs  customers  and  users  of  these  risks  and
the  applicable  prevention  and  protection  measures.  The  material
safety data sheets (MSDS) that accompany all products marketed by
the Group (in at least one of the languages used in the country) and
product  labels  are  two  key  sources  of  information  in  this  regard.  All
new  products  comply  fully  with  the  regulatory requirements  in  the
countries and markets for which they are intended.

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5.4

Reporting scopes and method

5.4.1

Reporting guidance

The Group’s reporting is based:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

for  social  indicators,  on  a  practical  handbook  titled  “Corporate
Social Reporting Protocol and Method”;

for  Industrial  Safety  indicators,  on  the  Corporate  Guidance  on
Event and Statistical Reporting;

(cid:142)

for  environmental  indicators,  on  a  Group  reporting  procedure,
together with segment-specific instructions.

These documents are available to all TOTAL companies and can be
consulted at Corporate headquarters, in the relevant departments.

major  components  of  the  Group  Human  Resources  policy,  such  as
mobility,  career  management,  training,  work  conditions,  employee
dialogue,  Code  of  Conduct  application,  human  rights,  health,
compensation, retirement benefits and insurance. The survey covers
a  representative  sample  of  the  consolidated  scope.  The  data
published  in  this  document  are  extracted  from  the  most  recent
in  December 2017  and  January 2018;
survey,  carried  out 
133 companies 
the
consolidated  Group  workforce  (85,652 employees)  replied  to  the
survey. With regard to training only, this scope covers 82.4% of the
Group’s consolidated workforce and 127 companies.

representing  87.2%  of 

in  57 countries, 

Consolidation method

5.4.2.1
For  the  scopes  defined  above,  safety  indicators  and  social  data  are
fully consolidated. Environmental indicators consolidate 100% of the
emissions of Group operated sites for the “operated” indicators. GHG
emissions  are  also  published  on  an  equity  interest  basis,  i.e.,  by
consolidating the Group share of the emissions of all assets in which
the Group has a financial interest or rights to production.

5.4.2.2

Changes in scope

Social and environmental indicators are calculated on the basis of the
consolidated scope of the Group as of December 31, 2017.

These  data  are  presented  on  the  basis  of  the  operational  business
segments identified in the 2017 Consolidated Financial Statements.

For  environmental  indicators,  acquisitions  are  taken  into  account  as
from January 1 of the current year as far as possible or as from the
next  fiscal  year.  Any  facility  sold  before  December 31  is  excluded
from the Group’s reporting scope for the current year.

For safety indicators, acquisitions are taken into account as soon as
possible  and  at  the  latest  on  January 1  of  the  following  year,  and
divestments  are  taken  into  account  at  the  end  of  the  quarter
preceding their effective date of implementation.

5.4.2

Scopes

In  2017,  environmental  reporting  covered  all  activities,  sites  and
industrial  assets  in  which  TOTAL  S.A.,  or  one  of  the  companies  it
controls, is the operator, i.e. either operates or contractually manages
the  operations  (“operated domain”):  796 sites  at  year-end  2017.
Greenhouse  gas  (GHG)  emissions  “based  on  the  Group’s  equity
interest” are the only data which are published for the “equity interest”
scope.  This  scope,  which  is  different  from  the  “operated  domain”,
includes  all  the  assets  in  which  the  consolidated  entities  have  a
financial interest or rights to production.

Safety  reporting  covers  all TOTAL  employees,  employees  of
contractors  working  at  Group-operated  sites  and  employees  of
transport companies under long-term contracts. Each site submits its
safety  reporting  to  the  relevant  operational  entity.  The  data  is  then
consolidated  at  the  business  level  and  every  month  at  the  Group
level. In 2017, the Group safety reporting scope covered 461 million
hours worked, equivalent to approximately 260,000 people.

Reporting  on  occupational  illnesses  follows  the  scope  of  the
Worldwide Human Resources Survey (see below).

Social  reporting  is  based  on  two  surveys:  the  Global  Workforce
Analysis,  and the  complementary  Worldwide  Human  Resources
Survey.  Two  centralized 
facilitate
tools 
performance of the above surveys.

(Sogreat  and  HR4U) 

The  Global  Workforce  Analysis  is  conducted  twice  a  year,  on
June 30  and  December 31,  in  all  fully  consolidated  companies  at
least 50% owned and consolidated by the global integration method.
The  survey  mainly  covers  worldwide  workforces,  hiring  under
permanent  and  fixed-term  contracts  (non-French  equivalents  of
contrats à  durée  déterminée  or  indéterminée)  as  well  as  employee
turnover.  This  survey  produces  a  breakdown  of  the  workforce  by
gender, professional category (managers and other employees), age
and nationality.

The  Worldwide  Human  Resources  Survey  (WHRS)  is  an  annual
survey  which  comprises  approximately  100 indicators  in  addition to
those  used  in  the  Global  Workforce  Analysis.  The  indicators  are
selected  in  cooperation  with  the  relevant  counterparties  and  cover

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Principles

Indicator selection and relevance

5.4.3.1
The  data published  in  the  Registration  Document  are  intended  to
inform  stakeholders  about  TOTAL’s  Corporate  Social  Responsibility
performance  for  the  year  in  question.  The  environmental  indicators
include  Group  performance  indicators  referring  to  the  IPIECA
reporting  guidelines,  updated  in  2015.  The  indicators  have  been
selected in order to monitor:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

TOTAL’s commitments and policies, and their effects on matters of
safety, environment, social, etc.;

performance relative to TOTAL’s main challenges and impacts;

information required by laws and regulations (Article L. 225-102-1
of the French Commercial Code).

5.4.3.2
Terminology used in social reporting
Outside of France, “management staff” refers to any employee whose
job  level  is  the  equivalent  of  300  or more  Hay  points.  Permanent
contracts  correspond  to  contrats  à  durée  indéterminée  (CDI)  and
fixed-term contracts to contrats à durée déterminée (CDD), according
to the terminology used in the Group’s social reporting.

Managed  scope:  all  subsidiaries  in  which  one  or  more  Group
companies  own  a  stake  of  50%  or  more,  i.e.,  471  companies  in
127 countries as of December 31, 2017.

Consolidated scope: all companies fully consolidated by the global
integration  method,  i.e.,  313  companies  having  employees  in
105 countries as of December 31, 2017.

Employees  present:  employees  present  are  employees  on  the
payroll  of  the  consolidated  scope,  less  employees  who  are  not
present, i.e., persons who are under suspended contract (sabbatical,
business  development  leave,  etc.),  absent  on  long-term  sick  leave
(more  than  six  months),  assigned  to  a  company  outside  the  Group,
etc.

5.4.4

Details of certain indicators

5.4.4.1

Industrial Safety definitions and 
indicators

TRIR (Total Recordable Injury Rate): number of recorded injuries per
million hours worked.

LTIR  (Lost  Time  Injury  Rate):  number  of  lost  time  injuries  per  million
hours worked.

SIR (Severity Injury Rate): average number of days lost per lost time
injury.

Employees  of  external  contractors:  any  employee  of  a  service
provider working at a Group-operated site or assigned by a transport
company under a long-term contract.

Tier  1  and  Tier  2:  indicator  of  the  number  of  loss  of  primary
containment  events,  with  more  or  less  significant  consequences,  as
defined  by  the  API  754  (for  downstream)  and  IOGP  456  (for
upstream) standards.

Near miss: event which, under slightly different circumstances, could
have  resulted  in  a  serious  accident.  The  term  “potential  severity”  is
used for near misses.

Incidents and near misses are assessed in terms of actual or potential
severity  based  on  a  scale  that  consists  of  six  levels.  Events  with  an
actual  or  potential  severity  level  of  four  or  more  are  considered
serious.

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Methods

5.4.3.3
The  methods  may  be  adjusted  to  reflect  the  diversity  of  TOTAL’s
activities,  recent  integration  of  subsidiaries,  lack  of  regulations  or
for
standardized 
collecting data, or changes in methods.

international  definitions,  practical  procedures 

Restatement  of  previous  years’  published  data,  unless  there  is  a
specific statement, is now limited to changes of methodology.

5.4.3.4

Consolidation and internal controls

Environmental, social and industrial safety data are consolidated and
checked  by  each  business  unit  and  business  segment,  and  then  at
Group  level.  Data  pertaining  to  certain  specific  indicators  are
calculated  directly  by  the  business  segments.  These  processes
undergo regular internal audits.

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5

Environmental indicators

5.4.4.2
Safety flaring: flaring to ensure the safe performance of operations
conducted at the production site.

Continuous  flaring  of  associated  gas:  flaring  during  normal
production operations conducted in the absence of sufficient facilities
or  adequate  geological  conditions  permitting  the  reinjection,  on-site
utilization or commercialization of produced gas. Continuous flaring of
associated  gas  includes  neither  safety  flaring  nor  very  low-pressure
gas.

Routine flaring: as defined by the working group of the Global Gas
Flaring Reduction program within the framework of the World Bank’s
Zero  Routine  Flaring  initiative. Flaring  that  includes  the  continuous
flaring  of  associated  gas  (see  above)  and  very  low-pressure  gas
generated  during  the  production  process,  the  reuse  of  which  is
neither technically nor economically feasible. Continuous flaring does
not include safety flaring.

Fresh water: water with salinity below 1.5 g/l.

Hydrocarbon  spills:  spills  with  a  volume  greater than  1  barrel
(≈159 liters) are counted. These are accidental spills of which at least
part of the volume spilled reaches the natural environment (including
non-waterproof  ground).  Spills  resulting  from  sabotage  or  malicious
acts  are  included.  Spills  which  remain  in  a  confined  watertight
containment system are excluded.

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Waste:  the  contaminated  soil excavated  and  removed  from  active
sites  to  be  treated  externally  is  counted  a  waste.  Drilling  debris,
mining  cuttings  or  soil  polluted  in  inactive  sites  are  not counted  as
waste.

GEEI  (Group  Energy  Efficiency  Index):  a  combination  of  energy
intensity ratios (ratio of net primary energy consumption to the level of
activity) per business reduced to base 100 in 2010 and consolidated
with a weighting by each business’s net primary energy consumption.

GHG: the six gases of the Kyoto protocol, which are CO2, CH4, N2O,
HFCs,  PFCs  and  SF6,  with  their  respective  GWP  (Global  Warming
Potential)  as  described  in  the  2007  GIEC  report.  PFCs  and  SF6  are
virtually absent from the Group’s emissions.

GHG  based  on  the  Group’s  equity  interest:  GHG  emissions  of
non-significant assets are generally excluded, i.e., assets in which the
Group’s  equity  interest  is  less  than  10%  and  for  which  the  Group
share of emissions are less than 50 kt CO2 eq/year. For non-operated
assets, TOTAL relies on information provided by its partner operators.
In  cases  where  this  information  is  not  available,  estimates  are  made
based on past data, budget data or by pro rata with similar assets.

GHG  scope  1  emissions:  direct  GHG  emissions  from  sources
located  within  the  boundaries  of  a  site  coming  under  the  operated
domain or in which TOTAL holds a financial interest.

GHG  scope  2  emissions: 
indirect  emissions  attributable  to
brought-in  energy  (electricity,  heat,  steam),  excluding  purchased
industrial gases (H2).

GHG  scope  3  emissions:  other  indirect  emissions.  The  Group
follows  the  Oil  &  Gas  industry  reporting  guidelines  published  by
IPIECA  and  which  conform  to  the  GHG  Protocol  methodologies.  In

this  Registration  Document,  only  item  11  of  Scope  3  (use  of  sold
products),  which  is  the  most  significant,  is  reported.  Emissions  for
this item are calculated based on sales of finished products for which
the next stage is end use, in other words combustion of the products
to obtain energy. A stoichiometric emission factor is applied to these
sales (oxidation of molecules to carbon dioxide) to obtain an emission
volume.

Material  loss:  this  is  represented  by  the  following  four  indicators:
safety or operational gas flaring (Exploration & Production only), cold
venting (Exploration  &  Production  only),  total  volume  of  oil  and  gas
discharged  in  wastewater  (Exploration  &  Production  and  Refining  &
Chemicals only), and accidental hydrocarbon spills.

Oil spill preparedness:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

an  oil  spill  scenario  is  deemed  “important”  as  soon  as  its
consequences are on a small scale and with limited impacts on the
environment  (orders  of  magnitude  of  several  hundred  meters  of
beaches impacted, and several tons of hydrocarbons);

an oil spill preparedness plan is deemed operational if it describes
the alert mechanisms, if it is based on pollution scenarios that stem
from risk analyses and if it describes mitigation strategies that are
adapted  to  each  scenario, 
it  defines  the  technical  and
if 
organizational means,  internal  and  external,  to  be  implemented
and,  lastly,  if  it  mentions  elements  to  be  taken  into  account  to
implement  a  follow-up  of  the  environmental  impacts  of  the
pollution; and

oil  spill  preparedness  exercise:  only exercises  conducted  on  the
basis of one of the scenarios identified in the oil spill preparedness
plan  and  which  are  played  out  until  the  stage  of  equipment
deployment are included for this indicator.

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6.6

Investor relations

6.6.1

Documents on display

6.6.2

Relationships with institutional investors, 
financial analysts and individual 
shareholders

6.6.3

Registered shareholding

6.6.4

2018 financial calendar

6.6.5

2019 financial calendar

6.6.6

Investor Relations contacts

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223

223

223

224

224

224

6.1

Listing details

6.1.1

Listing

6.1.2

Share performance

6.2

Dividend

6.2.1

Dividend policy

6.2.2

Dividend payment

6.2.3

Coupons

6.3

Share buybacks

6.3.1

6.3.2

Share buybacks and cancellations 
in 2017          

Board of Directors’ report on share 
buybacks and sales

6.3.3

2018-2019 share buyback program

6.4

Shareholders

6.4.1

Major shareholders

6.4.2

Employee shareholding

6.4.3

Shareholding structure

210

210

211

213

213

215

215

216

216

216

217

219

219

221

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Listing details

6.1

Listing details

6.1.1

Listing

Stock Exchanges

Paris, New York, London and Brussels.

Codes

ISIN

Reuters

Bloomberg

Mnémo

Market capitalization as of December 31, 2017(1)
€116.4 billion(2).

$139.8 billion(3).

FR0000120271

Percentage of free float

TOTF.PA

FP FP

FP

As  of  December 31,  2017,  the  free  float  factor  determined  by
Euronext  Paris  for  calculating  TOTAL  S.A.'s  weight  in  the  CAC 40
was  95%.  The  free  float  factor  determined  by  Stoxx  for  calculating
TOTAL’s weight in the Euro Stoxx 50 was 100%.

Included in the following stock indexes

CAC 40, Euro Stoxx 50, Stoxx Europe 50 and DJ Global Titans.

Par value

€2.50.

[REDACTED SECTION: CERTAIN TEXT HAS BEEN REDACTED.]

Weighting in the main stock indexes 
as of December 31, 2017

CAC 40

Euro Stoxx 50

Stoxx Europe 50

DJ Global Titans

9.4% 1st largest component in the index
4.9% 1st largest component in the index
3.1% 8th largest component in the index
1.2% 39th largest component in the index

Included in the following ESG 
(Environment, Social, Governance) indexes

Corporate  Human  Rights  Benchmark,  DJSI  World,  DJSI  Europe,
FTSE4Good and Nasdaq Global Sustainability.

Market capitalization on Euronext Paris and 
in the Euro zone as of December 31, 2017

TOTAL  S.A.  has  the  second-largest  capitalization  on  the  Euronext
Paris  regulated  market.  Based  on  the  market  capitalization  of  the
companies  that  make  up  the  Euro  Stoxx 50,  the  largest  market
capitalizations in the Euro zone are as follows(a):

As of December 31, 2017
(€B)

AB InBev

Unilever

LVMH
TOTAL(b)

SAP SE

L’Oréal

188.1

137.7

124.4

116.4

114.8

103.6

(a)
(b)

Source: Bloomberg for companies other than TOTAL S.A.
Shares composing the share capital on December 31, 2017: 2,528,989,616. 
TOTAL closing share price on Euronext Paris on December 31, 2017: 
€46.045.

(1)
(2)
(3)

Shares composing the share capital on December 31, 2017: 2,528,989,616.
TOTAL closing share price on Euronext Paris on December 31, 2017: €46.045.
TOTAL closing ADR price on NYSE on December 31, 2017: $55.28.

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Listing details

6.1.2

Share performance

TOTAL share price on Euronext Paris (2014-17)

130

120

110

100

90

80

70

TOTAL

CAC 40

Euro Stoxx 50

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Base 100 in 2014.

Sources: Euronext Paris, Bloomberg.

TOTAL ADR price on NYSE (2014-17)

150
140
130
120
110
100
90
80
70
60

TOTAL US

Dow Jones

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

6

Base 100 in 2014.

Sources: NYSE, Bloomberg.

6.1.2.1

Arkema spin-off

Within  the  framework  of  the  spin-off  of  Arkema’s  chemical  activities
the  Group’s  other  chemical  activities,  TOTAL’s  Annual
from 
Shareholders’  Meeting  of  May 12,  2006,  approved  TOTAL  S.A.’s
contribution  to  Arkema,  under  the  regulation  governing  spin-offs,  of
all its interests in the businesses included under Arkema’s scope, as
well as the allocation for each TOTAL share of an allotment right for
Arkema  shares,  with  ten  allotment  rights  entitling  the  holder  to  one
Arkema  share.  Since  May 18,  2006,  Arkema’s  shares  have  been
traded on Euronext Paris.

Pursuant to the provisions of the notice prior to the sale of unclaimed
shares  (Avis  préalable  à  la  mise  en  vente  de  titres  non  réclamés)
published  on  August 3,  2006,  in  the  French  newspaper  Les  Échos,

Arkema shares corresponding to allotment rights for fractional shares
which were unclaimed as of August 3, 2008, were sold on Euronext
Paris  at  an  average  price  of  €32.5721  per  share.  As  a  result,  from
August 3, 2008, the indemnity price per share of allotment rights for
Arkema  shares 
(NYSE  Euronext  notice  No.
PAR-20080812-02958-EUR).  BNP  Paribas  Securities  Services  paid
an 
intermediaries  on  remittance  of
corresponding allotment rights for Arkema shares.

indemnity  to  the 

is  €3.25721 

financial 

As from August 4, 2018, the unclaimed amounts will be transferred to
the French Caisse des dépôts et consignations where the holders will
still be able to claim them for a period of 20 years. After this time limit,
the  amounts  will  permanently  become  the  property  of  the  French
State.

6.1.2.2

Change in share prices from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2017

In Europe, for the major European oil and gas 
companies

In the United States 
(ADR quotes for European companies), 
for the major international oil and gas companies

(closing price in local currency)

TOTAL (euro)

Royal Dutch Shell A (euro)

Royal Dutch Shell B (pound sterling)

BP (pound sterling)

ENI (euro)

Source: Bloomberg.

-5.5%

6.9%

6.6%

2.6%

-10.8%

(closing price in dollars)

TOTAL

ExxonMobil

Chevron

Royal Dutch Shell A

Royal Dutch Shell B

BP

ENI

Source: Bloomberg.

8.5%

-7.3%

6.4%

22.7%

17.8%

12.4%

2.9%

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Listing details

6.1.2.3

Annual total return

As of December 31, 2017, for every €1,000 invested in TOTAL shares by an individual residing in France, assuming that the net dividends are
reinvested in TOTAL shares, and excluding tax and social withholding:

Annual total return

Value as of December 31, 2017, 
of €1,000 invested

Investment term

1 year

5 years

10 years

15 years

TOTAL(a)

-0.30%

9.28%

3.52%

7.35%

12.54%

11.42%

3.21%

7.29%

997

1,559

1,413

2,896

CAC 40(b)

TOTAL

CAC 40

(a) TOTAL’s share prices, used for the calculation of the total return, take into account the adjustment made by Euronext Paris in 2006 following the detachment of 
Arkema’s share allocation rights.
(b) CAC 40 quotes taken into account to calculate the total return include all dividends distributed by the companies that are in the index.
Sources: Euronext Paris, Bloomberg.

6.1.2.4

Market information summary

Share price
(in €)

Highest (during trading session)

Lowest (during trading session)

End of the year (closing)

Average of the last 30 trading sessions (closing)
Trading volume (average per session)(a)

Euronext Paris

NYSE (number of ADRs)

(a) Number of shares traded. 
Sources: Euronext Paris, NYSE.

2013

45.67

35.18

44.53

43.60

2014

54.71

38.25

42.52

44.32

2015

50.30

36.92

41.27

43.57

2016

48.89

35.21

48.72

46.22

4,439,725

5,519,597

7,412,179

6,508,817

5,380,909

1,371,780

1,277,433

1,853,669

2,109,802

1,667,928

1,125

1,718

1,371

2,872

2017

49.50

42.23

46.05

47.00

TOTAL share price at closing on Euronext Paris (2016-17)

(in €)

50

40

30

2016

Source : Euronext Paris.

2017

2018

TOTAL average daily volume traded on Euronext Paris

(in millions of shares)

9.42 9.85

7.30

6.42

7.95

5.21

5.05

4.00

6.33

6.38

5.18 5.47

4.50 4.81

5.79

6.56

5.85

6.44

5.48

4.67

5.30

4.35

5.17

5.89

january-16

february-16

march-16

april-16

may-16

june-16

Source: Euronext Paris.

july-16

september-16
august-16

october-16

november-16

december-16

january-17

february-17

march-17

april-17

may-17

june-17

july-17

september-17
august-17

october-17
november-17

december-17

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Dividend

6.2.1

Dividend policy

Dividend payment policy

6.2.1.1
On  October 28,  2010,  TOTAL  S.A.’s  Board  of  Directors  adopted  a
policy  based  on  quarterly  dividend  payments  starting  in  fiscal  year
2011.

(cid:142)

The  decision  of  TOTAL  S.A.’s  subsidiaries  to  declare  dividends  is
made by their relevant Shareholders’ Meetings and is subject to the
provisions  of  applicable 
regulations.  As  of
December 31, 2017, there is no restriction under such provisions that
would  materially  restrict  the  distribution  to  TOTAL  S.A.  of  the
dividends declared by those subsidiaries.

laws  and 

local 

Fiscal year 2017 and 2018 dividends

6.2.1.2
TOTAL  has  distributed  and  paid  the  following  interim  dividends  with
respect to fiscal year 2017:

(cid:142)

on  September 20,  2017,  the  Board  of  Directors  decided  on  the
payment  of  the  first  interim  dividend  for  fiscal year  2017  of  €0.62
per share. The ex-dividend date was September 25, 2017, and the
payment in cash or new shares was made on October 12, 2017.
The  issuance  price  of  these  newly  issued  shares  was  set  by  the
Board  of  Directors  on  September 20,  2017,  at  €41.12  per  share,
equal to the average Euronext Paris opening price of the shares for
the  20  trading  days  preceding  the  Board  of  Directors  meeting,
reduced  by  the  amount  of  the  first  interim  dividend,  with  a  5%
discount and rounded up to the nearest cent;

TOTAL AND ITS SHAREHOLDERS

Dividend

on  December 12,  2017,  the  Board  of  Directors  decided  on  the
payment of the second interim dividend for fiscal year 2017 of €0.62
per  share.  The  ex-dividend  date  was  December 19,  2017,  and  the
payment  in  cash  or  new  shares  was  made  on January 11,  2018.
The  issuance  price  of  these  newly  issued  shares  was  set  by  the
Board of  Directors  on  December 12,  2017,  at  €46.55  per  share,
equal to the average Euronext Paris opening price of the shares for
the  20  trading  days  preceding  the  Board  of  Directors  meeting,
reduced  by  the  amount  of  the  second  interim  dividend,  without  a
discount and rounded up to the nearest cent.

On March 14, 2018, the Board of Directors decided on the payment
of  the  third  interim  dividend  for  fiscal  year  2017  of  €0.62  per  share.
The ex-dividend date will be March 19, 2018 and this interim dividend
will be paid on April 9, 2018. 

After  closing  the  2017  statutory  accounts,  the  Board  of  Directors
decided  on  February 7,  2018,  to  propose  to  the  Shareholders’
Meeting on June 1, 2018, an annual dividend of €2.48 per share for
fiscal year 2017. In light of the first three interim dividends decided by
the  Board  of  Directors,  the  balance  of  the  dividend  for  fiscal  year
2017  will  be  €0.62  per  share,  which  is  stable  irelative  to  the  three
preceding interim dividends.

The Board of Directors also decided on February 7, 2018 to propose
to  the  shareholders  the  option  of  receiving  the  remaining  2017
dividend  payment  in  new  shares  of  the  Company  without  discount.
Pending  the approval  at  the  Shareholders’  Meeting,  the  ex-dividend
date  would  be  June 11,  2018,  and  the  payment  date  for  the  cash
dividend or the delivery of the new shares, depending on the election
of the shareholder, would be set for June 28, 2018.

6

Subject  to  the  applicable  legislative  and  regulatory  provisions,  and  pending  the  approval  by  the  Board  of  Directors  and  at  the  Shareholders’
Meeting to be held on June 1, 2018, the ex-date calendar for the interim dividends and the final dividend for fiscal year 2018 is expected to be
as follows:

First interim dividend

Second interim dividend

Third interim dividend

Remaining dividend

The provisional ex-dividend dates above relate to the TOTAL shares traded on Euronext Paris. 

Ex-dividend date

September 25, 2018

December 18, 2018

March 19, 2019

June 11, 2019

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Dividends for the last five fiscal years(1)

In  2017,  TOTAL’s  pay-out  ratio  was  68%(2).  Changes  in  the  pay-out
ratio(3) over the past five fiscal years are as follows:

€2.38

€2.44

€2.44

€2.45

€2.48

80%

68%

58%

60%

50%

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Interim dividend

Remainder

6.2.1.3

Shareholder return policy 
for next three years

The  Board  of  Directors  met  on  February 7,  2018,  after  arrested  the
Group’s 2017 accounts, reviewed the cash flow allocation, including
the shareholder return policy, for the next three years.

Despite a volatile environment over the past three years, TOTAL has
successfully reset its business model, delivering solid results in 2017
thanks 
its
pre-dividend organic breakeven to $27/b Brent.

to  strong  operational  performance  and 

reducing 

After five years of heavy investment, TOTAL is now delivering strong
cash-accretive  production  growth.  The  Group  has  also  invested
counter-cyclically  to  acquire  resources  at  attractive  prices  and  is
emerging  stronger,  with  clear  visibility  on  growing  cash  flow  and  a
net-debt-to-capital  ratio  reduced  to  12%  at  end-2017  that  provides
increased financial flexibility.

Confident  in  the ability  of  the  Group’s  teams  to  seize  value-adding
growth  opportunities,  the  Board  of  Directors  confirms  the  priority  to
implement its long term growth strategy.

In this context, the Board of Directors has decided to provide visibility
on  cash  flow  allocation  and  shareholder  return  for  the  next  three
years. The Board of Directors confirms a capital investment program
of  $15-17  billion  per  year,  set  an  objective  to  maintain  the
net-debt-to-capital ratio below 20%, and maintain its grade A credit
rating and further proposes the following measures:

1.

Increasing the dividend by 10% over the next three years

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2.

3.

The  full-year  2017  dividend  will  be  proposed  to  the  Combined
Shareholders’  Meeting  at  €2.48  per share,  corresponding  to  a
final  quarterly  dividend  of  €0.62  per  share  and  an  increase  of
1.2% compared to the full-year 2016 dividend.

The 2018 interim dividends will be increased by 3.2% to €0.64
per  share,  with  the  intention  of  proposing  to  the  Combined
Shareholders’  Meeting  a  full-year  2018  dividend  of  €2.56  per
share.

The  target  for  the  full-year  2020  dividend would  be  €2.72  per
share.

Buying back shares issued with no discount as part of the scrip
dividend option

Maintain  the  scrip  dividend  option,  with  no  discount  on  the
price, since certain shareholders prefer to take their dividend in
shares.

Buy  back  the  newly  issued  share  with  the  intention  to  cancel
them. No dilution linked to the scrip dividend from 2018.

The buyback of the shares issued in January 2018 as part of the
2nd 2017 interim dividend payment will start immediately.

Buying  back  up  to  $5 billion  of  shares  over  the  period
2018-2020

The  objective  is  to  share  with  investors  the  benefits  of  the  oil
price upside.

The amount of buyback will be adjusted to the oil price.

This is in addition to the scrip share buyback.

(1)

(2)

(3)

Pending approval at the Shareholders’ Meeting on June 1, 2018. As from January 1, 2018, dividends received by individuals having their tax residence in
France are subject to a 30% flat-rate on gross amount (including 17.2% of social security contributions). However, taxpayer can opt for the taxation of his
dividend income at the progressive scale of the income tax, after a 40% rebate.
Based on adjusted fully diluted earnings per share of €3.65 and a dividend of €2.48 per share pending approval at the Shareholders’ Meeting on June 1,
2018.
Based on adjusted fully diluted earnings for the relevant year.

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Dividend

6.2.2

Dividend payment

BNP  Paribas  Securities  Services  manages  the  payment  of
the
dividend,  which  is  made  through  financial  intermediaries  using  the
Euroclear France direct payment system.

JP  Morgan  Chase  Bank  (4  New  York  Plaza,  New  York,  NY
10005-1401, USA) manages the payment of dividends to holders of
TOTAL  American depositary receipts (ADRs).

Dividend payment on stock certificates
TOTAL  issued  stock  certificates  (certificats  représentatifs  d’actions,
CRs) as part of the public exchange offer for Total Petrochemicals &
Refining SA/NV (formerly PetroFina) shares.

The CR is a stock certificate provided for by French rules, issued by
Euroclear France, intended to circulate exclusively outside of France,
and  which  may  not  be  held  by  French  residents.  The  CR  is  freely

convertible  from  a  physical  certificate  into  a  security  registered  on  a
custody  account  and  vice-versa.  However,  in  compliance  with  the
Belgian  law  of  December 14,  2005,  on  the  dematerialization  of
securities  in  Belgium,  CRs  may  only  be  delivered  in  the  form  of  a
dematerialized  certificate  as  of  January 1,  2008.  In  addition,  ING
Belgique is the bank handling the payment of all coupons detached
from outstanding CRs.

No fees are applicable to the payment of coupons detached from CRs,
except  for  any  income  or  withholding  taxes;  the  payment  may  be
received on request at the following bank branches:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

ING Belgique, Avenue Marnix 24, 1000 Brussels, Belgium;

BNP Paribas Fortis, Avenue des Arts 45, 1040 Brussels, Belgium;

KBC BANK N.V., Avenue du Port 2, 1080 Brussels, Belgium.

6.2.3

Coupons

Fiscal year

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017(a)

Ex-dividend date

Date of payment

Date of expiration

Type of coupon

Net amount (€)

09/19/2011

12/19/2011

03/19/2012

06/18/2012

09/24/2012

12/17/2012

03/18/2013

06/24/2013

09/24/2013

12/16/2013

03/24/2014

06/02/2014

09/23/2014

12/15/2014

03/23/2015

06/08/2015

09/28/2015

12/21/2015

03/21/2016

06/06/2016

09/27/2016

12/21/2016

03/20/2017

06/05/2017

09/25/2017

12/19/2017

03/19/2018

06/11/2018

09/22/2011

12/22/2011

03/22/2012

06/21/2012

09/27/2012

12/20/2012

03/21/2013

06/27/2013

09/27/2013

12/19/2013

03/27/2014

06/05/2014

09/26/2014

12/17/2014

03/25/2015

07/01/2015

10/21/2015

01/14/2016

04/12/2016

06/23/2016

10/14/2016

01/12/2017

04/06/2017

06/22/2017

10/12/2017

01/11/2018

04/09/2018

06/28/2018

09/22/2016

12/22/2016

03/22/2017

06/21/2017

09/27/2017

12/20/2017

03/21/2018

06/27/2018

09/27/2018

12/19/2018

03/27/2019

06/05/2019

09/26/2019

12/17/2019

03/25/2020

07/01/2020

10/21/2020

01/14/2021

04/12/2021

06/23/2021

10/14/2021

01/12/2022

04/06/2022

06/22/2022

10/12/2022

01/11/2023

04/09/2023

06/28/2023

Interim dividend

Interim dividend

Interim dividend

Remaining dividend

Interim dividend

Interim dividend

Interim dividend

Remaining dividend

Interim dividend

Interim dividend

Interim dividend

Remaining dividend

Interim dividend

Interim dividend

Interim dividend

Remaining dividend

Interim dividend

Interim dividend

Interim dividend

Remaining dividend

Interim dividend

Interim dividend

Interim dividend

Remaining dividend

Interim dividend

Interim dividend

Interim dividend

Remaining dividend

6

0.57

0.57

0.57

0.57

0.57

0.59

0.59

0.59

0.59

0.59

0.59

0.61

0.61

0.61

0.61

0.61

0.61

0.61

0.61

0.61

0.61

0.61

0.61

0.62

0.62

0.62

0.62

0.62

(a)

A resolution will be submitted to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on June 1, 2018, to pay a dividend of €2.48 per share for fiscal year 2017, including a remaining dividend 
of €0.62 per share, with an ex-dividend date on June 11, 2018, and a payment date set for June 28, 2018, in cash or in new shares with no discount.

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Share buybacks

6.3

Share buybacks

Upon presentation of the report of the Board of Directors, the Annual
Shareholders’  Meeting  of  May 26,  2017  authorized  the  Board  of
Directors,  with  the  possibility  to  sub-delegate  such  authority  under
the  terms  provided  for  by  French  law,  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of
Article  L. 225-209  of  the  French  Commercial  Code,  of  Regulation
(EU)  N°596/2014  of  April 16,  2014,  on  market  abuse  and  of  the
General  Regulation  (règlement  général)  of  the  French  Financial

Markets  Authority  (Autorité  des  marchés  financiers,  AMF),  to  buy  or
sell shares of the Company within the framework of a share buyback
program.  The  maximum  purchase  price  was  set  at  €80  per  share.
The  number  of  shares  acquired  may  not  exceed  10%  of  the  share
capital. This authorization was granted for a period of 18 months and
replaced  the  previous  authorization  granted  by  the  Shareholders’
Meeting of May 24, 2016.

6.3.1

Share buybacks and cancellations in 2017          

In 2017, TOTAL S.A. did not buy back or cancel any shares.

Percentage of share capital bought back

4.13%

0.19%

0.18%

0.19%

0%

2013

2014

2015

2016(a)

2017

(a)

Buyback of treasury shares off-market immediately followed by their cancellation.

6.3.2

Board of Directors’ report on share buybacks and sales

6.3.2.1

Share buybacks during 
fiscal year 2017
In 2017, TOTAL S.A. did not buy back any shares.

6.3.2.2

Cancellation of Company shares 
during fiscal years 2015, 2016 
and 2017

TOTAL  S.A.  did  not  cancel  any  shares  during  fiscal  years  2015  and
2017.

At  its  meeting  on  December  15,  2016,  and  pursuant  to  the
authorization  of  the combined  Shareholders’  Meeting  of  May  11,
2012,  the  Board  of  Directors  of  TOTAL  S.A.  decided  to  reduce  the
share  capital  by  a  global  nominal  amount  of  €250,828,170.00  by
canceling  100,331,268  treasury  shares  that  TOTAL  S.A.  had
previously  bought  back  under  the  share  buyback  program,  as
authorized by the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of May 24, 2016.

6.3.2.3

Transfer of shares during 
fiscal year 2017

2,210,040  TOTAL  shares  were  transferred  during  fiscal  year  2017
following the final award of TOTAL shares under the restricted share
grant plans.

6.3.2.4

Shares held in the name of 
the Company and its subsidiaries 
as of December 31, 2017

As  of  December  31,  2017,  the  Company  held  8,376,756  treasury
shares,  representing  0.33%  of  TOTAL  S.A.’s  share  capital  including
8,345,847  shares held  to  cover  the  performance  share  grant  plans
and 30,909 shares to be awarded under new share purchase option
plans or new restricted share grant plans. In accordance with French
law, these shares are deprived of voting rights and dividend rights.

For  shares  bought  back  to  be  allocated  to  Company  or  Group
employees  in  line  with  the  objectives  referred  to  Regulation  (EU)
N°596/2014 of the European Parliament and the Council of  April 16,
2014  on  market  abuse,  note  that, when  such  shares  are  held  to
cover share purchase option plans that have expired or performance
share  grants  that  have  not  been  awarded  at  the  end  of  the  vesting
period,  they  will  be  allocated  to  new  TOTAL  share  purchase  option
plans  or  restricted  share  grant  plans  that  may  be  approved  by  the
Board of Directors.

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6.3.2.5

Reallocation for other purposes
during fiscal year 2017

6.3.2.6

Conditions for the buyback and use 
of derivative products

During  fiscal  year  2017,  treasury  shares  held  by  the  Company  were
not  reallocated  for  any  other  purposes  other  than  those  initially
planned when they were purchased.

The  Company  did  not  use  any  derivative  products  as  part  of  the
share  buyback  programs  successively  authorized  by  the  Annual
Shareholders’ Meetings of May 24, 2016 and May 26, 2017. Further,
there  was  no  open  purchase  or  sale  position  as  of  December  31,
2017.

Transactions completed by TOTAL S.A. involving its treasury shares from January 1, 2017 
to December 31, 2017

Number of shares

Transaction price (€)

Average strike price

Amounts (M€)

(a) Corresponding to final award of TOTAL shares under the restricted share grant plans.

Treasury shares as of December 31, 2017

Percentage of share capital held by TOTAL S.A.

Number of shares held in portfolio

Nominal value of the portfolio (M€)

Book value of portfolio (M€)

Market value of the portfolio (M€)

Cumulative gross movements

Purchases

Sales/Transfers

-

-

-

-

2,210,040(a)

-

-

-

0.33%
8,376,756(a)
20.9(b)

378.9
385.7(c)

6

(a)

(b)
(c)

Including 8,345,847 shares held to cover the performance share grant plans and 30,909 shares to be awarded under new share purchase option plans or new 
restricted share grant plans.
Based on TOTAL shares nominal value of €2.50.
Based on a closing price of €46.045 per share as of December 31, 2017.

6.3.3

2018-2019 share buyback program

6.3.3.1

Description of the share buyback program under Article 241-1 et seq. of the General 
Regulation of the French Financial Markets Authority

The objectives of the share buyback program are as follows:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

reduce the Company’s capital through the cancellation of shares;

honor  the  Company’s  obligations  related  to  securities  convertible
or exchangeable into Company shares;

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

honor the Company’s obligations related to stock option programs
or  other  share  grants  to  the  Company’s  executive  directors  or  to
employees of the Company or a Group subsidiary; and

stimulate the secondary market or the liquidity of the TOTAL share
under a liquidity agreement.

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6.3.3.2

Legal framework

Implementation of this share buyback program, which is covered by
Articles  L. 225-209  et  seq.  of  the  French  Commercial  Code,
Article 241-1 et seq. of the General Regulation of the French Financial

Markets  Authority  (Autorité  des  marchés  financiers  – AMF),  and  the
provisions  of  Regulation  (EU)  N°596/2014  on  market  abuse,  is
subject to approval by the TOTAL S.A. Annual Shareholders’ Meeting
of June 1, 2018 through the 5th resolution that reads as follows:

The purpose of this share buyback program is to reduce the number
of  shares  outstanding  or  to  allow  the  Company  to  fulfill  its
engagements in connection with:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

convertible or exchangeable securities that may give holders rights
to receive shares of the Company upon conversion or exchange;
or

share  purchase  option  plans,  employee  shareholding  plans,
Company  savings  plans  or  other  share  allocation  programs  for
executive  directors  or  employees  of  the  Company  or  Group
companies.

The  purpose  of  buybacks  may  also  be  the  implementation  of  the
market practice accepted by the French Financial Markets Authority
(Autorité des marchés financiers), i.e., support the secondary market
or  the  liquidity  of  TOTAL  shares  by  an  investment  services  provider
by  means  of  a  liquidity  agreement  compliant  with  the  deontology
charter  recognized  by  the  French  Financial  Markets  Authority
(Autorité des marchés financiers).

This program may also be used by the Company to trade in its own
shares,  either  on  or  off  the  market,  for  any  other  purpose  that  is
authorized  under  the  applicable  law  or  any  other  permitted  market
practice that may be authorized at the date of the operations under
consideration. 
the
above-mentioned  intended  purposes,  the  Company  will  inform  its
shareholders in a press release.

transactions  other 

case  of 

than 

In 

According  to  the  intended  purposes,  the  treasury  shares  that  are
acquired by the Company through this program may, in particular, be:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

canceled,  up  to  the  maximum  legal  limit  of  10%  of  the  total
number  of  shares  composing  the  capital  on  the  date  of  the
operation, per each 24-month period;

granted  for  no  consideration  to  the  employees  and  to  the
executive directors of the Company or of other companies of the
Group;

delivered  to  the  beneficiaries  of  the  Company’s  shares  purchase
options having exercised such options;

sold  to  employees,  either  directly  or  through  the  intermediary  of
Company savings funds;

delivered  to  the  holders  of  securities  that  grant  such  rights  to
receive  such  shares,  either  through  redemption,  conversion,
exchange, presentation of a warrant or in any other manner; and

used in any other way consistent with the purposes stated in this
resolution.

While they are bought back and held by the Company, such shares
will be deprived of voting rights and dividend rights.

This  authorization  is  granted  for  a  period  of  18 months  from  the
date  of  this  Meeting.  It  renders  ineffective,  up  to  the  unused
portion, any previous authorization having the same purpose.

The Board of Directors is hereby granted full authority, with the right
to subdelegate such authority, to undertake all actions authorized by
this resolution.”

“Upon  presentation  of  the  report  by  the  Board  of  Directors  and
information  appearing  in  the  description  of  the  program  prepared
pursuant  to  Articles 241-1  et  seq.  of  the  General  Regulation
(règlement  général)  of  the  French  Financial  Markets  Authority
(Autorité  des  marchés  financiers,  AMF),  and  voting  under  the
conditions  of  quorum  and  majority  required  for  Ordinary  General
Meetings, the shareholders hereby authorize the Board of Directors,
with  the  possibility  to  sub-delegate  such  authority  under  the  terms
provided  for  by  French  law,  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  Article
L. 225-209  of  the  French  Commercial  Code,  of  Regulation  (EU)
N°596/2014  of  April  16,  2014  on  market  abuse  and  of  the  General
Regulation of the AMF, to buy or sell shares of the Company within
the framework of a share buyback program.

The purchase, sale or transfer of such shares may be transacted by
any means on regulated markets, multilateral trading facilities or over
the  counter,  including  the  purchase  or  sale  by  block-trades,  in
accordance  with  the  regulations  of  the  relevant  market  authorities.
Such  transactions  may  include  the  use  of  any  financial  derivative
instrument traded on regulated markets, multilateral trading facilities
or over the counter, and implementing option strategies.

These  transactions  may  be  carried  out  at  any  time,  in  accordance
with the applicable rules and regulations at the date of the operations
under  consideration,  except  during  any  public  offering  periods
applying to the Company’s share capital.

The maximum purchase price is set at €80 per share.

In the case of a share capital increase by incorporation of reserves or
share grants for no consideration and in the case of a stock-split or a
reverse-stock-split, this maximum price shall be adjusted by applying
the ratio of the number of shares outstanding before the transaction
to the number of shares outstanding after the transaction.

Pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  Article  L. 225-209  of  the  French
Commercial  Code,  the  maximum  number  of  shares  that  may  be
bought  back  under  this  authorization  may  not  exceed  10%  of  the
total  number  of  shares  composing  the  capital  as  of  the  date  on
which this authorization is used. This limit of 10% is applicable to the
share  capital  of  the  Company  which  may  be  adjusted  from  time  to
time as a result of transactions after the date of the present Meeting.
Purchases  made  by  the  Company  may  under  no  circumstances
result  in  the  Company  holding  more  than  10%  of  the  share  capital,
either directly or indirectly through subsidiaries.

As  of  December 31,  2017,  out  of 
the  2,528,989,616 shares
outstanding,  the  Company  held  8,376,756 shares  directly.  Under
these  circumstances,  the  maximum  number  of  shares  that  the
Company could buy back is 244,522,205 shares and the maximum
amount  that  the  Company  may  spend  to  acquire  such  shares  is
€19,561,776,400 (excluding acquisition fees).

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through  the purchase  or  sale  of  blocks  of  shares,  under  the
conditions  authorized  by  the  relevant  market  authorities.  These
means include the use of any financial derivative instrument traded on
a  regulated  market  or  over  the  counter  and  the  implementation  of
option  strategies, with  the  Company  taking  measures,  however,  to
avoid increasing the volatility of its stock. The portion of the program
carried  out  through  the  purchase  of  blocks  of  shares  will  not  be
subject  to  quota  allocation,  up  to  the  limit  set  by  this  resolution.
These  transactions  may  be  carried  out  at  any  time,  in  accordance
with  the  applicable  rules  and  regulations,  except  during  any  public
offering periods applying to the Company’s share capital.

Duration and schedule of the share 
buyback program
In accordance with the 5th resolution, which will be submitted to the
Annual  Shareholders’  Meeting  of  June 1,  2018,  the  share  buyback
program may be implemented over an 18-month period following the
date of this Meeting, and therefore expires on November 30, 2019.

Transactions carried out under 
the previous program

Transactions carried out under the previous program are listed in the
special  report  of  the  Board  of  Directors  on  share  buybacks  (refer  to
point 6.3.2 of this chapter).

6

6.3.3.3

Conditions

Maximum share capital to be purchased and 
maximum funds allocated to the transaction

The  maximum  number  of  shares  that  may  be  purchased  under  the
authorization  proposed  to  the  Annual  Shareholders’  Meeting  of
June 1,  2018,  may  not  exceed  10%  of  the  total  number  of  shares
composing  the  capital,  with  this  limit  applying  to  an  amount  of  the
Company’s share capital that will be adjusted, if necessary, to include
transactions  affecting  the  share  capital  subsequent  to  this  Meeting.
Purchases  made  by  the  Company  may  under  no  circumstances
result  in  the  Company  holding  more  than  10%  of  the  share  capital,
either directly or indirectly through subsidiaries.

as 

shares 

outstanding 

Before  any  share  cancellation under  the  authorization  given  by  the
Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of June 1, 2018, based on the number
of 
2017
(2,528,989,616 shares), and given the 8,376,756  shares held by the
Group as of December 31, 2017, i.e., 0.33% of the share capital, the
maximum  number  of  shares  that  may be  purchased  would  be
244,522,205,  representing  a  theoretical  maximum  investment  of
€19,561,776,400 (excluding acquisition fees) based on the maximum
purchase price of €80.

of  December 

31, 

Conditions for buybacks

Such  shares  may  be  bought  back  by  any  means  on  regulated
markets,  multilateral  trading  facilities  or  over  the  counter,  including

6.4

Shareholders

6.4.1

Major shareholders

6.4.1.1
Changes in major shareholders’ holdings
TOTAL’s major shareholders(1) as of December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

2017

2016

2015

As of December 31,

BlackRock, Inc.(b)
Group employees(c)

of which FCPE Total 
Actionnariat France

Other shareholders

of which holders of ADRs(d)

% of share
capital

% of voting
rights

6.3

5.0

3.5

88.7

7.9

5.5

8.8

6.4

85.7

7.4

% of
theoretical
voting
rights(a)

5.5

8.7

6.4

85.8

7.4

% of share
capital

% of voting
rights

% of share
capital

% of voting
rights

5.6

4.8

3.5

89.6

9.1

4.9

8.6

6.4

86.5

8.6

5.5

4.9

3.5

89.6

7.2

5

9

6.7

86

7.2

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Pursuant to Article 223-11 of the AMF General Regulation, the number of theoretical voting rights is calculated on the basis of all outstanding shares to which voting
rights are attached, including treasury shares that are deprived of voting rights.
Information taken from Schedule 13G filed by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) with the SEC on February 1, 2017, in which BlackRock declared a holding of 159,257,811 
shares of the Company as of December 31, 2017 (i.e., 6.3% of the Company’s share capital). BlackRock stated that it has the exclusive right to dispose of the holding, 
together with an amount of 146,653,028 voting rights (i.e., 5.5% of the Company’s voting rights). In addition, BlackRock stated that it does not have any joint voting 
rights or joint right to dispose of these shares.
On the basis of the definition of employee shareholding set forth in Article L. 225-102 of the French Commercial Code. Amundi, the Holding company of Amundi Asset
Management, which in turn manages the Total Actionnariat France collective investment fund (see below), filed a Schedule 13G with the SEC on February 14, 2018,
declaring a holding of 237,635,765 shares of the Company as of December 31, 2017 (i.e., 9.4% of the Company’s share capital). Amundi stated that it does not have
any exclusive voting rights or exclusive right to dispose of these shares and that it has joint voting rights on 111,935,867 of these shares (i.e., 4.4% of the Company’s
share capital) and a joint right to dispose of all of these shares. In addition, a director representing the employees and a director representing employee shareholders sit
on the Board of Directors of TOTAL S.A.
Including all of the ADS represented by ADR listed on the NYSE.

(1)

Major shareholders are defined herein as shareholders whose interest (in the share capital or voting rights) exceeds 5%.

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As  of  December 31,  2017,  the  holdings  of  the  major  shareholders
were  calculated  based  on  2,528,989,616 shares, 
representing
2,678,015,444  voting  rights  exercisable  at  Shareholders’  Meetings,
or  2,686,392,200  theoretical(1)  voting  rights  including  8,376,756
voting rights attached to the 8,376,756 TOTAL shares held by TOTAL
S.A. that are deprived of voting rights.

the  basis  of  2,430,365,862 shares 

For  prior  years,  the  holdings  of  the  major  shareholders  were
to  which
calculated  on 
2,572,363,626  voting  rights  exercisable  at  Shareholders’  Meetings
were attached as of December 31, 2016, and 2,440,057,883 shares
to  which  2,460,619,275  voting  rights  exercisable  at  Shareholders’
Meetings were attached as of December 31, 2015.

6.4.1.2

Holdings above the legal thresholds

In  accordance  with  Article  L. 233-13  of  the  French  Commercial
Code,  to  TOTAL’s  knowledge,  two  known  shareholders  hold  5%  or
more of TOTAL’s share capital or voting rights at year-end 2017.

As  of  December 31,  2017,  the  Total  Actionnariat  France  collective
investment fund held 3.48% of the share capital representing 6.37%
of the voting rights exercisable at Shareholders’ Meetings and 6.35%
of the theoretical voting rights.

As  of  December 31,  2017,  BlackRock  held  6.30%  of  the  share
capital  representing  5.48%  of  the  voting  rights  exercisable  at
Shareholders’ Meetings and 5.46% of the theoretical voting rights.

6.4.1.3

Legal threshold notifications in fiscal year 2017

N° AMF 
disclosure

Date on which
thresholds were
breached

Company

Number of
shares

% share
capital

% voting
rights

Comments

Share capital

Number of
voting rights

217C0669

03/15/2017

BlackRock

128,596,522

5.24%

4.93%

217C0694

03/21/2017

BlackRock

131,040,586

5.34%

5.03%

217C2958

12/12/2017

217C2969

12/13/2017

217C3006

12/19/2017

JP Morgan
Chase & Co.

JP Morgan
Chase & Co.

JP Morgan
Chase & Co.

128,819,605

5.09%

4.81%

150,712,345

5.96%

5.61%

101,969,739

4.03%

3.80%

Crossed downward
the 5% threshold in the
Company’s voting rights

Crossed upward
the 5% threshold in the
Company’s voting rights

Crossed upward
the 5% threshold in the
Company’s capital shares

Crossed upward
the 5% threshold in the
Company’s voting rights

Crossed downward
the 5% threshold in the
Company’s capital shares
and voting rights

2,453,807,693

2,605,925,718

2,453,807,693

2,605,925,718

2,528,814,376

2,677,900,746

2,528,814,376

2,686,277,502

2,528,814,376

2,686,277,502

6.4.1.4

Threshold notifications required by 
the bylaws

In  addition  to  the  legal  obligation  to  inform  the  Company  and  the
French  Financial  Markets  Authority  when  the  number  of shares  (or
securities  similar  to  shares  or  voting  rights  pursuant  to  Article
L. 233-9 of the French Commercial Code) held represents more than
5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, one third, 50%, two thirds, 90% or
95% of the share capital or theoretical voting rights, such information
being made at the latest on the close of the fourth trading day after
the threshold is exceeded (Article L. 233-7 of the French Commercial
Code  and  Article  223-14  of  the  AMF  General  Regulation),  any
individual  or  legal  entity  who  directly  or  indirectly  comes  to  hold  a
percentage  of  the  share  capital,  voting  rights  or  rights  giving  future
access  to  the  Company’s  share  capital  that  is  equal  to  or  greater
than  1%,  or  a  multiple  of  this  percentage,  is  required  to  notify  the
Company,  within  15  days  of  the  date  on  which  each  of  the  above
thresholds  is  exceeded,  by  registered  mail  with return  receipt
requested, and indicate the number of shares held.

In  case  the  shares  above  these  thresholds  are  not  declared,  any
shares  held  in  excess  of  the  threshold  that  should  have  been
declared will be deprived of voting rights at Shareholders’ Meetings if,
at  a  Shareholders’  Meeting,  the  failure  to  make  a  declaration  is
acknowledged and if one or more shareholders holding collectively at
least 3% of the Company’s share capital or voting rights so request
at that Meeting.

Any individual or legal entity is also required to notify the Company in
due form and within the time limits stated above when their direct or
indirect holdings fall below each of the aforementioned thresholds.

Notifications  must  be  sent  to  the  Senior  Vice  President  of  Investor
Relations in London (contact details in point 6.6.6 of this chapter).

Temporary transfer of securities

6.4.1.5
Pursuant  to  legal  provisions,  any  legal  entity  or  individual  (with  the
exception of those described in paragraph IV-3 of Article L. 233-7 of
the French Commercial Code) holding alone or in concert a number
of  shares  representing  more  than  0.5%  of  the  Company’s  voting
rights  pursuant  to  one  or  more  temporary  transfers  or  similar
operations  as  described in  Article  L. 225-126  of  the  aforementioned
Code  is  required  to  notify  the  Company  and  the  French  Financial
Markets Authority (Autorité des marchés financiers) of the number of
shares  temporarily  owned  no  later  than  the  second  business  day
preceding the Shareholders’ Meeting at midnight.

Notifications  must  be  e-mailed  to  the  Company  at  the  following
address: holding.df-declarationdeparticipation@total.com

If no notification is sent, any shares acquired under any of the above
temporary transfer operations will be deprived of voting rights at the
relevant  Shareholders’  Meeting  and  at  any  Shareholders’  Meeting
that may be held until such shares are transferred again or returned.

(1)

Pursuant  to  Article 223-11  of  the  AMF  General  Regulation,  the  number  of  theoretical  voting  rights  is  calculated  on  the  basis  of  all  outstanding  shares  to
which voting rights are attached, including treasury shares that are deprived of voting rights.

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6.4.1.6

Shareholders’ agreements

TOTAL S.A. is not aware of any agreements among its shareholders.

6.4.2

Employee shareholding

The total number of TOTAL shares held directly or indirectly by the Group’s employees as of December 31, 2017, were as follows:

FCPE Total Actionnariat France

FCPE Total Actionnariat International Capitalisation

FCPE Total France Capital +

FCPE Total International Capital

Shares subscribed by employees in the U.S.

Group Caisse Autonome (Belgium)

TOTAL shares from the exercise of the Company’s stock options and held as registered shares 
within a Company Savings Plan

TOTAL SHARES HELD BY EMPLOYEES

88,117,966

25,195,337

6,351,752

2,664,836

797,908

468,736

3,307,463

126,903,998

As of December 31, 2017, the Group’s employees held, on the basis
of  the  definition  of  employee  shareholding  set  forth  in  Article
L. 225-102  of  the  French  Commercial  Code,  126,903,998 TOTAL
shares,  representing  5.02%  of  the  Company’s  share  capital  and
8.78%  of  the  voting  rights.  The  management  of  each  of  the
Collective  investment  funds  (FCPEs)  mentioned  above  is  controlled
by  a  dedicated  Supervisory  Board,  two  thirds  of  its  members
representing  holders  of  fund  units  and  one  third  representing  the
Company.  The  Supervisory  Board  is  responsible  for  reviewing  the
Collective investment fund’s management report and annual financial
statements,  as  well  as  the  financial,  administrative  and  accounting
management of the fund, exercising voting rights attached to portfolio
securities,  deciding  contributions  of  securities  in  case  of  a  public
tender offer, deciding mergers, spin-offs or liquidations, and granting

its  approval  prior  to  changes  in  the  rules  and  procedures  of  the
Collective investment fund in the conditions provided for by the rules
and procedures.

These rules and procedures also stipulate a simple majority vote for
decisions,  except  for  decisions  requiring  a  qualified  majority  vote  of
two-thirds  plus  one  related  to  a  change  in  a  fund’s  rules  and
procedures, its conversion or disposal.

For  employees  holding  shares  outside  of  the  employee  collective
investment  funds  mentioned  in  the  table  above,  voting  rights  are
exercised individually.

The  information  regarding  shares  held  by  the  administration  and
management bodies is set forth in point 4.1.6 of chapter 4.

6

6.4.3

Shareholding structure

Estimates  below  are  as  of  December 31,  2017,  excluding  treasury  shares,  based  on  the  survey  of  identifiable  holders  of  bearer  shares
conducted on that date.

By shareholder type

By area

Group 
employees(a)
5.0%

Individual 
shareholders
7.6%

Reste 
du monde
700 kb/j

Institutional
 shareholders
87.4%
of which:
16.7% in France
12.9% in United Kingdom
16.6% for the rest
of Europe
33.2% for North America
8.0% for the rest of world

Rest 
of Europe
17.1%

United Kingdom
12.8%

Rest of world
8.2%

Reste 
du monde
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 France
28.3%

North
 America
33.6%

(a)

On the basis of employee shareholdings as defined in Article L. 225-102
of  the  French  Commercial  Code,  treasury  shares  excluded  (5.0%  of  the
total share capital, refer to point 6.4.1 of this chapter).

The number of French individual TOTAL shareholders is estimated at approximately 450,000.

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6.6

Investor relations

6.6.1

Documents on display

Information and documents regarding TOTAL S.A., its bylaws and the
Company’s Statutory and Consolidated Financial Statements for the
year  ended  December 31,  2017,  or  previous  fiscal  years,  may  be
consulted at its registered office pursuant to the legal and regulatory
provisions in force, and on the Company website.

In  addition,  the  French  version  of  TOTAL  S.A.’s  Registration
Documents  (including  the  annual  financial  reports)  and  mid-year
financial  reports  filed  with  the  French  Financial  Markets  Authority
(Autorité  des  marchés  financiers)  for  each  of  the  past  10  financial

are 

(under
total.com 
years 
available 
Investors/Publications and  regulated 
information).  The  Group’s
biannual  presentations  of  its  results  and  outlook,  as  well  as  the
quarterly financial information, are also available on its website.

its  website 

on 

In addition, in order to meet its obligations related to the listing of its
shares in the United States, the Company also files an annual report
on  Form 20-F,  in  English,  with  the  SEC.  This  report  is  also  available
on the Company website.

6.6.2

Relationships with institutional investors, financial analysts 
and individual shareholders

Members of the Group’s General Management and Investor Relations
regularly meet with institutional investors and financial analysts in the
leading  financial  centers  throughout  the  world.  In  2017,  the  Group
organized more than 1,000 meetings.

Each  year,  two  main  presentations  are  given  to  the  financial
community: one in February following the publication of the results for
the  previous  fiscal  year,  and  one  in  September  to  present  the
Group’s  outlook  and  objectives.  A  series  of  meetings  is  held  after
each of these presentations. In addition, each year the Chief Financial
Officer  hosts  three  conference  calls  to  discuss  results  for  the  first,
second and third quarters of the year.

The information presented and broadcast at these events is available
on the Group’s website.

With  a  dedicated  team,  the  Group  maintains  an  active  dialog  with
shareholders in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and
governance.  Around  100 meetings  covering  these  themes  were
organized in France and worldwide in 2017.

6

The Group also has a team dedicated to relationships with individual
shareholders.  This  department,  which  is  ISO 9001  certified,  offers  a
comprehensive communication package, featuring:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

a  direct  line,  e-mail  address,  and  postal  address  (refer  to
point 6.6.6 of this chapter);

documentation  and  material  provided  for  individual  shareholders
(e.g.,  the  shareholders’  newsletter,  individual  shareholders  pages
available on the Company’s website, and a Total Investors mobile
app for digital tablets and smartphones);

shareholder  meetings  and  investor  fairs  held  in  France  and
worldwide;

the Shareholders’ Club, which organizes visits to industrial facilities,
visits  to  natural  sites  and  cultural  events  sponsored  by  the  Total
Foundation, and conferences about the Group;

the  Shareholders’ e-Advisory  Committee,  which  expresses  its
views on the communication service as a whole.

This  team  also  organizes  the  Annual Shareholders’  Meeting,  which
was  held  on  May 26,  2017,  at  the  Palais  des  Congrès  in  Paris  and
attended by 3,000 people.

The  documentation  on  relationships  with  individual  shareholders  is
available 
(under
Investors/Individual shareholders).

the  Company’s  website 

total.com 

on 

6.6.3

Registered shareholding

TOTAL  shares  can  be  held  in  bearer  form  or  registered  form.  In  the
latter  case,  shareholders  are  identified  by  TOTAL  S.A.,  in  its  capacity
as the issuer, or by its agent, BNP Paribas Securities Services, which is
responsible for keeping the register of shareholders’ registered shares.

Registered shares
There are two forms of registration:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

administered registered shares: shares are registered with TOTAL
through BNP Paribas Securities Services, but the holder’s financial
intermediary  continues  to  administer  them  (sales,  purchases,
coupons, etc.);

pure  registered  shares:  TOTAL  holds  and  directly  administers
shares  on  behalf  of  the  holder  through  BNP  Paribas  Securities
(sales,  purchases,  coupons,  Shareholders’  Meeting
Services 

notices, etc.), so that the shareholder does not need to appoint a
financial intermediary.

Main advantages of registered shares
The advantages of registered shares include:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

double  voting  rights  if  the  shares  are  held  continuously  for  two
successive years (refer to point 7.2.4.1 of chapter 7);

a number for all contacts with BNP Paribas Securities Services (a
toll-free  call  within  France  from  a  landline):  0 800 117 000  or
+33 1 40 14 80 61  (from  outside France);  from  Monday to  Friday
(business days), from 8:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., GMT+1;

registration as a recipient of all information published by the Group
for its shareholders;

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(cid:142)

the ability to join the TOTAL Shareholders’ Club by holding at least
50 shares.

The  advantages  of  pure  registered  shares,  in  addition  to  those  of
administered registered shares, include:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

brokerage  fees  of  0.20%  (before  tax)  of  the  gross  amount  of  the
trade, with no minimum charge and up to €1,000 per trade;

the  option  to  view  and  manage  shareholdings  online  and  via  the
Planetshares app for digital tablets.

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

no custodial fees;

easier placement of market orders(1) (phone, mail, fax, internet);

To  convert  TOTAL  shares  into  pure  registered  shares,  shareholders
must  fill  out  a  form  that  can  be  obtained  upon  request  from  the
Individual  Shareholder  Relations  Department  and  send  it  to  their
financial intermediary.

6.6.4

2018 financial calendar

February 8

March 19

April 26

June 1

June 11

July 26

September 25

September 25

October 26

December 18

Results of the fourth quarter and full year 2017, and Investors’ Day – London

Ex-dividend date for the 2017 third interim dividend

Results of the first quarter 2018

2018 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in Paris (Palais des Congrès)
Ex-dividend date for the 2017 remaining dividend(a)

Results of the second quarter and first half 2018

Investors’ Day (outlook and objectives)
Ex-dividend date for the 2018 first interim dividend(b)

Results of the third quarter and first nine months of 2018
Ex-dividend date for the 2018 second interim dividend(b)

(a)
(b)

Subject to approval at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on June 1, 2018.
Subject to the Board of Directors’ decision.

The full calendar including shareholders' meetings and investor fairs is available on the Company’s website total.com (under Investors).

6.6.5

2019 financial calendar

March 19

May 29

June 11

Ex-dividend date for the 2018 third interim dividend(a)

2019 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in Paris (Palais des Congrès)
Ex-dividend date for the 2018 remaining dividend(b)

(a)
(b)

Subject to the Board of Directors’ decision.
Subject to approval at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2019.

6.6.6

Investor Relations contacts

Mr. Mike Sangster, 
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations TOTAL S.A.

Mr. Laurent Toutain, 
Head of Individual Shareholder Relations

TOTAL Finance Corporate Services
10 Upper Bank Street, Canary Wharf
London E14 5BF, United Kingdom
e-mail: ir@total.com
Phone: +44 (0)207 7197 962

Mr. Robert Hammond, 
Director of Investor Relations North America

TOTAL American Services Inc.
1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 1800
Houston, TX 77002, United States
e-mail: ir.tx@total.com
Phone: +1 (713) 483-5070

TOTAL S.A.
Individual Shareholder Relations Department Tour Coupole
2, place Jean Millier
92078 Paris-La Défense Cedex, France
e-mail: shareholders@total.com

Phone (Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 
and from  1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., GMT+1):

–

–

–

–

–

from France: 0 800 039 039 (toll-free number from a landline)

from Belgium: 02 288 3309

from the United Kingdom: 020 7719 6084

from Germany: 30 2027 7700

from other countries: +33 1 47 44 24 02

(1)

Provided the subscriber has signed the market service agreement. Signing this agreement is free of charge.

