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Universal  
Registration 
Document 2019

including the Annual Financial Report

Contents

Certification of the person responsible for  
the Universal Registration Document 2019  

1

Presentation of the Group – Integrated report  

1.1 

1.2 

1.3 

1.4 

1.5 

TOTAL in brief 

An ambition: become the responsible energy major 

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

Strong commitments favouring sustainable growth 

Governance and an organizational structure  
to support the Group’s ambition 

1.6 

Strong 2019 results  

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Business overview for fiscal year 2019  

2.1 

2.2 

2.3 

2.4 

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power segment 

Exploration & Production segment 

Upstream hydrocarbons activities 

Refining & Chemicals segment 

2.5  Marketing & Services segment 

Investments 

Research & Development 

2.6 

2.7 

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Risks and control  

Risk factors 

Countries targeted by economic sanctions 

Internal control and risk management procedures 

Insurance and risk management 

Legal and arbitration proceedings 

Vigilance Plan 

3.1 

3.2 

3.3 

3.4 

3.5 

3.6 

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Report on corporate governance  

4.1  

4.2  

Administration and management bodies 

Statement regarding corporate governance 

4.3   Compensation for the administration and management bodies 

Additional information about corporate governance  

 Statutory auditors’ report on related party agreements  

4.4  

4.5  

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Non-financial performance  

5.1  

An ambition for the Company:  
to become the responsible energy major 

5.2   Business model 

5.3  

5.4  

5.5  

Social challenges 

Personal health and safety challenges 

Environmental challenges  

5.6   Climate change – related challenges 

5.7  

5.8  

5.9  

Actions in support of human rights  

Fighting corruption and tax evasion 

Value creation for host regions 

5.10   Contractors and suppliers 

5.11   Reporting scopes and method 

5.12  

Independent third party’s report 

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TOTAL and its shareholders  

6.1  

Listing details 

6.2   Dividend  

Share buybacks  

Shareholders 

Information for foreign shareholders 

Investor relations 

6.3  

6.4  

6.5  

6.6  

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General information  

Share capital  

Articles of incorporation and bylaws; other information  

Historical financial information and additional information 

7.1  

7.2  

7.3  

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Consolidated Financial Statements  

8.1  

 Statutory auditors’ report on the Consolidated  
Financial Statements  

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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Supplemental oil and gas information (unaudited)  

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9.1  

 Oil and gas information pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards 
Codification 932 

9.2   Other information 

9.3  

 Report on the payments made to governments  
(Article L. 225-102-3 of the French Commercial Code)  

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Statutory financial statements and other  
financial information of TOTAL S.A.  

10.1   Statutory auditors’ report on the financial statements  

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10.2   Statutory financial statements of TOTAL S.A.as parent company  

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10.3   Notes to the statutory financial statements  

10.4   Other financial information concerning the parent company 

Glossary  

Cross-reference lists 

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Universal Registration Document 2019

including the Annual Financial Report

This translation is a non binding translation into English of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer’s certification issued in French and is provided 
solely for the convenience of English-speaking readers.

“I certify, after having taken all reasonable measures to this purpose and to the best of my knowledge, that the information contained in this Document 
d’enregistrement universel (Universal Registration Document) is in accordance with the facts and makes no omission likely to affect its import.

I certify, to the best of my knowledge, that the Statutory and Consolidated Financial Statements of TOTAL S.A. (the Company) have been prepared 
in accordance with applicable accounting standards and give a fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and results of the Company and 
of all the entities included in the consolidation, and that the rapport de gestion (management report) of the Board of Directors as referenced in the 
cross reference list included on page 478 of this Document d’enregistrement universel (Universal Registration Document) presents a fair view of 
the development and performance of the business and financial position of the Company and of all the entities included in the consolidation and 
describes the main risks and uncertainties they are exposed to.”

On March 20, 2020

Patrick Pouyanné 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

This version cancels and replaces the version of the Universal Registration Document filed on March 20, 2020 with the French Financial 
Markets Authority (Autorité des marchés financiers), as the competent authority under Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, without prior approval in 
accordance with Article 9 of said Regulation. The change between these two versions consists of the rectification of an error on page 236 
related to the human rights impact assessment carried out on the oil pipeline project in Uganda and Tanzania which was wrongly attributed 
to the Danish Institute for Human Rights instead of to the consultancies LKL International Consulting and Triple R Alliance. The remainder of 
the Universal Registration Document 2019 remains unchanged except for minor rectifications made to align with the French version (page 7 
– correction in the legend of the pie chart “Shareholding structure by shareholder type”; page 27 – correction at the end of the first paragraph 
of section 1.6.1.8; page 238 – correction of the title concerning the Yemen LNG insert).

This Document d’enregistrement universel (Universal Registration Document) may be used for the purposes of a public offer of financial 
securities or the admission of financial securities to trading on a regulated market only if supplemented by a transaction note and, if applicable, 
a summary and all amendments to the Document d’enregistrement universel (Universal Registration Document). The group of documents 
then formed is approved by the French Financial Markets Authority in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1129.

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Presentation  
of the Group – 
Integrated report

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1.1  TOTAL in brief 

1.1.1    A major energy player 

1.1.2    2019 key Group figures 

1.2  An ambition: become the responsible energy major 

1.2.1  A collective ambition to meet the challenges facing the  

energy sector 

1.2.2  An established strategy 

1.3  Advantages that allow the Group to stand out in a 

changing energy world 

1.3.1  A long-standing energy player 

1.3.2  A differentiating geographic presence 

1.3.3  Employees committed to better energy   

1.3.4  The strength of the Group’s integrated business model 

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1.4 

Strong commitments favouring sustainable growth 

1.4.1  Five strong values at the heart of the Group 

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1.4.2  A Group engaged in R&D, innovation and the digital transformation  14

1.4.3  A targeted investment policy 

1.4.4  A continuous improvement dynamic 

1.5  Governance and an organizational structure  

to support the Group’s ambition 

1.5.1  A Board of Directors fully committed to the Company’s strategic 

orientations 

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

1.5.3  An operational structure 

1.6 

Strong 2019 results 

1.6.1  2019 results 

1.6.2  Liquidity and capital resources 

1.6.3  Trends and outlook 

1.6.4  Significant changes 

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1 TOTAL in brief

1.1  TOTAL in brief

1.1.1  A major energy player

TOTAL, a producer of oil and gas for nearly a century with a presence in more than 130 countries on 5 continents, is a major energy player(1) that 
produces and markets fuels, natural gas and low-carbon electricity.

The Group’s activities extend from exploration and production of oil, gas and electricity to the energy distribution to the end consumer through 
refining, liquefaction, petrochemicals, trading, energies transport and storage. More than 100,000 employees are committed to contributing to supply 
to as many people as possible, a more affordable, more available and cleaner energy.

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

1.1.2  2019 key Group figures

As of December 31, 2019(a)

130
Present in more 
than 130 countries

107,776
employees

€128.0B
market 
capitalization on 
Euronext Paris

€2.68
dividend per share 
for the fiscal year 
2019(b) up 5% over 
one year

$11.8B
adjusted net 
income Group 
share

10.4%
return on equity 
(ROE)

9.8% 
return on average 
capital employed 
(ROACE)

16.7%
gearing ratio(c)

$28.5B
operating cash flow 
before working capital 
changes w/o financial 
charges (DACF)

$17.4B
net investments 

<25 $/boe 
pre-dividend 
organic cash 
breakeven

$1.0B
R&D investments

(a)  For a definition of the alternative performance indicators, refer to point 1.6.1.2 of this chapter and to Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements (point 8.7 of chapter 8).
(b)  Subject to approval by the Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2020.
(c)  Excluding leases; 20.7% including the leases impact. 

Hydrocarbon production and proved reserves 

9%
growth in 
production of 
hydrocarbons in 
2019

3.0 Mboe/d
hydrocarbons 
produced in 2019

12.7 Bboe
proved reserves of 
hydrocarbons as of 
December 31, 
2019(2)

5.4 $/boe
Production costs 
(ASC932) in 2019

Hydrocarbon production

Combined production (kboe/d)

Oil (including bitumen) (kb/d)

Gas (including Condensates 
and associated NGL) (kboe/d)

Combined production (kboe/d)

Liquids (kb/d)

Gas (Mcf/d)

2019

3,014

1,431

2018

2,775

1,378

2017

2,566

1,167

1,583

1,397

1,399

2019

3,014

1,672

7,364

2018

2,775

1,566

6,599

2017

2,566

1,346

6,662

Hydrocarbon production by geographic area  
(kboe/d)

3,014

1,023

2,775

909

670

666

389

141

705

702

365

219

2,566

761

654

559

348

244

Europe and Central Asia

Africa 
(excluding North Africa)

Middle East and 
North Africa

Americas

Asia-Pacific

2019

2018

2017

 TOTAL is the world’s fourth-largest publicly traded integrated oil and gas group based on market capitalization (in dollars) as of December 31, 2019.

(1) 
(2)  Based on a Brent crude price of 62.74$/b (reference price in 2019), according to the rules established by the Securities and Exchange Commission (report to point 2.1.1 of chapter 2).

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Hydrocarbon proved reserves(a)

As of December 31

2019

2018

Hydrocarbon reserves (Mboe)

12,681

12,050

Oil (including bitumen) (Mb)

5,167

5,203

2017

11,475

4,615

Gas (including Condensates 
and associated NGL) (Mboe)

7,514

6,847

6,860

As of December 31

2019

2018

Hydrocarbon reserves (Mboe)

12,681

12,050

Liquids (Mb)

Gas (Bcf)

6,006

6,049

36,015

32,325

32,506

2017

11,475

5,450

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TOTAL in brief

Hydrocarbon proved reserves(a) by geographic areas 
(Mboe)

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12,681

4,795

12,050

4,431

11,475

4,140

1,946

3,202

1,917

821

1,668

3,171

1,937

843

1,742

2,687

1,963

943

Europe and Central Asia

Africa 
(excluding North Africa)

Middle East and 
North Africa

Americas

Asia-Pacific

(a)   Proved reserves of hydrocarbons based on SEC rules (Brent at $62.74/b in 2019, $71.43/b 

in 2018 and $54.36/b in 2017).

2019

2018

2017

 (a)   Proved reserves of hydrocarbons based on SEC rules (Brent at $62.74/b in 2019, $71.43/b 

in 2018 and $54.36/b in 2017).

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power

34.3 Mt
LNG volumes sold 
in 2019

~2 GW
gas-fired power 
generation 
capacity in Europe 
(CCGT)(1)

3 GW
installed gross 
capacity of 
renewable power 
generation

5.8 M
number of sites for 
gas and electricity 
sales of which 80% 
B2C

LNG sales (Mt) 

34.3

21.8

15.6

2019

2018

2017

Installed gross capacity of low-carbon power 
generation(2) (GW)

Sales of gas and electricity in Europe – Number of BTB 
and BTC sites (in millions)

3.0

1.9

1.9

1.7

Gas-fired power 
generation capacity 
in Europe

Installed gross 
capacity of renewable 
power generation

5.8

4.7

5.1

4.0

0.8

0.3

1.1

1.1

1.5

1.0

0.5

Number of BTC sites

Number of BTB sites

2019

2018

2017

2019

2018(a)

2017

(a)  Acquisition of Direct Énergie in 2018.

Including Normandy Refinery cogeneration unit, part of Refining & Chemical segment.

(1) 
(2)  Excluding Cycle combined gas plants in Taweelah, United Arab Emirates.

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TOTAL in brief

Refining & Chemicals and Marketing & Services 
Crude oil refining capacity(a) (kb/d)

1,959

1,437

2,021

2,021

1,437

1,454

Refinery throughput(a) (kb/d)

1,671

1,365

1,852

1,827

1,391

1,209

202
319

202
382

202
365

Europe

Americas

Asia – Middle East 
– Africa 

462

487

436

Europe

Rest of the world

2019

2018

2017

2019

2018

2017

 (a)    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.

 (a)  Includes  refineries  in  Africa  that  are  reported  in  the  Marketing  &  Services  segment. 

Petrochemicals production capacity  
by geographic area (kt)

21,200

21,327

21,401

10,203

10,277

10,293

Petroleum product sales (kb/d)

4,111

4,153

2,008

1,984

4,019

2,086

5,090

5,907

5,190

5,860

5,382

5,727

Europe

North America(a)

Asia – Middle East(b) 

706

127
842

428

736

133
827

473

615

203
561

554

Europe

Africa

Middle East 

Americas

Asia-Pacific(a)

2019

2018

2017

2019

2018

2017(b)

(a) 
(b) 

Including 50% of the joint-venture between TOTAL and Novealis.
Including  interests  in  Qatar,  50%  of  Hanwha  Total  Petrochemicals  Co.  Limited  and  
37.5% of SATORP in Saudi Arabia.

Including Indian Ocean islands.

(a) 
(b)  2017  data  restated.  Sales  in  Turkey,  Lebanon,  Jordan  and  Israel  were  reclassified  from 
Europe  to  Middle  East.  Sales  in  Morocco,  Algeria  and  Tunisia  were  reclassified  from 
Europe to Africa.

Marketing & Services petroleum product sales(a)  
by geographic area (kb/d)

1,845

1,021

1,801

1,779

1,001

1,049

Europe

Africa

Middle East(b)

Americas

Asia-Pacific(c)

444

34
148
198

443

41
117
199

431

45
81
173

2019

2018

2017

(a)  Excluding trading and bulk refining sales.
(b) 
(c) 

Including Turkey.
Including Indian Ocean islands.

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TOTAL in brief

Employees by segment(a)

Employees by geographical area(a)

Holding  2.8%

Exploration & Production  12.3%

Integrated Gas, Renewables  
& Power  13.7%

Marketing & Services  23.5%

Refining & Chemicals  47.0% 
Trading-Shipping  0.7%

France  34.1%

Rest of the world  38.5%

Rest of Europe 27.4%

Workforce as of December 31, 2019: 107,776.

Workforce as of December 31, 2019: 107,776.

(a)  Refer to point 5.3 of chapter 5.

(a)  Refer to point 5.3 of chapter 5.

Shareholding structure by shareholder type

Shareholding structure by area

Estimates  below  are  as  of  December  31,  2019,  excluding  treasury 
shares,  based  on  the  survey  of  identifiable  holders  of  bearer  shares 
conducted on that date.

Estimates  below  are  as  of  December  31,  2019,  excluding  treasury 
shares,  based  on  the  survey  of  identifiable  holders  of  bearer  shares 
conducted on that date.

Individual shareholders  7.8%

Group employees(a)  5.3%

Institutional shareholders  86.9%

France  27.2%

United Kingdom  12.3%

Rest of Europe  16.7%

North America  34.9%

Rest of the World  8.9%

(a)   On  the  basis  of  employee  shareholding  as  defined  in  Article  L.  225-102  of  the  French 
Commercial Code, treasury shares excluded (5.3% of the total share capital, refer to point 
6.3.2.6 of chapter 6).

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

1.2   An ambition: become the responsible  

energy major

1.2.1   A collective ambition to meet the challenges facing the energy sector

TOTAL  is  an  integrated  energy  group  and  one  of  the  world’s  largest. 
Through  its  international  presence  and  its  activities,  TOTAL  has  the 
intention to make its development a vehicle of progress that benefits as 
many people as possible and to be a factor of positive change for the 
societies and regions where it is present.

The  United  Nations,  whose  member  States  adopted  in  2015  the  17 
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), have called upon corporations’ 
contribution  to  collectively  find  solutions  to  sustainable  development 
challenges.  TOTAL  has  committed  since  2016  to  contributing  to  the 
SDGs  and  has  structured  its  approach  to  responsible  development 
in  order  to  make  a  more  significant  contribution  to  the  SDGs,  and  in 
particular regarding access to energy, decent work, human rights and 
climate change.

Access to energy is a source of progress. It is the condition for economic 
and social development as well as for the improvement of the standard 

of  living  of  people  around  the  world.  In  most  countries,  and  in  the 
developing countries in particular, access to low-cost energy is a priority.

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 as many people 
as possible. This is a real challenge: despite progress made since 2010, 
840 million individuals(1) still have no access to electricity.

This  vocation  is  to  be  accomplished  in  a  responsible  manner  and 
by  working  to  provide  an  effective  response  to  the  climate  change 
challenge, in particular.

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

(1)  Source: 2019 Tracking SDG7: the Energy Progress Report.

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 An ambition: become the responsible energy major

In 20 years, TOTAL’s ambition is to be a leading player in energy, a player 
that contributes to the development of growing populations by supplying 
them with affordable energy, a player that helps provide answers to the 
climate challenge, a player that knows how to evolve with its customers.

 – by  providing  its  customers  with  solutions  that  enable  them  to  use 

energy responsibly; 

 – with a quality of local service that is recognized.

TOTAL is committed to supplying people with the energy they need: 
 – by producing, transforming and distributing energy at an affordable 

cost and to the highest safety and environmental standards;

 – by supplying a responsible energy mix that takes the SDS scenario 
of the IEA into consideration and with a carbon intensity that regularly 
decreases; 

1.2.2  An established strategy

The Group’s strategy takes into account the evolution of energy markets 
to  respond  to  the  challenges  of  climate  change,  notably  relying  on 
scenarios of the International Energy Agency.

The  IEA  2019  World  Energy  Outlook  anticipates  three  scenarios 
(Stated  Policies  Scenario  (SPS),  Current  Policies  Scenario  (CPS)  and 
Sustainable Development Scenario (SDS)). Among these scenarios, the 
SPS (central scenario of the IEA) for the short/mid term and the SDS  
for  the  mid/long  term  are  important  references  for  the  Group.  The 
Group therefore establishes its strategy and long-term price trajectory 
in line with the IEA’s SDS scenario, which is compatible with the Paris 
Agreement,  and  foresees  oil  prices  converging  towards  50$2018/b  
by 2050.

The  SPS  takes  into  account  the  measures  already  implemented 
by  countries  in  the  energy  area  as  well  as  the  effects  of  the  policies 
announced  by  the  Governments  (including  the  Nationally  Determined 
Contributions  –  NDC  –  of  the  Paris  Agreement).  The  SDS  takes  into 
account necessary measures to achieve a temperature rise of less than 
2°C compared to pre-industrial levels, and the energy-related goals set 
in  the  “2030  Agenda  for  Sustainable  Development”  adopted  in  2015  
by the UN members.

TOTAL’s ambition is to become the responsible energy major. Its raison 
d’être  is  to  supply  to  as  many  people  as  possible  a  more  affordable, 
more available and cleaner energy.

Consequently the Group’s strategy relies on four pillars: 
 – expanding along the natural gas value chain; 
 – developing profitable low-carbon electricity businesses; 
 – focusing on oil assets at a low breakeven point; 
 – investing in technologies and businesses that contribute to carbon 

neutrality. 

The  ambition  of  this  strategy  is  to  reduce  the  carbon  intensity  of  the 
energy mix that the Group offers to its customers (-15% by 2030 and 
-40% by 2040), and thus to contribute to the evolution of market demand 
and society’s energy transition. 

TOTAL acts on several complementary levels: 
 – on products, by developing energies with a lower carbon content, 
such  as  gas  (including  biogas  and  hydrogen),  renewables  and 
biofuels; 

 – on demand, by developing, for example, electric mobility or LNG as 

transport fuel; 

 – on  emissions,  by  first  reducing  emissions  from  its  facilities  (CO2 
and methane), but also by advising its customers in reducing their 
emissions  (electric  mobility  solutions,  storage,  energy  efficiency 
consulting) and by developing carbon sinks (nature-based solutions 
or CCUS).

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 over the next decades, TOTAL can rely on 
several advantages: its long-standing and broad geographical presence, 

the know-how and commitment of its employees and the power of its 
integrated business model. 

1.3.1  A long-standing energy player

Energy is rooted in TOTAL’s history.

A producer of oil and gas for almost a century, the Group’s history started 
in 1924 with the creation of the 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  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, sustainable biofuels and electricity.

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Key dates in the Group’s history

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

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

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

Creation of Bureau de recherches de pétroles (BRP)

Discovery of the Lacq gas field (France) by SNPA

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

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

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

Elf takes control of Antar

Acquisition of Hutchinson-Mapa by the Group

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

Birth of the company Atochem, an SNEA subsidiary, following the merger 
of ATO Chimie, Chloé Chimie and a part of Péchiney Ugine Kuhlmann

Disposal by the French state of its majority 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 fourth largest oil major

TotalFinaElf changes its name to TOTAL

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

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

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

Creation of Compagnie française de Distribution des Pétroles en Afrique

Launch of the TOTAL brand by CFP

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

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

Launch of the Elf brand

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

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

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

CFP becomes Total-CFP and then TOTAL in 1991

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

The Girassol field on Block 17 in Angola starts production

Split of Arkema

Acquisition of Saft Groupe, a battery manufacturer, and of Belgian 
company Lampiris, a supplier of green electricity and natural gas

Acquisition of 26.5% in the Mozambique LNG project. Signing of the 
agreement with Occidental Petroleum Corporation to acquire the assets 
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1.3.2  A differentiating geographic presence

It  is  thanks  to  its  pioneer  spirit  and  sense  of  solidarity  that  TOTAL 
has  become  a  worldwide  oil  and  gas  major  and  that  it  has  forged 
partnerships  of  trust  with  its  host  countries.  Remaining  loyal  to  these 
principles  means  being  continuously  open  to  forming  new  alliances, 
key to the Group’s development, and creating new opportunities in the 
energy sector 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 
sustainable economic and social development of the communities and 
regions in which it operates for the creation of shared value.

1.3.2.1  From one history to one ambition

The Group is present in more than 130 countries and on 5 continents. 
There  are  three  geographical  areas  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:
 – Europe: at the heart 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 
geographical area 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 geographical area, even when geopolitical tension rises;

 – Africa: TOTAL is one of the largest integrated majors on the African 
continent, notably thanks to the volume of hydrocarbon production 
and the number of Group-branded service stations on the African 
continent(1).  TOTAL  generates  electricity  from  renewable  sources 
there. 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.

Today, new areas which are vital for the Group have appeared, particularly 
the Americas, which represent a strong growth opportunity for all of the 
Group’s  businesses,  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.

“It is by giving priority to our strengths and nurturing our differences that we will achieve our ambition of becoming a leading player in the 
energy of the future.” 

Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

1.3.2.2  Managing geopolitical uncertainty

1.3.2.3   A local socioeconomic development partner

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 remains at a level limiting its exposure in each 
of them.

This is the approach TOTAL intends to pursue and which was materialized 
following its decision to carry on investing in Russia while complying with 
the economic sanctions imposed by the United States and Europe. The 
Group, if necessary, 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  the  Group’s  Code  of  Conduct  and  within  the 
framework of compliance and risk management procedures.

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

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 3.6 of chapter 3.

Safety, integrity, business ethics, respect for human rights, and societal 
and environmental responsibility are principles and values that form part 
of the Group’s operating processes. If TOTAL is 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.

The Group is building a global, integrated local development approach 
(“in-country value”) that is part of a dialogue with the local populations and 
public and private players. This approach creates synergies among all the 
value-creating elements for host countries (employment, subcontracting, 
infrastructure, support for local industries, socioeconomic development 
projects, education, access to energy, etc.) by promoting the Group’s 
industrial  know-how.  The  Group  intends  to  apply  this  approach  over 
the long term to ensure that its presence in these regions and its major 
projects create shared prosperity.

In the face of growing inequalities and today’s environmental challenges, 
TOTAL wanted to strengthen its public interest initiatives and efforts in 
the development of the regions where it has a long-standing presence. 
In  2017,  it  structured  its  actions  within  the  framework  of  the  Total 
Foundation program, which covers the citizenship initiatives undertaken 
by  the  Group’s  subsidiaries  and  its  corporate  foundation  (Fondation 
d’entreprise). 

Through  this  program,  TOTAL  and  its  corporate  foundation  intend 
to contribute to the development of the host regions of the Group by 
promoting  actions  in  favor  of  young  people.  It  focuses  on  four  fields 
of action: the education and integration of young people, road safety, 
forests and climate and dialogue between cultures and heritage. 

At the end of 2018, the Group launched the Action! program engagement 
that allows its employees to spend up to three days a year of their working 
time on solidarity projects in favor of the development of its host regions.

(1)  Company data.

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1.3.3  Employees committed to better energy

As of December 31, 2019

107,776
employees

35.8%
women

23.9%
women members 
on the Management 
Committees (head 
office and 
subsidiaries) 

25.5%
women members 
on Management 
Committees of 
branches and large 
functional divisions

312
active agreements 
(of which 201 in 
France) signed  
with employee 
representatives

>160 
nationalities 
represented

54.8%
international 
members on the 
Management 
Committees of the 
subsidiaries

>720
business-related 
competencies in 
industry, sales and 
support in the Group

3,353
employees 
involved in the 
program Action!

77% 
employees 
attended at least 
one site training

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1.3.3.1  Employee diversity, a competitive edge

1.3.3.2   Employee commitment is essential to the 

The Group is an image of its employees: diverse. The diversity of talents 
within TOTAL is crucial to its competitiveness, innovative capacity and 
attractiveness. Diversity in all its forms is promoted at the highest level, 
and in particular by the Group Diversity Council, which is chaired by a 
member of the Executive Committee. 

With over 160 nationalities represented, a presence in more than 130 
countries,  and  more  than  720  business-related  competencies,  the 
Group is a global player. Women make up 35.8% of the workforce and 
28.5% of managers. A wide range of opinions and backgrounds enable 
innovative solutions and new opportunities to arise.

Such diversity is an essential asset for the Group. The capacity of the 
Group’s employees to mobilize themselves and act in an 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. In 2019, more than 3,300 employees engaged in solidarity 
projects as part of the Action! program. 

Diversity  is  embodied,  in  particular,  by  the  presence  of  23.9% 
women  members  on  the  Management  Committees  (head  office  and 
subsidiaries), 25.5% women members of Management Committees of 
branches and large functional divisions, 54.8% international members 
on the Management Committees of the subsidiaries. 

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. In 2018, the Group 
decided  to  adhere  to  the  Global  Business  and  Disability  Network 
Charter  of  the  International  Labor  Organization  (ILO)  and  is  gradually 
implementing these principles in its subsidiaries.

success of the Company project

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.

In  order  to  associate  the  employees  to  the  major  challenges  of  the 
Group,  the  expectations  of  employees  are  regularly  listened  to  and 
discussed. Examples include the Total Survey, which compiles the views 
and  suggestions  for  improvement  of  tens  of  thousands  of  employees 
every two years. Initiatives that have allowed employees to participate 
in building the “One Total” Company project have been initiated since 
2016.

In 2019, a new step was taken when the Group launched “One Total, 
Better  Together”,  the  human  part  of  its  Company  project  that  meets 
the employees’ expectations and in order to raise the Group’s human 
ambitions to the same height as its business ambition. This project has 
three ambitions: to develop the talent of every employee, to promote the 
coaching dimension of managers and to build a company, where it is a 
good place to work. All the Group subsidiaries(1) were involved in several 
deployment projects.

In  order  to  accompany  each  employee  in  his  or  her  professional 
development and provide him or her with dedicated support, more than 
400 talent developers were implemented and trained within the Group 
in  2019.  Jobs  offers  are  published  within  the  Group  in  a  transparent 
manner  allowing  each  employee  to  be  an  actor  in  his  or  her  mobility. 
TOTAL promotes functional, geographic mobility and lifelong training in 
order to develop everyone’s skills and employability and meet business 
challenges.

“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

(1) 

 Excluding Hutchinson and SunPower.

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Thus, in order to improve their expertise, each employee is encouraged 
to  broaden  his  or  her  technical  competencies  by  accessing  a  wide 
range of training courses (in 2019, 77% of employees within the scope 
of the WHRS(1) followed at least one course of classroom training). 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. 

In  order  to  support  the  development  of  the  managerial  culture,  the 
training  courses  for  managers  have  been  adapted  to  encourage 
engagement, empowerment and constructive feedback. 

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. The Group’s entities set up systems to meet the specific needs of 
work organization and ensure, as far as possible, to promote a work-
life balance. The Group promotes flexible working hours and voluntary 
remote working throughout the world.

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  some  60  partners,  States,  trade  unions,  companies  and 
international  organizations.  This  international  multi-party  initiative  aims  
at  fighting  against  inequalities,  encouraging  social  dialogue  and 
promoting  fairer  globalization.  It  states  that  social  dialogue,  collective 
bargaining  and  trade-union  freedom  play  an  essential  role  in  the 
fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 8, 10 and 17) 
of  the  United  Nations.  Social  dialogue  also  results  in  the  signing  of 
international agreements that are emblematic of the Group’s conviction 
at the very highest level of decision-making. In 2015, the Group signed a 
global agreement with the international IndustriALL Global Union trades 
union federation on the promotion of human rights at work, diversity, the 
participation of employees and their representatives in social dialogue 
and the recognition of health and safety at work. Discussions to renew 
this  agreement  in  2020  are  underway.  The  Group  had  312  active 
agreements (including 201 in France) with employee representatives in 
place at the end of 2019.

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. 
This  approach  testifies  to  TOTAL’s  desire  to  entrench  a  continuous 
improvement  process  that  benefits  everyone.  For  more  information,  
refer to point 5.3 of chapter 5.

1.3.4  The strength of the Group’s integrated business model

Energy  markets  on  which  the  Group  is  active,  oil,  gas  and  electricity, 
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  throughout  the  value  chain.  The  Group’s  activities 
extend from exploration and production of oil, gas and electricity to the 
energy  distribution  to  the  end  customer  through  refining,  liquefaction, 
petrochemicals, trading, energies transport and storage. 

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.

Furthermore, the growth in demand for electricity is expected to outstrip 
global demand for energy in the coming years. 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.

Preference is given to three main priorities:
 – the 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.

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1.4   Strong commitments favouring  

sustainable growth

1.4.1  Five strong values at the heart of the Group

Safety

Respect for Each Other

Pioneer Spirit

Stand Together

Performance-Minded

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.

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.

1.4.2   A Group engaged in R&D, innovation and the digital transformation

The Group relies on a dynamic R&D policy to conduct and develop its 
activities.  As  part  of  the  Group’s  ambition  to  become  the  responsible 
energy  major,  TOTAL  finalized,  in  2019,  its  R&D  strategic  plan  to 
determine  its  positioning  for  the  five  coming  years,  together  with  its 
portfolio of research programs. The portfolio of programs is divided into 
five focus areas: safety and environment, low-carbon mix, operational 
efficiency, new products and, finally, digital. 

As  appropriate,  the  R&D  programs  may  be  conducted  by  a  business 
segment  in  the  interests  of  its  own  or  other  segments’  activities,  or 
coordinated at the Group level for transverse issues in order to establish 
synergies,  make  the  best  possible  use  of  the  expertise  available,  and 
pool  knowledge  and  infrastructures.  For  example,  the  purpose  of  the 
CCUS (carbon capture, utilization and storage) transverse program is to 
enable the Group to become a major player in this area and throughout 
the  value  chain  so  that  it  can  contribute  to  the  reduction  in  global 
CO2  emissions  and  prepare  new  business  opportunities.  For  more 
information, refer to point 2.7 of chapter 2.

Furthermore, after several years of deploying digital projects across all of 
the Group’s activities and after having built the necessary technological 
foundations, TOTAL is accelerating its digital transformation by launching 
the creation of a Digital Factory, which is expected to start in the heart  
of Paris in the second semester 2020.

The  goal  is  to  bring  together  multidisciplinary  teams  made  up  of  
TOTAL’s business experts and around 300 new talents from all digital 
domains. 

Using  all  the  available  data  of  the  Group  and  relying  on  technologies 
such as Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things or 5G, these teams 
will  mobilize  to  build  digital  solutions,  in  short  cycles  and  with  agility 
in a flexible manner, to support the Group in various areas: improving 
industrial  operations  in  terms  of  availability  and  cost,  new  services 
for  TOTAL’s  customers  aiming  to,  for  example,  optimize  their  energy 
consumption, development in new decentralized energies and reducing 
environmental impact. 

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

In addition to the support and strengthening of the innovation efforts in 
the Group, the ambition is to create up to $1.5 billion in value per year 
through digital means by 2025.

1.4.3  A targeted investment policy

The  oil  markets  being  fundamentally  volatile,  the  Group  continues 
to  select  its  investments  very  carefully,  in  line  with  its  strategy.  These 
investments are dedicated to:
 – the development of new upstream and downstream facilities in order 
to  benefit  from  the  integrated  business  model  in  a  favorable  cost 
environment;

 – the  adding  of  attractive  resources  to  the  portfolio  through  the 
exploration  or  acquisition  of  resources  that  have  already  been 
discovered, focusing on low breakeven projects;

 – strong  growth  in  its  low-carbon  activities  in  the  gas  and  electricity 

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 within the framework of its 5 billion dollars asset 
sale program over the years 2019-2020.

In  2019,  net  investments  reached  $17.4  billion  of  which  $13.4  billion 
in  organic  investments(1)  and  $4.1  billion  in  net  acquisitions.  For  more 
information, refer to point 2.6 of chapter 2.

(1)  Organic investments = net investments excluding acquisitions, divestments and other operations with non-controlling interests.

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1.4.4  A continuous improvement dynamic

The  United  Nations,  whose  member  States  adopted  the  17  SDGs  in 
2015,  have  called  upon  corporations’  contribution  to  collectively  find 
solutions to sustainable development challenges. TOTAL has committed 
since 2016 to contributing to the SDGs and has structured its approach 
to  responsible  development  in  order  to  make  a  more  significant 
contribution to the SDGs.

The Group has identified the most significant SDGs for its activities in 
order to focus its efforts on the segments in which it is able to make a 
direct contribution.

TOTAL  therefore  considers  the  SDGs  as  an  opportunity  to  better 
measure and assess its contribution to society as a whole. 

1

The  Group  builds  its  CSR  approach  on  the  basis  of  its  four  pillars  of 
action for sustainable development, namely the integration of the climate 
in its strategy, the preservation of the environment, respect for and the 
mobilization  of  employees  and  suppliers  and  its  contribution  to  the 
economic development of its host regions (also refer to chapter 5).

TOTAL’s CSR approach in relation to the sustainable development goals

INTEGRATING CLIMATE 
INTO THE STRATEGY

PRESERVING 
THE ENVIRONMENT

RESPECTING AND MOBILIZING 
EMPLOYEES SUPPLIERS

Growing in gas (natural
gas, biogas and hydrogen)

Limiting environmental 
footprint

Preventing risks related 
to people(cid:183)s safety

CONTRIBUTING TO THE 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
OF HOST REGIONS

Fighting corruption  
and tax evasion

low-carbon electricity 
business

Reducing emissions at 
TOTAL(cid:183)s facilities, promoting 
both sparing of oil use and 
sustainable biofuels

Investing in businesses 
that will help achieve 
carbon neutrality

Developing the circular 
economy

Manage impacts 
to biodiversity 
(avoid-reduce-
restore-compensate
policy)

Respecting human 
rights and promoting 
them in the supply 
chain 

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Promoting local 
socioeconomic 
development

Developing each 
individual(cid:183)s talents and 
promoting diversity

Getting involved in host 
regions notably through 
Total Foundation

TOTAL(cid:183)s core contributions through its mission

Direct contributions through a responsible business approach

Indirect contributions

$

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1.4.4.1  Commitments and indicators of progress

Safety, health, climate, the environment and also shared development, in every country where the Group is present, TOTAL steers 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.

Safety/Health

first  and 

For  TOTAL,  being  committed  to  better 
foremost, 
energy  means, 
ensuring  the  safety  of  its  employees, 
stakeholders  and  facilities.  It  also  means 
protecting  the  health  of  all  those  related 
directly or indirectly to its activities.

Environment

The Group places the environment at the 
heart of its ambition of being a responsible 
company  with  a  goal  to  improve  the 
environmental performance of the facilities 
and products.

Safety

Target

Facts

To  be  recognized  as  a  benchmark  for  safety  
in its industry and achieve zero fatalities

A TRIR(1) of 0.81 in 2019, at majors’ level
4 fatalities in 2019

Health

Target

Facts

Protect  the  health  of  employees,  customers 
and  communities  in  close  proximity  to  the 
Group’s activities

In 2019, 98% of employees with specific 
occupational  risks  benefited  from  regular 
medical monitoring(2)

Air

Target

Facts

Decrease SO2
between 2010 and 2020

(3) emissions into the air by 50% 

More than 50% reduction in SO2
emissions into the air reached since 2017 

Water

Target

Maintain  the  hydrocarbon  content  of  water 
discharges below 30 mg/l for offshore sites
and  below  15  mg/l  for  onshore  and  coastal 
sites

Facts

100% of the Group’s oil sites have met the 
target for the quality of onshore discharges 
since 2016

100% of the Group’s oil sites have met the 
target for the quality of offshore discharges 
in 2019

Waste

Target

Facts

Valorize more than 50% of the waste produced
by the sites operated by the Group

More  than  50%  of  the  waste  produced 
by  the  sites  operated  by  the  Group  was 
valorized in 2019

Volunteering Program

In 2018, the Group launched the Group’s Employee Volunteering Program Action! in order to give its employees the time and means to get 
involved and contribute more to the development of the areas where the Group is present. Action! allows employees, on a voluntary basis, 
to support, up to three days per year during their working time, local solidarity projects within the scope of the Total Foundation program.

(1)  TRIR (Total Recordable Injury Rate): number of recorded injuries per million hours worked. 
(2)  Data provided by the WHRS.
(3)  SO2: sulfur dioxide.

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Strong commitments favouring sustainable growth

Climate

Targets

Facts

Reduce the GHG emission (Scopes 1 & 2) on operated oil & gas 
facilities from 46 Mt CO2e in 2015 to less than 40 Mt CO2e in 2025

A GHG emission reduction (Scopes 1 & 2) on operated oil & gas 
facilities from 46 Mt CO2e to 41.5 Mt CO2e between 2015 and 2019

Reduce the routine flaring(1) by 80% on operated facilities between 
2010 and 2020 in order to eliminate it by 2030

More than 80% reduction in routine flaring between 2010 and 2019

Improve  by  an  average  of  1%  per  year  the  energy  efficiency  of 
operated facilities between 2010 and 2020

More  than  10%  improvement  in  energy  efficiency  between  2010 
and 2019

Reduce the intensity of the methane emissions of the facilities operated 
by the Group for its Upstream hydrocarbons activities to below 0.2% 
of the commercial gas produced

Maintain  the  intensity  of  CO2e  emissions  of  the  facilities  operated 
by  the  Group  for  its  Upstream  hydrocarbons  activities  below  
20 kg CO2e/boe

An intensity of the methane emissions around 0.2% of the commercial 
gas produced in 2019

An intensity of the CO2e emissions below 20 kg CO2e/boe in 2019

Ambition

Facts

Reduce  the  carbon  intensity  of  the  energy  products  used  by 
customers by 15% between 2015, the date of the Paris agreement, 
and 2030 and by 40% by 2040

A carbon intensity reduced from 75 g CO2e/kBtu in 2015 to
70 g CO2e/kBtu in 2019, i.e., a reduction of 6%

Biodiversity

Commitments

Facts

Not conducting oil and gas exploration or production operations in 
the area of natural sites listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List(2)

No oil and gas exploration or production activity in the area of natural 
sites listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List(2)

Not conducting exploration in oil fields under sea ice in the Arctic

No exploration activity in oil fields under sea ice in the Arctic

Systematically develop biodiversity action plans for production sites 
located in protected areas(3)

6 biodiversity action plans deployed or in preparation in 2019

Diversity/Gender diversity

Targets

Facts in 2019

25% women senior executives by 2020

23.0% women senior executives

40% non-French senior executives by 2020

34.1% non-French senior executives

More than 20% women members on the Management Committees 
(head office and subsidiaries)

23.9%  women  members  on  the  Management  Committees  
(head office and subsidiaries)

More  than  20%  women  members  on  Management  Committees  
of branches and in large functional divisions

25.5%  of  women  members  on  Management  Committees  
of branches and in large functional divisions

(1)  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.
(2)  Natural sites included on the UNESCO World Heritage List of December 31, 2018.
(3)  Sites located in an IUCN I to IV or Ramsar convention protected area.

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1.4.4.2  Support for global initiatives

Aside from complying with national regulations in force in every country 
where the Group operates, TOTAL reiterates each year, since 2002, its 
support for the United Nations Global Compact, of which it is one of the 
companies recognized as LEAD. The Group also follows the UN Guiding 
Principles for Business and Human Rights since their adoption in 2011.

The challenges posed by climate change require a collective effort. The 
Group has joined various international initiatives that involve the private 
and the public sectors, notably:
 – 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.); 

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

TOTAL  also  actively  supports  collaborative  and  multi-stakeholder 
initiatives in areas in which the coordinated involvement of governments, 
companies and civil society is key to global progress, particularly:
 – financial  transparency:  the  Group  has  adhered  to  the  Extractive 

Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) since its launch in 2002;

 – responsible tax principles: the Group publicly supports the B-Team’s 

responsible tax principles;

 – the  fight  against  corruption:  TOTAL  joined  the  Partnering  Against 
Corruption  Initiative  (PACI)  in  2016,  and  the  Chairman  and  Chief 
Executive Officer has been co-chairman since the end of 2019;
 – the  challenge  of  security  and  respect  for  human  rights  by  being  a 
member of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights 
(VPSHR) since 2012;

 – diversity:  TOTAL  signed  in  2010  the  “Women’s  Empowerment 
Principles – Equality Means Business” set out by the United Nations 
Global Compact, in 2016 Close the gender gap – a call to action in 
World Economic Forum, and, in 2018, the pledge for diversity as part 
of the European Roundtable of Industrialists;

 – disability:  in  October  2018,  TOTAL  signed  the  International  Labor 
Organization (ILO) Global Business and Disability Network Charter.  
In January 2020, TOTAL joined The Valuable 500, a global initiative 
aiming  at  explicitly  putting  the  inclusion  of  people  with  disabilities 
and  the  unlocking  of  their  potential  in  the  agenda  of  multinational 
companies;

 – biodiversity:  in  2018,  TOTAL  joined  the  Act4Nature  initiative  and 

made commitments to protect biodiversity;

 – the circular economy: TOTAL is a founding member of the Alliance 
to  End  Plastic  Waste,  launched  in  2019,  which  brings  together 
companies  in  the  plastics  and  consumer  goods  value  chain  to 
provide solutions for the disposal of plastic waste in the environment, 
especially  in  oceans,  and  to  promote  their  recycling  in  a  circular 
economy;

 – better  access  to  energy  for  populations  of  emerging  countries 

through a partnership with SE4All;

 – 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.

1.5   Governance and an organizational structure  

to support the Group’s ambition

The Board of Directors has decided to submit to the Annual Shareholders’ 
Meeting  on  May  29,  2020  a  project  to  transform  TOTAL  S.A.  into  a 
European  company  (Societas  Europaea  or  SE).  The  legal  status  of 
a European company is common to all the countries in the European 
Union and is used by an increasing number of companies in France and 
in Europe. This status will better reflect the economic and social reality 
of the Group and fully recognize its European dimension. The Group has 
a strong European presence, with activities in 25 European countries, 
representing more than 60% of its employees and more than 70% of 
the Group’s sales.

The conversion of TOTAL S.A. into a European company will have no 
impact on its governance, activities, tax affairs, the organization of the 
Company, where it is listed or the location of the head office, which will 
remain in France. The Company bylaws that are amended as a result 
of this conversion project, which will be submitted to the Shareholders’ 
Meeting on May 29, 2020, will also include various adaptations, related 
in  particular  to  the  French  law  n°2019-486  of  May  22,  2019  on  the 
growth  and  the  transformation  of  businesses,  known  as  the  “Pacte” 
law,  particularly  with  regard  to  the  participation  of  employees  in  the 
Company’s Board of Directors.

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1.5.1   A Board of Directors fully committed to the Company’s strategic 

orientations

Composition on March 18, 2020

1

12
directors

1
Lead Independent 
Director

90%
independent 
directors(a)

5.3
average years  
of service of  
the Board 

50%
gender equality(b)

5 
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 9.3). 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 and the director representing employee shareholders, in accordance 

with article L. 225-23 of the French Commercial Code.

Composed as of March 18, 2020, of 12 directors, including 9 independent 
members, the Board of Directors reflects diversity and complementarity 
of  experience,  expertise,  nationalities  and  cultures  necessary  to  take 
account of the interests of all the Group’s shareholders and stakeholders.

The Board of Directors determines the strategic orientations of TOTAL 
and  supervises  their  implementation.  It  approves  investment  and 
divestment  operations  when  they  concern  amounts  that  exceed  3% 
of  the  Group’s  equity  and  examines  all  matters  related  to  the  proper 
running of the Company. It examines major operations that reflect the 
inclusion  of  climate  challenges  in  TOTAL’s  strategy  and  verifies  their 
strategic coherence. It monitors the management of both financial and 
non-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  that  it 
has  constituted:  the  Audit  Committee,  the  Governance  and  Ethics 
Committee,  the  Compensation  Committee  and  the  Strategy  &  CSR 
Committee.

Since December 2015, Mr. Patrick Pouyanné has held the position of 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TOTAL S.A. His term of office 
having been renewed at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on June 1, 
2018  for  a  three-year  period,  the  Board  of  Directors  has  reappointed 
Mr. Pouyanné as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for an equal period 
to that of his mandate as a director. The decision to uphold the combined 
functions  of  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors  and  Chief  Executive 
Officer  was  made  following  work  undertaken  by  the  Governance  and 
Ethics  Committee,  in  the  interest  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 States and the Group’s partners. The Board of Directors regularly 
examines whether maintaining the unified Management Form remains 
appropriate.

Attentive  to  the  concerns  of  investors  and  stakeholders,  the  Board  of 
Directors  pays  specific  attention  to  the  balance  of  power  within  the 
Group. It was for these reasons that the Board of Directors amended the 
provisions of its Rules of Procedure in 2015 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. 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 of Directors. 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. These interactions between directors and managers 
enable  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.

Activities of the Board of Directors and of the Committees in 2019

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

10
meetings of the 
Board of Directors  

94.2% attendance 
rate

1
executive session 
chaired by the 
Lead Independent 
Director

7 
meetings of the 
Audit Committee  

96.4% attendance 
rate

4
meetings of the 
Governance and 
Ethics Committee  

3
meetings of the 
Compensation 
Committee 

3
meetings of the 
Strategy & CSR 
Committee  

93.8% attendance 
rate

93.3% attendance 
rate

94.4% attendance 
rate

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1.5.2  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.

1.1 to the 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  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 three secondary establishments in France, located in Lacq, Pau and 
Paris. It also has branch offices in the United Arab Emirates and Oman.

Corporate name: Total S.A.

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

Listed  in  the  Nanterre  Trade  and  Companies  Register  under  no. 
542 051 180

LEI (Legal Entity Identifier): 529900S21EQ1BO4ESM68

EC Registration Number: FR 59 542 051 180

Date of incorporation: March 28, 1924

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

total.com(1) 

The  scope  of  consolidation  of  TOTAL  S.A.  as  of  December  31,  2019, 
consisted  of  1,134  companies,  of  which  994  fully  consolidated 
companies or companies whose assets are jointly controlled and 140 
equity companies. The principles of consolidation are described in Note 

1.5.3  An operational structure

As  of  December  31,  2019,  the  Group’s  organization  was  centered 
around four business segments: 
 – an  Exploration  &  Production  segment  encompassing  the  oil  and 
natural  gas  exploration  and  production  activities  in  more  than  
50  countries.  The  LNG  upstream  and  midstream  activities,  which 
previously reported to the Exploration & Production segment, now 
report to the Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power segment; 

 – an  Integrated  Gas,  Renewables  &  Power  segment  comprising  the 
integrated  gas  (including  the  LNG)  and  the  low-carbon  electricity 
businesses.  It  includes  all  LNG  upstream  and  midstream  activities 
which previously reported to the Exploration & Production segment;
 – a Refining & Chemicals segment constituting a large industrial hub 
comprising refining, petrochemical activities and specialty chemicals. 
This segment also includes oil Supply, Trading and Shipping activities;
 – a  Marketing  &  Services  segment  including  the  global  activities  of 

supply and marketing in the field of petroleum products.

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, 

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.

TOTAL holds stakes in a limited number of companies that issue financial 
instruments in France or abroad or whose 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(2).

TOTAL also holds a stake in SunPower (46.74% on December 31, 2019), 
an American company listed on NASDAQ, and minority interests in other 
companies, including PAO Novatek (19.4% on December 31, 2019), a 
Russian company listed on the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange 
and the London Stock Exchange.

The changes in the composition of the Group during fiscal year 2019 
are  explained  in  Note  2  to  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements 
(refer  to  point  8.7  of  chapter  8).  In  2019,  TOTAL  S.A.,  the  Group’s 
parent  company,  acquired  5.8%  of  Total  Eren,  shares  increasing  its 
shareholding up to 29.6%. TOTAL S.A. has not taken any other stake in 
companies with their registered office in France representing more than 
one twentieth, one tenth, one fifth, one third or one half of the capital of 
these companies or has not obtained control of such companies.

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  mainly  grouped  into  two 
divisions:
 – 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 climate is incorporated 
in the strategy), 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), 
the Technology Experts division and the Digital division.

Information on TOTAL’s website does not form part of the Universal Registration Document unless that information is incorporated by reference into the Universal Registration Document.

(1) 
(2)  Total Gabon is a company under Gabonese law, listed on Euronext Paris. TOTAL holds 58.28%, the Republic of Gabon holds 25% and the public holds 16.72%.

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CHAIRMAN & CEO

1

Special Adviser 
for Africa

Secretary  
of the Board

Ethics 
Committee

Adviser

Strategy-
Innovation

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Finance

People  
& Social
Responsibility

Corporate 
Communications

Legal Affairs

Strategy & 
Climate

Chief 
Technology 
Officer

Finance  
Division

Risk 
Assessment 
and Insurance

Human 
Resources

Civil Society 
Engagement

Audit & Internal 
Control

Information 
Systems

Public Affairs

Chief Digital 
Officer
Digital Factory

Technology 
Experts

HSE

Security

Gas, 
Renewables  
& Power 

Exploration & 
Production

Refining & 
Chemicals

Trading & 
Shipping

Marketing & 
Services

Total Global 
Services

Gas

Renewables

Africa

Corporate 
Affairs

Refining Base 
Chem Europe

Manufacturing 
& Projects 
Division

Crude Oil 
Trading

Carbon 
Neutrality 
Businesses

Strategy  
Growth & 
People

Americas

Finance 
Economics

Refining 
Petrochemicals 
Middle East/
Asia

Strategy  
Growth & 
People

Strategy & 
Development

Products 
Trading 
(Distillates, 
Marketing and 
Derivatives)

Products 
Trading Lights, 
Fuel-oil and 
Africa

France

Europe

Lubricants and 
Specialities

Power & Gas 
Europe

Finances

Asia-Pacific

Exploration

Refining 
Petrochemicals 
Americas

Corporate 
Affairs

Shipping

Africa

Strategy 
Marketing 
Research

Corporate 
Affairs and 
Americas

North Sea and 
Russia

Development 
and Support to 
Operations

Polymers

Human 
Resources 
Communications

Asia-Pacific/
Middle East

Human 
Resources

Middle East 
North Africa

Strategy-
Business 
Development-
R&D

Hutchinson

INTEGRATED GAS, RENEWABLES 
& POWER SEGMENT 
(GRP & LNG EP)

EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION 
SEGMENT

REFINING & CHEMICALS SEGMENT

MARKETING & SERVICES 
SEGMENT

UPSTREAM

DOWNSTREAM

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1.6  Strong 2019 results 

1.6.1  2019 results

1.6.1.1  Overview of the 2019 fiscal year

In  2019,  the  Group  generated  cash  flow  (DACF)(1)  of  $28.5  billion, 
strong  growth  of  $2.4  billion  compared  to  2018,  thanks  to  a  positive 
contribution from all segments. This performance was achieved despite 
the drop in oil prices of 10% and European gas prices of 38%, or a price 
environment down on average by about 20%. The Group reported solid 
adjusted  net  income  for  the  year  of  $11.8  billion,  a  decrease  of  13%, 
and a return on equity above 10%. The Group reduced its organic pre-
dividend breakeven to less than 25$/b. 

In  the  Upstream,  start-ups  and  ramp-ups  including  Yamal  LNG  in 
Russia and Ichthys in Australia, Egina in Nigeria and Kaombo in Angola, 
generated strong cash flow and fueled production growth of 9% for the 
year, with LNG growth of nearly 50%.

The Exploration & Production segment increased cash flow to $18 billion, 
despite  the  deterioration  of  the  environment,  and  the  iGRP  segment, 
with  an  increase  in  LNG  sales  of  nearly  60%,  generated  cash  flow  of  
$3.7 billion, an increase of 81%.

The  Downstream  contributed  stable  cash  flow  of  $6.6  billion,  notably 
thanks to its non-cyclical activities and despite a decrease in refining and 
petrochemical margins on the order of 10%.

Net investments rose to $17.4 billion and reflect in particular the strategy 
to strengthen LNG and deep offshore, as shown by the acquisition of 
Mozambique  LNG  and  the  launching  of  Arctic  LNG  2  in  Russia  and  
Mero 2 in Brazil. More than one-third of the net investments were made 
in  the  iGRP  segment,  which  leads  the  Group’s  low-carbon  ambition. 
TOTAL enters the gas and renewables market in India in partnership with 
Adani and will build a giant 800 MW solar power plant in Qatar. 

TOTAL maintains a solid financial position with gearing of 16.7% excluding 
capitalized leases (20.7% including). In accordance with the decision of 
the Board of Directors announced on September 24, 2019, the Group 
increased the 2019 final dividend by 6% to 0.68 euro per share. Including 
the  interim  dividends,  the  full-year  2019  dividend  increased  by  5%  to 
2.68 euros per share. Finally, the Group bought back $1.75 billion of its 
shares in 2019 and projects $2 billion of share buybacks in 2020 in a  
60$/b environment.

“In 2019, the Group recorded a strong cash flow growth in a less favorable environment and the dividend increased by 5% for the year.” 

Jean-Pierre Sbraire, Chief Financial Officer

(1)  DACF = Debt adjusted cash flow, is defined as operating cash flow before working capital changes and financial charges.

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1.6.1.2  2019 Group results

Consolidated data in millions of dollars, except for earnings per share, dividends, number of shares and percentages.

(in $M)

Adjusted net operating income from business segments(a)

Net income (Group share)

Adjusted net income (Group share)(a)

Fully diluted weighted-average shares (millions)

Adjusted fully diluted earnings per share (dollars)(a)(b)

Dividend per share (euros)(c)

Gearing ratio(d) (as of December 31)
excluding the impact of leases

Return on average capital employed (ROACE)(e)

Return on equity (ROE)

Net investments(f)

Organic investments(g)

Net acquisitions(h)

Operating cash flow before working capital changes(i)

Operating cash flow before working capital changes w/o financial charges (DACF)(j)

Cash flow from operating activities

2019

2018

2017

14,554

15,997

11,936

11,267 

11,446

8,631

11,828 

13,559

10,578

2,618 

2,624

2,495

4.38

2.68

20.7%
16.7%

9.8%

10.4%

17,449

13,397

4,052

5.05

2.56

15.5%
14.3%

11.8%

12.2%

15,568

12,427

4.12

2.48

11.9%
11.1%

9.4%

10.1%

11,636

14,395

3,141

(2,759)

26,432 

24,529

28,501

24,685

26,067

24,703

21,135

22,183

22,319

(a)  Adjusted  results  are  defined  as  income  using  replacement  cost,  adjusted  for  special  items,  excluding  the  impact  of  changes  in  fair  value.  (refer  to  Note  3  to  the  Consolidated  Financial 

Statements, point 8.7 of chapter 8).

(b)  Based on fully diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the fiscal year. In accordance with IFRS standards, adjusted fully diluted earnings per share is calculated 

from the adjusted net income less the perpetual subordinated bond.

(c)  2019 dividend subject to approval at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2020.
(d)  Net Debt/(Net debt + shareholders equity, Group share + Non-controlling interests). Including the impact of leases.
(e)  Based on adjusted net operating income and average capital employed at replacement cost (refer to Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, point 8.7 of chapter 8).
(f)  Net investments = organic investments + net acquisitions.
(g)  Organic investments = net investments excluding acquisitions, asset sales and other operations with non-controlling interests.
(h)  Net acquisitions = acquisitions – assets sales – other transactions with non-controlling interest.
(i)  Operating cash flow before working capital changes is defined as cash flow from operating activities before changes in working capital at replacement cost. The inventory valuation effect is 

explained in Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements (refer to point 8.7 of chapter 8).

(j)   DACF = debt adjusted cash flow. The operating cash flow before working capital changes without financial charges of the segment is defined as a cash flow from operating activities before 

changes in working capital at replacement cost and effective second quarter 2019 including organic loan repayments from equity affiliates, without financial charges.

Market environment parameters

Exchange rate €-$

Brent ($/b)

Henry Hub ($/Mbtu)

NBP ($/Mbtu)*

JKM ($/Mbtu)**

Average price of liquids ($/b)***

Average price of gas ($/Mbtu)***

Variable cost margin – Refining Europe, MCV ($/t)

2019

1.12

64.2

2.5

4.9

5.5

59.8

3.88

34.9

2018

1.18

71.3

3.1

7.9

9.7

64.3

4.87

38.2

2017

1.13

54.2

3.0

5.9

7.1

49.9

4.09

45.6

*  NBP (National Balancing Point) is a virtual natural gas trading point in the United Kingdom for transferring rights in respect of physical gas and which is widely used as a price benchmark for 

the natural gas markets in Europe. NBP is operated by National Grid Gas plc, the operator of the UK transmission network.

**  JKM (Japan-Korea Marker) measures the prices of spot LNG trades in Asia. It is based on prices reported in spot market trades and/or bids and offers collected after the close of the Asian 

trading day at 16:30 Singapore time.

***  Consolidated subsidiaries.

Hydrocarbon production

Combined production (kboe/d)

Oil (including bitumen) (kb/d)

Gas (including Condensates and associated NGL) (kboe/d)

Hydrocarbon production

Combined production (kboe/d)

Liquids (kb/d)

Gas (Mcf/d)

2019

3,014

1,431

1,583

2019

3,014

1,672

7,364

2018

2,775

1,378

1,397

2018

2,775

1,566

6,599

2017

2,566

1,167

1,399

2017

2,566

1,346

6,662

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Hydrocarbon  production  was  3,014  kboe/d  for  the  year  2019,  an 
increase of 9% compared to 2018, due to: 
 – +13% related to the start-up and ramp-up of new projects, including 
Yamal LNG in Russia, Egina in Nigeria, Ichthys in Australia, Kaombo in 
Angola, Culzean in the United Kingdom and Johan Sverdrup in Norway;

Adjustments items to net income(a) (Group share) ($M)

Special items affecting net income (Group share)

Gain (loss) on asset sales

Restructuring charges

Impairments

Other

Effect of changes in fair value

 – -3% due to the natural decline of the fields;
 – -1%  due  to  maintenance,  notably  in  Nigeria,  Norway  and  Tyra 

redevelopment project in Denmark. 

2019

(892)

–

(58)

(465)

(369)

(15)

346 

(561)

2018

(1,731)

(16)

(138)

2017

(2,213)

2,452

(66)

(1,595)

(3,884)

18

38

(420)

(715)

(16)

282

(2,113)

(1,947)

After-tax inventory effect (FIFO vs. replacement cost)

TOTAL ADJUSTMENTS AFFECTING NET INCOME (GROUP SHARE)

(a)  For details on adjustments to operating income, refer to Note 3C to the Consolidated Financial Statements (point 8.7 of chapter 8).

The  total  net  income  adjustments  were  -561  M$  in  2019,  including  
-465 M$ of impairments. 

The effective tax rate for the Group was 34.1% in 2019, compared to 
38.7% in 2018, due to the lower tax rate for the Upstream linked to the 
lower hydrocarbon prices as well as for the Downstream.

The  limited  level  of  2019  impairments  reflects  the  resilience  of  the 
portfolio on a long-term price trajectory in line with the IEA Sustainable 
Development  Scenario  (SDS)(1)  and  which  forecasts  by  2050  a 
convergence of the oil price toward 50$2018/b. 

Adjusted net operating income from the business 
segments

The  adjusted  net  operating  income  from  the  business  segments 
was $14,554 million in 2019, down 9% compared to 2018 due to the 
decreases in Brent, natural gas prices and refining and petrochemical 
margins.

Adjusted net income (Group share)

The  adjusted  net  income  was  $11,828  million  in  2019,  down  13% 
compared to 2018 due to the decrease in adjusted net operating income 
of the segments. Adjusted net income excludes the after-tax inventory 
effect, special items and the impact of effects of changes in fair value.

Acquisitions – asset sales

Acquisitions  completed  were  $5,991  million  in  2019,  linked  notably  to 
the acquisition of Anadarko’s interest in Mozambique LNG, the signing 
of the acquisition of a 10% stake in the Arctic LNG 2 projects in Russia 
and  the  acquisition  of  Chevron’s  interest  in  the  Danish  Underground 
Consortium in Denmark.

Assets sales completed were $1,939 million in 2019, linked notably to  
the payment received with the take-over of the Toshiba LNG portfolio 
in  the  United  States,  the  sale  of  the  interest  in  the  Wepec  refinery  in 
China, the sale of the Group’s interest in the Hazira terminal in India and 
polystyrene activities in China.

Profitability

The return on equity was 10.4% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019.

(in millions of dollars)

Adjusted net income

Average adjusted shareholders’ equity

Return on equity (ROE)

January 1, 2019  
December 31, 2019

January 1, 2018  
December 31, 2018

12,090

116,766

10.4%

13,964

114,183

12.2%

The return on average capital employed was 9.8% in 2019 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019.

(in millions of dollars)

Adjusted net operating income

Average capital employed

Return on average capital employed(a) (ROACE)

 January 1, 2019  
December 31, 2019

January 1, 2018  
December 31, 2018

14,073

143,674

9.8%

15,691

133,123

11.8%

(a)  Based on adjusted net operating income and average capital employed at replacement cost (refer to Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, point 8.7 of chapter 8).

(1)  Sustainable Development Scenario.

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1.6.1.3  Exploration & Production segment results

EP (kboe/d)

Liquids (kb/d)

Gas (Mcf/d)

Results (in millions of dollars)

Adjusted net operating income(a)

Organic investments(b)

Net acquisitions

Net investments

Operating cash flow before working capital changes w/o financial charges (DACF)(c)

2019

2,454

1,601

4,653

2019

7,509 

8,635 

14 

8,649 

18,030 

2018

2,394

1,527

4,724

2018

8,547

7,953

2,162

10,115

17,832

Cash flow from operating activities(d)

16,917 

18,537

1

2017

2,165

1,298

4,728

2017

4,541

9,110

(896)

8,214

12,758

10,719

(a)  Adjusted  results  are  defined  as  income  using  replacement  cost,  adjusted  for  special  items,  excluding  the  impact  of  changes  in  fair  value  (refer  to  Note  3  to  the  Consolidated  Financial 

Statements, point 8.7 of chapter 8).

(b)  Organic investments = net investments excluding acquisitions, divestments and other operations with non-controlling interests.
(c)   DACF = debt adjusted cash flow. The operating cash flow before working capital changes without financial charges of the segment is defined as a cash flow from operating activities before 

changes in working capital at replacement cost, without financial charges except those related to leases.

(d)  Excluding financial charges, except those related to leases.

Operating cash flow before working capital changes was $18.0 billlion in 
2019, an increase of 1% compared to 2018. The start-up of strong cash 
flow generating projects offset the impact of lower Brent and gas prices.

The Exploration & Production segment’s adjusted net operating income 
was $7,509 million for 2019, a decrease of 12% linked to lower Brent and 
gas prices.

1.6.1.4  Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power segment results

Hydrocarbon production and LNG sales

Hydrocarbon production

IGRP (kboe/d)

Liquids (including bitumen) (kb/d)

Gas (Mcf/d)

Overall LNG sales (Mt)

Including sales from equity production*

Including sales by TOTAL from equity production and third party purchases

* 

The Group’s equity production may be sold by TOTAL or by the joint-ventures.

2019

560

71

2,711

2019

34.3

16.3

27.9

2018

381

39

2017

401

48

1,875

1,934

2018

21.8

11.1

17.1

2017

15.6

11.2

7.6

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Production growth over the year was essentially linked to the start-up of 
Ichthys in Australia in the third quarter 2018 and the successive start-ups 
of Yamal LNG trains in Russia.

In 2019, LNG sales increased by 57% compared to 2018 thanks to the 
ramp-up of Yamal LNG and Ichthys plus the start-up of the first Cameron 
LNG  train  in  the  United  States  and  also  due  to  the  acquisition  of  the 
Engie portfolio of LNG contracts in the third quarter 2018.

Results (in millions of dollars)

Adjusted net operating income(a)

Organic investments(b)

Net acquisitions

Net investments

Operating cash flow before working capital changes w/o financial charges (DACF)(c)

Cash flow from operating activities(d)

2019

2,389

2,259 

3,921 

6,180 

3,730 

3,461 

2018

2,419

1,745 

1,701

3,445 

2,055 

596 

2017

1,929

2,553

845

3,398

2,289

3,157

(a)  Adjusted  results  are  defined  as  income  using  replacement  cost,  adjusted  for  special  items,  excluding  the  impact  of  changes  in  fair  value  (refer  to  Note  3  to  the  Consolidated  Financial 

Statements, point 8.7 of chapter 8).

(b)  Organic investments = net investments excluding acquisitions, divestments and other operations with non-controlling interests.
(c)   DACF = debt adjusted cash flow. The operating cash flow before working capital changes without financial charges of the segment is defined as a cash flow from operating activities before 

changes in working capital at replacement cost, without financial charges except those related to leases.

(d)  Excluding financial charges, except those related to leases.

Driven by strong LNG sales growth, operating cash flow before working 
capital changes for the iGRP segment increased by 81% in 2019.

Adjusted net operating income was $2,389 million in 2019, a decrease of 
1% compared to 2018, impacted by lower gas prices in Europe and Asia 
as well as higher DD&A expenses on new projects.

1.6.1.5  Refining & Chemicals segment results

Operational data(a)

Total refinery throughput (kb/d)

(a) 

Includes refineries in Africa that are reported in the Marketing & Services segment.

2019

1,671

2018

1,852

2017

1,827

Refinery throughput decreased by 10% in 2019 notably due to the shutdown for nearly 6 months of Grandpuits in France.

Results (in millions of dollars)

Adjusted net operating income(a)

Organic investments(b)

Net acquisitions

Net investments

Operating cash flow before working capital changes w/o financial charges (DACF)(c)

Cash flow from operating activities(d)

2019

3,003 

1,426 

(44)

1,382 

4,072 

3,837 

2018

3,379

1,604

(742)

862 

4,388

4,308

2017

3,790

1,625

(2,711)

(1,086)

4,728

7,411

(a)  Adjusted  results  are  defined  as  income  using  replacement  cost,  adjusted  for  special  items,  excluding  the  impact  of  changes  in  fair  value  (refer  to  Note  3  to  the  Consolidated  Financial 

Statements, point 8.7 of chapter 8).

(b)  Organic investments = net investments excluding acquisitions, divestments and other operations with non-controlling interests.
(c)   DACF = debt adjusted cash flow. The operating cash flow before working capital changes without financial charges of the segment is defined as a cash flow from operating activities before 

changes in working capital at replacement cost, without financial charges except those related to leases.

(d)  Excluding financial charges, except those related to leases.

Adjusted net operating income for the Refining & Chemicals segment 
decreased by 11% in 2019 to $3,003 million, notably due to a decrease 
of around 10% in refining and petrochemical margins as well as lower 
throughput. 

Operating cash flow before working capital changes was $4,072 million 
in 2019, a decrease of 7% compared to 2018, for the same reasons.

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Operational data(a)

Petroleum product sales (kb/d)

(a)  Excludes trading and bulk Refining sales.

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2019

1,845

2018

1,801

2017

1,779

Sales of petroleum products increased by 2% in 2019, thanks notably to business development in the African and American regions, notably Mexico 
and Brazil.

Results (in millions of dollars)

Adjusted net operating income(a)

Organic investments(b)

Net acquisitions

Net investments

Operating cash flow before working capital changes w/o financial charges (DACF)(c)

Cash flow from operating activities(d)

2019

1,653 

969

162 

2018

1,652

1,010

20 

1,131 

1,030 

2,546

2,604

2,156

2,759

2017

1,676

1,019

25

1,044

2,242

2,221

(a)  Adjusted  results  are  defined  as  income  using  replacement  cost,  adjusted  for  special  items,  excluding  the  impact  of  changes  in  fair  value  (refer  to  Note  3  to  the  Consolidated  Financial 

Statements, point 8.7 of chapter 8).

(b)  Organic investments = net investments excluding acquisitions, divestments and other operations with non-controlling interests.
(c)   DACF = debt adjusted cash flow. The operating cash flow before working capital changes without financial charges of the segment is defined as a cash flow from operating activities before 

changes in working capital at replacement cost, without financial charges except those related to leases.

(d)  Excluding financial charges, except those related to leases.

The adjusted net operating income was $1,653 million in 2019. 

Operating cash flow before working capital changes was $2,546 million 
in 2019, an increase of 18%, compared to 2018.

1.6.1.7  TOTAL S.A. 2019 results

Net income for TOTAL S.A., the parent company, was 7,039 million euros 
in 2019 compared to 5,485 million euros in 2018.

1.6.1.8  Proposed dividend

The Board of Directors met on February 5, 2020 and decided to propose 
to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, which will be held on May 29, 2020, 
the payment of a final dividend of 0.68 euro per share for the fiscal year 
2019, a 6% increase compared to the final dividend for 2018. This decision 
reflects the implementation of the policy announced on September 24, 
2019 in view to accelerate the dividend growth for the years to come with 
the orientation a dividend increase of 5 to 6% per year so as to reflect the 
anticipated growth of cash flows in an environment at 60$/b.

1.6.1.9  Shareholder return policy

Considering  the  first  and  second  interim  dividends  of  0.66  euro  per 
share  as  well  as  the  third  interim  dividend  of  0.68  euro  per  share,  all 
decided by the Board of Directors, the dividend for fiscal year 2019 will 
amount to 2.68 euros per share, compared to 2.56 euros per share for 
fiscal year 2018, up to close to 5%.

At its meeting of September 23, 2019, the Board of Directors reviewed 
the  outlook  for  the  Group  through  2025.  TOTAL  is  demonstrating  
its ability to maintain a sustainable pre-dividend breakeven below 30$/b 
and a solid financial position with a gearing objective below 20%. 

Consequently,  the  Board  of  Directors,  decided  to  accelerate  dividend 
growth in the coming years, with a guidance of increasing the dividend 
by 5 to 6% per year so as to reflect the anticipated growth of cash flows 
in an environment at 60$/b.

The Board of Directors noted that the Group delivering on its strategy 
for  sustainable  and  profitable  growth  in  oil  and  gas  activities  as  well 
as investing in growing energy markets, notably LNG and low-carbon 
electricity,  provide  stronger  visibility  on  the  future  of  the  Group.  This 
results notably in a projected increase in the Group’s cash flow of more 
than $5 billion by 2025 in a 60$/b environment, or an average increase 
of about $1 billion per year.

The Group will continue in 2020 to buy back shares with an anticipated 
amount  of  $2  billion  for  2020  in  an  environment  at  60$/b.  As  of  
March  18,  2020,  the  Group  bought  back  shares  for  an  approximate 
amount of $550 million. The buybacks ceased after the sharp decline  
in the price of barrel to a level far from the environment at 60$/b.

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1.6.2  Liquidity and capital resources

1.6.2.1  Long-term and short-term capital

Long-term capital as of December 31, (M$)

Shareholders’ equity

Non-current financial debt

Non-current financial assets

TOTAL NET NON-CURRENT CAPITAL

Short-term capital as of December 31, (M$)

Current financial debt

Net current financial assets

NET CURRENT FINANCIAL DEBT

Cash and cash equivalents

1.6.2.2  Cash flow

(M$)

Cash flow from operations

Gross investments

Total divestments

Other operations with non-controlling interests

NET CASH FLOW AFTER WORKING CAPITAL CHANGES(a)

Dividends paid

Share buybacks

Net-debt-to-capital ratio at December 31(b)

2019

2018

2017

119,305

118,114

114,037

47,773

40,129

41,340

(912)

(680)

(679)

166,166

157,563

154,698

2019

2018

2017

14,819

13,306

11,096

(3,505)

(3,176)

11,314

10,130

(3,148)

7,948

(27,352)

(27,907)

(33,185)

2019

2018

2017

24,685

24,703

22,319

(19,237)

(22,185)

(16,896)

2,060

10

7,518

(6,756)

(2,810)

7,239

(622)

5,264

(4)

9,135

10,683

(5,010)

(4,328)

(2,784)

0

20.7%

15.5%

11.9%

(a)   Net cash flow after working capital changes = cash flow from operating activities after working capital changes – net investments (including other transactions with non- controlling interests).
(b)   Net debt/(Net debt + shareholders equity Group share + Non-controlling interests).

The  Group’s  net  cash  flow  after  working  capital  changes  was  
$7,518 million in 2019 compared to $9,135 million in 2018. This variation 
is mainly due to the increase in net investments in 2019 compared to 

2018,  mainly  reflecting  the  acquisition  in  2019  of  Anadarko’s  holding  
in  Mozambique  LNG.  The  Group  confirmed  its  financial  strength  with  
a gearing ratio of 20.7% at the end of 2019.

1.6.2.3  Borrowing requirements and funding structure

The Group’s policy consists in incurring long-term debt at a floating or 
fixed rate, depending on the Group’s general corporate needs and the 
interest rate environment at the time of issue, mainly in dollars or euros. 
Long-term interest rate and currency swaps may be entered into for the 
purpose of hedging bonds at the time of issuance, synthetically resulting 
in the incurrence of variable or fixed rate debt. In order to partially alter 
the  interest  rate  exposure  of  its  long-term  indebtedness,  TOTAL  may 
also enter into long-term interest rate swaps on an ad-hoc basis.

Long-term financial indebtedness is generally raised by central corporate 
treasury entities either directly in dollars or euros, or in other currencies 
exchanged  for  dollars  or  euros  through  currency  swaps  at  issuance,  
in accordance with the Group’s general corporate needs.

As  of  December  31,  2019,  the  Group’s  long-term  financial  debt,  after 
taking into account the effect of currency and interest rate swaps, was 
92% in dollars and 42% at floating rates; as of December 31, 2018, these 
ratios were 97% and 54%, respectively. 

In  addition  to  its  ongoing  bond  issuance  activity,  TOTAL  S.A.  issued 
perpetual  subordinated  notes  in  several  tranches  in  2015  and  2016: 
on  February  19,  2015,  €5  billion  in  two  tranches;  on  May  11,  2016, 
€1.75  billion  in  one  tranche;  and  on  September  29,  2016,  €2.5  billion 
in two tranches. In April 2019, TOTAL S.A. conducted an early partial 
refinancing of some of its perpetual subordinated notes, following which 
the  global  outstanding  amount  of  such  notes  remained  unchanged.  

The transaction consisted in the issuance of €1.5 billion of new perpetual 
subordinated  notes  coupled  with  the  partial  repurchase  of  some  of  
the perpetual subordinated notes issued in 2015, for a similar amount. 

In  accordance  with  IAS  32  provisions  “Financial  instruments  – 
Presentation”  and  given  their  characteristics,  perpetual  subordinated 
notes issued by TOTAL S.A. are accounted for as equity. 

In  addition,  on  November  25,  2015,  TOTAL  S.A.  issued  a  $1.2  billion 
instrument  combining  cash-settled  convertible  bonds  indexed  on 
TOTAL’s share performance with the purchase of stock options hedging 
the economic risk related to such indexation. The combined instrument 
is effectively a non-dilutive synthetic issuance equivalent to a standard 
bond.  At  maturity,  all  flows  will  be  settled  in  cash  and  limited  to  the 
nominal amount.

The  Group  has  established  standards  for  market  transactions  under 
which any banking counterparty must be approved in advance, based 
on an assessment of the counterparty’s financial solidity (multi-criteria 
analysis including notably a review of its Credit Default Swap (CDS) level, 
credit ratings from Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s, which must be of 
high standing, and general financial situation).

An  overall  credit  limit  is  set  for  each  authorised  financial  counterparty 
and is allocated amongst the affiliates and the Group’s central treasury 
entities, according to the Group’s financial needs.

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In addition, to reduce the market valuation risk on its commitments, in 
particular  relating  to  derivative  instruments,  the  Treasury  Department 
has  entered  into  margin  call  agreements  with  its  counterparties,  in 
compliance with applicable regulations. Moreover, since December 21, 

2018 and pursuant to Regulation (EU) No. 648/2012 on OTC derivatives, 
central  counterparties  and  trade  repositories  (EMIR),  any  new  interest 
rate swap (excluding cross currency swaps) entered into by a Group’s 
entity is now subject to central clearing.

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1.6.2.4  External financing available

As of December 31, 2019, the aggregate amount of the main committed 
credit facilities granted by international banks to the Group’s companies 
(including TOTAL S.A.) was $12,961 million (compared to $13,191 million 
as  of  December  31,  2018),  of  which  $12,406  million  was  unutilised 
(compared to $12,599 million unutilised as of December 31, 2018).

TOTAL S.A. has committed credit facilities granted by international banks 
allowing it to benefit from significant liquidity reserves. As of December 
31, 2019, these credit facilities amounted to $11,585 million (compared 
to  $11,515  million  as  of  December  31,  2018),  of  which  $11,585  million 
was unutilised (compared to $11,515 million unutilised as of December 
31, 2018).

1.6.2.5  Anticipated sources of financing

The  agreements  underpinning  credit  facilities  granted  to  TOTAL  S.A.  
do not contain conditions related to the Company’s financial ratios, to its 
credit ratings from specialized agencies, or to the occurrence of events 
that could have a material adverse effect on its financial position.

Credit facilities granted to the Group’s companies other than TOTAL S.A. 
are not intended to fund the Group’s general corporate purposes; they 
are intended to fund either general corporate purposes of the borrowing 
affiliate, or a specific project. 

As  of  December  31,  2019,  no  restrictions  applied  to  the  use  of  the 
Group  companies’  funding  sources  (including  TOTAL  S.A.)  that  could 
significantly impact the Group’s activities, directly or indirectly.

Investments,  working  capital,  dividend  payments  and  buybacks  of  its 
own shares by the Company are financed by cash flow from operations, 
asset disposals and, if necessary, by net borrowings. 

For  the  coming  years  and  based  on  the  current  financing  conditions,  
the Company intends to maintain this policy with respect to the financing 
of the Group’s investments and activities.

1.6.3  Trends and outlook

1.6.3.1  Outlook

The  environment  remains  volatile,  given  the  uncertainty  about 
hydrocarbon demand related to the outlook for global economic growth 
and a context of geopolitical instability.

The Group will continue to implement its strategy for profitable growth 
on the integrated gas and low-carbon electricity chains. LNG sales will 
benefit notably in 2020 from the start-ups of Yamal LNG train 4 as well 
as Cameron LNG train 3 and be more than 30 Mt/y. 

The  Covid-19  epidemic  that  began  in  December  2019,  in  China,  has 
been impacting demand since the beginning of the first quarter 2020 
and has caused oil prices to fall significantly.

As such, in an environment of 60$/b, the Group’s cash-flow would be 
increasing approximately 1 billion dollars per year starting from 2019. 

In this context of oversupply, the decision on March 6, 2020 by OPEC 
and Russia to stop their cooperation on the markets caused crude oil 
prices to fall sharply, by around 30%.

A decrease in the average sales price of liquids of 10 dollars per barrel 
results over a quarter in a decrease of an adjusted net operating income 
of approximately $725 million and a decrease in cash flow from operating 
activities of approximately $825 million. 

Despite the uncertainties related to Covid-19 and oil supply policies, the 
Group’s fundamentals remain strong.

The  Group  has  an  organic  cash  break-even  less  than  25$/b  and  a 
controlled level of debt (gearing excluding leases of 17% as at December 
31, 2019). Since 2015, it has implemented a spending discipline policy 
and  announced  in  September  2019  the  extension  of  its  savings 
programs  beyond  2020.  In  addition,  it  has  flexibility  on  its  investment 
programs  since  almost  20%  of  the  upstream  CAPEX  are  short  cycle 
capex, i.e. flexible in the short term.

Spending  discipline  is  maintained  and  the  Group  continues  its  cost 
reduction program with an objective of more than $5 billion in cumulative 
savings in 2020. In a 60$/b environment, net investments in 2020 would 
be in the range of $18 billion, with the Group expecting to complete its  
$5  billion  asset  sale  program  over  the  years  2019-2020  (~3B$  were 
already announced).

Organic production growth should be more than 2% in 2020, thanks to 
ramp-ups of projects started in 2019 and expected start-ups in 2020, 
notably Lara 2 in Brazil. However, the exportations in Libya have stopped 
since mid-February; if this situation were to continue over the full year,  
it would impact almost 2% of the growth in annual production.

Since  the  start  of  the  fourth  quarter  2019  until  the  OPEC  decision  on  
March 6, 2020, global refining margins were weak as a result of high product 
inventories and oil prices supported by OPEC. These margins increased, 
however, following the sharp drop in the price of oil. The Downstream will 
continue to rely on its diversified portfolio, notably its integrated platforms 
in Refining & Chemicals as well as its non-cyclical businesses.

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1.6.3.2  Risks and uncertainties

Due to the nature of its business, the Group’s activities remain subject 
to the market risks (sensitivity to the environmental parameters of the oil 
and financial markets), industrial and environmental risks related to its 
operations, and to political or geopolitical risks stemming from the global 
presence of most of its activities.

1.6.4  Significant changes

Significant  changes  in  the  Group’s  financial  and  commercial  situation 
since  December  31,  2019,  the  closing  date  of  the  last  financial  year 
for  which  audited  financial  statements  have  been  published  by  the 
Company, are those mentioned above in point 1.6.3.1, in the Business 
overview  (chapter  2),  and  in  the  description  of  legal  and  arbitration 
procedures (point 3.5 of chapter 3).

Detailed  information  is  given  in  the  Risk  Factors  section  (point  3.1  of 
chapter 3) of this Universal Registration Document. For more information 
on internal control and risk management procedures, also refer to point 
3.3 of chapter 3.

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2.1 

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2.4  Refining & Chemicals segment 

2.1.1  Presentation of the segment 

2.1.2  LNG 

2.1.3  Production and storage of low-carbon electricity 

2.1.4  Natural gas and electricity marketing and trading 

2.1.5  Trading (excluding LNG, gas and electricity) and transport 

2.1.6  Carbon Neutrality Businesses 

2.2  Exploration & Production segment 

2.2.1  Presentation of the segment 

2.2.2  Activities by geographical area 

2.3  Upstream hydrocarbons activities 

2.3.1  Hydrocarbons reserves 

2.3.2  Exploration 

2.3.3  Hydrocarbon production 

2.3.4  Delivery commitments 

2.3.5  Contractual framework of Upstream hydrocarbons  

production activities 

2.3.6  Oil and gas acreage 

2.3.7  Productive wells  

2.3.8  Net productive and dry wells drilled 

2.3.9  Wells in the process of being drilled  

(including wells temporarily suspended) 

2.3.10  Interests in pipelines 

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36

38

39

39

40

41

41

47

49

50

50

55

56

56

57

57

58

59

2.4.1  Refining & Chemicals 

2.4.2  Trading & Shipping 

2.5  Marketing & Services segment 

2.5.1  Presentation of the segment 

2.5.2  Sales of petroleum products 

2.5.3  Service stations breakdown  

2.5.4  Activities by geographical area 

2.5.5  Products and services development 

2.6 

Investments 

2.6.1  Major investments over the 2017-2019 period 

2.6.2  Major planned investments   

2.6.3  Financing mechanisms 

2.7  Research & Development 

2.7.1  Safety and Environment 

2.7.2  Low-carbon mix 

2.7.3  Operational efficiency 

2.7.4  New products 

2.7.5  Digital 

2.7.6  Materials and integrated solutions for mobility: Hutchinson 

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2.1   Integrated Gas, Renewables  

& Power segment

TOTAL invests in the new energy growing markets for a sustainable future. Implemented  
on January 1, 2019, the Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power (iGRP) segment is driving the 
Group’s ambition in the activities of the integrated LNG and low-carbon electricity chains,  
as well as the activities that contribute to carbon neutrality. The execution of a profitable 
growth strategy in the future low-carbon businesses is helping to achieve the Group’s 
ambition of reducing the carbon intensity of the energy products used by its customers  
by 15% between 2015 and 2030. 

$3.7 G
DACF(1) in 2019

34.3 Mt
LNG volumes  
sold in 2019

~2 GW 
gas-fired power 
generation 
capacity in  
Europe (CCGT)(2) 

3 GW
installed gross 
capacity of 
renewable power 
generation 

5.8 M
Number of sites for 
gas and electricity 
sales of which 80% 
for B2C 

$6.2 G
of net investments 
in 2019

Hydrocarbon production and LNG sales

Hydrocarbon production

IGRP (kboe/d)

Liquids (kb/d)

Gas (Mcf/d)

LNG (Mt)

Overall LNG sales

Including sales from equity production(a)

Including sales by TOTAL from equity production and third party purchases

(a)  The Group’s equity production may be sold by TOTAL or by the joint-ventures.

2019

560

71

2,711

2019

34.3

16.3

27.9

2018

381

39

2017

401

48

1,875

1,934

2018

21.8

11.1

17.1

2017

15.6

11.2

7.6

Production growth over the year was essentially linked to the start-up of Ichthys in Australia in the third quarter 2018 and the successive start-ups of 
Yamal LNG trains in Russia.

LNG sales increased by 57% in 2019 thanks to the ramp-up of Yamal LNG and Ichthys plus the start-up of the first Cameron LNG train in the United 
States and also due to the acquisition of the Engie portfolio of LNG contracts in the third quarter 2018.

Installed gross capacity of electric generation 

(GW)

Solar

Wind

Biogas and et hydroelectricity

Total

Combined-cycle gas power plants – Europe(a)

Combined-cycle gas power plants – Rest of the world (Taweelah, UAE)

(a) 

Including Normandy refinery cogeneration unit, part of Refining & Chemicals.

2019

2018

2017

1.6

1.3

0.1

3.0

1.9

1.6

1.0

0.7

0.0

1.7

1.9

1.6

0.6

0.2

0.0

0.8

0.3

1.6

(1) 

 DACF = debt adjusted cash flow. The operating cash flow before working capital changes w/o financial charges of the segment is defined as cash flow from operating activities before changes 
in working capital at replacement cost, without financial charges except those related to leases.

(2)  Including Normandy Refinery cogeneration unit, part of Refining & Chemical segment.

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Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power segment financial data(1)

(in $M)

Adjusted net operating income(a)

Operating cash flow before working capital changes w/o financial charges (DACF)(b)

Cash flow from operations(c)

2019

2,389

3,730

3,461

2018

2,419

2,055

596

2017

1,929

2,289

3,157

(a)  Adjusted results are defined as income using replacement cost, adjusted for special items, excluding the impact of changes for fair value.
(b)  DACF = debt adjusted cash flow. The operating cash flow before working capital changes w/o financial charges of the segment is defined as cash flow from operating activities before changes 
in working capital at replacement cost, and effective second quarter 2019 including organic loan repayments from equity affiliates, without financial charges except those related to leases.

(c)  Excluding financial charges, except those related to leases.

Driven by strong LNG sales growth, operating cash flow before working capital changes for the iGRP segment increased by 81% in 2019.
Adjusted net operating income was $2,389 million in 2019, a decrease of 1%, impacted by lower gas prices in Europe and Asia as well as higher 
DD&A expenses on new projects.

2.1.1  Presentation of the segment

TOTAL integrates the challenges of climate change in its strategy and 
anticipates  the  new  trends  in  the  energy  market.  By  doing  so,  the 
Group strengthens its development on the integrated natural gas and 
low-carbon electricity value chains, from generation to distribution and 
deploys a profitable growth strategy in low-carbon activities of the future. 

In  LNG  activities,  the  strategy  aims  to  consolidate  second  worldwide 
position obtained following the acquisition of Engie’s LNG assets in 2018. 
This acquisition strengthened TOTAL’s positions in the production of LNG, 
increased the number of long-term purchase and sales agreements, its 
regasification capacities, in particular in Europe, and at the end, added a 
fleet of LNG ships, thereby offering more flexibility to its portfolio. TOTAL 
will also take benefit from an increase of its purchases from projects the 
Group  is  a  shareholder,  especially  in  the  United  States  (Cameron),  and 
on the longer term in Russia Arctic 2 LNG) and in Mozambique. In 2019, 
in order to support its ambition, TOTAL increased its LNG activity in the 
United States through the take-over of a 2Mt/y LNG portfolio from Toshiba 
and announced the acquisition of 37.4% of Adani Gas Limited, one of the 
leading local distributors of natural gas in India.

In low-carbon electricity activities, TOTAL is implementing a differentiated 
geographic  strategy  and  is  expanding  along  the  whole  value  chain  of 
electricity. In Europe, its strategy relies on the building of an integrated 
position  in  low-carbon  electricity  (based  on  generated  from  gas  and 
renewables),  being  active  from  the  production  to  marketing  activities. 
In this frame, TOTAL acquired from KKR-Energas two combined-cycle 
natural  gas  power  plants  in  France,  located  in  Pont  sur  Sambre  and 

2.1.2  LNG

As a pioneer in the LNG industry, TOTAL, thanks to solid and diversified 
positions, is one of the world’s leading players(2) in the global LNG market. 
The development of an integrated value chain is a key component of the 
Group’s strategy: TOTAL has strengthened its presence from upstream 
activities, thanks mainly to its shareholdings in liquefaction plants located 
in the major production areas, until the distribution to end customers, 
through  midstream  activities,  such  as  transport,  regasification  and 
trading. 

Additionally,  the  Group  is  entering  new  LNG  markets  by  developing 
Floating  Storage  and  Regasification  Unit  projects  (FSRU)  in  emerging 
countries, like in Benin, where an agreement was signed in July 2019. 

2.1.2.1  Production and liquefaction of LNG by the Group

GNL  sold  by  the  Group  across  worldwide  markets  partly  comes 
from  shares  of  LNG  production  held  either  in  natural  deposits  of  gas 
and  condensates,  either  in  liquefaction  plants  of  which  the  Group  is 
shareholder. The Group also sells LNG through contracts without equity 
(refer to 2.1.2.2 of this chapter).

Toul.  In  December  2018,  TOTAL  and  EPH  also  signed  an  agreement, 
subject to authorization by the competent authorities, allowing TOTAL to 
acquire in 2020 two combined cycle gas plants in France. In Europe, the 
Group relies on its subsidiaries Total Quadran, Total Solar International 
and Total Solar Distributed Generation and on its shareholding in Total 
Eren to increase renewable capacities of power generation (solar and 
onshore wind).

Outside  Europe,  TOTAL  pursues  the  development  of  its  renewable 
capacities  of  power  generation  via  its  subsidiaries  (Total  Solar 
International, Total Solar Distributed Generation) or its shareholdings in 
companies Total Eren and SunPower (United-States). 

TOTAL is also committed, via its subsidiary Saft Groupe, to expand its 
capacities in stationary electricity storage in order to support the growth 
in renewable energies, intermittent per se (solar and wind).

TOTAL is also present in the marketing of electricity and natural gas in 
Europe, the trading of electricity and natural gas as well as trading of 
liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), petcoke and sulphur.

Finally, TOTAL develops technological solutions and commercial offers 
that contribute to carbon neutrality. On the one hand, the Group, through 
its Greenflex subsidiary, proposes to its customers services to reduce 
their environmental footprint by optimising and decreasing their energy 
consumption. On the other hand, it invests in projects to capture, store 
or use CO2, and in natural solutions to capture carbon. 

In  2019,  the  ramp-up  of  the  Ichthys  plant  in  Australia  and  the  Yamal 
LNG plant in Russia, plus the start-up of the Cameron LNG plant in the 
United  States,  enabled  continual  growth  in  the  Group’s  production  of 
LNG.  The  share  of  LNG  production  was  16.3  Mt  in  2019,  compared 
to 11.1 Mt in 2018 and 11.2 Mt in 2017. This growth of LNG production 
is expected to continue over the coming years, thanks to the Group’s 
liquefaction projects under construction (United States, Russia, Nigeria 
and  Mozambique),  or  by  projects  currently  under  study  (Papua  New 
Guinea, Russia, Oman, Mexico and the United States).

The information below describes the main exploration, production and 
liquefaction activities of the iGRP segment, presented by geographical 
area. The capacities referred to herein are expressed on a 100% basis, 
regardless of the Group’s interest in the asset. 

 The data for the 2017 and 2018 financial years have been restated to take into account the change in the organization of the Group that has been fully effective since January 1, 2019.

(1) 
(2)  Public data on the basis of LNG portfolio upstream and downstream in 2019.

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Europe and Central Asia

Middle East and North Africa

In Russia, the Group’s LNG production has come from the Yamal LNG 
project since the end of 2017.

In 2013, OAO Yamal LNG launched this project to develop the onshore 
field  of  South  Tambey  (gas  and  condensates)  located  on  the  Yamal 
peninsula  and  to  build  a  three-train  gas  liquefaction  plant  with  a  total 
LNG  capacity  of  16.5  Mt/y.  The  Yamal  LNG  project’s  financing  was 
finalized in 2016 in compliance with applicable regulations. At the end 
of 2017, the Yamal LNG plant started production with the first shipment 
aboard “Christophe de Margerie” LNG tanker. The second liquefaction 
train of the plant, with a capacity of 5.5 Mt/y, produced its first shipment 
of LNG in August 2018. The third liquefaction train started production 
in November 2018, more than one year ahead of the schedule planned 
when the project was launched. A fourth liquefaction train with a capacity 
of 0.9 Mt/y, using PAO Novatek technology, is under construction and is 
expected to start in the second quarter of 2020. 

TOTAL  holds  an  aggregate  interest  of  29.73%  in  Yamal  LNG  project 
(20.02% directly and 9.71% indirectly through PAO Novatek). 

In  Qatar,  the  Group  participates  in  the  production,  processing  and 
exporting of gas from the North Field through its interest in the Qatargas 
1 and Qatargas 2 LNG plants:
 – Qatargas 1: TOTAL holds a 20% interest in the North Field-Qatargas 
1 Upstream field and a 10% interest in the LNG plant (three trains  
with a total capacity of 10 Mt/y); and

 – Qatargas 2: the Group holds a 16.7% interest in train 5, which has  

an LNG production capacity of 8 Mt/y.

TOTAL  offtakes  part  of  the  LNG  produced  in  accordance  with  the  
2006 contracts, which provides for the purchase of 5.2 Mt/y of LNG by 
the Group.

In Oman, in 2018, TOTAL signed an MOU with the Oman government 
for the development of, on the one hand, natural gas resources on the 
onshore Blocks 10 and 11, located in the Greater Barik area (25%), on the 
other hand, and the development of an LNG plant in the port of Sohar, 
with an initial production capacity of 1 Mt/y (80%, operator). This plant 
will supply LNG ship bunkers.

In March 2019, TOTAL acquired a 10% direct interest in the Arctic LNG 
2 project. TOTAL and its partners approved the final investment decision 
for Arctic LNG 2 project in September 2019. With a production capacity 
of 19.8 Mt/y, the Arctic LNG 2 project will develop the resources of the 
Utrenneye onshore field (gas and condensates) located on the Gydan 
Peninsula  which  faces  the  Yamal  Peninsula.  It  involves  the  installation 
of three gravity-based structures in the Ob Bay that will host the three 
liquefaction trains of 6.6 Mt/y capacity each. The first shipment of LNG is 
expected in 2023. The project is also expected to benefit from synergies 
with the Yamal LNG project. TOTAL has an aggregate interest in Arctic 
LNG  2,  directly  (10%)  and  indirectly  (11.64%)  through  its  shareholding 
in  PAO  Novatek.  The  agreement  in  May  2018  between  TOTAL  and 
PAO  Novatek  also  enables  TOTAL  to  acquire  a  direct  shareholding  of 
between 10% and 15% in all future PAO Novatek LNG projects on the 
Yamal and Gydan peninsulas. 

In Norway, the Group holds an 18.40% interest in the gas liquefaction 
plant of Snøhvit (capacity of 4.2 Mt/y). The plant, located in the Barents 
Sea, is supplied with production from the Snøhvit and Albatross gas fields.

The Group also produces LNG through its investments in the Oman LNG 
(5.54%)/Qalhat LNG (2.04%) through Oman LNG liquefaction complex, 
with an overall capacity of 10.5 Mt/y. 

In the United Arab Emirates, TOTAL holds 5% (capacity of 5.8 Mt/y) 
ADNOC  LNG,  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. 

In Egypt, TOTAL holds a 5% shareholding in the first train (capacity of 
3.6 Mt/y) in the Idku plant of Egyptian LNG’s liquefaction project.

In Yemen, the deterioration of security conditions in the vicinity of the 
Balhaf site caused the company Yemen LNG, in which the Group holds 
a shareholding 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. For more information, refer 
to point 3.2 of chapter 3. 

Africa (excluding North Africa)

Americas

In Nigeria, TOTAL holds a 15% shareholding in Nigeria LNG (NLNG), 
whose main asset is a liquefaction plant with a total capacity of 22 Mt/y. 
NLNG shareholders approved at the end of 2019 the launch of a plant 
extension project for an additional capacity of around 7 Mt/y, construction 
which should start in 2020, subject to discussions in progress with the 
Nigerian  National  Petroleum  Corp  (NNPC)  on  the  stabilization  of  the 
fiscal framework and after the closing of the project financing. TOTAL is 
also present on the onshore field OML 58 (40%, operator), as part of the 
joint-venture with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). 
It has been supplying gas to NLNG and in the domestic Nigerian market 
since 2016.

In  Angola,  TOTAL  holds  a  13.6%  shareholding  in  the  Angola  LNG 
project, which includes a gas liquefaction plant with a total capacity of 
5.2  Mt/y  near  Soyo  and  supplied  by  gas  associated  with  production 
from Blocks 0, 14, 15, 17, 18 and 32. 

In Mozambique, in September 2019, TOTAL acquired from Occidental 
Petroleum Corporation, a company that hold 26.5% shareholding in the 
Mozambique LNG project previously held by Anadarko, for which the 
final investment decision was taken in June 2019. The project plans to 
liquefy the gas produced by the Golfinho and Atum fields in Offshore 
Area 1 by building two onshore liquefaction trains with a total capacity 
of 12.9 Mt/y.

The  sale  of  nearly  90%  of  the  output  of  Mozambique  LNG  has  been 
secured  by  long-term  contracts  for  delivery  to  customers  in  Asia  and 
Europe. Part of the gas is expected to be kept for the domestic market in 
order to contribute to the country’s economic development.

In the United States, the LNG production of train 1 (4.5 Mt/y) of the 
Cameron LNG plant in Louisiana, in which the Group holds a 16.60% 
shareholding, started in May 2019. The first phase of the Cameron LNG 
plant, which has a capacity of 13.5 Mt/y, comprises three liquefaction 
trains,  each  with  a  capacity  of  4.5  Mt/y.  Trains  2  and  3  are  under 
construction and are expected to start up in 2020. TOTAL is continuing 
to  evaluate  the  expansion  of  the  plant  beyond  its  initial  capacity  of  
13.5 Mt/y.

In  July  2019,  TOTAL  signed  several  agreements  in  order  to  develop  
the Driftwood LNG project in Louisiana, which are conditioned by the 
final investment decision of the project. In the event of a final investment 
decision, TOTAL is expected to invest $500 million in the Driftwood LNG 
project (capacity of 16.6 Mt/y), purchase 1 Mt/y of LNG from Driftwood 
LNG and 1.5 Mt/y of LNG from Tellurian Inc., and subscribe $200 million 
of  additional  shares  of  Tellurian  Inc.  TOTAL  is  therefore  expected  to 
increase its shareholding in the capital of this company, of which it held 
18.22% on December 31, 2019.

In  shale  gas,  thanks  to  its  ability  to  control  costs,  TOTAL  achieved 
satisfactory results from its assets operated on Barnett (90.92%), despite 
unfavorable gas prices.

In  Mexico,  TOTAL  is  continuing  its  discussions  with  Sempra  Energy  
in  order  to  participate  in  the  Costa  Azul  project  so  as  to  takeoff  
0.8 Mt/y of LNG. 

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In Australia, LNG production comes from the Gladstone LNG (GLNG) 
(27.5%) project and Ichthys LNG (26%) project. 

The  Ichthys  LNG  project  involves  the  development  of  a  gas  and 
condensate  field  located  in  the  Browse  Basin.  This  development 
includes  subsea  wells  connected  to  a  platform  for  the  production, 
processing and export of gas, a FPSO for processing and exporting the 
condensate, an 889 km gas pipeline and an onshore liquefaction plant 
in  Darwin.  At  full  capacity,  the  two  trains  of  the  gas  liquefaction  plant 
produce  8.9  Mt/y  of  LNG.  Approximately  100,000  boe/d  of  offshore 
and onshore condensates and LPG are produced. Ichthys LNG started 
offshore production in July 2018 and exported its first LNG shipment in 
October  2018.  Ichthys  LNG  has  now  reached  its  production  plateau. 
The LNG is sold, mainly in the Asian market, under long-term contracts.

GLNG is an integrated project with production from the Fairview, Roma, 
Scotia and Arcadia fields, transportation to, and liquefaction capacity of 
8.8 Mt/y located on Curtis Island, Queensland. The plant’s two trains are 
in production respectively since 2015 and 2016.

In  Indonésia,  following  the  expiry  of  the  Mahakam  license  and  the 
transfer of the associated activities to Pertamina (operator) on January 
1, 2018, production has come from the Ruby gas field on the Sebuku 
license  (15%),  and  is  transported  by  a  gas  pipeline  to  the  Senipah 
terminal for treatment and separation.

In  Papua  New  Guinea,  the  Group  owns  a  shareholding  in  Block  
PRL-15 (40.1%, operator since 2015). The State of Papua New Guinea 
retains  the  right  to  take  a  shareholding  in  the  license  (when  the  final 
investment decision is made) at a level of 22.5%. In this case, TOTAL’s 
shareholding would be reduced to 31.1%. 

Block PRL-15 includes the two discoveries Elk and Antelope. The appraisal 
program of these discoveries was completed in 2017 and the results of the 
wells drilled confirmed the resource levels of the fields.

In  2019,  development  studies  at  conceptual  stage  and  preparatory 
activities continued in the Elk and Antelope fields located on the block 
PRL-15.  The  gas  produced  by  these  fields  will  be  transported  by  a  
320 km onshore/offshore pipeline to the PNG LNG site, where it will be 
liquefied  in  two  new  trains  to  be  constructed,  with  a  total  capacity  of  
5.4  Mt/y  integrated  to  the  existing  producing  facilities  operated  by  a 
partner in the project.

TOTAL and its partners have signed an agreement with the independent 
State  of  Papua  New  Guinea  defining  the  fiscal  framework  for  the 
development of the Papua LNG project in April 2019. 

2.1.2.2   Intermediate activities: purchasing, sale, 

trading and transport of LNG

Purchasing, sale and trading of LNG 

The Group’s LNG trading activities are growing with the management 
and  the  optimization  of  a  portfolio  of  long-term  contracts  and  spot 
activity. 

TOTAL  acquires  long-term  volumes  of  LNG,  mainly  from  liquefaction 
projects  in  which  the  Group  holds  an  interest  (refer  to  point  2.1.2.1  of 
this chapter). New LNG sources notably arising from, the acquisition of 
Engie’s  LNG  assets  in  the  United  States  and  new  sanctioned  project 
(Arctic  LNG  2,  Nigeria  LNG  Train  7,  Mozambique  LNG)  are  expected 
to ensure the growth of the Group’s LNG portfolio in the coming years. 

In addition, TOTAL also acquires long-term LNG volumes from American 
projects  in  which  the  Group  has  no  equity  (Sabine  Pass,  Corpus 
Christi, Cove Point and Freeport). These volumes supply and diversify 
its worldwide portfolio of LNG resources. TOTAL has strengthened its 
LNG  activity  in  the  United  States  through  the  take-over  of  Toshiba’s 
LNG portfolio in 2019. Consequently, TOTAL is expected to become the 
leading exporter of American LNG by 2021. 

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In  2019,  TOTAL  purchased  297  shipments  under  long-term  contracts  
from Algeria, Australia, Egypt, the United States, Nigeria, Norway, Qatar 
and  Russia  and  186  spot  or  medium-term  shipments,  compared  with  
173 and 97 in 2018, and 59 and 49 in 2017 respectively. Deliveries from 
Yemen LNG have been halted since 2015.

TOTAL holds several significant contracts for the long-term sale of LNG 
including to Chile, China, South Korea, Indonesia, Japan, Panama, the 
Dominican Republic, Singapore and Taiwan. Additionally, the Group is 
developing LNG retail sales (by barge, tanker trucks) for industrial use 
or mobility (marine, waterways or road) in Europe, in the Caribbean in 
partnership with AES, and in Oman through the Sohar project (refer to 
point 2.1.2.1 of this chapter). 

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The Group’s LNG trading activities are especially growing activity in the 
spot market. In 2019, these LNG trading activities represented a volume 
of  28.7  Mt,  compared  with  17.1  Mt  in  2018  and  7.6  Mt  in  2017.  This 
increase is due to the acquisition of Engie’s portfolio of LNG activities, 
finalized in 2018.

The portfolio focuses, in particular, on Asian markets (including China, 
South  Korea,  India,  Indonesia,  Japan  and  Taiwan)  and  is  made  up  of 
spot and long-term contracts that enable TOTAL to supply gas to its key 
customers worldwide, while keeping sufficient flexibility to seize market 
opportunities.

In September 2019, the trading teams were located in Geneva, Houston 
and Singapore.

LNG shipping

As  part  of  its  LNG  shipping  activities,  TOTAL  uses  a  fleet  of  15  LNG 
vessels.  To  support  the  strong  growth  of  the  Group’s  LNG  portfolio, 
seven additional new LNG vessels will be added to the chartered fleet 
by 2021. In addition to the long-term fleet, each year, TOTAL may also 
charter vessels on a spot and short-term basis to meet trading needs 
and to adapt its shipping capacity to seasonal demand.

TOTAL  is  also  present  in  LNG  shipping  through  its  Total  E&P  Norge 
subsidiary, which charters two LNG vessels, and through the Group’s 
shareholdings in LNG production and export projects that operate their 
own fleets of LNG vessels, such as Nigeria LNG, Angola LNG, Qatargas 
and Yamal LNG.

2.1.2.3  LNG regasification

TOTAL holds shareholdings in regasification assets, or has entered into 
agreements that provide long-term access to LNG regasification capacity 
worldwide,  through  existing  assets  or  projects  under  development  in 
Europe (France,the United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands), the 
Americas  (United  States  and  Panama),  Asia  (India)  and  Africa  (Benin, 
Côte d’Ivoire). TOTAL also charters two FSRUs. In 2019, TOTAL holds 
an LNG regasification capacity of 28 Bcm/y, of which 20 Bcm/y comes 
from the acquisition of Engie’s LNG activities in 2018. 

In  France,  TOTAL  sold  its  27.5%  interest  in  Fosmax  LNG  company 
in February 2020. This disposal does not affect the capacity booking 
contract  which  provides  TOTAL  with  a  regasification  capacity  of  
7.4  Bcm/y  on  this  terminal.  The  terminal  received  70  vessels  in  2019, 
compared  with  65  in  2018  and  55  in  2017.  In  2018,  TOTAL  sold  its 
9.99%  shareholding  in  the  Dunkirk  LNG  terminal,  with  a  capacity  of  
13 Bcm/y, but retained an access to a regasification capacity of 2 Bcm/y 
in 2019 on this terminal. TOTAL also holds a regasification capacity up to  
3.8  Bcm/y  on  the  Montoir  de  Bretagne  terminal  and  3  Bcm/y  on  the  
Fos Tonkin terminal.

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In  the  United  Kingdom,  in  the  context  of  its  equity  interest  in  the 
Qatargas 2 project, TOTAL holds an 8.35% shareholding in the South 
Hook  LNG  regasification  terminal,  with  a  total  capacity  of  21  Bcm/y.  
The  Group  also  holds  a  regasification  capacity  of  3.2  Bcm/y  on  the  
Isle of Grain terminal. 

In Belgium, TOTAL holds a regasification capacity of 1.9 Bcm/y on the 
Zeebrugge terminal.

In the Netherlands, TOTAL holds a regasification capacity of 1.1 Bcm/y 
reserved up to 2024 on the Gate terminal.

In  the  United  States,  TOTAL  has  reserved  a  regasification  capacity 
of  approximately  10  Bcm/y  on  the  Sabine  Pass  terminal  (Louisiana) 
until 2029. In 2012, TOTAL and Sabine Pass Liquefaction (SPL) signed 
agreements  allowing  TOTAL’s  reserved  regasification  capacity  to 
gradually be transferred by TOTAL to SPL in return for a payment.

In India, TOTAL disposed of its 26% shareholding in the Hazira terminal 
in January 2019. Additionally, in 2018, TOTAL and Adani Group signed 
an agreement on the development of two LNG import and regasification 
terminals,  including  Dhamra  LNG  in  eastern  India  and,  potentially,  the 
Mundra  terminal  in  the  west  of  the  country.  With  these  agreements, 
TOTAL  relies  on  a  recognized  local  partner  to  break  into  the  Indian 
natural gas market which has a significant potential for growth.

In  Benin,  TOTAL,  the  Republic  of  Benin  and  the  Société  Béninoise 
d’Énergie Électrique (SBEE) have signed agreements in order to develop 
a floating LNG import terminal and to supply more than 0.5 Mt/y of LNG 
to Benin for a 15-year period, starting in 2021. This FSRU will be located 
off the shore of Benin and connected to the existing electric power plants 
and the future Maria Gléta plant by an offshore gas pipeline. 

In Côte d’Ivoire, a consortium led by TOTAL (34%, operator) has been 
assigned  responsibility  for  developing  and  operating  an  FSRU-type 
LNG regasification terminal in Abidjan. Due to a decrease in expected 
consumption, start-up is now expected in 2023.

2.1.3  Production and storage of low-carbon electricity

TOTAL has accelerated its strategy to integrate the gas-electricity chain 
in  Europe  and  to  develop  low-carbon  electricity  by  acquiring  Direct 
Énergie  and  two  combined-cycle  natural  gas  power  plants  in  France 
from  KKR-Energas  in  2018.  Consequently,  in  2019,  TOTAL  had  an 
installed capacity of 1.9 GW (including Normandy Refinery cogeneration 
unit, part of Refining & Chemicals) of low-carbon electricity generation 
from gas.

Alongside its investments in the generation of electricity produced from 
natural  gas,  the  Group  also  relies  on  its  subsidiaries  to  increase  its 
commitment to renewables. Upstream and downstream, in solar, wind 
and hydraulic power, TOTAL continues to seize investment opportunities 
and  had  an  installed  gross  capacity  of  3  GW  of  electricity  production 
at  the  end  of  2019.  During  the  first  quarter  2020,  the  Group  already 
announced agreements with a view to develop or acquire close to 5 GW 
in Qatar, Spain and in India.

operating  onshore  solar  power  plants  and  onshore  wind  power  plants. 
TOTAL has also announced that it intends to take part in future offshore 
wind power projects, in particular by relying on its renowned know-how  
in offshore oil and gas. 

In  February  2020,  TOTAL  expanded  its  partnership  with  Adani  Indian 
Group  by  creating  a  50/50  joint-venture  with  Adani  Green  Energy 
Limited (AGEL). AGEL will transfer its solar plant in operation which have 
a cumulated capacity of over 2 GW. This transaction remains subject to  
the approval of the relevant authorities.

Total Quadran

TOTAL implemented its policy of investing in low-carbon businesses with 
the acquisition in 2018 of Direct Énergie, which used to own Quadran, 
since then renamed Total Quadran. This company enables the Group  
to speed up its development in solar and wind power in France.

2.1.3.1   Electricity production from natural gas

The construction of a portfolio of combined-cycle gas power plants in 
Europe is part of the strategy to integrate across the gas and electricity 
value  chain,  from  production  to  marketing,  and  compliments  well  the 
sources of production of intermittent renewable electricity. Furthermore, 
the  flexible  production  of  these  power  plants  enables  the  Group  to 
optimize its customers’ electricity supply costs.

At the end of 2019, Total Quadran operated a portfolio of 213 onshore 
wind, solar, hydroelectric and biogas assets in France, and continues to 
develop a portfolio of renewable electricity projects that have reached 
different stages of maturity. The installed gross capacity was 0.7 GW at 
the end of 2018 and 0.8 GW at the end of 2019, following the acquisition 
in  August  2019  of  the  French  company  Vents  d’Oc,  which  develops 
more than 200 MW of renewable energy projects, mainly in wind power.

In  France  and  Belgium,  TOTAL  has  four  100%-owned  combined-
cycle  natural  gas  (CCGT)  power  plants.  The  global  installed  capacity  
is  1.6  GW.  A  fifth  CCGT  (0.4  GW)  is  currently  under  construction  in 
Landivisiau  (France).  Additionally,  TOTAL  signed  an  agreement  in 
December 2018 with EPH that will add two CCGT (0.8 GW) to the TOTAL 
portfolio in 2020, subject to authorization by the competent authorities.

Banque des Territoires signed an agreement in January 2020 in order 
to take an equity interest of 50 % in a portfolio of solar and wind energy 
assets of a total capacity of 143 MW, held by Total Quadran in France. 
This  partnership  reflects  the  deployment  of  TOTAL’s  business  model 
regarding the development of renewable energy projects. It will enable 
to pursue the development of new renewable energy projects in France.

In Abu Dhabi, the Taweelah A1 gas power plant, which is owned by the 
Gulf Total Tractebel Power Company (TOTAL, 20%), combines electricity 
generation  and  water  desalination.  The  plant  has  a  gross  power 
generation  capacity  of  1.6  GW  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.

2.1.3.2   Electricity production from renewables

In Europe, TOTAL is developing an integrated approach to the generation 
of  low-carbon  electricity  by  developing  and  operating  onshore  wind 
power, solar, hydroelectric and biogas projects.

Elsewhere in the world, TOTAL is developing the generation of electricity 
from renewable energies by proposing decentralized photovoltaic systems 
for residential, industrial and business customers, and by developing and 

Total Eren

In  2017,  TOTAL  acquired  a  23%  interest  in  Eren  Renewable  Energy, 
which has since been renamed Total Eren. This interest was increased 
to  29.6%  at  the  end  of  2019.  TOTAL  has  an  option  to  acquire  100%  
of  Total  Eren  in  2023.  Through  its  partnerships  with  local  developers, 
Total Eren today manages numerous energy projects in countries and 
regions  where  renewable  energies  represent  an  economically  viable 
response to growing energy demand, notably in Asia-Pacific, Africa and 
Latin America. In April 2019, Total Eren acquired the Novenergia group 
and extended its presence, in particular in southern Europe.

At the end of 2019, Total Eren had a diversified set of assets in renewable 
energies  (wind,  solar  and  hydraulic),  representing  an  installed  gross 
capacity of approximately 1.7 GW worldwide, compared with 1.3 GW 
in 2018.

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Total Solar International
Total Solar International, which is 100%-owned by the Group, contributes 
to the development of solar activities by concentrating on solar power 
plants,  which  may  be  combined  with  batteries  or  other  means  of 
generation, and electricity storage sites in targeted geographical areas: 
Europe, the Middle East, Japan and South Africa.

Total Solar International has interests in the Shams 1 solar power station 
in Abu Dhabi, PV Salvador in Chile, Prieska in South Africa and Nanao 
in Japan. In June 2019 in Japan, Total Solar International commissioned 
the Miyako solar power station, with a capacity of 25 MW, and launched 
the construction of a solar power station with a capacity of approximately 
52 MW in Osato in October 2019.

In  January  2020,  TOTAL  and  its  partners  began  the  development  of 
the Al Kharsaah Solar Park, the first large-scale solar plant (800 MW), 
in  Qatar.  The  project  has  been  awarded  to  a  consortium  comprised 
of Total Solar International (49%) and Marubeni (51%) following the first 
international solar tender in the country. 

In  February  2020,  TOTAL  signed  two  agreements  with  Powertis  and 
Solarbay Renewable Energy in order to develop nearly 2 GW of solar 
projects in the Spanish solar market.

Total Solar Distributed Generation
Total Solar Distributed Generation, which is 100%-owned by the Group, 
contributes  to  the  development  of  solar  activities.  It  concentrates  on 
decentralized photovoltaic systems that can be combined with batteries 
or  other  means  of  generation,  installed  on  the  sites  of  its  industrial 
or  business  customers  (B2B).  Total  Distributed  Generation  enters 
private PPAs (power purchase agreements) and also takes part in the 
deployment of the program to solarize TOTAL’s sites. In August 2019, 
TOTAL  inaugurated  its  1,000th  service  station  equipped  with  solar 
panels worldwide. 

In September 2019, Total Solar Distributed Generation and the Envision 
Group, the world leader in smart energy systems, formed an equally held 
joint-venture to commercially develop distributed solar energy projects 
for self-consumption for B2B customers in China. 

Since  October  2019,  Total  Solar  Distributed  Generation  has  added 
six solar projects with a cumulative capacity of approximately 10 MW 
to  its  portfolio  of  renewable  energy  assets  in  South-East  Asia.  These 
decentralized production projects are located in Thailand, the Philippines, 
Indonesia and Singapore.

SunPower
Since 2011, TOTAL has been the largest shareholder of SunPower, an 
American company listed on NASDAQ and based in California. 

SunPower is the market leader in distributed energy in the United States, 
and  its  panels  sales  represent  more  than  2.4  GW  worldwide  in  2019, 
compared with 1.5 GW in 2018 and 1.4 GW in 2017. In November 2019, 
SunPower  announced  its  decision  to  split  its  activities  between  two 
companies  listed  on  the  NASDAQ:  Maxeon  Solar  Technologies  and 
SunPower. Singapore-based Maxeon Solar Technologies will exercise 
activities from the design to the manufacturing and international sales of 
very high-yield solar cells and panels. Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor 
Co., Ltd. (TZS), a worldwide player in wafers, is expected to acquire a 
28.8% share of the capital at the time of the split. SunPower will continue 
to develop and market energy services (a combination of photovoltaic 
and storage systems, and other services) in the American market, in the 
residential, industrial and commercial segments.

The  spin-off  is  expected  to  take  effect  in  2020,  provided  that  the 
suspensive conditions are met.

2.1.3.3  Electricity storage

Electricity  storage  is  a  major  challenge  for  the  future  of  power  grids 
and is vital in addition to renewable energies, which are intermittent by 
nature. Large-scale electricity storage is essential to promote the growth 
of  renewables  and  enable  them  to  become  a  significant  share  of  the 
electricity mix. 

The acquisition of Saft Groupe S.A. (Saft), achieved in 2016, is perfectly 
aligned  with  TOTAL’s  ambition  to  develop  its  low-carbon  business. 
Saft  is  a  century-old  French  company  that  specializes  in  the  design, 
manufacture and sale of high technology batteries for industry. 

Saft develops batteries based on nickel, lithium-ion and primary lithium 
technologies. The company is active in transport (aeronautics, rail and 
off-road  electric  mobility),  industrial  infrastructures,  civil  and  military 
electronics, space, defense and energy storage. Building on the strength 
of its technological know-how, and through its energy storage activities, 
Saft  is  well  placed  to  benefit  from  the  growth  in  renewable  energies 
beyond  its  current  activities,  by  offering  massive  storage  capacities, 
combined with the generation of electricity from renewables. This is one 
of Saft’s main sources of growth.

In 2019, the company strengthened its energy storage and electric mobility 
activity, with the creation of a joint-venture with Tianneng Energy Technology 
(TET), a subsidiary of the private Chinese group Tianneng, with a view to 
developing their lithium-ion activity, and with the acquisition of Go Electric 
Inc.,  an  American  specialist  in  energy  resilience  solutions  for  microgrids. 
Additionally,  Saft  signed  a  contract  with  the  Finnish  operator  TuuliWatti 
to  build  the  largest  energy  storage  system  in  the  Nordic  countries.  Saft  
is  also  active  in  the  European  alliance  working  on  a  new  generation  of  
“solid electrolyte” batteries.

TOTAL  and  PSA  Group  announced  in  January  2020  their  plan  to 
combine  their  know-how  to  develop  an  electric  vehicles  battery 
manufacturing activity in Europe. To that end, they intend to establish 
a joint-venture named ACC (Automotive Cell Company). The project will 
leverage  cutting-edge  R&D,  notably  provided  by  Saft.  The  first  phase 
of the project includes the building of a pilot plant on the land of Saft’s 
Nersac  (France)  facility,  with  scheduled  start  up  in  mid-2021,  and  will 
trigger  the  investment  decision  for  two  large-scale  production  plants, 
in order to reach the production of one million batteries a year by 2030.

As of year-end 2019, Saft is present in 19 countries (historically in Europe 
and the United States) and has over 4,500 employees. Saft is achieving 
growth  in  particular  in  Asia,  South  America  and  Russia,  and  has  
14  production  sites  and  approximately  30  sales  offices.  In  2019,  
Saft’s turnover amounted to $891 million. 

2.1.3.4  Access to energy 

First  launched  in  2011  in  4  pilot  countries,  TOTAL’s  solar  solutions  for 
access  to  energy  were  distributed  in  38  countries  in  2019.  In  2019,  
3.3  million  lamps  and  solar  kits  –  including  TOTAL’s  new  SUNSHINE 
range launched in 2018 – were sold in cumulative, helping improve the 
everyday  lives  of  14.5  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.

In  addition,  in  2019,  around  15  incubation  projects  were  developed 
with  start-ups  in  the  nano-grid,  mini-grid,  recycling  and  wind  turbine 
sectors. More than 20 business partnerships were deployed in the field, 
with  organizations  ranging  from  NGOs  and  development  agencies,  
to professional customers (including with distributors and major TOTAL 
customers) and international organizations.

The goal of the program is to impact 25 million people by 2025.

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2.1.4  Natural gas and electricity marketing and trading

2.1.4.1  Natural gas and electricity marketing

Europe

With  a  portfolio  of  nearly  6  million  sites  (B2B  and  B2C  customers)  
and 141 TWh of energy supplied in 2019, TOTAL has become a leading 
player  in  the  sale  of  natural  gas  and  electricity  in  the  residential  and 
professional markets (business and industrial segments). 

TOTAL is now targeting nearly 10 million sites (B2B and B2C customers) 
in  Europe  in  every  segment,  and  in  particular  a  15%  market  share  in 
France and Belgium in the residential segment by 2025.

Breakdown of gas and electricity sales in Europe

The  Group  markets  natural  gas  and  electricity  in  the  residential  and 
professional  segments  in  France,  through  its  Total  Direct  Énergie 
subsidiary (a merger of the Total Énergie Gaz, Total Spring France and 
Direct  Énergie  entities),  in  Belgium,  through  its  subsidiaries  Lampiris 
(residential)  and  Total  Gas  &  Power  Belgium  (professional)  and  in  the 
Netherlands.

TOTAL  also  markets  natural  gas  and  electricity  in  the  professional 
segment  in  the  United  Kingdom)  and  is  developing  its  activity  in 
Germany and Spain.

(in millions of B2B and B2C sites)

2019

2018(a)

2017

Europe

France

Belgium

United Kingdom

Germany

The Netherlands

Spain

(a)  Acquisition of Direct Energie in 2018.

(in TWh of delivered electricity)

Europe

France

Belgium

United Kingdom

Germany

The Netherlands

Spain

(a)  Acquisition of Direct Energie in 2018.

(in Gm3 of delivered gas)

Europe

France

Belgium

United Kingdom

Germany

The Netherlands

Spain

(a)  Acquisition of Direct Energie in 2018.

Rest of the world

In Argentina, TOTAL markets the natural gas that it produces. In 2019, 
the volume of gas sales were stable to 4.3 Bcm, compared to 4.3 Bcm 
in 2018 and 4.2 Bcm in 2017.

5.8

4.4

1.0

0.2

0.0

0.1

0.0

5.1

3.8

1.0

0.2

0.0 

0.1

0.0

2019

2018(a)

46

26

4

11

2

0

2

31

17

4

10

1

0

0

1.5

0.5

0.8

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

2017

15

1

4

9

0

0

0

2019

2018(a)

2017

9.1

2.4

0.9

4.1

1.3

0.4

0.0

8.5

1.8

0.8

4.2

1.3

0.4

0.0

8.4

1.9

0.7

4.3

1.2

0.3

0.0

2.1.4.2  Natural gas and electricity trading

TOTAL is active is the trading of natural gas and electricity in Europe and 
North America. The Group sells its output to third parties and supplies 
its subsidiaries.

In  India,  the  partnership  with  Adani  was  strengthened  in  October 
2019 with the announcement of the acquisition by TOTAL of 37.4% of  
Adani Gas Limited, one of the leading local distributors of natural gas, 
holding 38 urban concessions.

In  Europe,  TOTAL  sold  70.3  Bcm  of  natural  gas  in  2019,  compared 
with 46.4 Bcm in 2018 and 33.3 Bcm in 2017(1). The Group also traded  
66  TWh  of  electricity  in  2019,  compared  to  65.4  TWh  in  2018  and  
70.2 TWh in 2017, mainly from external sources.

In Mexico, the Group holds shareholdings in the marketing companies 
that  are  associated  with  the  LNG  regasification  terminals  located  at 
Altamira.

In North America, TOTAL sold 17.4 Bcm of natural gas in 2019 from its 
own production or from external resources, compared to 13.7 Bcm in 
2018 and 12.1 Bcm in 2017. 

(1) 

 The data for 2017 has been restated to include the supply of marketing subsidiaries.

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2.1.5  Trading (excluding LNG, gas and electricity) and transport

2.1.5.1  Trading (excluding LNG, gas and electricity)

The  Group  is  also  active  in  markets  other  than  natural  gas,  LNG  or 
electricity, such as LPG, petcoke and sulfur. 

producers and electricity producers mainly in India, as well as in Mexico, 
Brazil,  other  Latin  American  countries  and  Turkey.  2.5  Mt  of  petcoke 
were  sold  in  the  international  market  in  2019,  compared  to  2.2  Mt  in 
2018 and 2.1 Mt in 2017.

In  2019,  TOTAL  traded  and  sold  nearly  6.4  Mt  of  LPG  (propane  and 
butane)  worldwide,  compared  to  5.2  Mt  in  2018  and  4.9  Mt  in  2017. 
Slightly more than 25% of these quantities came from fields or refineries 
operated by the Group. This trading activity was conducted by means of 
nine long-term chartered vessels. In 2019, 290 journeys were necessary 
for transporting the negotiated quantities, including 176 journeys carried 
out by TOTAL’s long-term chartered vessels and 114 journeys by spot-
chartered vessels.