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7.1

Share capital

7.1.1

Share capital as of December 31, 2017

7.1.2

Features of the shares

7.1.3

7.1.4

Potential share capital 
as of December 31, 2017

Share capital history 
(since January 1, 2015)

7.2

Articles of incorporation and bylaws; 
other information

7.2.1

7.2.2

7.2.3

General information concerning 
the Company

Summary of the Company’s corporate 
purpose

Provisions of the bylaws governing 
the administration 
and management bodies

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226

226

226

226

228

228

228

228

7.2.4

Rights, privileges and restrictions attached 
to the shares

229

7.2.5

Amending shareholders’ rights

7.2.6

Shareholders’ Meetings

7.2.7

7.2.8

Identification of the holders of bearer 
shares

Thresholds to be declared according 
to the bylaws

7.2.9

Changes in the share capital

230

230

230

230

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Share capital

7.1

Share capital

7.1.1

Share capital as of December 31, 2017

€6,322,474,040 consisting of 2,528,989,616 fully paid ordinary shares.

7.1.2

Features of the shares

There is only one class of shares, and the par value of each share is
€2.50. A double voting right is granted under certain conditions (refer
to point 7.2.4.1 of this chapter) to every shareholder. 

The  shares  are  in  bearer  or  registered  form  at  the  shareholder’s
discretion.  The  shares  are  in  book-entry  form  and  registered  in  an
account.

7.1.3

Potential share capital as of December 31, 2017

Securities  granting  rights  to  TOTAL  shares  through  exercise  are
TOTAL  share  subscription  options  amounting  to  2,440,940  as  of
December 31, 2017, divided into:

(cid:142)

1,950,372 options  awarded  on  September 14,  2010,  under  the
plan decided by the Board of Directors;

(cid:142)

490,568 options awarded on September 14, 2011, under the plan
decided by the Board of Directors.

The potential share capital (i.e., the existing share capital plus rights
and securities that could result in the issuance of new TOTAL shares
through exercise), i.e., 2,531,430,556 shares, represents 100.10% of
the share capital as of December 31, 2017 (1).

7.1.4

Share capital history (since January 1, 2015)

For fiscal year 2015

April 27, 2015

July 1, 2015

October 21, 2015

Acknowledgment of the issuance of 10,479,410 new shares, par value €2.50 per share, as part of the share capital
increase  reserved  for  Group  employees  approved  by  the  Board  of  Directors  on  July 29,  2014,  raising  the  share
capital by €26,198,525 from €5,963,168,812.50 to €5,989,367,337.50.

Acknowledgment  of  the  issuance  of  18,609,466  new  shares,  par  value  €2.50  per  share  and  a  share  price  of
€42.02  (i.e.,  a  par  value  of  €2.50  value  and  issue  premium  of  €39.52)  for  the  payment  of  the  2014  remaining
dividend in shares, raising the share capital by €46,523,665 from €5,989,367,337.50 to €6,035,891,002.50.

Acknowledgment  of  the  issuance  of  24,231,876  new  shares,  par  value  €2.50  per  share  and  a  share  price  of
€35.63 (i.e., a par value of €2.50 value and issue premium of €33.13) for the payment of the first interim dividend
for  fiscal  year  2015  in  shares,  raising  the  share  capital  by  €60,579,690  from  €6,035,891,002.50  to
€6,096,470,692.50.

For fiscal year 2016

January 14, 2016

April 12, 2016

June 23, 2016

Acknowledgment  of  the  issuance  of  1,469,606  new  shares,  par  value  €2.50  per  share,  through  the  exercise  of
stock  options  between  January 1  and  December 31,  2015,  raising  the  share  capital  by  €3,674,015  from
€6,096,470,692.50 to €6,100,144,707.50. 

Acknowledgment  of  the  issuance  of  13,945,709  new  shares,  par  value  €2.50  per  share  and  a  share  price  of
€39.77  (i.e.,  a  par  value  of  €2.50  value  and  issue  premium  of  €37.27)  for  the  payment  of  the  second  interim
dividend  for  fiscal  year  2015  in  shares,  raising  the  share  capital  by  €34,864,272.50  from  €6,100,144,707.50  to
€6,135,008,980.

Acknowledgment  of  the  issuance  of  24,752,821  new  shares,  par  value  €2.50  per  share  and  a  share  price  of
€36.24 (i.e., a par value of €2.50 value and issue premium of €33.74) for the payment of the third interim dividend
for  fiscal  year  2015  in  shares,  raising  the  share  capital  by  €61,882,052.50  from  €6,135,008,980  to
€6,196,891,032.50.

Acknowledgment  of  the  issuance  of  24,372,848  new  shares,  par  value  €2.50  per  share  and  a  share  price  of
€38.26  (i.e.,  a  par  value  of  €2.50  value  and  issue  premium  of  €35.76)  for  the  payment  of  the  2015  remaining
dividend in shares, raising the share capital by €60,932,120 from €6,196,891,032.50 to €6,257,823,152.50.

(1)

On the basis of 2,528,989,616 TOTAL shares constituting the share capital as of December 31, 2017, and 2,440,940 TOTAL shares that could be issued
upon the exercise of TOTAL options.

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October 14, 2016

Acknowledgment  of  the  issuance  of  25,329,951  new  shares,  par  value  €2.50  per  share  and  a  share  price  of
€38.00 (i.e., a par value of €2.50 value and issue premium of €35.50) for the payment of the first interim dividend
for  fiscal  year  2016  in  shares,  raising  the  share  capital  by  €63,324,877.50  from  €6,257,823,152.50  to
€6,321,148,030.

December 15, 2016

Reduction of the share capital by 100,331,268 shares, par value €2.50 per share for the cancellation of treasury 
shares, reducing the share capital by €250,828,170 from €6,321,148,030 to €6,070,319,860.

For fiscal year 2017

January 12, 2017

April 6, 2017

April 26, 2017

June 22, 2017

October 12, 2017

Acknowledgment  of  the  issuance  of  2,237,918  new  shares,  par  value  €2.50  per  share,  through  the  exercise  of
stock  options  between  January 1  and  December 31,  2016,  raising  the  share  capital  by  €5,594,795  from
€6,070,319,860 to €6,075,914,655.

Acknowledgment  of  the  issuance  of  23,206,171  new  shares,  par  value  €2.50  per  share  and  a  share  price  of
€41.87  (i.e.,  a  par  value  of  €2.50  value  and  issue  premium  of  €39.37)  for  the  payment  of  the  second  interim
dividend  for  fiscal  year  2016  in  shares,  raising  the  share  capital  by  €58,015,427.50  from  €6,075,914,655  to
€6,133,930,082.50.

Acknowledgment  of  the  issuance  of  19,800,590  new  shares,  par  value  €2.50  per  share  and  a  share  price  of
€44.64 (i.e., a par value of €2.50 value and issue premium of €42.14) for the payment of the third interim dividend
for  fiscal  year  2016  in  shares,  raising  the  share  capital  by  €49,501,475  from  €6,133,930,082.50  to
€6,183,431,557.50.

Acknowledgment of the issuance of 9,532,190 new shares, par value €2.50 per share, as part of the share capital
increase  reserved  for  Group  employees  approved  by  the  Board  of  Directors  on  July 27,  2016,  raising  the  share
capital by €23,830,475 from €6,183,431,557.50 to €6,207,262,032.50.

Acknowledgment  of  the  issuance  of  17,801,936  new  shares,  par  value  €2.50  per  share  and  a  share  price  of
€44.86  (i.e.,  a  par  value  of  €2.50  value  and  issue  premium  of  €42.36)  for  the  payment  of  the  2016  remaining
dividend in shares, raising the share capital by €44,504,840 from €6,207,262,032.50 to €6,251,766,872.50.

Acknowledgment  of  the  issuance  of  25,633,559  new  shares,  par  value  €2.50  per  share  and  a  share  price  of
€41.12 (i.e., a par value of €2.50 value and issue premium of €38.62) for the payment of the first interim dividend
for  fiscal  year  2017  in  shares,  raising  the  share  capital  by  €64,083,897.50  from  €6,251,766,872.50  to
€6,315,850,770.

For fiscal year 2018

January 11, 2018

Acknowledgment  of  the  issuance  of  2,649,308  new  shares,  par  value  €2.50  per  share,  through  the  exercise  of
stock  options  between  January 1  and  December 31,  2017,  raising  the  share  capital  by  €6,623,270  from
€6,315,850,770 to €6,322,474,040.

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March 8, 2018

Acknowledgment of the issuance of 7,087,904 new shares, par value €2.50 per share and a share price of €46.55
(i.e., a par value of €2.50 value and issue premium of €44.05) for the payment of the second interim dividend for
fiscal year 2017 in shares, raising the share capital by €17,719,760.00 from €6,322,474,040 to €6,340,193,800.00.

Acknowledgment of the issuance of 97,522,593 new shares, par value €2.50 per share as part of the acquisition of
Mærsk  Oil,  raising  the  share  capital  by  €243,806,482.50  from  €6,340,193,800.00  to  €6,584,000,282.50.  For
additional information, refer to point 2.1.1 in chapter 2.

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7.2

Articles of incorporation and bylaws; 
other information

7.2.1

General information concerning the Company

The Company’s name is TOTAL S.A.

EC Registration Number: FR 59 542 051 180.

TOTAL S.A. is a French limited liability company (société anonyme).
It  is  headquartered  at  2,  place  Jean  Millier,  La  Défense  6,
92400 Courbevoie,  France.  It  is  registered  in  the  French  trade
registry in Nanterre under No. 542 051 180 RCS.

The Company’s term was extended for 99 years from March 22, 2000,
to  expire  on  March 22,  2099,  unless  dissolved  prior  to  this  date  or
extended.

Fiscal year: from January 1 to December 31 of each year.

APE  Code 
since January 8, 2008.

(NAF):  111Z  until 

January 7,  2008;  7010Z

The  Company’s  bylaws  are  on  file  with  K.L.  Associés,  Notaries  in
Paris.

Its telephone number is +33 (0)1 47 44 45 46 and its internet address
is total.com.

7.2.2

Summary of the Company’s corporate purpose

The direct and indirect purpose of the Company is to search for and
extract  mining  deposits  in  all  countries,  particularly  hydrocarbons  in
all forms, and to perform industrial refining, processing and trading in
said materials as well as their derivatives and by-products, as well as

all  activities  relating  to  production  and  distribution  of  all  forms  of
energy, as well as the chemicals sector in all of its forms and to the
rubber  and  health  sectors.  The  complete  details  of  the  Company’s
corporate purpose are set forth in Article 3 of the bylaws.

7.2.3

Provisions of the bylaws governing the administration 
and management bodies

7.2.3.1

Election of directors and term 
of office

Directors are elected by the Shareholders’ Meeting for a 3-year term
up  to  a  maximum  number  of  directors  authorized  by  law  (currently
18), subject to the legal provisions that allow the term to be extended
until  the  next  Ordinary  Shareholders’  Meeting  called  to  approve  the
financial statements for the previous fiscal year.

In  addition,  one  director  representing  the  employee  shareholders  is
also  elected  by  the  Shareholders’  Meeting  for  a  3-year  term  from  a
list  of  at  least  two  candidates  pre-selected  by  the  employee
shareholders  under  the  conditions  provided  for  by  the  laws,
regulations and bylaws in force. However, his or her term shall expire
automatically  once  this  Director  is  no  longer  an  employee  or  a
shareholder.  The  Board  of  Directors  may  meet  and  conduct  valid
deliberations until the date his or her replacement is named.

Furthermore, a director representing the employees is designated by
the  Company’s  Central  Works  Council.  Where  the  number  of
directors  appointed  by  the  Shareholders’  Meeting  is  greater  than
12(1), a second director representing the employees is designated by
the  Company’s  European  Works  Council.  In  accordance  with
applicable legal provisions, the director elected by the Central Works
Council  must  have  held  an  employment  contract  with the  Company
or one of its direct or indirect subsidiaries, whose registered office is
based in mainland France, for at least two years prior to appointment.
The  second  director  elected  by  the  European  Works  Council  must
have  held  an  employment  contract  with  the  Company  or  one  of  its
direct  or  indirect  subsidiaries  for  at  least  two  years  prior  to
appointment.  The  term  of  office  for  a  director  representing  the

employees is three years. However, the term of office ends following
the  Ordinary  Shareholders’  Meeting  called  to  approve  the  financial
statements  for  the  last  fiscal  year  and  held  in  the  year  during  which
the said director’s term of office expires.

7.2.3.2

Age limit of directors

On  the  closing  date  of  each  fiscal  year,  the  number  of  individual
directors over the age of 70 may not be greater than one third of the
directors  in  office.  If  this  percentage  is  exceeded,  the  oldest  Board
member  is  automatically  considered  to  have  resigned.  The  director
permanent  representative  of  a  legal  entity  must  be  under  70  years
old.

7.2.3.3

Age limit of the Chairman of the 
Board and the Chief Executive Officer

The duties of the Chairman of the Board automatically cease on his
or her 70th birthday at the latest.

To hold this office, the Chief Executive Officer must be under the age of
67. When the age limit is reached during his or her duties, such duties
automatically  cease,  and  the  Board  of  Directors  elects  a  new  Chief
Executive Officer. However, his or her duties as Chief Executive Officer
will continue until the date of the Board of Directors’ meeting aimed at
electing his or her successor. Subject to the age limit specified above,
the Chief Executive Officer can always be re-elected.

The  age  limits  specified  above  are  stipulated  in  the  Company’s
bylaws.  They  were  approved by  the  Annual  Shareholders’  Meeting
held on May 16, 2014.

(1)

Neither the director representing employee shareholders, elected by the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, nor the director(s) representing employees are taken
into consideration when calculating the 12-member threshold, which is assessed on the date on which the employee director(s) is/are elected.

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7.2.3.4

Minimum interest in the Company 
held by directors

Each  director  (other  than  the  director  representing  the  employee
shareholders or the director representing the employees) must own at
least  1,000 shares  during  his  or  her  term  of  office.  If,  however,  any
director  ceases  to  own  the  required  number  of  shares,  they  may
adjust their position subject to the conditions set by law. The director
representing  employee  shareholders  must  hold,  during  his  or  her
term of office, either individually or through a Company Savings Plan
(Fonds  Commun  de  Placement  d’Entreprise,  FCPE)  governed  by
Article  L. 214-165  of  the  French  Monetary  and  Financial  Code,  at
least one share or a number of units in said fund equivalent to at least
one share. The director representing the employees is not bound to
be a shareholder.

7.2.3.5

Majority rules for Board meetings

Decisions are adopted by a majority vote of the directors present or
represented.  In  the  event  of  a  tie  vote,  the  person  chairing  the
meeting shall cast the deciding vote.

7.2.3.6

Rules of procedure and Committees 
of the Board of Directors
Refer to point 4.1.2 of chapter 4 of this Registration Document.

Form of management

7.2.3.7
Management of the Company is assumed either by the Chairman of
the Board of Directors (who then holds the title of the Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer), or by another person appointed by the Board
of  Directors  with  the  title  of  Chief  Executive  Officer.  It  is  the
responsibility of the Board of Directors to choose between these two
forms of management under the majority rules described above.

At  its  meeting  on  December 16,  2015,  the  Board  of  Directors
decided  to  reunify  the  positions  of  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive
Officer of TOTAL S.A. as of December 19, 2015. As of such date, Mr.
Pouyanné  was  appointed  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  of
TOTAL S.A. For further information on the governance structure, refer
to point 4.1.5.1 of chapter 4.

7.2.4

Rights, privileges and restrictions attached to the shares

In  addition  to  the  right  to  vote,  each  share  entitles  the  holder  to  a
portion of the corporate assets, distributions of profits and liquidation
dividend that is proportional to the number of shares issued, subject
to the laws and regulations in force and the bylaws.

With the exception of double voting rights, no privilege is attached to
a specific class of shares or to a specific class of shareholders.

7.2.4.1

Double voting rights

Double  voting  rights,  in  relation  to  the  portion  of  share  capital  they
represent,  are  granted  to  all  fully  paid-up  registered  shares  held
continuously  in  the  name  of  the  same  shareholder  for  at  least  two
years(1),  and  to  additional  registered  shares  allotted  to  a  shareholder
in  connection  with  a  share  capital  increase  by  capitalization  of
reserves,  profits  or  premiums  on  the basis  of  the  existing  shares
which entitle the shareholder to a double voting right.

7.2.4.2

Limitation of voting rights

Article 18  of  the  Company’s  bylaws  provides  that  at  Shareholders’
Meetings, no shareholder may cast, by himself or through his agent,
on  the  basis  of  the  single  voting  rights  attached  to  the  shares  he
holds directly or indirectly and the shares for which he holds powers,
more  than  10%  of  the  total  number  of  voting  rights  attached  to  the
Company’s shares. In the case of double voting rights, by himself or
through  his  agent,  this  limit  may  be  exceeded,  taking  only  the
resulting additional voting rights into account, provided that the total
voting rights that he exercises do not exceed 20% of the total voting
rights associated with the shares in the Company.

Moreover, Article 18 of the bylaws also provides that the limitation on
voting  rights  no 
longer  applies,  absent  any  decision  of  the
Shareholders’ Meeting, if an individual or a legal entity acting solely or

together with one or more individuals or entities acquires at least two
thirds of the Company’s shares following a public tender offer for all
the  Company’s shares.  In  that  case,  the  Board  of  Directors
acknowledges that the limitation no longer applies and carries out the
necessary procedure to modify the Company’s bylaws accordingly.

Once  acknowledged, the  fact  that  the  limitation  no  longer  applies  is
final  and  applies  to  all  Shareholders’  Meetings  following  the  public
tender offer under which the acquisition of at least two thirds of the
overall  number  of  shares  of  the  Company  was  made  possible,  and
not solely to the first meeting following that public tender offer.

Since  in  such  circumstances  the  limitation  no  longer  applies,  such
limitation on voting rights cannot prevent or delay any takeover of the
Company,  except  in  case  of  a  public  tender  offer  where  the  bidder
does not acquire at least two thirds of the Company’s shares.

Fractional rights

7.2.4.3
Whenever it is necessary to own several shares in order to exercise a
right,  a  number  of  shares  less  than  the  number  required  does not
give the owners any right with respect to the Company; in such case,
the shareholders are responsible for aggregating the required number
of shares.

7.2.4.4
Statutory allocation of profits
The Company may distribute dividends under the conditions provided
for by the French Commercial Code and the Company’s bylaws.

The net profit for the period is equal to the net income minus general
expenses  and  other  personnel  expenses,  all  amortization  and
depreciation  of  the  assets,  and  all  provisions  for  commercial  and
industrial contingencies.

7

(1)

This term is not interrupted and the right acquired is retained in case of a conversion of bearer to bearer pursuant to intestate or testamentary succession,
share of community property between spouses or donation to the spouse or relatives entitled to inherit (Article 18 § 6 of the bylaws).

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From  this  profit,  minus  prior  losses,  if  any,  the  following  items  are
deducted in the order indicated:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

5%  to  constitute  the  legal  reserve  fund,  until  said  fund  reaches
10% of the share capital;

the amounts set by the Shareholders’ Meeting to fund reserves for
which it determines the allocation or use; and

the amounts that the Shareholders’ Meeting decides to retain.

The remainder is paid to the shareholders as dividends.

The Board of Directors may pay interim dividends.

The  Shareholders’  Meeting  held  to  approve  the  financial  statements
for the fiscal year may decide to grant shareholders an option, for all
or part of the dividend or interim dividends, between payment of the
dividend in cash or in shares.

The  Shareholders’  Meeting  may  decide  at  any  time,  but  only  based
on  a  proposal  by  the  Board  of  Directors,  to  make  a  full  or  partial
distribution of the amounts in the reserve accounts, either in cash or
in Company shares.

Dividends  that  have  not  been  claimed  at  the  end  of  a  5-year  period
are forfeited to the French State.

7.2.5

Amending shareholders’ rights

Any  amendment  to  the  bylaws  must  be  approved  or  authorized  by
the  Shareholders’  Meeting  voting  with  the  quorum  and majority

required  by  the 
Shareholders’ Meetings.

laws  and  regulations  governing  Extraordinary

7.2.6

Shareholders’ Meetings

Refer to point 4.4.3 in chapter 4 for the terms and conditions of the notice and admission to Shareholders’ meetings.

7.2.7

Identification of the holders of bearer shares

In accordance with Article 9 of its bylaws, TOTAL S.A. is authorized,
to the extent permitted under applicable law, to identify the holders of

securities  that  grant  immediate  or  future  voting  rights  at  the
Company’s Shareholders’ Meetings.

7.2.8

Thresholds to be declared according to the bylaws

Any  individual  or  entity  who  directly  or  indirectly  acquires  a
percentage  of  the  share  capital,  voting  rights  or  rights  giving  future
access to the share capital of the Company that is equal to or greater
than  1%,  or  a  multiple  of  this  percentage,  is  required  to  notify  the
Company  within  15  days  by  registered  mail  with  return  receipt
requested, and declare the number of securities held.

In  case  the  shares  above  these  thresholds  are  not  declared,  as
specified  in  the  preceding  paragraph,  any  shares held  in  excess  of,
the  threshold  that  should  have  been  declared  will  be  deprived  of

voting rights at Shareholders’ Meetings if, at a Shareholders’ Meeting,
the failure to make a declaration is acknowledged and if one or more
shareholders holding collectively at least 3% of the Company’s share
capital or voting rights so request at that meeting.

All individuals and entities are also required to notify the Company, in
due form and within the time limits stated above, when their direct or
indirect  holdings  fall  below  each  of  the  thresholds  mentioned  in  the
first paragraph.

7.2.9

Changes in the share capital

The  Company’s  share  capital  may  be  changed  only  under  the
conditions  stipulated  by  the  legal  and  regulatory  provisions  in  force.
No provision of the bylaws, charter, or internal regulations provide for
more  stringent  conditions  than  the  law  governing  changes  in  the
Company’s share capital.

The  French  Commercial  Code  stipulates  that  shareholders  hold,  in
proportion to their number of shares, a preemptive subscription right to
shares issued for cash to increase the share capital. The Extraordinary
Shareholders’  Meeting  can  decide,  under  the  conditions  provided  for
by law, to remove this preemptive subscription right.

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[REDACTED SECTION: CERTAIN TEXT HAS BEEN REDACTED.]

8.2

Consolidated statement of income

8.3

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income

8.4

Consolidated balance sheet

8.5

Consolidated statement of cash flow

8.6

Consolidated statement of changes in shareholders’ 
equity

8.7

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

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Consolidated statement of income

8.2

Consolidated statement of income

TOTAL

For the year ended December 31,
(M$)(a)

Sales

Excise taxes

Revenues from sales

Purchases, net of inventory variation

Other operating expenses

Exploration costs

Depreciation, depletion and impairment of tangible assets 
and mineral interests

Other income

Other expense

Financial interest on debt

Financial income and expense from cash & cash equivalents

Cost of net debt

Other financial income

Other financial expense

Net income (loss) from equity affiliates

Income taxes

CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME

Group share

Non-controlling interests

Earnings per share ($)

Fully-diluted earnings per share ($)

(a) Except for per share amounts.

(Notes 3, 4, 5)

(Notes 3, 5)

(Notes 3, 5)

(Note 5)

(Note 5)

(Note 5)

(Note 5)

(Note 6)

(Note 6)

(Note 15)

(Note 6)

(Note 6)

(Note 8)

(Note 11)

2017

171,493

(22,394)

149,099

(99,411)

(24,966)

(864)

2016

149,743

(21,818)

127,925

(83,377)

(24,302)

(1,264)

(16,103)

(13,523)

3,811

(1,034)

(1,396)

(138)

(1,534)

957

(642)

2,015

(3,029)

8,299

8,631

(332)

3.36

3.34

1,299

(1,027)

(1,108)

4

(1,104)

971

(636)

2,214

(970)

6,206

6,196

10

2.52

2.51

2015

165,357

(21,936)

143,421

(96,671)

(24,345)

(1,991)

(17,720)

3,606

(1,577)

(967)

94

(873)

882

(654)

2,361

(1,653)

4,786

5,087

(301)

2.17

2.16

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Consolidated statement of comprehensive income

8.3

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income

TOTAL

For the year ended December 31,
(M$)

CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME

Other comprehensive income

Actuarial gains and losses

Tax effect

(Note 10)

Currency translation adjustment generated by the parent company

(Note 9)

ITEMS NOT POTENTIALLY RECLASSIFIABLE 
TO PROFIT AND LOSS

Currency translation adjustment

Available for sale financial assets

Cash flow hedge

Share of other comprehensive income of equity affiliates, 
net amount

Other

Tax effect

ITEMS POTENTIALLY RECLASSIFIABLE TO PROFIT AND LOSS

TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (NET AMOUNT)

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Group share

Non-controlling interests

(Note 9)

(Note 8)

(Notes 15, 16)

(Note 8)

(Note 9)

2017

8,299

823

(390)

9,316

9,749

(2,578)

7

324

(677)

-

(100)

(3,024)

6,725

15,024

15,312

(288)

2016

6,206

(371)

55

(1,548)

(1,864)

(1,098)

4

239

935

1

(76)

5

(1,859)

4,347

4,336

11

2015

4,786

557

(278)

(7,268)

(6,989)

2,456

9

(185)

120

1

53

2,454

(4,535)

251

633

(382)

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Consolidated balance sheet

8.4

Consolidated balance sheet

OTAL

ASSETS

As of December 31,
(M$)

Non-current assets

Intangible assets, net

Property, plant and equipment, net

Equity affiliates: investments and loans

Other investments

Non-current financial assets

Deferred income taxes

Other non-current assets

TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS

Current assets

Inventories, net

Accounts receivable, net

Other current assets

Current financial assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Assets classified as held for sale

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

TOTAL ASSETS

(Notes 4, 7)

(Notes 4, 7)

(Note 8)

(Note 8)

(Note 15)

(Note 11)

(Note 6)

(Note 5)

(Note 5)

(Note 5)

(Note 15)

(Note 15)

(Note 2)

2017

2016

2015

14,587

109,397

22,103

1,727

679

5,206

3,984

15,362

111,971

20,576

1,133

908

4,368

4,143

14,549

109,518

19,384

1,241

1,219

3,982

4,355

157,683

158,461

154,248

16,520

14,893

14,210

3,393

33,185

2,747

84,948

242,631

15,247

12,213

14,835

4,548

24,597

1,077

72,517

13,116

10,629

15,843

6,190

23,269

1,189

70,236

230,978

224,484

LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

As of December 31,
(M$)

Shareholders’ equity

Common shares

Paid-in surplus and retained earnings

Currency translation adjustment

Treasury shares

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY – GROUP SHARE

(Note 9)

Non-controlling interests

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Non-current liabilities

Deferred income taxes

Employee benefits

Provisions and other non-current liabilities

Non-current financial debt

TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

Current liabilities

Accounts payable

Other creditors and accrued liabilities

Current borrowings

Other current financial liabilities

Liabilities directly associated with the assets classified 
as held for sale

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

TOTAL LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

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(Note 11)

(Note 10)

(Note 12)

(Note 15)

(Note 5)

(Note 15)

(Note 15)

(Note 2)

2017

2016

2015

7,882

112,040

(7,908)

(458)

111,556

2,481

114,037

10,828

3,735

15,986

41,340

71,889

26,479

17,779

11,096

245

1,106

56,705

242,631

7,604

105,547

(13,871)

(600)

98,680

2,894

101,574

11,060

3,746

16,846

43,067

74,719

23,227

16,720

13,920

327

491

7,670

101,528

(12,119)

(4,585)

92,494

2,915

95,409

12,360

3,774

17,502

44,464

78,100

20,928

16,884

12,488

171

504

54,685

230,978

50,975

224,484

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Consolidated statement of cash flow

8.5

Consolidated statement of cash flow

TOTAL

For the year ended December 31,
(M$)

CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Consolidated net income

Depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment

Non-current liabilities, valuation allowances, and deferred taxes

(Gains) losses on disposals of assets

Undistributed affiliates’ equity earnings

(Increase) decrease in working capital

Other changes, net

CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

CASH FLOW USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

(Note 5.3)

(Note 5.5)

(Note 5.5)

2017

2016

2015

8,299

16,611

(384)

(2,598)

42

827

(478)

22,319

6,206

14,423

(1,559)

(263)

(643)

(1,119)

(524)

16,521

4,786

19,334

(2,563)

(2,459)

(311)

1,683

(524)

19,946

Intangible assets and property, plant and equipment additions

(Note 7)

(13,767)

(18,106)

(25,132)

Acquisitions of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired

Investments in equity affiliates and other securities

Increase in non-current loans

Total expenditures

Proceeds from disposals of intangible assets and property, plant 
and equipment

Proceeds from disposals of subsidiaries, net of cash sold

Proceeds from disposals of non-current investments

Repayment of non-current loans

Total divestments

CASH FLOW USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Issuance (repayment) of shares:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

Parent company shareholders

Treasury shares

Dividends paid:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

Parent company shareholders

Non-controlling interests

Issuance of perpetual subordinated notes

Payments on perpetual subordinated notes

Other transactions with non-controlling interests

Net issuance (repayment) of non-current debt

Increase (decrease) in current borrowings

Increase (decrease) in current financial assets and liabilities

CASH FLOW FROM/(USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH 
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Effect of exchange rates

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 
AT THE END OF THE PERIOD

(800)

(1,368)

(961)

(1,123)

(180)

(1,121)

(16,896)

(20,530)

1,036

2,909

294

1,025

5,264

1,462

270

132

1,013

2,877

(128)

(513)

(2,260)

(28,033)

2,623

2,508

837

1,616

7,584

(11,632)

(17,653)

(20,449)

519

-

(2,643)

(141)

-

(276)

(4)

2,277

(7,175)

1,903

(5,540)

5,147

3,441

24,597

100

-

(2,661)

(93)

4,711

(133)

(104)

3,576

(3,260)

1,396

3,532

2,400

(1,072)

23,269

485

(237)

(2,845)

(100)

5,616

-

89

4,166

(597)

(5,517)

1,060

557

(2,469)

25,181

8

(Note 9)

(Note 9)

(Note 15)

(Note 15)

33,185

24,597

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Consolidated statement of changes in shareholders’ equity

8.6

Consolidated statement of changes in shareholders’ 
equity

TOTAL

Common shares issued

(M$)

Number Amount

Paid-in
surplus and
retained
earnings

Currency
translation
adjustment

Treasury shares

Number Amount

Shareholders’
equity –
Group share

Non-
controlling
interests

Total
shareholders’
equity

AS OF JANUARY 1, 2015

2,385,267,525

7,518

94,646

(7,480) (109,361,413)

(4,354)

Net income 2015

Other comprehensive income

Comprehensive income

Dividend

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Issuance of common shares

54,790,358

152

Purchase of treasury shares
Sale of treasury shares(a)
Share-based payments

Share cancellation

Issuance of perpetual subordinated 
notes

Payments on perpetual 
subordinated notes

Other operations with non-controlling 
interests

Other items

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,087

185

5,272

(6,303)

2,159

-

(6)

101

-

5,616

(114)

23

134

-

(4,639)

(4,639)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(4,711,935)

(237)

105,590

-

-

-

-

-

-

6

-

-

-

-

-

-

90,330

5,087

(4,454)

633

(6,303)

2,311

(237)

-

101

-

5,616

(114)

23

134

3,201

(301)

(81)

(382)

(100)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

64

132

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015

2,440,057,883

7,670

101,528

(12,119) (113,967,758)

(4,585)

92,494

2,915

Net income 2016

Other comprehensive income

Comprehensive income

Dividend

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Issuance of common shares

90,639,247

251

Purchase of treasury shares
Sale of treasury shares(a)
Share-based payments

-

-

-

-

-

-

6,196

(108)

6,088

(6,512)

3,553

-

(163)

112

-

(1,752)

(1,752)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,048,668

-

163

-

Share cancellation

(100,331,268)

(317)

(3,505)

- 100,331,268

3,822

Issuance of perpetual subordinated 
notes

Payments on perpetual 
subordinated notes

Other operations with non-controlling 
interests

Other items

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4,711

(203)

(98)

36

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016

2,430,365,862

7,604

105,547

(13,871)

(10,587,822)

(600)

Net income 2017

Other comprehensive income

Comprehensive income

Dividend

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Issuance of common shares

98,623,754

278

Purchase of treasury shares
Sale of treasury shares(a)
Share-based payments

Share cancellation

Issuance of perpetual subordinated 
notes

Payments on perpetual 
subordinated notes

Other operations with non-controlling 
interests

Other items

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8,631

718

9,349

(6,992)

4,431

-

(142)

151

-

-

(302)

(8)

6

-

5,963

5,963

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,211,066

142

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6,196

(1,860)

4,336

(6,512)

3,804

-

-

112

-

4,711

(203)

(98)

36

98,680

8,631

6,681

15,312

(6,992)

4,709

-

-

151

-

-

(302)

(8)

6

10

1

11

(93)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(43)

104

2,894

(332)

44

(288)

(141)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

12

93,531

4,786

(4,535)

251

(6,403)

2,311

(237)

-

101

-

5,616

(114)

87

266

95,409

6,206

(1,859)

4,347

(6,605)

3,804

-

-

112

-

4,711

(203)

(141)

140

101,574

8,299

6,725

15,024

(7,133)

4,709

-

-

151

-

-

(302)

(4)

18

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017

2,528,989,616

7,882

112,040

(7,908)

(8,376,756)

(458)

111,556

2,481

114,037

(a)

Treasury shares related to the restricted stock grants.

Changes in equity are detailed in Note 9.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

8.7

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

On February 7, 2018, the Board of Directors established and authorized the publication of the Consolidated Financial Statements of TOTAL S.A.
for the year ended December 31, 2017, which will be submitted for approval to the Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on June 1, 2018.

Basis of preparation of the Consolidated Financial 
Statements

Major judgments and accounting estimates

Judgments in case of transactions not addressed 
by any accounting standard or interpretation

NOTE 1

General accounting policies

NOTE 2

Changes in the Group structure

NOTE 3

Business segment information

NOTE 4

Segment Information by geographical 
area

244

244

245

245

246

247

259

NOTE 5

Main items related to operating activities

260

NOTE 6

Other items from operating activities

NOTE 7

Intangible and tangible assets

NOTE 8

Equity affiliates, other investments 
and related parties

265

267

271

NOTE 9

Shareholders’ equity and share-based 
payments

NOTE 10

Payroll, staff and employee benefits 
obligations

NOTE 11

Income taxes

NOTE 12

Provisions and other non-current 
liabilities

NOTE 13

Off Balance sheet commitments and 
lease contracts

NOTE 14

Financial assets and liabilities analysis 
per instrument class and strategy

277

287

291

293

296

300

NOTE 15

Financial structure and financial costs

303

NOTE 16

Financial instruments related to 
commodity contracts

NOTE 17

Post closing events

NOTE 18

Consolidation scope

319

323

324

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Basis of preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements

The  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  of  TOTAL  S.A.  and  its
subsidiaries (the Group) are presented in U.S. dollars and have been
prepared  on  the  basis  of  IFRS  (International  Financial  Reporting
Standards) as adopted by the European Union and IFRS as issued by
the 
(International  Accounting  Standard  Board)  as  of
December 31, 2017.

IASB 

The  accounting  policies  and  principles  applied  in  the  Consolidated
Financial  Statements  as  of  December 31,  2017  were  the  same  as
those that were used as of December 31, 2016 except for standards,
amendments  and  interpretations  of  IFRS  which  were  mandatory  for
the periods beginning after January 1, 2017 (and not early adopted).
Their  application  did  not  have  a  significant  impact  on  the  financial
statements as of December 31, 2017.

Major judgments and accounting estimates

Impairment of assets
As  part  of  the  determination  of  the  recoverable  value  of  assets  for
impairment  (IAS 36),  the  estimates,  assumptions  and  judgments
mainly  concern  hydrocarbon  prices  scenarios,  operating  costs,
production volumes and oil and gas proved reserves, refining margins
and  product  marketing  conditions  (mainly  petroleum,  petrochemical
and  chemical  products  as  well  as  solar  industry  products).  The
estimates  and  assumptions  used  by  the  executive  management  are
determined  in  specialized  internal  departments  in  light  of  economic
conditions and external expert analysis. The discount rate is reviewed
annually.

Asset impairment and the method applied are described in Note 3 –
Business segment information.

Employee benefits

The benefit obligations and plan assets can be subject to significant
volatility  due  in  part  to  changes  in  market  values  and  actuarial
assumptions.  These  assumptions  vary  between  different  pension
plans  and  thus  take  into  account  local  conditions.  They  are
determined following a formal process involving expertise and Group
internal
judgments,  in  financial  and  actuarial  terms,  and  also  in
consultation with actuaries and independent experts.

The assumptions for each plan are reviewed annually and adjusted if
necessary  to  reflect  changes  from  the  experience  and  actuarial
advices.

Payroll,  staff  and  employee  benefits  obligations  and  the  method
applied  are  described  in  Note 10  –  Payroll,  staff  and  employee
benefits obligations.

Asset retirement obligations
Asset retirement obligations, which result from a legal or constructive
obligation,  are  recognized  based  on a  reasonable  estimate  in  the
period in which the obligation arises.

This estimate is based on information available in terms of costs and
work  program.  It  is  regularly  reviewed  to  take  into  account  the
changes  in  laws  and  regulations,  the  estimates  of  reserves  and
production, the analysis of site conditions and technologies.

The discount rate is reviewed annually.

Asset  retirement  obligations  and  the  method  used  are  described  in
Note 12 – Provisions and other non-current liabilities.

The  preparation  of  financial  statements  in  accordance  with  IFRS  for
the  closing  as  of  December 31,  2017  requires  the  executive
management  to  make  estimates,  assumptions  and  judgments  that
affect 
the  Consolidated  Financial
information  reported 
Statements and the Notes thereto.

the 

in 

These estimates, assumptions and judgments are based on historical
experience and other factors believed to be reasonable at the date of
preparation  of  the  financial  statements.  They  are  reviewed  on  an
on-going  basis  by  management  and  therefore  could  be  revised  as
circumstances change or as a result of new information.

Different  estimates,  assumptions  and  judgments  could  significantly
affect the information reported, and actual results may differ from the
amounts  included  in  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  and  the
Notes thereto.

The  following  summary  provides  further  information  about  the  key
estimates, assumptions and judgments that are involved in preparing
the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  and  the  Notes  thereto.  It
should  be  read  in  conjunction  with  the  sections  of  the  Notes
mentioned in the summary.

Estimation of hydrocarbon reserves

The  estimation  of  oil  and  gas  reserves  is  a  key  factor  in  the
Successful  Efforts  method  used  by  the  Group  to  account  for  its  oil
and gas activities.

The  Group’s  oil  and  gas  reserves  are  estimated  by  the  Group’s
petroleum engineers in accordance with industry standards and SEC
(U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) regulations.

Proved  oil  and  gas  reserves  are  those  quantities  of  oil  and  gas,
which,  by  analysis  of  geosciences  and  engineering  data,  can  be
determined with reasonable certainty to be recoverable (from a given
date  forward,  from  known  reservoirs,  and  under  existing  economic
conditions, operating methods, and government regulations), prior to
the  time  at  which  contracts  providing  the  rights  to  operate  expire,
unless  evidence 
is  reasonably  certain,
regardless of whether deterministic or probabilistic methods are used
for the estimation.

indicates  that  renewal 

Proved oil and gas reserves are calculated using a 12-month average
price  determined  as  the  unweighted  arithmetic  average  of  the
first-day-of-the-month  price  for  each  month  of  the  relevant  year
unless  prices  are  defined  by  contractual  arrangements,  excluding
escalations based upon future conditions. The Group reassesses its
oil and gas reserves at least once a year on all its properties.

The Successful Efforts method and the mineral interests and property
and equipment of exploration and production are presented in Note 7
– Intangible and tangible assets.

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Note 1

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Income Taxes
A tax liability is recognized when a future payment, in application of a
tax  regulation,  is  considered  probable  and  can  be  reasonably
estimated. The exercise of judgment is required to assess the impact
of new events on the amount of the liability.

Deferred tax assets are recognized in the accounts to the extent that
their recovery is considered probable. The amount of these assets is
determined based on taxable profits existing at the closing date and
future  taxable  profits  which  estimation  is  inherently  uncertain  and
subject to change over time. The exercise of judgment is required to

assess  the  impact  of  new  events  on  the  value  of  these  assets  and
including  changes  in  estimates  of  future  taxable  profits  and the
deadlines for their use.

In addition, these tax positions may depend on interpretations of tax
laws  and  regulations  in  the  countries  where  the  Group  operates.
These  interpretations  may  have  uncertain  nature.  Depending  on  the
circumstances,  they  are  final  only  after  negotiations or  resolution  of
disputes with authorities that can last several years.

Incomes taxes and the accounting methods are described in Note 11
– Income taxes.

Judgments in case of transactions not addressed by any accounting standard 
or interpretation

Furthermore, when the accounting treatment of a specific transaction
is  not  addressed  by  any  accounting  standard  or  interpretation,  the
management  applies  its  judgment  to  define  and  apply  accounting

policies  that  provide  information  consistent  with  the  general  IFRS
concepts: faithful representation, relevance and materiality.

NOTE 1

General accounting policies

1
A)

Accounting policies

Principles of consolidation

Entities  that  are  directly  controlled  by  the  parent  company  or
indirectly  controlled  by  other  consolidated  entities  are 
fully
consolidated.

Investments  in  joint  ventures  are  consolidated  under  the  equity
method.  The  Group  accounts  for  joint  operations  by  recognizing  its
share of assets, liabilities, income and expenses.

Investments  in  associates,  in  which  the  Group  has  significant
influence,  are  accounted  for  by  the  equity  method.  Significant
influence  is  presumed  when  the  Group  holds,  directly  or  indirectly
(e.g.  through  subsidiaries),  20%  or  more  of  the  voting  rights.
Companies  in  which  ownership  interest  is  less  than  20%,  but  over
which  the  Company  is  deemed  to  exercise  significant  influence,  are
also accounted for by the equity method.

All internal balances, transactions and income are eliminated.

B)

Business combinations

Business  combinations  are  accounted  for  using  the  acquisition
method.  This  method  requires  the  recognition  of  the  acquired
identifiable assets and assumed liabilities of the companies acquired
by the Group at their fair value.

The value of the purchase price is finalized up to a maximum of one
year from the acquisition date.

The  acquirer  shall  recognize  goodwill  at  the  acquisition  date,  being
the excess of:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

The  consideration  transferred,  the  amount  of  non-controlling
interests and, in business combinations achieved in stages, the fair
value  at  the  acquisition  date  of  the  investment  previously  held  in
the acquired company;

Over  the  fair  value  at  the  acquisition  date  of  acquired  identifiable
assets and assumed liabilities.

If the consideration transferred is lower than the fair value of acquired
identifiable  assets  and  assumed  liabilities,  an  additional  analysis  is
performed  on  the  identification  and  valuation  of  the  identifiable

8

elements  of  the  assets  and  liabilities.  After  having  completed  such
additional analysis, any badwill is recorded as income.

Non-controlling  interests  are  measured  either  at  their  proportionate
share in the net assets of the acquired company or at fair value.

In transactions with non-controlling interests, the difference between
the  price  paid  (received)  and the  book  value  of  non-controlling
interests acquired (sold) is recognized directly in equity.

C)

Foreign currency translation

The  presentation  currency  of  the  Group’s  Consolidated  Financial
Statements  is  the  US  dollar.  However  the  functional  currency  of  the
parent  company  is  the  euro.  The  resulting  currency  translation
adjustments  are  presented  on 
translation
adjustment  generated  by  the  parent  company”  of  the  consolidated
statement  of  comprehensive  income,  within “items  not  potentially
reclassifiable  to  profit  and  loss”.  In  the  balance  sheet,  they are
recorded in “currency translation adjustment”.

line  “currency 

the 

The financial statements of subsidiaries are prepared in the currency
that most clearly reflects their business environment. This is referred
to as their functional currency.

Monetary transactions

(i)
Transactions  denominated  in  currencies  other  than  the  functional
currency  of  the  entity  are  translated  at  the  exchange  rate  on  the
transaction  date.  At  each  balance  sheet  date,  monetary  assets  and
liabilities are translated at the closing rate and the resulting exchange
differences are recognized in the statement of income.

Translation of financial statements

(ii)
Assets and liabilities of entities denominated in currencies other than
dollar are translated into dollar on the basis of the exchange rates at
the  end of  the  period.  The  income  and  cash  flow  statements  are
translated  using  the  average  exchange  rates  for  the  period.  Foreign
exchange  differences  resulting  from  such  translations  are  either
recorded 
translation
in  shareholders’  equity  under  “Currency 
(for  the  Group  share)  or  under  “Non-controlling
adjustments” 
interests”  (for  the  share  of  non-controlling  interests)  as  deemed
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Notes 1, 2

1.2

Significant accounting policies applicable in 
the future

interpretations published respectively by the
The standards or
International  Accounting  Standards  Board 
the
International Financial Reporting Standards Interpretations Committee
(IFRS IC) which were not yet in effect at December 31, 2017, are as
follows:

(IASB)  and 

(cid:142)

Standards adopted by the European Union at December 31,
2017

–

In May 2014, the IASB issued standard IFRS 15 “Revenue from
contracts  with  customers”  that  includes  requirements  for  the
recognition  of  revenue  from  contracts  with  customers.  The
standard  is  applicable  for  annual  periods  starting  on  or  after
January 1,  2018.  An  analysis  was  performed  at  Group  level  in
order  to  evaluate  the  impacts  of  the  standard.  Main  issues
analyzed  are  related  to  take  or  pay,  incoterms,  excise  duties,
principal  vs  agent  considerations,  variable  price  adjustment
clause. Impact of the standard is expected to be not significant
for  the  Group.  The  Group  will  apply  the  partial  retrospective
method:  comparative  information  will  not  be  restated  and  the
cumulative impact of the first application will be presented as an
adjustment to opening equity at January 1, 2018.

–

–

In  July 2014,  the  IASB  issued  standard  IFRS 9  “Financial
Instruments” that includes requirements for the recognition and
measurement  of  financial  instruments. This  standard  brings
together 
three  phases:  classification  and  measurement,
impairment of financial assets and hedge accounting excluding
macro-hedging.  The  standard  is  applicable for  annual  periods
starting on or after January 1, 2018. The impacts related to the
application of this standard are currently the subject of analytical
work, in particular on the depreciation of financial assets issue.
The  expected impacts  are  not  significant  for  the  Group.  The
Group  will  not  restate  the  comparative  information  and  will
present  the  impacts  related  to  the  first  application  in  opening
equity at January 1, 2018.

In January 2016, the IASB issued standard IFRS 16 “Leases”,
which  sets  out  the  principles  for  recognition  of  leases
contracts.  The  standard  is  applicable  for  annual  periods
starting on or after January 1, 2019. The working group, set up
to evaluate the impacts of the application of this standard and
to manage the transition, proceeded to the inventory of existing
leases as of December 31, 2016. Analysis and quantification of
expected  impacts  across  the  Group  will  continue  in  2018  on
the  basis  of  the  contracts  as  at  December 31,  2017.  At  this
stage the transition method has not yet been decided.

NOTE 2

Changes in the Group structure

Main acquisitions and divestments

2.1
In 2017, the main changes in the Group structure were as follows:

2.2

Divestment projects

Exploration & Production

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

In  October 2017,  TOTAL  finalized  the  sale  to  Perenco  of  its
interests and the transfer of operatorship in various mature assets
in Gabon.

In  November 2017,  TOTAL  finalized  the  sale  to  Kuwait  Foreign
Petroleum  Exploration  Company  (KUFPEC)  of  its  remaining  15%
interest in the Gina Krog field in Norway.

Gas, Renewables & Power

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

In January 2017, TOTAL acquired a 23% interest in the company
Tellurian to develop an integrated gas project in the United States
for an amount of $207 million.

In  September 2017,  TOTAL  signed  an  agreement  with  EREN
Renewable Energy (EREN RE) to acquire an indirect 23% stake by
subscribing 
increase  of  €238 million.  As  of
December 31,  2017,  TOTAL  paid  €119 million.  The  remaining
portion will be paid in 2018.

to  a  capital 

Refining & Chemicals

(cid:142)

On  January 31,  2017,  TOTAL  closed  the  sale  of  Atotech  to  the
Carlyle Group for an amount of $3.2 billion.

Marketing & Services

(cid:142)

On  March 28,  2017,  TOTAL  announced  the  closing  of  the
acquisition  of  the  assets  of  Gulf  Africa  Petroleum  Corporation  in
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

◗

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Pursuant  to  IFRS 5  “Non-current  assets  held  for  sale  and
discontinued  operations”,  assets  and  liabilities  of  affiliates  that
are  held  for  sale  are  presented  separately  on  the  face  of  the
balance  sheet.  Depreciation  of  assets  ceases  from  the  date  of
classification in “Non-current assets held for sale”.

Exploration & Production

(cid:142)

On  November 27,  2017,  TOTAL  has  agreed  to  sell  all  of  its
interests  in  the  Martin  Linge  field  (51%)  and  Garantiana  discovery
(40%)  on  the  Norwegian  Continental  Shelf  to  Statoil.  The
transaction  remains  subject  to  final  due  diligence  and  approval
from  the  relevant  authorities.  At  December 31,  2017  the  assets
and liabilities have been respectively classified in the consolidated
balance sheet in “assets classified as held for sale” for an amount
of $2,581 million and “liabilities directly associated with the assets
classified  as  held  for  sale”  for  an  amount  of  $1,106 million.  The
assets concerned mainly include tangible assets.

Marketing & Services

(cid:142)

On  November 3,  2017  TOTAL  and  Erg  have  announced  the
signing  of  an  agreement  with  the  Italian  Group  API  to  sell  the
TotalErg  joint  venture  (Erg  51%,  TOTAL  49%).  At  December 31,
2017 the shares have been classified in the consolidated balance
sheet  in  “assets  classified  as  held  for  sale”  for  an  amount  of
$166 million.  As  of  January 10,  2018,  all  required  authorizations
being obtained, the transaction was closed.

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Note 3

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 3

Business segment information

Description of the business segments
Financial information by business segment is reported in accordance
with  the  internal  reporting  system.  It  shows  internal  segment
information that is used to manage and measure the performance of
Total and which is reviewed by the main operational decision-making
body of the Group, namely the Executive Committee.

The  operational  profit  and  assets  are  broken  down  by  business
segment prior to the consolidation and inter-segment adjustments.

Sales prices between business segments approximate market prices.

TOTAL  has  implemented  a  new  organization  fully  effective  since
January 1,  2017,  structured  around 
following  business
segments:

four 

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

An Exploration & Production segment;

A Gas, Renewables & Power segment including downstream Gas
activities,  New  Energies  activities  (excluding  biotechnologies)  and
Energy Efficiency division;

A Refining & Chemicals segment constituting a major industrial hub
comprising  the  activities  of  refining,  petrochemicals  and  specialty
chemicals.  This  segment  also  includes  the  activities  of  oil  Supply,
Trading and marine Shipping;

A  Marketing  &  Services  segment  including  the  global  activities  of
supply and marketing in the field of petroleum products.

In  addition,  the Corporate  segment  includes  holdings  operating  and
financial activities.

Certain  figures  for  the  years  2015  and  2016  have  been  restated  in
order to reflect the new organization with four business segments.

Definition of the indicators

(i)

Operating income (measure used to evaluate 
operating performance)

Revenue from sales after deducting cost of goods sold and inventory
variations, other operating expenses, exploration expenses and
depreciation,  depletion,  and  impairment  of  tangible  assets  and
mineral interests.

intangible assets
Operating income excludes the amortization of
other  than  mineral  interests,  currency  translation  adjustments  and
gains or losses on the disposal of assets.

(ii)

Net operating income (measure used to evaluate the 
return on capital employed)

Operating  income  after  taking  into  account  the  amortization  of
intangible  assets  other  than  mineral  interests,  currency  translation
adjustments, gains or losses on the disposal of assets, as well as all
other  income  and  expenses  related  to  capital  employed  (dividends
income  of  equity  affiliates,
from  non-consolidated  companies, 
capitalized  interest  expenses),  and  after  income  taxes  applicable  to
the above.

The  only  income  and  expense  not  included  in  net  operating  income
but included in net income Group share are interest expenses related
to  net  financial  debt,  after  applicable  income  taxes  (net  cost  of  net
debt) and non-controlling interests.

Adjusted income

(iii)
Operating income, net operating income, or net income excluding the
effect of adjustment items described below.

Capital employed

(iv)
Non-current assets and working capital, at replacement cost, net of
deferred income taxes and non-current liabilities.

(v)
ROACE (Return on Average Capital Employed)
Ratio of adjusted net operating income to average capital employed
between the beginning and the end of the period.

Performance  indicators  excluding  the  adjustment  items,  such  as
adjusted  income  and  ROACE  are  meant  to  facilitate  the  analysis  of
the  financial  performance  and  the  comparison  of  income  between
periods.

Adjustment items
Adjustment items include:

Special items

(i)
Due  to  their  unusual  nature  or  particular  significance,  certain
transactions  qualified  as  “special  items”  are  excluded  from  the
business  segment  figures.  In  general,  special  items  relate  to
transactions  that  are  significant,  infrequent  or  unusual.  However,  in
certain instances, transactions such as restructuring costs or assets
disposals,  which  are  not  considered  to  be  representative  of  the
normal  course  of  business,  may  be  qualified  as  special  items
although  they  may  have  occurred  within  prior  years  or  are  likely  to
occur again within the coming years.

The inventory valuation effect

(ii)
The  adjusted  results  of  the  Refining  &  Chemicals  and  Marketing  &
Services segments are presented according to the replacement cost
method. This method is used to assess the segments’ performance
and  facilitate  the  comparability  of  the  segments’  performance  with
those of its main competitors.

In  the  replacement  cost  method,  which  approximates  the  LIFO
(Last-In,  First-Out)  method,  the  variation  of  inventory  values  in  the
statement  of  income  is,  depending  on  the  nature  of  the  inventory,
determined  using  either  the  month-end  prices  differential  between
one  period  and  another  or  the  average  prices  of  the  period  rather
than  the  historical  value.  The  inventory  valuation  effect  is  the
difference  between  the  results  according  to  the  FIFO  (First-In,
First-Out) and the replacement cost.

Effect of changes in fair value

(iii)
The  effect  of  changes  in  fair  value  presented  as  adjustment  items
reflects for  some  transactions  differences  between  internal  measure
of  performance  used  by  TOTAL’s  management  and  the  accounting
for these transactions under IFRS.

IFRS  requires  that  trading  inventories  be  recorded  at  their  fair  value
using period end spot prices. In order to best reflect the management
of  economic  exposure  through  derivative  transactions,  internal
indicators used to measure performance include valuations of trading
inventories based on forward prices.

Furthermore,  TOTAL,  in  its  trading  activities,  enters  into  storage
contracts,  which  future  effects  are  recorded  at  fair  value  in  Group’s
internal economic performance. IFRS precludes recognition of this fair
value effect.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 3

A)

Information by business segment

For the year ended December 31, 2017
(M$)

Exploration &
Production

Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining &
Chemicals

Marketing &

Services Corporate

Intercompany

Total

Non-Group sales

Intersegment sales

Excise taxes

REVENUES FROM SALES

Operating expenses

Depreciation, depletion and impairment 
of tangible assets and mineral interests

OPERATING INCOME

Net income (loss) from equity affiliates 
and other items

Tax on net operating income

NET OPERATING INCOME

Net cost of net debt

Non-controlling interests

NET INCOME – GROUP SHARE

8,477

22,837

-

31,314

(14,672)

(13,850)

2,792

1,546

(2,233)

2,105

12,854

1,180

-

14,034

75,505

26,844

(3,008)

99,341

74,634

857

(19,386)

56,105

23

374

-

397

- 171,493

(52,092)

-

-

(22,394)

(52,092) 149,099

(13,828)

(94,097)

(53,629)

(1,107)

52,092 (125,241)

(482)

(276)

31

(140)

(385)

(1,074)

4,170

2,979

(944)

6,205

(657)

1,819

497

(561)

1,755

(40)

(750)

54

540

(156)

-

-

-

-

-

(16,103)

7,755

5,107

(3,338)

9,524

(1,225)

332

8,631

For the year ended December 31, 2017 
(adjustments)(a)
(M$)

Exploration &
Production

Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining &
Chemicals

Marketing &

Services Corporate

Intercompany

Non-Group sales

Intersegment sales

Excise taxes

REVENUES FROM SALES

Operating expenses

Depreciation, depletion and impairment 
of tangible assets and mineral interests
Operating income(b)

Net income (loss) from equity affiliates 
and other items

Tax on net operating income
Net operating income(b)

Net cost of net debt

Non-controlling interests

NET INCOME – GROUP SHARE

-

-

-

-

(119)

(4,308)

(4,427)

(328)

875

(3,880)

(20)

-

-

(20)

(389)

(291)

(700)

(116)

(54)

(870)

-

-

-

-

167

(53)

114

2,177

124

2,415

-

-

-

-

(11)

(10)

(21)

102

(2)

79

-

-

-

-

(64)

-

(64)

-

(114)

(178)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total

(20)

-

-

(20)

(416)

(4,662)

(5,098)

1,835

829

(2,434)

(29)

516

(1,947)

(a)
(b)

Adjustments include special items, inventory valuation effect and the effect of changes in fair value.
Of which inventory valuation effect

On operating income

On net operating income

-

-

-

-

344

298

13

(3)

-

-

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Note 3

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

For the year ended December 31, 2017 
(adjusted)
(M$)

Exploration &
Production

Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining &
Chemicals

Marketing &

Services Corporate

Intercompany

Total

Non-Group sales

Intersegment sales

Excise taxes

REVENUES FROM SALES

Operating expenses

Depreciation, depletion and impairment 
of tangible assets and mineral interests

ADJUSTED OPERATING INCOME

Net income (loss) from equity affiliates 
and other items

Tax on net operating income

ADJUSTED NET OPERATING INCOME

Net cost of net debt

Non-controlling interests

ADJUSTED NET INCOME – GROUP SHARE

8,477

22,837

-

31,314

(14,553)

(9,542)

7,219

1,874

(3,108)

5,985

12,874

1,180

-

14,054

75,505

26,844

(3,008)

99,341

74,634

857

(19,386)

56,105

23

374

-

397

- 171,513

(52,092)

-

-

(22,394)

(52,092)

149,119

(13,439)

(94,264)

(53,618)

(1,043)

52,092 (124,825)

(191)

424

147

(86)

485

(1,021)

4,056

802

(1,068)

3,790

(647)

1,840

395

(559)

1,676

(40)

(686)

54

654

22

-

-

-

-

-

(11,441)

12,853

3,272

(4,167)

11,958

(1,196)

(184)

10,578

For the year ended December 31, 2017
(M$)

Exploration &
Production

Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining &
Chemicals

Marketing &

Services Corporate

Intercompany

Total

Total expenditures

Total divestments

Cash flow from operating activities

Balance sheet as of December 31, 2017

Property, plant and equipment, 
intangible assets, net

Investments & loans in equity affiliates

Other non-current assets

Working capital

12,802

1,918

11,459

103,639

16,820

6,975

3,224

Provisions and other non-current liabilities

(24,212)

797

73

993

2,873

835

1,709

123

(848)

Assets and liabilities classified 
as held for sale

1,475

-

CAPITAL EMPLOYED (BALANCE SHEET)

107,921

4,692

Less inventory valuation effect

-

-

1,734

2,820

7,440

10,820

4,010

677

876

1,457

413

2,130

6,253

438

1,060

792

(3,839)

(1,544)

-

12,544

(1,499)

166

7,165

(236)

106

40

297

399

-

496

(3,650)

(106)

-

(2,861)

1

CAPITAL EMPLOYED (BUSINESS 
SEGMENT INFORMATION)

107,921

4,692

11,045

6,929

(2,860)

ROACE as a percentage

6%

10%

33%

26%

-

-

-

-

16,896

5,264

22,319

- 123,984

-

-

-

-

-

22,103

10,917

1,365

(30,549)

1,641

- 129,461

-

(1,734)

- 127,727

-

9%

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 3

For the year ended December 31, 2016
(M$)

Exploration &
Production

Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining &
Chemicals

Marketing &

Services Corporate

Intercompany

Total

Non-Group sales

Intersegment sales

Excise taxes

REVENUES FROM SALES

Operating expenses

Depreciation, depletion and impairment 
of tangible assets and mineral interests

OPERATING INCOME

Net income (loss) from equity affiliates 
and other items

Tax on net operating income

NET OPERATING INCOME

Net cost of net debt

Non-controlling interests

NET INCOME – GROUP SHARE

7,629

17,759

-

25,388

(14,236)

(11,583)

(431)

1,375

401

1,345

10,124

1,009

-

65,632

21,467

(3,544)

11,133

83,555

66,351

744

(18,274)

48,821

7

307

-

314

- 149,743

(41,286)

-

-

(21,818)

(41,286) 127,925

(10,993)

(77,562)

(46,432)

(1,006)

41,286 (108,943)

(301)

(161)

71

(4)

(94)

(1,002)

4,991

779

(1,244)

4,526

(600)

1,789

170

(541)

1,418

(37)

(729)

426

164

(139)

-

-

-

-

-

(13,523)

5,459

2,821

(1,224)

7,056

(850)

(10)

6,196

For the year ended December 31, 2016
(adjustments)(a)
(M$)

Exploration &
Production

Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining &
Chemicals

Marketing &

Services Corporate

Intercompany

Non-Group sales

Intersegment sales

Excise taxes

REVENUES FROM SALES

Operating expenses

Depreciation, depletion and impairment 
of tangible assets and mineral interests
Operating income(b)

Net income (loss) from equity affiliates
and other items

Tax on net operating income
Net operating income(b)

Net cost of net debt

Non-controlling interests

NET INCOME – GROUP SHARE

-

-

-

-

(691)

(2,089)

(2,780)

(200)

1,108

(1,872)

(231)

-

-

(231)

(79)

(139)

(449)

(135)

51

(533)

-

-

-

-

625

-

625

(93)

(201)

331

-

-

-

-

(136)

(1)

(137)

(40)

36

(141)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(4)

1

(3)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total

(231)

-

-

(231)

(281)

(2,229)

(2,741)

(472)

995

(2,218)

(23)

150

(2,091)

(a)
(b)

Adjustments include special items, inventory valuation effect and the effect of changes in fair value.
Of which inventory valuation effect

On operating income

On net operating income

-

-

-

-

695

500

(43)

(13)

-

-

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Note 3

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

For the year ended December 31, 2016 
(adjusted)
(M$)

Exploration &
 Production

Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining &
Chemicals

Marketing &

Services Corporate

Intercompany

Total

Non-Group sales

Intersegment sales

Excise taxes

REVENUES FROM SALES

Operating expenses

Depreciation, depletion and impairment 
of tangible assets and mineral interests

ADJUSTED OPERATING INCOME

Net income (loss) from equity affiliates 
and other items

Tax on net operating income

ADJUSTED NET OPERATING INCOME

Net cost of net debt

Non-controlling interests

AJUSTED NET INCOME – GROUP SHARE

7,629

17,759

-

25,388

(13,545)

(9,494)

2,349

1,575

(707)

3,217

10,355

1,009

-

65,632

21,467

(3,544)

11,364

83,555

66,351

744

(18,274)

48,821

7

307

-

314

- 149,974

(41,286)

-

-

(21,818)

(41,286) 128,156

(10,914)

(78,187)

(46,296)

(1,006)

41,286 (108,662)

(162)

288

206

(55)

439

(1,002)

4,366

872

(1,043)

4,195

(599)

1,926

210

(577)

1,559

(37)

(729)

430

163

(136)

-

-

-

-

-

(11,294)

8,200

3,293

(2,219)

9,274

(827)

(160)

8,287

For the year ended December 31, 2016
(M$)

Exploration &
Production

Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining &
Chemicals

Marketing &

Services Corporate

Intercompany

Total

Total expenditures

Total divestments

Cash flow from operating activities

Balance sheet as of December 31, 2016

Property, plant and equipment, 
intangible assets, net

Investments & loans in equity affiliates

Other non-current assets

Working capital

16,085

2,187

9,010

109,617

15,853

6,835

1,451

Provisions and other non-current liabilities

(26,139)

Assets and liabilities classified 
as held for sale

-

CAPITAL EMPLOYED (BALANCE SHEET)

107,617

Less inventory valuation effect

-

1,221

166

538

2,834

883

1,222

869

(832)

-

4,976

-

1,861

88

4,585

9,293

3,303

568

2,641

(3,569)

446

12,682

(1,064)

1,245

424

1,754

5,225

537

962

701

(1,330)

118

12

634

364

-

57

(3,314)

218

-

-

6,095

(2,675)

(211)

3

Capital Employed 
(business segment information)

107,617

4,976

11,618

5,884

(2,672)

ROACE as a percentage

3%

9%

38%

27%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

20,530

2,877

16,521

127,333

20,576

9,644

2,348

(31,652)

446

- 128,695

-

(1,272)

- 127,423

-

7%

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 3

For the year ended December 31, 2015
(M$)

Exploration &
 Production

Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining &
Chemicals

Marketing &

Services Corporate

Intercompany

Total

Non-Group sales

Intersegment sales

Excise taxes

REVENUES FROM SALES

Operating expenses

Depreciation, depletion and impairment 
of tangible assets and mineral interests

OPERATING INCOME

Net income (loss) from equity affiliates 
and other items

Tax on net operating income

NET OPERATING INCOME

Net cost of net debt

Non-controlling interests

NET INCOME – GROUP SHARE

10,297

18,419

-

28,716

(15,725)

(15,660)

(2,669)

1,944

(361)

(1,086)

9,149

1,246

-

10,395

70,623

26,794

(4,107)

93,310

75,282

911

(17,829)

58,364

(10,265)

(87,674)

(56,065)

(307)

(177)

(75)

19

(233)

(1,092)

4,544

1,724

(1,106)

5,162

(634)

1,665

467

(537)

1,595

6

218

-

224

(866)

(27)

(669)

558

172

61

- 165,357

(47,588)

-

-

(21,936)

(47,588) 143,421

47,588 (123,007)

-

-

-

-

-

(17,720)

2,694

4,618

(1,813)

5,499

(713)

301

5,087

For the year ended December 31, 2015
(adjustments)(a)
(M$)

Exploration &
Production

Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining &
Chemicals

Marketing
& Services Corporate

Intercompany

Non-Group sales

Intersegment sales

Excise taxes

REVENUES FROM SALES

Operating expenses

Depreciation, depletion and impairment 
of tangible assets and mineral interests
OPERATING INCOME(b)

Net income (loss) from equity affiliates
and other items

Tax on net operating income
NET OPERATING INCOME(b)

Net cost of net debt

Non-controlling interests

NET INCOME – GROUP SHARE

-

-

-

-

(559)

(6,591)

(7,150)

(273)

2,007

(5,416)

(519)

-

-

(519)

(38)

(192)

(749)

(184)

133

(800)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1,035)

(283)

(70)

(1,105)

1,165

263

323

(24)

(307)

224

87

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(19)

7

(12)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total

(519)

-

-

(519)

(1,915)

(6,877)

(9,311)

913

2,497

(5,901)

(11)

481

(5,431)

(a)
(b)

Adjustments include special items, inventory valuation effect and the effect of changes in fair value.
Of which inventory valuation effect

On operating income

On net operating income

-

-

-

-

(859)

(590)

(254)

(169)

-

-

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Note 3

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

For the year ended December 31, 2015 
(adjusted)
(M$)

Exploration &
Production

Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining &
Chemicals

Marketing &

Services Corporate

Intercompany

Total

Non-Group sales

Intersegment sales

Excise taxes

REVENUES FROM SALES

Operating expenses

Depreciation, depletion and impairment 
of tangible assets and mineral interests

ADJUSTED OPERATING INCOME

Net income (loss) from equity affiliates 
and other items

Tax on net operating income

ADJUSTED NET OPERATING INCOME

Net cost of net debt

Non-controlling interests

ADJUSTED NET INCOME – GROUP SHARE

10,297

18,419

-

28,716

(15,166)

(9,069)

4,481

2,217

(2,368)

4,330

9,668

1,246

-

10,914

70,623

26,794

(4,107)

93,310

75,282

911

(17,829)

58,364

(10,227)

(86,639)

(55,782)

(115)

572

109

(114)

567

(1,022)

5,649

559

(1,369)

4,839

(610)

1,972

243

(624)

1,591

6

218

-

224

(866)

(27)

(669)

577

165

73

- 165,876

(47,588)

-

-

(21,936)

(47,588) 143,940

47,588 (121,092)

-

-

-

-

-

(10,843)

12,005

3,705

(4,310)

11,400

(702)

(180)

10,518

For the year ended December 31, 2015
(M$)

Exploration &
Production

Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining &
Chemicals

Marketing &

Services Corporate

Intercompany

Total

Total expenditures

Total divestments

Cash flow from operating activities

Balance sheet as of December 31, 2015

Property, plant and equipment, intangible 
assets, net

Investments & loans in equity affiliates

Other non-current assets

Working capital

24,233

2,880

11,567

108,204

14,711

7,230

885

Provisions and other non-current liabilities

(27,720)

588

418

(384)

1,248

1,126

1,245

1,363

(643)

1,875

3,494

6,435

9,317

3,075

640

1,828

(3,784)

Assets and liabilities classified 
as held for sale

482

-

-

CAPITAL EMPLOYED (BALANCE SHEET)

103,791

4,340

11,076

Less inventory valuation effect

-

-

(622)

1,267

767

2,323

4,989

472

964

675

(1,339)

344

6,105

(230)

70

25

5

309

-

(501)

(2,975)

(150)

-

(3,317)

-

Capital Employed 
(business segment information)

103,791

4,340

10,454

5,875

(3,317)

ROACE as a percentage

4%

13%

40%

25%

-

-

-

-

28,033

7,584

19,946

- 124,067

-

-

-

-

-

19,384

9,578

1,776

(33,636)

826

- 121,995

-

(852)

- 121,143

-

9%

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 3

B)

Reconciliation of the information by business segment with Consolidated Financial Statements

The table below presents the impact of adjustment items on the consolidated statement of income:

For the year ended December 31, 2017
(M$)

Sales

Excise taxes

Revenues from sales

Purchases, net of inventory variation

Other operating expenses

Exploration costs

Depreciation, depletion and impairment of tangible assets 
and mineral interests

Other income

Other expense

Financial interest on debt

Financial income and expense from cash & cash equivalents

Cost of net debt

Other financial income

Other financial expense

Net income (loss) from equity affiliates

Income taxes

CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME

Group share

Non-controlling interests

Adjusted

Adjustments(a)

Consolidated
statement of income

171,513

(22,394)

149,119

(99,534)

(24,427)

(864)

(11,441)

772

(389)

(1,367)

(138)

(1,505)

957

(642)

2,574

(3,858)

10,762

10,578

184

(20)

-

(20)

123

(539)

-

(4,662)

3,039

(645)

(29)

-

(29)

-

-

(559)

829

(2,463)

(1,947)

(516)

171,493

(22,394)

149,099

(99,411)

(24,966)

(864)

(16,103)

3,811

(1,034)

(1,396)

(138)

(1,534)

957

(642)

2,015

(3,029)

8,299

8,631

(332)

(a)

Adjustments include special items, inventory valuation effect and the effect of changes in fair value.