TOTAL  also  sells  sulfur,  mainly  from  the  production  of  its  refineries.  
In  2019,  1.6  Mt  of  sulfur  were  sold,  compared  to  1.4  Mt  in  2018  and  
0.9 Mt in 2017.

2

In 2015, the Group ceased its coal production activities and, in 2016, 
stopped selling and trading coal.

2.1.5.2  Transport of natural gas

TOTAL sells petcoke produced by the Port Arthur refinery in the United 
States and the Jubail refinery in Saudi Arabia. Petcoke is sold to cement 

The Group holds interests in gas pipelines (refer to point 2.3.10 of this 
chapter) located in Brazil and Argentina.

2.1.6  Carbon Neutrality Businesses

One of the missions of the Group is to propose and implement a strategy 
in  the  fields  of  energy  efficiency,  CO2-related  business  chains  (CCUS, 
Nature Based solutions, compensation, etc.) and, more globally, in the 
new low-carbon activities, the services related to energy and the building 
of decarbonisation’s offers.

TOTAL  considers  CCUS  to  be  one  of  the  key  drivers  to  tackle  the 
challenge  of  the  climate  change  and  is  particularly  interested  in  the 
development  of  new  business  and  industrial  models  associated  with  
this  value  chain.  The  Group  allocates  10%  of  its  R&D  budget,  
i.e. $100 million per year.

2.1.6.1  Energy efficiency services

The  energy  efficiency  services  market  is  experiencing  strong  growth, 
expected to accelerate in the coming years. In this context, the Group is 
investing in this market, with the aim of helping the Group’s customers 
reduce their energy consumption and their emissions, in particular by 
choosing between the best energy sources.

GreenFlex  is  a  100%-owned  subsidiary  of  TOTAL  that  offers  services 
designed  to  improve  the  energy  and  environmental  performance  of 
its  customers.  GreenFlex  has  more  than  700  customers,  employs 
approximately  500  people  and  recorded  sales  of  approximately  
€327 million in 2019.

2.1.6.2  Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures

Formerly  known  as  Total  Energy  Ventures,  TOTAL’s  venture  capital 
fund  has  been  renamed  Total  Carbon  Neutrality  Ventures  (TCNV).  Its 
investments are now entirely dedicated to carbon neutrality businesses 
and  are  expected  to  reach  an  aggregate  amount  of  $400  million 
by  2023.  TCNV  invests  in  the  upstream  stage  of  the  development  of 
companies  offering  interesting  technologies  or  economic  models  that 
enable  companies  to  cut  their  energy  consumption  or  the  carbon 
intensity of their activities. With teams based in Europe and the United 
States, the fund makes its investments on a worldwide scale in smart 
energy, energy storage, smart mobility, bioplastics and recycling. While 
TCNV mainly invested in Europe and the United States in the past, the 
fund started investing in China in 2018. In particular, TCNV has signed 
an agreement with NIO Capital to cooperate and to invest in the mobility 
segment.

TCNV  continues  to  develop  its  investment  platform  dedicated  to 
emerging markets, and in particular to companies developing business 
models for access to energy for people who are not connected to the 
grid. The platform initially focused on Africa.

2.1.6.3  Carbon capture, use and storage

The Group aims at developing new businesses to enable its industrial, 
domestic  or  electricity  producing  customers  to  capture,  store  or  use 
their CO2 emissions, thanks to the study of new industrial solutions.

In  this  area,  the  Group  intends  to  participate  directly  or  indirectly  (via 
the OGCI fund in particular) in large-scale pilot projects. In 2017, TOTAL 
launched  studies  with  Equinor  and  Royal  Dutch  Shell  for  developing 
the  transport  and  storage  aspects  of  the  first  industrial  commercial 
project in the world for the capture, transport and storage of CO2, with a 
capacity of 1.5 Mt of CO2/y. The project aims to store the emissions from 
two industrial sites near Oslo (Norway) and will also be able to collect 
emissions from other emitters. TOTAL is also involved in studies of other 
projects, in collaboration with other industrial companies and partners, 
in Antwerp (Belgium), Dunkirk (France), Teesside or St. Fergus (United 
Kingdom). 

Svante  Inc.,  LafargeHolcim,  Oxy  Low  Carbon  Ventures,  LLC  (OLCV), 
a  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of  Occidental,  and  TOTAL  announced 
a  joint  study  to  assess  the  viability  and  design  of  a  commercial-scale 
carbon-capture facility at the Holcim Portland cement plant in Florence, 
Colorado, U.S. This joint initiative follows the project CO2MENT recently 
launched by Svante, LafargeHolcim and TOTAL at the Lafarge Richmond 
cement plant in Canada, which already enhanced progress regarding 
reinjection of captured CO2 inside cement.

2.1.6.4  Natural carbon sinks

Carbon  sinks  that  use  natural  solutions  are  an  effective  means  of 
capturing CO2. In June 2019, the Group created the new Total Nature 
Based Solutions (NBS) entity that is dedicated to investments in these 
solutions. This entity on the one hand, will fund, develop and manage 
activities  that  capture  carbon  naturally  (reforestation,  regenerative 
agriculture,  etc.)  and,  on  the  other  hand,  will  ensure  the  protection  of 
ecosystems that already store high quantities of carbon emissions.

Operations  that  protect  resource  regeneration  cycles  simultaneously 
produce  social,  economic  and  environmental  co-benefits  for  local 
communities.  TOTAL  intends  to  invest  $100  million  per  year  in  such 
operations,  starting  in  2020.  This  significant  investment  is  expected  
to  enable  the  sustainable  use  of  the  above-mentioned  value  chains.  
The  Group’s  target  is  to  reach  a  sustainable  storage  capacity  of  
5 Mt CO2/y by 2030.

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2.2  Exploration & Production segment

The Exploration & Production (EP) segment encompasses the oil and natural gas exploration  
and production activities in more than 50 countries. Since January 1, 2019, the LNG Upstream 
and midstream activities, which previously reported to the Exploration & Production segment, 
now report to the Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power segment. This section presents the 
activities of the Exploration & Production segment adjusted accordingly.

2.5 Mboe/d 
of hydrocarbons 
produced in 2019

$18.0 B
DACF(1)
as of December 31, 
2019 

$8.6 B
of organic 
investments(2)  
in 2019

Production

Hydrocarbon production

EP (kboe/d)

Liquids (kb/d)

Gas (Mcf/d)

Exploration & Production segment financial data(3)

(in $M)

Adjusted net operating income(a)

Operating cash flow before working capital changes w/o financial charges (DACF)(b)

Cash flow from operations(c)

2019

2,454

1,601

4,653

2018

2,394

1,527

4,724

2019

7,509

18,030

16,917

2018

8,547

17,832

18,357

2017

2,165

1,298

4,728

2017

4,541

12,758

10,719

(a)  Adjusted results are defined as income using replacement cost, adjusted for special items, excluding the impact of changes for fair value.
(b)  DACF = debt adjusted cash flow. The operating cash flow before working capital changes w/o financial charges of the segment is defined as cash flow from operating activities before changes 

in working capital at replacement cost, without financial charges except those related to leases.

(c)  Excluding financial charges, except those related to leases.

Exploration & Production adjusted net operating income was $7,509 million in 2019, a decrease of 12% linked to lower Brent and gas prices.

The operating cash flow before working capital changes increase by 1% in 2019 up to was $18.0. The start-up of strong cash flow generating projects 
offset the impact of lower Brent and gas prices.

(1) 

 DACF = debt adjusted cash flow. The operating cash flow before working capital changes w/o financial charges of the segment is defined as cash flow from operating activities before changes 
in working capital at replacement cost, without financial charges except those related to leases.

(2)  Organic investments = net investments, excluding acquisitions, divestments and other operations with non-controlling interests (refer to point 2.6.1 of this chapter).
(3)  The data for the 2017 and 2018 financial years have been restated to take into account the change in the organization of the Group that has been fully effective since January 1, 2019.

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2.2.1  Presentation of the segment 

Exploration & Production’s mission is to discover and develop oil and 
gas  fields  in  order  to  meet  a  growing  energy  demand  driven  by  non-
OECD countries.

In an environment marked by the strong volatility of hydrocarbon prices, 
EP’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:
 – Responsibility:  safety,  a  core  value  for  the  Group,  is  at  the  heart  
of  all  the  activities  of  the  segment  which  also  aims  at  minimizing  
its  environmental  impact,  in  particular  by  significantly  contributing  
to the reduction in emissions from the oil & gas scope operated by 
the Group;

 – Profitability:  maximizing  the  value  of  its  assets  through  operational 
excellence  (continuing  efforts  to  cut  costs,  improving  the  level  of 
availability of facilities and launching major projects on time and on 
budget) and ensuring strict investment discipline by being selective 

in the commissioning of new projects. In addition, EP continues to 
restructure or sell the least efficient assets in its portfolio;

 – Durability:  reserves  are  renewed,  through  exploration  as  well  as 
access  to  already  discovered  resources,  building  on  the  Group’s 
competitive  advantages  in  terms  of  geographical  spread  and 
technical skills.

In order to ensure the viability of its projects and long term strategy in 
light of the challenges raised by climate change, EP is focusing its oil 
investments on low break-even projects and developing its production 
of  gas.  EP  integrated  in  the  economic  assessments  of  investments 
submitted to the Executive Committee, a price of CO2 of $30 to $40 per 
ton (depending on the price of crude oil), or the actual price of CO2 in a 
given country if it is higher. Since January 1, 2020, EP has been taking 
into  account  in  the  economic  evaluations  of  investments  submitted 
to  the  Executive  Committee  a  CO2  price  of  $40/t  with  a  sensitivity  
of  $100/t  as  from  2030,  independent  of  the  Brent  price  scenarios.  
EP is also developing its expertise in technologies for carbon capture, 
use and storage.

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2.2.2  Activities by geographical area 

The information below describes the main exploration and production 
activities  of  the  Exploration  &  Production  segment  presented  by 
geographical zone, without detailing all of the assets held by TOTAL. The 
capacities referred to herein are expressed on a 100% basis, regardless 
of  the  Group’s  interest  in  the  asset.  The  Group’s  annual  and  average 
daily liquids and natural gas production by country for 2019, 2018 and 
2017 are shown in the tables “Production by geographical zone” of point 
2.3.3  of  this  chapter.  For  information  concerning  the  Group’s  interest 
in each asset (Group share in %) and whether the Group operates the 
asset, by country, refer to the table “Producing assets by geographical 
zone” of point 2.3.3 of this chapter.

2.2.2.1  Europe and Central Asia

In Russia, oil and gas production comes mainly from the interests held 
in the Termokarstovoye (58.89%)(1) and Kharyaga fields (20%) and from 
the shareholding in PAO Novatek. The Group’s LNG activities in Russia 
are presented in the iGRP segment in point 2.1.2 of this chapter. 

Russia is targeted by international economic sanctions. For information 
on international economic sanctions concerning Russia, refer to point 
3.2 of chapter 3.

In  Norway,  TOTAL’s  production  is  sourced  from  multiple  fields,  in 
particular Ekofisk (39.9%) and Troll (3.69%). The giant Johan Sverdrup 
(8.44%)  field  started  production  in  October  2019.  TOTAL  has  equity 
interests  in  63  production  licenses  on  the  Norwegian  maritime 
continental shelf, 12 of which it operates. The Group’s LNG activities in 
Norway are presented in the iGRP segment in point 2.1.2 of this chapter.

As  part  of  the  continual  improvement  of  its  North  Sea  portfolio,  the 
Group disposed of its interests in the Victoria discovery (57%) in January 
2019,  in  the  Mikkel  field  (7.65%)  in  the  Haltenbanken  zone  in  January 
2019, and in the King Lear discovery (22.2%) in October 2019.

In the United Kingdom, production comes from fields in different areas: 
 – in  the  Alwyn  area  (100%),  production  from  the  Alwyn  and  Dunbar 
fields represents 55% of this area. The rest of the production comes 
from satellites linked to these fields. 

 – in  the  Central  Graben  area,  TOTAL  operates  the  Elgin/Franklin 
complex (46.17%) which hosts the West Franklin (46.17%) and Glenelg 
(58.73%) fields. The project to redevelop Elgin, which started in 2016 
and included the drilling of five wells, was completed in 2019. A new 
infill well was drilled on Franklin. TOTAL also operates the Culzean 
gas and condensate field (49.99%) which started production in June 
2019. This start-up is the main reason for the rise in production in the 
United Kingdom in 2019. In the Quad 30 area, the Group holds an 
interest in the Flyndre field (65.94%). TOTAL announced a discovery 
on the Glengorm prospect (25%), close to existing TOTAL operated 
infrastructure, in January 2019.

 – in the West of Shetland area, TOTAL operates the producing Laggan, 
Tormore, Edradour and Glenlivet fields (all 60%). A delineation well 
was drilled in 2019 following the discovery of gas on the Glendronach 
prospect in 2018. 

 – in the Quad 9 area in the eastern North Sea, TOTAL operates the 
Gryphon  (86.5%),  Maclure  (38.19%),  South  Gryphon  (89.88%) 
and Tullich (100%) fields. In the Quad 15 area, TOTAL holds 100% 
interests  in  the  Dumbarton,  Balloch,  and  Lochranza  fields,  whose 
production  is  processed  by  the  Global  Producer  III  FPSO  also 
operated by TOTAL.

In 2019, TOTAL maintained its interests in the PEDL 273, 305 and 316 
(20%)  shale  gas  exploration  and  production  licenses,  after  sales  of 
interests in various licenses and leases in 2017.

In July 2019, TOTAL signed an agreement to sell several non-strategic 
assets  in  the  eastern  North  Sea.  They  include  Dumbarton,  Balloch, 
Lochranza and Drumtochty (100%), Flyndre (65.94%), Affleck (66.67%), 
Cawdor  (60.6%),  Golden  Eagle  (31.56%),  Scott  (5.16%),  and  Telford 
(2.36%) fields. The finalization of the transaction, which remains subject 
to approval by the authorities, is expected in early 2020.

(1)  TOTAL’s aggregate interest through a direct interest of 49% in ZAO Terneftegas with PAO Novatek and a 9.89% indirect interest through its 19.40% shareholding in PAO Novatek.

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In Kazakhstan, oil and gas production comes mainly from the Kashagan 
field operated by the North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC) in the 
North  Caspian  license  (16.81%).  The  production  of  the  first  phase  of  
the  Kashagan  field  and  of  the  corresponding  treatment  plant,  which 
started in 2016, has reached the capacity of 400 kb/d. On the Dunga field 
(60%, operator), the extension of the contract until 2039 was signed in 
July 2019, enabling the development project of phase 3 to be launched.
In Denmark, TOTAL is operator of the Danish Underground Consortium 
(DUC) (43.2%) resulting from the acquisition of Mærsk Oil in March 2018 
and  of  Chevron  Denmark  Inc.  in  April  2019.  The  operated  production 
(100%) comes from the two main DUC assets: Dan/Halfdan and Gorm/
Tyra  fields.  The  Tyra  field  facilities  constitute  the  main  gas  offshore 
treatment hub in Denmark. Production on the Tyra field was stopped in 
September 2019 as part of the redevelopment of the field that aims to 
extend the reserve life of the Tyra Denmark offshore gas field, the restart 
of which is expected in 2022. During the shut-down of the facilities in 
the field, the gas is exported from the facilities of the Dan/Halfdan fields. 

In  the  Netherlands,  production  is  sourced  from  the  assets  held  in 
the  22  offshore  production  licenses,  of  which  18  are  operated.  Cost-
cutting efforts allowed operations to restart at the end of 2019 on the  
F15 platform the production of which was stopped for decommissionning 
in 2017.

In Italy, TOTAL holds interests in and is operator of the Tempa Rossa 
field  (50%)  located  on  the  Gorgoglione  concession  (Basilicate  region),  
as  well  as  three  exploration  licenses.  Production  at  Tempa  Rossa  
started in December 2019 and is expected to reach the planned capacity 
of 50 kboe/d in 2020.

In Azerbaijan, the development of the Absheron gas and condensates 
field  (50%)  in  the  Caspian  Sea,  which  is  operated  by  JOCAP  (Joint 
Operating Company of Absheron Petroleum, a company jointly held by 
TOTAL and SOCAR), is in progress, with a view to supplying the domestic 
market.  The  production  capacity  of  this  first  development  phase  is 
expected to be 35 kboe/d. The drilling operations, which were completed 
in  November  2019,  confirmed  the  significant  potential  of  the  deposit, 
beyond the first development phase.

In Bulgaria, TOTAL holds interests (40%) and is operator of the deep 
offshore  exploration  Block  Han  Asparuh.  A  3D  sismic  campaign  is 
expected in 2020.

In Greece, TOTAL holds interests (50%) and is operator of the exploration 
license on Block 2 in the Ionian Sea since March 2018. In October 2019, 
TOTAL was allocated interests (40%) and the operatorship of two licenses 
to explore two offshore blocks to the west and south-west of Crete.

Rest of the Europe and central Asia
TOTAL  also  holds  interests  (33.35%)  in  an  exploration  license  without 
activity in Tajikistan. 

2.2.2.2  Africa (excluding North Africa) 

In Nigeria, the Group’s production is mainly offshore. TOTAL operates 
five production licenses (OML) on the 33 leases in which the Group has 
interests.

TOTAL has offshore operations, notably on the following operated leases:
 – on OML 130 (24%, operator), the production on the Egina field started  
in December 2018. The Egina field reached its production plateau at 
more than 200 kboe/d in May 2019. The Preowei field development 
plan was approuved by the authorities in 2019; 

 – on  OML  99  (40%,  operator),  the  final  investment  decision  of  the 
Ikike  field  was  taken  in  January  2019.  The  project  is  currently  under 
implementation;

 – on OML 139 (18%), the plan to develop the Owowo discovery, made 
by TOTAL in 2012, is under study. This discovery is near the OML 138 
license, where the Usan field is in production.

On OML 118 (12.5%), the tender phase of the Bonga South West Aparo 
project (10%, unitized) was launched in February 2019.

TOTAL is also present onshore, notably through the SPDC joint-venture 
(10%)  which  has  20  production  licenses  (of  which  17  are  located 
onshore),  the  2019  production  was  60  kboe/d.  TOTAL  has  obtained 
20-year extensions for 3 offshore licenses in 2014, and for 16 onshore 
licenses in 2018. The sale process of the Group’s shares in OML 17 is 
ongoing.

The Group’s LNG activities in Nigeria are presented in the iGRP segment 
in point 2.1.2 of this chapter.

In Angola, where TOTAL is the country’s leading operator(1), the Group 
production mainly comes from Blocks 17, 32, 0, 14 and 14K:
 – the  deep  offshore  Block  17  (40%,  operator),  TOTAL’s  main  asset 
in  Angola,  is  composed  of  four  major  producing  hubs:  Girassol, 
Dalia, Pazflor and CLOV. The three brownfield projects, Zinia Phase 
2, Clov Phase 2 and Dalia Phase 3, launched in 2018, are satellite 
developments  of  the  Pazflor,  CLOV  and  Dalia  FPSOs  and  are 
expected to come into production in 2020 and 2021. Following the 
agreement  signed  in  December  2019  with  state-owned  Sonangol 
and  the  National  Oil,  Gas  and  Biofuels  Agency  (ANPG),  all  Block 
17  production  licenses  were  extended  until  2045  on  the  effective 
date  of  the  agreement.  Sonangol  will  simultaneously  obtain  a  5% 
interest in Block 17 and an additional 5% interest in 2036. After the 
entry of Sonangol in Block 17, the Group’s interest will be 38% with 
operatorship. Other brownfield projects for extending the production 
of Pazflor, Rosa, Girassol and Dalia are under study. Exploration may 
also help unlock further resources as two nearby exploration wells 
are expected to be drilled in 2020.

 – on  the  deep  offshore  Block  32  (30%,  operator),  production  of  the 
Kaombo project started in July 2018 with the start-up of the Kaombo 
Norte  FPSO.  The  start-up  of  the  second  Kaombo  Sul  FPSO  took 
place in April 2019. The discoveries in the central and northern parts 
of  the  Block  (outside  Kaombo)  offer  additional  potential  and  are 
currently being assessed;

 – on Block 0 (10%), production comes from different fields, including 
in particular Mafumeira, where an additional drilling campaign is in 
progress;

 – on Block 14 (20%)(2), 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  Congo  (Haute  Mer  license).  TOTAL 
holds interests (10%) in the Lianzi field located in Block 14K through 
Angola Block 14 BV. 

TOTAL  signed  in  December  2019  an  agreement  with  Sonangol  to 
acquire interests in Blocks 20/11 (50%) and 21/09 (80%) in the Kwanza, 
offshore Luanda, in view of developing a new production hub. As per 
the agreement, TOTAL will become operator of the development of the 
two  licenses  where  several  discoveries  were  made,  before  putting  in 
place  an  operating  company  with  Sonangol.  The  operation  is  subject  
to approvals of the competent authorities and partners. 

In  exploration,  in  2018,  TOTAL  acquired  a  license  for  Block  48  (50%, 
operator) which plans the drilling of an exploration well during the first 
two-year period. 

The Group’s LNG activities in Angola are presented in the iGRP segment 
in point 2.1.2 of this chapter.

(1)  Company data.
(2)  Interest held through Angola Block 14 BV (TOTAL 50.01%).

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In  the  Republic  of  Congo,  the  Group’s  production  comes  from  the  
Total  E&P  Congo  subsidiary,  owned  by  TOTAL  (85%)  and  Qatar 
Petroleum (15%).

Two significant assets operated by Total E&P Congo are in production in 
the Moho Bilondo license: the Moho Bilondo field (53.5%, operator) and 
the  Moho  Nord  field.  The  Moho  Nord  field  has  been  producing  more 
than  its  capacity  of  100  kboe/d  since  the  start  of  2018  due  to  strong 
productivities of the wells.

Block  14K  (36.75%)  is  the  offshore  unitization  area  between  Angola 
(Block 14) and the Republic of Congo (Haute Mer license). TOTAL holds 
interests (26.75%) in the Lianzi field located in Block 14K through Total 
E&P Congo.

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

Three new exploration licences were granted to TOTAL by the Republic 
of  Congo  in  February  2020:  Marine  XX  in  deep  offshore,  as  well  as  
Naga and Mokelembembe located onshore.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, after the completion of seismic 
acquisition work, TOTAL informed the authorities of its withdrawal from 
Block III in January 2019.

In  Gabon,  production  comes  from  TOTAL’s  shareholding  in  Total  
Gabon(1). Total Gabon is the operator (100%) of the Anguille and Torpille 
sector offshore fields, the Mandji Island sector onshore fields and the 
Cap Lopez oil terminal. In 2019, Total Gabon finalized a drilling campaign 
on Torpille sector as part of the redevelopment of the field. 

Total Gabon also holds interests in the licenses in the Grondin (65.28%) 
and  Hylia  (37.50%)  sectors,  where  the  first  phase  of  a  conversion 
campaign was launched in 2019 to change the activation of the gas-lift 
wells into submerged pumps.

In Uganda, TOTAL holds a 33.33% interest in Blocks EA1, EA2 and EA3 
for the development of the Lake Albert project. TOTAL is the operator 
of  Block  EA1,  where  most  of  the  reserves  are  located.  The  project 
has reached an advanced technical stage, in terms of the engineering  
of  the  surface  facilities  and  the  oil  pipeline,  as  well  as  for  the  drilling.  
The State-owned company has an option to acquire a 15% interest in 
the project, which would reduce TOTAL’s share to 28.33%, if exercised.

In  January  2017,  TOTAL  and  Tullow  signed  a  purchase  agreement 
that  enabled  TOTAL  to  acquire  21.57%  of  Tullow’s  33.33%  interest  in 
the  Lake  Albert  license.  All  the  parties  have  been  actively  working  on 
the  implementation  of  the  agreement  since  2017.  Despite  in-depth 
discussions with the authorities, an agreement on the fiscal conditions of 
the transaction could not be reached, and the 2017 agreement expired 
on  August  29,  2019.  Nevertheless,  TOTAL  retains  its  pre-emption 
right in the event of divestment by one of the parties of all or part of its 
interest.  Despite  the  expiry  of  the  agreement,  TOTAL  and  its  partners 
are continuing their efforts to develop the oil resources of Lake Albert. 
The work in progress with the Ugandan government aims to draw up 
a stable and appropriate legal and fiscal framework before taking any 
investment decisions.

In  Mauritania,  TOTAL  continued  exploration  activities  on  the  five 
operated  offshore  Blocks:  Block  C9  (50%)  since  2012,  C7  (90%)  and 
C18 (90%) since 2017, and Blocks C15 (90%) and C31 (90%) since 2019. 
On Block C18, TOTAL entered the second exploration period in June 
2019. After the drilling of a well in 2019, TOTAL relinquished the Block 
C9 in January 2020.

In  Senegal,  TOTAL  continued  exploration  activities  on  operated 
offshore blocks: Rufisque Offshore Profond (ROP) (60%) signed in 2017 
and Ultra Deep Offshore (UDO) (90%) since 2018. In 2019, TOTAL drilled 
an exploration well on Block ROP while the entry in the first exploration 
period on Block UDO was approved by decree.

In  Kenya,  TOTAL  holds  interests  in  the  onshore  exploration  licenses 
(10BA,  10BB  and  13T)  and  the  offshore  exploration  licenses  (L11A, 
L11B  and  L12).  In  August  2019,  TOTAL  announced  the  signing  of  an 
agreement  entitling  Qatar  Petroleum  to  acquire  a  part  of  its  interests 
in  these  offshore  licenses.  The  finalization  of  this  transaction  remains 
subject to the authorities’ approval. Several oil discoveries were made 
on Blocks 10BB and 13T and a preliminary early production project is in 
progress to assess the production potential.
In  South  Africa,  TOTAL  operates  three  deep  offshore  exploration 
licenses  on  the  South  Outeniqua  Block  (100%),  Block11B/12B  (45%) 
and since November 2019 the DOWB license (80%). TOTAL also holds 
an interest in the East Algoa license (30%). Following the drilling of the 
first Brulpadda-1Ax exploration well on Block 11B/12B in January 2019, 
TOTAL announced a discovery of gas and condensates and proceeded 
with  a  3D  seismic  acquisition.  Preparations  are  well  advanced  for  the 
continuation  of  the  exploration  program,  with  additional  2D  and  3D 
seismic  acquisitions  which  started  in  December  2019  and  additional 
drillings  are  planned  in  2020.  Additionally,  in  May  2019,  TOTAL 
announced  the  signing  of  a  binding  agreement  with  the  Occidental 
Petroleum  Corporation  for  the  acquisition  of  the  assets  held  by  the 
Anadarko  Petroleum  Corporation  in  South  Africa  (exploration  licenses 
5/6/7 within the Orange Basin). The acquisition was closed in January 
2020.

In  Namibia,  TOTAL  operates  two  exploration  permits  in  the  deep 
offshore  on  Blocks  2912  (85%)  and  2913B  (70%).  An  exploration  well 
is planned to be drilled in 2020 on the Venus prospect (Block 2913B). 
In August 2019, TOTAL announced the signing of agreements entitling 
Qatar  Petroleum  to  acquire  part  of  its  interests  in  these  Blocks.  The 
completion of the transaction is expected in the first half of 2020.

Rest of the zone of Africa

TOTAL directly holds interests in three deep offshore exploration licenses 
in  Ivory  Coast,  including  Blocks  CI-705  (90%,operator)  and  CI-706 
(90%, operator) signed in June 2019, in addition to Block CI-605 (90%, 
operator). Additionally, two new licenses were granted to TOTAL in March 
2019 one for Block ST-1 in São Tomé et Principe and the other for Blocks 
JDZ-7,8,11 in the joint development area between São Tomé et Principe 
and Nigeria. Additionally, in May 2019, TOTAL announced the signing of 
a binding agreement with the Occidental Petroleum Corporation for the 
acquisition of the assets held by the Anadarko Petroleum Corporation in 
Ghana (24% of the Jubilee field, and 17% of the Ten field). The finalization 
of this transaction remains subject to the authorities’ approval.

2.2.2.3  Middle East and North Africa

In  the  United  Arab  Emirates,  the  Group’s  production,  mainly  oil,  is 
sourced from different concessions.

Since March 2018, the Group holds a 20% interest in the Umm Shaif/
Nasr offshore concession and a 5% interest in the Lower Zakum offshore 
concession,  for  a  period  of  40  years  operated  by  ADNOC  Offshore, 
which follows the previous Abu Dhabi Marine Areas Ltd. (ADMA) offshore 
concession. TOTAL operates the Abu Al Bukoosh offshore field (100%) 
for which the contract was extended for 3 years in March 2018.

In  2015,  the  Group  had  also  renewed  its  10%  interest  in  the  ADNOC 
Onshore  concession  (formerly  the  Abu  Dhabi  Company  for  Onshore 
Petroleum Operations Ltd.) for 40 years. This concession covers the 15 
main onshore fields of Abu Dhabi.

(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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TOTAL  also  holds  a  10%  shareholding  in  ADNOC  Gas  Processing 
(formerly  Abu  Dhabi  Gas  Industries),  which  produces  NGL  and 
condensates from the associated gas produced by ADNOC Onshore.

Late 2018, TOTAL was granted two authorizations to conduct exploration 
works on two offshore prospective areas, with operatorship for one of 
them.

TOTAL  also  holds  a  24.5%  shareholding  in  Dolphin  Energy  Ltd.  that 
sells gas from the Dolphin Block in Qatar to the United Arab Emirates 
and Oman. The operations of Dolphin Energy were not impacted by the 
evolution of the diplomatic relations between the United Arab Emirates 
and Qatar.

In  November  2018,  TOTAL  and  the  state-owned  Abu  Dhabi  National 
Oil  Company  (ADNOC)  signed  a  concession  agreement  to  launch  an 
exploration program for unconventional onshore gas on Block 1 in the 
Diyab prospection zone. In addition to finishing the fracking and testing 
of  the  existing  three  exploration  wells,  the  program  consists  of  three 
appraisal wells and two exploration wells.

The Group’s LNG activities in the United Arab Emirates are presented in 
the iGRP segment in point 2.1.2 of this chapter.

In  Qatar,  production  comes  mainly  from  the  Group’s  interests  in  the 
Al Khalij offshore field (40%, operator) and the Al Shaheen field (30%). 
The Al Shaheen field, located offshore, 80 km north of Ras Laffan, is 
operated by the North Oil Company, held by TOTAL (30%) and Qatar 
Petroleum (70%). TOTAL has  held  a  25-year interest in this field since 
2017. TOTAL also holds a 24.5% interest in the offshore Dolphin Block, 
producing gas that is sold in the United Arab Emirates and Oman. The 
operations of Dolphin Energy were not impacted by the evolution of the 
diplomatic relations between the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.

The Group’s LNG activities in Qatar are presented in the iGRP segment 
in point 2.1.2 of this chapter.

In  Libya,  production  partly  comes  from  the  Al  Jurf  fields  located  on 
offshore areas 15, 16 and 32 (75%) and from the El Sharara fields located 
on onshore areas 129-130 (30%) and 130-131 (24%). On these areas, 
production  was  shutdown  in  July  2018  and  from  December  2018  to 
February 2019 for security reasons and around 10 days in July-August 
2019  due  to  the  unavailability  of  an  export  pipeline.The  Mabruk  fields 
(75%), located on onshore areas 70 and 87, have been shutdown since 
the end of 2014.

Additionally, in March 2018, TOTAL acquired Marathon Oil Libya Limited, 
which  holds  an  16.33%  interest  in  the  onshore  Waha  Concessions, 
with a production of 47 kboe/d in 2019. This acquisition was definitively 
approved by the competent authorities in December 2019.

In  Oman,  TOTAL  participates  in  the  production  of  oil  in  Block  6  (4%) 
principally  and  on  Block  53  (2%),  the  sale  of  which  is  subject  to  the 
approval  of  the  competent  authorities.  The  Group’s  LNG  activities  in 
Oman are presented in the iGRP segment in point 2.1.2 of this chapter.

Additionally, in February 2020, TOTAL signed a concession agreement 
with  the  Oman  government  to  explore  the  resources  of  the  onshore 
Block 12, located in the Greater Barik area. 

In Iraq, the Group’s production comes mainly from its 22.5% interest 
in  the  risked  service  contract  for  the  Halfaya  field,  located  in  Missan 
province. Phase 3 of the project to develop the Halfaya field came into 
production in 2018 and reached the production plateau of 400 kb/d in 
March 2019. In July 2019, a contract was awarded for the treatment of 
the associated gas and the recovery of the LPG and condensates.

Following the finalization of the acquisition of Mærsk Oil in March 2018, 
TOTAL also holds an interest in the Sarsang field in Iraqi Kurdistan, which 
is already in production.

In Yemen, the deterioration of security conditions in the vicinity of the 
Balhaf site 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  (for  more  information,  refer 
to point 3.2 of chapter 3). TOTAL holds various stakes in four onshore 
exploration  licenses,  for  which  a  situation  of  force  majeure  has  been 
declared. In addition, TOTAL signed an agreement to sell its interest in 
Block  5  (Marib  Basin,  Jannah  license,  15%)  in  2018.  This  agreement 
remains subject to the authorities’ approval.

In Iran, TOTAL ceased all operational activity in Iran before November 
4, 2018. Following the withdrawal of the United States from the Global 
Joint  Comprehensive  Plan  of  Action  in  May  2018,  TOTAL  withdrew 
from  the  project  SP11  of  the  giant  South  Pars  gas  field  and  finalized 
its  withdrawal  on  October  29,  2018,  before  the  re-imposition  of  US 
secondary sanctions on the oil industry as of November 5, 2018. TOTAL 
was the operator and had a 50.1% interest alongside the Chinese state-
owned company CNPC (30%) and Petropars (19.9%); a wholly-owned 
subsidiary of National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). For information on 
international economic sanctions concerning Iran, refer to point 3.2 of 
chapter 3.

In Algeria, production comes from the shares in the TFT II and Timimoun 
gas fields and in the oil fields in the Berkine basin (Blocks 404a and 208).

In  Syria,  TOTAL  ceased  its  activities  that  contributed  to  oil  and  gas 
production in December 2011. For information on international economic 
sanctions concerning Syria, refer to point 3.2 of chapter 3.

Under the terms of a Global Agreement signed in 2017 with the authorities, 
two new concession contracts and the corresponding contracts for the 
sale of gas came into effect for TFT II (26.4%) in October 2018 and for 
TFT SUD (49%) in February 2019. Also, TOTAL finalized an agreement to 
buy the 22.6% share of a partner in TFTII. This acquisition is subject to 
the prior approval of the competent authorities. A concession contract 
and  a  gas  marketing  contract  for  Timimoun  (37.75%)  also  took  effect 
in July 2018, replacing those dated July 2012. Production on this field 
started in March 2018.

Additionally,  in  May  2019,  TOTAL  announced  the  signing  of  a  binding 
agreement  with  the  Occidental  Petroleum  Corporation  to  acquire  the 
Anadarko  Petroleum  Corporation’s  assets  in  Algeria.  However,  the 
Algerian  authorities  have  announced  that  they  were  contesting  the 
change  of  control  between  Occidental  and  Anadarko  and  they  were 
considering to exercise their pre-emption right. 

In  Cyprus,  TOTAL  is  present  in  the  offshore  Blocks  6  (50%)  and  11 
(50%, operator) and entered the exploration Blocks 2 (20%), 3 (30%), 7 
(50%,operator), 8 (40%) and 9 (20%) in October 2019.

In  Lebanon,  TOTAL  is  operator  since  February  2018  of  two  offshore 
exploration Blocks 4 and 9 (40%, operator).

Rest of the zone of the Middle East and North Africa

TOTAL also holds interests in an offshore exploration license in Block 7 
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2.2.2.4  Americas

In  the  United  States,  hydrocarbon  production  in  the  Gulf  of  Mexico 
comes  from  its  interests  in  the  deep  offshore  fields  Tahiti  (17%),  and, 
since  March  2018,  Jack  (25%).  It  divested  its  33.33%  interest  in  the 
Chinook field in 2019.

TOTAL is operator of the North Platte discovery (60%) and holds interests 
in  the  Anchor  (37.14%)  discoveries.  In  December  2019,  the  Group 
started  the  FEED  (Front  End  Engineering  and  Design)  studies  for  the 
development of North Platte and decided to launch the development of 
Anchor. Production is expected to start on Anchor in 2024, and the field is 
expected to reach a plateau of 80 kboe/d.

On  the  Ballymore  discovery  (40%),  announced  in  January  2018,  the 
studies launched after the appreciation program completed in 2019, aim 
to establish the profitability of the project by optimizing its development 
plan.

The wells of the first pilot on San Roque have been in production since 
2018, and a second series of wells started up in May 2019, confirming 
the formation’s oil potential.

The pilot development on the Rincón la Ceniza Block was completed 
in 2019 with the start of production of three new wells in the gas and 
condensates part. The delineation well drilled in 2016 on the neighboring 
La Escalonada Block in order to test the oil portion of the formation has 
also demonstrated good productivity. This well was connected to the 
Rincón la Ceniza plant in 2019. Two additional wells on the Rincón la 
Ceniza are expected to confirm the oil potential of these two blocks.

2

In December 2019, TOTAL divested its 2.51% interests in the bloc Sierra 
Chiata in the Neuquén onshore Basin.

In Exploration, TOTAL is operator of three new exploration licenses, in 
conventional offshore: CAN 111 and CAN 113 (50%) since October 2019 
and MLO 123 (37.5%) since November 2019. 

TOTAL also holds a 25% interest in an asset in the Utica basin (on mining 
acreage located mainly in Ohio), where TOTAL has not taken part in any 
drilling in the last three years.

In  Bolivia,  TOTAL  is  present  on  six  licenses,  five  of  which  are  in 
production: San Alberto (15%), San Antonio (15%), the XX Tarija Oeste 
Block (Itau) (41%), Aquio and Ipati (50%, operator).

The Group’s other Upstream activities in the United States are presented 
in 2.1.2 of this chapter.

In  Canada,  the  Group’s  output  comprises  bituminous  oil  sands.  
TOTAL has a 50% interest in Surmont, a steam assisted gravity drainage 
(SAGD(1)) production project, and a 24.58% interest of the Fort Hills mining 
extraction  project,  both  in  the  province  of  Alberta.  The  application  in 
January 2019 of production quotas by the Alberta government affected 
the production of Surmont and Fort Hills, but significantly improved the 
netbacks of the projects.

In  Argentina,  TOTAL  operated  approximately  27%(2)  of  the  country’s 
gas production in 2019:
 – in Tierra del Fuego, on the CMA-1 concession, TOTAL operates the 
Ara and Cañadon Alfa Complex onshore fields and the Hidra, Carina, 
Aries and Vega Pleyade offshore fields (37.5%).

 – in  the  Neuquén  onshore  Basin,  the  Group  holds  interests  in  10 
licenses and operates six of them, including Aguada Pichana Este 
and San Roque, where production has already started. Three shale 
gas and oil pilot projects operated by TOTAL were launched: the first 
on the Aguada Pichana Block, where production started mid-2015 
in order to produce gas; the second on the Rincón la Ceniza Block, 
located on the gas and condensate portion of Vaca Muerta (45%, 
operator),  where  production  started  in  2016;  and  the  third  on  the 
Aguada San Roque Block (24.71%, operator), started production in 
2018 in order to produce oil.

Following the good results of the Aguada Pichana gas pilot project and 
a reduction in drilling costs, the first phase of development of the giant 
Vaca Muerta shale play was launched in 2017 in the eastern part of the 
Block. In this project, all the partners of Aguada Pichana have signed 
an  agreement  to  split  the  block  in  two  which  has  enabled  TOTAL  to 
remain the operator of the Aguada Pichana Este Block, with 27.27% of 
the conventional part (Mulichinco), and 41% of the unconventional part 
(Vaca Muerta), and to adjust to 25% its interest in the Aguada Pichana 
Oeste, which is now non-operated by TOTAL and where a pilot came to 
production in 2017.

A  second  development  phase  was  launched  on  the  Aguada  Pichana 
Este – Vaca Muerta Block in 2018. It should allow the production plateau 
to reach 500 Mcf/d, which corresponds to the capacity of the existing 
plant.

Production  on  the  Incahuasi  field,  on  the  d’Aquio  and  Ipati  Blocks, 
started  in  2016.  The  connection  of  the  ICS-3  well  in  2018,  the  drilling 
of the ICS-5 well in May 2019, and the increase in the capacity of the 
treatment  plant  to  390  Mcf/d,  are  expected  to  durably  maintain  the 
production of the field.

On  the  Azero  exploration  license  (50%,  operator),  the  drilling  of  the 
NCZ-X1 exploration well continued in 2019.

In Brazil, production comes from the Mero field in the Libra (20%), Lapa 
(35%, operator) and Iara (22.5%) Blocks. The acquisition by the Group 
of  an  additional  10%  interest  in  Lapa  under  the  agreement  signed  in 
December 2018, thus increasing TOTAL’s interest in the asset from 35% 
to 45%, is ongoing. The finalization of this transaction remains subjects 
to the Brazilian authorities in 2020.

The Mero field is located in the Santos Basin, approximately 170 km off 
the coast of Rio de Janeiro. At year-end 2019, 18 wells had been drilled 
and the production started in 2017 with the FPSO Pioneiro de Libra (50 
kb/d  capacity)  designed  to  carry  out  the  long-term  production  tests 
necessary for optimizing future development phases. The first FPSO of 
the Mero development project, Mero 1, with a liquid treatment capacity 
of 180 kb/d was launched in 2017, is currently under construction and 
is expected to start up in 2021. The second development FPSO, Mero 
2 (with 16 wells connected to the FPSO with a liquid treatment capacity 
of 180 kb/d) was launched in 2019 and is expected to start up in 2023.

On  Iara,  production  started  in  November  2019,  with  the  FPSO  P-68 
(capacity of 150 kb/d) with a view to developing the Berbigao and Sururu-
West fields. The Atapu field is currently being developed and the FPSO 
P-70 (capacity of 150 kb/d) is expected to start in the first half of 2020.

On Lapa, a drilling campaign started in mid-2019 on the north-east part 
of  the  field  in  order  to  increase  the  production  of  the  FPSO  (capacity 
of 100 kb/d) by adding two injector wells and replacing two productive 
wells, on which integrity problems had been detected. The development 
of the south-east part of Lapa is expected to start in the first half of 2020, 
with two productive wells and one injector well.

(1)  Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage.
(2)  Source: Department of Federal Planning, Public Investment and Services, Energy Secretariat.

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In exploration, TOTAL and its partners Qatar Petroleum and Petronas 
were  awarded  Block  C-M-541  at  the  16th  oil  auctions  of  the  ANP  in 
October  2019.  The  block  is  situated  in  the  Campos  pre-salt-bearing 
basin in ultra deep water. TOTAL’s 40% interest in the block is expected 
to  decrease  to  30%  subject  to  the  closing  of  an  ongoing  10%  farm-
out. In addition, the Group holds 18 exploration licenses located in the 
Barreirinhas,  Ceará,  Espirito  Santo,  Foz  do  Amazonas  and  Pelotas 
basins.

Under  the  terms  of  their  strategic  alliance,  TOTAL  and  Petrobras 
have  signed  an  agreement  to  promote  the  strengthening  of  technical 
cooperation  between  the  two  companies,  in  particular  by  the  joint 
assessment of the exploration potential of promising areas in Brazil and 
by the development of new technologies, in particular in deep offshore.

TOTAL holds an interest in the Gato de Mato field discovered in 2012. 
The well GDM#3 drilled in 2019 has confirmed the field extension in the 
block Gato de Mato South and allows to start development studies.

TOTAL  also  has  interests  in  the  fields  undergoing  assessment  of 
Wahoo (28.6%) and Itaipu (40%) on the BMC-30 and BMC-32 Blocks, 
respectively  in  the  Campos  basin,  following  the  acquisition  of  Mærsk 
Oil in 2018. On December 2019, TOTAL (70%, operator) and his partner 
informed  the  regulatory  body  ANP  of  their  decision  to  relinquinsh  the 
license containing the Xelerete field.

In  Venezuela,  the  production  is  sourced  from  the  shareholdings 
held  by  the  Group  in  PetroCedeño  S.A  (30.32%)  and  in  Yucal  Placer 
(69.5%). Following the new international economic sanctions imposed 
at the start of 2019, the development of the PetroCedeño extra heavy 
oil  field  and  the  debottlenecking  project  of  the  water  separation  and 
treatment facilities were suspended in 2019 (three wells were drilled in 
2019,  compared  with  26  in  2018  and  49  in  2017).  Production  on  the 
PetroCedeño  field  stopped  at  the  end  of  June  2019  has  resumed  at 
the end of November at very low levels. For information on international 
economic  sanctions  concerning  Venezuela,  refer  to  point  3.2  of  
chapter 3.

In Suriname, TOTAL acquired in December 2019 a 50% interest and 
the  right  to  operatorship  in  the  highly  prospective  Block  58  offshore 
Suriname.On this offshore block, the discovery made early 2020 by the 
Maka  Central  -1  exploration  well  is  now  under  evaluation  and  further 
drilling  and  testing  will  be  carried  out  to  appraise  the  resources  and 
productivity  of  the  reservoir.  The  drilling  of  a  second  exploration  well, 
Sapaka West-1 is underway.

In Mexico, TOTAL holds licenses in seven offshore exploration blocks in 
the Gulf of Mexico: Block 2 (50%, operator) located in the Perdido Basin, 
Blocks 1 (33.33%) and 3 (33.33%) located in the Salina Basin, Block 15 
(60%,  operator),  as  well  as  Block  32  (50%),  Block  33  (50%,  operator) 
and Block 34 (42.5%) located in the shallow waters of the Campeche 
Basin. TOTAL has informed Mexican authorities of its intention to give 
back the Block 2.

In Guyana, TOTAL has interests in the Canje Block (35%), the Kanuku 
Block (25%) and the Orinduik Block (25%) as part of the exploration of 
the prolific offshore Guyana Basin. In August 2019, TOTAL announced 
the signing of an agreement entitling Qatar Petroleum to acquire 40% 
of  the  company  that  owns  the  interests  in  Orinduik  and  Kanuku.  The 
finalization  of  this  transaction  remains  subject  to  the  authorities’ 
approval. Two discoveries currently being evaluated were made in 2019 
on Orinduik Block.

Rest of the Americas zone
At  the  end  of  2018,  TOTAL  disposed  of  its  interests  in  the  Aruba 
exploration  license.  In  French  Guiana,  the  Guyane  Maritime  license 
(100%)  expired  in  June  2019.  In  Colombia,  following  the  stoppage  of 
production on the Nicosta field, in which TOTAL holds a 71.4% interest, 
the Group decided to withdraw from the production sharing contract.

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In  Thailand,  the  production  of  condensates  and  natural  gas  comes 
from the Bongkot (33.33%) offshore gas and condensates field and is all 
bought by the PTT Thai state company. Several new wells were drilled in 
2019 to maintain the production plateau.

In  Brunei,  production  comes  from  the  Maharaja  Lela  Jamalulalam 
condensate  gas  field  on  Block  B  (37.5%,  operator),  whence  the  gas 
is supplied to the Brunei LNG liquefaction plant, and from the unitized 
Gumusut-Kakap field, of which the part in Brunei is located on Block 
CA1 (86.95%, operator).

In October 2019, TOTAL has signed an agreement to sell its subsidiary 
(100%),  Total  E&P  Deep  Offshore  Borneo  BV,  which  holds  86.95%  of 
Block CA1, 100 km offshore of Brunei. The finalization of the transaction 
is subject to approval by the competent authorities.

In  China,  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.

TOTAL holds a 49% interest and is operator of the Taiyang exploration 
block in the China Sea, situated in both Chinese and Taiwanese waters. 
Two 2D seismic surveying campaigns were completed in 2018 and 2019.

In Myanmar, the Yadana and Sein fields (31.24%, operator), located on 
the offshore Blocks M5 and M6, primarily produce gas for delivery to 
PTT for use in Thai power plants. These fields also supply the domestic 
market via an offshore pipeline built and operated by MOGE, a Myanmar 
state-owned  company.  In  2017,  TOTAL  started  production  on  the 
Badamyar  field,  a  satellite  of  the  Yadana  field,  which  is  expected  to 
extend the production plateau beyond 2020. The 3D seismic (5,700 km²) 
acquired on Block M5 in the first quarter of 2019 is currently under study.

On  the  A6  exploration  license  (40%),  located  in  deep  offshore  waters 
west of Myanmar, and on which a gas discovery has been made, the 
design  studies  completed  in  the  second  quarter  of  2019  confirmed 
the technical and economic viability of the project. On the YWB deep 
offshore Block (100%, operator), TOTAL holds an exploration license that 
has been renewed until August 2020. The studies based on the 2018  
3D seismic survey are currently in progress.

In  Papua  New  Guinea,  TOTAL  holds  interests  in  the  PPL339 
(35%),  PPL589  (100%)  and  PPL576  (100%)  exploration  licenses.  The 
interpretation of the multi-client seismic survey performed in late 2016 on 
PPL576 revealed some promising prospects. The Group’s LNG activities 
in Papua New Guinea are presented in point 2.1.2 of this chapter.

Rest of the Asia-Pacific zone
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.  In  Sri  Lanka,  in  2016  TOTAL  signed  an 
agreement  to  proceed  with  surveys  on  the  offshore  JS-5  and  JS-6 
Blocks  off  the  east  coast.  The  surveys  are  underway.  A  new  partner 
joined the agreement with a 30% interest, reducing TOTAL’s interest to 
70% in August 2019.

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Upstream hydrocarbons activities

2.3   Upstream hydrocarbons  

activities

The Group’s Upstream hydrocarbons activities include the oil and gas exploration and 
production activities of the Exploration & Production and the Integrated Gas, Renewables  
& Power (iGRP) segments. They are conducted in more than 50 countries.

2

3.0 Mboe/d 
of hydrocarbons 
produced in 2019

12.7 Bboe
of proved reserves 
of hydrocarbons as 
of December 31, 
2019(1)

5.4 $/boe
Production costs 
(ASC932) in 2019

Production(2)

Hydrocarbon production

Combined production (kboe/d)

Oil (including bitumen) (kb/d)

Gas (including Condensates and associated NGL) (kboe/d)

Hydrocarbon production

Combined production (kboe/d)

Liquids (kb/d)

Gas (Mcf/d)

2019

3,014

1,431

1,583

2019

3,014

1,672

7,364

2018

2,775

1,378

1,397

2018

2,775

1,566

6,599

2017

2,566

1,167

1,399

2017

2,566

1,346

6,662

Asia-Pacific 219 kboe/d

Americas 365 kboe/d

Europe and Central Asia  
1,023 kboe/d

Middle East and North Africa  
702 kboe/d

Africa (excluding North Africa) 705 kboe/d

In  2019,  the  Group’s  hydrocarbon  production  was  3,014  kboe/d,  an 
increase of 9% compared to last year, due to:
 – +13% related to the start-up and ramp-up of new projects, including 
Yamal LNG in Russia, Egina in Nigeria, Ichthys in Australia, Kaombo 
in  Angola,  Culzean  in  the  United  Kingdom  and  Johan  Sverdrup  in 
Norway;

 – -3% due to the natural decline of the fields;
 – -1%  due  to  maintenance,  notably  in  Nigeria,  Norway  and  Tyra 

redevelopment project in Denmark. 

Thanks to a significant decrease in capital investments, which peaked 
in 2013, the Group regained some flexibility for opportunities, including, 
in  particular,  the  acquisitions  of  assets  in  Mozambique,  Russia  and 
North Sea, and to launch new projects, taking advantage of the current 
low  level  of  costs.  In  order  to  high  grade  its  portfolio,  the  Group  also 
performed asset sales in various areas such as notably the North Sea 
and Africa. 

Since  2018,  the  Group  has  launched,  or  plans  to  launch,  numerous 
projects  with  an  aggregate  production  potential  that  is  expected  to 
exceed 800 kboe/d.

All these actions are expected to increase production by more than 5% 
per  year  on  average  for  the  period  2018-2021,  of  which  2%  to  4%  in 
2020 compared to 2019, and by more than 3% per year on average for 
the period 2023-2025.

(1)  Based on a Brent crude price of $62.74/b (reference price in 2019), according to the rules established by the Securities and Exchange Commission (refer to point 2.3.1 of this chapter).
(2)  Group production = EP production + iGRP production.

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Technical costs

Operating expenses ($/b)

Exploration costs ($/b)

DD&A ($/b)

Technical costs ($/b)(a)

2019

5.4

1.0

12.9

19.3

2018

5.7

1.0

12.2

18.9

2017

5.4

1.2

12.8

19.4

(a)  Technical costs for the consolidated subsidiaries, calculated in accordance with ASC 932(1) standards, exluding non-recurrents items (chapter 9.1.5).

Production costs for the consolidated subsidiaries, calculated in accordance with ASC 932(1) standards, continued to decrease and were $5.4/boe 
in 2019, compared to $5.7/boe in 2018. 

Liquids and gas sale price

Price realizations(b)

Average liquids price ($/b)

Average gas price ($/Mbtu)

(b)  Consolidated subsidiaries.

Proved reserves

As of December 31

Hydrocarbon reserves (Mboe)

Oil (including bitumen) (Mb)

Gas (including Condensates and associated NGL) (Mboe)

As of December 31

Hydrocarbon reserves (Mboe)

Liquids (Mb)

Gas (Bcf)

2019

59.8

3.88

2018

64.3

4.87

2017

50.2

4.08

2019

2018

2017

12,681

12,050

11,475

5,167

7,514

5,203

6,847

2019

2018

12,681

12,050

6,006

6,049

4,615

6,860

2017

11,475

5,450

36,015

32,325

32,506

Proved reserves of hydrocarbons based on SEC rules (Brent at $62.74/b 
in 2019) were 12,681 Mboe at December 31, 2019. The proved reserve 
replacement rate(2), based on SEC rules (Brent at $62.74/b in 2019), was 
157% in 2019 and 138% over three years.

Asia-Pacific 821 Mboe

Americas 1,917 Mboe

Europe and Central Asia  
4,795 Mboe

Middle East and North Africa  
3,202 Mboe

Africa (excluding North Africa) 1,946 Mboe

(1)  FASB Accounting Standards Codification 932, Extractive industries – Oil and Gas.
(2)  Change in reserves excluding production: (revisions + discoveries, extensions + acquisitions – divestments)/production for the period.

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2.3.1  Hydrocarbons 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 
economically  producible  under  existing  regulatory,  economic  and 
operating conditions.

TOTAL’s  oil  and  gas  reserves  are  consolidated  annually,  taking  into 
account among other factors, levels of production, field reassessments, 
additional  reserves  from  discoveries  and  extensions,  disposal  and 
acquisitions 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 entities 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.

The reserves booking process requires, among other actions:
 – that an internal peer review of technical evaluations is carried out to 

ensure that the SEC definitions and guidance are followed; and

 – that  management  makes  the  necessary  funding  commitments  to 

their development 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 2019, 2018 and 2017

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 2019, 
2018 and 2017 were, respectively, $62.74/b, $71.43/b and $54.36/b.

As of December 31, 2019, TOTAL’s combined proved reserves of oil and 
gas were 12,681 Mboe (67% 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, Mozambique, Nigeria and the Republic of Congo), the Americas 

(mainly in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, the United States and Venezuela), 
the Middle East and North Africa (mainly in the United Arab Emirates, 
Qatar, and Yemen), and Asia-Pacific (mainly in Australia).

Gas  and  associated  products  (condensates  and  natural  gas  liquids) 
represent  approximately  59%  of  the  reserves  whilst  crude  oil  and 
bitumen the remaining 41%.

Discoveries of new fields and extensions of existing fields added 1,654 
Mboe to TOTAL’s proved reserves during the three years 2017, 2018 and 
2019 before deducting production and sales of reserves and adding any 
reserves acquired during this period. The net level of reserve revisions 
during this 3-year period is 1 794 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 2017 (increase), in 2018 (increase) and 
in 2019 (decrease) that led either to a decrease or increase in reserves 
resulting  from  shorter  or  longer  producing  life  of  certain  producing 
fields and from partial debooking or rebooking of proved undeveloped 
reserves due to economic reasons, partially offset by reserves increase 
or decrease on fields with producing sharing or risked service contracts.

As of December 31, 2019, TOTAL’s combined proved reserves of oil and 
gas  are  12,681  Mboe  (8,532  Mboe  of  which  were  proved  developed 
reserves) compared to 12,050 Mboe (8,400 Mboe of which were proved 
developed reserves) as of December 31, 2018.

Reserve sensitivity to hydrocarbon 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  20%  of  TOTAL’s 
reserves  as  of  December  31,  2019).  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. The more the oil prices decrease, the 
more  the  number  of  barrels  necessary  to  cover  the  same  amount  of 
expenses.  Moreover,  the  number  of  barrels  economically  producible 
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 in reserves is partly offset by a reduction 
of the duration over which fields are economically producible. However, 
the effect of a reduction of the duration of production is usually inferior to 
the impact of the drop in prices in production sharing contracts or risked 
service contracts. 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 leads to a decrease in the level of royalties and, therefore, 
an increase of the reserves.

Finally, 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 in proved reserves, and vice versa.

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2.3.2  Exploration 

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

 – 35% for exploration in mature hydrocarbon plays; and
 – 15% for high-potential frontier basins.

The exploration strategy deployed since 2015 aims to prioritize the most 
promising  drill  targets  with  a  view  to  creating  value.  The  Group  plans 
balanced exploration investments:
 – 50%  for  emerging  basins,  where  the  presence  of  hydrocarbons  is 

already proven;

2.3.3  Hydrocarbon production

In 2019, the Group’s exploration expenditure was $1.55 billion, mainly in 
Brazil, Suriname, the United States, the United Kingdom, South Africa, 
French  Guiana,  Guyana,  Mexico,  Cyprus,  and  Senegal,  compared  to 
$1.2 billion in 2018 and in 2017.

The average daily production of liquids and natural gas was 3,014 kboe/d 
in 2019 compared to 2,775 kboe/d in 2018 and 2,566 kboe/d in 2017. 

Gas  and  associated  products  (condensates  and  natural  gas  liquids) 
represented approximately 53% of TOTAL’s overall production in 2019 
compared to 50% in 2018, with crude oil and bitumen represented the 
remaining 47% in 2019 compared to 50% in 2018.

Consistent  with  industry  practice,  TOTAL  often  holds  a  percentage 
interest in its fields 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 an operator (the party responsible for technical production) on the 
acreage in which it holds an interest. For further information, refer to the 
table on producing assets by geographical zone below.

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.

The Trading & Shipping activity of TOTAL’s Refining & Chemicals segment 
marketed  in  2019,  as  in  2018  and  2017,  substantially  all  of  the  liquids 
production  from  TOTAL  (refer  to  table  regarding  Trading  &  Shipping’s 
crude oil sales and supply and petroleum products sales in point 2.4.2.1 
of this chapter).

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2019

Natural 
gas  
Bcf(b)(c)

Liquids 
Mb(a)

Total 
Mboe

Liquids 
Mb(a)

Europe and Central Asia

130

1,313

374

Denmark

Italy

Kazakhstan

Norway

Netherlands

United Kingdom

Russia

Africa (excluding North Africa)

Angola

Republic of Congo

Gabon

Nigeria

Middle East and North Africa

Algeria

United Arab Emirates

Iraq

Libya

Oman

Qatar

Americas

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Canada

Colombia

United States

Venezuela

Asia-Pacific

Australia

Brunei

China

Indonesia

Myanmar

Thailand

12

<1

22

38

0

29

29

204

75

47

11

71

200

13

104

7

28

10

38

61

3

2

6

35

<1

13

2

16

10

3

<1

<1

–

3

42

–

25

197

33

218

798

289

71

12

2

204

313

48

19

1

5

24

216

405

160

70

1

–

–

154

20

368

151

26

39

4

46

20

<1

27

75

6

69

177

257

85

49

12

111

257

22

108

7

29

14

77

133

32

15

6

35

<1

40

5

79

38

8

6

1

6

102

20

122

9

< 1

20

38

–

28

27

187

68

47

13

59

190

11

102

7

22

9

39

67

3

2

7

35

< 1

12

8

6

1

2

–

–

–

3

2

2018

Natural 
gas  
Bcf(b)(c)

1,131

36

–

26

211

36

206

616

287

48

12

4

223

294

34

21

1

3

25

210

423

147

74

–

–

–

176

26

273

66

26

32

5

49

95

Total 
Mboe

Liquids 
Mb(a)

2017

Natural 
gas  
Bcf(b)(c)

332

15

< 1

26

77

7

65

142

245

77

50

14

104

243

17

105

7

23

14

77

142

29

15

7

35

< 1

44

12

51

12

7

6

1

6

19

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

976

–

–

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 
Mboe

278

–

–

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

TOTAL PRODUCTION

INCLUDING SHARE  
OF EQUITY AFFILIATES

Angola

United Arab Emirates

Oman

Qatar

Russia

Venezuela

611

2,688

1,100

572

2,408

1,013

492

2,432

937

79

1,035

267

2

9

9

30

27

2

53

14

24

146

798

<1

8

12

13

57

175

2

90

2

15

9

30

26

8

832

245

103

700

232

30

16

25

143

616

2

7

18

13

58

141

8

2

42

8

16

24

11

29

19

23

144

483

2

7

46

13

42

112

12

(a)  Liquids consist of crude oil, bitumen, condensates and natural gas liquids (NGL).
(b) 
(c)  Gas conversion ratio: 1 boe = 1 b of crude oil = 5,487 cf of gas in 2019 (5,460 cf in 2018 and 5,461 cf in 2017).

Including fuel gas (194 Bcf in 2019, 166 Bcf in 2018 and 173 Bcf in 2017).

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The following table sets forth the Group’s average daily liquids and natural gas production by geographical zone in 2019.

Europe and Central Asia

354

3,596

1,023

334

3,099

909

265

2,674

761

2019

Natural 
gas  
Mcf/d(b)(c)

Liquids 
kb/d(a)

Total 
kboe/d

Liquids 
kb/d(a)

2018

Natural 
gas  
Mcf/d(b)(c)

Total 
kboe/d

Liquids 
kb/d(a)

2017

Natural 
gas  
Mcf/d(b)(c)

Total 
kboe/d

Denmark

Italy

Kazakhstan

Norway

Netherlands

United Kingdom

Russia

Africa (excluding North Africa)

Angola

Republic of Congo

Gabon

Nigeria

Middle East and North Africa

Algeria

United Arab Emirates

Iraq

Libya

Oman

Qatar

Americas

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Canada

Colombia

United States

Venezuela

Asia-Pacific

Australia

Brunei

China

Indonesia

Myanmar

Thailand

34

<1

59

104

<1

79

78

558

205

128

31

194

548

35

286

19

78

26

104

168

7

5

16

98

<1

36

6

44

29

7

<1

<1

–

8

114

–

68

539

90

598

2,187

791

194

32

7

558

857

132

51

3

15

65

591

1,111

438

193

2

–

–

423

55

1,009

415

72

106

10

126

280

56

<1

74

204

16

189

484

705

232

134

33

306

702

59

295

20

80

38

210

365

86

39

16

98

<1

111

15

219

106

21

19

2

16

55

25

< 1

56

104

–

75

74

513

186

130

36

161

520

30

276

18

62

26

108

183

7

5

18

95

1

35

22

16

3

5

–

–

–

8

99

–

70

577

98

566

1,689

786

132

32

12

610

805

94

57

1

9

67

577

1,161

402

204

1

–

–

483

71

748

181

72

88

14

133

260

42

< 1

70

211

18

179

389

670

211

136

39

284

666

47

288

19

63

38

211

389

79

42

19

95

1

119

34

141

34

19

16

3

17

52

–

–

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

TOTAL PRODUCTION

INCLUDING SHARE  
OF EQUITY AFFILIATES

Angola

United Arab Emirates

Oman

Qatar

Russia

Venezuela

1,672

7,364

3,014

1,566

6,599

2,775

1,346

6,663

2,566

216

2,835

731

247

2,281

671

5

24

25

83

73

6

144

39

66

400

2,185

1

22

32

37

155

479

6

4

41

24

85

71

22

81

45

67

395

1,689

4

20

49

37

157

385

23

284

5

115

23

43

67

31

1,914

80

53

64

395

1,317

5

639

20

125

35

114

313

32

(a)  Liquids consist of crude oil, bitumen, condensates and natural gas liquids (NGL).
(b) 
Including fuel gas (531 Mcf/d in 2019, 454 Mcf/d in 2018 and 473 Mcf/d in 2017).
(c)  Gas conversion ratio: 1 boe = 1 b of crude oil = 5,487 cf of gas in 2019 (5,460 cf in 2018 and 5,461 cf in 2017).

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Producing assets by geographical zone

The table below sets forth, as of December 31, 2019(a) and by geographical zone, TOTAL’s producing assets, the year in which TOTAL’s activities 
started, the Group’s interest in each asset (Group share in %) and whether the Group operates the asset.

Europe and Central Asia

Exploration & Production segment 

iGRP segment

Denmark (2018)

Operated: Danish Underground Consortium (DUC) zone (43.20%), comprising the 
Dan/Halfdan, Gorm and Tyra fields, and all their satellites

2

Non-operated: 
Snøhvit (18.40%)

Italy (1960)

Operated: Tempa Rossa (50.00%)

Kazakhstan (1992)

Operated: Dunga (60.00%)

Norway (1965)

Non-operated: Kashagan (16.81%)

Operated: Atla (40.00%), Skirne (40.00%)
Non-operated: Johan Sverdrup (8.44%), Åsgard (7.68%), 
Ekofisk (39.90%), Eldfisk (39.90%), Embla (39.90%), 
Flyndre (6.26%), Gimle (4.90%), Sindre (4.95%), 
Heimdal (16.76%), Islay (5.51%)(b), Kristin (6.00%), 
Kvitebjørn (5.00%), Oseberg (14.70%), 
Oseberg East (14.70%), Oseberg South (14.70%), 
Troll (3.69%), Tune (10.00%), Tyrihans (23.15%)

Netherlands (1964)

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%)

United Kingdom (1962)

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%),  
Islay (94.49%) (b), Elgin-Franklin (46.17%), West Franklin (46.17%), Glenelg (58.73%), 
Culzean (49.99%), Laggan Tormore, Edradour and Glenlivet (all 60.00%), 
Dumbarton, Balloch and Lochranza (100.00%), Gryphon (86.50%), 
Maclure (38.19%), South Gryphon (89.88%), Tullich (100.00%),
Ballindalloch (91.8%), Flyndre (65.94%)

Non-operated: Bruce (1.00%), Markham unitized field (7.35%), 
Golden Eagle, Peregrine and Solitaire (31,56%), Scott (5.16%), 
Telford (2.36%), Harding (30.00%)

Russia (1991)

Non-operated: Kharyaga (20.00%), Termokarstovoye (58.89%)(c), 
several fields through the participation in PAO Novatek (19.40%)

Non-operated: 
Yamal LNG (29.73%)(d)

(a)  The Group’s interest in the local entity is approximately 100% in all cases except for Total Gabon (58.28%), Total E&P Congo (85.00%) and certain entities in Abu Dhabi and Oman (see notes b 

through l below).

(b)  The Islay field extends partially into Norway. Total E&P UK holds a 94.49% shareholding and Total E&P Norge 5.51%. 
(c)  TOTAL’s aggregate interest through a direct interest of 49% in ZAO Terneftegas with PAO Novatek and a 9.89% indirect interest through its 19.40% shareholding in PAO Novatek.
(d)  TOTAL’s aggregate interest through a direct interest of 20.02% in OAO Yamal LNG and a 9.71% indirect interest through its 19.40% shareholding in Novatek.

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Africa  
(excluding North Africa)

Angola (1953)

Gabon (1928)

Exploration & Production segment

iGRP segment

Operated: Girassol, Dalia, Pazflor, CLOV (Block 17) (40.00%), 
Kaombo (Block 32) (30.00%)

Non-operated: Cabinda Block 0 (10.00%), Kuito, BBLT, 
Tombua-Landana (Block 14) (20.00%)(e), Lianzi (Block 14K) (10.00%)(e)

Non-operated: 
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%)

Nigeria (1962)

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

Non-operated: Shell Petroleum Development Company 
(SPDC 10.00%), OML 118 – Bonga (12.50%), OML 138 (20.00%)

The Republic of 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%)

(e)  Shareholding in the company Angola Block 14 BV (TOTAL 50.01%).

Operated: 
OML 58 (40.00%)

Non-operated: 
Nigeria LNG (15.00%)

Middle East and  
North Africa

Algeria (1952)

Exploration & Production segment

iGRP segment

Non-operated: TFT II (26.40%), Timimoun (37.75%), 404a & 208 (12.25%)

United Arab Emirates (1939) Operated: Abu Al Bukhoosh (100.00%)

Iraq (1920)

Libya (1959)

Oman (1937)

Non-operated: ADNOC Onshore (10.00%), 
ADNOC Offshore: Umm Shaif/Nasr (20.00%), Lower Zakum (5.00%), 
ADNOC Gas Processing (15.00%)

Non-operated: Halfaya (22.5%)(f), Sarsang (18.00%)

Non-operated: zones 15, 16 & 32 (75.00%)(g), zones 129 & 130 (30.00%)(g), 
zones 130 & 131 (24.00%)(g), zones 70 & 87 (75.00%)(g), Waha (16.33%)

Non-operated: various onshore fields (Block 6) (4.00%)(h),  
Mukhaizna field (Block 53) (2.00%)(i)

Qatar (1936)

Operated: Al Khalij (40.00%)

Non-operated: North Field-Block NF Dolphin (24.50%), 
Al Shaheen (30.00%)

Non-operated: 
ADNOC LNG (5.00%)

Non-operated: 
Oman LNG (5.54%), Qalhat LNG 
(2.04%, through Oman LNG)

Non-operated: 
North Field-Qatargas 1 Upstream 
(20.00%), North Field-Qatargas 1 
Downstream (10.00%), North 
Field-Qatargas 2 Train 5 (16.70%)

(f)  TOTAL’s shareholding in the joint-venture.
(g)  TOTAL’s shareholding in the foreign consortium.
(h)  TOTAL’s indirect interest (4.00%) in the concession through its 10.00% shareholding in Private Oil Holdings Oman Ltd. 
(i)  TOTAL’s direct interest in Block 53.

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Americas

Argentina (1978)

Exploration & Production segment

iGRP segment

Operated: Aguada Pichana Este – Mulichinco (27.27%), Aguada Pichana Este 
– Vaca Muerta (41.00%), 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%)

Non-operated: Aguada Pichana Oeste (25%), 
Aguada de Castro (25%)

Bolivia (1995)

Operated: Incahuasi (50.00%)

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

Brazil (1999)

Operated: Lapa (35.00%)(j)

Non-operated: Libra (20.00%), Iara (22.50%) 

Canada (1999)

Non-operated: Surmont (50.00%), Fort Hills (24.58%)

United States (1957)

Non-operated: several assets in the Utica Shale area (25.00%)(k),  
Tahiti (17.00%), Jack (25.00%)

Venezuela (1980)

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

2

Operated: several assets  
in the Barnett Shale area 
(90.92% in average)

(j)  TOTAL signed in December 2018 an agreement to acquire an additional 10% interest in the Lapa project in Brazil. The transaction, which remains subject to the approval of the Brazilian 

authorities, will increase TOTAL’s interest in this asset from 35% to 45%.
(k)  TOTAL’s shareholding in the joint-venture with Encino and Chesapeake. 

Asia-Pacific

Australia (2006)

Exploration & Production segment

Brunei (1986)

Operated: Maharaja Lela Jamalulalam (37.50%) 

China (2006)

Indonesia (1968)

Myanmar (1992)

Non-operated: Block CA 1 – Unit (4.64%)

Non-operated: South Sulige (49.00%)

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

iGRP segment

Non-operated: several assets 
in UJV GLNG (27.50%)(l), 
Ichthys (26.00%) 

Non-operated: Block Sebuku (15.00%)

Thailand (1990)

Non-operated: Bongkot (33.33%)

(l)  TOTAL’s interest in the unincorporated joint-venture.

2.3.4  Delivery commitments

The majority of TOTAL’s natural gas production is sold under long-term 
contracts. However, most of its North American and United Kingdom 
production,  and  part  of  its  production  from  Argentina,  Denmark,  the 
Netherlands, Norway and Russia, is sold in 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 
2020-2022 to be 5,525 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).

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2.3.5   Contractual framework of Upstream hydrocarbons production 

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  or  sometimes  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  (or 
consortium) 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  or  the  consortium’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 (the contractor) or consortium (the 
contracting  group)  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  contractor  (or  contractor  group)  undertakes  the 
execution and financing, at its own risk, of all exploration, development 
or  operational  activities.  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 contractor (or the contracting group), on the one hand, and 
the host country or state-owned company, on the other hand.

2.3.6  Oil and gas acreage

Today, concession agreements and PSCs can coexist, sometimes in the 
same country. 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.

As of December 31 (in thousands of acres)

Europe and Central Asia (excl. Russia)

Russia(b)

Africa (excl. North Africa)

Middle East and North Africa

Americas

Asia-Pacific

TOTAL

2019

Undeveloped 
acreage(a)

Developed 
acreage

29,124

11,625

23,697

4,280

75,322

48,101

50,515

9,660

21,052

8,505

39,741

22,323

239,451

104,494

917

231

709

146

803

218

3,389

496

1,040

477

713

229

7,571

1,797

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

GROSS

NET(c)

(a)  Undeveloped acreage includes leases and concessions.
(b)  Undeveloped acreage in Russia includes all the licenses of Novatek in which the Group has an indirect interest. As of December 31, 2018, the gross undeveloped acreage was 20,308 

thousands of acres and the net undeveloped acreage was 3,623 thousands of acres, including those licences. 

(c)  Net acreage equals the sum of the Group’s equity interests in gross acreage.

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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

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2

2019

Gross 
productive 
wells

Net productive 
wells(a)

778

281

418

766

1,531

83

12,391

197

1,085

3,500

10

2,917

16,213

7,744

279

96

71

141

429

19

829

48

357

2,246

9

920

1,974

3,470

Oil

Gas

Oil

Gas

Oil

Gas

Oil

Gas

Oil

Gas

Oil

Gas

OIL

GAS

(a)  Net wells equal the sum of the Group’s equity interests in gross wells.

2.3.8  Net productive and dry wells drilled

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

2019

2018

2017

Net 
productive 
wells drilled  
(a)(b)(d)

Net dry 
wells 
drilled  
(a)(c)(d)

Net total 
wells 
drilled  
(a)(c)(d)

Net 
productive 
wells drilled  
(a)(b)

Net dry 
wells 
drilled  
(a)(c)

Net dry 
wells 
drilled  
(a)(c)

Net 
productive 
wells drilled  
(a)(b)

Net dry 
wells 
drilled  
(a)(c)

Net total 
wells 
drilled  
(a)(c)

1.3

–

1.1

1

1.4

–

4.8

9.1

26.2

17.4

69.6

64.3

170.1

356.7

361.5

0.6

–

0.6

1.4

2.2

–

4.8

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

4.8

1.9

–

1.7

2.4

3.6

–

9.6

9.1

26.2

17.4

69.6

64.3

170.1

356.7

366.3

0.9

–

0.1

0.5

0.5

0.8

2.8

10.1

13.4

13.0

68.8

38.8

116.3

260.4

263.2

0.8

–

1.0

–

1.6

–

3.4

–

–

0.1

–

0.3

–

0.4

3.8

1.7

–

1.1

0.5

2.1

0.8

6.2

10.1

13.4

13.1

68.8

39.1

116.3

260.8

267.0

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

Includes certain exploratory wells that were abandoned, but which would have been capable of producing oil in sufficient quantities to justify completion.

(a)  Net wells equal the sum of the Group’s equity interests in gross wells.
(b) 
(c)  For information: service wells and stratigraphic wells are not reported in this table.
(d) 

Includes 1.7 extension wells in 2019.

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2.3.9   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

2019

Gross

Net(a)

1

–

–

2

2

–

5

122

25

61

250

27

537

1,022

1,027

0.3

–

–

0.7

0.8

–

1.8 

67.3

6.3

10.7

29.8

6.9

136.0

257.0

258.8

(a)  Net wells equal the sum of the Group’s equity interests 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.

(b)  Other wells are developments wells, service wells and stratigraphic wells.

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2.3.10  Interests in pipelines 

The table below shows the main interests held by Group entities(1) in pipelines as of December 31, 2019.

Pipeline(s)

Origin

Destination

(%) interest

Operator

Liquids

Gas

Europe and Central Asia
Azerbaijan
BTC

Norway
Frostpipe (inhibited)

Baku (Azerbaijan)

Ceyhan (Turkey, Mediterranean)

5.00

Heimdal to Brae Condensate 
Line

Heimdal

Lille-Frigg, Froy

Oseberg

Brae

Kvitebjorn Pipeline

Kvitebjorn

Mongstad

Norpipe Oil

Ekofisk Treatment center

Teesside (United Kingdom)

Oseberg Transport System

Oseberg, Brage  
and Veslefrikk

Sture

Troll Oil Pipeline I and II

Troll B and C

Vestprosess (Mongstad refinery)

Vestprosess

Kollsnes (Area E)

Vestprosess (Mongstad refinery)

Netherlands
WGT K13-Den Helder

WGT K13-Extension

United Kingdom
Alwyn Liquid Export Line

Bruce Liquid Export Line

Graben Area Export Line 
(GAEL) Northern Spur

Graben Area Export Line 
(GAEL) Southern Spur

K13A

Markham

Alwyn North

Bruce

ETAP

Den Helder

K13 (via K4/K5)

Cormorant

Forties (Unity)

Forties (Unity)

Elgin-Franklin

ETAP

Ninian Pipeline System

Ninian

Sullom Voe

Shearwater Elgin Area Line 
(SEAL)

Elgin-Franklin, Shearwater

Bacton

Interconnector

SEAL to Interconnector Link 
(SILK)

Bacton

Africa (excluding North Africa)
Gabon
Mandji Pipes

Mandji fields

36.25

16.76

5.00

45.22

12.98

3.71

5.00

4.66

23.00

100.00

1.00

9.58

32.09

16.36

25.73

54.66

Cap Lopez Terminal

100.00(a)

Nigeria
O.U.R

NOPL

Obite

Rumuji

Rumuji

Owaza

Middle East and North Africa
United Arab Emirates
Dolphin

North Field (Qatar)

Taweelah-Fujairah- Al Ain 
(United Arab Emirates)

Americas
Argentina
TGM

Brazil
TBG

TSB

Asia-Pacific
Australia 
GLNG

Myanmar
Yadana

Aldea Brasilera (Entre Rios) Paso de Los Libres  

(Brazil border)

Bolivia-Brazil border

Porto Alegre via São Paulo

Argentina-Brazil border 
(TGM)

Uruguyana (Brazil)

Porto Alegre

Canoas

Fairview, Roma,  
Scotia, Arcadia

Yadana field

GLNG (Curtis Island)

Ban-I Tong (Thai border)

40.00

40.00

24.50

32.68

9.67

25.00

25.00

27.50

31.24

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

(a)  100% interest held by Total Gabon. The Group holds an interest of 58.28% in Total Gabon.

All interests in the oil and gas pipelines included above are also included in the Exploration & Production segment, excluding that in Australia, which 
belongs to the iGRP segment.

(1)  Excluding equity affiliates, except for the Yadana and Dolphin pipelines.

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Refining & Chemicals segment

2.4   Refining & Chemicals segment

Refining & Chemicals is a large industrial segment that encompasses refining, base 
petrochemicals (olefins and aromatics), polymer derivatives (polyethylene, polypropylene, 
polystyrene and hydrocarbon resins), the transformation of biomass and the transformation of 
elastomers (Hutchinson). This segment also includes the activities of Trading & Shipping. 

Among the world’s 
10 largest 
integrated 
producers(1)

2 Mb/d
Refining capacity 
at year-end 2019

One of the leading
traders of oil and 
refined products 
worlwide

$1.4 B
of organic 
investments(2) 
in 2019

50,314
employees 
present

Refinery throughput(a) (in Kb/d)

1,852

1,827

1,671

1,365

1,391

1,209

462

487

436

  Europe

  Rest of the world

2019

2018

2017

(a) 

Includes refineries in Africa that are reported in the Marketing & Services segment.

Refinery  throughput  decreased  by  10%  in  2019  notably  due  to  the 
shutdown  for  nearly  6  months  of  Grandpuits  refinery  in  France  and 
planned maintenance at Normandy refinery.

Refining & Chemicals segment financial data

(M$ except VCM)

Variable cost margin – Refining Europe, VCM ($/t)

Adjusted net operating income(a)

Operating cash flow before working capital changes w/o financial charges (DACF)(b)

Cash flow from operations(c)

2019

34.9

3,003

4,072

3,837

2018

38.2

3,379

4,388

4,308

2017

45.6

3,790

4,728

7,411

(a)  Adjusted results are defined as income using replacement cost, adjusted for special items, excluding the impact of changes for fair value.
(b)  DACF = debt adjusted net cash flow. The operating cash flow before working capital changes w/o financial charges of the segment is defined as cash flow from operating activities before 

changes in working capital at replacement cost, without financial charges, except those related to leases.

(c)  Excluding financial charges, except those related to leases.

Adjusted net operating income for the Refining & Chemicals segment 
decreased  by  11%  in  2019  to  $3,003  M,  notably  due  to  a  decrease 

of around 10% in refining and petrochemical margins as well as lower 
throughput.

(1)  Based on publicly available information, production capacities at year-end 2018.
(2)   Organic investments = net investments, excluding acquisitions, divestments and other operations with non-controlling interests (refer to point 2.6.1 of this chapter).

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2.4.1  Refining & Chemicals

Refining Chemicals’ activities include refining (including the production 
of  biofuels),  base  petrochemicals  (olefins  and  aromatics),  polymer 
derivatives (polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene and hydrocarbon 
resins),  biomass  conversion  and  elastomer  processing  (Hutchinson)(1). 
The volume of its Refining & Chemicals activities places TOTAL among 
the top 10 integrated producers worldwide(2).

In Western Europe, the Group operates seven refineries (one in Belgium 
in Antwerp, four in France in Donges, Feyzin, Gonfreville and Grandpuits, 
one in the United Kingdom in Immingham and one in Germany in Leuna) 
and one biorefinery in France in La Mède and owns a 55% stake in the 
Zeeland refinery in the Netherlands in Vlissingen. In 2018, the Group sold 
its stake in TotalErg, which held a stake in the Trecate refinery in Italy.

Refining  &  Chemicals’  strategy  integrates  a  constant  requirement  for 
safety, core value of the Group, and the priority given to the management 
of  its  environmental  footprint.  In  a  context  of  increasing  worldwide 
demand for oil and petrochemicals driven by non-OECD countries and 
the entry of new capacities into the market, the strategy involves:
 – improving competitiveness of refining and petrochemicals activities 
by  making  optimal  use  of  production  assets  and  concentrating 
investments on the large integrated platforms;

 – developing  petrochemicals,  mainly  in  the  United  States  and  the 
Middle East, by exploiting the proximity of cost-effective oil and gas 
resources  in  order  to  supply  growing  markets,  particularly  in  Asia; 
and

 – innovating in low carbon activities by developing biofuels, biopolymers 
and plastics recycling solutions as well as materials contributing to 
the  energy  efficiency  of  the  Group’s  customers,  particularly  in  the 
automotive market.

2.4.1.1  Refining and petrochemicals

TOTAL has equity stakes in 17 refineries (out of which nine are operated 
by  companies  of  the  Group),  located  in  Europe,  the  Middle  East,  the 
United  States,  Asia  and  Africa.  As  of  December  31,  2019,  TOTAL’s 
refining capacity was 1,959 kb/d compared to 2,021 kb/d at year-end 
2018,  same  as  at  year-end  2017.  The  Refining  &  Chemicals  segment 
managed a refining capacity of 1,942 kb/d at year-end 2019, or 99% of 
the Group’s total capacity(3).

The  petrochemicals  businesses  are  located  in  Europe,  United  States, 
Qatar,  South  Korea  and  Saudi  Arabia.  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 its initial target. Since then, the 
major investment project launched in 2013 on the Antwerp platform in 
Belgium was completed in 2017, improving the site’s conversion rate and 
increasing the flexibility of the steam crackers. 

The  start-up  of  the  La  Mède  biorefinery  mid-2019  achieved  the 
conversion of the former hydrocarbons refinery into a platform focusing 
on new energies. 

Activities by geographical area

Europe

TOTAL is the second largest refiner and the second largest petrochemist 
in Western Europe(4).

Western  Europe  accounts  for  73%  of  the  Group’s  refining  capacity, 
i.e., 1,437 kb/d at year-end 2019, same as at year-end 2018 compared 
to 1,454 kb/d at year-end 2017.

The  Group’s  main  petrochemical  sites  in  Europe  are  located  in 
Belgium  in  Antwerp  (steam  crackers,  aromatics,  polyethylene)  and 
Feluy (polyolefins, polystyrene), and in France, 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 for 48% of the Group’s petrochemicals capacity, i.e., 
10,203 kt at year-end 2019, compared to 10,277 kt at year-end 2018 
and 10,293 kt at year-end 2017.

 – In France, the Group continues to improve its operational efficiency 
in a context of stagnation in the consumption of petroleum products 
in Europe.

In 2019, TOTAL continued modernizing its refining activity in France, 
in  particular  at  La  Mède,  with  an  investment  decision  made  in 
2015  for  around  €275  million  to  transform  the  site  into  the  first 
biorefinery in France. The start-up of the biorefinery mid-2019, with 
a  production  capacity  of  500  kt/y,  marked  the  completion  of  the 
industrial conversion project of La Mède, in which helps address the 
growing demand for biofuels in Europe. The conversion of the site, 
which contributes to maintain local industrial activities, also includes 
a logistics and storage platform, a solar energy farm and a training 
center,  that  have  been  developed  on  the  site  since  2017,  plus  an 
AdBlue(5) production unit, which started up in August 2018. 

In  2019,  TOTAL  and  Ecoslops  SA  founded  Ecoslops  Provence, 
a  joint-venture  in  which  TOTAL  holds  a  25%  shareholding  that  is 
currently  building  a  unit  to  regenerate  hydrocarbon  residues  from 
maritime transport on the La Mède platform. This joint-venture is part 
of the development of the circular economy and uses an innovative 
technology to produce fuel and light bitumen from oil residues.

In May 2019, in Donges, the various stakeholders (TOTAL, the French 
State and local authorities) entered into an agreement to finance the 
works  to  divert  the  railway  that  crosses  the  site.  The  study  of  the 
investment  project  for  the  construction  of  intermediate  feedstock 
desulfurization  units  and  hydrogen  production  units  is  continuing. 
This investment project amounts to €400 million.

In  petrochemicals,  the  Group  reconfigured  the  Carling  platform  in 
Lorraine. Since the shutdown of the steam cracking activity in 2015, 
new hydrocarbon resins and compound polypropylene production 
units have been in activity.

(1)  The electroplating chemistry (Atotech) and adhesives (Bostik) activities were sold in 2017 and 2015, respectively.
(2)   Based on publicly available information, refining distillation capacity and petrochemicals production capacities at year-end 2018.
(3)  The balance of the refining capacity is reported in the Marketing & Services segment.
(4)  Based on refining distillation capacity and petrochemicals production capacities at year-end 2018.
(5)  Fuel additive intended for road transport and designed to lower nitrogen oxide (NOX) compound emissions.

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 – In Belgium, the Group finalized a major project in 2017 to modernize 
its Antwerp platform 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 refining process into raw materials for the 
petrochemical units. In addition, the Group has developed a project 
to enable greater flexibility on one of the steam-cracking units and 
has thus been processing ethane since 2017.

 – In  Germany,  TOTAL  operates  the  Leuna  refinery  (100%),  where  a 
new  benzene  extraction  unit  (approximately  60  kt/y)  has  been  in 
service since late 2017.

 – In the United Kingdom, TOTAL operates the Lindsey refinery, with 

a capacity of 5.5 Mt/y.

North America

The  Group’s  main  sites  in  North  America  are  located  in  Texas,  at 
Port  Arthur  (refinery,  steam  cracker),  Bayport  (polyethylene),  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% shareholding in BASF Total Petrochemicals 
(BTP), the main assets of which being a condensate splitter and a steam 
cracker. The Group continues to work on strengthening the synergies 
between these two plants. The BTP cracker has a production capacity 
of more than 1 Mt/y of ethylene, of which more than 85% is from ethane, 
propane and butane, which are produced in abundance locally.

At La Porte, TOTAL holds a 100% interest in a large polypropylene plant, 
with a capacity of 1.2 Mt/y.

At Carville, TOTAL operates a styrene plant with a capacity of 1.2 Mt/y, in 
a 50% joint-venture with SABIC and a polystyrene unit with a capacity of 
600 kt/y, which is 100% owned.

Finally,  the  joint-venture  between  TOTAL  (50%)  and  Novealis,  itself  a 
50/50  joint-venture  between  Borealis  and  Nova  Chemicals,  continued 
on the Port Arthur site the construction of a new ethane cracker with an 
ethylene production capacity of 1 Mt/y for an investment of $1.7 billion. 
The commissioning of this new cracker is expected to take place in 2021. 
The  joint-venture  also  started  the  construction  of  a  new  polyethylene 
unit downstream of the cracker. This integrated development will more 
than double the site’s polyethylene production capacity to about 1 Mt/y 
and thus maximize synergies with the existing assets at Port Arthur and 
Bayport.

Asia, the Middle East and Africa

The Group holds interests in first-rate platforms that are ideally positioned, 
with easier access to feedstock under competitive conditions, enabling 
its continuous development in order to supply growing areas.

In Saudi Arabia, TOTAL has a 37.5% shareholding in SATORP (Saudi 
Aramco  Total  Refining  and  Petrochemical  Company)  which  operates 
the Jubail refinery. This refinery, located close to Saudi Arabia’s heavy 
crude oil fields, increased its capacity by 10% at the beginning of 2018 

to  440  kb/d.  The  refinery’s  configuration  enables  it  to  process  heavy 
crudes  and  produce  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 800 kt/y paraxylene unit, a  
200 kt/y propylene unit, and a 140 kt/y benzene unit. In addition, TOTAL 
and Saudi Aramco signed in 2018 an agreement to jointly develop the 
engineering  studies  for  the  construction  of  a  petrochemicals  complex 
adjacent to the refinery. This world class project will include a mixed-
load  steam  cracker  (50%  ethane  and  refinery  gases)  with  a  capacity 
of 1.5 Mt/y and polyethylene units with a capacity of 1 Mt/y, for a total 
investment of about $5.5 billion.

In South Korea, TOTAL has a 50% stake in Hanwha Total Petrochemical 
Co.  (HTC),  which  operates  a  petrochemical  complex  in  Daesan 
(condensate  splitter,  steam  cracker,  styrene,  paraxylene,  polyolefins). 
Investments totaling $750 million, decided in 2017, have increased the 
ethylene  production  capacity  by  30%  in  2019  and  the  polyethylene 
production  capacity  by  more  than  50%  in  2020.  At  the  end  of  2018, 
TOTAL decided to make an additional investment of $500 million that will 
increase the polypropylene production capacity by nearly 60% by 2021 
to reach 1.1 Mt/y, and increase the ethylene production capacity by 10% 
to reach 1.5 Mt/y.

In  Qatar,  the  Group  holds  interests(1)  in  two  ethane-based  steam 
crackers (Qapco, Ras Laffan Olefin Cracker-RLOC) and four polyethylene 
lines  operated  by  Qapco  in  Messaied,  including  a  linear  low-density 
polyethylene plant with a capacity of 550 kt/y (Qatofin) and a 300 kt/y 
low-density polyethylene line (Qapco). TOTAL also holds a 10% interest 
in the Ras Laffan condensates refinery, with a total capacity of 300 kb/d.

In China, during the second quarter 2019, TOTAL completed the sale to 
Petrochina of its 22.4% shareholding in WEPEC, a company operating 
a  refinery  located  in  Dalian.  As  part  of  its  dynamic  asset  portfolio 
management policy, the Group also sold in the first quarter of 2019 its 
polystyrene activity in China, which included two plants in Foshan and 
Ningbo in the Shanghai region, each with a capacity of 200 kt/y.

In  the  United  Arab  Emirates,  TOTAL  sold  in  2018  the  33.3% 
shareholding that it held in ADNOC Fertilizers, which operates a plant 
producing 2 Mt/y of urea in Ruwais.

In  Algeria,  in  October  2018,  the  Group  signed  a  shareholders’ 
agreement to create the STEP joint-venture (Sonatrach Total Entreprise 
de  Polymères,  in  which  Sonatrach  holds  51%  and  TOTAL  49%)  to 
implement  a  petrochemical  project  in  Arzew,  in  western  Algeria.  This 
project includes the construction of a propane dehydrogenation plant 
and  a  polypropylene  production  unit  with  a  capacity  of  550  kt/y.  The 
joint-venture was created in January 2019.

In the rest of Africa, the Group also has interests in four refineries (South 
Africa,  Cameroon,  Côte  d’Ivoire  and  Senegal).  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%)

SUBTOTAL

Other refineries in which the Group has equity stakes(c)

TOTAL

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2019

2018

2017

253

–(b)

253

–(b)

253

–(b)

219

109

101

338

227

109

202

1,558

401

1,959

219

109

101

338

227

109

202

1,558

463

2,021

219

109

101

338

227

109

202

1,558

463

2,021

2

(a)  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.
(b)  Crude oil processing stopped definitively at the end of 2016.
(c)  TOTAL’s share as of December 31, 2019, in the eight refineries in which it has equity stakes ranging from 7% to 55% (one each in the Netherlands, South Korea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and four in 
Africa). In 2019, TOTAL sold its stake in the wepec refinery in China. In 2018, the Group sold its stake in TotalErg, which held a stake in the Trecate refinery in Italy. In 2017, TOTAL sold a portion 
of its interests in the SIR refinery in Côte d’Ivoire and SAR refinery in Senegal.

Refined products

The table below sets forth by product category TOTAL’s net share(a) of refined quantities produced by the Group’s refineries:
(kb/d)

2019

2018

2017

Gasoline

Aviation fuel(b)

Diesel and heating oils

Heavy fuels

Other products

TOTAL

(a)  For refineries not 100% owned by TOTAL, the production shown is TOTAL’s equity share in the site’s overall production.
(b)  Avgas, jet fuel and kerosene.

Utilization rate

The table below sets forth the average utilization rates of the Group’s refineries:

On crude and other feedstock(a)(b)

On crude(a)(c)

Including equity share of refineries in which the Group has a stake.

(a) 
(b)  Crude + crackers’ feedstock/distillation capacity at the beginning of the year.
(c)  Crude/distillation capacity at the beginning of the year.

288

187

672

82

377

291

210

732

99

461

283

196

726

115

438

1,606

1,793

1,758

2019

83%

80%

2018

92%

88%

2017

91%

88%

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Petrochemicals: breakdown of TOTAL’s main production capacities

As of December 31 (in kt)

Olefins(b)

Aromatics(c)

Polyethylene

Polypropylene

Polystyrene

Other(d)

TOTAL

2019

2018

2017

Europe

North 
America(a)

4,371

2,929

1,120

1,370

413

–

1,555

1,512

223

1,200

600

–

Asia and 
Middle 

East(b) Worldwide  Worldwide  Worldwide 

1,938

2,554

880

420

–

116

7,863

6,995

2,223

2,290

1,013

116

7,430

6,967

2,135

2,950

1,745

100

7,378

6,909

2,357

2,950

1,745

63

10,203

5,090

5,907

21,200

21,327

21,401

Including 50% of the joint-venture between TOTAL and Novealis.
Including interests in Qatar, 50% of Hanwha Total Petrochemicals Co. Ltd. in South Korea and 37.5% of SATORP in Saudi Arabia.

(a) 
(b) 
(c)  Ethylene + propylene + butadiene.
(d) 
Including monomer styrene.
(e)  Mainly monoethylene glycol (MEG), polylactic acid polymer (PLA) and cyclohexane.

Developing new ways to produce fuels and polymers

Biotechnologies and the conversion of biomass

TOTAL  is  exploring  new  ways  to  valorize  conventional  and  non-
conventional  carbon  resources  (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  valorization,  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) as well as the most 
appropriate, efficient and environment friendly conversion processes.

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 conversion program, the Group started 
up the first biorefinery in France in mid-2019, with a production capacity 
of 500 kt/y of biofuels, mainly high-quality HVO type biodiesel, but also 
biojet fuel and petrochemical bio-feedstocks. 

TOTAL  continued  extensive  research  activity  in  2019,  which  targeted 
the  emergence  of  new  solutions  in  the  field  of  biofuels.  The  BioTFuel 
consortium’s construction of a pilot demonstration unit on the Dunkerque 
(France)  site  led  to  the  commencement  in  2017  of  a  gasification  test 
program for synthesis of biomass into fungible, sulfur-free fuels.

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, which started in December 2018 
and have a production capacity of 75 kt/y.

TOTAL  is  exploring  various  opportunities  for  promoting  biomass  and 
has launched numerous collaborative R&D projects for the development 
of  bio-sourced  molecules  with  several  academic  partners  (the  Joint 
BioEnergy  Institute,  United  States,  the  University  of  Wageningen, 
Netherlands and the Toulouse White Biotechnology consortium, France) 
or  through  its  Novogy  subsidiary  (Massachusetts,  United  States).  In 
addition, TOTAL holds an interest in Amyris Inc.(1), an American company 
listed on NASDAQ.

On  its  R&D  platform  in  Solaize  (France),  TOTAL  develops  new 
biocomponents derived from the transformation of the biomass by using 
a methodology based on predictive modeling and chemical conversion 
into high added-value biomolecules.

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).

Plastics recycling and circular economy

TOTAL is deeply committed to developing recycling in order to address 
the issue of end-of-life of plastics. In addition, TOTAL has the ambition to 
produce 30% of its polymers from recycled materials by 2030.

TOTAL  is  a  founding  member  of  the  Alliance  to  End  Plastic  Waste, 
which brings together approximately 40 companies in the plastics and 
consumer  goods  value  chain.  Those  companies  committed  to  spend 
more than $1 billion, with the target of reaching $1.5 billion in five years, 
to help end plastic waste in the environment, especially in oceans, and 
to promote recycling solutions of used plastics by supporting a circular 
economy approach.

In  France,  TOTAL,  Saint-Gobain,  the  eco-organization  Citeo  and 
the  French  fresh  dairy  producers  union  Syndifrais  have  founded  a 
partnership  to  conduct  a  feasibility  study  that  aims  to  incorporate 
collected polystyrene in the Group’s plastics production units in Carling 
and Feluy.

(1)  7.26% on December 31, 2019.

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Regarding  mechanical  recycling,  in  February  2019,  TOTAL  acquired 
the  French  company  Synova,  a  leader  in  the  production  of  recycled 
polypropylene  that  meets  the  high-quality  standards  of  automotive 
equipment  manufacturers  and  carmakers.  The  current  production 
capacity  of  20  kt/y  of  polypropylene  made  from  recycled  plastics, 
sourced from the collection and sorting of industrial and post-consumer 
waste, will be doubled by 2021, addressing the growing market demand 
for high-performance recycled materials.

TOTAL is also assessing the development of industrial value chains in 
order to build a chemical recycling economic model, in synergy with its 
refining and petrochemicals activities. Chemical recycling addresses the 
issues of the circular economy, and in particular the use of plastics in 
applications related to food. TOTAL notably announced the creation of 
a  consortium  with  leading  actors  in  the  packaging  value  chain  (Citeo, 
Recycling  Technologies,  a  provider  of  plastic  recycling  technologies, 
food  industry  leaders  Mars  and  Nestlé)  to  study  the  technical  and 
economic feasibility of recycling complex waste, such as small flexible 
and multilayered food-grade packaging.

2.4.2  Trading & Shipping

The activities of Trading & Shipping are focused primarily on serving the 
Group’s needs, and notably include:
 – 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
 – 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.

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2.4.1.2  Elastomer processing (Hutchinson)

The elastomer transformation specialist Hutchinson is one of the world 
leaders  in  anti-vibratory  systems,  fluid  management,  precision  sealing 
and bodywork sealing. These solutions are used worldwide, especially 
in  the  automotive,  aeronautical  and  industrial  manufacturing  sectors 
(defense, railroads, energy).

Hutchinson  draws  on  wide-ranging  expertise  and  employs  its  know-
how from the custom design of materials to the integration of connected 
solutions: structural sealing solutions, precision sealing, management of 
fluids, materials and structures, anti-vibration systems and transmission 
systems.

2

Hutchinson had 89 production sites across the world (of which 55 are 
located in Europe and 18 in North America) and approximately 40,000 
employees as of December 31, 2019.

In  December  2019,  Hutchinson  completed  the  acquisition  of  PFW 
Aerospace,  a  German-based  company  specialized  in  the  production 
of components for the aeronautical sector, with two production sites in 
Turkey and in Germany.

2.4.2.1  Trading

Oil prices have been very volatile during year 2019, marked by various 
geopolitical  (tensions  in  the  Persian  Gulf,  tightening  of  sanctions)  and 
regulatory  events  (prospect  of  the  start  of  maritime  regulations  IMO 
2020,  relating  to  the  sulfur  content  of  bunkers  notably).  After  firming 
up  until  May  2019,  prices  fell  during  the  summer  before  resuming  an 
uptrend  until  the  end  of  the  year.  TOTAL  is  one  of  the  world’s  largest 
traders  of  crude  oil  and  petroleum  products  on  the  basis  of  volumes 
traded(1). 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 6.9 Mb/d in 2019, compared to 6.6 Mb/d in 2018 
and to 6.1 Mb/d in 2017.

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) 
(b) 

Including condensates.
Including inventory variations.

2019

1,672

1,357

3,156

4,513

1,356

3,157(b)

4,513

2,393

2018

1,566

1,167

3,193(b)

4,360

1,480

2,880

4,360

2,286

2017

1,346

1,120

2,870

3,990

1,527

2,463

3,990

2,154

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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) in order to adjust 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.

2.4.2.2  Shipping

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 2019, Shipping chartered approximately 3,000 voyages (slightly lower 
than 2018 and slightly higher than 2017) to transport 140 Mt of crude 
oil and petroleum products, compared to 143 Mt in 2018 and 133 Mt 
in 2017. On December 31, 2019, the mid-term and long-term chartered 
fleet amounted to 57 vessels (including 9 LPG vessels), compared to 56 
in 2018 and 59 in 2017. Shipping only charters vessels satisfying the best 
international standards and the average age of the fleet is approximately 
six years.

As part of its Shipping activity, the Group, like other oil companies and 
ship owners, uses freight rate derivative contracts to adjust its exposure 
to market fluctuations.

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Marketing & Services segment

2.5   Marketing & Services segment

The Marketing & Services segment includes worldwide supply and marketing activities  
of oil products and services. It is also growing in low carbon fuels.

2nd
largest retail 
distribution among 
majors outside of 
North America(1)

4th
worldwide 
distributor of  
inland lubricants(2)

15,615
branded service 
stations Groupe(3) 
at December 31 
2019

$1.0 B
of organic 
investments(4)  
in 2019 

24,858
employees 
present

2

Petroleum products sales(a) (in kb/d)

1,021

1,845

1,801

1,779

1,001

1,049

824

800

730

  Europe

  Rest of the world(b)

2019

2018

2017

(a)  Excludes trading and Refining bulk sales.
(b) 

Including Turkey.

Sales of petroleum products increased by 2% in 2019, thanks notably to business development in the African and American regions, notably Mexico 
and Brazil.

Marketing & Services segment financial data

(M$)

Adjusted net operating income(a)

Operating cash flow before working capital changes w/o financial charges (DACF)(b)

Cash flow from operations(c)

2019

1,653

2,546

2,604

2018

1,652

2,156

2,759

2017

1,676

2,242

2,221

(a)  Adjusted results are defined as income using replacement cost, adjusted for special items, excluding the impact of changes for fair value.
(b)  DACF = debt adjusted cash flow. The operating cash flow before working capital changes w/o financial charges of the segment is defined as cash flow from operating activities before changes 

in working capital at replacement cost, without financial charges, except those related to leases.

(c)  Excluding financial charges, except those related to leases.

Marketing & Services’ adjusted net operating income was $1,653 M in 2019 stable compared to $1,652 M in 2018.

(1)  Source IHS 2018, number of service stations for TOTAL, BP, Chevron, Exxon and Shell.
(2)  Source IHS 2018.
(3)  TOTAL, Total Access, Elf, Elan and AS24, including service stations owned by third parties.
(4)  Organic investments = net investments, excluding acquisitions, divestments and other operations with non-controlling interests (refer to point 2.6.1 of this chapter).

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2.5.1  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, 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 for its M&S activities. The Group achieves this 
ambition by creating solutions aimed at performance, energy efficiency, 
new  energies  for  mobility(1)  and  digital  transformation.  M&S  promotes 
the brand awareness through significant advertising campaigns and a 
strong presence on the ground, with more than 15,000 service stations 
around the world. To best meet its customers’ current and future needs, 
M&S continues its efforts in R&D in order to design and develop new 
products, in particular for the low-carbon energy engines of the future.

M&S  pursues  a  proactive,  primarily  organic  development  strategy 
focused  on  large  fast  growing  markets.  In  2019,  organic  investments 
were approximately $1 billion, stable compared to 2018, and focused 
mainly on retail activity. M&S is one of the main distributors of petroleum 
products  on  the  key  markets  in  Western  Europe(2).  M&S  continues  to 
develop its activities in Africa, where it is the market leader(3).

M&S  is  implementing  a  dynamic  portfolio  management  strategy.  In 
2019,  the  Group  continued  to  make  acquisitions  and  enter  targeted 
partnerships in order to support the development of its activities on the 
growing  markets  of  the  future.  M&S  continues  to  grow  in  the  largest 
Asian markets, with the signature in 2018 of a major partnership with the 
Indian conglomerate Adani, with an objective to build over time a retail 
network of 1,500 service stations in India. This partnership was extended 
with the announcement in October 2019 of the acquisition of a 37.4% 
stake in Adani Gas Limited, with the ambition to develop a network of 
1,500 natural gas stations for vehicles, of which 500 are in synergy with 
service stations. In February 2019, TOTAL and Saudi Aramco signed a 
joint-venture agreement to develop a network of fuel and retail services 
in  Saudi  Arabia.  M&S  is  continuing  to  grow  in  the  Americas  zone,  in 
countries  such  as  Brazil  and  Mexico,  the  largest  and  second-largest 
petroleum products distribution markets(4) in Latin America, and in the 
natural gas vehicles market in the United States. 

In  August  2019,  TOTAL  entered  into  an  agreement  in  order  to  sell  its 
30% stake in the French company Société des Transports Pétroliers par 
Pipeline (TRAPIL).

M&S’ three main business areas are:
 – retail, with a network of more than 15,000 Group-branded service 
stations(5). The Group is present in the key markets in Western Europe 
and continues to develop in Africa, where it is present in almost 40 
countries, as well as in large growing markets in Asia (China, India) 

and  the  Americas  (Brazil,  Mexico).  TOTAL  sells  high-performance 
fuels  and  petroleum  products  and  new  energies  for  mobility 
(NGV,  hydrogen,  electric  charging  for  vehicles).  M&S  is  developing 
partnerships with leading brands in catering and convenience stores, 
and  new  services  built  on  digital  innovations  to  capture  and  retain 
new  customers.  The  Group  is  also  pursuing  its  growth  in  the  car 
wash market through its TOTAL WASH brand. These offers support 
customers in their mobility by providing them with all of the products 
and services they need at “One Stop Shop” service stations. M&S 
addresses the road freight transport sector through the network of 
almost 1,000 specialized AS24 stations in Europe. It is pursuing its 
solarization program and inaugurated its 1,000th solarized station in 
August 2019 in Morocco;

 – the  production  and  sale  of  lubricants,  a  business  that  accounts 
for  a  significant  share  of  M&S’  adjusted  net  operating  income. 
TOTAL  intends  to  maintain  the  growth  dynamic  of  its  positions 
by  strengthening  in  particular  growth  of  the  sales  of  its  premium 
products with higher unit margins, with new packaging at the start 
of 2020. To strengthen its positions on the metalworking market, in 
2018, TOTAL launched Folia, an innovative biosourced fluid and, in 
2019, acquired Houghton’s lubrication activities dedicated to rolling 
in 20 European countries, the United States, Canada and Mexico. 
M&S is pursuing its commercial and technological partnerships with 
car manufacturers. Investments in R&D enable the Group to supply 
high-quality premium lubricants to its customers worldwide. TOTAL 
has 35 operated production sites (blending plants);

 – the  distribution  of  products  and  services  for  professional  markets. 
Based  on  the  diversity  of  its  product  ranges  and  its  worldwide 
logistics  network  deployed  in  proximity  to  more  than  one  million 
customers,  TOTAL  is  a  partner  of  choice  and  a  local  supplier  of 
products  and  multi-energy  offers  (mainly  bulk  fuels,  special  fluids, 
liquefied  petroleum  gas,  compressed  natural  gas,  liquefied  natural 
gas, bitumens and marine and aviation fuels), in particular for major 
multinational  industrial  groups.  M&S  proposes  an  offering  of  fuel 
cards that provides fuel payment solutions and services for vehicle 
fleet management to businesses of all sizes. Regarding new mobility 
energies, TOTAL is growing on the entire electric vehicle recharging 
value  chain  relying  on  its  broad  geographical  footprint  on  the  key 
European  markets.  In  addition,  TOTAL  and  Deutsche  Post  DHL 
Group reached a strategic cooperation agreement in October 2019 
to strengthen their collaboration, in particular in the field of sustainable 
mobility and low-carbon energies. The Group also offers solutions 
that help its customers manage all of their energy needs with new 
digital platforms such as the management of on-site facilities and the 
reduction of their environmental footprint.

As part of its business, M&S owns stakes through its subsidiaries in four 
refineries in Africa.

(1)  Electro-mobility, natural gas vehicles (NGV), hydrogen, marine LNG.
(2)  France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
(3)  Publicly available information, based on the number of Group-branded service stations in Africa in 2018.
(4)  Source: IHS 2019.
(5)  This figure takes into account more than 500 stations licensed under the TOTAL brand in Turkey and excludes more than 2,500 TOTAL service stations sold in Italy at the start of 2018.

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2.5.2  Sales of petroleum products

The following table presents M&S petroleum products sales(a) by geographical area:
(kb/d)

Europe

France

Europe, excluding France

Africa

Middle East(b)

Asia Pacific(c)

Americas

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2019

1,021

2018

1,001

2017

1,049

512

509

444

34

198

148

517

484

443

41

199

117

519

530

431

45

173

81

2

(a) 

(b) 
(c) 

In addition to M&S’s petroleum product sales, the Group’s sales also include international trading (1,730 kb/d in 2019, 1,777 kb/d in 2018, 1,659 kb/d in 2017) and bulk Refining sales (536 kb/d 
in 2019, 575 kb/d in 2018, 581 kb/d in 2017).
Including Turkey.
Including Indian Ocean islands.

2.5.3  Service stations breakdown

The table below presents the geographical breakdown of the Group’s branded(a) service stations:

As of December 31

Europe(b)

of which France

Africa

Middle East

Asia-Pacific(d)

Americas

AS24 network (dedicated to heavy-duty vehicles)

TOTAL

2019

5,632

3,480

4,568

889

2,042

1,498

986

2018

5,625

3,490

4,449

877

1,951

561

848

2017

8,194(c)

3,548

4,377

821

1,864

555

819

15,615

14,311

16,630

(a)  TOTAL, TOTAL ACCESS, Elf, Elan and AS24. Including service stations owned by third parties. Turkey is included in Middle East breakdown. 
(b)  Excluding AS24 network.
(c)  The decrease of the number of service stations between 2017 and 2018 results from the sale of the Group’s stake in TotalErg joint-venture early 2018.
(d) 

Including Indian Ocean islands.

2.5.4  Activities by geographical area

The information below describes M&S principal activities presented by 
geographical zone and main business areas.

brands such as Bonjour and TOTAL WASH (the top branded network 
in France(2)), as well as partnerships tailored to local requirements.

2.5.4.1  Europe

Retail

M&S is responding to changing markets in Western Europe by developing 
an innovative and diversified line of products and services. The network 
is made up more than 6,500 Group-branded service stations(1), mainly 
divided among its key markets, which are France, Germany, Belgium, 
the Netherlands and Luxembourg where M&S reached an average and 
stable market share of 16%(2) in 2019. 

 – In France, the dense retail network of almost 3,500 stations includes 
over  1,800  TOTAL-branded  service  stations,  nearly  700  TOTAL 
ACCESS-branded  stations  (service  stations  combining  low  prices 
and high-quality fuels) and nearly 850 Elan-branded stations (located 
in rural areas), of which 140 are expected to be rebranded as TOTAL 
stations by the end of 2020. 

The  Group-branded  service  stations  enjoy  close  relationships 
with  their  local  customers,  meeting  their  everyday  needs  with  a 
multi-service,  multi-product  offering  developed  through  services  in 
restaurants, convenience stores and car washes provided by leading 

TOTAL  has  interests  in  27  depots  in  France,  seven  of  which  are 
operated by Group companies and, since 2017, in the Dépôt Rouen 
Petit-Coronne (DRPC). 

 – In  Germany,  TOTAL  is  the  country’s  third-largest  operator(3)  with 
nearly 1,200 Group-branded service stations at the end of 2019.

 – In Belgium, TOTAL is the country’s top operator(3) with nearly 530 

Group-branded service stations.

 – In the Netherlands, TOTAL is also growing, with a number of Group-

branded service stations at the end of 2019 close to 350. 

 – In Turkey, approximately 500 service stations use the TOTAL brand 

under the terms of a brand licensing agreement.

 – In the United Kingdom, in November 2019, M&S entered into an 
agreement  in  the  fuel  distribution  sector  with  a  trading,  storage, 
distribution and retail sale group of petroleum products and biofuels, 
which  will  allow  the  compagny  to  develop  its  network  of  service 
stations and to secure its fuels supply.

Including the AS24 network and after the sale of the network of TotalErg service stations in Italy.

(1) 
(2)  Company data. 
(3)  Source: IHS 2018, based on the number of stations in the country. 

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In transport, TOTAL proposes an offer dedicated to this growing sector 
with  its  AS24  brand  and  has  a  network  of  more  than  900  service 
stations for road freight transport customers in 28 European countries. 
AS24 seeks continued growth, primarily in the Mediterranean basin and 
Eastern Europe and through its toll payment service which covers nearly 
20  countries.  AS24  is  also  addressing  the  future  needs  of  the  freight 
transport sector by diversifying its offering with the gradual introduction 
of NGV to its network in France and certain other European countries 
and new digital services.

With its TOTAL FLEET offer, the Group assists companies in optimizing the 
costs related to their company vehicles, irrespective of their motorization 
(conventional  fuels,  electricity,  gas,  etc.)  and  broadly  the  costs  related 
to the mobility of their employees. The card related to the offer can be 
used to charge electric vehicles in more than 125,000 charging points in 
Europe. The acquisition of the French start-up WayKonect enables the 
Group to reinforce its company vehicle fleet management services by 
integrating a series of tools combining digital data processing solutions, 
an application for drivers and an on-board box.

The  Group  is  diversifying  its  offering  of  new  energies  for  mobility  by 
extending the roll-out of electric charging points and NGV stations, and 
acquired Pitpoint in 2017, renamed Total Gas Mobility in January 2020 
and G2Mobility renamed Total EV Charge during the second semester 
2019, one of France’s leading suppliers of charging solutions for electric 
vehicles  for  public  authorities  and  on  professional  markets(1).  In  2017, 
TOTAL  launched  the  deployment  of  its  NGV  offer  and  operates  close 
to 180 stations including 50 AS24-branded stations at the end of 2019. 
‘Metropolitan Region Amsterdam Electric’ (MRA-Electric) has awarded 
Europe’s  largest  concession  contract  for  electric  vehicles  charging  to 
TOTAL in January 2020. Under this agreement, TOTAL will install and 
operate up to 20,000 new public charging points in the Netherlands(2).

Lubricants

TOTAL continues its development in Europe, where it relies mainly on 
its lubricants production sites in Rouen (France) and Ertvelde (Belgium). 
During  the  course  of  2018,  the  European  production  system  was 
completed by a new lubricants production plant in Russia. 

In  addition,  TOTAL  resumed  in  2017  the  distribution  of  its  lubricants 
in  Portugal.  In  Italy,  the  Group  is  reinforcing  its  position  following  the 
purchase  from  Erg  of  its  shares  in  the  lubricants  business  previously 
operated by TotalErg.

In November 2019, the Group announced the launch of ECO2, a range 
of  hydraulic  fluids  from  the  circular  economy  (re-refining  and  specific 
patented treatment of waste oil) that enable companies to reduce their 
environmental footprint.

Professional markets, mobility and other specialties

In Europe, TOTAL produces and markets bulk fuels, heating fuels, and 
specialty products and relies on its industrial facilities to produce special 
fluids (Oudalle in France) and bitumen (Brunsbüttel in Germany).

In France, TOTAL provides a wide range of fuels and services to 145,000 
card clients. TOTAL is indeed a major player in the European market for 
fuel payment cards with nearly 3.5 million cards, enabling companies of 
all sizes to improve fuel cost management and access an ever-increasing 
number of services. 

Fuel  sales  (heavy  fuels,  domestic  fuels,  etc.)  reach  nearly  one  million 
customers.

2.5.4.2  Africa

Retail

TOTAL  is  the  leading  retailer  of  petroleum  products  on  the  African 
continent, with a market share of 17%(3) in the network in 2019, and it 
is pursuing a strategy in Africa to achieve profitable growth higher than 
that of the markets.

In  the  Africa  zone,  the  retail  network  in  2019  was  made  up  of  more 
than 4,500 Group-branded service stations, in nearly 40 countries. The 
Group  has  major  retail  networks  in  South  Africa,  Nigeria,  Egypt  and 
Morocco. In 2018, TOTAL also launched in Angola a fuel retail network 
with the national company Sonangol.

In order to achieve its goal of gaining market share in all of the countries 
where  M&S  is  present  in  Africa,  and  in  addition  to  its  organic  growth 
strategy,  TOTAL  acquires  independent  petroleum  networks  in  certain 
countries. The Group finalized in 2017 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 
range  of  products  and  new  services  in  food  services,  stores  and  car 
wash. To this end, the Group is developing partnerships, particularly with 
African start-ups, in order to introduce gradually over the continent new 
electronic payment solutions capable of improving customer experience 
at the point of sale. In 2019, M&S acquired a payment card software and 
organizational solutions provider in Mauritius, which has been operating 
in Africa, the Caribbean and the Middle East for approximately 15 years.

(1)  Company data based on the number of installed charging points in France for public authorities and professional customers.
(2)  In the three provinces of North-Holland, Flevoland and Utrecht and with the exception of the municipalities of Amsterdam and Utrecht.
(3)  Company data.

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2

Lubricants

TOTAL is the leading distributor(1) of lubricants on the African continent 
and continues its growth strategy. M&S relies in particular on its lubricant 
production  plants  in  Nigeria,  Egypt,  Kenya  and  South  Africa.  A  new 
production site is under construction in Algeria. In 2018, TOTAL acquired 
a lubricants production plant in Tanzania and the associated commercial 
activities, which are enabling it to grow in the country and in neighboring 
countries. In addition, at the end of 2018, TOTAL entered a partnership 
with the CFAO group especially to strengthen its presence in the network 
of vehicle maintenance centers.

Professional markets, mobility and other specialties

TOTAL  is  a  top-ranking  partner,  in  particular  for  mining  customers  in 
Africa,  where  it  delivers  fuel  supply  and  management  innovative,  low-
carbon  and  comprehensive  energy  solutions,  as  part  of  hybrid  offers 
that include solar energy in its existing portfolio of products and services.

In this way, M&S offers a diverse range of products and services aimed 
at  professionals  in  Africa.  Industrial  customers  receive  support  from 
TOTAL for the maintenance of on-site facilities with a lubricants in-service 
analysis solution, for example. In mining, construction and agriculture, the 
Group offers its Optimizer digital platform, which enables customers to 
cut their costs through better control of their energy consumption using 
the data sent from sensors installed on their facilities and equipment.

2.5.4.3  Asia-Pacific – Middle East

M&S  markets  its  products  and  services  in  more  than  20  countries  in 
this zone.

Retail

network of more than 800 service centers. The Group is also developing 
partnerships with leading Asian car manufacturers, other industries and 
major actors in online commerce in order to grow its sales and develop 
new services.

Professional markets, mobility 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  Asia,  the  Group  supplies  lubricants  and  services  to  more  than  50 
mining  sites,  including  leading  mining  players  operating  in  Australia, 
Indonesia, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, China, Philippines and New 
Caledonia. 

Following  an  agreement  signed  in  2018  with  China  Communications 
Construction  Company  Ltd.  (CCCC),  a  leading  Chinese  player  in  the 
construction  sector,  TOTAL  entered  into  another  preferred  supplier 
agreement  in  2019  with  a  leading  Chinese  player  in  the  energy  and 
construction  sector  in  order  to  extend  their  partnership,  currently 
focused on Africa, to a worldwide scope.

In specialty products, TOTAL confirmed its position as number three(2) on 
the LPG market in Vietnam. In India, where TOTAL is among the leading 
private  operators,  the  M&S  also  conducts  LPG  activities,  including  a 
network close to 80 service stations providing only LPG fuels. 

2.5.4.4  Americas

In retail, the Group operates on several Caribbean islands and has at 
year-end 2019 nearly 1,500 Group-branded service stations.

TOTAL had more than 2,000 Group-branded service stations over the 
Asia-Pacific – Middle East zone at year-end 2019, with service station 
networks  in  Cambodia,  China,  Indonesia,  Jordan,  Lebanon,  Pakistan 
and the Philippines. The Group is also a significant player in the Pacific 
islands.

At the end of 2018, TOTAL entered the fuel distribution sector in Brazil, 
Latin  America’s  largest  petroleum  products  distribution  market(3),  by 
acquiring from a Brazilian company a network of 280 service stations, 
along  with  its  petroleum  products  distribution,  resale  and  import 
activities. M&S is already present in Brazil in lubricants.

While pursuing its growth in Pakistan, the Philippines and China, TOTAL 
continues to grow on the major markets, in particular in India, where it 
aims to deploy 1,500 service stations over 10 years in partnership with 
the Indian conglomerate Adani. This partnership was extended in October 
2019  with  the  announcement  of  the  acquisition  of  a  37.4%  stake  in  
Adani Gas Limited, with the ambition to develop a network of 1,500 natural 
gas stations for vehicles, of which 500 in synergy with service stations.

In  February  2019,  Saudi  Aramco  and  TOTAL  signed  a  joint-venture 
agreement  to  develop  a  network  of  fuel  and  retail  services  in  Saudi 
Arabia. The two partners also acquired a network of 270 service stations 
they plan to modernize.

TOTAL  is  also  pursuing  its  growth  in  the  zone  by  offering  TOTAL 
EXCELLIUM premium fuels, which are now available in China, Fiji, New 
Caledonia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Cambodia and Lebanon.

Lubricants

The lubricants business is contributing to M&S’s expansion in Asia. The 
lubricants blending capacity in this zone is spread over 11 production 
sites,  and  in  particular  the  plants  in  Singapore,  Tianjin  and  Dubai. 
M&S  proposes  a  premium  product  and  services  offering  through  its 

Benefiting  from  the  reforms  and  liberalization  of  the  Mexican  energy 
market,  TOTAL  entered  into  a  partnership  in  2017  with  local  service 
station groups and will gradually switch a network of nearly 250 service 
stations in Mexico over to the TOTAL brand. 

In 2018, TOTAL also expanded in new energies for mobility by becoming 
a  major  shareholder  (25%)  in  the  American  NASDAQ-listed  company 
Clean Energy Fuels Corp., which is the leading(4) supplier of natural gas 
fuel in North America. 

Since  2016,  the  Group  has  held  a  70%  stake  in  the  fuel  marketing 
leader  in  the  Dominican  Republic,  which  operates  a  network  of  more 
than  120  service  stations,  commercial  sales  and  lubricants  activities. 
Furthermore,  TOTAL  sold  its  network  of  92  stations  and  its  general 
commercial activities in Haiti in 2018, as well as its network of almost 20 
service stations in Costa Rica in 2017.

In lubricants and other specialty products, TOTAL is pursuing its strategy 
of growth across the region, mainly in lubricants, aviation fuel and special 
fluids.  The  Group  has  a  production  plant  in  Bayport  (Texas)  that  has 
been operational since the start of 2016 with an annual production that 
reached 200,000 tons in January 2020.

(1)  Company data.
(2)  Company data.
(3)  Source: IHS 2019.
(4)  Company data.

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2.5.5  Products and services development

The Group develops technologically advanced products, some of which 
are formulated for use in motor sport competition 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  PSA  brands  (Peugeot,  Citroën,  DS)  and 
automobile racing. In 2019, TOTAL continued to supply DS Performance 
with lubricants specifically developed for the Formula E(1) championship. 
In addition, in 2018, TOTAL became the official supplier of fuel for various 
endurance  racing  championships(2),  including  the  Le  Mans  24  Hours, 
for  five  years.  In  2019,  this  partnership  was  extended  to  include  the 
supply of hydrogen to support the development of a hydrogen-powered 
endurance car for a category dedicated to the Le Mans 24 Hours race in 
2024. 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.

TOTAL is accelerating its digital innovation strategy in order to develop 
new  offerings  for  its  customers  and  improve  operational  efficiency.  In 
Europe, M&S is developing a digital solution that allows drivers to pay for 
their fuel directly from a connected car, and the TOTAL eWallet mobile 
payment solution, for its professional customers in Germany as well as 
for its customers in Belgium. 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  addition,  the  ongoing 
deployment of Customer Relationship Management enables big data to 
be used to develop customer relationships more efficiently. Thus, more 
than 8 million customers in 13 countries can receive personalized offers 
from the Group.

The  Group  is  also  continuing  to  carry  out  research  of  and  launch 
IoT(3)  applications  for  logistics,  maintenance  and  safety.  Transporter 
customers can thus use a new service to geolocate their trailers.

TOTAL  offers  online  domestic  heating  oil  orders  in  France  via  the 
fioulmarket.fr  website,  as  well  as  its  online  platform  Bitume  Online  for 
fixed-price bitumen purchases aimed at its professional customers.

In  order  to  address  the  world  markets’  developments  and  prepare 
for  tomorrow’s  growth  opportunities,  TOTAL  develops  products  and 
services in collaboration with its customers, that optimize their energy 
consumption, such as the products under the Total Ecosolutions label, 
which include Total Excellium fuels and Fuel Economy lubricants. These 
products  and  services  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 industrial customers, such as the Optimizer solution, 
developed for customers in mining, construction and agriculture.