For the year ended December 31, 2016
(M$)

Sales

Excise taxes

Revenues from sales

Purchases, net of inventory variation

Other operating expenses

Exploration costs

Depreciation, depletion and impairment of tangible assets 
and mineral interests

Other income

Other expense

Financial interest on debt

Financial income and expense from cash & cash equivalents

Cost of net debt

Other financial income

Other financial expense

Net income (loss) from equity affiliates

Income taxes

CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME

Group share

Non-controlling interests

Adjusted

Adjustments(a)

Consolidated
statement of income

149,974

(21,818)

128,156

(83,916)

(23,832)

(914)

(11,294)

964

(537)

(1,085)

4

(1,081)

971

(636)

2,531

(1,965)

8,447

8,287

160

(231)

-

(231)

539

(470)

(350)

(2,229)

335

(490)

(23)

-

(23)

-

-

(317)

995

(2,241)

(2,091)

(150)

149,743

(21,818)

127,925

(83,377)

(24,302)

(1,264)

(13,523)

1,299

(1,027)

(1,108)

4

(1,104)

971

(636)

2,214

(970)

6,206

6,196

10

(a)

Adjustments include special items, inventory valuation effect and the effect of changes in fair value.

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For the year ended December 31, 2015
(M$)

Sales

Excise taxes

Revenues from sales

Purchases, net of inventory variation

Other operating expenses

Exploration costs

Depreciation, depletion and impairment of tangible assets and 
mineral interests

Other income

Other expense

Financial interest on debt

Financial income and expense from cash & cash equivalents

Cost of net debt

Other financial income

Other financial expense

Net income (loss) from equity affiliates

Income taxes

CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME

Group share

Non-controlling interests

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 3

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Adjusted

Adjustments(a)

Consolidated
statement of income

165,876

(21,936)

143,940

(95,558)

(23,984)

(1,550)

(10,843)

1,468

(405)

(956)

94

(862)

882

(654)

2,414

(4,150)

10,698

10,518

180

(519)

-

(519)

(1,113)

(361)

(441)

(6,877)

2,138

(1,172)

(11)

-

(11)

-

-

(53)

2,497

(5,912)

(5,431)

(481)

165,357

(21,936)

143,421

(96,671)

(24,345)

(1,991)

(17,720)

3,606

(1,577)

(967)

94

(873)

882

(654)

2,361

(1,653)

4,786

5,087

(301)

(a)

Adjustments include special items, inventory valuation effect and the effect of changes in fair value.

C)

Additional information on adjustment items

The main adjustment items for 2017 are the following:

1)

2)

The  line  “Gains  (losses)  on  disposals  of  assets”  includes  the
2017  gains  and  losses  on disposals,  mainly,  in  the  Refining  &
Chemicals  segment  with  the  sale  of  Atotech  for  an  amount  of
$2,139 million;

3)

line 

“Asset 

impairment  charges”  amounting 

The 
to
$(4,662) million  in  operating  income  and  $(3,884) million  in  net
income  Group  share  includes  non-current  assets  impairment
charges recorded in 2017. Impairment testing methodology and

asset impairment charges recorded during the year are detailed
in the paragraph D of Note 3;

“Other elements”  amount  to  $(724) million  in  operating  income
and  $(715) million  in  net  income,  Group  share  and  especially
include a provision for future expenses related to an “agreement
on 
in  France
($(201) million  in  operating  income  and  $(132) million  in  net
income,  Group  share)  and  the  impact  of  the  tax  rate  reform  in
the US ($(97) million in net income, Group share).

from  work 

retirement” 

transition 

the 

to 

8

Adjustments to operating income

For the year ended December 31, 2017
(M$)

Exploration &
Production

Gas,
Renewables &
Power

Refining &
Chemicals

Marketing &
Services

Corporate

Total

Inventory valuation effect

Effect of changes in fair value

Restructuring charges

Asset impairment charges

Other items

TOTAL

-

-

(42)

(4,308)

(77)

(4,427)

-

(20)

-

(291)

(389)

(700)

344

-

(4)

(53)

(173)

114

13

-

(3)

(10)

(21)

(21)

-

-

-

-

(64)

(64)

357

(20)

(49)

(4,662)

(724)

(5,098)

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Adjustments to net income, Group share

For the year ended December 31, 2017
(M$)

Exploration &
Production

Gas,
Renewables &
Power

Refining &
Chemicals

Marketing &
Services

Corporate

Total

Inventory valuation effect

Effect of changes in fair value

Restructuring charges

Asset impairment charges

Gains (losses) on disposals of assets

Other items

TOTAL

Adjustments to operating income

-

-

(11)

(3,583)

188

(287)

(3,693)

-

(16)

(11)

(238)

-

(293)

(558)

295

-

(42)

(53)

2,139

73

2,412

(13)

-

(2)

(10)

125

(30)

70

-

-

-

-

-

(178)

(178)

282

(16)

(66)

(3,884)

2,452

(715)

(1,947)

For the year ended December 31, 2016
(M$)

Exploration &
Production

Gas,
Renewables &
Power

Refining &
Chemicals

Marketing &
Services

Corporate

Total

Inventory valuation effect

Effect of changes in fair value

Restructuring charges

Asset impairment charges

Other items

TOTAL

-

-

(19)

(2,089)

(672)

(2,780)

-

(4)

(18)

(139)

(288)

(449)

695

-

-

-

(70)

625

(43)

-

-

(1)

(93)

(137)

-

-

-

-

-

-

652

(4)

(37)

(2,229)

(1,123)

(2,741)

Adjustments to net income, Group share

For the year ended December 31, 2016
(M$)

Exploration &
Production

Gas,
Renewables &
Power

Refining &
Chemicals

Marketing &
Services

Corporate

Total

Inventory valuation effect

Effect of changes in fair value

Restructuring charges

Asset impairment charges

Gains (losses) on disposals of assets

Other items

TOTAL

Adjustments to operating income

-

-

(4)

(1,867)

287

(293)

(1,877)

-

(3)

(28)

(131)

5

(237)

(394)

498

-

-

(78)

-

(91)

329

(19)

-

-

(18)

(25)

(84)

(146)

-

-

-

(3)

-

-

(3)

For the year ended December 31, 2015
(M$)

Exploration &
Production

Gas,
Renewables &
Power

Refining &
Chemicals

Marketing &
Services

Corporate

Inventory valuation effect

Effect of changes in fair value

Restructuring charges

Asset impairment charges

Other items

TOTAL

-

-

(43)

(6,591)

(516)

(7,150)

-

(16)

-

(192)

(541)

(749)

(859)

-

-

(70)

(176)

(1,105)

(254)

-

(5)

(24)

(24)

(307)

-

-

-

-

-

-

Adjustments to net income, Group share

For the year ended December 31, 2015
(M$)

Exploration &
Production

Gas,
Renewables &
Power

Refining &
Chemicals

Marketing &
Services

Corporate

Inventory valuation effect

Effect of changes in fair value

Restructuring charges

Asset impairment charges

Gains (losses) on disposals of assets

Other items

TOTAL

-

-

(10)

(5,057)

162

(148)

(5,053)

-

(9)

(5)

(270)

-

(421)

(705)

(590)

-

(52)

(59)

1,288

(264)

323

(157)

-

(5)

(49)

360

(133)

16

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-

-

-

(12)

-

-

(12)

(5,431)

479

(3)

(32)

(2,097)

267

(705)

(2,091)

Total

(1,113)

(16)

(48)

(6,877)

(1,257)

(9,311)

Total

(747)

(9)

(72)

(5,447)

1,810

(966)

D)

Asset impairment

◗

ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

The recoverable amounts of intangible assets and property, plant
and  equipment  are  tested  for  impairment  as  soon  as  any
indication  of  impairment  exists.  This  test  is  performed  at  least
annually for goodwill.

The recoverable amount is the higher of the fair value (less costs
to sell) or its value in use.

Assets  are  grouped  into  cash-generating  units  (or  CGUs)  and
tested.  A CGU  is  a  homogeneous  set  of  assets  that  generates
cash inflows that are largely independent of the cash inflows from
other groups of assets.

The  value  in  use  of  a  CGU  is  determined  by  reference  to  the
the
discounted  expected 

flows,  based  upon 

future  cash 

For the financial year 2017, asset impairments were recorded for an
amount  of  $4,662 million  in  operating  income  and  $3,884 million  in
net  income,  Group  share.  These  impairments  were  qualified  as
adjustments  items  of  the  operating  income  and  net  income,  Group
share.

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 3

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

management’s  expectation  of  future  economic  and  operating
conditions. When this value is less than the carrying amount of the
CGU,  an  impairment  loss  is  recorded.  It  is  allocated  first  to
goodwill  with  a  corresponding  amount  in  “Other  expenses”.  Any
further losses  are  then  allocated  to  property,  plant  and  mineral
interests with a corresponding amount in “Depreciation, depletion
and  impairment  of  tangible  assets  and  mineral  interests”  and  to
other  intangible  assets  with  a  corresponding  amount  in “Other
expenses”.

Impairment losses recognized in prior periods can be reversed up
to the original carrying amount, had the impairment loss not been
recognized. Impairment losses recognized for goodwill cannot be
reversed.

Agreement  support  the  IEA  estimates  in  this  scenario.  The
Sustainable  Development  Scenario 
the
measures  needed  to  achieve  the  energy-related  goals  set  in  the
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted in 2015 by the
UN members.

into  account 

takes 

Impairments relate to certain cash-generating units (CGUs) for which
indicators  of  impairment  have  been  identified,  due  to  changes  in
operating  conditions  or  the  economic  environment  of  the  activities
concerned.

–

The principles applied are as follows:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

the  future  cash  flows  were  determined  using  the  assumptions
included  in  the  2018  budget  and  in  the long-term  plan  of  the
Group  approved  by  the  Group  Executive  Committee  and  the
Board  of  Directors.  These  assumptions,  including  in  particular
future  prices  of  products,  operational  costs,  estimation  of  oil  and
gas  reserves,  future  volumes produced  and  marketed,  represent
the best estimate of the Group management of all economic and
technical conditions over the remaining life of the assets;

the Group, notably relying on data on global energy demand from
the “World Energy Outlook” issued by IEA in 2016 and on its own
supply  assessments,  determines  the  oil  &  gas  prices  scenarios
based on assumptions about the evolution of core indicators of the
Upstream  activity  (demand  for  oil  &  gas  products  in  different
markets, 
fields,
forecasts,  decline 
changes in oil & gas reserves and supply by area and by nature of
oil & gas products), of the Downstream activity (changes in refining
capacity  and  demand  for  petroleum  products)  and  by  integrating
the climate issue.

in  production 

investment 

These  price  scenarios,  first  prepared  within  the  Strategy  and
Climate  Department,  are  also  reviewed  by  the  Group  segments
which bring their own expertise. They also integrate studies issued
by  international  agencies,  banks  and  independent  consultants.
They  are  then  eventually  approved  by  the  Executive  Committee
and the Board of Directors.

The  IEA  2017  World  Energy  Outlook  anticipates  three  scenarios
(New Policies Scenario (NPS), Current Policies Scenario (CPS) and
Sustainable  Development  Scenario 
these
scenarios,  the  Group  uses  as  main  references  the  New  Policies
Scenario 
IEA)  and  Sustainable
Development Scenario (which replaces the scenario 450 or 2 ° of
WEO 2016).

(central  scenario  of 

(SDS)).  Among 

the 

The  New  Policies  Scenario  takes  into  account  the  measures
already implemented by countries in the energy field as well as the
effects of the policies announced by these within the framework of
officially  communicated  objectives.  In  particular,  the  Nationally
Determined  Contributions  (NDC)  decided  under  the  Paris  Climate

Based  on  the  same  economic  and  demographic  assumptions,
the NPS  sees  a  significant  increase  in  demand  for  oil  and  gas
until  2025  and  then  a  slower  growth  until  2040  (despite  a
significant  penetration  of  electric  vehicles  revised  up  in  2017),
while the SDS sees declining demand after 2025 for oil and after
2030  for  gas  due  to  substitution  efforts  and  efficiency  gains
assumed by the IEA. At the same time, ample shale gas and oil
resources in North America (whose estimates have been revised
upwards  between  2016  and  2017)  mitigate  the  impact  of
demand growth during the first half of the forecast. Despite the
revisions that led the IEA to correct its prices slightly downward
versus 2016, the Group is comforted in its price assumptions by
the IEA’s  main  scenarios  which  take  into  account  climate
policies.

8

In this context:

–

–

for  crude  oil,  the  price  level  used  for  2018  to  determine  the
recoverable  value  of  CGUs  in  2017  amounts  to  50 dollars  per
barrel of Brent. This price rises progressively from 2018 to reach
80 dollars in 2021 and inflates after 2023,

for gas, the Group estimates that due to new market dynamics
that emerged in 2017, in particular a strong increase in supply,
prices  will  strengthen  like  those  of  crude  oil  prices.  The  price
level  used  in  determining  the  recoverable  value  of  concerned
CGUs for 2018 amounts to $5 per million BTU for the NBP price
(Europe). It reaches $7 per million BTU in 2020, and will inflate
after 2023;

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

the  future  operational  costs  were  determined  by  taking  into
account  the  existing  technologies,  the  fluctuation  of  prices  for
petroleum  services  in  line  with  market  developments  and  the
internal cost reduction programs effectively implemented;

the  future  cash  flows  are  estimated  over  a  period  consistent  with
the life of the assets of the CGUs. They are prepared post-tax and
take into account specific risks related to the CGUs’ assets. They
are discounted using a 7% post-tax discount rate, this rate being
the  weighted-average  cost  of  capital  estimated  from  historical
market data. This rate was 7% in 2016 and 2015. The value in use
calculated  by  discounting  the  above  post-tax  cash  flows  using  a
7% post-tax discount rate is not materially different from the value
in use calculated by discounting pre-tax cash flows using a pre-tax
discount  rate  determined  by  an  iterative  computation  from  the
post-tax value in use. These pre-tax discount rates range from 7%
to 16% in 2017.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 3

The  CGUs  for  the  Exploration  &  Production  segment  are  defined  as
oil and gas fields or groups of oil and gas fields with industrial assets
enabling the production, treatment and evacuation of the oil and gas.
For  the  year  2017,  impairments  of  assets  were  recognized  over
CGUs  of  the  Exploration  &  Production  segment  for  an  impact  of
$4,308 million in operating income and $3,583 million in net income,
Group  share.  These  impairments  were  mainly  recognized  on  the
following assets:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

Fort  Hills  project  assets,  in  Canada  –  following  the  operator
announcement  of  the  increase  of  the  project’s  costs  –  for  an
amount of $1,544 million in operating income and $1,312 million in
net income, Group share;

gas assets related to the GLNG project in Australia for an amount
of $509 million in operating income and $381 million in net income,
Group share;

oil  assets  in  Congo  for  an  amount  of  $1,392 million  in  operating
income and $1,220 million in net income, Group share;

gas  assets  in  the  United  Kingdom  for  $451 million  in  operating
income and $271 million in net income, Group share;

and other assets in the United States and in Norway.

As for the sensitivity analysis:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

a decrease by one point in the discount rate would have a positive
impact  of  approximately  $0.5 billion  in  operating  income  and
$0.3 billion in net income, Group share;

an increase by one point in the discount rate would have an
additional  negative  impact  of  approximately  $1 billion  in  operating
income and approximately $0.8 billion in net income, Group share;

a  variation  of  (10)%  of  the  oil  and  gas  prices  over  the  long  term
plan  would  have  an  additional  negative  impact  of  approximately
$4.9 billion  in  operating  income  and  $4.2 billion  in  net  income,
Group share.

The most sensitive assets would be:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

the  assets  already  impaired  in  2017  or  before  (impact  of
approximately  $2.8 billion  in  operating  income  and  $2.7 billion  in
net income, Group share), especially GLNG in Australia and assets
in Congo;

other  assets  (impact  of  approximately  $2.1 billion  in  operating
income and $1.5 billion in net income, Group share), especially in
Canada.

The  CGUs  of  the  Gas,  Renewables  &  Power  segment  are
subsidiaries  or  groups  of  subsidiaries  organized  by activity  or
geographical area. In year 2017, the Group recorded impairments on
CGUs  in  the  Gas,  Renewables  &  Power  segment  for  $291 million  in
operating  income  and  $238 million  in  net  income,  Group  share.
These  impairments  mainly  concern  SunPower  in  the  United  States
given the depressed economic environment of the solar activity.

The CGUs for the Refining & Chemicals segment are defined as legal
entities  with  operational  activities  for  refining  and  petrochemicals
activities.  Future  cash  flows  are  based  on  the  gross  contribution
margin (calculated on the basis of net sales after purchases of crude
oil and refined products, the effect of inventory valuation and variable
costs). The other activities of the segment are global divisions, each
division gathering a set of businesses or homogeneous products for
strategic,  commercial  and industrial  plans.  Future  cash  flows  are
determined from the specific margins of these activities, unrelated to
the  price  of  oil.  In  year  2017,  the  Group  recorded  impairments  on
CGUs  in  the  Refining  and  Chemicals  segment  for  $53 million  in  net
income, Group share. A variation of (5)% or +5% of the gross margin
on variable costs under identical operating conditions or (1)% or +1%
of the discount rate would have no impact on the operating profit or
the net profit, Group share.

The  CGUs  of  the Marketing  &  Services  segment  are  subsidiaries  or
groups of subsidiaries organized by geographical area. In year 2017
no significant impairment has been recorded.

For  year  2016,  the  Group  recorded  impairments  in  Exploration  &
Production,  Gas,  Renewables  &  Power  and  Marketing  &  Services
segments  for  an  amount  of  $2,229 million  in  operating  income  and
$2,097 million  in  net  income,  Group  share.  These  impairments  were
qualified  as  adjustments  items  of  the  operating  income  and  net
income, Group share.

In  2015,  the  Group  recognized  impairments  of  assets  in  the
Exploration  &  Production,  Refining  &  Chemicals  and  Marketing  &
Services  segments  for  an  impact  of $6,877 million  in  operating
income and of $5,447 income and net income, Group share. These
impairments  were  qualified  as  adjustments  items  of  the  operating
income and net income, Group share.

No significant reversal of impairment was accounted for in respect of
the years 2015, 2016 and 2017.

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Note 4

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 4

Segment Information by geographical area

(M$)

For the year ended December 31, 2017

Non-Group sales

Property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, net

Capital expenditures

For the year ended December 31, 2016

Non-Group sales

Property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, net

Capital expenditures

For the year ended December 31, 2015

Non-Group sales

Property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, net

Capital expenditures

France

39,032

6,397

1,193

33,472

5,361

1,835

36,536

4,123

980

Rest of
Europe

North
America

Africa

Rest of the
world

83,255

18,260

2,805

71,551

20,647

3,842

79,463

22,354

4,783

16,889

18,469

2,916

15,383

19,154

2,825

14,857

17,169

3,493

17,581

42,849

5,030

15,294

45,032

6,859

17,612

43,536

9,154

14,736

38,009

4,952

14,043

37,139

5,169

16,889

36,885

9,623

Total

171,493

123,984

16,896

149,743

127,333

20,530

165,357

124,067

28,033

8

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 5

NOTE 5

Main items related to operating activities

Items related to the statement of income

5.1

Net sales

◗

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Sales of goods

Revenues from sales are recognized when the significant risks and
rewards  of  ownership  have  been  passed  to  the  buyer  and  when
the amount is recoverable and can be reasonably measured.

Revenues  from  sales  of  crude  oil  and  natural  gas  are  recorded
upon  transfer  of  title,  according  to  the  terms  of  the  sales
contracts.

Revenues  from  the  production  of  crude  oil  and  natural  gas
properties,  in  which  the  Group  has  an  interest  with  other
producers,  are  recognized  based  on  actual  volumes  sold  during
the period. Any difference between volumes sold and entitlement
volumes, based on the Group net working interest, is recognized
as  “Other  current  assets”  or  “Other  creditors  and  accrued
liabilities”, as appropriate.

Quantities delivered that represent production royalties and taxes,
when paid in cash, are included in oil and gas sales, except for the
United States and Canada.

transactions  within 

Certain 
(contracts
the 
involving  quantities  that  are  purchased  from  third  parties  then
resold to third parties) are shown at their net value in sales.

trading  activities 

Exchanges  of  crude  oil  and  petroleum  products  within  normal
trading activities do not generate any income and therefore these
flows are shown at their net value in both the statement of income
and the balance sheet.

Sales of services

Revenues  from  services  are  recognized  when  the  services  have
been rendered.

Revenues  from  gas  transport  are  recognized  when  services  are
rendered. These revenues are based on the quantities transported
and  measured  according  to  procedures  defined  in  each  service
contract.

Shipping  revenues  and  expenses  from  time-charter  activities  are
recognized  on  a  pro  rata  basis  over  a period  that  commences
upon  the  unloading  of  the  previous  voyage  and  terminates  upon
the unloading of the current voyage. Shipping revenue recognition
starts only when a charter has been agreed to by both the Group
and the customer.

Solar Farm Development Projects

SunPower  develops  and  sells  solar  farm  projects.  This  activity
generally  contains  a  property  component  (land  ownership  or  an
the
interest 
development  of 
the
project-entities and land rights are irrevocably sold.

land  rights).  The  revenue  associated  with 
recognized  when 

these  projects 

in 

is 

Revenues  under  contracts  for  construction  of  solar  systems  are
recognized  based  on  the  progress  of  construction  works,
measured  according  to  the  percentage  of  costs  incurred  relative
to total forecast costs.

Excise taxes

Sales  include  excise  taxes  collected  by  the  Group  within  the
course of its oil distribution operations. Excise taxes are deducted
from sales in order to obtain the “Revenues from sales” indicator.

Excise taxes are rights or taxes which amount is calculated based
on the quantity of oil and gas products put on the market. Excise
taxes  are  determined  by  the  states.  They  are  paid  directly  to  the
customs and tax authorities and then invoiced to final customers
by being included in the sales price.

The  analysis  of  the  criteria  set  by  IAS 18  led  the  Group  to
determine that it was acting as principal in these transactions. On
this basis, the sales presented include the amount of excise taxes
invoiced to the customers.

5.2

Operating expenses and research and development

◗

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The  Group  applies  IFRS 6  “Exploration  for  and  Evaluation  of
Mineral  Resources”.  Oil  and  gas  exploration  and  production
properties  and  assets  are  accounted  for  in  accordance  with  the
Successful Efforts method.

Geological  and  geophysical  costs,  including  seismic  surveys  for
exploration  purposes  are  expensed  as  incurred  in  exploration
costs.

Costs of dry wells and wells that have not found proved reserves
are charged to expense in exploration costs.

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Note 5

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

5.2.1

Operating expenses

For the year ended December 31,
(M$)

Purchases, net of inventory variation(a)(b)

Exploration costs
Other operating expenses(c)

of which non-current operating liabilities (allowances) reversals

of which current operating liabilities (allowances) reversals

2017

(99,411)

(864)

(24,966)

280

66

2016

(83,377)

(1,264)

(24,302)

369

(58)

2015

(96,671)

(1,991)

(24,345)

858

(86)

OPERATING EXPENSES

(125,241)

(108,943)

(123,007)

(a)
(b)
(c)

Includes taxes paid on oil and gas production in the Exploration & Production segment, amongst others royalties.
The Group values under/over lifting at market value.
Principally composed of production and administrative costs (see in particular the payroll costs as detailed in Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements “Payroll, 
staff and employee benefits obligations”).

5.2.2

Research and development costs

◗

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Research costs are charged to expense as incurred.

Development expenses are capitalized when the criteria of IAS 38 are met.

Research and development costs incurred by the Group in 2017 and
booked in operating expenses amount to $912 million ($1,050 million
in  2016  and  $980 million  in  2015),  corresponding  to  0.53%  of  the
sales.

The  staff  dedicated  in  2017  to  these  research  and  development
activities are estimated at 4,132 people (4,939 in 2016 and 4,248 in
2015).

Amortization, depreciation and impairment of tangible assets and mineral interests

5.3
The amortization, depreciation and impairment of tangible assets and mineral interests are detailed as follows:

For the year ended December 31,
(M$)

Depreciation and impairment of tangible assets

Amortization and impairment of mineral assets

TOTAL

Items related to balance sheet

5.4
5.4.1

Working capital

Inventories

◗

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Inventories are measured in the Consolidated Financial Statements
at  the  lower  of  historical  cost  or  market  value.  Cost  prices  for
petroleum  and  petrochemical  products  are  determined  according
to  the  FIFO  (First-In,  First-Out)  method  or  weighted-average  cost
method  and  other 
the
weighted-average cost method.

are  measured  using 

inventories

In addition stocks held for trading are measured at fair value less
costs of sale.

2017

(14,782)

(1,321)

(16,103)

2016

(12,615)

(908)

(13,523)

2015

(15,727)

(1,993)

(17,720)

8

Crude  oil  costs  include  raw  material  and  receiving  costs.  Refining
costs  principally  include  crude  oil  costs,  production  costs  (energy,
labor,  depreciation  of  producing  assets)  and  an  allocation  of
production overheads (taxes, maintenance, insurance, etc.).

Costs of chemical product inventories consist of raw material costs,
direct  labor  costs  and  an  allocation  of  production  overheads.
Start-up costs, general administrative costs and financing costs are
excluded from the cost prices of refined and chemicals products.

Refining & Chemicals

Marketing & Services

Petroleum  product  inventories  are  mainly  comprised  of  crude  oil
and  refined  products.  Refined  products  principally  consist  of
gasoline,  distillate  and  fuel  produced  by  the  Group’s  refineries.
The  turnover  of  petroleum  products  does  not  exceed  more  than
two months on average.

The costs of refined products include mainly raw materials costs,
production costs (energy, labor, depreciation of producing assets)
and  an  allocation  of  production  overheads  (taxes,  maintenance,
insurance, etc.).

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 5

General  administrative  costs  and  financing  costs  are  excluded
from the cost price of refined products.

Product inventories purchased from entities external to the Group
are valued at their purchase cost plus primary costs of transport.

Carbon dioxide emission rights

In  the  absence  of  a  current  IFRS  standard  or  interpretation  on
accounting  for  emission  rights  of  carbon  dioxide,  the  following
principles are applied:

(cid:142)

emission  rights  are  managed  as  a  cost  of  production  and  as
such are recognized in inventories:

–

–

–

–

emission  rights  allocated  for  free  are  booked  in  inventories
with a nil carrying amount,

purchased emission rights are booked at acquisition cost,

sales  or  annual  restorations  of  emission  rights  consist  of
decreases  in  inventories  recognized  based  on  a  weighted
average cost,

if  the  carrying  amount  of  inventories  at  closing  date  is  higher
than the market value, an impairment loss is recorded;

(cid:142)

at each closing, a provision is recorded in order to materialize the
obligation to surrender emission rights related to the emissions of
the  period.  This  provision  is  calculated  based  on  estimated
emissions of the period, valued at weighted average cost of the
inventories  at  the  end  of  the  period.  It  is  reversed  when  the
emission rights are surrendered;

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

if emission rights to be surrendered at the end of the compliance
period  are  higher  than  emission  rights  recorded  in  inventories,
the shortage is accounted for as a liability at market value;

forward  transactions  are  recognized  at  their  fair  market  value  in
the  balance  sheet.  Changes  in  the  fair  value  of  such  forward
transactions are recognized in the statement of income.

Energy savings certificates

In  the  absence  of  current  IFRS  standards  or  interpretations  on
accounting  for  energy  savings  certificates  (ESC),  the  following
principles are applied:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

if the obligations linked to the sales of energy are greater than the
number of ESC’s held then a liability is recorded. These liabilities
are valued based on the price of the last transactions;

in  the  event  that  the  number  of  ESC’s  held  exceeds  the
obligation  at  the  balance  sheet  date  this  is  accounted  for  as
inventory;

ESC inventories are valued at weighted average cost (acquisition
cost for those ESC’s acquired or cost incurred for those ESC’s
generated internally).

If the carrying value of the inventory of certificates at the balance
sheet date is higher than the market value, an impairment loss is
recorded.

Gross value

Valuation
allowance

2,658

5,828

1,089

4,320

3,632

17,527

Gross value

2,215

4,577

877

4,613

3,936

16,218

-

(36)

(58)

-

(913)

(1,007)

Valuation
allowance

(7)

(30)

(58)

-

(876)

(971)

Gross value

Valuation
allowance

1,788

4,177

989

3,168

4,062

(59)

(130)

(72)

-

(807)

Net value

2,658

5,792

1,031

4,320

2,719

16,520

Net value

2,208

4,547

819

4,613

3,060

15,247

Net value

1,729

4,047

917

3,168

3,255

14,184

(1,068)

13,116

As of December 31, 2017
(M$)

Crude oil and natural gas

Refined products

Chemicals products

Trading inventories

Other inventories

TOTAL

As of December 31, 2016
(M$)

Crude oil and natural gas

Refined products

Chemicals products

Trading inventories

Other inventories

TOTAL

As of December 31, 2015
(M$)

Crude oil and natural gas

Refined products

Chemicals products

Trading inventories

Other inventories

TOTAL

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Note 5

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Changes in the valuation allowance on inventories are as follows:

For the year ended December 31,
(M$)

2017

2016

2015

Valuation
allowance as of
January 1,

Increase (net)

Currency translation
adjustment and
other variations

Valuation
allowance as of
December 31

(971)

(1,068)

(1,395)

9

41

256

(45)

56

71

(1,007)

(971)

(1,068)

5.4.2

Accounts receivable and other current assets

As of December 31, 2017
(M$)

Accounts receivable

Recoverable taxes

Other operating receivables

Prepaid expenses

Other current assets

Other current assets

As of December 31, 2016
(M$)

Accounts receivable

Recoverable taxes

Other operating receivables

Prepaid expenses

Other current assets

Other current assets

As of December 31, 2015
(M$)

Accounts receivable

Recoverable taxes

Other operating receivables

Prepaid expenses

Other current assets

Other current assets

Gross value Valuation allowance

Net value

15,469

4,029

9,797

786

59

14,671

(576)

-

(461)

-

-

(461)

14,893

4,029

9,336

786

59

14,210

Gross value Valuation allowance

Net value

12,809

3,180

10,618

1,399

38

15,235

(596)

-

(400)

-

-

(400)

12,213

3,180

10,218

1,399

38

14,835

Gross value Valuation allowance

Net value

11,173

3,328

11,335

1,554

52

16,269

(544)

-

(426)

-

-

(426)

8

10,629

3,328

10,909

1,554

52

15,843

Changes in the valuation allowance on “Accounts receivable” and “Other current assets” are as follows:

For the year ended December 31,
(M$)

Accounts receivable

2017

2016

2015

Other current assets

2017

2016

2015

Valuation
allowance as of
January 1,

Increase (net)

Currency translation
adjustments and
other variations

Valuation
allowance as of
December 31

(596)

(544)

(602)

(400)

(426)

(367)

53

(17)

5

(58)

33

(79)

(33)

(35)

53

(3)

(7)

20

(576)

(596)

(544)

(461)

(400)

(426)

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 5

As of December 31, 2017, the net portion of the overdue receivables
included  in  “Accounts  receivable”  and  “Other  current  assets”  was
$3,156 million, of which $1,682 million was due in less than 90 days,
$235 million  was  due  between  90  days  and  6  months,  $350 million
was  due  between  6  and  12  months  and  $889 million  was  due  after
12 months.

As of December 31, 2016, the net portion of the overdue receivables
included  in  “Accounts  receivable”  and  “Other  current  assets”  was
$3,525 million, of which $1,273 million was due in less than 90 days,

$1,013 million was due between 90 days and 6 months, $538 million
was  due  between  6  and  12  months  and  $701 million  was  due  after
12 months.

As of December 31, 2015, the net portion of the overdue receivables
included  in  “Accounts  receivable”  and  “Other  current  assets”  was
$3,159 million, of which $1,313 million was due in less than 90 days,
$460 million  was  due  between  90  days  and  6  months,  $570 million
was  due  between  6  and  12  months  and  $816 million  was  due  after
12 months.

5.4.3

Other creditors and accrued liabilities

As of December 31,
(M$)

Accruals and deferred income

Payable to States (including taxes and duties)

Payroll

Other operating liabilities

TOTAL

2017

419

5,786

1,439

10,135

17,779

2016

424

5,455

1,225

9,616

2015

342

5,363

1,265

9,914

16,720

16,884

As  of  December 31,  2017,  the  heading  “Other  operating  liabilities”
includes  mainly  the  second  quarterly  interim  dividend  for  the  fiscal
year  2017  for  $1,883 million,  which  was  paid  in  January 2018  and
the  third  quarterly  interim  dividend  for  the  fiscal  year  2017  for
$1,912 million, which will be paid in April 2018.

As  of  December 31,  2016,  the  heading  “Other  operating  liabilities”
included  mainly  the  second  quarterly  interim  dividend  for  the  fiscal
year  2016  for  $1,592 million,  which  was  paid  in  January 2017  and

the  third  quarterly  interim  dividend  for  the  fiscal  year  2016  for
$1,593 million, which was paid in April 2017.

As  of  December 31,  2015,  the  heading  “Other  operating  liabilities”
included  mainly  the  second  quarterly  interim  dividend  for  the fiscal
year  2015  for  $1,560 million,  which  was  paid  in  January 2016  and
the  third  quarterly  interim  dividend  for  the  fiscal  year  2015  for
$1,584 million, which was paid in April 2016.

Items related to the cash flow statement

5.5

Cash flow from operating activities

◗

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The  Consolidated  Statement  of  Cash  Flows  prepared 
in
currencies other than dollar has been translated into dollars using
the  exchange  rate  on  the  transaction  date  or  the  average
exchange  rate  for  the  period.  Currency  translation  differences
arising  from  the  translation  of  monetary  assets  and  liabilities

denominated  in  foreign  currency  into  dollars  using  the  closing
exchange rates are shown in the Consolidated Statement of Cash
Flows  under 
the
Consolidated  Statement  of  Cash  Flows  will  not  agree  with  the
figures derived from the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

“Effect  of  exchange 

rates”.  Therefore, 

The following table gives additional information on cash paid or received in the cash flow from operating activities:

Detail of interest, taxes and dividends

For the year ended December 31,
(M$)

Interests paid

Interests received
Income tax paid(a)

Dividends received

(a)

These amounts include taxes paid in kind under production-sharing contracts in Exploration & Production.

2017

(1,305)

82

(4,013)

2,219

2016

(1,028)

90

(2,892)

1,702

2015

(862)

113

(4,937)

2,309

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Notes 5, 6

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Detail of changes in working capital

For the year ended December 31,
(M$)

Inventories

Accounts receivable

Other current assets

Accounts payable

Other creditors and accrued liabilities

NET AMOUNT, DECREASE (INCREASE)

Detail of changes in provisions and deferred taxes

As of December 31,
(M$)

Accruals

Deferred taxes

TOTAL

NOTE 6

Other items from operating activities

6.1

Other income and other expense

For the year ended December 31,
(M$)

Gains on disposal of assets

Foreign exchange gains

Other

OTHER INCOME

Losses on disposal of assets

Foreign exchange losses

Amortization of other intangible assets (excl. mineral interests)

Other

OTHER EXPENSE

2017

(476)

(1,897)

1,274

2,339

(413)

827

2017

3

(387)

(384)

2017

2,784

785

242

3,811

(186)

-

(192)

(656)

2016

(2,475)

(1,916)

185

2,546

541

(1,119)

2016

382

(1,941)

(1,559)

2016

479

548

272

1,299

(216)

-

(344)

(467)

2015

888

4,153

(726)

(2,235)

(397)

1,683

2015

336

(2,899)

(2,563)

2015

2,658

663

285

3,606

(199)

(102)

(332)

(944)

8

(1,034)

(1,027)

(1,577)

Other income
In 2017, gains on disposal of assets are mainly related to the sale of
Atotech  in  the  Refining  &  Chemicals  segment  and  to  the  sale  of
assets in Gabon in the Exploration & Production segment.

In 2016, gains on disposal of assets mainly related to sales of assets
in United-Kingdom in the Exploration & Production segment.

In 2015, gains on disposal of assets mainly related to sales of assets
in  Nigeria  in  the  Exploration  &  Production  segment,  to  sales  of
interests  in  Geosel  and  the  Schwedt  refinery  in  the  Refining  &
Chemicals segment, to the sale of the Bostik adhesives activity, also
in  the  Refining  &  Chemicals  segment,  and  to  the  sale  of  100%  of
Totalgaz in the Marketing & Services segment.

Other expense
In  2017,  losses  on  disposals  are  mainly  related  to  the  sale  of  15%
interests in the Gina Krog field in Norway. The heading “Other” mainly
consists  of  the  impairment  of  non-consolidated  shares  and  loans

granted  to  non-consolidated  subsidiaries  and  equity  affiliates  for  an
amount of $172 million and $64 million of restructuring charges in the
Exploration  &  Production,  Gas  Renewables  &  Power  and  Refining  &
Chemicals segments.

In  2016,  the  loss  on  disposals  mainly  related  to  the  sale  of  20%  of
interests in Kharyaga in Russia. The heading “Other” mainly consisted
of  the  impairment  of non-consolidated  shares  and  loans  granted  to
non-consolidated  subsidiaries  and  equity  affiliates  for  an  amount  of
$142 million and $37 million of restructuring charges in the Refining &
Chemicals and Marketing & Services segments.

In  2015,  the  loss  on  disposals  mainly  related  to  the  sale  of  20%  of
interests in fields in the United Kingdom. The heading “Other” mainly
consisted  of  the  impairment  of  non-consolidated  shares  and  loans
granted  to  non-consolidated  subsidiaries  and  equity  affiliates  for  an
amount  of  $409 million,  $180 million  of  restructuring  charges  in  the
Exploration  &  Production,  Refining  &  Chemicals  and  Marketing  &
Services segments as well as $162 million for expenses relating to a
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 6

6.2

Other financial income and expense

As of December 31,
(M$)

Dividend income on non-consolidated subsidiaries

Capitalized financial expenses

Other

OTHER FINANCIAL INCOME

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

Other

OTHER FINANCIAL EXPENSE

6.3

Other non-current assets

As of December 31, 2017
(M$)

Loans and advances(a)

Other non-current financial assets related to operational activities

Other

TOTAL

As of December 31, 2016
(M$)

Loans and advances(a)

Other non-current financial assets related to operational activities

Other

TOTAL

As of December 31, 2015
(M$)

Loans and advances(a)

Other non-current financial assets related to operational activities

Other

TOTAL

(a)

Excluding loans to equity affiliates.

2017

167

460

330

957

(544)

(98)

(642)

Gross value

3,237

937

169

4,343

Gross value

3,334

1,069

26

4,429

Gross value

3,687

891

57

4,635

2016

170

477

324

971

(523)

(113)

(636)

Valuation
allowance

(359)

-

-

(359)

Valuation
allowance

(286)

-

-

(286)

Valuation
allowance

(280)

-

-

(280)

2015

267

364

251

882

(513)

(141)

(654)

Net value

2,878

937

169

3,984

Net value

3,048

1,069

26

4,143

Net value

3,407

891

57

4,355

Changes in the valuation allowance on loans and advances are detailed as follows:

For the year ended December 31, 
(M$)

2017

2016

2015

Valuation
allowance as
of January 1,

(286)

(280)

(672)

Increases

Decreases

Currency
translation
adjustment and
other variations

Valuation
allowance as of
December 31,

(50)

(15)

(62)

11

7

393

(34)

2

61

(359)

(286)

(280)

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Note 7

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 7

Intangible and tangible assets

7.1

Intangible assets

◗

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Exploration costs

The  Group  applies  IFRS 6  “Exploration  for  and  Evaluation  of
Mineral  Resources”.  Oil  and  gas  exploration  and  production
properties  and  assets  are  accounted  for  in  accordance  with  the
Successful Efforts method.

Mineral  interests  are  tested  for  impairment  on  a  regular  basis,
property-by-property,  based  on  the  results  of  the  exploratory
activity and the management’s evaluation.

In  the  event  of  a  discovery,  the  unproved  mineral  interests  are
transferred  to  proved  mineral  interests  at  their  net  book  value  as
soon as proved reserves are booked.

planned  (wells,  seismic  or  significant  studies),  whether  costs
are  being  incurred  for  development  studies  and  whether  the
Group 
for  governmental  or  other  third-party
authorization  of  a  proposed  project,  or  availability  of  capacity
on an existing transport or processing facility.

is  waiting 

Costs  of  exploratory  wells  not  meeting  these  conditions  are
charged to exploration costs.

Proved  mineral 
unit-of-production method based on proved reserves.

depreciated 

interests 

are 

using

the

The  corresponding  expense  is  recorded  as  depreciation  of
tangible assets and mineral interests.

Exploratory wells are tested for impairment on a well-by-well basis
and accounted for as follows:

Goodwill  and  other  intangible  assets  excluding  mineral
interests

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

costs  of  exploratory  wells  which  result  in  proved  reserves  are
capitalized  and  then  depreciated  using  the  unit-of-production
method based on proved developed reserves;
costs  of  exploratory  wells  are  temporarily  capitalized  until  a
determination is made as to whether the well has found proved
reserves if both of the following conditions are met:

–

–

the well has found a sufficient quantity of reserves to justify, if
appropriate, its completion as a producing well, assuming that
the required capital expenditures are made,

the Group is making sufficient progress assessing the reserves
and  the  economic  and  operating  viability  of  the  project.  This
progress  is  evaluated  on  the  basis  of  indicators  such  as
whether  additional  exploratory  works  are  under  way  or  firmly

Other intangible assets include goodwill, patents, trademarks, and
lease rights.

Intangible  assets  are  carried  at  cost,  after  deducting  any
accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses.

Guidance  for  calculating  goodwill  is presented  in  Note 1.1
paragraph B to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Goodwill is
not amortized but is tested for impairment at least annually and as
soon as there is any indication of impairment.

Intangible  assets  (excluding  mineral  interests)  that  have  a  finite
useful  life  are  amortized  on  a  straight-line  basis  over  three to
twenty  years  depending  on  the  useful  life  of  the  assets.  The
corresponding expense is recorded under other expense.

As of December 31, 2017
(M$)

Goodwill

Proved mineral interests

Unproved mineral interests

Other intangible assets

TOTAL INTANGIBLE ASSETS

As of December 31, 2016
(M$)

Goodwill

Proved mineral interests

Unproved mineral interests

Other intangible assets

TOTAL INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Cost

2,442

13,081

11,686

4,831

32,040

Cost

2,159

13,347

11,582

4,182

31,270

Amortization and
impairment

(1,015)

(7,674)

(5,324)

(3,440)

8

Net

1,427

5,407

6,362

1,391

(17,453)

14,587

Amortization and
impairment

(1,002)

(6,985)

(5,130)

(2,791)

Net

1,157

6,362

6,452

1,391

(15,908)

15,362

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 7

As of December 31, 2015
(M$)

Goodwill

Proved mineral interests

Unproved mineral interests

Other intangible assets

TOTAL INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Cost

1,597

12,800

11,751

4,059

30,207

Amortization and
impairment

(971)

(6,436)

(5,082)

(3,169)

Net

626

6,364

6,669

890

(15,658)

14,549

Change in net intangible assets is analyzed in the following table:

(M$)

2017

2016

2015

Net amount as of
January 1

Increases

Disposals

Amortization and
impairment

15,362

14,549

14,682

404

1,039

2,750

(23)

(117)

(343)

(1,512)

(1,252)

(2,324)

Currency
translation
adjustment

234

(187)

(200)

Other

122

1,330

(16)

Net amount as of
December 31

14,587

15,362

14,549

In  2017,  the  heading  “Amortization  and  impairment”  includes  the
impact  of  exceptional  asset 
for  an  amount  of
$785 million (see Note 3 paragraph D to the Consolidated Financial
Statements).

impairments 

In  2016,  the  heading  “Amortization  and  impairment”  included  the
accounting impact of exceptional asset impairments for an amount
of  $543 million  (see  Note 3  paragraph  D  to  the  Consolidated
Financial Statements).

In 2016, the heading “Other” principally corresponded to the effect
of the entries in the consolidation scope (including SAFT Group and
Lampiris)  for  $1,394 million  and  to  the  reclassification  of  assets
classified  in  accordance  with  IFRS 5  “Non-current  assets  held  for
sale and discontinued operations”.

In  2015,  the heading  “Amortization  and  impairment”  included  the
accounting impact of exceptional asset impairments for an amount
of  $1,482 million  (see  Note 3  paragraph  D  to  the  Consolidated
Financial Statements).

A summary of changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by business segment for the year ended December 31, 2017 is as follows:

(M$)

Exploration & Production

Gas, Renewables & Power

Refining & Chemicals

Marketing & Services

Corporate

TOTAL

Net goodwill as of
January 1, 2017

Increases

Impairments

Net goodwill as of
December 31, 2017

Other

-

556

462

113

26

1,157

-

16

-

146

-

162

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

78

29

(3)

4

108

-

650

491

256

30

1,427

7.2

Property, plant and equipment

◗

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Exploration & Production Oil and Gas producing assets

Development  costs  incurred  for  the  drilling  of  development  wells
and  for  the  construction  of  production  facilities  are  capitalized,
together  with  borrowing  costs  incurred  during  the  period  of
construction  and  the  present  value  of  estimated  future  costs  of
asset  retirement  obligations.  The  depletion  rate  is  equal  to  the
ratio of oil and gas production for the period to proved developed
reserves (unit-of-production method).

In  the  event  that,  due  to  the  price  effect  on  reserves  evaluation,
the unit-of-production method does not reflect properly the useful
life  of  the  asset,  an  alternative  depreciation  method  is  applied
based  on  the  reserves  evaluated  with  the  price  of  the  previous
year.

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progressive  well 

With respect to phased development projects or projects subject
fixed
production 
to 
assets’ depreciable  amount,  excluding  production  or  service
wells,  is  adjusted  to  exclude  the  portion  of  development  costs
attributable to the undeveloped reserves of these projects.

start-up, 

the 

With  respect 
the  unit-of-
to  production  sharing  contracts, 
production  method  is  based  on  the  portion  of  production  and
reserves  assigned  to  the  Group  taking  into  account  estimates
based on the contractual clauses regarding the reimbursement of
exploration,  development  and  production  costs  (cost  oil/gas)  as
well as the sharing of hydrocarbon rights (profit oil/gas).

transportation  and  processing  assets  are
Hydrocarbon 
depreciated  using  the  unit-of-production  method  based  on
throughput  or  by  using  the  straight-line  method  whichever  best
reflects the duration of use of the economic life of the asset.

Other  property,  plant  and  equipment  excluding  Exploration
& Production

Other  property,  plant  and equipment  are  carried  at  cost,  after
deducting  any  accumulated  depreciation  and  accumulated
impairment  losses.  This  cost  includes  borrowing  costs  directly
attributable  to  the  acquisition  or  production  of  a  qualifying  asset
incurred  until  assets  are  placed  in  service.  Borrowing  costs  are
capitalized as follows:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

if the project benefits from a specific funding, the capitalization of
borrowing costs is based on the borrowing rate;

Buildings

if the project is financed by all the Group’s debt, the capitalization
of borrowing costs is based on the weighted average borrowing
cost for the period.

As of December 31, 2017
(M$)

Exploration & Production properties

Proved properties

Unproved properties

Work in progress

SUBTOTAL

Other property, plant and equipment

Land

Machinery, plant and equipment (including transportation equipment)

Buildings

Work in progress

Other

SUBTOTAL

TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

As of December 31, 2016
(M$)

Exploration & Production properties

Proved properties

Unproved properties

Work in progress

SUBTOTAL

Other property, plant and equipment

Land

Machinery, plant and equipment (including transportation equipment)

Buildings

Work in progress

Other

SUBTOTAL

TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 7

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Routine  maintenance  and  repairs  are  charged  to  expense  as
incurred.  The  costs  of  major  turnarounds  of  refineries  and  large
petrochemical  units  are  capitalized  as  incurred  and  depreciated
over 
two  consecutive major
turnarounds.

the  period  of 

time  between 

Other  property,  plant  and  equipment  are  depreciated  using  the
straight-line method over their useful lives, which are as follows:

Furniture, office equipment, machinery and tools

Transportation equipment

Storage tanks and related equipment

Specialized complex installations and pipelines

3-12 years

5-20 years

10-15 years

10-30 years

10-50 years

Depreciation and
impairment

Cost

174,336

1,980

30,286

206,602

1,809

33,554

9,203

2,310

9,463

56,339

262,941

(112,113)

(152)

(2,537)

(114,802)

(652)

(25,774)

(5,859)

(1)

(6,456)

(38,742)

(153,544)

Depreciation and
impairment

Cost

163,860

1,996

33,860

199,716

1,578

28,620

7,977

2,780

8,296

49,251

248,967

(100,959)

-

(2,075)

(103,034)

(567)

(22,940)

(4,979)

(10)

(5,466)

(33,962)

(136,996)

Net

62,223

1,828

27,749

91,800

1,157

7,780

3,344

2,309

3,007

17,597

109,397

8

Net

62,901

1,996

31,785

96,682

1,011

5,680

2,998

2,770

2,830

15,289

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 7

As of December 31, 2015
(M$)

Exploration & Production properties

Proved properties

Unproved properties

Work in progress

SUBTOTAL

Other property, plant and equipment

Land

Machinery, plant and equipment (including transportation equipment)

Buildings

Work in progress

Other

SUBTOTAL

TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Depreciation and
impairment

Cost

(94,843)

-

(2,284)

(97,127)

(581)

(22,975)

(5,018)

(128)

(5,668)

153,530

2,423

36,246

192,199

1,551

28,723

7,655

2,705

8,182

48,816

241,015

Net

58,687

2,423

33,962

95,072

970

5,748

2,637

2,577

2,514

(34,370)

(131,497)

14,446

109,518

Change in net property, plant and equipment is analyzed in the following table:

(M$)

2017

2016

2015

Net amount as of
January 1

Increases

Disposals

Depreciation and
impairment

111,971

109,518

106,876

13,363

17,067

22,382

(1,117)

(1,869)

(1,842)

(15,099)

(13,171)

(17,010)

Currency
translation
adjustment

Other

Net amount as of
December 31

2,302

(2,023)

(1,057)

(3,449)

1,483

2,561

109,397

111,971

109,518

In 2017, the heading “Disposals” mainly includes the impact of sales
in  the  Exploration  &  Production  segment  (sale  of  interests  in  Gina
Krog in Norway, and in Gabon).

In  2017,  the  heading  “Depreciation  and  impairment”  includes  the
impact  of  impairments  of  assets  recognized  for  an  amount  of
$3,901 million (see Note 3 paragraph D to the Consolidated Financial
Statements).

In 2017, the heading “Other” principally corresponds to the impact of
$855 million of finance lease contracts, the decrease of the asset for
site restitution for an amount of $(773) million and the reclassification
of  assets  classified  in  accordance  with  IFRS 5  “Non-current  assets
held for sale and discontinued operations” for $(2,604) million, related
to the Martin Linge field in Norway.

In 2016, the heading “Disposals” mainly included the impact of sales
in  the  Exploration  &  Production  segment  (sale  of  interests  in  the
FUKA  and  SIRGE  gas  pipelines,  and  the  St.  Fergus  gas  terminal  in
the United Kingdom, and sale of a 20% stake in Kharyaga, Russia.).

In  2016,  the  heading  “Depreciation  and  impairment”  included  the
impact  of  impairments  of  assets  recognized  for  an  amount  of
$1,780 million (see Note 3 paragraph D to the Consolidated Financial
Statements).

for  $751 million,  to  the  reclassification  of  assets 

In 2016, the heading “Other” principally corresponded to the effect of
the  entries  in  the  consolidation  scope  (including  SAFT  Group  and
Lampiris) 
in
accordance  with  IFRS 5  “Non-current  assets held  for  sale  and
discontinued  operations”  for  $(365) million  and  the  reversal  of  the
for
reclassification  under 
$627 million corresponding to disposals.

IFRS 5  as  at  December 31,  2015 

In 2015, the heading “Disposals” mainly included the impact of sales
in the Exploration & Production segment (sale of 4 blocks in Nigeria,
West of Shetland fields in United Kingdom and a part of Fort Hills in
Canada).

In  2015,  the  heading  “Depreciation  and  impairment” included  the
impact  of  impairments  of  assets  recognized  for  an  amount  of
$5,544 million  (see Note 3  paragraph  D to  the  Consolidated  Financial
Statements).

In 2015, the heading “Other” principally corresponded to the increase
of the asset for site restitution for an amount of $956 million and the
reclassification  of  assets  classified  in  accordance  with  IFRS 5
“Non-current  assets  held  for  sale  and  discontinued  operations”  for
$1,128 million, primarily related to the Usan field in Nigeria.

Property, plant and equipment presented above include the following amounts for facilities and equipment under finance leases:

As of December 31, 2017
(M$)

Machinery, plant and equipment

Buildings

Other

TOTAL

Cost

1,140

124

378

1,642

Depreciation and
impairment

(468)

(57)

(58)

(583)

Net

672

67

320

1,059

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(M$)

Machinery, plant and equipment

Buildings

Other

TOTAL

As of December 31, 2015
(M$)

Machinery, plant and equipment

Buildings

Other

TOTAL

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Notes 7, 8

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Cost

426

109

179

714

Cost

426

95

175

696

Depreciation and
impairment

(391)

(38)

(41)

(470)

Depreciation and
impairment

(384)

(38)

(31)

(453)

Net

35

71

138

244

Net

42

57

144

243

NOTE 8

Equity affiliates, other investments and related parties

8.1

Equity affiliates: investments and loans

◗

ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

Under the equity method, the investment in the associate or joint
venture is initially recognized at acquisition cost and subsequently
adjusted  to  recognize  the  Group’s  share  of  the  net  income  and
other comprehensive income of the associate or joint venture.

Unrealized  gains  on  transactions  between  the  Group  and  its
equity-accounted  entities  are  eliminated  to  the  extent  of  the
Group’s interest in the equity accounted entity.

In equity affiliates, goodwill is included in investment book value.

In cases where the group holds less than 20% of the voting rights
in  another  entity,  the  determination  of  whether  the  Group
exercises  significant  influence  is  also  based  on  other  facts  and
circumstances:  representation  on  the  Board  of  Directors  or  an
equivalent  governing  body  of 
in
policy-making  processes,  including  participation  in  decisions
relating to dividends or other distributions, significant transactions
between  the  investor  and  the  entity, exchange  of  management
personnel, or provision of essential technical information.

the  entity,  participation 

The  contribution  of  equity  affiliates  in  the  consolidated  balance  sheet,  consolidated  statement  of  income  and  consolidated  statement  of
comprehensive income is presented below:

8

Equity value
As of December 31,
(M$)

Total Associates

Total Joint ventures

TOTAL

Loans

TOTAL

Profit/(loss)
As of December 31,
(M$)

Total Associates

Total Joint ventures

TOTAL

Other comprehensive income
As of December 31,
(M$)

Total Associates

Total Joint ventures

TOTAL

2017

12,177

4,791

16,968

5,135

22,103

2017

1,694

321

2,015

2017

(801)

124

(677)

2016

11,819

4,039

15,858

4,718

20,576

2016

1,530

684

2,214

2016

847

88

935

2015

11,255

3,751

15,006

4,378

19,384

2015

2,004

357

2,361

2015

139

(19)

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 8

A)

Information related to associates

Information (100% gross) related to significant associates is as follows:

Exploration & Production

(M$)

Non current assets

Current assets

TOTAL ASSETS

Shareholder’s equity

Non current liabilities

Current liabilities

TOTAL LIABILITIES

Revenue from sales

NET INCOME

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE 
INCOME

% owned

Revaluation identifiable assets 
on equity affiliates

Equity value

Profit/(loss)

Share of Other Comprehensive 
Income, net amount

Dividends paid to the Group

Novatek(a)

Liquefaction entities

PetroCedeño

2017

14,232

3,404

17,636

12,842

3,187

1,607

17,636

10,022

1,950

2016

13,981

2,409

16,390

11,015

3,574

1,801

2015

9,768

2,237

12,005

6,745

3,014

2,246

16,390

12,005

7,779

3,137

7,130

1,755

580

1,651

18.90%

18.90%

(1,682)

18.90%

1,804

4,231

263

(491)

128

1,811

3,893

494

808

111

1,580

2,855

229

(135)

102

2017

29,656

7,875

37,531

22,804

10,291

4,436

37,531

20,401

5,781

-

6

3,768

735

(194)

672

2016

31,044

5,790

36,834

22,886

10,839

3,109

36,834

15,557

1,472

-

-

3,755

147

23

479

2015

33,294

7,427

40,721

25,941

9,373

5,407

40,721

22,731

7,720

-

-

4,183

978

156

1,072

2017

5,551

4,291

9,842

5,178

13

4,651

9,842

1,708

204

2016

5,515

4,166

9,681

5,515

10

4,156

9,681

1,398

277

2015

6,916

3,437

10,353

5,538

10

4,805

10,353

1,840

399

-

-

-

30.32%

30.32%

30.32%

-

1,570

62

-

164

-

1,672

84

-

91

-

1,679

121

-

139

(a)

Information includes the best Group’s estimates of results at the date of TOTAL’s financial statements.

Novatek, listed in Moscow and London, is the 2nd largest producer of
natural  gas  in  Russia.  The  Group  share  of  Novatek’s  market  value
amounted  to  $6,721 million  as  at  December 31,  2017.  Novatek  is
consolidated by the equity method. TOTAL considers, in fact, that it
exercises significant influence particularly via its representation on the
Board of Directors of Novatek and its interest in the major project of
Yamal LNG.

The Group is not aware of significant restrictions limiting the ability of
OAO  Novatek  to  transfer  funds  to  its  shareholder,  be  it  under  the
form of dividends, repayment of advances or loans made.

The  Group’s  interests  in  associates  operating  liquefaction  plants  are
combined.  The  amounts  include  investments  in:  Nigeria  LNG
(15.00%),  Angola  LNG  (13.60%), Yemen  LNG  (39.62%),  Qatar
Liquefied Gas Company Limited (Qatargas) (10.00%), Qatar Liquefied
Gas  Company  Limited  II  (16.70%),  Oman  LNG  (5.54%),  and  Abu
Dhabi Gas Lc (5.00%).

PetroCedeño  produces  and  upgrades  extra-heavy  crude  oil  in
Venezuela.