For  the  longer  term,  TOTAL  intends  to  expand  into  alternatives  to 
traditional  fuels  and  already  has  comprehensive  commercial  offerings 
in this area:
 – Natural  gas  for  land  transportation:  At  year-end  2019,  TOTAL 
has  more  than  190  stations(4)  supplying  NGV  in  Asia,  Africa,  the 
United  States  and  Europe  to  private  and  professional  customers. 
TOTAL is deploying new NGV stations in Europe in its TOTAL – and 
AS24-branded  stations,  with  a  target  of  500  stations  in  2025.  The 

Group  intends  to  accelerate  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,  France,  Luxembourg,  the 
Netherlands).  TOTAL  has  a  network  of  more  than  180  stations  in 
the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and France. In addition, Clean 
Energy Fuels Corp., the leading supplier of natural gas fuel for the 
transport  sector  in  North  America,  has  developed  an  innovative 
leasing  program.  This  program  enables  transport  companies  to 
acquire  NGV  heavy  goods  vehicles  at  no  extra  cost,  compared 
to  diesel.  This  program  entitles  transport  operators  to  benefit 
from  natural  gas  fuel  prices  lower  than  the  price  of  diesel  fuel.  
TOTAL  is  supporting  the  energy  transition  and  the  reduction  of  its 
customers’ carbon footprint by proposing a bio-NGV offer, with an 
incorporation rate adapted to the consumer’s needs.

 – Electro-mobility: The acquisition of G2Mobility, renamed Total EV 
Charge, now enables the Group to offer optimized electric charging 
solutions to its customers. At the end of 2019, TOTAL was already 
operating  a  number  of  charging  points  close  to  16,000  in  Europe 
for public authorities and professional customers, in order to provide 
charging  service  to  all  types  of  customers.  The  Group  plans  to 
operate  more  than  150,000  charging  points  in  Europe  by  2025. 
TOTAL also launched in 2019 the equipment of its stations with ultra-
fast chargers on major highways, this deployment will continue in the 
coming years, with the ambition of ensuring a network in Western 
Europe with a network of charging points operated every 150 km. 
TOTAL has more than 100 service stations with charging points in 
Germany, Benelux and France at end of 2019 (including 11 operated).
 – Hydrogen: TOTAL continues to rollout hydrogen stations under the 
H2  Mobility  Germany  joint-venture.  This  partnership  was  created 
in 2015 with Air Liquide, Daimler, Linde, OMV and Shell, to build a 
network  in  Germany.  The  joint-venture  had  close  to  80  stations  in 
2019, of which about one quarter are based on the Group branded 
service stations network. TOTAL closely monitors rail developments: 
hydrogen  is  indeed  an  appropriate  zero-emissions  alternative,  and 
TOTAL wants to support the French railroad operator (SNCF) in its 
plans that aim to renew its fleet and to gradually use hydrogen. 
 – Natural  gas  for  shipping:  In  order  to  meet  the  new  emission 
standards for marine fuels that came into effect on January 1, 2020, 
TOTAL  is  supporting  its  customers  through  this  transition  with  its 
subsidiary  Total  Marine  Fuels  Global  Solutions  (TMFGS),  which 
offers  a  diversified  range  of  marine  fuels  and  associated  services. 
Consequently,  the  Group  reorients  its  product  portfolio  with  fuels 
with a sulfur content below 0.5% and LNG.

  Regarding the development of low-sulfur fuels, TMFGS has worked 
closely with the Group’s Refining & Chemicals and Trading & Shipping 
activities  to  develop  fuels  that  comply  with  the  new  regulations,  in 
order to be in a position to meet the needs of its customers in the 
main hubs where TMFGS already operates. Finally, TOTAL entered 
into an agreement with the public Chinese company Zhejiang Energy 
Group  (ZEG)  to  set  up  a  joint-venture  in  the  Zhoushan  region  of 
China, dedicated to the procurement and supply of low-sulfur fuels 
for shipping.

(1)  Formula E: motor racing championship using single-seater electrically-powered cars.
(2)  FIA World Endurance Championship, 24 Hours of Le Mans, European Le Mans Series and the Asian Le Mans Series.
(3)  Internet of Things: connected objects.
(4)  Operated stations.

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In an effort to promote the use of LNG fuel in shipping, and to meet 
the needs of its customers in the major supply hubs, the Group is 
ramping  up  its  logistical  facilities  in  the  Amsterdam-Rotterdam-
Antwerp, Singapore and Oman areas and in the Mediterranean. In 
October 2019, the Group launched its first LNG supply ship, following 
to the conclusion of a chartering contract with Mutsui O.S.K Lines, Ltd 
(MOL) in February 2018. The ship, which should be delivered during 
the second quarter of 2020, will be based in Rotterdam and supplied, 
amongst other vessels, the nine LNG-powered mega container ships 
operated by CMA-CGM through a 0.3 Mt/y agreement. TOTAL’s first 
contracts for the sale of bunker LNG to several shipping companies 

were  entered  into  in  2017.  TOTAL  and  Pavilion  Energy  Singapore 
have signed a 10-year fully-termed agreement in december 2019 in 
order to jointly develop an LNG supply chain in the port of Singapore, 
which follow a memorandum of understanding signed in 2018. Finally, 
at the end of 2019, the Group announced the signing of a long-term 
charter contract with MOL for a second LNG bunker vessel, to be 
delivered in 2021 and positioned in the Marseille-Fos area in France, 
and the signing of an agreement for 0.3 Mt/y agreement LNG supply 
of CMA CGM’s future containerships located in the same region.

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2.6  Investments

2.6.1  Major investments over the 2017-2019 period

The data for the 2017 and 2018 financial years have been restated to take into account the change in the organization of the Group that has been 
fully effective since January 1, 2019. 

Gross investments(1) (M$)

Exploration & Production

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power

Refining & Chemicals

Marketing & Services

Corporate

TOTAL

Net investments(2) (M$)

Exploration & Production

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power

Refining & Chemicals

Marketing & Services

Corporate

TOTAL

Net acquisitions(3) (M$)

Acquisitions

Divestments

Other operations with non-controlling interests

TOTAL 

Organic investments(4) (M$)

Exploration & Production

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power

Refining & Chemicals

Marketing & Services

Corporate

TOTAL

2019

8,992

7,053

1,698

1,374

120

2018

2017

13,789

10,005

5,032

1,781

1,458

125

3,594

1,734

1,457

106

19,237

22,185

16,896

2019

8,649

6,180

1,382

1,131

107

2018

10,115

3,445

862

1,030

116

2017

8,214

3,398

(1,086)

1,044

66

17,449

15,568

11,636

2019

5,980

2018

7,692

2017

1,476

(1,939)

(5,172)

(4,239)

11

4,052

2019

8,635

2,259

1,426

969

108

622

3,141

2018

7,953

1,745

1,604

1,010

115

4

(2,759)

2017

9,110

2,553

1,625

1,019

88

13,397

12,427

14,395

In the Exploration & Production segment, most of the organic investments 
were  dedicated  to  the  development  of  new  hydrocarbon  production 
facilities,  the  maintenance  of  existing  facilities  as  well  as  exploration 
activities. Development investments related in particular to the five major 
projects that started up in 2019 (Kaombo Sul in Angola, Culzean in the 
United  Kingdom,  Johan  Sverdrup  1  in  Norway,  Iara  1  in  Brazil,  and 
Tempa Rossa in Italy), and the other major projects under construction 
that are expected to start in the years to come (Iara 2 and Libra 1 & 2 in 
Brazil, Johan Sverdrup 2 in Norway, Absheron in Azerbaijan, Zinia 2 in 
Angola, and Ikike in Nigeria).

In  the  Integrated  Gas,  Renewables  &  Power  segment,  LNG  organic 
investments  were  made  mainly  in  the  development  of  trains  1  and  2 
of Cameron LNG in the United States, which started in 2019, and the 
other  trains  of  LNG  plants  under  construction  that  are  expected  to 
start in the years to come (Cameron LNG train 3 in the United States, 
Yamal LNG train 4 and Arctic LNG 2 in Russia, and Mozambique LNG 
in Mozambique). The organic investments in low-carbon electricity are 
mostly related to projects to build solar and wind power plants, managed 
by Total Solar, Total Quadran, and Total Eren, as well as the industrial 
activities of Saft Groupe and SunPower. 

 Including acquisitions and increases in non-current loans. The main acquisitions for the 2017-2019 period are detailed in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements (point 8.7 of chapter 8).

(1) 
(2)  Net investments = Organic investments + net acquisitions.
(3)  Net acquisitions = acquisitions – divestments – other operations with non-controlling interests.
(4)  Organic investments = net investments excluding acquisitions, divestments and other operations with non-controlling interests.

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preparing for the future and capitalizing on its strengths. The acquisition 
of Anadarko’s shareholding in Mozambique LNG, which was finalized in 
September 2019, together with the purchase of a 10% interest in Arctic 
LNG 2 project in Russia in the first quarter of 2019, strengthened the 
Group’s  position  in  LNG.  In  addition,  the  Group  continued  to  expand 
in the North Sea in 2019 with the purchase of Chevron’s shareholding 
in the Danish Underground Consortium in Denmark, where it is already 
the operator.

TOTAL pursued the dynamic management of its portfolio and finalized 
divestments amounting to $1.9 billion. This finalized divestment amount 
is particularly linked to the payment received on the takeover of Toshiba’s 
LNG portfolio in the United States, and the sale of the interests in the 
Wepec refinery in China, the Hazira terminal in India, and the polystyrene 
activity in China.

2

Net investments were thus $17.4 billion in 2019 compared to $15.6 billion 
in 2018 and $11.6 billion in 2017.

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 2019, the Group completed the transformation of the French refinery 
at  La  Mède  into  a  biorefinery  that  came  into  service  in  July  2019.  In 
addition, further significant investments were made in the development 
of  petrochemical  activities  in  Texas  (United  States)  as  part  of  a  joint-
venture with Borealis and Nova, and in a project to increase the capacity 
of the Daesan integrated platform in South Korea.

In the Marketing & Services segment, organic investments in 2019 mainly 
concerned  retail  networks  in  growing  regions  in  Africa,  Asia,  and  the 
Americas, logistics and specialty products production and storage facilities.

The  Group’s  acquisitions  completed  in  2019  amounted  to  around  
$6.0 billion, compared to $8.3 billion in 2018 and $1.5 billion in 2017.

In  2019,  the  Group  notably  signed  an  agreement  with  Occidental 
Petroleum  Corporation  to  acquire  Anadarko’s  assets  in  Africa,  thus 

2.6.2  Major planned investments

The  Group  anticipates  that  its  net  investments  will  be  between  
$16  billion  and  $18  billion  per  year  between  2019  and  2023,  a  range 
ensuring the profitable future growth of the Group. In February 2020, the 
Group announced that the investment amount for 2020 is expected to 
be on the order of $18 billion, and the Group will complete its 5 B$ asset 
sale program over the years 2019-20 (~3 B$ already announced). The 
Group has flexibility on its 2020 investment programs since almost 20% 
of the upstream CAPEX are short cycle capex, i.e. short term arbitrable.

and continues to invest in low-carbon electricity: it has notably signed 
an agreement with EPH to acquire in 2020 the two gas power plants 
from  Uniper  France’s  portfolio,  and  it  will  pursue  its  development  in 
the  generation  of  electricity  from  renewable  energies  with  notably  the 
construction  of  a  giant  800  MW  solar  power  plant  in  Qatar.  Finally,  in 
June 2019 the Group created a new entity, Total Nature Based Solutions 
(NBS), dedicated to investments in nature-based carbon sinks. TOTAL 
wishes to invest $100 million per year in the entity as of 2020.

Investments  in  the  Exploration  &  Production  segment  are  expected  to 
mainly be in the major ongoing development projects for which the final 
investment decision has already been made (Iara 2 and Libra 1 & 2 in 
Brazil, Johan Sverdrup 2 in Norway, Absheron in Azerbaijan, Zinia 2  in 
Angola, and Ikike in Nigeria). The Group expects to launch more than 
10  major  projects  in  the  coming  years.  In  addition,  a  portion  of  the 
investments is expected to be allocated to assets already in production, 
in particular for maintenance capital expenditures and in-fill wells.

Investments in the Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power segment are 
expected to be particularly dedicated to the trains of major LNG plants 
under construction for which the final investment decision has already 
been made (Cameron LNG train 3 in the United States, Yamal LNG train 
4 and Arctic LNG 2 in Russia, and Mozambique LNG in Mozambique). 
The  Group  expects  to  launch  around  5  major  LNG  projects  in  the 
coming years. The Group enters the gas and renewables market in India 

In the Refining & Chemicals segment, and in line with its growth strategy 
in  petrochemicals,  the  Group  expects  to  continue  its  investments  to 
develop its petrochemicals activities in Texas in the United States, as part 
of a joint-venture with Borealis and Nova,and increase its petrochemicals 
capacities on the Daesan integrated platform in South Korea. In addition, 
the Group has launched a major cooperation project with Saudi Aramco 
in  Saudi  Arabia,and  announced  the  signature  of  a  shareholders’ 
agreement with Sonatrach to build a petrochemicals complex in Arzew, 
Algeria.  A  significant  portion  of  the  segment’s  investment  budget  will 
also be allocated to safety and maintenance of the Group’s facilities.

In  the  Marketing  &  Services  segment,  investments  are  expected  to 
be allocated in particular to the service station network, logistics, and 
production  and  storage  facilities  of  specialty  products,  particularly 
lubricants. Most of the segment’s investment budget will be allocated to 
growing regions, notably Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the Americas.

2.6.3  Financing mechanisms

TOTAL  self-finances  most  of  its  investments  with  cash  flow  from 
operating activities and may occasionally access the bond market when 
financial market conditions are favorable. Certain subsidiaries or certain 
specific  projects  may  be  financed  through  external  financing,  notably 
in the case of joint-ventures. This is the case, for example, for Ichthys 
LNG  in  Australia,  of  Satorp  in  Saudi  Arabia,  of  Yamal  LNG  in  Russia,  
of Cameron LNG in the United States or Hanwha Total Petrochemical 
in South Korea.

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 (refer to point 8.7 of chapter 8). The 
Group believes that neither these guarantees nor the other 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.

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2.7  Research & Development

In 2019, the Group invested $968 million in Research & Development 
(R&D), compared to $986 million in 2018 and $912 million in 2017. There 
were  4,339  people  dedicated  to  R&D  activities  in  2019  compared  to 
4,288 in 2018 and 4,132 in 2017.

Meanwhile,  an  anticipation  program  is  carried  out  by  forward-looking 
projects  that  aim  to  assess  the  potential  for  the  Group’s  business 
segments  of  new  technologies,  such  as  nanotechnology,  robotics, 
hydrogen, and the mobility of the future.

TOTAL  invested  $1.1  billion  to  prepare  for  the  future,  this  includes  the 
entire Research & Development (R&D) effort, as well as developments 
in the fields of digital, technology and the investments funded by Total 
Carbon  Neutrality  Ventures  (TOTAL’s  venture  capital  fund  entirely 
dedicated to carbon neutrality activities is expected to have invested a 
total of $400 million by 2023). 

As  part  of  the  Group’s  ambition  to  become  the  responsible  energy 
major,  in  2019  TOTAL  R&D  finalized  its  strategic  plan  to  determine  its 
positioning for the next five years, together with its research programs 
portfolio. The Group’s R&D is based around five focus areas that aim to 
address both the specific challenges of each segment and the Group’s 
transverse challenges:
 – Safety and environment;
 – Low-carbon mix;
 – Operational efficiency;
 – New products;
 – Digital.

The  R&D  programs  have  been  operational  since  early  2020;  as 
appropriate,  they  may  be  conducted  by  a  business  segment  in  the 
interests  of  its  own  or  other  segments’  activities,  or  coordinated  at 
a  Group  level  for  transverse  issues  in  order  to  establish  synergies, 
make  the  best  possible  use  of  the  expertise  available,  and  mutualize 
knowledge and infrastructures. 

The Group is investing in the preparation of its future in open innovation 
by  calling  on  its  talents,  its  research  infrastructures,  its  pilot  sites  and 
its international research centers, as well as on start-ups and top-level 
academic  partners.  Consequently,  the  Group  has  18  R&D  centers 
worldwide and approximately 1,000 agreements with its partners. 

the 

three 

important 

framework  agreements  enabling 

In  2019, 
development of partnership R&D projects were signed with:
 – the IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) for a period of five years, relating 
to carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) in order to reduce 
the  cost  of  infrastructures  and  improve  the  CCUS  chain’s  energy 
efficiency to secure its large-scale deployment. A chair has also been 
endowed at the IFP School to train a new generation of international 
researchers  and  experts  who  will  develop  technologies  to  reduce 
carbon in the atmosphere;

 – the  French  Alternative  Energies  and  Atomic  Energy  Commission 
(CEA) for a period of five years, in order to develop joint R&D programs 
in the field of low-carbon energy in particular. A first project is under 
way  on  microalgae  with  the  aim  of  converting  CO2  into  beneficial 
products such as biofuels;

 – the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), to renew 
scientific  collaboration  for  a  four-year  period  in  order  to  continue 
with  a  number  of  cooperation  agreements,  particularly  in  organic 
chemistry and thin-film photovoltaic technologies.

Additionally, the Group implements an active industrial property policy 
to protect its innovations, and to maximize their use and technological 
differentiation. In 2019, the Group filed more than 200 patent applications.

2.7.1  Safety and Environment

The  R&D  programs  developed  around  safety  and  environment  are 
aimed  at  reducing  risks  and  accidents,  mitigating  lifecycle  impact  of 
the  Group’s  activities  and  products,  developing  the  circular  economy, 
recycling and frugal use of resources:

 – the  Sustainable  Development  program  aims  to  bring  together  the 
interdependent  issues  of  safety,  climate,  biodiversity  and  society, 
with the environment as a common denominator. The emphasis is 
on measuring methane leaks, and in 2019 industrial pilot schemes 
enabled  real-life  testing  of  the  technologies  selected  during  test 
campaigns on the Lacq platform as part of the TADI (Total Anomalies 
Detection  Initiatives)  project.  Innovation  efforts  relate  to  monitoring 
technologies  and,  in  particular  to  breakthrough  approaches  to 
learning about biodiversity in the areas where the Group operates;

 – the Plastics Ecodesign and Recycling program reflects the Group’s 
desire, as a major player in the plastics chain, to contribute to growing 
the  circular  economy  and  developing  a  competitive,  sustainable 
plastics  recycling  chain.  R&D  efforts  are  implemented  both 
upstream, with ecodesign of polymers in order to facilitate recycling, 
and  downstream,  by  developing  recycling  methods  in  the  three 
channels  of  mechanical  recycling,  chemical  recycling  and  organic 
recycling. The work carried out in 2019 furthered developments in 

demonstrating the recyclability of polystyrene, with successful pilot 
and industrial tests showing that the recyclates can be purified. New 
areas  for  development  have  been  opened  up  to  help  to  improve 
the level of incorporation of recycled polymers and the applications 
accessible.  Finally,  the  Group  undertook  a  number  of  preliminary 
studies with players in the plastics recycling chain to launch timely 
collaborative work in the field of chemical recycling. The main priority 
in  this  area  is  recycling  plastic  waste  through  pyrolytic  conversion. 
TOTAL aims to be able to sell 30% of its polymers out of recycled 
feedstocks by 2030;

 – the  Product  Ecodesign  and  Recycling  program  consists  of 
incorporating  a  sustainable  approach  right  from  the  start  of 
development of new products in order to reduce their environmental 
footprint.  This  program  notably  aims  at  assessing  opportunities 
to  integrate  low  carbon  footprint  components  into  the  Group’s 
formulations while improving the recyclability of used products.

 – the  Site  end-of-life  management  program  aims  to  optimize  the 
management  and  minimize  the  environmental  impact  and  cost  of 
end-of-life oil and gas fields. The program evaluates new solutions 
such  as  converting  offshore  oil  platforms  into  artificial  reefs,  CO2 
reinjection sites, or renewable energy production sites.

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2.7.2  Low-carbon mix

The  R&D  programs  developed  around  the  low-carbon  mix  aim  to 
reduce the carbon intensity of energy by developing the entire gas and 
LNG value chain, renewable and alternative energies, storage, energy 
management systems, carbon capture, utilization and storage, energy 
efficiency, biofuels and fluids for carbon-neutral mobility:

 – the  Carbon  capture,  utilization  and  storage  (CCUS)  program 
covers  the  Northern  Lights  carbon  transport  and  storage  project, 
with a capacity of approximately 1.5 Mt/y, which is taking place in 
Norway alongside Shell and Equinor, and the Group’s involvement 
in the preliminary stages of new projects, including two in the United 
Kingdom  and  one  in  the  Netherlands.  TOTAL  also  contributes  to 
projects  in  the  United  States  developed  by  the  National  Carbon 
Capture Center (NCCC) relating to carbon capture technologies.

In addition, the Group is involved in the 3D (DMXTM Demonstration in 
Dunkirk) project in Dunkirk, France, alongside ArcelorMittal, IFPEN, 
Axens  and  seven  other  European  partners.  The  work  is  focused 
on  an  innovative  carbon  capture  process  on  an  industrial  pilot  
(0.5  tCO2/h)  that  will  be  built  on  the  ArcelorMittal  steelworks 
site,  preparing  the  implementation  of  a  carbon  capture/storage 
demonstration unit that could be operational by 2025 and should be 
able to capture more than 1 Mt/y, from packing and transportation 
infrastructures for storage in the North Sea, and designing the future 
European  Dunkirk  North  Sea  capture  and  storage  cluster  (with  a 
capacity of 10 MtCO2/y), which should be operational in 2035.

TOTAL  has  also  initiated  a  pilot  project  in  Germany  for  converting 
CO2  from  the  Leuna  refinery  and  hydrogen  into  methanol.  The 
hydrogen will be produced by the most powerful high-temperature 
electrolyzer in the world, developed by start-up Sunfire. The Group’s 
venture capital fund, Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures, has been a 
shareholder of Sunfire since 2014. 

  Overall, the Group is involved in more than 80 research projects in 

this field with world-renowned laboratories;

 – in  addition  to  reducing  gas  production  and  processing  costs,  the 
Gas  value  chain  program  places  particular  emphasis  on  reducing 
the carbon footprint of the gas chain. This program is based not only 
on improving energy efficiency along the entire chain and developing 
new  ways  to  valorize  the  gas  with  a  smaller  carbon  footprint,  but 
also  on  using  renewable  energies  and  incorporating  low-carbon 
inputs such as biomethane. The work carried out with partners GTC/
SULZER and UOP on converting methane into olefins is based on 
the same principles;

 – the  goal  of  the  Electric  and  gas  mobility  program  is  to  develop 
products  tailored  to  these  new  types  of  power  train.  For  vehicles 
with a gas or electric hybrid engine, the operating conditions of these 
combustion engines are different from those of engines of vehicles 
with  100%  internal  combustion,  gasoline  or  diesel;  which  justifies 
developing new fluid lubricants (fuels, lubricants,) adapted to these 
new engine operating ranges;

 – the Biofuels and bioproducts program aims to further the Refining 
& Chemicals segment’s research efforts in the field of bio sourced 
products  in  order  to  reduce  the  carbon  footprint  of  the  Group’s 
products and facilities. The work relates to developing increasingly 
sustainable  biofuels  by  focusing  on  utilizing  raw  materials  seen  as 
waste and developing expertise in oleaginous waste and methods for 

converting it into biodiesel. The Group is preparing for next-generation 
solutions by developing its own strains and algae cultivation methods 
in order to produce fuels from CO2 and without the need for arable 
land.  Alongside  this,  research  continues  into  overcoming  the 
technical challenges of utilizing lignocellulosic biomass, which is very 
unyielding  by  nature,  including  through  the  BioTfuels  gasification 
pilot,  which  the  Group  started  operating  in  2019.  R&D  efforts  also 
relate  to  the  production  of  sustainable,  bio  sourced  polymers,  i.e. 
that can be recycled or are fully biodegradable, including in marine 
conditions, which are the most difficult;

 – the  Zero  carbon  emissions  assets  program  aims  to  minimize  and 
then eliminate greenhouse gas emissions (CO2 and methane) from 
Group entities’ industrial centers. All of the R&D actions relating to 
energy efficiency come under this program, which will also benefit 
from all of the recent innovations in low-carbon energies. There are 
still  numerous  technical  challenges  to  overcome,  such  as  reliable, 
continuous renewable energy production systems, efficient energy 
storage systems on an industrial scale, and electrification methods;

 – the  Low-carbon  electricity:  production  &  storage  program  aims 
to  develop  and  test  low-carbon  electricity  generation  and  storage 
technologies  notably  via  the  use  of  pilots  to  meet  future  electricity 
market demand. It also centers on understanding and developing the 
technologies included in these systems. Initially based on photovoltaic 
systems and components, it now includes new technologies that are 
being  developed  in  wind  power,  power-to-X  and  other  renewable 
energies;

 – the  Energy  management,  distribution  &  services  program  aims  to 
develop products and services that improve energy efficiency and 
access  to  affordable  low-carbon  energy  while  offering  operational 
flexibility.  This  program  focuses  on  electrical  system  technologies 
in  relation  to  management,  distribution  and  energy  services.  This 
includes  aggregation  and  network  back-up  services,  energy 
consumption management by the end customer, autonomous and 
smart buildings, technological solutions for customers, and off-grid 
electricity  distribution  for  isolated  industrial  sites  and  developing 
countries;

 – the Hybrid power systems program aims to optimize the integration 
of electricity generation, storage and energy management from the 
design stage so that CO2 emissions and costs can also be optimized 
at the same time. These systems represent significant challenges in 
managing electricity flows, fluids, heat and water in a single system, 
while maintaining flexibility in order to meet customer expectations. 
The  program  focuses  on  the  design,  optimization,  simulation  and 
control  of  systems  that  include  more  than  two  technologies  of 
generation  or  storage  (for  example  solar  panels  associated  with  a 
battery) so that they operate as a single system. Hybrid systems can 
be used in electricity generation or for distribution to customers.

In  the  realm  of  electricity  storage,  Saft  Group  is  actively  working  with 
other European partners on a program for the research, development 
and  industrialization  of  new  generations  of  solid  electrolyte  lithium-
ion  (Li-ion)  batteries  that  are  more  efficient,  cheaper  and  safer.  R&D 
investments  focus  on  electrochemistry,  new  materials  and  improving 
production processes and battery management systems and software. 
This  program  targets  every  market  segments,  from  electro-mobility 
(electric  cars  and  buses,  the  railroads,  maritime  and  aviation  sectors) 
and energy storage, to specialized industries.

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2.7.3  Operational efficiency

The  programs  in  the  field  of  operational  efficiency  aim  to  increase 
the  sustainability  and  growth  of  the  Group’s  activities  by  finding  new 
resources, reducing the cost of design and operations, and improving 
performance  and  reducing  carbon  intensity  through  electrification, 
automation, digital technology, and subsurface and process modeling:

 – the Plant & Process Computational Optimization program is aimed 
at delivering powerful decision support models in all of the Refining 
& Chemicals and Exploration & Production segments, to make the 
Group’s facilities safer and more resilient and develop end products 
(fuel,  marine  fuels  and  bitumen)  as  cost-effectively  as  possible 
against an increasingly stringent regulatory backdrop;

 – the  goal  of  the  New  exploration  concepts  program  is  to  identify 
geological concepts that will enable the potential of proved basins to 
be reassessed and new potential basins for oil and gas exploration to 
be envisaged. The researchers are using their expertise to develop a 
clearer understanding of the deposition, transformation and filling of 
deep offshore carbonate reservoirs, for example in Brazil;

 – the  Planet  imaging  program  aims  to  develop  remote  detection, 
airborne multi-physics acquisition systems for the real-time imaging of 
steep margins, and new-generation algorithms. From the acquisition 

2.7.4  New products

On  differentiated  new  products,  R&D  programs  aim  to  support  new 
market opportunities, particularly those relating to polymers, lubricants, 
fluids and fuels:

 – the Polymer differentiation program is using in-depth knowledge of 
catalysts and polymerization processes to enable the Group to extend 
its  range  of  polyolefins  and  polystyrene,  by  giving  them  properties 
that  go  far  beyond  conventional  products  and  meet  customers’ 
future challenges. To this end, its work relates to the development 
of  new  catalyst  supports  resulting  in  polymers  with  enhanced 
mechanical properties or improved optical properties, for example. 
It also covers the creation of polymers that will be easier to process 
at customers’ processing facilities while retaining their end qualities. 
Emphasis  is  also  placed  on  reducing  the  environmental  impact  of 
plastics  by  providing  products  that  are  lighter  but  just  as  strong. 
Research  is  being  carried  out  into  the  development  of  a  scientific 
computing approach to highlight the relationships between catalyst 
structures and the properties of the polymers, and a dedicated team 
was set up in 2019;

to  the  processing  of  data,  this  program  innovates  along  the  entire 
geophysical  exploration  chain  to  produce  high-added  value  3D 
ultrasound images of the subsoil more quickly and at a reduced cost;

 – the actions of the Field reservoir program focus on our understanding 
of  the  physico-chemical  phenomena  in  reservoirs,  from  pores  to 
fields, and on the integration of all the available data. The development 
of  a  new  generation  of  reservoir  modeling  tools,  the  continual 
improvement  of  reservoir  simulation  tools  and  the  development  of 
low-cost enhanced recovery techniques are the key themes of this 
program;

 – the Wells program aims to achieve the dual objectives of maximizing 
the safety and operational efficiency of wells, thereby increasing their 
profitability. This program provides real-time access to data from well 
bottoms during drilling;

 – the goal of the Deep Offshore program is to further reduce technical 
costs  with  completely  underwater  development  solutions,  develop 
breakthrough technologies to economically explore and develop assets 
at depths of more than 3,000 meters, and design disruptive operating 
modes offering higher profitability, without compromising safety.

 – the  goal  of  the  Road  of  the  future  program  is  to  improve  bitumen 
laying, increase bitumen service life and identify new functions such 
as  the  change  of  color  depending  on  the  outside  temperature  to 
prevent a risk of black ice or the ability to absorb heat to limit high 
temperatures in urban areas; 

 – the  Products 

for  non-electric  powertrains  program  aims  to 
consolidate the development of fuels, lubricants and other fluids to 
support the evolution of new internal combustion engines towards 
reduced  emissions,  particularly  of  CO2  and  air  pollutants.  The 
objective is to develop innovative solutions through the acquisition of 
skills around artificial intelligence, to strengthen competitiveness and 
reduce development times;

 – the  Differentiated  products 

industry  program  covers 
for 
developments  of  new  products  in  the  field  of  industrial  lubricants, 
special  fluids  and  bitumen  for  industry.  The  program  prioritizes 
HSE  issues  and  competitiveness  in  addition  to  a  high  level  of 
product  performance.  The  current  projects  concern  in  particular 
hydrolubrification, the development of special fluids formulated from 
bio-based components and greases using soaps instead of lithium. 

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2.7.5  Digital 

The  goal  of  our  digital  technology  research  programs  is  to  leverage 
computing  science  &  engineering,  artificial  intelligence  and  advanced 
analytical  methods  to  speed  up  and  improve  problem  solving. 
They  are  also  used  to  develop  data-driven  materials,  together  with 
nanotechnologies, robotics and edge computing:

 – the  Digital  program  explores  future  computing  technologies  for 
digital simulations and effective artificial intelligence applications, with 
the development of innovative, advanced, energy-saving algorithms 
for more efficient, faster, cheaper and more accurate computation to 
meet HSE challenges, to the benefit of TOTAL’s current and future 
activities and for the energies of the future.
In  2019,  TOTAL  brought  online  its  new  supercomputer,  Pangea  III, 
which increases the Group’s computing power fivefold. The capacity 

of  Pangea  III  is  combined  with  that  of  its  predecessors  Pangea  I  
and II and makes it the most powerful industrial supercomputer, and 
the 11th most powerful public or private computer, in the world(1): 

 – the Measurement and Analytics program focuses its research on the 
complex new matrices resulting from biomass and plastics recycling 
channels at the laboratory jointly operated by the University of Pau 
(UPPA),  the  University  of  Normandy,  TOTAL,  the  CNRS,  and  the 
University of Florida. The first molecular maps of feedstocks resulting 
from  the  hydrothermal  conversion  of  algae  reflect  a  considerable 
complexity in the diversity of the chemical families that coexist in a 
single feedstock. Accessing and interpreting these maps quickly is 
decisive  for  guiding  research  into  methods  for  utilizing  these  new 
feedstocks.

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2.7.6  Materials and integrated solutions for mobility: Hutchinson

Next  to  the  five  focus  areas  of  the  Group’s  R&D,  Hutchinson  has  a 
R&D  activity  centered  around  its  activities.  It  is  an  important  factor  in 
innovation and differentiation for Hutchinson, which is present from the 
design of custom materials (rubber, thermoplastics, composites) to the 
incorporation  of  connected  solutions  and  objects  (complex  solutions, 
mechatronics,  hardware,  software,  systems,  Internet  of  Things,  big 
data,  etc.).  Hutchinson’s  ambition  is  to  rise  to  the  challenges  of  the 
mobility of the future by developing technologies that enable safer, more 
comfortable, more responsible ways to travel.

In 2019, a new advanced engineering team was set up in Singapore to 
add to its network of research centers. The team aims to take advantage 
of  Singapore’s  innovation  ecosystem  in  the  field  of  smart  network 
management,  connected  objects,  advanced  robotics  and  aerospace 
maintenance, in which it is a global center of excellence. The facility in 
Asia  also  improves  links  with  the  world’s  leading  economic  area  and 
the  main  automotive  production  cluster  (40%  of  the  world’s  vehicle 
production).

In 2019, Hutchinson also finalized the acquisition of Midé Technology. 
This  high-tech  company,  which  originated  at  MIT  (Massachusetts 
Institute of Technology), has specialized in solving cutting-edge technical 
and scientific problems using its expertise in advanced mechatronics, 
piezoelectric systems and smart materials. Midé’s skills set strengthens 
Hutchinson’s R&D and gives the Group a foothold on the East Coast of 
the United States, in one of the most dynamic innovation ecosystems 
in the world.

This  significant  investment  by  the  Group  provides  a  response  to  the 
common preoccupations across all of Hutchinson’s markets (automotive, 
aerospace, defense, railroads, etc.) such as weight reduction, increased 
energy efficiency, improved diagnostic and passive and active control 
functionality,  and  greater  acoustic,  thermal  and  vibratory  comfort  and 
safety, in line with its cross-fertilization approach. 

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Insurance and risk management 

3.1.1  Market environment parameters 

3.1.2  Climate challenges 

3.1.3  Risk relating to external threats 

3.1.4  Geopolitics and developments in the world 

3.1.5  Risks relating to operations 

3.1.6 

Innovation 

3.2  Countries targeted by economic sanctions 

3.2.1  U.S. and European legal restrictions 

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3.4.3 

Insurance policy 

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Legal and arbitration proceedings 

3.6  Vigilance Plan 

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Introduction 

3.6.2  Severe impact risk mapping 

3.6.3  Action principles and organization 

3.6.4  Assessment procedures 

3.3 

Internal control and risk management procedures 

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3.3.1  Fundamental elements of the internal control  

3.6.6  Whistle-blowing mechanisms 

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 

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3.1  Risk factors

The Group conducts its activities in an ever-changing environment. It is exposed to risks that, if they were to occur, could have a material adverse 
effect on its business, financial condition, reputation, outlook, or the Total share price. 

This section presents the significant risk factors specific to the Group, to which it believes it is exposed as of the filing date of the Universal Registration 
Document. However, the Group may be exposed to other non-specific risks, or of which it may not be aware, or which it may be underestimating  
the potential consequences of, or other risks that may not have been considered by the Group as being likely to have a material adverse impact on 
the Group, its business, financial condition, reputation or outlook. 

The risk factors identified in this section are the results of an ongoing risk analysis and identification process, which the Group uses to determine risks 
that could prevent it from achieving its objectives, and a major element of which is the mapping of the Group’s risks. A new mapping of the Group’s 
risks was established in November 2019. 

Risk factors are grouped by categories according to their nature. Their materiality (severity) was assessed according to their probability of occurrence 
and their level of impact. The impact level assessment was performed according to various financial, strategic, environmental, image/reputation,  
legal, human and HR criteria. 

In  each  category,  the  risks  considered  as  being  the  most  material,  in  line  with  the  assessment  based  on  the  above  criteria,  are  presented.  
The assessment by TOTAL of this level of materiality may be changed at any time, in particular should new facts, whether external or specific to the 
Group, come to light.

Materiality 
assessment

Market environment parameters

Sensitivity of results to oil and gas prices, refining margins, exchange rates and interest rates

Climate challenges

Deployment of the energy transition

Development of oil and gas reserves 

Operating and financial risks relating to the effects of climate change

Reputational risk and management of talents

Risk relating to external threats

Cybersecurity risks 

Security risks 

Geopolitics and developments in the world

Protectionist measures affecting free trade

Deterioration of operating conditions 

Changes in regulation

Risks relating to operations

HSE: risk of major accident or damage to third parties and the environment

Development of major projects

Business ethics 

Integration of strategic acquisitions

Partnership management

Innovation

Digital transformation 

Technological or market developments 

Materiality rating scale (impact level and probability of occurrence): 1 = less material, 4 = more material

The main internal control and risk management procedures implemented by the Group are described in point 3.3 of this chapter.

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3.1.1  Market environment parameters

Sensitivity of results to oil and gas prices, refining 
margins, exchange rates and interest rates

The results of TOTAL are sensitive to various market environment 
parameters,  the  most  significant  being  oil  and  gas  prices, 
refining margins, exchange rates and interest rates.

The  activities  of  trading  and  shipping  (oil,  gas  and  power  trading  and 
shipping  activities)  are  particularly  sensitive  to  market  risks  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  risks  (when  a  counterparty  does  not  fulfill  
its contractual obligations). 

Prices for oil and natural gas may fluctuate widely due to many factors 
over which TOTAL has no control. These factors include:
 – global and regional economic and political developments in natural 
resource-producing  regions,  particularly  in  the  Middle  East,  Africa, 
South America and Russia; along with the security situation in certain 
regions, the magnitude of international terrorist threats, wars or other 
conflicts;

 – the  ability  of  the  OPEC  and  other  producing  nations  to  influence 

global oil and gas 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;
 – global economic and financial market conditions;
 – regulations and governmental actions;
 – variations in global and regional supply of and demand for energy; 
and  changes  in  consumer  preferences  including  when  due  to 
epidemics such as Covid-19.

Generally,  a  decline  in  oil  and  gas  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 oil and gas prices increases the Group’s 
results.

In  addition  to  the  adverse  effect  on  sales,  margins  and  profitability,  a 
prolonged period of low oil or natural gas prices may lead the Group to 
review its development projects, reduce the Group’s reported reserves, 
and cause the Group to revise the price assumptions upon which asset 
impairment tests are based, which could have an adverse effect on the 
Group’s results in the period in which it occurs. For additional information 
on impairments recognized on the Group’s assets, refer to Note 3 to the 
Consolidated Financial Statements (point 8.7 of chapter 8).

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.

Conversely,  in  a  high  oil  and  gas  price  environment,  the  Group  can 
experience significant increases in cost and government withholdings, 
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.

The  Group’s  results  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. Changes in oil and gas prices affect results on these 
segments,  depending  on  the  speed  at  which  the  prices  of  petroleum 
products adjust to reflect movements in oil and gas prices. The Group’s 
refining margins, which fell in 2019, remain highly volatile.

In  2019,  oil  prices  gradually  firmed  up  until  May  when  they  stood  at 
around $70/b (Brent), supported by continued demand, OPEC+ quotas 
and the geopolitical context in the Middle East. From June, they stood 
at around $60/b due to ongoing increases in production in the United 
States, and slowing growth in demand. 

Gas prices, which were not aligned with oil prices in 2019, fell sharply, 
particularly in Europe and Asia, from an average of over $7.5 per Mbtu 
in January 2019 to less than $4.5 per Mbtu during the summer, owing 
to a well-supplied market with supply still abundant and Asian demand 
slightly less dynamic (particularly in China), although still a driver of global 
demand. Prices firmed up in the autumn, increasing to over $5 per Mbtu 
on average in the last quarter of 2019.

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The oil and gas markets remain highly volatile. 

For the fiscal year 2020, according to the scenarios retained below, 
the Group estimates that an increase of $10 per barrel in the average 
liquids  price  would  increase  annual  adjusted  net  operating  income(1) 
by  approximately  $2.9  billion  and  annual  cash  flow  from  operations 
by  approximately  $3.3  billion.  Conversely,  a  decrease  of  $10  per 
barrel in the average liquids price would decrease annual adjusted net 
operating  income  by  approximately  $2.9  billion  and  annual  cash  flow 
from  operations  by  approximately  $3.3  billion.  In  addition,  the  Group 
estimates  that  an  increase  in  the  average  sales  price  for  NBP  gas  of 
$1  per  Mbtu  would  increase  annual  adjusted  net  operating  income(1) 
by  approximately  $0.35  billion,  and  increase  annual  cash  flow  by  the 
same amount. Conversely, a fall in the average sales price for NBP gas 
of $1 per Mbtu would decrease annual adjusted net operating income 
by approximately $0.35 billion, and decrease annual cash flow by the 
same amount. 

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  the  variable  cost  margin  –  Refining  Europe  (VCM)  of  
$10 per ton would decrease annual adjusted net operating income by 
$0.5  billion  and  annual  cash  flow  from  operations  by  approximately  
$0.6 billion. Conversely, an increase in the VCM of $10 per ton would 
increase  annual  adjusted  net  operating  income  by  $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.

(1)  Adjusted results are defined as income at replacement cost, excluding non-recurring items and the impact of changes in fair value.

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Sensitivities 2020(a)

US dollar

Average liquids sales price(b) (c)

Price of NBP European gas(d) 

Margin on variable costs – Refining Europe

Estimated 
impact on net 
adjusted 
operating 
income(1)

Estimated 
impact on cash 
flow from 
operations

Change

+/- $0.1/€

-/+ $0.1 B

~ $0 B

+/- $10/b

+/- $2.9 B

+/- $3.3 B

+/- $1/Mbtu

+/- $0.35 B

+/- $0.35 B

+/- $10/t

+/- $0.5 B

+/- $0.6 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 2020 
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 attributable 
essentially to Refining & Chemicals. 

(b)   Sales in $/sales volume for consolidated subsidiaries (excludes the variation of inventory values). 
(c)   Brent environment at $60/b.
(d)   NBP (National Balancing Point) is a virtual natural gas trading point in the United Kingdom for transferring rights in respect of physical gas and which is widely used as a price benchmark for 

the natural gas markets in Europe. NBP is operated by National Grid Gas plc, the operator of the UK transmission network. 

In  addition,  as  part  of  its  financing,  the  Group  is  susceptible  to 
fluctuations  in  interest  rates.  In  its  bond  debt  and  short-term  debt 
securities (commercial papers) portfolio, the Group’s exposure to floating 
rates (after taking into account hedging instruments) was approximately  
$28  billion  on  average  in  2019.  Within  this  scope,  a  fluctuation  in  the  

USD 3-month LIBOR rate by +/- 1%, on the basis of a rate of 1.50%, 
would have resulted in a change in the cost of debt, and the impact of  
this  on  adjusted  net  income  and  on  cash  flow  is  estimated  at 
approximately -/+ $0.24 billion. 

3.1.2  Climate challenges

Deployment of the energy transition 

Development of oil and gas reserves

TOTAL is exposed to the implementation of the energy transition, 
particularly by the States.

The Group’s profitability depends on the discovery, acquisition 
and  development  of  new  reserves  profitably  and  in  sufficient 
quantity.

Civil  society,  numerous  stakeholders  and  the  States  are  encouraging 
the  reduced  consumption  of  carbon-based  energy  products  and  the 
establishment  of  an  energy  mix  more  geared  towards  low-carbon 
energies,  so  as  to  effectively  combat  climate  change  specifically 
pursuant  to  the  objectives  set  by  each  State  in  connection  with  the  
Paris Agreement, and even beyond that. 

The pace of change of the energy mix of countries should, however, take 
into  consideration  the  needs  and  abilities  to  adapt  of  different  energy 
consumers who expect energy players to supply them with energy that 
is affordable in terms of cost and environmentally friendly. In developing 
countries, the priority is access to energy, which is a source of economic 
and social development.

In this context, oil and gas companies will be guided to improve their 
control over greenhouse gas emissions. They will also be able to help 
create  solutions  that  contribute  to  reducing  CO2  emissions  by  their 
products’  users,  and  technologies  and  processes  to  capture,  store 
and use CO2. Consequently, they may be led to change the energy mix 
they offer. This is already the case for TOTAL, which has started to shift  
its portfolio towards low-carbon activities. 

The  accelerated  rate  of  deployment  of  the  energy  transition  towards  
low carbon or zero carbon energy in the various countries where TOTAL 
supplies energy to its clients could affect the Group’s prospects as well 
as its financial position (lower Group profitability, loss of operating rights, 
loss  of  sales,  increased  funding  difficulties),  reputation  or  shareholder 
value.

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. 

For  exploration  &  production  activities  to  continue  to  be  profitable,  
the Group needs to replace its reserves with new proved reserves (likely 
to  be  developed  and  produced  in  an  economically  viable  manner).  
A number of factors may undermine TOTAL’s ability to discover, acquire 
and develop new reserves, which are inherently uncertain, including:
 – the geological nature of oil and gas fields, notably unexpected drilling 
conditions,  including  pressure  or  unexpected  heterogeneities  in 
geological formations; the risk of dry holes or failure to find expected 
commercial quantities of hydrocarbons; 

 – the Group’s inability to anticipate market changes in a timely manner;
regulatory 
 – anticipated  and  unanticipated  governmental  or 
requirements that may prevent the development of reserves, or give a 
competitive advantage to companies not subject to such regulations; 
 – competition  from  oil  and  gas  companies  for  the  acquisition  and 

development of assets and licenses;

 – disputes related to property titles, as well as increases in taxes and 
royalties,  including  retroactive  claims  and  changes  in  regulations  
and tax reassessments;

 – economic  or  political  risks,  including  threats  specific  to  a  certain 

country or region.

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These factors may impair the Group’s ability to complete development 
projects  and  to  make  production  economical.  They  may  also  affect 
the Group’s projects and facilities further down the oil and gas chain. 
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.

In addition, 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. They involve making subjective judgment (including 
with  respect  to  the  estimate  of  hydrocarbons  initially  in  place,  initial 
production rates and recovery efficiency) based on available geological, 
technical and economic data.

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 indicate lower future production amounts, 
which could adversely affect the Group’s financial condition, including  
its operating income and cash flow.

TOTAL  is  exposed  to  a  risk  of  more  difficult  access  to  the 
financial  resources  it  needs,  in  particular  to  develop  its  Oil  & 
Gas activities.

The growth and profitability of the Group rely on its ability to successfully 
execute development projects that are capital-intensive.

A  number  of  non-governmental  organizations  tend  to  increase  the 
number  of  campaigns  targeting  investors  and  financial  institutions, 
to  encourage  them  to  invest  less  in  projects  or  companies  related  to 
fossil  fuels.  Some  of  these  institutions  have  adopted  policies  aimed  
to restrict the funding of activities related to the exploration, production 
and  marketing  of  certain  categories  of  hydrocarbons,  such  as  shales  
or oil sands. 

Institutional  investors  are  also  adopting  investment  policies  that  take  
the carbon footprint of assets under management into consideration, or 
more generally in terms of ESG criteria. 

The growing concern of civil society and stakeholders in terms of climate 
change could therefore make accessing external funding more difficult 
for a number of Group projects, or influence investors in their investment 
choices. 

If  the  Group  were  unable  to  find  adequate  financing  for  its  activities 
from investors, notably in the Oil & Gas sector, the significant increase 
in the cost of financing that may result from this could impair its ability 
to undertake projects, and worsen its financial position or shareholder 
value. 

Operating and financial risks relating to the effects of 
climate change 

The effects of climate change may leave TOTAL exposed to an 
increase in associated operating and financial costs.

TOTAL’s  businesses  operate  in  various  regions,  where  the  potential 
physical  impacts  of  climate  change,  including  changes  in  climate 
prediction patterns, are highly uncertain. 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.  All  these  factors  may  increase  the 
operating costs of facilities and have an adverse effect on the Group’s 
operating income.

In  addition,  in  Europe,  the  Group’s  industrial  facilities  are  part  of  the  
CO2 emissions quotas market (EU-ETS), and the financial risk incurred  
by  purchasing  these  quotas  in  the  market  could  increase  due  to  the 
reform of the system that was approved in 2018. This emission quotas 
market  is  in  its  third  phase.  The  Group  estimates  that  about  25%  of 
emissions subjected to EU-ETS are not covered by free quotas in the 
period  2013-2020  (phase  3)  and  to  30%  or  more  from  2021  to  2030 
(phase 4). At the end of 2019, the price of these quotas was about €25/t, 
and the Group expects this price to be higher than €30/t in phase 4. 
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).

In the context of increased exposure to legal proceedings, TOTAL may 
receive  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, which may adversely affect the 
financial situation of the Group or the Total share price.

Reputational risk and management of talent

TOTAL is exposed to reputational risk and may face difficulties 
to  recruit  and  retain  the  key  talent  and  skills  required  for  its 
development. 

The attention of many stakeholders as regards major industrial groups  
is on the increase, particularly given the challenges of climate change.  
As a major player in the oil and gas segment, TOTAL faces significant 
media  exposure,  both  nationally  and  internationally.  This  is  magnified 
through the use of social networks. 

In  addition,  the  expectations  of  new  generations  and  employees 
regarding  the  Company’s  commitment  in  the  face  of  environmental 
challenges,  in  particular  those  related  to  climate,  as  well  as  the 
increased competition with fast-growing high technology sectors, such 
as information technologies, are on the up and are visible both in the 
recruitment  process  and  during  their  careers.  TOTAL  may  therefore 
experience  difficulties  attracting  and  retaining  the  key  talent  and  skills 
needed by the Group for its development.

If  the  Group  were  unable  to  respond  adequately  to  stakeholders,  its 
public  image  and  its  reputation  could  be  affected.  The  Group  may 
therefore  face  difficulties  to  recruit  and  retain  the  key  talent  and  skills 
required for its development, which could impair its ability to develop, 
innovate  and  could  as  a  result  cause  a  loss  of  productivity  and  a 
slowdown in its growth.

(1)  As from 2021 or the current price in a given country.

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3.1.3  Risk relating to external threats

Cybersecurity risks

The Group is exposed to malicious acts that may permanently 
paralyze  its  information  systems  or  cause  losses  of  sensitive 
data.

The global cyber-threat evolves constantly and grows. TOTAL is exposed 
to  it.  Firstly,  cyber-attacks,  whose  techniques  are  regularly  renewed, 
are  becoming  more  and  more  sophisticated.  Secondly,  many  factors 
intensify  the  exposure  and  vulnerability  of  the  Group’s  information 
systems: digital transformation, the adoption of new technologies such 
as  the  Internet  of  Things,  the  migration  of  data  to  the  Cloud  or  even 
changes  in  the  architecture  of  information  systems  that  allow  system 
interconnectivity.

The  Group’s  activities  depend  on  the  reliability  and  security  of  its 
information systems. TOTAL is exposed to a risk of malicious actions, 
internal  or  external,  committed  individually  or  in  loosely  or  tightly 
organized  or  structured  groups  against  its  infrastructure,  information 
systems  and  data.  The  Group’s  information  systems,  some  of  which 
are managed by third parties, are susceptible to being compromised, 
damaged,  disrupted  or  shutdown  due  to  cyber-attacks  (viruses, 
computer intrusions, etc.). 

If  the  Group  and  its  service  providers  were  unable  to  conserve  the 
integrity  of  its  critical  information  systems  and  its  sensitive  data,  the 

Group’s activities and assets could sustain damage, services provided 
by the Group could be interrupted, intellectual property rights could be 
usurped or stolen, 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 and 
its reputation, and exposing the Group to legal proceedings.

Security risks 

The Group is exposed to risks that may jeopardize the security 
of its personnel, operations and facilities, which may specifically 
arise in the form of acts of terrorism or malicious acts.

TOTAL  operates  in  countries  where  political,  economic  and  social 
instability  may  favor  the  emergence  of  acts  of  terrorism  or  malicious 
acts, either by isolated individuals or by groups that are loosely or tightly 
organized, or structured. As such, TOTAL and its partners are exposed 
to  risks  that  may  jeopardize  the  security  of  its  personnel,  operations 
and facilities (plants, industrial or operational sites, pipelines, transport 
systems) which may lead to major industrial accidents.

Depending on the scale of these acts of terrorism or malicious acts, the 
damage that may result from them and be caused to people, property 
and/or the environment, could have an adverse effect on the Group’s 
operating income, financial situation, and reputation.

3.1.4  Geopolitics and developments in the world

Protectionist measures affecting free trade

The development of protectionist measures affecting free trade 
between nations may have an impact on the Group’s business, 
its strategy or its financial condition.

Against a backdrop of risks of globalization and fragmentation between 
nations  highlighted  by  the  development  of  protectionist  measures 
affecting free trade, trade tensions between certain countries serve to 
restrict the free trade of goods and services, financial flows, along with 
international transfers of labor or knowledge.

Tensions  between  countries, 
in  particular  commercial  tensions, 
particularly  when  they  require  the  modification  of  the  contractual 
framework  of  partnerships  or  the  operating  conditions  of  projects, 
are  likely  to  have  a  negative  impact  on  the  Group’s  business  and  its 
operating  income.  If  TOTAL  were  unable  to  manage  the  impacts  of 
these commercial tensions in an appropriate manner, the Group would 
potentially incur significant increases in costs for the development of its 
projects, lose markets, see its production or the value of its assets fall, 
which may adversely affect its financial situation. 

Deterioration of operating conditions 

TOTAL  is  exposed  to  risks  related  to  adverse  changes  in 
operating  conditions  in  some  geographic  areas  or  strategic 
countries.

A substantial part of the Group’s activities is located in strategic areas or 
countries that may face conditions of political, geopolitical, social and/or 
economic instability. In recent years, a number of these countries have 
experienced varying degrees of one or more of the following: economic, 
political,  or  geopolitical  instability,  civil  war,  violent  conflict,  and  social 
unrest. Any of these conditions alone or in combination could disrupt 
the Group’s economic and commercial activities in these countries or 
geographic areas.

In Africa (excluding North Africa), which represented 23% of the Group’s 
2019 combined liquids and gas production, certain of these situations 
of political, social and/or economic instability arose in countries where 
the Group has production, including Nigeria, which is one of the main 
contributing countries to the Group’s production (refer to point 2.1.3 of 
chapter 2).

The  Middle  East  and  North  Africa  zone,  which  represented  23%  of 
the  Group’s  2019  combined  liquids  and  gas  production,  has  suffered 
increased political instability in connection with violent conflict and social 
unrest, particularly in Libya or Iraq. In Yemen, the deterioration of security 
conditions in the vicinity of the Balhaf site 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 South America, which represented 5% of the Group’s 2019 combined 
liquids and gas production, certain of the countries in which TOTAL has 
production have recently suffered from political or economic instability, 
including Argentina and Venezuela.

The occurrence and scale of incidents related to political, geopolitical, 
economic  or  social  instability  in  certain  geographic  areas  or  strategic 
countries  cannot  be  predicted.  Such  incidents  are  likely  to  adversely 
affect  operating  conditions,  and  may  lead  to  a  significant  drop  in 
production,  the  stoppage  of  some  projects,  and  the  loss  of  market 
share. Such incidents may also expose employees and jeopardize their 
security, as well as the safety of the Group’s facilities. These risks may 
well  have  an  adverse  impact  on  the  Group’s  operating  income  and 
financial condition.

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The  Group  also  faces  an  increased  risk  of  the  imposition  of 
sanctions  that  are  increasingly  frequent  and  less  and  less 
coordinated  at  international  level,  as  well  as  a  tightening  of 
regulations relating to export controls. 

Economic sanction regimes, combined with export controls, can target 
those countries in which TOTAL operates, and thus restrict certain types 
of  financing  or  access  to  critical  technologies,  impose  restrictions  on 
the export or re-export of a number of goods and services, and hinder  
the Group’s ability to continue its operations, as was the case in 2018  
for the South Pars 11 project in Iran. 

In  addition  to  particularly  heavy  financial  penalties,  the  breaching  of 
economic  sanction  regimes  adopted  by  the  United  States  may  lead 
the  authorities  to  impose  measures  that  freeze  companies  out  of  the 
US market, such as a ban on using USD for funding, while most of the 
Group’s funding occurs in US dollars.

For  instance,  TOTAL  held  24%  of  its  proved  reserves  and  produced 
16%  of  the  Group’s  oil  and  gas  in  Russia  in  2019.  Since  July  2014, 
international  economic  sanctions  have  been  adopted  against  certain 
Russian  individuals  and  entities,  including  various  entities  operating  in 
the financial, energy and defense sectors. In this country, TOTAL takes 
part in major LNG projects (Yamal LNG and Arctic LNG 2) both directly 
and through its holding in the PAO Novatek company(1). The economic 
sanctions applicable notably to Cuba, Iran, Russia, Syria and Venezuela 
are described in point 3.2 of this chapter.

Developments in regulation

The  increasing  number  of  regulations,  and  the  constant 
developments, whether anticipated or not, in the legal and tax 
frameworks in countries where the Group operates, may have 
significant  operational  and  financial  effects,  jeopardize  the 
Group’s business model and affect the conduct of its business 
and its financial conditions, especially given the size of TOTAL 
and its international dimension.

Conducting  its  activities  in  more  than  130  countries  throughout  the 
world,  TOTAL  is  subject  to  increasingly  numerous,  complex  and 
restrictive  laws  and  regulations,  particularly  regarding  health,  safety  
and  the  environment,  as  well  as  business  ethics,  which  generate 
significant  compliance  costs.  In  Europe  and  the  United  States,  the 
Group’s  sites  and  products  are  subject  to  increasingly  stringent  laws 
governing  the  protection  of  the  environment  (water,  air,  soil,  noise, 
protection of nature, waste management and impact assessments, etc.), 
health (occupational safety and chemical product risk, etc.), the safety 
of personnel and residents, product quality and consumer protection. 

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3

In some jurisdictions, the legal and fiscal framework of operations may  
be changed unexpectedly. The application of rights, including contractual 
rights,  may  be  uncertain  and  the  economics  of  projects  called  into 
question.  The  legal  and  fiscal  framework  of  the  Group’s  activities,  in 
particular  regarding  exploration  and  production,  established  through 
concessions, licenses, permits and contracts granted by or entered into 
with a government entity, a state-owned company or private owners, is 
specifically 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. 

In  recent  years,  in  various  regions  globally,  TOTAL  has  observed 
governments  and  state-owned  companies  impose  more  stringent 
conditions  on  companies  pursuing  exploration  and  production 
activities, 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:
 – 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.

As  a  result  of  the  development  of  the  Group’s  low-carbon  activities, 
particularly  in  the  electricity  sector,  it  is  subject  to  new,  mainly  local 
regulations and which may change at an unexpected pace.

The  increasing  number  of  legal  and  tax  regulations,  which  are 
occasionally  inconsistent  with  each  other,  and  the  constant  changes, 
whether  anticipated  or  not,  of  legal  and  fiscal  frameworks  in  the 
countries  in  which  the  Group  operates  create  legal  instability,  which 
heightens the risk of legal proceedings and promotes an increase in the 
number of national or transnational disputes. They may effectively cause 
a material increase in tax and customs duties, as well as costs relating 
to operations, thus affecting the profitability of projects or the economic 
value of a number of Group assets, or even oblige the Group to shorten, 
change  and/or  stop  certain  activities  or  to  implement  temporary  or 
permanent site closures.

If TOTAL were unable to anticipate changes in regulations or comply in 
time with new regulations in force in one or more countries where the 
Group operates, TOTAL may face increased litigation, and be forced to 
modify and/or stop some of its activities, which may lead to a downturn 
in  the  profitability  of  certain  projects,  and  adversely  affect  its  financial 
condition and reputation.

(1) 

 A Russian company listed in Moscow and London, in which the Group held a 19.4% stake as of December 31, 2019, which is the maximum limit specified in the initial 2011 agreement between 
TOTAL and PAO Novatek.

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3.1.5  Risks relating to operations

HSE: risk of major accident or damage to third parties 
and the environment

The Group’s activities entail several operating risks such as the 
risk  of  a  major  industrial  accident,  or  damage  to  third  parties  
or to the environment.

The Group must face the risk of a major industrial accident both at its 
sites and during transport by sea or land, or during activities related to 
its operations. 

The  Group’s  upstream  activities  are  exposed  to  risks  related  to  the 
physical  characteristics  of  oil  and  gas  fields  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.  The  activities  of  the  Integrated 
Gas,  Renewables  &  Power,  Refining  &  Chemicals  and  Marketing  & 
Services  business  segments  are  also  subject  to  the  risk  of  a  major 
industrial  accident  such  as  fires,  explosions,  significant  damage  to 
the environment, as well as risks related to the overall life cycle of the 
products manufactured, and the materials used. In addition to its drilling 
and  pipeline  transport  operations,  the  Group  has  at  the  end  of  2019 
180 sites and operating zones exposed to the risk of a major industrial 
accident, which could cause harm or damage to people, property and 
the environment.

The  conduct  of  the  Group’s  activities,  and  the  nature  of  some  of  the 
products  sold,  may  also  entail  risks  of  direct  and  repeated  exposure 
which have longer-term effects on health and the environment (soil, air, 
water). 

The Group’s entities and their legal representatives may be exposed to 
legal proceedings, notably in the event of damage to human life, bodily 
injury and material damage, chronic damage to health and environmental 
damage. Such proceedings could also damage the Group’s reputation. 

The  crisis  management  plans  implemented  at  the  Group  level  and  at 
subsidiary  level  to  cope  with  emergency  situations  may  not  make  it 
possible  to  minimize  the  impacts  on  third  parties  or  the  environment, 
or  exclude  the  risk  that  the  Group’s  business  and  operations  may  be 
severely  disrupted  in  a  crisis  situation.  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.

The  Group  is  not  insured  against  all  potential  risks,  and  if  a  major 
industrial  accident  were  to  occur,  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  that  such  loss  would  not  have  a  material 
adverse effect on the Group’s financial condition and its reputation.

Development of major projects

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 
be affected by the occurrence of a number of difficulties, including, in 
particular, those related to:
 – economic  or  political  risks,  including  threats  specific  to  a  certain 
country or region, such as terrorism, social unrest or other conflicts;

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 – 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 price environment (oil, gas and 

energy prices, etc.);

 – respecting project schedules; and
 – the  timely  issuance  or  renewal  of  permits  and  licenses  by  public 

agencies.

Failure  to  deliver  any  major  project  that  underpins  production  or 
production growth could adversely affect the Group’s financial condition, 
including its operating income and cash flow.

Business ethics

Ethical  misconduct  or  non-compliance  of  the  Group,  its 
employees or third parties acting on its behalf with applicable 
laws  and  regulations  in  particular  concerning  corruption  or 
fraud may well expose TOTAL to criminal and civil proceedings 
and be damaging to its reputation and shareholder value.

In  the  energy  sector,  where  the  amounts  invested  may  be  very  high, 
governments and public authorities are the leading counterparties in this 
sector that are generally considered as strategic. The Group is present 
in  more  than  130  countries,  some  of  which  have  a  high  perceived 
level  of  corruption  according  to  the  index  drawn  up  by  Transparency 
International. The Group advocates a zero tolerance principle for fraud of 
any kind, particularly corruption and influence peddling.

Non-compliance with laws and regulations as well as ethical or human 
rights misconduct by TOTAL, its employees or a third party acting on 
its behalf could expose TOTAL and/or its employees to investigations, 
administrative  or  legal  proceedings,  criminal  and  civil  sanctions  and 
to  additional  penalties  (such  as  debarment  from  public  procurement). 
Further  measures  could,  depending  on  applicable  legislation  (notably, 
the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the UK Bribery Act, the French 
law No. 2016-1691 dated December 9, 2016 relating to transparency, 
the fight against corruption and modernization of the economy or the 
Regulation  (EU)  2016/679  with  regard  to  the  protection  of  personal 
data),  be  imposed  by  competent  authorities,  such  as  the  review  and 
reinforcement of the compliance program under the supervision of an 
independent  third  party.  Any  of  the  above  may  be  damaging  to  the 
financial condition, shareholder value or reputation of the Group.

Integration of strategic acquisitions

The addition of an asset or company that presents a strategic 
interest  for  the  Group  may  not  produce  the  effects  initially 
expected. 

The Group has made and may make further acquisitions in numerous 
geographic  markets,  in  various  activities,  and  with  companies  of  
various sizes. In 2019, acquisitions made by the Group stood at a total  
of  $5.9  billion.  Acquisitions  present  many  challenges  (synergies, 
governance,  operating  model,  key  employees,  sufficient  availability  of 
TOTAL’s teams) and require specific adaptation on a case-by-case basis. 

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If the Group were unable to integrate the assets acquired in line with the 
conditions provided, so as to achieve the expected synergies, to retain 
the key employees of the newly acquired company, or if the Group had 
to bear liabilities that were not yet identified or appropriately assessed 
at the time of the transaction, then the Group’s financial condition and 
reputation may be adversely affected.

Partnership management

The Group faces risks related to partnership management.

Almost all exploration & production projects and, more recently, a number 
of projects undertaken by the Group’s other business segments, occur 
via partnerships (including joint-ventures) to spread the investment costs 
and  associated  risks  across  the  various  partners.  In  some  countries, 
specifically  in  Africa,  legislation  and/or  the  authorities  make  TOTAL’s 
presence conditional on the establishment of a joint-venture with a local 
company.  Some  partnerships  include  companies  exposed  to  specific 
risks linked to the financial markets, like PAO Novatek(1).

A partnership’s success depends on many factors, primarily the quality 
of  the  partner  (specifically  technical  skills  and  financial  capacity),  the 
quality of agreements negotiated, and the efficiency of the governance 
framework  implemented.  Inappropriate  or  incomplete  contractual 

agreements,  or  the  partner’s  breaching  of  its  obligations,  specifically 
those  that  are  financial,  legal  or  ethical,  may  harm  or  prevent  the 
development of projects, give rise to disputes and damage the Group’s 
reputation. 

Projects developed in partnership may be operated by the Group, by 
the partners, or by joint-ventures set up for this purpose in the form of 
a company or via contractual agreements. In cases where the Group’s 
companies  are  not  operators,  these  companies  may  have  limited 
influence over, and control of, the behavior, performance and costs of 
the partnership, their ability to manage risks may be limited. Even if they 
are not operators, Group companies may be sued by the authorities or 
by plaintiffs.

The  challenges  and  risks  linked  with  partnerships  may  also  cover  the 
relationships of Group entities with their suppliers. 

If  TOTAL  failed  to  select  high-quality  partners,  failed  to  manage  its 
partnerships  in  an  optimum  way,  or  failed  to  establish  an  appropriate 
governance framework, the Group could suffer a loss of profitability at 
project level, be obliged to incur costs in relation to potential litigation, 
and  face  the  risk  of  damage  to  its  reputation  should  the  partner  not 
comply with the rules applicable to the partnership, in particular those 
covering ethics or compliance.

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3.1.6  Innovation

Digital transformation

Technological or market developments 

The Group may be unable to manage its digital transformation at 
a suitable pace, or on the right scale, which may have an impact 
on its business model, its organization or its competitiveness.

Across the entire value chain, digital transformation acts on the interaction 
between the Group and its markets. The Group seeks to benefit from 
digital to improve its industrial operations, both in terms of availability and 
costs or performance, offer new services to customers notably in the 
area of managing and optimizing energy consumption, make progress 
in  new  decentralized  energies,  and  reduce  its  environmental  impact.  
The Group also seeks to integrate digital technology into its operations 
so as to improve their efficiency, and enable activities and investments  
to be managed with enhanced performance and agility.

An  unsuitable  pace  or  capacity  to tailor  the  Group’s  organization  and 
skills  to  the  digital  transformation  may  have  a  negative  effect  on  the 
Group’s  financial  condition,  its  reputation,  and  on  its  ability  to  attract  
and train the necessary human resources.

The Group may fail to anticipate appropriately the technological 
changes  related  to  its  main  markets,  the  expectations  of  its 
customers  and  changes  in  its  competitive  environment  or 
certain  business  models,  or  may  not  respond  to  them  in  an 
appropriate way and at an appropriate pace.

The  Group’s  activities  are  carried  out  in  a  constantly  changing 
environment  with  new  products,  new  players,  new  business  models 
and  new  technologies  continuously  emerging.  The  Group  must  be 
able to anticipate these changes, understand the market’s challenges, 
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 innovation policy requires significant investment, notably in 
R&D, of which the expected impact cannot be guaranteed. TOTAL also 
seeks to be organized so as to favor the selection of relevant projects 
and  the  implementation  or  industrialization  of  innovative  ideas,  which 
requires that the necessary skills be used, found, and retained. 

An  unsuitable  pace  of  innovation  or  a  technological  or  market 
development  that  is  unforeseen  or  uncontrolled  may  have  a  negative 
effect on the Group’s market share, its profitability, its reputation, and its 
ability to attract the necessary human resources.

(1) 

 A Russian company listed in Moscow and London, in which the Group held a 19.4% stake as of December 31, 2019 (the maximum limit specified in the initial 2011 agreement between TOTAL 
and PAO Novatek).

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3.2  Countries targeted by economic sanctions

Economic sanctions or other restrictive measures could target countries, 
such as Cuba, Iran, and Syria and/or target actors or economic sectors, 
such as in Russia or in Venezuela.

U.S.  and  European  restrictions  relevant  to  the  Group  and  information 
concerning the Group’s limited activities or presence in certain targeted 
countries are outlined in points 3.2.1 and 3.2.2, respectively.

3.2.1  U.S. and European legal restrictions

TOTAL  closely  monitors  applicable  international  economic  sanctions 
regimes,  including  those  adopted  by  the  United  States  and  the 
European Union (“EU”) (collectively, “Sanctions Regimes”), changes to 
such  regimes  and  possible  impacts  on  the  Group’s  activities.  TOTAL 
takes steps to ensure compliance with applicable Sanctions Regimes 
and believes that its current activities in targeted countries do not infringe 
the applicable Sanctions Regimes. However, the Group cannot assure 
that current or future regulations related to Sanctions Regimes will not 
have a negative impact on its business, financial condition or reputation. 
A violation by the Group of applicable Sanctions Regimes could result  
in criminal, civil and/or material financial penalties.

A) Restrictions against Cuba

U.S.  sanctions  against  Cuba  prohibit  any  person  subject  to  the 
jurisdiction  of  the  United  States(1)  from  engaging,  directly  or  indirectly, 
in  any  activities  or  dealings  related  to  Cuba,  without  government 
authorization. Therefore, U.S. dollar transactions involving U.S. banks, 
are  prohibited  for  all  transactions  related  to  Cuba.  Furthermore,  it 
is  prohibited  to  export  and  reexport  to  Cuba  all  goods  subject  to  the 
Export Administration Regulations(2) without a license or under a license 
exception (for example, certain medical equipment), as well as to import 
all  goods  of  Cuban  origin  into  the  United  States.  Cuba  is  not  subject  
to European economic sanctions.

TOTAL has had an interest in a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder 
filing  plant  in  Cuba  since  1997,  in  accordance  with  the  economic 
sanctions regime adopted by the United States. 

B) Restrictions against Iran

Several  countries  and  international  organizations,  including  the  United 
States  and  the  EU,  apply  Sanctions  Regimes  of  varying  degrees 
targeting Iran.

On July 14, 2015, the EU, China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, 
the  United  States  and  Germany  entered  into  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  that 
Iran  had  met  its  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 
for activities outside U.S. jurisdiction) and most EU economic sanctions 
were suspended(4).

Following  the  withdrawal  of  the  United  States  from  the  JCPOA  in  
May 2018, U.S. secondary sanctions concerning the oil industry were 
re-imposed as of November 5, 2018.

In  July  2017,  TOTAL  signed  a  contract  for  a  period  of  20  years  with 
the National Iranian Oil Company (“NIOC”) relating to the development  
and production of phase 11 (SP11)(5) of the giant South Pars gas field. 
TOTAL  withdrew  from  this  project  and  finalized  its  withdrawal  on  
October 29, 2018. TOTAL ceased all operational activity in Iran before 
November 4, 2018. As a consequence, TOTAL has had no operational 
activity in Iran since the re-imposition of U.S. secondary sanctions on  
the oil industry as of November 5, 2018.

Furthermore, certain U.S. states have adopted regulations with respect 
to  Iran  requiring,  in  certain  conditions,  state  pension  funds  and  other 
state-owned institutional investors to divest securities in any company 
that has or had business operations in Iran and state public contracts 
not  to  be  awarded  to  such  companies.  Certain  U.S.  state  regulators 
have  adopted  similar  initiatives  relating  to  investments  by  insurance 
companies. TOTAL believes the impact of these regulations to be limited 
as  the  Group  ceased  all  operational  activity  in  Iran  before  November 
4,  2018.  Nevertheless,  TOTAL  continues  to  closely  monitor  these 
measures, which are generally still in effect following the withdrawal of 
the United States from the JCPOA. 

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 acted in accordance with its commitments 
related to this determination, it would not be regarded as a company of 
concern for its past Iran-related activities. TOTAL’s historical activities in 
Iran have been conducted in compliance with these Sanctions Regimes. 
Since 2011, TOTAL has had no production in Iran.

Refer to point 3.2.2 below for information concerning Section 13(r) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, pertaining to activities  
of the Group related to Iran. 

C) Restrictions against Russia

Since July 2014, various Sanctions Regimes have been adopted against 
Russia,  including  prohibitions  to  deal  with  certain  Russian  individuals 
and  entities  or  restrictions  on  financings,  as  well  as  restrictions  on 
investments and exports to Russia.

 Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR), 31 CFR Part. 515.

(1) 
(2)  Export Administration Regulations (EAR) § 734.3.
(3)   “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.

(4)   Certain U.S. and EU human rights-related and terrorism-related sanctions remain in force.
(5)    TOTAL was an operator of the SP11 project and held 50.1% alongside the national Chinese company China National Petroleum Corporation (“CNPC”) (30%) and Petropars (19.9%), a 100% 

owned subsidiary of NIOC.

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The economic sanctions adopted by the EU since 2014 do not materially 
affect TOTAL’s activities in Russia. TOTAL has been formally authorized 
by the French government, which is the competent authority for granting 
authorization under the EU sanctions regime, to continue all its activities 
in Russia on the Kharyaga, Termokarstovoye and Chernichnoye fields 
and the Yamal LNG and the Arctic 2 LNG projects.

The United States adopted various economic sanctions, some of which 
target  PAO  Novatek(1)  (“Novatek”),  and  the  entities  in  which  Novatek 
(individually  or  with  other  similarly  targeted  persons  or  entities)  owns 
an interest of at least 50%, including OAO Yamal LNG(2) (“Yamal LNG”), 
Terneftegas(3) and OOO Arctic 2 LNG(4). These sanctions currently restrict 
U.S.  persons  from  all  transactions  in,  provision  of  financing  for,  and 
other dealings in debt of longer than 60 days maturity. To be compliant 
with  U.S.  economic  sanctions  regime,  transactions  with  these  parties 
processed by U.S. banks must meet the regulatory payment restrictions. 
The  Yamal  LNG  project’s  financing  was  finalized  in  successive  steps  
in 2016 in compliance with applicable regulations. The financing of the 
Arctic LNG 2 project is under discussion.

In addition, the U.S. Department of Commerce has imposed restrictions 
on exports and reexports of certain goods to Russia under the regulation 
related  to  the  U.S.  export  control  with  respect  to  certain  oil  projects, 
which do not materially impact TOTAL’s current activities in Russia.

In  August  2017,  the  United  States  adopted  the  Countering  America’s 
Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (“CAATSA”). This act provides for, 
in  particular,  the  possibility  to  impose  secondary  sanctions  against  a 
non-U.S.  person  who  (i)  invests  in  certain  types  of  crude  oil  projects; 
(ii) carries out a significant transaction with a Russian individual or entity 
targeted by a Sanctions Regime ; (iii) carries out a significant transaction 
with  an  individual/entity  party  to  or  acting  on  behalf  of  Russian 
economic  intelligence  or  defense  sectors;  (iv)  carries  out  a  direct  and 
significant  investment  (beyond  certain  amounts),  which  contributes 
to  the  development  of  Russian  export  pipelines  or  (v)  sells,  leases  or 
provides goods, services, technologies or information that could directly 
and in a significant manner facilitate the maintenance or expansion of 
the construction, modernization or repair of energy export pipelines by 
Russia. This act also, on the one hand, reduced the maturity periods of 
debts restricting the financing of certain entities and, on the other hand, 
extended, as from January 29, 2018, the prohibition applicable to certain 
entities  to  export  goods  and  services  outside  of  Russia  in  support  of 
exploration or production projects of oil in deep water, beyond the Arctic 
offshore, or concerning shale formations (shale oil).

On  April  6,  2018,  the  American  Department  of  Treasury’s  Office  of 
Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for the first time designated and registered 
certain Russian oligarchs and political figures, as well as several entities 
owned  by  them,  on  the  list  of  Specially  Designated  Nationals  and 
Blocked Persons List. Non-U.S. persons may now be sanctioned under 
secondary sanctions for having carried out significant transactions with 
the designated persons.

TOTAL continues its activities in Russia in compliance with applicable 
sanctions regimes.

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As  of  December  31,  2019,  TOTAL  held  24%  of  its  proved  reserves  in 
Russia, where the Group had 16% of its combined oil and gas production 
in 2019.

D) 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  and  with  Syria.  Since  2011,  the  Group  ceased  its  activities  that 
contributed to oil and gas production in Syria and has not purchased 
hydrocarbons from Syria since that time (refer to point 3.2.2).

E) Restrictions against Venezuela

Since  2014,  different  Sanctions  Regimes  were  adopted  relating  to 
Venezuela,  including  prohibitions  to  deal  with  certain  Venezuelan 
individuals and entities, as well as restrictions on financings.

3

In August 2017, the United States adopted economic sanctions relating 
to  the  Government  of  Venezuela  as  well  as  certain  state-owned 
or  controlled  entities  (collectively,  the  “Government  of  Venezuela”), 
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%  (which  includes 
PetroCedeño S.A., a company in which the Group held an interest of 
30.32%  as  of  December  31,  2019).  These  sanctions  prohibit  all  U.S. 
persons(5)  from  transacting  in,  providing  financing  for  or  otherwise 
dealing in debt issued by PdVSA as from August 25, 2017 of longer than 
90 days maturity. The use of the U.S. dollar is therefore prohibited for 
these types of financings, including with PetroCedeño S.A.

On  January  28,  2019,  pursuant  to  Executive  Order  13850,  the  U.S. 
Treasury  Department’s  Office  of  Foreign  Asset  Control  (OFAC) 
designated  PdVSA  on  the  list  of  Specially  Designated  Nationals  and 
Blocked Persons List, as well as any entities in which PdVSA owns an 
interest of at least 50%, including PetroCedeño S.A.

In August 2019, the United States ordered the blocking of all property 
and  interests  in  property  of  the  Government  of  Venezuela  that  come 
into  the  possession  or  control  of  U.S.  persons  and  prohibits  U.S. 
persons from dealing in any such property. As a practical matter, these 
sanctions  prohibit  U.S.  persons  from  directly  or  indirectly  engaging  in 
any transactions with the Government of Venezuela. This action did not 
create a U.S. comprehensive-embargo against Venezuela and did not 
have a significant impact on TOTAL’s activities.

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,  a  military  embargo  as  well  as  restrictions  on  
the exportation of certain goods.

To date, TOTAL has organized the management of its interest to ensure 
compliance with applicable sanctions.

On December 31, 2019, less than 0.5% of the Group’s combined oil and 
gas production came from Venezuela in 2019.

 A Russian company listed on the Moscow and London stock exchanges and in which the Group held an interest of 19.4% as of December 31, 2019.

(1) 
(2)  A company jointly owned by PAO Novatek, Total E&P Yamal (20.02%), YAYM Limited and China National Oil and Gas Exploration Development Corporation – CNODC, a subsidiary of CNPC.
(3)  A company jointly owned by PAO Novatek and Total Termokarstovoye SAS (49%).
(4)   A company jointly-owned by PAO Novatek, Total E&P Salmanov (10%), CNODC Dawn Light Limited, CEPR Limited et Japan Arctic LNG as of December 31, 2019.
(5)   “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.

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3.2.2  Information concerning certain limited activities in Iran and Syria 

Information concerning TOTAL’s activities related to Iran that took place 
in 2019 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 2019 is provided concerning the payments 
made by Group affiliates to, or additional cash flow that operations of 
Group affiliates generate for, governments of any country identified by 
the United States as state sponsors of terrorism (currently, Iran, North 
Korea, Syria and Sudan)(1) or any entity controlled by those governments.

TOTAL  believes  that  these  activities  are  not  subject  to  sanctions.  For 
more information on certain U.S. and EU restrictions relevant to TOTAL 
in these jurisdictions, refer to point 3.2.1 of this chapter.

A) Iran

The  Group’s  operational  activities  related  to  Iran  were  stopped  in 
2018  following  the  withdrawal  of  the  United  States  from  the  Joint 
Comprehensive  Plan  of  Action  (“JCPOA”)  in  May  2018  and  prior  to 
the re-imposition of U.S. secondary sanctions on the oil industry as of 
November 5, 2018.

Statements  in  this  section  concerning  affiliates  intending  or  expecting 
to  continue  activities  described  below  are  subject  to  such  activities 
continuing  to  be  permissible  under  applicable  international  economic 
sanctions regimes.

a) Exploration & Production

The Tehran branch office of Total E&P South Pars S.A.S. (a wholly-owned 
affiliate), which opened in 2017 for the purposes of the development and 
production of phase 11 of the South Pars gas field, ceased all operational 
activities prior to November 1, 2018. In addition, since November 2018, 
Total Iran BV maintains a local representative office in Tehran with few 
employees solely for non-operational functions. Concerning payments 
to Iranian entities in 2019, Total Iran BV and Elf Petroleum Iran collectively 
made  payments  of  approximately  IRR  1.87  billion  (approximately 
€39,500)(2)  to  the  Iranian  administration  for  taxes  and  social  security 
contributions concerning the staff of the aforementioned representative 
office. None of these payments were executed in U.S. dollars.

Since November 30, 2018, Total E&P UK Limited (“TEP UK”), a wholly-
owned  affiliate,  holds  a  1%  interest  in  a  joint-venture  relating  to  the 
Bruce  field  in  the  United  Kingdom  (the  “Bruce  Field  Joint-Venture”) 
with  Serica  Energy  (UK)  Limited  (“Serica”)  (98%,  operator)  and  BP 
Exploration Operating Company Limited (“BPEOC”) (1%), following the 
completion of the sale of 42.25% of TEP UK’s interest in the Bruce Field 
Joint-Venture on November 30, 2018 pursuant to a sale and purchase 
agreement  dated  August  2,  2018  entered  into  between  TEP  UK  and 
Serica. Upon closing of the transaction on November 30, 2018, all other 
prior  joint-venture  partners  also  sold  their  interests  in  the  Bruce  Field 
Joint-Venture to Serica (BPEOC sold 36% retaining a 1% interest, BHP 
Billiton Petroleum Great Britain Limited (“BHP”) sold its entire interest of 
16% and Marubeni Oil & Gas (U.K.) Limited (“Marubeni”) sold its entire 
interest of 3.75%).

The Bruce Field Joint-Venture is party to an agreement governing certain 
transportation, processing and operation services provided to another 
joint-venture at the Rhum field in the UK (the “Bruce Rhum Agreement”). 
The licensees of the Rhum field are Serica (50%, operator) and the Iranian 
Oil Company UK Ltd (“IOC UK”), a subsidiary of NIOC (50%), an Iranian 
government-owned  corporation.  Under  the  terms  of  the  Bruce  Rhum 
Agreement,  the  Rhum  field  owners  pay  a  proportion  of  the  operating 
costs of the Bruce field facilities calculated on a gas throughput basis.

In  November  2018,  the  U.S.  Treasury  Department’s  Office  of  Foreign 
Asset  Control  (“OFAC”)  granted  a  conditional  license  to  BPEOC  and 
Serica authorizing provision of services to the Rhum field following the 
re-imposition of U.S. secondary sanctions. The principal condition of the 
license is that the ownership of shares in IOC UK by Naftiran Intertrade 
Company Limited (the trading branch of the NIOC) are transferred into 
and  held  in  a  Jersey-based  trust,  thereby  ensuring  that  the  Iranian 
government does not derive any economic benefit from the Rhum field 
so  long  as  U.S.  sanctions  against  these  entities  remain  in  place.  IOC 
UK’s  interest  is  managed  by  an  independent  management  company 
established  by  the  trust  and  referred  to  as  the  “Rhum  Management 
Company”  (“RMC”).  Where  necessary  TEP  UK  liaises  with  RMC  in 
relation to the Bruce Rhum Agreement and TEP UK expects to continue 
liaising with RMC on the same basis in 2020.

In October 2019, OFAC renewed and extended the conditional license 
to  Serica  authorizing  the  provision  of  services  to  the  Rhum  field  until 
February 2021. In addition, OFAC informed that, to the extent that the 
license remains valid and Serica represents that the conditions set out 
in the license are met, activities and transactions of non-U.S. persons 
involving  the  Rhum  filed  or  the  Bruce  field,  including  in  relation  to  the 
operation  of  the  trust,  IOC  UK  and  RMC  will  not  be  exposed  to  U.S. 
secondary sanctions with respect to Iran.

IOC  UK’s  share  of  costs  incurred  under  the  Bruce  Rhum  Agreement 
have been paid to TEP UK in 2019 by RMC. In 2019, based upon TEP 
UK’s 1% interest in the Bruce Field Joint-Venture and income from the 
net cash flow sharing arrangement with Serica, gross revenue to TEP 
UK  from  IOC  UK’s  share  of  the  Rhum  field  resulting  from  the  Bruce 
Rhum Agreement was approximately £8 million. This amount was used 
to offset operating costs on the Bruce field and as such, generated no 
net profit to TEP UK. This arrangement is expected to continue in 2020.

Early 2019, TEP UK continued to act as agent for BHP and Marubeni 
pursuant to the agency agreement entered into in June 2018 between 
BHP,  Marubeni  and  TEP  UK  according  to  which  TEP  UK  received 
payments  from  RMC  in  relation  to  BHP  and  Marubeni’s  share  of 
income  from  the  Bruce  Rhum  Agreement  (the  “Agency  Agreement”). 
The payments related to the period before November 30, 2018, prior to  
BHP and Marubeni divested their respective interest in the Bruce Field 
Joint-Venture  to  Serica.  In  2019,  total  payment  received  on  behalf  of  
BHP  and  Marubeni  by  TEP  UK  under  this  arrangement  was 
approximately £1.1 million. TEP UK transferred all income received under 
the Agency Agreement to BHP and Marubeni and provided the service 
on a no profit, no loss basis. The Agency Agreement was terminated  
on June 27, 2019 following receipt of all payments relating to the period 
up to November 30, 2018.

(1) 

 The Group is not present in North Korea. Other than fees related to the renewal of the registration of an international trademark with the world intellectual property organization (which includes 
North Korea) paid in 2019, TOTAL is not aware of any of its activities in 2019 having resulted in payments to, or additional cash flow for, the government of this country.

(2)   Converted using the average exchange rate for fiscal year 2019, as published by the Central Bank of Iran.

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TEP  UK  is  also  party  to  an  agreement  with  Serica  whereby  TEP  UK 
uses reasonable endeavors to evacuate Rhum NGL from the St Fergus 
Terminal  (the  “Rhum  NGL  Agreement”).  TEP  UK  provides  this  service 
subject to Serica having title to all of the Rhum NGL to be evacuated 
and Serica having a valid license from OFAC for the activity. The service 
is provided on a cost basis, and TEP UK charges a monthly handling 
fee  that  generates  an  income  of  approximately  £35,000  per  annum 
relating to IOC UK’s 50% stake in the Rhum field. After costs, TEP UK 
realizes little profit from this arrangement. TEP UK expects to continue 
this activity in 2020.

TOTAL S.A. paid approximately €2,000 to Iranian authorities related to 
various  patents(1)  in  2019.  Similar  payments  are  expected  to  be  made  
in 2020.

b) Other business segments

In  2019,  TOTAL  S.A.  paid  fees  of  approximately  €1,500  to  Iranian 
authorities  related  to  the  maintenance  and  protection  of  trademarks  
and designs in Iran. Similar payments are expected to be made in 2020.

Refining & Chemicals

In  2019,  Hanwha  Total  Petrochemicals  (“HTC”),  a  South  Korean  joint-
venture  in  which  each  of  Total  Holdings  UK  Limited  (a  wholly-owned 
affiliate)  and  its  partner  Hanwha  General  Chemicals  holds  a  50% 
interest, reported some activity in Iran. In November 2018, South Korea 
was granted a significant reduction exemption waiver (the “SRE waiver”) 
allowing  it  to  import  Iranian  condensate  from  NIOC  for  six  months.  
In that context, HTC purchased approximately 13.5 Mb of condensates 
from  NIOC  for  approximately  KRW  1,000  billion  (approximately  
€760 million)(2) from January 2019 to April 2019. HTC stopped purchasing 
from NIOC thereafter. These condensates are used as raw material for 
certain of HTC’s steam crackers.

Internal control and risk management procedures

Risks and control 3

In  2019,  Total  Research  &  Technology  Feluy  (“TRTF”,  a  wholly-owned 
affiliate)  and  Total  Raffinage  Chimie  (“TRC”,  a  wholly-owned  affiliate) 
paid  fees  related  to  three  patents  to  Iranian  authorities  for  an  amount  
of approximately €1,400.

Marketing & Services

In 2019, Total Marketing France (“TMF”, a wholly-owned affiliate), provided 
fuel payment cards to the Iranian embassy located in Neuilly-sur-Seine 
(France) and the Iranian delegation to UNESCO in Paris (France), to be 
used  in  the  Group’s  service  stations.  In  2019,  this  activity  generated 
gross revenue of approximately €30,300 and net profit of approximately 
€2,200. The Group expects to continue this activity in 2020.

In 2019, as part of its refueling activities in France, Caldeo, a company 
wholly-owned by TMF, delivered fuel oil to the Iranian embassy in Neuilly-
sur-Seine  (France).  In  2019,  this  activity  generated  gross  revenue  of 
approximately €1,500 and net profit of approximately €14. The Group 
expects to continue this activity in 2020.

3

In 2019, Total Belgium (a wholly-owned affiliate) provided fuel payment 
cards to the Iranian embassy in Brussels (Belgium), to be used in the 
Group’s service stations. In 2019, this activity generated gross revenue 
of approximately €11,000 and net profit of €4,000. The Group expects  
to continue this activity in 2020.

B) 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 
few employees. Following the termination of their employment contracts 
in  May  2019,  the  Damascus  office  was  closed.  In  2019,  TOTAL  paid 
approximately  €6,500  to  the  Syrian  government  as  contributions  for 
social security in relation to the aforementioned staff of the Damascus 
office before it was closed.

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  its  business  segments,  to  which 
the  Group’s  operational  entities  report.  The  business  segments’ 
management is responsible, within its 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.

General Management constantly strives to maintain an efficient internal 
control system, 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  Group’s  internal  control  and  risk  management  systems  are 
structured  around  a  three-level  organization  –  Holding,  business 
segments,  operational  entities  –  where  each  level  is  directly  involved  
and  accountable  in  line  with  the  level  of  delegation  determined  by 
General Management.

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.  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.

(1) 

 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 industrial property rights described in this point 3.2.2 are consistent with that authorization.

(2)  Converted using the average exchange rate for fiscal year 2019, as published by Bloomberg.

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The Group’s risk management system draws on the main international 
standards (COSO Enterprise Risk Management integrated framework, 
ISO 31000: 2018 – 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 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 the organization and make 
recommendations  for  their  improvement.  The  Audit  Committee  also 
monitors the process of producing accounting and financial information, 
in order to guarantee its integrity.

The  Group’s  internal  control  and  risk  management  systems  cover  
the processes of the fully consolidated entities. Regarding acquisitions, 
the Group’s control environment is implemented in the acquired entities 
after a critical analysis of their own systems.

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.

3.3.2  Control environment

Integrity and ethics

TOTAL’s control environment is based primarily on its Code of Conduct, 
which  spells  out  the  Group’s  five  values,  including  Respect  for  Each 
Other, which is reflected in the areas of integrity (fraud and corruption), 
respect  for  human  rights,  as  well  as  environment  and  health.  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 is present. 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.

As  a  priority  of  General  Management,  compliance  programs  are 
deployed at Group level, in particular for the prevention of corruption, 
fraud  and  competition  law  infringement,  as  well  as  the  protection  of 
personal  data.  The  anti-corruption  and  anti-fraud  programs  include 
reporting and control actions (reviews and audits). Ethical assessments 
are also conducted (refer to point 5.7 of chapter 5). In these areas, the 
Group relies on the Compliance network, the Ethics Officers’ network 
and the Ethics Committee, the role of which is key to listen and provide 
assistance.

Governance, authorities and responsibilities

The  Board  of  Directors,  with  the  support  of  its  Committees,  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.

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 business segments’ and operational entities’ general management 
bodies  are  responsible  for  the  internal  control  and  risk  management 
system within the scope of their responsibility.

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 
internal  control  systems,  verify  their  implementation  and  effectiveness 
and assist operational employees, and (3) internal auditors who, through 
their internal control reports, provide recommendations to improve the 
effectiveness of the system.

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.

TOTAL  has  a  Group  framework  that  is  supplemented  by  a  series 
of  practical  recommendations  and  feedbacks.  Like  the  Group’s 
organization, this framework has a three-level structure: a Group level, 
frameworks for each business segment, and a specific framework for 
each significant operational entity.

The Group’s 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  the  Group  Audit  in  accordance  with  
the international framework of the internal audit and its Code of Ethics. 
The Group’s Audit & Internal Control Division also conducts joint audits 
with  third  parties  and  provides  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.  The  Group’s  Audit  & 
Internal  Control  Division  employed  75  people  and  conducted  about  
150 internal audit missions in 2019.

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The  Group  regularly  examines  and  assesses  the  design  and 
effectiveness of the key operational, financial and information technology 
controls related to internal control over financial reporting, in compliance 
with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

In  2019,  this  assessment  was  performed  with  the  assistance  of  
the  Group’s  main  entities  and  the  Audit  &  Internal  Control  Division.  
The system in place covers:
 – the most significant entities, which assess the key operational controls 
of their main processes and respond to a Group questionnaire for 
assessing the internal control framework;

 – other  less  significant  entities,  which  respond  only  to  the  Group 

questionnaire for assessing the internal control framework.

implementation of the Group’s internal control framework and the design 
and effectiveness of key internal controls in its main entities regarding 
financial reporting. Based on their review, the statutory auditors stated 
that they had no remarks on the information presented on internal control 
and risk management procedures.

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  2019.  The  Audit  Committee  also  meets  with  the  statutory 
auditors  at  least  once  a  year  without  the  presence  of  any  Company 
representatives.

These  two  categories  of  entities,  which  include  the  central  functions 
of the business segments and the Holding, account for approximately 
80% and 10%, respectively, of the financial aggregates in the Group’s 
Consolidated Financial Statements. 

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.

The statutory auditors also review the internal controls that they deem 
necessary  as  part  of  their  certification  of  the  financial  statements. 
in  2019  the 
Pursuant  to  American  regulations,  they  reviewed 

Based  on  the  internal  reviews,  General  Management  has  reasonable 
assurance of the effectiveness of the Group’s internal control.

3.3.3  Risk assessment and management

3.3.3.1  General principles

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 formalized 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 making decisions and monitoring the performance of activities 
at each level of the organization.

The  Group  implements  a  global  risk  management  system  that  is  an 
essential  factor  in  the  deployment  of  its  strategy.  This  system  relies 
on a continuous process of identifying and analyzing risks in order to 
determine those that could prevent the achievement of TOTAL’s goals, 
on an organization at Group level, and in business segments, and on 
management systems.

The  Executive  Committee,  with  the  assistance  of  the  Group  Risk 
Management  Committee  (GRMC),  is  responsible  for  identifying  and 
analyzing internal and external risks that could impact the achievement 
of the Group’s objectives. The main responsibilities of the GRMC include 
ensuring that the Group has a mapping of the risks to which it is exposed 
and that suitable risk management systems are in place. The GRMC’s 
work  focuses  on  continuously  improving  risk  awareness  and  the  risk 
management systems.

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 
feeds the audit plan, which is based on an analysis of the risks and the 
risk management systems, and the work of the GRMC.

Regarding  commitments,  General  Management  exercises  operational 
control  over  TOTAL’s  activities  through  the  Executive  Committee’s 
approval of investments and expenses that exceed defined thresholds. 
The Risk Committee (CORISK) is tasked with reviewing these projects 
in advance, and in particular, with verifying the analysis of the various 
associated risks.

3.3.3.2   Implementation of the organizational 

framework

The Group Risk Management Committee (GRMC)

The  GRMC  is  chaired  by  the  Group’s  Chief  Financial  Officer,  who 
is  a  member  of  the  Executive  Committee,  and  includes  the  Senior 
Vice  Presidents  of  the  corporate  functions,  together  with  the  chief 
administrative officers or chief financial officers from business segments. 
The  Group’s  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  at  least  five  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 including related action plans and audit 
reports and, if applicable, provide additional information or clarification 
in order to enhance the understanding of the risk and improve the risk 
management systems. The GRMC can request actions to be taken.

The work of the GRMC is led by the Audit & Internal Control Division, 
which  assists  contributors  in  preparing  presentations  and  acts  as  the 
Committee’s  Secretary.  In  this  capacity,  the  Audit  &  Internal  Control 
Division  reports  annually  on  the  work  of  the  GRMC  to  the  Executive 
Committee, and to the Audit Committee in the presence of the Group’s 
Chief Financial Officer, who chairs 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.

The Risk Committee (CORISK)

The Risk Committee is chaired by a member of the Executive Committee, 
the President of Strategy & Innovation or, during her absence, the Chief 
Financial  Officer.  It  is  made  up  of  representatives  from  the  corporate 
Strategy  &  Climate,  Finance,  Legal,  Insurance,  HSE  and  Civil  Society 
Engagement divisions.

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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 examined by the Risk Committee.

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.

Following the review by the Risk Committee of the risks associated with 
the project submitted, a memorandum from the Strategy and Climate 
division reflecting its comments is sent to the Executive Committee.

The policy for managing risks related to financing and cash management 
activities,  as  well  as  the  Group’s  currency  exposure  and  interest  rate 
risks,  are  described  in  detail  in  Note  15  to  the  Consolidated  Financial 
Statements (point 8.7 of chapter 8). 

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 mapping. To this 
end, it uses all of the risk-mapping work carried out across the Group,  
in the business segments and in 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.

3.3.3.3  Systems in place

Risks  management  systems  are  implemented  in  the  operational  and 
financial  fields.  The  main  risk  management  systems  covering  social 
challenges,  health,  safety,  industrial  security,  environment,  climate 
change-related  challenges  and  the  prevention  of  corruption  are 
presented in the Statement of Non-Financial Performance (chapter 5).

Regarding financial risks 

The  management  and  conditions  of  use  of  financial  instruments  are 
governed by strict rules, defined by the Group’s General Management, 
which  provide  for  centralization  by  the  Treasury  Division  of  liquidity, 
interest  and  exchange  rate  positions,  management  of  financial 
instruments  and  access  to  capital  markets.  The  Group’s  financing 
policy  consists  in  incurring  long-term  debt  at  a  floating  or  fixed  rate, 
depending  on  the  Group’s  general  corporate  needs,  and  the  interest 
rate environment, in dollars or euros.

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. Ceilings are set for transactions exceeding one month, 
with  placements  not  to  exceed  12  months.  TOTAL  S.A.  also  has 
committed 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 linked to financial transactions, the Group 
adheres  to  a  cautious  policy,  and  only  makes  commitments  with 
institutions featuring a high degree of financial soundness, as assesed 
based on a multi-criteria analysis. An overall credit limit is set for each 
authorised financial counterparty and allocated amongst the affiliates and 
the Group’s central treasury entities according to the Group’s financial 
needs. In addition, to reduce market valuation risk on its commitments, 
the Treasury Division has entered into margin call agreements with its 
counterparties  in  compliance  with  applicable  regulations.  Moreover, 
since  December  21,  2018,  pursuant  to  Regulation  (EU)  No.  648/2012 
on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (EMIR), 
any  new  interest  rate  swap  (excluding  cross  currency  swaps)  entered 
into by a Group’s entity is centrally cleared.

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 Group finances its activities either by using its own resources, either 
by  issuing  bonds  on  international  markets,  or  by  obtaining  financing  
for certain project from financial institutions and banks.

The Group’s financing strategy is based firstly on maintaining significant 
cash resources allowing it to meet short-term requirements. The Group 
has established a medium- to long-term debt policy to ensure that cash 
is available to cover any significant acquisitions or major new projects.

The tightening up of the constraints set by some financial institutions and 
banks on financing activities linked to the exploration, production and 
sale of oil and gas could mean that the Group places further emphasis 
on the diversification towards financial institutions and banks. The Group 
will continue to rely on the long-term relationships already formed with 
numerous financial entities.

Regarding risks relating to security 

With regard to security, the Group has put in place means to analyze 
threats  and  assess  risks  in  order  to  take  preventive  measures  to  limit 
its exposure to security risks in the countries where it operates. Facing 
various types of threat, the Group ensures that people and assets are 
protected  efficiently  and  accountably  by  conducting  expert  appraisal, 
consulting  and  control  activities.  In  particular,  it  defines  security 
measures  for  operational  divisions  and  various  entities,  ensures  that 
these measures are applied and can also provide expertise in the event 
of a crisis. It relies on a network of Country Chairs assisted by Country 
Security  Officers  and  on  a  continuously  updated  security  framework. 
The production, updating and distribution of this framework are part of 
the risk management system. 

The  Group  also  deploys  policies  to  retain  documents  and  to  protect 
personal data and the security of its information assets in order to tackle 
ever-increasing levels of legal and safety-related risks.

Regarding risks relating to information systems’ security

In  order  to  maintain  information  systems  that  are  appropriate  to  the 
organization’s needs and limit the risks relating to information systems’ 
security  and  their  data,  TOTAL’s  Information  Systems  Division  has 
developed and distributed governance and security rules that describe 
the recommended infrastructure, organization and procedures. These 
rules are implemented across the Group under the responsibility of the 
various  business  segments.  The  Group  has  an  Operational  Security 
Center to detect and analyze information system security events.

To  address  cyber  threats,  the  Group  conducts  specific  risk  analyses 
permitting  the  definition  and  implementation  of  appropriate  security 
controls concerning information systems. In the event of a cyberattack 
on  the  information  systems,  a  cyber  crisis  management  process  has 
been  set  up  within  the  Group.  In  addition,  cyber  crisis  management 
exercises based on specific risk scenarios are organized each year and 
used for training at the Group’s various entities. In order to prevent cyber 
risks, awareness and training actions are also carried out regularly with 
the Group’s employees.

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regulatory environment and business ethics 

Reporting  to  General  Management,  with  a  point  of  contact  on  the 
Executive Committee in the form of the Group’s Chief Financial Officer, 
the Legal Division is responsible for establishing and implementing the 
Group’s legal policy. It coordinates legal activities in close conjunction with 
the branch legal departments and supports the various Group entities in 
order to meet their legal needs. The Group’s lawyers monitor their specific 
areas of expertise. The Compliance and Legal Risk Management team 
is  responsible,  at  Group  level,  for  formulating  the  corruption  and  fraud 
prevention policies, advising on and preventing risks relating to international 
economic sanctions, devising and overseeing the implementation of the 
corresponding training programs, as well as coordinating the network of 
anti-corruption and anti-fraud compliance officers.

Since  2015,  the  Group  has  implemented  a  fraud  fighting  and 
prevention  program  and  has  established  a  range  of  procedures  
and control systems that help preventing and detecting 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 any employee can use to report acts including those that 
may constitute fraud.

The  Group’s  anti-fraud  compliance  program  particularly  includes  an 
e-learning module for all Group employees, a guide “Prevention and fight 
against fraud”, a map of the risks of fraud in the Group, updated in 2019, 
a “Typological guide of the risks of fraud” that includes descriptions of 
the main risks and was published in 2016, and video campaigns to raise 
awareness of the major risks of fraud, launched at the end of 2016 and 
then again in 2018. 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.

For information on corruption prevention, refer to point 5.8.1 of chapter 5.

With  regard  to  international  economic  sanctions  and  export 
control, the Group complies with the applicable regulations, particularly 
those  set  out  by  the  European  (EU)  and  American  (US)  authorities. 
Internal  processes  (due  diligence,  audit  and  business  segment 
assistance  missions,  training  programs)  are  used  to  ensure  that  the 
Group’s operations are compliant in this area. The Economic Sanctions 
and Export Control division is a center of excellence serving the Group’s 
operational entities. Its role includes legislative and regulatory monitoring, 
analyzing all of the Group’s strategic transactions and projects in relation 
to sanctioned countries and ensuring that they comply with EU and US 
regulations on international sanctions and export control.

A  Group  policy  aimed  at  ensuring  compliance  with,  and  preventing 
infringement  of,  competition  law  has  been  in  place  since  2014  and 
is  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 an appropriate organization.

Regarding the prevention of conflicts of interest, each of the Group’s 
senior  executives  completes  an  annual  statement  of  the  absence  of 
conflicts of interest (or, if applicable, declaring any conflicts of interest  
to  which  they  may  be  subject).  By  completing  this  declaration,  each 
senior executive also agrees to report to his or her supervisor any conflict 

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of  interest  that  he  or  she  has  had,  or  of  which  he  or  she  is  aware  in 
performing his or her duties. The “Conflicts of Interest” internal rule also 
reminds all employees of their obligation to report to their supervisor any 
situation that might give rise to a conflict of interest.

In  order  to  prevent  market  abuse  linked  to  trading  on  the  financial 
markets,  the  Group  applies  a  policy  based  in  particular  on  internal 
ethics rules that are regularly updated and distributed. In addition, the 
Group’s senior executives and certain categories of employee, in light 
of  the  positions  they  hold,  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 such shares) on the day on which 
the Company discloses its periodic result publications (quarterly, interim 
and  annual),  as  well  as  during  the  30  calendar-day  period  preceding 
such date. An annual campaign specifies the blackout periods and rules 
applicable to those affected.

To mitigate the risks of third parties infringing its intellectual property 
rights  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,  monitors  technological 
developments in terms of freedom of use, and takes, when necessary, 
all appropriate measures to ensure the protection of its rights.

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 intellectual property specialists also carry out awareness-raising 
activities with Group employees, so that they are better informed about 
restrictions that may apply to the use of information and data.

Regarding risks relating to partnerships management

The procedures for selecting the Group’s partners (joint-ventures and 
suppliers)  and  managing  the  different  stages  in  the  life  cycle  of  each 
partnership  are  governed  by  structured  internal  frameworks,  applied  
by all TOTAL entities.

In order to ensure that the process of selecting future partners for the 
creation of a joint company and/or the performance of a joint project is 
robust,  the  Group’s  framework  includes  the  conduct  of  due  diligence 
relating to the partner’s HSE, technical, legal and financial activities and 
operating methods. A corruption risk analysis is also carried out. 

The  agreements  signed  with  these  third  parties  are  mainly  drafted  by 
multi-disciplinary  negotiation  teams.  Training  programs,  at  Group  and 
business segment level, ensure that the necessary knowledge and skills 
are transferred to ensure that contracts are correctly prepared, activities 
are  monitored  and  the  Group’s  interests  are  represented  within  the 
partnership. 

The  relevant  operational  entity  puts  in  place  the  structure  required  to 
monitor and manage the partnership.

Partnerships  signed  with  third  party  suppliers  are  managed  under  
the Group’s dedicated procurement system (structure, rules and tools). 
This system includes a supplier evaluation and qualification process, and 
the monitoring and coordination of contract performance (refer to point 
5.10 of chapter 5). 

Finally,  regular  audits  specified 
(joint-ventures and suppliers) complete the system.

in 

the  partnership  agreements  

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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:
 – conserve the Group’s assets;
 – comply with accounting regulations, and properly apply standards 

and methods to the production of financial information; and

 – 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 Division 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  fully 
consolidated entities or entities whose assets are under joint control.

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 by Directive 
2014/56/EU and regulation (EU) No. 537/2014 regarding statutory audits.

3.3.4.1   Production of accounting and financial 

information

Organization of the Financial 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  makes  decisions  on  the  choice  of 
software suited to the Group’s accounting and financial requirements. 
These  information  systems  are  subject  to  developments  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.

Consolidated Financial Statements process

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  consolidated  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:
 – 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;

 – 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 reliable financial information. This 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;

 – the account closing process is supervised and is based mainly on the 
formalization  of  economic  assumptions,  judgments  and  estimates, 
treatment  of  complex  accounting  transactions  and  compliance 
with established timetables announced through Group instructions 
disclosed to each entity;

 – in  particular,  the  processes  applicable  to  the  preparation  of 
the  accounts  of  the  acquired  entities  are  reviewed  and,  where 
appropriate, amended to integrate them into those applicable to the 
preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements. Furthermore, 
the booking in the accounts of the purchase price allocation of each 
of these entities is based on assumptions, estimates and judgments 
in line with the Group’s business model;

 – off-balance sheet commitments, which are valued according to the 
Financial  Reporting  Manual,  are  reported  on  a  quarterly  basis  to  
the Audit Committee.

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Processing of accounting and financial information

3.3.4.2   Publication of accounting and financial 

Internal  control  of  accounting  information  is  mainly  focused  around  
the following areas:
 – 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 conducted at each 
level  of  the  organization.  The  various  monthly  indicators  are  used  
to continually and uniformly monitor the performance of each of the 
entities, the business segments and the Group, and to make sure 
that they are in keeping with the objectives;

 – 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 to ensure the reliability of accounting 
information  and  mainly  concern  the  processes  for  preparing 
aggregated financial items;

 – 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  ensures  the  respect  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 2.1.1 of chapter 2. The 
reserve 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.

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,  chaired  by  the  Chief  Financial  Officer, 
ensures,  in  particular,  that  these  procedures  are  respected.  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. With the help of 
the  Legal  Division,  Investor  Relations  ensures  that  all  publications  are 
made on time and in accordance with the principle of equal access to 
information between shareholders.

3

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.

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 2019, 
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.

Finally,  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  undergo  a  limited 
examination 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.

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3 Insurance and risk management

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 agrees 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 2019, the net amount of risk retained by ORC after reinsurance was, 
on the one hand, a maximum of $100 million per onshore or offshore 
third-party liability insurance claim and, on the other hand, $125 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  amount  of  risk  retained  by  the  Group  would  be  limited  to  
$225 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:
 – Define scenarios of major disaster risks (estimated maximum loss);
 – Assess  the  potential  financial  impact  on  the  Group  should  a 

 – 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 

catastrophic event occur;

internally by the Group or transferred to the insurance market.

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:
 – Third-party liability: because 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  2019, 
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 depending on the sector and on the site and are based on the 
estimated  cost  and  scenarios  of  reconstruction  under  maximum 
loss  situations  and  on  insurance  market  conditions.  The  Group 
purchased  business  interruption  coverage  in  2019  for  its  main 
refining and petrochemical sites.

For  example,  for  the  Group’s  highest  risks  (its  North  Sea  platforms  
and main refineries or petrochemical plants), in 2019 the insurance limit 
for the Group’s share of the installations was approximately $2.2 billion 
for the Refining & Chemicals segment and approximately $2.15 billion for 
the Exploration & Production segment.

Deductibles  for  property  damage  and  third-party  liability  fluctuate 
between €0.1 and €10 million depending on the level of risk and liability, 
and  are  borne  by  the  relevant  subsidiaries.  For  business  interruption, 
coverage is triggered 60 days after the occurrence of the event giving 
rise to the interruption. In addition, the main refineries and petrochemical 
plants  bear  a  combined  retention  for  property  damage  and  business 
interruption of $75 million per insurance claim.

Other  insurance  contracts  are  bought  by  the  Group  in  addition  to 
property damage and third-party liability coverage, mainly in connection 
with car fleets, credit insurance and employee benefits. These risks are 
mostly underwritten by outside insurance companies.

The above-described policy is provided 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 market conditions, specific circumstances and 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 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.

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3.5  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  claimed 
against  TOTAL  S.A.,  its  subsidiary  and  other  third  parties,  damages 
that  it  estimated  to  be  nearly  €908  million.  This  proceeding  followed 
practices that had been condemned by the Italian competition authority 
in 2006. A global settlement agreement executed on June 17, 2019 by 
all the relevant parties terminated this proceeding. 

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, launched to seek damages from these three companies, 
was  dismissed  by  a  judgment  of  the  U.S.  District  court  of  New  York 
issued on March 15, 2017. The Court of Appeal upheld this judgment 
on May 4, 2018. In September 2019, a Californian city initiated another 
class action against the same parties based on the same legal ground. 

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 
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  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, which was dismissed on December 17, 
2019, by a decision of 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 € 10 million reserve remains booked in the 
Group’s Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019.

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.

Pursuant  to  a  definitive  judgment  issued  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.

Pursuant to a judgment issued on July 17, 2018, the Court of Appeal 
of  Potenza  acquitted  two  of  the  Group’s  employees  prosecuted  for 
misappropriation. On May 28, 2019, the Italian Supreme Court quashed 
this judgment and the case has been referred to the Court of Appeal  
of Salerno. 

Dispute relating to Climate 

In France, TOTAL S.A. was assigned in January 2020 before Nanterre’s 
Court of Justice by certain associations and local communities in order to 
have the Company completing its Vigilance Plan, by identifying in details 
risks  relating  to  a  global  warming  above  1.5°C,  as  well  as  indicating  
the  expected  amount  of  future  greenhouse  gas  emissions  related  to 
the Group’s activities and its product utilization via third parties. TOTAL 
estimates that it has fulfilled its obligations regarding vigilance duty.

In the United States, two subsidiaries of the Group have been assigned 
by  certain  communities  and  associations  for  their  liability  in  climate 
change before a Californian Court. These two subsidiaries, as well as 
the 34 other companies and professional associations, are contesting 
the State Court’s reasoning to rule this request. 

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Vigilance Plan

3.6  Vigilance Plan

3.6.1  Introduction

3.6.1.1  Regulatory framework

3.6.1.2   Methodology and preparation of the 

In  accordance  with  Article  L.  225-102-4  of  the  French  Commercial 
Code, the vigilance plan (hereinafter referred to as the “Vigilance Plan”)  
aims  to  set  out  the  reasonable  measures  of  vigilance  put  in  place 
within  the  Group  to  identify  risks  of  and  prevent  severe  impacts  on 
human  rights,  fundamental  freedoms,  human  health  and  safety  and 
the environment resulting from the activities of the Company and those  
of  the  companies  it  controls  as  defined  in  point  II  of  Article  L.  233-16  
of  the  French  Commercial  Code,  directly  or  indirectly,  as  well  as 
the  activities  of  subcontractors  or  suppliers  with  which  it  has  an 
established  commercial  relationship,  where  such  activities  are  linked  
to this relationship.

The  Vigilance  Plan  covers  the  activities  (hereafter  referred  to  as  the 
“Activities”)  of  TOTAL  S.A.  and  its  fully  consolidated  subsidiaries  as 
defined  in  II  of  Article  L.  233-16  of  the  French  Commercial  Code 
(hereinafter referred to as the “Subsidiaries”)(1). It 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  that  relationship  (hereinafter  referred  to  
as the “Suppliers”)(2).

TOTAL operates in over 130 countries in a variety of complex economic 
and  socio-  cultural  contexts  and  in  business  areas  that  are  likely  to 
present risks that fall within the scope of the Vigilance Plan.

The  reasonable  measures  of  vigilance  set  out  in  this  Vigilance  Plan  
take  into  account  the  diversity  and  the  geographic  reach  of  the  
Group’s Activities. As part of its reporting of the implementation of the 
Vigilance  Plan,  TOTAL  has  chosen  to  illustrate  its  actions  by  referring  
to situations upon which the Group was specifically questioned in 2019. 

Vigilance Plan 

TOTAL’s  corporate  culture  has,  for  many  years,  been  mindful  of  the 
impact  of  TOTAL’s  Activities  on  health,  safety,  the  environment  and 
human rights. 

In  formulating  its  Vigilance  Plan,  TOTAL  was  able  to  rely  on  a  solid 
foundation of procedures, management and reporting tools, including 
with  respect  to  HSE  and  human  rights.  Experience  acquired  has 
contributed to develop further the Vigilance Plan. 

Health, safety and the environment (HSE) have long been the object 
of specific attention at Group level. Given their nature, the Activities give 
rise to health and safety risks for the Group’s employees, the personnel 
of external contractors, and residents in the vicinity of industrial sites. 

In  2016,  the  Group  set  up  a  Group  HSE  Committee,  which  includes 
members of the Executive Committee and is chaired by the Chairman and 
Chief Executive Officer. The Committee’s role is to generate momentum 
at top management level to ensure that safety is a value shared by all. 
Also in 2016, TOTAL made changes to its internal organization to bring 
together  in  a  single  HSE  division,  all  HSE  activities  at  headquarters 
and in the business segments. This unified organization is designed to 
pool  existing  strengths  and  expertise  and  harmonise  good  practices. 
In  2018,  TOTAL  created  a  unified  reference  framework,  applicable  to 
all business segments: “One MAESTRO”(3). In practice, TOTAL takes a 
continuous improvement approach to HSE at every level of the Group. 
HSE objectives are presented to the Executive Committee every year. 
One  MAESTRO  standards,  defined  at  Group  level,  are  implemented  
by the Subsidiaries through their own HSE management systems. 

Human  rights  and  fundamental  freedoms  are,  and  have  been  
for  many  years,  at  the  heart  of  the  Group’s  operations.  Since  2000, 
TOTAL has adopted a Group Code of conduct. In 2002, TOTAL joined 
the  United  Nations  Global  Compact.  In  2010,  the  Group  created  a 
Human  Rights  Coordination  Committee.  Following  this  trend,  in  2011 
TOTAL notably published a practical human rights guide. In 2013, the 
Executive Committee examined and validated the Group human rights 
roadmap, and in 2016, its first human rights briefing paper.

Group Code of Contact

Creation of the Human Right Committee, which became the Human 
Rights Steering Committee in 2019

Membership of the VPSHR

Worldwide framework agreement with IndustriALL

LEAD company, according to the new criteria of the Global Compact

2000

2002

2010

2011

2012

2013

2015

2016

2018

Signing of the United Nations Global Compact

Human Rights Guide

Presentation to the COMEX of the Group’s Human Rights Roadmap

Information document on human rights (a reporting framework that 
complies with the United Nations Guiding Principles)

(1) 

 Certain companies, such as Hutchinson, Saft Groupe and SunPower, have set up risk management and severe impact prevention measures specific to their organizations. In addition, for newly 
acquired companies, reasonable vigilance measures are intended to be implemented progressively during the integration phase of these companies into the Group systems. They do not 
therefore fall within the scope of the Vigilance Plan for 2019.

(2)   In accordance with regulatory provisions, suppliers with which the Group does not have an established commercial relationship do not fall within the scope of this Plan. This Plan reflects the 

sustainable procurement principles applicable to relationships with Suppliers, but is not aimed at replacing the measures in place at those Suppliers.

(3)  MAESTRO stands for Management and Expectations Standards Toward Robust Operations.

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The elaboration of the Vigilance Plan is part of a broader set of work to 
identify and analyse risks within the Group, including a new Group risk 
map,  drawn  up  in  November  2019.  The  combined  knowledge  of  the 
various functions (HSE, human rights, procurement, human resources, 
societal,  security  and  legal)  was  drawn  upon  to  ensure  an  integrated 
approach.

At  the  meetings  of  the  European  Operational  Committee  –  the 
operational  instance  of  the  European  Works  Council  –  in  2018, 
Committee members were provided with information on the law on the 
duty of vigilance and the methods used to prepare the Vigilance Plan, 
and were given an opportunity to comment. 

The  Board  of  Directors  reviews  the  Vigilance  Plan  and  its  annual 
implementation report.

3.6.1.3  Dialogue with stakeholders

TOTAL  engages  in  dialogue  with  stakeholders  at  every  level  of  the 
organization.  In  accordance  with  the  Group’s  framework  documents 
on  societal  matters,  stakeholders  are  identified,  mapped  out  and 
organized  by  level  of  priority  according  to  their  expectations  and 
degree  of  involvement,  using  internal  Stakeholder  Relationship 
Management  (SRM+)  methodology.  This  includes  the  following 
steps: list the main stakeholders for each Subsidiary and site (depots, 
refineries, etc.), categorize them and schedule consultation meetings to 
better understand expectations, concerns and opinions. The outcome 
of this process is the definition of action plans to manage the impacts 
of activities and consider local development needs, in order to build a 
long-term  relationship  based  on  trust.  This  tool  allows  the  Subsidiary 
to explain its activities to communities and other stakeholders, and to 
single out potentially vulnerable local populations. It has been deployed 
in almost all Subsidiaries. 

A number of Subsidiaries within the Exploration & Production segment 
also  have  in  place  a  network  of  mediators  with  local  communities, 
with  a  view  to  maintaining  a  constructive  dialogue  with  neighboring 
communities. These mediators act as Community Liaison Officers 
(CLO)  and  are  tasked  with  establishing  an  ongoing  dialogue  with 
stakeholders  on  the  ground  (Stakeholder  Engagement),  including 
local  authorities  and  communities  and,  more  broadly,  local  players  in 
civil  society.  CLOs  are  employed  by  TOTAL,  sometimes  come  from 
the local communities, speak the local languages and understand the 
local way of life. They play a decisive role in establishing good relations 
between TOTAL and its stakeholders and pay close attention to the most 
vulnerable populations.

A structured dialogue with stakeholders is established and maintained, 
primarily  at  local  level.  Subsidiaries  manage  local  relations  with  civil 
society and are encouraged to enter into dialogue with NGOs. The Group 
also  cooperates  with  external  experts  specialized  in  preventing  and 
managing conflict between businesses and local communities. Centrally, 
relevant  divisions  of  the  Holding  ensure  a  continuous  dialogue  with 
Group  stakeholders.  The  Civil  Society  Engagement  division  manages 
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non-governmental  organizations  (NGOs),  as  well  as  large  institutions 
and  multilateral  agencies  (e.g.  Global  Compact).  TOTAL  maintains 
ongoing  exchanges  with  Group  employees  and  their  representatives 
– whose role and position allows for privileged interactions, particularly 
with management. Social dialogue is a key component of the Group’s 
corporate  vision.  It  includes  all  types  of  negotiations,  consultations  or 
exchanges  of  information  between  the  Group  entities,  the  employees 
and  their  representatives  about  economic  and  social  issues  related 
to  the  life  of  the  company.  Topics  discussed  may  vary  according  to 
each entity, however shared concerns include health and safety, hours 
worked,  compensation,  training  and  equal  opportunity.  The  Group 
strives to maintain this dialogue at both local and head office levels or 
centrally. It also takes the form of membership in organizations and the 
signing of agreements.

In countries where employee representation is not required by law (e.g. 
Myanmar and Brunei), Subsidiaries strive to set up such representation. 
A  majority  of  Subsidiaries  therefore  have  employee  representatives, 
most of whom are elected.

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At  the  European  level,  a  European  Works  Council  allows  the  sharing 
of  information  and  exchanges  on  the  Group’s  strategy  and  social, 
economic and financial situation, as well as on sustainable development, 
environmental  and  societal  responsibility,  and  safety  matters.  It 
examines  any  significant  proposed  organizational  change  impacting 
at  least  two  companies  in  two  European  countries  and  expresses  its 
opinion on this in addition to the procedures initiated before the national 
representative bodies. An agreement was signed in July 2017. It contains 
innovative measures to improve dialogue with members of the European 
Works Council (field safety visits and learning expeditions to discuss the 
Group’s strategy directly on site). 

The  signature  of  international  agreements  also  reflect  the  Group’s 
commitment,  including  at  top  management  level,  to  foster  dialogue 
with  employee  representatives.  In  2015,  the  Group  signed  a  four-year 
global agreement with IndustriALL Global Union(1) on the promotion 
of  human  rights  at  work,  diversity,  the  dialogue  with  employees  and 
their representatives and the recognition of health and safety at work. 
Discussions are ongoing with a view to renewing this agreement in 2020. 

In  December  2017,  TOTAL  joined  the  Global  Deal  initiative,  a  multi-
stakeholder  worldwide  partnership  whose  goal  is  to  encourage 
governments,  companies,  unions  and  other  organizations  to  make 
concrete  commitments  to  improve  dialogue  with  employees.  The 
Global Deal promotes the idea that effective dialogue with employees 
can contribute to more decent work and quality jobs and, as a result, 
to more equality and inclusive growth from which workers, companies 
and civil society will benefit. In 2019, Global Deal members were invited 
by the French Minister for Labor, in the context notably of the G7 Social 
summit,  to  take  part  in  two  working  groups:  on  universal  access  to 
benefits adapted to changing needs and risks, and on equal treatment 
of women and men at work. By sharing its practices with Global Deal 
companies,  TOTAL  contributed  to  the  creation  of  a  report  titled,  Les 
membres  du  Global  Deal  s’engagent  pour  le  G7  social  (“Global  Deal 
members commit to the G7 Social”).

(1) 

International trade union representing over 50 million employees of the energy, mining, manufacturing and industrial sectors in 140 countries. 

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3.6.2  Severe impact risk mapping

The  mapping  work  presented  below,  which  includes  risks  for  third 
parties  and  the  environment,  was  carried  out  using  the  Group’s  risk 
management tools.

3.6.2.1  Safety, health and the environment

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 on the environment following a large scale pollution or a 
pollution impacting a sensitive natural environments(2). 

TOTAL  has  developed  regular  safety,  health  and  environment  risk 
assessment procedures and tools applicable to operate its Activities at 
various levels (Group, activities and/or industrial sites):
 – prior  to  investment  decisions  in  industrial  projects  of  the  Group, 

acquisition and divestment decisions;

 – during operations;
 – prior to releasing new substances on the market.

With  respect  to  potential  major  industrial  accidents,  analyses  are 
based notably on incident scenarios at the site level, for each of which 
the probability of occurrence and potential consequences (in terms of 
severity) are assessed. Based on these parameters, a prioritization matrix 
is used to determine whether further measures are needed. These mainly 
include preventive measures but can also include mitigation measures 
that may be technical or organizational in nature. Each business segment 
produces, on a yearly basis, an inventory of its identified major industrial 
accident risks, which is submitted to management/committees in each 
segment  and  to  an  HSE  Group  Committee  once  a  year,  providing  a 
global overview of identified risks and a progress report of action plans 
launched by the Subsidiaries operating the sites.

This work allowed the Group to identify, analyze and prioritize the risks 
of severe impacts. These analyses have highlighted the following risks 
of severe impacts:
 – risks to the safety of people and to the environment resulting from 
a  major  industrial  accident  on  an  offshore  or  onshore  site.  This 
accident could be an explosion, a fire or a leak resulting in fatalities 
or bodily harm, and/or accidental pollution on a large scale or on a 
sensitive natural site, for example well blowout;

 – risks to the safety of people and to the environment related to the 
overall life cycle of the products manufactured, and to the substances 
and raw materials used; 

 – risks  associated  with  transportation,  for  which  the  likelihood  of  an 
operational  accident  depends  on  the  hazardous  nature  of  the 
products handled, as well as on volumes, length of the journey and 
sensitivity  of  the  regions  through  which  products  are  transported 
(quality of infrastructure, population density, environment).

Climate change is a global risk for the planet and results from various 
human actions such as energy consumption. As an energy producer, 
TOTAL seeks to reduce direct greenhouse gas emissions resulting from 
its  operated  Activities.  In  2019,  worldwide  greenhouse  gas  emissions 
(GHG) from the oil and gas facilities operated by TOTAL amounted to 
41.5 million tons of CO2e, which is less than 0.1% of the total worldwide 
emissions  of  more  than  55  billion  tons  per  year(3).  In  addition,  TOTAL 
implements a strategy to tackle climate change challenges and reports 
on  this  in  detail,  notably  in  its  statement  of  non-financial  performance 
(refer to point 5.6 of chapter 5), in accordance with Article L. 225-102-1 
of the French Commercial Code. 

3.6.2.2  Human rights and fundamental freedoms

The risks of severe impacts on human rights and fundamental freedoms 
for  TOTAL  personnel  and  third  parties  were  identified  according 
to the criteria defined in a well-established reference document for the 
mapping  of  human  rights  risks,  the  United  Nations  Guiding  Principles 
Reporting Framework: 
 – severity: the scale of the impact on human rights; and/or 
 – scope: the number of persons affected or who could be affected; 

and/or

 – the  remediable  nature  of  the  impact:  the  ease  with  which  the 

corresponding rights of the impacted persons can be restored.

TOTAL  applied  the  United  Nations  Guiding  Principles  Reporting 
Framework which defines the following process:
 – identify  all  human  rights  at  risk  of  being  negatively  impacted  by  a 
company’s activities or business relations, by taking into account all 
relevant business activities and entities in the company and the point 
of view of the persons exposed to a negative impact;

 – prioritize potential negative impacts based on their potential gravity 
(severity  and  potential  extent  of  the  impact  and  the  required 
remediation  efforts)  and  their  probability  (while  paying  particular 
attention to very severe but unlikely impacts);

 – explain  the  conclusions  to  internal  and  external  stakeholders  and 

check that factors have not been omitted.

This risk mapping work was carried out by TOTAL in 2016 in consultation 
with  internal  and  external  stakeholders.  It  included  workshops  with 
representatives of key business activities of the Group (human resources, 
procurement, security, HSE, Ethics Committee, Human Rights Steering 
Committee)  and  of  Subsidiaries  operating  in  difficult  environments 
or  particularly  exposed  to  risks  to  human  rights  and  fundamental 
freedoms. A series of interviews was held with independent third parties 
(Good Corporation, International Alert, Collaborative Learning Project). 
The participants were able to share return on experience on the ground 
(dilemmas  and  controversies  faced,  proposals  for  improvements 
on  issues  related  to  human  rights  and  HSE  resulting  Subsidiary 
assessments). The questions raised at the Business Ethics Day were also 
taken into consideration. The results of the local and Groupwide Total 
Survey – an internal opinion poll of employees (Total Survey) regarding 
their professional situation and perception of the company conducted at 
local and Group level, were also taken into account. This risk mapping 
is periodically updated, in accordance with the United Nations Guiding 
Principles Reporting Framework. 

This work allowed TOTAL to identify and analyze human rights issues 
related to its Activities and to prioritize them according to their saliency 
i.e. those which were most likely to be negatively impacted by Activities.

The  salient  risks  are  thus  identified  by  comparing  indicators  and 
information  provided  by  external  stakeholders  and  internal  return  on 
experience.

This risk mapping is supplemented by operational mappings such as the 
CSR risk mapping for procurement by the Group for each category of 
goods and services. Risk mapping by the security division also takes 
into account human rights and the VPSHR.

(1)  Personnel of companies working on a site operated by a Subsidiary.
(2)   Sensitive natural environments include, in particular, remarkable or highly vulnerable natural areas, such as the Arctic, as well as 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) or natural sites listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on December 31, 2018.

(3)  UN Environment, Emissions Gap Report 2019

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In 2019, TOTAL updated its procedures to analyze risks of severe impacts 
on human rights and fundamental freedoms (which takes into account 
the country, activities and types of raw materials or purchased products 
and services). This work was done with a specialized consultant, and 
included  workshops  with  internal  and  external  stakeholders.  It  took 
into account international country risk indicators established by a third 
party consultant. The resulting new procedure will be deployed in 2020. 
The goal is to update potential risks of severe impacts on human rights, 
continuously  improve  the  management  framework  of  said  risks,  and 
define  priority  action  plans  at  a  local  level.  The  procedure  will  offer  a 
support  to  Subsidiaries  located  in  geographic  areas  at  higher  risk  of 
severe impacts on human rights. 

As  a  result,  the  following  risks  of  severe  negative  impacts  on  human 
rights and fundamental freedoms were identified:
 – risk of forced labor, which corresponds to any work or service which 
people are forced to do against their will, under threat of punishment; 
as  well  as  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 Labor Organization standards; 

 – risk of 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;

 – risk of 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;

 – risks  related  to  the  resettlement  of  neighboring  local  communities, 
resulting from the Group requiring, for some of its projects, temporary 
or  permanent  access  to  land  that  might  result  in  the  physical 
displacement  and  relocation  of  these  groups  and/or  limitation  of 
access to their means of subsistance;

 – risk of impacts to the right to health of local communities, such as 
emissions  into  the  air  or  water,  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  vital 
services such as fresh water;

 – risk of disproportionate use of force, when intervention by government 
security forces or private security companies is necessary to protect 
the Group’s staff and facilities. 

Dialogue  with  local  stakeholders  and  feedback  from  the  field 
described above also contribute to the identification of risks of severe 
impacts on human rights (refer to point 3.6.1.3 in this chapter). 

3.6.3  Action principles and organization

The Group has defined in its referential framework principles which reflect 
the  Group’s  values,  and  aim  at  preventing  severe  impacts  on  human 
rights  and  fundamental  freedoms,  health,  safety  and  the  environment 
(the “Action Principles”). When the legal provisions applicable to Activities 
provide less protection than the Group’s Action Principles, TOTAL strives 
under  all  circumstances  to  give  precedence  to  the  latter,  within  the 
constraints of applicable regulations. 

3.6.3.1  Organization

The Group has a three-tier organization: Corporate, business segments 
and  operational  entities.  Each  tier  is  involved  in  and  accountable  for 
identifying  and  implementing  measures  in  the  Vigilance  Plan  deemed 
appropriate within the scope of the entity in question. 

The Action Principles are driven by the Executive Committee. 

The Ethics Committee is the guarantor of the implementation of the 
Code of Conduct. Its chairman, who reports to the Chairman and Chief 
Executive  Officer  of  TOTAL,  presents  an  annual  ethics  report  to  the 
Governance and Ethics Committee. 

The People & Social Responsibility divisions coordinate action in relation 
to Social Responsibility at Group level and respond to the concerns of 
internal and external stakeholders. They include:
 – The HSE division includes the industrial health, safety, environmental 
and operational societal activities of the Group. Within the division, 
the  HSE  Departments  of  the  Exploration  &  Production,  Integrated 
Gas,  Renewables  &  Power,  Refining  &  Chemicals  and  Marketing 
&  Services  segments  are  notably  responsible  for  supporting  the 
implementation  of  the  Group’s  HSE  policy.  Specific  expert  teams 
deal with the following areas: major risks, human and organizational 
factors,  environmental  and  societal  issues,  transportation  and 
storage, crisis management and pollution prevention, standards and 
legislation, audits and return on experience. The Group has set up an 
HSE Committee chaired by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 
and made up notably of members of the Executive Committee and 
HSE Directors. Its mission is to ensure that safety is a shared value.
 – The Civil Society Engagement division is tasked with developing 
relations  with  civil  society  and  driving  the  Group’s  initiatives  for 
societal  progress.  In  this  division,  the  Human  Rights  Department 
supports  the  Group’s  operational  personnel  with  its  expertise  in 
implementing  the  Action  Principles  relating  to  human  rights  and 
fundamental  freedoms.  This  division  also  forms  the  link  between 
the  Group  and  civil  society  and  is  in  charge  of  relations  with  non-
governmental organizations (NGOs), major institutions or multi-lateral 
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 – The Group Human Resources division has, in particular, the role 
of defining the human resources strategy and policies of the Group in 
accordance with the business challenges and the One Total company 
project. In line with the multiple situations encountered in the field, it 
coordinates the diffusion and roll-out of the new policies to support 
the various human resources departments in the Group’s business 
segments.  It  is  also  tasked  with  coordinating  the  Group’s  social 
relations  policy,  chairing  the  European  and  worldwide  committees 
and negotiating within this scope.

 – The Security division is responsible for the protection of people, 
facilities  and  information,  and  pays  particularly  close  attention  to 
the protection of people and property, by conducting analyses and 
offering advice.
 – A  dedicated 

cross-functional  Subsidiary,  Total  Global 
Procurement,  coordinates  management  of  supplier  relationships 
and provides in particular purchasing services of Group’s goods and 
services, whether for categories of products or services specific to 
one business activity or categories shared between several business 
activities(1). 

The Strategy and Climate division supports the Group’s governing 
bodies and in particular is in charge of integrating climate into the Group’s 
strategy.  It  structures  the  implementation  of  the  Group’s  action  with 
respect to climate change, while working with the operational divisions 
of the Group’s business segments. 

This corporate organization acts in support of the business segments 
and  Subsidiaries  in  the  operational  implementation  of  the  Action 
Principles.

Within  the  business  segments  services  and  advice  are  offered  to 
Subsidiaries to assist them in the operational implementation of Group 
requirements.

Depending on their size, type of activities and the risks to which they may 
be exposed, the Subsidiaries may have dedicated personnel for HSE, 
societal, human resources, ethical, security and procurement issues.

3.6.3.2  Code of Conduct – Human rights

TOTAL’s  Vigilance  Plan  is  based  primarily  on  the  Group’s  Code  
of  Conduct(2),  which  defines  the  Group’s  values,  including  safety  and 
respect for others, and their application to human rights, the environment, 
health and safety.

It is regularly updated, – the last update dates back to 2018.

The  Code  particularly  sets  forth  the  Group’s  compliance  with  the 
following international standards:
 – 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  Labor  Organization’s 

fundamental conventions;

 – the principles of the United Nations Global Compact;
 – the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises; 
 – the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights, or VPSHR.

The Code of Conduct, which can be accessed on the Group’s website, 
is  aimed  at  all  employees  and  external  stakeholders  (host  countries, 
local  communities,  customers,  suppliers,  industrial  and  commercial 
partners and shareholders). 

The provisions of the Code of conduct pertaining to human rights are 
specified  in  the  procedures  of  the  relevant  functions  concerned.  The 
requirements relating to the implementation of VPSHR in the conduct of 
security operations are thus detailed with regards to risk assessment, 
preliminary  verifications,  formalization  of  the  relationship  with  security 
providers,  training  and  management  of  possible  incidents.  Likewise, 
for  procurement,  the  process  of  qualification  and  assessment 
of  Suppliers  is  detailed  in  terms  of  risk  analysis,  evaluation  criteria, 
audits and monitoring of the relationship with Suppliers. The societal 
requirements applicable to the Subsidiaries are also detailed, specifically 
with respect to the evaluation of the societal context, the regular dialogue 
with  the  stakeholders,  the  management  of  potential  impacts,  and  the 
management of complaints.

3.6.3.3  Safety, health and the environment 

TOTAL  conducts  its  operations  on  the  basis  of  its  Safety  Health 
Environment  Quality  Charter  (available  at  total.com).  It  forms  the 
common  foundation  for  the  Group’s  management  frameworks,  and 
sets  out  the  basic  principles  applicable  to  safety,  security,  health, 
the  environment,  quality  and  societal  commitment.  This  Charter  is 
implemented  at  several  levels  (head  office  and  Subsidiaries).  Group 
directives  and  rules  define  the  minimum  requirements  expected. 
General  specifications,  guides  and  manuals  are  available  as  a  tool  to 
implement  these  directives  and  rules.  The  Subsidiaries  incorporate 
these requirements into their own management systems, whilst taking 
into account local specificities and regulatory requirements. The Group’s 
framework is available to all employees.

Since 2018, an HSE reference framework common to all the business 
segments  has  progressively  been  rolled  out  in  order  to  give  greater 
overall consistency to the Group’s operations, while taking into account 
the specificities of each business segment. This reference framework, 
which is named One MAESTRO (Management and Expectations 
Standards  Toward  Robust  Operations),  applies  to  all  the  Group’s 
operated  sites  as  defined  in  point  5.11  of  chapter  5  (scope  of  One 
MAESTRO). 

One  MAESTRO  is  structured  around  ten  fundamental  principles  : 
(1)  leadership  and  management  commitment,  (2)  compliance  with 
laws,  regulations  and  Group  requirements,  (3)  risk  management,  
(4) operational accountability, (5) contractors and suppliers, (6) expertise 
and  training,  (7)  emergency  preparedness,  (8)  learning  from  events,  
(9) monitoring, audit and inspection, (10) performance improvement.

In 2010, the Group also introduced the TOTAL Golden Rules of safety 
at work. This has been widely circulated within the Group and outlines 
the  fundamental  rules  which  must  be  scrupulously  observed  by  all 
personnel, whether employees or the staff of external contractors, in all 
countries and business segments in which the Group is active. The aim 
of the Golden Rules is to define simple, easy-to-remember rules based 
on situations reflecting a number of occupational accidents. These rules 
cover the following subjects:

(1)  Present in more than 130 countries, the Group currently works with a network of more than 100,000 suppliers.
(2)  SunPower has its own code of conduct and ethics.

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Example: Use of the Stop Card

The Stop Card is a plastic-coated card, signed by the manager of the 
entity or site. It grants its holder the authority to intervene and stop 
work in progress, if he/she notices high-risk actions or situations, or 
situations  that  may  lead  to  an  accident,  with  a  assurance  that  no 
disciplinary action will be taken as a result, even in the intervention 
turns out to have been unnecessary.

If an action or situation seems hazardous for one or more people, 
a  facility  or  the  environment,  the  Stop  Card  provides  means  of 
intervening. Uses of the Stop Card can range from a simple question 
to check that no risks are present, to interrupting the work in progress.

This  interruption  offers  an  opportunity  to  exchange  with  the 
colleagues  involved  (members  of  staff  and  their  supervisor)  with  a 
view  of  finding  a  solution  to  the  perceived  problem.  If  necessary, 
changes are made to the way of working before resuming the work 
in progress.

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If the problem cannot be solved immediately, the work is suspended, 
pending the implementation of suitable measures.

3.6.3.5  Internal control framework

The  Group  consistently  ensures  that  an  internal  control  framework, 
based on the referential of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations 
of the Treadway Commission (COSO) is in place.

TOTAL  has  a  Group  reference  framework  that  is  supplemented  by  a 
series of practical recommendations and return on experience. Like the 
Group’s organization, this framework has a three-tier structure: at Group 
level,  the  REFLEX  Group  framework  (including  One  MAESTRO)  and 
the technical framework set out by the Group Technology Committee, 
frameworks  for  each  business  segment,  and  for  each  significant 
operational entity.

TOTAL Golden Rules

1   High-Risk  
Situations

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3   Body Mechanics  
and Tools

4   Protective  
Equipment 

5   Work  
Permits

6   Lifting  

Operations

7   Powered  
Systems

8   

Spaces

9   Excavation 
Work

10   Work  

at Height

11   Change  

Management

12   Simultaneous Operations  

or Co-Activities

In  addition,  everyone,  irrespective  of  their  level  in  the  organization, 
is  authorized  to  interrupt  work  in  progress,  if  they  notice  a  high-risk 
situation, by using their Stop Card. 

3.6.3.4  Fundamental principles of procurement

The  relationship  between  the  Group  and  its  Suppliers  is  based  on 
adhesion  to  the  Fundamental  Principles  of  Purchasing(1)  that  are 
consistent with the principles laid down in the Code of Conduct.

The  Fundamental  Principles  of  Purchasing  lay  out  the  commitments 
that  TOTAL  expects  from  its  suppliers  in  the  following  areas:  respect 
for  human  rights  at  work,  protection  of  health,  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 requirements specified in this document must be communicated to 
Suppliers and included in or transposed in all procurement contracts. 
These principles are accessible to all suppliers in French and English on 
TOTAL’s website.

3.6.4  Assessment procedures

The  Group  has  defined  procedures  to  assess  its  Subsidiaries  and 
Suppliers,  including  in  collaboration  with  independent  bodies,  which 
help  identify  and  prevent  risks  of  severe  impacts  on  human  rights 
and fundamental freedoms, health, safety and the environment. Staff 
training, particularly of managers, is the necessary complement 
to  assist  the  Subsidiaries  in  the  implementation  of  the  TOTAL  Action 
Principles (refer to 3.6.5 in this chapter).

3.6.4.1  Procedures for assessing subsidiaries

HSE assessments

Assessment of the implementation of the HSE framework involves self-
assessment  by  the  Subsidiary  and  HSE  audits  by  experts  from  the 
Group HSE division.

Subsidiaries must undertake a self-assessment at least every two years.

risk  management, 

compliance  with  applicable 
individual 
rules, 
involvement  at  every  level,  relationships  with  suppliers  present  on  the 
Subsidiary’s  site,  skills,  preparations  for  emergency  situations,  return 
on  experience,  self-assessment  by  the  Subsidiary  and  the  continual 
improvement  process.  The  Group’s  HSE  audit  protocol  is  based  on 
the  One  MAESTRO  framework  and  includes  the  requirements  of  the 
international  standards  ISO  14001:2015  (environmental  management) 
and  ISO  45001:2018  (occupational  health  and  safety).  The  audit 
protocol  is  applied  in  full  during  self-assessments  and  according  to  a 
risk-based approach during audits. The goal is to identify potential gaps 
in  the  implementation  of  the  rules  by  the  Subsidiaries  and  to  enable 
them  to  define  and  implement  improvement  actions.  The  progress  of 
improvement actions is reported to management at the appropriate level 
in  the  management  chain.  The  status  of  actions  taken  following  audit 
observations beyond a defined severity level is reported to the business 
segment and HSE divisions every semester. 

The Audit unit of the HSE division conducts an HSE audit on operated 
sites  at  least  every  five  years,  according  to  an  audit  protocol.  These 
audits deal with a set of activities and facilities governed by a single HSE 
management system. They address notably: management involvement, 

The  HSE  division  defines  the  rule  and  reporting  guide  and  ensures  
the  implementation  of  the  standards  for  the  consolidation  of  data, 
provided  by  the  Subsidiaries,  related  to  the  Group  greenhouse  gas 
(GHG) emissions.

(1)  Saft Groupe and SunPower have defined Fundamental principles of procurement specific to their activities (for example, SunPower Supplier Sustainability Guidelines).

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The Group put in place a Supplier assessment procedure with a view 
to identifying and preventing risks of severe impacts on human rights and 
fundamental freedoms, health and safety. The Group periodically audits 
Suppliers to assess working conditions during the life of the contract. 
A  targeted  annual  audit  plan  is  defined  every  year,  which  includes 
Suppliers put forward for audit by Subsidiaries based in countries that 
have been identified as having a high risk of human rights violations.

Crude oil and petroleum product purchasing by Trading & Shipping, gas 
and electricity purchasing by the Subsidiary Total Gas & Power Ltd, and 
the  purchases  made  by  the  Subsidiaries  of  Hutchinson,  Saft  Groupe 
and SunPower are subject to supplier qualification processes specific 
to their organizations.

At the Subsidiary level, this qualification process may be complemented 
by specific verifications of compliance of a Supplier with the VPSHR. 
When private security companies are used to protect a Subsidiary, 
preliminary checks are made. They include a review of the recruitment 
process, technical and professional training (notably on the local context, 
the use of force and the respect for the rights of individuals), working 
conditions  and  the  company’s  reputation.  In  addition,  the  proposed 
Supplier’s employees are screened for previous conviction or implication 
in human rights violations. 

Where deemed necessary in certain contexts (notably palm oil, vetting), 
dedicated teams may be set up to conduct the qualification process. 

Palm oil Suppliers are screened to ensure that the palm oil supplied 
is certified as sustainable according European Union criteria (EU ISCC 
certification).  These  criteria  include  a  review  of  carbon  footprint,  the 
preservation of forests, good use of land and respect for human rights. 
In addition to this mandatory certification, Suppliers must have signed 
the  Fundamental  Principles  of  Purchasing  and  be  members  of  the 
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).

The Vetting department of Trading & Shipping defines and applies 
the selection criteria for the tankers and barges used to transport the 
Group’s  liquid  petroleum  or  chemical  and  gas  products.  This  review 
aims notably at ascertaining the proposed Supplier’s technical qualities 
relative  to  internationally  recognized  industry  practices,  the  crews’ 
experience, and the quality of the shipowners’ technical management. 
A green light from the Vetting department, granted strictly on the basis 
of  technical  data  and  independently  of  business  considerations,  is 
required for all ships and barges chartered by a Subsidiary, third parties 
transporting cargo belonging to the Group, or ships and barges which 
stopover at a terminal operated by a Subsidiary. Audits of shipowners 
also allows the Group to assess the quality of the technical management 
systems implemented by operators, crew selection and training, as well 
as the support provided to vessels.

TOTAL is actively involved in the Ship Inspection Report Program (SIRE) 
which  was  set  up  by  the  Oil  Companies  International  Marine  Forum 
(OCIMF) to allow the sharing of inspection reports amongst international 
oil and gas companies, thus contributing to the continuous improvement 
of safety in oil and gas shipping.

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Assessments regarding human rights and  
fundamental freedoms

The  Group  appoints  a  service  provider  specialized  in  ethics  and 
human rights assessments to check the proper application in the 
Subsidiaries of the principles included in the Code of Conduct. These 
assessments include criteria relating to human rights and fundamental 
freedoms. As part of the process, a panel of employees and external 
stakeholders  of  the  Subsidiary  is  questioned  to  understand  how  its 
Activities are perceived locally. The content of the assessment is adapted 
to each Subsidiary and may address issues such as the involvement of 
Subsidiary management, employee awareness of the Code of Conduct, 
employee  working  conditions,  supplier  selection  procedures,  security 
measures  taken  or  proactive  collaboration  with  local  stakeholders. 
Following  the  assessment,  the  Subsidiary  defines  and  implements  an 
action plan, and a monitoring procedure is put in place.

At a project level, TOTAL conducts assessments of the impacts on 
human rights and fundamental freedoms of the Group’s activities in 
sensitive situations (including according to criteria relating to human rights 
risks in the relevant country) with independent organizations specialized 
in  human  rights  and  fundamental  freedoms,  or  in  the  prevention  and 
management of conflicts between corporations and local communities. 
These assessments take account of the salient issues identified by the 
Group (refer to point 3.6.2.1 in this chapter).

Security, which is identified as a potential salient risk in the map of the 
risks of severe impacts on human rights, is subject to risk assessment 
processes at an entity and project level. The Security division is notably 
tasked  with  ensuring  the  implementation  of  TOTAL’s  commitments  to 
enforce the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPSHR, 
a  multi-stakeholder  initiative  that  TOTAL  joined  in  2012,  involving 
governments,  companies  and  associations,  that  addresses  relations 
with government or private security forces). As part of this process, the 
Subsidiary undertakes an assessment of risks in relation to both security 
and human rights. In addition, a VPSHR self-diagnostic tool has been 
developed to enable Subsidiaries to assess their own implementation of 
the VPSHR and to identify areas of improvement. This tool measures the 
Subsidiary’s  commitment  to  VPSHR,  personnel  training  and  relations 
with government security forces and private security companies.

Finally,  an  annual  self-assessment  questionnaire  enables 
measurement  and  evaluation  of  the  level  of  implementation  of  their 
societal  initiative  on  the  ground.  Actions  involving  dialogue,  impact 
management  and  the  contribution  to  socioeconomic  and  cultural 
development are recorded and analyzed.

3.6.4.2  Procedures for assessing suppliers

With respect to Suppliers, a risk mapping related to procurement, 
by category of goods and services, was established in 2012 on the basis 
of  questionnaires  completed  by  the  managers  of  each  procurement 
category. This risk mapping is periodically reviewed.

Qualification  procedures  for  Suppliers  of  goods  and  services 
have been harmonized at Group level. A new internal framework was 
published in 2018. The qualification process includes a review of human 
rights  at  work,  environment  and  health  and  safety.  A  risk  analysis  is 
carried out for each Supplier, followed where deemed necessary by a 
detailed assessment. The detailed assessment includes questionnaires 
on  each  of  the  aforementioned  issues  and,  if  needed,  results  in  an 
action plan, a technical inspection of the site by employees or an audit 
of working conditions carried out by a consultant. A new qualification 
software was developed in 2019 and will gradually be rolled out in over 
100 countries.

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3.6.5  Actions to mitigate risks and prevent severe impacts

Specific actions are taken to mitigate risks and prevent severe impacts, 
drawing  mainly  on  the  Action  Principles  and  assessments  described 
above. 

They are also based on return on experience from HSE incidents and 
include training of Group employees, programs to raise the awareness 
of  Suppliers,  the  provision  of  information  on  product  risks,  as  well  as 
measures to manage emergency and crisis situations. 

With  respect  to  climate,  which  is  a  global  risk  for  the  planet  resulting 
from all human activities, the Group has structured its approach in order 
to integrate climate challenges into its strategy and has defined specific 
objectives within different timeframes, in order to control and reduce the 
GHG emissions resulting from its Activities (Scope 1 and 2). These are 
reported in section 3.6.8.4 of this chapter.

3.6.5.1  Return on experience

The  Group  implements  a  process  for  the  analysis  of  accidents, 
irrespective of their nature, with the method used and the level of detail 
involved depending on the actual or potential level of severity of the event. 

A return on experience may include an analysis of the incident including 
of its severity and result in communications to the relevant stakeholders 
or a wider population within the Group. The purpose of sharing return on 
experience is to ensure that Subsidiaries are informed and share lessons 
learned from the incident. 

By way of example, a near-miss with a high severity potential undergoes 
an analysis similar to that of a severe accident. This analysis is considered 
an essential factor of progress. Depending on its relevance to the other 
Group entities, it may trigger a safety alert and the communication of a 
formal return on experience.

The  Group’s  corporate  culture  encourages,  more  generally,  formal  
and  informal  return  on  experience  on  all  matters  relevant  to  of  the 
Vigilance Plan.

3.6.5.2   Awareness and training of  
Group employees

The Group has a variety of communication and information channels in 
place, enabling all employees of TOTAL S.A. and its Subsidiaries to have 
access to the Action Principles defined by the Group in relation to human 
rights, fundamental freedoms, health, safety and the environment.

HSE training courses, incorporating on-line educational programs as 
well as technical training tailored to the various Activities, are offered to all 
Group employees. Dedicated programs in the fields of health, safety and 
the environment – which may be general or specific to a type of activity 
or subject area – have been deployed within the Group. Depending on a 
person’s level of responsibility and experience in the Group, he/she will 
for example attend: HSE Leadership for Group senior executives, HSE 
training for managers, and training for new recruits. 

These training courses will include from 2020 training actions related to 
climate challenges dedicated to all Group employees. A specific module 
will also be set up for Group senior executives and managers.

In  the  Subsidiaries  as  well  as  head  office,  teams  regularly  engage 
in crisis management exercises, the scenarios of which are based 
on potential incidents identified in the risk analysis. Dedicated training 
(initial  and  refresher  training)  also  contributes  to  preparing  employees 
for  potential  crises  including  in  relation  to  the  various  roles  played  by 
members of the crisis team (for example crisis team leader, liaison with 
operations, experts and communicators etc.).
Dedicated  human  rights  and  fundamental  freedoms  training 
programs  have  been  set  up  for  senior  executives,  site  directors  and 
those  employees  most  exposed  to  these  issues.  Awareness-raising 
sessions are organized regularly for employees, for example as part of an 
ethical assessment of a Subsidiary. Specific training modules explaining 
the  Group’s  ethical  commitments  and  the  Fundamental  Principles  of 
Purchasing  have  also  been  developed  for  the  Group’s  procurement 
teams.

Every year, the Security division organizes a training session on the 
VPSHR for security managers in the Subsidiaries. Local visits are also 
organized to deliver in-person training in the Subsidiaries. 

Each  employee  receives  a  copy  of  the  Code  of  Conduct  to  raise 
awareness  of  the  Group’s  values,  including  safety  and  respect  for 
others,  which  is  respect  for  human  rights.  The  Code  of  Conduct  is 
also available on the Group’s website in fifteen languages. Every new 
employee is required to read the Code of Conduct (and must certify to 
having done so) and the TOTAL induction day includes an initiation to 
ethics and human rights. 

Internal  channels  of  communication,  such  as  intranet  websites 
accessible  to  most  employees,  are  also  used  to  raise  employee 
awareness of matters pertaining to human rights. Dedicated webpages 
on  ethics  and  the  respect  for  human  rights  present  the  priority  areas 
identified by the Group. These webpages have several goals: explain the 
Action Principles, present how the Group implements these principles 
and to help employees implement the ethical conduct expected of them 
in their everyday work.

Events  such  as  the  annual  Business  Ethics  Day  are  used  to  raise 
awareness among employees of TOTAL S.A. and its Subsidiaries.

A  guide  to  Human  rights  is  also  made  available  to  employees  and 
stakeholders.  Its  goal  is  to  raise  employees’  awareness  on  issues 
relating to human rights in the oil and gas industry (at work, with local 
communities and in relation to security) and it provides guidance as to 
the  appropriate  behavior  to  adopt  in  their  activities  and  relationships 
with  stakeholders.  It  includes  case  studies,  specifically  on  Myanmar, 
Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. This guide serves as 
a reminder of the Group’s commitments in relation to human rights. It 
offers  proposed  answers  to  common  questions  and  concerns  about 
human rights, notably child labor, forced labor, discriminatory practices 
and collective negotiations.

The Practical guide to dealing with religious questions, published 
in  2017,  aims  to  provide  practical  solutions  to  issues  raised  by  Group 
employees  and  managers  worldwide.  It  draws  on  the  experiences  of 
the business segments in various countries and encourages listening, 
dialogue  and  respect  to  find  solutions  suited  to  the  local  context.  A 
number of internal and external experts contributed to this document, 
including  representatives  of  various  religious  communities.  This  guide 
has been translated into ten languages. It is available on the intranet and 
is also distributed at training courses and on the Business Ethics Day. 

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The  HSE  Division  organizes  the  Group’s  World  Safety  Day  and 
World  Environment  Day,  which  aim  to  bring  teams  on  board  and 
raise  awareness  of  ways  implement  the  Action  Principles.  In  addition, 
periodic HSE communications are published throughout the year. Safety 
culture is reinforced 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  align 
participants with mutual commitments. 

3.6.5.3  Awareness and training of Suppliers

The Fundamental principles of purchasing constitute a contractual 
commitment by Suppliers and are a means to raise awareness amongst 
Suppliers  on  HSE  and  human  rights  issues.  They  are  communicated 
to  Suppliers  at  the  time  of  their  integration  in  the  Group’s  Supplier 
database. A brochure explaining these principles in detail is also handed 
out  to  Suppliers  at  annual  meetings  or  events  such  as  the  Suppliers 
Day. The Fundamental Principles of Purchasing are also available on the 
TOTAL website. 

Training  efforts  are  also  made  towards  Suppliers,  such  as  a  training 
on  responsible  security  and  the  VPSHR  is  given  to  employees 
of  security  service  providers.  Contracts  with  these  service  providers 
mention  compliance  with  the  VPSHR  and  the  need  to  train  their 
personnel  about  the  VPSHR.  Additionally,  the  Security  division  may 
deliver this training directly to security service providers.

Suppliers  working  on  Subsidiary  sites  are  made  aware  of  the  risks  to 
health,  safety  and  the  environment  of  the  activities  of  the  site.  They 
receive  support  in  the  management  of  risks  related  to  their  activities, 
those  of  the  site  and  any  potential  interactions,  such  as  in  the  work 
permit process or during site safety inspections.

petroleum or chemical products marketed by the Group (available in at 
least one of the languages used in the country) and product labels are 
two key sources of information. 

The  implementation  of  these  requirements  is  monitored  by  teams  of 
specialist in the Refining & Chemicals and Marketing & Services segments 
of the Group. These teams review the safety documentation produced 
for  marketed  petroleum  or  chemical  products  in  order  to  ensure  that 
they correspond to the usages for which they are intended and comply 
with applicable regulations. They draft the material safety data sheets, 
compliance  certificates  (contact  with  food,  toys,  pharmaceutical 
packaging,  etc.),  and  manage  REACH  registration  where  necessary. 
They  also  monitor  scientific  and  regulatory  developments  and  keep 
track of the timely implementation of new sheets (and updates to existing 
ones) within the Group. 

Governance of the process is completed within Subsidiaries of Refining 
& Chemicals and Marketing & Services segments by the designation of 
a product officer to monitor compliance of the market release of his/her 
entity’s products. The networks of product officers are coordinated by 
the Group’s specialist units either directly or via an intermediate regional 
level in the case of the Marketing & Services segment.

The safety data sheets for oil and gas produced by the Exploration & 
Production and of Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power Subsidiaries are 
produced by the Marketing & Services expertise center. The conformity 
of the marketing process of these products is ensured by the Subsidiary.

Finally, the Group has set up an inter-segment working group to further 
the harmonization of practices and classifications for products common 
to the different segments, as well as the development of good practices.

3.6.5.4  Information on product risks

3.6.5.5   Responses to emergency or  

The  Group  is  careful  to  comply  with  regulatory  requirements  in  order 
to  minimize  risks  associated  with  petroleum  or  chemical  products 
marketed by TOTAL throughout their life cycle.

The  Group  has  also  defined  minimum  requirements  that  apply  to  the 
marketing of its petroleum or chemical products worldwide in order to 
reduce potential risks to consumer health and to the environment. These 
requirements include the identification and assessment of risks inherent 
to a product and its usages, as well as the provision of information to 
consumers.  The  material  safety  data  sheets  (MSDS)  that  come  with 

crisis situations

Crisis  management  is  organized  to  ensure  sufficient  preparedness 
and  an  efficient  response  to  a  crisis  or  emergency  event.  The  Group 
has  implemented  a  global  crisis  management  system,  based  notably 
on a 24/7 on-call system, a set of unified procedures deployed in the 
Subsidiaries and on a dedicated crisis management center that makes 
it  possible  to  manage  two  simultaneous  crises  from  head  office.  The 
framework requires Subsidiaries to have in place plans and procedures 
for interventions in the event of leaks, fires or explosions and to test them 
at regular intervals. 

3.6.6  Whistle-blowing mechanisms

The Group has several whistle-blowing mechanisms that are open to 
employees, Suppliers and third parties. 

To  support  employees  on  a  day-to-day  basis,  the  Group  encourages 
a  climate  of  dialogue  and  trust  enabling  individuals  to  express  their 
opinions and concerns. Employees can turn 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  involving  a  risk  of  non-compliance 
with  the  Code  of  Conduct  by  using  a  generic  email  address  
(ethics@total.com). This system was set up in 2008, in cooperation with 
the Group’s trade unions organizations on a European level. The Ethics 
Committee  is  a  central  structure,  in  which  all  business  segments 
are  represented.  All  its  members  are  Group  employees  with  a  good 
knowledge  of  its  Activities  and  have  demonstrated  the  independence 
and  impartiality  necessary  for  the  performance  of  their  duties.  The 

Ethics  Committee  assures  compliance  with  the  Code  of  Conduct 
and ensures its proper implementation. It is assisted in its work by the 
relevant departments, as well as by a network of 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  which  reports  to  the  Board  of  Directors.  The  members  of 
the  Ethics  Committee  are  subject  to  a  confidentiality  obligation.  The 
Committee  ensures  the  confidentiality  of  the  complaints,  which  can 
only  be  lifted  with  the  agreement  of  the  complainant.  The  system  is 
supplemented by specific whistle-blowing mechanisms implemented at 
certain Subsidiaries (SunPower, Hutchinson).

Suppliers  can  also  contact  the  internal  supplier  mediator  using  a 
generic email address (mediation.fournisseurs@total.com). Available to 
Suppliers and the Group’s procurement teams, the mediator’s role is to 
restores dialogue and help find solutions.

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 – After any necessary internal research, proposing a means of settling 

the grievances in collaboration with the stakeholders; 

 – Monitoring  the  handling  of  the  grievance  and  analyzing  it  to  see 

where improvements can be made.

These  mechanisms  can  also  be  used  to  implement  the  VPSHR.  
In  addition,  in  the  event  of  an  incident,  a  reporting  process 
requires  the  Security  division  to  be  informed,  that  an  internal  analysis 
be performed to establish the facts resulting in a report. This allows the 
Subsidiary  to  re-assess  its  VPSHR  process  and  to  take  measures  to 
reduce the risk of incidents.

2019-2023 in terms of respecting human rights throughout the supply 
chain, environment and economic development.

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The HSE division has set up cross-functional committees of experts, 
including in the fields of safety, the environment and crisis management, 
and monitors the ongoing coordination of HSE issues (see point 3.6.8.2 
in this chapter).

Reporting

Internal  reporting  and  indicators  for  monitoring  implementation  of  the 
actions undertaken in the Group in the areas of human rights, safety, 
health and the environment is based:
 – for  social  indicators  (including  health),  on  a  guide  entitled  the 

“Corporate Social Reporting Protocol and Methodology”;

 – for  safety  indicators,  on  a  Group  rule  regarding  HSE  event  and 
statistical  reporting;  a  return  on  experience  analysis  process 
identifies,  notably,  events  for  which  a  formalized  analysis  report  is 
required in order to draw 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 and reviewed 
annually. The business segments apply these indicators as appropriate to 
their area of responsibility, analyze the results and set out a plan of action.

The One MAESTRO framework requires the Group’s operational entities 
to deploy procedures to manage stakeholder grievances related 
to the Subsidiary’s activities (excluding business claims). This provides 
residents and local communities with a preferential channel to voice their 
concerns  and  grievances.  Handling  these  grievances  locally  makes  it 
possible to offer a response to anyone who feels that they have been 
negatively affected by the Activities and to improve internal processes in 
order to reduce impacts that may be caused by the Activities. Managing 
grievances consists of: 
 – Informing the stakeholders of this free process;
 – Receiving and registering grievances; 
 – Acknowledging  receipt  of  the  grievances  and  informing  the 

stakeholders about the follow-up actions; 

3.6.7  Monitoring procedures

Multi-disciplinary  committees  review  the  implementation  of  measures 
within their purview. Indicators are used to measure the effectiveness 
of the measures, progress made and to identify ways of improvement. 

Committees 

The Ethics Committee is closely involved in monitoring compliance 
with  the  Code  of  Conduct  and  can  be  called  upon  for  advice  on  its 
implementation.

The Human Rights Steering Committee is made up of representatives 
from  different  departments  (including  security,  procurement  and 
societal)  and  business  segments.  It  is  chaired  by  the  Group’s  head 
of  Civil  Society  Engagement.  It  meets  four  times  a  year  to  coordinate 
the  actions  on  human  rights  and  fundamental  freedoms  taken  by  the 
business segments and the Subsidiaries, as part of the implementation 
of  the  human  rights  roadmap  submitted  to  the  Executive  Committee. 
All  country  chairs  contribute  to  this  monitoring  process,  notably  by 
acting as the local point of contact for the Security division with respect 
to compliance with the VPSHR.

Representatives  of  the  Management  Committee  of  Total  Global 
Procurement  and  of  the  Civil  Society  Engagement,  HSE  and  Legal 
divisions  as  well  as  of  the  Ethics  Committee  are  invited  at  least  once 
a year to participate to the Responsible Procurement Committee 
which  monitors  the  implementation  of  the  Group’s  Responsible 
Procurement  roadmap.  The  roadmap  defines  TOTAL’s  guidelines  for 

3.6.8  Implementation report(1) 

3.6.8.1  Human rights

This section is primarily intended to present implementation of measures 
with  respect  to  Subsidiaries,  while  the  implementation  of  measures 
specific to Suppliers is described at point 3.6.8.5 of this chapter.

Mapping

As part of the assessment of the local societal context of Subsidiaries, 
which is based on dialogue with stakeholders (authorities, neighbouring 
communities,  local  business  players  or  civil  society),  the  internal 
Stakeholder  Relationship  Management  methodology 
is 
deployed  in  most  Subsidiaries  and  is  being  gradually  rolled  out  in 
recently incorporated or acquired subsidiaries. 

(SRM+) 

Subsidiary assessments 

TOTAL carries out different types of assessments: 
 – Human  rights  and  ethics  assessment  of  Subsidiaries,  in  particular 

regarding the working conditions of TOTAL employees,

 – Impact  assessments  to  analyze  the  issues  and  societal  context  of 

industrial projects,

 – Specific Human Rights assessments,
 – Subsidiary self-assessments.

In 2019, human rights and ethics assessments were conducted in 
seven Subsidiaries representing 2,700 employees (Egypt, Brazil, South 
Korea,  Russia,  Nigeria,  Cameroon).  These  entities  were  identified, 
in  particular,  on  the  basis  of  criteria  related  to  each  country’s  human 
rights  risks.  Entities  were  identified  according  to  several  criteria, 
including  indicators  of  levels  of  risk  of  human  rights  violation  in  each 
country, the date of the previous assessment of the Subsidiary and the 
number of alerts received the previous year. These assessments were 
conducted by Good Corporation(2). They help identify Subsidiaries’ best 
practices, allow them to be shared within the Group and identify areas 
for  improvement.  For  example,  recommendations  covered  supplier 
relations and support for projects. The Group uses these assessments 
as an opportunity to verify knowledge of Code of Conduct, to encourage 
its  employees  to  voice  any  ethical  concerns  in  a  confidential  manner 

(1) 

 In accordance with Article L.225-102-4 of the French Commercial Code, the report on the effective implementation of the Vigilance Plan is presented below. Since the identification of risks and 
the prevention of severe impacts on human rights, human health and safety and the environment overlap partially with certain risks covered in the non-financial performance statement (refer 
to chapter 5), TOTAL has chosen to report below on the implementation of its Vigilance Plan by incorporating certain aspects of its non-financial performance statement although the latter 
includes risks of varying degrees.

(2)  An independent third party – This British company proposes assessment and advisory to its customers on ethical and compliance-related matters.

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and report behavior potentially contrary to the Code of Conduct. These 
assessments confirmed that the Code of Conduct is known by Group 
employees.  The  implementation  of  the  Subsidiaries’  action  plans  is 
monitored. Following GoodCorporation’s assessment in Brazil in 2019, 
anti-discrimination training helped raise the awareness of more than 200 
Group employees. 

When  a  new  industrial  project  is  developed,  an  initial  impact 
assessment  is  conducted  in  advance  to  identify  potentially  affected 
stakeholders  and  to  describe  and  assess  the  main  socio-economic 
and cultural issues in the impacted area. It is complemented by societal 
impact  assessments  that  measure  and  analyze  –actual  and  potential 
impacts, positive and negative, direct and indirect, in the short, medium 
and  long  term–  of  the  project.  In  2019,  eight  assessments  were 
conducted, seven by Exploration & Production and one by Integrated 
Gas Renewables and Power (Benin). 

In  addition  to  these  societal  impact  assessments,  assessments  of 
human  rights  impacts  may  also  be  carried  out  in  higher-risk  areas 
or  conflict  zones  with  the  support  of  independent  experts,  including 
the  Danish  Institute  for  Human  Rights,  a  Danish  public  non-profit 
organization.  These  assessments  identify  stakeholders,  people  and 
communities that may be affected by the project, and particularly those 
that  are  vulnerable  to  human  rights  impacts,  measure  the  potential 
positive and negative impacts, propose measures to mitigate negative 
impacts and measures to maximize the positive impacts. These factors 
can then be taken into consideration in the definition of the project or the 
execution of the operations. 

As  an  example  in  2019,  the  Group  responded  to  specific  questions 
raised by external stakeholders in relation to two projects: the Tilenga 
and  EACOP  in  Uganda  and  Tanzania,  and  the  acquisition  of  assets  
in Mozambique.

Example: Tilenga and EACOP projects, Uganda and Tanzania

The  development  of  the  Tilenga  project  (oil  development  project 
in  Uganda:  crude  oil  treatment  plant,  underground  pipelines  and 
infrastructures) and the EACOP project (an oil pipeline across Uganda 
and Tanzania carrying oil to the port of Tanga) involved the purchase of 
land to build infrastructure. These projects were designed to minimize 
relocation  and  ensure  that  people  concerned  were  informed  and 
involved in the implementation of the projects, and ultimately were able 
to  enjoy  satisfactory  living  and  working  conditions.  These  plans  are 
regularly monitored by the Group’s project team. 

Several relocation plans were made in accordance with the progress 
of the project.

A  total  of  622  persons,  including  owners  and  occupants,  were 
affected  by  the  first  relocation  plan  for  Tilenga.  Thirty-one  opted 
for  compensation  in  kind:  one  owner  of  land  without  a  house  and  
30  homeowners,  who  will  be  rehoused  under  similar  or  better 
conditions. 582 persons opted for financial compensation, the amount 
of  which  was  determined  on  the  basis  of  studies  by  independent 
experts and approved by the relevant authorities.

Land acquisition in Uganda by the Ugandan government

The voluntary sale and resettlement process is conducted in line with 
accepted  international  standards,  including  of  the  IFC  (International 
Finance  Corporation  –  World  Bank  Group).  Affected  people  are 
invited to declare their property (lands and crops) in order for an offer 
of  compensation  to  be  proposed  by  the  Subsidiaries’  contractor. 
Compensation  covers  both  the  land  value  and  subsistence.  The 
amount  of  compensation  must  be  approved  by  the  Ugandan 
government.
 – The  land  value  assessment  is  based  on  compensation  rates 
established by an independent entity appointed by the Ugandan 
authorities.  Several  market  studies  carried  out  by  the  Subsidiary 
and an independent committee are used.

 – The  crop  value  assessment  is  based  on  compensation  rates 
proposed  to  an  independent  entity  appointed  by  the  Ugandan 
government, by the committees of representatives of the District’s 
residents, and on market studies carried out by the Subsidiary and 
an independent committee.

Affected  persons  may  choose  between  monetary  compensation  or 
compensation  in  kind.  For  compensation  in  kind,  special  attention 
is  paid  to  the  choice  of  alternative  land  to  ensure  that  access  to 
infrastructure (main roads, schools, water networks, medical centers) 
is maintained or improved.

Questions were raised in relation to the “cut off” date, as part of the 
land  acquisition  process,  and  the  proper  understanding  of  this  date 
by  the  affected  population.  Indeed,  in  line  with  certain  international 
standards(1),  a  cut-off  date  for  eligibility  was  established.  After  that 
date,  no  further  improvements  to  land  can  be  taken  into  account  in 
calculating  compensation.  However,  even  after  this  date,  people 
concerned  are  encouraged  to  continue  to  cultivate  their  land  until 
receipt of a notice to vacate. Different means were used to give details 
on the effects of this date (notice boards, radio announcements and 
local newspapers advertisements). However, following feedback that 
the “cut-off” date may have been misunderstood, during the summer 
2019, the Subsidiary took additional measures.

Other measures have been implemented to support local communities, 
and  more  are  planned.  A  support  program  (“livelihood  restoration”) 
has been implemented. This is an ongoing initiative to support people 
concerned,  by  proposing  training  and  activities  linked  to  agriculture, 
supporting  families  in  managing  their  budget,  contributing  to  the 
improvement of their quality of life through access to education, health, 
and water, helping to diversify household income sources by helping 
individuals acquire skills to pursue opportunities in the oil and tourism 
industries, etc.

Impact assessments

Environmental and societal impact assessments (ESIA) of the Tilenga 
and  EACOP  in  Uganda-Tanzania  were  conducted  with  external 
experts.  These  were  widely  communicated  and  made  available  to 
stakeholders.  These  assessments  were  conducted  in  accordance 
with domestic and international standards, including those of the IFC 
(International Finance Corporation – World Bank Group) in particular. 
They  entailed  questioning  almost  70,000  people  in  Uganda  and 
Tanzania. The assessments covered environmental aspects, such as 
biodiversity, water, soil and landscapes, as well as societal aspects, 
and in particular, local life styles, land and the health and safety of local 
workers. The ESIAs were approved by the competent authorities. 

Dialogue with local stakeholders – Community Liaison Officers 
(CLO) – Grievance mechanisms

In  2019  in  Tanzania,  a  team  of  30  CLOs  conducted  more  than  
2,800  meetings  on  the  EACOP  project  and  interviewed  more  than 
50,000 people in 226 villages and 533 hamlets. In parallel, quarterly 
meets were held with the regional authorities concerned and a monthly 
information letter regularly informed the authorities of the status and 
activities of the project.

In  Uganda,  a  team  of  35  CLOs  is  in  permanent  contact  with  local 
communities.

A grievance mechanism has also been set up at the local level.

(1) 

 Fifth standard of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), an institution of the World Bank Group focused on private sector, regarding land acquisition and involuntary resettlement.

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Impact on heritage

Societal and stakeholder engagement team

A team of archaeologists from the University of Dar es Salam assisted 
the project teams during the geophysical and geotechnical acquisition, 
resulting  in  adjustments  to  the  acquisition  zones  and  unexpected 
discoveries  of  pottery  shards  and  flint,  which  were  promising  for 
increasing knowledge of these areas.

The local societal team is made up of more than 100 persons, engaged 
in  the  different  neighboring  communities,  including  a  CLO  network 
which has an excellent local relationship with residents. A grievance 
mechanism has been put in place. It is accessible and used by local 
communities.

Questions raised by NGOs

After being questioned by certain NGOs about the Group’s projects 
in Uganda, in September 2019, TOTAL published its responses on its 
website,  with  documents  explaining  the  socio-economic  benefits  of 
these projects for Uganda and Tanzania, the information provided to 
local population and the involvement of local players, the support for 
the  local  population  and  environmental  conservation  throughout  the 
projects. In October 2019, TOTAL S.A. received a summons to appear 
before  the  Tribunal  judiciaire  of  Nanterre  (local  French  civil  court),  at  
the behest of two French NGOs and four Ugandan NGOs, regarding 
the  content  and  the  implementation  of  the  Vigilance  Plan.  On 
30  January  2020,  the  Tribunal  judiciaire  declared  itself  incompetent  
in favor of the Tribunal de commerce (local French commercial court), 
as requested by TOTAL S.A.

Continuous improvement of internal processes

As part of its approach to continually improve its internal processes, 
verifications  were  carried  out  by  TOTAL  teams  and  an  independent 
analysis was conducted in November 2019 at TOTAL’s request. These 
revealed that the Subsidiary had followed procedures to mitigate the 
risks related to access to the land required to build the infrastructures 
for the Tilenga project.

Example: Mozambique LNG Project

The HSE division assists the local societal team. An on-site mission 
was conducted in November 2019, and others are planned in 2020.

Relocation and livelihood restoration plans

The relocation plan was approved by the government of Mozambique 
in 2014.

This project is monitored by third parties:
 – The government set up a resettlement committee which monitors 
the project on an ongoing basis. The Mozambique Human Rights 
Commission is also involved in a monitoring process of the project;
 – There  is  also  a  civil  society  platform  coordinated  under  the 
coordination of Mecanismo de Apio a Sociadade Civilas (MASC), 
a Mozambican organization. This forum will conduct independent 
monitoring,  through  visits  of  the  area  and  meetings  with 
stakeholders, and will issue a monitoring report. The international 
standards set by the IFC (International Finance Corporation – World 
Bank Group) were presented to the platform, in order to support the 
capacity building of these organizations regarding large industrial 
projects.

The  relocation  plan  is  currently  being  implemented  in  accordance 
with  the  IFC  international  standards  for  the  management  of  social  
and environmental risks.

TOTAL  finalized  the  acquisition  of  a  26.5%(1) interest,  previously  held 
by  Anadarko,  in  the  Mozambique  LNG  project  in  September  2019.  
A  Subsidiary  of  the  Group  is  the  new  operator  of  the  Mozambique 
LNG Project.

A village and related facilities (water, electricity, education institutions 
and  healthcare)  for  around  600  families  are  currently  being  built. 
Approximately  160  families  have  been  resettled  to  date,  and  the 
process will continue in 2020.

Mozambique  LNG  is  the  first  onshore  development  of  a  liquefied 
natural gas (LNG) plant in the country.

The Subsidiary is working on the basis of work done by the previous 
operator  and  its  partners,  with  the  aim  of  implementing  this  project  
in the best interest of all actors concerned, including the government 
and population of Mozambique.

In  parallel,  a  livelihood  restoration  program  is  ongoing  to  support 
impacted  households.  This  support  is  implemented  in  collaboration 
with  specialized  partners  (fishing  and  farming  professional  training, 
other professional skills, etc.).

Access  to  agricultural  land  is  also  being  provided  to  impacted 
households.

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Context

This  project  is  part  of  a  global  plan  for  economic  development  and 
transformation of the region of Cabo Delgado and of Mozambique. It 
involves many stakeholders, including intergovernmental development 
agencies. Land acquisitions and the implementation of relocation and 
livelihood  restoration  programs  for  the  Afungi  peninsula’s  population 
are required.

Impact assessments

The societal and environmental impact assessment began in 2011 and 
was approved by the government of Mozambique in 2014, since then  
it has been periodically updated.

A  first  human  rights  impact  assessment  was  carried  out  in  2015.  
A new human rights impact assessment is currently being conducted.

Working conditions

The  Subsidiary  monitors  issues  such  as  workers  housing,  working 
conditions, hiring processes and wages. In addition to the Subsidiary 
personnel,  approximately  35  companies  (national  and  international) 
work on the construction site of the LNG plant, which amounted, at the 
end of 2019, to about 6,500 workers, of which 90% are Mozambican 
and  more  than  1,000  come  from  neighboring  communities.  Some 
positions are offered in priority to local communities.

(1)  TOTAL, operator, holds a share of 26.5 % in the Mozambique LNG project, and partners with ENH Rovuma Area Um. S.A. (15 %), Mitsui E&P Mozambique Area1 Ltd. (20 %), ONGC Videsh 
Ltd. (10 %), Beas Rovuma Energy Mozambique Limited (10 %), BPRL Ventures Mozambique B.V. (10 %), and PTTEP Mozambique Area 1 Limited (8.5 %).

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An ONG report was published on 7 November 2019 raising a number of 
questions relation to the Balhaf (Yemen) site, operated by Yemen LNG. 
This company, in which TOTAL holds a 39.62% share, is not controlled 
by TOTAL, and therefore falls outside the Vigilance Plan. Nevertheless, 
given that this was reported by the press, TOTAL decided to provide the 
following clarifications in a press release dated 7 November 2019:

In addition to Subsidiary and industrial project assessments, two types 
of subsidiary self-assessment are used. 

companies  it  hires  in  connection  with  its  activities.  These  companies 
incorporate  them,  for  example,  through  the  training  they  provide  to 
security staff.

TOTAL organizes training sessions and awareness-raising actions 
dedicated  to  the  VPHSR  for  its  employees  and  stakeholders,  and 
more particularly, on the risk of misuse of force. At the 2019 Business 
Ethics  Day,  the  Security  division  organized  presentations  about  the 
VPSHR to raise awareness amongst TOTAL’s employees.

VPHSR  self-assessment  and  risk  analysis  tools  are  deployed 
annually, in particular in the Subsidiaries located in countries identified 
as being at higher risk. 

In  2019,  the  Security  division  gave  a  VPSHR  seminar  to  27  security 
employees worldwide.

In the field of societal governance, a self-assessment questionnaire 
is  used  to  measure  the  extent  of  deployment  of  societal  governance 
in  the  field.  These  questionnaires  are  analyzed  by  the  HSE  division  in 
order to adapt the support it provides to Subsidiaries (offers of training, 
assistance, etc.). In 2019, more than 90% of the Subsidiaries within the 
One MAESTRO perimeter had used the questionnaire.

Actions to mitigate risks and prevent serious impacts

TOTAL has numerous tools to raise employee awareness of issues 
related to human rights.

In  2019,  the  Group  organized  training  tailored  to  the  challenges 
faced  in  the  field  by  employees  who  are  particularly  exposed  to  
these issues: 
 – annual  training  in  human  rights  for  the  Group’s  societal  experts, 
including  the  Community  Liaison  Officers  (CLOs),  at  their  annual 
seminar; 

 – annual training for members of the Human Rights Steering Committee 

(HRSC) by the Danish Institute for Human Rights;

 – annual training in ethics and human rights for newly appointed senior 

executives (32 participants in 2019); 

 – as  of  2019,  a  dedicated  module  is  integrated  into  the  e-learning 
training for the Country Chairs for the Group’s 112 representatives 
worldwide; 

 – two training courses in the United Kingdom on the 2015 UK Modern 
Slavery  Act,  in  particular  for  in-house  lawyers  of  that  country’s 
subsidiaries, in partnership with SHIFT (36 participants).

In  response  to  the  key  issues  related  to  the  Group’s  activity,  specific 
training courses on Human Rights at the workplace have been developed, 
such as the e-learning course on the Fundamental Conventions of the 
ILO, launched by a member of the Executive Committee on Business 
Ethics Day in 2019, the year of the ILO’s 100th anniversary. This training 
is mandatory for all the Group’s management personnel. 

Specific  training  is  given  to  managers  and  operational  personnel  in 
charge of societal matters, such as “The basics of societal engineering” 
(two sessions in 2019, with 30 participants), or advanced and specific 
training modules Exploration & Production operations (two sessions in 
2019 in Nigeria with 20 trainees).

In certain situations, intervention by government security forces or 
private security providers might be necessary to protect Subsidiary 
staff and assets. In order to prevent any misuse of force, the Group’s 
requirements include the training of employees and security staff. 

When government security forces are deployed to ensure the protection 
of the Group’s staff and assets, an ongoing dialogue is maintained with 
the representatives of national or regional authorities in order to raise their 
awareness on the need to respect the VPSHR and encourage them to 
sign memorandums of understanding that comply with these principles. 
The Group promotes the VPSHR requirements to the private security 

In addition to this seminar, there were training courses at the Subsidiaries 
for private security companies (PSC) and awareness-raising activities for 
governmental security forces (GSF). These activities organized by each 
Subsidiary took place, for example, in the Democratic Republic of the 
Congo  (people  trained:  563  PSC  and  189  GSF),  in  Uganda  (people 
trained: 51 PSC), in Papua New Guinea (people trained: 13 PSC and 27 
GSF), in Gabon (people trained: 110 PSC) and in Angola (people trained: 
458  PSC).  The  Security  division  also  helped  the  Subsidiaries  develop 
training adapted to the local context. In addition, the subsidiaries may 
take  additional  local  VPSHR  initiatives.  For  example,  a  Subsidiary  in 
Nigeria  produced  a  VPSHR  training  video  that  has  since  been  widely 
distributed  to  other  Subsidiaries  facing  the  same  types  of  complex 
situations.

The annual Business Ethics Day is organized by the Subsidiaries all 
over the world. In 2019, the Business Ethics Day was held in December 
on International Human Rights Day. The theme of the event was “Speak 
Up”, in an effort to combat all forms of discrimination in the workplace. 
2,000 people logged into a specially organized chat session and more 
than one hundred questions were asked. 

Whistle-blowing mechanisms 

TOTAL  has  set  up  several  levels  of  whistle-blowing  mechanisms  that 
cover the entire Group, or are specific to certain projects.

In 2019, the Ethics Committee handled almost 190 referrals (internal, 
external,  anonymous)  in  relation  to  compliance  with  the  Code  of 
Conduct. 50% of these reports were about questions related to human 
resources.  Approximately  one  third  of  the  cases  result  in  corrective 
measures. Irrespective of whether the referral is well founded, mediation 
may be necessary. When the Ethics Committee observes a breach of 
the Code of Conduct, management draws the necessary conclusions 
and sanctions may be imposed in keeping with the applicable law and 
the procedures negotiated locally with staff representatives (examples 
include verbal reminders, written warnings, suspension or dismissal). In 
parallel,  a  new  tool  to  centralise  statistics  gathered  by  the  network  of 
ethics officers was launched in 2019. It covers referrals that are handled 
locally and is currently being deployed.

The  Subsidiaries  have  also  developed  mechanisms  to  manage 
grievances raised by external stakeholders. Deployment is being 
rolled out throughout the Group.
 – At  Exploration  &  Production  for  example,  the  Bolivian  subsidiary 
made changes to its grievance management system in 2019 as part 
of a continual improvement process. Strict deadlines were introduced 
to analyze the grievances, based on the average processing time: 30 
days for simple cases, and 45 days for complex cases, which are 
handled  by  the  grievance  management  committee.  27  complaints 
were registered in the year, of which five through this committee. All 
the registered complaints were processed and resolved in the course 
of the year. A plan to inform the stakeholders of the procedure was 
also drawn up, with a new, graphically styled brochure that illustrates 
the steps to be followed to access the mechanism.

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 – At  Refining  &  Chemicals,  grievance  management  systems  are  in 
place on all the ISO 14001-certified platforms, and local residents are 
involved in searching for solutions to control the impacts of activities.
 – At Marketing & Services, a kit has been developed to help Subsidiaries 
set up dedicated grievance mechanisms that are separate from the 
business grievances circuit. In particular, it contains a recap of the 
useful internal documents, with the direct intranet links, an explanation 
of steps to be followed to set up a grievance management system in 
a Subsidiary, to identify the internal contributors, etc.

Actions to mitigate risks and prevent serious impacts

Prevention of major industrial accidents

For the Group’s operated Activities, accident risk management systems 
are in place from the early stage of design and construction of facilities 
or any modifications to these, as well as during the conduct of activities. 
They also cover control of integrity of the installation over time as well 
as the effective and appropriate management of accidents if these do, 
nevertheless, occur.

Incidents related to the implementation of the VPSHR are quickly 
reported to the Security division, and a report is compiled after internal 
analysis to assess the facts and to determine the measures to be taken 
to reduce the risk of future incidents.

As part of the risk prevention of major industrial accidents, with 
regard to the design and construction of facilities, the Group has defined 
technical  standards  which  include  applicable  statutory  requirements 
and refer to good industry practices. 

Monitoring procedures

At  regular  intervals,  a  human  rights  roadmap  is  presented  to  the 
Executive Committee, highlighting the priority improvement areas. The 
2019-2020 roadmap was presented to the Executive Committee in April 
2019.  The  Human  Rights  Steering  Committee  is  responsible  for 
monitoring  the  implementation  of  this  roadmap.  For  each  specialty  or 
business  segment,  the  roadmap  addresses  questions  of  governance 
(for example, an internal procedure to be updated), new training to be 
developed,  the  prioritization  of  salient  issues  in  a  given  specialty  or 
segment,  dialogue  with  stakeholders  (for  example,  by  appointing  and 
training CLOs), risk assessment (for example, in the impact assessments 
of  new  projects),  preventive  and  remediation  actions,  monitoring  and 
communication. The Human Rights Department and the Ethics division 
rely  on  a  network  of  Ethics  officers  (104  worldwide  at  the  end  of 
2019) in charge of promoting the values set out in the Code of Conduct 
among employees working in Subsidiaries and ensuring that the Group’s 
commitments are correctly implemented at the local level.

Regarding  the  VPSHR,  TOTAL  took  part  in  follow-up  meetings  with 
the other members of the initiative as part of the process of continual 
improvement.  In  February  2019,  TOTAL  published  its  2018  VPSHR 
report, which contains information on the implementation of VPSHR in 
Subsidiaries worldwide, and reviews progress made. The information set 
out in the report is based on annual reporting organized by the Security 
division that brings together the results of a VPSHR questionnaire, and 
of the risk and compliance analyses for each Subsidiary operating in a 
sensitive context. It contains examples of action taken to raise awareness 
and  process  incidents.  The  2019  VPSHR  report  will  be  published  in 
2020.  In  April  2019,  at  the  13th  forum  on  responsible  mineral  supply 
chains, organized by the OECD in Paris, TOTAL shared its experience of 
implementing the VPSHR.

3.6.8.2  Health and safety 

This section is primarily intended to present implementation of measures 
with  respect  to  Subsidiaries,  while  the  implementation  of  measures 
specific to Suppliers is described in 3.6.8.5 of this chapter.

Subsidiary assessments

In addition to HSE self-assessments by Subsidiaries at least once every 
two  years,  the  Group  also  audits  sites  operated  by  Subsidiaries  at 
least once every five years. Based on an analysis of repeated findings, 
auditors pay specific attention to global risk management, how risks are 
taken into account in operations, and the involvement of management. 

In addition to applying these standards, the Group implements a policy 
for the management of the risk of major industrial accidents in order to 
minimize the potential impacts associated with its Activities. This policy 
provides  for  an  analysis  of  the  risks  related  to  the  Group’s  industrial 
operations at each operated site, based on incident scenarios for which 
the probability of occurrence and the severity of the consequences are 
assessed. Based on these parameters, a prioritization matrix is used to 
determine whether further measures are needed. These mainly include 
preventive measures but can also include mitigation measures and may 
be technical or organizational in nature.

The  construction  of  the  Group’s  facilities  is  entrusted  to  qualified 
contractors  that  undergo  a  demanding  internal  selection  process 
and ongoing monitoring. In the event of a modification to a facility, the 
Group’s rules define the management process to be adopted.

With regards to the management of operations and integrity of 
facilities, the Group has defined rules to prevent specific operating risks 
that have been identified either by means of risk analyses or by feedback 
from the Group and industry. For works in particular, the preliminary risk 
analysis may lead to the establishment of a permit to work, the process 
of which, from preparation to closure, is defined. The Group’s rules also 
provide  a  process  to  manage  the  integrity  of  facilities,  which  includes 
preventive  maintenance,  facility  inspections,  identification  of  safety 
critical equipment for special monitoring, management of anomalies and 
downgraded situations, as well as regular audits. These rules are part of 
the  Group’s  One  MAESTRO  reference  framework.  Operational  teams 
receive periodic training with a view to controlling operations, in the form 
of companionship or in-person trainings.

In addition to support from the Major Risk division, the Group requests 
Subsidiaries’  operating  sites  with  the  potential  for  a  major  industrial 
accident  to  identify  an  integrity  function  to  manage  this  transverse 
process. 

HSE training

Preventive actions in the field of health, safety and the environment require 
all employees to adhere to the Group’s safety policies. To this end, the 
Group provides training intended for various target groups (new 
arrivals, managers, senior executives and directors) in order to establish 
a broad-based, consistent body of knowledge that is shared by all:
 – Safety Pass: these safety induction courses were started on January 
1st,  2018,  for  new  arrivals  within  the  Group.  Various  courses  exist 
depending on the position and cover the Company’s main HSE risks, 
the risks linked to specific activities on site as well as those linked to 
the workplace. The theoretical content is supplemented by practical 
“life-saving” training sessions;

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 – HSE  for  Managers  is  aimed  at  current  or  future  operational  or 
functional  managers  within  one  of  the  Group’s  entities.  Sessions 
are offered on all continents where TOTAL operates. In 2019, seven 
sessions, including four held internationally, brought together more 
than 287 managers;

 – Safety Leadership for Executives is intended for the Group’s senior 
executives.  Its  objective  is  to  give  senior  executives  the  tools  to 
communicate and develop a safety culture within their organization. 
The  updated  version  of  this  course  was  validated  during  pilot 
sessions  held  in  2019.  Five  sessions  were  attended  by  more  than 
85 senior executives in 2019. The target is for all senior executives to 
have taken the new training within three years.

In  order  to  ensure  and  reinforce  knowledge  of  HSE  framework 
documents,  a  tool  designed  to  evaluate  HSE-related  knowledge  and 
containing  over  3,000  multiple-choice  questions  was  developed 
in  2018  for  use  by  the  Group’s  HSE  managers.  This  tool  makes  it 
possible  to  assess  their  knowledge  and  decide  on  a  suitable  training 
plan, if necessary. In 2019, 125 managers took part in this knowledge 
assessment, which corresponds to about half of the target population. 
The goal is to have the entire population assessed within three years.

These trainings are complemented by local actions in the Subsidiaries, 
which take into account the specificities of their Activities.

In addition to the training measures, the Group HSE division is responsible 
for  regular  communication  and  coordination  of  HSE-related 
topics. Each month, central experts and specialists communicate on 
rules  and  good  practices,  both  internal  and  external.  In  addition,  24 
seminars, webinars or symposia involving the Group’s Subsidiaries were 
led by the HSE division in 2019.

On April 26, 2019, TOTAL teams all over the world joined in the World 
Safety Day, on the theme of “Target: zero fatal accidents”. The suppliers 
present on their sites were also involved in this event.

Furthermore, the Group extended its training program on managing 
risks of major accidents in 2019. The training of operational teams 
was stepped up. On-site training in the Subsidiaries was added to in-
person training provided at head office. For example, in the Marketing 
& Services business segment, the course on Understanding of Major 
Risks  and  Integrity  on  major  risks  was  attended  by  more  than  500 
participants at 44 Subsidiaries between mid-2018 and the end of 2019. 

Training  on  crisis  management  was  followed  by  349  persons 
in  2019.  The  training  was  entirely  revised  in  2019.  The  new  complete 
course will include a preliminary e-learning module, a two-day in-person 
training session, a subsequent mobile learning module, as well as a one-
day  refresher  course  to  be  completed  later.  In  addition,  a  “60-minute 
flat” application was gradually deployed in 2019. It is available on mobile 
phones,  including  offline,  and  allows  participants,  by  going  through  a 
training based on a “crisis scenario”, to revise the essentials learned in 
the e-learning module and the initial training, in a fun and interactive way. 
The course ranks the trainees to encourage them to reach the highest 
possible score, ensuring essential learnings have been assimilated. This 
application  won  a  prize  at  the  2019  Mobile  Learning  Awards,  which 
reward the best mobile training content.

In addition, the Group started to roll out the Incident Management System 
(IMS) in the Exploration & Production Subsidiaries in 2019. The IMS is a 
harmonized system for the management of emergency situations. It is 
described in an IPIECA good practices guide. In 2019, seven Exploration 
& Production Subsidiaries received training and performed a large-scale 
exercise implementing the system. A total of 314 employees have been 
trained in the Subsidiaries and at head office.

Return  on  experience  (feedback)  on  HSE  incidents  is  regularly 
collected.  A  return  on  experience  document  describes  the  HSE 
incident  or  the  corresponding  accident,  includes  an  analysis  and 
recommendations  applicable  to  similar  situations.  In  2019,  111 
documents 
(return  on  experience,  best  practices,  alerts)  were 
distributed in the Group. Best practices were also shared externally to 
help disseminate the safety culture and contribute to the improvement of 
the energy business segment, for example at the CEFIC (the European 
Chemical  Industry  Council),  the  Ecole  Nationale  des  Mines  of  Alès, 
the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) and at the 
Bahrain Global HSE conference.

In  2019,  TOTAL  contributed  to  the  creation  and  the  development  of 
the  content  of  a  “ToolBox”  application,  available  on  computers, 
smartphones and tablets, developed with the Energy Institute and other 
industry  actors.  It  provides  users  with  lessons  learned  from  different 
situations and information on safety. The content can be viewed by type 
of activity or risk. 

Monitoring procedures 

The Group keeps track of the following health and safety indicators: 
 – confinement losses,
 – safety indicators, including the TRIR (Total Recordable Injury Rate),
 – the number of serious road accidents, 
 – health indicators.

The  Group  reports  the  number  of  Tier  1  and  Tier  2  losses  
of  confinement  as  defined  by  the  American  Petroleum  Institute  
(API) and the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP)(1). 
The Group set itself the aim of having fewer than 100 Tier 1 and Tier 2 
events in 2019.

This  target  was  comfortably  met  in  2019.  In  addition  to  the  73  Tier  1 
and  Tier  2  operational  events  indicated  in  the  table  below,  the  Group 
recorded 2 Tier 2 events due to sabotage or theft in 2019.

Loss of primary containment(a)

2019

2018

2017(b)

Loss of primary containment 
(Tier 1)

Loss of primary containment 
(Tier 2)

Loss of primary containment 
(Tier 1 and Tier 2)

26

47

73

30

73

28

75

103

103

(a)  Tier  1  and  Tier  2:  indicator  of  the  number  of  losses  of  primary  containment  with  more  
or  less  significant  consequences  (fires,  explosions,  injuries,  etc.),  as  defined  by  the  API 
754 (for downstream) and IOGP 456 (for upstream) standards. Excluding acts of sabotage 
and theft.

(b)  Excluding TEP Barnett in 2017.

The  Group’s  One  MAESTRO  framework  covers  three  main  areas 
with  regards  to  personal  safety:  the  prevention  of  occupational 
accidents,  the  prevention  of  transport  accidents,  and  the 
prevention  of  major  industrial  accidents.  It  relates  to  all  employees  of 
Subsidiaries,  employees  of  external  contractors  working  on  a  site 
operated by one of these Subsidiaries, as well as employees of transport 
companies  under  long-term  contracts.  In  all  these  areas,  the  safety 
results are monitored with the same attention for all.

Indicators measure the main results. In addition to its aim of zero fatalities 
in  the  exercise  of  its  Activities,  the  Group  has  set  itself  the  target  of 
continuously reducing the TRIR(2) and, for 2019, of keeping it below 0.85 
for all personnel (Group and external contractors).

(1) 

 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.

(2)  TRIR: Total Recordable Injury Rate.

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2018

2017

TRIR(a): number of recorded 
injuries per million hours worked 
– All Personnel

Group company employees

External contractors’  
employees(b)

LTIR(c): number of lost time 
injuries per million hours worked 
– All Personnel

SIR(d): average number of days 
lost per lost time injury

Number of occupational fatalities

(a)  TRIR: Total Recordable Injury Rate.
(b)  As defined in point 5.11 of this chapter.
(c)  LTIR: Lost Time Injury Rate.
(d)  SIR: Severity Injury Rate.
(e)  Excluding Saft Groupe.

0.81

0.74

0.91

0.82

0.88

0.89

0.88

1.01

0.88

0.48

0.59

0.58

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4

26

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The  efforts  with  regard  to  safety  made  by  the  Group  over  a  period 
of  more  than  10  years  have  made  it  possible  to  reduce  the  number 
of  accidents  by  a  factor  of  four  between  2009  and  2019.  Following  a 
stabilization in performances observed in 2016 and 2017, the year 2019 
saw a 11% reduction in the number of accidents compared to the results 
for the previous year. This improvement is due to the Group’s constant 
efforts in the field of safety and in particular, to:
 – the  implementation  of  the  HSE  frameworks,  which  are  regularly 

updated and audited,

 – the prevention of specific risks that are particularly liable to lead to 
accidents, such as handling loads (ergonomics), road transport, foot 
traffic,

 – training in and general familiarization with safety issues for all levels of 

management (world safety day, special training for managers),

 – the HSE communication work, towards all Group personnel,
 – the introduction of safety objectives into the compensation policy for 

Group employees (refer to point 5.3.1.2 in chapter 5).

The  SIR  raise  between  2018  and  2019  is  explained  by  an  increase  in 
accidents  with  a  number  of  days  off  more  than  30  days  especially  in 
the  M&S  segment  and  a  decrease  in  the  number  of  accidents  with  a 
number of days off less than 10 days especially in the Integrated Gas, 
Renewables & Power segment. 

Despite  these  measures,  four  fatalities  occurred  in  2019  among  the 
personnel  of  contractors,  during  construction  work  or  maintenance 
operations in Belgium, France, the United States and South Korea. All 
were related directly or indirectly to work performed at height: fall from a 
mobile platform while working on a pipe (Belgium), fall from a work floor 
following the breakdown of a guardrail (France), fall from a stepladder 
while disassembling equipment (USA), fall from a roof ongoing repairs 
(South Korea). 

These fatalities have led the Group to update the One MAESTRO rule 
concerning working at height, and to focus specifically on reaching a new 
milestone in the prevention of fatal accidents and on achieving “Zero fatal 
accidents” in the Group. As they are particularly affected, representatives 
of contractors took part in the corresponding discussions together with 
operational  employees  and  Group  safety  experts.  Three  high-priority 
areas  have  been  identified  in  which  the  Group  intends  to  strengthen  
its efforts: 
 – the  incorporation  in  the  permit  to  work  process  of  a  ritual  to  be 
performed prior to undertaking work at the Group’s operated sites 
(Safety Green Light); 

 – the  conduct  of  joint  on-site  safety  inspections  together  with  the 

contractors; 

 – the intensification of checks on site in order to measure compliance 

with the safety rules.

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The progressive implementation of these measures at the sites operated 
by  Subsidiaries,  accompanied  by  familiarization  campaigns  to  draw 
attention to the most widespread risks of fatal injury, started in the final 
quarter of 2019.

In  addition,  following  a  fatal  accident  associated  with  the  explosion 
of  a  reservoir  in  Egypt  in  October  2018,  the  Group  rapidly  decided 
to  roll  out  a  large-scale  accident  prevention  program  focusing  on  the 
presumed  causes  of  the  accident,  in  anticipation  of  the  investigation 
conclusions.  Following  webinar  awareness-raising  sessions,  special 
training in the risks associated with work at oil tanks was deployed with 
the involvement of approximately 3,500 participants from 90 countries. 
This  program  ended  in  mid-2019  with  the  distribution  of  a  feedback 
document  for  immediate  and  mandatory  application  throughout  the 
whole of the Group.

In the field of occupational safety, the Group also introduced, in 2010, 
the document Safety at work: TOTAL’s Twelve Golden Rules. According 
to the Group’s internal statistics, in more than 32% 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 correct implementation of 
these rules, and more generally of all occupational safety procedures, is 
emphasized during trainings and verified through site visits and internal 
audits. 

3

The involvement of each employee in identifying anomalies or 
dangerous situations is an indicator of the employees’ involvement 
and vigilance in accident prevention and reflects the safety culture within 
the  Group.  The  reporting  of  anomalies  and  near-misses  is  strongly 
encouraged and is monitored (approximately 700,000 per year). 

In addition, in 2016, the HSE department created a unit bringing together 
specialists on high-risk operations (work at height, lifting, high-pressure 
cleaning, excavations, etc.) in order to consolidate in-house knowledge 
and relations with contractors. The Group HSE division also includes a 
unit aimed at providing support for sites to improve their safety culture 
upon their request.

In the field of road transport, the Group long since adopted a policy 
intended  to  reduce  the  number  of  accidents  by  applying  standards 
that are, in some cases, more stringent than certain local regulations. 
This  policy  applies  to  the  Group’s  personnel  and  contractors.  For 
example, it comprises a ban on telephoning while driving, including with 
a  hands-free  set,  a  ban  on  using  motorized  two-wheeled  vehicles  for 
business travel, mandatory training for drivers, and the definition of strict 
technical specifications for vehicles. Additional requirements are defined 
depending on the level of road traffic risks in the country in question and 
the nature of the activity. Thus, in countries with high road traffic risks, 
vehicles are equipped with devices that record driving parameters and 
the conduct of drivers is monitored. Since 2012, a large-scale inspection 
program of transport contractors has also been rolled out by Marketing 
&  Services.  This  calls  on  independent  transport  experts  who  inspect 
the  practices  and  processes  adopted  by  transport  contractors  with 
regard to the recruitment and training of drivers, vehicle inspections and 
maintenance, route management, and the HSE management system. 
Depending  on  the  results  of  the  inspection,  the  transport  contractor 
may be included in or excluded from the list of transporters approved 
by the Group. This program is gradually being extended to the Group’s 
other  business  segments  as  required.  Furthermore,  a  training  center 
exists  since  2015  in  Radès  in  Tunisia.  It  offers  transport  trainings  to 
the  personnel  of  Marketing  &  Services  Subsidiaries  and  to  transport 
contractors that are interested. 

To  measure  the  results  of  its  policy,  the  Group  has,  for  many  years, 
been monitoring the number of severe accidents involving its employees 
and those of contractors. The 27% reduction in the number of serious 
injuries between 2016 and 2019 is a testimony to the efforts that have 
been  made.  In  2019,  the  number  of  serious  road  incidents  increased 
compared to 2018. However, there were no road fatalities.

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The projects launched in 2018 on the use of new technologies for the 
prevention  of  road  accidents  were  continued  in  2019.  In  Marketing  & 
Services, a new action plan has been introduced covering the fields of 
the driver behavior, vehicles and preparation for emergency situations. 
In particular, the decision was taken to outfit more than 2,500 vehicles 
with fatigue detection systems following conclusive tests performed over 
a period of several months. In addition, the second part of the SafeDriver 
video campaign was launched in 2019. The subjects chosen for 2019 
were blind spots, driver tiredness and driving in difficult situations.

Number of severe  
road accidents(a)

Light vehicles and  
public transport(b)

Heavy goods vehicles(b)

2019

2018

2017

9

24

7

23

11

26

(a)  Overturned vehicle or other accident resulting in the injury of a crew member (declared 

incident).

(b)  Vehicles on long-term contract with the Group (> 6 months).

Example: Improving road safety, positive influence on 
contractors

Accidents involving trucks transporting TOTAL products account for 
a  significant  percentage  (14%)  of  serious  high-potential  accidents 
recorded by the Group. The number of road accidents has declined 
significantly over recent years following the Group’s efforts to improve 
road safety. 

Since the Group itself rarely transports its products by road, it decided 
to liaise closely with its transport contractors to consider means to help 
reduce the numbers of accidents.

In  2012,  the  Marketing  and  Services  segment  launched  a  major 
Transporter  Compliance  Inspection  program  (TCI)  in  Africa  and  the 
Middle-East, identified as high-priority areas.

As part of TCI, the efforts of the inspection teams, made up of internal 
specialists and independent transport experts, led to the identification 
and disqualification as potential contractors of highest-risk transporters, 
and  the  definition  of  action  and  improvement  plans  for  transporters 
qualified as potential contractors. The program defined requirements 
and  good  practices,  including:  regular  inspections,  monitoring  by 

Subsidiaries  of  the  progress  of  action  and  improvement  plans,  and 
monitoring  of  consolidated  results.  All  of  which  were  structured 
around  four  pillars:  driver  management,  vehicle  management,  trip 
management and HSE management.

The  TCI  program  established  a  clear  roadmap  for  transport 
contractors  and  deployed  concrete  tools  to  help  improve  safety: 
onboard computers, onboard cameras, vehicle inspection checklists, 
fleet renewal, partnerships for driver training, a points-based “driving 
license” as a pre-requirement to drive for the Group.

In  2017,  the  program  was  extended  to  other  Marketing  &  Services 
areas  (Asia-Pacific,  Latin  America)  and,  in  2018,  to  other  business 
segments of the Group.

The program has yielded results: a clear improvement in the quality 
of the transporters in the area and a significant drop in the number of 
fatalities caused by heavy goods vehicles (five-fold drop in five years) 
as  well  as  serious  road  accidents  involving  heavy  goods  vehicles 
(three-fold  reduction  in  the  Marketing  &  Services  segment  since  the 
launch of the TCI program).

With  regard  to  air  transport,  a  carrier  selection  process  exists  to 
limit  the  risks  relating  to  travel  by  Group  and  contractor’s  employees, 
if  their  journey  is  organized  by  the  Group.  This  process  is  based  on 
data provided by recognized international bodies: the International Civil 
Aviation Organization (ICAO), the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), 
the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP), and civil 
aviation authority recommendations. Airlines that do not have a rating 
from  an  international  body  are  assessed  by  an  independent  body 
commissioned by the Group.

With regard to the prevention of occupational health risks, the 
Group  ONE  MAESTRO  framework  provides  that  Subsidiaries  identify 
and  assess  risks  at  the  workplace  in  the  short,  medium  and  long 
term  and  also  provides  guidance  for  implementation.  The  analysis  of 
these  health  risks  relate  to  chemical,  physical,  biological,  ergonomic 
and  psychosocial  risks  resulting  in  the  roll-out  of  an  action  plan.  In 
addition,  it  requires  that  each  Group  entity  sets  out  a  formal  medical 
monitoring procedure taking into account the requirements under local 
law (frequency, type of examination, etc.) and the level of exposure of its 
personnel to the various risks.

To complement this program, the Group has set up an employee health 
observation  committee.  The  aim  is  to  monitor  the  health  of  a  sample 
of  employees  in  order  to  identify  the  emergence  of  certain  illnesses 
and, if applicable, suggest appropriate preventive measures. The data, 
which  is  gathered  anonymously  during  medical  examinations,  covers 
approximately 10% of Group employees worldwide.

The Group also has a Medical Advisory Committee that meets regularly 
to discuss key health issues relating to the Group’s activities. It decides 
whether there is a need for additional health protection strategies to be 
implemented.  It  consists  of  external  scientific  experts  and  also  brings 
together the Group’s senior executives and stakeholders concerned by 
these issues.

In  order  to  share  information  on  the  Group’s  progress  in  the  area  of 
occupational health, as for previous years, in 2019 the Group organized 
a day of discussions with the Group’s business segments.

The  Group  has  put  in  place  the  following  indicators  to  monitor  the 
performance of its program:

Health indicators (WHRS scope)

2019

2018

2017

Percentage of employees with 
specific occupational risks 
benefiting from regular medical 
monitoring

Number of occupational  
illnesses recorded in the  
year (in accordance with  
local regulations)

98%

98%(a)

98%

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(a)  As an exception to the reporting principles described in point 5.11 (chapter 5), the 2018 rate 

does not include a company that did not report its data in time for the 2018 WHRS.

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3.6.8.3  Environment

This section is primarily intended to present implementation of measures 
with  respect  to  Subsidiaries,  while  the  implementation  of  measures 
specific to Suppliers is described in 3.6.8.5 of this chapter.

improvement  of  the  safety  of  product  transfers.  A  training  course  on 
ship/shore  interface  management  (SSSCL  Ship  Shore  Safety  Check 
List)  and  cargo  transfer  operations,  developed  by  the  Group  in  2016, 
has been completed by operators of 80% of operated-terminals by the 
end of 2019.

Subsidiary assessments 

HSE  audits,  which  include  the  environment,  are  described  in  point 
3.6.8.2 of this chapter.

In order to prepare to manage a major accidental spill efficiently, TOTAL 
implemented a global crisis management system that is described in 
point 3.6.6.4 of this chapter.

The  Group’s  internal  requirements  state  that  the  environmental 
management  systems  of  its  operated  sites  that  are  important  for  the 
environment(1) must be ISO 14001 certified within two years of start-up 
of operations or acquisition: 100% of these 77 sites were compliant in 
2019. Beyond these internal requirements, at the end of 2019, a total of 
281 of the sites operated by the Group were ISO 14001 certified. In 2019, 
7 sites were newly ISO 14001 certified.

For the sites operated by the Group exposed to the risk of accidental 
spills  that  reach  the  surface  water,  this  system  is  supplemented  by 
requirements  of  the  One  MAESTRO  reference  framework.  These 
requirements  demand  that  the  oil  spill  contingency  plans  be  regularly 
reviewed and tested by the Subsidiaries in exercises. These plans are 
specific  to  each  site  and  are  adapted  to  their  structure,  activities  and 
environment while in line with Group recommendations.

Actions to mitigate risks and prevent serious impacts 
and monitoring procedures

The HSE division and the HSE departments within the Group’s entities 
seek  to  ensure  that  both  applicable  local  regulations  and  internal 
requirements  resulting  from  the  Safety  Health  Environment  Quality 
Charter and the Group’s additional commitments are respected. Group 
steering bodies, led by the HSE division, are tasked with: 
 – monitoring TOTAL’s environmental performance, which is reviewed 
annually by the Audit 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. 

Subsidiaries 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 oil and 
gas spills.

For  oil  and  gas  exploration  &  production  activities,  since  2014, 
subsea  capping  and  subsea  containment  equipment  that  can  be 
transported by air has been strategically positioned at various points of 
the world (South Africa, Brazil, Norway and Singapore). This equipment 
provides  solutions  that  are  readily  available  in  the  event  of  oil  or  gas 
eruptions  in  offshore  drilling  operations.  From  these  locations,  the 
equipment can benefit TOTAL’s operations worldwide. 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 oil and gas. 

Awareness  raising  and  training  actions  on  the  environment  are 
included in the HSE actions described in point 3.5.9.2 in this chapter. The 
2019 World Environment Day focused on good practices that protect 
biodiversity  on  the  Group’s  sites.  To  mark  the  occasion,  instructive 
materials were developed to teach employees more about biodiversity.

To prevent accidental pollution risks and, in particular, spills that 
could  impact  the  environment,  TOTAL  implements  risk  management 
policies. Risk management measures cover the design and construction 
of facilities, changes to existing facilities, operations and the control of 
the integrity of facilities over time. 

For its maritime and river shipments of hydrocarbons, TOTAL only 
charters ships and barges that meet the highest international standards. 
The Group has an internal policy that lays down the process and criteria 
by  which  ships  and  barges  are  selected  (known  as  vetting).  These 
criteria are based, in particular, on the regulations, best practices and 
recommendations  of  the  OCIMF(2),  and,  in  Europe,  on  the  European 
Barge Inspection Scheme – EBIS. Tankers and barges are vetted by a 
single centralized Group entity. The average age of the Group Shipping 
division’s time-chartered fleet is approximately six years.

With regard to operated marine terminals, the Group records their 
physical characteristics and consolidates this data in a global database 
that  forms  part  of  the  Marine  Terminal  Information  System  (MTIS)  of 
the  OCIMF.  At  the  end  of  2019,  95%  of  coastal  marine  and  offshore 
terminals had submitted their characteristics, thereby making it easier 
to  assess  the  compatibility  of  ships  with  ports  of  call.  Additionally, 
TOTAL  encourages  all  maritime  terminals  to  use  the  Marine  Terminal 
Management Self Assessment (MTMSA), the framework recommended 
by the industry for the self-assessment of terminals and the continuous 

TOTAL  has  also  designed  and  developed  its  own  capping  system 
(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. In March 2019, an 
item of this equipment was deployed and tested at a depth of more than 
1,200 m in a large-scale exercise in Nigeria. 

Oil spill preparedness

2019

2018

2017

Number of sites whose risk 
analysis identified at least one 
risk of major accidental pollution 
to surface water(a)

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

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126

126

100%

99%

91%

91%

86%(b)

95%

(a)  The variation of the number of sites between 2016 and 2018 is due to perimeter variation
(b)  The decrease compared to 2017 corresponds mainly to two Subsidiaries where equipment 

was being refurbished in 2018.

In  accordance  with  industry  practices,  TOTAL  monitors  accidental 
liquid  oil  and  gas  spills  of  more  than  one  barrel.  Spills  that  exceed  a 
predetermined  severity  threshold  are  reviewed  on  a  monthly  basis 
and annual statistics are sent to the Group Performance Management 
Committee. All spills are followed by corrective actions aimed at returning 
the environment to an acceptable state as quickly as possible. 

(1)  Sites emitting more that 30 kt CO2e per year. 
(2)   OCIMF (Oil Companies International Marine Forum): An industry forum including the leading worldwide oil companies. This organization manages, in particular, the Ship Inspection Report 

(SIRE) Programme, which holds and provides access to tanker and river barge inspection reports (Barge inspection Questionnaire – BIQ).

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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)

2019

2018

2017

13.0

14.1

17.7

100%(a)

96%(a)

100%(a)

1.7

1.8

2.4

100%

100%

100%

(a)  Alwynn  site  (United  Kingdom)  excluded,  as  its  produced  water  discharges  only  occur 
during  the  maintenance  periods  of  the  water  reinjection  system  and  are  subject  to  a 
specific regulatory authorization.

Soil

The  risk  of  contaminated  land  related  to  TOTAL’s  Activities  is  mainly 
from accidental spills and storage of waste. The Group has drawn up 
recommendations that the Subsidiaries can use to prevent and contain 
this contamination. The recommended approach is based on four pillars:
 – preventing leaks, by implementing, as far as possible, industry best 

practices in engineering, operations and transport;

 – carrying out maintenance at appropriate frequency to minimize the 

risk of leaks;

 – overall  monitoring  of  the  environment  to  identify  any  soil  and 

groundwater pollution; 

 – managing  any  contamination  from  previous  activities  by  means  of 

containment and reduction or disposal operations.

In addition, a Group rule defines the following minimum requirements:
 – 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); 

 – management of health or environmental impacts identified based on 

the use of the site.

Lastly, decommissioned facilities operated by the Group (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. In addition to the 
appropriate  management  of  waste  produced  by  the  dismantling  and 
decommissioning of sites, TOTAL has created a policy of evaluation and 
management of the risks caused by the pollution of soil and groundwater. 
For  the  sites  at  the  end  of  their  activity,  remediation  operations  are 
determined in accordance with regulatory obligations with an objective 
of  continuing  to  supervise  the  sites  while  favouring  the  possibility  of 
redevelopment  of  Group  activities  (solar,  reforestry,  etc.).  Remediation 
operations are carried out by specialized entities created by the Group. 
At the end of 2019, 114 industrial sites that were no longer in operation 
(excluding service stations) were in the process of remediation.

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Accidental liquid hydrocarbon 
spills of a volume or more than 
one barrel that affected the 
environment, excluding sabotage

Number of spills

Total volume of spills  
(thousands of m³)

2019

57

2018

74

2017

62

1.2

0.3

0.5

Limitation of the environmental impact

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  drew  up  a  guide  that  the  Subsidiaries  can  use 
to limit the quantities discharged. More particularly, the Group set itself 
targets for the reduction in sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions and limitation 
of  discharges  of  hydrocarbons  into  water.  After  analyses  have  been 
conducted, the exposed sites can introduce various reduction systems 
that include organizational measures (such as using predictive models to 
control peaks in sulfur dioxide (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 scrubbers, etc.). Today, all the refineries owned 
exclusively by the Group have this type of system.

For  new  facilities  developed  by  the  Group,  the  internal  rules  require 
impact  assessments  to  be  carried  out  on  these  emissions  and,  if 
necessary, actions must be taken to limit their impact.

In 2010, SO2 emissions reached 99 kt. The Group set itself the target of 
not exceeding 49.5 kt by 2020; it has met this target since 2017.

Chronic emissions into  
the atmosphere(a)

2019

2018

2017

SO2 emissions (kt)
NOX emissions (kt)
(a)  Refer to point 5.11 of this chapter for the scope of reporting.

39

72

48

66

47

69

SO2 emissions that are likely to cause acid rain are regularly checked 
and  reduced.  The  decrease  in  these  emissions  in  2019  is  mainly  due 
to  a  decrease  in  activity  at  refining  units  and  the  implementation  of  a 
more stringent policy concerning acid gas flaring by the Exploration & 
Production segment in the United Arab Emirates.

NOX emissions mainly concern hydrocarbon exploration and production 
activities and are primarily located offshore and far away from the coast. 
Their  impact  on  air  quality  is  therefore  considered  to  be  minor.  The 
increase  in  2019  is  mainly  due  to  an  increase  in  offshore  drilling  and 
logistics activities.

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Fresh water

The Group’s activities, mainly those of Refining & Chemicals, and to a 
lesser extent those of the Exploration & Production and the Integrated 
Gas, Renewables & Power segments, may potentially have an impact 
on, as well as be dependent on, water resources. This is especially true 
when an activity is located in a water resources sensitive environment.

Fully aware of these challenges, TOTAL implements the following water 
risk management principles:
1.  monitor water withdrawals to identify priority sensitive sites and then 

carry out a risk assessment;

2.  improve the water resources management depending on identified 
needs,  by  adapting  the  priority  sites’  environmental  management 
system.

In order to identify its facilities exposed to the risk of water stress, TOTAL 
records the withdrawal and discharge of water on all of its operated sites 
relevant for this indicator and assesses these volumes on the basis of 
the current and future water stress indicators of the WRI(1) Aqueduct tool. 
Currently, 9.3%(2) of fresh water withdrawals take place in a global water 
stress area. For the sites situated in these areas and that withdraw more 
than 500,000 m³ per year, TOTAL assesses water resources risk levels 
using, in particular, the Local Water Tool (LWT) for Oil & Gas from the 
Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI). This tool also helps 
guide the actions taken to mitigate the risks and to make optimal use of 
water resources on the sites when necessary.

This risk assessment establishes that the activities of the sites operated 
by the Group only expose the other users of the water to a relatively low 
risk of water stress. Following this assessment, two sites were identified 
as  being  at  risk  and  were  reported  to  the  CDP(3):  the  Grandpuits  and 
Normandie  refineries.  The  risk  concerns  the  supply  of  water  to  these 
sites, which could be cut in order to maintain access to water for priority 
users. 

In 2019, the Group answered the CDP Water survey for the 2018 period 
and was graded A-. The main indicator used in this reporting is fresh 
water withdrawal.

Water-related indicator(a)

2019

2018

2017

Fresh water withdrawals 
excluding cooling water  
(million m³)

115

116

116

(a)  Refer to point 5.11 of chapter 5 for the scope of reporting.

Soil

TOTAL  uses  the  ground  surface  that  it  needs  to  safely  conduct  its 
industrial operations and, in 2019, did not make extensive use of ground 
surfaces that could substantially conflict with various natural ecosystems 
or agriculture.

Sensitive natural environments

Due  to  their  nature,  TOTAL’s  activities  may  potentially  be  located  in 
sensitive  natural  environments.  The  Group  is  fully  aware  of  this 
challenge  and  takes  biodiversity  and  ecosystems  into  account  in  its 
internal  standards,  the  core  of  which  is  its  Safety  Health  Environment 
Quality  Charter.  As  an  illustration,  for  new  facilities  developed  by 
the  Group,  its  internal  standards  require  the  conducting  of  impact 
assessment studies that take into account biodiversity and ecosystems 
and  the  implementation  of  actions  if  necessary.  For  exisiting  facilities, 
the  Group  recommended  to  its  Subsidiaires  that  avoid-reduce-restor-
compensate  steps  be  taken.  To  make  this  policy  more  tangible,  in 
July  2018,  and  within  the  framework  of  the  Act4Nature  initiative,  the 
Group made 16 biodiversity commitments. These are described in the 

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biodiversity brochure available on the website sustainable-performance.
total.com.  There  are  10  general  commitments  common  to  all  of  the 
signatory  companies  and  an  additional  six  commitments  specific  to 
TOTAL, some of which existed before the initiative. 

3.6.8.4  Climate

Governance

In order to make an effective contribution to the climate change issue, 
TOTAL has put in place an organization and a structured governance. 
The  Group  has  defined  four  strategic  priorities  that  address  climate 
change-related issues.

In support of the Group’s governance bodies, the Strategy and Climate 
division structures the implementation of the Group’s action with respect 
to  climate  change  while  working  with  the  strategic  and  operational 
divisions  of  the  Group’s  business  segments.  Progress  is  monitored 
through indicators, allowing the Group to adjust its actions.

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Oversight by the Board of Directors

TOTAL’s  Board  of  Directors  ensures  that  climate-related  issues  are 
incorporated  into  the  Group’s  strategy  and  examines  climate  change 
risks  and  opportunities  during  the  annual  strategic  outlook  review  of 
the Group’s business segments. The Board of Directors examines the 
Group’s GHG emissions reduction targets and reviews its performance 
on an annual basis.

To  carry  out  its  work,  the  Board  of  Directors  relies  on  its  Strategic  & 
CSR Committee, whose rules of procedure were changed in September 
2017 then in July 2018 in order to extend its missions to corporate social 
responsibility (CSR) and to the inclusion of climate-related issues in the 
Group’s strategy.

In  view  of  the  importance  of  climate  change  challenges,  in  2019,  the 
Board of Directors decided to change the criteria for the determination 
of  the  variable  portion  of  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer’s 
compensation  for  2019  including  by  applying  a  quantifiable  criterion 
related to the evolution of GHG emissions (Scopes 1 & 2) on operated 
oil  &  gas  facilities  (refer  to  chapter  4,  section  4.3.2  for  details).  This 
criterion complements those introduced in 2016 to better account for the 
achievements of the Group’s CSR and HSE targets. CSR performance is 
assessed by considering the extent to which climate issues are included 
in  the  Group’s  strategy,  the  Group’s  reputation  in  terms  of  corporate 
social responsibility as well as all aspects of the diversity policy.

Role of management

TOTAL’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, in accordance with the 
long-term strategic directions set by the Board of Directors, implements 
the strategy of the Group while making sure climate change challenges 
are taken into account. In particular, he relies on the President, Group 
Strategy-Innovation, who is a member of the Executive Committee, to 
whom  the  Senior  Vice  President  Strategy  &  Climate,  and  the  Senior 
Vice  President  Climate  report.  The  Senior  Vice  President  Climate 
chairs the Climate-Energy Steering Committee, which mainly includes 
representatives  of  Strategy  and  HSE  management  from  the  various 
business segments. The purpose of this Committee is to structure the 
Group’s approach to climate, in particular to:
 – propose GHG emission reduction targets for the Group’s operated 

oil & gas facilities;

 – propose  a  strategy  to  reduce  the  carbon  intensity  of  the  energy 

products used by the Group’s customers;
 – monitor existing or emerging CO2 markets; 
 – drive new-technology initiatives, in particular with industrial partners, 
to  reduce  CO2  emissions  (energy  efficiency,  CO2  capture  and 
storage, for example).

(1)  World Resources Institute.
(2)  According to CDP Water 2018 definition.
(3)   Non-profit organization that offers environmental reporting services for investors, enterprises, city authorities, States and regional authorities. Refer to https://www.cdp.net/en

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Strategy
Climate change is at the heart of the Company’s strategic vision. TOTAL’s 
approach is based on four axes. 

1)  Growing in the gas value chains (natural gas, biogas 

and hydrogen)

To respond effectively to the strong rise in demand for electricity, TOTAL 
is continuing its development in the gas sector, the CO2 emissions of 
which are half that of coal when used to generate electricity(1). Gas is also 
a  supplement  that  is  essential  to  cope  with  the  intermittent  supply  of 
renewables and seasonal fluctuations in demand. The growth of natural 
gas  will  see  a  constantly  increasing  proportion  of  greener  gas  in  the 
existing infrastructure network, such as biogas and hydrogen, to reduce 
greenhouse gas emissions.

The  Group  has  continued  its  efforts  to  expand  its  activities  along  the 
entire gas chain, from production to end customer. Upstream, TOTAL 
has  finalized  various  acquisitions,  including  Engie’s  LNG  (liquefied 
natural  gas)  assets  and  Anadarko’s  LNG  assets  in  Mozambique,  and 
has  launched  some  major  LNG  projects,  such  as  Ichthys  in  Australia 
and Cameron in the United States. In addition, the Group has proceeded 
with or benefited from the launch of major developments, like the Arctic 
LNG  2  project  (refer  to  point  2.3  of  chapter  2).  TOTAL  is  the  world’s 
second-ranking(2) operator on this market, selling a volume of more than 
34 Mt in 2019.

In  distribution,  TOTAL  has  moved  into  gas  fuel  for  transport  activities 
by  acquiring  a  25%  stake  in  Clean  Energy  Fuels  Corp.(3),  one  of  the 
leading  distributors  of  gas  fuel  for  HGVs  in  the  United  States,  and  by 
signing a contract with CMA-CGM, the first shipping company to equip 
its  transcontinental  container  ships  with  LNG-powered  engines.  In 
2018, the Group also entered into a partnership with the Adani Group, 
India’s largest private conglomerate in energy and gas infrastructure, in 
order to contribute to the development of the natural gas market. This 
partnership, which was extended in 2019, illustrates the Group’s desire 
to help countries transition from coal to a more diversified energy mix.

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  reduce 
methane emissions associated with the production and transportation 
of gas. In 2019, methane emissions from facilities operated by the Group 
for  its  Upstream  hydrocarbons  activities  amounted  to  circa  0.20%  of 
the  commercial  gas  produced(4).  The  Group’s  target  is  to  reduce  this 
intensity below 0.20%.

Since 2014, the Group has been a member of the Oil & Gas Methane 
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 and 
signed  the  guiding  principles  on  the  reduction  of  methane  emissions 
across the natural gas value chain(5).

2)  Developing a profitable low-carbon electricity 

business

TOTAL’s position is growing on the unregulated part of the low-carbon 
electricity  value  chain  (i.e.,  excluding  the  transportation  of  electricity), 
from  electricity  generation  –  generated  from  renewables  or  gas  –  to 
storage  (batteries,  hydrogen)  and  sale  to  end  customers.  As  demand 
for  electricity  is  expected  to  grow  in  the  coming  decades,  TOTAL 
plans to invest $1.5 to $2.0 billion per year. In 2018, the Group made 
strategic  acquisitions,  including  Direct  Énergie  and  its  subsidiary 
Quadran, respectively renamed Total Direct Énergie and Total Quadran, 
thereby stepping up its presence in renewable energy (wind, solar and 
hydropower and in biogas).

In 2018, TOTAL acquired four combined-cycle natural gas power plants 
in France with a global capacity of 1.6 GW (refer to point 2.3 of chapter 2 
for further information on these acquisitions).

The  Group  aims  to  hold  an  installed  gross  production  capacity  of 
renewable electricity in excess of 25 GW by 2025, of which 10 GW in 
Europe. In 2019, this capacity was approximately 3 GW.

In distribution, following the acquisition in 2018 of the French specialist 
in smart recharging solutions, G2Mobility renamed Total EV Charge, the 
Group has diversified its electric mobility offer. TOTAL aims to operate 
150,000 charging points on private or public parking lots in Europe by 
2025.

Example: Electric vehicles, Netherlands 

TOTAL  was  awarded  Europe’s  largest  concession  contract  for 
electric  vehicles  charging  by  the  ‘Metropolitan  Region  Amsterdam 
Electric’ (MRA-Electric). Under this agreement, TOTAL will install and 
operate up to 20,000 new public charging points in the Netherlands, 
in the three provinces of North-Holland, Flevoland and Utrecht(1). This 
new contract intends to address the fast growing demand for public 
Electric  Vehicle  (EV)  charging  points  in  the  Netherlands.  This  EV 
charging network shall cover a population of 3.2 million inhabitants 
and around 15% of the current Netherlands EV charging demand. 
As part of this concession contract, the electricity supplied by TOTAL 
to the EV charging network will be 100 % sourced from renewable 
power (solar, wind, …) and produced in the country.

TOTAL has also launched a range of fluids for electric and hybrid vehicles.

As an electricity supplier, the Group aims to serve almost eight million 
customers by 2025.

3)  Avoid expensive oil, reducing emissions at our 
facilities and promoting sustainable biofuels

The  Group  foresees  a  long-term  stagnation,  or  even  a  decline,  in  the 
demand  for  oil  and  is,  therefore,  concentrating  on  low  break-even  oil 
assets.

Additionally,  TOTAL  is  taking  steps  to  reduce  CO2  emissions  from  its 
operated  facilities.  A  dedicated  task  force  bringing  together  different 
skills in the Group was set up in 2019. The Group has set itself a target of 
reducing GHG emissions from its operated oil & gas facilities from 46 Mt 
of CO2 to less than 40 Mt of CO2 between 2015 and 2025.

(1) 

 Source: International Reference Center for the Life Cycle of Products, Processes and Services; Life cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions associated with natural gas and coal in 
different geographical contexts, October 2016, and “Review of Life Cycle Analysis of gas and coal supply and power generation from GHG and Air Quality Perspective” Imperial College London, 
2017.

(2)  Company’s data
(3)   A company listed on the NASDAQ, 24.84% interest on December 31, 2019.
(4)  Refer to the OGCI methodology for methane intensity calculation.
(5)  “Guiding Principles on Reducing Methane Emissions across the Natural Gas Value Chain”.
(6)  With the exception of the municipalities of Amsterdam and Utrecht.

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Improving the energy efficiency of the installations is an essential part of 
this effort. The Group aims to improve its energy efficiency by an average 
of 1% per year over the 2010-2020 period, at a time when exploration 
is becoming increasingly complex. This indicator is described in point 
3.6.8.4.3 of this chapter. TOTAL also uses appropriate architectures and 
equipment and introduces technological innovations. For example, on 
offshore  production  barges,  offshore  platforms  and  onshore  facilities, 
heat  recovery  systems  on  gas  turbine  exhausts  have  been  installed, 
thereby avoiding the need for furnaces or boiler systems.

Finally, the incorporation of biofuels can help reduce CO2 emissions from 
road and air transport. According to European standards, they reduce 
CO2  equivalent  emissions  by  at  least  50%  through  their  complete  life 
cycle,  in  comparison  with  the  equivalent  fossil  fuels(1).  As  a  pioneer 
in  biofuels  for  more  than  20  years,  TOTAL  is  now  one  of  Europe’s 
major  actors,  with  2.5  Mt  blended  sustainable  biofuels(2)  in  2019.  On 
a  worldwide  scale,  the  Group  contributed  to  the  incorporation  of  3.6 
Mt  of  sustainable  biofuels.  In  addition,  TOTAL  produced  0.24  Mt  of 
sustainable biofuels in its refineries in 2019. With the start of production 
at the La Mède biorefinery in 2019, with a capacity of 0.5 Mt per year of 
hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), the Group has a market share of over 
10% in Europe in HVO production.

For  more  than  10  years,  TOTAL’s  R&D  teams  have  developed 
technologies that have broadened the range of usable resources, while 
also  meeting  the  need  for  sustainability.  The  consortium  BioTFuel  is 
working on, for example, the development of lignocellulose (plant waste).

4)  Developing businesses that contribute to carbon 

neutrality

The  preservation  and  restoration  of  natural  carbon  wells  (forests, 
wetlands, etc.) and carbon capture and storage (CCUS) will be key to 
achieving carbon neutrality in the second part of the 21st century.

TOTAL has launched a new activity based on preserving and restoring 
the capacity of ecosystems to act as carbon sinks. This activity is owned 
by a business unit created in 2019 that is dedicated to investments in 
natural carbon sinks, made up of environmental and agronomy experts, 
with an investment budget of $100 million per year from 2020 onwards, 
and with a target of 5 MtCO2 of sustainable storage capacity per year 
by 2030. In addition, as part of the Total Foundation program, the Total 
Foundation is currently conducting projects in forest preservation and 
restoration (refer to point 5.10 of chapter 5).

On  the  other  hand,  CCUS  will  be  essential  for  several  industries, 
especially those that emit massive amounts of CO2 due to the nature of 
their business (cement, steel, etc.). TOTAL allocates significant resources 
to this area by dedicating up to 10% of the Group’s R&D budget to it. 
Several  projects  made  significant  progress,  including  Northern  Lights 
(Norway), a project in which the Group participates alongside Equinor 
and Shell. TOTAL is also a partner of the Net Zero Teesside project (UK), 
together  with  the  OGCI’s  investment  fund  and  several  other  industry 
players(3).

TOTAL also stepped up its R&D program in 2019 by entering partnerships 
with the National Carbon Capture Center in the United States and IFPEN 
in France. The Group has also launched a development study for a major 
pilot industrial scale project in Dunkirk, a project to produce methanol 
from  CO2  and  hydrogen  in  Germany  with  the  start-up  Sunfire,  and  a 
feasibility  study  of  an  industrial  system  to  capture  and  reuse  the  CO2 
produced by the LafargeHolcim cement plant in the United States(4).

Sector initiatives and international framework

TOTAL  is  involved  in  various  international  initiatives  on  the  main 
challenges raised by climate change. Indeed, tackling climate change 
requires cooperation between all actors, from both public and private 
sectors.

Thus, TOTAL responded, in 2014, to the call of the UN Global Compact, 
encouraging companies to consider a CO2 price internally and publicly 
support  the  need  for  such  a  price  via  regulation  adapted  to  the  local 
context. In particular, TOTAL advocates the introduction of a balanced, 
progressive international agreement to prevent distortion of competition 
between  industries  or  regions  worldwide.  Drawing  attention  to  future 
constraints  on  GHG  emissions  is  crucial  to  changing  the  energy  mix. 
TOTAL therefore promotes 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). In addition, TOTAL is working 
with the World Bank as part of the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition 
(CPLC). In June 2017, TOTAL became a founding member of the Climate 
Leadership  Council,  an  initiative  that  calls  for  the  introduction  of  a 
“carbon dividend”, with a redistribution mechanism that pays dividends 
to the entire population.

In 2014, TOTAL was actively involved in launching and developing the 
Oil & Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), a global industry partnership. At year-
end 2019, this initiative involved 13 major international energy players. 
Its  purpose  is  to  develop  solutions  for  a  sustainable  low  emissions 
future.  Launched  in  2017,  the  OGCI  Climate  Investments  fund,  which 
has access to over $1 billion over 10 years, invests in technology that 
significantly cuts emissions. Examples of investments include a large-
scale  industrial  CO2  capture  and  storage  project  (Net  Zero  Teesside 
Project), methane emission monitoring services by satellite (GHGSat), by 
aircraft (Kairos Aerospace) or by drone (SeekOps Inc.) and a technology 
that incorporates CO2 as a raw material in the production of polyols used 
in  polyurethanes,  which  are  plastics  that  have  multiple  uses  (Econic 
Technologies).

The Group also plays a role in various international initiatives that involve 
the private and public sectors to bring about (non-exhaustive list):
 – carbon  pricing  within  Caring  for  Climate  –  United  Nations  Global 

Compact, and the Paying for Carbon call;

 – the end of routine flaring of gas associated to oil production within the 

World Bank’s Zero Routine Flaring by 2030 initiative;

 – greater transparency, while taking into account the recommendations 
of the G20 Financial Stability Board on climate, and of the Task Force 
on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD); and

 – the  development  of  new  state-of-the-art  energy  companies,  since 
2017  within  the  Breakthrough  Energy  Coalition  (BEC),  a  group  of 
investors  created  by  Bill  Gates  in  2015,  and  since  2016  within  the 
Breakthrough Energy Ventures, a $1 billion fund created in 2016 by 
the BEC.

The list of trade associations of which TOTAL is a member and the lobbying 
Ethics Charter that governs these memberships are published on the 
website www.total.com. The Group cooperates with these associations 
mainly  on  technical  or  scientific  subjects,  but  certain  associations 
sometimes make public statements on climate change. In 2019, TOTAL 
assessed the 30 main trade associations to which it belongs in order 
to  check  that  they  are  in  line  with  the  Group’s  stance  on  the  climate. 
This alignment was reviewed according to six key points: their scientific 
position, the Paris Agreement, carbon pricing, the role of natural gas, 
the development of renewable energies and the development of CCUS. 
Following this review, TOTAL decided not to renew its membership of 

(1)  Article 17, paragraph 2 of the RED1 European Directive. 
(2)  Physical volume of biofuels in equivalent ethanol and esters according to the rules defined by the European RED Directive, excluding volumes sold to third parties via trading.
(3)  BP, ENI, Equinor, Occidental Petroleum and Shell.
(4)  Svante Inc., LafargeHolcim, Oxy Low Carbon Ventures LLC and TOTAL.

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the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers association. TOTAL 
remains  a  member  of  three  associations  (the  American  Chemistry 
Council, the American Petroleum Institute and the Canadian Association 
of Petroleum Producers) identified as being partially aligned, ito advocate 
internally for changes in their position. TOTAL t is prepared to reconsider 
its membership in the event of continued disagreement.

In  November  2019,  TOTAL  wrote  to  the  US  agency  in  charge  of  the 
environment  (US-EPA),  through  a  public  consultation  process,  to 
oppose the projected lowering of regulatory requirements on methane 
emission control in the oil and gas industry. The Group supports policies 
which  aim  to  reduce  methane  emissions  from  natural  gas  production 
and consumption.

TOTAL also actively participates in the debate on climate issues, thanks 
especially to its long-term partnerships with university chairs, such as 
the Climate Economics Chair at Paris-Dauphine University, the climate 
change  research  program  of  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology 
(MIT)(1), and Toulouse School of Economics. TOTAL also offers training 
and makes presentations at several universities, thereby taking part in 
the debate.

Targets and metrics to measure climate-related risks 
and opportunities

TOTAL has set targets and introduced a number of indicators to steer 
its performance.

The Group’s climate targets:

 – reduce the GHG emission (Scopes 1 & 2) on operated oil & gas 
facilities of 46 Mt CO2e in 2015 to less than 40 Mt CO2e in 2025.
 – reduce  routine  flaring(2)  by  80%  on  operated  facilities  between 

2010 and 2020 in order to eliminate it by 2030;

 – improve  by  an  average  of  1%  per  year  the  energy  efficiency  of 

operated facilities between 2010 and 2020;

 – reduce the intensity of methane emissions of facilities operated by 
the Group for its Upstream hydrocarbon activities below 0.20% of 
the commercial gas produced;

 – maintain the intensity of CO2e emissions of facilities operated by 
the Group for its Upstream hydrocarbons activities under 20 kg 
CO2e/boe.

What has been accomplished:

 – a  GHG  emission  reduction  (Scopes  1  &  2)  on  operated  oil  &  
gas  facilities  from  46  Mt  CO2e  to  41.5  Mt  CO2e  between  2015 
and 2019;

 – more  than  80%  reduction  in  routine  flaring  between  2010  

and 2019;

 – more than 10% improvement in energy efficiency between 2010 

and 2019;

 – an  intensity  of  methane  emissions  around  0.20%  of  the 

commercial gas produced in 2019;

 – an intensity of CO2e emissions below 20 kg CO2e/boe in 2019.

Indicators related to climate change(a) 

SCOPE 1 Direct greenhouse-gas emissions (operated scope)

Breakdown by segment

Hydrocarbons Upstream activities

Refining & Chemicals

Marketing & Services

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power (excluding upstream gas)

SCOPE 1

Direct greenhouse-gas emissions based on the Group’s  
equity interest

SCOPE 2 Indirect emissions attributable to energy consumption by sites

GHG emissions (Scopes 1 & 2) on operated oil & gas facilities

Net primary energy consumption (operated scope)

Group energy efficiency indicator

Daily volume of all flared gas (Exploration & Production operated scope) 
(including safety flaring, routine flaring and non-routine flaring)

Of which routine flaring

Mt CO2e

Mt CO2e
Mt CO2e
Mt CO2e
Mt CO2e

Mt CO2e
Mt CO2e
Mt CO2e
TWh

Base 100 
in 2010

2019

2018

41

40

2017

38

2016

2015

41

42

18

20

< 1

3

55

4

41.5

160

18

21

< 1

2

54

4

42

17

21

< 1

0

50

4

41

19

22

< 1

0

51

4

45

19

22

< 1

-

50

4

46

143(b)

142

150

153

88.0

88.4 

85.7

91.0

90.8

Mm³/d

Mm³/d

5.7

0.9

6.5

1.1

5.4

1.0

7.1

1.7(c)

7.2

2.3(d)

(a)  Report to point 5.11 of chapter 5 for reporting scope 
(b)  Excluding primary energy consumption of Direct Énergie gas power plants.
(c)  Estimated volume at end 2016 based on new definition of routine flaring published in June 2016 by the Working Group Global Gas Flaring Reduction.
(d)  Volumes estimated upon historical data.

(1)  The Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change.
(2)  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.

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3.6.8.5  Suppliers

Mapping

The  mapping  of  severe 
the  Activities  on  human 
impacts  of 
rights,fundamental  freedoms,  health,  safety  and  the  environment  was 
supplemented by a risk mapping specific to the Group’s procurement, 
by category of goods and services, with the participation of more than 
80 persons (CSR experts and buyers) and the support of AFNOR. As 
part of its continuous improvement approach, Total Global Procurement 
worked on its methodology in 2019, with a view to updating in 2020 the 
previously established map, based on questionnaires completed by the 
managers of each purchasing category. 

Supplier assessment 

The Supplier qualification process

The  Supplier  qualification  process  was  harmonized  at  Group  level  in 
2017  and  a  new  internal  framework  was  published  in  2018.  A  new  IT 
Supplier qualification tool was developed in 2019 and will gradually be 
rolled  out  in  over  100  countries.  In  2019,  over  4,000  of  the  Suppliers 
managed  by  Total  Global  Procurement  in  France  were  included  into 
the application. It is designed to automate and document the supplier 
qualification process. 

The Supplier assessment process

Simultaneously, the Group has set up a Supplier assessment process 
to  identify  and  prevent  risks  of  severe  impacts  on  human  rights, 
fundamental  freedoms,  health  and  safety.  Since  2016,  the  Group 
conductsi audits on working conditions amongst Suppliers. A targeted 
annual audit plan is defined every year and includes the Suppliers put 
forward by the Subsidiaries based in countries that have been identified 
as having a certain level of risk of human rights violations. Four times 
more audits were conducted in 2019 than in 2018. Since 2016, these 
audits have covered a population of close to 80,000 people working on 
Supplier sites worldwide.

Moreover,  TOTAL,  BP,  Equinor  and  Shell  are  continuing  their  efforts 
to develop a common collaborative platform to assess the respect for 
human rights by their suppliers. Together, they seek to encourage the 
improvement  of  working  conditions  in  the  supply  chain.  This  initiative 
addresses the United Nations SDG N° 8: “to promote sustained, inclusive 
and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and 
decent work for all”.

This data as well as the related risks are also reported to the CDP once a 
year, and TOTAL’s response to the CDP(1) Climate Change questionnaire 
is posted on the Group’s website (sustainable-performance.total.com). 
For  its  2019  reporting  regarding  2018  activities,  the  Group  received  
an A-.

Flaring

Reducing routine flaring has been a long-standing target for the Group, 
which designs its new projects without resorting to it. In addition, TOTAL 
is committed to putting an end to routine flaring on its operated facilities 
by 2030. An 80% reduction target was set for 2020 compared to 2010, 
in other words, an average of 1.5 Mm3/d. This target has been met since 
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  flaring  of  gas 
associated to oil production.

The decrease in flaring in 2019 is due to better compressor reliability and 
shorter start-up periods in Africa. 

Energy efficiency

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 the end of 2019, all the sites involved reported compliance 
or had taken steps to comply with this directive. The aim is to ensure that 
100% of sites using more than 50,000 tons of oil equivalent per year by 
the end of 2020 have an auditable energy management system, such as 
the ISO 50001 standard on energy management(2). A certain number of 
sites that use less than 50,000 tons of oil equivalent per year have also 
voluntarily taken measures to become ISO 50001 certified.

Energy  efficiency  is  a  key  factor  for  the  improvement  of  economic, 
environmental and industrial performance. Since 2013, the Group has 
used a Group Energy Efficiency Index (GEEI) to assess 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.

The Group’s target for the 2010-2020 period is to improve the energy 
efficiency  of  its  operated  facilities  by  an  average  of  1%  per  year.  By 
design, the base value of the GEEI was defined as 100 in 2010 and the 
target is to reach 90.4 in 2020. This target has been met since 2017.

GHG emissions

The Group has reduced by 50% the GHG emissions (Scopes 1 & 2) from 
its operated activities since 2005. This reduction was reached notably 
due to reducing flaring and improving energy efficiency.

In 2019, TOTAL set itself a target to reduce GHG emissions (Scopes 1 
& 2) on its operated oil & gas facilities to less than 40 Mt CO2e in 2025.

(1)  The CDP is a non-profit organization that offers environmental reporting services for investors, enterprises, city authorities, States and regional authorities.
(2)  The ISO 50001 standard accompanies the implementation in companies of an energy management system that allows a better use of energy.

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Example: Procurement of agricultural raw materials 

TOTAL  produces  and  markets  biofuels  partly  produced  from 
agricultural raw materials.

All  biofuels  incorporated  by  the  Group  in  Europe  are  certified 
as  sustainable  according  to  European  Union  criteria  (ISCC  EU 
type  certification).  These  certification  criteria  include  a  review  of 
sustainability  and  traceability  of  the  oils  (carbon  footprint,  non-
deforestation,  proper  soil  use,  respect  for  human  rights).  Those 
criteria  apply  to  the  entire  production  and  distribution  chain  of 
sustainable biofuels and were strengthened in 2019 as part of the 
revision  of  the  Directive  on  renewable  energy  in  transport  (RED2). 
In  particular,  the  European  Union  caps  the  use  of  agriculture  raw 
materials in biofuels to limit changes in land use.

In July 2019, TOTAL started up the La Mède biorefinery in southern 
France  that  will  produce  biofuels  from  vegetable  oils  (rape,  palm, 
etc.),  waste  and  residues.  The  compliance  with  the  sustainability 
criteria of the oils processed at the La Mède biorefinery is established 
by an ISCC (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification) type 
certificate, according to a mass balance demanded by the European 
Union. TOTAL selects a limited number of suppliers of palm oil and 
completes the certification with a specific reinforced control system 
of sustainability and the respect for human rights. In 2019, the Group 
conducted five human rights audits of its potential palm oil suppliers 
for the La Mède biorefinery in France. These audits were carried out 
by independent third parties based on a framework that assesses 
the implemented system and governance with regards to respecting 
human rights, working conditions and the rights of communities.

TOTAL  has  demonstrated  its  intent  to  be  transparent  regarding 
the  origin  of  every  delivery  of  palm  oil  purchased  for  the  La  Mède 
biorefinery by publishing the list of plantations and mills attached to 
the sustainability certificates.

Worldwide,  biofuels  used  by  the  Group  meet  sustainability 
requirements as per applicable regulations.

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  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission 
an  annual  document  relating  to  “conflict  minerals”(1)  sourced  from  the 
Democratic Republic of Congo or an adjoining country. The document 
indicates  whether,  during  the  preceding  calendar  year,  any  such 
minerals  were  necessary  to  the  operation  or  production  of  a  product 
manufactured (or procured) by TOTAL S.A. or one of its affiliates. 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: sustainable-performance.total.com or www.sec.gov.

Mitigation and preventive actions

Buyers training

TOTAL  has  set  up  several  channels  of  communication  to  raise 
employee  awareness  of  the  risks  and  issues  related  to  its  supply 
chain.  Training  modules  explaining  the  Group’s  ethical  commitments 
and  the  Fundamental  Principles  of  Purchasing  have  been  developed 
for and made available to Group procurement representatives. In 2019, 
more than 300 buyers were made aware and/or trained on respect for 
human rights and working conditions by Suppliers. 

The Group provides its buyers with supporting materials, such as the 
“Sustainable  Purchasing  Awareness  Cards”.  These  fact  sheets  cover 
various  topics  relating  to  human  rights  at  work  (such  as  forced  labor 
and  child  labor,  etc.).  A  set  of  communication  tools  intended  to  help 
procurement  representatives  initiate  discussions  on  the  Fundamental 
Principles  of  Purchasing  was  also  circulated  within  Total  Global 
Procurement. The materials used in the annual performance review have 
been revised to include a section on human rights.