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Refining & Chemicals

(M$)

Non current assets

Current assets

TOTAL ASSETS

Shareholder’s equity

Non current liabilities

Current liabilities

TOTAL LIABILITIES

Revenue from sales

NET INCOME

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 8

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Saudi Aramco Total
Refining & Petrochemicals

Qatar

2017

11,601

2,021

13,622

2,424

9,029

2,169

13,622

9,049

222

20

2016

12,056

1,531

13,587

2,302

9,466

1,819

13,587

7,134

289

2

2015

12,536

960

13,496

2,011

9,873

1,612

13,496

8,032

339

-

2017

4,405

1,696

6,101

3,200

1,895

1,006

6,101

7,388

490

80

-

814

190

(12)

201

2016

4,152

1,404

5,556

3,393

1,349

814

5,556

4,665

615

(11)

-

832

211

6

292

2015

2,530

968

3,498

2,803

356

339

3,498

1,823

631

2

-

818

208

28

248

% owned

37.50%

37.50%

37.50%

Revaluation identifiable assets on equity affiliates

Equity value

Profit/(loss)

Share of Other Comprehensive Income, net amount

Dividends paid to the Group

-

909

83

(82)

45

-

863

108

22

-

-

754

127

77

-

Saudi Aramco Total Refining & Petrochemicals is an entity including a refinery in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, with a capacity of 400,000 barrels/day with
integrated petrochemical units.

The Group’s interests in associates of the Refining & Chemicals segment, operating steam crackers and polyethylene lines in Qatar have been
combined: Qatar Petrochemical Company Ltd. (20.00%), Qatofin (49.09%), Laffan Refinery (10.00%) and Laffan Refinery II (10.00%).

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 8

B)

Information related to joint ventures

The information (100% gross) related to significant joint ventures is as follows:

(M$)

Non current assets

Current assets excluding cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents

TOTAL ASSETS

Shareholder’s equity

Other non current liabilities

Non current financial debts

Other current liabilities

Current financial debts

TOTAL LIABILITIES

Revenue from sales

Depreciation and depletion of tangible assets and 
mineral interests

Interest income

Interest expense

Income taxes

NET INCOME

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

% owned

Revaluation identifiable assets on equity affiliates

Equity value

Profit/(loss)

Share of Other Comprehensive Income, net amount

Dividends paid to the Group

Liquefaction entities
(Exploration & Production)

Hanwha Total Petrochemicals
(Refining & Chemicals)

2017

59,422

966

1,258

2016

47,014

922

703

2015

35,341

455

501

61,646

48,639

36,297

4,037

504

55,566

1,539

-

2,961

327

43,980

1,371

-

1,840

349

32,996

1,112

-

61,646

48,639

36,297

37

(10)

16

(15)

338

(1,730)

97

905

2,049

(348)

29

-

52

(12)

5

(7)

(29)

449

166

905

1,555

88

50

-

32

(14)

10

(10)

(81)

279

61

965

1,355

55

18

-

2017

3,989

2,258

283

6,530

3,612

148

1,078

1,144

548

6,530

8,565

2016

3,454

1,506

473

5,433

2,947

120

1,105

764

497

5,433

7,057

(264)

(259)

-

(3)

(369)

973

398

-

(3)

(338)

930

(79)

2015

3,543

1,501

240

5,284

2,609

107

1,388

713

467

5,284

7,307

(247)

-

(64)

(192)

514

(186)

50.00%

50.00%

50.00%

-

1,806

486

170

353

-

1,474

465

22

256

-

1,305

257

(75)

20

The  Group’s  interests  in  joint  ventures  operating  liquefaction  plants  have  been  combined.  The  amounts  include  investments  in  Yamal  LNG  in
Russia (20.02% direct holding) and Ichthys LNG in Australia (30.00%).

Hanwha  Total  Petrochemicals  is  a  South  Korean  company  that  operates  a  petrochemical  complex  in  Daesan,  South  Korea  (condensate
separator, steam cracker, styrene, paraxylene, polyolefins).

Off balance sheet commitments relating to joint ventures are disclosed in Note 13 of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Note 8

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

C)

Other equity consolidated affiliates

In  Group  share,  the  main  aggregated  financial  items  in  equity  consolidated  affiliates  including  assets  held  for  sale,  which  have  not  been
presented individually are as follows:

As of December 31,
(M$)

Non Current assets

Current assets

TOTAL ASSETS

Shareholder’s equity

Non current liabilities

Current liabilities

TOTAL LIABILITIES

2017

2016

2015

Associates

Joint
ventures

Associates

Joint
ventures

Associates

Joint
ventures

2,908

1,156

4,064

885

2,171

1,008

4,064

2,428

1,150

3,578

1,102

1,281

1,195

3,578

3,047

1,365

4,412

804

2,369

1,239

4,412

1,971

825

2,796

1,010

985

801

2,796

3,491

1,440

4,931

966

2,612

1,353

4,931

2017

2016

2015

For the year ended December 31,
(M$)

Associates

Revenues from sales

NET INCOME

Share of other comprehensive income 
items

Equity value

Dividends paid to the Group

2,226

361

(22)

885

328

Joint
 ventures

4,358

183

(75)

936

147

Associates

Joint
 ventures

Associates

2,603

486

(12)

804

308

3,181

131

16

1,010

30

2,661

341

13

966

442

2,005

860

2,865

1,091

951

823

2,865

Joint
 ventures

3,362

45

38

1,091

22

8.2

Other investments

◗

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

These  assets  are  classified  as  financial  assets  available  for  sale
and therefore measured at their fair value.

long-lasting impairment loss, a loss is recorded in the statement of
income. This impairment is irreversible.

For securities  traded  in  active  markets,  this  fair  value  is  equal  to
the  market  price.  Changes  in  fair  value  are  recorded  in  other
comprehensive income. If there is any evidence of a significant or

For other securities, if the fair value is not reliably determinable, the
securities are recorded at their historical value.

8

As of December 31, 2017
(M$)

Equity securities publicly traded in active markets

Total equity securities publicly traded in active
markets(a)

BBPP

BTC Limited

DUNKERQUE LNG SAS

Tellurian Investments Inc.
Total Eren Holding SA(b)
Greenflex(b)

Other equity securities (unit value below $50 million) 
TOTAL OTHER EQUITY SECURITIES(a)

OTHER INVESTMENTS

Carrying amount

Unrealized gain (loss)

Balance sheet value

8

8

62

55

144

207

285

76

848

1,677

1,685

42

42

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

42

50

50

62

55

144

207

285

76

848

1,677

1,727

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 8

As of December 31, 2016
(M$)

Areva 

Other equity securities publicly traded in active markets
Total equity securities publicly traded in active markets(a)

BBPP

BTC Limited

DUNKERQUE LNG SAS

Other equity securities (unit value below $50 million) 
TOTAL OTHER EQUITY SECURITIES(a)

OTHER INVESTMENTS

As of December 31, 2015
(M$)

Areva

Other equity securities publicly traded in active markets
Total equity securities publicly traded in active markets(a)

BBPP

BTC Limited

DUNKERQUE LNG SAS

Other equity securities (unit value below $50 million) 
TOTAL OTHER EQUITY SECURITIES(a)

OTHER INVESTMENTS

Carrying amount

Unrealized gain
(loss)

Balance sheet
value

17

8

25

62

121

133

763

1,079

1,104

-

29

29

-

-

-

-

-

29

17

37

54

62

121

133

763

1,079

1,133

Carrying amount

Unrealized gain
(loss)

Balance sheet
value

22

9

31

62

121

116

883

1,182

1,213

-

28

28

-

-

-

-

-

28

22

37

59

62

121

116

883

1,182

1,241

(a)
(b)

Including cumulative impairments of $2,029 million in 2017, $1,633 million in 2016 and $949 million in 2015.
Acquistion made in the fourth quarter 2017 and to be consolidated in 2018.

Related parties

8.3
The  main  transactions  and  receivable  and  payable  balances  with  related  parties  (principally  non-consolidated  subsidiaries  and  equity
consolidated affiliates) are detailed as follows:

As of December 31,
(M$)

Balance sheet

Receivables

Debtors and other debtors 

Loans (excl. loans to equity affiliates) 

Payables

Creditors and other creditors 

Debts 

For the year ended December 31,
(M$)

Statement of income

Sales 

Purchases 

Financial income 

Financial expense

2017

2016

2015

492

63

1,161

2

492

65

897

6

533

71

835

10

2017

2016

2015

3,407

(7,354)

6

(9)

2,270

(4,882)

6

-

3,062

(6,999)

6

-

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8.4
indirect  compensation
The  aggregate  amount  of  direct  and 
accounted by the French and foreign affiliates of the Company, for all
executive  officers  of  TOTAL  as  of  December 31,  2017  and  for  the
members of the Board of Directors who are employees of the Group,
is detailed below.

For the year ended December 31,
(M$)

Number of people

Direct or indirect compensation
Pension expenses(a)
Share-based payments expense (IFRS 2)(b)

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Notes 8, 9

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

The  main  Group  executive  officers  include  the  members  of  the
Executive  Committee  and  the  four  directors  of  the  corporate
functions  members  of 
the  Group  Performance  Management
Committee (Communication, Legal, Health, Safety and Environment,
Strategy  &  Climate),  the  Deputy  Chief  Financial  Officer  of  the  Group
and the Group Treasurer.

2017

15

15.6

10.8

6.5

2016

14

13.4

6.1

5.3

2015

14

12.8

3.9

3.5

(a)

(b)

The change in the pension expenses in 2017 relates basically to the agreement on the transition from work to retirement in France for which the global impact has been 
booked in the Group’s accounts as of June 30, 2017.
The benefits provided for executive officers of the Group and the members of the Board of Directors, employees of the Group, include severance to be paid on 
retirement, supplementary pension schemes and insurance plans, which represent $119.7 million provisioned as of December 31, 2017 (against $104.7 million as of 
December 31, 2016 and $96.7 million as of December 31, 2015).
Share-based payments expense computed for the executive officers and the members of the Board of Directors who are employees of the Group and based on the 
principles of IFRS 2 “Share-based payments” described in Note 9.

The compensation allocated to members of the Board of Directors for directors’ fees totaled $1.44 million in 2017 (against $1.22 million in 2016
and $1.34 million in 2015).

NOTE 9

Shareholders’ equity and share-based payments

9.1

Shareholders’ equity

Number of TOTAL shares
There is only one category of shares of TOTAL S.A., and the shares
have a par value of €2.50, as of December 31, 2017. Shares may be
held in either bearer or registered form.

Double  voting  rights  are  assigned  to  shares  that  are  fully-paid  and
held  in  registered  form  in  the  name  of  the  same  shareholder  for  at
least  two  years,  with  due  consideration  for  the  total portion  of  the
share capital represented. Double voting rights are also assigned, in
the event of an increase in share capital by incorporation of reserves,
profits  or  premiums,  to  registered  shares  granted  for  free  to  a
shareholder due to shares already held that are entitled to this rights.

Pursuant  to  the  Company’s  bylaws  (Statutes),  no  shareholder  may
cast a vote at a Shareholders’ Meeting, either by himself or through
an  agent,  representing  more  than  10%  of  the  total  voting  rights  for
the Company’s shares. This limit applies to the aggregated amount of
voting  rights  held  directly,  indirectly  or  through  voting  proxies.
However,  in  the  case  of  double  voting  rights,
this  limit  may  be
extended to 20%.

These  restrictions  no  longer  apply  if  any  individual  or  entity,  acting
alone  or  in  concert,  acquires  at  least  two-thirds  of  the  total  share

capital of the Company, directly or indirectly, following a public tender
offer for all of the Company’s shares.

The authorized share capital amounts to 3,434,245,369 shares as of
December 31,  2017  compared  to  3,449,682,749 shares  as  of
December 31,  2016  and  3,467,448,093  as  of  December 31,  2015.
As of December 31, 2017, the share capital of TOTAL S.A. amounted
to €6,322,474,040.

Share cancellation
TOTAL S.A. did not cancel any shares in 2017.

8

In  2016,  TOTAL  S.A.  reduced  the  Company’s  capital  through  the
cancellation of shares.

At  the  meeting  held  on  December 15,  2016,  and  pursuant  to  the
authorization  of  the  Extraordinary  Shareholders’  Meeting  of  May 11,
2012,  the  Board  of  Directors  of  TOTAL  S.A.  decided  to  cancel
100,331,268 treasury shares that TOTAL S.A. had previously bought
indirectly  controlled
back  off-market 
subsidiaries.  Following  this  transaction  the  Group  affiliates  no  longer
hold  treasury  shares.  This  buyback  of  shares  had no  impact  on  the
Consolidated  Financial  Statements  of  TOTAL  S.A.,  the  fully-diluted
weighted-average shares and the earnings per share.

its  100% 

four  of 

from 

TOTAL S.A. did not cancel any shares in 2015.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 9

Variation of the share capital

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014

Shares issued in connection with: Capital increase reserved for employees

Capital increase within stock dividend (2014 remainder and first interim 
dividend for 2015)

Exercise of TOTAL share subscription options 

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015(a)

Shares issued in connection with: Capital increase within stock dividend (second interim dividend for 2015,
third interim dividend for 2015, 2015 remainder and first interim dividend 
for 2016)

Exercise of TOTAL share subscription options

Cancellation of treasury shares

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016(b)

Shares issued in connection with: Capital increase reserved for employees

Capital increase within stock dividend (second interim dividend for 2016,
third interim dividend for 2016, 2016 remainder and first interim dividend 
for 2017)

Exercise of TOTAL share subscription options

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017(c)

(a)
(b)
(c)

Including 113,967,758 treasury shares deducted from consolidated shareholders’ equity.
Including 10,587,822 treasury shares deducted from consolidated shareholders’ equity.
Including 8,376,756 treasury shares deducted from consolidated shareholders’ equity.

2,385,267,525

10,479,410

42,841,342

1,469,606

2,440,057,883

88,401,329

2,237,918

(100,331,268)

2,430,365,862

9,532,190

86,442,256

2,649,308

2,528,989,616

Capital increase reserved for Group employees
The  Combined  General  Meeting  of  May 24,  2016, delegated  to  the
Board of Directors in its twenty-third resolution, the authority to carry
out, a capital increase, in one or more occasions within a maximum
period of twenty-six months, reserved to members of a company or
group savings plan of the Company.

Pursuant to this delegation, the Board of Directors, during its meeting
on  July 26,  2017,  decided  to  proceed  with  a  capital  increase
reserved for employees and retirees of the Company that included a
classic  offering  and  a 
the
employees’  choice,  within  the 
limit  of  18 million  shares  with
immediate  dividend  rights.  The  Board  of  Directors  has  delegated  all
powers to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer to determine the
opening  and  closing  of  the  subscription  period  and  the  subscription

leveraged  offering  depending  on 

price.  This  capital  increase,  to  be  open  in  2018,  is  expected  to  be
completed before the General Meeting of 2018.

In 2017, TOTAL S.A. proceeded with a capital increase reserved for
employees  and  retirees  of  the  Company  which  resulted  in  the
subscription of 9,350,220 shares with a par value of €2.50 at a unit
price  of  €38.10  and  of  the  issuance  of  181,970 shares  with  a  par
value  of  €2.50  granted  as  free  shares.  The  issuance  of  the  shares
was  acknowledged  on  April 26,  2017.  Moreover,  the  Board  of
Directors,  during  its  meeting  on  April 26,  2017,  based  on  the
twenty-fourth resolution of the Combined General Meeting of May 24,
2016,  decided  to  grant  10,393  free  shares  to  2,086  beneficiaries
subject  to  a  continued  employment  condition  during  the  five-year
acquisition  period  that  will  end  on  April 26,  2022,  as  a  deferred
contribution.

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Note 9

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Treasury shares

◗

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Treasury shares of the parent company held by its subsidiaries or itself are deducted from consolidated shareholders’ equity. Gains or
losses on sales of treasury shares are excluded from the determination of net income and are recognized in shareholders’ equity.

TOTAL shares held by TOTAL S.A.

As of December 31,

Number of treasury shares

Percentage of share capital

Of which shares allocated to TOTAL share grant plans for Group 
employees

Of which shares intended to be allocated to new TOTAL share purchase 
option plans or to new share grant plans

2017

2016

2015

8,376,756

10,587,822

13,636,490

0.33%

0.44%

0.56%

8,345,847

10,555,887

13,603,525

30,909

31,935

32,965

TOTAL shares held by Group subsidiaries

As of December 31,

Number of shares held by Group subsidiaries

Percentage of share capital

Of which shares held by a consolidated subsidiary, Total Nucléaire, 100% 
indirectly controlled by TOTAL S.A.

Of which shares held by subsidiaries of Elf Aquitaine (Financière Valorgest, 
Sogapar and Fingestval), 100% indirectly controlled by TOTAL S.A.

2017

2016

2015

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100,331,268

4.11%

2,023,672

98,307,596

Paid-in surplus
In  accordance  with  French  law,  the  paid-in  surplus  corresponds  to
premiums  related  to  shares  issuances,  contributions  or  mergers  of
the parent company which can be capitalized or used to offset losses
if  the  legal  reserve  has  reached  its  minimum  required  level.  The
amount  of  the  paid-in  surplus  may  also  be  distributed  subject  to
taxation except in cases of a refund of shareholder contributions.

As  of  December 31,  2017,  paid-in  surplus  relating  to  TOTAL  S.A.
amounted  to  €32,882 million  (€28,961 million  as  of  December 31,
2016 and €30,265 million as of December 31, 2015).

Reserves
Under French law, 5% of net income must be transferred to the legal
reserve  until  the  legal  reserve  reaches  10%  of  the  nominal  value  of
the  share  capital.  This  reserve  cannot  be  distributed  to  the
shareholders  other  than  upon  liquidation  but  can  be  used  to  offset
losses.

If wholly distributed, the unrestricted reserves of the parent company
would  be  taxed  for  an  approximate  amount  of  $750 million  as  of
December 31,  2017  ($569 million  as  of  December 31,  2016  and
$630 million  as  of  December 31,  2015)  with  regards  to  additional
corporation  tax  to  be  applied  on  regulatory  reserves  so  that  they
become distributable.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 9

Earnings per share

◗

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Earnings  per  share  is  calculated  by  dividing  net  income  (Group
share)  by  the  weighted-average  number  of  common  shares
outstanding  during  the  period,  excluding  TOTAL  shares  held  by
TOTAL  S.A.  (Treasury  shares)  and  TOTAL  shares  held  by  the
Group  subsidiaries  which  are  deducted 
from  consolidated
shareholders’ equity.

Diluted  earnings  per  share  is  calculated  by  dividing  net  income
(Group  share)  by  the  fully-diluted  weighted-average  number  of
common  shares  outstanding  during  the  period.  Treasury  shares
held by the parent company, TOTAL S.A., and TOTAL shares held
by  the  Group  subsidiaries  are  deducted  from  consolidated
shareholders’  equity.  These  shares  are  not  considered
outstanding for purposes of this calculation which also takes into
account  the  dilutive  effect  of  stock  options,  share  grants  and
capital
increases  with  a  subscription  period  closing  after  the  end
of the fiscal year.

The weighted-average number of fully-diluted shares is calculated
in  accordance  with  the  treasury  stock  method  provided  for  by
IAS 33. The proceeds, which would be recovered in the event of
an exercise of rights related to dilutive instruments, are presumed
to  be  a  share  buyback  at  the  average  market  price  over the
period.  The  number  of  shares  thereby  obtained  leads  to  a
reduction in the total number of shares that would result from the
exercise of rights.

In  compliance  with  IAS 33,  earnings  per  share  and  diluted
earnings per share are based on the net income after deduction of
the  remuneration  due  to  the  holders  of  deeply  subordinated
Notes.

The variation of both weighted-average number of shares and weighted-average number of diluted shares respectively used in the calculation of
earnings per share and fully-diluted earnings per share is detailed as follows:

NUMBER OF SHARES AS OF JANUARY 1,

Number of shares issued during the year (pro rated)

Exercise of TOTAL share subscription options

Exercise of TOTAL share purchase options

TOTAL performance shares

Capital increase reserved for employees

Capital increase within stock dividend

Buyback of treasury shares on December 15, 2016

Cancellation of treasury shares on December 15, 2016

2017

2016

2015

2,430,365,862

2,440,057,883

2,385,267,525

1,198,036

538,621

662,351

-

1,105,796

6,354,793

53,365,971

-

-

-

1,524,172

-

51,029,237

4,180,470

(4,180,470)

-

103,131

6,986,273

13,343,379

-

-

TOTAL shares held by TOTAL S.A. or by its subsidiaries and deducted from 
shareholders’ equity

(10,587,822)

(113,967,758)

(111,324,719)

WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES

2,481,802,636

2,379,182,155

2,295,037,940

Dilutive effect

TOTAL share subscription and purchase options

TOTAL performance shares

Capital increase reserved for employees

727,864

10,238,411

1,987,502

630,474

9,058,264

843,043

1,168,644

7,647,690

581,268

WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER OF DILUTED SHARES

2,494,756,413

2,389,713,936

2,304,435,542

Earnings per share in euros
The  earnings  per  share  in  euros,  obtained  from  the  earnings  per
share  in  dollars,  converted  by  using  the  average  exchange  rate
euro/dollar,  is  €2.97  per  share  for  2017  closing  (€2.28  for  2016
closing).  The  fully-diluted  earnings  per  share  calculated  by  using  the
same  method  is  €2.96  per  share  for  2017  closing  (€2.27  for  2016
closing).

Dividend
For  the  fiscal  year  2017,  TOTAL  S.A.  already  paid  two  quarterly
interim dividends:

(cid:142)

payment of the first interim dividend for the fiscal year 2017 of €0.62
per  share,  decided  by  the  Board  of  Directors  on  September 20,
2017 has been done in cash or in shares on October 12, 2017 (the
ex-dividend  date  was  September 25,  2017).  The  number  of  shares
issued  in  lieu  of  the  cash  dividend  was  based  on  the  dividend
amount divided by €41.12 per share, equal to the average Euronext
Paris opening price of the shares for the 20 trading days preceding
the Board of the Directors meeting on September 20, 2017 reduced
by the amount of the first interim dividend, with a 5% discount. On
October 12, 2017, 25,633,559 shares have been issued at a price of
€41.12 per share.

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Note 9

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

(cid:142)

payment of the second interim dividend for the fiscal year 2017 of
€0.62  per  share,  decided  by 
the  Board  of  Directors  on
December 12,  2017  has  been  done  in  cash  or  in  shares  on
January 11, 2018 (the ex-dividend date was December 19, 2017).
The  number  of  shares  issued  in  lieu  of  the  cash  dividend  was
based on the dividend amount divided by €46.55 per share, equal
to the average Euronext Paris opening price of the shares for the
20  trading  days  preceding  the  Board  of  Directors  meeting,
reduced by the amount of the second interim dividend, without any
discount.  On  January 11,  2018,  7,087,904 shares  have  been
issued at a price of €46.55 per share.

The  Board  of  Directors,  during  its  October 26,  2017  meeting,
decided  to  set  the  third  quarterly  interim  dividend  for  the fiscal  year
2017 at €0.62 per share. This interim dividend will be paid in cash or
in  shares  on  April 9,  2018  (the  ex-dividend  date  will  be  March 19,
2018).

A  resolution  will  be  submitted  at  the  Shareholders’  Meeting  on
June 1, 2018 to pay a dividend of €2.48 per share for the 2017 fiscal
year,  as  a  balance  of  €0.62  per  share  to  be  distributed  after
deducting  the  three  quarterly  interim  dividends  of  €0.62  per  share
that will have already been paid.

Issuance of perpetual subordinated notes

The Group did not issue any perpetual subordinated notes in 2017.

In 2016, the Group issued three tranches of perpetual subordinated
notes in euros through TOTAL S.A.:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

deeply subordinated note 3.875% perpetual maturity callable after
6 years (€1,750 million);

deeply subordinated note 2.708% perpetual maturity callable after
6.6 years (€1,000 million);

deeply subordinated note 3.369% perpetual maturity callable after
10 years (€1,500 million).

In  2015,  the  Group  issued  two  tranches  of  perpetual  subordinated
notes in euros through TOTAL S.A.:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

deeply subordinated note 2.250% perpetual maturity callable after
6 years (€2,500 million);

deeply subordinated note 2.625% perpetual maturity callable after
10 years (€2,500 million).

Based  on  their  characteristics  (mainly  no  mandatory  repayment  and
no  obligation  to  pay  a  coupon  except  in  the  event  of  a  dividend
distribution)  and  in  compliance  with  IAS 32  standard  –  Financial
instruments – Presentation, these notes were recorded in equity.

As  of  December 31,  2017,  the  amount  of  the  perpetual  deeply
subordinated  note  booked  in  the  Group  shareholders’  equity  is
$10,328 million.  The  coupons  attributable  to  the  holders  of  these
securities are booked in deduction of the Group shareholders’ equity
for  an  amount  of  $302 million  for  fiscal  year  2017  closing.  The  tax
saving due to these coupons is booked in the statement of income.

Other comprehensive income
Detail  of  other  comprehensive  income  showing  both  items  potentially  reclassifiable  and  those  not  potentially  reclassifiable  from  equity  to  net
income is presented in the table below:

For the year ended December 31,
(M$)

Actuarial gains and losses

Tax effect

Currency translation adjustment generated by the parent 
company

SUB-TOTAL ITEMS NOT POTENTIALLY RECLASSIFIABLE 
TO PROFIT & LOSS

Currency translation adjustment

–

–

Unrealized gain/(loss) of the period

Less gain/(loss) included in net income

Available for sale financial assets

–

–

Unrealized gain/(loss) of the period

Less gain/(loss) included in net income

Cash flow hedge

–

–

Unrealized gain/(loss) of the period

Less gain/(loss) included in net income

Share of other comprehensive income 
of equity affiliates, net amount

–

–

Unrealized gain/(loss) of the period

Less gain/(loss) included in net income

Other

Tax effect

SUB-TOTAL ITEMS POTENTIALLY RECLASSIFIABLE TO 
PROFIT & LOSS

TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, 
NET AMOUNT

2017

823

(390)

9,316

9,749

(2,578)

7

324

(677)

-

(100)

(3,024)

6,725

2016

(371)

55

(1,548)

(1,864)

(1,098)

4

239

935

1

(76)

5

(1,859)

(543)

555

4

-

186

(53)

933

(2)

2015

557

(278)

(7,268)

(6,989)

2,456

9

(185)

120

1

53

2,454

(4,535)

3,032

576

10

1

(390)

(205)

118

(2)

(2,408)

170

7

-

584

260

(655)

22

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 9

The currency translation adjustment by currency is detailed in the following table:

As of December 31, 2017
(M$)

Total

Euro

Pound
sterling

Ruble

Other
currencies

Currency translation adjustment generated by the parent 
company

Currency translation adjustment 

Currency translation adjustment of equity affiliates

TOTAL CURRENCY TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT 
RECOGNIZED IN COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

9,316

(2,578)

(730)

9,316

(3,275)

(1,099)

6,008

4,943

-

462

(25)

436

-

3

207

210

-

232

187

419

As of December 31, 2016
(M$)

Total

Euro

Pound
sterling

Ruble

Other
currencies

Currency translation adjustment generated by the parent 
company

Currency translation adjustment

Currency translation adjustment of equity affiliates

TOTAL CURRENCY TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT 
RECOGNIZED IN COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

As of December 31, 2015
(M$)

Currency translation adjustment generated by the parent 
company

Currency translation adjustment

Currency translation adjustment of equity affiliates

TOTAL CURRENCY TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT
RECOGNIZED IN COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(1,548)

(1,098)

890

(1,548)

(184)

223

-

(887)

54

(1,756)

(1,509)

(833)

Total

Euro

(7,268)

2,456

87

(7,268)

3,318

903

Pound
sterling

-

(267)

16

-

7

643

650

Ruble

-

(3)

(718)

-

(34)

(30)

(64)

Other
currencies

-

(592)

(114)

(4,725)

(3,047)

(251)

(721)

(706)

Tax effects relating to each component of other comprehensive income are as follows:

For the year ended December 31,
(M$)

Pre-tax
amount

Tax
effect

Net
amount

Pre-tax
amount

Tax
effect

Net
amount

Pre-tax
amount

Tax
effect

Net
amount

Actuarial gains and losses

823

(390)

433

(371)

55

(316)

557

(278)

279

2017

2016

2015

Currency translation adjustment generated 
by the parent company

SUB-TOTAL ITEMS NOT POTENTIALLY 
RECLASSIFIABLE TO PROFIT & LOSS

Currency translation adjustment

Available for sale financial assets

Cash flow hedge

Share of other comprehensive income of equity 
affiliates, net amount

Other

SUB-TOTAL ITEMS POTENTIALLY 
RECLASSIFIABLE TO PROFIT & LOSS

9,316

-

9,316

(1,548)

-

(1,548)

(7,268)

-

(7,268)

10,139

(390)

9,749

(1,919)

55

(1,864)

(6,711)

(278)

(6,989)

(2,578)

7

324

(677)

-

-

(3)

(97)

-

-

(2,578)

(1,098)

4

227

(677)

-

4

239

935

1

-

-

(76)

-

-

(2,924)

(100)

(3,024)

81

(76)

(1,098)

2,456

9

(185)

120

1

-

(5)

58

-

-

2,456

4

(127)

120

1

2,401

53

2,454

4

163

935

1

5

TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

7,215 (490)

6,725

(1,838)

(21)

(1,859)

(4,310)

(225)

(4,535)

Non-controlling interests
As of December 31, 2017, no subsidiary has non-controlling interests that would be material to the Group financial statements.

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Note 9

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

9.2

Share-based payments

◗

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Group may grant employees stock options, create employee
share  purchase  plans  and  offer  its  employees  the  opportunity  to
subscribe to reserved capital increases. These employee benefits
are  recognized  as  expenses  with  a  corresponding  credit  to
shareholders’ equity.

The expense is equal to the fair value of the instruments granted.
The expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the period
in which the advantages are acquired.

The fair value of the options is calculated using the Black-Scholes
model at the grant date.

For  restricted  share  plans,  the  fair  value  is  calculated  using  the
market  price  at  the  grant  date  after  deducting  the  expected
distribution rate during the vesting period. The number of allocated
equity  instruments  can  be  revised  during  the  vesting  period  in
cases  of  non  compliance  with  performance  conditions,  with  the
exception of those related to the market, or according to the rate of
turnover of the beneficiaries.

A)

TOTAL share subscription option plans

The  cost  of  employee-reserved  capital  increases  is  immediately
expensed.

The  cost  of  the  capital  increase  reserved  for  employees  consists
of  the  cost  related  to  the  discount  on  all  the  shares  subscribed
using  both  the  classic  and  the  leveraged  schemes,  and  the
opportunity  gain  for  the  shares  subscribed  using  the  leveraged
scheme.  This  opportunity  gain  corresponds  to  the  benefit  of
subscribing  to  the  leveraged  offer,  rather  than  reproducing  the
same  economic  profile  through  the purchase  of  options  in  the
market for individual investors.

The  global  cost  is  reduced  to  take  into  account  the  non
transferability  of  the  shares  that could  be  subscribed  by  the
employees over a period of five years. The valuation method of non
transferability of the shares is based on a strategy cost in two steps
consisting,  first,  in  a  five  years  forward  sale  of  the  nontransferable
shares,  and  second,  in  purchasing  the  same  number  of  shares  in
cash with a loan financing reimbursable “in fine”.

Date of the Shareholders’ Meeting
Date of the award(a)

5/11/2007

5/11/2007

5/11/2007

5/21/2010

5/21/2010

7/17/2007

10/9/2008

9/15/2009

9/14/2010

9/14/2011

2007 Plan

2008 Plan

2009 Plan

2010 Plan

2011 Plan

Total

Weighted
average Total
exercise price (€)

60.10

42.90

39.90

38.20

33.00

7/17/2015

10/9/2016

9/15/2017

9/14/2018

9/14/2019

5,847,965

3,215,884

3,011,269

3,701,218

859,075 16,635,411

-

(5,847,965)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(5,847,965)

(654,382)

(300,486)

(377,972)

(136,766)

(1,469,606)

2,561,502

2,710,783

3,323,246

722,309

9,317,840

-

(1,794,304)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1,794,304)

(767,198)

(931,730)

(443,009)

(95,981)

(2,237,918)

Strike price

Expiry date
Number of options(b)

Existing options as of January 1, 
2015

Granted
Cancelled(b)

Exercised

Existing options as of January 1, 
2016

Granted
Cancelled(b)

Exercised

Existing options as of January 1, 
2017

Granted
Cancelled(b)

Exercised

EXISTING OPTIONS AS OF 
DECEMBER 31, 2017

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,779,053

2,880,237

626,328

5,285,618

-

(195,370)

-

-

-

-

-

(195,370)

(1,583,683)

(929,865)

(135,760)

(2,649,308)

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,950,372

490,568

2,440,940

37.15

8

46.85

-

60.10

40.16

39.58

-

42.90

40.30

38.16

-

39.90

38.95

(a)

(b)

The grant date is the date of the Board meeting awarding the share subscription options, except for the grant of October 9, 2008, decided by the Board on 
September 9, 2008.
Out of the options canceled in 2015, 2016 and 2017, 5,847,965 options that were not exercised expired on July 17, 2015 due to the expiry of the 2007 plan, 
1,794,304 options that were not exercised expired on October 9, 2016 due to the expiry of the 2008 plan and 195,370 options that were not exercised expired on 
September 15, 2017 due to expiry of 2009 plan.

Options  are  exercisable,  subject  to  a  continuous  employment
condition,  after  a  2-year  period  from  the  date  of  the  Board  meeting
awarding  the  options  and  expire  eight  years  after  this  date.  The
underlying shares may not be transferred during four years from the
date  of  grant.  For  the  2007  to  2011  Plans,  the  4-year  transfer

restriction  period  does  not  apply  to  employees  of  non-French
subsidiaries  as  of  the  date  of  the  grant,  who  may  transfer  the
underlying shares after a 2-year period from the date of the grant.

Since the 2011 Plan, no new TOTAL share subscription option plan
or TOTAL share purchase plan was decided.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 9

B)

TOTAL performance share grants

Date of the Shareholders’ Meeting

5/13/2011

5/16/2014

5/16/2014

5/24/2016

5/24/2016

Date of the award

7/25/2013

7/29/2014

07/28/2015

7/27/2016

7/26/2017

2013 Plan

2014 Plan

2015 Plan

2016 Plan

2017 Plan

Total

Date of the final award (end of the vesting 
period)

Transfer authorized as from

Grant date IFRS 2 fair value

Number of performance shares

7/26/2016

7/30/2017

07/29/2018

7/28/2019

7/27/2020

7/26/2018

7/30/2019

07/29/2020

7/29/2021

7/28/2022

€32.64

€44.66

€35.90

€35.37

€35.57

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8,909,490

4,761,935

(52,290)

(105,340)

13,513,795

5,639,400

(1,371,506)

(3,048,894)

14,732,795

Outstanding as of January 1, 2015

4,434,460

4,475,030

-

Notified

Cancelled

Finally granted

-

(28,230)

(55,400)

-

4,761,935

(22,630)

(49,940)

(1,430)

-

Outstanding as of January 1, 2016

4,350,830

4,402,460

4,760,505

-

-

-

-

-

Notified
Cancelled(a)
Finally granted(a)

Outstanding as of January 1, 2017

Notified

Cancelled

Finally granted

OUTSTANDING AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017

-

-

-

5,639,400

(1,303,506)

(3,047,324)

(37,100)

(29,170)

(860)

(600)

(1,730)

(110)

4,364,500

4,730,735

5,637,560

-

-

-

-

-

-

(2,157,820)

(2,206,680)

-

(31,480)

(1,950)

-

5,679,949

5,679,949

(29,050)

(1,410)

(910)

(2,219,260)

-

(2,210,040)

-

4,697,305

5,607,100

5,679,039 15,983,444

(a)

The number of performance shares finally granted in 2016 has been adjusted by 226 performance shares granted in 2017.

The performance shares, which are bought back by the Company on
the  market,  are  finally  granted  to  their  beneficiaries  after  a  3-year
vesting period for the 2013 Plan and following Plans, from the date of
the  grant.  The  final  grant  is  subject  to  a  continued  employment
condition  and  one  performance  condition  for  the  2013  and  2014
Plans  and  two  performance  conditions  for  the  2015  and  following
Plans.  Moreover,  the  transfer  of  the  performance shares  finally
granted will not be permitted until the end of a 2-year holding period
from the date of the final grant.

2017 Plan

The  Board  of  Directors  decided  on  July 26,  2017  to  proceed  with
TOTAL  performance  share  grants  in  favor  of  certain  employees  and
executive  directors  of  the  Company  or  companies  of  the  Group,
subject  to  the  fulfillment  of  the  presence  conditions  and  of  the  two
performance conditions.

Depending on TOTAL S.A.’s ranking, a grant rate is determined each
year, for both criterion:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

1st place: 180% of the grant;

2nd place: 130% of the grant;

3rd place: 80% of the grant;

4th and 5th places: 0% of the grant.

For  both  conditions,  the  average  of  the  three  “attribution  rates”  (on
each of the three financial years on which the performance conditions
are based), will be expressed in percentage and capped at 100%.

The  performance  conditions apply  for  all  shares  granted  to  senior
executives. The first 150 shares granted to non-senior executive are
not subject to the performance conditions, but all shares beyond this
threshold are.

The presence condition applies to all shares.

C)

SunPower plans

The  performance  conditions,  each  of  them  respectively  representing
50% of the final grant rate, are as follows:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

the Group ranking relative to those of its peers (ExxonMobil, Royal
Dutch Shell, BP and Chevron) according to the Total Shareholder
Return (TSR) criteria, which is evaluated annually using the average
of closing prices over one quarter, in USD, at the beginning and at
the  end  of  each  three-year  period  (Q4  year  N/Q4  year  N-3).  The
dividend  is  considered  as  being  reinvested  on  the  closing  price
basis, on the ex-dividend date;

the Group ranking relative to those of its peers (ExxonMobil, Royal
Dutch  Shell,  BP  and  Chevron),  which  is  evaluated  annually  using
the yearly variation in net cash-flow per share, in USD, as released
by companies.

(“PowerLight  Plan”)  and 

SunPower  has  three  stock  incentive  plans:  the  Third  Amended  and
Restated  2005  SunPower  Corporation  Stock  Incentive  Plan  (“2005
Plan”),  the  PowerLight  Corporation  Common  Stock  Option  and
the
Common  Stock  Purchase  Plan 
SunPower  Corporation  2015  Omnibus  Incentive  Plan  (“2015  Plan”).
The PowerLight  Plan  was  assumed  by  SunPower  by  way  of  the
acquisition of PowerLight in fiscal 2007. Under the terms of all plans,
SunPower  may  issue  incentive  or  non-statutory  stock  options  or
stock  purchase  rights  to  directors,  employees  and  consultants  to
purchase  common  stock.  The  2015  Plan,  which  subsequently
replaced  the  2005  Plan,  was  adopted  by  the  SunPower’s  Board  of
Directors  in  February 2015,  and  was  approved  by  shareholders  in
June 2015. The 2015 Plan allows for the grant of options, as well as
grant  of  stock  appreciation  rights,  restricted  stock  grants,  restricted
stock units and other equity rights. The 2015 Plan also allows for tax
withholding obligations related to stock option exercises or restricted
stock  awards  to  be  satisfied  through  the  retention  of  shares
otherwise released upon vesting.

The  2015  Plan  includes  an  automatic  annual  increase  mechanism
equal  to  the  lower  of  3%  of  the  outstanding  shares  of  all  classes  of

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the  SunPower’s  common  stock  measured  on  the  last  day  of  the
immediately  preceding  fiscal  year,  6.0 million  shares,  or  such  other
number of shares as determined by SunPower’s Board of Directors.
Subsequent  to  the  adoption  of  the  2015  Plan,  no  new  awards  are
being  granted  under  the  2005  Plan  or  the  PowerLight  Plan.
Outstanding  awards  granted  under  these  plans  continue  to  be
governed  by  their  respective  terms.  As  of  December 31,  2017,
approximately  8.8 million  shares  were  available  for  grant  under  the
2015 Plan.

Incentive  stock  options,  nonstatutory  stock  options,  and  stock
appreciation  rights  may  be  granted  at  no  less  than  the  fair  value  of
the  common  stock  on  the  date  of  grant.  The  options  and  rights
become exercisable when and as determined by SunPower’s Board
of Directors, although these terms generally do not exceed ten years
for stock options. Under the 2005 Plan, the options typically vest over
five years with a one-year cliff and monthly vesting thereafter. Under
the PowerLight  Plan,  the  options  typically  vest  over  five  years  with
yearly  cliff  vesting.  SunPower  has  not  granted  stock  options  since

The following table summarizes SunPower’s restricted stock activities:

OUTSTANDING AS OF DECEMBER 28, 2014

Granted
Vested(b)

Forfeited

OUTSTANDING AS OF JANUARY 3, 2016

Granted
Vested(b)

Forfeited

OUTSTANDING AS OF JANUARY 1, 2017

Granted
Vested(b)

Forfeited

OUTSTANDING AS OF JANUARY 1, 2018

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 9

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

fiscal  2008,  and  accordingly  all  outstanding  options  are  fully  vested.
Under  the  2005  and  2015  plans,  the  restricted  stock  grants  and
restricted stock units typically vest in three equal installments annually
over three years.

The  majority  of  shares  issued  are  net  of  the  minimum  statutory
withholding  requirements  that  SunPower  pays  on  behalf  of  its
employees.  During  fiscal  year  2017,  2016  and  2015,  SunPower
withheld 0.6 million, 1.0 million and 1.4 million shares, respectively, to
tax  obligations.  SunPower  pays  such
satisfy 
withholding 
taxing
in  cash 
authorities. Shares withheld reduce the number of shares outstanding
upon vesting.

the  appropriate 

the  employees’ 

requirements 

to 

There  were  no  options  outstanding and  exercisable  as  of
December 31,  2017  and  322  options  exercised  in  fiscal  year  2017.
The intrinsic value of options exercised in fiscal years 2017, 2016 and
2015 were $1.7 thousand, zero, and $1.0 million, respectively. There
were no stock options granted in fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015.

Restricted Stock Awards and Units

Shares
 (in thousands)

Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair
Value Per Share (in $)(a)

6,555

2,695

(3,560)

(627)

5,063

4,978

(2,837)

(1,057)

6,147

4,863

(1,738)

(1,979)

7,293

18.88

29.77

15.31

22.99

26.68

18.81

23.47

26.30

21.85

6.76

25.87

18.15

21.85

8

(a)
(b)

SunPower estimates the fair value of the restricted stock unit awards as the stock price on the grant date.
Restricted stock awards and units vested include shares withheld on behalf of employees to satisfy the minimum statutory tax withholding requirements.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 9

D)

Share-based payment expense

Share-based payment expense before tax was broken down as follows:

As of December 31,
(M$)

Total restricted shares plans

SunPower plans

Capital increase reserved for employees

TOTAL

2017

135

31

16

182

2016

113

28

-

141

2015

71

78

30

179

In 2015, 2016 and 2017, no new TOTAL share subscription option plan has been decided.

During the year 2017, the main assumptions used for the valuation of the cost of the capital increase reserved for employees were the following:

For the year ended December 31,

Date of the Board of Directors meeting that decided the issue
Subscription price (€)(a)
Share price at the reference date (€)(b)

Number of shares (in millions)
Risk free interest rate (%)(c)
Employees loan financing rate (%)(d)

Non transferability cost (% of the reference’s share price)

Expenses (M$)

2017

July 27, 2016

38.10

46.98

9.35

0.13

5.02

20.62

16.00

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Average of the closing TOTAL share prices during the twenty trading days prior to the subscription period, after deduction of a 20% discount.
Share price on March 15, 2017, date on which the Chief Executive Officer set the subscription period.
Zero coupon Euro swap rate at 5 years.
The employees’ loan financing rate is based on a 5 year consumer’s credit rate.

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Note 10

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 10

Payroll, staff and employee benefits obligations

10.1

Employee benefits obligations

◗

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

In  accordance  with  the  laws  and  practices  of  each  country,  the
Group  participates  in  employee  benefit  plans  offering  retirement,
death  and  disability,  healthcare  and  special  termination  benefits.
These  plans  provide  benefits  based  on  various  factors  such  as
length  of  service,  salaries,  and  contributions  made  to  the
governmental bodies responsible for the payment of benefits.

These  plans  can  be  either  defined  contribution  or  defined  benefit
pension  plans  and  may  be  entirely  or  partially  funded  with
investments  made  in  various  non-Group  instruments  such  as
mutual funds, insurance contracts, and other instruments.

Defined  benefit  obligations  are  determined  according  to  the
Projected Unit Method. Actuarial gains and losses may arise from
differences  between 
and  projected
commitments  (depending  on  new  calculations  or  assumptions)
and  between  projected  and  actual  return  of  plan  assets.  Such
gains  and 
the  statement  of
comprehensive income, with no possibility to subsequently recycle
them to the income statement.

losses  are 

recognized 

valuation 

actuarial 

in 

The past service cost is recorded immediately in the statement of
income, whether vested or unvested.

For defined  contribution  plans,  expenses  correspond  to  the
contributions paid.

The  net  periodic pension  cost  is  recognized  under  “Other
operating expenses”.

Liabilities for employee benefits obligations consist of the following:

As of December 31,
(M$)

Pension benefits liabilities 

Other benefits liabilities

Restructuring reserves (early retirement plans)

TOTAL

Net liabilities relating to assets held for sale

Description of plans and risk management
The  Group  operates,  for  the  benefit  of  its  current  and  former
employees, both defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans.

The  Group  recognized  a  charge  of  $128 million 
for  defined
contribution  plans  in  2017  ($157 million  in  2016 and  $159 million  in
2015).

As of June 30, 2017, an expense of $201 million in operating income
and $132 million in net income, Group share was recorded following
the  signing  of  an  agreement  on  the  transition  from  professional
activity to retirement in France.

The  Group’s  main  defined  benefit  pension  plans  are  located  in
France,  the  United  Kingdom,  the  United  States,  Belgium  and
Germany.  Their  main 
the
country-specific regulatory environment, are the following:

characteristics,  depending  on 

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

the benefits are usually based on the final salary and seniority;

they are usually funded (pension fund or insurer);

they are usually closed to new employees who benefit from defined
contribution pension plans;

they are paid in annuity or in lump sum.

2017

2,877

705

153

3,735

-

2016

2,948

648

150

3,746

145

2015

2,926

627

221

3,774

3

The  pension  benefits  include  also  termination  indemnities  and  early
retirement benefits. The other benefits are employer contributions to
post-employment medical care.

In order to manage the inherent risks, the Group has implemented a
dedicated  governance  framework  to  ensure  the  supervision  of  the
different plans. These governance rules provide for:

8

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

the Group’s representation in key governance bodies or monitoring
committees;

the principles of the funding policy;

the  general  investment  policy,  including  for  most  plans  the
establishment  of  a  monitoring  committee  to  define  and  follow  the
investment strategy and performance and to ensure the principles
in respect of investment allocation are respected;

a  procedure  to  approve  the  establishment  of  new  plans  or  the
amendment of existing plans;

principles of administration, communication and reporting.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 10

Change in benefit obligations and plan assets
The fair value of the defined benefit obligation and plan assets in the Consolidated Financial Statements is detailed as follows:

As of December 31, 
(M$)

Change in benefit obligation

Pension benefits

Other benefits

2017

2016

2015

2017

2016

2015

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

12,164

12,473

14,297

648

Current service cost

Interest cost

Past service cost

Settlements

Plan participants’ contributions

Benefits paid

Actuarial losses/(gains)

Foreign currency translation and other

BENEFIT OBLIGATION AT YEAR-END

Of which plans entirely or partially funded

Of which plans not funded

Change in fair value of plan assets 

263

320

239

 (1)

7

 (717)

 (450)

1,047

12,872

12,140

732

251

373

 (92)

-

8

 (651)

762

 (960)

12,164

11,376

788

271

402

 (35)

 (58)

8

 (653)

 (533)

 (1,226)

12,473

11,742

731

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

 (9,123)

 (9,627)

 (10,498)

Interest income

Actuarial losses/(gains)

Settlements

Plan participants’ contributions

Employer contributions 

Benefits paid

Foreign currency translation and other

 (256)

 (344)

-

 (7)

 (171)

591

 (895)

 (307)

 (428)

-

 (8)

 (130)

538

839

 (318)

48

44

 (8)

 (311)

553

863

FAIR VALUE OF PLAN ASSETS AT YEAR-END

 (10,205)

 (9,123)

 (9,627)

UNFUNDED STATUS 

Asset ceiling 

NET RECOGNIZED AMOUNT 

Pension benefits and other benefits liabilities

Other non-current assets

Net benefit liabilities relating to assets held for sale

2,667

40

2,707

2,877

 (170)

-

3,041

26

3,067

2,948

 (26)

145

2,846

27

2,873

2,926

 (56)

3

16

17

12

-

-

 (27)

 (36)

75

705

-

705

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

705

-

705

705

-

-

627

13

21

-

-

-

 (30)

37

 (20)

648

-

648

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

648

-

648

648

-

-

845

17

22

-

-

-

 (32)

 (71)

 (154)

627

-

627

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

627

-

627

627

-

-

As of December 31, 2017, the contribution from the main geographical areas for the net pension liability in the balance sheet is: 57% for the
Euro area, 25% for the United Kingdom and 14% for the United States.

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Note 10

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

The amounts recognized in the consolidated income statement and the consolidated statement of comprehensive income for defined benefit
plans are detailed as follows:

For the year ended December 31, 
(M$)

Current service cost

Past service cost

Settlements

Net interest cost

BENEFIT AMOUNTS RECOGNIZED ON PROFIT 
& LOSS

Actuarial (Gains)/Losses

–

–

–

–

Effect of changes in demographic assumptions

Effect of changes in financial assumptions

Effect of experience adjustments

Actual return on plan assets (excluding interest 
income)

Effect of asset ceiling

BENEFIT AMOUNTS RECOGNIZED ON EQUITY

TOTAL BENEFIT AMOUNTS RECOGNIZED 
ON COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Pension benefits

Other benefits

2017

263

239

 (1)

64

565

 (16)

 (241)

 (193)

 (344)

7

(787)

2016

251

 (92)

-

66

225

 (56)

1,008

 (190)

 (421)

 (7)

334

2015

271

 (35)

 (14)

84

306

 (41)

 (384)

 (108)

48

 (1)

2017

16

12

-

17

45

3

 (5)

 (34)

-

-

(486)

(36)

 (222)

559

 (180)

9

2016

13

-

-

21

34

 (7)

48

 (4)

-

-

37

71

2015

17

-

-

22

39

 (10)

 (27)

 (34)

-

-

(71)

 (32)

Expected future cash out flows
The  average  duration  of  accrued  benefits  is  approximately  14  years  for  defined  pension  benefits  and  17  years  for  other  benefits.  The  Group
expects to pay contributions of $176 million in respect of funded pension plans in 2018.

Estimated future benefits either financed from plan assets or directly paid by the employer are detailed as follows:

Estimated future payments
(M$)

Pension benefits

Other benefits

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023-2027

Type of assets

Asset allocation
As of December 31,

Equity securities

Debt securities

Monetary

Annuity contracts

Real estate

Investments on equity and debt markets are quoted on active markets.

857

691

702

699

657

3,349

Pension benefits

2017

26%

43%

3%

20%

8%

2016

27%

42%

2%

21%

8%

8

30

29

29

29

29

142

2015

28%

42%

4%

21%

5%

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 10

Main actuarial assumptions and sensitivity analysis

Assumptions used to determine benefits obligations

Pension benefits

Other benefits

As of December 31, 

Discount rate (weighted average for all regions)

Of which Euro zone

Of which United States

Of which United Kingdom

Inflation rate (weighted average for all regions)

Of which Euro zone

Of which United States

Of which United Kingdom

2017

2.48%

1.71%

3.75%

2.50%

2.40%

1.50%

2.50%

3.50%

2016

2.60%

1.69%

4.00%

2.75%

2.41%

1.50%

2.50%

3.50%

2015

3.25%

2.18%

4.25%

3.75%

2.43%

1.75%

2.50%

3.25%

2017

2.52%

1.93%

3.75%

2016

2.51%

1.85%

4.00%

2015

3.00%

2.42%

4.25%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

The discount rate retained is determined by reference to the high quality rates for AA-rated corporate bonds for a duration equivalent to that of
the obligations. It derives from a benchmark per monetary area of different market data at the closing date.

Sensitivity to inflation in respect of defined benefit pension plans is not material in the United States.

A  0.5%  increase  or  decrease  in  discount  rates  –  all  other  things  being  equal  –  would  have  the  following  approximate  impact  on  the  benefit
obligation:

(M$)

Benefit obligation as of December 31, 2017

0.5% Increase

0.5% Decrease

 (857)

974

A  0.5%  increase  or  decrease  in  inflation  rates  –  all  other  things  being  equal  –  would  have  the  following  approximate  impact  on  the  benefit
obligation:

(M$)

Benefit obligation as of December 31, 2017

0.5% Increase

0.5% Decrease

637

 (586)

10.2

Payroll and staff

For the year ended December 31, 

Personnel expenses (M$)

Wages and salaries (including social charges) 

Group employees at December 31,

France

–

–

Management

Other

International

–

–

Management

Other

TOTAL 

The number of employees includes only employees of fully consolidated subsidiaries.

2017

7,985

11,880

19,372

16,489

50,536

98,277

2016

8,238

12,057

19,567

17,186

53,358

102,168

2015

8,088

11,000

19,219

16,624

49,176

96,019

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Note 11

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 11

Income taxes

◗

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Income  taxes  disclosed  in  the  statement  of  income  include  the
current  tax  expenses  (or  income)  and  the  deferred  tax  expenses
(or income).

The expense (or income) of current tax is the estimated amount of
the tax due for the taxable income of the period.

The  Group  uses  the  method  whereby  deferred  income  taxes  are
recorded  based  on  the  temporary  differences  between  the
carrying amounts of assets and liabilities recorded in the balance
sheet  and  their  tax  bases,  and  on  carry-forwards  of  unused  tax
losses and tax credits.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the tax rates
that  have  been  enacted  or  substantially  enacted  at  the  balance
sheet date. The tax rates used depend on the timing of reversals
of  temporary  differences,  tax  losses  and  other  tax  credits.  The
effect  of  a  change  in  tax  rate  is  recognized  either  in  the
Consolidated  Statement  of  Income  or  in  shareholders’  equity
depending on the item it relates to.

Deferred  tax  resulting  from  temporary  differences  between  the
carrying amounts  of  equity-method  investments  and  their  tax
bases  are  recognized.  The  deferred  tax  calculation  is  based  on
the expected future tax effect (dividend distribution rate or tax rate
on capital gains).

Income taxes are detailed as follows:

For the year ended December 31, 
(M$)

Current income taxes

Deferred income taxes

TOTAL INCOME TAXES

2017

(3,416)

387

(3,029)

2016

(2,911)

1,941

(970)

Before netting deferred tax assets and liabilities by fiscal entity, the components of deferred tax balances are as follows:

As of December 31, 
(M$)

Net operating losses and tax carry forwards

Employee benefits

Other temporary non-deductible provisions

Differences in depreciations

Other temporary tax deductions

NET DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY

2017

3,014

1,153

6,344

(13,387)

(2,746)

(5,622)

2016

3,267

1,257

5,862

(14,952)

(2,126)

(6,692)

2015

(4,552)

2,899

(1,653)

2015

3,100

1,251

6,279

(17,213)

(1,795)

(8,378)

8

The  reserves  of  TOTAL  subsidiaries  that  would  be  taxable  if
distributed but for which no distribution is planned, and for which no
deferred 
totaled
liability  has 
$10,738 million as of December 31, 2017.

therefore  been  recognized, 

tax 

concerned  is  in  its  exploration  phase,  the  net  operating  losses
created  during  this  phase  will  be  useable  only  if  a  final  investment
and  development  decision  is made,  accordingly,  the time  limit  for
the utilization of those net operating losses is not known.

Deferred  tax  assets  not  recognized  as  of  December 31,  2017
amount to $2,900 million as their future recovery was not regarded
as probable given the expected results of the entities; in particular in
the Exploration & Production segment, when the affiliate or the field

Deferred  tax  assets  not  recognized  relate  notably  to  France  for  an
amount of $479 million, to Australia for an amount of $423 million, to
Nigeria for an amount of $303 million and to Canada for an amount of
$241 million.

After netting deferred tax assets and liabilities by fiscal entity, deferred taxes are presented on the balance sheet as follows:

As of December 31, 
(M$)

Deferred tax assets, non-current

Deferred tax liabilities, non-current

NET AMOUNT

2017

5,206

(10,828)

(5,622)

2016

4,368

(11,060)

(6,692)

2015

3,982

(12,360)

(8,378)

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 11

The net deferred tax variation in the balance sheet is analyzed as follows:

As of December 31, 
(M$)

OPENING BALANCE

Deferred tax on income 
Deferred tax on shareholders’ equity(a)
Changes in scope of consolidation(b)

Currency translation adjustment

CLOSING BALANCE

2017

(6,692)

387

(490)

1,154

19

2016

(8,378)

1,941

(21)

(370)

136

2015

(10,731)

2,899

(225)

(552)

231

(5,622)

(6,692)

(8,378)

(a)

(b)

This amount includes mainly deferred taxes on actuarial gains and losses, current income taxes and deferred taxes for changes in fair value of listed securities classified 
as financial assets available for sale, as well as deferred taxes related to the cash flow hedge (see Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Changes in scope of consolidation include, as of December 31, 2017 the impact of reclassifications in assets and liabilities classified as held for sale for $1,063 million.

Reconciliation between provision for income taxes and pre-tax income

For the year ended December 31, 
(M$)

Consolidated net income

Provision for income taxes

PRE-TAX INCOME

French statutory tax rate

THEORETICAL TAX CHARGE

Difference between French and foreign income tax rates

Tax effect of equity in income (loss) of affiliates

Permanent differences

Adjustments on prior years income taxes

Adjustments on deferred tax related to changes in tax rates

Changes in valuation allowance of deferred tax assets

2017

8,299

3,029

11,328

44.43%

(5,033)

(633)

888

1,491

(91)

(309)

658

2016

6,206

970

7,176

34.43%

(2,471)

5

761

(76)

54

234

523

2015

4,786

1,653

6,439

38.00%

(2,447)

(6)

897

(371)

100

483

(309)

NET PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

(3,029)

(970)

(1,653)

The French statutory tax rate includes the standard corporate tax rate
(33.33%),  additional  and  exceptional  applicable  taxes  that  bring  the
overall tax rate to 44.43% (versus 34.43% in 2016 and 38% in 2015).

Permanent differences are mainly due to impairment of goodwill and
to dividends from non-consolidated companies as well as the specific
taxation rules applicable to certain activities.

Net operating losses and carried forward tax credits
Deferred tax assets related to carried forward tax credits on net operating losses expire in the following years:

As of December 31,
(M$)

2016

2017

2018

2019
2020(a)
2021(b)

2022 and after

Unlimited

TOTAL

(a)
(b)

2020 and after for 2015.
2021 and after for 2016.

2017

75

64

60

24

1,330

1,461

3,014

2016

130

109

60

1,154

1,814

3,267

2015

175

114

56

850

1,905

3,100

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Notes 11, 12

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

As  of  December 31,  2017  the  schedule  of  deferred  tax  assets  related  to  carried  forward  tax  credits  on  net  operating  losses  for  the  main
countries is as follows:

As of December 31, 2017,
(M$)

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022 and after

Unlimited

TOTAL

Tax

Canada

Australia

France United States

Netherlands

708

90

798

515

515

498

498

340

340

219

219

NOTE 12

Provisions and other non-current liabilities

12.1

Provisions and other non-current liabilities

◗

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

A provision is recognized when the Group has a present obligation
(legal  or  constructive)  as  a  result  of  a  past  event  for  which  it  is
probable that an outflow of resources will be required and when a
reliable  estimate  can  be  made  regarding  the  amount  of  the
obligation.  The  amount  of  the  liability  corresponds  to  the  best
possible estimate.

Provisions and non-current liabilities are comprised of liabilities for
which  the  amount  and  the  timing  are  uncertain.  They  arise  from
environmental risks, legal and tax risks, litigation and other risks.

As of December 31,
(M$)

Litigations and accrued penalty claims

Provisions for environmental contingencies

Asset retirement obligations

Other non-current provisions

of which restructuring activities (Refining & Chemicals and Marketing
& Services)

of which financial risks related to non-consolidated and equity consolidated 
affiliates

of which contingency reserve on solar panels warranties (SunPower)

Other non-current liabilities

TOTAL

In  2017, 
litigation  reserves  amount  to  $706 million  of  which
$512 million  in  the  Exploration  &  Production,  notably  in  Angola  and
Nigeria.

In  2017,  other  non-current  liabilities  mainly  include  debts  (whose
maturity is more than one year) related to fixed assets acquisitions.

In  2016,  litigation  reserves  amounted  to  $1,123 million  of  which
$959 million  in  the  Exploration  &  Production,  notably  in  Angola  and
Nigeria.

2017

706

964

12,240

1,370

160

59

177

706

2016

1,123

938

12,665

1,455

184

63

168

665

8

2015

1,120

909

13,314

1,357

223

216

166

802

15,986

16,846

17,502

In  2016,  other  non-current  liabilities  mainly  included  debts  (whose
maturity is more than one year) related to fixed assets acquisitions.

In  2015,  litigation  reserves  amounted  to  $1,120 million  of  which
$895 million  was  in  the  Exploration  &  Production,  notably  in  Angola
and Nigeria.

In  2015,  other  non-current  liabilities  mainly  included  debts  (whose
maturity is more than one year) related to fixed assets acquisitions.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 12

Changes in provisions and other non-current liabilities
Changes in provisions and other non-current liabilities are as follows:

(M$)

2017

of which asset retirement obligations (accretion 
for allowances)

of which environmental contingencies (Marketing 
& Services, Refining & Chemicals)

of which restructuring of activities

As of

January 1, Allowances

Reversals

Currency
translation
adjustment

As of
December 31,

Other

16,846

1,172

(1,612)

681

(1,101)

15,986

544

 (330)

37

48

 (120)

 (84)

2016

17,502

1,569

(1,268)

 (484)

 (473)

16,846

of which asset retirement obligations (accretion 
for allowances)

of which environmental contingencies (Marketing 
& Services, Refining & Chemicals)

of which restructuring of activities

523

 (502)

29

25

 (82)

 (68)

2015

17,545

1,280

(1,236)

(958)

871

17,502

of which asset retirement obligations (accretion 
for allowances)

of which environmental contingencies (Marketing 
& Services, Refining & Chemicals)

of which restructuring of activities

513

105

134

 (566)

 (95)

 (60)

Changes in the asset retirement obligation

◗

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Asset  retirement  obligations,  which  result 
legal  or
constructive  obligation,  are  recognized  based  on  a  reasonable
estimate in the period in which the obligation arises.

from  a 

The  associated  asset  retirement  costs  are  capitalized  as  part  of
the carrying amount of the underlying asset and depreciated over
the useful life of this asset.

An  entity  is  required  to  measure  changes  in  the  liability  for  an
asset retirement obligation due to the passage of time (accretion)
by applying a risk-free discount rate to the amount of the liability.
Given  the  long  term  nature  of  expenditures  related  to  our  asset
retirement  obligations,  the  rate  is  determined  by  reference  to  the
high quality rates for AA-rated Corporate bonds on the USD area
for  a  long-term  horizon.  The  increase  of  the  provision  due  to  the
passage of time is recognized as “Other financial expense”.

The  discount  rate  used  in  2017  for  the  valuation  of  asset  retirement
obligation is 4.5% as in 2016 and 2015 (the expenses are estimated
at current currency values with an inflation rate of 2%). A decrease of
0.5%  of  this  rate  would  increase  the  asset  retirement  obligation  by
$1,066 million,  with  a  corresponding  impact  in  tangible  assets, and

with  a  negative  impact  of  approximately  $82 million  on  the  following
years  net  income.  Conversely,  an  increase  of  0.5%  would  have  a
nearly symmetrical impact compared to the effect of the decrease of
0.5%.

Changes in the asset retirement obligation are as follows:

(M$)

2017

2016

2015

As of
January 1 ,

Accretion

Revision in
estimates

New
obligations

Spending on
existing
obligations

Currency
translation
adjustment

12,665

13,314

13,121

544

523

513

 (1,107)

 (558)

685

334

375

271

 (330)

 (502)

 (566)

448

 (395)

 (676)

Other

 (314)

 (92)

 (34)

As of
December 31 ,

12,240

12,665

13,314

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12.2
TOTAL is not currently aware of any exceptional event, dispute, risks
or  contingent  liabilities  that  could  have  a  material  impact  on  the
assets  and  liabilities,  results,  financial  position  or  operations  of  the
Group.

Alitalia
In the Marketing & Services segment, a civil proceeding was initiated
in  Italy,  in  2013,  against  TOTAL  S.A.  and  its  subsidiary  Total
Aviazione Italia Srl before the competent Italian civil court. The plaintiff
claims  against  TOTAL  S.A.,  its  subsidiary  and  other  third  parties,
damages that it estimates to be nearly €908 million. This proceeding
follows practices that had been condemned by the Italian competition
authority  in  2006.  The  parties  have  exchanged  preliminary  findings.
The  existence  and  the  assessment  of  the  alleged  damages  in  this
procedure involving multiple defendants remain contested.

Blue Rapid and the Russian Olympic Committee – 
Russian regions and Interneft
Blue  Rapid,  a  Panamanian  company,  and  the  Russian  Olympic
Committee  filed  a  claim  for  damages  with  the  Paris  Commercial
Court against Elf Aquitaine, alleging a so-called non-completion by a
former  subsidiary  of  Elf  Aquitaine  of  a  contract  related  to  an
exploration  and  production  project  in  Russia  negotiated  in  the  early
1990s.  Elf  Aquitaine  believed  this  claim  to  be  unfounded  and
opposed  it.  On  January 12,  2009,  the  Commercial  Court  of  Paris
rejected  Blue  Rapid’s  claim  against  Elf  Aquitaine  and  found  that  the
Russian Olympic Committee did not have standing in the matter. On
June 30,  2011, 
the  Court  of  Appeal  of  Paris  dismissed  as
inadmissible  the  claim  of  Blue  Rapid  and  the  Russian  Olympic
Committee  against  Elf  Aquitaine,  notably  on  the  grounds  of  the
contract having lapsed. The judgment of the Court of Appeal of Paris
is  now 
issued  on
February 18,  2016  by  the  French  Supreme  Court  to  put  an  end  to
this proceeding.

following  two  decisions 

final  and  binding 

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 12

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

In  connection  with  the  same  facts,  and  fifteen  years  after  the
aforementioned  exploration  and  production  contract  was  rendered
null  and  void  (“caduc”),  a  Russian  company,  which  was  held  not  to
be  the  contracting  party  to  the  contract,  and  two  regions  of  the
Russian  Federation  that  were  not  even  parties  to  the  contract,
launched an arbitration procedure against the aforementioned former
subsidiary  of  Elf  Aquitaine  that  was  liquidated  in  2005,  claiming
alleged  damages  of  $22.4 billion.  The  arbitral  tribunal  issued  its
decision on June 19, 2017 and entirely dismissed this claim.

The  Group  has  lodged  a  criminal  complaint  to  denounce  the
fraudulent  claim  of  which  the  Group  believes  it  is  a  victim  and,  has
taken  and  reserved  its rights  to  take  all  actions  and  measures  to
defend its interests.

FERC
The  Office  of  Enforcement  of  the  U.S.  Federal  Energy  Regulatory
Commission  (FERC)  began  in  2015  an  investigation  in  connection
with the natural gas trading activities in the United States of Total Gas
&  Power  North  America,  Inc.  (TGPNA),  a  U.S.  subsidiary  of  the
Group.  The  investigation  covered  transactions  made  by  TGPNA
between  June 2009  and  June 2012  on  the  natural  gas  market.
TGPNA  received  a  Notice  of  Alleged  Violations  from  FERC  on
September 21,  2015.  On  April 28,  2016,  FERC  issued  an  order  to
show  cause  to  TGPNA  and  two  of  its  former  employees,  and  to
TOTAL S.A. and Total Gas & Power Ltd., regarding the same facts.
TGPNA contests the claims brought against it.

A class action has been launched to seek damages from these three
companies  and  was  dismissed  by  a  judgment  of  the  U.S.  District
court  of  New  York  issued  on  March 15,  2017.  The  claimants
appealed this judgment.

Yemen
Due to the security conditions in the vicinity of Balhaf, Yemen LNG, in
which  the  Group  holds  a  stake  of  39.62%,  stopped  its  commercial
production and export of LNG in April 2015, when it declared Force
Majeure  to  its  various  stakeholders.  The  plant  is  in  a  preservation
mode.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 13

NOTE 13

Off Balance sheet commitments and lease contracts

13.1

Off balance sheet commitments and contingencies

As of December 31, 2017
(M$)

Non-current debt obligations net of hedging instruments (Note 15)

Current portion of non-current debt obligations net of hedging 
instruments (Note 15)

Finance lease obligations (Note 13.2)

Asset retirement obligations (Note 12)

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS RECORDED 
IN THE BALANCE SHEET

Operating lease obligations (Note 13.2)

Purchase obligations

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS NOT RECORDED 
IN THE BALANCE SHEET

TOTAL OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

Guarantees given for excise taxes

Guarantees given against borrowings

Indemnities related to sales of businesses

Guarantees of current liabilities

Guarantees to customers/suppliers

Letters of credit

Other operating commitments

TOTAL OF OTHER COMMITMENTS GIVEN

Mortgages and liens received

Sales obligations

Other commitments received

TOTAL OF COMMITMENTS RECEIVED

Of which commitments given relating to joint ventures

Of which commitments given relating to associates

As of December 31, 2016
(M$)

Non-current debt obligations net of hedging instruments (Note 15)

Current portion of non-current debt obligations net of hedging 
instruments (Note 15)

Finance lease obligations (Note 13.2)

Asset retirement obligations (Note 12)

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS RECORDED IN THE BALANCE 
SHEET

Operating lease obligations (Note 13.2)

Purchase obligations

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS NOT RECORDED IN THE 
BALANCE SHEET

TOTAL OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

Guarantees given for excise taxes

Guarantees given against borrowings

Indemnities related to sales of businesses

Guarantees of current liabilities

Guarantees to customers/suppliers

Letters of credit

Other operating commitments

TOTAL OF OTHER COMMITMENTS GIVEN

Mortgages and liens received

Sales obligations

Other commitments received

TOTAL OF COMMITMENTS RECEIVED

Of which commitments given relating to joint ventures

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Maturity and installments 

Total

Less than 1 year Between 1 and 5 years More than 5 years

39,544

4,646

1,156

12,240

57,586

6,441

86,366

92,807

150,393

2,073

16,080

341

321

4,180

2,965

17,431

43,391

89

67,014

7,398

74,501

36,847

20,629

-

4,646

39

485

5,170

1,401

8,605

10,006

15,176

1,938

411

120

91

1,100

2,680

1,165

7,505

23

6,263

3,549

9,835

160

580

19,540

20,004

-

261

2,165

21,966

2,886

23,917

26,803

48,769

29

10,607

61

109

268

102

637

11,813

26

21,513

1,111

22,650

12,225

5,991

-

856

9,590

30,450

2,154

53,844

55,998

86,448

106

5,062

160

121

2,812

183

15,629

24,073

40

39,238

2,738

42,016

24,462

14,058

Maturity and installments 

Total

Less than 1 year Between 1 and 5 years More than 5 years

41,848

4,614

319

12,665

59,446

6,478

105,208

111,686

171,132

1,887

14,666

375

391

3,997

1,457

3,592

26,365

77

82,756

6,799

89,632

48,257

-

4,614

8

685

5,307

1,582

10,898

12,480

17,787

1,740

215

158

89

1,038

1,215

1,319

5,774

20

7,331

3,133

10,484

61

18,449

23,399

-

103

2,269

20,821

2,953

20,570

23,523

44,344

58

664

59

99

225

81

409

1,595

19

21,356

1,124

22,499

3,211

-

208

9,711

33,318

1,943

73,740

75,683

109,001

89

13,787

158

203

2,734

161

1,864

18,996

38

54,069

2,542

56,649

44,985

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 13

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

As of December 31, 2016
(M$)

Maturity and installments 

Total

Less than 1 year Between 1 and 5 years More than 5 years

Of which commitments given relating to associates

21,959

603

3,265

18,091

As of December 31, 2015
(M$)

Non-current debt obligations net of hedging instruments (Note 15)

Current portion of non-current debt obligations net of hedging 
instruments (Note 15)

Finance lease obligations (Note 13.2)

Asset retirement obligations (Note 12)

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS RECORDED 
IN THE BALANCE SHEET

Operating lease obligations (Note 13.2)

Purchase obligations

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS NOT RECORDED 
IN THE BALANCE SHEET

TOTAL OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

Guarantees given for excise taxes

Guarantees given against borrowings

Indemnities related to sales of businesses

Guarantees of current liabilities

Guarantees to customers/suppliers

Letters of credit

Other operating commitments

TOTAL OF OTHER COMMITMENTS GIVEN

Mortgages and liens received

Sales obligations

Other commitments received

TOTAL OF COMMITMENTS RECEIVED

Of which commitments given relating to joint ventures

A)

Contractual obligations

Debt obligations
“Non-current debt obligations” are included in the items “Non-current
financial debt” and “Non-current financial assets” of the Consolidated
Balance Sheet. It includes the non-current portion of swaps hedging
bonds,  and  excludes  non-current  finance  lease  obligations  of
$1,117 million.

The  current  portion  of  non-current  debt  is  included  in  the  items
“Current  borrowings”,  “Current  financial  assets”  and  “Other  current
financial liabilities” of the Consolidated Balance Sheet. It includes the
current  portion  of  swaps  hedging  bonds,  and  excludes  the  current
portion of finance lease obligations of $39 million.

information 

The 
to
indebtedness  is  presented  in  Note 15  to  the  Consolidated  Financial
Statements.

regarding  contractual  obligations 

linked 

ease contracts

The information regarding operating and finance leases is presented
in Note 13.2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Asset retirement obligations
This  item  represents  the  discounted  present  value  of  Exploration  &
Production asset retirement obligations, primarily asset removal costs
at  the  completion  date.  The  information  regarding  contractual
obligations  linked  to  asset  retirement  obligations  is  presented  in
Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Maturity and installments 

Total

Less than 1 year Between 1 and 5 years

More than 5 years

42,950

4,518

336

13,314

61,118

5,973

123,968

129,941

191,059

2,982

12,872

371

501

4,405

1,081

3,655

25,867

359

72,278

7,158

79,795

46,178

-

4,518

41

707

5,266

1,430

14,728

16,158

21,424

2,604

3,553

109

102

1,364

785

1,586

10,103

23

7,889

2,602

10,514

544

19,448

-

81

2,117

21,646

2,825

24,612

27,437

49,083

57

547

103

229

194

45

248

1,423

7

24,589

1,601

26,197

2,925

23,502

-

214

10,490

34,206

1,718

84,628

86,346

120,552

321

8,772

159

170

2,847

251

1,821

14,341

329

39,800

2,955

43,084

42,709

8

Purchase obligations
Purchase obligations are obligations under contractual agreements to
purchase  goods  or  services,  including  capital  projects.  These
obligations are enforceable and legally binding on the Company and
specify  all  significant  terms,  including  the  amount  and  the  timing  of
the payments.

These  obligations  mainly 
include:  unconditional  hydrocarbon
purchase  contracts  (except  where  an  active,  highly-liquid  market
exists and when the hydrocarbons are expected to be re-sold shortly
after  purchase),  reservation  of  transport  capacities  in  pipelines,
unconditional  exploration  works  and  development  works  in  the
Exploration  &  Production  segment,  and  contracts 
for  capital
investment projects in the Refining & Chemicals segment.

B)

Other commitments given

uarantees given for excise taxes

These  consist  of  guarantees  given  by  the  Group  to  customs
authorities  in  order  to  guarantee  the payments  of  taxes  and  excise
duties on the importation of oil and gas products, mostly in France.

Guarantees given against borrowings
The  Group  guarantees  bank  debt  and  finance  lease  obligations  of
certain  non-consolidated  subsidiaries  and  equity  affiliates.  Maturity
dates  vary,  and  guarantees  will  terminate  on  payment  and/or
cancellation of the obligation. A payment would be triggered by failure
of  the  guaranteed  party  to  fulfill  its  obligation  covered  by  the
guarantee, and no assets are held as collateral for these guarantees.
As of December 31, 2017, the maturities of these guarantees are up
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 13

As of December 31, 2017, the guarantees provided by TOTAL S.A. in
connection with the financing of the Ichthys LNG project amounted to
$8,500 million. As of December 31, 2016, the guarantees amounted
to $7,800 million.

Performance under these indemnities would generally be triggered by
a breach of terms of the contract or by a third party claim. The Group
regularly evaluates the probability of having to incur costs associated
with these indemnities.

Guarantees  given  against  borrowings  also  include  the  guarantee
given in 2017 by TOTAL S.A. in connection with the financing of the
Yamal  LNG project  for  an  amount  of  $4,038 million  by  TOTAL  S.A.
to
As  of  December 31,  2016, 
$3,147 million.

the  guarantees  amounted 

In  2017,  TOTAL  S.A.  has  confirmed  and  extended  guarantees  for
TOTAL  Refining  SAUDI  ARABIA  SAS  shareholders’  advances  for  an
amount of $1,462 million. As of December 31, 2016, the guarantees
amounted to $1,230 million.

As  of  December 31,  2017,  the  guarantee  given  in  2008  by  TOTAL
S.A.  in  connection  with  the  financing  of  the  Yemen  LNG  project
amounts to $551 million as in 2016.

Other guarantees given
Non-consolidated subsidiaries

The  Group  also  guarantees 
liabilities  of  certain
non-consolidated  subsidiaries.  Performance  under  these  guarantees
would be triggered by a financial default of the entity.

the  current 

Operating agreements

As  part  of  normal  ongoing  business  operations  and  consistent  with
generally  accepted  and  recognized  industry  practices,  the  Group
enters 
into  numerous  agreements  with  other  parties.  These
commitments  are  often  entered  into  for  commercial  purposes,  for
regulatory purposes or for other operating agreements.

Indemnities related to sales of businesses
In  the ordinary  course  of  business,  the  Group  executes  contracts
involving  standard  indemnities  for  the  oil  industry  and  indemnities
specific  to  transactions  such  as  sales  of  businesses.  These
indemnities  might  include  claims  against  any  of  the  following:
environmental,  tax  and  shareholder  matters,  intellectual  property
rights,  governmental  regulations  and  employment-related  matters,
dealer,  supplier,  and  other  commercial  contractual  relationships.

C)

Commitments received

Sales obligations
These  amounts  represent  binding  obligations  under  contractual
including  in  particular  unconditional
agreements  to  sell  goods,
hydrocarbon  sales  contracts  (except  where  an  active,  highly-liquid
market  exists  and  when  the  volumes  are  expected  to  be  re-sold
shortly after purchase).

13.2

Lease contracts

◗

ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

A  finance  lease  transfers  substantially  all  the  risks  and  rewards
incidental  to  ownership  from  the  lessor  to  the  lessee.  These
contracts are capitalized as assets at fair value or, if lower, at the
present  value  of  the  minimum  lease  payments  according  to  the
contract.  A  corresponding  financial  debt  is  recognized  as  a
the
financial 
corresponding useful life used by the Group.

liability.  These  assets  are  depreciated  over 

Leases that are not finance leases as defined above are recorded
as operating leases.

Certain  arrangements do  not  take  the  legal  form  of  a  lease  but
convey the right to use an asset or a group of assets in return for
fixed  payments.  Such  arrangements  are  accounted  for  as  leases
and  are  analyzed  to  determine  whether  they  should  be  classified
as operating leases or as finance leases.

The Group leases real estate, retail stations, ships, and other equipment (see Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

The future minimum lease payments on operating and finance leases to which the Group is committed are as follows:

For the year ended December 31, 2017
(M$)

Operating leases

Finance leases

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023 and beyond

TOTAL MINIMUM PAYMENTS

Less financial expenses

NOMINAL VALUE OF CONTRACTS

Less current portion of finance lease contracts

NON-CURRENT FINANCE LEASE LIABILITIES

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1,401

988

814

623

462

2,153

6,441

76

67

67

65

65

864

1,204

 (48)

1,156

 (39)

1,117

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Note 13

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

For the year ended December 31, 2016
(M$)

Operating leases

Finance leases

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022 and beyond

TOTAL MINIMUM PAYMENTS

Less financial expenses

NOMINAL VALUE OF CONTRACTS

Less current portion of finance lease contracts

NON-CURRENT FINANCE LEASE LIABILITIES

1,582

1,054

777

687

435

1,943

6,478

24

26

44

27

25

247

393

 (74)

319

 (8)

311

For the year ended December 31, 2015
(M$)

Operating leases

Finance leases

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021 and beyond

TOTAL MINIMUM PAYMENTS

Less financial expenses

NOMINAL VALUE OF CONTRACTS

Less current portion of finance lease contracts

NON-CURRENT FINANCE LEASE LIABILITIES

1,430

1,049

784

550

442

1,718

5,973

57

23

23

23

23

242

391

 (55)

336

 (41)

295

Net rental expense incurred under operating leases for the year ended December 31, 2017 is $1,467 million (against $1,629 million in 2016 and
$1,282 million in 2015).

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NOTE 14

Financial assets and liabilities analysis per instrument class 
and strategy

The financial assets and liabilities disclosed in the balance sheet are detailed as follows:

As of December 31, 2017
(M$)

Financial instruments related to financing and operational activities

Available for
sale(a)

Held for
trading

Financial
debt(b)

Cash flow
hedge

Net investment
hedge and other

-

1,727

-

50

-

-

-

-

-

-

73

-

-

1,977

251

-

-

-

11,870

1,777

2,301

Amortized
cost

ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)

Equity affiliates: loans

5,135

Other investments

Non-current financial 
assets

Other non-current 
assets

Accounts receivable, 
net(c)
Other operating 
receivables

-

-

3,765

-

-

Current financial assets

2,970

Cash and cash 
equivalents

TOTAL FINANCIAL 
ASSETS

TOTAL 
NON-FINANCIAL 
ASSETS

TOTAL ASSETS

-

-

-

Non-current financial 
debt
Accounts payable(c)
Other operating liabilities

(18,470)

-

-

Current borrowings

(6,925)

Other current financial 
liabilities

TOTAL FINANCIAL 
LIABILITIES

TOTAL 
NON-FINANCIAL 
LIABILITIES

TOTAL LIABILITIES

-

(25,395)

-

-

Fair value

Hedging of
Financial
Debt

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

337

269

-

-

-

172

-

509

-

-

-

-

12

-

-

281

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(20)

(21,768)

(951)

(131)

-

(1,794)

-

-

-

(4,171)

-

-

-

(88)

-

(157)

-

-

-

-

(1,902)

(25,939)

(1,108)

(131)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other 
financial 
instruments 

Amortized
cost

Total

Fair value

-

-

-

-

5,135

1,727

5,135

1,727

679

679

3,815

3,815

14,893

14,893

14,893

7,347

-

9,336

3,393

9,336

3,393

33,185

33,185

33,185

55,425

72,163

72,163

-

-

-

170,468

242,631

(41,340)

(26,479)

(26,479)

(8,341)

(10,135)

(11,096)

-

-

(42,886)

(26,479)

(10,135)

(11,095)

(245)

(245)

-

-

(34,820)

(89,295)

(90,840)

-

(153,336)

- (242,631)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(a)

(b)
(c)

Financial assets available for sale are measured at their fair value except for unlisted securities and listed securities on non active markets (see Note 8 to the Consolidated 
Financial Statements).
The financial debt is adjusted to the hedged risks value (currency and interest rate) as part of hedge accounting (see Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
The impact of offsetting on accounts receivable, net is $(3,471) million and $3,471 million on accounts payable.

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Note 14

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Available
for sale(a)

Held for
trading

Financial
debt(b)

Fair value

Hedging of
Financial
Debt

Cash flow
hedge

Net investment
hedge and other

As of December 31, 2016
(M$)

Financial instruments related to financing and operational activities

Amortized
cost

ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)

Equity affiliates: loans

4,718

Other investments

Non-current financial 
assets

Other non-current 
assets

Accounts receivable, 
net(c)
Other operating 
receivables

-

-

4,051

-

-

Current financial assets

4,413

Cash and cash 
equivalents

TOTAL FINANCIAL 
ASSETS

TOTAL 
NON-FINANCIAL 
ASSETS

TOTAL ASSETS

Non-current financial 
debt
Accounts payable(c)
Other operating 
liabilities

-

-

-

(11,188)

-

-

Current borrowings

(9,700)

Other current financial 
liabilities

TOTAL FINANCIAL 
LIABILITIES

TOTAL 
NON-FINANCIAL 
LIABILITIES

TOTAL LIABILITIES

-

(20,888)

-

-

-

1,133

-

66

-

-

-

-

-

-

63

-

-

2,425

94

-

13,182

1,199

2,582

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

716

129

-

-

-

41

-

757

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

-

-

133

-

-

(644)

-

(107)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(5)

-

(2,001)

(28,223)

(3,007)

-

(4,220)

(115)

-

(212)

(2,121)

(32,443)

(3,219)

(751)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other 
financial 
instruments 

Amortized
cost

Total 

Fair value 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4,718

1,133

4,718

1,133

908

908

4,117

4,117

12,213

12,213

12,213

7,789

10,218

-

4,548

10,218

4,548

24,597

24,597

24,597

44,599

62,452

62,452

-

-

-

168,526

230,978

(43,067)

(23,227)

(23,227)

-

-

(44,168)

(23,227)

(7,508)

(9,616)

(9,616)

-

-

(13,920)

(13,920)

(327)

(327)

(30,735)

(90,157)

(91,258)

- (140,821)

- (230,978)

-

-

8

(a)

(b)
(c)

Financial assets available for sale are measured at their fair value except for unlisted securities and listed securities on non active markets (see Note 8 to the Consolidated 
Financial Statements).
The financial debt is adjusted to the hedged risks value (currency and interest rate) as part of hedge accounting (see Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
The impact of offsetting on accounts receivable, net is $(1,828) million and $1,828 million on accounts payable.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 14

As of December 31, 2015
(M$)

Financial instruments related to financing and operational activities

Amortized
cost

ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)

Equity affiliates: loans

4,378

Other investments

Non-current financial 
assets

Other non-current 
assets

Accounts receivable, 
net(c)
Other operating 
receivables

-

-

4,298

-

-

Current financial assets

5,858

Cash and cash 
equivalents

TOTAL FINANCIAL 
ASSETS

TOTAL 
NON-FINANCIAL 
ASSETS

TOTAL ASSETS

Non-current financial 
debt
Accounts payable(c)
Other operating liabilities

-

-

-

(7,810)

-

-

Current borrowings

(8,230)

Other current financial 
liabilities

TOTAL FINANCIAL 
LIABILITIES

TOTAL
NON-FINANCIAL 
LIABILITIES

TOTAL LIABILITIES

-

(16,040)

-

-

Available
for sale(a)

Held for
trading

Financial
debt(b)

Fair value

Hedging of
Financial
Debt

Cash flow
hedge

Net investment
hedge and other

-

1,241

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,379

112

-

14,534

1,241

3,491

-

-

-

-

1,075

144

-

-

-

220

-

-

-

9

-

-

1,295

153

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1,609)

(33,762)

(2,891)

-

(4,258)

(44)

-

(127)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1)

-

(103)

-

-

(1,653)

(38,020)

(3,018)

(104)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other
financial
instruments

Amortized
cost

Total

Fair value

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4,378

1,241

4,378

1,241

1,219

1,219

4,298

4,298

10,629

10,629

10,629

7,521

10,909

-

6,190

10,909

6,190

23,269

23,269

23,269

41,419

62,133

62,133

-

162,351

- 224,484

-

-

-

(44,464)

(20,928)

(20,928)

(8,202)

(9,914)

(45,294)

(20,928)

(9,914)

-

-

(12,488)

(12,488)

(171)

(171)

(29,130)

(87,965)

(88,795)

- (136,519)

- (224,484)

-

-

(a)

(b)
(c)

Financial assets available for sale are measured at their fair value except for unlisted securities and listed securities on non active markets (see Note 8 to the Consolidated 
Financial Statements).
The financial debt is adjusted to the hedged risks value (currency and interest rate) as part of hedge accounting (see Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
The impact of offsetting on accounts receivable, net is $(1,044) million and $1,044 million on accounts payable.

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Note 15

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

NON-CURRENT FINANCIAL DEBT AND RELATED FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

1,310

NOTE 15

Financial structure and financial costs

15.1
A)

Financial debt and related financial instruments

Non-current financial debt and related financial instruments

As of December 31, 2017
(M$)
(ASSETS)/ LIABILITIES

Non-current financial debt

of which hedging instruments of non-current financial debt (liabilities)

Non-current financial assets

of which hedging instruments of non-current financial debt (assets)

Bonds after fair value hedge

Fixed rate bonds and bonds after cash flow hedge

Other floating rate debt

Other fixed rate debt

Financial lease obligations

Non-current instruments held for trading

NON-CURRENT FINANCIAL DEBT AND RELATED FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

As of December 31, 2016
(M$)
(ASSETS)/ LIABILITIES

Non-current financial debt

of which hedging instruments of non-current financial debt (liabilities)

Non-current financial assets

of which hedging instruments of non-current financial debt (assets)

NON-CURRENT FINANCIAL DEBT AND RELATED FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Bonds after fair value hedge

Fixed rate bonds and bonds after cash flow hedge

Other floating rate debt

Other fixed rate debt

Financial lease obligations

Non-current instruments held for trading

NON-CURRENT FINANCIAL DEBT AND RELATED FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

As of December 31, 2015
(M$)
(ASSETS)/ LIABILITIES

Non-current financial debt

of which hedging instruments of non-current financial debt (liabilities)

Non-current financial assets

of which hedging instruments of non-current financial debt (assets)

NON-CURRENT FINANCIAL DEBT AND RELATED FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Bonds after fair value hedge

Fixed rate bonds and bonds after cash flow hedge

Other floating rate debt

Other fixed rate debt

Financial lease obligations

Non-current instruments held for trading

NON-CURRENT FINANCIAL DEBT AND RELATED FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Secured

Unsecured

39,351

40,661

Secured

Unsecured

1,310

-

-

-

-

-

70

123

1,117

-

1,310

572

-

-

-

572

-

-

76

185

311

-

572

655

-

-

-

655

-

-

34

326

295

-

655

40,030

1,082

(679)

(606)

39,351

20,620

16,469

1,692

623

-

(53)

42,495

3,651

(908)

(845)

41,587

29,147

10,315

1,291

892

-

(58)

43,809

2,891

(1,219)

(1,219)

42,590

34,435

6,494

1,110

551

-

-

Total

41,340

1,082

(679)

(606)

40,661

20,620

16,469

1,762

746

1,117

(53)

Total

44,464

2,891

(1,219)

(1,219)

43,245

34,435

6,494

1,144

877

295

-

Total

43,067

3,651

(908)

(845)

42,159

29,147

10,315

1,367

1,077

311

(58)

8

42,590

43,245

41,587

42,159

Secured

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The fair value of bonds, as of December 31, 2017, after taking into account currency and interest rates swaps, is detailed as follows:

Bonds after fair value hedge 
and variable rate bonds
(M$)

Currency
of
issuance

Fair value after
hedging as of
December 31,  2017

Fair value after
hedging as of
December 31, 2016

Fair value after
hedging as of
December 31, 2015

Range
of current
maturities

Range of initial current rate
before hedging
instruments

USD

USD

CHF

NZD

AUD

EUR

EUR

CAD

GBP

GBP

NOK

HKD

SEK

Bond

Bond

Bond

Bond

Bond

Bond

Bond

Bond

Bond

Bond

Bond

Bond

Bond

Current portion (less than one 
year)

Total Principal Financing 
Entities(a)
TOTAL S.A.(b)
Other consolidated subsidiaries

TOTAL BONDS AFTER FAIR 
VALUE HEDGE

7,266

1,385

391

252

850

8,266

1,639

188

1,855

470

103

212

(4,156)

18,721

1,201

698

20,620

11,036

1,385

1,441

251

1,211

10,958

1,638

289

2,215

469

355

392

(4,391)

27,249

1,200

698

29,147

13,754

2018-2024

1.450%-3.750%

2,385

2018-2020

1,910

2018

251

2019-2020

1,360

2018-2025

11,365

2019-2044

1,638

2020

289

2018-2020

2,225

2018-2022

2019

2018

USLIBOR 3 mois +0.03%
USLIBOR 3 mois +0.75%

3.135%

4.750%-5.000%

3.750%-4.250%

0.250%-4.875%

EURIBOR 3 mois +0.30%
EURIBOR 3 mois +0.31%

2.125%-2.375%

2.250%-3.875%

GBLIB3M+0.30%

2.500%

2019-2025

2.920%-4.180%

2022

0.500%

469

566

394

95

(4,164)

32,537

1,200

698

34,435

Bonds after cash flow hedge 
and fixed rate bonds
(M$)

Currency
of
issuance

Fair value after
hedging as of
December 31, 2017

Fair value after
hedging as of
December 31, 2016

Fair value after
hedging as of
December 31, 2015

Range of
current
maturities

Range of initial current
rate before hedging
instruments

EUR

USD

CNY

HKD

CHF

GBP

Bond

Bond

Bond

Bond

Bond

Bond

Current portion (less than one 
year)

Total Principal Financing 
Entities(a)
Other consolidated subsidiaries

TOTAL BONDS AFTER CASH 
FLOW HEDGE AND FIXED 
RATE BONDS

9,337

5,000

164

188

1,037

324

(164)

15,886

583

5,248

4,250

153

2,077

3,750

164

2019-2029

2020-2024

2018

2026

0.750%-5.125%

2.750%-4.450%

3.750%

3.090%

2024-2027

0.510%-1.010%

2024

1.250%

9,651

664

5,991

503

16,469

10,315

6,494

(a)

(b)

All debt securities issued through the following subsidiaries are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by TOTAL S.A. as to payment of principal, premium, if any, interest and 
any other amounts due:
- TOTAL CAPITAL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TOTAL S.A.. It acts as a financing vehicle for the Group.
- TOTAL CAPITAL CANADA Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TOTAL S.A.. It acts as a financing vehicle for the activities of the Group in Canada.
- TOTAL CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TOTAL S.A.. It acts as a financing vehicle for the Group.
Debt financing of $1.2 billion through a structure combining the issue of cash-settled convertible bonds with the purchase of cash-settled call options to hedge TOTAL’s 
exposure to the exercise of the conversion rights under the bonds.

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Note 15

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Loan repayment schedule (excluding current portion)

As of December 31, 2017
(M$)

Non-current
financial debt

of which hedging
instruments of
non-current
financial debt
(liabilities)

of which hedging
instruments of
non-current
financial debt
(assets)

Non-current financial
debt and related
financial
instruments

Non-current
financial assets

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023 and beyond

TOTAL 

6,005

5,119

3,810

5,026

21,380

41,340

164

222

96

165

435
1,082

(75)

(2)

(15)

(67)

(520)

(679)

(68)

-

-

(67)

(471)
(606)

As of December 31, 2016
(M$)

Non-current
financial debt

of which hedging
instruments of
non-current
financial debt
(liabilities)

of which hedging
instruments of
non-current
financial debt
(assets)

Non-current financial
debt and related
financial instruments

Non-current
financial assets

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022 and beyond

TOTAL

4,572

5,812

4,956

3,609

24,118

43,067

249

327

564

237

2,274
3,651

(252)

(110)

(4)

(31)

(511)

(908)

(235)

(104)

-

(7)

(499)
(845)

As of December 31, 2015
(M$)

Non-current
financial debt

of which hedging
instruments of
non-current
financial debt
(liabilities)

of which hedging
instruments of
non-current
financial debt
(assets)

Non-current financial
debt and related
financial instruments

Non-current
financial assets

40,661

100%

5,930

5,117

3,795

4,959

20,860

4,320

5,702

4,952

3,578

23,607

%

15%

13%

9%

12%

51%

%

10%

14%

12%

8%

56%

42,159

100%

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021 and beyond

TOTAL

4,729

4,803

5,716

4,965

24,251

44,464

213

218

124

434

1,902
2,891

(127)

(383)

(174)

-

(535)

(1,219)

(127)

(383)

(174)

-

(535)
(1,219)

Analysis by currency and interest rate
These analyses take into account interest rate and foreign currency swaps to hedge non-current financial debt.

4,602

4,420

5,542

4,965

23,716

%

11%

10%

13%

11%

55%

8

43,245

100%

As of December 31,
(M$)

U.S. Dollar

Euro 

Norwegian krone

Other currencies

TOTAL

As of December 31,
(M$)

Fixed rate

Floating rate

TOTAL

2017

38,703

724

975

259

%

95%

2%

2%

1%

2016

39,963

977

928

291

%

95%

2%

2%

1%

2015

40,337

1,681

907

320

%

93%

4%

2%

1%

40,661

100%

42,159

100%

43,245

100%

2017

18,332

22,329

40,661

%

45%

55%

100%

2016

11,703

30,456

42,159

%

28%

72%

100%

2015

7,666

35,579

43,245

%

18%

82%

100%

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 15

B)

Current financial assets and liabilities

Current borrowings consist mainly of commercial paper or treasury bills or drawings on bank loans. These instruments bear interest at rates that
are close to market rates.

As of December 31, 
(M$)
(ASSETS)/ LIABILITIES

Current financial debt(a)

Current portion of non-current financial debt

CURRENT BORROWINGS (Note 14)

Current portion of hedging instruments of debt (liabilities)

Other current financial instruments (liabilities)

OTHER CURRENT FINANCIAL LIABILITIES (Note 14)

Current deposits beyond three months

Current portion of hedging instruments of debt (assets)

Other current financial instruments (assets)

CURRENT FINANCIAL ASSETS (Note 14)

2017

6,396

4,700

11,096

157

88

245

(2,970)

(172)

(251)

(3,393)

2016

9,469

4,451

13,920

212

115

327

(4,413)

(41)

(94)

(4,548)

2015

7,836

4,652

12,488

127

44

171

(5,858)

(220)

(112)

(6,190)

CURRENT BORROWINGS AND RELATED FINANCIAL ASSETS 
AND LIABILITIES, NET

7,948

9,699

6,469

(a)

As of December 31, 2017, December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the current financial debt includes a commercial paper program in Total Capital Canada Ltd.. 
Total Capital Canada Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TOTAL S.A. It acts as a financing vehicle for the activities of the Group in Canada. Its debt securities are fully 
and unconditionally guaranteed by TOTAL S.A. as to payment of principal, premium, if any, interest and any other amounts due.

C)

Cash flow from (used in) financing activities

The variations of financial debt are detailed as follows:

As of
January 1,
2017 

Cash
changes

Change in scope,
including IFRS 5
reclassification

Foreign
currency

Changes in
fair value

Reclassification
Non-current/
Current

As of December 31,
2017

Other

Non-cash changes

(M$)

Non-current financial 
instruments – assets(a)
Non-current financial debt

NON-CURRENT 
FINANCIAL DEBT AND 
RELATED FINANCIAL 
INSTRUMENTS

Current financial instruments 
– assets(a)
Current borrowings

Current financial instruments 
– liabilities(a)

CURRENT FINANCIAL 
DEBT AND RELATED 
FINANCIAL 
INSTRUMENTS

Financial debt classified as 
held for sale

(908)

43,067

-

2,277

42,159

2,277

(135)

13,920

-

(7,175)

327

-

14,112

(7,175)

21

-

-

2

2

-

(50)

-

(50)

(21)

(69)

(62)

203

291

(451)

-

(4,713)

-

955

141

(160)

(4,713)

955

(34)

(585)

18

(254)

290

(100)

-

4,713

-

(601)

(64)

4,713

-

-

(460)

(224)

-

-

-

(17)

-

(17)

-

938

FINANCIAL DEBT

56,292

(4,898)

(a)

Fair value or cash flow hedge instruments and other non-hedge debt-related derivative instruments.

Monetary changes in non-current financial debt are detailed as follows:

For the year ended December 31,
(M$)

Issuance of non-current debt

Repayment of non-current debt

NET AMOUNT

2017

2,959

(682)

2,277

2016

4,096

(520)

3,576

306

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(679)

41,340

40,661

(423)

11,096

245

10,918

-

51,579

2015

4,468

(302)

4,166

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Note 15

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

D)

Cash and cash equivalents

◗

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Cash  and  cash  equivalents  are  comprised  of  cash  on  hand  and
highly liquid short-term investments that are easily convertible into
known  amounts  of  cash  and  are  subject  to  insignificant  risks  of
changes in value.

Cash and cash equivalents are detailed as follows:

For the year ended December 31, 
(M$)

Cash

Cash equivalents

TOTAL

Investments with maturity greater than three months and less than
twelve months are shown under “Current financial assets”.

Changes  in  current  financial  assets  and  liabilities  are  included in
the  financing  activities  section  of  the  Consolidated  Statement  of
Cash Flows.

2017

13,427

19,758

33,185

2016

12,129

12,468

24,597

2015

12,291

10,978

23,269

Cash equivalents are mainly composed of deposits less than three months deposited in government institutions or deposit banks selected in
accordance with strict criteria.

As of December 31, 2017, the cash and cash equivalents include $1,487 million subject to restrictions particularly due to a regulatory framework
or due to the fact they are owned by affiliates located in countries with exchange controls.

E)

Net-debt-to-equity ratio

For  its  internal  and  external  communication  needs,  the  Group  calculates  a  debt  ratio  by  dividing  its  net  financial  debt  by  equity.  Adjusted
shareholders’  equity  for  the  year  ended  December 31,  2017  is  calculated  after  payment  of  a  2017  dividend  of  €2.48  per  share,  subject  to
approval by the Shareholders’ Meeting on June 1, 2018.

The net-debt-to-equity ratio is calculated as follows:

As of December 31, 
(M$)
(ASSETS)/LIABILITIES

Current borrowings

Other current financial liabilities

Current financial assets

Net financial assets and liabilities held for sale or exchange

Non-current financial debt

Non-current financial assets

Cash and cash equivalents

NET FINANCIAL DEBT

Shareholders’ equity – Group share

Distribution of the income based on existing shares at the closing date

Non-controlling interests

ADJUSTED SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

NET-DEBT-TO-EQUITY RATIO

2017

11,096

245

(3,393)

-

41,340

(679)

(33,185)

15,424

111,556

(1,874)

2,481

112,163

13.8%

2016

13,920

327

(4,548)

(140)

43,067

(908)

(24,597)

27,121

98,680

(1,581)

2,894

99,993

27.1%

8

2015

12,488

171

(6,190)

141

44,464

(1,219)

(23,269)

26,586

92,494

(1,545)

2,915

93,864

28.3%

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 15

15.2

Fair value of financial instruments (excluding commodity contracts)

◗

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(cid:142)

2)  Cash  flow  hedge  when  the  Group  implements  a  strategy  of
fixing interest rate on the external debt. Changes in fair value are
recorded in Other comprehensive Income for the effective portion
of the hedging and in the statement of income for the ineffective
portion  of  the  hedging.  Amounts  recorded  in  equity  are
transferred 
the  hedged
transaction affects profit or loss.

income  statement  when 

the 

to 

The  fair value  of  those  hedging  instruments  of  long-term
financing  is  included  in  assets  under  “Non-current  financial
assets”  or  in  liabilities  under  “Non-current financial  debt”  for  the
non-current  portion.  The  current  portion  (less  than  one  year)  is
accounted  for  in  “Current  financial  assets”  or  “Other  current
financial liabilities”.

If  the  hedging  instrument  expires,  is  sold  or  terminated  by
anticipation, gains or losses previously recognized in equity remain
in equity. Amounts are recycled to the income statement only when
the hedged transaction affects profit or loss.

Foreign subsidiaries’ equity hedge

Certain  financial  instruments  hedge  against  risks  related  to  the
equity of foreign subsidiaries whose functional currency is not the
euro  (mainly  the  dollar). These instruments  qualify  as  “net
investment  hedges”  and  changes  in  fair  value  are  recorded  in
other  comprehensive  income  for  the  effective  portion  of  the
hedging and in the statement of income for the ineffective portion
of the hedging. Gains or losses on hedging instruments previously
recorded  in  equity,  are  reclassified  to  the  statement  of  income  in
the  same  period  as  the  total  or  partial  disposal  of  the  foreign
activity.

The  fair  value  of  these  instruments  is recorded  under  “Current
financial assets” or “Other current financial liabilities”.

Commitments  to  purchase  shares  held  by  non-controlling
interests (put options written on minority interests)

Put  options  granted  to  non-controlling-interest  shareholders  are
initially recognized as financial liabilities at the present value of the
exercise  price  of  the  options  with  a  corresponding  reduction  in
shareholders’  equity.  The 
is  subsequently
measured at fair value at each balance sheet date in accordance
with  contractual  clauses  and  any  variation  is  recorded  in  the
statement of income (cost of debt).

financial 

liability 

recognized 

The Group uses derivative instruments to manage its exposure to
risks  of  changes  in  interest  rates,  foreign  exchange  rates  and
commodity prices. Changes in fair value of derivative instruments
are 
in  other
the  statement  of 
comprehensive income and are recognized in the balance sheet in
the accounts corresponding to their nature, according to the risk
management  strategy.  The  derivative  instruments  used  by  the
Group are the following:

income  or 

in 

Cash management

Financial  instruments  used  for  cash  management  purposes  are
part of a hedging strategy of currency and interest rate risks within
global limits set by the Group and are considered to be used for
fair  value  are
transactions 
systematically  recorded  in  the  statement  of  income.  The  balance
sheet  value  of  those  instruments  is  included  in  “Current  financial
assets” or “Other current financial liabilities”.

trading).  Changes 

(held 

for 

in 

Long-term financing

When  an  external  long-term  financing  is  set  up,  specifically  to
finance  subsidiaries,  and  when  this  financing  involves  currency
and interest rate derivatives, these instruments are qualified as:

(cid:142)

1) Fair value hedge of the interest rate risk on the external debt
and of the currency risk of the loans to subsidiaries. Changes in
fair value of derivatives are recognized in the statement of income
as  are  changes  in  fair  value  of  underlying  financial  debts  and
loans to subsidiaries.

The  fair  value  of  those  hedging  instruments  of  long-term
financing  is  included  in  assets  under  “Non-current  financial
assets”  or  in  liabilities  under  “Non-current  financial  debt”  for  the
non-current  portion.  The  current  portion  (less  than  one  year)  is
accounted  for  in  “Current  financial  assets”  or  “Other  current
financial liabilities”.

In  case  of  the  anticipated  termination  of  derivative  instruments
accounted for as fair value hedges, the amount paid or received
is recognized in the statement of income and:

–

–

If this termination is due to an early cancellation of the hedged
items,  the  adjustment  previously  recorded  as  revaluation  of
those  hedged  items  is  also  recognized  in  the  statement  of
income,

If the hedged items remain in the balance sheet, the adjustment
previously  recorded  as  a  revaluation  of  those  hedged  items  is
spread over the remaining life of those items;

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Note 15

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

A)

Impact on the statement of income per nature of financial instruments

Assets and liabilities from financing activities
The  impact  on  the statement  of  income  of  financing  assets  and
liabilities mainly includes:

(cid:142)

Financial  income,  financial  expense  and  fair  value  of  derivative
instruments  used  for  cash  management  purposes  classified  as
“Assets and liabilities held for trading”.

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

Financial  income  on  cash,  cash  equivalents,  and  current  financial
assets  (notably  current  deposits  beyond  three  months)  classified
as “Loans and receivables”;

Financial  expense  of  long  term  subsidiaries  financing,  associated
hedging  instruments  (excluding  ineffective  portion  of  the  hedge
detailed  below)  and  financial  expense  of  short  term  financing
classified  as 
liabilities  and  associated  hedging
instruments”;

“Financing 

(cid:142)

Ineffective portion of bond hedging; and

Financial derivative instruments used for cash management purposes
(interest  rate  and  foreign  exchange) are  considered  to  be  held  for
trading. Based on practical documentation issues, the Group did not
elect  to  set  up  hedge  accounting  for  such  instruments.  The  impact
on  income  of  the  derivatives  is  offset  by  the  impact  of  loans  and
current  liabilities  they  are  related  to.  Therefore  these  transactions
taken  as  a  whole  do  not  have  a  significant  impact  on  the
Consolidated Financial Statements.

For the year ended December 31,
(M$)

Loans and receivables

Financing liabilities and associated hedging instruments

Fair value hedge (ineffective portion)

Assets and liabilities held for trading

IMPACT ON THE COST OF NET DEBT

B)

Impact of the hedging strategies

2017

53

(1,395)

(1)

(191)

(1,534)

2016

82

(1,111)

3

(78)

(1,104)

2015

121

(965)

(1)

(28)

(873)

Fair value hedge
The  impact  on  the  Statement  of  Income  of  the  bond  hedging  instruments  which  is  recorded  in  the  item  “Financial  interest  on  debt”  in  the
Consolidated Statement of Income is detailed as follows:

For the year ended December 31,
(M$)

Revaluation at market value of bonds

Swap hedging of bonds

INEFFECTIVE PORTION OF THE FAIR VALUE HEDGE

2017

(2,519)

2,518

(1)

2016

693

(690)

3

2015

2,133

(2,134)

(1)

The ineffective portion is not representative of the Group’s performance considering the Group’s objective to hold swaps to maturity. The current
portion of the swaps valuation is not subject to active management.

Net investment hedge
These instruments are recorded directly in other comprehensive income under “Currency translation adjustments”. The variations of the period
are detailed in the table below:

8

For the year ended December 31, 
(M$)

2017

2016

2015

As of January 1,

Variations

Disposals

(658)

(674)

(511)

(104)

16

(163)

-

-

-

As of
December 31

(762)

(658)

(674)

As of December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 the Group had no open forward contracts under these hedging instruments.

Cash flow hedge
The impact on the Statement of Income and Other Comprehensive Income of the hedging instruments qualified as cash flow hedges is detailed
as follows:

For the year ended December 31,
(M$)

Profit (Loss) recorded in equity during the period

Recycled amount from equity to the income statement during the period

2017

253

266

2016

308

(52)

2015

(185)

(205)

As of December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, the ineffective portion of these financial instruments is nil.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 15

C)

Maturity of derivative instruments

The maturity of the notional amounts of derivative instruments, excluding the commodity contracts, is detailed in the following table:

For the year ended December 31, 2017
(M$)

Fair value hedge

Swaps hedging bonds (assets)

Swaps hedging bonds (liabilities)

TOTAL SWAPS HEDGING BONDS

Cash flow hedge

Swaps hedging bonds (assets)

Swaps hedging bonds (liabilities)

TOTAL SWAPS HEDGINGS BONDS

Forward exchange contracts related to operational activites 
(assets)

Forward exchange contracts related to operational activites 
(liabilities)

TOTAL FORWARD EXCHANGE CONTRACTS RELATED 
TO OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Held for trading

Other interest rate swaps (assets)

Other interest rate swaps (liabilities)

TOTAL OTHER INTEREST RATE SWAPS

Currency swaps and forward exchange contracts (assets)

Currency swaps and forward exchange contracts (liabilities)

TOTAL CURRENCY SWAPS AND FORWARD EXCHANGE 
CONTRACTS

Notional value schedule

Fair 
value

Notional
value 2018

Fair 
value

2019
and
after

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023
 and
after

172

(157)

15

2,391

1,840

4,231

337

(951)

(614)

5,075

14,669

19,744

3,247

3,346

1,945

4,336

6,870

269

(131)

9,466

11,288

138

20,754

969

-

-

-

-

2

-

2

32

(17)

15

219

(71)

-

-

-

55

-

55

36,775

13,905

50,680

15,132

6,048

-

-

-

64

(3)

61

9

(17)

28

-

28

2,300

370

2,670

175

229

-

-

-

19,785

-

-

24

4

41

50

1,000

-

1,579

Notional amounts set the levels of commitment and are indicative nor of a contingent gain or loss neither of a related debt.

148

21,180

(8)

404

222

128

46

7

1

For the year ended December 31, 2016
(M$)

Fair value hedge

Swaps hedging bonds (assets)

Swaps hedging bonds (liabilities)

TOTAL SWAPS HEDGING FIXED-RATES BONDS

Cash flow hedge

Swaps hedging bonds (assets)

Swaps hedging bonds (liabilities)

TOTAL SWAPS HEDGING BONDS

Forward exchange contracts related to operational activites 
(assets)

Forward exchange contracts related to operational activites 
(liabilities)

TOTAL FORWARD EXCHANGE CONTRACTS RELATED 
TO OPERATIONAL ACTIVITES

Held for trading

Other interest rate swaps (assets)

Other interest rate swaps (liabilities)

TOTAL OTHER INTEREST RATE SWAPS

Currency swaps and forward exchange contracts (assets)

41

(212)

(171)

-

-

-

3

(26)

(23)

7

(5)

2

87

Notional value schedule

Fair
value

Notional
value 2017

Fair
value

2018
and
after

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022
 and
 after

2,213

2,175

716

7,618

(3,007)

20,549

4,388 (2,291)

28,167

4,097

3,172

3,346

1,945

15,607

-

-

-

129

(644)

(515)

3,457

5,679

9,136

-

969

30

296

1

(5)

326

(4)

16,582

24,642

41,224

6,714

3,803

35

(4)

31

28

(1)

27

13

80

93

1,859

603

93

2,462

1,291

578

6

-

-

-

-

-

8,167

-

-

-

1,000

171

Currency swaps and forward exchange contracts (liabilities)

(110)

TOTAL CURRENCY SWAPS AND FORWARD EXCHANGE 
CONTRACTS

(23)

10,517

584

322

137

80

43

2

Notional amounts set the levels of commitment and are indicative nor of a contingent gain or loss neither of a related debt.

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Note 15

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Notional value schedule

Notional
value
2016

Fair
value

Fair
value

2017
 and
after

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021
 and
 after

220

(127)

93

-

-

-

9

(61)

(52)

7

(9)

(2)

82

(35)

2,709

1,075

579

(2,891)

11,701

21,835

3,288 (1,816)

33,536

4,410

4,129

3,190

3,346

18,461

-

-

-

144

(1)

143

2,221

36

2,257

-

-

969

-

1,288

145

-

497

(42)

642

(42)

17,220

26,914

44,134

5,476

3,970

47

9,446

1

-

1

22

-

22

-

376

376

90

59

149

627

33

296

80

82

67

-

-

-

-

-

-

660

290

226

58

41

45

For the year ended December 31, 2015
(M$)

Fair value hedge

Swaps hedging bonds (assets)

Swaps hedging bonds (liabilities)

TOTAL SWAPS HEDGING BONDS

Cash flow hedge

Swaps hedging bonds (assets)

Swaps hedging bonds (liabilities)

TOTAL SWAPS HEDGING BONDS

Forward exchange contracts related to operational activites 
(assets)

Forward exchange contracts related to operational activites 
(liabilities)

TOTAL FORWARD EXCHANGE CONTRACTS RELATED 
TO OPERATIONAL ACTIVITES

Held for trading

Other interest rate swaps (assets)

Other interest rate swaps (liabilities)

TOTAL OTHER INTEREST RATE SWAPS

Currency swaps and forward exchange contracts (assets)

Currency swaps and forward exchange contracts (liabilities)

TOTAL CURRENCY SWAPS AND FORWARD EXCHANGE 
CONTRACTS

Notional amounts set the levels of commitment and are indicative nor of a contingent gain or loss neither of a related debt.

D)

Fair value hierarchy

◗

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Fair  values  are  estimated  for  the  majority  of  the  Group’s  financial
instruments, with the exception of publicly traded equity securities
and marketable securities for which the market price is used.

The methods used are as follows:

(cid:142)

Financial debts, swaps

Estimations  of  fair  value,  which  are  based  on  principles  such  as
discounting future cash flows to present value, must be weighted
by the fact that the value of a financial instrument at a given time
may be influenced by the market environment (liquidity especially),
and  also  the  fact  that  subsequent  changes  in  interest  rates  and
exchange rates are not taken into account.

As a consequence, the use of different estimates, methodologies
and assumptions could have a material effect on the estimated fair
value amounts.

The  market  value  of  swaps  and  of  bonds  that  are  hedged  by
those  swaps  has  been  determined  on  an  individual  basis  by
discounting  future  cash  flows  with  the  zero  coupon  interest  rate
curves existing at year-end.

8

(cid:142)

Other financial instruments

The fair value of the interest rate swaps and of FRA’s (Forward
Rate Agreements) are calculated by discounting future cash flows
on the basis of zero coupon interest rate curves existing at
year-end  after  adjustment  for  interest  accrued  but  unpaid.
Forward exchange contracts and currency swaps are valued on
the basis of a comparison of the negotiated forward rates with the
rates in effect on the financial markets at year-end for similar
maturities.

Exchange  options  are  valued  based  on  the  Garman-Kohlhagen
model including market quotations at year-end.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 15

The fair value hierarchy for financial instruments, excluding commodity contracts, is as follows:

As of December 31, 2017
(M$)

Fair value hedge instruments

Cash flow hedge instruments

Assets and liabilities held for trading

Assets available for sale

TOTAL

As of December 31, 2016
(M$)

Fair value hedge instruments

Cash flow hedge instruments

Assets and liabilities held for trading

Assets available for sale

TOTAL

As of December 31, 2015
(M$)

Fair value hedge instruments

Cash flow hedge instruments

Assets and liabilities held for trading

Assets available for sale

TOTAL

Quoted prices in
active markets for
identical assets
(level 1)

Prices based on
observable data
(level 2)

Prices based on
non observable
data (level 3)

-

-

-

100

100

(599)

140

216

-

(243)

-

-

-

-

-

Quoted prices in
active markets for
identical assets
(level 1)

Prices based on
observable data
(level 2)

Prices based on
non observable
data (level 3)

-

-

-

120

120

(2,462)

(542)

37

-

(2,967)

-

-

-

-

-

Quoted prices in
active markets for
identical assets
(level 1)

Prices based on
observable data
(level 2)

Prices based on
non observable
data (level 3)

-

-

-

59

59

(1,723)

49

68

-

(1,606)

-

-

-

-

-

Total

(599)

140

216

100

(143)

Total

(2,462)

(542)

37

120

(2,847)

Total

(1,723)

49

68

59

(1,547)

Financial risks management

15.3
Financial markets related risks
As  part  of  its financing  and  cash  management  activities,  the  Group
uses  derivative  instruments  to  manage  its  exposure  to  changes  in
interest  rates  and  foreign  exchange  rates.  These  instruments  are
mainly  interest  rate  and  currency  swaps.  The  Group  may  also
occasionally use futures contracts and options. These operations and
their accounting treatment are detailed in Notes 14, 15.1 and 15.2 to
the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Risks relative to cash management operations and to interest rate and
foreign exchange financial instruments are managed according to rules
set  by  the  Group’s  senior  management,  which  provide  for  regular
pooling of available cash balances, open positions and management of
the financial instruments by the Treasury Department. Excess cash of
the  Group  is  deposited  mainly  in  government  institutions,  deposit
banks,  or  major  companies  through  deposits,  reverse  repurchase
agreements and purchase of commercial paper. Liquidity positions and
the  management  of  financial  instruments  are  centralized  by  the
Treasury Department, where they are managed by a team specialized
in foreign exchange and interest rate market transactions.

The  Cash  Monitoring-Management  Unit  within 
the  Treasury
Department  monitors  limits  and  positions  per  bank  on  a  daily  basis
and 
the  Front  Office.  This  unit  also  prepares
marked-to-market valuations of used financial instruments and, when
necessary, performs sensitivity analysis.

results  of 

Counterparty risk
The  Group  has  established  standards  for  market  transactions  under
which bank counterparties must be approved in advance, based on
financial  soundness
the  counterparty’s 
an  assessment  of 
(multi-criteria analysis including a review of market prices and of the
Credit  Default  Swap  (CDS),  its  ratings  with  Standard &  Poor’s  and
Moody’s,  which  must  be  of  high  quality,  and  its  overall  financial
condition).

An  overall  authorized  credit  limit  is  set  for  each  bank  and  is  allotted
among  the  subsidiaries  and  the  Group’s  central  treasury  entities
according to their needs.

To reduce the market value risk on its commitments, in particular for
swaps  set  as  part  of  bonds  issuance,  the  Treasury  Department  has
concluded margin call contracts with counterparties.

Short-term interest rate exposure and cash

Cash  balances,  which  are  primarily  composed  of  euros  and  dollars,
are managed according to the guidelines established by the Group’s
senior  management  (to  maintain  an  adequate  level  of  liquidity,
optimize  revenue  from  investments  considering  existing  interest  rate
yield  curves,  and  minimize  the  cost  of  borrowing)  over  a  less  than
twelve-month  horizon  and  on  the  basis  of  a  daily  interest  rate
benchmark,  primarily  through  short-term  interest  rate  swaps  and
short-term currency swaps, without modifying currency exposure.

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Note 15

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Interest rate risk on non-current debt
The  Group’s  policy  consists,  according  to  general  corporate  needs,
of  incurring  non-current  debt  at  a  floating  rate  or  at  a  fixed  rate,
depending  on  the  interest  rates  at the  time  of  issue,  in  dollars  or  in
euros.  Long-term  interest  rate  and  currency  swaps  may  be  used  to
hedge  bonds  at  their  issuance  in  order  to  create  a  variable  or  fixed
rate  synthetic  debt.  In  order  to  partially  modify  the  interest  rate
structure of the long-term debt, TOTAL may also enter into long-term
interest rate swaps.

Currency exposure

The  Group  generally  seeks  to  minimize  the  currency  exposure  of
each entity to its functional currency (primarily the dollar, the euro, the
pound sterling and the Norwegian krone).

For currency exposure generated by commercial activity, the hedging
of  revenues  and  costs  in  foreign  currencies  is  typically  performed
using currency operations on the spot market and, in some cases, on
the  forward  market.  The  Group  rarely  hedges  future  cash  flows,
although it may use options to do so.

With  respect  to  currency  exposure  linked  to  non-current  assets,  the
Group  has  a  hedging  policy  of  financing  these  assets  in  their
functional currency.

Net  short-term  currency  exposure  is  periodically  monitored  against
limits set by the Group’s senior management.

The  non-current  debt  described  in  Note 15.1  to  the  Consolidated
Financial  Statements  is  generally  raised  by  the  corporate  treasury
entities  either  directly  in  dollars  or  in  euros,  or  in  other  currencies
which  are  then  exchanged  for  dollars  or  euros  through  swap  issues
to appropriately match general corporate needs. The proceeds from
these debt issuances are loaned to affiliates whose accounts are kept
in  dollars  or  in  euros.  Thus,  the  net  sensitivity  of  these  positions  to
currency exposure is not significant.

The Group’s short-term currency swaps, the notional value of which
appears  in  Note 15.2  to  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements,  are
used to attempt to optimize the centralized cash management of the
Group.  Thus,  the  sensitivity  to  currency  fluctuations  which  may  be
induced is likewise considered negligible.

Sensitivity analysis on interest rate and foreign 
exchange risk

The  tables  below  present  the  potential  impact  of  an  increase  or
decrease of 10 basis points on the interest rate yield curves for each
of the currencies on the fair value of the current financial instruments
as of December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015.

ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)
(M$)

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017

Bonds (non-current portion, before swaps) 

Swaps hedging fixed-rates bonds (liabilities)

Swaps hedging fixed-rates bonds (assets)

Total swaps hedging fixed-rates bonds (assets and liabilities)

Current portion of non-current debt after swap 
(excluding capital lease obligations)

Other interest rates swaps

Currency swaps and forward exchange contracts

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016
Bonds (non-current portion, before swaps) 

Swaps hedging fixed-rates bonds (liabilities)

Swaps hedging fixed-rates bonds (assets)

Total swaps hedging fixed-rates bonds (assets and liabilities)

Current portion of non-current debt after swap 
(excluding capital lease obligations)

Other interest rates swaps

Currency swaps and forward exchange contracts

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015
Bonds (non-current portion, before swaps) 

Swaps hedging fixed-rates bonds (liabilities)

Swaps hedging fixed-rates bonds (assets)

Total swaps hedging fixed-rates bonds (assets and liabilities)

Current portion of non-current debt after swap 
(excluding capital lease obligations)

Other interest rates swaps

Currency swaps and forward exchange contracts

Change in fair value due to a change in 
interest rate by

Carrying amount

Estimated fair
value

+10 basis
points

-10 basis
points

(36,613)

(1,082)

606

(476)

(4,646)

76

142

(36,656)

(3,651)

845

(2,806)

(4,614)

33

(23)

(39,257)

(2,891)

1,219

(1,672)

(4,518)

(1)

(26)

(38,159)

(1,082)

606

(476)

(4,645)

76

142

(37,757)

(3,651)

845

(2,806)

(4,614)

33

(23)

(40,087)

(2,891)

1,219

(1,672)

(4,518)

(1)

(26)

191

-

-

(83)

1

12

-

221

-

-

(117)

5

7

-

156

-

-

(144)

5

8

-

8

(191)

-

-

83

(1)

(12)

-

(221)

-

-

117

(4)

(7)

-

(156)

-

-

144

(5)

(8)

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 15

The impact of changes in interest rates on the cost of net debt before tax is as follows:

For the year ended December 31,
(M$)

Cost of net debt

Interest rate translation of:

+10 basis points

-10 basis points

+100 basis points

-100 basis points

2017

(1,534)

(6)

6

(63)

63

2016

(1,104)

(17)

17

(172)

172

2015

(873)

(20)

20

(204)

204

As a result of the policy for the management of currency exposure previously described, the Group’s sensitivity to currency exposure is primarily
influenced by the net equity of the subsidiaries whose functional currency is the euro and the ruble, and to a lesser extent, the pound sterling,
the Norwegian krone.

This sensitivity is reflected in the historical evolution of the currency translation adjustment recorded in the statement of changes in consolidated
shareholders’ equity which, over the course of the last three years, is essentially related to the fluctuation of the euro, the ruble and the pound
sterling and is set forth in the table below:

Dollar/Euro
exchange rates

Dollar/Pound
sterling
exchange rates

Dollar/Ruble
exchange rates

0.83

0.95

0.92

0.74

0.81

0.67

57.86

61.00

74.10

DECEMBER 31, 2017

December 31, 2016

December 31, 2015

As of December 31, 2017
(M$)

Total

Euro

Dollar

Pound sterling

Ruble

7,366

Other
currencies

9,013

Shareholders’ equity at historical exchange rate

119,450

44,930

51,674

6,467

Currency translation adjustment before net 
investment hedge

Net investment hedge – open instruments

Shareholders’ equity at exchange rate 
as of December 31, 2017

(7,908)

(1,903)

14

14

(1,543)

(3,076)

(1,386)

111,556

43,041

51,674

4,924

4,290

7,627

As of December 31, 2016
(M$)

Total

Euro

Dollar

Pound sterling

Shareholders’ equity at historical exchange rate

112,551

38,645

51,863

5,997

Ruble

7,227

Other
currencies

8,819

Currency translation adjustment before net 
investment hedge

Net investment hedge – open instruments

Shareholders’ equity at exchange rate 
as of December 31, 2016

(13,871)

(6,845)

(1,978)

(3,286)

(1,762)

98,680

31,800

51,863

4,019

3,941

7,057

As of December 31, 2015
(M$)

Total

Euro

Dollar Pound sterling

Shareholders’ equity at historical exchange rate

104,613

37,345

46,272

5,926

Ruble

6,816

Other
currencies

8,254

Currency translation adjustment before net 
investment hedge

Net investment hedge – open instruments

Shareholders’ equity at exchange rate 
as of December 31, 2015

(12,119)

(5,337)

(1,145)

(3,936)

(1,701)

92,494

32,008

46,272

4,781

2,880

6,553

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Note 15

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Based  on  the  2017  financial  statements,  a  conversion  using  rates  different  from  +  or  -10%  for  each  of  the  currencies  below  would  have  the
following impact on shareholders equity and net income (Group share):

As of December 31, 2017
(M$)

Impact of an increase of 10% of exchange rates on:

–

–

shareholders equity

net income (Group share)

Impact of a decrease of 10% of exchange rates on:

–

–

shareholders equity

net income (Group share)

Euro

Pound sterling

Ruble

4,304

465

(4,304)

(465)

492

19

(492)

(19)

429

29

(429)

(29)

Stock market risk
The Group holds interests in a number of publicly-traded companies
(see  Note 8  to  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements).  The  market
value  of  these  holdings  fluctuates  due  to  various  factors,  including
stock  market  trends,  valuations  of  the  sectors  in  which  the
companies  operate,  and  the  economic  and  financial  condition  of
each individual company.

Liquidity risk
TOTAL  S.A.  has  confirmed  lines  of  credit  granted  by  international
banks,  which  are  calculated  to  allow  it  to  manage  its  short-term
liquidity needs as required.

As  of  December 31,  2017,  these  lines  of  credit  amounted  to
$11,478 million,  of  which  $11,478 million  was  unused.  The
agreements  for  the  lines  of  credit  granted  to  TOTAL  S.A.  do  not
contain  conditions  related  to  the  Company’s  financial  ratios,  to  its
financial  ratings  from  specialized  agencies,  or  to  the  occurrence  of
events  that  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  its  financial
position.  As  of  December 31,  2017,  the  aggregate  amount  of  the
principal  confirmed  lines  of  credit  granted  by  international  banks  to
Group  companies,  including  TOTAL  S.A.,  was  $12,323 million,  of
which  $12,205 million  was  unused.  The  lines  of credit  granted  to
Group companies other than TOTAL S.A. are not intended to finance
the  Group’s  general  needs;  they  are  intended  to  finance  either  the
general needs of the borrowing subsidiary or a specific project.