In  June  2019,  the  Total  Global  Procurement  seminar  was  attended 
by  239  participants  (buyers  and  procurement  support  functions)  and 
included a focus on responsible procurement. When updating the CSR 
risk map relating to the Group’s procurement, workshops were increase 
the buyer’s awareness of the issue of responsible procurement.

The  2019  World  Quality  Day  brought  together  parties  involved  in 
performance  improvement  to  discuss  the  theme  “Performance,  let’s 
embark  all  actors”  at  events  held  simultaneously  in  Paris,  Pau  and 
Copenhagen.  Various  project  managers  shared  their  experiences 
gained by using lean management tools, and a guest speaker illustrated 
the use of lean in the early phases of a project. Efforts were also made 
to  raise  the  participants’  awareness  of  issues  related  to  responsible 
purchasing.

Awareness and training of suppliers

Awareness-raising  actions  are  carried  out  during  meetings  with 
Suppliers, particularly the Suppliers Day event that brings the Group’s 
strategic Suppliers together every two years. During the 2019 Suppliers 
Day,  the  Fundamental  Principles  of  Purchasing  and  the  Group’s  new 
Code of Conduct were distributed to all participants. Emphasis was laid 
on responsible procurement in particular.

Every year, the International Procurement Office (TOTAL IPO in Shanghai, 
China) organizes a compliance day. In 2019, special focus was given to 
the issue of respect for human rights.

Progress with other companies

Since 2018, TOTAL has been a member of the United Nations Global 
Compact platform on Decent Work in Global Supply Chains and, in this 
capacity, takes part in various workshops that aim to help the member 
companies of the Global Compact make progress in this area. In 
December 2018, the Group committed to continuing its efforts in terms 
of decent work and the respect for human rights in its supply chain by 
signing the “Six Commitments” of the United Nations Global Compact. 
In  October  2019,  TOTAL  welcomed  participants  at  its  offices  for  the 
platform’s  fourth  and  final  round  table  meeting.  The  Group’s  buyers 
also  take  part  in  international  working  groups  on  responsible 
procurement.  TOTAL  belongs  to  IPIECA’s  Supply  Chain  Working 
Group. Building on the workshops held since 2015, 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.

(1) 

 Rule 13p-1 defines “conflict minerals” as follows (irrespective of their geographical origin): columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite as well as their derivatives, which are limited 
to tantalum, tin and tungsten.

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With respect to the development of good practices in business relations, 
TOTAL has consistently raised its employees’ awareness of mediation 
as  an  alternative  method  for  resolving  disputes  since  2013.  In  2019,  
an  open  day  for  employees  of  the  Group,  lawyers  and  operational  
staff,  enabled  participants  to  learn  about  the  benefits  of  mediation.  
A brochure designed to increase awareness of the mediation process 
is  available  to  all  Group  employees.  In  addition,  an  email  address 
(mediation.fournisseurs@total.com) is available on the TOTAL website to 
allow the Group’s suppliers to contact the dedicated internal mediator, 
who  is  tasked  with  facilitating  relations  between  the  Group  and  its 
French and international suppliers. The general purchasing terms and 
conditions also mention the possibility of recourse to mediation.

Monitoring procedures 

A  Responsible  Procurement  roadmap,  updated  in  2019,  defines 
TOTAL’s  outlook  for  2019-2023  in  terms  of  respecting  human  rights 
throughout the supply chain, environment and economic development. 
Representatives  of  the  Management  Committee  of  Total  Global 
Procurement, management of the Civil Society Engagement, HSE and 
Legal  divisions  as  well  as  the  Ethics  Committee  were  invited  in  2019 
to  participate  to  the  Responsible  Procurement  Committee  which  is 
tasked with monitoring the implementation of the Group’s Responsible 
Procurement roadmap. 

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Report on  
corporate  
governance

4.1  Administration and management bodies 

130

4.4  Additional information about corporate governance  195

4.1.1  Composition of the Board of Directors 

4.1.2  Board of Directors’ functioning 

4.1.3  Report of the Lead Independent Director on her mandate 

4.1.4  Assessment of the Board of Directors’ practices 

4.1.5  General Management 

4.1.6  Shares held by the administration and management bodies 

130

146

157

158

159

166

4.4.1  Regulated agreements and undertakings and related-party 

transactions 

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 

4.4.3  Provisions of the bylaws governing shareholders’ participation in 

Shareholders’ Meetings 

4.2 

Statement regarding corporate governance 

168

4.3  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 

169

169

171

189

189

4.4.4 

Information regarding factors likely to have an impact  
in the event of a public takeover or exchange offer 

4.4.5  Statutory auditors 

4.5 

Statutory auditors’ report on related party  
agreements 

195

196

197

198

198

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4 Administration and management bodies

The information set out in this chapter forms the Board of Directors’ report 
on corporate governance, produced pursuant to Article L. 225-37 of the 
French Commercial Code. This report was 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 18, 2020

12 
directors

1
Lead Independent 
Director

90%
independent 
directors(a) 

5.3 years
average length of 
service on the 
Board

50% 
gender equality(b)

5
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 9.3). 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 and the director representing employee shareholders in accordance 

with Article L. 225-23 of the French Commercial Code.

The  Company  is  administered  by  a  Board  of  Directors  whose  
12  members  include  a  director  representing  employee  shareholders 
elected  on  the  proposal  of  the  shareholders  specified  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 Central Works Council 
(replaced  since  December  2018  by  the  Central  Social  and  Economic 
Committee) of UES Amont – 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).

A  Lead  Independent  Director  has  served  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).

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  of  the  AFEP-
MEDEF Code, which the Company refers to. The profiles, experience 
and expertise of the directors are detailed in the biographies below.

The  Board  of  Directors  decided  to  propose  to  the  Shareholders’ 
Meeting to be held on May 29, 2020 a plan to convert TOTAL S.A. into 
a European company (Societas Europaea or SE). This legal status as a 
European company, common to all the countries of the European Union 
and  used  by  a  growing  number  of  companies  both  in  France  and  in 
Europe, will better reflect the economic and social reality of the Group 
as well as fully acknowledge its European dimension. The Group has 
a strong European presence, with activities in 25 European countries, 
representing more than 60% of its employees and more than 70% of 
the Group’s sales.

The  conversion  of  TOTAL  S.A.  into  a  European  company  will  have 
no  impact  on  the  Company’s  governance,  activities,  tax  affairs, 
organization, where it is listed or the location of the head office, which 
will remain in France. The Company’s bylaws amended as a result of 
this  conversion  project  which  will  be  submitted  to  the  Shareholders’ 
Meeting to be held May 29, 2020, will also include various adaptations 
related in particular to the French Law No. 2019-486 of May 22, 2019 on 
the growth and transformation of businesses, known as “PACTE” law, 
particularly with regard to participation of employees in the Company’s 
Board of Directors. 

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Administration and management bodies

Overview of the Board of Directors as of March 18, 2020 

Appendix 3 of the AFEP-MEDEF Code

Personal information

Experience

Position on the Board

Participation  
in Board 
Committees

Age Gender Nationality

56

M

Number of 
shares

172,113

68

64

63

59

61

51

70

68

69

51

M

F

F

F

M

F

F

F

M

F

1,000

11,050

4,559

1,000

2,000

30

1,000

1,385

1,042

320

As of March 18, 
2020

Patrick Pouyanné
Chairman and 
Chief Executive 
Officer

Patrick Artus

Patricia Barbizet
Lead Independent 
Director

Marie-Christine 
Coisne-Roquette

Lise Croteau

Mark Cutifani

Valérie Della  
Puppa Tibi
Director 
representing 
employee 
shareholders

Maria van der 
Hoeven

Anne-Marie Idrac

Jean Lemierre

Christine Renaud
Director 
representing 
employees

Carlos Tavares

61

M

1,000

1

2

3

1

3

1

0

1

4

1

0

2

Number of 
director-
ships(a)

Indepen-
dence

Initial 
date of 
appoint-
ment

Term of 
office 
expires

Length of 
service on 
the Board

2015

2021

5

2009

2021

2008

2020

11

12

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

2011

2020

2019

2022

2017

2020

n/a

2019

2022

✓

✓

✓

2016

2022

2012

2021

2016

2022

n/a

2017

2020

✓

2017

2020

9

1

3

1

4

8

4

3

3

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

(a)  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 19 (refer to point 4.1.1.3 of this chapter).

As of March 18, 2020

Audit Committee 

4 members
100% independent

Marie-Christine  
Coisne-Roquette*
Patrick Artus
Lise Croteau
Maria van der Hoeven

Governance and  
Ethics Committee

4 members
100% independent

Patricia Barbizet*
Marie-Christine
Coisne-Roquette
Anne-Marie Idrac
Jean Lemierre

Compensation 
Committee

Strategy & CSR 
Committee

4 members
100% independent(a)

6 members 
80% independent(a)

Patricia Barbizet*
Mark Cutifani
Christine Renaud(b)
Carlos Tavares

Patrick Pouyanné*
Patrick Artus
Patricia Barbizet
Anne-Marie Idrac
Jean Lemierre
Christine Renaud(b)

(a)  Excluding the directors representing employees in accordance with the recommendations of AFEP-MEDEF Code (point 9.3).
(b)  Director representing employees.
*  Chair of the Committee.

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Changes that have occurred within the membership of the Board of Directors and Committees during the financial year 

Appendix 3 of the AFEP-MEDEF Code – Situation as at March 18, 2020

Departure

Appointment

Reappointment

Board of Directors

05/29/2019

Audit Committee

05/29/2019

Gérard Lamarche

Renata Perycz(a)

Lise Croteau

Maria van der Hoeven

Valérie Della Puppa Tibi(a)

Jean Lemierre

Gérard Lamarche

Lise Croteau

Governance and Ethics Committee

05/29/2019

Mark Cutifani 

Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette

Compensation Committee

05/29/2019

(a)  Director representing employee shareholders.
(b)  Director representing employees.

Gérard Lamarche

Renata Perycz(a)

Mark Cutifani

Christine Renaud(b)

Designation of the new Lead Independent Director 

Ms. Patricia Barbizet has assumed the functions of Lead Independent 
Director since December 19, 2015. Since she was appointed as director 
on May 16, 2008, Ms. Barbizet will have served 12 years on the Board 
on May 16, 2020 and will no longer be considered as an independent 
director  from  that  date.  Subject  to  the  renewal  of  her  mandate  as 
a  director  at  the  Shareholders’  Meeting  to  be  held  on  May  29,  2020, 
the  Board  of  Directors  is  considering  appointing  Ms.  Marie-Christine 
Coisne-Roquette  in  the  function  as  Lead  Independent  Director  at  the 
end of the Shareholders’ Meeting.

Renewal of directorships and appointment proposed to 
the Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on May 29, 2020

The  terms  of  office  of  directors  Mses.  Patricia  Barbizet  and  
Marie-Christine  Coisne-Roquette  and  Messrs.  Mark  Cutifani  and  
Carlos  Tavares  will  expire  at  the  Ordinary  Shareholders’  Meeting  to 
be held on May 29, 2020, as well as the terms of office of the director 
representing employees. 

- Renewal of directorships

At  its  meeting  on  March  18,  2020,  the  Board  of  Directors,  upon  the 
proposal of the Governance and Ethics Committee, decided to submit 
to  the  Annual  Shareholders’  Meeting  to  be  held  on  May  29,  2020,  
the  renewal  of  the  directorships  of  Mses.  Patricia  Barbizet  and  
Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette, and Mr. Mark Cutifani for a three-year 
term to expire at the end of the Shareholders’ Meeting to be held in 2023 
to approve the 2022 financial statements. 

Given his responsibilities as head of the PSA Group engaged in a major 
merger, Mr. Carlos Tavares did not ask for the renewal of his mandate 
as director. The Board thanks Mr. Carlos Tavares for the quality of his 
participation in the work of the Board of Directors and its Committees 
since May 26, 2017.

Ms. Patricia Barbizet will continue to afford the Board her financial and 
management  expertise,  and  actively  contribute  to  the  quality  of  the 
Board’s  discussions.  Ms.  Patricia  Barbizet  will  have  served  12  years 
on the Board on May 16, 2020 and will no longer be considered as an 
independent director from that date.

Ms. Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette will continue to provide the Board 
with her international experience as an attorney and business executive, 
as well as her knowledge of the sector of electrical equipment distribution. 
Subject to the renewal of her mandate as a director at the Shareholders’ 
Meeting to be held on May 29, 2020, the Board of Directors is considering 
appointing Ms. Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette in the function as Lead 
Independent Director at the end of the Shareholders’ Meeting.

Mr. Mark Cutifani will continue to provide the Board with his expertise 
in the industry and the cyclical economy of raw materials, alongside his 
international expertise.

- Appointment of a new director

At  the  meeting  of  March  18,  2020,  the  Board  of  Directors  decided,  
upon  the  proposal  of  the  Governance  and  Ethics  Committee,  to  
propose  to  the  same  Shareholders’  Meeting  the  appointment  of 
Mr.  Jérôme  Contamine  as  a  director  for  a  three-year  term  to  expire  
at the end of the Shareholders’ Meeting to be held in 2023 to approve 
the 2022 financial statements.

Mr.  Jérôme  Contamine,  French,  will  specifically  provide  the  Board  
with his knowledge in the energy field, as well as in the financial field. 
After having served in various positions in the Financial Division and the 
Exploration  &  production  Division  of  the  company  Elf-Aquitaine  from 
1998  to  2000,  Mr.  Jérôme  Contamine  was  Chief  Financial  Officer  of 
Veolia and then Chief Financial Officer of Sanofi from 2009 to 2018.

After analysis based on the independence criteria set forth in point 9.5  
of the AFEP-MEDEF Code updated in January 2020, the Board noted 
that Mr. Jérôme Contamine could be considered as independent.

At the end of the Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on May 29, 2020, 
if the proposed resolutions were approved, the proportion of directors 
of  each  gender  would  be  greater  than  40%  in  accordance  with  the 
provisions of Article L. 225-18-1 of the French Commercial Code(1).

- Directors representing employees 

The office of director representing employees also expires at the end of 
the Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on May 29, 2020. 
In accordance with the provisions of Article L. 225-27-1 of the French 
Commercial Code and with the Company’s bylaws, the Central Social 
and Economic Committee of UES Amont – Global Services – Holding 
is to be convened to appoint the new director representing employees 
for a three-year term to expire at the end of the Annual Shareholders’ 
Meeting to be held in 2023 to approve the 2022 financial statements.

Furthermore,  in  accordance  of  Law  No.  2019-486  of  May  22,  2019 
on  the  growth  and  transformation  of  businesses,  known  as  “PACTE” 
law,  the  Shareholders’  Meeting  of  the  Company  will  be  convened, 
at  its  meeting  on  May  29,  2020,  to  amend  Article  11  (paragraph  17) 
of the Company’s bylaws in order to lower from 12 to 8 directors the 
threshold from which a second director representing employees must 
be designated. Considering the composition of the Board of Directors,  
a second director representing employees will have to be designated in 
the six months following the Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on May 29, 

(1) 

 Excluding the director representing employees, in accordance with Article L. 225-27-1 of the French Commercial Code, and the director representing employee shareholders in accordance 
with Article L. 225-23 of the French Commercial Code.

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2020, under conditions provided for by the bylaws, i.e. by the European 
Works  Council  or  by  the  Committee  of  the  European  Company  after 
the  decision  to  convert  the  Company  into  a  European  company,  the 

bylaws’ amendment accordingly and the registration of the Company as 
a European company.

4.1.1.1  Profile, experience and expertise of the directors (Information as of December 31, 2019)(1)

Patrick Pouyanné
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TOTAL S.A.* 
Chairman of the Strategy & CSR Committee

Born on June 24, 1963 (French) 
Director of TOTAL S.A. since the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting  
on May 29, 2015 
Last reappointment: Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on June 1, 
2018 
Expiry date of term of office: 2021 Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting 
Number of Total shares held: 172,113 
Number of Total Actionnariat France collective investment fund 
units held: 9,477.6759 (as of 12/31/2019) 
Business address: TOTAL S.A. 2 place Jean Millier, La Défense 6, 
92400 Courbevoie France

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. The Board of Directors of TOTAL 
appointed him as Chairman of the Board of Directors as of December 
19, 2015. Mr. Pouyanné thus became the Chairman and Chief Executive 
Officer  of  TOTAL  S.A.  Following  the  renewal  of  Mr.  Pouyanné’s 
directorship at the Shareholders’ Meeting on June 1, 2018 for a three-
year  period,  the  Board  of  Directors  renewed  Mr.  Pouyanné’s  term  of 
office as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for a period equal to that 
of his directorship. Mr. Pouyanné is also the Chairman of the Association 
United  Way  –  L’Alliance  since  June  2018,  having  accepted  this  office 
as  TOTAL S.A.’s  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer.  He  has  also 
been a member of the Board of Directors of École Polytechnique (since 
September 2018), of the Institut Polytechnique of Paris since September 
2019)  and  of  the  Association  Française  des  Entreprises  Privées  
(French association of private companies) (since 2015).

Biography & Professional Experience

Main function: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TOTAL S.A.*

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.

Directorships and functions held at any company during the 
2019 fiscal year

Within the TOTAL Group

 – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TOTAL S.A.* and Chairman 

of the Strategy & CSR Committee

Outside the TOTAL Group

 – Director of Capgemini 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

None

(1) 

 Including the information referred to in Article L. 225-37-4 of the French Commercial Code, and point 12.1 of Annex I to Commission Delegated Regulation EU 2019/980 of March 14, 2019 
supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the form, content, review and approval of the prospectus to be published when securities are offered 
to the public or admitted to trading on a regulated market.
For information relating to the offices held by directors, companies marked with an asterisk are listed companies.

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Patrick Artus
Independent director
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Strategy & CSR Committee

Born on October 14, 1951 (French) 
Director of TOTAL S.A. since the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting  
on May 15, 2009 
Last reappointment: Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on June 1, 
2018 
Expiry date of term of office: 2021 Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting 
Number of Total shares held: 1,000 (as of 12/31/2019) 
Business address: Natixis 47 quai d’Austerlitz 75013 Paris – France

Biography & Professional Experience

A  graduate  of  École  Polytechnique,  École  Nationale  de  la  Statistique 
et  de  l’Administration  Économique  (ENSAE)  and  the  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 the 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 Paris School of Economics. 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 
2019 fiscal year

Patricia Barbizet
Independent director – Lead Independent Director
Chairwoman of the Governance and Ethics Committee
Chairwoman of the Compensation Committee
Member of the Strategy & CSR Committee

Born on April 17, 1955 (French) 
Director of TOTAL S.A. since the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting  
on May 16, 2008 
Last reappointment: Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 26, 
2017 
Expiry date of term of office: Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of 
May 29, 2020 
Number of Total shares held: 11,050 (as of 12/31/2019) 
Business address: Temaris et Associés SAS, 40 rue François 1er, 
75008 Paris France

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  was  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 was a director 
of Bouygues, Air France-KLM and PSA Peugeot-Citroën. She chaired 
the  Investment  Committee  of  the  Fonds  Stratégique  d’Investissement 
(FSI) from 2008 to 2013.

Within the Natixis group

Main function: Chairwoman of Temaris et Associés SAS

 – Head  of  the  Research  Deparment  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 Strategy & CSR Committee

 – Director of IPSOS*

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

None

Directorships and functions held at any company during the 
2019 fiscal year

 – Chairwoman of Temaris et Associés SAS since October 2018
 – Director  of  TOTAL  S.A.*,  Lead  Independent  Director,  Chairwoman 
of the Governance and Ethics Committee, and since May 29, 2019, 
Chairwoman of the Compensation Committee and member of the 
Strategy & CSR Committee
 – Director of Axa* since April 2018
 – Director of Pernod Ricard* since November 2018

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

 – Director of Groupe Fnac Darty* until May 2019
 – Director of Artémis until July 2018
 – Chief Executive Officer of Artémis until January 2018
 – Deputy Chairwoman of Christie’s International plc until January 2018
 – Director and Vice Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Kering 

S.A.* until December 2018

 – General  Manager  (non-executive)  and  member  of  the  Supervisory 

Board of Financière Pinault until January 2018

 – Permanent  representative  of  Artémis,  member  of  the  Board  of 

Directors of Agefi until January 2018

 – Permanent  representative  of  Artémis,  member  of  the  Board  of 

Directors of Sebdo le Point until January 2018

 – Member of the Management Board of Société Civile du Vignoble de 

Château Latour until January 2018

 – Director of Yves Saint Laurent until November 2018

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 – Amministratore  &  Amministratore  Delagato  of  Palazzo  Grassi  until 

January 2018

 – Member of the Supervisory Board of Ponant until January 2018
 – Representative  of  Artémis  at  the  Supervisory  Board  of  Collection 

Pinault Paris until January 2018

 – 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

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Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette
Independent director
Chairwoman of the Audit Committee
Member of the Governance and Ethics Committee

Born on November 4, 1956 (French) 
Director of TOTAL S.A. since the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting  
on May 13, 2011 
Last reappointment: Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 26, 
2017 
Expiry date of term of office: Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of 
May 29, 2020 
Number of Total shares held: 4,559 (as of 12/31/2019) 
Business address: Sonepar 25 rue d’Astorg 75008 Paris – France

Biography & Professional Experience

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 her 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. and Chairwoman and 
Chief Executive Officer of Colam Entreprendre

Directorships and functions held at any company during the 
2019 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 

(S.A.)

 – Legal  representative  of  Sonepar  S.A.S.,  Chairperson  of  Sonepar 

International

 – Legal representative of Sonepar S.A.S., director of Sonepar France 

S.A.S.

 – Permanent representative of Colam Entreprendre, director of SO.VE.

MAR.CO Europe (S.A.)

 – Chief Executive Officer of Sonepack S.A.S.
Outside the Sonepar group

 – Director  of  TOTAL  S.A.*,  Chairwoman  of  the  Audit  Committee 
and,  since  May  29,  2019,  member  of  the  Governance  and  Ethics 
Committee

 – Co-manager of Développement Mobilier & Industriel (société civile)
 – Managing Partner of Ker Coro (société civile immobilière)
 – Member of the Supervisory Board of Akuo Energy S.A.S.

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Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

 – Legal  representative  of  Sonepar  S.A.S.,  co-manager  of  Sonedis 

(société civile) until October 29, 2018

 – Permanent  representative  of  Colam  Entreprendre,  co-manager  of 

Sonedis (société civile) until October 29, 2018

 – Permanent representative of Sonepar Belgium to the Board of Cebeo 

N.V. (Belgium) until February 2018

 – Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Sonepar S.A. until 2016

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Lise Croteau
Independent director
Member of the Audit Committee

Born on May 5, 1960 (Canadian) 
Director of TOTAL S.A. since the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting  
on May 29, 2019 
Expiry date of term of office: 2022 Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting 
Number of Total ADS held: 1,000 (as of 12/31/2019) 
Business address: 919 rue des Camélias, Montreal, Quebec,  
H3E 1Y5, Canada

Biography & Professional Experience

Ms. Croteau began her career as an auditor, joining Hydro-Québec in 
1986  where  she  held  financial  management  and  control  positions  of 
increasing  responsibility.  From  2015  to  2018,  she  held  the  position  of 
Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Hydro-Québec, 
prior  to  retiring.  A  chartered  professional  accountant  since  1984, 
Ms. Croteau holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, and 
in  2008  was  named  a  Fellow  of  the  Order  of  Chartered  Professional 
Accountants  of  Quebec  in  recognition  of  her  contribution  to  the 
profession.

Ms. Croteau has been an independent director of Boralex since 2018 
and the chairwoman of the Audit Committee since 2019. Boralex is a 
company listed in Toronto whose activities cover the processing of wood 
residues, cogeneration, hydroelectric power, as well as wind and solar 
energy.

Since  June  2019,  Ms.  Croteau  has  been  a  director  on  the  Boards  of 
Québecor  Inc.  and  Québecor  Media  Inc.  as  well  as  a  member  of  the 
Human Resources and Corporate Governance Committee. Québecor 
is  a  Canadian  leader  in  the  telecommunications,  entertainment,  news 
media and culture fields.

Main function: Independent director

Directorships and functions held at any company during the 
2019 fiscal year

 – Director of TOTAL S.A.* and member of the Audit Committee since 

May 29, 2019

 – Director  of  Québecor  inc.*  and  member  of  the  Human  Resources 

Committee since June 16, 2019

 – Director  of  Québecor  Média  inc.*  and  member  of  the  Human 

Resources Committee since June 16, 2019

 – Director of Boralex*

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

 – Director of TVA Group Inc.* until June 16, 2019

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Mark Cutifani
Independent director
Member of the Compensation Committee

Valerie Della Puppa Tibi
Director representing employee shareholders

Born on May 2, 1958 (Australian) 
Director of TOTAL S.A. since the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting  
on May 26, 2017 
Expiry date of term of office: Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting  
on May 29, 2020 
Number of Total shares held: 2,000 (as of 12/31/2019) 
Business address: Anglo American plc. Group 20 Carlton House 
Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AN, United Kingdom

Biography & Professional Experience

Mr.  Cutifani  was  appointed  director  and  Chief  Executive  of  the  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  42  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 was 
previously  the  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).

Born on August 22, 1968 (French) 
Director of TOTAL S.A. since the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting  
on May 29, 2019 
Expiry date of term of office: 2022 Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting 
Number of Total shares held: 30 
Number of Total Actionnariat France collective investment fund 
units held: 59.95 and number of units of the Total France 
Capital+ collective investment fund: 18.96 (as of 12/31/2019) 
Business address: TOTAL S.A. 2 place Jean Millier, La Défense 6, 
92400 Courbevoie France

Biography & Professional Experience

A  graduate  of  the  Institut  Universitaire  de  Technologie  of  Sceaux  
(Paris XI) in International Trade, Ms. Della Puppa Tibi entered the Group 
in 1989. She held several positions in international logistics at the Lub 
Marine entity of the subsidiary Lubrifiants. In parallel, Ms. Della Puppa 
Tibi  studied  at  the  Conservatoire  des  Arts  et  Métiers  (International 
Trade curriculum – Marketing, International Trade, Commodity Markets 
courses)  as  well  as  languages  (English,  Spanish  and  Italian).  In  2002, 
she joined the Réseau France as a contract pilot for the maintenance of 
service stations. In 2011, Ms. Della Puppa Tibi joined the Procurement 
Division of the Marketing Refining as e-procurement manager then Lead 
Buyer at the creation of Total Global Procurement in 2017.

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.

Ms. Della Puppa Tibi has also been a member of the European works 
Council (since 2017) and alternate elected member of the Supervisory 
Boards  of  the  Total  Actionnariat  France  and  Total  France  Capital  + 
collective investment funds (since October 2018).

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: TOTAL S.A.* employee

Directorships and functions held at any company during the 
2019 fiscal year

Main function: Chief Executive of Anglo American plc.*

 – Director representing employee shareholders of TOTAL S.A.* since 

Directorships and functions held at any company during the 
2019 fiscal year

May 29, 2019

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

None

Within the Anglo American group

 – Director and Chief Executive Officer 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.*  and,  since  May  29,  2019,  member  of  the 

Compensation Committee

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

 – Chief Executive Officer of AngloGold Ashanti Limited

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4 Administration and management bodies

Maria van der Hoeven
Independent director
Member of the Audit Committee

Anne-Marie Idrac
Independent Director
Member of the Governance and Ethics Committee
Member of the Strategy & CSR Committee

Born on September 13, 1949 (Dutch) 
Director of TOTAL S.A. since the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting  
on May 24, 2016 
Last reappointment: Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 
2019 
Expiry date of term of office: 2022 Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting 
Number of Total shares held: 1,000 (as of 12/31/2019) 
Business address: Sadatdomein 31, 6229 HC Maastricht, The 
Netherlands

Born on July 27, 1951 (French) 
Director of TOTAL S.A. since the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting  
on May 11, 2012 
Last reappointment: Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on June 1, 
2018 
Expiry date of term of office: 2021 Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting 
Number of Total shares held: 1,385 (as of 12/31/2019) 
Business address: 9 place Vauban 75007 Paris France

Biography & Professional Experience

Biography & Professional Experience

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 
2019 fiscal year

 – Director of TOTAL S.A.* and member of the Audit Committee
 – Member of the Supervisory Board of Covra since January 1, 2020 

(the Netherlands)

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 
2019 fiscal year

 – Director  of  TOTAL  S.A.*,  member  of  the  Governance  and  Ethics 

Committee and member of the Strategy & CSR Committee

 – Director  of  Air  France-KLM*  and  Chairwoman  of  the  Sustainable 

Development and Compliance Committee

 – Director  of  Bouygues*,  Chairwoman  of  the  CSR  Committee  and 

member of the Audit Committee

 – Member of the Board of Trustees of Rocky Mountain Institute (USA)

 – Director of Saint Gobain* and Chairwoman of the Nominations and 

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

 – Member  of  the  Supervisory  Board  of  Innogy  SE*  until  October  4, 

2019

Compensation Committee

 – Director of Sanef since October 2019

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

 – Member of the Supervisory Board of RWE AG (Germany)

 – Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Toulouse-Blagnac Airport 

until May 2018

 – Member of the Supervisory Board of Vallourec until 2015

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Administration and management bodies

Jean Lemierre
Independent director
Member of the Governance and Ethics Committee
Member of the Strategy & CSR Committee

Christine Renaud
Director representing employees
Member of the Compensation Committee
Member of the Strategy & CSR Committee

Born on June 6, 1950 (French) 
Director of TOTAL S.A. since the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting  
on May 24, 2016 
Last reappointment: Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 
2019 
Expiry date of term of office: 2022 Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting 
Number of Total shares held: 1,042 (as of 12/31/2019) 
Business address: BNP Paribas 3 rue d’Antin 75002 Paris France

Biography & Professional Experience

Mr.  Lemierre  is  a  graduate  of  the  Institut  d’Études  Politiques  de  Paris 
and the École Nationale d’Administration. He also holds 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 
2019 fiscal year

Within the BNP Paribas group

 – Chairman of the Board of Directors of BNP Paribas*
 – Director of TEB Holding AS
Outside the BNP Paribas group

Born on May 7, 1968 (French) 
Director representing employees of TOTAL S.A. since the Ordinary 
Shareholders’ Meeting on May 26, 2017 
Expiry date of term of office: Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on 
May 29, 2020 
Number of Total shares held: 320 
Number of Total Actionnariat France collective investment fund 
units held: 1,497 and number of units of the Total France 
Capital+ collective investment fund: 42 (as of 12/31/2019) 
Business address: TOTAL S.A. 2 place Jean Millier, La Défense 6, 
92400 Courbevoie France

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). 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.

Since March 1, 2018, Ms. Renaud has served as communications officer 
at the Centre Technique et Scientifique Jean Féger.

Since December 15, 2019, Ms. Renaud has been a Talent Developer in 
the HR department.

Main function: TOTAL S.A.* employee

Directorships and functions held at any company during the 
2019 fiscal year

 – Director  of  TOTAL  S.A.*,  member  of  the  Governance  and  Ethics 

Committee and member of the Strategy & CSR Committee

 – Chairman  of  Centre  d’Études  Prospectives  et  d’Informations 

 – Director  representing  employees  of  TOTAL  S.A.*,  member  of  the 
Strategy & CSR Committee, and since May 29, 2019, member of the 
Compensation Committee

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

None

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

None

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Carlos Tavares
Independent director
Member of the Compensation Committee

Born on August 14, 1958 (Portuguese) 
Director of TOTAL S.A. since the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting  
on May 26, 2017 
Expiry date of term of office: Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on 
May 29, 2020 
Number of Total shares held: 1,000 
Business address: Peugeot S.A. 7 rue Henri Ste Claire Deville,  
92500 Rueil-Malmaison, France

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 
2019 fiscal year

Within the Peugeot group

 – Chairman of the Managing Board of Peugeot S.A.*
 – Chairman of the Board of Directors of PSA Automobiles S.A.*
 – Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Opel Automobiles GmbH
Outside the Peugeot group

 – Director  of  TOTAL  S.A.*  and  member  of  the  Compensation 

Committee

 – Director of AIRBUS Group*

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

 – Director of Banque PSA Finance
 – Director of PCMA Holding B.V.
 – Director of Faurecia* until October 2018

Directorships of TOTAL S.A. expired in 2019

Gérard Lamarche
Independent director, Chairman of the Compensation 
Committee and member of the Audit Committee until May 29, 
2019

Born on July 15, 1961 (Belgian) 
Director of TOTAL S.A. from January 12, 2012 until the Ordinary 
Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2019

Biography & Professional Experience 

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).

Main  function:  Deputy  Managing  Director  of  Groupe  Bruxelles 
Lambert*

Directorships and functions held at any company during the 
2019 fiscal year(a)

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 until May 29, 2019

 – Director and member 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 TOTAL S.A.*, Chairman of the Compensation Committee 

and member of the Audit Committee until May 29, 2019

 – Director of Lafarge* until 2016
 – Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Legrand* until 2016

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Administration and management bodies

Renata Perycz
Director representing employee shareholders and member of 
the Compensation Committee until May 29, 2019

Born on November 5, 1963 (Polish) 
Director of TOTAL S.A. since the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting  
on May 24, 2016 until the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 
2019

Biography & Professional Experience

Ms.  Perycz  is  a  graduate  of  the  University  of  Warsaw,  the  École  des 
Hautes  Études  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 Director of Human Resources and Purchasing at 
Total Polska. 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

Directorships and functions held at any company during the 
2019 fiscal year(a)

 – Director  representing  employee  shareholders  of  TOTAL  S.A.*  and 

member of the Compensation Committee until May 29, 2019

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

 – Director  representing  employee  shareholders  of  TOTAL  S.A.*  and 

member of the Compensation Committee until May 29, 2019

(a) Information as of May 29, 2019.

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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.  They  must  refrain  from  participating  in  the  vote 
relating to the corresponding resolution as well as from participating 
in any debates 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.”

“7.2. Duties of the Lead Independent Director

5. Prevention of conflicts of interest

Within the Governance and Ethics Committee, the Lead 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. He reports to the Board 
of Directors in relation to this work.

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  brought  to 
the attention of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer the potential 
conflicts  of  interest  that  had  been  identified.  The  Lead  Independent 
Director  was  thus  consulted  in  October  2019  by  a  director  about 
a  potential  conflict  of  interest  arising  due  to  that  director’s  possible 
participation  on  the  Board  of  Directors  of  an  unlisted  company  in  the 
transport  infrastructure  sector.  Due  to  the  absence  of  a  conflict  of 
interest,  this  director  accepted  the  office  of  director  that  was  on  offer  
in this company.

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 
arrangement or agreement with the major shareholders, customers or 
suppliers under which 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 directors of the Company have informed the Company that 
they have not been convicted of fraud, have not been associated with 
bankruptcy,  sequestration,  receivership  or  court-ordered  liquidation 
proceedings, and have not been subject to any incrimination, conviction 
or sanction pronounced by an administrative authority or professional 
body, prohibited from managing a company or disqualified as stipulated 
in item 12.1 of Annex I of EU-delegated regulation 2019/980 of March 14, 
2019, over the last five years.

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,  2019,  in  accordance  with  the  recommendations  of  the 
AFEP-MEDEF  Code  (point  19)  which  states  that  “an  executive  officer 
should not hold more than two other directorships in listed corporations, 
including foreign corporations, outside of 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 in listed corporations, 
including foreign corporations outside of the group.”

Summary of other directorships held by members of the 
Board of Directors

As of December 31, 2019

Patrick Pouyanné

Patrick Artus

Patricia Barbizet

Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette

Lise Croteau

Mark Cutifani

Valérie Della Puppa Tibi(b)

Maria van der Hoeven

Anne-Marie Idrac

Jean Lemierre

Christine Renaud(c)

Carlos Tavares

Number of 
directorships 
held at listed 
companies(a)

Compliance 
with the 
criteria of the 
AFEP-MEDEF 
Code

1

2

3

1

3

1

0

1

4

1

0

2

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

In accordance with the criteria of the AFEP-MEDEF Code.

(a) 
(b)  Director representing employee shareholders.
(c)  Director representing employees.

4.1.1.4  Directors’ independence

At  its  meeting  on  February  5,  2020,  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,  2019. 
At this Committee’s proposal, the Board considered that, pursuant to 
the AFEP-MEDEF Code to which the Company refers to, a director is 
independent when “he or she has no relationship of any kind whatsoever 
with the corporation, its group or its management that may interfere the 
exercise of his or her freedom of judgment”.

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For each director, this assessment was based on the independence criteria set forth in points 9.5 to 9.7 of the AFEP-MEDEF Code, updated in 
January 2020, and as described below.

Criterion 1:  Employee corporate officer during the previous five years
“not to be or not to have been within the previous five years:
 – an employee or executive officer of the company;
 – an employee, executive officer or 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 company”.

Criterion 2:  Cross-directorships
“ 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) holds a directorship”.

Criterion 3:  Significant business relationships
“not to be a customer, supplier, commercial banker, investment banker or consultant:
 – that is significant to the corporation or its group;
 – or for which the corporation or its group represents a significant portion of its activity.

The evaluation of the significance or otherwise of the relationship with the company or its group must be debated by the Board, and the quantitative 
and qualitative criteria that led to this evaluation (continuity, economic dependence, exclusivity, etc.) must be explicitly stated in the report on 
corporate governance”.

Criterion 4:  Family ties
“not to be related by close family ties to a company officer”.

Criterion 5:  Auditor
“not to have been an auditor of the corporation within the previous five years”.

Criterion 6:  Period of office exceeding 12 years
“ not to have been a director of the corporation for more than twelve years. Loss of the status of independent director occurs on the date of this 
twelve years is reached.”

Criterion 7:  Status of non-executive officer
“ A non-executive officer cannot be considered independent if he or she receives variable compensation in cash or in the form of securities or any 
compensation linked to the performance of the corporation or group.”

Criterion 8:  Status of major shareholder
“ Directors representing major shareholders of the corporation or its parent company may be considered independent, provided these shareholders 
do not take part in the control of the corporation. Nevertheless, beyond a 10% threshold in capital or 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.”

It  was  confirmed,  regarding  the  independence  of  Mses.  Barbizet, 
Coisne-Roquette,  Croteau,  van  der  Hoeven  and  Idrac,  and  Messrs. 
Artus, Cutifani, Lemierre and Tavares that the independence analyses 
carried out previously remained relevant.

In  particular,  the  following  was  noted  as  of  the  date  of  December  31, 
2019.
 – 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  level  of  activity  of  the  Group  companies  with 
BNP Paribas is less than 0.1% of this bank’s net banking income(1), 
nor  a  material  part  of  the  total  amount  of  external  financing  of  the 
Group’s  activities  (less  than  5%).  The  Board  noted  the  absence  of 
economic dependence and exclusivity in the activities 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 this group’s overall 

business (the level of activity of the Group companies with Natixis is 
less than 0.2% of this bank’s net banking income(1), nor a material part 
of the total amount of external financing of the Group’s activities (less 
than 5%). The Board noted 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  the  one  hand,  the  Group’s  sales  to  Peugeot 
S.A.  in  2018  (i.e.,  €94.9  million)  represented  0.05%  of  the  Group’s 
2019 consolidated sales ($200.3 billion, i.e., €178.8 billion) and, on the 
other hand, the amount of the Group’s purchases from Peugeot S.A. 
in 2019 (i.e., €28.1 million) represented 0.11% of the total amount of 
purchases made by the Group in 2019 (i.e. €26.4 billion). The portion 
of  the  Group’s  business  with  Peugeot  S.A.  cannot  be  considered 
material. Moreover, for Peugeot S.A., on the one hand, the amount 
of Peugeot’s purchases from the Group in 2019 (i.e., €94.9 million) 
represented 0.24% of the total amount of Peugeot S.A.’s purchases 
in  2019  (i.e.,  €38.8  billion)  and,  on  the  other  hand,  the  amount 
of  Peugeot  S.A.’s  sales  in  2019  to  the  Group  (i.e.,  €28.1  million) 

(1)  Net banking income 2019.

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represented  0.03%  of  Peugeot  S.A.’s  consolidated  sales  in  2019 
(i.e., €74.7 billion). The portion of the Group’s business with Peugeot 
S.A. cannot be considered material. The Board noted 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  the  one  hand,  the  Group’s  sales  to  Anglo  American 
plc  in  2019  (i.e.,  $376  million)  represented  0.19%  of  the  Group’s 
consolidated  sales  in  2019  (i.e.,  $200.3  billion)  and,  on  the  other 
hand, the amount of the Group’s purchases from Anglo American 
Plc in 2019 was immaterial. The portion of the Group’s business with 
Anglo  American  Plc  cannot  be  considered  material  for  the  Group. 
Moreover,  for  Anglo  American  Plc,  on  the  one  hand,  the  amount  
of  Anglo  American  Plc’s  purchases  in  2019  from  the  Group  
(i.e.,  $376  million)  represented  2.8%  of  the  total  amount  of  Anglo 
American  Plc’s  purchases  in  2019  (i.e.,  $13.3  billion)  and,  on  the 
other  hand,  the  amount  of  Anglo  American  Plc’s  sales  in  2019  to 
the Group was immaterial. The portion of the Group’s business with 
Anglo American Plc. with the Group cannot be considered material 
for Anglo American Plc. The Board noted 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 totaled €1.9 million in 2018, i.e., 0.01% of the total amount of 
purchases  made  by  the  Group  in  2019  (€26.4  billion).  The  Board 
noted 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.

Accordingly, following the Governance and Ethics Committee’s proposal, 
Mses. Barbizet, Coisne-Roquette, Croteau, van der Hoeven and Idrac 
and  Messrs.  Artus,  Cutifani,  Lemierre  and  Tavares  were  considered 
independent directors.

The  percentage  of  independent  directors  on  the  Board  based  on  its 
composition as of December 31, 2019, was 90%(1).

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.

(1)  Excluding the director representing employee shareholders and the director representing employees, in accordance with the recommendations of the AFEP-MEDEF Code (point 9.3).

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Summary of the independence of the members of the Board of directors

Appendix 3 of the AFEP-MEDEF Code – Independence of directors

As of December 31, 2019

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Patrick 
Pouyanné

Patrick 
Artus

Patricia 
Barbizet

Marie-
Christine 
Coisne-
Roquette

Lise 
Croteau

Mark 
Cutifani

Valérie 
Della 
Puppa 
Tibi(b)

Maria 
van der 
Hoeven

Anne-
Marie 
Idrac

Jean 
Lemierre

Christine 
Renaud(c)

Carlos 
Tavares

Criteria(a)

Criterion 1:  
Employee 
corporate officer 
within the past 5 
years

Criterion 2:  
Cross-
directorships

Criterion 3:  
Significant 
business 
relationships

Criterion 4:  
Family ties

Criterion 5: 
Statutory Auditor

Criterion 6:  
Period of office 
exceeding 12 years

Criterion 7:  
Status of 
non-executive 
director

Criterion 8:  
Status of major 
shareholder

Compliance with 
the 
independence 
criteria of the 
AFEP- MEDEF 
Code

✘

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a 

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

n/a

✓

✓

✓

n/a

✓

✘

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

n/a(d)

✓

✓

✓

n/a(d)

✓

In this table, ✓ signifies that a criterion for independence is satisfied and ✘ signifies that a criterion for independence is not satisfied.

(a) 
(b)  Director representing employee shareholders.
(c)  Director representing employees.
(d)  Excluding the director representing employee shareholders and the director representing employees, in accordance with the recommendations of the AFEP-MEDEF Code (point 9.3).

4.1.1.5   Diversity policy of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors places a great 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’ 
areas of expertise 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 women and men on the 
Board, as well as to promote an appropriate representation of directors 
of different nationalities. These principles underpin the selection process 
for directors.

In its composition as of March 18, 2020, the Board of Directors is made up 
of directors of diverse backgrounds: among its 12 members, 7 directors 
held executive positions in international groups, 6 have an experience in 

public sector and 3 are employees of the Group. Regarding skills, five 
directors have a deep knowledge of the energy sector and two directors 
of the transportation sector. Six directors have a recognized expertise  
in economy and finance and three regarding governance and CSR.

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  18,  2020,  the  12  members  of  
the Board of Directors include 5 male directors and 7 female directors, 
with 5 nationalities represented.

In  accordance  with  Articles  L.  225-27-1  and  L.  225-23  of  the  French 
Commercial Code, the director representing employees and the director 
representing  employee  shareholders  are  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 50% as of 
December 31, 2019 (5 men and 5 women out of 10 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, 2019.

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4.1.1.6   Training of directors and knowledge of the Company

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.

in  the  United  Kingdom,  and  the  Yamal  LNG  site  in  Northern  Russia 
respectively, the Board was able to visit the Halfdan offshore platform 
in  particular,  at  the  time  of  the  Board  meeting  held  in  Copenhagen, 
Denmark on October 29, 2019.

In  addition,  the  director  representing  employees  receives  in-house 
training time at the Company and/or economics training 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.

In addition, in line with the provisions of Article L. 225-23 of the French 
Commercial  Code  introduced  by  Law  No.  2019-486  of  May  22, 
2019, known as the “PACTE” law, the director representing employee 
shareholders  may,  at  his/her  request,  be  given  training  time  set  at  
40 hours per year. Training may be undertaken within the Company or 
Group,  and/or  provided  by  an  external  body  chosen  by  the  director, 
once the body and program have been accepted by the Secretary of the 
Board, in line with the conditions set out in the regulations.

Since 2013, the Board of Directors has met each year at a Group site. 
Over the past three years, having visited the Bu Hasa field in Abu Dhabi 
in the United Arab Emirates, the Laggan project site in the North Sea 

4.1.2  Board of Directors’ functioning

10 
meetings of the 
Board of Directors 
in 2019

94.2%
directors’ average 
attendance rate at 
Board meetings

1
executive session 
chaired by the 
Lead Independent 
Director in 2019

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 (replaced since December 2018 by the Central 
Social and Economic Committee) attends Board meetings in an advisory 
capacity, pursuant to Article L. 2312-75 of the French Labor Code.

Law No. 2019-486 of May 22, 2019 on the growth and transformation 
of businesses amended Article L. 225-27-1 of the French Commercial 
Code, lowering to eight the number of directors beyond which a second 
director  representing  employees  must  be  appointed.  Pursuant  to 
these  provisions,  a  second  director  representing  employees  will  have 
to be appointed within six months of the decision of the Extraordinary 
Shareholders’  Meeting  to  be  held  on  May  29,  2020,  which  will  be 
convened to amend the bylaws of TOTAL S.A. accordingly.

Some of the directors also had the opportunity to visit other Group sites. 
In  2019,  four  directors  visited  the  Jean  Féger  Scientific  and  Technical 
Center (CSTJF) in Pau, France. Two directors also visited the Saclay site 
(France) where the Group’s Research & Development division is located. 
In September 2018, three directors visited the Umm Shaif offshore field 
(Abu  Dhabi).  Two  other  directors  visited  the  deepwater  operational 
center in Lagos, the FPSO of the AKPO offshore field and the LNG plant 
on Bonny Island (Nigeria) in December 2018.

These  site  visits  by  the  Board  of  Directors  and  its  members  are 
opportunities to meet with the Group’s employees, partners and local 
leading figures in the energy sector.

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 better 
understand the Group’s activities in a practical way.

The  Rules  of  Procedure  of  the  Board  of  Directors  are  reviewed  on  a 
regular  basis  in  order  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. In July 2018, changes were made in response to the new 
demands  pertaining  to  social  and  environmental  responsibility  further  
to the revision of the AFEP-MEDEF Code in June 2018.

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 July 25, 2018, 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

2.  OBLIGATIONS OF THE DIRECTORS OF TOTAL S.A.

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The Board of Directors is a collegial body that determines the strategic 
direction of the Company and supervises the 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:
 – appointing  the  executive  and  non-executive  directors(2)  and 

supervising the handling of their responsibilities;

 – striving  to  promote  creation  of  long-term  value  by  the  Company  
by taking into account the social and environmental challenges of 
its activities;

 – defining the Company’s strategic orientations and, more generally, 

that of the Group;

 – regularly  reviewing,  in  relation  with  such  strategic  orientations, 
opportunities and risks such as financial, legal, operational, social 
and environmental risks as well as measures taken as a result;

 – being 

informed  of  market  developments, 

the  competitive 
environment  and  the  main  challenges  facing  the  Company, 
including with regard to social and environmental responsibility;
 – approving  investments  or  divestments  being  considered  by  the 
Group  that  exceed  3%  of  shareholders’  equity  as  well  as  any 
significant  transaction  outside  the  announced  strategy  of  the 
Company;

 – reviewing information on significant events related to the Company’s 
operations, in particular for investments and divestments involving 
amounts exceeding 1% of shareholders’ equity;

 – ensuring  that  its  composition  as  well  as  that  of  the  Committees 
it  establishes  are  balanced  in  terms  of  diversity  (nationality,  age, 
gender, skills and professional experience);

 – conducting  any  audits  and  investigations  it  deems  appropriate.  
In  particular,  the  Board,  with  the  assistance  of  the  Committees  
it has established, ensures that:
 – 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,

 – a system for preventing and detecting corruption and influence 

peddling is in place,

 – a  non-discrimination  and  diversity  policy  within  the  Company 

and its Group exists and is implemented,

 – the internal control function operates properly and the statutory 
auditors are able to perform their mission satisfactorily, and

 – the Committees duly perform their responsibilities;

 – ensuring the quality of the information provided to shareholders and 
financial markets through the financial accounts that it closes and 
the  reports  that  it  publishes,  as  well  as  when  major  transactions 
are completed;

 – 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  criteria  set  by  the  Code  of  Corporate 
Governance to which the Company refers;

 – 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.

Before  accepting  a  directorship,  all  applicants  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

Directors undertake to maintain, in all circumstances, 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.

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 executive 
and  non-executive  directors  any  additional  information  they  deem 
necessary or useful to their duties. If they consider it necessary, they 
may request training on the Company’s specificities, businesses and 
industry  sector,  its  challenges  in  terms  of  social  and  environmental 
responsibility as well as any other training that may be of use to the 
effective exercise of their duties as directors.

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.

 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”. 

(1) 
(2)   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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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.

All documents reviewed at meetings of the Board of Directors, as 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 
to ensure that the information remains confidential. Confidentiality and 
privacy  are  lifted  when  such  information  is  made  publicly  available  
by the Company.

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. 
They  must  refrain  from  participating  in  the  vote  relating  to  the 
corresponding resolution as well as from participating in any debates 
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.

To that end, directors must comply with the following requirements:
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, 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 or one or more 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.

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. 225-197-1 of the French Commercial Code, 
which stipulates that free shares may not be sold:
 – during the ten trading days preceding and the three trading days 
following  the  date  on  which  the  Consolidated  Financial 
Statements or, failing that, the annual financial statements, are 
made public;

 – 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:
 – 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;

 – 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 related.

3.  PRACTICES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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.  Each  director  may  represent  only  one  of  their 
colleagues during a given meeting of the Board of Directors.

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.

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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.

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.

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 the preparation 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.

5.  AUTHORITY OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for the Company’s overall 
management. He represents the Company in its relationships with third 
parties. He also chairs 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.

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.

6.  BOARD COMMITTEES

The Board of Directors approved the creation of:
 – an Audit Committee;
 – a Governance and Ethics Committee;
 – a Compensation Committee;
 – a Strategy & CSR Committee.

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, 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 is no longer deemed to be independent, his or her position 
as Lead Independent Director will be terminated.

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 

The  Lead  Independent  Director,  if  one  is  appointed,  chairs  the 
Governance and Ethics Committee.

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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.

  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.

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.

  With  the  consent  of  the  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  the 
Lead Independent Director may represent the Board of Directors 
at meetings with the shareholders of the Company on matters of 
corporate governance.

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 Board of Directors, the Lead Independent Director 
may receive additional director’s fees for the duties entrusted to him 
or her.

The  Lead  Independent  Director  must  report  annually  to  the  Board 
of  Directors  on  the  performance  of  his  or  her  duties.  During  Annual 
Shareholders’  Meetings,  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer 
may  invite  the  Lead  Independent  Director  to  report  on  his  or  her 
activities.

5.  Prevention of conflicts of interest
  Within 

the  Governance  and  Ethics  Committee, 

the  Lead 
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. He reports to 
the Board of Directors in relation to this work.

  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  recommendations  that  he  deems 
appropriate to this end.

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4.1.2.2   Activity of the Board of Directors in 2019

Directors  are  in  principle  summoned  to  Board  meetings  by  letter  sent 
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.

In 2019, the Board of Directors held 10 meetings. The global attendance 

rate for the directors was 94.2%. The Audit Committee held 7 meetings, 
with  an  attendance  rate  of  96.4%;  the  Compensation  Committee  met  
3 times, with 93.3% attendance; the Governance and Ethics Committee 
held  4  meetings,  with  93.8%  attendance;  and  the  Strategy  &  CSR 
Committee met 3 times, with 94.4% attendance.

A table summarizing individual attendance at the Board of Directors and 
Committee meetings is provided below.

Directors’ attendance at Board and Committees meetings in 2019

Directors

Patrick Pouyanné, 
Chairman and Chief Executive 
Officer

Patrick Artus

Patricia Barbizet, 
Lead Independent Director

Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette

Lise Croteau(a)

Mark Cutifani

Valérie Della Puppa Tibi(a)(b)

Maria van der Hoeven

Anne-Marie Idrac

Gérard Lamarche(c)

Jean Lemierre

Renata Perycz(b)(c)

Christine Renaud(d)

Carlos Tavares

Attendance rate

Board of Directors

Audit Committee

Compensation  
Committee

Governance and 
Ethics Committee

Strategy &  
CSR Committee

Atten-
dance 
rate

Number 
of 
meetings

Atten-
dance 
rate

Number 
of 
meetings

Atten-
dance 
rate

Number 
of 
meetings

Atten-
dance 
rate

Number 
of 
meetings

Atten-
dance  
lead rate

Number 
of 
meetings

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

80%

100%

100%

100%

80%

100%

100%

100%

60%

10/10

10/10

10/10

10/10

5/5

8/10

5/5

10/10

10/10

–

100%

–

100%

100%

–

–

100%

–

4/5

67%

10/10

5/5

10/10

6/10

–

–

–

–

94.2%

96.4%

–

7/7

–

7/7

4/4

–

–

7/7

–

2/3

–

–

–

–

–

–

100%

100%

–

–

–

–

–

100%

–

100%

–

67%

93.3%

–

–

3/3

3/3

–

(e)

–

–

–

3/3

–

3/3

(e)

2/3

–

–

100%

100%

–

50%

–

–

100%

–

100%

–

–

–

–

–

4/4

2/2

–

1/2

–

–

4/4

–

4/4

–

–

–

100%

67%

100%

–

–

–

–

100%

–

100%

–

100%

–

93.8%

94.4%(g) 

3/3

2/3

3/3

3(f)

2(f)

2(f)

2(f)

3(f)

3/3

1(f)

3/3

1(f)

3/3

1(f)

(a)  Director since May 29, 2019.
(b)  Director representing employee shareholders.
(c)  Director until May 29, 2019.
(d)  Director representing employees.
(e)  Member of the Committee since May 29, 2019 – no meeting beyond this date in 2019.
(f)  Voluntary participation (director not a member of the Strategy & CSR Committee).
(g)  Excluding voluntary participation.

The Board meetings included, but were not limited to, a review of the following subjects:

February 6

 – presentation  to  the  Board  of  the  work  of  the  Strategy  &  CSR 

Committee at its meeting on December 12, 2018;

 – closing  of  the  2018  accounts  (Consolidated  Financial  Statements, 
parent company accounts) after the Audit Committee’s report and 
work performed by the statutory auditors;

 – draft  allocation  of  the  result  of  TOTAL  S.A.,  setting  of  the  2018 
dividend,  ex-dividend  and  payment  dates  for  the  2018  fiscal  year, 
end of the option for payment of the dividend in shares;

 – main investor relations messages;
 – presentation to the Board of the work of the Governance and Ethics 

Committee at its meeting on February 6, 2019;

 – report of the Lead Independent Director on her mandate;
 – assessment of the independence of the directors as of December 

31, 2018;

 – allocation of directors’ fees for fiscal year 2018;
 – market abuse regulations – blackout periods;
 – information  on  transactions  on  the  Company’s  securities  by  the 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer;

 – presentation  to  the  Board  of  the  work  of  the  Compensation 

Committee at its meeting on February 6, 2019;

 – the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer’s  compensation  (in  his 

absence);

 – commitments  made  by  the  Company  to  the  Chairman  and  Chief 

Executive Officer;

 – compensation policy for the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 

for fiscal year 2019;

 – review  of  implementation  conditions  of  a  performance  share  grant 

and/or stock option plan in 2019;

 – approval of the payment of a non-recurring profit-sharing supplement;
 – review  of  a  number  of  points  in  the  management  report  (Articles  

L. 225-100 et seq. of the French Commercial Code);

 – approval  of  the  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 on the amount of the share capital of TOTAL S.A.;
 – information about the results of the option to receive the payment of 

the second interim dividend for fiscal year 2018 in shares;

 – information on Company share buybacks;
 – renewal of the authorization to issue bonds;
 – renewal  of  the  authorization  to  issue  security,  commitments  and 

guarantees;

 – guarantee authorization;
 – declarations of crossing of thresholds in the Company’s share capital 

or voting rights.

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May 3

 – information  of  the  Board  of  Directors  relating  to  investment  in  the 

Arctic LNG 2 project;

 – approval of the proposed acquisition of the African assets of Anadarko 
Petroleum Corporation from the Occidental Petroleum Corporation.

 – presentation to the Board of the work of the Governance and Ethics 

Committee at its meeting on March 13, 2019;

May 29 – prior to Meeting

 – summary of assessment of the Board of Directors’ practices;
 – review  of  the  directorships:  proposal  for  appointment  and  renewal 
of the directorships; opinion on applicants for the position of director 
representing employee shareholders;
 – composition of the Board’s Committees;
 – approval to retain the overall cap on directors’ fees;
 – presentation  to  the  Board  of  the  work  of  the  Compensation 

Committee at its meeting on March 13, 2019;

 – the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer’s  compensation  (in  his 

absence);

 – compensation policy for the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 

for fiscal year 2019;

 – confirmation of the final grant of performance shares under the 2016 

plan as regards the fulfillment of the performance conditions;

 – granting of performance shares to the Chairman and Chief Executive 

Officer and other beneficiaries (2019 Plan);

 – information on the Mero 2 project in Brazil;
 – preparation for and organization of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting: 
report from governance roadshows undertaken ahead of the Meeting, 
and responses to the written questions submitted by shareholders;
 – delegation  of  powers  to  undertake  operations  on  shares  of  the 

Company;

 – information on bond issues;
 – authorization to issue a guarantee;
 – information  and  decisions  related  to  the  2019  capital  increase 

reserved for employees;

 – change to the composition of the Board’s Committees.

July 24

 – final investment decision in the Arctic LNG 2 project in Russia;
 – presentation to the Board of the work of the Governance and Ethics 

 – presentation  to  the  Board  of  the  work  of  the  Strategy  &  CSR 

Committee at its meeting on July 23, 2019;

Committee at its meeting on March 13, 2019;

 – information  on  the  voting  results  of  the  Shareholders’  Meeting  on 

 – approval of the Group’s financial policy;
 – preparation  for  the  Annual  Shareholders’  Meeting;  setting  of  the 
agenda  for  the  Shareholders’  Meeting;  approval  of  the  various 
chapters  of  the  Registration  Document  forming  the  management 
report  within  the  meaning  of  the  French  Commercial  Code,  of 
the  report  on  corporate  governance  and  of  the  special  reports  on 
subscription and purchase options on shares of the Company and 
the  granting  of  performance  shares;  approval  of  the  report  of  the 
Board  of  Directors  and  the  text  of  the  draft  resolutions  put  to  the 
Shareholders’ Meeting; press releases;

 – setting the schedule related to the dividend (interim dividends and 

balance) for the fiscal years 2019 and 2020;

 – distribution of the third interim dividend for the 2018 fiscal year and 

setting of the new share issue price for this interim dividend;

 – authorization to issue a guarantee;
 – ratification  by  the  Board  of  the  Agreement  falling  within  the  scope 
of  Article  L.  225-38  of  the  French  Commercial  Code  entered  into 
between  the  Company  and  Association  United  Way  –  L’Alliance 
representing corporate patronage;

 – information on bond issues.

April 25

 – report  of  the  meeting  of  the  Strategy  &  CSR  Committee  of  March 

13, 2019;

 – information relating to investments in the Arctic LNG 2 project;
 – update on the prevention of the risk of corruption within the Group;
 – statutory  and  Consolidated  Financial  Statements,  results  for  the 
first  quarter  of  2019  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 23, 2019;

 – setting of a first interim dividend on the dividend for fiscal year 2019;
 – press releases;
 – preparation of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting: final report of the 
Board of Directors on the draft resolutions submitted to the Annual 
Shareholders’ Meeting; final text of the draft resolutions;

May 29, 2019;

 – confidentiality of the work of the Board of Directors; 
 – determination of the conditions of office for the position of director 

representing employee shareholders; 

 – review of the consequences of Law No. 2019-486 of May 22, 2019, 

known as the “PACTE” law; 

 – agreement in principle of the Board to continue to review a project to 

convert the Company into a European company; 

 – presentation  of  the  strategic  perspectives  of  the  Refining  & 
Chemicals segment, including safety and energy efficiency aspects, 
the  improvement  of  operational  performance  and  the  control  of 
investments;

 – statutory  and  Consolidated  Financial  Statements,  results 

for 
the  second  quarter  2019  and  the  first  half  of  2019  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 18 and July 22, 2019;

 – setting of a second interim dividend on the dividend for fiscal year 

2019;

 – approval of the supplementary report by the Board of Directors on 
the  share  capital  increase  reserved  for  employees  (Total  Capital 
2019) pursuant to Article R. 225-116 of the French Commercial Code;
 – review of the Shell divestment to Noreco of its interests in the DUC 

concession in which TOTAL S.A. holds a stake;

 – information on Company share buybacks;
 – information on bond issues;
 – renewal of the authorization to issue bonds;
 – renewal  of  the  authorization  to  issue  security,  commitments  and 

guarantees;

 – delegation  of  powers  to  undertake  operations  on  shares  of  the 

Company;

 – declarations of crossing of thresholds in the Company’s share capital 

or voting rights.

September 18

 – progress report on the closing of the acquisition of the African assets 

 – information about the results of the option to receive the payment of 

of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation; 

the third interim dividend for fiscal year 2018 in shares;

 – presentation  to  the  Board  of  the  report  of  the  Strategy  &  CSR 

 – information on Company share buybacks;
 – information on bond issues;
 – declarations of crossing of thresholds in the Company’s share capital 

or voting rights;

 – information  to  the  Board  of  Directors  regarding  the  setting  of  the 
subscription period and price for shares of the Company for the 2019 
share capital increase reserved for employees.

Committee at its meeting on September 18, 2019;

 – strategic  perspectives  of  Exploration  &  Production  activities  with  a 

presentation of safety indicators and environmental objectives;

 – presentation of the Group’s five-year plan;
 – information  to  be  presented  to  investors  in  September  2019  in  

New York on the strategy and the perspectives of the Group;

 – the  Company’s  strategic  directions  (Articles  L.  2312-17  and  

L. 2312-24 of the French Labor Code);

 – share capital increase reserved for employees (Total Capital 2020) 
and grant of free shares as a deferred contribution in this framework;

 – information on bond issues.

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September 23

 – approval of the amendment of the shareholder return policy to help 

speed up dividend growth and the associated press release. 

October 29 (in Copenhagen)

 – presentation  to  the  Board  of  the  work  of  the  Strategy  &  CSR 
Committee  at  its  meeting  on  September  18,  2019  including 
presentation  of  the  strategic  orientations  of  Gas,  Renewables  & 
Power – 5-year outlook – 20-year ambition; 

 – presentation to the Board of the work of the Governance and Ethics 

Committee at its meeting on October 10, 2019;

 – adoption  of  the  project  to  convert  the  Company  into  a  European 

company;

 – strategic perspectives of the Marketing & Services segment;
 – presentation  of  the  Company’s  policy  in  terms  of  professional 
equality  and  equal  pay,  the  renegotiation  of  the  2010  Agreement 
on  professional  gender  equality  which  led  to  the  signing  of  an 
agreement  in  June  2019,  and  update  on  the  Group’s  targets  in 
terms  of  internationalization  and  feminization  of  hires  and  senior 
management;

 – Consolidated  Financial  Statements,  results  for  the  third  quarter  of 
2019 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 October 8 and 25, 2019;

 – setting a third interim dividend to be paid on the dividend for fiscal 

year 2019;

 – information on Company share buybacks;
 – information on the Company’s stock options and share capital;
 – declarations of crossing of thresholds in the Company’s share capital;
 – information  about  the  formal  notice  sent  to  the  Company  by  non-
governmental organizations on the Group’s projects in Uganda.

December 11

 – presentation of the Anchor project in the Gulf of Mexico;
 – presentation of the Strategy & CSR Committee report of December 

11, 2019;

 – presentation of the Group’s 2020 budget;
 – review  of  regulated  agreements  (Article  L.  225-40-1  of  the  French 

Commercial Code);

 – reduction of the Company’s share capital through the cancellation  

of treasury shares;

 – notification  to  the  Board  of  the  change  in  the  Company’s 

representative used in the service of its registered shares. 

4.1.2.3  Committees of the Board of Directors

THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

Composition

As of March 18, 2020, the Audit Committee is made up of four members, 
with a 100% rate of independence. Ms. Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette 
chairs  the  Committee.  Mr.  Patrick  Artus,  Mses.  Lise  Croteau  and  
Maria  van  der  Hoeven  are  members  of  the  Committee.  Ms.  Coisne-
Roquette  was  appointed  “financial  expert”  of  the  Committee  by  the 
Board at its meeting of December 16, 2015. The careers of the Committee 
members  confirm  their  possession  of  acknowledged  expertise  in  the 
financial, accounting or audit fields (refer to point 4.1.1.1 of this chapter). 

Duties

The rules of procedure of the Audit Committee define the Committee’s 
duties as well as its working procedures. After having been modified on 
February 8, 2017, in order to adapt the missions of the Committee to the 
European  audit  reform,  the  Committee’s  rules  of  procedure  were  last 
modified on July 25, 2018, in order to take account of the new social and 
environmental responsibility requirements, further to the revision of the 
AFEP-MEDEF Code in June 2018. The text of the unabridged version of 
the rules of procedure approved by the Board of Directors on July 25, 
2018,  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:

 – making a recommendation to the Board of Directors on the statutory 
auditors put before the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting for designation 
or renewal, following their selection procedure organized by General 
Management and enforcing the applicable regulations;

 – 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;

 – 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:

 – following  the  process  to  produce  financial  information  and,  where 
appropriate, formulating recommendations to guarantee its integrity, 
where appropriate;

 – monitoring  the 

implementation  and  the  proper  workings  of 
a  disclosures  Committee  in  the  Company,  and  reviewing  its 
conclusions;

 – examining the assumptions used to prepare the 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;

 – 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;

 – reviewing, if requested by the Board of Directors, major transactions 

contemplated by the Company.

Regarding internal control and risk management 
procedures:

 – monitoring the efficiency of the internal control and risk management 
systems,  and  of  internal  audits,  in  particular  with  regard  to  the 
procedures relating to the production and processing of accounting, 
financial  and  non-financial  information,  without  compromising  its 
independence, and in this respect:
 – checking  that  these  systems  exist  and  are  deployed,  and  that 
actions  are  taken  to  correct  any  identified  weaknesses  or 
anomalies,

 – reviewing, based in particular on the risk maps developed by the 
Company, the exposure to risks, such as financial risks (including 
material off-balance sheet commitments), legal risks, operational 
risks, social and environmental risks, as well as measures taken 
as a result;

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 – 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,

receive  assistance  or  conduct  external  studies  on  subjects  within  its 
competence. If the Committee calls on external consulting services, it 
makes sure that they are objective.

 – examining  the  annual  work  program  of  the  internal  auditors  

and being regularly informed of their work,

Work of the Audit Committee

 – 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,
 – where  appropriate,  examining  important  operations  in  which  a 

conflict of interests could have arisen.

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 this process. It shall inform 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,  as  well  as  internal  audits  with  regard  to  the 
procedures  relating  to  the  production  and  processing  of  accounting, 
financial and non-financial information, the Committee is informed of the 
work program of the Corporate Internal Control and Audit Department 
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, as well as 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 as well as, 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.

If  it  considers  that  it  is  necessary  for  the  accomplishment  of  its 
mission,  the  Committee  asks  the  Board  of  Directors  for  resources  to 

In  2019,  the  Audit  Committee  met  7  times,  with  an  attendance  rate  
of 96.4%. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer did not attend any 
of the meetings of the Audit Committee.

The Audit Committee’s work mainly focused on the following areas:

February 4

 – review  of  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  and  statutory 
financial statements of TOTAL S.A. as parent company for the fourth 
quarter of 2018 and the 2018 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  outstanding  balance  of  guarantees  granted  by  TOTAL 

S.A. as of December 31, 2018;

 – 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  “Risks  and  control”  chapter  of  the  Registration 
Document:  risk  factors,  legal  proceedings,  internal  control  and 
risk  management  procedures  relating  to  accounting  and  financial 
information;

 – update on the 2018 internal audit and 2019 work schedule.

March 11

 – presentation of the statement of non-financial performance;
 – presentation of the update to the Vigilance Plan and the report on  

its implementation;

 – evaluation process for hydrocarbon reserves at the end of the 2018 

fiscal year;

 – presentation of the report on the payments made to governments;
 – general  presentation  of  the  Group’s  insurance  policy  and  the 
cover put in place for 2019 in terms of property damage, business 
interruption, and civil liability; update on D&O (Directors & Officers) 
insurance;

 – review of the Statutory Auditors’ reports.

April 23

 – review  of  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  and  statutory 
financial statements of TOTAL S.A. for the first quarter of 2019, with 
a presentation by the statutory auditors of a summary of their limited 
review;

 – presentation of the 2019 health, safety and environment audit plan 

and review of the fiscal year 2018;

 – review of the internal audit;
 – update on the prevention of the risk of corruption.

June 18

 – presentation of the Gas, Renewables & Power activities risk map;
 – presentation of the work of the Group Risk Management Committee;
 – update on management of benefits;
 – presentation of the activities of the Satorp platform (Saudi Arabia).

July 22

 – review  of  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  and  statutory 
financial statements of TOTAL S.A. as parent company for the second 
quarter of 2019 as well as those for the first half of 2019. Presentation 
by the statutory auditors of a summary of their limited review;
 – presentation of the Group’s financial position as of June 30, 2019;
 – update on the internal audits conducted;
 – presentation of the result of the entry into force on January 1, 2019 
of IFRS 16 on leases and the interpretation of IFRIC 23 “Uncertainty 
relating to tax treatment”, a description of the monitoring of the scope 
of consolidation and associated control tests.

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October 8

 – update on the timescale relating to the statutory auditors’ office and 

on the call for tenders procedure to be implemented;

 – audit of the accounts as of December 31, 2019: statutory auditors’ 
analysis of the main transverse risks to be addressed as important 
points  in  their  audit  plan  for  the  closing  of  the  2019  accounts; 
presentation  by  the  statutory  auditors  of  the  new  U.S.  obligations 
relating  to  the  audit  report:  from  2019,  this  report  will  contain  a 
section on Critical Audit Matters;

 – review of significant litigation and status update on the main pending 

proceedings involving the Group;

regarding  compliance  as  well  as  the  prevention  and  the  detection  of 
corruption and influence peddling. The text of the unabridged version 
of the rules of procedure approved by the Board of Directors on July 25, 
2018,  is  available  on  TOTAL’s  website  under  “Our  Group/Our  identity/
Our Governance”.

The Governance and Ethics Committee is focused on:

 – recommending  to  the  Board  of  Directors  the  persons  that  are 
qualified to be appointed as directors, so as to guarantee the scope 
of coverage of the directors’ competencies and the diversity of their 
profiles;

 – presentation  of  the  organization  memorandum  of  the  Disclosure 

 – recommending  to  the  Board  of  Directors  the  persons  that  are 

Committee (CCIP) and its work;
 – review of the Group’s fiscal position;
 – presentation of the statutory auditors’ fees, and changes to the new 

non-audit services policy.

October 25

 – interview of the members of the Audit Committee with the statutory 
auditors  in  the  absence  of  Group  employees.  Review  of  the 
Consolidated Financial Statements and statutory financial statements 
of TOTAL S.A. as parent company for the third quarter of 2019 as 
well as those for the first nine months of 2019. Presentation by the 
statutory auditors of a summary of their limited review;

 – review of the Group’s financial position at the end of the quarter;
 – update on the internal audits conducted in the third quarter of 2019;
 – information on compliance by relevant employees with the provisions 

of the Financial Code of Ethics;

qualified to be appointed as executive directors;

 – preparing 

the  Company’s  corporate  governance 

rules  and 

supervising their implementation;

 – ensuring compliance with ethics rules and examining any questions 

related to ethics and situations of conflicting interests;

 – reviewing  matters  regarding  compliance  as  well  as  the  prevention 

and detection of corruption and influence peddling.

Its duties include:

 – presenting  recommendations  to  the  Board  of  Directors  for  its 
membership  and  the  membership  of  its  Committees,  and  the 
qualification in terms of independence of each applicant for Directors’ 
positions on the Board of Directors;

 – proposing annually to the Board of Directors the list of directors who 

may be considered as “independent directors”;

 – examining,  for  the  parts  within  its  remit,  reports  to  be  sent  by  the 

 – update  on  the  schedule  and  the  call  for  tenders  procedure  of  the 

Board of Directors or its Chairman to the shareholders;

statutory auditors.

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 as well as 
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 2019.

The  Chief  Financial  Officer,  the  Vice  President  Accounting  and  the 
Senior  Vice  President  Audit  &  Internal  Control  division  attended  all  
Audit Committee meetings related to their area. The Treasurer had an 
excused absence for one of the meetings.

The Chairman of the Committee reported to the Board of Directors on 
the Committee’s work.

THE GOVERNANCE AND ETHICS COMMITTEE

Composition

As of March 18, 2020, the Governance and Ethics Committee is made 
up  of  four  members,  with  a  100%  rate  of  independence.  Ms.  Patricia 
Barbizet chairs the Committee. Mses. Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette, 
Anne-Marie Idrac and Mr. Jean Lemierre are members of the Committee.

Duties

The rules of procedure of the Governance and Ethics Committee define 
the Committee’s duties as well as its working procedures. They were 
modified  in  order  to  extend  the  duties  of  the  Committee  to  matters 

 – assisting the Board of Directors in the selection of the organization 
of  the  governance  of  the  Company  as  well  as  the  selection  and 
evaluation of the executive directors and examining the preparation 
of  their  possible  successors  including  establishing  a  succession 
plan, 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 
performance,  and  in  particular  preparing  means  of  regular  self-
assessment  of  the  workings  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  and  the 
possible assessment thereof by an external consultant;

 – proposing  to  the  Board  of  Directors  the  terms  and  conditions  for 
allocating directors’ fees and the 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 to 
which the Company refers;

 – supervising and monitoring the implementation of the approach of 
the  Company  with  regard  to  ethics,  compliance,  prevention  and 
detection of corruption and influence peddling and, in this respect, 
ensuring that the necessary procedures are in place, including those 
for  updating  the  Group’s  Code  of  Conduct  and  that  this  Code  is 
disseminated and applied;

 – examining any questions related to ethics and potential situations of 

conflicting interests;

 – examining changes in the duties of the Board of Directors.

Work of the Governance and Ethics Committee

In 2019, the Governance and Ethics Committee held 4 meetings, with 
93.8% attendance. Its work mainly focused on the following areas:

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February 6

 – report of the Lead Independent Director on her mandate;
 – update on the directors’ offices and on members of the Committees;
 – 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;

 – allocating of directors’ fees to directors and Committee members;
 – update  on 

(EU)  
No. 596/2014 of April 16, 2014) and the applicable blackout periods;
 – information  update  on  transactions  on  the  Company’s  securities  

the  Market  Abuse 

(Regulation 

regulations 

by executive directors.

March 13

 – assessment of the Board of Directors’ practices;
 – proposal to the Board of Directors regarding the appointment of a 
new director and the renewal of the terms of office of two directors 
which was submitted to the Shareholders’ Meeting of May 29, 2019;
 – opinion  on  the  applicants  for  the  post  of  director  representing 
employee  shareholders  whose  applications  were  submitted  to  the 
vote of the Shareholders’ Meeting of May 29, 2019;

 – proposals to the Board of Directors regarding the composition of the 

Committees;

 – allocating of directors’ fees to directors and Committee members;
 – examination of the sections of the report on corporate governance 

 – evaluating the performance and recommending the compensation 

of each executive director;

 – preparing reports which the Company must present in these areas.

The Committee’s duties include:
 – examining the main objectives proposed by the Company’s General 
Management  regarding  compensation  of  the  Group’s  senior 
executives, including stock option and restricted share grant plans 
as well as “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  strategic  orientations,  objectives  and  earnings, 
market practices as well as one or more criteria related to social 
and environmental responsibility,

 – stock  option  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 and restricted share grant plans 
as  well  as  “equity-based  plans”,  pension  and  insurance  plans  and 
in-kind benefits;

 – preparing and presenting reports in accordance with these rules of 

within its remit;

procedure;

 – approval of the draft report to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting and 

 – examining,  for  the  parts  within  its  remit,  reports  to  be  sent  by  the 

of the text of the draft resolutions.

July 23

 – presentation of the consequences of Law No. 2019-486 of May 22, 

2019 (known as the “PACTE” law);

 – determination of the conditions of office for the position of director 

representing employee shareholders;

 – review of the opportunity to launch a project to convert TOTAL S.A. 

into a European company.

October 10

 – presentation of the project to convert TOTAL S.A. into a European 

company and the applicable legal framework.

THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE

Composition

As of March 18, 2020, the Compensation Committee is made up of four 
members,  with  a  100%  rate  of  independence(1).  Ms.  Patricia  Barbizet 
chairs  the  Committee.  Messrs.  Mark  Cutifani,  Carlos  Tavares  and 
Ms. Christine Renaud (director representing employees) are members 
of the Committee. 

Duties

The  rules  of  procedure  of  the  Compensation  Committee  define  the 
Committee’s  duties  as  well  as  its  working  procedures.  They  were 
modified on July 25, 2018, in order to take account of the new social and 
environmental responsibility requirements, further to the revision of the 
AFEP-MEDEF Code in June 2018. The text of the unabridged version of 
the rules of procedure approved by the Board of Directors on July 25, 
2018,  is  available  on  TOTAL’s  website  under  “Our  Group/Our  identity/
Our Governance”.

The Committee is focused on:
 – examining  the  executive  compensation  policies  implemented  by 
the  Group  and  the  compensation  of  members  of  the  Executive 
Committee;

Board of Directors or its Chairman to the shareholders;

 – preparing recommendations requested at any time by the Chairman 
of the Board of Directors or the General Management of the Company 
regarding compensation;

 – at  the  request  of  the  Chairman  of  the  Board,  examining  all  draft 
reports  of  the  Company  regarding  compensation  of  the  executive 
officers or any other matters within its competence.

Work of the Compensation Committee

In  2019,  the  Compensation  Committee  held  3  meetings,  with  93.3% 
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 5

 – compensation  to  be  paid  to  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive 

Officer for fiscal year 2018;

 – commitments  made  by  the  Company  to  the  Chairman  and  Chief 

Executive Officer;

 – compensation policy for the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 

for fiscal year 2019;

 – implementation  conditions  of  a  performance  share  and/or  stock 

option plan in 2019;

 – option to pay a non-recurring profit-sharing supplement.

March 1

 – compensation  to  be  paid  to  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive 

Officer for fiscal year 2018;

 – compensation policy for the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 

for fiscal year 2019;

 – compliance with the restrictions on share transfers by the Chairman 

and Chief Executive Officer;

 – grant conditions for performance shares to the Chairman and Chief 

Executive Officer, and other beneficiaries (2019 Plan).

(1)  Excluding the director representing employees, in accordance with the recommendations of the AFEP-MEDEF Code (point 9.3).

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March 13

 – compensation  to  be  paid  to  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive 

Officer for fiscal year 2018;

 – compensation policy for the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 

for fiscal year 2019;

 – compliance with the restrictions on share transfers by the Chairman 

and Chief Executive Officer;

 – confirmation of the acquisition rate of performance shares under the 
2016 plan and regarding the fulfillment of the performance conditions;
 – proposal  to  grant  performance  shares  to  the  Chairman  and  Chief 

Executive Officer, and other beneficiaries (2019 Plan);

 – examining  sections  within  its  remit  of  the  report  on  corporate 

governance to shareholders;

 – review of the draft resolutions submitted to the Shareholders’ Meeting 
of May 29, 2019 and of the Board’s draft report on these resolutions.

To  allow  the  Board  of  Directors  of  TOTAL  S.A.  to  ensure  the  Group’s 
development, the Strategy & CSR Committee’s duties include:
 – examining the Group’s overall strategy proposed by the Company’s 

Chief Executive Officer;

 – examining 

the  Group’s  corporate  social  and  environmental 
responsibility  (CSR)  issues  and,  in  particular,  issues  relating  to  the 
incorporation of the Climate challenge in the Group’s strategy;
 – examining operations that are of particular strategic importance;
 – reviewing  the  competitive  environment,  the  main  challenges  the 
Group  faces,  including  with  regard  to  social  and  environmental 
responsibility, as well as the resulting medium and long-term outlook 
for the Group.

Work of the Strategy & CSR Committee

In  2019,  the  Strategy  &  CSR  Committee  met  3  times,  with  94.4% 
attendance. Its work mainly focused on the following areas:

THE STRATEGY & CSR COMMITTEE

Composition

March 13

As of March 18, 2020, the Strategy & CSR Committee is made up of 
six  members,  including  four  independent  directors  and  the  director 
representing  employees.  Mr.  Patrick  Pouyanné  chairs  the  Committee. 
Mses.  Patricia  Barbizet,  Anne-Marie  Idrac  and  Christine  Renaud  and 
Messrs. Patrick Artus and Jean Lemierre are members of the Committee. 

 – presentation of the diversity policy within the Group (practice, results, 

action plans);

 – presentation  of  Total  Energy  Outlook  2040  (synthetic  overview  of 
prospective studies conducted by the Group in the energy demand 
field).

Duties

The  rules  of  procedure  of  the  Strategy  &  CSR  Committee  define  the 
Committee’s duties as well as its working procedures. They were last 
modified on July 25, 2018, in order to take account of the new social and 
environmental responsibility requirements, further to the revision of the 
AFEP-MEDEF Code in June 2018. The text of the unabridged version of 
the rules of procedure approved by the Board of Directors on July 25, 
2018,  is  available  on  TOTAL’s  website  under  “Our  Group/Our  identity/
Our Governance”.

September 18

 – strategic orientations of Gas, Renewables & Power activities;
 – proposal to change the shareholder return policy;
 – presentation of the Group’s Research & Development.

December 11

 – presentation of the new Group Risks map; 
 – presentation  of  the  One  Total  Company  project,  in  particular  its 

human component Better Together.

4.1.3  Report of the Lead Independent Director on her mandate 

During the Board meeting of February 5, 2020, Ms. Barbizet presented 
a  report  on  her  mandate  as  Lead  Independent  Director.  The  Lead 
Independent Director indicated that she exercised her duties during the 
2019 fiscal year as follows:

 – 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  and  of  the  Governance  and  Ethics 
Committee. 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.

 – Assessment of the Board of Directors’ practices:

The  Lead  Independent  Director  conducted  the  assessment  of  the 
Board  of  Directors’  practices,  with  the  assistance  of  an  external 
consultant.

 – Avoidance of conflicts of interest:

The  Lead  Independent  Director  has  performed  due  diligence  in 
order  to  identify  and  analyze  potential  conflicts  of  interest.  She 
brought to the attention of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 
the potential conflicts of interest that had been identified. The Lead 
Independent  Director  was  thus  consulted  in  October  2019  by 
a  director  about  a  potential  conflict  of  interest  arising  due  to  that 
director’s  possible  participation  on  the  Board  of  Directors  of  an 
unlisted company in the transport infrastructure sector. Due to the 
absence of a conflict of interest, this director accepted the office of 
director that was on offer in this company.

 – Monitoring of the Board’s practices:

The Lead Independent Director held a meeting of the independent 
directors  on  December  11,  2019.  At  this  meeting,  the  discussions 
related in particular to the implementation of the Group’s strategy in 
terms of energy transition in the context of climate change, as well 
as  to  the  directors’  wishes  to  better  understand  the  opportunities 
open to the Group, for example by inviting external experts in order 
to share their views.

 – 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  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.

The Lead Independent Director presented to the shareholders the 
report  relating  to  her  office  during  the  Shareholders’  Meeting  on  
May 29, 2019.

 – Customer relations:

The  Lead  Independent  Director  and  another  director  were  notified 
in May 2019 by an agent of a Group’s subsidiary of a commercial 
dispute concerning this agent with said subsidiary. After becoming 

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familiar  with  the  content  of  the  dispute,  the  Lead  Independent 
Director concluded that this issue had been properly dealt with.

The  Lead  Independent  Director  and  another  director  were  also 
notified  in  October  2019  by  a  Group  customer  of  a  commercial 
dispute  concerning  the  quality  of  a  product  that  was  sold  to  this 
customer by a Group’s company. Analyses concluded the conformity 
of the product, and as no other claim regarding the production batch 
was received, the investigation carried out showed that the Group’s 
teams  handled  the  situation  with  professionalism.  An  agreement 
was finally reached between the two parties on December 23, 2019, 
ending the commercial dispute.

 – Relations with current or former employees:

The Lead Independent Director was notified on July 12, 2019 of a 
situation dating back to 2005 relating to a former Group employee 
and  which  was  previously  brought  to  the  attention  of  the  Group 
Ethics  Committee.  The  Lead  Independent  Director  stated  that  the 
Group Ethics Committee took into account the request which was 
transmitted by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer by carrying 

out the steps necessary to remedy an anomaly with regard to the 
pension situation of the person concerned on the one hand and on 
the other hand, to try to handle, after such a long period of time, the 
personal situation of that person when employee of the Company. 
The Lead Independent Director indicated in her response of July 29, 
2019 that the Ethics Committee could only propose to the person 
concerned to refer the matter to the public authorities that may be 
competent and that the Company undertakes to fully cooperate with 
them. After being notified again on the same situation on August 13, 
2019  by  a  labor  union,  the  Lead  Independent  Director  confirmed 
on October 9, 2019 that the Group Ethics Committee had properly 
implemented  reasonably  foreseeable  due  diligence  and  had  thus 
dealt adequately with this situation.

 – Visits to Group sites by the directors:
  Along  with  other  directors,  Ms.  Barbizet  visited  the  Halfdan  field 
in the North Sea in Denmark’s offshore area. This site visit was an 
opportunity  for  the  directors  to  meet  Group  senior  executives  and 
partners, as well as leading industrial figures in this country.

4.1.4  Assessment of the Board of Directors’ practices

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.

At  its  meeting  of  March  18,  2020,  the  Board  of  Directors  discussed 
its  functioning.  Ms.  Barbizet,  Lead  Independent  Director,  managed 
this evaluation process in January 2020 on the basis of a formal self-
assessment 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 presentation of strategy and large-scale 
projects of investment and divestment).

 – monitoring risks at Board level: an annual presentation of the Group’s 
risk map has been on the Board’s agenda since 2016. In 2019, the 
new risk map established end 2019 was presented to directors on the 
occasion of the Strategy & CSR Committee meeting on December 
11, 2019.

 – 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. A new director, who was a former CFO of a hydroelectricity 
company, was appointed by the Shareholders’ Meeting of May 29, 
2019.

 – independent  directors’  meeting:  now  held  once  a  year  at  the  
initiative of the Lead Independent Director. Meetings took place on 
December 11, 2019.

The  self-assessment  conducted  in  January  2020  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 as well as the relevance of subjects addressed. The directors 
particularly appreciated 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.

Furthermore,  the  main  suggestions  for  improving  the  Board  made  by 
the directors during their January 2017, January 2018 and January 2019 
self-assessments have been implemented:

The  Board  of  Directors  made  the  following  suggestions  that  could 
further improve its functioning:
 – consider alternative disruptive scenarios within the framework of the 

strategic consideration;

 – implement trainings for directors who are willing to do some;
 – propose the presence of external persons during the meetings of the 

Board or the Committees about general matters (climate).

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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. Since that date, Mr. Pouyanné has thus 
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 the General 
Management. The Board of Directors therefore appointed Mr. Pouyanné 
as  Chief  Executive  Officer  for  a  term  of  office  expiring  following  the 
Annual Shareholders’ Meeting held 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 Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of June 1, 2018, Mr. Pouyanné’s 
directorship was renewed for a period of three years, i.e., until the end of 
the Shareholders’ Meeting in 2021 that will approve the accounts of fiscal 
year 2020. On the proposal of the Governance and Ethics Committee, 
approved by the meeting of the Board of Directors of March 14, 2018, 
the latter met after the Shareholders’ Meeting and unanimously decided 
to  renew  Mr.  Pouyanné’s  term  of  office  as  the  Chairman  and  Chief 
Executive Officer for the duration of his directorship.

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 sectors, particularly in light of the advantage 
for the Group of having a unified management in strategic negotiations 
with States 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, as well 
as any significant transactions not included in the announced Company 

strategy,  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 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

At its meeting on December 16, 2015, the Board of Directors appointed 
Ms. Barbizet as Lead Independent Director as of December 19, 2015. 
Pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  the  Rules  of  Procedure  of  the  Board  of 
Directors, she therefore chairs the Governance and Ethics Committee. 

Ms. Patricia Barbizet has been a director of TOTAL S.A. since May 16, 
2008.  Ms.  Barbizet  will  have  served  12  years  on  the  Board  as  from  
May  16,  2020  and  will  no  longer  be  considered  as  an  independent 
director  from  that  date.  Subject  to  the  renewal  of  her  mandate  as 
a  director  at  the  Shareholders’  Meeting  to  be  held  on  May  29,  2020, 
the  Board  of  Directors  is  considering  appointing  Ms.  Marie-Christine 
Coisne-Roquette  in  the  function  as  Lead  Independent  Director  at  the 
end of the Shareholders’ Meeting.

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, as well 
as any significant transactions not included in the announced company 
strategy,  or  notification  of  the  Board  for  investments  exceeding  1%  of 
equity.

In 2019, the Executive Committee met at least twice a month, except  
in August when it met only once.

As of December 31, 2019, the members of Executive Committee were 
as follows:
 – Patrick  Pouyanné,  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  and 

President of the Executive Committee;

 – Arnaud Breuillac, President, Exploration & Production;
 – Helle Kristoffersen, President, Strategy & Innovation;
 – Momar Nguer, President, Marketing & Services;
 – Bernard Pinatel, President, Refining & Chemicals;
 – Philippe Sauquet, President, Gas, Renewables & Power;
 – Jean-Pierre Sbraire, Chief Financial Officer;
 – Namita Shah, President, People & Social Responsibility.

(1) 

 The meeting of the Board of Directors of December 16, 2015, decided to extend the term of office to the end of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of June 1, 2018, date of expiry of the preceding 
term of office of Mr. Pouyanné as director.

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On January 1, 2020, Alexis Vovk was appointed President, Marketing 
& Services and member of the TOTAL’s Executive Committee and took 
over Momar Nguer from said date onwards.

The  members  of  the  Executive  Committee  as  of  December  31,  2019 
informed the Company that they have not been convicted of fraud, have 
not  been  associated  with  bankruptcy,  sequestration,  receivership  or 
court-ordered liquidation proceedings, and have not been subject to any 
incrimination,  conviction  or  sanction  pronounced  by  an  administrative 
authority or professional body, prohibited from managing a company or 
disqualified from doing so over the last five years.

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,  along 
with some of the Senior Vice Presidents of functions at the Group and 
business segments levels.

Balanced representation of women and men and 
diversity results in the 10% of positions at TOTAL S.A. 
with the highest responsibilities (Article L. 225-37-4, 6° 
of the French Commercial Code)

TOTAL  is  committed  to  respecting  the  principles  of  gender  equality, 
it  promotes  this  fundamental  principle  and  ensures  that  it  is  properly 
applied.  The  promotion  of  gender  equality  is  reflected  in  the  Group’s 
deployment  of  a  global  diversity  policy,  in  goals  set  by  General 
Management, of human resources processes that take into account the 
gender dimension, in agreements promoting a better balance between 
personal and professional life (such as the agreement on remote working 
in France) and in awareness-raising and training initiatives.

Regarding  TOTAL  S.A.,  the  Group’s  commitment  in  favor  of  diversity 
in management took shape in 2016 with the arrival of the President of 
the  People  &  Social  Responsibility  division  to  the  Group’s  Executive 
Committee and the President of Strategy & Innovation in 2019 (2 women 
out of 8 members). As a result, the proportion of women in the Executive 
Committee represents 25%. 

With regard to diversity in the 10% of the highest management of the 
Company  positions,  the  proportion  of  women  equals  16%.  At  Group 
level, which is the most relevant perimeter considering TOTAL’s activities, 
this  proportion  equals  22%(1).  For  further  information,  refer  to  point 
5.3.3.1 of chapter 5.

(1)  Proportion calculated on the basis of 96,999 employees.

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Patrick Pouyanne 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TOTAL S.A.
Chairman of the Strategy & CSR Committee

Arnaud Breuillac
President, Exploration & Production 
Member of the TOTAL’s Executive Committee

Born on June 24, 1963 (French)
Business address: TOTAL S.A. 2 place Jean Millier, La Défense 6, 
92400 Courbevoie France

Born on July 2, 1958 (French)
Member of the Executive Committee since October 1, 2014
Business address: TOTAL S.A. 2 place Jean Millier, La Défense 6, 
92400 Courbevoie France

Biography & Professional Experience

A graduate of the École Centrale de Lyon, Arnaud Breuillac joined TOTAL 
in 1982. He occupied various positions in Exploration & Production in 
France, Abu Dhabi, the United Kingdom, Indonesia and Angola, and in 
Refining management in France.

Between 2004 and 2006, he was the Iran director in the Middle East 
division. In December 2006, he became a member of the Management 
Committee of the Exploration & Production segment, as the director of 
the Continental Europe and Central Asia area. In July 2010, he became 
the Middle East director in the Exploration & Production segment, and 
joined  the  Management  Committee  in  January  2011.  On  January  1, 
2014, Arnaud Breuillac was appointed President of TOTAL Exploration 
&  Production,  and  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  Group’s  Executive 
Committee since October 1, 2014.

Biography & Professional Experience

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. The Board of Directors of TOTAL appointed 
him as Chairman of the Board of Directors as of December 19, 2015. 
Mr. Pouyanné thus became the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 
of TOTAL S.A. Following the renewal of Mr. Pouyanné’s directorship at 
the Shareholders’ Meeting on June 1, 2018 for a three-year period, the 
Board of Directors renewed Mr. Pouyanné’s term of office as Chairman 
and Chief Executive Officer for a period equal to that of his directorship. 
Mr.  Pouyanné  is  also  the  Chairman  of  the  Association  United  Way  – 
L’Alliance since June 2018, having accepted this office as TOTAL S.A.’s 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He has also been a member of 
the Board of Directors of École Polytechnique (since September 2018), 
of the Institut Polytechnique of Paris since September 2019) and of the 
Association  Française  des  Entreprises  Privées  (French  association  of 
private companies) (since 2015).

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Helle Kristoffersen
President of Strategy-Innovation 
Member of the TOTAL’s Executive Committee

Momar Nguer
President, Marketing & Services, and member of the  
TOTAL’s Executive Committee until December 31, 2019

Born on April 13, 1964 (French and Danish)
Member of the Executive Committee since August 19, 2019
Business address: TOTAL S.A. 2 place Jean Millier, La Défense 6, 
92400 Courbevoie France

Born on July 8, 1956 (French and Senegalese)
Member of the Executive Committee from April 15, 2016 until 
December 31, 2019
Business address: TOTAL S.A. 2 place Jean Millier, La Défense 6, 
92400 Courbevoie France

Biography & Professional Experience

Helle  Kristoffersen  began  her  career  in  1989  at  the  investment  bank 
Lazard Frères. In 1991, she moved to the transportation and logistics 
company  Bolloré.  In  1994,  Ms.  Kristoffersen  joined  Alcatel,  where 
she continued her career until 2010. She served as Alcatel’s and then 
Alcatel-Lucent’s Senior Vice President, Strategy.

Ms.  Kristoffersen  joined  Total  in  January  2011  as  Deputy  Senior 
Vice  President  and  then  Senior  Vice  President,  Strategy  &  Business 
Intelligence. On September 1, 2016, she became Senior Vice President, 
Strategy  &  Corporate  Affairs,  in  Gas,  Renewables  &  Power.  In  2019, 
Ms.  Kristoffersen  was  appointed  President,  Strategy-Innovation  and  a 
Total’s Executive Committee member.

A  dual  Danish  and  French  national,  Helle  Kristoffersen  is  a  graduate 
of the Ecole Normale Supérieure (Ulm) and the Paris Graduate School 
of  Economics,  Statistics  and  Finance  (ENSAE),  and  holds  a  master’s 
degree in econometrics from Université Paris I. She is an alumna of the 
Institute for Higher National Defense Studies (IHEDN) and a Knight of the 
Legion of Honor.

Biography & Professional Experience

62 year-old Momar Nguer is a graduate of ESSEC. He started his career 
in 1982 in the financial department of Hewlett Packard France, before 
joining the Downstream activity of the TOTAL Group in 1984. He became 
the  Sales  Director  of  Total  Senegal  in  1985.  In  1991,  he  became  the 
manager  of  TOTAL  Network  and  Consumers  in  Africa.  He  then  took 
charge  of  the  General  Management  of  the  Marketing  subsidiaries  of 
Total  Cameroon,  in  1995,  then  Total  Kenya,  in  1997.  In  2000,  he  was 
appointed  director  of  East  Africa  and  the  Indian  Ocean  in  TOTAL’s 
Refining & Marketing segment. From 2007 to 2011, Momar Nguer was 
the Group’s Aviation Managing Director. In December 2011, he became 
the  Africa  –  Middle  East  director  of  TOTAL’s  Marketing  &  Services 
segment. He joined the Group Performance Management Committee in 
January 2012 and was appointed Chairman of the Diversity Council on 
August 1, 2015. On April 15, 2016, he became President, Marketing & 
Services and a member of the Group’s Executive Committee.

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Bernard Pinatel
President, Refining & Chemicals
Member of the TOTAL’s Executive Committee

Philippe Sauquet
President, Gas, Renewables & Power 
Member of the TOTAL’s Executive Committee

Born on June 5, 1962 (French)
Member of the Executive Committee since September 1, 2016
Business address: TOTAL S.A. 2 place Jean Millier, La Défense 6, 
92400 Courbevoie France

Born on September 20, 1957 (French)
Member of the Executive Committee since October 29, 2014
Business address: TOTAL S.A. 2 place Jean Millier, La Défense 6, 
92400 Courbevoie France

Biography & Professional Experience

Biography & Professional Experience

Bernard Pinatel is a graduate of the École Polytechnique and the Institut 
d’Études  Politiques  (IEP)  de  Paris,  and  has  an  MBA  from  the  Institut 
européen d’Administration des Affaires (INSEAD). He is also a statistician-
economist  (École  Nationale  de  la  Statistique  et  de  l’Administration 
Économique – ENSAE). He started his career at Booz Allen & Hamilton, 
before  joining  the  TOTAL  group  in  1991,  where  he  occupied  various 
operational  positions  in  the  production  plants  and  head  offices  of 
different  subsidiaries,  including  Hutchinson  and  Coates  Lorilleux.  He 
became the CEO France, and then the CEO Europe of Bostik between 
2000 and 2006, and the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cray 
Valley,  from  2006  to  2009.  In  2010,  he  became  the  Chairman  and 
Chief Executive Officer of Bostik. At TOTAL, he became a member of 
the Group’s Management Committee in 2011 and was member of the 
Management Committee of Refining & Chemicals from 2011 to 2014.

When Arkema took over Bostik in February 2015, he was nominated as 
a member of the Executive Committee of Arkema, responsible for the 
High-Performance Materials activity.

He joined the TOTAL Group on September 1, 2016, and was appointed 
President of the Refining & Chemicals segment and a member of the 
Group’s Executive Committee.

Philippe  Sauquet  is  a  graduate  of  l’École  Polytechnique,  l’École 
Nationale  des  Ponts  et  Chaussées  and  of  the  University  of  California, 
Berkeley, United States. He started his career in 1981 as a civil engineer 
at  the  French  Ministry  of  Infrastructure,  then  at  the  French  Ministry  of 
the Economy and Finance. He joined the Orkem Group in 1988 as the 
sales  manager  of  the  Acrylic  Materials  division.  He  joined  TOTAL  in 
1990 as Vice President, Anti-Corrosion Paints, before being nominated 
Chemicals Strategy Vice President.

In  1997,  he  joined  Gas  &  Power,  where  he  was  successively  Vice 
President, Americas, Vice President, International, Senior Vice President, 
Strategy  and  Renewable  Energies,  Senior  Vice  President,  Trading  & 
Marketing,  Gas  &  Power,  based  in  London.  On  July  1,  2012,  he  was 
appointed  President  of  Gas  &  Power,  and  became  a  member  of  the 
Group’s Management Committee at the same time.

On  October  29,  2014,  he  took  charge  of  the  Refining  &  Chemicals 
segment and joined the Group Executive Committee. On April 15, 2016, 
he also became interim President of New Energies. On September 1, 
2016, he was appointed President of the newly created Gas, Renewables 
& Power segment.

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Jean-Pierre Sbraire
Chief Financial Officer of TOTAL S.A.
Member of the TOTAL’s Executive Committee

Namita Shah
President, People & Social Responsibility 
Member of the TOTAL’s Executive Committee

Born on October 28, 1965 (French)
Member of the Executive Committee since August 1, 2019
Business address: TOTAL S.A. 2 place Jean Millier, La Défense 6, 
92400 Courbevoie France

Born on August 21, 1968 (French)
Member of the Executive Committee since September 1, 2016
Business address: TOTAL S.A. 2 place Jean Millier, La Défense 6, 
92400 Courbevoie France

Biography & Professional Experience

Biography & Professional Experience

Jean-Pierre Sbraire began his career at TOTAL in 1990 in the Trading 
&  Shipping  Division.  In  1995,  he  joined  Exploration  &  Production, 
holding various positions in Paris and Nigeria in finance, economics and 
business development.

In  2005,  he  was  appointed  General  Secretary  and  Finance  Manager 
for TOTAL in Venezuela. In 2009, within the Group’s Financial Division,  
he became Senior Vice President, E&P Subsidiaries Financial Operations.

In  2012,  he  was  appointed  Vice  President,  Equity  Crude  Acquisitions 
in  Trading  &  Shipping.  From  September  2016  to  September  2017,  
he  served  as  Group  Treasurer.  He  then  accepted  the  position  of  
Deputy Chief Financial Officer. In 2019, he was appointed Chief Financial 
Officer and Executive Committee member.

Jean-Pierre  Sbraire  is  a  graduate  of  ENSTA  ParisTech  engineering 
school and has a master’s degree from IFP School.

Namita  Shah  is  a  graduate  of  Delhi  University,  New  Delhi  and  has  a 
postgraduate  degree  in  Law  from  the  New  York  University  School  of 
Law, USA. She began her career as an Associate Attorney at Shearman 
& Sterling, a New York-based law firm, where she spent eight years. She 
supervised transactions including those involving financings of pipeline 
and power plant companies.

She joined TOTAL in 2002 as a Legal Counsel in the E&P mergers and 
acquisitions team. In 2008, she joined the New Business team where 
she was responsible for business development in Australia and Malaysia. 
She held this position until 2011 when she moved to Yangon as General 
Manager, Total E&P, Myanmar.

On July 1, 2014, she was appointed Senior Vice President, Corporate 
Affairs, Exploration & Production.

On September 1, 2016, she was appointed President People & Social 
Responsibility and member of the Executive Committee.

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Alexis Vovk
President, Marketing & Services and member of the TOTAL’s 
Executive Committee since January 1, 2020

Born on October 11, 1964 (French)
Member of the Executive Committee since January 1, 2020
Business address: TOTAL S.A. 2 place Jean Millier, La Défense 6, 
92400 Courbevoie France 

Biography & Professional Experience

Alexis Vovk began his career at TOTAL in 1991 in the UK, in the division 
in charge of Refining and Marketing activities. 

Following a first position in France, he pursues an international career 
with several technical and commercial positions in Turkey and Tunisia.

After a position at the division’s Strategy department, he is appointed 
Managing  Director  for  TOTAL  in  Zambia  in  2007,  followed  by  similar 
positions in Kenya from 2010 and in Nigeria between 2013 and 2016.

In  2016,  he  becomes  Senior  Vice  President  France  and  President  of 
Total  Marketing  France,  in  charge  of  operational  activities  in  France, 
notably overseeing the Group’s service-stations’ network in the country. 
He additionally joins the Marketing & Services Management Committee 
in 2019.

On  January  1,  2020,  Alexis  Vovk  is  appointed  President,  Marketing  & 
Services and a TOTAL Executive Committee member. 

Alexis Vovk is a graduate of ESSEC Business School (1988).

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4.1.6  Shares held by the administration and management bodies

As  of  December  31,  2019,  based  on  statements  by  the  concerned 
persons  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): 196,499 shares and 11,095.78 
units  of  the  collective  investment  fund  (“FCPE”)  invested  in  Total 
shares;

 – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer: 172,113 shares and 9,477.68 
units  of  the  collective  investment  fund  (“FCPE”)  invested  in  Total 
shares;

 – members  of  the  Executive  Committee(3):  325,292  shares  and 
103,617.39 units of the collective investment fund (“FCPE”) invested 
in Total shares;

 – executive  officers:  634,740  shares  and  133,319.88  units  of  the 

collective investment fund (“FCPE”) invested in Total shares.

By decision of the Board of Directors:
 – Executive  directors  are  required  to  hold  a  number  of  Total  shares 

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 Total shares 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.

The  number  of  Total  shares  to  be  considered  is  comprised  of  Total 
shares and units of FCPEs invested in Total shares.

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 2019 by the individuals referred to in paragraphs a), b)(4) 
and c) of Article L. 621-18-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code:

2019

Acquisition

Subscription

Transfer

Exchange

Patrick Pouyanné(a)

Total Shares

42,000

2,496

(10,000)

Units in FCPE and other related 
financial instruments(b)

1,978.27(c)

115.78

(1,547.75)(c)

Patrick Artus(a)

Total Shares

Units in FCPE and other related 
financial instruments(b)

Patricia Barbizet(a)

Total Shares

Units in FCPE and other related 
financial instruments(b)

Marie-Christine 
Coisne-Roquette(a)

Total Shares

Lise Croteau(a)
Director since  
May 29, 2019

Units in FCPE and other related 
financial instruments(b)

Total Shares

Units in FCPE and other related 
financial instruments(b)

Mark Cutifani(a)

Total Shares

Valérie Della Puppa  
Tibi(a)
Director since  
May 29, 2019

Maria van der  
Hoeven(a)

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)

Anne-Marie Idrac(a)

TOTAL Shares

Gérard Lamarche(a)
Director until  
May 29, 2019

Units in FCPE and other related 
financial instruments(b)

Total Shares

Units in FCPE and other related 
financial instruments(b)

Jean Lemierre(a)

Total Shares

Units in FCPE and other related 
financial instruments(b)

–

–

10,000

–

87

–

1,000

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

135

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

130.26

(121.12)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Exercise of 
options

10,000

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(1) 

  The Group’s executive officers include the members of the Executive Committee (including the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer), the four Senior Vice Presidents of the four central Group 
functions (HSE, Communications, Legal, Investor Relations) and the Treasurer.

(2)  Including the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, the director representing employee shareholders and the director representing employees.
(3)  Excluding the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
(4)  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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Administration and management bodies

Acquisition

Subscription

Transfer

Exchange

Exercise of 
options

2019

Renata Perycz(a)
Director until  
May 29, 2019

Total Shares

Units in FCPE and other related 
financial instruments(b)

Carlos Tavares(a)

Total Shares

Units in FCPE and other related 
financial instruments(b)

Christine Renaud(a)

Total Shares

Units in FCPE and other related 
financial instruments(b)

Arnaud Breuillac(a)

Total Shares

Helle Kristoffersen(a)
Executive Committee 
member since August 
19, 2019

Patrick de La 
Chevardière(a)
Executive Committee 
member until July 31, 
2019

Units in FCPE and other related 
financial instruments(b)

Total Shares

Units in FCPE and other related 
financial instruments(b)

Momar Nguer(a)

Total Shares

–

–

–

–

220

1,436.58

19,250

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(100)

(1,486.27)

1,312

–

33.53

–

182.20

26,600

274.52

17,500

23,800.29

(11,375.80)

–

(3,450)

Units in FCPE and other related 
financial instruments(b)

277.81

15,973.58

(7,585.56)

Total Shares

–

–

Units in FCPE and other related 
financial instruments(b)

1,423.93

15,406.91

(8,132.71)

Bernard Pinatel(a)

Total Shares

10,500

362

–

Units in FCPE and other related 
financial instruments(b)

Philippe Sauquet(a)

Total Shares

Units in FCPE and other related 
financial instruments(b)

237.69

19,250

10,524.04

(5,071.36)

632

–

895.24

10,448.31

(5,058.73)

Total Shares

–

–

Jean-Pierre Sbraire(a)
Executive Committee 
member since  
August 1, 2019

Units in FCPE and other related 
financial instruments(b)

Namita Shah(a)

Total Shares

202.40

10,500

24.76

–

Units in FCPE and other related 
financial instruments(b)

744.65

10,175.60

(5,071.36)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1,000

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Including related parties within the meaning of the provisions of Article R. 621-43-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code.

(a) 
(b)  FCPE primarily invested in Total shares.
(c)  The sale of 1,547.75 units in FCPE correspond to a recorrelation of the asset value with the share value implemented by the FCPE manager, to which corresponds an acquisition of 1,570.26 

units in FCPE for a net balance of 0.05 €.

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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 websites).

Pursuant  to  Article  L.  225-37-4  of  the  French  Commercial  Code,  the 
following  table  sets  forth  the  recommendation  made  in  the  AFEP-
MEDEF Code that the Company has opted not to follow as at March 18, 
2020, as well as the reasons for such decision.

RECOMMENDATION NOT FOLLOWED 

EXPLANATION – PRACTICE FOLLOWED BY TOTAL

Supplementary pension plan (point 25.6.2 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 has 
been held annually since 2017. The recommendation made in the AFEP-
MEDEF Code (point 11.3) stating that “It is recommended that at least 
one meeting not attended by the executive officers should 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.  In 
accordance with the ordinance 2019-697 published on July 4, 2019, 
this pension plan is closed to all new participant as from July 4, 2019.

Second,  concerning  the  recommendation  made  in  the  AFEP-MEDEF 
Code  concerning  the  composition  of  the  Compensation  Committee 
that “one of its members should be an employee director” (point 18.1 
of  the  Code),  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 at the 
end of the Shareholders’ Meeting of May 26, 2017. Since Ms. Perycz’s 
office expired at the end of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of May 29, 
2019, the Board of Directors decided to appoint Ms. Christine Renaud, 
the director representing employees, as a member of the Compensation 
Committee at the end of said Meeting. 

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Compensation for the administration and management bodies

management bodies

4.3.1  Board members’ compensation

4.3.1.1   Board members’ compensation policy

Aggregate amount of directors’ compensation due to 
their directorships

In  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  Article  L.  225-45  of  the  French 
Commercial  Code,  the  conditions  applicable  to  Board  members’ 
compensation are defined by the Board of Directors on the proposal of 
the Governance and Ethics Committee, under the conditions provided 
for by Article L. 225-37-2 of the French Commercial Code and within the 
limit of an annual fixed amount determined by the Annual Shareholders’ 
Meeting.

The  Annual  Shareholders’  Meeting  held  on  May  17,  2013  set  at  
€1.4  million  the  maximum  amount  of  the  annual  fixed  amount  to  be 
allocated  to  board  members  for  their  activity.  This  maximum  amount 
has remained unchanged since this Shareholders’ Meeting.

In view of the expected increase in the number of directors as well as in 
the number per year of meetings of the Board of Directors for exceptional 
transactions and of the Strategy & CSR Committee the competencies 
of  which  have  been  extended  to  the  social  and  environmental 
challenges, including those in relation to climate, it will be proposed to 
the Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on May 29, 2020 to set, as from 
the fiscal year 2020, the annual fixed amount to be allocated to board 
members as compensation due to their activity at €1.75 million. 

At its meeting of March 18, 2020, the Board of Directors decided that 
the  allocation  rules  of  the  directors’  compensation  and  their  payment 
conditions  defined  by  the  Board  at  its  meeting  of  July  26,  2017,  will 
remain the same. The annual maximum amount for the compensation 
of the activity of the directors will thus be allocated among the directors 
in the strict respect of the principles set by the Rules of procedures of the 
Board and the compensation policy for directors as presented below. 

Rules for allocating directors’ compensation due to their 
directorships

The compensation due to directors’ by virtue of their directorships 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:
 – a fixed annual portion of €20,000 per director(1);
 – a  fixed  annual  portion  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  €30,000  for  the  Lead 

Independent Director (beyond amounts above);

 – an  amount  of  €7,500  per  director  for  each  Board  of  Directors’ 

meeting actually attended;

 – an amount of €3,500 per director for each Governance and Ethics 
Committee,  Compensation  Committee  or  Strategy  and  CSR 
Committee meeting actually attended;

 – an amount of €7,000 per director for each Audit Committee meeting 

actually attended; and

 – a premium of €4,000 in respect for the travel from outside France to 

attend a Board of Directors’ or Committee meetings.

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer does not receive directors’ 
compensation 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’s meeting and, if appropriate, since the decision by the 
Board  of  Directors  on  February  9,  2012,  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’ 
compensation  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’ compensation according to 
the same terms and conditions as any other director.

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.

4.3.1.2   Compensation paid to directors during 
fiscal year 2019 or allocated during the 
same fiscal year

At  its  meeting  of  February  5,  2020,  the  Board  of  Directors,  on  the 
proposal of the Governance and Ethics Committee, set the aggregate 
amount  of  compensation  (formerly  fees)  allocated  to  board  members 
due to their directorships in TOTAL S.A., for fiscal year 2019. 

This amount was determined by applying the principles presented in the 
directors’ compensation policy (point 4.3.1.1 of this chapter), and set for 
each director, after taking into account his/her actual attendance to each 
meeting of the Board or of the Committees (refer to point 4.1.2.2 of this 
chapter – table of the directors’ attendance at Board and Committees 
meetings). 

Regarding the number of meetings of the Board and the Committees 
held in fiscal year 2019, the amount determined for each director was 
prorated, under the Board of Directors’ decision of February 9, 2012, so 
that the aggregate paid amount remains within the limit of the maximum 
cap set by the Shareholders’ Meeting of May 17, 2013 (i.e. €1.4 million).

The aggregate amount of compensation allocated to Board members 
due to their directorships for fiscal year 2019 was thus set at €1.4 million, 
after  prorata.  The  amount  of  the  directors’  compensation  resulting 
from the allocation rules presented above, before prorata, would have 
amounted  to  €1,605,500,  i.e.  an  amount  above  the  cap  voted  by  the 
Shareholders’ Meeting of May 17, 2013.

The  directors  representing  employee  shareholders  and  the  director 
representing employees benefited from their compensation by virtue of 
their directorships in the same conditions and under the same basis as 
the other directors. Ms. Renaud and Ms. Della Puppa Tibi chose to pay, 
for the entire term of their directorship, all their directors’ compensation 
to their respective trade union membership organizations.

(1)  Calculated on a pro rata basis, in the event of change in the course of the year.
(2)   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 other functions is added.

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4 Compensation for the administration and management bodies

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.

No exceptional compensation was allocated.

Ms.  Christine  Renaud,  the  director  representing  employees  since 
May  26,  2017,  as  well  as  Ms.  Valérie  Della  Puppa  Tibi,  the  director 
representing  employee  shareholders  since  May  29,  2019,  benefit  
from  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  2019,  this 
pension plan represented an expense accounted for TOTAL S.A. in favor 
of Ms. Renaud of €682, and in favor of Ms. Della Puppa Tibi of €735.

The  table  below  presents  the  total  compensation  paid  to  directors 
during fiscal year 2019 or allocated for the same fiscal year.

Compensation paid to directors during fiscal year 2019 or allocated for the same fiscal year 

Gross amount (€)

Patrick Pouyanné Compensation by virtue of his directorship

Other compensation

Fiscal year 2018

Fiscal year 2019

Amounts 
allocated

Amounts  
paid

Amounts 
allocated

Amounts  
paid

None

(a)

None

(a)

None

(a)

None

(a)

Patrick Artus

Compensation by virtue of his directorship

138,696

128,000

136,032

138,696

Other compensation

–

–

–

–

Patricia Barbizet Compensation by virtue of her directorship

137,391

128,534

146,461

137,391

Other compensation

–

–

–

–

Compensation by virtue of her directorship

149,130

154,000

158,705

149,130

Marie-Christine 
Coisne-Roquette

Other compensation

Lise Croteau

Compensation by virtue of her directorship(b)

Other compensation

–

n/a

n/a 

–

n/a

n/a 

–

104,025

–

–

n/a

n/a 

Mark Cutifani

Compensation by virtue of his directorship

106,522

53,500

96,356

106,522

Valérie Della  
Puppa Tibi

Maria van der 
Hoeven

Other compensation

Compensation by virtue of her directorship(b) 

Other compensation

–

n/a

n/a

–

n/a

n/a

–

49,125

70,032

Compensation by virtue of her directorship

194,348

148,500

191,405

Other compensation

–

–

–

–

n/a

70,032

194,348

–

Anne-Marie Idrac Compensation by virtue of her directorship

94,348

91,500

104,204

94,348

Other compensation

–

–

–

–

Gérard Lamarche Compensation by virtue of his directorship(c)

201,304

181,000

82,183

201,304

Other compensation

–

–

–

–

Jean Lemierre

Compensation by virtue of his directorship

94,348

88,000

104,204

94,348

Other compensation

–

–

Renata Perycz

Compensation by virtue of her directorship(c)

129,130

120,000

Other compensation

Christine Renaud Compensation by virtue of her directorship

Other compensation

Carlos Tavares

Compensation by virtue of his directorship

Other compensation

60,681

91,739

63,471

63,043

–

60,681

53,000

63,471

42,000

–

–

69,468

62,890 

91,996

67,204

65,836

–

–

129,130

62,890

91,739

67,204

63,043

–

TOTAL

1,524,151

1,312,186

1,600,126

1,600,125

(a)  Refer to the summary tables presented in point 4.2.3 of this chapter.
(b)  Director since May 29, 2019.
(c)  Director until May 29, 2019.

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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 2019

At  its  meeting  of  March  18,  2020,  the  Board  of  Directors  set,  on  the 
proposal  of  the  Compensation  Committee,  the  Chairman  and  Chief 
Executive  Officer’s  compensation  in  respect  for  fiscal  year  2019,  by 
applying  the  principles  and  criteria  set  in  the  compensation  policy  of 
the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal year 2019 submitted 
by  the  Board  of  Directors  to  the  Ordinary  Shareholders’  Meeting  of  
May 29, 2019 and approved by the latter at 94.08% (11th resolution). For the 
setting of the compensation policy, the Board of Directors had decided, 
at its meeting of March 13, 2019, on the proposal of the Compensation 
Committee,  to  align  the  criteria  of  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive 
Officer’s compensation with the key criteria reflecting the Group’s strategy 
evolution as underscored to investors, in particular in February 2019, thus 
allowing a convergence with the long-term performances of the Company.

In accordance with Article L. 225-37-3 of the French Commercial Code, 
the  information  presented  below  reports  on  the  total  compensation 
and benefits of all kinds, paid to Mr. Patrick Pouyanné by virtue of his 
mandate  as  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  TOTAL  S.A.  for 
fiscal year 2019 or allocated by virtue of this mandate in respect for the 
same fiscal year(1) as well as all the other information provided for in this 
Article L. 225-37-3.

It  makes  the  distinction  between  the  fixed,  variable  and  extraordinary 
components of the 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.

It  is  reminded  that  the  payment  to  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive 
Officer of the annual variable component for fiscal year 2019 is conditional 
upon the approval of the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 
2020, of the fixed, variable and extraordinary components of the total 
compensation and the benefits of all kinds paid during fiscal year 2019 to 
the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer or allocated to the latter during 
the same fiscal year, in accordance with Article L. 225-100 of the French 
Commercial Code. The Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on 
May 29, 2020, will be convened on to approve the total compensation 
and the benefits of all kinds paid during fiscal year 2019 or attributed 
to  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  for  the  same  fiscal  year,  
in accordance with Article L. 225-100 of the French Commercial Code.

Table summarising the compensation, options and shares awarded to executive officer 

Table No. 1 – AFEP-MEDEF Code

(€, except the number of shares)

Patrick Pouyanné
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Fiscal year 
2019

Fiscal year 
2018

Compensation awarded in respect of the financial year (detailed in table 2)

Valuation of the stock options awarded during the financial year (detailed in table 4)

3,845,925

3,195,132

-

-

Valuation of the performance shares awarded during the financial year (detailed in table 6)

2,310,336(a)

2,607,840(b)

Number of performance shares awarded during the financial year

Valuation of the other long-term compensation plans

TOTAL

Variation Fiscal year 2019/Fiscal Year 2018

72,000

72,000

-

-

6,156,261

5,802,972

+6%

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 

(a) 

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.
In accordance with the accounting of the performance shares for fiscal year 2019 in accordance with IFRS 2 which takes into account an award rate hypothesis of 80% at the end of the 
acquisition period, this amount corresponds to the 72,000 shares awarded in 2019, valued on the basis of a unit fair value of €40.11.

(b)  This amount corresponds to the 72,000 shares awarded in 2018, valued based on a unit fair value of €36.22.

Evolution of the compensation of Mr. Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (fiscal years 2015-2019)

€5,920,545

€6,002,476

+24%

+1%

€5,802,972

-3%

€6,156,261

+6%

€4,773,750

2015*

2016

2017

2018

2019

*  In  2015,  Mr.  Patrick  Pouyanné  was  Chief  Executive  Officer  until  December  18,  2015,  and  then  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  as  from 

December 19, 2015.

(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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Table of the compensation of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 

Table No. 2 – AFEP-MEDEF Code

(en €)

Patrick Pouyanné
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Fixed compensation

Annual variable compensation

Multi-year variable compensation

Extraordinary compensation

Compensation due to his directorship as a director

In-kind benefits(b)

TOTAL

(a)  Variable portion paid for the prior fiscal year.
(b)  Company car and the life insurance and health care plans paid for by the Company.

Fiscal year 2019

Fiscal year 2018

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

1,400,000

1,400,000

1,400,000

2,378,300

1,725,900

1,725,900

2,400,300

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

67,625

67,625

69,232

69,232

3,845,925

3,193,525

3,195,132

3,869,532

Summary of the multi-annual variable compensation paid to the executive officer

Table n° 10 – AFEP-MEDEF Code   

Patrick Pouyanné 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Non

Table No. 11 – AFEP-MEDEF Code

Executive directors

Patrick Pouyanné 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Start of term of office: December 19, 2015 
End of term of office: Shareholders’ Meeting of 2021  
to approve the financial statements for fiscal year 2020 

Payments or benefits  
due or likely to be due 
upon termination or 
change in duties

Benefits 
related to a 
non-compete 
agreement

YES(a) 
Severance benefit and 
retirement benefit 

NO 

Employment 
contract

Supplementary  
pension plan

NO 

YES
Internal supplementary 
defined benefit pension 
plan(a) and defined 
contribution pension 
plan known as 
RECOSUP

(a)  Payment subject to a performance condition under the terms approved by the Board of Directors on March 18, 2020. Details of these commitments are provided below. The retirement benefit 

cannot be combined with the severance benefit.

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Summary table of the components of the compensation for Mr. Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive 
Officer of TOTAL S.A., paid during fiscal year 2019 or allocated in respect of the same fiscal year 

Components of 
compensation 
submitted for 
vote

Fixed 
compensation

Amount paid 
during fiscal 
year 2019

€1,400,000

Amount awarded in 
respect of fiscal year 
2019 or accounting 
valuation 

€1,400,000  
(amount paid in 
2019)

Presentation

The fixed compensation awarded to Mr. Pouyanné in respect for fiscal year 2019 by 
virtue of his duties as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer amounted to €1,400,000 
(unchanged  compared  to  fiscal  year  2018).  This  fixed  compensation  was  paid  to 
Mr. Pouyanné in 2019.

This fixed compensation represents 37% of the total cash compensation awarded in 
respect for fiscal year 2019 (i.e., excluding performance shares and benefit in kind).

Annual 
variable 
compensation

€1,725,900 
(amount 
awarded in 
respect for 
fiscal year 
2018 and paid 
in 2019)

€2,378,300  
(amount awarded  
in respect for fiscal 
year 2019 and to  
be paid in 2020)

The variable portion of Mr. Pouyanné’s compensation allocated in respect for fiscal year 
2019 by virtue of his duties as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer has been set at 
€2,378,300. This corresponds to 169.88% (of a maximum of 180%) of his fixed annual 
compensation based on results of the economic parameters and the evaluation of the 
personal contribution of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

This annual variable compensation corresponds to 63% of the total cash compensation 
allocated in respect for fiscal year 2019 (i.e., excluding performance shares and benefit 
in kind).

The payment to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the annual variable portion 
allocated  in  respect  for  fiscal  year  2019  is  subject  to  the  approval  by  the  Ordinary 
Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on May 29, 2020 of the fixed, variable and extraordinary 
components of the total compensation and the benefit-in-kind paid during fiscal year 
2019 to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer or allocated to the latter during the 
same fiscal year, in accordance with Article L. 225-100 of the French Commercial Code.

The  variable  portion  of  Mr.  Pouyanné’s  compensation  allocated  in  respect  for  fiscal 
year 2018 by virtue of his duties as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and paid in 
2019 (after the approval by the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of May 29, 2019 of the 
fixed, variable and extraordinary components of the total compensation and the benefit-
in-kind paid in respect for fiscal year 2018) was set at €1,725,900, corresponding to 
123.28% (of a maximum of 180%) of his fixed annual compensation based on results of 
the economic parameters and the evaluation of his personal contribution.