The  following  tables  show  the  maturity  of  the  financial  assets  and  liabilities  of  the  Group  as  of  December 31,  2017,  2016  and  2015  (see
Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

As of December 31, 2017
ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)
(M$)

Non-current financial debt 
(notional value excluding interests)

Current borrowings

Other current financial liabilities

Current financial assets

Assets and liabilities available 
for sale or exchange

Cash and cash equivalents

NET AMOUNT BEFORE FINANCIAL EXPENSE

Financial expense on non-current financial debt

Interest differential on swaps

NET AMOUNT

(11,096)

(245)

3,393

-

33,185

25,237

(805)

(193)

Less than
one year

1-2 years

2-3 years

3-4 years

4-5 years

More than
5 years

-

(5,930)

(5,117)

(3,795)

(4,959)

(20,860)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total

(40,661)

(11,096)

(245)

3,393

-

33,185

8

(5,930)

(5,117)

(3,795)

(4,959)

(20,860)

(15,424)

(779)

(223)

(636)

(257)

(545)

(245)

(454)

(198)

(1,093)

(681)

(4,312)

(1,797)

24,239

(6,932)

(6,010)

(4,585)

(5,611)

(22,634)

(21,533)

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 15

As of December 31, 2016
ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)
(M$)

Non-current financial debt 
(notional value excluding interests)

Current borrowings

Other current financial liabilities

Current financial assets

Assets and liabilities available 
for sale or exchange

Cash and cash equivalents

NET AMOUNT BEFORE FINANCIAL EXPENSE

Financial expense on non-current financial debt

Interest differential on swaps

NET AMOUNT

As of December 31, 2015
ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)
(M$)

Non-current financial debt 
(notional value excluding interests)

Current borrowings

Other current financial liabilities

Current financial assets

Assets and liabilities available
for sale or exchange

Cash and cash equivalents

NET AMOUNT BEFORE FINANCIAL EXPENSE

Financial expense on non-current financial debt

Interest differential on swaps

NET AMOUNT

(13,920)

(327)

4,548

140

24,597

15,038

(799)

(79)

(12,488)

(171)

6,190

(141)

23,269

16,659

(763)

131

Less than
one year

1-2 years

2-3 years

3-4 years

4-5 years

More than
5 years

-

(4,320)

(5,702)

(4,952)

(3,578)

(23,607)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(4,320)

(5,702)

(4,952)

(3,578)

(23,607)

(27,121)

(783)

(56)

(682)

(201)

(552)

(253)

(465)

(272)

(1,271)

(910)

(4,552)

(1,771)

14,160

(5,159)

(6,585)

(5,757)

(4,315)

(25,788)

(33,444)

Less than
one year

1-2 years

2-3 years

3-4 years

4-5 years

More than
5 years

-

(4,602)

(4,420)

(5,542)

(4,965)

(23,716)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(4,602)

(4,420)

(5,542)

(4,965)

(23,716)

(26,586)

(813)

171

(747)

48

(663)

(55)

(524)

(126)

(1,104)

(610)

(4,614)

(441)

16,027

(5,244)

(5,119)

(6,260)

(5,615)

(25,430)

(31,641)

Total

(42,159)

(13,920)

(327)

4,548

140

24,597

Total

(43,245)

(12,488)

(171)

6,190

(141)

23,269

The following table sets forth financial assets and liabilities related to operating activities as of December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 (see Note 14
of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

As of December 31,
ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)
(M$)

Accounts payable

Other operating liabilities

including financial instruments related to commodity contracts

Accounts receivable, net

Other operating receivables

including financial instruments related to commodity contracts

2017

(26,479)

(10,135)

(1,794)

14,893

9,336

1,987

2016

(23,227)

(9,616)

(2,077)

12,213

10,218

2,425

2015

(20,928)

(9,914)

(1,609)

10,629

10,909

3,379

TOTAL 

(12,385)

(10,412)

(9,304)

These financial assets and liabilities mainly have a maturity date below one year.

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Note 15

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Credit risk
Credit  risk  is  defined  as  the  risk  of  the  counterparty  to  a  contract
failing to perform or pay the amounts due.

The  Group  is  exposed  to  credit  risks  in  its  operating  and  financing
activities.  The  Group’s maximum  exposure  to  credit  risk  is  partially
related  to  financial  assets  recorded  on  its  balance  sheet,  including
energy derivative instruments that have a positive market value.

The following table presents the Group’s maximum credit risk exposure:

As of December 31,
ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)
(M$)

Loans to equity affiliates (Note 8)

Loans and advances (Note 6)

Other non-current financial assets related to operational activities (Note 6)

Non-current financial assets (Note 15.1)

Accounts receivable (Note 5)

Other operating receivables (Note 5)

Current financial assets (Note 15.1)

Cash and cash equivalents (Note 15.1)

TOTAL 

The  valuation  allowance  on  accounts  receivable,  other  operating
receivables and on loans and advances is detailed in Notes 5 and 6
to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

As  part  of  its  credit  risk  management  related  to  operating  and
financing  activities,  the  Group  has  developed  margining  agreements
with certain counterparties. As of December 31, 2017, the net margin
call paid amounted to $870 million (against $2,605 million paid as of
December 31,  2016  and  $124 million  paid  as  of  December 31,
2015).

The  Group  has  established  a  number  of  programs  for  the  sale  of
receivables, without recourse, with various banks, primarily to reduce
its  exposure  to  such  receivables.  As  a  result  of  these  programs  the
Group  retains  no  risk  of  payment  default  after  the  sale,  but  may
continue  to  service  the  customer  accounts  as  part  of  a  service
arrangement  on  behalf  of  the  buyer  and  is  required  to  pay  to  the
buyer  payments  it  receives  from  the  customers  relating  to  the
receivables  sold.  As  of  December 31,  2017,  the  net  value  of
receivables  sold  amounted  to  $7,845 million.  The  Group  has
substantially  transferred  all  the  risks  and  rewards  related  to
receivables.  No  financial  asset  or  liability  remains  recognized  in  the
consolidated balance sheet after the date of sale.

Furthermore,  in  2017  the  Group  conducted  several  operations  of
reverse factoring for a value of $300 million.

Credit risk is managed by the Group’s business segments as follows:

(cid:142)

Exploration & Production segment

Risks arising under contracts with government authorities or other oil
companies  or  under  long-term  supply  contracts  necessary  for  the
development  of  projects  are  evaluated  during  the  project  approval
the
process.  The 
high-quality of the other parties lead to a low level of credit risk.

these  contracts  and 

long-term  aspect  of 

Risks  related  to  commercial  operations,  other  than  those  described
above (which are, in practice, directly monitored by subsidiaries), are
subject  to  procedures  for  establishing  credit  limits  and  reviewing
outstanding balances.

Customer  receivables  are  subject  to  provisions  on  a  case-by-case
basis,  based  on  prior  history  and  management’s  assessment  of  the
facts and circumstances.

2017

5,135

2,878

937

679

14,893

9,336

3,393

33,185

70,436

2016

4,718

3,048

1,069

908

12,213

10,218

4,548

24,597

61,319

2015

4,378

3,407

891

1,219

10,629

10,909

6,190

23,269

60,892

(cid:142)

Gas, Renewables & Power segment

–

Gas activities

Trading  Gas  activities  deal  with  counterparties  in  the  energy,
industrial  and  financial  sectors  throughout  the  world.  Financial
rated
institutions  providing  credit 
international bank and insurance groups.

risk  coverage  are  highly 

Potential  counterparties  are  subject  to  credit  assessment  and
approval before concluding transactions and are thereafter subject
to  regular  review,  including  re-appraisal  and  approval  of  the  limits
previously granted.

The  creditworthiness  of  counterparties  is  assessed  based  on  an
analysis  of  quantitative  and  qualitative  data  regarding  financial
standing  and  business  risks,  together  with  the  review  of  any
relevant third party and market information, such as data published
by rating agencies. On this basis, credit limits are defined for each
potential  counterparty  and,  where  appropriate,  transactions  are
subject to specific authorizations.

Credit exposure, which is essentially an economic exposure or an
expected  future  physical  exposure,  is  permanently  monitored  and
subject to sensitivity measures.

Credit risk is mitigated by the systematic use of industry standard
contractual frameworks that permit netting, enable requiring added
security  in  case  of  adverse  change  in  the  counterparty  risk,  and
allow  for  termination  of  the  contract  upon  occurrence  of  certain
events of default.

About the Professionals and Retail Gas and Power Sales activities,
credit  risk  management  policy  is  adapted  to  the  type  of  customer
either  through  the  use  of  procedures  of  prepayments  and
appropriate  collection,  especially  for  mass  customers  or  through
credit 
insurances  and  sureties/guarantees  obtaining.  For  the
Professionals  segment,  the  separation  of  responsibilities  between
the  commercial  and  financial  teams  allows  a  “a  priori”  positions
risky control.

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arranged  with 
insurance groups selected in accordance with strict criteria.

institutions, 

international  banks  and

financial 

The  Trading &  Shipping  division  applies  a  strict  policy  of  internal
delegation of  authority  governing  establishment  of  country  and
counterparty  credit  limits  and  approval  of  specific  transactions.
Credit exposures contracted under these limits and approvals are
monitored on a daily basis.

Potential  counterparties  are  subject  to  credit  assessment  and
approval  prior  to  any  transaction  being  concluded  and  all  active
counterparties are subject to regular reviews, including re-appraisal
and  approval  of  granted 
limits.  The  creditworthiness  of
counterparties  is  assessed  based  on  an  analysis  of  quantitative
and  qualitative  data  regarding  financial standing  and  business
risks,  together  with  the  review  of  any  relevant  third  party  and
market  information,  such  as  ratings  published  by  Standard &
Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service and other agencies.

Contractual  arrangements  are  structured  so  as  to  maximize  the
risk  mitigation  benefits  of  netting  between transactions  wherever
possible and additional protective terms providing for the provision
of security in the event of financial deterioration and the termination
of  transactions  on  the  occurrence  of  defined  default  events  are
used to the greatest permitted extent.

Credit risks in excess of approved levels are secured by means of
letters of credit and other guarantees, cash deposits and insurance
arrangements.  In  respect  of  derivative  transactions,  risks  are
secured by margin call contracts wherever possible.

(cid:142)

Marketing & Services segment

Internal procedures for the Marketing & Services division include rules
on credit risk that describe the basis of internal control in this domain,
including  the  separation  of  authority  between  commercial  and
financial operations.

the local

Credit policies are defined at
level and procedures to
monitor  customer  risk  are  implemented (credit  committees  at  the
subsidiary level, the creation of credit limits for corporate customers,
etc.).  Each  entity  also  implements  monitoring  of  its  outstanding
receivables. Risks related to credit may be mitigated or limited by
requiring  security  or
insurance  and/or 
subscription  of  credit 
guarantees.

Bad debts are provisioned on a case-by-case basis at a rate
determined  by  management  based  on  an  assessment  of  the  risk  of
credit loss.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 15

–

Renewables & Power

Internal procedures for the Renewables division and the Innovation
&  Energy  Efficiency  division 
risk
management. Procedures to monitor customer risk are defined at
the  local  level,  especially  for  SunPower  and  Saft  (rules  for  the
approval  of  credit  limits,  use  of  guarantees,  monitoring  and
assessment  of  the  receivables  portfolio,  provisioning  of  doubtful
debts…).

rules  on  credit 

include 

(cid:142)

Refining & Chemicals segment

–

Refining & Chemicals

Credit  risk  is  primarily  related  to  commercial  receivables.  Internal
the
procedures  of  Refining  &  Chemicals 
management  of  credit  describing  the  fundamentals  of  internal
control  in  this  domain.  Each  Business  Unit  implements  the
procedures of the activity for managing and provisioning credit risk
according to the size of the subsidiary and the market in which it
operates. The principal elements of these procedures are:

include  rules 

for 

–

–

–

–

implementation  of  credit  limits with  different  authorization
procedures,

use  of  insurance  policies  or  specific  guarantees  (letters  of
credit),

regular  monitoring  and  assessment  of  overdue  accounts
(aging balance), including collection procedures,

provisioning of bad debts on a customer-by-customer basis,
according  to  payment  delays  and  local  payment  practices
(provisions may also be calculated based on statistics).

Counterparties are subject to credit assessment and approval prior
to any transaction being concluded. Regular reviews are made for
all  active  counterparties  including  a  re-appraisal  and  renewing  of
the  granted  credit  limits.  The  limits  of  the  counterparties  are
assessed  based  on  quantitative  and  qualitative  data  regarding
financial  standing,  together  with  the  review  of  any  relevant  third
party  and  market  information,  such  as  that  provided  by  rating
agencies and insurance companies;

–

Trading & Shipping

Trading &  Shipping  deals  with  commercial  counterparties  and
financial  institutions  located  throughout  the  world.  Counterparties
to  physical  and  derivative  transactions  are  primarily  entities
involved  in  the  oil  and gas  industry  or  in  the  trading  of  energy
commodities,  or  financial  institutions.  Credit  risk  coverage  is

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Note 16

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 16

Financial instruments related to commodity contracts

16.1

Financial instruments related to commodity contracts

◗

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Financial  instruments  related  to  commodity  contracts,  including
crude  oil,  petroleum  products,  gas,  and  power  purchase/sales
contracts within the trading activities, together with the commodity
contract  derivative  instruments  such  as  energy  contracts  and
forward  freight  agreements,  are  used  to  adjust  the  Group’s
exposure 
limits.
According 
instruments  are
considered as held for trading. Changes in fair value are recorded
in the statement of income. The fair value of these instruments is
recorded  in  “Other  current  assets”  or  “Other  creditors  and
accrued  liabilities”  depending  on  whether  they  are  assets  or
liabilities.

fluctuations  within  global 
industry  practice, 

to  price 
the 
to 

trading 

these 

The valuation methodology is to mark-to-market all open positions
for  both  physical  and  paper  transactions.  The  valuations  are
determined on a daily basis using observable market data based
on  organized  and  over  the  counter  (OTC)  markets.  In  particular
cases  when  market  data  is  not  directly  available,  the  valuations
are  derived  from  observable  data  such  as  arbitrages,  freight  or
spreads and market corroboration. For valuation of risks which are
the result of a calculation, such as options for example, commonly
known models are used to compute the fair value.

As of December 31, 2017
(M$)
ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)

Gross value
before
offsetting
 – assets

Gross value
before
offsetting
 – liabilities

Amounts
offset
– assets(c)

Amounts
offset
– liabilities(c)

Net balance
sheet value
presented
– assets

Net balance
sheet value
presented
– liabilities

Other
amounts
not offset

Net
carrying
amount

Fair
value(b)

Crude oil, petroleum products and freight rates activities

Petroleum products, crude oil and 
freight rate swaps
Forwards(a)
Options

Futures

Options on futures

Other/Collateral

TOTAL CRUDE OIL, PETROLEUM 
PRODUCTS AND FREIGHT RATES

Gas, Renewables & Power 
activities

Swaps
Forwards(a)
Options

Futures

Other/Collateral

TOTAL GAS, RENEWABLES 
& POWER

TOTAL

Total of fair value non 
recognized in the balance sheet

244

109

82

-

202

-

637

76

1,717

6

-

-

 (333)

 (113)

 (163)

-

 (251)

-

 (102)

 (12)

 (52)

-

 (155)

-

(860)

(321)

 (7)

 (1,345)

 (30)

 (1)

-

 (3)

 (92)

 (33)

-

-

102

12

52

-

155

-

321

3

92

33

-

-

142

97

30

-

47

-

 (231)

 (101)

 (111)

-

 (96)

-

316

(539)

73

1,625

 (27)

-

-

 (4)

 (1,253)

3

 (1)

-

1,799

2,436

(1,383)

(2,243)

(128)

(449)

128

449

1,671

1,987

(1,255)

(1,794)

-

-

-

-

-

63

63

-

-

-

-

 (86)

(86)

(23)

 (89)

 (4)

 (81)

-

 (49)

63

 (89)

 (4)

 (81)

-

 (49)

63

(160)

(160)

69

372

 (24)

 (1)

 (86)

330

170

69

372

 (24)

 (1)

 (86)

330

170

-

8

(a)
(b)

(c)

Forwards: contracts resulting in physical delivery are accounted for as derivative commodity contracts and included in the amounts shown.
When the fair value of derivatives listed on an organized exchange market (futures, options on futures and swaps) is offset with the margin call received or paid in 
the balance sheet, this fair value is set to zero.
Amounts offset in accordance with IAS 32.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 16

As of December 31, 2016
(M$)
ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)

Gross value
before
offsetting
– assets

Gross value
before
offsetting
 – liabilities

Amounts
offset
– assets(c)

Amounts
offset
– liabilities(c)

Net balance
sheet value
presented
– assets

Net balance
sheet value
presented
– liabilities

Other
amounts
not offset

Net
carrying
amount

Fair
 value(b)

Crude oil, petroleum products and freight rates activities

Petroleum products, crude oil and freight 
rate swaps
Forwards(a)
Options

Futures

Options on futures

Other/Collateral

TOTAL CRUDE OIL, PETROLEUM 
PRODUCTS AND FREIGHT RATES

Gas, Renewables & Power activities

Swaps
Forwards(a)
Options

Futures

Other/Collateral

TOTAL GAS, RENEWABLES & POWER

TOTAL

Total of fair value non recognized 
in the balance sheet

464

172

194

-

151

-

981

63

1,879

15

-

-

1,957

2,938

 (266)

 (214)

 (207)

-

 (140)

 (8)

 (125)

-

 (164)

 (150)

-

-

(851)

(423)

 (39)

 (1,672)

 (28)

-

-

(1,739)

(2,590)

 (3)

 (61)

 (26)

-

-

(90)

(513)

140

8

125

-

150

-

423

3

61

26

-

-

90

513

324

164

69

-

1

-

 (126)

 (206)

 (82)

-

 (14)

-

-

-

-

-

-

 (220)

198

 (42)

 (13)

-

 (13)

 (220)

198

 (42)

 (13)

-

 (13)

 (220)

558

(428)

(220)

(90)

(90)

60

1,818

 (11)

-

-

 (36)

 (1,611)

 (2)

-

-

1,867

2,425

(1,649)

(2,077)

-

-

-

-

 (97)

(97)

(317)

24

207

 (13)

-

 (97)

121

31

24

207

 (13)

-

 (97)

121

31

-

(a)
(b)

(c)

Forwards: contracts resulting in physical delivery are accounted for as derivative commodity contracts and included in the amounts shown.
When the fair value of derivatives listed on an organized exchange market (futures, options on futures and swaps) is offset with the margin call received or paid 
in the balance sheet, this fair value is set to zero.
Amounts offset in accordance with IAS 32.

As of December 31, 2015
(M$)
ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)

Gross value
before
offsetting
– assets

Gross value
before
offsetting
– liabilities

Amounts
offset
– assets(c)

Amounts
offset
– liabilities(c)

Net balance
sheet value
presented
– assets

Net balance
sheet value
presented
– liabilities

Other
amounts
not offset

Net
carrying
amount

Fair
value(b)

Crude oil, petroleum products and freight rates activities

Petroleum products, crude oil and freight 
rate swaps
Forwards(a)
Options

Futures

Options on futures

Other/Collateral

TOTAL CRUDE OIL, PETROLEUM 
PRODUCTS AND FREIGHT RATES

Gas, Renewables & Power activities

Swaps
Forwards(a)
Options

Futures

Other/Collateral

TOTAL GAS, RENEWABLES & POWER

TOTAL

Total of fair value non recognized 
in the balance sheet

1,517

68

660

9

127

-

 (498)

 (130)

 (468)

-

 (350)

 (25)

 (460)

-

 (128)

 (127)

-

-

350

25

460

-

127

-

1,167

43

200

9

-

-

 (148)

 (105)

 (8)

-

 (1)

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,019

1,019

 (62)

192

9

 (1)

 (62)

192

9

 (1)

 (1,145)

 (1,145)

 (1,145)

2,381

(1,224)

(962)

962

1,419

(262)

(1,145)

12

12

50

 (175)

2,255

 (1,498)

5

-

-

 (24)

-

-

 (19)

 (320)

 (11)

-

-

19

320

11

-

-

2,310

4,691

(1,697)

(2,921)

(350)

(1,312)

350

1,312

31

 (156)

1,935

 (1,178)

 (6)

-

-

1,960

3,379

 (13)

-

-

(1,347)

(1,609)

(1,122)

-

-

-

-

23

23

 (125)

 (125)

757

 (19)

-

23

636

648

757

 (19)

-

23

636

648

-

(a)
(b)

(c)

Forwards: contracts resulting in physical delivery are accounted for as derivative commodity contracts and included in the amounts shown.
When the fair value of derivatives listed on an organized exchange market (futures, options on futures and swaps) is offset with the margin call received or paid 
in the balance sheet, this fair value is set to zero.
Amounts offset in accordance with IAS 32.

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Note 16

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Most commitments on crude oil and refined products have a short term maturity (less than one year). The maturity of most Gas, Renewables &
Power division derivatives is less than three years forward.

The changes in fair value of financial instruments related to commodity contracts are detailed as follows:

For the year ended December 31,
(M$)

Fair value as
of January 1,

Impact on
income

Settled
contracts

Fair value as of
December 31,

Other

Crude oil, petroleum products and freight rates 
activities

2017

2016

2015

Gas, Renewables & Power activities

2017

2016

2015

130

1,157

897

218

613

532

2,693

3,013

3,318

717

392

113

(3,047)

(4,040)

(3,058)

(554)

(742)

3

-

-

-

35

(45)

(35)

The fair value hierarchy for financial instruments related to commodity contracts is as follows:

As of December 31, 2017
(M$)

Quoted prices in
active markets for
identical assets
(level 1)

Prices based on
observable data
(level 2)

Prices based on
non observable
data (level 3)

Crude oil, petroleum products and freight rates activities

Gas, Renewables & Power activities

TOTAL

(49)

288

239

(173)

128

(45)

-

-

-

As of December 31, 2016
(M$)

Quoted prices in
active markets for
identical assets
(level 1)

Prices based on
observable data
(level 2)

Prices based on
non observable
data (level 3)

Crude oil, petroleum products and freight rates activities

Gas, Renewables & Power activities

TOTAL

(22)

409

387

152

(191)

(39)

-

-

-

As of December 31, 2015
(M$)

Quoted prices in
active markets for
identical assets
(level 1)

Prices based on
observable data
(level 2)

Prices based on
non observable
data (level 3)

Crude oil, petroleum products and freight rates activities

Gas, Renewables & Power activities

TOTAL

15

79

94

1,142

534

1,676

-

-

-

The description of each fair value level is presented in Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

(223)

130

1,157

416

218

613

Total

(223)

416

193

Total

130

218

348

Total

1,157

613

1,770

Cash Flow hedge

The  impact  on  the  statement  of  income  and  other  comprehensive  income  of  the  hedging  instruments  related  to  commodity  contracts  and
qualified as cash flow hedges is detailed as follows:

As of December 31,
(M$)

Profit (Loss) recorded in equity during the period

Recycled amount from equity to the income statement during the period

These financial instruments are mainly one year term Henry Hub derivatives.

2017

71

(6)

2016

(69)

(1)

2015

-

-

As of December 31, 2017, the ineffective portion of these financial instruments is nil (in 2016 the ineffective portion of these financial instruments
was a loss of $5 million and in 2015, the ineffective portion of these financial instruments was nil).

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 16

16.2

Oil and Gas market related risks 
management

Oil and gas market related risks

Due  to  the  nature  of  its  business,  the  Group  has  significant  oil  and
gas trading activities as part of its day-to-day operations in order to
optimize  revenues  from  its  oil  and  gas  production and  to  obtain
favorable pricing to supply its refineries.

In  its international  oil  trading  business,  the  Group  follows  a  policy  of
not  selling  its  future  production.  However,  in  connection  with  this
trading  business,  the  Group,  like  most  other  oil  companies,  uses
energy  derivative  instruments  to  adjust  its  exposure  to  price
fluctuations  of  crude  oil,  refined  products,  natural  gas,  and  power.
The  Group  also  uses  freight  rate  derivative  contracts  in  its  shipping
business to adjust its exposure to freight-rate fluctuations. To hedge
against this risk, the Group uses various instruments such as futures,
forwards,  swaps  and  options  on  organized  markets  or

over-the-counter markets. The list of the different derivatives held by
the  Group  in  these  markets  is  detailed  in  Note 16.1  to  the
Consolidated Financial Statements.

The  Trading  &  Shipping  division  measures  its  market  risk  exposure,
i.e. potential loss in fair values, on its crude oil, refined products and
freight  rates  trading  activities  using  a  value-at-risk  technique.  This
technique is based on an historical model and makes an assessment
of  the  market  risk  arising  from  possible  future  changes  in  market
values over a 24-hour period. The calculation of the range of potential
changes  in  fair  values  is  based  on  the  end-of-day  exposures  and
historical  price  movements  of  the  last  400  business  days  for  all
traded 
instruments  and  maturities.  Options  are  systematically
re-evaluated using appropriate models.

The “value-at-risk” represents the most unfavorable movement in fair
value  obtained  with  a  97.5%  confidence  level.  This  means  that  the
Group’s  portfolio  result  is  likely  to  exceed  the  value-at-risk  loss
measure once over 40 business days if the portfolio exposures were
left unchanged.

Trading & Shipping: value-at-risk with a 97.5% probability

As of December 31, 
(M$)

2017

2016

2015

High

28.4

24.6

11.6

Low

4.1

7.2

5.5

Average

Year end

15.6

14.0

8.6

6.6

22.1

7.4

As  part  of  its  gas  and  power  trading  activity,  the  Group  also  uses
derivative instruments such as futures, forwards, swaps and options
in  both  organized  and  over-the-counter  markets.  In  general,  the
transactions  are  settled  at  maturity  date  through  physical  delivery.
The Gas division measures its market risk exposure, i.e. potential loss
in fair values, on its trading business using a value-at-risk technique.
This  technique  is  based  on  an  historical  model  and  makes  an

assessment of the market risk arising from possible future changes in
market values over a one-day period. The calculation of the range of
potential changes in fair values takes into account a snapshot of the
end-of-day  exposures  and  the  set  of  historical  price  movements  for
the  past  two  years  for  all  instruments  and  maturities  in  the  global
trading business.

Gas, Renewables & Power division trading: value-at-risk with a 97.5% probability

As of December 31, 
(M$)

2017

2016

2015

High

12.5

8.4

15.8

Low

2.8

2.0

2.0

Average

Year end

6.3

3.9

7.1

4.2

2.1

8.0

The  Group  has  implemented  strict  policies  and  procedures  to
manage and monitor these market risks. These are based on the
separation of control and front-office functions and on an integrated
trading
information system that enables real-time monitoring of
activities.

encourage liquidity, hedging operations are performed with numerous
independent operators, including other oil companies, major energy
producers  or  consumers  and  financial  institutions.  The  Group  has
established counterparty limits and monitors outstanding amounts
with each counterparty on an ongoing basis.

Limits  on  trading  positions  are  approved  by  the  Group’s  Executive
Committee and are monitored daily. To increase flexibility and

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Post closing events

Exploration & Production

(cid:142)

Acquisition of Maersk Oil

On August 21, 2017, TOTAL S.A. and the Danish company AP Møller
–  Maersk  A/S  entered  into  a  share  transfer  agreement  pursuant  to
which it was agreed that AP Møller – Maersk A/S sell to TOTAL the
entire capital of its subsidiary, Maersk Olie og Gas A/S (Maersk Oil), in
the context of a transaction in shares (contributions of shares) and in
debt,  with  the  payment  of  a  cash  counterpart,  subject  to  the
fulfillment of different conditions precedent.

At  its  meeting  of  February 7,  2018,  the  Board  of  Directors  which
approved  the  Group’s  financial  statements  also  approved,  pursuant
to  the  delegation  granted  to  it,  subject  to  the  fulfillment  of  the
conditions  precedent  stipulated  in  the  Share  Transfer  Agreement
other than those already carried out at the date of the meeting of the
Board  of  Directors,  the  capital  increase  intended  to  remunerate  the
contribution to TOTAL S.A. of the shares of Maersk Oil.

The  TOTAL  Group  is  expected  to  finalize  the  acquisition  of  the
Maersk Oil shares in 2018 for an overall financial value consisting of
three elements: (i) the fair value of the 97,522,593 TOTAL S.A. shares

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 17

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

issued  in  consideration  for  the  Maersk  Oil  shares  (ii)  $2.5 billion
Maersk Oil debt to the Maersk group assumed by TOTAL group, and
(iii) an additional cash payment related to closing elements.

(cid:142)

Strategic alliance with Petrobras in Brazil

On  January 12,  2018,  Petrobras  and  TOTAL finalized  the  transfer  of
rights 
for  an  amount  of
$1.95 billion.

in  the  Lapa  and 

Iara  concessions 

Marketing & Services

(cid:142)

TotalErg

On  January 10,  2018,  TOTAL  closed  the  sale  of  TotalErg  to  API
Group for a Group share amount of $174 million (€154 million).

Gas, Renewables & Power

(cid:142)

SunPower

The  Group  acknowledged  the  decision  of  the  US  administration  on
January 23,  2018,  to  raise  tariffs  on  imports  of  solar  panels  in  the
United  States  (201  solar  trade  case).  The  consequences  of  this
decision are currently being reviewed by SunPower.

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 18

NOTE 18

Consolidation scope

As  of  December 31,  2017,  972 entities  are  consolidated  of  which  867  are  fully  consolidated  and  105  are  accounted  for  under  the  equity
method (E).

The table below sets forth the main Group consolidated entities:

Business 
segment Statutory corporate name

Exploration & Production 

Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Limited

Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company Limited

Abu Dhabi Marine Areas Limited

Abu Dhabi Petroleum Company Limited

Angola Block 14 B.V.

Angola LNG Limited

Angola LNG Supply Services, LLC

Bonny Gas Transport Limited

Brass Holdings S.A.R.L.

Brass LNG Limited

Deer Creek Pipelines Limited

Dolphin Energy Limited

E.F. Oil And Gas Limited

Elf E&P

Elf Exploration UK Limited

Elf Petroleum Iran

Elf Petroleum UK Limited

Gas Investment and Services Company Limited

Ichthys LNG PTY Limited

Mabruk Oil Operations

Moattama Gas Transportation Company Limited

National Gas Shipping Company Limited

Nigeria LNG Limited

Norpipe Oil A/S

Norpipe Petroleum UK Limited

Norsea Pipeline Limited

North Oil Company

Novatek

Oman LNG, LLC

Pars LNG Limited

Petrocedeño

Private Oil Holdings Oman Limited

Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Limited

Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Limited (II)

Stogg Eagle Funding B.V.
Terneftegas LLC(a)
Total (BTC) B.V.

Total Abu Al Bu Khoosh

Total Austral

Total Brazil Services B.V.

Total Dolphin Midstream

Total E&P Absheron B.V.

Total E&P Algérie

Total E&P Americas, LLC

Total E&P Angola

Total E&P Angola Block 15/06 Limited

Total E&P Angola Block 17.06

Total E&P Angola Block 25

Total E&P Angola Block 32

Total E&P Angola Block 33

Total E&P Angola Block 39

Total E&P Angola Block 40

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% Group
interest

15.00%

5.00%

33.33%

23.75%

50.01%

13.60%

13.60%

15.00%

100.00%

20.48%

75.00%

24.50%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

10.00%

30.00%

49.02%

31.24%

5.00%

15.00%

34.93%

32.87%

32.87%

30.00%

18.90%

5.54%

40.00%

30.32%

10.00%

10.00%

16.70%

100.00%

58.64%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

Method

incorporation Country of operations

Country of

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

United Arab Emirates

Netherlands

Bermuda

United States

Bermuda

Luxembourg

Nigeria

Canada

Angola

Angola

United States

Nigeria

Luxembourg

Nigeria

Canada

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

France

France

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

France

Iran

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Bermuda

Australia

France

Bermuda

Oman

Australia

Libya

Myanmar

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Nigeria

Norway

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Qatar

Russia

Oman

Bermuda

Venezuela

United Kingdom

Qatar

Qatar

Netherlands

Russia

Netherlands

France

France

Netherlands

France

Netherlands

France

Nigeria

Norway

Norway

Norway

Qatar

Russia

Oman

Iran

Venezuela

Oman

Qatar

Qatar

Nigeria

Russia

Netherlands

United Arab Emirates

Argentina

Netherlands

France

Azerbaijan

Algeria

United States

United States

France

Bermuda

France

France

France

France

France

France

Angola

Angola

Angola

Angola

Angola

Angola

Angola

Angola

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Business 
segment Statutory corporate name

Exploration & Production (contd)

Total E&P Aruba B.V.

Total E&P Asia Pacific Pte. Limited

Total E&P Australia

Total E&P Australia Exploration PTY Limited

Total E&P Australia II

Total E&P Australia III

Total E&P Azerbaijan B.V.

Total E&P Bolivie

Total E&P Borneo B.V.

Total E&P Bulgaria B.V.

Total E&P Cambodge

Total E&P Canada Limited

Total E&P Chine

Total E&P Chorey

Total E&P Colombie

Total E&P Congo

Total E&P Côte d’Ivoire

Total E&P Côte d’Ivoire CI – 514

Total E&P Côte d’Ivoire CI – 515

Total E&P Côte d’Ivoire CI – 516

Total E&P Côte d’Ivoire CI-605 B.V.

Total E&P Cyprus B.V.

Total E&P Deep Offshore Borneo B.V.

Total E&P Denmark B.V.

Total E&P Do Brasil Ltda

Total E&P Dolphin Upstream

Total E&P East El Burullus Offshore B.V.

Total E&P Egypt Block 2 B.V.

Total E&P Égypte

Total E&P Europe and Central Asia Limited

Total E&P France

Total E&P Golfe Limited

Total E&P Guyane Francaise

Total E&P Holding Ichthys

Total E&P Holdings Australia PTY Limited

Total E&P Holdings Russia

Total E&P Holdings UAE B.V.

Total E&P Ichthys B.V.

Total E&P Indonesia Mentawai B.V.

Total E&P Indonesia Telen B.V.

Total E&P Indonésie

Total E&P Iraq

Total E&P Ireland B.V.

Total E&P Italia

Total E&P Kazakhstan

Total E&P Kenya B.V.

Total E&P Kurdistan Region of Iraq (Harir) B.V.

Total E&P Kurdistan Region of Iraq (Safen) B.V.

Total E&P Kurdistan Region of Iraq (Taza) B.V.

Total E&P Kurdistan Region of Iraq B.V.

Total E&P Libye

Total E&P Malaysia

Total E&P Mauritania Block C18 B.V.

Total E&P Mauritania Block C9 B.V.

Total E&P Mauritania Blocks DW B.V.

Total E&P Mauritanie

Total E&P Mauritanie Block TA29 B.V.

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 18

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Method

incorporation Country of operations

Country of

Netherlands

Singapore

France

Australia

France

France

Netherlands

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

Canada

France

United States

France

Aruba

Singapore

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

Azerbaijan

Bolivia

Brunei

Bulgaria

Cambodia

Canada

China

United States

Colombia

Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo

France

France

France

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

Brazil

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

Côte d’Ivoire

Côte d’Ivoire

Côte d’Ivoire

Côte d’Ivoire

Côte d’Ivoire

Cyprus

Brunei

Denmark

Brazil

France

Egypt

Egypt

Egypt

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

France

France

France

France

Australia

France

France

Qatar

France

France

Australia

France

8

Netherlands

United Arab Emirates

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

France

Netherlands

Italy

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

Netherlands

Australia

Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia

Iraq

Ireland

Italy

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Iraq

Iraq

Iraq

Iraq

Libya

Malaysia

Mauritania

Mauritania

Mauritania

Mauritania

Mauritania

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% Group
interest

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

85.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 18

Business 
segment Statutory corporate name

Exploration & Production (contd)

Total E&P Mexico S.A. de C.V.

Total E&P Mozambique B.V.

Total E&P Myanmar

Total E&P Namibia B.V.

Total E&P Nederland B.V.

Total E&P New Ventures Inc.

Total E&P Nigeria Deepwater A Limited

Total E&P Nigeria Deepwater B Limited

Total E&P Nigeria Deepwater C Limited

Total E&P Nigeria Deepwater D Limited

Total E&P Nigeria Deepwater E Limited

Total E&P Nigeria Deepwater F Limited

Total E&P Nigeria Deepwater G Limited

Total E&P Nigeria Deepwater H Limited

Total E&P Nigeria Limited

Total E&P Nigeria S.A.S.

Total E&P Norge AS

Total E&P Oman

Total E&P Philippines B.V.

Total E&P PNG 2 B.V.

Total E&P PNG 5 B.V.

Total E&P PNG Limited

Total E&P Poland B.V.

Total E&P Qatar

Total E&P RDC

Total E&P Research & Technology USA LLC

Total E&P Russie

Total E&P Sebuku

Total E&P Senegal

Total E&P Services China Company Limited

Total E&P South Africa B.V.

Total E&P South Pars

Total E&P South Sudan

Total E&P Syrie

Total E&P Tajikistan B.V.

Total E&P Thailand

Total E&P Timan-Pechora LLC

Total E&P Uganda B.V.

Total E&P UK Limited

Total E&P Uruguay B.V.

Total E&P Uruguay Onshore B.V.

Total E&P USA Inc.

Total E&P USA Oil Shale, LLC

Total E&P Well Response

Total E&P Yamal

Total E&P Yemen

Total E&P Yemen Block 3 B.V.

Total East Africa Midstream B.V.

Total Exploration M’Bridge

Total Facilities Management B.V.

Total Gabon

Total Gass Handel Norge AS

Total Gastransport Nederland B.V.

Total GLNG Australia

Total GLNG Australia Holdings

Total Holding Dolphin Amont

Total Holdings Nederland B.V.

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% Group
interest

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

58.28%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

Method

incorporation Country of operations

Country of

Mexico

Netherlands

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

United States

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

France

Norway

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

Mexico

Mozambique

Myanmar

Namibia

Netherlands

United States

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

France

Norway

Oman

Philippines

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

Netherlands

France

Poland

Qatar

Democratic Republic
of Congo

Democratic Republic
of Congo

United States

United States

France

France

France

China

Netherlands

France

Russia

Indonesia

Senegal

China

South Africa

Iran

France Republic of South Sudan

France

Netherlands

France

Russia

Netherlands

Syria

Tajikistan

Thailand

Russia

Uganda

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Netherlands

Netherlands

United States

United States

France

France

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

Gabon

Norway

Uruguay

Uruguay

United States

United States

France

France

Yemen

Yemen

Uganda

Angola

Netherlands

Gabon

Norway

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

France

France

Australia

Australia

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Business 
segment Statutory corporate name

Exploration & Production (contd)

Total Holdings Nederland International B.V.

Total Iran B.V.

Total LNG Angola

Total LNG Supply Services USA Inc.

Total Oil and Gas South America

Total Oil and Gas Venezuela B.V.

Total Pars LNG

Total Petroleum Angola

Total Profils Pétroliers

Total Qatar

Total South Pars

Total Tengah

Total Termokarstovoye B.V.

Total UAE SERVICES

Total Upstream Nigeria Limited

Total Upstream UK Limited

Total Venezuela

Total Yemen LNG Company Limited

Unitah Colorado Resources II, LLC
Yamal LNG(b)
Yemen LNG Company Limited

Ypergas S.A.

Gas, Renewables & Power

8point3 Energy Partners LP

8point3 General Partner, LLC

8point3 Holding Company, LLC

8point3 OpCo Holdings, LLC

8point3 Operating Company, LLC

Advanced Thermal Batteries Inc.

Aerospatiale Batteries (ASB)

Alcad AB

Almyros Energy Solution Malta Limited

Amco-Saft India Limited

Aragonne Solar, LLC

Arica Solar, LLC

Aton Solar Program, LLC

Badenhorst PV 2 Hold Company LLC

Bertophase (PTY) Limited

Black Mountain Solar I, LLC

Bluestem Solar LLC

BNB Bloomfield Solar, LLC

BNB Caamden Solar, LLC

Boulder Solar III, LLC

Boulder Solar IV, LLC

Boulder Solar Power Parent, LLC

Boulder Solar Power, LLC

BSP Class B Member HoldCo, LLC

BSP Class B Member, LLC

BSP Holding Company, LLC

BSP II Parent, LLC

BSPCB Class B Member, LLC

Buffalo North Star Solar, LLC

Centrale Solaire 2

Cepsa Gas Comercializadora S.A.

Cogenra Solar, Inc.

Cooper Ranch Solar LLC

Core Solar SPV V, LLC

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 18

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Method

incorporation Country of operations

Country of

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

United States

France

Netherlands

France

France

France

France

France

France

Netherlands

France

Nigeria

Netherlands

Iran

France

United States

France

Venezuela

Iran

Angola

France

Qatar

Iran

Indonesia

Russia

United Arab Emirates

Nigeria

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

France

Bermuda

France

Bermuda

United States

United States

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

Russia

Bermuda

Venezuela

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

France

Sweden

Malta

India

United States

United States

United States

United States

South Africa

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

France

Spain

United States

United States

United States

Russia

Yemen

Venezuela

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

France

Sweden

Malta

India

United States

United States

United States

United States

South Africa

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

Spain

United States

United States

United States

% Group
interest

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

29.48%

39.62%

37.33%

20.54%

28.13%

28.13%

56.26%

20.54%

50.00%

50.00%

100.00%

56.26%

100.00%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

35.00%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

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8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 18

Business 
segment Statutory corporate name

Gas, Renewables & Power (contd)

Corona Sands, LLC

Côte d’Ivoire GNL

CSMED

DeAar PV Hold Company LLC

Desert Equinox, LLC

Desert SunBurst, LLC

Diamond Energy PTY Limited

Dongfang Huansheng Photovoltaic (Jiangsu) Company Limited

Dragonfly Systems, Inc.

Eau Chaude Réunion (ECR)

Fassett-Walker, LLC

Fast Jung KB

Fosmax LNG

Frieman & Wolf Batterietechnick GmbH

Gas Del Litoral SRLCV

Georgia Sun I, LLC

GFS I Class B Member, LLC

Gfs I Holding Company, LLC

Golden Fields Solar I Parent, LLC

Golden Fields Solar I, LLC

Golden Fields Solar II, LLC

Golden Fields Solar III, LLC

Golden Fields Solar IV, LLC

Golden Fields Solar VI, LLC

Golden Fields Solar VII, LLC

Goodfellow Solar I, LLC

Goodfellow Solar PH1, LLC

Greenbotics, Inc.

Gulf Total Tractebel Power Company PSJC

Hazira LNG Private Limited

Hazira Port Private Limited

Helios II Residential Solar Fund, LLC

Helios Residential Solar Fund, LLC

Helix Project II, LLC

Helix Project III, LLC

Heracles Solar PH1, LLC

Heracles Solar, LLC

High Plains Ranch I, LLC

Huaxia CPV (Inner Mongolia) Power Corporation, Limited

Infigen Energy US Development Corporation

Infinite Sunshine 2015-1, LLC

Institut Photovoltaïque D’Ile De France (IPVF)

Java Solar, LLC

JBAB Solar, LLC

JDA Overseas Holdings, LLC

K2015014806 (South Africa) (PTY) Limited

K2015014875 (South Africa) (PTY) Limited

K2015070451 (South Africa) (PTY) Limited

K2015263261 (South Africa) (PTY) Limited

Kern High School District Solar (2), LLC

Kern High School District Solar, LLC

Klipgats 7 Hold Company LLC

Klipgats PV 3 Hold Company LLC

Kozani Energy Anonymi Energeiaki Etaireia 
(distinctive title Kozani Energy S.A.)

Kozani Energy Malta Limited

LA Basin Solar I, LLC

LA Basin Solar II, LLC

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% Group
interest

28.13%

34.00%

100.00%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

14.07%

56.26%

56.26%

50.00%

56.26%

100.00%

27.50%

100.00%

25.00%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

20.00%

26.00%

26.00%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

14.07%

56.26%

56.26%

43.00%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

Method

incorporation Country of operations

Country of

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

United States

Côte d’Ivoire

France

United States

United States

United States

Australia

China

United States

France

United States

Côte d’Ivoire

France

United States

United States

United States

Australia

United States

United States

France

United States

United States

Sweden

France

Germany

Mexico

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

Sweden

France

Germany

Mexico

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

India

India

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

China

France

United States

France

United States

United States

United States

South Africa

South Africa

South Africa

South Africa

United States

United States

United States

United States

Greece

Malta

United States

United States

India

India

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

China

United States

United States

France

United States

United States

United States

United States

South Africa

South Africa

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

Greece

Malta

United States

United States

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Business 
segment Statutory corporate name

Gas, Renewables & Power (contd)

LA Basin Solar III, LLC

Lampiris S.A.

Lemoore Stratford Land Holdings IV, LLC

Livingston Ridge Solar LLC

Loving Solar LLC

Lucerne Valley Solar I, LLC

Lucerne Valley Solar One Holdings, LLC

Luis Solar, LLC

Luna Valley Solar I, LLC

Lux II Residential Solar Fund, LLC

Lux Residential Solar Fund, LLC

Malina Holdings, LLC

Meridian Solar Program, LLC

Minneola Solar I, LLC

Missiles & Space Batteries Limited

Mojave Solar Investment, LLC

Mulilo Prieska PV (RF) Proprietary Limited

Naidirem Holdings, LLC

Napa Sanitation District Solar, LLC

NorthStar Energy Management, LLC

NorthStar Macys Colorado, LLC

Northstar Macys Maryland 2015, LLC

Northstar Macys US West 2016, LLC

Northstar Santa Clara County 2016, LLC

Ochoa Solar LLC

Oro Fields Solar, LLC

Parrey Class B Member, LLC

Parrey Holding Company, LLC

Parrey Parent, LLC

Parrey, LLC

PGC Plano I, LLC

Phantom Field Resources, LLC

Photon Residential Solar Fund, LLC

Photovoltaic Park Malta Limited

Photovoltaica Parka Veroia Anonymi Etaireia

Plano Parent I, LLC

Pluto Acquisition Company, LLC

Project Sunday Development, LLC

Project Sunday Holdings LLC

PV Salvador SPA

Redstone Solar I, LLC

Saft (Zhuhai FTZ) Batteries Company Limited

Saft AB

Saft Acquisition S.A.S.

Saft America Inc.

Saft AS

Saft Australia PTY Limited

Saft Batterias SL

Saft Batterie Italia S.R.L.

Saft Batterien GmbH

Saft Batteries Pte Limited

Saft Batteries PTY Limited

Saft Batterijen B.V.

Saft Do Brasil Ltda

Saft Federal Systems Inc.

Saft Ferak AS

Saft Finance S.A.R.L.

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 18

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Method

incorporation Country of operations

Country of

E

E

E

E

E

United States

Belgium

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

Belgium

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United States

South Africa

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

Malta

Greece

United States

United States

United States

United States

Chile

United States

South Africa

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

Malta

Greece

United States

United States

United States

United States

Chile

United States

United States

China

Sweden

France

China

Sweden

France

United States

United States

Norway

Australia

Spain

Italy

Germany

Singapore

Australia

Netherlands

Brazil

Norway

Australia

Spain

Italy

Germany

Singapore

Australia

Netherlands

Brazil

United States

Czech Republic

Luxembourg

United States

Czech Republic

Luxembourg

% Group
interest

56.26%

100.00%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

50.00%

56.26%

27.00%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

20.00%

56.26%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 18

Business 
segment Statutory corporate name

Gas, Renewables & Power (contd)

Saft Groupe S.A.

Saft Hong Kong Limited

Saft Japan KK

Saft JV Holding Company

Saft Limited

Saft LLC

Saft Nife ME Limited

Saft S.A.S.

Saft Sweden AB

Sahara Solar Investment, LLC

Sandy Hills Solar I, LLC

SGS Antelope Valley Development, LLC

Sgula (East) Green Energies Limited

Shams Power Company PJSC

Signal Rock Solar, LLC

Société d’exploitation de centrales photovoltaïques 1

Solaire Generation, LLC

Solar Carport NJ, LLC

Solar Greenhouse I, LLC

Solar Star Arizona HMR-I, LLC

Solar Star Arizona I, LLC

Solar Star Arizona II, LLC

Solar Star Arizona III, LLC

Solar Star Arizona IV, LLC

Solar Star Arizona V, LLC

Solar Star Arizona VI, LLC

Solar Star Arizona VII, LLC

Solar Star Arizona XIII, LLC

Solar Star Bay City I, LLC

Solar Star California I, LLC

Solar Star California IV, LLC

Solar Star California L (2), LLC

Solar Star California L (3), LLC

Solar Star California L, LLC

Solar Star California LX, LLC

Solar Star California LXII, LLC

Solar Star California LXIII, LLC

Solar Star California LXIV, LLC

Solar Star California LXV, LLC

Solar Star California LXVI, LLC

Solar Star California LXXV, LLC

Solar Star California LXXVI, LLC

Solar Star California LXXVII, LLC

Solar Star California VII, LLC

Solar Star California XII, LLC

Solar Star California XL, LLC

Solar Star California XLI Parent, LLC

Solar Star California XLI, LLC

Solar Star California XLII, LLC

Solar Star California XLIII, LLC

Solar Star California XLIV, LLC

Solar Star California XLV, LLC

Solar Star California XLVI, LLC

Solar Star California XLVII, LLC

Solar Star California XLVIII, LLC

Solar Star California XV Parent, LLC

Solar Star California XV, LLC

Solar Star California XVI, LLC

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% Group
interest

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

20.00%

56.26%

28.19%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

Method

incorporation Country of operations

Country of

France

Hong Kong

Japan

France

Hong Kong

Japan

United States

United States

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Russia

Cyprus

France

Sweden

United States

United States

United States

Israel

Russia

Cyprus

France

Sweden

United States

United States

United States

United States

E

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

United States

United States

France

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

France

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 18

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Business 
segment Statutory corporate name

Gas, Renewables & Power (contd)

% Group
interest

Method

incorporation Country of operations

Country of

Solar Star California XVII, LLC

Solar Star California XVIII, LLC

Solar Star California XXI, LLC

Solar Star California XXII, LLC

Solar Star California XXIII, LLC

Solar Star California XXIV, LLC

Solar Star California XXIX, LLC

Solar Star California XXV, LLC

Solar Star California XXVI, LLC

Solar Star California XXVII, LLC

Solar Star California XXVIII, LLC

Solar Star California XXX (2), LLC

Solar Star California XXXIV, LLC

Solar Star California XXXIX, LLC

Solar Star California XXXV, LLC

Solar Star California XXXVI, LLC

Solar Star California XXXVII, LLC

Solar Star California XXXVIII, LLC

Solar Star Colorado II, LLC

Solar Star Colorado III Parent, LLC

Solar Star Colorado III, LLC

Solar Star Connecticut I, LLC

Solar Star Hawaii I, LLC

Solar Star Hawaii IV, LLC

Solar Star HI Air, LLC

Solar Star Illinois I, LLC

Solar Star Massachusetts II, LLC

Solar Star Massachusetts III, LLC

Solar Star New Jersey IV, LLC

Solar Star New York I, LLC

Solar Star NVUSD II, LLC

Solar Star Oceanside, LLC

Solar Star Oregon I, LLC

Solar Star Oregon II Parent, LLC

Solar Star Oregon III, LLC

Solar Star Palo Alto I, LLC

Solar Star Plano I, LLC

Solar Star Rancho CWD I, LLC

Solar Star Santa Cruz, LLC

Solar Star SH MA, LLC

Solar Star Texas II, LLC

Solar Star Texas IV, LLC

Solar Star YC, LLC

Solar University, LLC

SolarBridge Technologies Inc.

SolarStorage Fund A, LLC

SolarStorage Fund B, LLC

SolarStorage Fund C, LLC

South Hook CHP

South Hook LNG Terminal Company Limited

SPML Land Inc.

SPWR Energias Renovaveis Unipessoal Ltda

SPWR EW 2013-1, LLC

SPWR MS 2013-1, LLC

SPWR SS 1, LLC

SPWR UBS 2013-1, LLC

SPWR USB 2013-2, LLC

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

8.35%

8.35%

56.26%

56.26%

0.56%

28.13%

56.26%

0.56%

0.56%

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

8

E

E

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Philippines

Portugal

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

Philippines

Portugal

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 18

Business 
segment Statutory corporate name

Gas, Renewables & Power (contd)

SPWR USB 2013-3, LLC

SSCA XLI Class B Member, LLC

SSCA XLI Holding Company, LLC

SSCA XXXI Managing Member, LLC

SSCO III Class B Holdings, LLC

SSCO III Holdings Company, LLC

SSCO III Managing Member, LLC

Strata Solar, LLC

SunFront I, LLC

SunPower Access I, LLC

SunPower AssetCo, LLC

SunPower Bermuda Holdings

SunPower Bobcat Solar, LLC

SunPower Capital Services, LLC

SunPower Capital, LLC

SunPower Commercial Holding Company I, LLC

SunPower Commercial Holding Company II, LLC

SunPower Commercial Holding Company III, LLC

SunPower Commercial Holding Company IV Parent, LLC

SunPower Commercial Holding Company IV, LLC

SunPower Commercial Holding Company V, LLC

SunPower Commercial Holding Company VI, LLC

SunPower Commercial II Class B, LLC

SunPower Commercial III Class B, LLC

SunPower Commercial Managing Member I, LLC

SunPower Corp Israel Limited

SunPower Corporation

SunPower Corporation (Switzerland) S.A.R.L.

SunPower Corporation Australia PTY Limited

SunPower Corporation Limited

SunPower Corporation Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.

SunPower Corporation Southern Africa (PTY) Limited

SunPower Corporation SPA

SunPower Corporation UK Limited

SunPower Corporation, Systems

SunPower DevCo, LLC

SunPower Development Company

SunPower El Pelicano Holding Company SPA

SunPower Energía SPA

SunPower Energy Corporation Limited

SunPower Energy Solutions France S.A.S.

SunPower Energy Systems Canada Corporation

SunPower Energy Systems Korea

SunPower Energy Systems Singapore PTE Limited

SunPower Energy Systems Southern Africa (PTY) Limited

SunPower Energy Systems Spain, SL

SunPower Engineering and Construction of Energy Production 
and Trade (Turkey)

SunPower Foundation

SunPower France S.A.S.

SunPower GmbH

SunPower Helix I, LLC

SunPower HoldCo, LLC

SunPower Italia S.R.L.

SunPower Japan KK

SunPower Malaysia Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd.

SunPower Malta Limited

SunPower Manufacturing (PTY) Limited

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% Group
interest

Method

incorporation Country of operations

Country of

0.56%

56.26%

56.26%

20.54%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

20.54%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

20.54%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

E

E

E

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

Bermuda

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

Israel

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

Bermuda

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

Israel

United States

United States

Switzerland

Australia

Hong Kong

Mexico

South Africa

Chile

Switzerland

Australia

Hong Kong

Mexico

South Africa

Chile

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United States

United States

United States

Chile

Chile

United States

United States

United States

Chile

Chile

Hong Kong

United States

France

Canada

South Korea

Singapore

South Africa

Spain

Turkey

France

Canada

South Korea

Singapore

South Africa

Spain

Turkey

United States

United States

France

Germany

United States

United States

Italy

Japan

Malaysia

Malta

France

Germany

United States

United States

Italy

Japan

Malaysia

Malta

South Africa

South Africa

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Business 
segment Statutory corporate name

Gas, Renewables & Power (contd)

SunPower Manufacturing Corporation Limited

SunPower Manufacturing de Vernejoul

SunPower Miyako Parent, LLC

SunPower Muhendislik Insaat Enerji Üretim ve Ticaret A. S

SunPower Nanao Parent, LLC

SunPower Netherlands B.V.

SunPower Netherlands Hold Company 1 B.V.

SunPower Netherlands Hold Company 2 B.V.

SunPower Netherlands Hold Company 3 B.V.

SunPower Netherlands Hold Company 4 B.V.

SunPower Netherlands Hold Company 5 B.V.

SunPower Netherlands Hold Company 6 B.V.

SunPower Netherlands Hold Company 7 B.V.

SunPower Netherlands Holdings B.V.

SunPower North America, LLC

SunPower NY CDG 1,LLC

SunPower Philippines Limited – Regional Operating Headquarters

SunPower Philippines Manufacturing Limited

SunPower Residential I, LLC

SunPower Residential II, LLC

SunPower Revolver HoldCo I Parent, LLC

SunPower Revolver HoldCo I, LLC

SunPower Software I Inc.

SunPower Solar Energy Technology (Tianjin) Corporation, Limited

SunPower Solar India Private Limited

SunPower Solar Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

SunPower SolarProgram III, LLC

SunPower SolarProgram IV, LLC

SunPower SolarProgram IX, LLC

Sunpower Solarprogram V, LLC

Sunpower Solarprogram VI, LLC

SunPower SolarProgram VII, LLC

SunPower SolarProgram VIII, LLC

SunPower Systems (Middle East Branch)

SunPower Systems Belgium SPRL

SunPower Systems International Limited

SunPower Systems Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V.

SunPower Systems S.A.R.L.

SunPower Systems S.A.R.L. (Dubai Branch)

SunPower Technologies France S.A.S.

SunPower Technology Limited

SunPower YC Holdings LLC

SunRise 1, LLC

Sunrise 2, LLC

Sunrise 3, LLC

Sunzil

Sunzil Caraibes

Sunzil Mayotte S.A.S.

Sunzil Ocean Indien

Sunzil Pacific

Sunzil Polynésie

Sunzil Polynésie Services

Sunzil Services Caraibes

Sunzil Services Ocean Indien

Swingletree Operations, LLC

Tadiran Batteries GmbH

Tadiran Batteries Limited

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 18

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

% Group
interest

Method

incorporation Country of operations

Country of

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

20.54%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

31.80%

56.26%

56.26%

50.00%

50.00%

50.00%

50.00%

50.00%

50.00%

50.00%

50.00%

50.00%

56.26%

100.00%

100.00%

Hong Kong

France

United States

Turkey

United States

France

United States

Turkey

United States

United States

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

United States

United States

Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

China

India

Malaysia

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

United States

United States

Philippines

Philippines

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

China

India

Malaysia

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Belgium

Hong Kong

Mexico

Switzerland

United States

France

Belgium

United States

Mexico

Switzerland

United States

France

Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

United States

United States

Germany

Israel

Germany

Israel

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 18

Business 
segment Statutory corporate name

Gas, Renewables & Power (contd)

TEMASOL

Tenesol SPV1

Tenesol Venezuela

Texas Solar Nova 1, LLC

Tita Energy (PTY) Limited

Torimode (PTY) Limited

Toriprox (PTY) Limited

Torisol (PTY) Limited

Total Abengoa Solar Emirates Investment Company B.V.

Total Energie Do Brasil

Total Energie Gas GmbH

Total Énergie Gaz

TOTAL ENERGY SERVICES

Total Energy Ventures Europe

Total Energy Ventures International

Total Gas & Power Actifs Industriels

Total Gas & Power Asia Private Limited

Total Gas & Power Brazil

Total Gas & Power Chartering Limited

Total Gas & Power Limited

Total Gas & Power North America Inc.

Total Gas & Power Services Limited

Total Gas & Power Thailand

Total Gas Pipeline USA Inc.

Total Gas Y Electricidad Argentina S.A.

Total Gasandes

Total Gaz Electricité Holdings France

Total Midstream Holdings UK Limited

Total New Energies Limited

Total New Energies Ventures USA, Inc.

Total Solar

Total Solar International

Total Solar Latin America SPA

TOTAL SPRING FRANCE 

Total SunPower El Pelicano S.A.

Total SunPower Energia S.A.

Total Tractebel Emirates O & M Company

Total Tractebel Emirates Power Company

Transportadora de Gas del Mercosur S.A.

TSGF SpA

Vandenberg Solar I, LLC

Vega Solar 1 S.A.P.I. de C.V.

Vega Solar 2 S.A.P.I. de C.V.

Vega Solar 3 S.A.P.I. de C.V.

Vega Solar 4 S.A.P.I. de C.V.

Vega Solar 5 S.A.P.I. de C.V.

Victory Pass I, LLC

Whippletree Solar, LLC

White Wolf Solar, LLC

Wood Draw Solar LLC

Refining & Chemicals

Appryl S.N.C

Atlantic Trading and Marketing Financial Inc.

Atlantic Trading and Marketing Inc.

Balzatex S.A.S.

Barry Controls Aerospace S.N.C.

BASF Total Petrochemicals LLC

Bay Junction Inc.

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% Group
interest

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

50.00%

56.26%

100.00%

100.00%

100,00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

56.26%

56.26%

50.00%

50.00%

32.68%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

56.26%

50.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

40.00%

100.00%

Method

incorporation Country of operations

Country of

Morocco

France

Venezuela

United States

South Africa

South Africa

South Africa

South Africa

Morocco

France

Venezuela

United States

United States

South Africa

South Africa

South Africa

E

Netherlands

United Arab Emirates

Brazil

Germany

France

France

France

France

France

Singapore

France

Brazil

Germany

France

France

France

France

France

Singapore

France

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United States

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United States

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

France

United States

Argentina

France

France

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United States

France

France

Chile

France

Chile

Chile

France

France

Argentina

Chile

United States

Mexico

Mexico

Mexico

Mexico

Mexico

United States

United States

United States

United States

France

United States

United States

France

France

United States

United States

France

United States

Argentina

France

France

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United States

France

France

Chile

France

Chile

Chile

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Argentina

Chile

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

France

United States

United States

France

France

United States

United States

E

E

E

E

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Business 
segment Statutory corporate name

Refining & Chemicals (contd)

Borrachas Portalegre Ltda

BOU Verwaltungs GmbH

Buckeye Products Pileline LP

Caoutchoucs Modernes S.A.S.

Catelsa-Caceres S.A.U.

Cie Tunisienne du Caoutchouc S.A.R.L.

Composite Industrie Maroc S.A.R.L.

Composite Industrie S.A.

Cosden, LLC

COS-MAR Company

Cray Valley (Guangzhou) Chemical Company, Limited

Cray Valley Czech

Cray Valley HSC Asia Limited

Cray Valley Italia S.R.L.

Cray Valley S.A.

CSSA – Chartering and Shipping Services S.A.

Espa S.A.R.L.

Ethylène Est

Feluy Immobati

FINA Technology, Inc.

FPL Enterprises, Inc.

Gasket (Suzhou) Valve Components Company, Limited

Gasket International SPA

Grande Paroisse S.A.

Gulf Coast Pipeline LP

Hanwha Total Petrochemical Co. Limited

HBA Hutchinson Brasil Automotive Ltda

Hutchinson (UK) Limited

Hutchinson (Wuhan) Automotive Rubber Products Company 
Limited

Hutchinson Aéronautique & Industrie Limited

Hutchinson Aeroservices S.A.S.

Hutchinson Aerospace & Industry Inc.

Hutchinson Aerospace GmbH

Hutchinson Aftermarket USA Inc.

Hutchinson Antivibration Systems Inc.

Hutchinson Argentina S.A.

Hutchinson Autopartes Mexico S.A. de C.V.

Hutchinson Borrachas de Portugal Ltda

Hutchinson Corporation

Hutchinson d.o.o Ruma

Hutchinson Do Brasil S.A.

Hutchinson Fluid Management Systems Inc.

Hutchinson GmbH

Hutchinson Holding GmbH

Hutchinson Holdings UK Limited

Hutchinson Iberia S.A.

% Group
interest

100.00%

100.00%

14.66%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

50.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

99.98%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

14.66%

50.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

Hutchinson Industrial Rubber Products (Suzhou) Company, Limited

100.00%

Hutchinson Industrias Del Caucho SAU

Hutchinson Industries Inc.

Hutchinson Japan Company Limited

Hutchinson Korea Limited

Hutchinson Maroc S.A.R.L. AU

Hutchinson Nichirin Brake Hoses SL

Hutchinson Palamos

Hutchinson Poland SP ZO.O.

Hutchinson Polymers S.N.C.

Hutchinson Porto Tubos Flexiveis Ltda

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

30.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 18

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Method

incorporation Country of operations

Country of

Portugal

Germany

Portugal

Germany

E

United States

United States

France

Spain

Tunisia

Morocco

France

United States

United States

China

France

Spain

Tunisia

Morocco

France

United States

United States

China

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

China

Italy

France

China

Italy

France

Switzerland

Switzerland

France

France

Belgium

United States

United States

China

Italy

France

United States

South Korea

Brazil

France

France

Belgium

United States

United States

China

Italy

France

United States

South Korea

Brazil

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

China

Canada

France

United States

Germany

United States

United States

Argentina

Mexico

Portugal

China

Canada

France

United States

Germany

United States

United States

Argentina

Mexico

Portugal

8

United States

United States

Serbia

Brazil

Serbia

Brazil

United States

United States

Germany

Germany

Germany

Germany

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Spain

China

Spain

United States

Japan

South Korea

Morocco

Spain

Spain

Poland

France

Portugal

Spain

China

Spain

United States

Japan

South Korea

Morocco

Spain

Spain

Poland

France

Portugal

E

E

E

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8

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 18

Business 
segment Statutory corporate name

Refining & Chemicals (contd)

Hutchinson Precision Sealing Systems Inc.

Hutchinson Rubber Products Private Limited Inde

Hutchinson S.A.

Hutchinson S.N.C.

Hutchinson S.R.L. (Italie)

Hutchinson S.R.L. (Roumanie)

Hutchinson Sales Corporation

Hutchinson Seal De Mexico S.A. de CV.

Hutchinson Sealing Systems Inc.

Hutchinson SRO

Hutchinson Stop – Choc GmbH & CO. KG

Hutchinson Suisse S.A.

Hutchinson Transferencia de Fluidos S.A. de C.V.

Hutchinson Tunisie S.A.R.L.

Hutchinson Vietnam Company Limited

Industrias Tecnicas De La Espuma SL

Industrielle Desmarquoy S.N.C.

Jéhier S.A.S.

JPR S.A.S.

KTN Kunststofftechnik Nobitz GmbH

Laffan Refinery Company Limited

Laffan Refinery Company Limited 2

LaPorte Pipeline Company LP

LaPorte Pipeline GP LLC

Le Joint Francais S.N.C.

Legacy Site Services LLC

Les Stratifiés S.A.S.

Lone Wolf Land Company

LSS Funding Inc.

Machen Land Limited

Mapa – Spontex Inc.

Naphtachimie

Olutex Oberlausitzer Luftfahrttextilien GmbH

Pamargan (Malta) Products Limited

Pamargan Products Limited

Paulstra S.N.C.

Paulstra Silentbloc S.A.

Polyblend GmbH

Qatar Petrochemical Company Q.S.C. (QAPCO)

Qatofin Company Limited

Résilium

Retia

Retia USA LLC

Ruwais Fertilizer Industries Limited

San Jacinto Rail Limited

Saudi Aramco Total Refining & Petrochemical Company

SCI Cibat

Sealants Europe

SigmaKalon Group B.V.

Société Béarnaise De Gestion Industrielle

Société du Pipeline Sud-Européen

Stillman Seal Corporation

Stop-Choc (UK) Limited

Techlam S.A.S.

Toseanergy

Total Activités Maritimes

Total Corbion PLA B.V.
Total Deutschland GmbH(c)

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% Group
interest

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

99.89%

100.00%

100.00%

10.00%

10.00%

50.00%

50.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

50.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

68.00%

20.00%

49.09%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

33.33%

17.00%

37.50%

100.00%

34.00%

100.00%

100.00%

35.14%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

49.00%

100.00%

50.00%

100.00%

Method

incorporation Country of operations

Country of

United States

United States

France

France

France

Italy

Romania

United States

Mexico

United States

Czech Republic

Germany

Switzerland

Mexico

Tunisia

Vietnam

Spain

France

France

France

Germany

Qatar

Qatar

India

France

France

Italy

Romania

United States

Mexico

United States

Czech Republic

Germany

Switzerland

Mexico

Tunisia

Vietnam

Spain

France

France

France

Germany

Qatar

Qatar

United States

United States

France

United States

United States

France

United States

United States

France

United States

United States

France

United States

United States

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United States

United States

France

Germany

Malta

France

Germany

Malta

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

France

Belgium

Germany

Qatar

Qatar

Belgium

France

France

Belgium

Germany

Qatar

Qatar

Belgium

France

United States

United States

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

United States

Saoudia Arabia

France

France

United States

Saoudia Arabia

France

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

France

France

France

United States

United States

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

France

Belgium

France

Netherlands

Germany

France

Belgium

France

Netherlands

Germany

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Business 
segment Statutory corporate name

Refining & Chemicals (contd)

Total Downstream UK PLC

Total European Trading

Total Laffan Refinery

Total Laffan Refinery II B.V.

Total Lindsey Oil Refinery Limited

Total New Energies USA, Inc.

Total Oil Trading S.A.

Total Olefins Antwerp

Total Opslag En Pijpleiding Nederland NV

Total PAR LLC
Total Petrochemicals & Refining S.A./NV(c)
Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc.(c)
Total Petrochemicals (China) Trading Company, Limited

Total Petrochemicals (Foshan) Limited

Total Petrochemicals (Hong Kong) Limited

Total Petrochemicals (Ningbo) Limited

Total Petrochemicals Development Feluy

Total Petrochemicals Ecaussinnes

Total Petrochemicals Feluy

Total Petrochemicals France

Total Petrochemicals Iberica

Total Petrochemicals Pipeline USA Inc.

Total Petrochemicals UK Limited

Total Polymers Antwerp

Total Raffinaderij Antwerpen N.V.

Total Raffinage France

Total Raffinerie Mitteldeutschland GmbH

Total Refining & Chemicals

Total Refining & Chemicals Saudi Arabia S.A.S.

Total Research & Technology Feluy

Total Splitter USA Inc

Total Trading and Marketing Canada LP

Total Trading Asia Pte Limited

Total Trading Canada Limited

Total Trading Products S.A.

Transalpes S.N.C.

Trans-Ethylène

Vibrachoc SAU

Zeeland Refinery NV

Marketing & Services

Air Total (Suisse) S.A.

Air Total International S.A.

Alvea

Antilles Gaz

Aristea

Arteco

AS 24

AS 24 Tankservice GmbH

AS24 Belgie N.V.

AS24 Espanola S.A.

AS24 Fuel Cards Limited

AS24 Polska SP ZO.O.

Caldeo

Charvet La Mure Bianco

Compagnie Pétrolière de l’Ouest – CPO

CPE Énergies

Cristal Marketing Egypt

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 18

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Method

incorporation Country of operations

Country of

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

France

France

France

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United States

Switzerland

Belgium

Netherlands

United States

Belgium

United States

China

China

United States

Switzerland

Belgium

Netherlands

United States

Belgium

United States

China

China

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

China

Belgium

Belgium

Belgium

France

Spain

China

Belgium

Belgium

Belgium

France

Spain

United States

United States

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Belgium

Belgium

France

Germany

France

France

Belgium

Belgium

Belgium

France

Germany

France

France

Belgium

United States

United States

Canada

Singapore

Canada

Switzerland

France

France

Spain

8

Canada

Singapore

Canada

Switzerland

France

France

Spain

Netherlands

Netherlands

E

E

Switzerland

Switzerland

France

France

Belgium

Belgium

France

Germany

Belgium

Spain

Switzerland

Switzerland

France

France

Belgium

Belgium

France

Germany

Belgium

Spain

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Poland

France

France

France

France

Egypt

Poland

France

France

France

France

Egypt

REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2017

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% Group
interest

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

55.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

67.00%

99.98%

100.00%

55.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

51.00%

49.99%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

80.78%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 18

Business 
segment Statutory corporate name

Marketing & Services (contd)

DCA-MORY-SHIPP

Egedis

Elf Oil UK Aviation Limited

Elf Oil UK Properties Limited

Fioulmarket.fr

Gapco Kenya Limited

Gapco Tanzania Limited

Gapco Uganda Limited

Guangzhou Elf Lubricants Company Limited

Gulf Africa Petroleum Corporation

Lubricants Vietnam Holding Limited

Michel Mineralölhandel GmbH

National Petroleum Refiners Of South Africa (PTY) Limited

Produits Pétroliers Stela

Quimica Vasca S.A. Unipersonal

Saudi Total Petroleum Products

Servauto Nederland B.V.

Société des transports pétroliers par pipeline

Société d’exploitation de l’usine de Rouen

Société mahoraise de stockage de produits pétroliers

Société Urbaine des Pétroles

S-Oil Total Lubricants Company Limited

South Asia LPG Private Limited

Total (Africa) Limited

Total (Fiji) Limited

Total Additifs et Carburants Spéciaux

Total Africa S.A.

Total Aviation & Export Limited

Total Belgium

Total Bitumen Deutschland GmbH

Total Bitumen UK Limited

Total Botswana (PTY) Limited

Total Burkina

Total Cambodge

Total Cameroun

Total Caraïbes

Total Ceska Republika S.R.O.

Total China Investment Company Limited

Total Congo

Total Corse

Total Côte D’Ivoire

Total Denmark A/S
Total Deutschland GmbH(c)
Total Egypt

Total Erg SPA

Total España S.A.

Total Especialidades Argentina

Total Ethiopia

Total Fluides

Total Freeport Corporation

Total Fuels Wuhan Company Limited

Total Glass Lubricants Europe GmbH

Total Guadeloupe

Total Guinea Ecuatorial

Total Guinée

Total Holding Asie

Total Holding India

Total Jamaica Limited

338

REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2017

% Group
interest

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

77.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

18.22%

99.99%

100.00%

51.00%

100.00%

35.50%

98.98%

100.00%

100.00%

50.00%

50.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

50.10%

100.00%

100.00%

67.01%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

99.70%

100.00%

72.99%

100.00%

100.00%

80.78%

49.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

51.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

70.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

Method

incorporation Country of operations

Country of

France

France

France

France

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

France

Kenya

Tanzania

Uganda

China

Mauritius

Hong Kong

Germany

South Africa

France

Spain

Saoudia Arabia

Netherlands

France

France

France

France

France

Kenya

Tanzania

Uganda

China

Mauritius

Hong Kong

Germany

South Africa

France

Spain

Saoudia Arabia

Netherlands

France

France

France

France

South Korea

India

South Korea

India

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Fiji Islands

France

France

Zambia

Belgium

Germany

Fiji Islands

France

France

Zambia

Belgium

Germany

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Cambodia

Cameroon

France

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Cambodia

Cameroon

France

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

China

China

Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo

France

Côte d’Ivoire

Denmark

Germany

Egypt

Italy

Spain

Argentina

Ethiopia

France

Philippines

China

Germany

France

France

Côte d’Ivoire

Denmark

Germany

Egypt

Italy

Spain

Argentina

Ethiopia

France

Philippines

China

Germany

France

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea

Guinea

France

France

Jamaica

Guinea

France

France

Jamaica

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Business 
segment Statutory corporate name

Marketing & Services (contd)

Total Jordan PSC

Total Kenya

Total Lesotho (PTY) Limited

Total Liban

Total Liberia Inc.

Total Lubricants (China) Company Limited

Total Lubricants Taiwan Limited

Total Lubrifiants

Total Lubrifiants Algérie

Total Lubrifiants Service Automobile

Total Luxembourg S.A.

Total Madagasikara S.A.

Total Mali

Total Marine Fuels

Total Marketing Egypt

Total Marketing France

Total Marketing Gabon

Total Marketing Middle East Free Zone

Total Marketing Services

Total Marketing Tchad

Total Marketing Uganda

Total Maroc

Total Mauritius

Total Mayotte

Total Mexico S.A. de C.V.

Total Mineraloel und Chemie GmbH

Total Mineralol GmbH

Total Mozambique

Total Namibia (PTY) Limited

Total Nederland NV

Total Niger S.A.

Total Nigeria PLC

Total Oil Asia-Pacific Pte Limited

Total Oil India PVT Limited

Total Outre-Mer

Total Pacifique

Total Parco Pakistan Limited

Total Parko Marketing Limited

Total Petroleum (Shanghai) Company Limited

Total Petroleum Ghana Limited

Total Petroleum Puerto Rico Corp.

Total Philippines Corporation

Total Polska

Total Polynésie

Total RDC

Total Réunion

Total Romania S.A.

Total Sénégal

Total Sinochem Fuels Company Limited

Total Sinochem Oil Company Limited

Total South Africa (PTY) Limited

Total Specialties USA Inc.

Total Supply MS S.A.

Total Swaziland (PTY) Limited

Total Tanzania Limited

Total Tianjin Manufacturing Company Limited

Total Togo

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 18

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Method

incorporation Country of operations

Country of

Jordan

Kenya

Lesotho

Lebanon

Liberia

China

Taiwan

France

Algeria

France

Luxembourg

Madagascar

Mali

Singapore

Egypt

France

Gabon

Jordan

Kenya

Lesotho

Lebanon

Liberia

China

Taiwan

France

Algeria

France

Luxembourg

Madagascar

Mali

Singapore

Egypt

France

Gabon

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

France

Chad

Uganda

Morocco

Mauritius

France

Mexico

Germany

Germany

Mozambique

Namibia

Netherlands

Niger

Nigeria

Singapore

India

France

France

Pakistan

Bahamas

China

Ghana

Puerto Rico

Philippines

Poland

France

France

Chad

Uganda

Morocco

Mauritius

France

Mexico

Germany

Germany

Mozambique

Namibia

Netherlands

Niger

Nigeria

Singapore

India

France

France

Pakistan

Pakistan

China

Ghana

Puerto Rico

Philippines

Poland

France

8

Democratic Republic
of Congo

Democratic Republic
of Congo

France

Romania

Senegal

China

China

South Africa

United States

Switzerland

Swaziland

Tanzania

China

Togo

France

Romania

Senegal

China

China

South Africa

United States

Switzerland

Swaziland

Tanzania

China

Togo

E

E

E

E

E

REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2017

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% Group
interest

100.00%

93.96%

50.10%

100.00%

100.00%

77.00%

63.00%

99.98%

78.90%

99.98%

100.00%

79.44%

100.00%

100.00%

80.78%

100.00%

90.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

55.00%

55.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

50.10%

100.00%

100.00%

61.72%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

50.00%

50.00%

100.00%

76.74%

100.00%

51.00%

100.00%

99.54%

60.00%

100.00%

100.00%

69.14%

49.00%

49.00%

50.10%

100.00%

100.00%

50.10%

100.00%

77.00%

76.72%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 18

Business 
segment Statutory corporate name

Marketing & Services (contd)

Total Tunisie

Total Turkey Pazarlama

Total UAE LLC

Total Uganda Limited

Total UK Limited

Total Ukraine LLC

Total Union Océane

Total Vietnam Limited

Total Vostok

Total Zambia

Total Zimbabwe Limited

Totalgaz Vietnam LLC

Upbeatprops 100 PTY Limited

V Energy S.A.

Corporate 

Albatros

Elf Aquitaine

Elf Aquitaine Fertilisants

Elf Aquitaine Inc.

Elf Forest Products LLC

Etmofina

Omnium Reinsurance Company S.A.

Pan Insurance Limited

Septentrion Participations

Socap S.A.S.

Société Civile Immobilière CB2

Sofax Banque

Total American Services Inc.

Total Capital

Total Capital Canada Limited

Total Capital International

Total Consulting

Total Corporate Management (Beijing) Company Limited

Total Delaware Inc.

Total Développement Régional S.A.S.

Total Facilities Management Services (TFMS)

Total Finance

Total Finance Corporate Services Limited

Total Finance Global Services (TOFIG)

Total Finance international B.V.

Total Finance Nederland B.V.

Total Finance USA Inc.

Total Funding Nederland B.V.

Total Funding Nederland International B.V.

Total Gestion Filiales

Total Gestion USA

Total Global Financial Services

Total Global Human Ressources Services

Total Global Information Technology Services Belgium

Total Global IT Services (TGITS)

Total Global Procurement (TGP) 

Total Global Procurement Belgium S.A. (TGPB)

Total Holding Allemagne

Total Holdings Europe

Total Holdings International B.V.

Total Holdings UK Limited

Total Holdings USA Inc.

Total International NV

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% Group
interest

100.00%

100.00%

49.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

80.00%

100.00%

50.10%

70.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

99.98%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

Method

incorporation Country of operations

Country of

Tunisia

Turkey

Tunisia

Turkey

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Uganda

Uganda

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Ukraine

France

Vietnam

Russia

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Vietnam

South Africa

Ukraine

France

Vietnam

Russia

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Vietnam

South Africa

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

France

France

France

United States

United States

Belgium

Switzerland

Ireland

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

United States

United States

Belgium

Switzerland

Ireland

France

France

France

France

United States

United States

France

Canada

France

France

China

France

Canada

France

France

China

United States

United States

France

France

France

France

France

France

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Belgium

Netherlands

Netherlands

United States

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

France

France

France

Belgium

France

France

Belgium

France

France

Belgium

Netherlands

Netherlands

United States

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

France

France

France

Belgium

France

France

Belgium

France

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United States

Netherlands

United States

Netherlands

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 18

–

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

% Group
interest

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100,00%

0,00%

100,00%

100,00%

Method

incorporation Country of operations

Country of

France

Canada

France

Canada

South Africa

Netherlands

France

Belgium

United States

United States

Canada

France

France

France

Belgium

United States

United States

Canada

France

France

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Business 
segment Statutory corporate name

Corporate (contd)

Total Learning Solutions (TLS)

Total Operations Canada Limited

Total Overseas Holding (PTY) Limited

Total Participations
Total Petrochemicals & Refining S.A./NV(c)
Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc.(c)
Total Petrochemicals Security USA Inc.

Total Resources (Canada) Limited

TOTAL S.A.

Total Treasury

Total UK Finance Limited

(a)
(b)
(c)

% of control different from % of interest: 49%.
% of control different from % of interest: 20,02%.
Multi-segment entities.

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9

SUPPLEMENTAL OIL AND GAS 
INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

9.1

Oil and gas information pursuant 
to FASB Accounting Standards 
Codification 932

9.1.1

Assessment process for reserves

9.1.2

Proved developed reserves

9.1.3

Proved undeveloped reserves

9.1.4

9.1.5

Estimated proved reserves of oil, 
bitumen and gas

Results of operations for oil 
and gas producing activities

9.1.6

Cost incurred

9.1.7

9.1.8

Capitalized costs related to oil 
and gas producing activities

Standardized measure of discounted 
future net cash flows 
(excluding transportation)

9.1.9

Changes in the standardized measure 
of discounted future net cash flows

344

344

344

345

345

354

356

357

358

360

9.2

Other information

9.2.1

Net gas production, production prices 
and production costs

361

361

9.3

Report on the payments made to 
governments (Article L. 225-102-3 of the 
French Commercial Code)

363

9.3.1

9.3.2

Reporting by country and type 
of Payment

Reporting of Payments by Project 
and by type of Payment, 
and by Government 
and by type of Payment

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Oil and gas information pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification 932

9.1

Oil and gas information pursuant to FASB Accounting 
Standards Codification 932

Proved reserves estimates are calculated according to the Securities
and  Exchange  Commission  (SEC)  Rule  4-10  of  Regulation  S-X  set
forth  in  the  “Modernization  of  Oil  and  Gas  Reporting”  release  (SEC
Release  n°  33-8995)  and  the  Financial  Accounting  Standard  Board

(FASB) Accounting Standards Update regarding Extractive Activities –
Oil  and  Gas  (ASC  932),  which  provide  definitions  and  disclosure
requirements.

9.1.1

Assessment process for reserves

Reserves  estimations  are  performed  by  experienced  geoscientists,
engineers  and  economists  under  the  supervision  of  each  affiliate’s
General Management. Staff involved in reserves evaluation are trained
to  follow  SEC-compliant  internal  guidelines  and  policies  regarding
criteria  that  must  be  met  before  reserves  can  be  considered  as
proved.  All  of  the  Group’s  proved  reserves  held  in  subsidiaries  and
equity affiliates are estimated within the affiliates of the Group with the
exception  of  the  proved  reserves  held  by  the  equity  affiliate  PAO
Novatek.  The  assessment  of  the  net  proved  liquids  and  natural  gas
reserves  of  certain  properties  owned  by  PAO  Novatek  was
completed  as  of  December  31,  2017,  in  accordance  with  the
standards  applied  by  the  Group,  based  on  an 
independent
from  DeGolyer  &  MacNaughton.  These
third-party 
independently  assessed  reserves  account  for  50%  of  the  total  net
proved reserves TOTAL held in Russia as of December 31, 2017.

report 

The  technical  validation  process  relies  on  a  Technical  Reserves
Committee that is responsible for approving proved reserves changes
above  a  certain  threshold  and  technical  evaluations  of  reserves
associated  with  an  investment  decision  that  requires  approval  from
the Exploration & Production Executive Committee. The Chairman of
the  Technical  Reserves  Committee  is  appointed  by  the  Senior
Management of Exploration & Production and its members represent
expertise  in  reservoir  engineering,  production  geology,  production
geophysics, reserves methodology, drilling and development studies.

internal  control  process  related  to  reserves  estimation 

An 
formalized and involves the following elements:

is

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

A  central  Reserve  Entity  the  responsibility  of  which  is:  to
consolidate,  document  and  archive  the  Group’s  reserves;  to
ensure  coherence  of  evaluations  worldwide;  to  maintain  the
Corporate  Reserves  Guidelines  Standards  in  line  with  SEC
guidelines  and  policies;  to  deliver  training  on  reserves  evaluation
and  classification;  and  to  conduct  periodically  in-depth  technical
review of reserves for each affiliate.

An  annual  review  of  affiliates’  reserves  conducted  by  an  internal
group of specialists selected for their expertise in geosciences and
engineering and their knowledge of the affiliate. All members of this
group,  chaired  by  the  Reserves  Vice-President  (“RVP”)  of  the

9.1.2

Proved developed reserves

Development and Support to Operations division and composed of
at  least  three  Technical  Reserves  Committee  members,  are
knowledgeable 
for  proved  reserves
evaluation. Their responsibility is to provide an independent review
of  reserves  changes  proposed  by  affiliates  and  ensure  that
reserves  are  estimated  using  appropriate  standards  and
procedures.

the  SEC  guidelines 

in 

(cid:142)

At  the end  of  the  annual  review  carried  out  by  the  Development
and Support to Operations division, an SEC Reserves Committee
chaired  by  the  Exploration  &  Production  Senior  Vice  President
Corporate Affairs and comprised of the Development and Support
to Operations, Strategy-Business Development-R&D, Finance and
Legal  Senior  Vice  Presidents,  or  their  representatives, as  well  as
the Chairman of the Technical Reserves Committee and the RVP,
approves  the elements  of  the  SEC  reserve  booking  proposals
concerning  criteria  that  are  not  dependent  upon  reservoir  and
geosciences techniques. The results of the annual review and the
proposals  for  including  revisions  or  additions  of  SEC  Proved
Reserves are presented to the Exploration & Production Executive
Committee  for  approval  before  final  validation  by  the  Group’s
General Management and Chief Financial Officer.

The reserves evaluation and control process is audited periodically by
the Group’s internal auditors.

The  RVP  of  the  Development  and  Support  to  Operations  division  is
the technical person responsible for preparing the reserves estimates
for  the  Group.  Appointed  by  the  President  of  Exploration  &
Production, the RVP supervises the Reserve Entity, chairs the annual
review  of  reserves,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Technical  Reserves
Committee and the SEC Reserves Committee. The current RVP has
over 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He previously
held  several  management  positions  in  the  Group  in  reservoir
engineering  and  geosciences,  and  in  the  field  of  reserves  evaluation
and  control  process.  He  holds  an  engineering  degree  from  École
Centrale  Paris,  France,  and  a  petroleum  engineering  degree  from
École  Nationale  Supérieure  du  Pétrole  et  des  Moteurs  (IFP  School),
France.  He  is  a  member  of  the  UNECE  (United  Nations  Economic
Commission  for  Europe)  Expert  Group  on  Resource  Classification,
and an active member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

reserves  of
As  of  December  31,  2017,  proved  developed 
hydrocarbons 
(oil,  bitumen  and  gas)  were  7,010  Mboe  and
represented 61% of the proved reserves. As of December 31, 2016,
proved  developed  reserves  of  hydrocarbons  (oil,  bitumen  and  gas)
were 6,667 Mboe and represented 58% of the proved reserves. As of
December 31, 2015, proved developed reserves of hydrocarbons (oil,

bitumen  and  gas)  were  6,186  Mboe  and  represented  53%  of  the
proved  reserves.  Over  the  past  three  years,  the  average  of  proved
developed  reserves  renewal  has  remained  above  1,300  Mboe  per
year,  illustrating  TOTAL’s  ability  to  consistently  transfer  proved
undeveloped reserves into developed status.

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9.1.3

Proved undeveloped reserves

As of December 31, 2017, TOTAL’s combined proved undeveloped
reserves of oil and gas were 4,465 Mboe compared to 4,852 Mboe
at  the  end  of  2016.  The  decrease of  387  Mboe  of  proved
undeveloped  reserves  was  due  to  the addition  of  +371  Mboe  of
undeveloped  reserves  related  to  extensions  and  discoveries,  +150
Mboe  due  to  revisions  of  previous  estimates,  -44  Mboe  related  to
acquisitions/divestitures and -864 Mboe due to the transfer of proved
undeveloped  reserves  to  proved  developed  reserves.  In  2017,  the
cost  incurred  to  develop  proved  undeveloped  reserves  (PUDs)  was
$7.6  billion,  which  represented  76%  of  2017  development  costs
incurred,  and  was  related  to  projects located  for  the  most  part  in
Nigeria, Canada,  Angola,  Australia,  Norway,  the  United  Arab
Emirates, the United States and Iraq.

The revisions to previous estimates of +150 Mboe were due to:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

+21  Mboe  due  to  new  information  obtained  from  drilling  and
production history;

+141  Mboe  due  to  economic  factors  as  a  result  of  higher  yearly
average  hydrocarbon prices,  including  primarily  a  rebooking  of
some Canadian oil sands proved undeveloped reserves, as well as
a  delayed  economic  limit  on  a  number of  other  assets,  partly
compensated by lower entitlement share from production sharing
and risked service contracts; and

(cid:142)

-12 Mboe due to other revisions.

The overall decrease of -44 Mboe related to acquisitions/divestitures
consists of the sale of 3.15% in Fort Hills (Canada),  the sale of a 15%
interest in Gina Krog (Norway), assets’ sales in Gabon, the acquisition
by  Novatek  of  Severneft-Urengoy  and  an  acquisition  of  a  10%
interest in Absheron (Azerbaijan).

Approximately 63% of the Group’s proved undeveloped reserves are
associated with producing projects and are located for the most part
in  Russia,  Canada,  Norway,  Kazakhstan,  Qatar,  the  United  Arab
Emirates and Nigeria. These reserves are expected to be developed
over  time  as  part  of  initial  field  development  plans  or  additional
development phases.

The timing to bring these proved reserves into production will depend
upon  several  factors  including  reservoir  performance,  surface  facilities
or plant capacity constraints and contractual limitations on production
levels.  The  remaining  proved  undeveloped  reserves  correspond  to
undeveloped  fields  or  assets  for  which  a  development  has  been
sanctioned or is in progress.

The  Group’s  portfolio  of  projects  includes  a  few  large  scale  and
complex  developments  for  which  reserves  have  remained  proved
undeveloped for more than five years or the Group anticipates that it
may  take  more  than  five  years  from  the  time  of  recording  proved
reserves to the start of production. These specific projects represent
approximately 29% of the Group’s proved undeveloped reserves and
include  developments  in  deep  offshore  Nigeria,  in  offshore  Australia
and Norway and in oil sands in Canada.

These  projects  are  highly  complex  to  develop  due  to  a  combination
of factors that include, among others, the nature of the reservoir rock
and fluid properties, challenging market and operating environments,
and the size of the projects. TOTAL has demonstrated in recent years
the Group’s ability to develop and bring into production similar large
the  development  of
scale  and  complex  projects, 
deep-offshore  fields  in  Angola,  Nigeria,  the  Republic  of  the  Congo,
West  of  Shetland  fields  in  the  United  Kingdom,  heavy  oil  projects  in
Venezuela and LNG projects in Russia, Qatar, Nigeria and Indonesia.

including 

In addition, some projects are generally designed and optimized for a
given  production  capacity  that  controls  the  pace  at  which  the  field  is
developed  and  the  wells  are  drilled.  At  production  start-up,  only  a
portion  of  the  proved  reserves  are  developed  in  order  to  deliver
sufficient  production  potential  to  meet  capacity  constraints  and
contractual obligations. 

Under  these  specific  circumstances,  the  Group  believes  that  it  is
justified  to  report  as  proved  reserves  the  level  of  reserves  used  in
connection with the approved project, despite the fact that some of
these PUDs may remain undeveloped for more than five years. 

9.1.4

Estimated proved reserves of oil, bitumen and gas

The  following  tables  present,  for  oil,  bitumen  and gas  reserves,  an
estimate of  the  Group’s  oil,  bitumen  and  gas  quantities  by
geographic areas as of December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015.

Quantities shown correspond to proved developed and undeveloped
reserves  together  with  changes  in  quantities  for  2017,  2016  and
2015.

The  definitions  used  for  proved,  proved  developed  and  proved
undeveloped oil and gas reserves are in accordance with the revised
Rule 4-10 of SEC Regulation S-X.

All references in the following tables to reserves or production are to
the  Group’s  entire  share  of  such  reserves  or  production.  TOTAL’s
worldwide  proved  reserves  include  the  proved  reserves  of  its
consolidated  subsidiaries  as  well  as  its  proportionate  share  of  the
proved reserves of equity affiliates.

Significant changes in proved reserves between 2016 and 2017 are
discussed below.

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Oil and gas information pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification 932

For  consolidated  subsidiaries,  the  revisions  of  +519 Mboe  for  the
year 2017 were due to:

The  extensions  in  the  Americas  correspond  mainly  to  recognition  of
reserves in Brazil. 

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

+299  Mboe  due  to  new  information  obtained  from  drilling  and
production  history  mainly  in  the  United  Kingdom,  United  Arab
Emirates, Nigeria and Norway;

+246  Mboe  due  to  economic  factors  as  a  result  of  higher  yearly
average  hydrocarbon prices,  including  primarily  a  rebooking  of
some    Canadian  oil  sands  proved  undeveloped  reserves,  as  well
as a delayed economic limit on a number of other assets mainly in
Republic of Congo, partly compensated by lower entitlement share
from production sharing and risked service contracts, in particular
in Iraq; and 

(cid:142)

-26 Mboe due to other revisions.

The  sales  of  reserves  in  place  in  the  Americas  correspond  to  the
decrease in interest in Fort Hills (Canada).

For equity affiliates, the revisions of +56 Mboe for the year 2017 were
due to:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

+77 Mboe mainly due to new information obtained from drilling and
production history mainly in Qatar and Russia; and

-21  Mboe  due  to  economic  factors  related  to  a  lower  entitlement
share as a result of higher yearly average hydrocarbon prices.

The  extensions  in  Russia  correspond  mainly  to  the  booking  of
additional gas volumes in identified markets.

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SUPPLEMENTAL OIL AND GAS INFORMATION

9.1.4.1

Changes in oil, bitumen and gas reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Europe and
Central Asia
(excl. Russia)

Africa
(excl. North
Africa)

Russia

Middle East
and

North Africa Americas

Proved developed and 
undeveloped reserves

(in million barrels of oil equivalent)

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014 – BRENT AT 101.27 $/b
Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of reserves in place

Sales of reserves in place

Production for the YEAR

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015 – BRENT AT 54.17 $/b

Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of reserves in place

Sales of reserves in place

Production for the year

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016 – BRENT AT 42.82 $/b
Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of reserves in place

Sales of reserves in place

Production for the year

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 – BRENT AT 54.36 $/b

1,965
1

11

-

(28)

(137)

1,812

49

47

-

(27)

(155)

1,726
122

-

9

(17)

(162)

1,678

Minority interest in proved developed and undeveloped reserves as of

December 31, 2015 – Brent at 54.17 $/b

December 31, 2016 – Brent at 42.82 $/b

DECEMBER 31, 2017 – BRENT AT 54.36 $/b

Proved developed and 
undeveloped reserves  

(in million barrels of oil equivalent)

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014 – BRENT AT 101.27 $/b

Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of reserves in place

Sales of reserves in place

Production for the year

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015 – BRENT AT 54.17 $/b
Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of reserves in place

Sales of reserves in place

Production for the year

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016 – BRENT AT 42.82 $/b

Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of reserves in place

Sales of reserves in place

Production for the year

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 – BRENT AT 54.36 $/b

-

-

-

Europe and
Central Asia
(excl. Russia)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

29
-

-

-

-

(4)

25

1

-

-

(13)

(2)

11
2

-

-

-

(2)

11

-

-

-

Russia

2,182

96

-

56

(12)

(102)

2,220
16

331

-

(59)

(119)

2,389

17

124

35

-

(114)

2,451

Asia-
Pacific

1,050
62

7

-

-

(94)

Total

7,813
196

897

0

(264)

(652)

1,025

7,990

2,324
(4)

9

-

(76)

(233)

2,020

1

11

-

-

(230)

1,802
106

29

2

(28)

(232)

1,679

128

105

102

557
(7)

864

-

-

(105)

1,309

232

5

-

-

(104)

1,442
50

62

-

-

(104)

1,450

-

-

-

1,888
144

6

-

(160)

(79)

1,799

(234)

33

152

(21)

(90)

1,639
195

149

-

(52)

(115)

1,816

-

-

-

39

15

-

-

(97)

982
44

6

-

-

(89)

943

-

-

-

Equity affiliates

Africa
(excl. North
Africa)

Middle East
and

North Africa Americas

Asia-
Pacific

73

(2)

-

-

-

-

71
-

-

-

-

(1)

70

-

-

-

-

(7)

63

1,219

(10)

-

-

-

(88)

1,121
68

-

190

-

(87)

1,292

45

-

-

-

(100)

1,237

236

(44)

-

-

-

(14)

178
(1)

-

-

-

(12)

165

(6)

-

-

-

(12)

147

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

88

111

152

(61)

(678)

7,602
519

246

11

(97)

(704)

7,577

128

105

102

Total

3,710

40

-

56

(12)

(204)

3,590
83

331

190

(59)

(219)

3,916

56

124

35

-

(233)

3,898

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Oil and gas information pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification 932

Proved developed and 
undeveloped reserves

(in million barrels of oil equivalent)

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015 – BRENT AT 54.17 $/b
Proved developed and undeveloped reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

Proved developed reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

Proved undeveloped reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016 – BRENT AT 42.82 $/b

Proved developed and undeveloped reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

Proved developed reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

Proved undeveloped reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 – BRENT AT 54.36 $/b

Proved developed and undeveloped reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

Proved developed reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

Proved undeveloped reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

Consolidated subsidiaries and equity affiliates

Europe and
Central Asia
(excl. Russia)

Africa
(excl. North
Africa)

Russia

Middle East
and

North Africa Americas

Asia-
Pacific

1,812

1,812

-

1,009

1,009

-

803

803

-

1,726

1,726

-

1,025

1,025

-

701

701

-

1,678

1,678

-

1,100

1,100

-

578

578

-

2,245

25

2,220

1,070

16

1,054

1,175

9

1,166

2,400

11

2,389

1,017

7

1,010

1,383

4

1,379

2,462

11

2,451

1,344

8

1,336

1,118

3

1,115

2,091

2,020

71

1,173

1,161

12

918

859

59

1,872

1,802

70

1,141

1,132

9

731

670

61

1,742

1,679

63

1,206

1,192

14

536

487

49

2,430

1,309

1,121

2,062

1,070

992

368

239

129

2,734

1,442

1,292

2,281

1,158

1,123

453

284

169

2,687

1,450

1,237

2,256

1,177

1,079

431

273

158

1,977

1,799

1,025

1,025

178

626

549

77

1,351

1,250

101

1,804

1,639

165

979

897

82

825

742

83

1,963

1,816

147

907

836

71

1,056

979

77

-

246

246

-

779

779

-

982

982

-

224

224

-

758

758

-

943

943

-

197

197

-

746

746

-

Total

11,580

7,990

3,590

6,186

4,051

2,135

5,394

3,939

1,455

11,518

7,602

3,916

6,667

4,443

2,224

4,851

3,159

1,692

11,475

7,577

3,898

7,010

4,510

2,500

4,465

3,066

1,399

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SUPPLEMENTAL OIL AND GAS INFORMATION

9.1.4.2

Changes in oil reserves

The oil reserves include crude oil, condensates and natural gas liquids reserves.

Proved developed and 
undeveloped reserves

(in million barrels)

Consolidated subsidiaries

Europe and
Central Asia
(excl. Russia)

Africa
(excl. North
Africa)

Russia

Middle East
and

North Africa Americas

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014 – BRENT AT 101.27 $/b
Revisions of previous estimates

1,043 
(9)

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of reserves in place

Sales of reserves in place

Production for the year

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015 – BRENT AT 54.17 $/b

Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of reserves in place

Sales of reserves in place

Production for the year

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016 – BRENT AT 42.82 $/b
Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of reserves in place

Sales of reserves in place

Production for the year

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 – BRENT AT 54.36 $/b

4 

- 

(3)

(59)

976 

22 

14 

- 

(13)

(63)

936 
42 

- 

3 

(8)

(71)

902 

Minority interest in proved developed and undeveloped reserves as of

December 31, 2015 – Brent at 54.17 $/b

December 31, 2016 – Brent at 42.82 $/b

DECEMBER 31, 2017 – BRENT AT 54.36 $/b

Proved developed and 
undeveloped reserves

(in million barrels)

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014 – BRENT AT 101.27 $/b

Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of reserves in place

Sales of reserves in place

Production for the year

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015 – BRENT AT 54.17 $/b
Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of reserves in place

Sales of reserves in place

Production for the year

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016 – BRENT AT 42.82 $/b

Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of reserves in place

Sales of reserves in place

Production for the year

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 – BRENT AT 54.36 $/b

-

-

-

Europe and
Central Asia
(excl. Russia)

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 
- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

26 
- 

- 

- 

- 

(3)

23 

1 

- 

- 

(11)

(3)

10 
- 

- 

- 

- 

(1)

9 

-

-

-

Russia

225 

34 

- 

6 

(2)

(17)

246 
42 

15 

- 

(2)

(25)

276 

16 

12 

4 

- 

(24)

284 

1,688 
3 

8 

- 

(58)

(191)

1,450 

6 

11 

- 

- 

(185)

1,282 
94 

18 

2 

(26)

(182)

1,188 

115

95

93

327 
(46)

856 

- 

- 

(86)

1,051 

239 

4 

- 

- 

(84)

1,210 
57 

38 

- 

- 

(87)

1,218 

-

-

-

88 
27 

2 

- 

- 

(16)

101 

(9)

11 

- 

(2)

(16)

85 
7 

91 

- 

- 

(15)

168 

-

-

-

Asia-
Pacific

207 
10 

- 

- 

- 

(12)

205 

6 

- 

- 

- 

(11)

200 
2 

- 

- 

- 

(10)

192 

Total

3,379 
(15)

870 

- 

(61)

(367)

3,806 

265 

40 

- 

(26)

(362)

3,723 
202 

147 

5 

(34)

(366)

3,677 

-

-

-

115

95

93

Equity affiliates

Africa
(excl. North
Africa)

Middle East
and

North Africa Americas

Asia-
Pacific

7 

6 

- 

- 

- 

- 

13 
- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

13 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(2)

11 

321 

(11)

- 

- 

- 

(50)

260 
58 

- 

167 

- 

(53)

432 

44 

- 

- 

- 

(66)

410 

226 

(42)

- 

- 

- 

(14)

170 
(1)

- 

- 

- 

(12)

157 

(6)

- 

- 

- 

(11)

140 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 
- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Total

779 

(13)

- 

6 

(2)

(81)

689 
99 

15 

167 

(2)

(90)

878 

54 

12 

4 

- 

(103)

845 

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Oil and gas information pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification 932

Proved developed and 
undeveloped reserves

(in million barrels)

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015 – BRENT AT 54.17 $/b
Proved developed and undeveloped reserves(a)
Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

Proved developed reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

Proved undeveloped reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016 – BRENT AT 42.82 $/b
Proved developed and undeveloped reserves(a)
Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

Proved developed reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

Proved undeveloped reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 – BRENT AT 54.36 $/b
Proved developed and undeveloped reserves(a)
Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

Proved developed reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

Proved undeveloped reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

Consolidated subsidiaries and equity affiliates

Europe and
Central Asia
(excl. Russia)

Africa
(excl. North
Africa)

Russia

Middle East
and

North Africa Americas

Asia-
Pacific

976 

976 

- 

445 

445 

- 

531 

531 

- 

936 

936 

- 

476 

476 

- 

460 

460 

- 

902 

902 

- 

541 

541 

- 

361 

361 

- 

270 

23 

246 

151 

15 

136 

118 

8 

110 

286 

10 

276 

152 

7 

145 

134 

3 

131 

293 

9 

284 

176 

8 

168 

117 

2 

115 

1,463 

1,450 

13 

836 

833 

3 

627 

617 

10 

1,295 

1,282 

13 

819 

816 

3 

476 

466 

10 

1,199 

1,188 

11 

853 

849 

4 

346 

338 

8 

1,310 

1,051 

260 

1,061 

846 

215 

250 

205 

45 

1,642 

1,210 

432 

1,309 

955 

354 

333 

255 

78 

1,628 

1,218 

410 

1,321 

1,000 

321 

307 

217 

90 

271 

101 

170 

145 

71 

74 

126 

30 

96 

242 

85 

157 

151 

73 

78 

91 

12 

79 

308 

168 

140 

145 

77 

68 

163 

91 

72 

205 

205 

- 

17 

17 

- 

188 

188 

- 

200 

200 

- 

14 

14 

- 

186 

186 

- 

192 

192 

- 

10 

10 

- 

182 

182 

- 

Total

4,495 

3,806 

689 

2,655 

2,227 

428 

1,840 

1,579 

261 

4,601 

3,723 

878 

2,921 

2,341 

580 

1,680 

1,382 

298 

4,522 

3,677 

845 

3,046 

2,485 

561 

1,476 

1,191 

285 

(a)

The tables do not include separate figures for NGL reserves because they represented less than 8.5% of the Group’s proved developed and undeveloped oil reserves in 
each of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017.

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SUPPLEMENTAL OIL AND GAS INFORMATION

9.1.4.3

Changes in bitumen reserves

Proved developed and 
undeveloped reserves

(in million barrels)

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014 – BRENT AT 101.27 $/b
Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of reserves in place

Sales of reserves in place

Production for the year

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015 – BRENT AT 54.17 $/b

Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of reserves in place

Sales of reserves in place

Production for the year

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016 – BRENT AT 42.82 $/b
Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of reserves in place

Sales of reserves in place

Production for the year

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 – BRENT AT 54.36 $/b

Proved developed reserves as of

December 31, 2015 – Brent at 54.17 $/b

December 31, 2016 – Brent at 42.82 $/b

DECEMBER 31, 2017 – BRENT AT 54.36 $/b

Proved undeveloped reserves as of

December 31, 2015 – Brent at 54.17 $/b

December 31, 2016 – Brent at 42.82 $/b

DECEMBER 31, 2017 – BRENT AT 54.36 $/b

There are no bitumen reserves for equity affiliates.
There are no minority interests for bitumen reserves.

Consolidated subsidiaries

Europe and
Central Asia
(excl. Russia)

Africa
(excl. North
Africa)

Russia

Middle East
and

North Africa Americas

Asia-
Pacific

- 
- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 
- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 
- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 
- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 
- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 
- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 
- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 
- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,145 
130 

- 

- 

(160)

(5)

1,110

(284)

- 

- 

- 

(13)

813 
189 

- 

- 

(52)

(22)

928

100

160

142

1,010

653

786

- 
- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 
- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total

1,145 
130 

- 

- 

(160)

(5)

1,110 

(284)

- 

- 

- 

(13)

813 
189 

- 

- 

(52)

(22)

928

100

160

142

1,010

653

786

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9.1.4.4

Changes in gas reserves

Proved developed and 
undeveloped reserves

(in billion cubic feet)

Consolidated subsidiaries

Europe and
Central Asia
(excl. Russia)

Africa
(excl. North
Africa)

Russia

Middle East
and

North Africa Americas

1,300 
197 

3,693 
(92)

Asia-
Pacific

4,622 
296 

38 

- 

- 

Total

17,767 
400 

151 

- 

(228)

24 

- 

- 

(324)

(471)

(1,542)

3,301 

4,485 

16,548 

347 

126 

874 

(101)

(343)

4,204 
(21)

323 

- 

- 

189 

85 

- 

- 

605 

391 

874 

(188)

(494)

(1,667)

4,265 
233 

16,563 
656 

35 

- 

- 

542 

34 

(59)

(440)

(455)

(1,732)

42 

- 

- 

(110)

1,429 

(28)

7 

- 

- 

(111)

1,297 
(44)

131 

- 

- 

(94)

1,290 

4,066 

4,078 

16,004 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

64

48

44

3,203 
(57)

7 

- 

(93)

(212)

2,848 

(44)

- 

- 

- 

(220)

2,584 
52 

53 

- 

(10)

(248)

2,431 

64

48

44

Equity affiliates

Africa
(excl. North
Africa)

Middle East
and

North Africa Americas

Asia-
Pacific

356 

(45)

- 

- 

- 

- 

311 
(3)

- 

- 

- 

(7)

301 

4 

- 

- 

- 

(29)

276 

4,897 

6 

- 

- 

- 

(208)

4,695 
51 

- 

132 

- 

(181)

4,697 

3 

- 

- 

- 

(187)

4,513 

62 

(11)

- 

- 

- 

(3)

48 
(1)

- 

- 

- 

(2)

45 

(1)

- 

- 

- 

(2)

42 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 
- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Total

15,823 

287 

- 

267 

(52)

(667)

15,658 
(85)

1,717 

132 

(308)

(693)

16,421 

9 

607 

164 

- 

(699)

16,502 

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014 – BRENT AT 101.27 $/b
Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of reserves in place

Sales of reserves in place

Production for the year

4,934 
55 

40 

- 

(135)

(424)

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015 – BRENT AT 54.17 $/b

4,470 

Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of reserves in place

Sales of reserves in place

Production for the year

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016 – BRENT AT 42.82 $/b
Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of reserves in place

Sales of reserves in place

Production for the year

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016 – BRENT AT 54.36 $/b

143 

173 

- 

(80)

(498)

4,208 
434 

- 

34 

(49)

(495)

4,132 

Minority interest in proved developed and undeveloped reserves as of

December 31, 2015 – Brent at 54.17 $/b

December 31, 2016 – Brent at 42.82 $/b

DECEMBER 31, 2017 – BRENT AT 54.36 $/b

Proved developed and 
undeveloped reserves

(in billion cubic feet)

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014 – BRENT AT 101.27 $/b

Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of reserves in place

Sales of reserves in place

Production for the year

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015 – BRENT AT 54.17 $/b
Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of reserves in place

Sales of reserves in place

Production for the year

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016 – BRENT AT 42.82 $/b

Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of reserves in place

Sales of reserves in place

Production for the year

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 – BRENT AT 54.36 $/b

-

-

-

Europe and
Central Asia
(excl. Russia)

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 
- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

15 
1 

- 

- 

- 

(1)

15 

(2)

- 

- 

(7)

(1)

5 
2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

7 

-

-

-

Russia

10,508 

337 

- 

267 

(52)

(456)

10,604 
(132)

1,717 

- 

(308)

(503)

11,378 

3 

607 

164 

- 

(481)

11,671 

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SUPPLEMENTAL OIL AND GAS INFORMATION

Proved developed and 
undeveloped reserves

(in billion cubic feet)

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015 – BRENT AT 54.17 $/b
Proved developed and undeveloped reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

Proved developed reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

Proved undeveloped reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016 – BRENT AT 42.82 $/b

Proved developed and undeveloped reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

Proved developed reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

Proved undeveloped reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 – BRENT AT 54.36 $/b

Proved developed and undeveloped reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries
Equity affiliates(a)
Proved developed reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

Proved undeveloped reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

Consolidated subsidiaries and equity affiliates

Europe and
Central Asia
(excl. Russia)

4,470

4,470

-

3,021

3,021

-

1,449

1,449

Russia

10,619

15

10,604

4,890

6

4,884

5,729

9

-

5,720

4,208

4,208

-

2,912

2,912

-

1,296

1,296

11,383

5

11,378

4,606

3

4,603

6,777

2

-

6,775

4,132

4,132

-

2,964

2,964

-

1,168

1,168

11,678

7

11,671

6,262

4

6,258

5,416

3

-

5,413

Africa
(excl. North
Africa)

Middle East
and

North Africa Americas

Asia-
Pacific

3,159

2,848

311

1,657

1,610

47

1,502

1,238

264

2,885

2,584

301

1,582

1,545

37

1,303

1,039

264

2,707

2,431

276

1,749

1,692

57

958

739

219

6,124

1,429

4,695

5,511

1,277

4,234

613

152

461

5,994

1,297

4,697

5,356

1,157

4,199

638

140

498

5,803

1,289

4,514

5,151

1,013

4,138

652

276

376

3,349

3,301

48

2,153

2,133

20

1,196

1,168

28

4,249

4,204

45

3,774

3,751

23

475

453

22

4,108

4,066

42

3,493

3,476

17

615

590

25

4,485

4,485

-

1,378

1,378

-

3,107

3,107

-

4,265

4,265

-

1,260

1,260

-

3,005

3,005

-

4,078

4,078

-

1,127

1,127

-

2,951

2,951

-

Total

32,206

16,548

15,658

18,610

9,425

9,185

13,596

7,123

6,473

32,984

16,563

16,421

19,490

10,628

8,862

13,494

5,935

7,559

32,506

16,004

16,502

20,746

10,276

10,470

11,760

5,727

6,033

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9.1.5

Results of operations for oil and gas producing activities

The  following  tables  do  not  include  revenues  and  expenses  related  to  oil  and  gas  transportation  activities  and  LNG  liquefaction  and
transportation.

(M$)

2015

Revenues Non-Group sales

Group sales

Total Revenues

Production costs

Exploration expenses

Depreciation, depletion and amortization 
and valuation allowances
Other expenses(a)
Pre-tax income from producing activities(b)
Income tax
Results of oil and gas producing activities(b)

Consolidated subsidiaries

Europe and
Central Asia
(excl. Russia)

Africa
(excl. North
Africa)

Russia

Middle East
and

North Africa Americas

Asia-
Pacific

Total

1,345 

3,816 

5,161 

(1,521)

(661)

(2,415)

(350)

214 

458 

672 

- 

129 

129 

(34)

(3)

(203)

(16)

(127)

(4)

(131)

989 

7,816 

8,805 

(1,779)

(615)

(6,155)

(722)

(466)

(220)

(686)

2,340 

1,858 

4,198 

(659)

(226)

(1,344)

(2,756)

(787)

(123)

(910)

970 

271 

3,013 

8,657 

356 

14,246 

1,241 

3,369 

22,903 

(497)

(114)

(456)

(372)

(4,946)

(1,991)

(1,548)

(3,483)

(15,148)

(280)

(121)

(1,198)

(1,063)

(173)

210 

(988)

(4,245)

(3,427)

148 

(1,236)

(3,279)

(a)
(b)

Included production taxes and accretion expense as provided for by IAS 37 ($497 million in 2015).
Including adjustment items applicable to ASC 932 perimeter, amounting to a net charge of $7,104 million before tax and $5,039 million after tax, mainly related to asset 
impairments.

2016

Revenues Non-Group sales

Group sales

Total Revenues

Production costs

Exploration expenses

Depreciation, depletion and amortization and valuation allowances
Other expenses(a)
Pre-tax income from producing activities(b)
Income tax
Results of oil and gas producing activities(b)

1,075 

3,046 

4,121 

(1,083)

(512)

(3,421)

(339)

(1,234)

818 

(416)

- 

72 

72 

(30)

(3)

(89)

(8)

(58)

14 

(44)

507 

6,826 

7,333 

(1,601)

(108)

(4,566)

(615)

443 

(143)

300 

613 

3,033 

3,646 

(478)

(368)

(599)

(2,328)

(127)

(205)

(332)

963 

494 

2,113 

5,271 

444 

13,915 

1,457 

2,557 

19,186 

(488)

(196)

(603)

(224)

(54)

(27)

(81)

(351)

(77)

(4,031)

(1,264)

(1,191)

(10,469)

(97)

841 

(184)

657 

(3,611)

(189)

273 

84 

(a)
(b)

Included production taxes and accretion expense as provided for by IAS 37 ($507 million in 2016).
Including adjustment items applicable to ASC 932 perimeter, amounting to a net charge of $1,943 million before tax and $1,198 million after tax, mainly related to asset 
impairments.

2017

Revenues Non-Group sales

Group sales

Total Revenues

Production costs

Exploration expenses

Depreciation, depletion and amortization and valuation allowances
Other expenses(a)
Pre-tax income from producing activities(b)
Income tax
Results of oil and gas producing activities(b)

1,454 

3,932 

5,386 

(1,072)

(419)

(2,928)

(352)

615 

(776)

(161)

- 

41 

41 

(14)

(2)

(36)

(7)

(18)

(2)

(20)

975 

8,486 

9,461 

(1,350)

(164)

(5,790)

(775)

1,382 

(853)

529 

934 

3,706 

4,640 

(434)

(10)

(511)

(2,619)

1,066 

(469)

597 

1,335 

2,160 

6,858 

821 

453 

17,439 

2,156 

2,613 

24,297 

(601)

(193)

(2,569)

(338)

(318)

(76)

(820)

(121)

(1,545)

1,278 

387 

(1,158)

(482)

796 

(3,789)

(864)

(12,654)

(4,212)

2,778 

(2,195)

583 

(a)
(b)

Included production taxes and accretion expense as provided for by IAS 37 ($525 million in 2017).
Including adjustment items applicable to ASC 932 perimeter, amounting to a net charge of $3,712 million before tax and $3,305 million after tax, essentially related to asset 
impairments.

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(M$)

2015

Revenues Non-Group sales

Group sales

Total Revenues

Production costs

Exploration expenses

Depreciation, depletion and amortization and valuation allowances

Other expenses 

Pre-tax income from producing activities 

Income tax

Results of oil and gas producing activities 

2016

Revenues Non-Group sales

Group sales

Total Revenues

Production costs

Exploration expenses

Depreciation, depletion and amortization and valuation allowances

Other expenses 

Pre-tax income from producing activities 

Income tax

Results of oil and gas producing activities 

2017

Revenues Non-Group sales

Group sales

Total Revenues

Production costs

Exploration expenses

Depreciation, depletion and amortization and valuation allowances

Other expenses 

Pre-tax income from producing activities  

Income tax

Results of oil and gas producing activities 

Equity affiliates

Europe and
Central Asia
(excl. Russia)

Africa
(excl. North
Africa)

Russia

Middle East
and

North Africa Americas

Asia-
Pacific

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

670

-

670

(127)

(1)

(58)

(134)

350

(65)

285

831

-

831

(103)

(4)

(137)

(109)

478

(80)

398

1,027

8

1,034

(106)

(5)

(149)

(187)

587

(104)

483

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

81

-

81

-

-

-

(9)

72

-

72

812

2,404

3,216

(295)

-

(400)

(1,638)

883

(184)

699

399

2,104

2,503

(246)

-

(496)

(1,274)

487

(107)

380

1,526

2,247

3,774

(283)

-

(423)

(2,309)

759

(212)

547

380

10

390

(54)

-

(98)

(170)

68

(36)

32

310

(11)

299

(42)

-

(94)

(116)

47

55

102

351

19

370

(55)

-

(88)

(159)

67

(5)

62

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total

1,862

2,414

4,276

(476)

(1)

(556)

(1,942)

1,301

(285)

1,016

1,540

2,093

3,633

(391)

(4)

(727)

(1,499)

1,012

(132)

880

2,985

2,274

5,259

(444)

(5)

(660)

(2,664)

1,485

(321)

1,164

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9.1.6

Cost incurred

The following tables set forth the costs incurred in the Group’s oil and gas property acquisition, exploration and development activities, including
both  capitalized  and  expensed  amounts.  They  do  not  include  costs  incurred  related  to  oil  and  gas  transportation  and  LNG  liquefaction  and
transportation activities.

(M$)

2015

Proved property acquisition

Unproved property acquisition

Exploration costs
Development costs(a)

TOTAL COST INCURRED

2016

Proved property acquisition

Unproved property acquisition

Exploration costs
Development costs(a)

TOTAL COST INCURRED

2017

Proved property acquisition

Unproved property acquisition

Exploration costs
Development costs(a)
TOTAL COST INCURRED

Share of incurred costs

(M$)

2015

Proved property acquisition

Unproved property acquisition

Exploration costs
Development costs(a)

TOTAL COST INCURRED

2016

Proved property acquisition

Unproved property acquisition

Exploration costs
Development costs(a)

TOTAL COST INCURRED

2017

Proved property acquisition

Unproved property acquisition

Exploration costs
Development costs(a)
TOTAL COST INCURRED

Consolidated subsidiaries

Europe and
Central Asia
(excl. Russia)

Africa
(excl. North
Africa)

Russia

Middle East
and

North Africa Americas

57

-

618

4,735

5,410

102

5

594

3,041

3,742

47

13

415

1,445

1,919

-

4

3

97

104

1

-

3

30

34

-

-

2

20

22

59

26

287

7,582

7,954

31

19

145

5,977

6,172

1

56

170

3,544

3,771

1,039

1,205

263

600

3,107

10

1

93

729

833

1

5

61

948

1,014

-

199

515

3,143

3,857

415

289

387

2,032

3,123

14

153

388

1,957

2,512

Asia-
Pacific

10

4

261

2,381

2,656

-

15

166

898

Total

1,165

1,438

1,947

18,538

23,088

559

329

1,388

12,707

1,079

14,983

-

507

141

1,073

1,721

63

734

1,177

8,987

10,959

Equity affiliates

Europe and
Central Asia
(excl. Russia)

Africa
(excl. North
Africa)

Russia

Middle East
and

North Africa Americas

Asia-
Pacific

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

218

14

-

405

637

-

-

-

243

243

-

-

-

219

219

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

398

406

35

-

7

502

544

-

-

4

625

629

-

-

-

83

83

-

-

-

61

61

-

-

-

88

88

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total

218

14

8

886

1,126

35

-

7

806

848

-

-

4

932

936

(a)

Including asset retirement costs capitalized during the year and any gains or losses recognized upon settlement of asset retirement obligation during the year.

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9.1.7

Capitalized costs related to oil and gas producing activities

Capitalized costs represent the amount of capitalized proved and unproved property costs, including support equipement and facilities, along
with the related accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization. The following tables do not include capitalized costs related to oil and
gas transportation and LNG liquefaction and transportation activities.

(M$)

As of December 31, 2015

Proved properties

Unproved properties

TOTAL CAPITALIZED COSTS

Accumulated depreciation, depletion 
and amortization

Net capitalized costs

As of December 31, 2016

Proved properties

Unproved properties

TOTAL CAPITALIZED COSTS

Accumulated depreciation, depletion 
and amortization

Net capitalized costs

As of December 31, 2017

Proved properties

Unproved properties

TOTAL CAPITALIZED COSTS

Accumulated depreciation, depletion 
and amortization

Net capitalized costs

(M$)

As of December 31, 2015

Proved properties

Unproved properties

TOTAL CAPITALIZED COSTS

Accumulated depreciation, depletion 
and amortization

Net capitalized costs

As of December 31, 2016

Proved properties

Unproved properties

TOTAL CAPITALIZED COSTS

Accumulated depreciation, depletion 
and amortization

Net capitalized costs

As of December 31, 2017

Proved properties

Unproved properties

TOTAL CAPITALIZED COSTS

Accumulated depreciation, depletion 
and amortization

Net capitalized costs

Europe and
Central Asia
(excl. Russia)

55,050 

1,018 

56,068 

(28,341)

27,727 

54,611 

1,000 

55,611 

(29,227)

26,384 

58,624 

1,085 

59,709 

(34,370)

25,339 

Europe and
Central Asia
(excl. Russia)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Russia

1,163 

4 

1,167 

(699)

468 

600 

4 

604 

(385)

219 

619 

4 

623 

(421)

202 

Russia

4,573 

202 

4,775 

(655)

4,120 

5,802 

211 

6,013 

(1,026)

4,987 

6,232 

185 

6,417 

(1,344)

5,074 

Consolidated subsidiaries

Africa
(excl. North
Africa)

Middle East
and North
Africa

Americas

Asia-Pacific

Total

73,842 

4,362 

78,204 

(39,259)

38,945 

78,638 

4,357 

82,995 

(42,988)

40,007 

79,793 

4,289 

84,082 

(46,725)

37,357

12,816 

2,058 

14,874 

(9,283)

5,591 

11,275 

1,657 

12,932 

(7,973)

4,959 

12,544 

1,331 

13,874 

(8,450)

5,424 

19,630 

8,915 

28,545 

(11,488)

17,057 

23,392 

8,611 

32,003 

(12,764)

19,239 

25,354 

8,265 

33,619 

(14,345)

19,274 

22,886 

997 

23,883 

(13,647)

10,236 

23,622 

1,037 

24,659 

(14,735)

9,924 

24,626 

1,630 

26,256 

(15,550)

10,706 

185,387 

17,354 

202,741 

(102,717)

100,024 

192,138 

16,666 

208,804 

(108,072)

100,732 

201,560 

16,604 

218,163 

(119,861)

98,303 

Equity affiliates

Africa
(excl. North
Africa)

Middle East
and North
Africa

Americas

Asia-Pacific

Total

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4,323 

-

4,323 

(3,192)

1,131 

5,029 

-

5,029 

(3,850)

1,179 

5,583 

- 

5,583 

(4,340)

1,243 

1,500 

-

1,500 

(403)

1,097 

1,600 

-

1,600 

(506)

1,094 

1,676 

- 

1,676 

(592)

1,084 

9

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

10,396 

202 

10,598 

(4,250)

6,348 

12,431 

211 

12,642 

(5,382)

7,260 

13,491 

185 

13,676 

(6,276)

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9.1.8

Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows 
(excluding transportation)

The  standardized  measure  of  discounted  future  net  cash  flows
relating  to  proved  oil  and  gas  reserve  quantities  was  developed  as
follows:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

estimates  of  proved  reserves  and  the  corresponding  production
profiles are based on existing technical and economic conditions;

the  estimated  future  cash  flows  are  determined  based  on  prices
used in estimating the Group’s proved oil and gas reserves;

the  future  cash  flows  incorporate  estimated  production  costs
(including  production  taxes),  future  development  costs  and  asset
retirement  costs.  All  cost  estimates  are  based  on  year-end
technical and economic conditions;

(M$)

As of December 31, 2015

Future cash inflows

Future production costs

Future development costs

Future income taxes

Future net cash flows, 
after income taxes

Discount at 10%

Standardized measure of discounted 
future net cash flows

As of December 31, 2016

Future cash inflows

Future production costs

Future development costs

Future income taxes

Future net cash flows, 
after income taxes

Discount at 10%

Standardized measure of discounted 
future net cash flows

As of December 31, 2017

Future cash inflows

Future production costs

Future development costs

Future income taxes

Future net cash flows, 
after income taxes

Discount at 10%

Standardized measure of discounted 
future net cash flows

Europe and
Central Asia
(excl. Russia)

69,411 

(20,263)

(20,418)

(7,516)

21,214 

(10,784)

10,430 

46,212 

(15,428)

(15,334)

(2,599)

12,851 

(5,172)

7,679 

58,133 

(16,644)

(13,302)

(9,385)

18,802 

(8,106)

10,696 

Russia

1,045 

(512)

(495)

(28)

10 

18 

28 

365 

(179)

(219)

(1)

(34)

8 

(26)

420 

(221)

(115)

(36)

47 

(3)

44 

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

future  income  taxes  are  computed  by  applying  the  year-end
statutory  tax  rate  to  future  net  cash  flows  after  consideration  of
permanent differences and future income tax credits; and

future net cash flows are discounted at a standard discount rate of
10%.

These principles applied are those required by ASC 932 and do not
reflect the expectations of real revenues from these reserves, nor their
present  value;  hence,  they  do  not  constitute  criteria  for  investment
decisions.  An  estimate  of  the  fair  value  of  reserves  should  also  take
into  account,  among  other  things,  the  recovery  of  reserves  not
presently  classified  as  proved,  anticipated  future  changes  in  prices
and costs and a discount factor more representative of the time value
of money and the risks inherent in reserves estimates.