For  the  setting  of  the  variable  portion  of  Mr.  Pouyanné’s  compensation  awarded 
in  respect  for  fiscal  year  2019  due  to  his  duties  as  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive 
Officer, the Board of Directors reviewed, at its meeting on March 18, 2020, the level 
of achievement of the economic parameters based on the quantifiable targets set by 
the Board of Directors at its meeting on March 13, 2019. The Board of Directors also 
assessed the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer’s personal contribution on the basis 
of the target criteria set during its meeting on March 13, 2019, to qualitatively assess his 
management.

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Components of 
compensation 
submitted for 
vote

Amount paid 
during fiscal 
year 2019

Amount awarded in 
respect of fiscal year 
2019 or accounting 
valuation 

Presentation

Annual variable compensation allocated in respect of fiscal year 2019 
(expressed as a percentage of the base salary)

Economic parameters (quantifiable targets)

140% 129.88%

Maximum 
percentage

Percentage 
allocated

HSE

a)  Safety

 – TRIR

 – FIR, comparative

 – Evolution of the number of Tier 1 + Tier 2 incidents

b)  Evolution of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

 – Return on equity (ROE)

 – Net-debt-to-equity ratio

 – Pre-dividend organic cash breakeven

 – Return on average capital employed (ROACE), 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

30%

20%

8%

4%

8%

10%

30%

30%

30%

20%

40%

27.68%

17.68%

8%

1.68%

8%

10%

22.2%

30%

30%

20%

40%

15%

15%

10%

15%

10%

15%

180% 169.88%

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%  of  the  base  salary 
through (i) the achievement of the annual TRIR (Total Recordable Injury Rate) target, 
(ii) the number of accidental deaths per million hours worked, FIR (Fatality Incident 
Rate) compared to those of the four large competitor oil companies (ExxonMobil, 
Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Chevron), as well as (iii) through change in the Tier 1 + 
Tier 2 indicator(1).

These three sub-criteria were assessed based on the elements set out in the 2019 
compensation policy for the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, as approved by 
the Shareholders’ Meeting of May 29, 2019, and providing that: 
 – the  maximum  weighting  of  the  TRIR  criterion  is  8%  of  the  base  salary.  The 
maximum weighting is reached if the TRIR is less than 0.85; the weighting of the 
criterion is zero if the TRIR is greater than or equal to 1.4. 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 is reached if the FIR is the best of the majors’ panel; it is zero if the FIR 
is the worst of the panel. The interpolations are linear between these points of 
reference;

 – the maximum weighting of the evolution of the number of incidents Tier 1 + Tier 
2 criterion is 8% of the base salary. The maximum weighting is reached if the 
number of incidents Tier 1 + Tier 2 is equal to or less than 100, it is zero if the 
number of incidents Tier 1 + Tier 2 is greater than or equal to 180. The interpolations 
are linear between these points of reference. 

  Concerning the 2019 fiscal year, the following elements were noted: 

 – the TRIR was 0.81, which is below the target of 0.85. The result of this criterion 

was thus set at 8%; 

(1) 

 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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Components of 
compensation 
submitted for 
vote

Amount paid 
during fiscal 
year 2019

Amount awarded in 
respect of fiscal year 
2019 or accounting 
valuation 

Presentation

 – the FIR rate is 0.857, which is between the maximum FIR of 1.323 of the majors’ 
panel  and  the  minimum  FIR  of  0.214  of  the  majors’  panel.  The  result  of  this 
criterion was thus fixed at 42% of its maximum i.e. 1.68%; 

 – the number of Tier 1 + Tier 2 incidents was 72, which is below the target of 100. 

The result of this criterion was set at 8%.

The result of the criterion related to the safety performance was thus set at 17.68%.

 – The criterion linked to the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on operated oil & 
gas facilities was assessed for a maximum weighting of 10% of the base salary, 
through the achievement of a GHG (Scope 1 and Scope 2) reduction emission target 
from 46 Mt CO2e in 2015 to 40 Mt CO2e in 2025, corresponding to a reduction of 600 
kt CO2e/y, i.e. a target of 43.6 Mt CO2e for 2019. 

This criterion was assessed based on the elements set out in the 2019 compensation 
policy for the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, as approved by the Shareholders’ 
Meeting of May 29, 2019, and providing that:
 – the  maximum  weighting  of  the  GHG  criterion,  i.e.  10%  of  the  base  salary,  is 
reached if the GHG Scope 1 and Scope 2 emission on the operated oil & gas 
facilities are below 43.6 Mt CO2e in 2019;

 – the weighting of the criterion is zero if the emissions remain stable or increase 

compared to those in 2015 (46 Mt CO2e);

 – the interpolations are linear between these points of reference.

The Board noted that the GHG Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions on operated oil & 
gas facilities amounted to 41.5 Mt CO2e in 2019. The result of this criterion was thus 
set at its maximum of 10%.

 – The  return  on  equity  (ROE)  criterion,  as  published  by  the  Group  on  the  basis 
of  its  balance  sheet  and  consolidated  statement  of  income  was  assessed  for  a 
maximum of 30% of the base salary, based on the elements set out in the 2019 
compensation policy of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, as approved by 
the Shareholders’ Meeting of May 29, 2019, and providing that:
 – the maximum weighting of the criterion is reached if the ROE is greater than or 

equal to 13%;

 – the weighting of the criterion is zero if the ROE is less than or equal to 6%;
 – the weighting of the criterion is at 50% of the maximum, i.e., 15%, for an ROE  

of 8%;

 – the interpolations are linear between these three points of reference. 

The Board noted that the ROE for fiscal year 2019 was 10.40%, i.e., below the limit of 
13% corresponding to the maximum weighting. The result of this criterion was thus 
set at 74% of the maximum, i.e. 22.2%.

 – The net-debt-to-equity ratio criterion was assessed for a maximum of 30% of 
the base salary, based on the elements set out in the compensation policy of the 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for 2019, as approved by the Shareholders’ 
Meeting of May 29, 2019 and providing that:
 – the maximum weighting of the criterion is reached for a net-debt-to-equity ratio 

equal to or less than 20%;

 – the  weighting  of  the  criterion  is  zero  for  a  net-debt-to-equity  ratio  equal  to  or 

greater than 30%;

 – the interpolations are linear between these two points of reference.

It should be noted that the Board of Directors of March 13, 2019, had agreed that, 
in  the  event  of  a  significant  change  in  the  Group  affecting  the  calculation  of  the 
economic  perimeters  for  the  Group  (change  in  accounting  standard,  significant 
patrimonial  transaction  approved  by  the  Board  of  Directors…),  the  Board  may 
calculate the parameters mutatis mutandis, i.e., excluding exogenous extraordinary 
elements. 

The new IFRS 16 standard, applicable as from January 1, 2019, led the Group to 
consolidate  from  this  date  all  leases  in  the  balance  sheet  and  as  counterpart  to 
record the corresponding financial debts as a liability in the balance sheet (before 
January 1, 2019, only finance leases were consolidated). The entry into force of this 
new accounting standard resulted in the increase of the net-debt-to-equity ratio of 
3.1% as of January 1, 2019. 

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Components of 
compensation 
submitted for 
vote

Amount paid 
during fiscal 
year 2019

Amount awarded in 
respect of fiscal year 
2019 or accounting 
valuation 

Presentation

The Board thus noted that the net-debt-to-equity ratio (excluding all leases debts) at 
2019 year-end set at 16.7%, i.e. 3.3% below the 20%-threshold. 

The  Board  thus  decided  to  assess  the  net-debt-to-equity  ratio  criterion  without 
taking into consideration the financial debt corresponding to leases. As a result, the 
Board of Directors decided that the result obtained for this criterion should be set at 
its maximum, i.e. 30%.

 – the pre-dividend organic cash breakeven was assessed at a maximum of 30% 
of the base salary according to components set in the compensation policy of the 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for 2019, as approved by the Shareholders’ 
Meeting of May 29, 2019, and providing that:
 – the maximum weighting of the criterion is reached, i.e. the breakeven is below or 

equal to 30$/b; 

 – the weighting of the criterion is zero if the breakeven is above or equal to 40$/b;
 – the interpolations are linear between these two points of reference.

The pre-dividend organic cash breakeven is defined as the Brent price for which 
the operating cash flow before working capital changes(1) (MBA) covers the organic 
investments(2). The ability of the Group to resist to the variations of the Brent barrel 
price is measured by this parameter. 

  Regarding  fiscal  year  2019,  the  Board  noted  that  the  pre-dividend  organic  cash 
breakeven set at $25.1/b, which is below $30/b. The result of this criterion was thus 
set at its maximum of 30%. 

 – the  return  on  average  capital  employed  (ROACE)  criterion,  by  comparison, 
assessed  as  a  maximum  weighting  of  20%  of  the  base  salary.  TOTAL’s  ROACE, 
as published from the consolidated balance sheet and the income statement, was 
compared to the ROACE average of each of the four peers (ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch 
Shell, BP and Chevron). The ROACE is equal to the net adjusted operating income(3) 
divided by the average of the capital employed (at replacement costs, net of deferred 
income tax and non-current liabilities) of the start and end of the fiscal year. 

This criterion was assessed based on the elements set out in the 2019 compensation 
policy for the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, as approved by the Shareholders’ 
Meeting of May 29, 2019, and providing that:
 – the maximum weighting of the criterion is reached, i.e. 20% of the base salary,  
if TOTAL’s ROACE is above 2% or more compared to the average of the 4 peers’ 
ROACE;

 – the weighting of the criterion is zero if the TOTAL’s ROACE is under 2% or more 

compared to the average of the peers’ ROACE;

 – the interpolations are linear between these two points of reference.

For fiscal year 2019, the Board noted that TOTAL’s ROACE is 3% above the average of 
the ROACEs of the four peers. The result of this criterion was thus set to 100% of the 
maximum weighting of this criterion, i.e. 20%. 

The  personal  contribution  of  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  was 
assessed at its maximum of 40% of the base salary based on the three criteria in the 
compensation policy of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for 2019, as approved 
by the Shareholders’ Meeting of May 29, 2019:
 – steering  of  the  strategy  and  successful  strategic  negotiations  with  producing 

countries, and achievement of production and reserve targets, for up to 15%.

The Board of Directors set the result of this criterion to its maximum, i.e. 15% because 
of the following elements observed during the past fiscal year:
 – the ramp-up of FPSO Kaombo Sul in Angola, 
 – the signing by TOTAL (operator of Block 17) and its partners of an agreement with 
the national company Sonangol and the National Agency for Oil, Gas and Biofuels 
in order to extend the production licenses of the consortium until 2045,

 – the acquisition of Blocks 20 and 21 in Angola, composing a new production unit,
 – the  signing  of  an  agreement  with  Occidental  Petroleum  for  the  acquisition  of 

Anadarko’s assets in Africa,

(1)  The operating cash flow before working capital changes is defined as cash flow from operating activities before changes in capital at replacement cost. 
(2)  Organic investments: net investments excluding acquisitions, asset sales and other operations with non-controlling interests.
(3)  Adjustments items include special items, the inventory effect and the impact for change for fair value.

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Components of 
compensation 
submitted for 
vote

Amount paid 
during fiscal 
year 2019

Amount awarded in 
respect of fiscal year 
2019 or accounting 
valuation 

Presentation

 – the start of Culzean field in the North Sea,
 – the ramp-up of Johan Sverdrup field in Norway,
 – the start of Iara project in Brazil.

The Board of Directors also noted an increase in hydrocarbon production of 8.6% 
in 2019 compared to 2018 reaching 3.0 Mboe/d and the rate of renewal of reserves 
recorded at 12/31/2019 which is established at +157% (with an average price passing 
from $71.43/b in 2018 to $62.74/b in 2019).

 – Performance  and  outlook  with  respect  to  Downstream  activities  (Refining  & 
Chemicals/Marketing  &  Services)  and  the  Group’s  gas-electricity-renewables 
growth strategy for a maximum of 10%.

The  Board  of  Directors  set  the  result  of  this  criterion  to  its  maximum,  i.e.,  10% 
because of the following components which were observed during past fiscal year:
 – an agreement concluded with Saudi Aramco to increase a network of service 

stations,

 – the acquisition of Synova, French leader of recycled popypropylen production,
 – the start of the biorefinery of La Mède,
 – the putting into service of high-power charging stations for electric cars at the 
Limours-Janvry service-station, the first in the Group to be equipped with them, 

 – the inauguration of the thousandth solarized service station of the Group,
 – the  creation  by  Saft  of  a  partnership  with  Tianneng  to  develop  the  offer  on 

electrical mobility and energy storage,

 – the start of production of the Cameron LNG terminal in the United States, 
 – the start of Miyako, a solar power plant in Japan,
 – the signing of the final investment decision of Arctic LNG 2 in Russia,
 – the extension by TOTAL of its partnership with Adani in India.

 – CSR performance, notably taking into account the climate into 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 a maximum of 15%.

The Board of Directors set the result of this criterion at its maximum i.e., 15% because 
of the following elements observed in the past fiscal year:

 – Concerning the Group’s reputation in the field of societal policy:

 – the adherence to the B-Team principles for a sustainable taxation, 
 – the designation of Mr. Patrick Pouyanné as co-Chairman of PACI (partnering 

against corruption initiative) dedicated to fighting corruption,
 – the actions taken in the context of the Total Foundation program:
 – the significant increase in the commitment to citizen action, 
 – the  further  development  of  Industreet  with  the  laying  of  the  foundation 

stone, 

 – the deployment of the employee engagement Program Action! launched 

2018 in 28 countries,

 – the  renewal  of  TOTAL  in  2019  as  LEAD  company  in  the  Global  Compact 
(recognition  of  the  Group  as  one  of  the  members  most  committed  in  the 
integration of the 10 principles),

 – the confirmation of the Gold status of TOTAL in 2019 in its rating by EcoVadis 
for four commercial entities of the Group (Total Direct Energie, Total Marketing 
& Services, Total Raffinage Chimie, SAFT) and Silver status for its Total Gas 
Power Europe entity, 

 – TOTAL’s ranking in the “Global 100 index” of Corporate Knights of the most 
sustainable company in the world in the 57th position (TOTAL being one of only 
two oil and gas companies to have distinguished itself in 2019),

 – The road safety actions that have been rewarded by the Prize “Prix Jean Todt 

pour la sécurité routière”.

 – Regarding non-financial rating agencies:

 – maintaining TOTAL in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (New York Stock 

Exchange) – DJSI World and Europe indices,

 – maintaining  TOTAL  in  the  FTSE4Good  index  (“footsie  for  good”)  –  London 

Stock Exchange,

 – the retention of TOTAL’s A rating with the MSCI non-financial rating agency  

(on a scale from AAA to C), 

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compensation 
submitted for 
vote

Amount paid 
during fiscal 
year 2019

Amount awarded in 
respect of fiscal year 
2019 or accounting 
valuation 

Presentation

 – the increase of one grade to B rating of TOTAL with the non-financial rating 
agency ISS-oekom (renamed ISS ESG), on a scale from A + to D, and maintain 
its “Prime” status (value recommended to socially responsible investors),
 – TOTAL’s ranking in the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark being 11th in the 
extractive  sector  and  5th  Oil  &  Gas  company,  with  53.5/100  (increased 
compared to 2018).

 – Taking into account the climate into the Group’s strategy:

 – the setting of a target to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions Scope 1 and 

Scope 2,

 – the creation of a task force dedicated to the reduction of CO2 emissions of 
operated  facilities  (CO2  Fighter  Squad)  and  of  an  entity  dedicated  to 
investments in natural carbon sinks (NBS),

 – the CDP valuation on climate change: ranking of A-,
 – Regarding sustainable lobbying: 

 – the public position paper on climate consideration by the main professional 

associations of which TOTAL is a member (exit from the AFPM),

 – the official position to defend the regulation on methane emission in the  

United States (recognition of the Rothschild Fondation),

 – the participation in a CEOs consortium encouraging the United States not 

to withdraw from the Paris Agreement.

 – Environment: 

 – The creation of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste of which TOTAL is a founding 

member.

 – Diversity policy:

 – Results on diversity policy and in particular:

 – the  increase  in  the  proportion  of  women  (25.7%)  and  of  non-French 
individuals (20.3%) among the 74 of the second and third top managers 
into the chain of command of the Chairman & CEO (excluding secondees),
 – the  appointment  of  a  woman  President  Strategy  &  Innovation  in  the 

Executive Committee in 2019, 

 – the  increase  in  the  proportion  of  women  within  the  G70  (22%  in  2019 
compared  to  18%  in  2018)  and  the  Group  Performance  management 
Committee (+2 women in 2019),

 – the  achievement  in  2019  of  the  target  of  20%  of  women  members  on 
Management Committees of branches and large functional divisions, 
 – the increase in women senior executives (23%) and non-French individuals 

(34%) in 2019.

 – Professional integration of young people:

 – 1st year of High School internships: continuation of the commitment made 
in  2018  in  Ile  de  France  (50%  of  internships  for  High  School  (first  year) 
reserved to young people from disadvantaged areas in the Paris region) 
and development in the other regions of France,

 – alternates:  Group’s  confirmation  of  its  commitment  to  hire  alternates 

corresponding to 5% of the French workforce per year.

 – Results of the policy on Disability:

 – the  continuation  of  international  expansion  of  the  Disability  approach  
(41 subsidiaries involved) within the framework of the ILO’s “Business and 
Disability” global Network Charter,

 – the signing, in February 2019, of an agreement within the “Socle Social 

Commun” for the employment of people with disabilities,

 – the signing, in October 2019, of the charter of the UNEA (Union Nationale 
des Entreprises Adaptées) aiming at improving job creation and promoting 
adapted companies (entreprises adaptées), 

 – the  signing,  in  November  2019,  of  the  “Manifesto  for  the  Inclusion  of 
People with Disabilities in Economic Life” (“Manifeste pour l’inclusion des 
personnes handicapées dans la vie économique”).

Being that all the objectives were considered as largely met, the personal contribution 
of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer was thus determined at its maximum, i.e., 
40% of the fixed compensation.

n/a

n/a

The Board of Directors has not granted any multi-year or deferred variable compensation.

Multi-year 
variable 
compensation

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Compensation for the administration and management bodies

Components of 
compensation 
submitted for 
vote

Extraordinary 
compensation

Compensation 
due to his 
directorship

Stock options 
(SO), 
performance 
shares (PS) or 
all other forms 
of long-term 
compensation

Amount paid 
during fiscal 
year 2019

Amount awarded in 
respect of fiscal year 
2019 or accounting 
valuation 

Presentation

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

The Board of Directors has not granted any extraordinary compensation.

Mr. Pouyanné does not receive compensation due to his directorship in TOTAL S.A. 
Mr. Pouyanné does not receive compensation from companies TOTAL S.A. controls.

SO: None

PS: €2,310,336(1) 
(accounting 
valuation)

On March 13, 2019, Mr. Pouyanné was granted 72,000 existing shares of the Company 
pursuant to the authorization of the Company’s Combined Shareholders’ Meeting of 
June  1,  2018  (nineteenth  resolution)  subject  to  the  conditions  set  out  below.  These 
shares were granted under a broader share plan approved by the Board of Directors 
on March 13, 2019, relating to 0.24% of the share capital in favor of more than 11,000 
beneficiaries. 

The  definitive  number  of  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), the annual variation in net cash flow per share expressed in 
dollars, as well as the pre-dividend organic cash breakeven for fiscal years 2019, 2020 
and 2021 and applied as follows:
 – for 1/3 of the shares, the Company will be ranked against its peers (ExxonMobil, 
Royal  Dutch  Shell,  BP  and  Chevron)  each  year  during  the  three  vesting  years  
(2019, 2020 and 2021), based on the TSR criterion of the last quarter of the year in 
question, the dividend being considered reinvested based on the closing price on 
the ex-dividend date.

 – for  1/3  of  the  shares,  the  Company  will  be  ranked  each  year  against  its  peers 
(ExxonMobil,  Royal  Dutch  Shell,  BP  and  Chevron)  during  the  three  vesting  years 
(2019, 2020 and 2021) using the annual variation in net cash flow criterion expressed 
in dollar.

Based on the ranking, a grant rate will be determined for each year for these first two 
criteria: 1st: 180% of the grant; 2nd: 130% of the grant; 3rd: 80% of the grant; 4th and 5th: 
0%. 
 – for  1/3  of  the  shares,  the  pre-dividend  organic  cash  breakeven  criterion  will  be 
assessed  during  the  three  acquisition  years  (2019,  2020  and  2021)  as  follows. 
The pre-dividend organic cash breakeven is defined as the Brent price for which 
the operating cash flow before working capital changes (MBA) covers the organic 
investments. The ability of the Group to resist to the variations of the Brent barrel 
price is measured by this parameter.
 – the maximum weighting of the criterion is reached, i.e. the breakeven is below or 

equal to 30$/b; 

 – the weighting of the criterion is zero if the breakeven is above or equal to 40$/b;
 – the interpolations are linear between these two points of reference.

A grant rate will be determined for each year.

For each of these three 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 1/3 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 granted shares net of tax and national insurance contributions related to 
the shares granted in 2019. 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. 

(1) 

 In accordance with the accounting of the performance shares for fiscal year 2019 in accordance with IFRS 2 which takes into account an award rate hypothesis of 80% at the end of the 
acquisition period, this amount corresponds to the 72,000 shares awarded in 2019, valued on the basis of a unit fair value of €40.11.

(2)  In the form of shares or units of mutual funds invested in shares of the Company.  

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Components of 
compensation 
submitted for 
vote

Amount paid 
during fiscal 
year 2019

Amount awarded in 
respect of fiscal year 
2019 or accounting 
valuation 

Presentation

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.

The grant of performance shares to Mr. Pouyanné is subject to the same requirements 
applicable  to  the  other  beneficiaries  of  the  performance  share  plan  as  approved  by 
the  Board  at  its  meeting  on  March  13,  2019.  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.

n/a

n/a

Mr. Pouyanné was not granted any payment for assuming his position.

Payment for 
assuming a 
position

In-kind 
benefits

€67,625  
(accounting 
valuation)

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 5 times the annual 
compensation up to 16 times the PASS, corresponding to a maximum of €3,290,880 
in 2020, 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 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.

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 leaves 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 leaves is less than or equal to 30%; and

Severance 
benefit

None

None

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Components of 
compensation 
submitted for 
vote

Amount paid 
during fiscal 
year 2019

Amount awarded in 
respect of fiscal year 
2019 or accounting 
valuation 

Presentation

Retirement 
benefit

None 

None 

Non-compete 
compensation

Supplementary 
pension plan

n/a

None

 – 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 leaves.

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.

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 2019, this pension 
plan represented a booked expense to TOTAL S.A. in favor of the Chairman and Chief 
Executive Officer of €2,431.

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. In accordance with the ordinance 2019-697 published on July 4, 2019, 
this plan is closed to any new participant as from July 4, 2019 and, for participants as of 
July 4, 2019 and retiring as from January 1, 2020, the amount of supplementary pension 
provided for in this plan is calculated on the basis of number of years of service as at 
December 31, 2019 and up to a maximum of 20 years.

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 €40,524 for 2019 (i.e., €324,192), 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 if 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. 

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Components of 
compensation 
submitted for 
vote

Amount paid 
during fiscal 
year 2019

Amount awarded in 
respect of fiscal year 
2019 or accounting 
valuation 

Presentation

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 as at December 31, 2019 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.

The  Board  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 to Mr. Patrick Pouyanné for the period from January 1, 
1997, to December 31, 2016 (inclusive), 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.

Based on Mr. Pouyanné’s seniority at the Company, capped at 20 years on December 
31, 2016, the commitments made by TOTAL S.A. to the Chairman and Chief Executive 
Officer  in  terms  of  supplementary  defined  benefits  and  similar  pension  plans 
represented, at December 31, 2019, a gross annual retirement pension estimated at 
€628,932.  It  corresponds  to  16.65%  of  Mr.  Pouyanné’s  gross  annual  compensation 
consisting of the annual fixed portion for 2019 (i.e., €1,400,000) and the variable portion 
paid in 2020(1) for fiscal year 2019 (i.e., €2,378,300).

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, 2019, is €21.8 million for the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 
(€21.9 million for the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and the 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, 2019 as well as the statistical life expectancy of 
the beneficiaries.

The total amount of all the pension plans in which Mr. Pouyanné participates represents, 
at December 31, 2019, a gross annual pension estimated at €734,889, corresponding 
to 19.45% of Mr. Pouyanné’s gross annual compensation defined above (annual fixed 
portion for 2019 and variable portion paid in 2020 for fiscal year 2019).

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 March 14, 2018, and approved by the Shareholders’ Meeting 
on June 1, 2018.

Approval by 
the 
Shareholders’ 
Meeting

-

(1)  Subject to approval by the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2020.

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Compensation ratios – Annual trend of the compensation, of performances of the Company and of the ratios   

In  accordance  with  Article  L.  225-37-3,  6°  and  7°  of  the  French 
Commercial Code, below are indicated the ratios between the level of 
compensation  of  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  and  the 
average  and  median  compensation  of  TOTAL  S.A.(1)  employees,  as 
well as the annual trend of the compensation, of performances of the 
Company, of the average compensation of the Company’s employees 
and of the ratios during the last five fiscal years. 

The  compensation  ratios  were  calculated  based  on  the  following 
elements: 
 – The retained compensation for the executive directors corresponds 
to  the  compensation  paid  during  fiscal  year  N  (excluding  in-kind 
benefits). It is composed of the fixed and variable components paid 
during  fiscal  year  N  in  respect  for  fiscal  year  N-1,  of  performance 
shares awarded during fiscal year N(2).

 – For  employees,  the  retained  compensation  corresponds  to  the 
compensation paid during fiscal year N (excluding in-kind benefits). 
It is composed of the full time equivalent fixed portion, of the variable 
portion paid during fiscal year N in respect for fiscal year N-1, of the 
incentive and profit-sharing compensation paid during fiscal year N in 
respect for N-1, of performance shares awarded during fiscal year N.

Mr.  Patrick  Pouyanné  has  been  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive 
Officer  of  TOTAL  S.A.  since  December  19,  2015,  when  the  positions 
of  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors  and  of  Chief  Executive  Officer  
of  TOTAL  S.A.  were  combined  (refer  to  point  4.1.5.1  of  this  chapter). 
Before that date, the positions of Chairman of the Board of Directors and 
of Chief Executive Officer were not combined. 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 12/19/2015

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Compensation ratio compared to the average compensation of TOTAL S.A. 
employees

Variation (N/N-1) in %

Compensation ratio compared to the median compensation of TOTAL S.A. 
employees

Variation (N/N-1) in %

n/a

n/a

42

55

47

51

46

+12.1%

+8.7%

-10.6%

61

66

59

+10%

+8.8%

-10.7%

2016/15

2017/16

2018/17

2019/18

Evolution of the compensation of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

n/a

+11.3%

+12.5%

-7.7%

Evolution of the average compensation of TOTAL S.A. employees

+2.5%

-0.7%(3)

+3.5%

+3.3%

Evolution of the net adjusted result(4)

Evolution of the operating cash flow before working capital changes(5)

-21%

-12%

+28%

+24%

+28%

+16%

-13%

+8%

After  the  death  of  the  former  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer, 
Mr.  de  Margerie,  the  Board  of  Directors  had  decided  on  October  22, 
2014, in order to ensure the best continuity of the transition process of 
the general management, to combine the management positions and 
to  appoint  Mr.  Desmarest,  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors  for  a 
mandate to be ended on December 18, 2015, and Mr. Pouyanné, Chief 
Executive Officer. It had been announced that the duties of Chairman 
and Chief Executive Officer would be combined in December 2015. 

In this context, Mr. Desmarest had not wished to be paid for his duties 
as Chairman of the Board of Directors and had received in 2015 only his 
fees due to his directorship amounting to 101,500 euros.

For  his  duties  as  Chief  Executive  Officer,  Mr.  Pouyanné  received  in 
2015, a fixed compensation of 1,200,000 euros and an annual variable 
compensation paid in 2015 in respect for fiscal year 2014 amounting to 
295,469 euros (for the period from October 22 2014 to December 18, 
2015). In respect for fiscal year 2015, performance shares awarded to 
Mr. Pouyanné as Chief Executive officer were valued at 1,206,072 euros). 

Based on these elements, the ratios between the Chief Executive Officer 
and the average and median compensation of TOTAL S.A. employees 
amount for 2015 to 25% and 33% respectively. 

Furthermore,  below  are  presented  the  ratios  between  the  level  of 
compensation  of  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  and  the 
average  and  median  compensation  of  employees  within  the  “Socle 
Social Commun (SSC)” as well as the annual trend of the compensation, 
of performances of the Company, of the average compensation of the 
Company’s employees and of the ratios during the last five fiscal years.

The Socle Social Commun, which gather the three economic and social 
units (Upstream – Global Services – Holding, Refining-Petrochemicals, 
Marketing-Services),  is  the  perimeter  covering  negotiations  regarding 
annual  wage  measures  driven  by  the  management  of  TOTAL  S.A.  
The Socle Social Commun gather workforce of subsidiaries in France 
(more than 15,000 employees in 2019).

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 12/19/2015

Compensation ratio compared to the average compensation of SSC employees

Variation (N/N-1) in %

2015

n/a

2016

54

2017

60

2018

66

2019

58

+12.1%

+8.7%

-10.6%

Compensation ratio compared to the median compensation of SSC employees

n/a

72

80

87

77

Variation (N/N-1) in %

+11.8%

+9.3%

-12.1%

(1)  TOTAL S.A., the Group parent company, employs more than 5,000 employees (full time equivalent employees and present as of December 31 for each fiscal year of the considered period). 
(2)   Performance shares valued on the basis of their unit fair value, in accordance with their accounting in accordance with IFRS 2, taking into account an award rate hypothesis of 70% for years 

2015 to 2017 and 80% for 2018 and 2019 at the end of the acquisition period.

(3)   The 2017 change compared to 2016 is mainly explained by the 16% drop in the profit-sharing paid in 2017 compared to that paid in 2016 given the change in the parameters taken into account 

as well as, for TOTAL S.A., by the decision to assign the managers of TOTAL S.A. in the various companies of the Common Social Base according to their functions within the Group.

(4)  Net adjusted result (Group share published in the consolidated financial statements in respect for the considered fiscal year).
(5)  Operating cash flow before working capital changes published in the consolidated financial statements in respect of the considered fiscal year.

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Evolution of the compensation of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Evolution of the average compensation of SSC employees

Evolution of the net adjusted result(2) 

Evolution of the operating cash flow before working capital changes(3)

2016/15

2017/16

2018/17

2019/18

n/a

+11.3%

+12.5%

+2.9%

+0.1%(1)

+3.2%

-21%

-12%

+28%

+24%

+28%

+16%

-7.7%

+4.5%

-13%

+8%

4.3.2.2  Compensation policy of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 

The compensation policy of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 
for  fiscal  year  2020  was  set  by  the  Board  of  Directors,  at  its  meeting 
of March 18, 2020, on the proposal of the Compensation Committee, 
in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 225-37-2 of the French 
Commercial Code.

For  its  determination,  the  Board  of  Directors  wished  to  maintain  the 
orientations decided in 2019 and follow the alignment of the criteria of 
the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer’s  compensation  on  the  key 

criteria  reflecting  the  Group’s  strategy,  enabling  to  continue  to  ensure 
the convergence of the compensation with long-term performances of 
the Company.

The  Board  of  Directors  also  relied  on  the  general  principles  for 
determining  the  compensation  of  the  executive  directors  described 
below and considered the compensation’s and employment’s conditions 
of employees of the Company.

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.
 – Compensation  as  well  as  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. 
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.  Only  highly  specific  circumstances  may 
warrant the award of extraordinary compensation (for example, due 
to their importance for the corporation, the involvement they demand 
and the difficulties they present). Justified reasons for the payment of 
this extraordinary compensation must be given, and the realisation of 
the event that gave rise to the payment must be explained.

 – The fixed portion is reviewed with a periodicity that cannot be below 

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  toward  paving  the  way  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.

 – 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.

The  grant  of  options  and  performance  shares  to  the  executive 
directors is reviewed in light of all the components of compensation 
of the person in question. No discount is applied when stock options 
are granted.

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 beneficiary’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 as well 
as 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 as well as 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 for particular reasons, in the Company’s interest 
and within the limits of the exceptional circumstances.

(1)  The 2017 change compared to 2016 is mainly explained by the 16% drop in the profit-sharing paid in 2017 compared to that paid in 2016 given the change in the parameters taken into account.
(2)  Net adjusted result (Group share published in the consolidated financial statements in respect for the considered fiscal year).
(3)  Operating cash flow before working capital changes published in the consolidated financial statements in respect of the considered fiscal year.

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Compensation for the administration and management bodies

Compensation policy for the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal year 2020

Base salary of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 
(fixed compensation)

The  Board  of  Directors  decided  to  maintain  Mr.  Patrick  Pouyanné’s 
annual base salary (fixed compensation) for his duties as Chairman and 
Chief Executive Officer for fiscal year 2020 at €1,400,000 (the same as 
the fixed portion due for fiscal year 2019).

The  level  of  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer’s  fixed 
compensation  was  set  based  on  the  responsibilities  assumed  and 
the compensation levels applied for executive directors of comparable 
companies (particularly CAC 40 companies).

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  2020  at  180%  of  his  base  salary  (the 
same percentage as in fiscal year 2019). This ceiling was set based on 
the level applied by a benchmark sample of companies operating in the 
energy sectors.

As in 2019, the formula for calculating the variable portion of the Chairman 
and  Chief  Executive  Officer’s  compensation  for  fiscal  year  2020  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.

The  Board  wished  to  maintain  the  alignment  of  some  criteria 
determination of the variable portion of the Chairman and Chief Executive 
Officer with the key criteria of the Group’s strategy, which is promoted 
to shareholders. 

Thus, in addition to the ROE, the Board maintained the criterion of the 
pre-dividend organic cash breakeven with a target set since 2017 at a 
level below $30/b, which is essential in the management of the Company 
and which summarizes simultaneously all the discipline of the Group in 
connection with its cost reduction program, the choice of its investments 
and the policy of management of the Group’s portfolio. The Board also 
maintained the net-debt-to-capital ratio that is among the key objectives 
announced  to  the  shareholders.  Furthermore,  the  Board  considered 
it desirable to maintain the criterion of the comparative ROACE of the 
majors  since  the  Group  has  announced  that  it  aims  to  be  the  most 
profitable  among  the  majors.  Finally,  in  addition  to  safety  criteria, 
taking  into  account  the  climate  change-related  challenges,  the  Board 
maintained the quantitative criterion on the reduction of greenhouse gas 
emissions of the Group’s operated oil & gas facilities with the objective of 
reducing them from 46 Mt CO2e in 2015 to less than 40 Mt CO2e in 2025.

The  weighting  of  the  assessment  criteria  of  the  personal  contribution 
of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer was adjusted in order to 
reinforce  the  weighting  of  the  criterion  in  relation  to  the  development 
of  the  low-carbon  Business  (Integrated  Gas,  Renewables  &  Power 
perimeter), which is in line with the Group’s strategy.

Annual variable compensation due for fiscal year 2020 (expressed as a percentage of the base salary)

Economic parameters (quantifiable targets)

– HSE

a) Safety

 – TRIR

 – FIR, comparative

 – Evolution of the number of Tier 1 + Tier 2 incidents

b) Evolution of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

 – Return on equity (ROE)

 – Net-debt-to-capital ratio

 – Pre-dividend organic cash breakeven

 – Return on average capital employed (ROACE), comparative

Personal contribution (qualitative criteria)

 – steering of the hydrocarbon strategy (successful strategic negotiations with producing countries 
and achievement of production and reserve targets) and performance and outlook with respect 
to Downstream activities (Refining & Chemicals/Marketing & Services)

 – development of the low-carbon Businesses (Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power perimeter)

 – Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) performance, notably the integration of 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

TOTAL

Maximum 
percentage

140%

30%

20%

10%

30%

30%

30%

20%

40%

180%

8%

4%

8%

15%

10%

15%

The parameters used include:
 – 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 (ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Chevron), as 
well as through changes in the Tier 1 + Tier 2 indicator(1):
 – the maximum weighting of the TRIR criterion is 8% of the base 
salary.  The  maximum  weighting  will  be  reached  if  the  TRIR  is 

below  0.80  (compared  to  0.85  in  2019).  The  weighting  of  the 
criterion will be zero if the TRIR is above or equal to 1.3 (compared 
to 1.4 in 2019). 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. It will be zero if the FIR is the worst 
of  the  panel.  The  interpolations  are  linear  between  these  two 
points and depend on the ranking;

(1) 

 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 
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 – the maximum weighting of the changes in the number of Tier 1 + 
Tier 2 incidents is 8% of the base salary. The maximum weighting 
will be reached if the number of Tier 1 + Tier 2 incidents equals or 
below 70 (compared to equal or below 100 in 2019). The weighting 
of  the  parameter  will  be  zero  if  the  number  of  Tier  1  +  Tier  2 
incidents is equal to or higher than 125 (compared to 180 in 2019). 
The  interpolations  are  linear  between  these  two  points  of 
reference.

 – change  in  GHG  emission  on  operated  oil  &  gas  facilities, 
assessed through the achievement of a GHG (Scope 1 and Scope 2) 
reduction emission target from 46 Mt CO2e in 2015 to 40 Mt CO2e in 
2025, corresponding to a reduction of 600 kt CO2e/y, i.e. a target of 
43 Mt CO2e for 2020. The maximum weighting of the GHG criterion 
is 10% of the base salary:
 – the maximum weighting of the criterion is reached, i.e. 10% of the 
base salary, if the GHG Scopes 1 and 2 emission on the operated 
oil & gas facilities reaches the target set at 43 Mt CO2e in 2020 
(compared to 43.6 Mt CO2e in 2019);

 – the weighting of the criterion is zero if the emissions are 1 Mt CO2e 

above the set target;

 – the interpolations are linear between these points of reference.

 – the return on equity (ROE) as published by the Group on the basis 
of its balance sheet and consolidated statement of income assessed 
as follows. The maximum weighting of the ROE criterion will be 30% 
of the base salary:
 – the maximum weighting of the criterion is reached, i.e. 30% of the 

base salary, 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, i.e. 15% of 

the base salary, if the ROE is 8%;

 – the  interpolations  are  linear  between  these  three  points  of 

reference.

 – the net-debt-to-capital ratio. The maximum weighting of the net-

debt-to-capital ratio criterion is 30% of the base salary:
 – the  maximum  weighting  of  the  criterion,  i.e.  30%  of  the  base 
salary, is reached for a net-debt-to-capital ratio equal to or below 
20%;

 – the weighting of the criterion is zero if the net-debt-to-capital ratio 

is equal or above 30%;

 – the interpolations are linear between these two points of reference.

The new IFRS 16 accounting standard, applicable as of January 1, 
2019,  led  the  Group  to  consolidate  as  from  this  date  all  leases  in 
the balance sheet and as counterpart to record the corresponding 
financial debts as a liability in the balance sheet (before January 1, 
2019, only finance leases were consolidated).

The entry into force of this new accounting standard led to increase 
the net-debt-to-capital ratio by 3.1% as of January 1, 2019.

  As the Group discloses a net-debt-to-capital ratio with and without 
the consideration of the financial debt corresponding to leases, the 
Board  of  Directors  decided  to  assess  the  net-debt-to-capital  ratio 
without considering the financial debt corresponding to the leases. 

 – the pre-dividend organic cash breakeven, assessed as follows. 
The maximum weighting of this criterion is 30% of the base salary. 
The  pre-dividend  organic  cash  breakeven  is  defined  as  the  Brent 
price  for  which  the  operating  cash  flow  before  working  capital 
changes(1) (MBA) covers the organic investments(2). The ability of the 
Group to resist to the variations of the Brent barrel price is measured 
by this parameter:
 – the maximum weighting of the criterion is reached, i.e. 30% of the 

base salary, if the breakeven is below or equal to 30$/b; 

 – the weighting of the criterion is zero if the breakeven is above or 

equal to 40$/b;

 – the interpolations are linear between these two points of reference.

 – the  return  on  average  capital  employed 

(ROACE),  by 
comparison,  assessed  as  follows.  The  maximum  weighting  of  the 
ROACE  criterion  will  be  20%  of  the  base  salary.  TOTAL’s  ROACE, 
as published from the consolidated balance sheet and the income 
statement, will be compared to the ROACE average of each of the 
four  peers  (ExxonMobil,  Royal  Dutch  Shell,  BP  and  Chevron).  The 
ROACE is equal to the net adjusted operating income(3) divided by 
the  average  of  the  capital  employed  (at  replacement  costs,  net  of 
deferred income tax and non-current liabilities) of the start and end 
of the fiscal year. 
 – the maximum weighting of the criterion is reached, i.e. 20% of the 
base salary, if TOTAL’s ROACE is above 2% or more compared to 
the average of the 4 peers’ ROACE;

 – the weighting of the criterion is zero if the TOTAL’s ROACE is under 
2% or more compared to the average of the peers’ ROACE;
 – the interpolations are linear between these two points of reference. 

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:
 – steering  of  the  hydrocarbon  strategy  (successful  strategic 
negotiations with producing countries, achievement of production 
and reserve targets) and performance and outlook with respect 
to  Downstream  activities  (Refining  &  Chemicals/Marketing  & 
Services) for up to 15%;

 – development  of  the  low-carbon  Businesses  (Integrated  Gas, 

Renewables & Power perimeter) for up to 10%;

 – CSR performance, notably the integration of 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%.

The  Board  decided  to  adapt  for  2020  the  assessment  of  the 
personal contribution of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 
by  introducing  a  specific  criterion  to  the  low-carbon  strategy 
implemented by the Group, with a maximum weighting set at 10%. 
This criterion is a separate one from the first performance criterion 
which  remains  relating  to  the  hydrocarbon  strategy,  but  which 
include from now the performance and the outlook for Downstream 
activities,  with  a  maximum  weighting  remaining  at  15%.  The  third 
criterion,  relating  to  the  CSR  performance,  remained  assessed 
similarly, with a maximum weighting of 15%.

In the event of a significant change in the Group affecting the calculation 
of  the  economic  perimeters  for  the  Group  (change  in  accounting 
standard, change in the policy of rating agencies, significant patrimonial 
transaction approved by the Board of Directors…), the Board reserves 
the right to calculate the parameters mutatis mutandis with justification 
of the changes i.e., excluding exogenous extraordinary elements.

Furthermore,  the  Board  of  Directors  may  exercise  its  discretionary 
powers  regarding  the  determination  of  the  compensation  of  the 
Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer,  pursuant  to  Articles  L.  225-47, 
paragraph  1  and  L.  225-53,  paragraph  3  of  the  French  Commercial 
Code,  and  according  to  Articles  L.  225-37-2  and  L.  225-100  of  the 
French Commercial Code, in the event of particular circumstances that 
could justify that the Board of Directors adjusts, exceptionally and both 
on the upside and the downside, one or more of the criteria that make 
up his compensation to ensure that the results of the application of the 
criteria described above reflect both the performance of the Chairman 
and Chief Executive Officer and the performance of the Group either in 
absolute terms or relative to the four peers of the Group, for the economic 
criteria measured in comparison with these four peers.

This  adjustment  would  be  made  to  the  variable  compensation  of  the 
Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  by  the  Board  of  Directors  on 
the  proposal  of  the  Compensation  Committee,  within  the  limit  of  the 
variable compensation cap of 180% of the fixed compensation, after the 
Board of Directors ensured that the interests of the Company and of its 
shareholders are aligned with those of the executive director.

 The operating cash flow before working capital changes is defined as cash flow from operating activities before changes in capital at replacement cost.

(1) 
(2)   Organic investments: net investments excluding acquisitions, asset sales and other operations with non-controlling interests.
(3)   Adjustments items include special items, the inventory effect and the impact for change for fair value.

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Pursuant  to  Article  L.  225-100  of  French  Commercial  Code,  the 
payment  of  this  annual  variable  portion  is  subject  to  the  approval  of 
the Shareholders’ Meeting convened to approve in 2021 the fiscal year 
2020.

Components of long-term compensation

The  granting  of  performance  shares  to  the  Chairman  and  Chief 
Executive  Officer  corresponds  to  the  long-term  component  of  his 
global  compensation.  It  is  structured  over  a  five-year  period:  a  three-
year vesting period, followed by a two-year 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.

It is noted that at its meeting on March 14, 2018, the Board of Directors 
decided  that  the  annual  number  of  performance  shares  granted  to 
the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  would  remain  the  same  for 
the duration of his mandate as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 
which was renewed by the Shareholders’ Meeting held on June 1, 2018, 
i.e. until the Shareholders’ Meeting to be held in 2021 on the financial 
statements of fiscal year 2020.

It is also noted that the Board of Directors decided at its meeting on March 
13, 2019 to grant 72,000 performance shares to the Chairman and Chief 
Executive Officer under the 2019 plan, i.e. the same number of shares 
as in 2018. The 2019 plan approved by the Board of Directors in March 
2019  granted  a  6%  higher  volume  of  performance  shares  compared 
with the 2018 plan. More than 10,000 employees were concerned by 
this plan, over 97% of whom are non-senior executives. The Board of 
Directors adopts this proactive policy in an effort to strengthen the sense 
of belonging to the Group of the beneficiaries of performance shares, 
to  involve  them  more  closely  in  its  performance  and  encourage  their 
investment in the Company’s share capital. 

The compensation policy proposed for fiscal year 2020 thus includes the 
granting of performance shares. 

In this context, on the proposal of the Compensation Committee, the 
Board of Directors decided at its meeting on March 18, 2020, to grant 
72,000 performance shares to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 
(the same number of shares as in 2019), as part of a 2020 plan that is not 
specific to him. The definitive granting of performance shares is subject 
to a presence condition and performance conditions assessed at the 
end of the three-year vesting period.

The definitive number of granted shares will be based on the TSR (Total 
Shareholder Return), the annual variation of the net cash flow by share in 
dollars, the pre-dividend organic cash breakeven, as well as the change 
in the greenhouse gas emission on operated oil & gas facilities for fiscal 
years 2020, 2021 and 2022, applied as follows:
 – For 1/4 of the shares, the Company will be ranked against its peers 
(ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Chevron) each year during 
the  three  vesting  years  (2020,  2021  and  2022)  based  on  the  TSR 
criterion of the last quarter of the year in question, the dividend being 
considered reinvested based on the closing price on the ex-dividend 
date.

 – For 1/4 of the shares, the Company will be ranked each year against 
its peers (ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Chevron) each year 
during the three vesting years (2020, 2021 and 2022) using the annual 
variation in net cash flow per share criterion expressed in dollar.

Based  on  the  ranking,  a  grant  rate  will  be  determined  for  each  year  
for these two first criteria: 1st: 180% of the grant; 2nd: 130% of the grant; 
3rd: 80% of the grant; 4th and 5th: 0%.

 – For  1/4  of  the  shares,  the  pre-dividend  organic  cash  breakeven 
criterion will be assessed during the three vesting years (2020, 2021 
and 2022) as follows. The pre-dividend organic cash breakeven is 
defined as the Brent price for which the operating cash flow before 
working capital changes(1) (MBA) covers the organic investments(2). 
The ability of the Group to resist to the variations of the Brent barrel 
price is measured by this parameter.
 – the maximum grant rate will be reached if the breakeven is less 

than or equal to $30/b,

 – the grant rate will be zero if the breakeven is greater than or equal 

to $40/b,

 – the interpolations will be linear between these points of reference.

 – For 1/4 of the shares, the change in the greenhouse gas emissions 
(GHG) on operated oil & gas facilities will be assessed each year as 
regard to the achievement of target to reduce the GHG emissions 
set for fiscal years 2020, 2021 and 2022 and corresponding to 43 Mt 
CO2e for 2020, 42.4 Mt for 2021 and 41.8 Mt for 2022.
 – the  maximum  grant  rate  will  be  reached  if  the  GHG  emissions 

(Scope & and Scope 2) target have been achieved,

 – the  grant  rate  will  be  zero  if  the  GHG  emissions  of  the  year 

considered are 1 Mt CO2e above the set target,

 – the interpolations will be linear between these points of reference.

For each of the four 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 1/4 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  up  to  the  nearest  whole 
number of shares in case of a fractional share.

At the end of the three-year acquisition period, shares that have been 
definitively granted could not be disposed of before the end of a two-
year holding period.

Commitments made by the Company to the Chairman 
and Chief Executive Officer

The commitments made by the Company to the Chairman and Chief 
Executive Officer relate to 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. They were approved by the Board of Directors on March 
14, 2018, and by the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on June 1, 2018, 
in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 225-42-1 of the French 
Commercial Code, since abrogated.

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.

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.

 The operating cash flow before working capital changes is defined as cash flow from operating activities before changes in capital at replacement cost.

(1) 
(2)   Organic investments: net investments excluding acquisitions, asset sales and other operations with non-controlling interests.

(1) 

 Subject to approval by the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2020.

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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 2019, this 
pension plan represented a booked expense to TOTAL S.A. in favor of 
the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of €2,431.

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. In accordance with the ordinance 2019-697 
published on July 4, 2019, this plan is closed to any new participant as 
from July 4, 2019 and, for participants as of July 4, 2019 and retiring as 
from January 1, 2020, the amount of supplementary pension provided 
for in this plan is calculated on the basis of number of years of service as 
at December 31, 2019 and up to a maximum of 20 years.

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  €40,524  for  2019  (i.e.,  €324,192), 
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 if 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 as 
of December 31, 2019, 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.

The  Board  noted  that  Mr.  Pouyanné  is  no  longer  able  to  acquire 
additional pension rights under this plan given the rules for determining 
pension rights set out in the plan and Mr. Pouyanné’s 20 years of service 
as of December 31, 2016.

The  conditional  rights  granted  to  Mr.  Patrick  Pouyanné  for  the  period 
from January 1, 1997, to December 31, 2016 (inclusive), 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.

Based on Mr. Pouyanné’s seniority at the Company, capped at 20 years 
on December 31, 2016, the commitments made by TOTAL S.A. to the 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in terms of supplementary defined 
benefits and similar pension plans represented, at December 31, 2019, a 
gross annual retirement pension estimated at €628,932. It corresponds 
to  16.65%  of  Mr.  Pouyanné’s  gross  annual  compensation  consisting 
of the annual fixed portion for 2019 (i.e., €1,400,000) and the variable 
portion paid in 2020(1) for fiscal year 2019 (i.e., €2,378,300).

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, 2019, is €21.8 million for the Chairman and Chief Executive 
Officer (€21.9 million for the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and 
the  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, 2019 as well as the statistical life expectancy of the 
beneficiaries.

The  total  amount  of  all  the  pension  plans  in  which  Mr.  Pouyanné 
participates represents, at December 31, 2019, a gross annual pension 
estimated  at  €734,889,  corresponding  to  19.45%  of  Mr.  Pouyanné’s 
gross annual compensation defined above (annual fixed portion for 2019 
and variable portion paid in 2020 for fiscal year 2019).

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.

The receipt of this retirement benefit is contingent upon a performance-
related condition applicable to the beneficiary. The Board of Directors 
decided on March 18, 2020, to introduce a new criterion relating to the 
pre-dividend organic cash breakeven which is followed by investors, by 
replacing the previous criterion relating to the hydrocarbon production 
growth  which  is  no  longer  relevant  as  regards  the  adaptation  of  the 
Group’s strategy to the climate change challenges.

As a result, the conditions linked to the beneficiary’s performance are 
considered  as  fulfilled  when  at  least  two  of  the  criteria  defined  below 
are satisfied:
 – 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

 – the pre-dividend organic cash breakeven of the three years preceding 
the year in which the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer retires is 
below or equal to $30/b (new criterion).

The retirement benefit cannot be combined with the severance benefit 
described below.

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Compensation for the administration and management bodies

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.

Receipt  of  this  severance  benefit  is  contingent  upon  a  performance-
related condition applicable to the beneficiary. The Board of Directors 
decided on March 18, 2020, to introduce a new criterion relating to the 
pre-dividend organic cash breakeven which is followed by investors, by 
replacing the previous criterion relating to the hydrocarbon production 
growth  which  is  no  longer  relevant  as  regards  the  adaptation  of  the 
Group’s strategy to the climate change challenges.

As a result, the conditions linked to the beneficiary’s performance are 
considered  as  fulfilled  when  at  least  two  of  the  criteria  defined  below 
are satisfied:
 – the average ROE (return on equity) for the three years preceding the 
year in which the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer leaves is at 
least 10%;

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:
 – 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  €3,290,880 
in 2020, 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.

 – the average net-debt-to-equity ratio for the three years preceding the 
year in which the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer leaves is less 
than or equal to 30%; and

Payments  due  under  this  contract  are  made  after  the  deduction  of 
any  amount  paid  under  the  above-mentioned  plan  applicable  to  all 
employees.

 – the pre-dividend organic cash breakeven of the three years preceding 
the year in which the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer retires is 
below or equal to $30/b (new criterion).

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.

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, Communications, Legal, Investor Relations) and the 
Treasurer.

As of December 31, 2019, the list of the Group’s executive officers was 
as follows (13 people, the same number as at December 31, 2018):
 – Patrick  Pouyanné,  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  and 

President of the Executive Committee;

 – Arnaud  Breuillac,  President,  Exploration  &  Production,  member  of 

the Executive Committee;

 – Helle Kristoffersen, President of Group Strategy-Innovation, 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, member of 

the Executive Committee;

 – Jean-Pierre Sbraire, Chief Financial Officer, member of the Executive 

Committee;

 – Namita Shah, President, People & Social Responsibility, member of 

the Executive Committee;

 – Xavier Bontemps, Senior Vice President Health, Safety Environment;
 – Ladislas Paszkiewicz, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations;
 – Jacques-Emmanuel Saulnier, Senior Vice President Communication;
 – Aurélien Hamelle, Senior Vice President Legal;
 – Antoine Larenaudie, Treasurer.

In 2019, 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,  2019  (13  people,  the 
same number as at December 31, 2018) was €13.27 million (compared 
to €14.86 million in 2018), including €10.62 million paid to the members of 
the Executive Committee (eight people). The variable component (based 
on  economic,  HSE  performance  and  personal  contribution  criteria) 
represented 45.41% of this global amount of €13.27 million.

4.3.4  Stock option and free share grants

4.3.4.1  General policy

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.  also  granted  stock  options  until  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 subsidiaries or 
options on them are granted by TOTAL S.A.

All grants are approved by the Board of Directors, on the proposal of 
the  Compensation  Committee.  For  each  plan,  the  Compensation 

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Committee recommends a list of beneficiaries, the conditions as well as 
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.

 – Grant of free performance shares

Grants  of  free  performance  shares  under  selective  plans  become 
definitive  only  at  the  end  of  a  three-year  vesting  period,  subject  to  
the  fulfillment  of  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). The presence 
condition applies to all shares.

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.

 – Stock options

Stock options were agreed until 2011 with 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 granted between 2007 and 
2011 was subject to a presence condition and performance conditions, 
notably  related  to  the  Group’s  return  on  equity  (ROE),  and  variable 
depending on the plan and category of beneficiary.

Since the 2011 plan, the Board of Directors has not granted any new  
Total  stock  options,  and  all  the  stock  option  plans  prior  to  the  2011 
plan  have  since  expired.  In  addition,  the  authorization  granted  by  the 
Extraordinary  Shareholders’  Meeting  held  on  May  24,  2016  to  grant 
stock options in the Company, for a term of 38 months, expired. 

It  will  be  proposed  to  the  Extraordinary  Shareholders’  Meeting  to  be 
held  on  May  29,  2020,  to  authorize  the  Board  of  Directors  to  grant 
stock  options  in  favor  of  beneficiaries  it  will  determine  among  the 
employees and executives directors of the Company and of companies 
or “groupements d’intérêt économique” related to it under the conditions 
provided for in Article L. 225-180 of the French Commercial Code.

4.3.4.2   Monitoring 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 was 60% for the 2008 Plan, and 100% for 
the 2009, 2010 and 2011 plans.

As of December 31, 2019, Mr. Pouyanné did not hold any Total stock 
options,  since  all  the  options  granted  under  the  2011  plan  had  been 
exercised.

Stock options granted in 2019 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  
since December 19, 2015

Type 
of options 
(purchase or 
subscription)

Valuation of 
options 
(€)(a)

Number of 
options 
granted during 
the fiscal year

Plan No. 
and date

Strike price Exercise period

–

–

–

–

–

–

(a)  According to the method used for the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Stock options exercised in fiscal year 2019 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

2011 Plan – 09/14/2011

10,000

€33.00

Plan No. and date

Number of options exercised 
during the fiscal year

Strike price

Grant of free 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.

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Free shares granted to each director(a) in fiscal year 2019 by the issuer and by any Group company  
(AMF position-recommendation No. 2009-16 – AMF Table No. 6)

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Number of 
shares 
granted 
during the 
fiscal year

Valuation of 
the shares  
(€)(b)

Acquisition 
date

Date of 

transferability Performance conditions

72,000

2,310,336

03/14/2022

03/15/2024 The performance conditions are based for: 

Plan No. 
and date

2019 Plan 
03/13/2019

2019 Plan 
03/13/2019

Executive and 
non-executive 
directors

Patrick 
Pouyanné 
Chairman and 
Chief Executive 
Officer

Valérie Della 
Puppa Tibi
Director 
representing 
employee 
shareholders 
since May 29, 
2019

Renata Perycz 
Director 
representing 
employee 
shareholders 
from May 24, 
2016 to May 29, 
2019

Christine 
Renaud Director 
representing 
employees since 
May 26, 2017

TOTAL

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

2019 Plan 
03/13/2019

280

8,984.64

03/14/2022

03/15/2024

2019 Plan 
03/13/2019

-

-

03/14/2022

03/15/2024

72,280 2,319,320.64

 – 1/3  of  the  Company’s  shares  will  be  ranked 
against  those  of  its  peers(c)  each  year  during  the 
three vesting years (2019, 2020 and 2021) based 
on  the  TSR  criterion  of  the  last  quarter  of  the 
year  in  question,  the  dividend  being  considered 
reinvested based on the closing price on the ex-
dividend date;

 – 1/3  of  the  shares,  on  the  Company’s  ranking 
against its peers(c) completed each year during the 
three  years  of  vesting  using  the  annual  variation 
in  net  cash  flow  per  share  expressed  in  dollars 
criterion;

 – 1/3  of  the  shares,  depending  on  the  level  of  the 
pre-dividend  organic  cash  breakeven  criterion 
during  the  three  vesting  years.  For  this  criterion, 
the  maximum  grant  rate  will  be  reached  if  the 
breakeven  is  less  than  or  equal  to  $30/b,  the 
allocation rate will be zero if the breakeven is greater 
than or equal to $40/b and the interpolations will 
be linear between these two points of reference.

(a)  List of executive and non-executive directors who had this status during fiscal year 2019.
(b) 

In accordance with the accounting of the performance shares for fiscal year 2019 in accordance with IFRS 2 which takes into account an award rate hypothesis of 80% at the end of the 
acquisition period, this amount corresponds to the shares awarded in 2019, valued on the basis of a unit fair value of €40.11.

(c)  ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Chevron.

Granted free shares that have become transferable for each director(a)  
(AMF position-recommendation No. 2009-16 – AMF Table No. 7)

Executive and non-executive 
directors

Patrick Pouyanné 
Chairman and Chief Executive 
Officer

Valérie Della Puppa Tibi
Director representing employee 
shareholders since May 29, 2019

Renata Perycz 
Director representing employee 
shareholders from May 24, 2016 
to May 29, 2019

Christine Renaud 
Director representing employees 
since May 26, 2017

Plan No. and date

2016 Plan  
07/27/2016

2016 Plan  
07/27/2016

2016 Plan  
07/27/2016

2016 Plan  
07/27/2016

Number of shares that  
became transferable  
during the fiscal year

42, 000

–

n/a

220

Vesting conditions

The performance conditions are based for:
 – 50%  of  the  performance  shares  granted,  on  the 
Company’s ranking against its peers(b) completed 
each  year  during  the  three  vesting  years  (2016, 
2017 and 2018) based on the TSR criterion of the 
last  quarter  of  the  year  in  question,  the  dividend 
being considered reinvested based on the closing 
price on the ex-dividend date; and

 – 50%  of  the  performance  shares  granted,  on  the 
Company’s ranking against its peers(b) completed 
each year during the three years of vesting (2016, 
2017  and  2018)  using  the  annual  variation  in  net 
cash flow per share expressed in dollars criterion.

(a)  List of executive and non-executive directors who had this status during fiscal year 2019.
(b)  ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell and Chevron.

For the 2016 plan, the acquisition rate of shares granted, subject to performance conditions, linked to the TSR criterion and the annual change in net 
cashflow per share, was 70%.

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4.3.4.3  Follow-up of Total stock option plans as of December 31, 2019

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 the sole 
plan in effect during fiscal year 2019 is as follows:

2011 Plan(a):  
Subscription options  
Decision of the Board of Directors of 
September 14, 2011. Strike price: 
€33.00; discount: 0.0%

Executive officers(b)

Senior executives

Other employees

TOTAL

Number of 
beneficiaries

29

177

-

206

Number of 
notified 
options

846,600

672,240

-

1,518,840

Percentage

55.7%

44.3%

-

100%

Average 
number of 
options per 
beneficiary

29,193

3,798

-

7,373

(a)  For the 2011 plan, the granting of all the share subscription options was subject to a performance condition. The grant rate of performance-related options was 100% for the 2011 plan.
(b)  Members of the Executive Committee and the Management Committee and the Treasurer, as of the date of the Board meeting granting the TOTAL share subscription options.

Since the 2011 plan, the Board of Directors has not granted any new TOTAL stock options, and the stock option plans prior to the 2011 plan have 
since expired.

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

Date of the Shareholders’ Meeting

Date of the Board meeting/grant date(a)

2011 Plan

Total

Subscription 
options

05/21/2010

09/14/2011

Total number of options granted by the Board of Directors, including to:

1,518,840

1,518,840

Executive and non-executive directors(b)

 – P. Pouyanné

 – V. Della Puppa Tibi

 – R. Perycz

 – C. Renaud

Date as of which the options may be exercised:

Expiry date

Strike price (€)(c)

Cumulative number of options exercised as of December 31, 2019

Cumulative number of options canceled as of December 31, 2019

Number of options:

 – Outstanding as of January 1, 2019

 – Granted in 2019

 – Canceled in 2019(d)

 – Exercised in 2019

OUTSTANDING AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019

30,400

30,400

n/a

n/a

n/a

30,400

30,400

n/a

n/a

n/a

09/15/2013

09/14/2019

33.00

1,513,440

1,513,440

5,400

5,400

265,230

265,230

–

1,000

–

1,000

264,230

264,230

–

–

(a)  The grant date is the date of the Board meeting granting the options.
(b)  List of executive and non-executive directors who had this status during fiscal year 2019. Ms. Della Puppa Tibi is a TOTAL S.A. employee and a TOTAL S.A. director representing employee 
shareholders since May 29, 2019. Ms. Perycz is an employee of Total Polska sp. Z.o.o. and was a TOTAL S.A. director representing employee shareholders until May 29, 2019. Ms. Renaud is 
a TOTAL S.A. employee and a TOTAL S.A. director representing employees since May 26, 2017.

(c)  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.
(d)  The 1,000 share subscription options canceled in 2019 correspond to unexercised options before the expiration date of the 2011 plan that had expired on September 14, 2019.

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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)

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Compensation for the administration and management bodies

Options granted in fiscal year 2019 by TOTAL S.A. and its 
affiliates(a) to 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 2019 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)

(a)  Pursuant to the conditions of Article L. 225-180 of the French Commercial Code.

Total number of 
options granted/
exercised

Weighted average 
strike price  
(€)

2011 Plan 
09/14/2011

–

–

–

48,400

33.00

48,400

4.3.4.4  Follow-up of Total free share grants as of December 31, 2019

Breakdown history 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):

2015 Plan(a) 
Decision of the Board of Directors of 
July 28, 2015

2016 Plan(a) 
Decision of the Board of Directors of 
July 27, 2016

Plan 2017 
Decision of the Board of Directors of 
July 26, 2017

Plan 2018 
Decision of the Board of Directors of 
March 14, 2018

Plan 2019 
Decision of the Board of Directors of 
March 13, 2019

Executive officers(b)

Senior executives

Other employees

TOTAL

Executive officers(b)

Senior executives

Other employees(c)

TOTAL

Executive officers(b)

Senior executives

Other employees(c)

TOTAL

Executive officers(b)

Senior executives

Other employees(c)

TOTAL

Executive officers(b)

Senior executives

Other employees(c)

TOTAL

Number of 
beneficiaries

Number of 
notified shares

Percentage

Nombre 
moyen 
d’actions par 
bénéficiaire

13

290

10,012

10,315

12

279

10,028

10,319

12

277

10,288

10,577

13

288

10,344

10,645

13

290

10,730

11,033

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

301,000

1,443,900

4,338,245

6,083,145

326,500

1,514,000

4,606,569

6,447,069

5.6%

23.8%

70.6%

100%

4.8%

23.4%

71.8%

100%

4.7%

23.3%

72.0%

100%

5.0%

23.7%

71.3%

100%

5.1%

23.5%

71.5%

100%

20,354

3,906

336

462

22,492

4,739

404

547

22,208

4,770

398

537

23,154

5,014

419

571

25,115 

5,221

429

584

(a)  For the 2015 plan, the share acquisition rate related to a comparison of ROE and ANI was 81% for the executive director and 82% for the other beneficiaries. For the 2016 plan, the acquisition 

rate of shares granted, subject to performance conditions, linked to the TSR criterion and the annual change in net cashflow per share, was 70%.

(b)  The executive officers as of the date of the Board meeting authorizing the grant.
(c)  Ms. Della Puppa Tibi is a TOTAL S.A. employee and a TOTAL S.A. director representing employee shareholders since May 29, 2019. Ms. Perycz, an employee of Total Polska sp. Z.o.o. and a 
TOTAL S.A. director representing employee shareholders from May 24, 2016 to May 29, 2019, was granted 160 shares under the 2016 plan, 260 shares under the 2017 plan and 280 shares 
under the 2018 and 2019 plans. Ms. Renaud, an employee of TOTAL S.A. and a TOTAL S.A. director representing employees since May 26, 2017, was not granted any shares under the 2017, 
2018 or 2019 plans.

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.

The definitive grant of performance shares is subject to a presence condition and performance conditions.

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For  the  2019  plan,  the  applicable  performance  conditions  are  the 
following:
 – for 1/3 of the shares, the Company will be ranked against its peers(1) 
each  year  during  the  three  vesting  years  (2019,  2020  and  2021) 
based on the TSR criterion of the last quarter of the year in question, 
the dividend being considered reinvested based on the closing price 
on the ex-dividend date;

 – for 1/3 of the shares, the Company will be ranked each year against 
its peers during the three vesting years (2019, 2020 and 2021) using 
the annual variation in net cash flow per share criterion expressed 
in dollar.

Based  on  the  ranking,  a  grant  rate  will  be  determined  for  each  year  
for these two first criteria: 1st: 180% of the grant; 2nd: 130% of the grant; 
3rd: 80% of the grant; 4th and 5th: 0%. 

 – For  1/3  of  the  shares,  the  pre-dividend  organic  cash  breakeven 
criterion will be assessed during the three vesting years (2019, 2020 
and 2021) as follows:
 – the maximum grant rate will be reached if the breakeven is less 

than or equal to $30/b,

 – the grant rate will be zero if the breakeven is greater than or equal 

to $40/b,

 – the  interpolations  will  be  linear  between  these  two  points  of 

reference.

The pre-dividend organic cash breakeven is defined as the Brent 
price  for  which  the  operating  cash  flow  before  working  capital 
changes) covers the organic investments. The ability of the Group 
to resist to the variations of the Brent barrel price is measured by 
this parameter.

In  addition,  shares  that  have  been  definitively  granted  cannot  be 
disposed of before the end of a mandatory two-year holding period.

Breakdown history 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)

2015 Plan

2016 Plan

2017 Plan

2018 Plan

2019 Plan

Date of the Shareholders’ Meeting

05/16/2014

05/24/2016

05/24/2016

05/24/2016

06/01/2018

Date of Board meeting/grant date

07/28/2015

07/27/2016

07/26/2017

03/14/2018

03/13/2019

Closing price on grant date

Average purchase price per share paid by the Company

€43.215

€45.15

€42.685

€46.01

€43.220

€48.20

€47.030

€51.210

n/a

n/a

Total number of performance shares granted, including to:

4,761,935

5,639,400

5,679,949

6,083,145

6,447,069

Executive and non-executive directors(a)

 – P. Pouyanné

 – V. Della Puppa Tibi

 – R. Perycz)

 – C. Renaud

48,000

48,000

n/a

n/a

n/a

60,160

60,000

n/a

160

n/a

60,260

60,000

n/a

260

–

72,280

72,000

n/a

280

–

72,280

72,000

n/a

280

–

Start of the vesting period

07/28/2015

07/27/2016

07/26/2017

03/14/2018

03/13/2019

Definitive grant date, subject to the conditions set (end of the 
vesting period)

Acquisition rate after determination of the performance 
conditions
 – Executive director

 – Employees

Total number of performance shares definitively granted(b)  
at the end of the acquisition period, including:

 – P. Pouyanné

07/29/2018

07/28/2019

07/27/2020

03/15/2021

03/14/2022

81%

82%

70%

70%

4,078,287

4,279,388

38,880

42,000

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Disposal possible from (end of the holding period)

07/29/2020

07/29/2021

07/28/2022

03/16/2023

03/15/2024

Number of free shares granted:

 – Outstanding as of January 1, 2019

 – Notified in 2019

 – Canceled in 2019

 – Definitively granted in 2019 

OUTSTANDING AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019

–

–

–

–

–

5,543,220

5,650,919

6,070,795

–

–

(1,267,392)

(4,275,828)

–

(41,220)

(1,840)

–

6,447,069

(41,260)

(1,100)

(39,246)

(180)

–

5,607,859

6,028,435

6,407,643

(a)  List of executive and non-executive directors who had this status during fiscal year 2019. Ms. Della Puppa Tibi, a TOTAL S.A. employee and a TOTAL S.A. director representing employee 
shareholders  since  May  29,  2019.  Ms.  Perycz  is  an  employee  of  Total  Polska  sp.  Z.o.o.  employee  and  a  TOTAL  S.A.  director  representing  employee  shareholders  until  May  29,  2019. 
Ms. Renaud, a TOTAL S.A. employee and a TOTAL S.A. director representing employees since May 26, 2017.

(b)  Shares definitively granted  include early grants following the death of the beneficiaries of shares for the respective plan.

If all the performance shares outstanding at December 31, 2019 were definitively granted, they would represent 0.69%(2) of the Company’s share 
capital on that date.

(1)  ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Chevron. 
(2)  Based on share capital divided into 2,601,881,075 shares.

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Performance shares granted to the 10 employees (other than executive and non-executive directors) receiving the 
largest number of performance shares

Free performance share grants approved by the Board of 
Directors at its meeting on March 13, 2019, 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(a)

Performance shares definitively granted in fiscal year 2019 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

Number of 
performance 
shares notified/
definitively granted

254,000

Date of the final 
award (end of 
the vesting period)

Date 
of transferability 
(end of the  
holding period)

03/14/2022

03/15/2024

Award date

03/13/2019

141,050

07/27/2016

07/28/2019

07/29/2021

(a)  These shares will be definitively granted to their beneficiaries at the end of a three-year vesting period, i.e., on March 14, 2022, subject to three 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., March 15, 2024.

4.4   Additional information about corporate 

governance

4.4.1   Regulated agreements and undertakings and related-party 

transactions

Procedure implemented by the Company pursuant 
to paragraph 2 of Article L. 225-39 of the French 
Commercial Code

The  French  Commercial  Code  introduced  a  control  procedure  of 
regulated agreements intended to prevent possible conflicts of interest 
between  companies,  their  executive  and  non-executive  directors  or 
their shareholders with more than a 10% share of the voting rights. The 
legal framework is defined by Articles L. 225-38 et seq. of the French 
Commercial Code for limited liability companies. The regulation excludes 
intragroup agreements with a 100%-owned subsidiary, on the one hand, 
and  ordinary  agreements  finalized  under  normal  conditions,  on  the 
other, from the control procedure in Article L. 225-38 mentioned above.

In  application  of  Article  L.  225-39  of  the  French  Commercial  Code, 
amended by the PACTE Law n°2019-486 of May 22, 2019, at its meeting 
on February 5, 2020 and after examination by the Governance and Ethics 
Committee, the Board of Directors approved a procedure intended to 
specify the methodology and the applicable criteria for the qualification 
of these agreements and to regularly assess whether the agreements 
pertaining to current operations finalized under normal conditions by the 
Company properly meet these conditions.

The assessment procedure is based primarily on a declarative process. 
Once  a  year,  every  employee  with  a  delegation  of  power  completes 
and signs a declaration to certify and to confirm that all the agreements 
they have finalized or renewed in the name of and on the behalf of the 
Company  in  the  past  year,  with  one  of  the  persons  covered  by  the 
regulation, or a company, association, foundation or group, of which one 
of  the  said  persons  is  a  director,  or  with  a  company  consolidated  by 
global integration that is not 100%-owned by the Company, pertain to 
current operations and were finalized under normal conditions. All the 
declarations are collected and checked by the Audit & Internal Control 
Division.

that the selected agreements actually pertain to current operations and 
were finalized under normal conditions.

This examination is made according to criteria defined in the procedure 
that, on the one hand, qualify an agreement as an ordinary agreement 
finalized under normal conditions and, on the other, qualify the policies 
and  measures  deployed  in  the  Group  to  oversee  the  conclusion  of 
agreements.  In  particular,  these  measures  include  the  purchasing 
policy  (compulsory  calls  for  tender,  whenever  certain  thresholds  are 
exceeded), the anti-corruption measures, the declaratory measures to 
prevent conflicts of interest, the fiscal policy for transfer prices and the 
invoicing rules applicable to Group operations.

The Audit & Internal Control Division publishes a written report of this 
examination of their work.

The  Audit  Committee  annually  examines  the  results  of  the  controls 
carried  out  and  verifies  the  relevance  of  the  criteria  specified  in  the 
procedure that are used to qualify agreements as ordinary agreements 
finalized under normal conditions. It reports to the Board of Directors on 
their work.

Based  on  this  information,  every  year,  the  Board  of  Directors  checks 
that  the  agreements  on  current  operations  finalized  under  normal 
conditions actually meet these conditions. The directors who are directly 
or indirectly involved in one or more of these agreements do not take 
part in their assessment. 

Regulated agreements and undertakings

The special report of the statutory auditors of TOTAL S.A. on regulated 
agreements and undertakings referred to in Article L. 225-38 et seq. of 
the French Commercial Code for fiscal year 2019 is provided in point 4.5 
of this chapter.

In parallel to this declarative process, the Audit & Internal Control Division 
conducts an annual examination of a sample of agreements  selected 
from the entries in the accounts of the elapsed year, and on the basis of 
the declarations made by the holders of delegated powers, to make sure 

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 

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than  10%  of  TOTAL  S.A.’s  voting  rights  and,  on  the  other  hand,  a 
company controlled by TOTAL S.A within the meaning of Article L. 233-3 
of the French Commercial Code.

adopted  under  EC  regulation  1606/2002,  entered  into  by  the  Group 
companies during fiscal years 2017, 2018 or 2019, are provided in Note 
8 of the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (refer to point 
8.7 of chapter 8).

Related-party transactions

Details  of  related-party  transactions  as  specified  by  the  regulations 

These 
non-consolidated companies.

transactions  primarily  concern  equity  affiliates  and  

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, 2019

Type

Cap on par value, or number of shares or 
expressed as % of share capital

Available 
balance 
as of 
12/31/2019 
by value or 
number of 
shares

Use in 2019 
by value or 
number of 
shares

€10 Bn in securities

–

€10 Bn

Securities 
representing debt 
securities giving  
rights to a portion  
of share capital

Date of 
delegation of 
authority or 
authorization 
by the 
Extraordinary 
Shareholders’ 
Meeting (ESM)

June 1, 2018 
(13th, 14th, 15th 
and 17th 
resolutions)

Expiry date and 
term of 
authorization 
granted to the 
Board of 
Directors

August 1, 2020 
26 months

Maximum cap for the 
issuance of securities 
granting immediate or 
future rights to share 
capital

Nominal share 
capital

An overall cap of €2.5 Bn (i.e., a maximum of 
1,000 million shares issued with a preemptive 
subscription right), from which can be deducted:

28 million 
shares(a)

€2.43 Bn 
(i.e. 972 
million 
shares)

June 1, 2018 
(13th resolution)

August 1, 2020 
26 months

1/ a specific cap of €625 million, i.e., a maximum 
of 250 million shares for issuances without  
a preferential subscription right (with potential  
use of an extension clause), 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:

1a/ a sub-cap of €625 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(b), shares and securities 
resulting in a share capital increase, without  
a shareholders’ preemptive subscription right

1b/ a sub-cap of €625 million through in-kind 
contributions when the provisions of Article  
L. 225-148 of the French Commercial Code 
are not applicable

2/ a specific cap of 1.5% of the share capital on 
the date of the Board(c) decision for share capital 
increases reserved for employees participating  
in a Company savings plan

– €625 million

June 1, 2018 
(14th and 16th 
resolutions)

August 1, 2020 
26 months

– €625 million

June 1, 2018 
(15th and 16th 
resolutions)

August 1, 2020 
26 months

– €625 million

June 1, 2018 
(17th resolution)

August 1, 2020 
26 months

28 million 
shares(d)

11.0 million 
shares

June 1, 2018 
(18th resolution)

August 1, 2020 
26 months

Stock options granted to Group  
employees and to executive directors

0.75% of share capital(c) on the date of the Board 
decision to grant options

–

19.5 million 
shares

May 24, 2016 
(25th resolution)

July 24, 2019 
38 months

Free shares granted to Group employees  
and to executive directors

1% of share capital(c) on the date of the Board 
decision to grant the shares

6.5 million 
shares(e)

19.6 million 
shares

June 1, 2018 
(19th resolution)

August 1, 2021 
38 months

(a)  The number of shares authorized under the 13th resolution of the ESM held on June 1, 2018, cannot exceed 1,000 million shares. Pursuant to the 18th resolution of the ESM held on June 
1, 2018, the Board of Directors decided on September 19, 2018, to proceed with a share capital increase reserved for Group employees or former employees, members of a company or 
Group savings plan, which took place on June 6, 2019 (see Note (d) below). Pursuant to the same resolution, the Board of Directors decided on September 18, 2019, to proceed with a share 
capital increase reserved for Group employees or former employees, members of a company or Group savings plan, in 2020 (see Note (d) below). As a result, the available balance under this 
authorization amounts to 971,952,663 shares as of December 31, 2019.
(b)  Became Article L. 411-2, point 1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code.
(c)  Based on share capital as of December 31, 2019, divided into 2,601,881,075 shares.

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(d)  The number of shares authorized under the 18th resolution of the ESM held on June 1, 2018 may not exceed 1.5% of the share capital on the date when the Board of Directors decides to 
use the delegation. Following the subscription requests made by employees, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, acting pursuant to the powers delegated by the Board of Directors on 
September 19, 2018, noted on June 6, 2019 the completion of the capital increase reserved for employees by issuing 10,047,337 shares. The meeting of the Board of Directors of September 
18, 2019, decided to proceed with a share capital increase in 2020 with a cap of 18,000,000 shares (subscription to the shares under this operation is planned for the second quarter of 2020, 
subject to the decision of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer). As a result, the available balance under this authorization amounts to 10,980,879 shares as of December 31, 2019.

(e)  The number of shares that may be granted under the 19th resolution of the ESM held on June 1, 2018 may not exceed 1% of the share capital on the date of the Board of Directors’ decision. 
The Board of Directors decided to grant (i) on March 13, 2019, 6,447,069 shares and (ii) on May 29, 2019, 5,932 shares in respect of the matching contribution as part of the capital increase 
reserved for employees carried out in 2019 (see footnote (d) above). Thus, the number of shares likely to be granted as of December 31, 2019 is 19,565,809 shares. In addition, the shares 
granted pursuant to the attendance and performance conditions to the Executive Directors under the 19th resolution of the EGM held on June 1, 2018 may not exceed 0.01% of the capital 
existing on the date of the Board meeting that decided on the grant. Taking into account the 72,000 existing shares granted under attendance and performance conditions to the Chairman 
and Chief Executive Officer by the Board of Directors on March 13, 2019, the remaining number of shares that may be granted to executive directors stands at 188,188 shares.

Authorization to cancel shares of the Company

Pursuant to the terms of the 13th resolution of the 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.

On  December  11,  2019,  the  Board  of  Directors,  pursuant  to  this 
authorization,  canceled  65,109,435  shares  representing  2.44%  of 
the  share  capital  on  that  date.  This  cancellation,  combined  with  the 

cancellation  of  44,590,699  Total  shares  on  December  12,  2018, 
brings  the  number  of  Total  shares  canceled  in  the  last  24  months  
to  109,700,134,  i.e.  4.22%  of  the  share  capital  immediately  available  
after the capital reduction of December 11, 2019.

Based on the 2,601,881,075 shares outstanding on December 31, 2019, 
the Company could, after taking into account the shares canceled on 
December 11, 2019, cancel 150,487,973 further shares, before reaching 
the  cancellation  threshold  of  10%  of  share  capital  canceled  over  a 
24-month period.

4.4.3   Provisions of the bylaws governing shareholders’ participation  

in Shareholders’ Meetings

The Board of Directors decided to propose to the Annual Shareholders’ 
Meeting to be held on May 29, 2020 a plan to convert TOTAL S.A. into a 
European company (Societas Europaea or SE). The Company’s bylaws 
amended  as  a  result  of  this  transformation  project  will  be  submitted  
for approval to the Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on May 29, 2020. 
The  statutory  provisions  of  TOTAL  S.A.  presented  below  are  those 
resulting from the bylaws of TOTAL S.A.  

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 convened 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. Since the entry into 
force of Law No. 2019-744 of July 19, 2019, the Ordinary Shareholders’ 
Meeting  rules  by  a  majority  of  the  votes  cast  by  the  shareholders 
present or represented. The votes cast do not include those attached to 
shares in which the shareholder did not take part in the vote, abstained,  
or returned a blank or invalid vote.

Only  the  Extraordinary  Shareholders’  Meeting  is  authorized  to  modify 
the bylaws. It may not, however, 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 that confer voting 
rights. Since the entry into force of Law No. 2019-744 of July 19, 2019, 
the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting rules by a majority of two-thirds 
of the votes cast by the shareholders present or represented. The votes 
cast do not include those attached to shares in which the shareholder 
did not take part in the vote, abstained, or returned a blank or invalid 
vote.

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 draft resolutions to be added to the 
agenda of a Shareholders’ Meeting under the terms and conditions and 
within the deadlines set forth by the French Commercial Code. Requests 
to add items or draft resolutions 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  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  as  well  as  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 business day preceding the date of the meeting.

The  Central  Social  and  Economic  Committee  (formerly  the  Central 
Works  Council)  may  also  request  the  addition  of  draft  resolutions  to 
the  meeting  agendas  under  the  terms  and  conditions  and  within  the 
deadlines set by the French Labor Code. In particular, requests to add 
draft resolutions must be sent within 10 business days following the date 
on which the notice of meeting was published.

4.4.3.2   Admission of shareholders to 
Shareholders’ Meetings

Participation  in  any  form  in  Shareholders’  Meetings  is  subject  to 
registration  of  the  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  of  participation  (attestation 
de participation) delivered to the 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  the 
shares are sold or transferred prior to this record date, the certificate of 
participation will be canceled, and the votes sent by mail and proxies 
sent  to  the  Company  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.

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4 Additional information about corporate governance

4.4.4   Information regarding factors likely to have an impact in the event  

of a public takeover or exchange offer

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.

 – Structure of the share capital

The structure of the Company’s share capital as well as 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.

 – 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.

 – Holders of securities conferring special control rights
  Article 18 of the bylaws stipulates that double voting rights are granted 
to all the registered 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 rights as specified in paragraph 4 of Article 
L. 225-37-5 of the French Commercial Code.

 – Control  mechanisms  provided 

for 

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 chapter 6.

 – Shareholder agreements of which the Company is aware and 
that could restrict share transfers and the exercise of voting 
rights
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  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.

 – 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 during public offering on the Company’s 
shares. Such delegations expire during a public offering.

 – Agreements  to  which  the  Company  is  party  and  which  are 
amended 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 grounds or if their employment were 
to be terminated as a result of a public offering

  Although a number of agreements made by the Company contain 
a  change  in  control  clause,  the  Company  believes  that  there  are  
no agreements provided for in paragraph 9 of Article L. 225-37-5 of  
the  French  Commercial  Code.  The  Company  also  believes  that  
there  are  no  agreements  provided  for  in  paragraph  10  of  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 4.3.2 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, France

1/2, place des Saisons, 
92400 Courbevoie – Paris-La Défense, Cedex 1

Appointed: May 14, 2004 
Appointment renewed on May 24, 2016, for a six-fiscal year term

Appointed: May 21, 2010 
Appointment renewed on May 24, 2016, for a six-fiscal year term

Laurent Vitse, Céline Eydieu-Boutté

KPMG Audit IS

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 a six-fiscal year term

Jacques-François Lethu, Éric Jacquet

Tour EQHO, 2 avenue Gambetta, CS 60055, 
92066 Paris-La Défense Cedex

Appointed: May 21, 2010 
Appointment renewed on May 24, 2016, for a six-fiscal year term

French  law  provides  that  the  statutory  and  alternate  auditors  are 
appointed for renewable six-fiscal year terms. The terms of office of the 
statutory auditors and of the alternate auditors will expire at the end of 
the Shareholders’ Meeting convened in 2022 to approve the financial 
statements for fiscal year 2021.

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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)

%

2019

2018

2019

2018

2019

2018

2019

2018

Audit

Statutory auditors. certification. examination 
of the parent company and consolidated 
accounts

TOTAL S.A.

Fully Consolidated subsidiaries

Services other than statutory audit –  
audit related services

TOTAL S.A.

Fully Consolidated subsidiaries

28.9

3.5

25.4

5.5

2.1

3.4

26.3

3.5

22.8

3.2

0.2

3.0

SUBTOTAL

34.4

29.5

Other services provided by the 
networks to fully Consolidated 
subsidiaries
Legal. tax. labor law

Other

SUBTOTAL

TOTAL

4.0

0.5

4.5

3.9

0.6

4.5

38.9

34.0

74.4

9.0

65.4

14.1

5.4

8.7

88.5

10.3

1.2

11.5

100

77.3

10.3

67.0

9.4

0.6

8.8

22.1

3.9

18.2

2.9

0.7

2.2

20.8

3.5

17.3

4.2

0.7

3.5

86.7

25.0

25.0

11.5

1.8

13.3

100

1.9

0.2

2.1

27.1

1.9

0.2

2.1

27.1

81.6

14.5

67.1

10.6

2.5

8.1

92.2

7.0

0.8

7.8

100

76.7

12.9

63.8

15.5

2.6

12.9

92.2

7.0

0.8

7.8

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4 Statutory auditors’ report on related party agreements and commitments

4.5   Statutory auditors’ report on related party 

agreements

General Meeting of Shareholders held to approve the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019

To the Annual General Meeting of TOTAL S.A.,

As statutory auditors of your Company, we hereby present our report on related party agreements.

It is our responsibility to inform you, on the basis of the information provided to us, of the terms and conditions, the purpose, and the benefits to  
the Company of the agreements of which we were informed or became aware of during our engagement. It is not our role to determine whether  
they are beneficial or appropriate or to ascertain whether any other agreements exist. It is your responsibility, in accordance with Article R.225-31  
of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce), to assess the merit of these agreements with a view to approving them.  

In addition, it is our responsibility to inform you, where appropriate, in accordance with Article R.225-31 of the French Commercial Code, of the 
agreements already approved at the General Meeting of Shareholders.

We performed the procedures that we deemed necessary in accordance with the professional guidance issued by the French Institute of Statutory 
Auditors (Compagnie Nationale des Commissaires aux Comptes) applicable to this engagement. Our work entailed verifying that the information 
provided is consistent with the documents from which it was derived.

Agreements submitted for approval at the general meeting of shareholders

We hereby inform you that, to our knowledge, no agreements authorized and signed during the period are to be submitted for approval at the General 
Meeting of Shareholders in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 225-38 of the French Commercial Code.

Agreements already approved at the general meeting of shareholders

Agreement approved during the period

We have been informed of the performance, during the period, of the following agreement, already approved at the General Meeting of Shareholders 
held on May 29, 2019 (5th resolution), addressed in the statutory auditors’ report on related party agreements and commitments dated March 13, 
2019.

With the not-for-profit organization United Way-L’Alliance (UWA)

Director concerned

Mr Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TOTAL S.A. and Chairman of the not-for-profit organization United Way-L’Alliance, 
having accepted the latter position as Chief Executive Officer of TOTAL S.A. 

Nature, purpose, terms and conditions

As a means of supporting the not-for-profit organization United Way-L’Alliance, TOTAL S.A. has provided free office space since October 31, 2018  
in the Tour Michelet, which it owns and occupies. Providing such office space is classified as corporate patronage through a contribution in kind  
and as such it is eligible under the tax and legal regime set out in Article 238 bis of the French Tax Code. 

TOTAL S.A. and UWA agreed to sign an “Agreement on the provision of free office space” (the TSA/UWA Agreement) to formally document their 
agreement.

Under the TSA/UWA Agreement, TOTAL S.A. has agreed to provide UWA with free office space of 179 sq. m. in the Tour Michelet, along with 
associated infrastructure and services (including mail, photocopy and printer services, access to the company’s cantine with admission charges  
and  cleaning  services).  The  agreement  provides  for  retroactive  implementation  from  the  effective  date  of  October  31,  2018  until  termination  on 
December 31, 2019.

In addition, upon expiry of the Agreement’s first term and if not terminated, the Agreement will be tacitly renewed for a one-year period. The Parties 
will be able to terminate the Agreement by registered post with acknowledgement of receipt, on condition that they inform the other party at least 
three months before the planned termination date.

The Board of Directors has approved the Agreement on the grounds that it is fully in line with TOTAL S.A.’s policy on Corporate Social Responsibility 
and with its corporate patronage operations.  

KPMG Audit 
A division of KPMG S.A.

Paris La Défense, March 18, 2020

ERNST & YOUNG Audit 

Jacques-François Lethu
Partner

Eric Jacquet
Partner

Laurent Vitse
Partner

Céline Eydieu-Boutté
Partner

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Non-financial 
performance

5.1  An ambition for the Company: to become the 

5.7  Actions in support of human rights 

responsible energy major 

5.2  Business model 

5.3 

Social challenges 

5.3.1  Attracting and retaining talents 

5.3.2  Maintaining employees’ long-term employability 

5.3.3  Ensuring a high level of commitment based on respect  
for each other and improving quality of life at work 

5.4  Personal health and safety challenges 

5.4.1  Preventing the occurrence of major industrial accidents 

5.4.2  Preventing occupational accidents 

5.4.3  Preventing occupational health risks 

5.4.4  Limiting risks for the health and safety of consumers 

5.5 

Environmental challenges 

5.5.1  General policy and environmental targets 

5.5.2  Preventing risks of accidental pollution 

5.5.3  Limiting the environmental footprint 

5.5.4 

 Managing impacts to biodiversity and ecosystems during  
projects and operations 

5.5.5  Promoting a better use of natural resources by  

supporting the circular economy 

5.6  Climate change-related challenges 

5.6.1  Governance 

5.6.2  Strategy 

5.6.3  Risk management 

5.6.4  Targets and metrics to measure climate-related  

risks and opportunities 

5.6.5  TCFD correspondence table 

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5.7.1  Human rights in the workplace 

5.7.2  Human rights and local communities 

5.7.3  Respect for human rights in security-related activities 

5.8 

Fighting corruption and tax evasion 

5.8.1  Fighting corruption 

5.8.2  Fighting tax evasion 

5.9  Value creation for host regions 

5.9.1  Fostering the economic development of the regions 

5.9.2  Managing societal /society challenges related to the  

Group’s activities 

5.9.3  Engaging in citizenship initiatives: the Total Foundation program 

5.10  Contractors and suppliers 

5.10.1  The Group’s responsible procurement policy 

5.10.2  The Group’s policy applied to the supply chain 

5.10.3  The Group’s responsible procurement actions 

5.10.4  Payment terms 

5.11  Reporting scopes and method 

5.11.1  Frameworks 

5.11.2  Scopes 

5.11.3  Adopted principles 

5.11.4  Details of certain indicators 

5.12  Independent third party’s report 

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5 An ambition for the Company: to become the responsible energy major

Chapter  5  of  this  Universal  Registration  Document  constitutes  the 
consolidated  statement  of  non-financial  performance  as  per  Article 
L. 225-102-1 of the French Commercial Code, and discloses how the 
Company  and  the  entities  included  in  the  scope  of  consolidation,  in 
accordance  with  Article  L.  233-16  of  the  French  Commercial  Code, 
take into account the social and environmental consequences of their 
activities, as well as the effects of those activities with regard to respect 
for human rights and fighting corruption and tax evasion.

Pursuant  to  the  above  mentioned  Article  L.  225-102-1,  this  statement 
also  includes  information  about  the  impact  on  climate  change  of 
the  Company’s  activity  and  the  use  of  the  goods  and  services  that  it 
produces,  its  societal  commitments  in  order  to  promote  sustainable 
development, the circular economy, the collective agreements in place 
within  the  Company  and  their  impacts  on  the  Company’s  economic 

performance as well as on employees’ working conditions, the actions 
aimed  at  fighting  discrimination  and  promoting  diversity,  and  the 
measures taken in favor of people with disabilities(1).

This  statement  of  non-financial  performance  was  prepared  with  the 
assistance of several of the Company’s corporate functional divisions, 
in particular the Finance, Legal, Audit & Internal Control and People & 
Social Responsibility Divisions. The statement was reviewed by the Audit 
Committee and was thereafter approved by the Board of Directors.

The data presented in the statement of non-financial performance are 
provided on a current-scope basis. The reporting scopes and method 
concerning the information in this chapter are presented in point 5.11 of 
this chapter.

5.1   An ambition for the Company:  

to become the responsible energy major

TOTAL is present in more than 130 countries. The nature of its activities 
and its geographical footprint in complex environments place the Group 
at the junction of a range of society’s concerns relating to people, the 
environment or business ethics. Faced with these challenges, TOTAL’s 
ambition is to become the responsible energy major.

This  ambition  is  embodied  by  the  One  Total  Company  project,  which 
unites  the  various  activities  of  the  Group,  its  entities  and  all  of  its 
employees around a Company’s evolution process with the aim to supply 
energy to an ever-growing population, taking into account the challenges 
of  climate  change  and  new  energy  production  and  consumption 
patterns. This ambition is based on the values restated and shared by 
all, (Safety, Respect for Each Other, Pioneer Spirit, Stand Together and 
Performance-Minded). These values guide the Group’s actions.

TOTAL’s  Code  of  Conduct  sets  forth  the  principles  to  be  applied 
during day-to-day operations. It states the Group’s commitments and 
expectations of each of its stakeholders and serves as a reference for 
employees and any other person working on behalf of the Group.

The Group employs a continuous process of identifying and mapping 
risks in order to develop sector-specific policies that reflect the desired 
level  of  control.  The  Group  manages  its  activities  through  internal 
management systems implemented at the different levels of the company 
(headquarters, subsidiaries and sites). The Group thus performs regular 
assessments, following different modalities, of the risks and impacts of 
its activities in the areas of industrial safety, security, the environment, 
climate, workers’ and local residents’ protection, and business ethics. 
These assessments are generally carried out:
 – prior to investment decisions in the Group’s industrial projects (safety 
and security studies, impact assessments, particularly environmental 
and societal), acquisition and divestiture;

 – during operations;
 – prior  to  placing  new  substances  on  the  market  (toxicological  and 

ecotoxicological studies, life cycle analyses).

These  assessments  incorporate  the  regulatory  requirements  of  the 
countries where the Group operates and generally accepted professional 
practices.  In  addition,  internal  control  systems  are  structured  and 
regularly adjusted to align with the specific features of certain areas and 
the corporate strategic orientations set by the Board of Directors and 
General Management.

TOTAL  intends  to  conduct  its  activities  following  a  CSR  (Corporate 
Social  Responsibility)  approach  that  responds  to  the  United  Nations’ 
Sustainable  Development  Goals  (SDGs)  to  which  the  Group  has 
committed to contribute since 2016.

As  part  of  its  statement  of  non-financial  performance,  TOTAL  has 
identified  the  main  challenges  linked  to  its  activities.  These  are  listed 
in the introduction to the sections relating to social information, health, 
safety,  the  environment,  climate,  human  rights,  the  fight  against 
corruption and tax evasion, its societal approach and contractors and 
suppliers relationships.

For  its  reporting,  TOTAL  refers  to  the  GRI  (Global  Reporting  Initiative) 
and to the TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures) 
recommendations  on  climate.  It  also  relates  to  the  IPIECA  guidance 
for  environmental  and  societal  issues.  Detailed  information  on  these 
reporting  guidelines  is  available  on  the  Group’s  website  (sustainable-
performance.total.com).  The  Group’s  contributions  to  the  SDGs  are 
illustrated below in the form of icons.

In  2019,  TOTAL  was  again  recognized  as  a  “LEAD  Company”  by  the 
Global  Compact  of  the  United  Nations  for  its  entire  commitment  
to sustainability.

TOTAL  also  monitors  its  stakeholders’  perception  of  its  non-financial 
performance.  The  Group  intends  to  organize  its  action  through  a 
lasting approach of dialogue and transparency for its stakeholders. In 
terms  of  non-financial  rating,  TOTAL  has  been  included  continuously 
in  the  FTSE4Good  index  (London  Stock  Exchange)  since  2001  and 
in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI – New York Stock 
Exchange) since 2004. TOTAL has been listed on DJSI Europe every 
year  since  2005,  except  in  2015.  In  2019,  TOTAL  received  for  all  its 
commercial  entities  listed  on  the  EcoVadis  platform  the  Gold  status 
for four of them (Total Direct Energie, Total Marketing & Services, Total 
Refining & Chemicals et Saft group) and the Silver status for Total Gas 
& Power Europe.

(1) 

 The Group has not made any specific societal commitments in order to prevent food waste and food poverty or to promote animal welfare and responsible, fair and sustainable food, as these 
are not significant challenges with respect to the nature of the Group’s activities.

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Non-financial performance 5

INTEGRATING CLIMATE 
INTO THE STRATEGY

PRESERVING 
THE ENVIRONMENT

RESPECTING AND MOBILIZING 
EMPLOYEES SUPPLIERS

Growing in gas (natural
gas, biogas and hydrogen)

Limiting environmental 
footprint

Preventing risks related 
to people(cid:183)s safety

CONTRIBUTING TO THE 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
OF HOST REGIONS

Fighting corruption  
and tax evasion

low-carbon electricity 
business

Reducing emissions at 
TOTAL(cid:183)s facilities, promoting 
both sparing of oil use and 
sustainable biofuels

Investing in businesses 
that will help achieve 
carbon neutrality

Developing the circular 
economy

Manage impacts 
to biodiversity 
(avoid-reduce-
restore-compensate
policy)

Respecting human 
rights and promoting 
them in the supply 
chain 

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Promoting local 
socioeconomic 
development

Developing each 
individual(cid:183)s talents and 
promoting diversity

Getting involved in host 
regions notably through 
Total Foundation

TOTAL(cid:183)s core contributions through its mission

Direct contributions through a responsible business approach

Indirect contributions

5

$

5.2  Business model

The  business  model  implemented  by  the  Company  and  all  of  the 
entities included in the scope of consolidation in accordance with Article  
L. 233-16 of the French Commercial Code is set forth in the integrated 

report (refer to chapter 1) and in the business overview (points 2.1 to 2.5 
of chapter 2).

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5 Social challenges

5.3  Social challenges

Since 2016, the Group has set the ambition of becoming the responsible 
energy major. Because a company is first and foremost a people-driven 
adventure, this ambition depends primarily on the women and men who 
work at TOTAL, both today and tomorrow. Becoming the responsible 
energy  major  also  means  being  a  responsible  company  for  the 
Group’s teams and, in particular, a company that offers its employees 
opportunities to develop and thrive professionally.

The  Group  has  identified  its  main  challenges  to  developing 
Human Resources:
 – attracting  and  retaining  talents  in  line  with  the  key  skills  sought 
by the Group, based on the principle of non-discrimination and 
equal opportunity;

 – maintaining  employees’  long-term  employability  by  facilitating 
skills acquisition in order to keep up with the development of job 
sectors and technologies;

 – ensuring a high level of commitment based on respect for each 

other and improving quality of life at work. 

In 2019, the Group’s Executive Committee launched a key component 
of the company project that embodies the Group’s human ambitions: 
the One Total, Better Together project seeks to identify the workstreams 
to  be  launched  as  a  priority  so  that  the  development  of  each  Group 
employee is commensurate with the Group’s business goals and lives 
up to the employee’s expectations.

One  Total,  Better  Together  is  structured  around  three  main  ambitions 
that are broken down into several implementation projects that concern 
all of the Group’s subsidiaries(1).

“One Total, Better Together aims to attract and develop talents  
all over the world, promote a management style that can make 
the most of our knowledge and expertise, pass on our values 
and make the company a good place to work together.”

Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

To  address  its  social  challenges,  TOTAL  relies  on  the  Group  Human 
Resources division, which forms part of the People & Social Responsibility 
division, whose President is a member of the Executive Committee. In 
particular, the Group Human Resources division has the role of defining 
the Human Resources strategy and policies of the Group in accordance 
with the business challenges and the One Total Company project. In line 
with the multiple situations encountered in the field, it coordinates the 
promotion and roll-out of the new policies to support the various Human 
Resources departments in the Group’s business segments.

5.3.1   Attracting and  
retaining talents

Attracting and retaining the talents that the Group needs is one of the 
key factors in the implementation of the Company project. To address 
these challenges, TOTAL notably uses an appropriate management 
of employees joining and leaving the Group, the provision of individual 
support  to  each  employee,  a  responsible  compensation  policy  for 
employees, and the development of employee shareholding.

5.3.1.1   Appropriate management  

of the Group’s workforce

Group employees

As of December 31, 2019, the Group had 107,776 employees belonging 
to 321 employing companies located in 102 countries. At year-end 2019, 
the countries with the most employees were, in descending order, France, 
Mexico, Poland, the United States, Belgium, China and Germany.

The  tables  below  present  the  breakdown  of  employees  by  business 
segment,  region  and  age  bracket,  as  well  as  the  breakdown  of 
managers or equivalent (≥ 300 Hay points(2)). The breakdown by gender 
and nationality is given in point 5.3.3.1 of this chapter.

Group registered headcount as of 
December 31

2019

2018

2017

Total number of employees

107,776

104,460

98,277

Breakdown by business 
segment

Exploration & Production segment

12.3%

13.2%

14.3%

Integrated Gas, Renewables & 
Power segment

Refining & Chemicals segment

Refining & Chemicals

Trading & Shipping

Marketing & Services segment

Corporate

13.7%

47.7%

47.0%

0.7%

23.5%

2.8%

11.6%

48.7%

48.1%

0.6%

24.0%

2.5%

11.8%

49.8%

49.1%

0.7%

21.6%

2.5%

(1)  Excluding Hutchinson and SunPower.
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Breakdown by region

2019

2018

2017

Metropolitan France

33.7%

34.5%

32.1%

Within  an  economic  environment  exposed  to  oil  price  volatility, 
hiring  increased  by  8.1%  compared  to  2018.  This  represents  a  total 
of  14,606  employees  hired  on  a  permanent  contract  within  the 
consolidated scope.

Non-financial performance 5

Social challenges

French overseas departments 
and territories

Rest of Europe

Africa

North America

Latin America

Asia

Middle East

Oceania

Breakdown by age bracket

< 25 years

25 to 34 years

35 to 44 years

45 to 54 years

> 55 years

0.4%

27.4%

9.4%

6.9%

0.4%

28.3%

9.4%

6.7%

12.4%

11.8%

8.9%

0.8%

0.1%

7.3%

25.6%

29.0%

24.3%

13.8%

7.9%

0.9%

0.1%

6.6%

26.0%

29.5%

24.1%

13.8%

0.4%

26.1%

10.1%

7.1%

12.5%

10.5%

1.0%

0.2%

6.9%

26.4%

29.9%

23.5%

13.3%

The  increase  in  the  number  of  employees  between  2018  and  2019 
is  3.2%  (3,316  employees).  This  is  mainly  due  to  the  inclusion  in  the 
consolidation  scope  of  SunPower  subsidiaries,  especially  in  Malaysia 
(1,614  employees)  and  the  development  of  SunPower  and  Hutchison 
activities in Mexico.

Breakdown of managers or 
equivalent as of December 31

2019

2018

2017

Total number of managers

30,669

30,340

28,369

The table below presents the breakdown by business segment of the 
Group employees present(1).

Breakdown by business segment 
of the Group employees present 
as of December 31

The regions that hired the most employees were Latin America (45%), 
mainly  Mexico  and  Brazil  (taking  into  account  the  high  turnover  rate 
in  these  countries),  Europe  excluding  France  (15.6%),  France  (14.9%), 
and Asia (10.6%). With 50% of Group hires, the Refinery & Chemicals 
segment is the largest recruiter, mainly within Hutchinson activity, ahead 
of the Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power segment (29.7%).

As of December 31

2019

2018

2017

Total number hired on 
permanent contracts

Women

Men

French

Other nationalities

14,606

13,506

12,141

41.2%

58.8%

14.2%

85.8%

39.5%

60.5%

15.1%

84.9%

38.6%

61.4%

9.7%

90.3%

In  2019,  the  consolidated  Group  companies  hired  12,768  employees 
on  fixed-term  contracts,  compared  with  11,650  in  2018.  Almost  53% 
of employees hired on fixed-term contract were employed by Argedis, 
whose  business  is  particularly  seasonal  (service  stations)  and  which 
hires staff on temporary contracts.

As of December 31

2019

2018

2017

Total number of departures(a)

13,050

12,458

13,111

Deaths

Resignations

89

8,012

110

8,259

90

7,379

5

Negotiated departures, 
dismissals

Ruptures conventionnelles 
(specific negotiated departures 
in France)

Total departures/total 
employees

4,759

3,923

5,492

190

166

150

12.1%

11.9%

13.3%

2019

2018

2017

(a)  Excluding retirements, transfers, early retirements, voluntary departures and expiration of 

fixed-term contracts.

Exploration & Production segment

12,295

12,801

13,023

Integrated Gas, Renewables & 
Power segment

Refining & Chemicals segment

Refining & Chemicals

Trading & Shipping

14,696

50,314

49,596

718

12,011

49,883

49,231

652

11,492

47,985

47,350

635

Marketing & Services segment

24,858

24,630

20,932

Corporate

2,876

2,512

2,433

TOTAL’s workforce movements

TOTAL implements a proactive policy of recruiting young people at the 
start of their career, regardless of their job sector or background. The 
Group  gives  them  the  opportunity  to  forge  a  variety  of  career  paths 
through  continuous,  tailored  training  programs  designed  to  improve 
long-term employability. This enables TOTAL to adapt to structural and 
job sector changes.

In  addition,  TOTAL  hires  more  experienced  profiles  for  positions 
requesting  key  skills,  while  offering  them  long-term  career  prospects 
within the Group.

5.3.1.2  A responsible compensation policy

The  Group’s  compensation  policy  applies  to  all  companies  in  which 
TOTAL S.A. holds the majority of voting rights. The aim of this policy is 
to  ensure  external  competitiveness  and  internal  fairness,  reinforce  the 
link to individual performance, increase employee share ownership and 
implement the Group’s corporate social responsibility commitments.

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 
locally. Regular benchmarking is used to assess 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 management job level evaluation (JL ≥ 10)(2) using 
the Hay method, which associates a salary range with 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.

(1)  Employees present as defined in point 5.11.4 of this chapter.
(2)  Job level of the position according to the Hay method. JL10 corresponds to junior manager (cadre débutant) ( ≥ 300 Hay points).

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The compensation structure of the Group’s employees is based on the 
following components, depending on the country:
 – a base salary, which is subject to individual and/or general salary-
raise campaigns each year. The merit-based salary-raise campaigns 
are  intended  to  compensate  employees’  individual  performance 
according  to  the  targets  set  during  the  annual  individual  review, 
including at least one HSE (Health, Safety, Environment) target; and
 – an  individual  variable  compensation  starting  at  a  certain 
level  of  responsibility,  which  is  intended  to  compensate  individual 
performance  (quantitative  and  qualitative  attainment  of  previously 
set targets), managerial practices, if applicable, and the employee’s 
contribution  to  collective  performance  evaluated,  in  particular, 
according  to  HSE  targets  set  for  each  business  segment,  which 
represents  up  to  10%  of  the  variable  portion.  In  2019,  86.6%  of 
the  Group’s  entities  (WHRS  scope)  included  HSE  criteria  in  the 
variable compensation.

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  2018–2020  applicable  to  the  oil  and 
petrochemicals sector(1) in France (scope of about 17,700 employees in 
2019),  the  amount  available  for  employee  profit-sharing  is  determined 
based on:
 – financial  parameters  (the  Group’s  return  on  equity  as  an  absolute 

value and compared to four peers(2));

 – the attainment of safety targets (injury rate and accidental deaths in 

the oil and petrochemicals sector in France);

 – criteria  assessed  at  the  level  of  the  entity  to  which  the  employees 
belong, relating to employee commitment to priority areas identified 
by  the  Action!  program,  which  is  mainly  driven  by  the  corporate 
Foundation (Fondation d’entreprise) in France;

 – criteria  relating  to  the  performance  of  the  entity  in  question 
(production, sales volumes, gross margins, operating costs, etc.).

The  Group  provides  pension  and  employee  benefit  programs 
(health and death) meeting the needs of the subsidiaries and the Group’s 
standards with the aim that each employee can:
 – 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,  which  are  regularly  reviewed  and,  if  necessary, 
adjusted, are rolled out by the subsidiaries and supplement those that 
may be provided for by local regulations.

5.3.1.3   A proactive policy to increase employee 

shareholding and employee savings

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  increases  reserved  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.

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 2019 
plan approved by the Board of Directors of TOTAL S.A. in March 2019 
granted a 6% higher volume of performance shares compared with the 
2018 plan. Over 40% of plan beneficiaries had not received performance 
shares the previous year. More than 10,000 employees were concerned 
by this plan, over 97% of whom are non-senior executives.

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 to 
share capital increases reserved for employees. Share capital increases 
reserved  for  employees  take  place  annually.  As  a  result,  more  than 
60%  of  the  Group’s  employees  are  TOTAL  shareholders.  Depending 
on the offerings chosen and the employees’ location, these operations 
are  completed  either  through  Company  Savings  Plans(3)  (FCPE)  or  by 
subscribing Total shares or American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in the 
United States.

Pursuant to the authorization given by the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting 
of June 1, 2018, the Board of Directors of TOTAL S.A. decided, at its 
meeting  on  September  18,  2019,  a  share  capital  increase  reserved 
for  employees  to  be  completed  in  2020  with  a  20%  discount.  This 
operation will concern approximately 100 countries. Employees would 
receive  a  matching  contribution  of  five  free  shares  for  the  first  five 
shares subscribed. The shares subscribed would give holders current 
dividend  rights.  The  previous  operation  took  place  in  2019.  Over  
45,000  employees  in  99  countries  took  part  in  this  share  capital 
increase,  which  resulted  in  the  subscription  of  9,845,111  shares  at  a 
price of €40.10 per share.

Employee savings are also fostered 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. 
in  the 
Group  employees  can  make  discretionary  contributions 
framework of these various plans, which their employer may supplement 
under certain conditions through a matching contribution. The Group’s 
companies  in  France  made  gross  matching  contributions  that  totaled 
€71.1 million in 2019.

(1)  Covers Total E&P France and the “socle social commun scope, as defined in point 5.11 of this chapter.
(2)  ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Chevron.
(3)  Total Actionnariat France, Total France Capital+, Total Actionnariat International Capitalisation, Total Intl Capital.

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Social challenges

The  Group’s  international  dimension  creates  a  rich  multicultural 
environment  and  a  diverse  range  of  jobs.  Maintaining  employees’ 
long-term  employability  is  another  key  factor  in  the  successful 
implementation of the Company project. In order to manage this risk, 
the  Group  decided  to  invest  in  the  development  of  employees  by 
providing individual support and by implementing a tailored training 
policy that focuses on two areas: facilitating skills acquisition in order 
to keep up with the development of job sectors and technologies, 
and contributing to maintaining employees’ long-term employability.

Aware of these challenges, the Group launched the One Total – Better 
Together  project  with  the  ambition  of  developing  the  talents  of  each 
employee by bringing more than 400 talent developers into the Group in 
2019. The role of a talent developer is to assist each employee with his 
or  her  professional  development  while  providing  customized  support. 
The professional development of employees stands at the heart of the 
Group’s performance. It requires the drafting of an individual career plan. 
The  Group  enables  all  employees  to  take  control  of  their  professional 
development through a transparent and global system on which internal 
job offers are published (covering 90% of positions).

In  addition,  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. 
TOTAL therefore offers continuous, tailored training programs aimed at 
enhancing employees’ skills and employability. These training courses 
form  part  of  an  approach  based  on  improving  skills  and  supporting 
careers, including for employees moving between business segments 
and/or geographical region.

The Group’s policy in the field of training hinges on five major areas:
 – 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;

 – 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  mobility  and  diversity  within  the  Group 

through language and intercultural training.

The Group offers all of its employees, when taking up a new position, 
an  individual  training  plan  that  lays  down  the  employees’  training 
needs for the subsequent three years so that they have the resources 
necessary to be successful in the new position and can acquire new 
skills throughout the assignment. A catalog of more than 1,900 training 
courses is available. 

In addition, the Group implements a management training course that 
enables  managers  to  develop  their  skills  from  the  moment  they  take 
up their position to the end of their careers. This course comprises a 
common training foundation and is a permanent part of each key stage 
in the manager’s career in order to support managers in their role as 
manager-coaches.

5

The  Group’s  training  efforts  remained  strong  in  2019,  with  77%  of 
employees having attended at least one on-site training during the year, 
compared to 75% in 2018 and a total bugdet of around €163 million, 
compared to €157 million in 2018. In 2019, there were 249,784 days of 
on-site training, an increase of 6.7% compared to 2018, mainly due to 
the scope evolution. 

The  average  number  of  days  of  training  per  employee  decreased  by 
0.2  due  to  the  integration  into  the  scope  of  21  companies,  such  as 
ARGEDIS, Hutchinson SRO Rokycany, Saft America Inc and SunPower 
Philippines  Ltd,  with  higher  number  of  trained  employees  (79%),  with 
shorter  training  duration  particularly  on  remote  training.  Outside  the 
scope of new companies, the average number of training per employee 
is stable.

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For remote training, there were 29,307 people trained, compared to 30,128 in 2018.

Average number of training days/year per employee(a)  
(excluding “Companion” apprenticeships)

WHRS 2019(b) WHRS 2018 

WHRS 2017

On-site training

Remote training

Group average

Average number of days/years of training per employee(a)  
(on-site and remote training, excluding “Companion” apprenticeships)

By segment
Exploration & Production segment

Integrated 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  
(on-site training, excluding “Companion” apprenticeships and remote training)

Technical

Health, Safety, Environment, Quality (HSEQ)

Language

Other (management, personal development, intercultural, etc.)

2.7

0.4

3.1

5.5

1.7

2.8

2.8

1.8

3.2

3.7

5.1

3.8

3.8

3.1

2.6

1.9

3.9

0.0

34%

26%

6%

34%

2.8

0.5

3.3

5.6

1.9

2.6

2.6

1.7

3.4

5.8

4.8

4.0

3.5

4.2

2.7

5.7

3.6

0.8

35%

29%

7%

29%

3

0.5

3.5

6.5

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.3

3.3

3.4

5.3

4.1

2.8

4.4

3.1

6.4

0.5

2.7

36%

28%

7%

28%

(a)  This number is calculated using the number of training hours, where 7.6 hours equal one day.
(b)  As an exception to the reporting principles described in point 5.11 of this chapter, the 2019 training reporting scope includes the subsidiary Gasket International and excludes the DMS, 
GreenFlex, Hutchinson Antivibration Systems, Hutchinson Tunisie, Total Mayotte, Total E&P UK and Total Austral subsidiaries for which training was not reported or not considered as reliable. 
The scope covers the reporting of 121 companies representing a total of 91,998 employees. 

The  change  in  the  Group’s  e-learning  system  was  an  opportunity  to 
carry  out  a  complete  overhaul  of  the  training  catalog  with  a  new  and 
finer distribution, implying that certain technical and HSEQ training are 
distributed  to  support  function  technical  training.  In  2019,  the  “Other” 
category is made up of 17% support function technical training, 5% in 
management, 5% in personal development, 3% in business and 4% in 
cross-functional training.

TOTAL  has  a  technological  training  center,  Oléum,  which  combines 
technical expertise with life-size technical learning platforms. The center 
operates  on  two  sites  in  France  (Dunkerque  and  La  Mède),  offering 
trainees a life-size Seveso environment and providing technical training 
notably in operations, maintenance, inspection, safety. Oléum welcomes 
interns  from  all  sectors  of  activity  of  the  Group  worldwide,  as  well  as 
partners and external customers. In 2018, a platform was introduced, 
enabling  the  delivery  of  the  certified  Basic  Offshore  Safety  Induction 
and  Emergency  Training  course.  This  certification  is  mandatory  for  all 
personnel working on offshore platforms.

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and improving quality of life at work 

Non-financial performance 5

Social challenges

To ensure a high level of commitment from its employees, the Group 
promotes  Human  Resources  development  based  on  respect  for 
each other and improving quality of life at work. TOTAL’s approach is 
based on a number of levers. In addition to the organization of work 
and social dialogue, TOTAL aims to promote equal opportunities and 
diversity. It intends to ban all discrimination related to origin, gender, 
sexual orientation or identity, disability, age or affiliation with a political, 
labor or religious organization, or membership in a minority group.

5.3.3.1   Promoting equal treatment of employees 

and banning discrimination

Diversity is an integral part of the DNA and success of the Group, which 
is present in more than 130 countries. The Group has long been involved 
in promoting equal opportunities and diversity, and strives to promote 
an  environment  conducive  to  the  expression  and  development  of  all 
employees’ potential.

The diversity of its employees and management is crucial to the Group’s 
competitiveness,  innovative  capacity,  attractiveness  and  acceptability. 
TOTAL  works  to  develop  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, or membership in a minority group.

This  policy  is  supported  at  the  highest  level  and  promoted  by  the 
Diversity Council, which is chaired by a member of the Group’s Executive 
Committee. The recruitment teams receive non-discrimination training. 
An  internal  guide  entitled,  Recruiting  without  discriminating,  has  also 
been implemented and is widely distributed. Initiatives aimed at raising 
employee  and  manager  awareness  of  diversity  are  organized  on  a 
regular basis.

responsible employer. The Group was one of the 33 founding signatories 
of the charter when it was launched in 2004. In November 2018, within the 
European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT) framework, TOTAL signed 
a pledge through which the signatories hope to strengthen the European 
movement to promote diversity and inclusion.

Equal treatment for women and men

TOTAL  is  committed  to  respecting  and  promoting  the  principle  of 
equal treatment for women and men, while ensuring that it is correctly 
applied. Equal treatment for women and men is promoted in the Group 
through  a  global  policy  of  gender  diversity,  quantitative  targets  set  by 
General Management, Human Resources processes that take the issue 
of gender into consideration, agreements in favor of a better work-life 
balance and awareness-raising and training actions.

TOTAL’s  commitment  to  workplace  gender  equality  spans  from 
recruitment  to  the  end  of  a  career.  It  guarantees  equal  treatment 
for  women  and  for  men  in  the  process  for  identifying  high-potential 
employees and appointing senior executives.

In order to ensure a more balanced representation of men and women 
among senior managers, the Group set the following goals, which are to 
be reached in 2020:
 – 25% women senior executives: women made up 23.0% in 2019 and 

around 5% in 2004;

 – 18% women senior managers: women made up 17.4% in 2019 and 

around 8% in 2004;

 – more than 20% women members on the Management Committees 

(head office and subsidiaries): women made up 23.9% in 2019;

 – more than 20% women members on the Management Committees 
of branches and in large functional divisions: women made up 25.5% 
in 2019. 

Each entity is responsible for creating a suitable work environment so 
that  they  offer  all  employees  the  same  career  opportunities  and  can 
benefit from all of the skills and diverse approaches they bring.

To  meet  these  targets,  the  Group  creates  mixed  talent  pools.  At  the 
end of 2019, women made up 31.1% of high-potential employees (15% 
in  2004)  and  30.7%  of  high-potential  Group  employees  destined  to 
become senior executives (24% in 2014).

Promoting equal opportunity and diversity is part of a policy and has long 
been monitored. TOTAL was one of the pioneering groups with regard 
to diversity. It has prioritized two key components of diversity: gender 
diversity and internationalization, aiming to offer women and men of all 
nationalities  the  same  career  opportunities  up  to  the  highest  levels  of 
management. TOTAL set itself quantitative targets to be reached by the 
end of 2020.

In addition to the components of gender diversity and internationalization, 
disability  forms  an  integral  part  of  the  Group’s  diversity  policy.  Initially 
deployed  and  coordinated  in  France,  the  disability  policy  was 
rolled  out  internationally  in  October  2018  through  the  signing  of  the 
International  Labour  Organization  (ILO)  Global  Business  and  Disability 
Network Charter.

In  terms  of  TOTAL  S.A.,  TOTAL’s  commitment  to  diversity  took  shape 
in 2016 as the President of the People & Social Responsibility division 
joined  the  Group’s  Executive  Committee  (eight  people),  which  the 
President of the Strategy-Innovation division then joined in 2019. With 
regard to diversity in the 10% of the highest management positions of 
the  Company,  the  proportion  of  women  equals  16%.  At  Group  level, 
which is the most relevant parameter considering TOTAL’s activities, this 
proportion equals 22%(1).

TOTAL  aims  to  hire  women  in  proportions  that  reflect,  at  a  minimum, 
the  percentages  of  qualifications  awarded  by  the  higher  education 
establishments in its business segments. The Group strives to promote 
the same proportion of women and men with equivalent qualifications and 
experience within the overall population eligible for a specific promotion.

In September 2018, TOTAL renewed its commitment to diversity, equal 
opportunities and economic and social performance by signing the new 
Diversity Charter introduced by the network Les entreprises pour la cité in 
France. By signing this new charter, TOTAL reaffirmed its will to become a 

To  encourage  young  women  to  choose  to  study  technical  subjects, 
TOTAL  has  been  a  partner  of  the  “Elles  bougent”  organization  in 
France  since  2011  and  served  as  honorary  chairman  in  2015.  Some 
130  female  engineers  regularly  inform  high-school  girls  about  careers 

5

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in  science.  Throughout  the  Group,  female  engineers  and  technicians 
from all cultures are encouraged to give talks to high-school girls and 
female students to illustrate women’s contribution to the fields of science 
and technology.

Diversity  is  also  promoted  through  action  to  change  mentalities,  and 
awareness,  training  and  communication  events  are  held  regularly  for 
managers and employees. Internal training courses such as Managing 
your career as a woman and Managing diversity are also available.

Through  its  mentoring  activities  and  development  workshops,  the 
TWICE  (Total  Women’s  Initiative  for  Communication  and  Exchange) 
network  also  helps  to  develop  the  gender  diversity  policy.  It  aims  to 
promote  the  progression  of  women  within  the  Group,  particularly  to 
management  roles,  and  help  women  further  their  careers.  Created  in 
2006, it is currently in place in France and abroad (41 local networks) 
and  has  almost  4,000  members.  Within  this  framework,  a  mentoring 
program is rolled out in France and internationally, and helps women to 
better anticipate the key phases of their careers. Nearly 1,600 women 
have  benefited  from  this  program  since  2010.  In  2018,  the  network 
launched  the  TWICE@Digital  initiative  to  bring  women  working  in  the 
Group’s  digital  fields  together  and,  more  generally,  raise  awareness 
of digital technology among women so that they could fully grasp the 
changes that are currently taking place and the impact of these changes 
on their work.

The  signing  of  agreements,  international  charters  and  adherence  to 
initiatives relating to diversity is emblematic of the Group’s conviction at 
the very highest level of decision-making.

Thus, 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 equal treatment of 
women and men is regularly embodied in agreements that address the 
issue of diversity.

In 2016, TOTAL, along with 20 other oil and gas companies, got involved 
at the World Economic Forum by signing Closing the Gender Gap – a 
Call to Action. This joint declaration is based on seven action principles 
(leadership;  expectations  and  goal  setting;  Science,  Technology, 
Engineering  and  Mathematics  (STEM)  program;  clear  responsibilities; 
recruitment,  retention  and  promotion  policies;  inclusive  corporate 
culture; and work environment and work-life balance) and two decisive 
drivers: more diverse recruitment and greater openness of technical and 
management roles to women.

% of women

Permanent contract recruitment

Management (JL ≥ 10)(a) 
recruitment

Employees

Managers (JL ≥ 10)(a)

Senior executives

2019

41.2%

35.5%

35.8%

28.5%

23.0%

2018

2017

39.5%

38.6%

31.9%

35.1%

27.7%

21.6%

31.9%

33.3%

26.3%

21.1%

(a)  Job level of the position according to the Hay method. JL10 corresponds to junior manager 

(cadre débutant) (≥ 300 Hay points).

% of men

Employees

Permanent contract recruitment

2019

64.2%

58.8%

2018

64.9%

60.5%

2017

66.7%

61.4%

In  terms  of  compensation,  specific  measures  have  been  set  in  place 
since 2010 to prevent and compensate for any unjustified salary gaps. 
Regular checks are performed during salary-raise campaigns to ensure 
employees  are  treated  fairly  and  men  and  women  receive  equivalent 
compensation for the same level of responsibility.

In France, in compliance with law no. 2018-771 of September 5, 2018, 
on  the  freedom  to  choose  one’s  professional  future,  an  index,  based 
on  a  score  of  100  and  comprising  five  indicators  (compensation  gap, 
gap  in  individual  pay  raise  rates  excluding  promotions,  gap  in  the 
promotion rate, percentage of female employees who were given a pay 
raise in the year in which they returned from maternity leave, number of 
employees of the underrepresented gender among the ten employees 
who  received  the  highest  compensation)  that  concern  compensation 
gaps between men and women and the actions taken to eliminate these 
gaps, has been published since 2019 for the three Social and Economic 
Units (UES).

Index(a)

2018/2019

2017/2018

UES Amont-Global Services-Holding

90/100 

85/100

UES Refining-Petrochemicals

UES Marketing & Services

94/100 

83/100

87/100 

86/100

(a)  Reference period from October 1 to September 30 of the year in question.

These  results  were  published  on  sustainable-performance.total.com 
website.

In  France,  an  equal  opportunity  agreement  was  negotiated  with 
staff  representative  bodies  in  June  2019,  applicable  to  the  “Socle 
social  commun”  scope.  It  foresees,  in  particular,  extending  paternity 
leave  to  three  consecutive  calendar  weeks,  less  stringent  remote 
working conditions (whether occasional or not) and the right to return-
to-work coaching following maternity leave.

Internationalization of management

With employees representing over 160 nationalities, TOTAL enjoys broad 
cultural diversity and believes that it is important to promote this at all 
levels of its activities. In 2019, 85.8% of employees hired by the Group 
and 55.0% of managers hired were non-French nationals. The increase 
in the representation of employees of non-French nationality in hires is 
mainly due to the development of SunPower and Hutchinson activities 
in Mexico, which represents 38.9% of the Group’s hires and which are 
aimed mainly at non-manager profiles.

The  Group  has  set  a  target  of  having  local  managers  representing 
50% to 75% of the subsidiaries’ Management Committee members by 
2020 (they represented 54.8% in 2019, compared to 52% in 2018) and 
non-French nationals representing 39% of senior managers and 40% of 
senior executives (compared to approximately 19% in 2004 and 34.1% 
in 2019).

Several  measures  have  been  put  in  place  to  internationalize  the 
management  population,  including  career  paths  to  internationalize 
careers, increasing the number of foreign postings for employees of all 
nationalities  (approximately  4,000  employees  representing  more  than 
100 nationalities are posted in more than 100 countries), and integration 
and personal development training organized by large regional hubs (for 
example, Houston, Johannesburg and Singapore).

% of employees of non-French 
nationality

2019

2018

2017

Permanent contract recruitment

85.8%

84.9%

90.3%

Management (JL ≥ 10)(a) 
recruitment

Employees

Managers (JL ≥ 10)(a)

Senior executives

55.0%

67.2%

56.1%

34.1%

58.9%

66.2%

56.6%

32.1%

68.0%

68.2%

58.1%

28.9%

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% of employees of French 
nationality

Employees

Permanent contract recruitment

2019

32.8%

14.2%

2018

33.8%

15.1%

2017

31.8%

9.7%

(a)  Job level of the position according to the Hay method. JL10 corresponds to junior manager 

(cadre débutant) (≥ 300 Hay points).

Measures promoting the employment and integration of 
people with disabilities

The  integration  and  job  retention  of  people  with  disabilities  are 
covered  by  specific  measures  incorporated  into  the  Group’s  diversity 
policy.  TOTAL’s  Disability  Program  is  a  structure  within  the  Diversity  & 
Competences  department  of  the  Group’s  Human  Resources  division 
and  is  responsible  for  leading  the  disability  policy  while  relying  on 
disability coordinators within the business segments and a network of 
expert contacts within the establishments.

In  France,  for  over  20  years,  TOTAL  has  implemented  its  policy 
to  promote  the  employment  of  people  with  disabilities  by  signing 
agreements with employee representatives.

TOTAL  promotes  the  direct  recruitment  of  people  with  disabilities  as 
well  as  their  indirect  employment  by  purchasing  from  the  protected 
employment sector as part of its responsible procurement. At the same 
time, the Group takes various types of action:
 – internally: integration, professional training, support and job retention, 
communication, awareness-raising actions and sessions organized 
for  managers  and  all  the  teams,  as  well  as  mandatory  training  for 
the Human Resources teams; mandatory awareness-raising actions 
within management committees are also worth noting;

 – externally: 

information  and  advertising  aimed  at  students, 
cooperation  with  recruitment  agencies,  attendance  at  specialized 
forums, partnerships with schools and universities. For example, in 
2019, the Disability Program signed a partnership agreement with the 
association, Companieros, to fund training modules for Grande École 
students. As a result, tens of students from Université de Technologie 
de  Compiègne,  Centrale  Lyon  and  the  École  Polytechnique,  all  of 
whom are future managers, received the “Handimanager” label. In 
addition, TOTAL took part in the first Disability Day organized at the 
École Polytechnique. 

In 2019, a new agreement was negotiated with employee representatives 
and  signed  unanimously.  This  agreement,  extended  for  the  first  time 
to  the  “Socle  social  commun”  scope  in  France,  replaces  the  three 
existing  UES  agreements,  which  contained  different  measures.  The 
new agreement harmonizes the measures implemented for employees 
with disabilities in the whole of France (almost 14,000 people) and was 
approved by Direccte for a period of four years (2019–2022). The average 
Group employment rate of people with disabilities in France (direct and 
indirect employment) was 5.1% in 2018 (compared to 5.2% in 2017). The 
new agreement aims to reach the statutory employment rate of 6% of 
employees with disabilities by the end of the four-year period. It is based 
on three major priorities:
 – recruitment,  integration  and  professional  support  throughout  the 

employee’s career;

 – job  retention,  the  adaptation  of  workstations  and  measures  to 

compensate for the employee’s disability;

 – the development of agreements and partnerships with the disabled 

and protected employment sectors (ESAT and EA).

The agreement foresees the creation of five dedicated full-time positions: 
four  disability  coordinator  positions  integrated  into  the  business 
segments  to  promote  and  relay  the  Group’s  disability  policy  within 
the  operational  entities  and  a  dedicated  recruiting  consultant  position 
tasked  with  identifying  and  prequalifying  candidates  with  disabilities 
for  all  positions  managed  by  the  Recruitment  department  for  France 
(regarding any type of contract).

This  agreement  also  enables  employees  to  voice  their  support  for 
associations  that  work  on  behalf  of  those  with  a  disability  in  front  of 
a  dedicated  committee  whose  members  come  from  the  Disability 
Program and employee representative bodies. A specific annual budget 
is allocated for the duration of the agreement. 

In addition, TOTAL supports organizations such as the Association Total 
Solidarité Handicap (ATSH), which was formed in 1975 by employees with 
children with disabilities. ATSH provides confidential moral and financial 
support, helps with paperwork and gives practical assistance to current 
and retired employees of the Group and their dependents in France who 
are  affected  by  disability.  It  currently  has  over  350  members,  a  third  of 
whom  received  help  from  the  association  in  2018.  In  November  2019, 
TOTAL signed the “Manifeste pour l’inclusion des personnes handicapées 
dans la vie économique” initiated by the Secretary of State in charge of 
People  with  Disabilities.  This  commitment  charter  aims  to  embody  a 
strong ambition around a proactive approach in favor of the employment 
of  people  with  disabilities.  This  public  commitment  completes  the  new 
agreement and the charter of the UNEA (Union Nationale des Entreprises 
Adaptées) signed in October 2019, promoting the employment in France 
of people with disabilities in adapted companies.

Internationally,  the  Group’s  actions  to  support  employees  with 
disabilities took on a new dimension at the end of 2018, with the ambition 
of going beyond the legal requirements in all of the countries where it 
operates.  This  aim  was  embodied  by  the  signing  of  the  International 
Labour  Organization  (ILO)  Global  Business  and  Disability  Network 
Charter in October 2018. To date, 41 subsidiaries have voluntarily signed 
up  to  the  scheme  and  have  set  goals  for  the  next  two  years  on  the 
basis of the five principles identified as priorities by the Group: respect 
and  promotion  of  rights,  policy  and  practice  of  non-discrimination, 
accessibility, job retention, and confidentiality. Signing the ILO’s Global 
Business  and  Disability  Network  Charter  gave  rise  to  a  new  dynamic 
that has translated into, in particular, a regular exchange of best practice 
between the subsidiaries and the provision of awareness-raising tools.

In  January  2020,  TOTAL  joined  the  Valuable  500,  a  global  initiative 
aimed at explicitly putting the inclusion of people with disabilities and the 
unlocking of their potential on the agenda of multinational companies.

Commitment to promote the professional integration of 
young people

TOTAL is committed to promoting the professional integration of young 
people, thus increasing their employability. It believes that for maximum 
impact, this issue must be tackled as early as possible in the education 
system, and has therefore put in place targeted actions tailored to the 
specific context of the countries where they are implemented.

In France, TOTAL aims at offering 50% of internships for high school (first 
year) offered to young people from priority neighborhoods. Implemented 
in Île-de-France in 2018, TOTAL extended this scheme to the regions in 
2019. During the 2018/2019 school year, TOTAL welcomed 116 students 
from priority neighborhoods. 

TOTAL  recruited  nearly  5,000  interns  in  France  over  the  2016–2018 
period,  corresponding  to  5%  of  the  workforce  in  France.  In  2019, 
TOTAL  decided  to  continue  this  scheme.  In  order  to  monitor  this 
part  of  the  workforce  more  closely,  indicators  that  reflect  the  Group’s 
priority  commitments  with  regard  to  diversity,  disability  and  the 
professional  integration  of  young  people  from  priority  neighborhoods 
were implemented. As of December 31, 2019, the Group employed in 
France 1,554 interns, of which 30 had a disability. With regard to young 
people from priority neighborhoods, the Group’s recent partnership with 
Mozaïk RH (a leading player in getting diverse talents into work), through 
its “DiversifiezVosTalents” platform, shall enable the Group to step up its 
commitment and improve the monitoring of this indicator.

In Africa, the Young Graduate Program run by the Marketing & Services 
segment  offers  graduates  under  the  age  of  26  an  18-month  work 

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placement.  The  program  is  split  into  two  phases  consisting  of  work 
experience  at  the  subsidiary  in  the  young  person’s  home  country 
followed by an assignment in another country. Since the program was 
launched in 2014, over 400 young people have taken this opportunity 
to improve their employability; in 2020, the program aims to exceed the 
milestone of 500 young graduates.

Volontariat International en Entreprise (VIE) is an international internship 
program  that  offers  young  graduates  aged  between  18  and  28,  from 
France or other European Economic Area member states, a professional 
internship within a subsidiary and abroad for a maximum of 24 months. 
The program has been in operation within the Group since 2002, and 
over 1,700 young people have benefited from it to date.

A  partnership  with  the  Agency  for  French  Education  Abroad  and  the 
French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs was signed in June 2019, 
through which TOTAL undertakes to finance five new Excellence-Major 
scholarships and thus participates, with the French government, in the 
promotion  of  French  higher  education  to  excellent  students  around  
the world.

Other anti-discrimination measures

The  Group  signed  the  LGBT  (lesbian,  gay,  bisexual  and  transgender) 
Charter  in  2014.  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. 
Initially  published  in  French  and  in  English,  the  guide  has  since  been 
translated into eight other languages. It has always been presented at 
human rights training courses run by the Group. It is also distributed on 
Business Ethics Day (on December 10 every year), celebrated in all of 
the Group’s entities.

5.3.3.2   Adopting measures to meet the specific 

requirements of the organization of work

The  Group’s  activities  are  varied  and,  depending  on  the  segments, 
require  the  implementation  of  specific  regimes  for  the  organization  of 
work, such as the “shift” regime(1) and the “rotational” regime(2). Most shift 
workers are employed in the Refining & Chemicals, Marketing & Services 
and Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power segments, while the rotational 
regime mainly concerns the Exploration & Production segment.

The  average  work  week  is  determined  in  accordance  with  applicable 
local  law  and  limits  set  by  International  Labour  Organization  (ILO) 
conventions.  Excluding  specific  regimes,  it  is  less  than  40  hours  in 
most  subsidiaries  located  in  Europe,  Israel,  Mayotte  and  Qatar.  It  is 
40 hours in most subsidiaries located in African, North American and 
Asian  countries.  It  is  above  40  hours,  without  exceeding  48  hours,  in 
subsidiaries located in Latin America (mainly Mexico, Brazil, Dominican 
Republic  and  Argentina),  a  few  countries  in  Asia  (Philippines,  India, 
Vietnam,  China)  and  Africa  (mainly  Tunisia,  South  Africa,  Morocco, 
Mauritius and Equatorial Guinea).

The challenges involved in the organization of work are many and varied 
depending on the regions of the world where the Group operates, and 
the  applicable  local  law.  The  Group  entities  put  in  place  measures  to 
meet the specific requirements of the organization of work and promote, 
where possible, a good work-life balance. 

Over  the  past  few  years,  regular  remote  working  has  been  rolled  out 
within the Group. 

% of companies offering the option of  
regular remote working

% of employees involved in remote  
working of those given the option

WHRS 
2019

WHRS 
2018

WHRS 
2017

29.1% 25.8% 24.1%

7.9% 5.0% 4.1%

Among those companies offering the option of remote working, 27.0% 
permit one day of remote working per week and 51.4% permit two days. 
France and Belgium have the greatest number of remote workers as this 
solution was introduced in these countries several years ago. In addition, 
as of December 31, 2019, 51.2% of companies offer occasional remote 
working. 

As  part  of  the  roll-out  of  the  One  Total,  Better  Together  project  and 
in  order  to  improve  quality  of  life  at  work  and  ensure  a  better  work-
life  balance,  the  Group  announced  in  2019  that  it  would  generalize  
and  allow  throughout  the  world  flexible  working  hours  and  voluntary 
remote working.

Among other solutions that favor a better work-life balance, employees 
also opt for voluntary part-time work.

% of companies offering voluntary  
part-time work

PSM 
2019

PSM 
2018

PSM 
2017

56.7% 50.0% 48.5%

France  and  Belgium  have  the  largest  number  of  voluntary  part-time 
workers.

In addition, an agreement on the equal treatment of women and men in 
the workplace, applicable to the “Socle social commun” scope in France, 
was  signed  in  June  2019.  Aside  from  the  equal  treatment  of  women 
and men, the agreement covers parenthood and work-life balance, and 
strengthens the Group’s approach to improving quality of life at work.

An  agreement  on  the  right  to  disconnect  was  also  signed  in  October 
2019 in France within the same scope. The agreement states that each 
employee has a right to disconnect in order to strike a better work-life 
balance.  Line  managers  shall  also  encourage  staff  not  to  use  digital 
work-related equipment outside of working hours. 
In addition, as part of a global approach to preventing and managing 
employee  absenteeism,  the  sickness  absenteeism  rate  is  one  of  the 
indicators monitored under the WHRS:

Sickness absenteeism rate

WHRS 
2019

WHRS 
2018

WHRS 
2017

3.4% 3.4% 2.4%

The  sickness  absenteeism  rate  evolves  notably  due  a  strengthening 
of  the  reporting  process,  in  particular  for  the  ARGEDIS  subsidiary, 
whose sickness absenteeism rate went from 9.5% to 14.1% in 2019 and 
Hutchinson  DOO,  whose  sickness  absenteeism  rate  went  from  3.4% 
to 7.7%.

(1)  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.
(2)   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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5.3.3.3  Promoting social dialogue

Social dialogue is one of the pillars of the Company project. It includes 
all  types  of  negotiations,  consultations  or  exchanges  of  information 
between  the  Group  entities,  the  employees  and  their  representatives 
about economic and social issues and related to the life of the company. 
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.

of the Group and fully recognize its European dimension. This project 
has no impact on social dialogue or the way in which social dialogue is 
conducted in each European Union country. The European Committee 
will be replaced by a European Company Committee representing the 
25 European Economic Area countries in which TOTAL is present. To do 
so, a Special Negotiating Body (SNB), in which each European country 
is represented, was formed. TOTAL negotiates with the SNB’s members 
the  agreement  on  the  European  Company  Committee,  employee 
involvement mechanism in the future European company. 

The Group strives to maintain this dialogue at both a local level and at 
the head offices or centrally, as well as through its membership of bodies 
and the signing of agreements.

Among  the  numerous  stakeholders  with  which  TOTAL  maintains 
regular  dialogue,  the  Group’s  employees  and  their  representatives 
have a privileged position and role, particularly in discussions with the 
management  teams.  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.

WHRS 
2019

WHRS 
2018

WHRS 
2017

% of companies with employee 
representation and/or with employee 
representatives 

71.7%

% of companies with employee 
representation

% of employees covered by collective 
agreements

Number of active agreements signed 
with employee representatives 
worldwide

of which in France(a)

80.3% 80.5% 78.9%

71.2% 71.5% 73.1%

312
201

316
190

256
160

(a)  Some  agreements  cover  several  companies  at  once  (for  example,  agreements  in  the 
Social and Economic Units – Unités Économiques et Sociales – or agreements in groups 
of companies).

The  number  of  employees  covered  by  collective  agreements  has 
increased:  they  were  66,822  in  2018  and  68,048  in  2019  within  the 
WHRS scope.

At the European level, the European Committee enables the provision 
of information and discussions about the Group’s strategy and social, 
economic  and  financial  situation,  as  well  as  on  matters  relating  to 
sustainable  development,  environmental  and  societal  responsibility, 
and safety. 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. An agreement was signed in July 2017. 
It 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  2019, 
European Committee members met 25 times.

The Board of Directors has decided to submit to the Annual Shareholders’ 
Meeting  on  May  29,  2020  a  project  to  transform  TOTAL  S.A.  into  a 
European  company  (Societas  Europaea  or  SE).  The  legal  status  of 
a European company is common to all the countries in the European 
Union and is used by an increasing number of companies in France and 
in Europe. This status will better reflect the economic and social reality 

Social  dialogue  is  also  embodied  by  the  signing  of  various  European 
agreements:  Plateforme  sociale  Groupe  TOTAL  in  2004,  a  European 
agreement  on  equal  opportunities  in  2005,  and  an  agreement  on 
financial support for the creation, development or takeover of SMEs in 
2007 and in 2012.

Social  dialogue  also  results  in  the  signing  of  international  agreements 
that are emblematic of the Group’s conviction at the very highest level 
of  decision-making.  In  2015,  the  Group  signed  a  global  agreement 
with the international IndustriALL Global Union trades union federation 
on  the  promotion  of  human  rights  at  work,  diversity,  the  participation 
of  employees  and  their  representatives  in  social  dialogue  and  the 
recognition  of  health  and  safety  at  work.  Discussions  to  renew  this 
agreement in 2020 are underway.

joined 

In  December  2017,  TOTAL  also 
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. 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 civil society 
benefit.  In  2019,  Global  Deal  members  were  invited  by  the  French 
Republic Minister for Labor, in parallel of the G7 Social summit, to take 
part in two working groups, one on supporting universal access to social 
protection adapted to new needs and risks, and the other on the equal 
treatment  of  women  and  men  at  work.  By  sharing  its  practices  with 
Global Deal companies, TOTAL contributed to the creation of a report 
entitled,  Les  membres  du  Global  Deal  s’engagent  pour  le  G7  social 
(“Global Deal members commit to the G7 Social”).

As  a  company  that  listens  to  the  people  who  work  for  it,  TOTAL 
continues  to  build  on  its  Company  project,  One  Total,  through  a 
participative  approach  that  engages  employees.  This  approach  was 
illustrated  in  2016  by  the  involvement  of  employees  in  a  reflection  of 
the  Group’s  ambitions  and  values,  and  in  2018  by  the  One  Total,  Be 
Simple collaborative campaign focusing on employees’ day-to-day lives. 
Following  further  collaborative  work  that  took  the  form  of  workshops, 
forums and an online collaborative platform that focused on a working 
text  entitled,  Pacte  d’engagement  (“Commitment  agreement”),  which 
received  thousands  of  contributions  from  around  the  world,  the  One 
Total, Better Together project was launched with the aim of specifying 
the Group’s human ambitions.

In addition, every two years, 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  last  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.

The following survey was launched in 2019 and its results will be received 
in the first semester of 2020.

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5.4  Personal health and safety challenges

Since 2018, an HSE reference framework common to all the business 
segments  has  progressively  been  rolled  out  in  order  to  give  greater 
overall  consistency  to  the  Group’s  operations,  while  continuing  to 
respect the specific characteristics of the various business segments. 
This  reference  framework,  named  One  MAESTRO  (Management  and 
Expectations Standards Toward Robust Operations), applies to all the 
Group’s operated sites as defined in point 5.11 of this chapter (scope of 
One MAESTRO). 

In  order  to  evaluate  the  implementation  of  this  framework,  the  Group 
performs  audits  at  operated  sites  at  least  every  five  years.  The  sites 
themselves undertake self-assessments every two years. The Group’s 
HSE  audit  protocol  is  based  on  the  One  MAESTRO  framework  and 
includes the requirements of the international standards ISO 14001:2015 
and  ISO  45001:2018.  The  audit  protocol  is  applied  fully  during  self-
assessments and according to a risk-based approach during audits.

Before  any  final  investment,  acquisition  or  divestment  decision,  the 
projects  presented  to  the  Group’s  Risk  Committee  are  assessed  in 
regard to health and safety risks for people. 

Finally,  the  One  MAESTRO  framework  provides  that  companies 
holding  an  interest  in  assets  or  activities  that  they  do  not  themselves 
operate shall promote the Group HSE requirements and best practices 
and  to  endeavor  to  ensure  that  similar  requirements  are  adopted  by 
the  operator.  This  process  can  be  exercised  during  board  meetings, 
technical assistance missions or through HSE audits or reviews, when 
these are provided for by a shareholders’ agreement. In 2019, the Group 
defined  a  new  rule  included  in  the  One  MAESTRO  framework  which 
aims  at  strengthening  and  harmonizing  the  Group-level  assessments 
and follow-up of HSE risks relating to assets operated by third-parties.

TOTAL  places  safety  at  the  heart  of  its  ambition  to  be  a  responsible 
company. The operational measures and indicators used to manage the 
Group’s activities are based on this fundamental value, in accordance 
with the strictest standards and with regard to health.

Given their specific nature, the Group’s activities involve health and safety 
risks for the Group’s employees, the personnel of the Group’s contractors, 
and  residents  in  the  vicinity  of  industrial  sites.  Furthermore,  certain 
products marketed by TOTAL may present risks for the health and safety 
of consumers.

In this context, the Group has therefore identified its main personal 
health and safety challenges:
 – preventing the occurrence of any major industrial accidents;
 – preventing occupational accidents;
 – preventing occupational health risks;
 – minimizing risks for the health and safety of consumers.

To address its challenges, TOTAL relies on the HSE division, which forms 
part of the People & Social Responsibility division, whose President is a 
member of the Executive Committee.

In  line  with  the  various  businesses  and  environments  in  which  the 
Group  operates,  the  HSE  division  coordinates  the  promotion  and 
implementation  of  Group  policies  to  enable  the  HSE  departments 
of  the  Group’s  subsidiaries  to  prevent  or  mitigate  risks.  Indicators  are 
monitored so that the Group’s actions in relation to personal health and 
safety can be continuously adapted.

TOTAL  conducts  its  operations  on  the  basis  of  its  Safety  Health 
Environment Quality Charter (available at total.com). It forms the common 
foundation for the Group’s management frameworks, and sets out the 
basic  principles  applicable  to  safety,  security,  health,  environment, 
quality  and  societal  commitment.  This  charter  is  implemented  at 
several levels (head office and subsidiaries). Group directives and rules 
define  the  minimum  requirements  expected.  General  specifications, 
guides and manuals are used to implement these directives and rules. 
The  Group’s  subsidiaries  implement  these  requirements  by  means 
of  their  own  management  systems,  which  take  account  of  specific 
local  circumstances  and  local  regulatory  requirements.  The  Group’s 
framework is available to all employees.

5.4.1   Preventing the occurrence of major industrial accidents

To  prevent  the  occurrence  of  a  major  industrial  accident  such  as  an 
explosion,  fire,  leakage  of  hazardous  products  or  mass  leakage  that 
might cause death, physical injury, large-scale pollution or pollution at an 
environmentally sensitive site, or damage to property, TOTAL implements 
suitable risk management policies and measures which apply to all the 
Group’s operated activities that are exposed to such risks. 

At  the  end  of  2019,  in  addition  to  its  drilling  and  pipeline  transport 
operations, the Group had 180 sites and operating zones exposed to such 
risks. These correspond to all the activities relating to operation, whether 

offshore  or  onshore,  the  exploration  and  production  of  hydrocarbons 
as  well  as  the  Seveso-classified  industrial  sites  (upper  and  lower  tier) 
and  their  equivalents  outside  of  the  European  Union.  This  number  of 
sites is down compared to the end of 2018 when 195 sites were listed. 
The  number  of  these  sites  is  stable  for  the  Exploration  &  Production 
and Integrated Gas Renewables & Power segments but decreasing for 
Refining-Chemicals  (closure  of  a  site  in  Spain  and  divestment  of  two 
sites in China) and for Marketing & Services (acquisition of a site in Brazil 
and divestment of sites in Argentina, Belgium, Germany and Tanzania).

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The Group implements a policy for the management of major industrial 
accident risks in order to minimize the potential impacts associated with 
its activities. This policy provides for an analysis of the risks related to the 
Group’s industrial operations at each operated site, based on incident 
scenarios  for  which  the  probability  of  occurrence  and  the  severity 
of  the  consequences  are  assessed.  Based  on  these  parameters,  a 
prioritization matrix is used to determine whether further measures are 
needed. These mainly include preventive measures but can also include 
mitigation measures and may be technical or organizational in nature. 
These  analyses  are  updated  periodically,  at  least  every  five  years,  or 
when facilities are modified. Numerous studies are carried out or revised 
every year. For example, 29 studies were carried out between 2018 and 
2019 concerning sites in the Marketing & Services segment which, at the 
end of 2019, had 97 SEVESO sites or equivalent.

The  accidental  risk  management  systems  are  in  place  from  the  early 
stage  of  design  and  construction  of  facilities  or  any  modifications 
to  these,  as  well  as  during  the  conduct  of  activities.  They  also  cover  
the  maintenance  of  the  facility  integrities  over  time  as  well  as  the 
effective and appropriate management of accidents if such events do, 
nevertheless, occur.

With regard to the design and construction of facilities, the Group 
has  defined  technical  standards  which  include  applicable  statutory 
requirements and refer to good industrial practices. The construction of 
the Group’s facilities is entrusted to qualified contractors which undergo 
a  demanding  internal  selection  process  and  which  are  monitored. 
In the event of a modification to a facility, the Group’s rules define the 
management process to be adopted.

Furthermore,  the  Group  extended  its  training  program  on  managing 
risks  of  major  accidents  by  proposing,  in  2019,  on-site  training  to  the 
operating teams in addition to the training provided at head office. For 
example, with regard to the Marketing & Services segment, the course 
on Understanding of Major Risks and Integrity was attended by more 
than 500 participants at 44 subsidiaries between mid-2018 and the end 
of 2019. 

With regard to the management of operations and integrity of 
facilities, the Group has defined rules to prevent specific operating risks 
that have been identified either by means of risk analyses or by feedback 
from  the  Group  and  industry.  For  specific  works,  the  preliminary  risk 
analysis may lead to the establishment of a permit to work, the process of 
which, from preparation through to closure, is defined. The Group’s rules 
also provide a process to manage the integrity of facilities, which includes, 
for example, preventive maintenance, facility inspections, identification of 
safety critical equipment for special monitoring, management of anomalies 
and downgraded situations, and regular audits. These rules are part of 
the Group’s One MAESTRO reference framework. The operating teams 
receive regular training in the management of operations in the form of 
companionship or in-person trainings.

The  Group  asks  subsidiaries  operating  sites  with  the  potential  for  a 
major industrial accident to identify an integrity function to manage this 
transverse  process.  Support  to  subsidiaries  is  provided  by  the  Major 
Risks unit of the Group HSE division.

In terms of monitoring indicators, the Group reports the number of Tier 1 
and Tier 2 loss of containment as defined by the American Petroleum 
Institute (API) and the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers 
(IOGP). The Group sets itself the aim of having fewer than 100 Tier 1 and 
Tier 2 events in 2019. 

This target was largely met in 2019. In addition to the 73 Tier 1 and Tier 2 
operational events indicated in the table below, the Group recorded 2 
Tier 2 events due to sabotage or theft in 2019.

Loss of primary containment(a)

2019

2018

2017(b)

Loss of primary containment (Tier 1)

Loss of primary containment (Tier 2)

Loss of primary containment  
(Tier 1 and Tier 2)

26

47

30

73

28

75

73

103

103

(a)  Tier 1 and Tier 2: indicator of the number of losses of primary containment with more or 
less significant consequences (fires, explosions, injuries, etc.), as defined by the API 754 (for 
downstream) and IOGP 456 (for upstream) standards. Excluding acts of sabotage and theft.

(b)  Excluding TEP Barnett in 2017.

Despite  these  measures,  two  major  industrial  accidents  occurred 
in  2019,  both  in  France:  one  at  the  Île-de-France  Pipeline  (PLIF)  and 
the  other  at  the  Normandy  Refinery.  In  February  2019,  a  leakage 
of  900  m3  of  hydrocarbons  occurred  on  the  PLIF,  at  Autouillet  in  the 
Yvelines department of France. This spill resulted in soil pollution over 
approximately 4 hectares as well as in pollution of water courses. The 
remediation operations undertaken are described in point 5.5.2 of this 
chapter. In December 2019, a major fire occurred in the distillation unit 
in the Normandy refinery (France). The fire was brought under control 
using the refinery’s own internal resources. It caused important damage 
but no injuries. These two events gave rise to an analysis in order to draw 
feedbacks. The other Tier 1 and 2 events had more minor consequences 
(injuries with lost time, small-scale fire or pollution or with no impact).

In order to manage any major industrial accidental efficiently, the Group 
has implemented a global crisis management system that is based 
primarily on an on-call system available around the clock, seven days 
a week, as well as on a dedicated crisis management center at head 
office that makes it possible to manage two simultaneous crises. The 
framework provides that subsidiaries draw up plans and procedures for 
interventions in the event of leaks, fires or explosions and to test these 
at  regular  intervals.  The  intervention  teams  at  the  subsidiaries  and  at 
the head office practice their crisis management activities regularly on 
the basis of scenarios identified by the risk analyses. These personnel 
may follow dedicated training depending on their specific functions. In 
2019, 349 individuals followed the “Crisis management” training in the 
subsidiaries and at head office.

In  addition,  the  Group  started  to  roll  out  the  Incident  Management 
System  (IMS)  in  the  Exploration  &  Production  subsidiaries  in  2019. 
The  IMS  is  a  harmonized  system  for  the  management  of  emergency 
situations.  It  is  described  in  an  IPIECA  good  practices  guide  and  is 
being progressively adopted by the majors. In 2019, seven Exploration 
& Production subsidiaries received training and performed a large-scale 
exercise in the application of the system. A total of 314 employees have 
been trained at the subsidiaries and at the head office.

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5.4.2  Preventing occupational accidents 

The Group’s One MAESTRO framework covers three main areas with 
regard  to  personal  safety:  the  prevention  of  occupational  accidents, 
the  prevention  of  transport  accidents,  and  the  prevention  of  major 
industrial accidents as described in point 5.4 of this chapter. It relates to 
all employees of Group subsidiaries, employees of contractors working 
on a site operated by one of these subsidiaries, as well as employees of 
transport companies under long-term contracts. The safety results are 
monitored with the same attention for all.

Indicators measure the main results. In addition to its aim of zero fatalities 
in  the  exercise  of  its  activities,  the  Group  has  set  itself  the  target  of 
continuously reducing the TRIR and, for 2019, of keeping it below 0.85 
for all personnel of the Group and its contractors.

Safety indicators

2019

2018

2017

TRIR(a): number of recorded injuries per million 
hours worked – All Personnel

Group company employees

Contractors’ employees(b)

0.81

0.74

0.87

0.91

0.82

1.01

0.88

0.89

0.88

LTIR(c): number of lost time injuries per million 
hours worked – All Personnel

0.48

0.59

0.58

SIR(d): average number of days lost per lost 
time injury

Number of occupational fatalities

(a)  TRIR: Total Recordable Injury Rate.
(b)  As defined in point 5.11.4 of this chapter.
(c)  LTIR: Lost Time Injury Rate.
(d)  SIR: Severity Injury Rate.
(e)  Excluding Saft Groupe.

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The efforts with regard to safety made by the Group over a period of 
more  than  10  years  have  made  it  possible  to  reduce  the  number  of 
occupational  accidents  by  four  between  2009  and  2019.  Following  a 
stabilization in performances in 2016 and 2017, the Group saw a 11% 
reduction in the number of accidents in the year 2019 compared to the 
results  for  the  previous  year.  This  improvement  is  due  to  the  Group’s 
constant efforts in the field of safety and, in particular, to: 
 – the  implementation  of  the  HSE  frameworks,  which  are  regularly 

updated and audited;

 – the prevention of specific risks that are particularly liable to lead to 
accidents, such as handling loads (ergonomics), road transport, foot 
traffic;

 – training and general familiarization with safety issues for all levels of 

management (world safety day, special training for managers);
 – the HSE communication work, towards all Group’s personnel;
 – the introduction of safety objectives into the compensation policy for 

Group employees (see point 5.3.1.2 of this chapter).

The  SIR  raise  between  2018  and  2019  is  explained  by  an  increase  in 
accidents with a number of days off, (more than 30 days) especially in the 
M&S segment and a decrease in the number of accidents with a number 
of days off (less than 10 days) especially in the iGRP segment. 

Despite these measures, fatalities occurred in 2019 among the personnel 
of contractors during construction work or maintenance operations in 
Belgium, France, the United States and South Korea. All were related 
directly  or  indirectly  to  work  performed  at  height:  fall  of  a  mobile 

platform while adjusting a pipe (Belgium), fall of a platform following the 
detachment of a guardrail (France), fall of a stepladder while dismantling 
an equipment (USA), fall of a roof being repaired (South Korea).

These  fatalities,  have  led  the  Group  to  focus  specifically  on  reaching 
a new milestone in the prevention of fatal accidents and on achieving 
“Zero  fatal  accidents”  in  the  Group.  As  they  are  particularly  affected, 
representatives of contractors took part in the corresponding discussions 
together  with  operational  employees  and  Group’s  safety  experts.  The 
Group will strengthen its efforts in three priority areas : 
 – the  incorporation  in  the  permit  to  work  process  of  a  ritual  to  be 
performed prior to undertaking work at the Group’s operated sites 
(Safety Green Light); 

 – the  conduct  of  joint  on-site  safety  inspections  together  with  the 

contractors; and

 – the intensification of on-site checks in order to measure compliance 

with the safety rules.

One MAESTRO rule concerning working at height was also reinforced. 
The  progressive  implementation  of  these  measures  at  the  Group’s 
operated  sites,  accompanied  by  familiarization  campaigns  to  draw 
attention to the most widespread risks of fatal injury, started in the final 
quarter of 2019 and will continue in 2020. Finally, on April 28, 2020, the 
Group will celebrate the World Day for Safety, on the topic of “Our lives 
matter: Safety Green Light”.

In addition, following a fatal accident associated with the explosion of 
a tank in Egypt in October 2018, the Group rapidly decided to roll out 
a large-scale accident prevention program focusing on the presumed 
causes of the accident, in anticipation of the investigation conclusions. 
Following webinar awareness-raising sessions, special training on risks 
associated  with  work  at  oil  tanks  was  deployed  with  the  involvement 
of  approximately  3,500  participants  from  90  countries.  This  program 
ended  in  mid-2019  with  the  distribution  of  a  feedback  document  for 
immediate and mandatory application throughout the Group. 

More generally, the Group has, for many years, implemented a process 
for the analysis of accidents, irrespective of their nature, with the method 
used and the level of detail involved depending on the actual or potential 
level  of  severity  of  the  event.  By  way  of  example,  a  near  miss  with  a 
high severity potential is treated as a severe accident, and its analysis is 
considered an essential factor of progress. Depending on its relevance 
to the other Group entities, it triggers a safety alert and the distribution of 
feedback, depending on the circumstances. 

In  the  field  of  occupational  safety,  the  Group  also  introduced,  in 
2010,  the  document  “Safety  at  Work:  TOTAL’s  Twelve  Golden  Rules”. 
This has been widely circulated within the Group and brings together 
the  fundamental  rules  which  must  be  scrupulously  observed  by  all 
personnel,  whether  employees  or  the  staff  of  contractors,  in  all  the 
countries and business segments in which the Group is active.

The aim of the Golden Rules is to set out simple, easy-to-remember rules 
that cover a large number of occupational accidents. In addition, further 
rules  can  be  found  in  the  One  MAESTRO  framework,  the  business 
segment frameworks and the subsidiaries’ frameworks.

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According  to  the  Group’s  internal  statistics,  more  than  32%  of  severe 
workplace incidents or high potential severity near misses are related to 
an unfollowed Golden Rule. The correct implementation of these rules, 
and  more  generally,  of  all  occupational  safety  procedures,  is  verified 
through site visits and internal audits. The Stop Card system, which was 
set up in 2015, also enables any employee of the Group or a contractor 
to intervene if any of the Golden Rules are not being followed. 

Number of severe road accidents(a)

2019

2018

2017

Light vehicles and public transport(b)

Heavy goods vehicles(b)

9

24

7

23

11

26

(a)  Overturned  vehicle  or  other  accident  resulting  in  the  injury  of  a  crew  member  

(declared incident).

(b)  Vehicles on long-term contract with the Group (> 6 months).

The  reporting  of  anomalies  and  near  misses  (approximately  700,000 
per  year)  is  strongly  encouraged  and  is  permanently  monitored.  The 
involvement  of  each  employee  in  identifying  anomalies  or  dangerous 
situations  is  an  indicator  of  the  employees’  involvement  and  vigilance 
in accident prevention and reflects the safety culture within the Group. 

In addition, in 2016, the HSE department created a unit bringing together 
specialists on high-risk operations (work at height, lifting, high-pressure 
cleaning, excavations, etc.) in order to consolidate in-house knowledge 
and relations with contractors. In the same year, the Group HSE Division 
also created a unit aimed at providing support for sites to improve their 
safety culture upon their request.

In the field of road transport, the Group adopted a policy intended to 
reduce the number of accidents by applying standards that are, in some 
cases, more stringent than certain local regulations. This policy applies 
to the Group’s personnel and contractors. For example, it comprises a 
ban on telephoning while driving, even with a hands-free set, a ban on 
using  motorized  two-wheeled  vehicles  for  business  travel,  mandatory 
training for drivers, strict technical specifications for vehicles. Additional 
requirements are defined depending on the level of road traffic risks in 
the country and the nature of the activity. Thus, in countries with high 
road traffic risks, vehicles are equipped recorders of driving parameters 
and  the  conduct  of  drivers  is  monitored.  Since  2012,  a  large-scale 
inspection program of transport contractors has also been rolled out by 
Marketing & Services. This calls on independent transport experts who 
inspect the practices and processes adopted by transport contractors 
with regard to the recruitment and training of drivers, vehicle inspections 
and  maintenance,  route  management,  and  the  HSE  management 
system. Depending on the results of the inspection, transport contractor 
may  be  included  in  or  excluded  from  the  list  of  contractors  approved 
by the Group. This program is gradually being extended to the Group’s 
other  business  segments  as  required.  Furthermore,  a  training  center 
exists  since  2015  in  Radès  in  Tunisia.  It  offers  transport  trainings  to 
the  personnel  of  Marketing  &  Services  subsidiaries  and  to  transport 
contractors that are interested. 

To measure the results of its policy, the Group has, for many years, been 
monitoring the number of severe road accidents involving its employees 
and those of contractors. The 27% reduction in the number of serious 
injuries between 2016 and 2019 is a testimony to the efforts that have 
been made. In 2019, the number of serious road accidents increased 
compared to 2018. However, there was no transport-related fatality.

The projects launched in 2018 on the use of new technologies for the 
prevention  of  road  accidents  were  continued  in  2019.  In  Marketing  & 
Services, a new action plan has been introduced covering the fields of 
drivers’  behaviour,  vehicles  and  preparation  for  emergency  situations. 
In particular, the decision was taken to fit more than 2,500 vehicles with 
fatigue detection systems following conclusive tests performed over a 
period of several months. In addition, the second part of the SafeDriver 
video campaign was launched in 2019 and will continue until 2021. The 
subjects chosen for 2019 were blind spots, driver tiredness and driving 
in difficult situations.

With  regard  to  air  transport,  a  carrier  selection  process  exists  to 
limit  the  risks  relating  to  travel  by  Group  and  contractor’s  employees, 
if  their  journey  is  organized  by  the  Group.  This  process  is  based  on 
data provided by recognized international bodies: the International Civil 
Aviation Organization (ICAO), the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), 
the  International  Association  of  Oil  and  Gas  Producers  (IOGP),  and 
civil  aviation  authorities  recommendations.  Airlines  that  do  not  have  a 
rating from an international body are assessed by an independent body 
commissioned by the Group.

Preventive  actions  in  the  field  of  health,  safety  and  the  environment 
require all employees to adhere to the Group’s safety policies. To this 
end, the Group provides training intended for various groups (new 
arrivals, managers, senior executives and directors) in order to establish a 
broad-based, consistent body of knowledge that is shared by everyone:
 – Safety Pass: These safety induction courses were started on January 
1st,  2018,  for  new  arrivals  within  the  Group.  Various  courses  exist 
depending  on  the  position  and  cover  the  Company’s  main  HSE 
risks, the risks linked to the site activities as well as those linked to 
the workplace. The theoretical content is supplemented by practical 
“life-saving” training sessions;

 – HSE  for  Managers  is  aimed  at  current  or  future  operational  or 
functional  managers  within  one  of  the  Group’s  entities.  Sessions 
are offered on all continents where TOTAL operates. In 2019, seven 
sessions, including four held internationally, brought together more 
than 287 managers;

 – Safety Leadership for Executives is intended for the Group’s senior 
executives. Its objective is to give senior executives the tools allowing 
them  to  communicate  and  develop  a  safety  culture  within  their 
organization.  The  updated  version  of  this  course  was  validated 
during pilot sessions held in 2019. Five sessions were attended by 
more than 85 senior executives in 2019. The target is for all senior 
executives to have taken the new module within three years.

In  order  to  ensure  and  reinforce  knowledge  of  the  HSE  framework 
documents , a tool designed to evaluate HSE-related knowledge and 
containing over 3,000 multiple-choice questions was developed in 2018 
for use by the Group’s HSE managers of subsidiaries or operated sites. 
This tool makes it possible to assess their knowledge and decide on a 
suitable training plan, if necessary. In 2019, 125 HSE managers took part 
in this knowledge assessment which corresponds to about half of the 
targeted population. The goal is to have the entire population assessed 
within 3 years.

In addition to the training measures, the HSE division is responsible for 
regular  communicating  and  animation  on  HSE-related  topics. 
Each  month,  central  experts  and  specialists  communicate  a  set  of 
rules and good practices internal and external. In addition, 24 seminars, 
webinars or symposia involving the Group’s subsidiaries were led by the 
HSE division in 2019. 

Finally, safety, as a core value of TOTAL, is a component of the Group’s 
employee compensation policy since 2011 at all level of the Company 
(refer to point 5.3.1.2 of this chapter).

With regard to security, the Group has put in place means to analyze 
threats and assess risks in order to take preventive measures to limit its 
exposure to security risks in the countries where it operates.

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5.4.3  Preventing occupational health risks 

With  regard  to  the  prevention  of  occupational  health  risks,  the  Group 
One  MAESTRO  framework  provides  that  subsidiaries  of  the  Group 
identify  and  assess  risks  at  the  workplace  in  the  short,  medium  and 
long terms and also provides guides for implementation. The analysis 
of these health risks relates to chemical, physical, biological, ergonomic 
and psychosocial risks. The framework results in the roll-out of an action 
plan.  In  addition,  it  requires  that  each  Group  entity  sets  out  a  formal 
medical  monitoring  procedure  taking  into  account  the  requirements 
under  local  law  (frequency,  type  of  examination,  etc.)  and  the  level  of 
exposure of its personnel to the various risks.

To complement this program, the Group has set up an employee health 
observation  committee.  The  aim  is  to  monitor  the  health  of  a  sample 
of  employees  in  order  to  identify  the  emergence  of  certain  illnesses 
and, if applicable, suggest appropriate preventive measures. The data, 
which  is  gathered  anonymously  during  medical  examinations,  covers 
approximately 10% of Group employees worldwide.

The Group also has a Medical Advisory Committee that meets regularly 
to discuss key health issues relating to the Group’s activities. It decides 
whether there is a need for additional health protection strategies to be 
implemented.  It  consists  of  external  scientific  experts  and  also  brings 
together the Group’s senior executives and stakeholders concerned by 
these issues.

All  Group  subsidiaries  must  ensure  that  they  implement  the  Group’s 
PSR prevention program or an equivalent local program. 

A  Quality  of  Life  at  Work  and  Health  working  group  was  set  up  in 
September  2018  to  coordinate  and  ensure  the  effectiveness  of  all 
of  the  actions  taken.  Led  by  the  Group  Human  Resources  division, 
all  of  TOTAL’s  business  segments  are  represented,  including  the 
international  medical  department.  In  particular,  the  working  group 
has  the  task  of  identifying  the  PSR  reference  persons  for  each 
Group  subsidiary.  At  December  31,  2019,  153  PSR  reference 
persons  had  been  identified.  In  their  respective  subsidiaries,  they 
actively  contribute  to  the  implementation  of  the  four  priority  areas  
of action. 

On  a  broader  level,  TOTAL  is  also  helping  to  promote  individual  and 
collective health programs in the countries where it operates, including 
vaccination  campaigns  and  screening  programs  for  certain  diseases 
(AIDS,  cancer,  malaria,  etc.)  for  employees,  their  families  and  local 
communities. Action is also taken regularly to raise awareness of lifestyle 
risks (anti-smoking and anti-drinking campaigns, etc.).

Every  year,  in  order  to  share  information  on  the  Group’s  progress  in 
the  area  of  Industrial  Hygiene,  the  Group  organizes  a  technical  day  of 
discussions on different subjects with the concerned business segments. 

The  Group  has  set  itself  the  priority  of  preventing  psychosocial  risks 
(PSR).  Therefore,  it  has  launched  a  global  voluntary  program  for  the 
prevention of PSR that is intended to support all employees exposed to 
such risks, wherever they are in the world.

The  Group  has  put  in  place  the  following  indicators  to  monitor  the 
performance of its program:

Health indicators (WHRS scope)

2019

2018

2017

The global PSR prevention program is based on four areas of activity: 
 – a  minimum  level  of  awareness  and  training  for  all  through  the 
distribution  of  a  prevention  kit,  which  has  been  translated  into  11 
languages  and  validated  by  international  experts.  This  forms  the 
starting point for all training activities; 

 – a  single  system  for  measuring  individual  stress  and  a  collective 
assessment  of  the  psychosocial  risk  factors  in  the  working 
environment. This facilitates the production of action plans;

 – a system for listening to and supporting all employees, irrespective 
of  their  geographical  location.  Supervised  by  international  experts 
and  available  in  more  than  40  languages,  it  provides,  as  far  as 
possible, care and support to employees in their mother tongue and 
in accordance with their specific cultural environment;

 – regular  monitoring  of  the  indicators  for  enhanced  control  of  the 
system.  The  implemented  mechanism  guarantees  anonymity, 
confidentiality  and  the  security  of  personal  data  during  the  entire 
period of support. 

Percentage of employees with specific 
occupational risks benefiting from 
regular medical monitoring 

Number of occupational illnesses 
recorded in the year (in accordance with 
local regulations)

98%

98%(a)

98%

128

154

143

(a)  As an exception to the reporting principles described in section 5.11 of this chapter, the 2018 
rate does not include a company that did not report its data in time for the 2018 WHRS.

Musculoskeletal disorders, the main cause of occupational illnesses in 
the Group, represented 67% of all recorded illnesses in 2019, against 
69% in 2018. The Group assesses ergonomic risks in accordance with 
a  methodology  defined  above  and  trains  personnel  at  its  sites  in  the 
prevention of musculoskeletal disorders.

5.4.4  Limiting risks for the health and safety of consumers

Unless certain precautions are taken, some of the petroleum or chemical 
products marketed by TOTAL pose potential consumer health and safety 
risks. The Group aims to respect the regulatory requirements in order to 
limit the risks throughout the life cycle of its products.

The Group has also defined the minimum requirements to be observed 
in order to market its petroleum or chemical products worldwide with the 
goal to reduce potential risks to consumer health and the environment. 
The identification and assessment of the risks inherent to these products 
and  their  utilizations  form  part  of  these  requirements,  as  does  the 

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provision of information to consumers. The material safety data sheets 
that accompany the petroleum or chemical products marketed by the 
Group (available in at least one of the languages used in the country) as 
well as product labels are two key sources of information. 

The  implementation  of  these  requirements  is  monitored  by  specialist 
units  in  Refining  &  Chemicals  and  Marketing  &  Services  segments  of 
the Group. The task of these units is to ensure the preparation of safety 
documentation  for  the  marketed  petroleum  or  chemical  products  so 
that  they  correspond  to  the  applications  for  which  they  are  intended 
and to the applicable regulations. They therefore draw up the material 
safety  data  sheets,  compliance  certificates  (contact  with  food,  toys, 
pharmaceutical  packaging,  etc.)  and  ensure  REACH  registration,  if 
necessary.  They  also  monitor  scientific  and  regulatory  developments 
and verify the rapid implementation of new sheets and updates within 
the Group entities. 

Governance of the process is rounded off within the Group’s business 
units or subsidiaries of Refining & Chemicals and Marketing & Services 
segment  through  the  designation  of  a  product  steward  who  ensures 
compliance during the market release of his or her entity’s petroleum or 
chemical products. The networks of product steward are coordinated by 
the Group’s specialist units either directly or via an intermediate regional 
level in the case of the Marketing & Services segment.

The safety data sheets for oil and gas produced by the Exploration & 
Production and of Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power subsidiaries are 
produced by the Marketing & Services expertise center. The conformity 
of the marketing process of these products is ensured by the subsidiary.

Finally, the Group has set up an intersegmental working group that works 
on the harmonization of practices and classifications for the petroleum 
or chemical products common to the different segments, as well as on 
the development of good practices.

5.5  Environmental challenges

TOTAL  places  the  environment  at  the  heart  of  its  ambition  of  being  a 
responsible  company.  The  specificities  of  the  Group’s  activities  incur 
environmental  risks,  for  which  TOTAL  has  developed  a  structured 
management policy.

To address its challenges, TOTAL relies on the HSE division, which is 
part of the People & Social Responsibility division, whose President is 
a member of the Executive Committee. In particular, the HSE division is 
tasked with defining the HSE strategy and policies of the Group in line 
with the business challenges and the One Total Company project.

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The Group has therefore identified its main environmental challenges:
 – preventing risks of accidental pollution;
 – limiting 

footprint  by  managing  energy 
consumption, emissions in natural environments (water, air, soil) 
and use of natural resources;

its  environmental 

 – managing  impacts  to  biodiversity  and  ecosystems  during 
projects  and  operations  especially  when  situated  in  sensitive 
natural environments;

 – limiting its production of residual waste by supporting the circular 

economy.

The HSE division manages in an integrated manner the environmental, 
security,  health  and  societal  challenges  associated  with  the  Group’s 
operations.  It  coordinates  the  implementation  of  the  Group’s  Health, 
Safety,  Environment  and  Quality  charter  by  defining  and  monitoring 
the  implementation  of  the  One  MAESTRO  reference  framework.  This 
reference  framework  and  the  corresponding  audits  are  described  in 
detail in point 5.4 of this chapter.

Environmental indicators have been monitored for many years in order to 
constantly adapt the Group’s environmental protection measures, which 
are presented in this section.

5.5.1  General policy and environmental targets

In  keeping  with  its  Safety  Health  Environment  Quality  charter,  TOTAL 
considers  respect  for  the  environment  to  be  a  priority.  All  employees, 
at every level, must do their utmost to protect the environment as they 
go about their work. TOTAL strives to control its energy consumption, 
its emissions in natural environments (water, air, soil), its residual waste 
production, its use of natural resources and its impact on biodiversity. 
TOTAL  takes  a  constructive  approach  on  this  topic  that  is  based  on 
transparency and dialogue when communicating with its stakeholders 
and third parties.

To  this  end,  the  HSE  division  and  the  HSE  departments  within  the 
Group’s  entities  seek  to  ensure  both  applicable  local  regulations  and 
internal  requirements  resulting  from  the  Safety  Health  Environment 
Quality Charter and the Group’s additional commitments are respected. 
Group steering bodies, led by the HSE division, are tasked with:
 – monitoring TOTAL’s environmental performance, which is reviewed 
annually by the Audit 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 

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The Group’s environmental progress targets(a):
 – decrease sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions into the air by 50% between 

What has been accomplished:
 – more than 50% reduction in sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions into the 

2010 and 2020;

air reached since 2017;

 – valorize  more  than  50%  of  the  waste  produced  by  the  sites 

 – more than 50% of the waste produced by the sites operated by the 

operated by the Group;

Group was valorized in 2019;

 – maintain  the  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 is committed to: 
 – systematically develop biodiversity action plans for production sites 

located in protected areas(1);

 – not conducting oil and gas exploration or production operations in 
the area of natural sites listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List(2);

 – not conducting exploration in oil fields under sea ice in the Arctic.

(a)  For the climate change targets, refer to point 5.6 of this chapter.

 – 100% of the Group’s oil sites have met the target for the quality of 
onshore discharges since 2016 and 100% of the Group’s oil sites 
met the target for the quality of offshore discharges in 2019;
 – six biodiversity action plans deployed or in preparation in 2019;
 – no  oil  and  gas  exploration  or  production  activity  in  the  area  of 
natural sites listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List(2) ; and

 – no exploration activity in oil fields under sea ice in the Arctic.

The  Group’s  internal  requirements  state  that  the  environmental 
management  systems  of  the  sites  operated  by  the  Group  that  are 
important for the environment(3) must be ISO 14001 certified within two 
years  of  start-up  of  operations  or  acquisition:  100%  of  these  77  sites 
were compliant in 2019. Beyond these internal requirements, at the end 
of  2019,  a  total  of  281  sites  operated  by  the  Group  were  ISO  14001 
certified. In 2019, 7 sites were newly ISO 14001 certified.

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 (e.g., in-house magazines, intranet, posters). The 2019 World 
Environment  Day  focused  on  good  practices  that  protect  biodiversity 
on the Group’s sites. To mark the occasion, instructive materials were 
developed to teach employees more about biodiversity.

The  internal  rules  stipulate  that  all  projects  of  investment,  divestment 
or acquisition submitted to the Risk committee of the Group must be 
assessed and reviewed with regards to their risks and potential impact, 
particularly environmental, before the final investment decision is made. 

5.5.2  Preventing risks of accidental pollution

To prevent incident risks and, in particular, major spills that could reach the 
environment, TOTAL implements appropriate policies of risk management. 
Point 5.4.1 of this chapter describes the management measures covering 
the  design  and  construction  of  facilities,  changes  to  existing  facilities, 
operations and the control of the integrity of facilities. It also describes the 
measures taken to control the integrity of facilities over time.

For its sea and river shipment requirements, TOTAL only charters ships 
and barges that meet the highest international standards. The Group has 
an internal policy that lays down the process and criteria by which ships 
and barges are selected (known as vetting). These criteria are based, in 
particular, on the regulations, the best practices and recommendations 
of  the  OCIMF(4)  and,  in  Europe,  on  the  European  Barge  Inspection 
Scheme (EBIS). Tankers and barges are vetted by a single centralized 
Group  entity.  The  average  age  of  the  Group  Shipping  division’s  time-
chartered fleet is approximately six years. 

With regard to operated marine terminals, the Group follows an initiative 
that seeks to record their physical characteristics and store this data in 
a  global  database  that  forms  part  of  the  Marine  Terminal  Information 
System (MTIS) of the OCIMF. At the end of 2019, 95% of coastal and 
offshore  marine  terminals  had  submitted  their  characteristics,  thereby 

making it easier to assess the compatibility of ships with the ports of call. 
Additionally, TOTAL encourages all maritime terminals to use the Marine 
Terminal  Management  Self-Assessment  (MTMSA),  the  framework 
recommended by the industry for the self-assessment of terminals and 
the continuous improvement of the safety of product transfers. A training 
course  on  ship/shore  interface  management  (SSSCL  –  Ship  Shore 
Safety  Check  List)  and  cargo  transfer  operations,  developed  by  the 
Group in 2016, had been completed by operators of 80% of operated-
terminals by the end of 2019.

In order to manage a major accidental spill efficiently, TOTAL implemented 
a  global  crisis  management  system  that  is  described  in  point  5.4.1  of  
this chapter.

For the sites operated by the Group exposed to the risk of accidental 
spills  that  reach  the  surface  water,  this  system  is  supplemented  by 
the  requirements  of  the  One  MAESTRO  reference  framework.  These 
requirements  demand  that  the  oil  spill  contingency  plans  be  regularly 
reviewed and tested in exercises. These plans are specific to each site 
and  are  adapted  to  their  structure,  activities  and  environment  while 
complying with Group recommendations.

(1)  Sites located in an IUCN I to IV or Ramsar convention protected area.
(2)  Natural sites included on the UNESCO World Heritage List of December 31, 2018. 
(3)  Sites that emit more than 30 kt of CO2 per year.
(4)   OCIMF (Oil Companies International Marine Forum): An industry forum including the leading worldwide oil companies. This organization manages, in particular, the Ship Inspection Report 

(SIRE) Program, which holds and provides access to tanker and river barge inspection reports (Barge inspection Questionnaire – BIQ).

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In accordance with industry best practices, TOTAL monitors accidental 
liquid hydrocarbon spills of more than one barrel. Spills that exceed a 
predetermined  severity  threshold  are  reviewed  on  a  monthly  basis 
and annual statistics are sent to the Group Performance Management 
Committee. All spills are followed by corrective actions aimed at returning 
the environment to an acceptable state as quickly as possible.

Accidental liquid hydrocarbon spills of a 
volume or more than one barrel that affected 
the environment, excluding sabotage

Number of spills

Total volume of spills (thousands of m³)

2019

2018

2017

57

1.2

74

0.3

62

0.5

In  February  2019,  900  m3  of  hydrocarbons  leakage  from  the  Île-de-
France pipeline (PLIF) in Autouillet , which was the largest oil and gas spill 
impacting the environment in 2019. This spill polluted about four hectares 
of soil and watercourses. All the banks were cleaned, traces of oil were 
removed from the watercourses, 800 m3 of a mix of water and oil were 
disposed of, 49,000 m3 of earth were excavated and the groundwater 
was checked for signs of impacts. This process was monitored by more 
than  3,000  laboratory  analyses  of  the  environment  (water,  air,  soil).  In 
2020, a further 3,000 m3 of earth will be excavated and disposed of, and 
the ground and surface water will continue to be monitored. 

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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.

For  the  oil  and  gas  exploration  &  production  activities,  since  2014, 
subsea  capping  and  subsea  containment  equipment  that  can  be 
transported by air has been strategically positioned at various points of 
the world (South Africa, Brazil, Norway and Singapore). This equipment 
provides  solutions  that  are  readily  available  in  the  event  of  oil  or  gas 
blowout in deep offshore drilling operations. From these locations, the 
equipment can benefit TOTAL’s operations worldwide. 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  capping  system 
(“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 Congo, 
potentially covering the entire Gulf of Guinea region. In March 2019, one 
of  these  pieces  of  equipment  was  deployed  and  tested  at  more  than 
1200 m water depth during a large-scale exercise in Nigeria.

Oil spill preparedness 

2019

2018

2017

Number of sites whose risk analysis identified 
at least one risk of major accidental pollution 
to surface water(a)

128

126

126

Proportion of those sites with an operational 
oil spill contingency plan

100% 99% 91%

Proportion of those sites that have performed 
at least one oil spill response exercise during 
the year

91% 86%(b) 95%

(a)  The variation of the number of sites is due to perimeter variation. 
(b)  The decrease compared to 2017 corresponds mainly to two subsidiaries where equipment 

was being refurbished in 2018.

5.5.3  Limiting the environmental footprint

Wherever TOTAL conducts its business, it makes sure that it complies 
with  applicable  laws  and  regulations,  which  the  Group  complements 
with specific requirements and commitments when necessary. TOTAL 
implements a 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 drew up a guide that the Group subsidiaries can use to limit the 
quantities discharged. More particularly, the Group set itself targets for the 
reduction in sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions and committed to limiting its 
hydrocarbons discharges in water. After analyses have been conducted, 
the exposed sites can introduce various reduction systems that include 
organizational measures (such as using predictive models to control peaks 

in sulfur dioxide (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 scrubbers, etc.). Today, all the refineries owned exclusively by 
the Group have this type of system.

For  new  facilities  developed  by  the  Group,  the  internal  rules  require 
impact  assessments  to  be  carried  out  on  these  emissions  and,  if 
necessary, actions must be taken to limit their impact.

In 2010, SO2 emissions reached 99 kt. The Group set itself the target of 
not exceeding 49.5 kt by 2020; it has met this target since 2017.

Chronic emissions into the atmosphere(a)

2019

2018

2017

SO2 emissions (kt)
NOX emissions (kt)
(a)  Refer to point 5.11 of this chapter for the scope of reporting.

39

72

48

66

47

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SO2 emissions that are likely to cause acid rain are regularly checked 
and  reduced.  The  decrease  in  these  emissions  in  2019  is  mainly  due 
to  a  decrease  in  activity  at  refining  units  and  the  implementation  of  a 
more stringent policy concerning acid gas flaring by the Exploration & 
Production segment in the United Arab Emirates.

NOx  emissions  mainly  concern  hydrocarbon  exploration  and  production 
activities and are primarily located offshore and far away from the coast. 
Their impact on air quality is therefore considered to be minor. The increase 
in 2019 is mainly due to an increase in offshore drilling and logistics activities.

Discharged water quality

2019

2018

2017

the risks related to soil and groundwater pollution. For sites at the end 
of their life cycle, management of pollution takes into account regulatory 
obligations as well as the aim of the Group to retain control over the use 
of these sites, favoring redevelopment its activities (solar, reforestation, 
etc.)  Remediation  operations  are  conducted  by  specialized  entities 
created by the Group. At the end of 2019, 114 industrial sites that were 
no longer in operation (excluding service stations) were in the process 
of remediation.

The  Group’s  provisions  for  the  protection  of  the  environment  and 
site  remediation  are  detailed  in  Note  12  to  the  Consolidated  Financial 
Statements (refer to point 8.7 of chapter 8).

Hydrocarbon content of offshore water 
discharges (in mg/l)

13.0

14.1

17.7

Sustainable use of resources

% of sites that meet the target for the quality 
of offshore discharges (30 mg/l)

100%(a) 96%(a) 100%(a)

Hydrocarbon content of onshore water 
discharges (in mg/l)

1.7

1.8

2.4

% of sites that meet the target for the quality 
of onshore discharges (15 mg/l)

100% 100% 100%

(a)  Alwynn  site  (United  Kingdom)  excluded,  as  its  produced  water  discharges  only  occur 
during  the  maintenance  periods  of  the  water  reinjection  system  and  are  subject  to  a 
specific regulatory authorization.

Soil

Fresh water

The Group’s activities, mainly those of Refining & Chemicals, and to a 
lesser extent those of the Exploration & Production and the Integrated 
Gas, Renewables & Power segments, may potentially have an impact 
on, as well as be dependent on, water resources. This is especially true 
when an activity is located in a water resources sensitive environment.

Fully aware of these challenges, TOTAL implements the following water 
risk management actions:
 – monitor water withdrawals to identify priority sensitive sites and then 

carry out a risk assessment;

The risks of soil pollution related to TOTAL’s operations come mainly from 
accidental spills (refer to point 5.5.2 of this chapter) and waste storage 
(refer to point 5.5.5 of this chapter).

 – improve the water resources management depending on identified 
needs,  by  adapting  the  priority  sites’  environmental  management 
system.

The Group has drawn up a guide that the subsidiaries can use to prevent 
and contain this pollution. The guide recommends an approach based 
on four pillars:
 – preventing leaks, by implementing, as far as possible, industry best 

practices in engineering, operations and transport;

 – carrying out maintenance at appropriate frequency to minimize the 

risk of leaks;

 – overall  monitoring  of  the  environment  to  identify  any  soil  and 

groundwater pollution; and

 – managing  any  pollution  from  previous  activities  by  means  of 

containment and reduction or elimination operations.

In order to identify its facilities exposed to the risk of water stress, TOTAL 
records the withdrawal and discharge of water on all of its operated sites 
for this indicator and assesses these volumes on the basis of the current 
and future water stress indicators of the WRI(1) Aqueduct tool. Currently, 
9.3%(2)  of  freshwater  withdrawals  take  place  in  a  global  water  stress 
area. For the sites situated in these areas and that withdraw more than 
500,000 m³ per year, TOTAL assesses water resources risk levels using, 
in particular, the Local Water Tool (LWT) for Oil & Gas from the Global 
Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI). This tool also helps guide 
the actions taken to mitigate the risks and to make optimal use of water 
resources on the sites when necessary. 

In addition, a Group rule defines the following minimum requirements:
 – 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.

Lastly, decommissioned facilities operated by the Group (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. In addition to the 
appropriate  management  of  waste  produced  by  the  dismantling  and 
securing of sites, TOTAL has created a policy to evaluate and manage 

This risk assessment establishes that the activities of the sites operated 
by the Group only expose the other users of the water to a relatively low 
risk of water stress. Following this assessment, two sites were identified 
in 2019 as being at risk and were reported to the CDP(3): the Grandpuits 
and Normandy refineries. The risk concerns the supply of water to these 
sites, which could be cut in order to maintain access to water for priority 
users. In 2020, the analysis process is expected to be extended to four 
additional sites.

In 2019, the Group answered the CDP Water survey for the 2018 period 
and was, for the third consecutive year, graded A-. The main indicator 
used in this reporting is fresh water withdrawal.

Water-related indicator(a)

2019

2018

2017

Fresh water withdrawals excluding cooling 
water (million m³)

115

116

116

(a)  Refer to point 5.11 of this chapter for the scope of reporting.

(1)  World Resources Institute.
(2)  According to CDP Water 2018 definition.
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Soil

TOTAL  uses  the  ground  surface  that  it  needs  to  safely  conduct  its 
industrial operations and, in 2019, did not make extensive use of ground 
surfaces that could substantially conflict with various natural ecosystems 
or agriculture. 

Worldwide, biofuels used by the Group meet sustainability requirements 
as  per  regulations.  TOTAL  produces  and  markets  biofuels  partly 
produced from agricultural raw materials. All the biofuels incorporated 
by  the  Group  in  Europe  are  certified  as  sustainable  ISCC  EU  type 
certification  according  to  the  criteria  required  by  the  European  Union. 
This  certification  imposes  criteria  of  sustainability  and  traceability  of 

the  oils  (carbon  footprint,  non-deforestation,  proper  soil  use,  respect 
for  Human  Rights).  Those  criteria  apply  to  the  entire  production  and 
distribution  chain  of  the  sustainable  biofuels  and  were  strengthened 
in 2019 as part of the revision of the Directive on renewable energy in 
transport. In particular, the European Union caps the use of agriculture 
raw materials in biofuels to limit changes in land use. 

In July 2019, TOTAL started up the La Mède biorefinery in France that 
is  expected  to  produce  biofuels  from  60-70%  of  vegetable  oils  (rape, 
palm, etc.) and 30-40% of waste and residues. TOTAL selects a limited 
number of suppliers of palm oil and completes the certification with a 
specific  reinforced  control  system  of  sustainability  and  the  respect  of 
human rights. 

5.5.4   Managing impacts to biodiversity and ecosystems during projects  

and operations

TOTAL’s  activities  may  potentially  be  located  in  sensitive  natural 
environments.

The  Group  is  fully  aware  of  this  challenge  and  takes  biodiversity  and 
ecosystems  into  account  in  its  reference  frameworks,  the  founding 
element  of  which  is  its  Safety  Health  Environment  Quality  charter,  as 
well as in tis projects and operations. Thus, for new facilities developed 
by the Group, internal rules require that impact assessment taking into 
account biodiversity and ecosystems be carried out and that action be 
taken if necessary. For existing facilities, the Group recommends that its 
subsidiaries apply the avoid – reduce – restore – compensate approach. 

In July 2018, and within the framework of the Act4Nature initiative, the 
Group  made  16  biodiversity  commitments  to  make  this  policy  more 
tangible. The 16 commitments are described in the biodiversity brochure 
available on the website sustainable-performance.total.com. There are 
10 general commitments common to all of the signatory companies and 
an additional six commitments specific to TOTAL, some of which existed 
before the initiative. These differentiate the Group from its competitors.

The  commitments  are  currently  being  implemented.  A  review  of  the 
actions  that  have  already  been  performed  on  the  first  three  priority 
commitments is provided below.

TOTAL commitments

Achievements

Commitment No. 1
The  Group  extended  its  commitment  not  to  engage  in  oil  and  gas 
exploration  or  extraction  operations  at  natural  sites  included  on  the 
UNESCO World Heritage List of December 31, 2018.

This commitment is respected. 

Commitment No. 2 
TOTAL does not conduct any oil exploration activities in oil fields under 
sea ice in the Arctic.

The Group publishes on its website sustainable-performance.total.com, 
a list of its licenses in the Arctic. In 2019, no exploration activities have 
been conducted in the oil fields under sea ice in the Arctic.

Commitment No. 3
TOTAL develops biodiversity action plans for operated production sites 
located in the most sensitive protected areas.

A  biodiversity  action  plan  has  been  developed  for  all  the  operated 
production  sites  located  in  the  most  sensitive  protected  areas, 
corresponding to the UICN I to IV and Ramsar categories. Consequently, 
the biodiversity action plan developed in 2015 for Djeno in the Republic 
of the Congo is still being implemented, particularly with regards to the 
ecosystem  services  of  Lagune  de  la  Loubie.  Other  action  plans  are 
deployed 
in  Mozambique 
(Tempa  Rossa  project)  and 
(Mozambique LNG project) or are being prepared but not yet deployed 
in Uganda (Tilenga project), Tanzania (EACOP project) and Papua New 
Guinea (Papua LNG project). 

Italy 

in 

In  order  to  continue  sharing  its  biodiversity  data  and  tools  with  the 
scientific  community,  the  Group  joined  the  international  Global 
Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), the French hub of which is the 
French National Natural History Museum. The first data loaded concerns 
the Group’s projects in Angola(1). Data loading will continue in 2020 with, 
for example French, Guiana. TOTAL is the first major to join GBIF.

In  addition,  the  collaboration  program  with  the  University  of  Oxford  in 
United  Kingdom  (Long  Term  Ecology  Laboratory),  in  partnership  with 
Equinor,  has  continued.  Initiated  in  2018,  the  aim  of  this  program  is 
to  develop  a  tool  for  screening  of  marine  biodiversity  sensitivities.  Its 
simplified  version  is  online(2)  and  is  accessible  to  the  public.  A  more 
complete version, initiated in 2019, is scheduled for the end of 2020. 

(1)  324 data on the initial state of the seabed and the observation of marine mammals.
(2)  LEFT Marine (Local Ecological Footprint Tool).

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Finally, in 2019, communication actions were carried out in order to raise 
awareness of biodiversity among Group employees. The United Nations 
World  Environment  Day  was  celebrated  on  the  theme  of  Biodiversity. 
On  this  occasion,  the  Act4Nature  commitments  and  the  Group’s 
Biodiversity  actions  were  presented.  Around  30  employees  from  the 

headquarter offices also benefited from training provided by the French 
National Natural History Museum following this event. In addition, around 
350 employees were made aware of the Group’s commitments during 
the Group’s One HSE seminar.

5.5.5   Promoting a better use of natural resources  

by supporting the circular economy

Between 2017 and 2020, TOTAL is rolling out a range of actions that 
includes targets for progress in various areas: 
 – valorize  more  than  50%  of  the  waste  produced  by  the  sites 

operated by the Group;

 – improve by an average of 1% per year the energy efficiency of the 

Group’s operated industrial facilities;

 – incorporate a criterion dedicated to the circular economy into the 

Company’s purchases.

Additionally, TOTAL has set itself the target of:
 – producing  30%  of  its  polymers  from  recycled  materials  by 
2030  (the  commitment  published  in  2018  to  develop  polymers 
comprising more than 50% of recycled plastics was achieved in 
2019); 

 – installing solar panels on 5,000 service stations.

What has been accomplished:
 – more than 50% of the waste produced by the sites operated by 

the Group was valorized in 2019;

 – the  Group  reached  its  energy  efficiency  target  in  2017  (refer  to 

point 5.6.4 in this chapter);

 – production  of  20,000  tons  of  recycled  polypropylene  per  year 
and,  further  to  the  conclusive  industrial-scale  tests,  creation 
and  marketing  of  15  grades  of  polyethylene,  polypropylene 
and  polystyrene  compounds  containing  up  to  50%  of  recycled 
materials;

 – by  the  end  of  2019,  solar  panels  had  been  installed  on  1,436 

service stations.

With  regards  to  food  waste  and  food  poverty,  the  Group’s  activities 
pertaining to food distribution are minor and are therefore not directly 
affected by these issues.

Waste prevention and management

Regarding  waste  in  particular,  a  Group  directive  lays  down  a  number 
of minimum waste-management requirements, which limit the potential 
risks  associated  with  the  improper  management  of  waste.  Waste 
management  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 on all of the operated sites, at every stage in their operations. 
This  approach  is  based  on  the  following  four  principles,  listed  in 
decreasing order of priority:
 – 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;

 – reusing products for a similar purpose in order to prevent them from 

becoming waste;

 – recycling residual waste; and
 – recovering energy, wherever possible, from non-recycled products.

TOTAL deploys programs on its operated sites to valorize the majority 
of the Group’s waste. In 2019, the active sites operated by the Group 
generated  662kt  of  waste  of  which  288kt  of  hazardous  waste.  The 
Group’s target is to valorize more than 50% of the waste produced by 
these sites. This target was achieved:

Waste treatment processes(a)

2019(c)

2018

2017

Valorization (recycling, material or energy 
valorization)(b)

Landfill

Others (incineration without valorization, 
biotreatment without valorization, etc.)

65% 57% 59%

15% 18% 13%

20% 25% 28%

(a)  Excluding  drilling  cuttings,  excluding  sites  that  have  ceased  operations  and  are  in  the 

process of being remediated.

(b)  The valorization percentages of 2017 and 2018 exclude excavated soil in the scope of the 
Port Arthur Ethan Cracker project. It was exceptional non-hazardous waste associated 
with the construction of a new installation which was used as soil cover in a landfill. Refer 
to point 5.11 of this chapter for the scope of reporting.

(c)  The tonnages of waste from 10 Hutchinson sites were estimated in 2019 based on their 
2018  reporting.  Waste  from  those  10  sites  represented  around  1%  of  the  Group’s  total 
tonnage in 2018.

The increase in the valorization percentage in 2019 is mainly due to the 
valorization,  at  the  biological  treatment  center,  of  83kt  of  polluted  soil 
resulting  from  remediation  work  related  to  the  incident  on  the  Île-de-
France pipeline. The Group’s valorization percentage would have been 
60% without this soil. 

Since 2015, all the Refining & Chemicals segment’s plastic production 
sites worldwide are participating in the CleanSweep® program, which 
aims  to  achieve  zero  loss  of  plastic  pellets  in  handling  operations. 
CleanSweep® 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. 
Since 2018, the program has been deployed at all polymer sites in the 
Refining & Chemicals segment.

Additionally, TOTAL is a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic 
Waste,  launched  in  2019,  which  brings  together  42  companies  in  the 
plastics and consumer goods value chain. The Alliance’s objective is to 
finance, to the extent of $1.5 billion over five years, the development of 
solutions for the reduction and treatment (reuse, recycling and recovery) 
of used plastics in the environment, particularly in the oceans.

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Developing polymers from recycled plastics

TOTAL has set itself the target of producing 30% of its polymers from 
recycled materials by 2030. The Group is working to achieve this goal 
by  using  all  types  of  recycling  to  produce  high-performance  recycled 
polymers:
 – in  the  field  of  mechanical  recycling,  in  2019  the  Group  acquired 
Synova,  France’s  leading  producer  of  high-performance  recycled 
polypropylene for the automotive industry. At the same time, TOTAL 
announced its decision to double Synova’s production capacity to 
about 40,000 tons of recycled polypropylene per year by 2021;

 – TOTAL has joined forces with the plastic recycling technology provider 
Recycling Technologies, Nestlé and Mars, both world leaders in the 
food processing sector, to develop an innovative chemical recycling 
process on an industrial scale in France. This unique consortium of 
world leaders in the packaging value chain is studying the technical 

and  economic  feasibility  of  recycling  complex  food-grade  plastic 
waste, such as small and soft packaging, or multi-layer packaging. 
Today, these products are considered to be non-recyclable and are 
incinerated or disposed of on landfill sites;

 – TOTAL  produces  circular  compounds  that  contain  at  least  50% 
of  recycled  materials  and  possess  the  same  properties  as  virgin 
polymers. More than 15 grades of polyethylene, polypropylene and 
polystyrene compounds containing up to 50% of recycled materials 
are already marketed.

The Group is also working on the diversification of its supply sources, 
notably biosourced. TOTAL is one of the world leaders in bioplastics. In 
Thailand, Total Corbion PLA, 50% owned by TOTAL, operates a plant 
with a capacity of 75,000 tons per year of PLA, a recycled and 100% 
biodegradable bioplastic. The operational launch was in 2019. 

5.6  Climate change-related challenges

TOTAL’s  ambition  is  to  become  the  responsible  energy  major.  The 
Group is committed to contributing to the United Nations Sustainable 
Development Goals, particularly with regards to those subjects that are 
connected to climate change and the development of more affordable, 
more available and cleaner energy for as many people as possible.

The Group has therefore identified the following main challenges in 
the realm of climate change:
 – reduce the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) of its operated oil & 

gas activities including methane emissions;

 – implement a strategy allowing to reduce the carbon intensity of 

the energy products used by its customers;

 – identify and support technologies and initiatives that help respond 

to the challenges of climate change.

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5.6.1  Governance

In order to make an effective contribution to the climate change issue, 
TOTAL relies on an organization and structured governance. The Group 
has  defined  four  strategic  focuses  that  integrate  the  climate  change-
related challenges.

In support of the Group’s governance bodies, the Strategy and Climate 
division shapes the Group’s approach to climate change while working 
with  the  strategic  and  operational  divisions  of  the  Group’s  business 
segments. By monitoring indicators, progress can be measured and the 
Group’s actions can be adjusted.

Oversight by the Board of Directors

TOTAL’s  Board  of  Directors  ensures  that  climate-related  issues  are 
incorporated  into  the  Group’s  strategy  and  examines  climate  change 
risks  and  opportunities  during  the  annual  strategic  outlook  review  of 
the Group’s business segments. The Board of Directors examines the 
Group’s GHG emissions reduction targets and reviews its performance 
on an annual basis. 

To carry out its work, the Board of Directors relies on its Strategy & CSR 
Committee, whose rules of procedure were changed in September 2017 
then in July 2018 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. 

Aware  of  the  importance  of  climate  change  challenges,  in  2019,  the 
Board of Directors decided to change the criteria for the determination 
of  the  variable  portion  of  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer’s 
compensation  for  the  year  2019.  Among  others,  by  applying  a 
quantifiable criterion related to the evolution of GHG emissions (Scopes 1 
& 2) on operated oil & gas facilities (refer to section 4.3.2 of chapter 4). 
This criterion completes those introduced in 2016 to take better account 
of the achievements of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the 
Group’s  HSE  targets.  CSR  performance  is  assessed  by  considering  
the extent to which climate issues are included 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.

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Role of management

 – propose GHG emission reduction targets for the Group’s operated 

TOTAL’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, in compliance with the 
long-term strategic direction set by the Board of Directors, implements 
the strategy of the Group while making sure climate change challenges 
are taken into account. In particular, he relies on the President, Group 
Strategy-Innovation, who is a member of the Executive Committee, to 
whom  the  Senior  Vice  President  Strategy  &  Climate,  and  the  Senior 
Vice  President  Climate  report.  The  Senior  Vice  President  Climate 
chairs  the  Climate-Energy  steering  Committee,  which  mainly  includes 
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 to:

5.6.2  Strategy

oil & gas facilities;

 – propose  a  strategy  to  reduce  the  carbon  intensity  of  the  energy 

products used by the Group’s customers;

 – monitor the existing or emerging CO2 markets; and
 – drive new-technology initiatives, in particular with industrial partners, 
to  reduce  CO2  emissions  (energy  efficiency,  CO2  capture  and 
storage, for example).

Identification of climate-related risks and opportunities

Impact of climate-related risks and opportunities

The  risks  and  opportunities  related  to  climate  change  are  analyzed 
according to different timescales: short term (two years), medium term 
(until 2030) and long term (beyond 2030).

The identification and the impact of climate-related risks form an integral 
part of TOTAL’s global risk management processes. In particular, they 
cover  the  risks  related  to  transition  due,  for  example,  to  regulatory 
changes,  such  as  the  introduction  of  carbon  taxes,  and  the  physical 
risks  due  to  the  effects  of  climate  change.  The  impact  of  these  risks 
is analyzed for the Group’s assets and for investment projects (refer to 
point 3.1.2 of chapter 3). 

Climate change also provides TOTAL with opportunities. 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  shall  therefore  play  an  essential  role  in  the  fight  against 
climate change. Electricity alone will not be sufficient to meet all needs, 
particularly those connected to transport. Gas and sustainable biofuels 
will be attractive and credible alternatives to conventional fuels and the 
Group intends to develop them.

improve 

their  energy  efficiency  also  offers 
Helping  customers 
opportunities and forms 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 
renewable energies 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.

In addition, ecosystems, and forests in particular, store carbon naturally. 
Consequently,  their  conservation  and  the  restoration  of  their  role  as 
carbon sinks are crucially important in the fight against global warming. 
Therefore, TOTAL wants to develop its activities related to natural carbon 
sinks. 

Finally,  certain  sectors,  particularly  the  cement  industry  and  the  steel 
sector, could struggle to reduce their GHG emissions. They will therefore 
require  carbon  capture,  utilization  and  storage  technology  (CCUS). 
Consequently, the Group intends to step up the development of CCUS. 

Climate change is at the heart of the Company’s strategic vision. TOTAL 
positions itself on high-growth low-carbon markets and intends to offer 
customers  an  energy  mix  with  a  carbon  intensity  that  shall  gradually 
decrease.  To  accompany  these  changes,  TOTAL  has  introduced  a 
carbon intensity indicator for the energy products used by its customers. 
This indicator is described in point 5.6.4 of this chapter.

TOTAL’s approach is based on four strategic focuses. 

1)  Growing in gas value chains (natural gas, biogas and 

hydrogen)

To respond responsibly to the strong rise in demand for electricity, TOTAL 
is continuing its development in the gas sector, whose CO2 emissions 
are  half  those  of  coal  when  used  to  generate  electricity(1).  Gas  is  also 
a  supplement  that  is  essential  to  cope  with  the  intermittent  supply  of 
renewables and seasonal fluctuations in demand. The growth of natural 
gas  will  see  a  constantly  increasing  proportion  of  greener  gas,  in  the 
existing infrastructure network such as biogas and hydrogen, to reduce 
greenhouse gas emissions.

The Group has continued its efforts to grow along the entire gas chain, 
from  production  to  the  end  customer.  Upstream,  TOTAL  has  finalized 
various  acquisitions,  including  that  of  the  Engie  and  Anadarko  LNG 
assets  in  Mozambique,  and  has  launched  some  major  LNG  projects, 
such  as  Ichthys  in  Australia  and  Cameron  in  the  United  States.  In 
addition, the Group has proceeded with or benefited from the launch 
of major developments, like the Arctic LNG 2 project (refer to point 2.3 
of  chapter  2).  TOTAL  is  the  world’s  second-ranking(2)  operator  on  this 
market, with a volume sold of more than 34 Mt in 2019.

In distribution, TOTAL has committed itself to gas fuel for transport by 
acquiring  a  25%  stake  in  2018  in  Clean  Energy  Fuels  Corp.(3),  one  of 
the  leading  distributors  of  gas  fuel  for  HGVs  in  the  United  States,  or 
by  signing  a  contract  with  CMA-CGM,  the  first  shipping  company  to 
equip its transcontinental container ships with LNG-powered engines. 
In  2018,  the  Group  also  entered  a  partnership  with  the  Adani  group, 
India’s largest private conglomerate in energy and gas infrastructures, 
in order to contribute to the development of the natural gas market. This 
partnership, which was extended in 2019, illustrates the Group’s will to 
support countries that produce the greatest part of their electricity from 
coal to diversify their energy mix.

(1) 

 Sources: International Reference Center for the Life Cycle of Products, Processes and Services; Life cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions associated with natural gas and coal in 
different geographical contexts, October 2016, and “Review of Life Cycle Analysis of gas and coal supply and power generation from GHG and Air Quality Perspective” Imperial College London, 
2017.

(2)  Company data.
(3)  A company listed on the NASDAQ, 24.84% interest on December 31, 2019. 

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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.  In  2019,  methane  emissions  from  facilities 
operated  by  the  Group  for  its  Upstream  hydrocarbons  activities  were 
around 0.20% of the commercial gas produced(1). The Group’s target is 
to reduce this intensity below 0.20%.

Improving the energy efficiency of the facilities is an essential part of this 
effort. The Group aims to improve its energy efficiency by an average 
of 1% per year over the 2010-2020 period, at a time when exploration 
is becoming increasingly complex. This indicator is described in point 
5.6.4  of  this  chapter.  TOTAL  also  uses  appropriate  architectures  and 
equipment and introduces technological innovations. For example, on 
offshore  production  barges,  offshore  platforms  and  onshore  facilities, 
heat recovery systems on gas turbine exhausts have been implemented, 
thereby avoiding the need for furnaces or boiler systems.

Finally, the incorporation of biofuels can help reduce CO2 emissions from 
road and air transport. According to European standards, they reduce 
CO2  equivalent  emissions  by  at  least  50%  through  their  complete  life 
cycle,  in  comparison  with  the  equivalent  fossil  fuels.  As  a  pioneer  in 
biofuels for more than 20 years, TOTAL is now one of Europe’s major 
actors, with 2.5 Mt blended sustainable biofuels(3) in 2019. On a worldwide 
scale, the Group contributed to the incorporation of 3.6 Mt of sustainable 
biofuels.  In  addition,  TOTAL  produced  0.24  Mt  of  sustainable  biofuels 
in  its  refineries  in  2019.  With  the  start  of  production  at  the  La  Mède 
biorefinery in 2019, with a capacity of 0.5 Mt per year of hydrotreated 
vegetable oil (HVO), the Group cornered a market share of over 10% in 
Europe in HVO production. The oils processed at La Mède are certified 
sustainable(4) according  to  the  criteria  of  the  European  Union.  TOTAL 
has also set up a specific organization to complete this certification by 
selecting  a  limited  number  of  responsible  partners,  plus  an  obligation 
to join the RSPO (Round table on Sustainable Palm Oil(5)), the signing 
by these suppliers of the Group’s Fundamental Principles of Purchasing 
(refer to point 5.10 of this chapter) and specific, more stringent controls 
of sustainability and the respect of human rights.

For  more  than  10  years,  TOTAL’s  R&D  teams  have  developed 
technologies that have broadened the range of usable resources, while 
also  meeting  the  need  for  sustainability.  The  consortium  BioTFuel  is 
working on, for example, the development of lignocellulose (plant waste).

4)  Developing businesses that contribute to carbon 

neutrality

The  preservation  and  restoration  of  natural  carbon  sinks  (forests, 
wetlands,  etc.)  and  carbon  capture  (CCUS)  will  be  key  to  achieving 
carbon neutrality in the second part of the 21st century.

TOTAL has launched a new activity based, on preserving and restoring 
the capacity of ecosystems to act as carbon sinks. This activity is owned 
by a business unit created in 2019 that is dedicated to investments in 
natural  carbon  sinks,  composed  of  experts  in  the  environment  and 
agronomy, with an investment budget $100 million per year from 2020 
onwards,  and  the  goal  of  creating  5  MtCO2  of  sustainable  storage 
capacity  per  year  by  2030.  In  addition,  actions  of  preservation  and 
restoration  of  the  forest  are  currently  conducted  by  the  Fondation 
d’entreprise Total as part of the Total Foundation program (refer to point 
5.9 of this chapter).

The Group has been a member since 2014 of the Oil & Gas Methane 
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 and 
signed the guiding principles on the reduction of methane emissions on 
the gas value chain(2).

2)  Developing a profitable low-carbon electricity 

business

TOTAL  is  developing  on  the  non-regulated  portion  of  the  low-carbon 
electricity  value  chain  (i.e.,  excluding  the  power  transportation),  from 
power  generation  –  from  renewables  or  natural  gas  –  to  storage 
(batteries,  hydrogen)  and  sale  to  end  customers.  As  demand  for 
electricity is expected to grow strongly in the coming decades, TOTAL 
plans to invest $1.5 to $2.0 billion per year. In 2018, the Group made 
strategic  acquisitions,  including  Direct  Énergie  and  its  subsidiary 
Quadran, respectively renamed Total Direct Énergie and Total Quadran, 
thereby  stepping  up  its  presence  in  renewable  energies  (wind,  solar, 
hydropower and biogas). 

In 2018, TOTAL acquired four combined-cycle natural gas power plants 
in France with a global capacity of 1.6 GW. Refer to point 2.3 of chapter 2 
for further information on these acquisitions.

TOTAL  aims  at  holding  an  installed  gross  production  capacity  of 
renewable electricity in excess of 25 GW by 2025, of which 10 GW in 
Europe. In 2019, this gross installed capacity was about 3 GW. 

In distribution, following the acquisition in 2018 of the French specialist 
in smart recharging solution, G2Mobility renamed Total EV Charge, the 
Group has diversified its activities dedicated to electric mobility. TOTAL 
aims to operate 150,000 charging points on private or public parking lots 
in Europe by 2025. TOTAL has also launched a range of fluids for electric 
and hybrid vehicles. 

As an electricity supplier, the Group aims to supply electricity to nearly 
eight million customers by 2025. 

3)  Avoid expensive oil, reducing emissions at our 
facilities and promoting sustainable biofuels

The  Group  foresees  a  long-term  stagnation,  or  even  a  decline,  in  the 
demand for oil and is, therefore, concentrating on low break-even assets. 

Additionally,  TOTAL  is  taking  steps  to  reduce  CO2  emissions  from  its 
operated facilities and a dedicated task force bringing together different 
skills in the Group was set up in 2019. The Group has set itself a target of 
cutting GHG emissions from its operated oil & gas facilities from 46 Mt of 
CO2 to less than 40Mt of CO2 between 2015 and 2025. 

(1)  Refer to the OGCI methodology for methane intensity calculation.
(2)  Guiding Principles on Reducing Methane Emissions across the Natural Gas Value Chain”.
(3)  Physical volume of biofuels in equivalent ethanol and esters according to the rules defined by the European RED Directive, excluding volumes sold to third parties via trading.
(4) 

 The sustainability of the oils processed at the La Mède biorefinery is guaranteed by an ISCC (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification) type certificate of sustainability recognized by the 
European Union.
(5)  International initiative.

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Finally,  CCUS  will  be  essential  for  several  industries,  especially  those 
that emit massive amounts of CO2 due to the nature of their business 
(cement, steel, etc.). TOTAL allocates significant resources to this area by 
dedicating up to 10% of the Group’s R&D budget to it. Several projects 
represented  significant  progress,  including  Northern  Lights  (Norway), 
a project in which the Group participates alongside Equinor and Shell. 
TOTAL is also a partner of the Net Zero Teesside project (UK), together 
with the OGCI’s investment fund and a few companies of the sector(1). 

TOTAL also stepped up its R&D program in 2019 by entering partnerships 
with the National Carbon Capture Center in the United States and IFPEN 
in France. The Group has also launched a development study for a major 
pilot industrial scale project in Dunkirk, a project to produce methanol 
from  CO2  and  hydrogen  in  Germany,  with  the  start-up  Sunfire,  and  a 
feasibility  study  of  an  industrial  system  to  capture  and  reuse  the  CO2 
produced by the LafargeHolcim cement works in the United States(2). 

TOTAL also offers customers an energy efficiency consultancy service 
so that they can optimize their own energy consumption and reduce their 
GHG emissions. The acquisition of GreenFlex forms part of this initiative. 
By  providing  consultancy  (strategic  and  operational),  data  intelligence 
(digital  platforms)  and  financing  services,  GreenFlex  helps  companies 
and regions improve their energy and environmental performance. The 
Company’s areas of expertise are varied and include, for example, the 
improvement and management of the energy performance of buildings, 
equipment, utilities and processes, sustainable mobility, flexible electricity 
consumption, renewables and positive-energy buildings. More than 700 
companies have already been supported by GreenFlex since 2009.

Sector initiatives and international framework

TOTAL is committed to various sector initiatives on the main challenges 
raised  by  climate  change.  Indeed,  tackling  climate  change  requires 
cooperation between all actors, from both public and private sectors. 

Thus, TOTAL joined, in 2014, 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.  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). 
In addition, TOTAL is working with the World Bank as part of the Carbon 
Pricing  Leadership  Coalition  (CPLC).  In  June  2017,  TOTAL  became  a 
founding  member  of  the  Climate  Leadership  Council,  an  initiative  that 
calls  for  the  introduction  of  a  “carbon  dividend”,  with  a  redistribution 
mechanism that pays a dividend to the entire population.

In 2014, TOTAL was actively involved in launching and developing the 
Oil & Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), a global industry partnership. At year-
end 2019, this initiative involved 13 major international energy players. 
Its  purpose  is  to  develop  solutions  for  a  sustainable  low  emissions 
future.  Launched  in  2017,  the  OGCI  Climate  Investments  fund,  which 
has access to over $1 billion over 10 years, invests in technology that 
significantly cuts emissions. Examples of investments include a large-
scale  industrial  CO2  capture  and  storage  project  (Net  Zero  Teesside 
Project), methane emission monitoring services by satellite (GHGSat), by 
aircraft (Kairos Aerospace) or by drone (SeekOps Inc.) and a technology 
that incorporates CO2 as a raw material in the production of polyols used 
in  polyurethanes,  which  are  plastics  that  have  multiple  uses  (Econic 
Technologies).

The Group also plays a role in various international initiatives that involve 
the private and the public sectors to bring about (non-exhaustive list):
 – carbon  pricing  within  Caring  for  Climate  –  United  Nations  Global 

Compact, and the Paying for Carbon call;

 – the end of routine flaring of gas associated to oil production within the 

World Bank’s Zero Routine Flaring by 2030 initiative;

 – greater transparency, while taking into account the recommendations 
of  the  G20  Financial  Stability  Board  on  climate,  and  of  the  Task 
Force  on  Climate-related  Financial  Disclosures  (TCFD);  and  the 
development of new state-of-the-art energy companies, since 2017 
within the Breakthrough Energy Coalition (BEC), a group of investors 
created by Bill Gates in 2015, and since 2016 within the Breakthrough 
Energy Ventures, a $1 billion fund created in 2016 by the BEC.

The  list  of  trade  associations  of  which  TOTAL  is  a  member  and  the 
lobbying Ethics Charter that governs these memberships are published 
on the website total.com. The Group cooperates with these associations 
mainly  on  technical  or  scientific  matters,  but  certain  associations 
sometimes  take  public  stances  on  climate  change.  In  2019,  TOTAL 
assessed the 30 main trade associations to which it belongs in order 
to  check  that  they  are  in  line  with  the  Group’s  stance  on  the  climate. 
This alignment was reviewed according to six key points: their scientific 
position, the Paris Agreement, carbon pricing, the role of natural gas, 
the development of renewable energies and the development of CCUS. 
Following this review, TOTAL decided not to renew its membership of 
the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers association. TOTAL 
remains a member of the three associations (the American Chemistry 
Council, the American Petroleum Institute and the Canadian Association 
of Petroleum Producers) identified as being partially aligned, to advocate 
internally  for  changes  in  their  positions.  Total  would  reconsider  its 
memberships in the event of lasting divergences.

TOTAL also actively participates in the debate on climate issues, thanks 
especially to its long-term partnerships with university chairs, such as 
the Climate Economics Chair at Paris-Dauphine University, the climate 
change  research  program  of  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology 
(MIT)(3), and Toulouse School of Economics. TOTAL also offers training 
and makes presentations at several universities, thereby taking part in 
the debate.

(1)   BP, ENI, Equinor, Occidental Petroleum and Shell.
(2)   Svante Inc., LafargeHolcim, Oxy Low Carbon Ventures LLC and TOTAL. 
(3)  The Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change.

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these tests show 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).  In  addition, 
the  average  reserve  life  of  the  Group’s  proved  and  probable  reserves  
is  approximately  20  years  and  the  discounted  value  of  proved  and 
probable  reserves  beyond  these  20  years  is  around  10%  of  the 
discounted value of the Group’s upstream assets.

The  limited  level  of  2019  impairments  reflects  the  resilience  of  the 
portfolio on a long-term price trajectory in line with the IEA Sustainable 
Development Scenario (SDS).

As part of the annual preparation of its long-term plan, TOTAL makes 
long-term energy demand forecasts (oil, gas and electricity). The Group 
presented  in  February  2019  these  forecasts  (Total  Energy  Outlook), 
available on total.com.

Resilience of the organization’s strategy

In  order  to  ensure  the  viability  of  its  project  and  long-term  strategy  in 
light of the  challenges raised by climate change, the Group integrated, 
into the financial evaluation of its investments presented to the Executive 
Committee, a CO2 price of $30 to $40 per ton (depending on the price 
of crude oil), or the actual price of CO2 in a given country if higher. Since 
January 1, 2020, the Group has been taking into account in the economic 
evaluations  of  investments  submitted  to  the  Executive  Committee  a  
CO2 price of $40/t with a sensitivity of $100/t as from 2030, independent 
of the Brent price scenarios. 

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.

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 2019, 

5.6.3  Risk management

Processes to identify and assess risks related  
to climate change

Climate-related  risks  form  part  of  the  risks  that  are  analyzed  by  the 
Group  Risk  Management  Committee.  To  this  end,  it  uses  the  risk-
mapping work. 

In addition, the Risk Committee (CORISK) assesses investment projects, 
risks and corresponding climate-related issues (flaring, GHG emissions, 
sensitivity  to  CO2  prices)  before  they  are  presented  to  the  Executive 
Committee.

Processes to manage risks related to climate change

In  its  decision-making  process,  the  risks  and  associated  climate 
issues  are  assessed  prior  to  the  presentation  of  the  projects  to  the 
Executive  Committee.  If  the  level  of  risk  requires  it,  they  are  subject 
to  mitigation  measures.  TOTAL,  in  accordance  with  its  Safety  Health 
Environment  Quality  Charter,  is  committed  in  particular  to  managing 
its energy consumption and develops processes to improve its energy 
performance and that of its customers.

The  Group  also  assesses  the  vulnerability  of  its  facilities  to  climate 
hazards  so  that  the  consequences  do  not  affect  the  integrity  of  the 
facilities, or the safety of people. More generally, natural hazards (climate-
related risks as well as seismic, tsunami, soil strength and other risks) are 
taken into account in the construction of industrial facilities, which are 
designed to withstand both normal and extreme conditions. The Group 
carries  out  an  assessment  of  the  possible  repercussions  of  climate 
change on its 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.

Integration of climate-related risks  
into global risk management

The risks related to climate issues are fully integrated in TOTAL’s global 
risk management processes.

The Audit Committee takes part in the annual review of the results of the 
climatic and environmental reporting process. In addition, these results 
are audited by an independent third party.

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(1)  $40/t as from 2021 for all countries, or the current price in a given country if it is higher than $40/t.

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5.6.4   Targets and metrics to measure climate-related risks  

and opportunities

TOTAL has set targets and introduced a number of indicators to coordinate its performance.

The Group’s climate targets:
 – reduce the GHG emission (Scopes 1 & 2) on operated oil & gas 
facilities of 46 Mt CO2e in 2015 to less than 40 Mt CO2e in 2025.
 – reduce the routine flaring(1) by 80% on operated facilities between 

2010 and 2020 in order to eliminate it by 2030;

What has been accomplished:
 – a GHG emission reduction (Scopes 1 & 2) on operated oil & gas 
facilities from 46 Mt CO2e to 41.5 Mt CO2e between 2015 and 2019.
 – more than 80% reduction in routine flaring between 2010 and 2019;
 – more  than  10%  improvement  in  energy  efficiency  between  2010 

 – improve  by  an  average  of  1%  per  year  the  energy  efficiency  of 

and 2019;

operated facilities between 2010 and 2020;

 – an  intensity  of  the  methane  emissions  around  0.20%  of  the 

 – reduce  the  intensity  of  the  methane  emissions  of  the  facilities 
operated  by  the  Group  for  its  Upstream  hydrocarbons  activities 
remaining below 0.20% of the commercial gas produced;

 – maintain the intensity of CO2e emissions of the facilities operated 
by the Group for its Upstream hydrocarbons activities lower than 
20 kg CO2e/boe.

commercial gas produced in 2019; 

 – an intensity of the CO2e emissions below 20 kg CO2e/boe in 2019.

The  Group  also  intends  to  reduce  the  carbon  intensity  of  energy 
products used by its customers by 15% between 2015, the date of the 
Paris Agreement, and 2030 and by 40% by 2040. This carbon intensity 
was  already  reduced  from  75  g  CO2/kBtu  in  2015  to  70  g  CO2/kBtu 
in  2019,  a  reduction  of  6%.  This  reduction  was  achieved  in  particular 

through  a  threefold  increase  in  LNG  sales  (from  10  to  34  Mt)  and  an 
almost eightfold increase in electricity sales (from 6 to 46 TWh) ; over the 
same period, these efforts were accompanied by investments of more 
than $20 billion.

Indicators related to climate change(a)

SCOPE 1 Direct greenhouse-gas emissions (operated scope)

Mt CO2e

Breakdown
Hydrocarbons Upstream activities

Refining & Chemicals

Mt CO2e
Mt CO2e
Mt CO2e
Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power (excluding gas upstream activities) Mt CO2e
SCOPE 1 Direct greenhouse-gas emissions based on the  

Marketing & Services

Group’s equity interest

SCOPE 2 Indirect emissions attributable to energy consumption by 

sites

GHG emissions (Scopes 1 & 2) on operated oil & gas facilities

SCOPE 3(b) Other indirect emissions – Use by customers of products 

sold for end use

Net primary energy consumption (operated scope)

Group energy efficiency indicator (GEEI)

Daily volume of all flared gas (hydrocarbons Upstream activities operated 
scope) (including safety flaring, routine flaring and non-routine flaring)

Of which routine flaring

Mt CO2e

Mt CO2e
Mt CO2e

Mt CO2e
TWh

Base 100 
in 2010

Mm³/d

Mm³/d

Carbon intensity of energy products used by customers of the 
Group

g CO2e /
kBtu

2019

41

2018

40

2017

38

2016

41

2015

42

18

20

< 1

3

55

4

41.5

410

160

18

21

< 1

2

54

4

42

17

21

< 1

0

50

4

41

400

143(c)

400

142

19

22

< 1

0

51

4

45

420

150

19

22

< 1

–

50

4

46

410

153

88.0

88.4 

85.7

91.0

90.8

5.7

0.9

70

6.5

1.1

71

5.4

1.0

73

7.1

1.7(d)

7.2

2.3(e)

74

75(f)

(a)  Refer to point 5.11 of this chapter for the scope on reporting.
(b)  The Group usually follows the oil industry reporting guidelines published by IPIECA which are conform to the GHG Protocol methodologies. In this 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.

(c)  Excluding primary energy consumption of Direct Énergie gas power plants.
(d)  Estimated volume at end 2016 based on new definition of Routine Flaring published in June 2016 by the Working Group Global Gas Flaring Reduction.
(e)  Volumes estimated upon historical data.
(f) 

Indicator developed in 2018, with 2015 as the baseline year.

(1)  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.

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GHG emissions

The  Group  has  reduced  by  50%  the  GHG  emissions  (Scopes  1  &  2) 
produced  by  its  operated  activities  since  2005.  This  reduction  was 
reached  thanks  to  notably  reducing  flaring  and  improving  energy 
efficiency.

In 2019, TOTAL set itself a target to reduce GHG emissions (Scopes 1 
& 2) on its operated oil & gas facilities to less than 40 Mt CO2e in 2025.

Carbon intensity indicator of the products used by its 
customers

TOTAL  wishes  to  fully  address  the  issue  regarding  the  emissions  of 
energy products used by the Group’s customers and therefore decided 
to report all of the emissions associated with these products in the form 
of a carbon intensity indicator.

This indicator measures the average GHG emissions of these products 
throughout their life cycle, from production to end use by the Group’s 
customers. This indicator takes into account:
 – for the numerator:

 – the  emissions  connected  to  the  production  and  conversion  of 
energy  products  used  by  the  customers  on  the  basis  of  the 
Group’s average emission rates;

 – the emissions connected to the use of energy products used by 
the  customers.  For  each  product,  stoichiometric  emission 
factors(3) are applied to these sales to obtain an emission volume. 
Non-fuel use products (bitumen, lubricants, plastics, etc.) are not 
taken into account;

 – negative emissions stored thanks to CCUS and natural carbon 

sinks;

 – for  the  denominator:  the  quantity  of  energy  sold,  knowing  that 
electricity  is  placed  on  an  equal  footing  with  fossil  fuels  by  taking 
into account the average capacity factor and average efficiency ratio.

The Group intends to reduce its carbon intensity by 15% between 2015, 
the date of the Paris agreement, and 2030 and by 40% by 2040. This 
undertaking represents a responsible contribution by TOTAL to the Paris 
agreement targets and it also enables the Group to fulfill its mission to 
supply to as many people as possible a more affordable, more available 
and cleaner energy.

These data as well as the related risks are also reported to the CDP(1) once 
a year, and TOTAL’s response to the CDP Climate Change questionnaire 
is posted on the Group’s website (sustainable-performance.total.com). 
For  its  2019  reporting  regarding  2018  activities,  the  Group  received 
an A-.

Flaring

Reducing routine flaring has been a long-standing target of the Group, 
which designs its new projects without resorting to it. In addition, TOTAL 
is committed to putting an end to routine flaring of its operated facilities 
by 2030. An 80% reduction target was set for 2020 compared to 2010, 
in  other  words,  an  average  of  1.5  Mm3/d.  This  target  has  been  met 
since 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  flaring  of  gas 
associated to oil production.

The decrease in flaring in 2019 is due to better compressor reliability and 
shorter start-up periods in Africa. 

Energy efficiency

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 end 2019, all the concerned sites reported compliance or 
had taken steps to comply with this directive. The aim is to ensure that 
100% sites using more than 50,000 tons of oil equivalent per year by the 
end  of  2020  have  an  auditable  energy  management  system,  such  as 
the ISO 50001 on energy management(2). A certain number of sites that 
use less than 50,000 tons of oil equivalent per year have also, voluntarily, 
taken measures to become ISO 50001 certified.

Energy  efficiency  is  a  key  factor  for  the  improvement  of  economic, 
environmental and industrial performance. Since 2013, the Group has 
used a Group Energy Efficiency Index (GEEI) to assess 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.

The Group’s target for the 2010-2020 period is to improve the energy 
efficiency  of  its  operated  facilities  by  an  average  of  1%  per  year.  By 
design, the base value of the GEEI was defined as 100 in 2010 and the 
target is to reach 90.4 in 2020. This target has been met since 2017.

Through  the  Total  Ecosolutions  program,  the  Group  is  developing 
innovative products and services that perform above market standards 
on the environmental front. At year-end 2019, 95 products and services 
bore  the  Total  Ecosolutions  label.  The  CO2e  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 2.2 Mt CO2e in 2019.

 The CDP is a non-profit organization that offers environmental reporting services for investors, enterprises, city authorities, States and regional authorities.

(1) 
(2)  The ISO 50001 standard accompanies the implementation in companies of an energy management system that allows a better use of energy.
(3)  The emission factors used are taken from a technical note from the CDP: Guidance methodology for estimation of scope 3 category 11 emissions for oil and gas companies.

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5.6.5  TCFD correspondence table

In June 2017, the TCFD(1) 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. TOTAL publicly announced 
its support for the TCFD and its recommendations and has implemented 
them since its 2017 annual report.

TOTAL continued discussions by taking part in the Oil & Gas Preparer 
Forum,  which  published,  in  July  2018,  the  best  practices  on  the 
disclosure of climate-related information and on the implementation of 
TCFD  recommendations  by  the  four  companies  that  are  members  of 
the Forum(2).

In  2019,  TOTAL  also  took  part  in  the  first  Task  Force  set  up  by  
the  EFRAG  (European  Financial  Reporting  Advisory  Group)  Reporting 
Lab  on  Climate-related  disclosures,  which  aim  to  identify  the  best 
practices in this area. This Task Force published the results of its work 
in February 2020.

Themes

Recommended TCFD disclosures

Source of information in 
TOTAL’s reporting

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.

a)   Describe the board’s oversight of climate-related  

risks and opportunities.

b)   Describe management’s role in assessing and  

managing climate-related risks and opportunities.

URD 2019 – 5.6.1  
CR p. 10 CDP C1.1
URD 2019 – 5.6.1  
CR pp. 5-9 CDP C1.2

a)   Describe the climate-related risks and opportunities the 
organization has identified over the short, medium, and 
long term.

b)   Describe the impact of climate-related risks and 

opportunities on the organization’s businesses, strategy, 
and financial planning.

c)   Describe the resilience of the organization’s strategy, 
taking into consideration different climate-related 
scenarios, including a 2 °C or lower scenario.

URD 2019 – 5.6.2  
CDP C2

URD 2019 – 5.6.2  
CDP C2.5, C2.6

URD 2019 – 5.6.2 CR  
pp. 38-39

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.

URD 2019 – 5.6.3 CDP 
C2.2
URD 2019 – 5.6.3 CDP 
C2.2d
URD 2019 – 5.6.3 CDP 
C3.1

a)   Disclose the metrics used by the organization to assess 
climate-related risks and opportunities in line with its 
strategy and risk management process.

URD 2019 – 5.6.4 CR p. 
56 CDP C6, C10

b)   Disclose Scope 1, Scope 2, and, if appropriate, Scope 3 
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and the related risks.

URD 2019 – 5.6.4 CR p. 
56 CDP C6, C10

c)   Describe the targets used by the organization to manage 
climate-related risks and opportunities and performance 
against targets.

URD 2019 – 5.6.4 CR 
pp. 30-32, 38-39, 47-48 
CDP C4.1, C4.2

Key: CR = TOTAL 2019 Climate Report. CDP = TOTAL’s 2019 response to the CDP Climate Change questionnaire (available on total.com).

(1)  Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures.
(2)   Eni, Equinor, Shell and TOTAL, with the support of the WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development).

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Actions in support of human rights

The main challenges associated with the Group activities and respect for 
human rights are identified using the methodology set out in the United 
Nations Guiding Principles Reporting Framework relating to the “salient 
issues”, that is to say the human rights at risk of the most severe negative 
impact through the Company’s activities or business relationships.

In  accordance  to  the  Group’s  Code  of  Conduct,  the  Group’s  Human 
Rights Department provides advice to employees, support operational 
divisions  and  supervises  efforts  made  to  promote  respect  for  human 
rights in close collaboration with the Ethics division and in accordance 
with the Group’s Code of Conduct. 

This analysis, as well as the internal risk mapping activities, has led 
the Group to identify six risks subdivided across three key areas:
 – human rights in the workplace of TOTAL’s employees as well as 
of the employees of its suppliers and other business partners:
 – forced labor and child labor;
 – discrimination;
 – just and favorable working conditions and safety.

 – human rights and local communities:

 – access to land;
 – the right to health and an adequate standard of living.

 – respect for human rights in security-related activities:

 – the risk of misuse of force.

In  2016,  TOTAL  published  an  initial  Human  Rights  Briefing  Paper,  in  
line  with  the  UN  Guiding  Principles  Reporting  Framework,  making  it  
the  first  company  in  the  oil  and  gas  industry  to  do  so.  An  
updated version of this document was published in 2018 (available at 
sustainable-performance.total.com).

TOTAL’s  human  rights  approach  is  based  on  written  commitments.  It 
is  supported  by  a  dedicated  organization,  and  embedded  through 
an awareness-raising and training program, as well as evaluation and 
follow-up  mechanisms  aiming  at  measuring  the  effectiveness  of  the 
Group’s actions.

Written commitments

TOTAL  is  committed  to  respecting  internationally  recognized  human 
rights  wherever  the  Group  operates,  in  particular  the  Universal 
Declaration  of  Human  Rights,  the  Fundamental  Conventions  of  the 
International  Labor  Organization  (ILO),  the  UN  Guiding  Principles  on 
Business  and  Human  Rights,  the  OECD  guidelines  for  multinational 
enterprises and the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights 
(VPSHR). 

A dedicated organization

At  regular  intervals,  a  human  rights  roadmap  is  presented  to  the 
Executive  Committee  to  support  the  ongoing  effort  to  implement 
the  Code  of  Conduct.  The  2019–2020  roadmap  was  presented  to 
the  Executive  Committee  in  April  2019.  The  Human  Rights  Steering 
Committee  (formerly  the  Human  Rights  Committee)  is  responsible 
for  monitoring  the  implementation  of  this  roadmap.  The  committee  is 
chaired by the Group’s Vice President, Civil Society Engagement and 
includes  representatives  of  each  business  segment  and  of  the  main 
functional divisions that have a role related to human rights. It meets four 
times a year and coordinates the actions taken internally and externally 
by the various Group entities.

The Human Rights Department and the Ethics division rely on a network 
of  Ethics  officers  (104  worldwide  at  the  end  of  2019)  in  charge  of 
promoting the values set out in the Code of Conduct among employees 
working  in  the  Group’s  subsidiaries  and  ensuring  that  the  Group’s 
commitments are correctly implemented at the local level.

The  Ethics  Committee  is  a  central  and  independent  structure  where 
representatives of all TOTAL’s business segments sit. Its key role is one 
of listener and support. Both employees and external stakeholders can 
refer matters to the Ethics Committee by email at ethics@total.com. The 
Committee ensures the confidentiality of the complaints, which can only 
be lifted with the agreement of the complainant.

Awareness raising and training

In  order  to  disseminate  the  Group’s  commitments,  TOTAL  raises  its 
employees’  awareness  via  internal  communication  channels  such  as 
intranet websites or through events such as the annual Business Ethics 
Day,  which  is  celebrated  within  all  the  Group’s  subsidiaries  around 
the  world.  In  2019,  Business  Ethics  Day  was  held  in  December  on 
International  Human  Rights  Day.  The  theme  of  the  event  was  “Speak 
Up”.  The  Human  Rights  Department  focused  its  actions  on  the  fight 
against discrimination of any kind at the workplace.

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In addition to the Code of Conduct, the Group makes a Human Rights 
Guide available to its employees and other stakeholders. It aims to raise 
the Group’s employees’ awareness on issues relating to human rights in 
their industry and provides guidance as to the appropriate behavior to 
adopt in their activities and relationships with stakeholders.

The Group organizes specific trainings tailored to the challenges faced 
in the field by employees who are particularly exposed to these issues: 
 – in  2019,  human  rights  training  for  the  Group’s  societal  experts 
(including  Community  Liaison  Officers  –  CLO),  at  the  time  of  their 
annual seminar;

 – annual training for members of the Human Rights Steering Committee 

(CPDH) by the Danish Institute for Human Rights;

 – annual training in ethics and human rights for newly appointed senior 

executives (32 participants in 2019); 

 – since  2019,  a  dedicated  module  is  integrated  into  the  e-learning 
training  for  the  Country  Chairs.  It  is  intended  for  the  112  Group’s 
representatives around the world; 

 – at  the  time  of  each  ethics  and  human  rights  assessment  at  the 
Group’s entities, human rights awareness sessions are offered to the 
employees  of  the  relevant  subsidiaries  (50  to  100  participants  per 
session). For example, in Brazil, following the assessment carried out 
in June 2019 by GoodCorporation, more than 200 Group employees 
in that country received training on non-discrimination challenges at 
the workplace;

 – in  2019,  two  training  courses  in  the  United  Kingdom  on  the  2015 
UK  Modern  Slavery  Act  for  in-house  lawyers  of  that  country’s 
subsidiaries, in partnership with SHIFT.

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In 2019, the year of the ILO’s 100th anniversary and in response to the key 
issues related to the Group’s activity, specific training courses on human 
rights at the workplace are developed. An e-learning course on the ILO 
Fundamental Conventions was launched by a member of the Executive 
Committee on Business Ethics Day. This training is mandatory for all the 
Group’s management personnel.

Each year, the country security officers receive training in the principles 
on  security  and  human  rights  (VPSHR)  at  their  annual  seminar.  In 
addition  to  these  courses,  specific  on-the-ground  VPSHR  training  is 
offered to the Group’s security providers.

Assessments

The practices of the Group’s entities and the risks to which they may be 
exposed are regularly evaluated when it comes to human rights issues. 
The Group works with independent third parties and qualified experts to 
Conduct these assessments.

Since 2002, the British company GoodCorporation has assessed close 
to  140  entities  with  regard  to  the  principles  and  values  enshrined  in 
the Group’s Code of Conduct. In particular, working conditions in the 
Group’s activities and at its service stations are assessed. In 2019, seven 
entities  were  assessed  (Egypt,  Brazil,  South  Korea,  Russia,  Nigeria, 
Cameroon). The assessed entities are identified following several criteria: 
the risk of human rights violation in the country, the entity’s exposure, the 
date of the previous assessment and the number of alerts received the 
previous year. These assessments help identify entities’ best practices, 
share them within the Group and recommend areas for improvement. 
The Group uses these assessments as opportunities to ensure proper 
knowledge of the Code of Conduct, encourage its employees to voice 
their  ethical  concerns  in  a  confidential  manner  and  report  behaviors 
potentially contrary to the Code of Conduct. These assessments confirm 
that  the  Code  of  Conduct  is  well  known  by  the  Group’s  employees. 
TOTAL must nevertheless pursue its efforts to raise awareness among 
its commercial and industrial partners. 

5.7.1  Human rights in the workplace

The  suppliers’  qualification  and  assessment  process  gradually  being 
implemented by Total Global Procurement (TGP), as described in point 
5.10 of this chapter, is helping to promote awareness among suppliers. 
So far, close to 80,000 people at the relevant sites have been assessed 
by TGP over the past three years.

Stand-alone human rights impact assessments may also be conducted 
in  addition  to  the  environmental  and  societal  impact  assessments 
in  high-risk  areas  or  conflict  zones  with  the  support  of  independent 
experts  including  the  Danish  Institute  for  Human  Rights,  a  Danish 
public  non-profit  organization.  In  2019,  the  impact  study  carried  out 
by  the  Danish  Institute  for  Human  Rights  concerning  the  exploration 
& production project in Papua New Guinea as well as the conclusions 
of  the  study  concerning  the  pipeline  project  in  Uganda  and  Tanzania 
carried  out    by  LKL  International  Consulting  and  Triple  R  Alliance,  as 
part of the corresponding environmental and social impact assesment,  
were made public. 

In 2019, the Group conducted five human rights audits of its potential 
palm  oil  suppliers  for  La  Mède  biorefinery  in  France.  These  audits 
were  carried  out  by  independent  third  parties  based  on  a  framework 
which  evaluates  the  implemented  system  and  governance  in  regards  
to respecting human rights, working conditions and communities’ rights. 

Other  non-profit  partner  organizations,  such  as  the  CDA  Corporate 
Engagement  Project,  also  contribute  to  the  evaluation  of  the  societal 
impact of the Group’s activities or projects on nearby local communities, 
notably by interviewing local communities. CDA’s reports are available 
on their website.

The  human  rights  and  ethics  assessments  are  followed  up  within  18 
months to ensure that action plans are implemented.

The  prohibition  of  forced  and  child  labor,  non-discrimination,  just  and 
favorable  conditions  of  work,  as  well  as  safety,  all  form  part  of  the 
principles set out in TOTAL’s Code of Conduct and are developed in the 
Human Rights Guide and in the Information Document on Human Rights 
(2016 and 2018 editions).

TOTAL’s commitment to human rights in the workplace is demonstrated, 
in particular, by the signature of various agreements, as the one concluded 
for  four  years  in  2015  with  IndustriALL  Global  Union(1),  which  covers 
notably the promotion of human rights in the workplace, diversity and 
parenthood, working conditions, health, the participation of employees 
and their representatives in social dialogue and the recognition of health 
and  safety  at  work  as  absolute  priorities  in  the  Group’s  activities  and 
global supply chain.

In its activities

TOTAL cares about the working conditions of its employees which are 
governed by the Group’s Human Resources policy (refer to point 5.3 of 
this chapter).

Safety is one of the Group’s core values. Over the last few years, the 
Group  has  continued  to  develop  occupational  health  and  safety 
standards focusing on the right to live and fair and adequate working 
conditions (refer to point 5.4 of this chapter).

TOTAL is strongly committed to promoting diversity and endeavors to 
combat  all  forms  of  discrimination  (origin,  gender,  sexual  orientation, 
handicap,  age,  membership  in  a  political  and  a  union  or  a  religious 
organization, etc.) (refer to point 5.3 of this chapter). The Group signed 
the  LGBT  (lesbian,  gay,  bisexual  and  transgender)  Charter  in  2014. 
Prepared by “L’Autre Cercle” association, it establishes a framework for 
combating discrimination related to sexual orientation or identity in the 
workplace in France.

For  many  years,  TOTAL  has  developed  a  non-discrimination  policy 
with regard to people with disabilities that focuses on issues related to 
integration into working life. This policy has resulted in dedicated hiring 
policies and practices and the promotion of diversity and the advantages 
it offers for the Group. These issues are coordinated for the entire Group 
through  a  “Disability  Program”  within  the  Group’s  Human  resources 
department (refer to point 5.3.3.1 of this chapter).

In 2017, TOTAL also published a Practical guide to dealing with religious 
questions within the Group in order to provide practical solutions to the 
questions raised by the Group’s employees and managers worldwide. It 
draws on the experiences of the business segments in various countries 
and  encourages  dialogue,  respect  and  listening  as  a  way  to  find 
solutions suited to the local context. Many internal and external experts 
helped draft this document, including representatives of various religious 

(1) 

International union federation representing more than 50 million employees in the energy, mining, manufacturing and industrial sectors in 140 countries.

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communities.  This  guide  exists  in  10  languages.  It  is  available  on  the 
human rights intranet and is also distributed at each training course and 
on each Business Ethics Day. 

rights  violations,  in  particular  forced  and  child  labor.  In  addition,  the 
partnership formed in 2016 between TOTAL and a third-party service 
provider to assess suppliers’ practices in terms of fundamental rights in 
the workplace remains in effect (refer to point 5.10 of this chapter). 

In  addition  to  the  Group’s  reporting  and  internal  control  system, 
the  working  conditions  of  TOTAL’s  employees  are  assessed  by 
GoodCorporation, an independent third party. 

In the Group’s value chain

The Fundamental Principles of Purchasing (FPP) set out the commitments 
expected from suppliers in various domains, including human rights in 
the workplace and safety. A Group directive reaffirms the obligation to 
annex the FPP or to transpose them in the selection process as well as in 
the contracts concluded with suppliers of goods or services. 

The prevention of forced and child labor in the supply chain is a major 
area  of  concern.  The  supplier  selection  methodology  was  therefore 
strengthened  in  2018  to  better  take  into  account  the  risks  of  human 

Finally, the working conditions of the employees of Group-branded service 
station  dealers  are  assessed  by  GoodCorporation,  an  independent 
third  party.  Between  2016  and  2017,  a  baseline  study  on  a  group  of 
22  subsidiaries  in  the  Marketing  &  Services  segment  across  different 
continents  was  also  conducted.  One  of  the  main  recommendations 
identified is to improve service station dealers’ awareness of the Group’s 
Code  of  Conduct  principles  and  of  the  fundamental  Conventions  of 
the  ILO.  In  response,  Marketing  &  Services  is  developing  educational 
tools  and  enhancing  the  clauses  related  to  human  rights  in  contracts 
with  service  station  dealers.  In  Africa,  for  example,  clauses  regarding 
respect for human rights are gradually being incorporated into standard 
agreements related to the activity of the service station network. These 
clauses  are  integrated  by  the  African  subsidiaries  when  contracts  are 
renewed and negotiated.

5.7.2  Human rights and local communities

TOTAL’s  operational  activities  may  have  impacts  on  the  human  rights 
of  local  communities,  in  particular  when  TOTAL  obtains  temporary  or 
permanent access to their land for the Group’s projects that may involve 
the  physical  and/or  economic  displacement  of  these  populations.  In 
addition,  noise  and  dust  emissions  and  other  potential  impacts  may 
also have consequences on the livelihood of neighboring communities. 
Consequently, the access to land of local communities and their right 
to  health  and  an  adequate  standard  of  living  are  two  salient  issues 
for TOTAL.

In accordance with internationally recognized human rights standards, 
TOTAL requires the Group entities to maintain a regular dialogue with their 
stakeholders and make sure that their activities either have no negative 
consequences  on  local  communities  or,  if  these  cannot  be  avoided, 
that  they  limit,  mitigate  and  remedy  them.  The  solutions  proposed  in 
response to the expectations of local communities are coordinated by 
the societal teams that work in close collaboration with the Human rights 
department and the legal, safety and environmental teams. The Group’s 
approach to this topic is described in point 5.9 of this chapter.

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5.7.3  Respect for human rights in security-related activities

In  certain  situations,  intervention  by  government  security  forces  or 
private security providers may be necessary to protect TOTAL staff and 
assets. In order to prevent any misuse of force, TOTAL is committed to 
implementing  the  Voluntary  Principles  on  Security  and  Human  Rights 
(VPSHR) issued by States, NGOs and Extractive Companies. 

TOTAL  has  been  a  member  of  this  initiative  since  2012.  Within  this 
framework,  the  Group  publishes  an  annual  report  setting  out  the 
challenges, lessons learned and good practices in relation to security 
and  human  rights  and,  if  applicable,  reports  any  incidents  associated 
with  the  Group’s  activities.  This  report  is  available  at  sustainable-
performance.total.com.

A  new  Group  rule  became  effective  in  2019  to  define  the  Group’s 
requirements  for  implementing  the  VPSHR.  Self-assessment  and  risk 
analysis tools have been developed and are deployed, in particular, in 
the entities located in sensitive countries and conflict zones. 

When government security forces are deployed to ensure the protection 
of the Group’s staff and assets, an ongoing dialogue is maintained with 
the representatives of national or regional authorities in order to raise their 
awareness on the need to respect the VPSHR and encourage them to 
sign memorandums of understanding that comply with these principles.
The Group promotes these principles and the VPSHR requirements to 
the private security companies it hires in connection with its activities. 
These companies incorporate them, for example, through the training 
provided to security staff on the VPSHR. 

TOTAL  regularly  organizes  training  sessions  and  awareness-raising 
activities  for  its  employees  on  the  risk  of  misuse  of  force  and,  more 
generally, on the VPSHR. In 2019, the Group’s Security Division offered 
a  VPSHR  seminar  to  27  security  employees  worldwide.  In  addition 
to  this  seminar,  there  were  training  courses  at  the  subsidiaries  for 
private  security  companies  (PSC)  and  awareness-raising  activities  for 
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subsidiary, took place for example in Republic of Congo (563 PSC and 
189 GSF), Uganda (51 PSC), Papua New Guinea (13 PSC and 27 GSF), 
Gabon (110 PSC) and Angola (458 PSC). In addition, in December 2019, 
16 security staff members in the Republic of Congo, a country where an 

incident occurred in 2018, were trained by the Group’s Security Division 
on the VPSHR, human rights and the rules and conditions applicable to 
the use of force.