Consolidated subsidiaries

Africa
(excl. North
Africa)

Middle East
and North
Africa

Americas

Asia-Pacific

Total

75,060 

(27,455)

(24,843)

(12,050)

10,712 

(3,450)

57,478 

(46,510)

(5,099)

(1,839)

4,030 

(2,194)

40,866 

(24,103)

(11,104)

(1,105)

4,554 

(4,014)

26,904 

(8,355)

(6,289)

(3,046)

9,214 

(5,299)

270,764 

(127,198)

(68,248)

(25,584)

49,734 

(25,723)

7,262 

1,836 

540 

3,915 

24,011 

51,677 

(19,519)

(19,300)

(7,480)

5,378 

(64)

52,891 

(39,108)

(4,995)

(2,517)

6,271 

(2,986)

5,314 

3,285 

63,319 

(18,554)

(15,319)

(11,403)

18,043 

(4,977)

67,180 

(50,240)

(5,648)

(4,450)

6,843 

(3,065)

21,520 

(14,267)

(5,487)

(989)

777 

(815)

(38)

37,203 

(19,372)

(6,337)

(921)

10,572 

(6,562)

19,209 

191,874 

(7,495)

(4,805)

(955)

5,954 

(2,666)

(95,996)

(50,140)

(14,541)

31,197 

(11,695)

3,288 

19,502 

20,616 

(5,780)

(4,044)

(1,721)

9,070 

(3,567)

246,871 

(110,811)

(44,765)

(27,916)

63,377 

(26,280)

13,066 

3,778 

4,010 

5,503 

37,097 

Minority interests in future net cash flows 
(M$)

As of December 31, 2015

As of December 31, 2016

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017

-

-

-

-

-

-

448 

253 

862 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

448 

253 

862 

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Equity affiliates

Africa
(excl. North
Africa)

Middle East
and
North Africa

Americas

Asia-Pacific

Total

(M$)

As of December 31, 2015

Future cash inflows

Future production costs

Future development costs

Future income taxes

Future net cash flows, 
after income taxes

Discount at 10%

Standardized measure of discounted 
future net cash flows

As of December 31, 2016

Future cash inflows

Future production costs

Future development costs

Future income taxes

Future net cash flows, 
after income taxes

Discount at 10%

Standardized measure of discounted 
future net cash flows

As of December 31, 2017

Future cash inflows

Future production costs

Future development costs

Future income taxes

Future net cash flows, 
after income taxes

Discount at 10%

Standardized measure of discounted 
future net cash flows

Europe and
Central Asia
(excl. Russia)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Russia

21,779 

(7,973)

(1,146)

(1,450)

11,210 

(9,186)

52 

-

(28)

(29)

(5)

(98)

36,231 

(16,814)

(2,638)

(2,818)

13,961 

(7,009)

7,736 

(2,884)

(547)

(918)

3,387 

(1,759)

2,024 

(103)

6,952 

1,628 

22,393 

(5,704)

(929)

(1,228)

14,532 

(9,471)

5,061 

30,769 

(7,647)

(1,267)

(2,097)

19,758 

(12,050)

7,708 

(248)

(53)

(1)

(20)

(322)

139 

(183)

365

(46)

(1)

(17)

301

(166)

135

30,045 

(15,846)

(2,339)

(4,661)

7,199 

(3,869)

5,815 

(2,017)

(392)

-

3,406 

(1,697)

3,330 

1,709 

39,518 

(17,654)

(3,066)

(7,459)

11,338 

(5,901)

6,719 

(3,209)

(299)

- 

3,211 

(1,549)

5,437 

1,662 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

65,798 

(27,671)

(4,359)

(5,215)

28,553 

(18,052)

10,501 

58,005 

(23,620)

(3,661)

(5,909)

24,815 

(14,898)

9,917 

77,371 

(28,556)

(4,633)

(9,573)

34,608 

(19,666)

14,942 

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Oil and gas information pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification 932

9.1.9

Changes in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows

Consolidated subsidiaries
(M$)

Discounted future net cash flows at January 1

Sales and transfers, net of production costs

Net change in sales and transfer prices and in production costs 
and other expenses

Extensions, discoveries and improved recovery

Changes in estimated future development costs

Previously estimated development costs incurred during the year

Revisions of previous quantity estimates

Accretion of discount

Net change in income taxes

Purchases of reserves in place

Sales of reserves in place

END OF YEAR

Equity affiliates 
(M$)

Discounted future net cash flows at January 1

Sales and transfers, net of production costs

Net change in sales and transfer prices and in production costs 
and other expenses

Extensions, discoveries and improved recovery

Changes in estimated future development costs

Previously estimated development costs incurred during the year

Revisions of previous quantity estimates

Accretion of discount

Net change in income taxes

Purchases of reserves in place

Sales of reserves in place

END OF YEAR

2015

60,774 

(14,209)

(88,615)

933 

4,412 

19,694 

(4,800)

6,077 

42,252 

-

(2,507)

24,011 

2015

19,093 

(1,860)

(14821)

-

1,572 

1,272 

315 

1,909 

2,901 

186 

(66)

10,501 

2016

24,011 

(12,015)

(21,189)

156 

400 

13,967 

5,347 

2,401 

6,304 

364 

(244)

2017

19,502 

(16,822)

26,699 

3,244 

(324)

8,952 

2,427 

1,950 

(8,155)

98 

(474)

19,502 

37,097 

2016

10,501 

(1,745)

(3,840)

1,204 

83 

971 

214 

1,050 

(340)

1,929 

(110)

9,917 

2017

9,917 

(2,151)

7,075

57 

(1,171)

789 

783 

992 

(1,420)

71 

- 

14,942 

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Other information

9.2

Other information

9.2.1

Net gas production, production prices and production costs

2015

Natural gas production available 
for sale (Bcf)(a)
Production prices(b)
Oil ($/b)(c)
Bitumen ($/b)

Natural gas ($/kcf)

Production costs per unit of production 
($/boe)(d)

Total liquids and natural gas

Bitumen

2016

Natural gas production available for sale 
(Bcf)(a)
Production prices(b)
Oil ($/b)(c)
Bitumen ($/b)

Natural gas ($/kcf)

Production costs per unit of production 
($/boe)(d)

Total liquids and natural gas

Bitumen

2017

Natural gas production available for sale 
(Bcf)(a)
Production prices(b)
Oil ($/b)(c)
Bitumen ($/b)

Natural gas ($/kcf)

Production costs per unit of production 
($/boe)(d)

Total liquids and natural gas

Bitumen

Consolidated subsidiaries

Europe and
Central Asia
(excl. Russia)

Africa
(excl. North
Africa)

Middle East
and North
Africa

Russia

Americas

Asia-Pacific

Total

398

-

171

93

318

449

1,429

45.91 

-

6.00 

11.52 

-

469

34.63 

-

4.24 

7.25 

-

465

47.73 

-

4.51 

6.85

-

39.83 

-

-

9.77 

-

-

30.89 

-

-

10.90 

-

-

40.94 

-

-

9.59

-

45.33 

-

1.97 

7.91 

-

47.63 

-

1.16 

6.44 

-

25.68 

12.16 

2.53 

6.35 

37.92 

47.38 

-

6.62 

5.05 

-

45.12

12.16

4.65

7.84

37.92

180

94

337

471

1,551

37.77 

-

1.43 

7.20 

-

40.23 

-

1.20 

4.76 

-

23.54 

10.77 

2.50 

5.52 

19.03 

37.89 

-

4.53 

3.78 

-

37.18

10.77

3.48

6.14

19.03

205

80

432

436

1,618

50.02 

-

1.45 

6.05

-

52.28 

-

1.29 

4.28

-

31.69 

20.77 

2.68 

5.27

12.06

48.86 

-

4.99 

3.72

-

49.25

20.77

3.60

5.56

12.06

9

(a)
(b)
(c)

(d)

The reported volumes are different from those shown in the reserves table due to gas consumed in operations.
The volumes used for calculation of the average sales prices are the ones sold from the Group’s own production.
The reported price represents an average aggregate price of prices for crude oil, condensates and NGL. The table does not include separate figures for NGL production 
prices because the production of NGL represented less than 7.5% of the Group’s total liquids production in each of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017.
The volumes of liquids used for this computation are shown in the proved reserves tables of this report. The reported volumes for natural gas are different from those shown 
in the reserves table due to gas consumed in operations.

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Other information

Equity affiliates

Europe and
Central Asia
(excl. Russia)

Africa
(excl. North
Africa)

Middle East
and North
Africa

Russia

Americas

Asia-Pacific

Total

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

448

25.37

-

1.23

1.26

-

492

19.36

-

1.21

0.88

-

461

26.28

-

1.49

0.95

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5

-

-

-

-

-

25

-

-

2,35

-

-

200

48.34

-

3.28

3.4

-

173

38.61

-

1.85

2.92

-

176

50.03

-

2.23

2.88

-

-

32.2

-

-

4.05

-

-

28.49

-

-

3.59

-

-

34.36

-

-

4.94

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

648

42.69

-

1.99

2.37

-

670

32.77

-

1.43

1.82

-

662

43.51

-

1.78

1.96

-

2015

Natural gas production available 
for sale (Bcf)(a)
Production prices(b)
Oil ($/b)(c)
Bitumen ($/b)

Natural gas ($/kcf)

Production costs per unit of production 
($/boe)(d)

Total liquids and natural gas

Bitumen

2016

Natural gas production available 
for sale (Bcf)(a)
Production prices(b)
Oil ($/b)(c)
Bitumen ($/b)

Natural gas ($/kcf)

Production costs per unit of production 
($/boe)(d)

Total liquids and natural gas

Bitumen

2017

Natural gas production available 
for sale (Bcf)(a)
Production prices(b)
Oil ($/b)(c)
Bitumen ($/b)

Natural gas ($/kcf)

Production costs per unit of production 
($/boe)(d)

Total liquids and natural gas

Bitumen

(a)
(b)
(c)

(d)

The reported volumes are different from those shown in the reserves table due to gas consumed in operations.
The volumes used for calculation of the average sales prices are the ones sold from the Group’s own production.
The reported price represents an average aggregate price of prices for crude oil, condensates and NGL. The table does not include separate figures for NGL production 
prices because the production of NGL represented less than 7.5% of the Group’s total liquids production in each of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017.
The volumes of liquids used for this computation are shown in the proved reserves tables of this report. The reported volumes for natural gas are different from those shown 
in the reserves table due to gas consumed in operations.

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9.3

Report on the payments made to governments 
(Article L. 225-102-3 of the French Commercial Code)

Article  L. 225-102-3  of  the  French  Commercial  Code(1)  requires  that
large  undertakings  and  public-interest  entities  that  are  active  in  the
extractive industry or logging of primary forests disclose in an annual
report  payments  of  at  least  €100,000  made  to  governments  in  the
countries in which they operate.

The consolidated report of TOTAL is presented below pursuant to the
aforementioned  provisions.  This  report  covers  the  aforementioned
payments  made  by the  Group’s  extractive  companies  as  defined
below,  for  the  benefit  of  each  government  of  states  or  territories  in
which TOTAL carries out its activities, by detailing the total amount of
payments made, the total amount by payment type, the total amount
by project and the total amount by payment type for each project.

This  report  has  been  approved  by  the  Board  of  Directors of
TOTAL S.A.

Definitions

The meaning of certain terms used in this report are set forth below:

Extractive  Companies:  TOTAL  S.A.  and  any  company  of
undertaking  of  which  the  activities  consist,  in  whole  or  in  part,  of
exploration,  prospection,  discovery,  development  and  extraction  of
minerals, crude oil and natural gas, among others, fully consolidated
by TOTAL S.A.

Payment:  a  single  payment  of  multiple  interconnected  payments  of
an amount equal to, or in excess of, €100,000 (or its equivalent) paid,
whether  in  money  or  in  kind,  for  extractive  activities.  Payment  types
included in this report are the following:

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

Taxes:  taxes  and  levies  paid  on  income,  production  or  profits,
excluding taxes levied on consumption such as added value taxes,
customs duties, personal income taxes and sales taxes.

Royalties:  percentage  of  production  payable  to  the  owner  of
mineral rights

License  Fees:  license  fees,  surface  or  rental  fees,  and  other
consideration  for  licenses  and/or  concessions  that  are  paid  for
access  to  the  area  where  the  extractive  activities  will  be
conducted.

License  bonus:  bonuses  paid  for  and  in  consideration  of
signature,  discovery,  production,  awards,  grants  and  transfers  of
extraction rights; bonuses related to the achievement or failure to
achieve certain production levels or certain targets, and discovery
of additional mineral reserves/deposits.

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

(cid:142)

Dividends:  dividends  paid  to  a  host  government  holding  an
interest in an Extractive Company.

Payments for Infrastructure improvements: payments for local
development,  including  the  improvement  of  infrastructure,  not
directly  necessary  for  the  conduct  of  extractive  activities  but
mandatory pursuant to the terms of a production sharing contract
or to the terms of a law relating to oil and gas activities.

Production entitlement: host Government’s share of production.
This payment is generally made in kind.

Government: any national, regional or local authority of a country or
territory, or any department, agency or undertaking controlled by that
authority.

Project: operational activities governed by a single contract, license,
lease, concession or similar legal agreement and that form the basis
for payment liabilities with a Government. If multiple such agreements
are substantially interconnected, they shall be considered as a single
Project.  Payments  (such  as  company  income  tax  when  it  concerns
several projects which cannot be separated in application of the fiscal
regulations) unable to be attributed to a Project are disclosed under
the item “non-attributable”.

Reporting principles

This  report  sets  forth  all  payments  as booked  in  the Extractive
Companies’ accounts. They are presented based on the Group share
in  each Project,  whether  the  payments  have  been  made  directly  by
the  Group  Extractive  Companies  as  operator  or  indirectly  through
third-party operating companies.

Production entitlement and Royalties that are mandatorily paid in kind
and  that  are  owed  to  host  Governments  pursuant  to  legal  or
contractual  provisions  (not  booked  in  the  Extractive  Companies’
accounts  pursuant 
in
proportion  of  the interest  held  by  the  Extractive  Company  in  the
Project  as  of  the  date  on  which  such  Production  entitlements  and
Royalties are deemed to be acquired.

to  accounting  standards)  are  reported 

Payments in kind are estimated at fair value. Fair value corresponds
to  the  contractual  price  of  oil  and  gas  used  to  calculate  Production
entitlement,  market  price  (if  available)  or  an  appropriate  benchmark
price. These prices might be calculated on an averaged basis over a
given period.

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Article  L. 225-102-3  of  the  French  Commercial  Code  transposes  certain  provisions  set  out  in Directive  2013/34/UE  of  the  European  Parliament
and of the Council of June 26, 2013 (chapter 10).

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9.3.1

Reporting by country and type of Payment

(in thousands of dollars)

Europe and Central Asia

Azerbaijan

Italy

Kazakhstan

Netherlands

Norway

Russia

United Kingdom

Africa (excluding North Africa)

Angola

Côte d’Ivoire

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Gabon

Mauritania

Mozambique

Nigeria

Republic of the Congo

Senegal

Uganda

Middle East and North Africa

Algeria

Cyprus

Iraq

Libya

Oman

Qatar

United Arab Emirates

Americas

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Canada

Colombia

Mexico

United States

Uruguay

Asia Pacific

Australia

Brunei

Cambodia

China

Indonesia

Myanmar

Thailand

Taxes

Royalties

29,238

-

36

-
(14,772)(a)
9,127

14,332

20,515

2,170,112

867,219

-

-

278,624

-

-

614,788

409,481

-

-

4,617,139

67,538

-

8,269

374,811

191,340

116,465

3,858,716

407,606

223,873

167,896

-
(300)(c)
1,267

2,582

12,288

-

522,207

5,639

14,619

-

10,497

265,689

23,801

201,962

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

57,060

-

-

187

9,208

-

-

47,665

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

License
fees

19,576

-

198

-

1,198

12,287

74

5,819

193,184

11,202

994

900

7,789

698

250

2,666
168,200(b)
52

433

2,755

-

411

-

-

-

-

2,344

37,506

4,177

1,505

812

25,207

-

2,181

3,466

158

3,635

-

5

310

-

3,320

-

-

License
bonus

887

887

-

-

-

-

-

-

31,760

130

-

-

-

16,500

-

-

130

15,000

-

4,372

-

4,372

-

-

-

-

-

59,832

20,472

210

6,224

-

-

-

32,926

-

48,732

-

-

-

4,000

-

1,000

43,732

Dividends

Infrastructure
improvements

Production
entitlements

Total of
Payments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7,048

55,110

111,859

-

66

-

-

6,982

17,353

-

-

-

-

-

-

37,757

-

887

300

24,335

(13,574)

21,414

52,163

26,334

5,063

87,918

2,130,443

4,618,480

-

-

-

5,063

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,027

40,536

-

-

1,638,020

2,516,571

-

-

-

-

-

994

1,927

332,012

17,198

250

46,205

488,464

1,152,123

-

150

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

375

-

375

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,959

-

-

581,770

15,202

433

1,827,394

6,451,660

198,086

265,624

-

-

4,783

8,269

1,014,437

1,389,248

12,418

602,453

203,758

718,918

-

3,861,060

24,312

-

23,812

500

-

-

-

-

-

586,691

248,522

193,798

7,723

34,115

1,267

4,763

96,345

158

690,064

1,264,638

-

-

-

22,996

577,172

89,896

-

5,639

14,624

310

37,493

846,181

114,697

245,694

TOTAL

7,746,302

57,060

256,656

145,583

5,063

95,341

4,727,323 13,033,328

(a)
(b)
(c)

Refund after carry back of losses of 2016.
Includes a settlement in relation with the relinquishment of permits.
Reimbursement of Alberta Scientific Research Experimental Development Tax Credit.

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9.3.2

Reporting of Payments by Project and by type of Payment, 
and by Government and by type of Payment

(in thousands of dollars)

Taxes

Royalties

License
fees

License
bonus

Dividends

Infrastructure
improvements

Production
entitlements

Total of
Payments

ALGERIA

Payments per Project

Tin Fouyé Tabankort

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Direction Générale des Impôts, Direction 
des Grandes Entreprises c/o Sonatrach

Sonatrach

TOTAL

ANGOLA

Payments per Project

Block 17

Block 0

Block 14

Block 14K

Block 32

Block 17/06

Block 25

Block 40

Block 3/85

Block 3/91

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Caixa do Tesouro Nacional

Ministério dos Petróleos

Sonangol, E.P.

TOTAL

ARGENTINA

Payments per Project

Neuquen

Tierra del Fuego

Santa Cruz

Non-attributable

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Administracion Federal de Ingresos 
Publicos

Secretaria de Energia, Republica 
Argentina

Provincia del Neuquen

Provincia de Tierra del Fuego

Provincia de Santa Cruz

TOTAL

67,538

67,538

67,538

-

67,538

678,696

138,570

33,486

5,577

86

3

5

21

3,344

7,431

867,219

867,219

-

-

867,219

30,695

60,870

-

132,308

223,873

132,308

27,914

30,695

32,956

-

223,873

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9,221

824

465

222

159

81

103

127

-

-

11,202

519

10,683

-

11,202

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

130

-

-

-

-

-

-

130

-

130

-

130

300

3,788

89

-

16,217

4,255

-

-

4,177

20,472

-

555

300

3,266

56

-

-

16,217

4,255

-

4,177

20,472

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

198,086

198,086

265,624

265,624

198,086

198,086

67,538

198,086

265,624

1,551,369

2,239,286

-

82,692

3,959

139,394

116,643

9,888

-

-

-

-

-

-

245

84

108

148

3,344

7,431

1,638,020

2,516,571

-

-

867,738

10,813

1,638,020

1,638,020

1,638,020

2,516,571

9

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

47,212

68,913

89

132,308

248,522

132,308

28,469

47,212

40,477

56

248,522

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(in thousands of dollars)

 Taxes

 Royalties

 License
fees

 License
bonus

 Dividends

 Infrastructure
improvements

 Production
entitlements

 Total of
Payments

AUSTRALIA

Payments per Project

GLNG

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Queensland Government, Office of State 
Revenue

TOTAL

AZERBAIJAN

Payments per Project

Absheron

TOTAL

Payments per Government

State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan 
Republic

TOTAL

BOLIVIA

Payments per Project

Ipati

Azero

Aquio

Itau

San Alberto

San Antonio

Rio Hondo

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales 
Bolivianos (YPFB)

Servicio de Impuestos Nacionales (SIN) 
c/o YPFB

Departamentos c/o YPFB

Ministerio de Hidrocarburos y Energia

Fundesoc c/o Indigeneous Communities

TOTAL

5,639

5,639

5,639

5,639

-

-

-

-

71,618

-

27,251

8,238

14,953

45,836

-

167,896

-

107,454

60,442

-

-

167,896

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

239

576

135

115

30

58

352

1,505

-

-

-

-

887

887

887

887

32

-

14

154

-

10

-

210

1,505

182

-

-

-

-

-

-

28

-

1,505

210

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

330

45

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,114

20,698

-

5,639

5,639

5,639

5,639

887

887

887

887

72,219

621

27,400

8,507

18,097

66,602

352

375

23,812

193,798

-

-

-

69

306

375

23,812

25,499

-

-

-

-

107,454

60,442

97

306

23,812

193,798

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(in thousands of dollars)

 Taxes

 Royalties

  License
fees

 License
bonus

 Dividends

 Infrastructure
improvements

 Production
entitlements

 Total of
Payments

BRAZIL

Payments per Project

Foz de Amazonas

Ceara (CE-M-661)

Xerelete (BC-2)

Termobahia

Lapa

Iara

Libra

Espirito Santo

Sul do Gato do Mato

Pelotas

Non-attributable

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Agencia National de Petroleo, Gas Natural 
e Biocombustiveis

Conseilho Administrativo de Defesa 
Economica (CADE)

Istituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos 
Recursos Naturais Renovaveis (IBAMA)

Receita Federal

Pre-sal Petroleo SA (PPSA)

TOTAL

BRUNEI

Payments per Project

Block B

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Brunei Government

TOTAL

CAMBODIA

Payments per Project

OCA – zone 3

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Ministry of Mines and Energy

TOTAL

CANADA

Payments per Project

Joslyn

Surmont

Northern Lights

Fort Hills

Other oil sands projects

Deer Creek

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Province of Alberta

Alberta Energy Regulator

Municipality of Wood Buffalo (Alberta)

Fort McKay First Nations (FMFN)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

14,619

14,619

14,619

14,619

-

-

-

-

-
(300)(a)
-

-

-

-

9,208

21,866

-

-

-

-

40

2,691

63

14

(300)

9,208

25,207

(300)(a)
-

-

-

9,208

-

-

-

5,095

210

19,478

424

TOTAL

(300)

9,208

25,207

(a)

Reimbursement of Alberta Scientific Research Experimental Development Tax Credit.

-

-

-

-

-

-

187

-

-

-

-

187

-

-

-

187

-

187

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

34

80

32

14

82

14

-

13

-

47

496

812

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6,224

-

-

6,224

702

6,224

42

68

-

-

-

-

-

-

812

6,224

5

5

5

5

310

310

310

310

533

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

500

-

-

-

-

500

-

-

-

-

500

500

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

34

80

32

14

82

14

687

13

6,224

47

496

7,723

6,926

42

68

187

500

7,723

14,624

14,624

14,624

14,624

310

310

310

310

533

30,774

40

2,691

63

14

34,115

14,003

210

19,478

424

34,115

9

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

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Reportrr on the payments made to governments (A(( rtrr icle L. 225-102-3 of the French Commercial Code)

(in thousands of dollars)

 Taxes

 Royalties

 License
fees

 License
bonus

 Dividends

 Infrastructure
improvements

 Production
entitlements

 Total of
Payments

CHINA

Payments per Project

Sulige

Taiyang

TOTAL

10,497

10,497

Payments per Government (People's 
Republic of China)

China National Petroleum Company

10,497

China National Offshore Oil Company

Payments per Government (Taiwan)

CPC Corporation Taiwan

TOTAL

COLOMBIA

Payments per Project

Non-attributable

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Dirección de Impuestos y aduanas 
Nacionales

TOTAL

CÔTE D’IVOIRE

Payments per Project

CI-100

CI-605

TOTAL

Payments per Government

République de Côte d’Ivoire, Direction 
Générale des Hydrocarbures

TOTAL

CYPRUS

Payments per Project

Block 11

Block 6

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Ministry of Energy, Commerce, Industry 
and Tourism

TOTAL

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Payments per Project

Block 3

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Ministère des Hydrocarbures

Ministère de l’Environnement

Local Communities around Block 3 
(Ministère des Hydrocarbures)

TOTAL

10,497

1,267

1,267

1,267

1,267

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

404

590

994

994

994

243

168

411

411

411

900

900

750

150

-

900

-

4,000

4,000

-

2,000

2,000

4,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4,372

4,372

4,372

4,372

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,027

1,027

-

-

1,027

1,027

22,996

22,996

22,996

22,996

33,493

4,000

37,493

33,493

2,000

2,000

37,493

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,267

1,267

1,267

1,267

404

590

994

994

994

243

4,540

4,783

4,783

4,783

1,927

1,927

750

150

1,027

1,927

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SUPPLEMENTAL OIL AND GAS INFORMATION

(in thousands of dollars)

Taxes

Royalties

License
fees

License
bonus

Dividends

Infrastructure
improvements

Production
entitlements

Total of
Payments

GABON

Payments per Project

Concession Fields (Non-attributable)

Concession Anguille

Concession Grondin

Concession Torpille

Atora CEPP

Coucal CEPP

Avocette CEPP

Baudroie-Mérou CEPP

Hylia II CEPP

Diaba CEPP

Nziembou CEPP

Nziembou II CEPP

Rabi CEPP

Non-attributable

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Trésor Public Gabonais

Direction Générale des Hydrocarbures

République du Gabon

Direction Générale des Impôts

Ville de Port-Gentil

Miscellaneous PID beneficiaries

Miscellaneous PIH beneficiaries

18,059

49,922

41,019

31,152

13,597

1,305

17,122

28,348

5,077

-

167

-

40,856
32,000(b)

278,624

176,624

-

102,000

-

-

-

-

TOTAL

278,624

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,498

-

-

-

169

245

593

776

739

385

92

23

1,269

-

7,789

1,451

4,986

-

884

468

-

-

7,789

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,063

5,063

-

-

5,063

-

-

-

-

5,063

33,824(a)
-

-

-

3,767

-

-

1,212

1,733

-

-

-

-

-

40,536

-

-

26,603

-

12,311

245

1,377

40,536

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

55,381

49,922

41,019

31,152

17,533

1,550

17,715

30,336

7,549

385

259

23

42,125

37,063

332,012

178,075

4,986

133,666

884

12,779

245

1,377

332,012

(a)

(b)

Financing of projects (infrastructure, education, health) under joint control of the State and TOTAL within the framework of the Provision pour Investissements Diversifiés 
(contribution to diversified investments) and of the Provision pour Investissements dans les Hydrocarbures (contribution to investments in hydrocarbons
Taxes related to sale of several mature assets.

INDONESIA

Payments per Project

Mahakam PSC

Tengah PSC

Mentawai

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Directorate General of Taxation, Ministry 
of Finance

Satuan Khusus Kegiatan Usaha Hulu 
Minyak dan Gas Bumi (SKK Migas)

TOTAL

265,130

559

-

265,689

265,689

-

265,689

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,320

3,320

-

3,320

3,320

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

569,175(a)
7,997

-

834,305

8,556

3,320

577,172

846,181

-

265,689

9

577,172

577,172

580,492

846,181

(a)

Government Production entitlement for export LNG is valued on a net-back price basis (revenues less costs, such as liquefaction and transportation costs). 
Production entitlement includes volume of oil taken by the Government to meet domestic obligation. The fees received from the Government are deducted from the 
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(in thousands of dollars)

 Taxes

 Royalties

 License
fees

 License
bonus

 Dividends

 Infrastructure
improvements

 Production
entitlements

 Total of
Payments

IRAQ

Payments per Project

Halfaya

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Iraq government

TOTAL

ITALY

Payments per Project

Gorgoglione Unified License

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Regione Basilicata

Comune Corleto Perticara

TOTAL

KAZAKHSTAN

Payments per Project

Kashagan

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Government of the Republic of 
Kazakhstan

Atyrau region c/o North Caspian 
Operating Company b.v.

Mangistau region c/o North Caspian 
Operating Company b.v.

TOTAL

LIBYA

8,269

8,269

8,269

8,269

36

36

-

36

36

-

-

-

-

-

-

Payments per Project

Areas 15, 16 & 32 (Al Jurf)

Areas 129 & 130

Areas 130 & 131

TOTAL

Payments per Government

National Oil Corporation

Ministry of Finance c/o National Oil 
Corporation

TOTAL

129,494

219,067
26,250 
374,811

245,317 

129,494

374,811

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

198

198

151

47

198

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

66

66

-

66

66

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8,269

8,269

8,269

8,269

300

300

151

149

300

6,982

6,982

17,353

17,353

24,335

24,335

-

17,353

17,353

4,225

2,757

6,982

-

-

17,353

4,225

2,757

24,335

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

206,848

671,614

135,975

336,342

890,681

162,225

1,014,437

1,389,248

1,014,437

1,259,754

-

129,494

1,014,437

1,389,248

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SUPPLEMENTAL OIL AND GAS INFORMATION

(in thousands of dollars)

Taxes 

  Royalties

  License
fees

 License
bonus

 Dividends

  Infrastructure
improvements

  Production
entitlements

 Total of
Payments

MAURITANIA

Payments per Project

Block C9

Block TA29

Block C7

Block C18

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Trésor Public de Mauritanie

SMHPM (Société Mauritanienne des 
Hydrocarbures et du Patrimoine Minier)

TOTAL

MEXICO

Payments per Project

Perdido Block 2

Block 15

Salina 1

Salina 3

Mexico (non attributable)

TOTAL

Payments per Government

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,090

108

581

803

-

2,582

Servicio de Administracion Tributaria

2,582

Fondo Mexicano del Petroleo

Comision Nacional de Hidrocarburos

TOTAL

-

-

2,582

MOZAMBIQUE

Payments per Project

Rovuma Basin Area 3&6

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Instituto Nacional de Petroleo

TOTAL

MYANMAR

Payments per Project

Blocks M5 and M6

Blocks YWB

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Myanmar Ministry of Finance

Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise

TOTAL

-

-

-

-

23,801

-

23,801

23,801

-

23,801

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

170

140

300

88

698

-

-

10,000

6,500

16,500

398

16,500

300

698

-

16,500

841

82

445

614

199

2,181

-

1,982

199

2,181

250

250

250

250

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,000

1,000

-

1,000

1,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

170

140

10,300

6,588

17,198

16,898

300

17,198

1,931

190

1,026

1,417

199

4,763

2,582

1,982

199

4,763

250

250

250

250

9

89,896

113,697

-

1,000

89,896

114,697

-

89,896

89,896

23,801

90,896

114,697

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(in thousands of dollars)

Taxes

Royalties

License
fees

License
bonus

Dividends

Infrastructure
improvements

Production
entitlements

Total of
Payments

NETHERLANDS

Payments per Project

Non-attributable

Offshore Blocks

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Belastingdienst Nederland

TOTAL

(a)

Refund after carry back of losses of 2016.

NIGERIA

Payments per Project

Joint ventures with NNPC, operated – 
Non-attributable

Joint ventures with NNPC, non operated – 
Non-attributable

OML58 (joint venture with NNPC, 
operated)

OML99 (joint venture with NNPC, 
operated)

OML100 (joint venture with NNPC, 
operated)

OML102 (joint venture with NNPC, 
operated)

OML102 Ekanga (joint venture with 
NNPC, non operated)

OML130

OML130 PSA (Akpo & Egina)

OML118 (Bonga)

OML138 (Usan)

Non-attributable

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Federal Inland Revenue Service

Department of Petroleum Resources, 
Federal Government of Nigeria

Niger Delta Development Commission

Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety 
Agency, Federal Government of Nigeria

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation

Federal Inland Revenue Service c/o 
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation

Department of Petroleum Resources c/o 
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation

TOTAL

(14,772)(a)
-

(14,772)

(14,772) (a)
(14,772)

-

61,424

28,646

32,261

21,441

103,263

8,548

-

3,138

104,723

26,378
224,966(a)

614,788

234,099

255,583

-

-

-

97,586

27,520

614,788

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,198

1,198

1,198

1,198

2,298

47

-

-

-

-

-

318

-

-

3

-

2,666

-

327

-

2,336

-

-

3

2,666

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

14,094

8,642

-

-

-

-

-

-

18,784

4,189

496

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

488,464

-

-

(14,772)

1,198

(13,574)

(13,574)

(13,574)

16,392

70,113

28,646

32,261

21,441

103,263

8,548

318

21,922

597,376

26,877

224,966

46,205

488,464

1,152,123

-

-

46,205

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

234,099

255,910

46,205

2,336

488,464

488,464

-

-

97,586

27,523

46,205

488,464

1,152,123

(a)

This amount includes $367 million which reduce the tax liability in accordance with the provisions of the Modified Carry Agreement (MCA). Under the MCA, Total E&P 
Nigeria is entitled to recover 85% of the Carry Capital Cost through claims of capital allowance, described in the MCA as “Carry Tax Relief”. The balance of 15% is to be 
recovered from NNPC’s share of crude oil produced.

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SUPPLEMENTAL OIL AND GAS INFORMATION

(in thousands of dollars)

 Taxes

 Royalties

 License
fees

 License
bonus

 Dividends

 Infrastructure
improvements

 Production
entitlements

 Total of
Payments

NORWAY

Payments per Project

Asgard area

Ekofisk area

Heimdal area

Oseberg area

Sleipner area

Snohvit area

Troll area

Martin Linge PL043

Non-attributable

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Norwegian Tax Administration

Norwegian Petroleum Directorate

TOTAL

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9,127

9,127

9,127

-

9,127

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4,405

2,692

1,286

2,047

196

844

309

508

-

12,287

-
12,287(a)

12,287

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(a)

Including licence fees payments initiated before year end 2017 and credited for the beneficiary on first business day in January 2018.

OMAN

Payments per Project

Block 6

Block 53

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Oman Ministry of Oil and Gas

Oman Ministry of Finance

TOTAL

QATAR

Payments per Project

Al Khalij

Qatargas 1

Dolphin

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Qatar Petroleum

Qatar Ministry of Finance

TOTAL

188,686

2,654

191,340

-

191,340

191,340

16,494

39,096

60,875

116,465

-

116,465

116,465

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12,418

12,418

12,418

-

12,418

-

47,616

554,837

602,453

602,453

-

602,453

4,405

2,692

1,286

2,047

196

844

309

508

9,127

21,414

9,127

12,287

21,414

188,686

15,072

203,758

12,418

191,340

203,758

16,494

86,712

615,712

718,918

602,453

116,465

718,918

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Reportrr on the payments made to governments (A(( rtrr icle L. 225-102-3 of the French Commercial Code)

(in thousands of dollars)

 Taxes

 Royalties

 License
fees

  License
bonus

  Dividends

  Infrastructure
improvements

  Production
entitlements

  Total of
Payments

REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Payments per Project

CPP Haute Mer – Zone A

CPP Haute Mer – Zone B

CPP Haute Mer – Zone D

CPP Pointe Noire Grands Fonds (PNGF)

CPP Tchendo 2

Kombi, Likalala & Libondo

Litanzi & Tchibeli

Lianzi

Madingo

Secteur Sud

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Ministère des hydrocarbures

Trésor Public

Société Nationale des Pétroles Congolais

TOTAL

52,006

11,246

199,157

45,736

-

70,303

-

5,577

25,456

-

409,481

367,792

36,112

5,577

409,481

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,170

236

10,593

1,352

8

219

(12)

222

997
152,415(a)

168,200

-
168,162(a)
38

168,200

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

130

-

-

130

-

130

-

130

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,959

-

-

3,959

-

-

3,959

3,959

54,176

11,482

209,750

47,088

8

70,522

(12)

9,888

26,453

152,415

581,770

367,792

204,404

9,574

581,770

(a)

These amounts include payments made following the relinquishment of the permits of Secteur Sud (Tchibouela, Tchendo and Tchibeli Litanzi Loussima), ie discharging 
payments for assets retirement obligations (130 millions USD) and for the interim period (22.4 millions USD).

RUSSIA

Payments per Project

Kharyaga

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Nenets Tax Inspection

Ministry of Energy

TOTAL

SENEGAL

Payments per Project

UDO

ROP

TOTAL

Payments per Government

État du Sénégal (Trésorier Général)

Société des Pétroles du Sénégal

État du Sénégal C/O Fondation Total 
Sénégal

TOTAL

14,332

14,332

14,332

-

14,332

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(a)

Amount to be transferred to the State of Senegal.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

74

74

74

-

74

-

52

52

-

52

-

52

-

-

-

-

-

10,000

5,000

15,000

5,000
10,000(a)

-

15,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

150

150

-

-

150

150

37,757

37,757

-

37,757

37,757

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

52,163

52,163

14,406

37,757

52,163

10,000

5,202

15,202

5,000

10,052

150

15,202

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SUPPLEMENTAL OIL AND GAS INFORMATION

(in thousands of dollars)

  Taxes

  Royalties

License
fees

 License
bonus

 Dividends

 Infrastructure
improvements

  Production
entitlements

 Total of
Payments

THAILAND

Payments per Project

Bongkot

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Revenue Department

Department of Mineral Fuels, Ministry Of 
Energy

Ministry Of Energy

TOTAL

UGANDA

Payments per Project

Block EA-1

Block EA-1A

Block EA-2

Block EA-3

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Ministry of Energy and Mineral 
Development

Office of the Auditor General

TOTAL

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Payments per Project

Abu Al Bukhoosh

Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd (ADNOC 
Gas Processing)

Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore 
Petroleum Operations Ltd (ADNOC 
Onshore)

Abu Dhabi Marine Areas Ltd (ADNOC 
Offshore)

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Supreme Petroleum Council –
Government of Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Fiscal Authorities c/o Abu 
Dhabi Marine Areas Ltd

Abu Dhabi Fiscal Authorities

Petroleum Institute

TOTAL

UNITED KINGDOM

Payments per Project

Northern North Sea

Central Graben Area

Markham Area

Greater Laggan Area

Non-attributable

TOTAL

Payments per Government

HM Revenue & Customs

Crown Estate

Department of Energy & Climate 
Change/Oil and Gas Authority

Oil and Gas Authority

TOTAL

201,962

201,962

110,703

91,259

-

201,962

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

41,641

141,197

2,445,936

1,229,942

3,858,716

41,641

1,229,942

2,587,133

-

3,858,716

-

18,420

-

-

2,095

20,515

20,515

-

-

-

20,515

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

144

80

69

140

433

399

34

433

-

2,344

-

-

2,344

-

-

-

2,344

2,344

1,521

1,125

136

2,890

147

5,819

-

147

4,122(a)
1,550

5,819

43,732

43,732

-

-

43,732

43,732

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

245,694

245,694

110,703

91,259

43,732

245,694

144

80

69

140

433

399

34

433

41,641

143,541

2,445,936

1,229,942

3,861,060

41,641

1,229,942

2,587,133

2,344

3,861,060

1,521

19,545

136

2,890

2,242

26,334

20,515

147

4,122

1,550

26,334

9

(a)

Responsibility for collecting fees transferred part way through 2017 between the two beneficiaries.

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(in thousands of dollars)

  Taxes

 Royalties

 License
fees

 License
bonus

 Dividends

  Infrastructure
improvements

 Production
entitlements

 Total of
Payments

UNITED STATES

Payments per Project

Tahiti

Barnett Shale

Utica

Gulf of Mexico

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Office of Natural Resources Revenue

State of Ohio

Johnson County Tax Assessor

Tarrant County Tax Assessor

Texas State Comptroller’s Office

City of Fort Worth

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport 
Board

City of Arlington

Tarrant Regional Water District

State of Texas

City of North Richland Hills

Fort Worth Independant School District

Burleson Independant School District

Arlington Independant School District

Harrison County

Carroll County

Birdville Independent School District

Tarrant County College

City of Grand Prairie

Kennedale Independant School District

Tarrant County AAAA

Columbiana County

City of Cleburne

City of Burleson

Mansfield Independant School District

Crowley Independant School District

City of Crowley

White Settlement Independant School 
District

TOTAL

URUGUAY

Payments per Project

Block 14 (Offshore)

Blocks 1 & 2 (Onshore)

TOTAL

Payments per Government

Administracion Nacional de Combustibles 
Alcohol y Portland

TOTAL

-

7,763

4,525

-

29,099

18,566

-

-

12,288

47,665

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,466

3,466

32,926

32,926

-

1,871

251

625

6,887

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

658

1,817

-

-

-

-

-

179

-

-

-

-

-

-

29,099

3,466

32,926

-

-

-

-

7,755

2,047

1,183

1,240

914

437

497

338

397

-

-

748

499

431

305

273

-

498

271

244

185

196

108

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12,288

47,665

3,466

32,926

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

158

-

158

158

158

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

29,099

26,329

4,525

36,392

96,345

65,491

1,871

251

625

6,887

7,755

2,047

1,183

1,240

914

437

497

338

397

658

1,817

748

499

431

305

273

179

498

271

244

185

196

108

96,345

158

-

158

158

158

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Glossary

The  terms  “TOTAL”  and  “Group”  as  used  in  this  document  refer  to  TOTAL  S.A.  collectively  with  all  of  its  direct  and  indirect  consolidated
companies located in or outside of France. The term “Company” as used in this document exclusively refers to TOTAL S.A., which is the parent
company of the Group.

Abbreviations

€:

euro

$ or dollar:

U.S. dollar

Units of measurement
b = barrel(1)

B = billion

American depositary receipt (evidencing an ADS)

boe = barrel of oil equivalent

ADR:

ADS:

AMF:

API:

CNG:

DACF:

American depositary share (representing a share 
of a company)

Autorité des marchés financiers 
(French Financial Markets Authority)

American Petroleum Institute

compressed natural gas

debt  adjusted  cash  flow  (refer  to  definition  of  operating
cash  flow  before  working  capital  changes  w/o  financial
charges below)

ERMI:

European refining margin indicator of the Group 
(refer to definition below)

FPSO:

floating production, storage and offloading

GHG:

HSE:

IFRS:

IPIECA:

LNG:

LPG:

NGL:

NGV:

OML:

ROE:

greenhouse gas

health, safety and the environment

International Financial Reporting Standards

International Petroleum Industry Environmental 
Conservation Association

liquefied natural gas

liquefied petroleum gas

natural gas liquids

natural gas vehicle

oil mining license

return on equity

ROACE:

return on average capital employed

SEC:

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Btu = British thermal unit

cf = cubic feet

CO2 eq = carbon dioxide equivalent

/d = per day

GWh = gigawatt hour

k = thousand

km = kilometer

m = meter

m³ (cm) = cubic meter(1)

M = million

MW = megawatt

MWp = megawatt peak (direct current)

t = (Metric) ton

TWh = terawatt hour

W = watt

/y = per year

Conversion table

1 acre ≈ 0.405 hectares

1 b = 42 U.S. gallons ≈ 159 liters

1 b/d of crude oil ≈ 50 t/y of crude oil

1 Bm³/y (1 Bcm) ≈ 0.1 Bcf/d

1 km ≈ 0.62 miles

1 m³ ≈ 35.3 cf

1 Mt of LNG ≈ 48 Bcf of gas

1 Mt/y of LNG ≈ 131 Mcf/d of gas

1 t of oil ≈ 7.5 b of oil (assuming a specific gravity of 37° API)

1 boe = 1 b of crude oil ≈ 5,396 cf of gas in 2017(2)
(5,403 cf in 2016 and 5,390 cf in 2015)

(1)
(2)

Liquid and gas volumes are reported at international standard metric conditions (15°C and 1 atm).
Natural  gas  is  converted  to  barrels  of  oil  equivalent  using  a  ratio  of  cubic  feet  of  natural  gas  per  one  barrel.  This  ratio  is  based  on  the  actual  average
equivalent energy content of TOTAL’s natural gas reserves during the applicable periods, and is subject to change. The tabular conversion rate is applicable
to TOTAL’s natural gas reserves on a Group-wide basis.

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GLOSSARY

A

C

acreage
Areas in which mining rights are exercised.

adjusted results
Results using replacement cost, adjusted for special items, excluding
the impact of changes for fair value.

API degree
Scale  established  by  the  API  to  measure  oil  density.  A  high  API
degree  indicates  light  oil  from  which  a  high  yield  of  gasoline  can  be
refined.

appraisal (delineation)
Work performed after a discovery for the purpose of determining the
boundaries  or  extent  of  an  oil  or  gas  field  or  assessing  its  reserves
and production potential.

asset retirement (site restitution)
Companies  may  have  obligations  related  to  well-abandonment,
dismantlement  of  facilities,  decommissioning  of  plants  or  restoration
of 
from
international conventions, local regulations or contractual obligations.

the  environment.  These  obligations  generally 

result 

associated gas
Gas released during oil production.

association/consortium/joint venture:
Terms  used  to  generally  describe  a  project  in  which  two  or  more
entities  participate.  For  the  principles  and  methods  of  consolidation
applicable to different types of joint arrangements according to IFRS,
refer  to  Note 1  to  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  (point 7  of
chapter 10).

B

barrel
Unit of measurement of volume of crude oil equal to 42 U.S. gallons
or  158.9 liters.  Quantities  of  liquid  hydrocarbons  in  barrels  are
expressed at 60°F.

barrel of oil equivalent (boe)
Conventional unit for measuring the energy released by a quantity of
fuel by relating it to the energy released by the combustion of a barrel
of oil.

biochemical conversion
Conversion  of  carbon  resources  through  biological  transformation
(reactions  involving  living  organisms).  Fermentation  of  sugar  into
ethanol is an example.

biofuel
Liquid or gaseous fuel that can be used for transport and produced
from biomass, and meeting criteria of reducing GHG compared to the
fossil reference.

biomass
All organic matter from vegetal or animal sources.

Brent
Quality of crude oil (38° API) produced in the North Sea, at the Brent
fields.

brownfield project
Project concerning developed existing fields.

buyback
Risk  services  agreement  (the  investments  and  risks  are  undertaken
by  the  contractor)  combined  with  an  offset  mechanism  that  allows
the contractor to receive a portion of the production equivalent to the
monetary  value,  with  interest,  of  its  investments  and  a  return  on  its
investment.

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capacity of treatment
Annual  crude  oil  treatment  capacity  of  the  atmospheric  distillation
units of a refinery.

carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS)
Technologies  designed  to  reduce  GHG  emissions  by  capturing  (C)
CO2 and then compressing and transporting it either to use (U) it for
various  industrial  processes  (e.g.,  enhanced  recovery  of  oil  or  gas,
production  of  chemical  products),  or  to  permanently  store  (S)  it  in
deep geological formations.

catalysts
Substances  that  increase  a  chemical  reaction  speed.  During  the
refining  process,  they  are  used  in  conversion  units  (reformer,
hydrocracker,  catalytic  cracker)  and  desulphurization  units.  Principal
catalysts  are  precious  metals  (platinum)  or  other  metals  such  as
nickel and cobalt.

coal bed methane
Natural gas present in coal seams.

cogeneration
Simultaneous  generation  of  electrical  and  thermal  energies  from  a
combustible source (gas, fuel oil or coal).

coker (deep conversion unit)
Unit  that  produces  light  products  (gas,  gasoline,  diesel)  and  coke
through the cracking of distillation residues.

concession contract
Exploration  and  production  contract  under  which  a  host  country
grants  to  an  oil  and  gas  company  (or  a  consortium)  the  right  to
explore  a  geographic  area  and  develop  and  produce  potential
reserves.  The  oil  and  gas  company  (or  consortium)  undertakes  the
execution and financing, at its own risk, of all operations. In return, it
is entitled to the entire production.

condensate
Light hydrocarbon substances produced with natural gas that exist –
either in a gaseous phase or in solution – in the crude oil under the
initial pressure and temperature conditions in the reservoir, and which
are  recovered  in  a  liquid  state  in  separators,  on-site  facilities  or  gas
treatment units.

consortium
Refer 
venture”.

to 

the  definition  above  of  “association/consortium/joint

conversion
Refining operation aimed at transforming heavy products (heavy fuel
oil) into lighter or less viscous products (e.g., gasoline, jet fuels).

cost oil/gas
In  a  production  sharing  contract,  the  portion  of  the  oil  and  gas
production  made  available  to  the  contractor  (contractor  group)  and
contractually 
exploration,
development,  operation  and  site  restitution  costs  (“recoverable”
costs).

reimbursement 

reserved 

for 

of 

The  reimbursement  may  be  capped  by  a  contractual  stop  that
corresponds  to  the  maximum  share  of  production  that  may  be
allocated to the reimbursement of costs.

cracking
Refining  process  that  entails  converting  the  molecules  of  large,
complex,  heavy  hydrocarbons  into  simpler,  lighter  molecules  using
heat, pressure and, in some cases, a catalyst. A distinction is made
between  catalytic  cracking  and  steam  cracking,  which  uses  heat
instead  of  a  catalyst.  Cracking  then  produces  ethylene  and
propylene, in particular.

GLOSSARY

crude oil
A mixture of compounds (mainly pentanes and heavier hydrocarbons)
that  exists  in  a  liquid  phase  at  original  reservoir  temperature  and
pressure  and  remains  liquid  at  atmospheric  pressure  and  ambient
temperature. 

D

Dated Brent
A market term representing the minimum value of physical cargoes of
Brent, Forties, Oseberg, or Ekofisk crude oil, loading between the 10th
and  the  25th  day  forward.  Dated  Brent  prices  are  used,  directly  and
indirectly, as a benchmark for a large proportion of the crude oil that
is traded internationally.

ethane
A colorless, odorless combustible gas of the alkanes class composed
of two carbon atoms found in natural gas and petroleum gas.

ethanol
Also  commonly  called  ethyl  alcohol  or  alcohol,  ethanol  is  obtained
through  the  fermentation  of  sugar  (beetroot,  sugarcane)  or  starch
(grains).  Ethanol  has  numerous  food,  chemical  and  energy  (biofuel)
applications.

ethylene/propylene
Petrochemical  products  derived  from  cracking  naphtha  and  used
mainly  in  the  production  of  polyethylene  and  polypropylene,  two
plastics  frequently  used  in  packaging,  the  automotive  industry,
household appliances, healthcare and textiles.

debottlenecking
Change made to a facility to increase its production capacity.

F

desulphurization unit
Unit  in  which  sulphur  and  sulphur  compounds  are  eliminated  from
mixtures of gaseous or liquid hydrocarbons.

development
Operations carried out to access the proved reserves and set up the
technical  facilities  for  extraction,  processing,  transportation  and
storage  of  the  oil  and  gas:  drilling  of  development  or  injection  wells,
platforms, pipelines, etc.

distillates
Products obtained through the atmospheric distillation of crude oil or
through  vacuum  distillation.  Includes  medium  distillate  such  as
aviation fuel, diesel fuel and heating oil.

E

effective tax rate
(Tax  on  adjusted  net  operating  income)/(adjusted  net  operating
income  – income  from  equity  affiliates  – dividends  received  from
investments – impairment of goodwill + tax on adjusted net operating
income).

for  some 

transactions,  differences  between 

effect of changes in fair value
The  effect  of  changes  in  fair  value  presented  as  an  adjustment  item
reflects, 
internal
measures of performance used by TOTAL’s executive committee and
the accounting for these transactions under IFRS. IFRS requires that
trading  inventories  be  recorded  at  their  fair  value  using  period-end
spot  prices.  In  order  to  best  reflect  the  management  of  economic
exposure  through  derivative  transactions,  internal  indicators  used  to
measure performance include valuations of trading inventories based
on forward prices. Furthermore, TOTAL, in its trading activities, enters
into storage contracts, the future effects of which are recorded at fair
value in the Group’s internal economic performance. IFRS precludes
recognition of this fair value effect.

fair value
Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid
to transfer a liability in a transaction under normal conditions between
market participants at the measurement date.

farm-in (or farm-out)
Acquisition  (or  sale)  of  all  or  part  of  a  participating  interest  in  an  oil
and  gas  mining  property  by  way  of  an  assignment  of  rights  and
obligations  in  the  corresponding  permit  or  license  and  related
contracts.

farnesane
A hydrocarbon molecule containing 15 carbon atoms, which can be
used to produce fuel or chemical compounds.

FEED studies (front-end engineering design)
Studies aimed at defining the project and preparing for its execution.
In  the  TOTAL  process,  this  covers  the  pre-project  and  basic
engineering phases.

fossil energies
Energies produced from oil, natural gas and coal.

FPSO (floating production, storage and offloading)
Floating  integrated  offshore  unit  comprising  the  equipment  used  to
produce,  process  and  store  hydrocarbons  and  offload  them  directly
to an offshore oil tanker.

G

greenfield project
Project concerning fields that have never been developed.

gross investments
Investments  including  acquisitions  and  increases  in  non-current
loans.

energy mix
The various energy sources used to meet the demand for energy.

H

ERMI (European Refining Margin Indicator)
A  Group  indicator  intended  to  represent  the  margin  after  variable
costs  for  a  hypothetical  complex  refinery  located  around  Rotterdam
in Northern Europe that processes a mix of crude oil and other inputs
commonly  supplied  to  this  region  to  produce  and  market  the  main
refined  products  at  prevailing  prices  in  this  region.  The  indicator
margin may not be representative of the actual margins achieved by
the  Group  in  any  period  because  of  TOTAL’s  particular  refinery
configurations,  product  mix  effects  or  other  company-specific
operating conditions.

hydraulic fracturing
Technique that involves fracturing rock to improve its permeability.

hydrocarbons
Molecules  composed  principally  of  carbon  and  hydrogen  atoms.
They  can  be  solid  such  as  asphalt,  liquid  such  as  crude  oil  or
gaseous such as natural gas. They may also include compounds with
sulphur, nitrogen, metals, etc.

hydrocracker
A refinery unit that uses catalysts and extraordinarily high pressure, in
the  presence  of  surplus  hydrogen,  to  convert  heavy  oils  into  lighter
fractions.

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GLOSSARY

I

inventory valuation effect
The  adjusted  results  of  the  Refining  &  Chemicals  and  Marketing  &
Services segments are presented according to the replacement cost
method. This method is used to assess the segments’ performance
and  facilitate  the  comparability  of  the  segments’  performance  with
those  of  its  competitors.  In  the  replacement  cost  method,  which
approximates  the  LIFO  (Last-In,  First-Out)  method,  the  variation  of
inventory  values  in  the  statement  of  income  is,  depending  on  the
nature of the inventory, determined using either the month-end price
differentials between one period and another or the average prices of
the  period  rather  than  the  historical  value.  The  inventory  valuation
effect  is  the  difference  between  the  results  according  to  the  FIFO
(First-In, First-Out) and the replacement cost.

J

joint venture
Refer 
venture”.

to 

the  definition  above  of  “association/consortium/joint

L

lignocellulose
Lignocellulose is the main component of the wall of plant cells. It can
be  sourced  from  agricultural  and  farming  wastes  or  by-products  of
wood transformation as well as dedicated plantations and constitutes
the  most  abundant  renewable  carbon  source  on  the  planet.  This
abundance  and  its  composition  (very  rich  in  polymerized  sugars)
makes  it  an  excellent  choice  to  produce  biofuels.  As  a  result,  its
conversion,  whether  by 
(e.g.,  gasification)  or
biochemical techniques, is widely studied.

thermochemical 

liquids
Liquids consist of crude oil, bitumen, condensates and NGL.

LNG (liquefied natural gas)
Natural gas, comprised primarily of methane, that has been liquefied
by cooling in order to transport it.

LNG train
Facility for converting liquefying storing and off-loading natural gas.

LPG (liquefied petroleum gas)
Light hydrocarbons (comprised of butane and propane, belonging to
the  alkanes  class  and  composed  of  three  and  four  carbon  atoms
respectively)  that  are  gaseous  under  normal  temperature  and
pressure conditions and that are kept in liquid state by increasing the
pressure or reducing the temperature. LPG is included in NGL.

M

mineral interests
Rights to explore for and/or produce oil and gas in a specific area for
a fixed period. Covers the concepts of “permit”, “license”, “title”, etc.

N

naphtha
Heavy gasoline used as a base in petrochemicals.

net cash flow
Cash flow from operating activities before working capital changes at
replacement cost – net investments (including other transactions with
non-controlling interests).

net financial debt
Non-current 
including  current  portion,  current
borrowings,  other  current  financial  liabilities  less  cash  and  cash
equivalents and other current financial assets.

financial  debt, 

net-debt-to-capital ratio
(Net debt)/(net debt + adjusted shareholders’ equity).

net-debt-to-equity ratio
(Net debt)/(adjusted shareholders’ equity).

net investments
Gross investments – divestments – repayment of non-current loans –
other operations with non-controlling interests.

O

oil
Generic term designating crude oil, condensates and NGL.

oil and gas
Generic  term  which  includes  all  hydrocarbons  (e.g.,  crude  oil,
condensates, NGL, bitumen and natural gas).

olefins
Group  of  products  (gas)  obtained  after  cracking  of  petroleum
streams.  Olefins  are  ethylene,  propylene  and  butadiene.  These
products  are  used  in  the  production  of  large  plastics  (polyethylene,
the  production  of  elastomers
polypropylene,  PVC,  etc.), 
(polybutadiene,  etc.)  or 
large  chemical
in 
intermediates.

in 
the  production  of 

OPEC
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.

operating cash flow before working capital changes
Cash flow from operating activities before changes in working capital
at replacement cost.

operating  cash  flow  before  working  capital  changes  w/o
financial charges (DACF)
Cash flow from operating activities before changes in working capital
at replacement cost, without financial charges.

organic investments
Net  investments,  excluding  acquisitions,  divestments  and  other
operations with non-controlling interests.

operated production
Total  quantity  of  oil  and  gas  produced  on  fields  operated  by  an  oil
and gas company.

operator
Partner  of  an  oil  and  gas  joint  venture  in  charge  of  carrying  out  the
operations on a specific area on behalf of the joint venture. A refinery
is also said to be operated by a specific partner when the operations
are carried out by the partner on behalf of the joint venture that owns
the refinery.

natural gas
Mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons, composed mainly of methane.

P

natural gas liquids (NGL)
A  mixture  of  light  hydrocarbons  that  exist  in  the  gaseous  phase  at
room  temperature  and  pressure  and  are  recovered  as  liquid  in  gas
processing  plants.  NGL  include  very  light  hydrocarbons  (ethane,
propane and butane).

permit
Area  contractually  granted  to  an  oil  and  gas  company  (or  a
consortium)  by  the  host  country  for  a  defined  period  to  carry  out
exploration work or to exploit a field.

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petcoke (or petroleum coke)
Residual  product  remaining  after  the  improvement  of  very  heavy
petroleum  cuts.  This  solid  black  product  consists  mainly  of  carbon
and can be used as fuel.

polymers
Molecule  composed  of  monomers  bonded  together  by  covalent
bonds,  such  as  polyolefins  obtained  from  olefins  or  starch  and
proteins produced naturally.

pre-dividend organic breakeven
Barrel  price  permitting  the  generation  of  cash  flow  that  is  equal  to
organic investments.

price effect
The  impact  of  changing  hydrocarbon  prices  on  entitlement  volumes
from  production  sharing  and  buyback  contracts  and  on  economic
limits. 

production costs
Costs related to the production of hydrocarbons in accordance with
FASB ASC 932-360-25-15.

production plateau
Expected  average  stabilized  level  of  production  for  a  field  following
the production build-up.

production sharing contract/agreement (PSC/PSA)
Exploration  and  production  contract  under  which  a  host  country  or,
more  frequently,  its  national  company,  transfers  to  an  oil  and  gas
company (the contractor) or a consortium (the contractor group) the
right to explore a geographic area and develop the fields discovered.
The  contractor  (or  contractor  group)  undertakes  the  execution  and
financing, at its own risk, of all operations. In return, it is entitled to a
portion of the production, called cost oil/gas, to recover its costs and
investment.  The  remaining  production,  called  profit  oil/gas,  is  then
shared  between  the  contractor  (contractor  group),  and  the  national
company and/or host country.

such 

as  properties, 

project
As  used  in  this  document,  “project”  may  encompass  different
meanings, 
investments,
developments, phases, activities or components, each of which may
also  informally  be  described  as  a  “project”.  Such  use  is  for
convenience only and is not intended as a precise description of the
term  “project”  as  it  relates  to  any  specific  governmental  law  or
regulation.

agreements, 

proved permit
Permit for which there are proved reserves.

proved reserves (1P reserves)
Proved  oil  and  gas  reserves  are  those  quantities  of  oil  and  gas,
which,  by  analysis  of  geoscience  and  engineering  data,  can  be
estimated with certainty of 90% to be economically producible from a
given  date  forward,  from  known  reservoirs,  and  under  existing
economic  conditions,  operating  methods,  and  government
regulations, prior to the time at which contracts providing the right to
operate  expire,  unless  evidence  indicates  that  renewal  is  reasonably
certain,  regardless  of  whether  deterministic  or  probabilistic  methods
are used for the estimation.

proved developed reserves
Proved developed oil and gas reserves are proved reserves that can
be  expected  to  be  recovered  (i)  through  existing  wells  with  existing
equipment  and  operating  methods  or  in  which  the  cost  of  the
required equipment is relatively minor compared to the cost of a new
well; and (ii) through installed extraction equipment and infrastructure
operational at the time of the reserves estimate if the extraction is by
means not involving a well.

GLOSSARY

proved undeveloped reserves
Proved  undeveloped  oil  and  gas  reserves  are  proved  reserves  that
are  expected  to  be  recovered  with  new  investments  (new  wells  on
undrilled  acreage,  or  from  existing  wells  where  a  relatively  major
expenditure is required for recompletion, surface facilities).

proved and probable reserves (2P reserves)
Sum of proved reserves and probable reserves. 2P reserves are the
median  quantities  of  oil  and  gas  recoverable  from  fields  that  have
already  been  drilled,  covered  by  E&P  contracts  and  for  which
technical  studies  have  demonstrated  economic  development  in  a
long-term  price  environment.  They  include  projects  developed  by
mining.

R

refining
The  various  processes  used  to  produce  petroleum  products  from
crude oil (e.g., distillation, reforming, desulphurization, cracking).

renewable energies
An  energy  source  the  inventories  of  which  can  be  renewed  or  are
inexhaustible,  such  as  solar,  wind,  hydraulic,  biomass  and
geothermal energy.

reserve life
Synthetic  indicator  calculated  from  data  published  under  ASC  932.
Ratio  of  the  proved  reserves  at  the  end  of  the  period  to  the
production of the past year.

reserves
Estimated remaining quantities of oil and gas and related substances
expected  to  be  economically  producible,  as  of  a  given  date,  by
application of development projects to known accumulations.

reservoirs
Porous,  permeable  underground  rock  formation  that  contains  oil  or
natural gas.

resource acquisitions
Acquisition of a participating interest in an oil and gas mining property
by  way  of  an  assignment  of  rights  and  obligations 
the
corresponding permit or license and related contracts, with a view to
producing the recoverable oil and gas.

in 

return on average capital employed (ROACE)
Ratio of adjusted net operating income to average capital employed
at  replacement  cost  between  the  beginning  and  the  end  of  the
period.

return on equity (ROE)
Ratio  of  adjusted  consolidated  net  income  to  average  adjusted
shareholders’  equity  (after  distribution)  between  the  beginning  and
the  end  of  the  period.  Adjusted  shareholders’  equity  for  a  given
period  is  calculated  after  distribution  of  the  dividend  (subject  to
approval by the Shareholders’ Meeting).

S

seismic
Method  of  exploring  the  subsoil  that  entails  methodically  sending
vibration or sound waves and recording their reflections to assess the
type, size, shape and depth of subsurface layers.

shale gas
Natural gas trapped in very compact, low-permeable rock.

shale oil
Oil in a source rock that has not migrated to a reservoir.

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unconventional hydrocarbons
Oil and gas that cannot be produced or extracted using conventional
methods. These hydrocarbons generally include shale gas, coal bed
methane,  gas  located  in  very  low-permeable  reservoirs,  methane
hydrates,  extra  heavy  oil,  bitumen  and 
liquid  or  gaseous
hydrocarbons generated during pyrolysis of oil shale.

unitization
Creation of a new joint venture and appointment of a single operator
for the development and production as single unit of an oil or gas field
involving several permits/licenses or countries.

unproved permit
Permit for which there are no proved reserves.

upgrader
Refining  unit  where  petroleum  products,  such  as  heavy  oils,  are
upgraded through cracking and hydrogenation.

GLOSSARY

sidetrack
Well drilled from a portion of an existing well (and not by starting from
the surface). It is used to get around an obstruction in the original well
or resume drilling in a new direction or to explore a nearby geological
area.

silicon
The most abundant element in Earth’s crust after oxygen. It does not
exist  in  a  free  state  but  in  the  form  of  compounds  such  as  silica,
which  has  long  been  used  as  an  essential  element  of  glass.
Polysilicon (or crystalline silicon), which is obtained by purifying silicon
and  consists  of  metal-like  crystals,  is  used  in  the  construction  of
photovoltaic solar panels, but other minerals or alloys may be used.

special items
Due  to  their  unusual  nature  or  particular  significance,  certain
transactions  qualifying  as  “special  items”  are  excluded  from  the
business  segment  figures.  In  general,  special  items  relate  to
transactions  that  are  significant,  infrequent  or  unusual.  In  certain
instances, 
restructuring  costs  or  asset
disposals,  which  are  not  considered  to  be  representative  of  the
normal course of business, may qualify as special items although they
may  have  occurred  in  prior  years  or  are  likely  to  recur  in  following
years.

transactions  such  as 

steam cracker
A petrochemical plant that turns naphtha and light hydrocarbons into
ethylene, propylene, and other chemical raw materials.

Sustainable Development Scenario (2°C)
Major  new  scenario  introduced  in  the  World  Energy  Outlook  2017
(WEO-2017)  published  by  the  International  Energy  Agency  (IEA),
which outlines an integrated approach to achieve the energy-related
aspects  of 
(SDG):
determined  action  on  climate  change  (thus  integrating  the  2°C
objective);  universal  access  to  modern  energy  by  2030;  and  a
dramatic reduction in air pollution.

the  UN  Sustainable  Development  Goals 

T

thermochemical conversion
Conversion  of  carbon  energy  sources  (gas,  coal,  biomass,  waste,
CO2)  through  thermal  transformation  (chemical  reactions  controlled
by  the  combined  action  of  temperature,  pressure  and  often  of  a
catalyst). Gasification is an example.

turnaround
Temporary  shutdown  of  a  facility  for  maintenance,  overhaul  and
upgrading.

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