Example: Yemen LNG
The Balhaf facility is operated by Yemen LNG, in which TOTAL has a 
39.6% interest alongside U.S.-based Hunt Oil (17.2%); South Korea’s 
SK Innovation, Hyundai and Kogas (a combined 21.4%); and Yemen’s 
state-owned YGC and state organization GASSP (a combined 21.7%). 
TOTAL  therefore  does  not  have  a  controlling  interest  in  Yemen  LNG 
and  does  not  intervene  directly  at  the  Yemen  LNG-operated  Balhaf 
site. It acts  indirectly, as a shareholder or via personnel assigned to 
the joint-venture.

TOTAL’s expatriate employees left Yemen in 2015.

TOTAL’s  actions  since  2015  as  a  Yemen  LNG  shareholder  have  
been solely intended to (i) ensure the safety of local employees, and  
(ii) preserve the Balhaf site so that it can resume LNG production once 
peace has been restored in Yemen.

In April 2017, Yemen LNG informed TOTAL that the U.N.-recognized 
government of Yemen had requisitioned some of the Balhaf facilities, 
which  were  de  facto  unused,  for  the  coalition  forces  supporting  the 
government.

Yemen LNG complied with the order by the Yemeni government. Two 
distinct  areas  were  established.  They  are  fenced  off  and  have  their 
own separate entrances. Responsibility for managing the requisitioned 
areas has been transferred in full to the coalition forces. TOTAL does 
not  have  any  specific  information  on  how  the  coalition  is  using  the 
requisitioned areas.
Since 2015, neither Yemen LNG nor TOTAL have received any profit, 
compensation or advantage of any kind related to this situation.
In  fact,  since  2015,  TOTAL  and  the  other  foreign  shareholders  have 
continued to finance Yemen LNG at a loss, to preserve the site and 
continue supplying power and water to local communities. The Balhaf 
plant has therefore remained in good condition.

5.8  Fighting corruption and tax evasion

5.8.1  Fighting corruption

TOTAL is a major player in the energy sector where public authorities 
regularly play a role and where the amounts invested may be very 
high. In addition, the Group is present in more than 130 countries, 
some of which have a high perceived level of corruption according 
to the index drawn up by Transparency International. Aware that it is 
highly exposed to the risk of corruption, TOTAL applies a principle of 
zero tolerance.

To prevent risks of corruption, TOTAL has implemented a robust, regularly 
updated  anti-corruption  compliance  program  that  has  been  rolled  out 
throughout the Group. The aim of this program is to promote a culture of 
compliance and transparency, which is key in ensuring the sustainability 
of the Group’s operations and activities, as well as to comply with legal 
requirements,  such  as  those  resulting  from  the  U.S.  Foreign  Corrupt 
Practices Act, the UK Bribery Act and the French law on transparency, the 
fight against corruption and the modernization of the economy. Failure to 
comply with such legislation is likely to expose the Group to a high criminal, 
financial and reputation risk, as well as the enforcement of measures such 
as  the  review  and  reinforcement  of  the  compliance  program  under  the 
supervision of an independent third party.

The  commitment  of  the  entire  Group  and  the  efforts  undertaken 
are  unrelenting  in  order  to  ensure  the  sustainability  and  continuous 
improvement of the anti-corruption compliance program, which the U.S. 
authorities deemed to be appropriate in 2016, thus putting an end to the 
monitorship that was introduced in 2013.

This  program  is  drawn  up  by  a  dedicated  organization  acting  at  the 
Group  and  business  segment  levels,  namely  the  Compliance  and 
Legal Risk Management Department, headed by the Chief Compliance 
Officer, and the Branch Compliance Officers. They coordinate a network 
of nearly 370 Compliance Officers in charge of rolling out and running 
the program at the subsidiary level. This structured organization lies in 
close proximity to operational activities while having its own dedicated 
reporting line.

TOTAL’s anti-corruption compliance program is based primarily on the 
following seven pillars: management commitment or “tone at the top”, 
risk  assessment,  adoption  of  internal  standards,  awareness  raising 
and  training  of  the  employees,  feedback  of  information,  including  the 
whistleblowing system, mechanisms for assessing and monitoring the 
implementation of the program, and imposition of disciplinary sanctions 
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5.8.1.1  Management commitment

The constant high level of commitment by the General Management is 
reflected by the principle of zero tolerance for corruption that is clearly 
set out in the Group’s Code of Conduct. Managers have a duty to lead 
by example and are responsible for promoting a culture of integrity and 
dialogue.  This  commitment  is  also  expressed  in  regular  statements 
made by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer as well as through 
large-scale communication actions, such as the annual Business Ethics 
Day organized on the occasion of the UN’s International Anti-Corruption 
Day  and  Human  Rights  Day.  The  fifth  edition  held  in  December  2019 
was dedicated to the speak up culture: various activities were organized, 
including  in  the  subsidiaries,  to  encourage  employees  to  report  any 
potential violations of the Code of Conduct.

The  commitment  of  the  management  bodies  is  also  expressed 
externally  by  TOTAL  joining  anti-corruption  initiatives  and  supporting 
collaborative and multipartite approaches. TOTAL joined the Partnering 
Against  Corruption  Initiative  (PACI)(1)  in  2016,  thereby  adhering  to  the 
PACI Principles for Countering Corruption. TOTAL’s Chairman and Chief 
Executive  Officer  became  a  member  of  the  PACI  Board  in  2018  and 
subsequently  Co-Chairman of the initiative late 2019. TOTAL is also a 
member  of  other  initiatives  that  contribute  to  the  global  effort  to  fight 
against corruption, such as the UN Global Compact since 2002 or the 
Extractive  Industries  Transparency  Initiative  (EITI)(2)  ever  since  it  was 
launched in 2002. 

5.8.1.2  Risk assessment

To regularly adapt the compliance program to the risks to which TOTAL 
is exposed, these must first be identified and assessed. In addition to the 
Group’s risk mapping, which includes the risk of corruption, a specific 
corruption  risk  mapping  was  produced  in  2016  and  will  be  reviewed 
to reflect the methodology formalized in a rule adopted in early 2020. 
At  the  business  segments’  level,  the  main  types  of  risk  are  assessed 
(purchasing,  sales,  conflicts  of  interest,  gifts  and  hospitality,  human 
resources,  representatives  dealing  with  public  officials,  mergers  and 
acquisitions,  joint-ventures,  donations  and  sponsoring,  and  influence 
peddling). A risk mapping is also produced per entity under the guidance 
of the Compliance Officer. This two-tier analysis is aimed at establishing 
action plans that are appropriate to the identified risks and so at reflecting 
the  realities  on  the  ground.  In  addition,  employees  are  provided  with 
tools that help them identify the risk of corruption, e.g. the Typological 
guide of corruption risks.

Specific  rules  have  been  adopted  and  incorporated  within  the  Group 
referential in order to mitigate the identified risks.

5.8.1.3  Internal standards

As an essential element of the Group referential, the Code of Conduct 
sets  out  the  behavior  to  be  adopted,  in  particular  with  regard  to  the 
question of integrity. It prohibits corruption, including influence peddling, 
and advocates “zero tolerance” in this area.

The Code of Conduct is complemented by a regularly updated set of 
anti-corruption  standards.  The  Anti-Corruption  Compliance  Directive, 
which was updated in 2016, recalls the main principles and organizes 
the  roll-out  of  the  anti-corruption  program.  It  deals,  among  others, 
with  commitment,  training  and  awareness  raising,  accounting  and 
bookkeeping, the assessment system and whistleblowing mechanisms. 
This  directive  is  complemented  by  rules  that  deal  with  more  specific 
subjects in order to prevent the various identified risks.

In January 2020, the Group adopted a single rule to standardize the anti-
corruption due diligence processes, to be performed before entering into 
business relations with third parties (suppliers, representatives dealing with 
public officials, agents with a commercial activity, beneficiaries of donations, 

contributions  or  sponsorship,  counterparties  in  corporate  transactions, 
etc.). In addition, an IT supplier qualification tool, which incorporates the 
due diligence process, was developed to gradually be rolled-out within the 
Group. 

Due  diligence  involves  collecting  information,  identifying  any  risks  of 
corruption and taking the appropriate mitigation measures. This process 
is  performed  by  the  relevant  business  persons  with  support  from  their 
Compliance  Officer,  who  may  call  on  the  Branch  Compliance  Officer  if 
necessary. 

Early  2020,  a  rule  was  also  adopted  to  deal  with  the  recording  and 
accounting of expenses covered by the anti-corruption compliance rules.

Other standards deal with high-risk areas, such as gifts and hospitality, 
which have to be registered and approved by the line manager above 
given  thresholds;  conflicts  of  interest,  which  must  be  reported  to  the 
line  manager  and  addressed;  anti-corruption  measures  implemented 
within joint-ventures; and human resources-related processes such as 
recruitment.

5.8.1.4  Awareness raising and training

Awareness  raising  actions  are  carried  out  toward  all  employees.  The 
Group’s intranet contains a section on the fight against corruption which 
provides  employees  with  various  media,  e.g.  the  internal  standards 
or  guides  such  as  the  booklet  entitled  Prevention  and  fight  against 
corruption. Poster campaigns communicating the key messages in the 
risk areas are organized on a regular basis; the latest one was launched 
in mid-2018. An initial anti-corruption 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 45,000 employees) and new hires.

More  targeted  training  courses  are  also  provided  for  the  functions 
viewed as highly exposed (such as procurement and human resources), 
whether  by  the  corporate  or  segments  Compliance  teams  or  by  the 
Compliance Officers in the subsidiaries. Several online and face-to-face 
training sessions are organized every year for the Compliance Officers.

5.8.1.5  Feedback of information

The  feedback  of  information  is  ensured  primarily  through  an  annual 
reporting  process.  This  is  performed  by  the  Compliance  Officers, 
reviewed  by  their  Branch  Compliance  Officer  and  sent  to  the  Chief 
Compliance  Officer.  This  reporting  contributes  to  monitor  the  roll-out 
and implementation of the anti-corruption program, through figures on 
key elements of the program, for example the number of training courses 
or due diligences performed.

The consolidated data resulting from this reporting, which reflects the 
results  of  the  implemented  policies,  is  presented  once  a  year  to  the 
Executive  Committee  and  the  Board  of  Directors  via  the  Governance 
and  Ethics  Committee.  This  presentation  provides  an  opportunity  to 
report the results of the undertaken actions at the very highest level and 
to review the roadmap aligned with the identified areas of improvement.

In addition, TOTAL takes actions in order to develop a speak-up culture 
and asks its employees to report any situations that they consider to be 
contrary to the Code of Conduct. This culture is encouraged by regular 
communications  about  the  various  speak-up  channels;  employees, 
depending on the option they feel is most appropriate, can contact any 
manager, human resources, the Compliance Officers or Ethics Officers, 
or the Group Ethics Committee. Both employees and third parties can 
refer to this Committee by writing to ethics@total.com. The Group will 
tolerate  no  retaliation  measure  toward  anyone  submitting  a  report  in 
good faith and undertakes to respect confidentiality.

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(1) 

 Launched in 2004 within the World Economic Forum, PACI now numbers approximately 90 major corporations and forms a platform for discussion that brings together business leaders and 
governmental and non-governmental organizations, allowing them to share their experiences and ideas and develop best practices. 

(2)   The EITI brings together representatives of the governments of the member countries as well as representatives of civil society and business in order to strengthen transparency and governance 

with regard to income from oil, gas and mineral resources.

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5.8.1.6  Assessment and monitoring

5.8.1.7  Sanctions

The  anti-corruption  program  is  monitored  at  the  first  level  by  the  line 
managers and the Compliance Officers who are in charge of ensuring 
the day-to-day implementation of the rules. At the second level, controls 
are  performed  by  the  Compliance  function,  in  particular  through 
assessment  missions  (referred  to  as  compliance  reviews)  that  are 
undertaken  by  a  dedicated  team  within  the  Group’s  Compliance  and 
Legal  Risk  Management  Department.  In  addition,  the  Group’s  Audit 
and Internal Control Division performs an annual off-site inspection to 
verify the quality of the reporting performed by the Compliance Officers,  
as well as missions relating to the Sarbanes-Oxley regulations. At the 
third level, Group Audit also helps monitor the anti-corruption program 
through  audits  performed  according  to  a  framework  that  includes 
compliance topics.

5.8.2  Fighting tax evasion

In line with the principle of zero tolerance and in application of the Code 
of  Conduct  and  the  Anti-Corruption  Directive,  any  infringement  of  the 
anti-corruption standards must give rise to disciplinary sanctions, up to 
dismissal. The Group’s resolve in this matter is recalled in communication 
media intended for employees as well as on the intranet. This resolve, 
which results from the management commitment, contributes, with the 
other pillars described above, to the robustness of the anti-corruption 
compliance program.

With a presence in more than 130 countries through 1,134 consolidated 
affiliates,  TOTAL  carries  out  its  operations  in  a  constantly  changing 
environment  and  is  subject  to  an  increasingly  complex  set  of  tax 
regulations,  which  may  be  in  conflict  when  combined  or  subject  to 
varying interpretations, thus giving rise to potential tax risk. 

In this context, TOTAL has developed a responsible tax approach based 
on clear principles of action and rigorous governance rules as set out in 
its tax policy statement, which was released in 2014 and is available to 
the public at sustainable-performance.total.com.

Tax policy:

Tax  payments  of  TOTAL  represent  a  substantial  part  of  our  Group’s 
economic contribution to the countries in which we operate. 

TOTAL is mindful of its responsibility and is committed to paying its fair 
share of taxes to the host countries of its operations, in compliance 
with  applicable  laws  and  conventions  and  in  accordance  with  our 
Code of Conduct.

Our  intercompany  transactions  are  thus  based  on  arm’s  length 
terms and our tax strategy is aligned with our business strategy. The 
formation of affiliates worldwide is driven by business operations, as 
well as regulatory constraints and JV requirements. It is the Group’s 
long-term  commitment  not  to  create  affiliates  in  countries  generally 
acknowledged  as  tax  havens  and  to  repatriate  or  liquidate  existing 
affiliates, where feasible.

Our tax policy’s prime focus is certainty and sustainability in the long 
term. We believe that the expected short-term tax benefit derived from 
artificial  or  aggressive  tax  planning  will  often  be  outweighed  by  the 
reputational and future tax litigation risks inherent in such schemes.

The  Group  takes  a  responsible  approach  to  the  management  and 
control of taxation issues, relying on well-documented and controlled 
processes to manage risk and ensure compliance with tax disclosure 
and filing obligations.

The management of tax risks is fully integrated in the Group’s global 
risk  management  process.  As  part  of  this  process,  the  Group  VP 
Tax  regularly  reports  to  the  Audit  Committee  and  the  Group  Risk 
Committee  on  TOTAL’s  global  tax  position,  risk  monitoring  and 
associated improvement actions. 

We engage with a broad range of stakeholders, and especially with tax 
authorities, in a timely, transparent and professional manner which is 
the basis of a constructive and long-term relationship. 

As  a  permanent  member  of  the  Extractive  Industries  Transparency 
Initiative  (EITI)  since  its  creation  in  2002,  TOTAL  fully  supports 
initiatives for greater transparency and accountability. We encourage 
governments  to  ensure  that  the  tax  reporting  obligations  they  will 
impose  upon  multinational  groups  are  consistent,  coordinated  and 
proportionate. 

TOTAL  publishes  in  its  Registration  Document  an  annual  report 
covering  the  payments  made  by  the  Group’s  extractive  affiliates  to 
governments(1) and the full list of its consolidated entities, along with 
their countries of incorporation and of operations. 

Since 2017, the Group also files a country-by-country reporting to the 
French tax authorities.

In 2019, in accordance with its tax policy, TOTAL entered into the Tax 
Partnership with the French authorities, upon inception of the program, 
thus  pursuing  greater  transparency,  dialogue  and  trust.  In  May  2019, 
TOTAL also endorsed the Responsible Tax Principles developed by the B 
Team, a non-profit organization bringing together business leaders and 

representatives of civil society with the aim of promoting a sustainable 
form  of  economic  and  social  development.  This  is  a  new  step  in  the 
Group’s  efforts  to  promote  a  global  responsible  tax  environment  and 
encourage best practices.

As part of the 2019 fiscal year, the consolidated current income taxes 
amounted to $5,469 million, representing an average tax rate of 34.1%.

(1)  Refer to point 9.3 of chapter 9.

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Value creation for host regions

In  line  with  its  ambition  to  become  the  responsible  energy  major  and 
based  on  the  values  and  principles  formally  set  forth  in  its  Code  of 
Conduct  and  its  Safety  Health  Environment  Quality  Charter,  TOTAL 
wants to be a positive change agent for society and bring its contribution 
through its societal actions.

At a national level, the Group’s activities generate value for the countries 
where it operates, and TOTAL intends to contribute to the development 
of economic opportunities for its host regions and the communities. At 
a local level, the Group’s activities can be a source of opportunities for 
the people, but may also have an impact on the living conditions of local 
communities and residents. Finally, in order to address society’s global 
concerns, the Group is committed to public interest.

Within this context, the Group has identified its main challenges in 
regards to creating and sharing value:
 – fostering the economic development of the regions; 
 – managing societal challenges related to the Group’s activities; 
 – engaging in citizenship initiatives.

In  an  effort  to  offer  practical  responses  to  its  societal  challenges  that 
are adapted to the multitude of realities it encounters in the field, several 
divisions  at  the  head  office  support  the  Group’s  subsidiaries  in  their 
societal initiatives. 

5.9.1  Fostering the economic development of the regions 

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Recruiting local people and supporting the creation of 
businesses

In addition to contributing directly to job creation in the countries where 
the  Group  operates  (refer  to  point  5.3  of  this  chapter),  the  Group  is 
committed to recruiting local people and subcontractors, if its operational 
imperatives so permit. 

Each  of  the  Group’s  major  industrial  projects  with  high  local  content  is 
part of an industrial strategy that aims to maximize the impact on the host 
country  measured  in  terms  of  new  jobs.  This  strategy  is  based  on  the 
analysis of all the local industrial and human capacities and the associated 
risks,  resulting  in  a  plan  of  specific  actions.  These  action  plans  help  to 
structure  technical  resources,  in  particular  through  training  courses, 
which strengthen human skills, and supporting economic development 
by  supporting  SMEs  and  recruiting  local  people.  For  example,  for  the 
Kaombo  project  in  Angola,  in  cooperation  with  Angola’s  national  oil 
company,  Sonangol,  TOTAL  required  more  than  21  million  hours  to  be 
worked locally, which was above the initial objective of 13.5 million hours, 
to produce and assemble complex equipment. The equivalent of 2,600 
jobs have been created (on average over 2.5 years) with a peak of over 
4,000 jobs (excluding indirect jobs and new jobs created). 

In  addition,  through  the  entrepreneurial  contest,  the  Startupper  of  the 
Year Challenge, TOTAL confirms its desire to support the socio-economic 
development  of  the  countries  worldwide  where  the  Group  is  present.  
It contributes locally to the strengthening of the social fabric by helping  
the  most  innovative  entrepreneurs  to  turn  their  projects  into  reality. 
Following  the  success  of  the  first  contest  in  2015-2016  in  34  African 
countries,  the  2018-2019  challenge  was  extended  to  55  countries 
worldwide. With 13,100 projects submitted, it rewarded 165 young local 
entrepreneurs who launched a project or created a company within the 
last  two  years,  irrespective  of  the  segment  of  activity,  and  55  female 
entrepreneurs were awarded a “Female favorite”. 

During the second contest, six grand winners were invited to a week-
long  training  session  at  the  top  Parisian  incubators  and  to  participate  
in  Vivatech  (Paris)  and  One  Young  World  (London)  –  two  international 
events  relating  to  entrepreneurship.  The  third  contest  has  been 
announced and is expected to take place in 2021-2022.

Leveraging the reindustrialization of the Group’s 
platforms

In France, the Group supports SMEs through its Total Développement 
Régional  (TDR)  subsidiary.  TDR  proposes  various  measures  that 
contribute to creating and keeping jobs in the long term, such as financial 
support for the creation, development or takeover of SMEs in the form 
of  loans,  support  for  setting  up  industrial  projects  with  actors  in  local 
development,  or  support  for  exports  and  international  development. 
Between  2017  and  2019,  loans  were  granted  to  more  than  530  SME 
projects, amounting to a total of more than €30 million, and more than 
11,000 jobs were supported.

Additionally,  TOTAL  implements  a  specific  approach  to  support  the 
conversion of its industrial sites through two additional projects carried 
out at the same time:
 – a project for the future is carried out by the sector concerned, taking 
into account an analysis on market developments. The objective is to 
adapt the industrial tool in order to make the Group’s industrial sites 
competitive over the long term; and

 – a  Voluntary  Agreement  for  Economic  and  Social  Development 
(CVDES)  is  implemented  to  support  the  site  and  its  ecosystem 
(subcontractors, stakeholders, etc.) during this period of change.

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On  Carling’s  industrial  platform  (France),  following  the  shutdown 
of the second steam cracker in 2015, TOTAL led a project for the future 
without any job losses and in keeping with its contractual commitments 
to its customers and partner companies. TOTAL invested €190 million 
to develop new activities in the growing hydrocarbon resins (Cray Valley) 
and polymers markets. TDR managed a fund to support subcontractor 
companies. TDR also helped to set up industrial projects which benefit 
from  a  shared  services  offer  and  new  governance  implemented  on 
the platform.

The  CVDES  relating  to  Carling’s  site  was  ended  in  2018  with  a  final 
commitment  of  €12  million  in  grants.  TDR  also  committed  to  support 
these industrial projects until the effective start-up of the production units. 
In this way, TOTAL confirms its responsibility towards the employment 
areas in which the Group operates as well as its commitment to maintain 
a strong and lasting industrial presence in the Lorraine region.

The conversion of the La Mède refinery (France), through an initial 
investment greater than €275 million, is underway with the start-up of 

the first French biorefinery and an Adblue(1) production workshop in July 
2019. The site also has an 8 MW solar farm, which was commissioned 
in 2018, and a training center, OLEUM, which started up in 2017. This 
project has been carried out without any lay offs.

The CVDES signed for La Mède for 2016-2019 has been extended for 
2020.  TDR  is  supporting  the  subcontractors  and  putting  the  Group’s 
commitments  into  action.  In  2018  and  2019,  TDR  also  supported 
financially seven industrial projects and one industrial demonstrator to 
create 262 new jobs.

On the Lacq platform in France, a TDR unit, hosted by Sobegi, the 
platform’s  controller,  researches  and  examines  third-party  industrial 
projects that could join the platform. A working group comprising the 
Pau-Béarn chamber of commerce and industry, the Chemparc public 
interest  group,  the  Lacq-Orthez  district  authority,  Sobegi  and  TDR,  is 
actively looking for investors in Europe and Asia, with the help of two 
expert consulting firms. 

5.9.2  Managing societal/society challenges related to the Group’s activities

5.9.2.1  Operational societal approach

The Group includes societal challenges when conducting its operations 
through  its  One  MAESTRO  reference  framework  (refer  to  point  5.4  of 
this chapter) and focuses in particular on managing relationships with 
stakeholders  and  local  impacts.  Guides,  manuals,  video  tutorials  and 
a  community  of  practices,  available  on  the  Group  intranet  site  and 
updated  in  2019,  help  the  subsidiaries  to  implement  their  operational 
societal approach, which is adapted to the specific local requirements 
of  the  regions  and  communities.  The  Group’s  framework  defines  a 
structured process, the main stages of which are:
 – the analysis of the challenges and local societal context;
 – the development of a societal strategy integrated with operations; and
 – implementing and monitoring societal actions and projects.

Analysis of the challenges and the societal context

Prior to investment, acquisition and divestment decisions, the projects 
presented  to  the  Group’s  Risk  Committee  are  assessed  according  to 
their  societal  potential  risks.  When  a  new  industrial  site  is  developed, 
an initial pre-project survey must be conducted in advance to identify 
any  potentially  affected  stakeholders  and  to  describe  and  assess  the 
main  socio-economic  and  cultural  challenges  in  the  impacted  area.  It 
is  complemented  by  societal  impact  assessments  that  measure  and 
analyze the impacts –actual and potential, positive and negative, direct 
and indirect, in the short, medium and long term– of the project. In 2019, 
eight assessments were conducted, seven by Exploration & Production 
and one by Integrated Gas Renewables and Power (Benin). 

With respect to the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project in 
Uganda and Tanzania, and the project in Papua New Guinea, the impact 
assessments is carried out in accordance with national and international 
standards, in particular those of the International Finance Corporation 
(IFC)  which  are  among  the  most  stringent  in  terms  of  environmental 
and societal standards. In November 2019, the supervisory authority in 
Tanzania (the Ministry of the Environment) approved the final report of 
the ESIA for the EACOP project which started in January 2017. 

In  addition,  the  Group’s  One  MAESTRO  framework  provides  an 
assessment of the local societal context of the subsidiaries (sensitivity of 
the socio-economic and cultural context, including human rights). This 
assessment must be updated at least every five years. It depends largely 
on  dialogue  with  stakeholders:  authorities,  neighboring  communities, 
local  business  players  or  civil  society.  One  of  the  tools  developed  by 
TOTAL  is  the  internal  Stakeholder  Relationship  Management  (SRM+) 
methodology  which  was  introduced  in  2006  in  most  of  the  Group’s 
subsidiaries and gradually in those recently created or acquired. 

Development of a societal strategy integrated with 
operations

Every subsidiary pays close attention to local issues by defining short-
term and long-term societal targets and its priority fields of action that 
take account of: 
 – the need to remain within the regulatory and contractual framework, 

as well as meeting the applicable international standards; 

 – the  analysis  of  the  challenges  and  the  societal  context  in  terms  of 

risks, impacts and opportunities; 

 – the Group’s voluntary commitments on citizenship initiatives. 

These targets are built into a structured operational action plan, based 
on three pillars: 
 – dialogue and involvement of local stakeholders; 
 – avoiding and reducing the societal impacts of the Group’s activities; 
 – taking  initiatives  to  create  a  positive  impact  on  neighboring  local 

communities. 

Implementing and monitoring societal actions and 
projects

local 
The  societal  teams  reporting  to  HSE  division  and  their 
correspondents  lend  their  expertise  to  the  operational  subsidiaries 
to  implement  the  One  MAESTRO  framework.  Societal  aspects  are 
included  within  the  scope  of  the  One  MAESTRO  audits  that  produce 
recommendations  to  reinforce  the  control  of  operations.  Moreover, 
the  subsidiaries  must  conduct  an  annual  self-assessment  of  their 
societal initiative and an annual internal report to list the societal actions 
taken locally. 

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In  addition  to  the  global  training  covering  all  the  HSE  topics,  specific 
training  is  given  to  managers  and  operational  personnel  in  charge 
of  societal  matters,  such  as  The  basics  of  societal  engineering  (two 
sessions in 2019, with 30 participants), or advanced and specific training 
modules in the operations of Exploration & Production (two sessions in 
2019, in Nigeria, with 20 trainees). 

5.9.2.2  Local stakeholders engagement

TOTAL  sets  up  dialogue  procedures  based  on  the  consultation  and 
involvement  of  stakeholders  in  order  to  develop  constructive  and 
transparent relations with them.

The One MAESTRO framework provides that subsidiaries shall establish 
a  structured  and  regular  dialogue  process  with  their  stakeholders 
to  inform  and  listen  to  them  and  take  into  account  their  concerns 
and  expectations,  to  report  on  mitigation  actions  or  compensation, 
to  measure  their  satisfaction  and  to  identify  means  of  improving  their 
societal policy. In the Refining & Chemicals segment, there are structures 
for dialogue with local stakeholders, such as the Community Advisory 
Panels in the United States or the special local commissions on some 
European platforms. The Marketing & Services segment has developed 
tools to engage stakeholders and which are adapted to the diversity of 
its businesses (oil terminals, filling sites, lubricant plants, road transport 
or  service  stations)  which  may  easily  be  extended  over  large  regions 
such as, for example, in South Africa or in China in 2019.

TOTAL acknowledges the specificities of indigenous and tribal peoples 
(as  referred  to  in  International  Labor  Organization  Convention  No. 
169)  and  has  developed  a  Charter  of  Principles  and  Guidelines  to  be 
followed with these communities which may be affected by its activities. 
This  charter  encourages  the  use  of  experts  in  order  to  identify  and 
understand these peoples’ expectations and specificities, consult them 
and  contribute  to  their  socio-economic  development.  This  initiative  is 
also consistent with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business 
and Human Rights.

The  approach  to  dialogue  at  Exploration  &  Production  is  managed  in 
certain subsidiaries by local community liaison officers who speak the 
language  and  understand  the  customs.  They  play  a  decisive  role  in 
establishing a good relationship and paying special attention to listening 
to the most vulnerable populations (ethnic minorities, natives, women). In 
2019, they conducted more than 2,800 meetings on the EACOP project, 
involving  50,000  people  in  226  villages  and  533  hamlets.  Different 
communication  tools  and  media  are  used  to  disseminate  information 
on  the  subsidiaries’  operational  activities:  public  meetings,  letters  of 
information or posters in villages. 

5.9.2.3   Managing the societal impacts of the 

Group’s activities

Avoid, reduce and compensate

Following the analysis of the challenges and the societal context, various 
actions  have  been  taken  by  subsidiaries  to  minimize  the  impacts.  For 
examples in 2019: 

Impacts for local communities on access to land and 
maritime space 

In Papua New Guinea, an environmental and societal impact assessment 
for  the  Upstream  part  of  the  Papua  LNG  project  was  submitted,  in 
accordance  with  regulations,  the  IFC  standards  and  the  Group’s 
framework, to the Conservation and Environment Protection Authority 
(CEPA) after a review by a panel of external experts. Particular attention 
was given to issues relating to access to land and maritime space. 

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Impacts on cultural and religious practices and heritage 

Archaeological heritage is taken into account before any type of work in 
Papua New Guinea. Archaeological and cultural heritage assessments 
were  carried  out  before  the  geotechnical  and  geophysical  studies 
and  preparatory  works  in  2019.  These  studies  are  always  submitted 
for  approval  to  the  National  Museum  and  Art  Gallery.  As  part  of  the 
EACOP project in Tanzania, a team of archaeologists from the University 
of  Dar  es  Salam  assisted  the  teams  throughout  the  geophysical  and 
geotechnical acquisitions, giving rise to adjustments in the acquisition 
zones  and  unexpected  discoveries  of  pottery  shards  and  flint,  which 
was promising for increasing knowledge in these areas.

Handling grievances from neighboring communities

In  accordance  with  the  One  MAESTRO  framework,  the  Group’s 
operational entities are implementing procedures to handle grievances 
in order to provide residents and local communities with a preferential 
channel  to  voice  their  problems  and  grievances.  Handling  these 
grievances  locally  makes  it  possible  to  offer  a  response  to  anyone 
who  feels  that  they  have  suffered  damage  and  to  improve  internal 
processes in order to reduce nuisances or impacts that may be caused 
by the operations. Within the One MAESTRO perimeter (refer to point 
5.11.4  of  this  chapter),  100%  of  Refining  &  Chemicals  sites  have  an 
operational grievance mechanism. Deployment is gradual in the Group’s 
other segments.

In 2019, the Exploration & Production segment carried out continuous 
improvement initiatives, for example, in Bolivia, to reduce the grievance 
settlement period to less than 30 days for simple cases. In the Refining & 
Chemicals segment, residents joined forces in the search for solutions to 
control the impacts of activities. At Marketing & Services, a kit has been 
developed  to  help  the  operational  subsidiaries  to  set  up  a  dedicated 
management that is separate from the business claims.

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5.9.2.4   Taking socio-economic initiatives in favor 

of local communities

First and foremost, the local projects address the issues of development 
and solidarity identified thanks to consultations with local communities 
and favor cooperation and skills development.

Providing access to basic needs (access to energy, 
water, health, etc.)

The  Integrated  Gas,  Renewables  &  Power  branch  is  developing  an 
access-to-energy  offer  based  on  clean  and  affordable  solutions. 
Thanks to the involvement of 38 of the Group’s subsidiaries, with 37,000 
individuals receiving training in solutions and sales, 14.6 million people 
were able to benefit from the program at the end of November 2019. In 
France,  TOTAL  is  pursuing  its  actions  against  fuel  poverty,  by  helping 
low-income  households  to  renovate  thermally  their  homes  alongside 
the French government and other energy suppliers in the Habiter Mieux 
(Living Better) program (€31.5 million in 2019), as well as the initiatives for 
social housing (€4.6 million in 2019).

In 2019, Exploration & Production made several contributions to human 
development. Literacy courses were given to local inhabitants of Djeno 
in  the  Republic  of  Congo  to  enable  them  to  obtain  a  basic  level  in 
French  and  facilitate  access  to  jobs,  particularly  in  the  neighboring  oil 
terminal operated by TOTAL. Since the launch, 436 people (around 60% 
of women) have already benefited from these courses. In Papua New 
Guinea, a national identification program was set up in partnership with 
the  authorities  (PNG  Civil  &  Identity  Registry).  The  first  campaign  has 
made it possible for 7,500 people to be registered and who will be issued 
identity cards.

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At Exploration & Production in Nigeria, the OML 58 project supports the 
development  of  micro-sized  agricultural  enterprises:  in  2019,  625  fish 
farmers  and  300  poultry  farmers  received  a  donation  of  animals  and 
food to increase their production and, as a result, pass the poverty line 

themselves. In Bolivia, TOTAL supports, in partnership with Adapicruz, 
the  honey  producers  association,  and  the  NGO  SNV  development, 
training  initiatives  among  30  producers,  the  supply  of  equipment  and 
promotion of this economic activity among young people.

5.9.3  Engaging in citizenship initiatives: the Total Foundation program

In addition to the solutions proposed by TOTAL in response to the direct 
expectations  of  the  people  and  related  to  its  operations,  the  Group 
wants to contribute to the local actions in the countries where it operates 
by addressing global societal challenges. 

5.9.3.1  The Total Foundation program

In  the  face  of  growing  inequality  and  environmental  challenges,  the 
Group’s  wish  has  been  to  strengthen  its  public  interest  initiatives  and 
efforts  in  the  development  of  the  regions  in  which  it  is  present  by 
favoring in particular actions that benefit young people first. In 2017, it 
has  therefore  decided  to  structure  its  actions  within  the  framework  of 
the  Total  Foundation  program,  which  covers  the  citizenship  initiatives 
undertaken every day worldwide by the Group’s subsidiaries and by its 
corporate foundation. 

The  Total  Foundation  program  focuses  on  four  areas  of  action:  youth 
education  and  inclusion,  road  safety,  forests  and  climate,  cultural 
dialogue and heritage. 

Through  the  Total  Foundation  program,  the  Group  and  its  corporate 
foundation  are  partnering  with  all  the  stakeholders  of  a  region 
(associations,  government  authorities,  businesses,  experts,  etc.)  to 
propose solutions adapted to the local needs. They want to broaden the 
scope for action beyond financial support and develop new sustainable 
models  by  experimenting  through  social  innovation  projects.  Their 
involvement  also  includes  advising  and  supporting  partners  in  their 
development and skills sponsorship. Since 2018, the Action! program, 
for example, allows TOTAL employees to spend up to three days a year 
of their working time on solidarity projects. At the end of 2019, Action! 
had been implemented in 25 countries.

The  Total  Foundation  program  contributes  in  this  way  to  the  United 
Nations  Sustainable  Development  Goals,  particularly  in  reducing 
inequalities  (SDG  10),  youth  inclusion  (SDG  4)  and  collective  action 
(SDG 17).

5.9.3.2  Four areas of action

The  Total  Foundation  program  is  structured  around  four  societal 
challenges, in line with the Group’s history, values and businesses.

Youth education and inclusion

The  professional  inclusion  of  young  people  is  a  real  challenge  on 
all  continents.  The  first  area  of  the  Total  Foundation  program  aims  to 
empower  young  people,  particularly  socially  at-risk  young  people,  by 
means  of  support  and  guidance,  training,  particularly  in  industry,  and 
insertion in the workplace.

In  this  context,  and  by  way  of  example,  in  2019,  the  first  stone  of 
L’INDUSTREET,  a  campus  for  the  industry  of  tomorrow,  was  laid  in 
Stains in the Paris region. This new industry professions training center 
will provide free training and offer innovative teaching to young people 

who have not found their place in the traditional education system. Over 
time, it will welcome 400 young people between 18 and 25 years old.

The  Fondation  d’entreprise  Total  continues  to  support  the  Ecoles  de 
Production that enable young people to learn a trade using the “learning 
by doing” teaching method. As a result, five new schools were opened in 
2019 with the Fondation d’entreprise Total support. TOTAL also supports 
four Eiffel high schools in Angola which provide free, quality teaching to 
young people in socially vulnerable situations.

Road safety

Road accidents are the leading cause of death among young people 
worldwide. The Total Foundation program aims to take action for safer 
mobility by educating youth, training and raising drivers’ awareness and 
supporting road safety policies.

In  this  context,  for  example,  in  2019,  the  Fondation  d’entreprise  Total 
continued the deployment of the VIA youth awareness program through 
interactive  and  innovative  methods,  in  Cameroon,  France,  India, 
Romania and Myanmar. 

It  has  partnered  with  the  NGO  YOURS  to  organize  the  World  Youth 
Assembly  for  Road  Safety  in  February  2020  in  Stockholm  in  order  to 
contribute to target 3.6 of the SDGs: halving the number of road accident 
victims.  The  Fondation  d’entreprise  Total  also  signed  a  partnership 
agreement  with  the 
for  Reconstruction  and 
Development (IBRD) to make its financial contribution to the Global Road 
Safety Facility, the objective of which is to develop the skills of authorities 
on the collection and analysis of road data as part of the creation of the 
African Road Safety Observatory. 

International  Bank 

Forests and climate

Global warming is a major challenge for humanity, biodiversity and the 
socio-economic  balance.  The  Total  Foundation  program  aims  to  take 
action  to  protect  sensitive  ecosystems  through  the  natural  storage  of 
carbon, improve biodiversity and the quality of life of local communities, 
and raise awareness of young people in environmental conservation.

In  this  context,  for  example,  the  partnerships  set  up  in  2018  by  the 
Fondation  d’entreprise  Total  continued  in  2019  in  France,  with  the 
National  Forests  Office  or  with  the  School  and  Nature  Network.  In 
2019,  new  partnerships  were  established  for  the  preservation  and 
conservation of sensitive ecosystems:
 – with the AGROPOLIS Foundation to identify sustainable agricultural 
practices  in  France,  Senegal,  Kenya  and  Zimbabwe,  in  order  to 
improve  soil  fertility  and  identify  sustainable  agricultural  practices 
(food security challenges) but also to promote carbon storage in soils 
(climate change issues); 

 – with  the  Tessékéré  International  Man-Environment  Observatory 
(OHMI)  to  support  the  Great  Green  Wall  program  (fight  against 
desertification  in  the  sub-Sahelian  region)  through  research  and 
planting in Senegal and Burkina Faso.

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Cultural dialogue and heritage

Cultural diversity is a driver of peace and prosperity. The Total Foundation 
program aims to promote heritage and the cultural openness of young 
people through actions to conserve heritage, to support contemporary 
creation  by  young  people  and  to  encourage  access  to  artistic  and 
cultural education.

In this context, and by way of example, in 2019, TOTAL pledged, within 
the  framework  of  the  historic  partnership  between  the  Fondation 
d’entreprise  Total  and  the  Fondation  du  Patrimoine,  €100  million  to 
the  reconstruction  of  Notre-Dame  Cathedral  in  Paris.  The  Fondation 
d’entreprise  Total  supports  initiatives  to  combat  social  reproduction 
mechanisms,  such  as  the  Paris  Philharmonic  Orchestra’s  “Démos” 
program.  It  also  supports  events  promoting  contemporary  creation 
locally such as Gigantisme in Dunkirk, the Contemporary Art Biennale in 
Lyon or Traversées in Poitiers.

5.10  Contractors and suppliers

TOTAL’s  activities  generate  hundreds  of  thousands  of  direct  and 
indirect  jobs  worldwide.  Present  in  more  than  130  countries,  the 
Group currently works with a network of more than 100,000 suppliers 
of goods and services. In 2019, the Group’s purchases of goods and 
services  (excluding  petroleum  products  and  vessel  chartering  by 
Trading  &  Shipping)  represented  approximately  $26  billion  worldwide. 
The  allocation  of  expenditures  on  the  Group  level  is  approximately 
31%  for  goods  (products,  materials,  etc.)  and  approximately  69%  for 
services (in particular consulting services, work with supply of materials, 
transport, etc.).

Through  their  activities,  the  Group’s  subcontractors  and  suppliers 
may  face  the  same  risks  that  the  Group  encounters  in  its  own 
activities  notably  in  terms  of  societal  and  environmental  risks.  The 
most prominent risks relate mainly to human rights in the workplace 
(forced labor, child labor, discrimination, fair and equitable working 
conditions  and  safety),  health,  security  and  safety,  corruption, 
conflicts of interest, fraud and the environment.

TOTAL’s success as a responsible company is played out all along its 
value chain, and the Group is convinced of the importance of working with 
suppliers that respect human rights and take care of their employees. The 
Group expects its suppliers to adhere to principles equivalent to those 
in its own Code of Conduct, as set out in the Fundamental Principles 
of Purchasing. To this end, the Group wanted the management of its 
supplier relations to be coordinated by the dedicated cross-functional 
Total  Global  Procurement  entity,  which  is  tasked,  in  particular,  with 
delivering  Purchasing  services  and  assisting  the  Group’s  entities  and 
sites,  mainly  in  Exploration  &  Production,  Refining  &  Petrochemicals, 
Marketing & Services and Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power. This 
approach is complemented by employee training programs and actions 
to raise awareness amongst the Group’s, customers and suppliers. Its 
success is also based on TOTAL’s involvement in international initiatives 
or collaborative approaches specific to the energy sector that promote 
the emergence of good practices.

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5.10.1  The Group’s responsible procurement policy

The  Group  ensures  that  contractual  conditions  are  negotiated  in  an 
equitable  manner  with  its  suppliers.  The  Code  of  Conduct  restates 
this  requirement  and  the  three  essential  principles  that  guide  TOTAL’s 
relations with its suppliers: dialogue, professionalism and the fulfillment 
of commitments.

These  principles  are  also  set  forth  in  the  Fundamental  Principles  of 
Purchasing, launched in 2010, that specify the commitments that TOTAL 
expects its employees and suppliers to adhere to in the following areas: 
respect for human rights at work, the protection of health, security and 
safety, preservation of the environment, prevention of corruption and of 
conflicts of interest and the fight against fraud, respect for competition 
law, as well as the promotion of economic and social development. These 
principles uphold the fundamental principles defined in particular in the 
United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the fundamental 
conventions of the International Labor Organization, the United Nations 
Global Compact and the OECD Guidelines for multinational enterprises.

In early 2020, as part of its continual improvement strategy, Total Global 
Procurement finalized an update to the CSR risk map associated with 
the  Group’s  procurement  for  each  category  of  goods  and  services. 
This map can be credited to the methodological work carried out with 
support  from  AFNOR  during  the  second  half  of  2019.  The  process 
involved  over  80  internal  employees,  CSR  experts  and  buyers.  A 
Responsible  Procurement  roadmap,  which  was  updated  in  2019, 
defines  TOTAL’s  guidelines  for  2019-2023  in  terms  of  respecting 
human rights throughout the supply chain, environment and economic 
development. Representatives of the Management Committee of Total 
Global Procurement and the Civil Society Engagement, HSE and Legal 
divisions as well as of the Ethics Committee are invited at least once a 
year to participate to the Responsible Procurement Committee which is 
tasked with monitoring the implementation of the Group’s Responsible 
Procurement roadmap.

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Employee awareness-raising actions and training

TOTAL  has  set  up  a  number  of  channels  of  communication  to  raise 
employee awareness of the risks and issues related to its supply chain. 
Training modules explaining the Group’s ethical commitments and the 
Fundamental  Principles  of  Purchasing  have  been  developed  for  and 
made  available  to  Group  procurement  representatives.  In  2019,  more 
than 300 buyers were raised and/or trained on respect of human rights 
and working conditions by suppliers, and 134 on anti-corruption rules.

The Group provides its buyers with supporting materials, such as the 
“Sustainable  Purchasing  Awareness  Cards”.  These  factsheets  cover 
various  topics  relating  to  human  rights  at  work  (such  as  forced  labor 
and  child  labor,  etc.).  A  set  of  communication  tools  intended  to  help 
procurement  representatives  enter  discussions  on  the  Fundamental 
Principles  of  Purchasing  was  also  distributed  within  Total  Global 
Procurement. The materials used in the annual performance review have 
been revised to include a section on human rights.

In  June  2019,  the  Total  Global  Procurement  seminar  was  attended 
by  239  participants  (buyers  and  procurement  support  functions)  and 
addressed  a  focus  on  responsible  procurement.  When  updating  the 
CSR  risk  map  relating  to  the  Group’s  procurement,  workshops  were 
held to alert buyers to the issue of responsible procurement.

With respect to the development of good practices in business relations, 
TOTAL has consistently raised its employees’ awareness of mediation 
as an alternative method for resolving disputes since 2013. In 2019, an 
open  day  for  employees  of  the  Group,  lawyers  and  operational  staff, 
enabled participants to learn about the benefits of mediation. A brochure 
designed to increase awareness of the mediation process is available 
to  all  Group  employees.  In  addition,  an  email  address  (mediation.
fournisseurs@total.com) is available on the TOTAL website to allow the 
Group’s  suppliers  to  contact  the  dedicated  internal  mediator,  who  is 
tasked with facilitating relations between the Group and its French and 
international  suppliers.  The  general  purchasing  terms  and  conditions 
also mention the possibility of recourse to mediation.

5.10.2  The Group’s policy applied to the supply chain

TOTAL expects its suppliers to:
 – adhere to the Fundamental Principles of Purchasing and ensure that 

they are adhered to in their activities;

 – accept to be audited according to these principles;
 – remain  attentive  to  the  everyday  working  conditions  of  their 

employees and their suppliers’ employees;

 – ensure that their own suppliers and subcontractors adhere to these 

Fundamental Principles of Purchasing;

 – refer to the Group Ethics Committee in case of doubt or in the event 

of any malfunction.

The rules set out in these Principles must be included or transposed into 
the agreements concluded with suppliers. To this end, these Principles 
are available for consultation by all suppliers in both French and English 
on TOTAL’s website (under “Suppliers”).

For example, when renewing its office equipment in 2019, environmental 
transition  experts  from  the  Greenflex  subsidiary  assisted  buyers  with 
defining the Group’s recyclability and energy performance requirements 
in the specifications.

The supplier qualification process

The supplier qualification process was harmonized at Group level in 2017 
by Total Global Procurement. A new internal framework was published 
in 2018. A new computerized qualification tool was developed in 2019 
and will gradually be rolled out in over 100 countries. In 2019, more than 
4,000 suppliers managed by Total Global Procurement in France have 
been incorporated into the application.

It  is  designed  to  automate  and  document  the  supplier  qualification 
process, which unfolds in four stages:
1.  confirmation from the technical expert of the value in launching the 

qualification process;

2.  a risk pre-analysis to decide whether an in-depth analysis of each 
criterion  is  necessary  (HSE,  anti-corruption,  societal  responsibility, 
financial, technical);

3.  determination of the qualification status;
4.  monitoring  and  renewal  of  qualification.  Qualifications  are  valid  for 

three years.

The supplier assessment process

Simultaneously, the Group has set up a supplier assessment process 
to  identify  and  prevent  risks  of  severe  impacts  on  human  rights  and 
fundamental freedoms, human health and safety. Thus, since 2016, the 
Group conducts audit campaigns on working conditions of its suppliers. 
A  targeted  annual  audit  plan  is  defined  every  year  and  includes  the 
suppliers put forward by the subsidiaries based in countries that have 
been identified as having a certain level of risk of human rights violations. 
The number of audits performed in 2019 was quadrupled compared to 
2018. Since 2016, those audits have covered a population of close to 
80,000 people worldwide.

Moreover,  TOTAL,  BP,  Equinor  and  Shell  are  continuing  their  efforts 
to develop a common collaborative platform to assess the respect of 
human  rights  by  their  suppliers.  TOTAL  remains  firmly  convinced  of 
the  importance  of  working  with  suppliers  that  respect  human  rights, 
on the one hand, and take care of their employees, on the other hand. 
Together, the partner companies are pursuing the goal of encouraging 
the  improvement  of  working  conditions  in  the  supply  chain  of  the 
companies involved. This initiative addresses the United Nations SDG  
N° 8: “to promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, 
full and productive employment and decent work for all”.

Supplier awareness-raising actions

The  deployment  of  the  anti-corruption  policy  in  purchasing  continued 
in  2019.  In  addition  to  numerous  initiatives  taken  in  previous  years, 
approximately  120  suppliers  underwent  an  anti-corruption  analysis  in 
the perimeter of Total Global Procurement through the issuing of specific 
questionnaires, completed, in some cases, by external inspections.

Awareness-raising  actions  are  also  carried  out  during  meetings  with 
suppliers, particularly the Suppliers Day event that brings the Group’s 
strategic  suppliers  together  every  two  years.  During  Suppliers  Day  in 
2019, the Fundamental Principles of Purchasing and the Group’s new 
Code of Conduct were distributed to all participants. Particular emphasis 
was given to responsible procurement and the Group’s principle of zero 
tolerance towards corruption.

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Every year, the International Procurement Office (TOTAL IPO in Shanghai, 
China) organizes a compliance day. During the event, one of the qualified 
suppliers is invited to share the actions that it has taken regarding anti-
corruption  compliance,  the  concrete  problems  encountered  and  how 
it deals with them. Special focus was given to the issue of respect for 
human rights, which was also addressed during the Suppliers Day event 
organized by the IPO in Shanghai in December 2019.

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 
“conflict minerals”(1) sourced from the Democratic Republic of the Congo 
or  an  adjoining  country.  The  document  indicates  whether,  during  the 
preceding  calendar  year,  any  such  minerals  were  necessary  to  the 
functionality  or  production  of  a  product  manufactured  (or  contracted 
to  be  manufactured)  by  TOTAL  S.A.  or  one  of  its  affiliates.  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: 
sustainable-performance.total.com or www.sec.gov.

5.10.3  The Group’s responsible procurement actions

Since 2010, TOTAL is a signatory to the French Economy and Finances 
Ministry’s  Responsible  Supplier  Relations  Charter,  which  aims  to 
allow  more  sustainable  and  balanced  relations  between  customers 
and suppliers.

of  networking  with  other  large  organizations,  receiving  support  and 
guidance  for  their  executives  and  obtaining  assistance  with  ramping 
up  their  international  development  through  the  “Total  Développement 
Régional” entity.

Since 2018, TOTAL has been a member of the United Nations Global 
Compact  platform  on  Decent  Work  in  Global  Supply  Chains,  and, 
in  this  capacity,  takes  part  in  various  workshops  that  aim  to  help  the 
member companies of the Global Compact make progress in this area. 
In December 2018, the Group committed to pursuing its efforts in terms 
of  decent  work  and  respecting  human  rights  in  its  supply  chain  by 
signing the “Six Commitments” of the United Nations Global Compact. 
In  October  2019,  TOTAL  welcomed  participants  at  its  offices  for  the 
platform’s fourth and last round table meeting. 

The  Group’s  buyers  also  take  part  in  international  working  groups  on 
responsible  procurement.  TOTAL  belongs  to  the  IPIECA’s  Supply 
Chain  Working  Group.  Building  on  the  workshops  held  since  2015, 
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.

TOTAL is also involved in driving local economic development both in 
France and abroad. In April 2019, TOTAL launched the “Total SME Pool” 
program to help 10 of the Group’s small and mid-cap suppliers grow their 
business. For a year, these 10 companies will have the free opportunity 

Finally, the Group pays special attention to the disabled and protected 
employment sectors. In France, the Group’s purchases from this sector 
enabled the achievement of an indirect employment rate of nearly 1% 
in 2019. 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  (disabled  or  protected  employment 
sectors) by geographical area and by category. Various meetings were 
organized in liaison with the Disability Program to familiarize the relevant 
buyers in Total Global Procurement with the Group’s commitments and 
the new application available.

In  2019,  TOTAL  supported,  for  the  first  time,  the  “Awards  for  Women 
in  Disability-Inclusive  Companies”  spearheaded  by  the  Handiréseau 
association  and  took  part  in  the  jury  paying  tribute  to  the  exemplary 
careers  of  disabled  women  working  in  the  disabled  and  protected 
employment  sectors.  In  October  2019,  the  Group  signed  UNEA’s 
(National  Union  of  Disability-Inclusive  Companies)  charter  during  the 
Inclusive  Tour  organized  for  a  corporate  audience.  This  commitment 
was  made  in  the  presence  of  France’s  Minister  for  Employment  and 
is  aimed  at  accelerating  the  process  of  creating  jobs  and  promoting 
disability-inclusive companies.

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(1) 

 Rule 13p-1 defines “conflict minerals” as follows (irrespective of their geographical origin): columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite as well as their derivatives, which are limited 
to tantalum, tin and tungsten.

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5.10.4  Payment terms

The payment terms for invoices from suppliers and customers of TOTAL S.A. as of December 31, 2019, in application of the provisions of Article D. 
441-4 of the French Commercial Code, are as follows:

As of December 31, 2019 
(M€)

SUPPLIERS
Invoices received and outstanding at the  
closing date of the previous fiscal year

CUSTOMERS
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 
and 
more)

0 days 
(provisional)

1 to
30 
days

31 to
60 
days

61 to
90 
days

91 
days 
or
more

Total
(1 day 
and 
more)

(A) Late payment brackets

Number of invoices affected

5,219

2,008

182

14,925

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)

31

7

2

2

9

20

164

30

175

46

278

529

1%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

2.8% 0.5% 3.0% 0.8% 4.8%

9.1%

(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

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5.11  Reporting scopes and method

5.11.1  Frameworks

The Group’s reporting is based:
 – for social indicators, on a practical handbook titled “Corporate Social 

 – for  environmental  indicators,  on  a  Group  reporting  procedure, 

together with segment-specific instructions.

Reporting Protocol and Method”;

 – for  safety  indicators,  on  the  Corporate  Guidance  on  Event  and 

Statistical Reporting;

5.11.2  Scopes

Social  reporting  is  based  on  two  surveys:  the  Global  Workforce 
Analysis, and the complementary Worldwide Human Resources Survey. 
Two centralized tools (Sogreat and HR4U) facilitate performance of the 
above surveys.

The Global Workforce Analysis is conducted once a year, on December 
31,  in  all  the  controlled,  consolidated  Group  companies  (refer  to  Note 
18  to  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements,  point  8.7  of  chapter  8) 
having employees, i.e., 321 companies in 102 countries on December 
31, 2019. This 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 at the 
worldwide  level.  This  survey  produces  a  breakdown  of  the  workforce 
by gender, professional category (managers and other employees and 
non-French equivalents), age and nationality.

The Worldwide Human Resources Survey (WHRS) is an annual survey 
that  comprises  231  social  indicators,  including  the  health  indicators 
described  in  chapter  5.4.  The  indicators  are  selected  in  cooperation 
with  the  relevant  counterparties  and  cover  major  components  of  the 
Group Human Resources policy, such as mobility, career management, 
training, work conditions, social dialogue, Code of Conduct deployment, 
human rights, health, compensation, retirement benefits and insurance. 
The survey covers a representative sample of the consolidated scope. 
The  data  published  in  this  document  is  extracted  from  the  most 
recent survey, carried out in December 2019 and January 2020 at 127 
companies  in  52  countries,  representing  88,7%  of  the  consolidated 
Group workforce (95,604 employees) replied to the survey. 

The “Socle social commun” scope covers the following companies in 
France: TOTAL S.A., Elf Exploration Production, Total Marketing Services, 
Total  Marketing  France,  Total  Additifs  et  Carburants  Spéciaux,  Total 
Lubrifiants, Total Fluides, Total Raffinage Chimie, Total Petrochemicals 
France,  Total  Raffinage  France,  Total  Global  Information  Technology 
Services,  Total  Global  Financial  Services,  Total  Global  Procurement, 
Total Global Human Resources Services, Total Learning Solutions, Total 
Facilities Management Services and Total Consulting.

Reporting  on  environmental  and  climate  change-related 
indicators  covers  all  activities,  sites  and  industrial  assets  in  which 
TOTAL  S.A.,  or  one  of  the  companies  it  controls  exclusively,  is  the 
operator, i.e., either operates or contractually manages the operations 
(“operated domain”). Compared to the scope of financial consolidation, 
this  corresponds 
fully  consolidated  companies,  with  some 
exceptions(1). The subsidiaries operated by the Group that are not fully 
consolidated because they are not material from a financial standpoint 
are consolidated in the reporting on environmental indicators. 

to 

These documents are available to all companies of the Group and can 
be consulted at Corporate headquarters, in the relevant departments.

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions “based on the Group’s equity interest” 
are also published for the “equity interest domain”. This scope, which is 
different from the “operated domain”, includes all the assets in which the 
consolidated subsidiaries have a financial interest or rights to production. 
This scope includes the entire statutory scope of the consolidated non-
financial performance statement and the emissions of some 30 equity 
affiliates.

The  list  of  environmental  and  climate  change-related  indicators  on 
which an entity must report is drawn up on the basis of the materiality 
thresholds for 2019 (refer to the section entitled Consolidation method).
Safety  reporting  covers  employees  of  subsidiaries  controlled 
exclusively  by  the  Group,  employees  of  contractors  working  on  sites, 
assets  or  for  activities  operated  by  these  subsidiaries  and  employees 
of  transport  companies  under  long-term  contracts.  Compared  to 
the  scope  of  accounting  consolidation,  this  corresponds  to  fully 
consolidated  companies,  with  some  exceptions(2).  The  subsidiaries 
operated by the Group that are not fully consolidated because they are 
not material from a financial standpoint are consolidated in the reporting 
on safety indicators. 

In  2019,  the  Group  safety  reporting  scope  covered  467  million  hours 
worked, equivalent to approximately 260,000 people.
Reporting on the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human 
Rights  (VPSHR)  covers  the  Group  entities  and  subsidiaries  that  are 
particularly  exposed  to  the  disproportionate  use  of  force.  It  is  based 
on  an  internal  survey,  whose  results  are  consolidated  by  the  Security 
division. In 2018, the VPSHR report covered approximately 100 entities.

Consolidation method

For  the  scopes  defined  above,  the  safety  and  social  indicators  are 
fully consolidated.

For  the  “operated  domain”  scope,  the  environmental  indicators  are 
fully  consolidated.  For  the  “equity  interest  domain”,  greenhouse  gas 
emissions are consolidated based on the Group’s equity interest in the 
assets or on its share of production for oil and gas production assets. 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.

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(1) 

 As an exception, the scope of reporting on environmental and climate change-related indicators does not include Polyblend, which is controlled exclusively, Naphtachimie, BASF TOTAL 
Petrochemicals and Appryl, which are controlled jointly, and approximately 80 jointly-controlled assets operated by third parties in Exploration & Production.

(2)   As an exception, the scope of reporting on safety indicators does not include Polyblend, which is controlled exclusively, Naphtachimie, BASF TOTAL Petrochemicals and Appryl, which are 
controlled jointly, and approximately 80 jointly-controlled assets operated by third parties in Exploration & Production. The scope includes Hanwha TOTAL Petrochemicals Co. Limited and 
Bayport Polymers LLC, which are financially consolidated as equity affiliates.

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The list of environmental and climate change-related indicators on which 
an entity must report is drawn up on the basis of the materiality thresholds 
(refer  to  the  section  entitled  Consolidation  method).  These  thresholds 
were  calibrated  in  order  to  report  99%  of  greenhouse  gas  emissions 
and 95% of the Group’s other emissions observed or modeled based 
on data related on fiscal year 2018. In addition, no site accounting for 
more than 2% of an indicator excludes this indicator from their reporting.

Changes in scope of consolidation

Social indicators are calculated on the basis of the consolidated scope 
of the Group as of December 31, 2019. These social data are presented 
on the basis of the operational business segments identified in the 2019 
Consolidated Financial Statements.

5.11.3  Adopted principles

Regarding safety indicators, acquisitions are taken into consideration as 
soon as possible and by no later than January 1 of the following year. 
Approximately 10 subsidiaries acquired in 2019 will be included in the 
reporting published in 2021 on fiscal year 2020(1). All facilities sold are 
taken into consideration up to the date of the sale.

For  environmental  and  climate  change-related  indicators,  acquisitions 
are taken into account as of January 1 of the current year to the extent 
possible  or  as  of  the  following  year.  Approximately  10  subsidiaries 
acquired in 2019 will be included in the reporting published in 2021 on 
fiscal year 2020(1). Any facility sold before December 31 is excluded from 
the Group’s reporting scope for the current year.

Indicator selection and relevance

Consolidation and internal control

The  data  published  in  the  Registration  Document  is  intended  to 
inform  stakeholders  about  the  Group’s  annual  results  in  social  and 
environmental  responsibility.  The  environmental  indicators  include  the 
Group’s performance indicators with reference made, to a large extent, 
to the IPIECA reporting guidelines, updated in 2015.

The social, environmental, climate change-related, health and industrial 
safety data are consolidated and checked by each operational unit and 
business segment, before being checked at Group level. Data pertaining 
to  certain  specific  indicators  is  calculated  directly  by  the  business 
segments. These processes undergo regular internal audits.

Methodological specificities

External verification

The  methodology  may  be  adjusted,  in  particular  due  to  the  diversity 
of TOTAL’s activities, the integration of newly acquired entities, lack of 
regulations or standardized international definitions, practical procedures 
for collecting data, or changes in methods.

Restatement of previous years’ published data, unless there is a specific 
statement, is now limited to changes of methodology.

The external verification (Article R. 225-105-2 of the French Commercial 
Code)  is  performed  at  the  Group  and  business  levels,  as  well  as  in  a 
sample  of  operational  entities  in  and  outside  France,  selected  each 
year in line with their relative contribution to the Group, previous years’ 
results  and  a  risk  analysis.  The  auditors’  independence  is  defined  by 
regulations and the professions’ Rules of Professional Conduct and/or 
an impartiality Committee.

5.11.4  Details of certain indicators

Social definitions and indicators

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.

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.

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 contractors: any employee of a contractor working at 
a site that is part of the safety reporting scope 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: sudden event which, under slightly different circumstances, 
could have resulted in an accident. Near misses have a potential but no 
actual severity.

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.

Environmental or climate change-related definitions 
and indicators

Upstream  hydrocarbons  activities: 
the  Group  Upstream 
hydrocarbons  activities  include  the  oil  and  gas  exploration  and 
production activities of the Exploration & Production and the Integrated 
Gas,  Renewables  &  Power  segments.  It  does  not  include  power 
generation facilities based on renewable sources or natural gas such as 
combined-cycle natural gas power plants. 

(1) 

 Example: Synova (RC), Go Electric (iGRP), Epping (M&S), lubricant plant in Tanzania (M&S), Total Lubricant do Brasil (MS&), AS24 network in the Netherlands (MS). No subsidiaries in the EP 
segment were sold in 2019.

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Non-routine flaring: flaring other than routine flaring and safety flaring 
occurring primarily during occasional and intermittent events.

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.

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Reporting scopes and method

Routine flaring: 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 (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). Routine flaring does not include safety flaring.

Safety  flaring:  flaring  to  ensure  the  safe  performance  of  operations 
conducted at the production site (emergency shutdown, safety-related 
operations etc.).

Waste: all waste is counted, with the exception of drilling debris, mining 
cuttings and polluted soil at inactive sites, which are counted separately.

Hydrocarbon  spills  with  an  environmental  impact:  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 excluded. Spills that do not affect 
the environment are also excluded.

Fresh water: water with salinity below 1.5 g/l.

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.  The 
scope of the indicator relates to the “operated domain” of the Group’s 
upstream oil and gas activities and the Refining &Chemicals segment, 
with the exception of Hutchinson. It does not include power generation 
facilities based on renewable sources or natural gas such as combined-
cycle natural gas power plants.

GHG: the six greenhouse 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 IPCC report. HFCs, PFCs 
and SF6 are almost absent from the Group’s emissions or are considered 
as non-material, and are therefore no longer counted in 2018.

GHG  based  on  the  Group’s  equity  interest:  greenhouse  gases 
emitted by the sites and activities that are part of the Group’s “equity 
interest domain” (refer to point 5.11.2 Scopes). They are calculated on 
a pro rata basis according to the Group’s share in the entity or in the 
production (in the case of Group upstream hydrocarbons activities).

Scope  1  GHG:  direct  emissions  of  greenhouse  gases  from  sites  or 
activities  that  are  part  of  the  scope  of  reporting  on  climate  change-
related indicators. Sites with GHG emissions and activities of less than 
30 kt CO2e/y are excluded.

Scope 2 GHG emissions: indirect emissions attributable to brought-
in  energy  (electricity,  heat,  steam),  excluding  purchased  industrial 
gases (H2).

Scope  3  GHG  emissions:  other  indirect  emissions.  The  Group 
usually 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 

Carbon intensity: this indicator measures the average GHG emissions 
of  energy  products  used  by  the  Group’s  customers,  from  production 
in  TOTAL  facilities  to  end  use  by  customers.  This  indicator  takes 
into account:
 – in the numerator:

 – the  emissions  connected  to  the  production  and  conversion  of 
energy  products  used  by  the  customers  on  the  basis  of  the 
Group’s average emission rates,

 – the emissions connected to the use of sold products. For each 
product,  stoichiometric  emission  factors(1)  are  applied  to  these 
sales  to  obtain  an  emission  volume.  Non-fuel  use  products 
(bitumen, lubricants, plastics, etc.) are not taken into account,
 – negative  emissions  stored  thanks  to  CCUS  and  natural 

carbon sinks;

 – in  the  denominator:  the  quantity  of  energy  sold,  knowing  that 
electricity  is  placed  on  an  equal  footing  with  fossil  fuels  by  taking 
into account the average capacity factor and average efficiency ratio.

Operated  oil  &  gas  facilities:  facilities  operated  in  the  Group 
Upstream hydrocarbons activities as well as in the Refining & Chemicals 
and Marketing & Services segments of the Group. It does not include 
power generation facilities based on renewable sources or natural gas 
such as combined-cycle natural gas power plants.

Oil spill preparedness:
 – an  oil  spill  scenario  is  deemed  “important”  as  soon  as  its 
consequences are at a minimum on a small scale and with limited 
impacts on the environment (orders of magnitude of several hundred 
meters of shores 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, if it defines the technical and 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.

Other definitions

One  MAESTRO  (Management  and  Expectations  Standards  Toward 
Robust  Operations):  Group’s  operational  Health,  Safety,  Environment 
and  Societal  reference  framework.  This  reference  framework  applies 
to  subsidiaries  controlled  exclusively  by  TOTAL  with  the  following 
exceptions:  subsidiaries  acquired  in  2019,  Hutchinson  (RC  segment), 
Zeeland Refinery (RC segment), Polyblend (RC segment), Sobegi (RC 
segment), Saft and subsidiaries acquired by the iGRP segment less than 
3 years ago (these subsidiaries are in the process of being rolled out), 
TEP Barnett (iGRP segment) and Sunpower (iGRP segment).

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(1) 

 The emission factors used are taken from a technical note from the CDP: Guidance methodology for estimation of scope 3 category 11 emissions for oil and gas companies.

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Non-financial performance

Independent third party’s report

5.12  Independent third party’s report

Independent third party’s report on the consolidated non-financial performance statement presented in the  
management report

This is a free translation into English of the original report issued in French and it is provided solely for the convenience of English-speaking readers. 
This report should be read in conjunction with, and construed in accordance with, French law and professional standards applicable in France.

To the General Assembly,

In our quality as an independent third party, accredited by the COFRAC under number n° 3-1681 (scope of accreditation available on the website 
www.cofrac.fr), and as a member of the network of one of the statutory auditors of your entity (hereafter “entity”), we present our report on the 
consolidated non-financial performance statement established for the year ended on the 31 December 2019 (hereafter referred to as the “Statement”), 
included in the management report pursuant to the requirements of articles L. 225-102-1, R. 225-105 and R. 225-105-1 of the French Commercial 
Code (Code de commerce).

The entity’s responsibility

The Board of Directors is responsible for preparing the Statement, including a presentation of the business model, a description of the principal 
non-financial risks, a presentation of the policies implemented considering those risks and the outcomes of said policies, including key performance 
indicators. 

The Statement has been prepared in accordance with the entity’s procedures (hereinafter the “Guidelines”), the main elements of which are presented 
in the Statement in chapter 5.11.

Independence and quality control

Our independence is defined by the requirements of article L. 822-11-3 of the French Commercial Code and the French Code of Ethics (Code de 
déontologie) of our profession. In addition, we have implemented a system of quality control including documented policies and procedures regarding 
compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements, the ethical requirements and French professional guidance.

Responsibility of the independent third party

On the basis of our work, our responsibility is to provide a report expressing a limited assurance conclusion on:
 – The compliance of the Statement with the requirements of article R. 225-105 of the French Commercial Code;
 – The fairness of the information provided in accordance with article R. 225-105 I, 3° and II of the French Commercial Code, i.e., the outcomes, 

including key performance indicators, and the measures implemented considering the principal risks (hereinafter the “Information”).

However, it is not our responsibility to comment on the entity’s compliance with other applicable legal and regulatory requirements, in particular 
the French duty of care law and anti-corruption and tax avoidance legislation nor on the compliance of products and services with the applicable 
regulations.

Nature and scope of the work

The work described below was performed in accordance with the provisions of articles A. 225-1 et seq. of the French Commercial Code, as well as 
with the professional guidance of the French Institute of Statutory Auditors (“CNCC”) applicable to such engagements and with ISAE 3000(1).
 – We obtained an understanding of all the consolidated entities’ activities and the description of the principal risks associated; 
 – We assessed the suitability of the criteria of the Guidelines with respect to their relevance, completeness, reliability, neutrality and understandability, 

with due consideration of industry best practices, where appropriate; 

 – We  verified  that  the  Statement  includes  each  category  of  social  and  environmental  information  set  out  in  article  L.  225-102-1  III  as  well  as 

information regarding compliance with human rights and anti-corruption and tax avoidance legislation;

 – We verified that the Statement provides the information required under article R. 225-105 II of the French Commercial Code, where relevant 
with  respect  to  the  principal  risks,  and  includes,  where  applicable,  an  explanation  for  the  absence  of  the  information  required  under  article 
L. 225-102-1 III, paragraph 2 of the French Commercial Code; 

 – We verified that the Statement presents the business model and a description of principal risks associated with all the consolidated entities’ 
activities, including where relevant and proportionate, the risks associated with their business relationships, their products or services, as well as 
their policies, measures and the outcomes thereof, including key performance indicators associated to the principal risks;

 – We referred to documentary sources and conducted interviews to:

 – assess the process used to identify and confirm the principal risks as well as the consistency of the outcomes, including the key performance 

indicators used, with respect to the principal risks and the policies presented, and 

 – corroborate the qualitative information (measures and outcomes) that we considered to be the most important presented in Appendix 1. 
Concerning certain risks (anti-corruption and tax avoidance), our work was carried out on the consolidating entity, for the others risks, our work 
was carried out on the consolidating entity and on a selection of entities: Total E&P Congo, Total E&P UK Limited, V Energy S.A., Total Tunisie, 
Saft America Inc. (Valdosta site), Total Raffinage France (Donges refinery), Hutchinson Poland SP ZO.O. (Lodz 2 site), Hutchinson Industrial 
Rubber Products (Suzhou) Company, Limited;

  ISAE 3000 - Assurance engagements other than audits or reviews of historical financial information

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Independent third party’s report

 – We verified that the Statement covers the scope of consolidation, i.e. all the consolidated entities in accordance with article L. 233-16 of the French 

Commercial Code;

 – We obtained an understanding of internal control and risk management procedures the entity has put in place and assessed the data collection 

process to ensure the completeness and fairness of the Information;

 – For the key performance indicators and other quantitative outcomes that we considered to be the most important presented in Appendix 1,  

we implemented:
 – analytical procedures to verify the proper consolidation of the data collected and the consistency of any changes in those data;
 – tests of details, using sampling techniques, in order to verify the proper application of the definitions and procedures and reconcile the data 
with the supporting documents. This work was carried out on a selection of contributing entities and covers between 4% and 13% of the 
consolidated data relating to the key performance indicators and outcomes selected for these tests (9% of total workforce, 13% of direct 
operated GHG emissions (scope 1), 6% of freshwater withdrawals, 4% of waste);

 – We assessed the overall consistency of the Statement based on our knowledge of all the consolidated entities.

We believe that the work carried out, based on our professional judgement, is sufficient to provide a basis for our limited assurance conclusion;  
a higher level of assurance would have required us to carry out more extensive procedures.

Means and resources

Our verification work mobilized the skills of nine people and took place between September 2019 and March 2020 on a total duration of intervention 
of about thirty weeks.

We conducted interviews with around twenty persons responsible for the preparation of the Statement including in particular the divisions HSE, 
Strategy & Climate, Legal Affairs, Finance, Human Resources, Civil Society Engagement, Support & Purchasing Performance, Strategy Research & 
Development on biofuels (of the Refining & Chemicals segment).

Conclusion

Based on the procedures performed, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the consolidated non-financial performance 
statement is not presented in accordance with the applicable regulatory requirements and that the Information, taken as a whole, is not presented 
fairly in accordance with the Guidelines, in all material respects.

Paris-La Défense, March 18th, 2020

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French original signed by:

Independent third party ERNST & YOUNG Associés 

Christophe Schmeitzky
Partner, Sustainable Development

Jean-François Belorgey
Partner

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Appendix 1: The most important information

Social Information

Quantitative Information  
(including key performance indicators)

Social
 – Number of employees
 – Number of employees hired on permanent contract
 – Number of departures per category
 – Sickness absenteeism rate
 – Turnover (%, departures divided by number of employees)
 – Percentage of the Group’s entities including HSE criteria  

in the variable compensation

 – Average number of training days/year per employee  

(on-site training)

 – Average number of training days/year per employee  

(remote training)

 – Average number of training days/year per employee  

per geographical areas and per segment

 – Split per type of training 
 – Percentage of women in the Management Committees
 – Percentage of women among permanent contract recruitment, 
among management recruitment, among total employees,  
among managers, among senior executives

 – Percentage of employees of non-French nationality among 
permanent contract recruitment, among management  
recruitment, among total employees, among managers,  
among senior executives

 – Percentage of companies offering the option of remote working
 – Percentage of employees involved in remote working of those  

given the option

 – Percentage of companies with employee representation
 – Percentage of employees covered by collective agreement
 – Number of active agreements signed with employee 

representatives worldwide and in France

Health & Safety
 – Loss of primary containment Tier 1 and Tier 2
 – TRIR (number of recorded injuries per million hours worked)
 – LTIR (number of lost time injuries per million hours worked)
 – SIR (average number of days lost per lost time injury)
 – Number of occupational fatalities
 – Number of severe road accidents
 – Number of occupational illnesses recorded in the year
 – Percentage of employees with specific occupational risks  

benefiting from regular monitoring

Qualitative Information  
(actions or results)

Social
 – Employment (attractiveness, retention)
 – Organization of work (organization, absenteeism)
 – Compensation (policy)
 – Social relations (social dialogue, collective agreements)
 – Training (policy)
 – Equal treatment (promotion of diversity, fight against  
discrimination, insertion of people with disabilities)

Health & Safety
 – Health and safety (prevention actions)

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Environmental Information and Information linked to Climate Change

Quantitative Information  
(including key performance indicators)

Qualitative Information  
(actions or results)

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 – The results of the environmental policy
 – Climate change (significant emission sources due to activity, 

reduction objectives, adaptation measures),

 – Measures undertaken not to harm the biodiversity
 – Pollution prevention measures
 – Circular economy (raw material, energy, waste management)
 – Water management

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 – Number of operated sites important for the environment  

ISO 14001 certified

 – Number and volumes of accidental hydrocarbon spills  

with an environmental impact and of more than one barrel
 – 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

 – SO2 emissions
 – NOX emissions
 – Hydrocarbon content of offshore water discharges and  

percentage of sites that meet the Group target for the quality  
of offshore discharges

 – Hydrocarbon content of onshore water discharges and  

percentage of sites that meet the Group target for the quality  
of onshore discharges

 – Fresh water withdrawals excluding cooling water
 – Quantity of waste processed, and quantity of hazardous 

 waste processed

 – Proportion of waste processed per waste treatment process 

(recycling and/or valorization, landfill, others)

 – Direct greenhouse gas emissions (operated scope)
 – Direct greenhouse gas emissions based on the Group’s  

equity interest

 – Indirect greenhouse gas emissions attributable to energy 

consumption by sites

 – GHG emissions (Scopes 1 & 2) on operated oil & gas facilities
 – Other indirect greenhouse gas emissions – Use by customers  

of products sold for end use
 – Net primary energy consumption
 – Total volume of flared gas
 – Routine flaring
 – Group energy efficiency indicator
 – Carbon intensity of energy products used by customers  

of the Group

Societal Information

Quantitative Information  
(including key performance indicators)

Qualitative Information  
(actions or results)

 – Local impact (employment, development,  

local residents, dialogue ...)

 – Subcontracting: subcontracting and suppliers (environmental  

and social issues)

 – Human rights: actions in favor of human rights, in particular  

respect for fundamental ILO Conventions

 – Corruption: plans implemented to prevent corruption 
 – Tax avoidance: plans implemented to prevent tax avoidance

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6

TOTAL and its 
shareholders

6.1   Listing details  

6.1.1   Listing 

6.1.2   Share performance 

6.2   Dividend  

6.2.1   Shareholder return policy 

6.2.2   Dividend payment policy 

6.2.3   Dividend payment 

6.2.4   Coupons 

6.3   Share buybacks  

6.3.1  Share buybacks and cancellations in 2019 

6.3.2   Board of Directors’ report on share buybacks and sales 

6.3.3   2020-2021 share buyback program 

6.4   Shareholders  

6.4.1   Major shareholders 

6.4.2   Employee shareholding 

6.4.3   Shareholding structure 

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6.5  

Information for foreign shareholders  

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6.5.1   American holders of ADRs 

6.5.2   Non-resident shareholders (other than American shareholders) 

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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   2020 financial calendar 

6.6.5   2021 financial calendar 

6.6.6   Contacts 

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TOTAL and its shareholders

Listing details

6.1  Listing details

6.1.1  Listing

Stock exchanges and markets

 – Paris (Euronext Paris);
 – Brussels (Euronext Brussels);
 – London (London Stock Exchange); and
 – New York (New York Stock Exchange). 

Codes

ISIN

Reuters

Bloomberg

Mnemonic/Ticker

FR0000120271

TOTF.PA

FP FP

FP

Inclusion and weight in the main stock indices as of 
December 31, 2019

Market capitalization on Euronext Paris and in the 
eurozone as of December 31, 2019

TOTAL  S.A.  is  the  third-largest  capitalization  on  the  Euronext  Paris 
regulated  market  and  is  the  sixth-largest  market  capitalization  among 
the  companies  that  make  up  the  Euro  Stoxx  50.  The  largest  market 
capitalizations in the eurozone are:

As of December 31, 2019(a) (in € B)

LVMH S.E.

SAP S.E.

L’Oréal S.A.

AB InBev S.A.

Unilever N.V.

TOTAL S.A.(b)

209.3

147.8

147.3

146.8

134.9

128.0

Index

CAC 40

Euro Stoxx 50

Stoxx Europe 50

DJ Global Titans

Sources: Euronext, Stoxx and Bloomberg.

Weighting in 
the index

Ranking in the 
index

(a)  Source: Bloomberg for the market capitalizations in the eurozone other than TOTAL S.A.
(b)  Based on a share capital divided into 2,601,881,075 shares as of December 31, 2019 and 

on Total’s share price at closing on Euronext Paris (€49.20) at the same date.

9.31%

4.83%

3.19%

1.06%

1st

2nd

6th

36th

Percentage of free float

As of December 31, 2019, 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%(2).

Inclusion in the ESG (Environment, Social and 
Governance) indices 

DJSI World, DJSI Europe and FTSE4Good.

Par value

€2.50.

Market capitalization as of December 31, 2019(1)

Debt credit rating (long-term/outlook/short-term)

Market 

Euronext

NYSE

Market 
capitalization

€128.0 B

$143.9 B

Closing 
price

€49.20

$55.30

As of December 31 

Standard & Poor’s

Moody’s

2019

2018

A+/Positive/A-1

A+/Stable/A-1

Aa3/Stable/P-1

Aa3/Positive/P-1

Taking into account the context created by the Covid-19 epidemic which 
affects  the  prospects  for  world  growth  and  the  financial  markets  and 
the  decision,  on  March  6,  2020,  of  OPEC  and  Russia  to  cease  their 
cooperation  on  the  oil  markets  which  caused  a  sharp  decline  in  the 
oil  prices,  the  Company’s  share  fell  sharply  by  almost  50%  between 
January 1, 2020 and March 18, 2020. 

 Based on a share capital divided into 2,601,881,075 shares as of December 31, 2019. 

(1) 
(2)  Based on the last quarterly calculation available as of the end of December 2019. 

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Listing details

6.1.2  Share performance

6.1.2.1   Change in share prices between January 1 and December 31, 2019

The change in Total’s share price in 2019, compared with that of the share prices of the major oil and gas companies listed in Europe and the  
United States, is shown in the following tables: 

In Europe

In the United States (American Depositary Receipts 
prices for European companies) 

(% calculated on the basis of the closing price in local currency)

(% calculated on the basis of the closing price in US$)

Total (euro)

Royal Dutch Shell A (euro)

Royal Dutch Shell B (pound sterling)

BP (pound sterling)

ENI (euro)

Source: Bloomberg.

6.5%

2.0%

-4.3%

-4.9%

0.7%

Total

ExxonMobil

Chevron

Royal Dutch Shell A

Royal Dutch Shell B

BP

ENI

Source: Bloomberg.

6.0%

2.3%

10.8%

1.2%

0.1%

-0.5%

-1.7%

6.1.2.2  Shareholder’s annual return

€1,000 invested in Total shares by an individual residing in France, assuming that the dividends are reinvested in Total shares, would have generated 
the following returns as of December 31, 2019 (excluding tax and social withholding):

Investment term

1 year

5 years

10 years

15 years

Shareholder’s annual return

Total

CAC 40(b)

10.81%

8.37%

6.55%

6.71%(a)

30.45%

10.43%

7.99%

6.65%

Value as of December 31, 2019,  
of €1,000 invested

Total

1,108

1,495

1,886

2,648

CAC 40

1,305

1,642

2,157

2,628

 Total’s share prices, used for the calculation of the annual returns, take into account the adjustment made by Euronext Paris in 2006 following the detachment of Arkema’s share allocation rights.

(a) 
(b)  CAC 40 prices taken into account to calculate the annual returns include all dividends distributed by the companies that are in the index.
Sources: Euronext Paris, Bloomberg.

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6.1.2.3  Market information summary

Share price over the 2015 – 2019 period (€)

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(b) 

(a)  Number of shares traded. 
(b)  Number of American Depositary Receipts (“ADR”). 
Sources: Euronext Paris, NYSE.

2015

50.30

36.92

41.27

43.57

2016

48.89

35.21

48.72

46.22

2017

49.50

42.23

46.05

47.00

2018

56.82

43.09

46.18

47.96

2019

52.27

42.65

49.20

48.32

7,412,179

6,508,817

5,380,909

6,199,835

5,549,490

1,853,669

2,109,802

1,667,928

1,855,274

1,770,853

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Change in Total share price at closing on Euronext Paris (2015-2019) 

160

140

120

100

80

60

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

  CAC 40

  Total

  Euro Stoxx 50

Base 100 as of 01/01/2015. 
Sources: Euronext Paris, Bloomberg.

Change in Total ADR price at closing on NYSE (2015-2019) 

160

140

120

100

80

60

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

  Total US

  Dow Jones

Base 100 as of 01/01/2015. 
Sources: NYSE, Bloomberg.

Change in Total share price at closing on Euronext Paris (2018-2019) 

(in €)

60

50

40

30

2018

Source: Euronext Paris.

2019

Average number of Total shares traded on Euronext Paris (2018-2019) 

(in millions of shares)

8

6

4

2

0

5.30

Jan.
2018

7.67

6.84

7.22

6.16

6.05

5.96

6.14

7.55

6.76

4.92

4.28

6.80

5.49

5.58

5.77

6.52

6.37

6.14

6.07

4.16

4.77

4.59

4.46

Feb. Mar.

Apr. May

June

July

Aug. Sept. Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.
2019

Feb. Mar. Apr. May

June

July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov.

Dec.

Source: Euronext Paris.

6.1.2.4  Arkema spin-off 

Within the framework of the spin-off of Arkema’s chemical activities from 
the Group’s other chemical activities, TOTAL S.A.’s Annual Shareholders’ 
Meeting  on  May  12,  2006,  approved  TOTAL  S.A.’s  contribution  to 
Arkema,  under  the  regulation  governing  spin-offs,  of  all  its  interests 
in the businesses within Arkema’s scope, as well as the allocation for 
each  Total  share  (prior  to  share  division  by  four)  of  an  allotment  right 
for Arkema shares, with ten allotment rights entitling the holder to one 
Arkema share. Additionally, since May 18, 2006, Arkema’s shares have 
been traded on Euronext Paris.

In  accordance  with  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. BNP Paribas 
Securities Services paid an indemnity to the financial intermediaries on 
remittance of corresponding allotment rights for Arkema shares. 

The unclaimed amounts are held by BNP Paribas Securities Services 
where the holders are still able to claim them for a period of 30 years 
after the payment of the indemnity. Past this time limit, the amounts will 
permanently become the property of the French State.

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Dividend

6.2  Dividend

6.2.1   Shareholder return policy

At its meeting of September 23, 2019, the Board of Directors reviewed 
the  outlook  for  the  Group  through  2025.  TOTAL  is  demonstrating  its 
ability  to  maintain  a  sustainable  pre-dividend  breakeven  below  30$/b 
and a solid financial position with a gearing objective below 20%. 

Consequently,  the  Board  of  Directors  decided  to  accelerate  dividend 
growth in the coming years, with a guidance of increasing the dividend 
by 5 to 6% per year so as to reflect the anticipated growth of cash flows 
in an environment at 60$/b.

The Board of Directors noted that the Group delivering on its strategy 
for  sustainable  and  profitable  growth  in  oil  and  gas  activities,  as  well 
as investing in growing energy markets, notably LNG and low-carbon 
electricity,  provides  stronger  visibility  on  the  future  of  the  Group.  This 
results notably in a projected increase in the Group’s cash flow of more 
than $5 billion by 2025 in a 60$/b environment, or an average increase 
of about $1 billion per year.

6.2.2  Dividend payment policy

On October 28, 2010, TOTAL S.A.’s Board of Directors adopted a policy 
based on quarterly dividend payments starting in fiscal year 2011. 

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  local  laws  and  regulations.  As  of  December  31,  2019, 
there  is  no  restriction  under  such  provisions  that  would  materially 
restrict  the  distribution  to  TOTAL  S.A.  of  the  dividends  declared  by 
those subsidiaries.

The Group will continue in 2020 to buyback its shares with an anticipated 
amount of $2 billion for 2020 in an environment at 60$/b. As of March 
18, 2020, the Group bought back shares for an approximate amount of 
$550 million. The buybacks ceased after the sharp decline in the price of 
the barrel to a level far from the environment at 60$/b.

Dividends for the fiscal year 2019 

On  February  5,  2020,  the  Board  of  Directors,  after  approving  the 
financial  statements  for  the  fiscal  year  2019,  decided  to  propose  to 
the  Shareholders’  Meeting  on  May  29,  2020  the  payment  of  a  €2.68 
dividend per share for the fiscal year 2019. Subject to the Shareholders’ 
decision, considering the first three interim dividends already decided 
by the Board of Directors, the final dividend for the fiscal year 2019 will 
amount to €0.68 per share, up 3% compared to the first and second 
interim  dividends  and  equal  to  the  third  interim  dividend  for  the  2019 
fiscal year. 

2019 Dividend

Amount

Set date

Ex-dividend date

Payment date

First interim

Second interim

Third interim

€0.66

€0.66

€0.68

Final

€0.68

April 25, 2019

July 24, 2019

October 29, 2019

May 29, 2020

September 27, 2019

January 6, 2020

March 30, 2020

June 29, 2020

October 1, 2019

January 8, 2020

April 1, 2020

July 1, 2020

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Dividends for the fiscal year 2020 

Subject to the applicable legislative and regulatory provisions, as well as 
the pending approval by the Board of Directors and by the Shareholders’ 
Meeting to be held on May 29, 2020, the ex-date calendar for the interim 
and final dividends for fiscal year 2020 is expected to be as follows:

TOTAL’s payout ratio for the fiscal year 2019 was 68%(2). Changes in the 
payout ratio(3) over the past five fiscal years are as follows: 

80%

60%

68%

68%

60%

First interim dividend

Second interim dividend

Third interim dividend

Final dividend

Ex-dividend date

September 25, 2020

January 4, 2021

March 25, 2021

June 24, 2021

The provisional ex-dividend dates above relate to the shares admitted for 
trading on Euronext Paris. 

Dividends for the last five fiscal years(1) 

2.44€

2.45€

2.48€

2.56€

2.68€

0.61

0.62

0.61

0.61

0.61

0.61

0.62

0.62

0.62

0.64

0.64

0.64

0.68

0.68

0.66

0.61

0.61

0.62

0.64

0.66

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Interim dividends

Final

6.2.3  Dividend payment

Société  Générale  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  N.A.  (4  New  York  Plaza,  New  York,  NY 
10005-1401,  USA)  manages  the  payment  of  dividends  to  holders  of 
Total ADR.

Dividend payment on stock certificates 

TOTAL issued stock certificates (certificats représentatifs d’actions, CR 
Actions) as part of the public exchange offer for Total Petrochemicals & 
Refining SA/NV (formerly PetroFina) shares.

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

The CR Actions 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  Actions  is 
freely  convertible  from  a  physical  certificate  into  a  security  registered 
on a custody account. However, in compliance with the Belgian law of 
December 14, 2005, on the dematerialization of securities in Belgium, 
CR Actions may only be issued in the form of a dematerialized certificate 
since January 1, 2008. In addition, ING Belgique is the bank handling the 
payment of all coupons detached from outstanding CR Actions.

No  fees  are  applicable  to  the  payment  of  coupons  detached  from  
CR Actions, except for any income or withholding taxes; the payment 
may be received on request at the following bank branches:
 – ING Belgique, avenue Marnix 24, 1000 Brussels, Belgium;
 – BNP  Paribas  Fortis,  avenue  des  Arts  45,  1040  Brussels,  Belgium; 

and

 – KBC BANK N.V., avenue du Port 2, 1080 Brussels, Belgium. 

(1) 

 Subject to approval at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2019. Since January 1, 2018, dividends received by individuals having their tax residence in France are subject to a 30% 
flat rate on gross amount (i.e., 12.8% for income tax and 17.2% for social security contributions). However, with respect to income tax, taxpayers can opt for the taxation of their dividend income 
at the progressive scale with a 40% rebate. 

(2)  Based on adjusted fully diluted earnings per share of €3.92 and a dividend of €2.68 per share pending approval at the Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2020. 
(3)  Based on adjusted fully diluted earnings for the relevant year.

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Fiscal year

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019(a)

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Ex-dividend date

Payment date Date of expiration

Type of coupon

Net amount (€)

09/24/2013

12/16/2013

03/24/2014

09/27/2013

12/19/2013

03/27/2014

09/27/2018

Interim dividend

12/19/2018

Interim dividend

03/27/2019

Interim dividend

06/02/2014

06/05/2014

06/05/2019

Final dividend

09/23/2014

09/26/2014

09/26/2019

Interim dividend

12/15/2014

12/17/2014

12/17/2019

Interim dividend

03/23/2015

03/25/2015

03/25/2020

Interim dividend

06/08/2015

09/28/2015

12/21/2015

07/01/2015

10/21/2015

01/14/2016

07/01/2020

Final dividend

10/21/2020

Interim dividend

01/14/2021

Interim dividend

03/21/2016

04/12/2016

04/12/2021

Interim dividend

06/06/2016

06/23/2016

06/23/2021

Final dividend

09/27/2016

12/21/2016

10/14/2016

01/12/2017

10/14/2021

Interim dividend

01/12/2022

Interim dividend

03/20/2017

04/06/2017

04/06/2022

Interim dividend

06/05/2017

06/22/2017

06/22/2022

Final dividend

09/25/2017

12/19/2017

10/12/2017

10/12/2022

Interim dividend

01/11/2018

01/11/2023

Interim dividend

03/19/2018

04/09/2018

04/09/2023

Interim dividend

06/11/2018

06/28/2018

06/28/2023

Final dividend

09/25/2018

12/18/2018

10/12/2018

01/10/2019

10/12/2023

Interim dividend

01/10/2024

Interim dividend

03/19/2019

04/05/2019

04/05/2024

Interim dividend

06/11/2019

09/27/2019

06/13/2019

06/13/2024

Final dividend

10/01/2019

10/01/2024

Interim dividend

01/06/2020

01/08/2020

01/08/2025

Interim dividend

03/30/2020

04/01/2020

04/01/2025

Interim dividend

06/29/2020

07/01/2020

07/01/2025

Final dividend

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

0.64

0.64

0.64

0.64

0.66

0.66

0.68

0.68

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(a)  A resolution will be submitted to the Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2020, to pay a dividend of €2.68 per share for fiscal year 2019, exclusively in cash.

6.3  Share buybacks

The  Shareholders’  Meeting  on  May  29,  2019,  after  considering  the 
report from the Board of Directors, 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 and 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 on June 1, 2018.

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6.3.1  Share buybacks and cancellations in 2019

In  2019,  TOTAL  S.A.  bought  back  52,389,336  Total  shares  on  the 
market, i.e. 2.01% of the share capital as of December 31, 2019. 

 – 30,249,302 shares repurchased within the framework of the $5 billion 

share buyback program over the 2018-2020 period.

48,800,301 Total shares were bought back for cancellation, including:
 – 16,076,936 shares in order to cancel the dilution related to the shares 
issued for payment of the second and third interim dividends for the 
fiscal year ended December 31, 2018; and

 – 32,723,365  shares  for  an  amount  of  $1.75  billion(1),  within  the 
framework of the $5 billion share buyback program over the 2018-
2020 period.

3,589,035  Total  shares  were  bought  back  in  order  to  cover  the 
performance share plans approved by the Board of Directors. 

Finally, the Board of Directors, at a meeting held on December 11, 2019, 
decided, following the authorization of the Extraordinary Shareholders’ 
Meeting on May 26, 2017, to cancel 65,109,435 treasury shares including:
 – 34,860,133 shares issued, with no discount, in 2019 for payment of 
the first, second and third interim dividends, for the fiscal year ended 
December 31, 2018; and

Percentage of share capital bought back 

4.13%

2.76%

2.01%

0.19%

2015

2016(a)

0.00%

2017

2018

2019

(a)  Buyback of treasury shares off-market in order to cancel them immediately after. 

6.3.2  Board of Directors’ report on share buybacks and sales 

6.3.2.1  Share buybacks during fiscal year 2019

Following  the  Board  of  Directors’  decision  on  February  7,  2018,  and 
pursuant to the authorizations granted by the Shareholders’ Meetings of 
June 1, 2018, and May 29, 2019, the Company bought back 48,800,301 
Total shares during fiscal year 2019, i.e. 1.88% of the share capital as of 
December 31, 2019, in order to cancel them, including: 
 – 16,076,396 shares for a total amount of €0.77 billion, at an average 
unit price of €47.69, in order to cancel the dilution related to the same 
number of shares issued for payment of the second and third interim 
dividends for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018; and

 – 32,723,365 shares for a total amount of €1.56 billion, at an average 
unit  price  of  €47.75,  equivalent  to  $1.75  billion,  at  the  average 
exchange rate for 2019, within the framework of the $5 billion share 
buyback program over the 2018-2020 period.

In  addition,  also  pursuant  to  the  above-mentioned  authorizations,  in 
2019 the Company bought back a total of 3,589,035 shares for a total 
amount of €0.17 billion, at an average unit price of €48.55, in order to 
cover the performance share plans approved by the Board of Directors.

6.3.2.2   Cancellation of Company shares during fiscal years 2017, 2018 and 2019

The Board of Directors, pursuant to the authorization granted by the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 26, 2017, in the thirteenth resolution 
to reduce, on one or more occasions, the Company’s share capital by canceling shares within the limits permitted by law, in accordance with the 
provisions of Articles L. 225-209 and L. 225-213 of the French Commercial Code, canceled Total shares bought back in order to cancel them, under 
the conditions set out below: 

Fiscal year

Board of Directors’ 
decision date

Number of shares bought  
back and cancelled 

Buybacks carried out regarding the

Percentage 
of the  
share capital

Cancellation of the dilution(a)

Shareholder return policy(b) 

cancelled(c)

2019

December 11, 2019

65,109,435 shares bought 
back between 
October 29, 2018 and 
September 9, 2019

34,860,133 shares issued 
as payment for the 1st, 2nd 
and 3rd 2018 interim 
dividends

2018

December 12, 2018

44,590,699 bought back 
between February 9 and 
October 11, 2018

2017

28,445,840 shares issued 
as payment for the 2nd and 
3rd interim dividends as 
well as for the final 2017 
dividend

n/a(d)

(a)  Cancellation of the dilution related to the shares issued, without discount, for payment of dividends. 
(b)  Up to an amount of $5 billion over the 2018-2020 period. 
(c)  Percentage of the share capital that the cancelled shares represented on the operations’ date. 
(d)  TOTAL S.A. did not cancel any shares in the fiscal year 2017.

30,249,302 shares

2.44%

16,144,859 shares

1.66%

(1)  €1.56 billion at the average exchange rate for 2019.

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6.3.2.3  Transfer of shares during fiscal year 2019

4,278,948 Total shares were transferred during fiscal year 2019 following 
the final award of Total shares under performance share plans decided 
by the Board of Directors.

6.3.2.4   Shares held in the name of the Company 

and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 
2019

As  of  December  31,  2019,  the  Company  held  15,474,234  treasury 
shares representing 0.59% of TOTAL S.A.’s share capital on that same 
date, including:
 – 11,051,144 to be canceled; and
 – 4,423,090 to cover the performance share plans.

In  accordance  with  French  law,  these  shares  are  deprived  of  voting 
rights and do not entitle holders to dividends.

In addition, for shares bought back in order to be allocated to Company 
or Group employees in line with the objectives referred to in Regulation 
(EU)  No.  596/2014  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of 

April  16,  2014,  on  market  abuse,  it  should  be  noted  that,  when  such 
shares are held to cover share purchase option plans that have expired 
or  performance  shares  that  have  not  been  granted  by  the  end  of  the 
vesting  period,  they  may  be  held  under  the  conditions  applicable  to 
the holding by the Company of its own shares and used in accordance 
with  the  purposes  specified  for  the  buybacks  by  the  Company  of  its 
own shares. 

6.3.2.5   Reallocation for other purposes during 

fiscal year 2019

Treasury shares held by the Company were not, during fiscal year 2019, 
reallocated  for  purposes  other  than  those  initially  planned  when  they 
were purchased.

6.3.2.6   Conditions for the share buybacks and use 

of derivative products

The Company did not use any derivative products as part of the share 
buyback  programs  successively  authorized  by  the  Shareholders’ 
Meetings  on  June  1,  2018  and  May  29,  2019.  There  was  no  open 
purchase or sale position as of December 31, 2019.

Transactions completed by the Company involving its treasury shares from January 1 to December 31, 2019 

Number of shares

Average transactions’ price(b) (€)

Amount of transactions (€)

(a)  Corresponding to final award of Total shares under the performance share plans.
(b) 
(c) 

Including brokerage fees (excluding tax).
Including €501,883.84 of brokerage fees (excluding tax).

Treasury shares as of December 31, 2019

Percentage of share capital held by TOTAL S.A.

Number of shares held in portfolio

Nominal value of the portfolio (M€)

Book value of the portfolio (M€)

Market value of the portfolio (M€)

Cumulative gross movements

Purchases

Sales/Transfers

52,389,336

47.79

2,503,598,152.35(c)

4,278,948(a)

–

–

6

0.59%

15,474,234(a)

38.69(b)

751.01

761.33(c)

Including 4,357,324 shares held to cover the performance share plans and 65,766 shares to be awarded under new share purchase option plans or new performance share plans.

(a) 
(b)  Based on a Total share par value of €2.50. 
(c)  Based on Total closing share price of €49.20 on Euronext Paris on December 31, 2019.

6.3.3  2020-2021 share buyback program

6.3.3.1   Description of the share buyback program 

6.3.3.2  Legal framework

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:
 – reduce the Company’s capital through the cancellation of shares;
 – honor the Company’s obligations related to securities convertible or 

exchangeable into Company shares;

 – 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 Group subsidiaries; and

 – stimulate  the  secondary  market  or  the  liquidity  of  the  Total  share 

under a liquidity agreement.

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 AMF) and the provisions of 
Regulation  (EU)  N°596/2014  on  market  abuse,  is  subject  to  approval 
by the TOTAL S.A. Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2020, under the 
fourth resolution that reads as follows:

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“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  and  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 regulatory authorities. Such 
transactions may include the use of any financial derivative instrument 
traded on regulated markets, 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 
and free share grants or 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, 2019, out of the 2,601,881,075 shares outstanding, 
the  Company  held  15,474,234  shares  directly.  Under 
these 
circumstances,  the  maximum  number  of  shares  that  the  Company 
could buy back is 244,713,873 shares and the maximum amount that 
the Company may spend to acquire such shares is €19,577,109,840 
(excluding acquisition fees).

The purpose of this share buyback program is to reduce the number 
of  outstanding  shares  of  the  Company  or  to  allow  it  to  fulfill  its 
engagements in connection with:
 – convertible or exchangeable securities that may give holders rights 
to receive shares of the Company upon conversion or exchange; 
and/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. In case of transactions other than the above-mentioned 
intended purposes, the Company will inform its shareholders in a press 
release.
According  to  the  intended  purposes,  the  treasury  shares  that  are 
acquired by the Company through this program may, in particular, be:
 – 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  an  18-month  period  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 sub-delegate such authority, to undertake all actions authorized by 
this resolution.”

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6.3.3.3  Conditions

Conditions for buybacks

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 provided by the Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2019, 
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.

Before  any  share  cancellation  under  the  authorization  granted  by  the 
Shareholders’  Meeting  on  May  29,  2019,  based  on  the  number  of 
shares outstanding as of December 31, 2019(1) and given the 15,474,234 
shares  held  by  the  Company  as  of  December  31,  2019,  representing 
0.59% of the share capital, the maximum number of shares that may be 
purchased would be 244,713,873, representing a theoretical maximum 
investment of €19,577,109,840 (excluding acquisition fees) based on the 
maximum purchase price of €80.

Such shares may be bought back by any means on regulated markets, 
multilateral  trading  facilities  or  over  the  counter,  including  through  the 
purchase or sale of blocks of shares, under the conditions authorized 
by the relevant market regulatory 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 fourth resolution, which will be submitted to the 
Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2020, the share buyback program 
may be implemented over an 18-month period following the date of this 
Meeting, i.e. until November 29, 2021.

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).

6.4  Shareholders

6.4.1  Major shareholders

6.4.1.1  Changes in major shareholders’ holdings

TOTAL S.A.’s major shareholders(2) as of December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:

As of December 31

BlackRock, Inc.(b)

Group employees(c)

of which FCPE Total Actionnariat France

Other shareholders

of which holders of ADRs(d)

2019

2018

2017

% of share 
capital

% of voting 
rights

% of 
theoretical 
voting 
rights(a)

% of share 
capital

% of voting 
rights

% of share 
capital

% of voting 
rights

6

6.3

5.3

3.5

88.4

8.2

5.4

9.0

6.4

85.6

7.8

5.3

9.0

6.4

85.7

7.7

6.1

4.8

3.4

89.1

8.1

5.3

8.4

6.2

86.3

7.7

6.3

5.0

3.5

88.7

7.9

5.5

8.8

6.4

85.7

7.4

(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/A filed by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) with the SEC on February 6, 2020, in which BlackRock declared a holding of 163,907,117 shares of the Company 
as of December 31, 2019 (i.e., 6.3% of the Company’s share capital). BlackRock stated that it has the exclusive right to dispose of its holding and of 147,171,194 voting rights (i.e., 5.4% 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/A with the SEC on February 14, 2020, declaring a holding of 208,434,156 shares of the 
Company as of December 31, 2019 (i.e., 8.0% 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 38,359,547 of these shares (i.e., 1.4% of the Company’s voting rights) and a joint right to dispose of all of these shares. 
Including all of the American Depositary Shares represented by ADR admitted to trading on the NYSE.

(1)  2,601,881,075 shares.
(2)  Major shareholders are defined herein as shareholders whose interest exceeds 5% of the share capital or voting rights.

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The percentage of the holdings of the major shareholders was calculated based on the below data:

Number of shares composing the share capital

2,601,881,075

2,640,602,007

2,528,989,616

Number of voting rights attached to the shares

2,747,986,237

2,766,134,802

2,678,015,444

Number of theoretical voting rights

2,763,460,471(a)

2,798,608,083(b)

2,686,392,200(c)

 Exercisable at the Shareholders’ Meeting taking into account 15,474,234 voting rights attached to the 15,474,234 Total shares held by TOTAL S.A. that are deprived of voting rights.
(a) 
(b) 
 Exercisable at the Shareholders’ Meeting as of December 31, 2018.
(c)  Exercisable at the Shareholders’ Meeting as of December 31, 2017.

December 31, 2019

December 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

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 2019:
 – the Total Actionnariat France collective investment fund held, as of 
December 31, 2019, 3.5% of the share capital representing 6.4% of 
the voting rights exercisable at Shareholders’ Meetings and 6.4% of 
the theoretical voting rights;

 – BlackRock held, as of December 31, 2019, 6.3% of the share capital 
representing 5.4% of the voting rights exercisable at Shareholders’ 
Meetings and 5.3% of the theoretical voting rights.

6.4.1.3   Legal threshold notifications in fiscal 

If 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).

year 2019

6.4.1.5  Temporary transfer of securities

No legal threshold notifications were transmitted to the AMF during the 
fiscal year 2019. 

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.

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 two hundredth 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 AMF of the number of shares 
temporarily owned no later than the second business day preceding the 
Shareholders’ Meeting at midnight (Paris time).

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.

6.4.1.6  Shareholders’ agreements

TOTAL S.A. is not aware of any agreements among its shareholders.

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6.4.2  Employee shareholding

Based  on  the  definition  of  employee  shareholding  set  forth  in  Article  L.  225-102  of  the  French  Commercial  Code,  the  Group’s  employees  held 
137,993,878 Total shares, representing 5.3% of the Company’s share capital and 9.0% of the voting rights as of December 31, 2019. These shares, 
held directly or indirectly by the Group’s employees as of December 31, 2019, 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.

Shares subscribed by employees in Italy, Germany and Denmark

Total shares from the exercise of the Company’s stock options and held as registered shares within a Company Savings Plan

Total performance shares granted to employees under the plan decided on July 27, 2016

TOTAL SHARES HELD BY EMPLOYEES

91,885,058

28,449,294

7,480,878

3,249,511

1,091,161

615,870

1,672,155

3,549,951

137,993,878

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.

6.4.3  Shareholding structure

Estimates below are as of December 31, 2019, excluding treasury shares, based on the survey of identifiable holders of bearer shares conducted on 
that date. 

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By shareholder type

By area

Individual shareholders  7.8%

Group employees(a)  5.3%

Institutional shareholders  
o/w 15.5% in France,  
12.4% in the United Kingdom,  
16.0% in the rest of Europe,  
34.5% in North America,  
8.5% in the rest of the world  
86.9%

France  27.2%

United Kingdom  12.3%

Rest of Europe  16.7%

North America  34.9% 

Rest of the world  8.9%

a)  Based  on  the  definition  of  employee  shareholding  set  forth  in  Article  L.  225-102  of  the 
French Commercial Code, excluding treasury shares (5.3% of the entire share capital, see 
point 6.3.2.6 in this chapter).

The  number  of  individual  and  institutional  TOTAL  shareholders  is 
estimated at approximately 450,000.

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Information for foreign shareholders

6.5   Information for foreign shareholders

6.5.1  American holders of ADRs

Information for holders of Total ADRs, representing American Depositary 
Shares, is provided in TOTAL’s annual report on Form 20-F filed with the 

SEC for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

6.5.2   Non-resident shareholders (other than American shareholders)

The  information  set  forth  below  is  a  general  overview.  Shareholders 
are invited to consult their own tax advisor to determine the applicable 
procedures,  the  effect  of  tax  treaties  and,  more  generally,  the  tax 
impacts applicable to their particular situation. Furthermore, the following 
summary  does  not  address  the  tax  treatment  applicable  as  from  
July  1,  2019  to  temporary  transfers  of  shares  and  other  similar 
transactions which could, under certain conditions, fall within the scope 
of  the  new  anti-abuse  measures  set  forth  in  Article  119  bis  A  of  the 
French Tax Code.

Taxation of dividends

Dividends  distributed  by  TOTAL  S.A.  are,  in  principle,  subject  to  a 
withholding tax in France at a rate of 30%(1) when they are paid to non-
resident legal entities shareholders and, since January 1, 2018, 12.8% 
when  they  are  paid  to  individual  shareholders,  subject  to  compliance 
with certain formalities. This rate is increased to 75% for income paid 
outside France in a Non-Cooperative Country or Territory (“NCCT”), as 
defined by the French Tax Code (Article 238-0 A).

However,  under  many  tax  treaties  signed  between  France  and  other 
countries  for  the  avoidance  of  double  taxation  (“Tax  Treaties”)  and 
subject  to  specific  conditions,  the  withholding  tax  rate  is  reduced  or 
withholding tax is not applicable in cases where dividends are paid to a 
shareholder resident in one of the countries that signed such Tax Treaties 
(for example, 15% for dividends paid to shareholders residing in Austria, 
Belgium, Canada, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the 
Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the 
United  Kingdom  and  the  United  States;  10%  for  dividends  paid  by  a 
French company to a resident of China, India or Japan; no withholding 
tax for dividends paid to a resident of Qatar or the United Arab Emirates).

Taxation of dividends outside France varies according to each country’s 
local tax legislation. In most countries, the gross amount of dividends 
is  included  in  the  shareholder’s  taxable  income.  Based  on  certain 
requirements and limitations, the French withholding tax deducted from 
dividends may entitle the shareholder to a tax credit to be deducted from 
the foreign income tax payable by the shareholder. However, there are 
some exceptions.

Excluding  exceptions,  dividends  paid  in  shares  and  dividends  paid  in 
cash have the same tax treatment.

Taxation of sale of shares

Capital gains on sales of shares realized by shareholders that are tax 
residents  outside  France  are  generally  exempt  from  income  tax  in 
France. Two exceptions are provided, without any threshold condition: 
one for sales of shares where the seller has a permanent establishment 
or a fixed base in France to which his or her shares are attached, and 
the other for sales carried out by individuals or organizations residing or 
established in a NCCT.

The shareholder may be taxed on the capital gain realized on the sale 
of shares in his or her country of residence. Shareholders are invited to 
consult  their  own  tax  advisor  to  obtain  confirmation  of  the  applicable 
tax treatment.

A  financial  transactions  tax  (“FTT”)  applies,  except  under  exceptional 
circumstances, to purchases of shares of companies listed on a French, 
European  or  foreign  regulated  market,  provided  that  the  purchase 
results in a transfer of ownership and that the securities are issued by 
a French company whose market capitalization exceeds €1 billion as of 
December 1 of the year preceding the year of taxation.

The FTT also applies to securities representing shares of stock issued by 
a company. Transactions carried out on certificates representing shares, 
such as ADRs and European Depositary Receipts, are therefore subject 
to this tax.

As of January 1, 2017, the FTT equals 0.3% of the share purchase price.

In principle, sales of shares of French companies are also subject to a 
French stamp duty. However, French law provides that stamp duties are 
not applicable to transactions subject to the FTT.

(1) 

 Rate reduced to 28% as from January 1, 2020, 26.5% as from January 1, 2021 and 25% as from January 1, 2022.

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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,  2019,  or  previous  fiscal  years,  may  be 
consulted  at  its  registered  office  pursuant  to  the  legal  and  regulatory 
provisions in force, as well as on the Company website.

In addition, the French version of TOTAL S.A.’s Registration Documents 
(including  the  annual  financial  reports)  and  midyear  financial  reports 
filed with the French Financial Markets Authority (Autorité des marchés 
financiers)  for  each  of  the  past  10  financial  years  are  available  on 

its  website:  total.com  (under  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.

Furthermore, 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  2019,  the  Group 
organized more than 1,000 meetings.

In  addition,  the  Group  has  a  team  dedicated  to  relationships  with 
individual shareholders. This department, which is ISO 9001 certified, 
offers a comprehensive communication package, featuring:
 – a direct line, e-mail address, and postal address (refer to point 6.6.6 

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 broadcasted at these events is available 
on the Group’s website.

With  a  dedicated  team,  the  Group  maintains  an  active  dialogue  with 
shareholders in the field of Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG). 
More  than  100  meetings  covering  these  themes  were  organized  in 
France and worldwide in 2019.

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, which is responsible for keeping the register of 
shareholders’  registered  shares.  BNP  Paribas  Securities  Services 
until January 17, 2020 and Société Générale Securities Services since 
January 20, 2020.

Registered shares

There are two forms of registration:
 – administered  registered  shares:  shares  are  registered  with  TOTAL 
through the Company’s agent, 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 the Company’s agent (sales, 
purchases,  coupons,  Shareholders’  Meeting  notices,  etc.),  so  that 
the shareholder does not need to appoint a financial intermediary.

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 29, 2019, and attended by nearly 2,000 people.

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The  documentation  on  relationships  with  individual  shareholders 
is  available  on  the  Company’s  website  (total.com,  under  Investors/
Individual shareholders).

Main advantages of registered shares

The advantages of registered shares include:
 – double voting rights if the shares are held continuously for more than 

two successive years (refer to point 7.2.4.1 of chapter 7);

 – a Nomilia customer relations center available in six languages 24/7 
by phone on +33 (0)2 51 85 67 89 (local call rate) with access to an 
advisor from Société Générale Securities Services, from Monday to 
Friday (business days) from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. GMT+1;

 – registration as a recipient of all information published by the Group 

for its shareholders;

 – the ability to join the TOTAL Shareholders’ Club by holding at least 

50 shares.

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The  advantages  of  pure  registered  shares,  in  addition  to  those  of 
administered registered shares, include:
 – no custodial fees;
 – easier placement of market orders(1) (phone, mail, fax, Internet);
 – brokerage fees of 0.19% (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  via  the 

Sharinbox site.

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  2020 financial calendar

February 6

March 30

April 30

May 29

June 29

July 30

Results of the fourth quarter and full year 2019 and Investors’ Day – Aberdeen

Ex-dividend date for the 2019 third interim dividend

Results of the first quarter 2020

2020 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in Paris

Ex-dividend date for the 2019 final dividend(a)

Results of the second quarter and first half 2020

September 22

Investors’ Day (outlook and objectives)

September 25

Ex-dividend date for the 2020 first interim dividend(b)

October 30

Results of the third quarter and first nine months of 2020

(a)  Subject to approval at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2020.
(b)  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  2021 financial calendar

January 4

March 25

May 28

June 24

Ex-dividend date for the 2020 second interim dividend(a)

Ex-dividend date for the 2020 third interim dividend(a)

2021 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in Paris

Ex-dividend date for the 2020 final dividend(b)

(a)  Subject to the Board of Directors’ decision.
(b)  Subject to approval at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on May 28, 2021.

6.6.6  Contacts

Mr. Ladislas Paszkiewicz,  
Senior Vice President of 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)207 719 7962

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: actionnaires@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: 0800 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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General  
Information

7.1 

Share capital 

7.1.1  Amount of share capital as of December 31, 2019 

7.1.2  Features of the shares 

7.1.3  Potential capital as of December 31, 2019 

7.1.4  History of changes in share capital since 2017 

7.2  Articles of incorporation and bylaws;  

other information 

7.2.1  General information concerning the Company 

7.2.2  Summary of the Company’s corporate purpose 

7.2.3  Provisions of the bylaws governing the administration and 

management bodies 

7.2.4  Rights, privileges and restrictions attached to the shares 

7.2.5  Amending shareholders’ rights 

7.2.6  Shareholders’ Meetings 

7.2.7 

Identification of the holders of bearer shares 

7.2.8  Thresholds to be declared according to the bylaws 

7.2.9  Changes in the share capital 

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7.3  Historical financial information  
and additional information 

7.3.1  2019, 2018 and 2017 Consolidated Financial Statements 

7.3.2  Statutory financial statements of TOTAL S.A. 

7.3.3  Audit of the historical financial information 

7.3.4  Additional information 

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7.1  Share capital

7.1.1  Amount of share capital as of December 31, 2019

As  of  December  31,  2019, 
to 
€6,504,702,687.50, consisting of 2,601,881,075(1) ordinary shares, with 

the  share  capital  amounted 

a  par  value  of  €2.50  per  share.  All  the  shares  issued  have  been  fully 
paid up.

7.1.2  Features of the shares

There  is  a  single  category  of  shares.  The  shares  are  registered  or  in 
bearer  form,  at  the  shareholder’s  discretion.  Double  voting  rights  are 
granted to registered shares under the conditions set out in point 7.2.4.1 
of this chapter. 

The shares are in book-entry form and registered in an account.

7.1.3  Potential capital as of December 31, 2019

The potential share capital consists of the existing share capital to which 
are added the new Total shares that could be issued in the event of (i) the 
conversion or reimbursement in shares of all the rights giving access to 

the share capital, or (ii) the exercise of all the share subscription options.
As of December 31, 2019, there were no financial instruments likely to 
result in the creation of new Total shares. 

7.1.4  History of changes in share capital since 2017

Transaction 
acknowledgment 
date

Shares created/
(canceled) 
(number of 
shares)

Fiscal year 2017

Type of transaction
(share capital increase/reduction)

Nominal 
amount of the 
transaction 
(euros)

Issue/share 
premium 
per share 
(euros)

Share capital  
after the 
transaction 
(euros)

Shares composing 
the capital after 
the transaction 
(number of shares)

January 12, 2017

2,237,918 Increase – Exercise of share 

5,594,795.00

(a)

6,075,914,655.00

2,430,365,862

subscription options in fiscal year 2016

January 12, 2017

23,206,171 Increase – Payment of the 2016 second 

58,015,427.50

39.37

6,133,930,082.50

2,453,572,033

interim dividend

April 6, 2017

19,800,590 Increase – Payment of the 2016 third 

49,501,475.00

42.14

6,183,431,557.50

2,473,372,623

interim dividend

April 26, 2017

9,532,190 Share capital increase reserved for 

23,830,475.00

35.60(b)

6,207,262,032.50

2,482,904,813

employees

June 22, 2017

17,801,936 Increase – Payment of the 2016 final 

44,504,840.00

42.36

6,251,766,872.50

2,500,706,749

dividend

October 12, 2017

25,633,559 Increase – Payment of the 2017 first 

64,083,897.50

38.62

6,315,850,770.00

2,526,340,308

interim dividend

(a)   The shares created result from the exercise of share subscription options in fiscal year 2016 under the 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 share subscription options plans. The issue premiums 

corresponding to the creation of these shares under the 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 plans respectively amount to €40.40, €37.40, €35.70 and €30.50.

(b)   Only the 9,350,220 shares subscribed by the employees as part of the share capital increase included an issue premium. The 181,970 shares created for the matching contribution, in the form 

of free shares pursuant to Article L. 3332-21 of the French Labor Code, did not include an issue premium.

(1) 

 Based on the number of shares composing the share capital as of December 31, 2019, published by the Company in accordance with article 223-16 of the General Regulation of the French 
Financial Markets Authority.

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Share capital

Transaction 
acknowledgment 
date

Shares created/
(canceled) 
(number of 
shares)

Fiscal year 2018

Type of transaction
(share capital increase/reduction)

Nominal 
amount of the 
transaction 
(euros)

Issue/share 
premium 
per share 
(euros)

Share capital  
after the 
transaction 
(euros)

Shares composing 
the capital after 
the transaction 
(number of shares)

January 11, 2018

2,649,308 Increase – Exercise of share 

6,623,270.00

(a)

6,322,474,040.00

2,528,989,616

subscription options in fiscal year 2017

January 11, 2018

7,087,904 Increase – Payment of the 2017 second 

17,719,760.00

44.05 6,340,193,800.00

2,536,077,520

interim dividend

March 8, 2018

97,522,593 Increase – Consideration for the 

243,806,482.50

40.70 6,584,000,282.50

2,633,600,113

contribution of Mærsk Olie og Gas A/S 
shares

April 9, 2018

15,559,601 Increase – Payment of the 2017 third 

38,899,002.50

43.20 6,622,899,285.00

2,649,159,714

interim dividend

May 3, 2018

9,354,889 Share capital increase reserved for 

23,387,222.50

34.70(b)

6,646,286,507.50

2,658,514,603

employees

June 28, 2018

5,798,335 Increase – Payment of the 2017 final 

14,495,837.50

49.53 6,660,782,345.00

2,664,312,938

dividend

October 12, 2018

18,783,197 Increase – Payment of the 2018 first 

46,957,992.50

50.45

6,707,740,337.50

2,683,096,135

interim dividend

December 12, 
2018

(44,590,699) Reduction – Cancellation of treasury 

(111,476,747.50)

n/a 6,596,263,590.00

2,638,505,436

shares

(a)   The shares created result from the exercise of share subscription options in fiscal year 2017 under the 2009, 2010 and 2011 share subscription options plans.
(b)   Only the 9,174,817 shares subscribed by the employees as part of the share capital increase included an issue premium. The 180,072 shares created for the matching contribution, in the form 

of free shares pursuant to Article L. 3332-21 of the French Labor Code, did not include an issue premium.

Transaction 
acknowledgment 
date

Shares created/
(canceled) 
(number of 
shares)

Fiscal year 2019

Type of transaction
(share capital increase/reduction)

Nominal 
amount of the 
transaction 
(euros)

Issue/share 
premium 
per share 
(euros)

Share capital  
after the 
transaction 
(euros)

Shares composing 
the capital after 
the transaction 
(number of shares)

January 14, 2019

2,096,571 Increase – Exercise of share 

5,241,427.50

(a)

6,601,505,017.50

2,640,602,007

subscription options in fiscal year 2018

January 14, 2019

1,212,767 Increase – Payment of the 2018 second 

3,031,917.50

45.77 6,604,536,935.00

2,641,814,774

interim dividend

April 8, 2019

14,864,169 Increase – Payment of the 2018 third 

37,160,422.50

46.80

6,641,697,357.50

2,656,678,943

interim dividend

June 6, 2019

10,047,337 Share capital increase reserved for 

25,118,342.50

37.60(b)

6,666,815,700.00

2,666,726,280

employees

October 29, 2019

264,230 Increase – Exercise of share 

660,575.00

30.50(c)

6,667,476,275.00

2,666,990,510

subscription options in fiscal year 2019

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December 11, 
2019

(65,109,435) Reduction – Cancellation of treasury 

(162,773,587.50)

n/a

6,504,702,687.50

2,601,881,075

shares

(a)   The shares created result from the exercise of share subscription options in fiscal year 2018 under the 2010 and 2011 share subscription options plans.
(b)   Only the 9,845,111 shares subscribed by the employees as part of the share capital increase included an issue premium. The 202,226 shares created for the matching contribution, in the form 

of free shares pursuant to Article L. 3332-21 of the French Labor Code, did not include an issue premium.

(c)   The shares created result from the exercise of share subscription options in fiscal year 2019 under the 2011 share subscription options plan.

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7.2   Articles of incorporation and bylaws;  

other information

The Board of Directors has decided to submit to the Annual Shareholders’ 
Meeting  on  May  29,  2020  a  project  to  transform  TOTAL  S.A.  into  a 
European  company  (Societas  Europaea  or  SE).  The  legal  status  of 
a European company is common to all the countries in the European 
Union and is used by an increasing number of companies in France and 
in Europe. This status will better reflect the economic and social reality 
of the Group and fully recognize its European dimension. The Group has 
a strong European presence, with activities in 25 European countries, 
representing more than 60% of its employees and more than 70% of 
the Group’s sales.

The conversion of TOTAL S.A. into a European company will have no 
impact on its governance, activities, tax affairs, the organization of the 
Company, where it is listed or the location of the head office, which will 
remain in France. The Company bylaws that are amended as a result 
of this conversion project, which will be submitted to the Shareholders’ 
Meeting on May 29, 2020, will also include various adaptations, related 
in  particular  to  the  French  law  n°2019-486  of  May  22,  2019  on  the 
growth  and  the  transformation  of  businesses,  known  as  the  “Pacte” 
law,  particularly  with  regard  to  the  participation  of  employees  in  the 
Company’s Board of Directors.

7.2.1  General information concerning the Company

The Company’s name is TOTAL S.A.

TOTAL  S.A.  is  a  French  limited  liability  company  (société  anonyme). 
The  headquarters  are  located  at  2,  place  Jean  Millier,  La  Défense  6, 
92400  Courbevoie,  France.  It  is  registered  in  the  Nanterre  Trade  and 
Companies Register under No. 542 051 180.

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.

LEI (Legal Entity Identifier): 529900S21EQ1BO4ESM68.

EC Registration Number: FR 59 542 051 180.

APE  Code  (NAF):  111Z  until  January  7,  2008;  7010Z  since  January  8, 
2008.

The Company’s bylaws are on file with K.L. Associés, Notaries in Paris.
The telephone number is +33 (0)1 47 44 45 46 and its internet address 
is total.com(1).

7.2.2  Summary of the Company’s corporate purpose

The  purpose  of  the  Company  is,  directly  and  indirectly  all  activities 
relating to production and distribution of all forms of energy, to search for 
and extract mining deposits in all countries, particularly hydrocarbons in 
all forms, and to perform industrial refining, transport, processing and 
trading  in  said  materials  as  well  as  their  derivatives  and  by-products,  

as well as all activities relating to the chemicals sector in all of its forms 
and  to  the  rubber  sector.  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 preselected 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  Social  and  Economic  Committee  (previously 
Central Works Council). Where the number of directors appointed by the 

Shareholders’ Meeting is greater than 12(2), a second director representing 
the  employees  is  designated  by  the  Company’s  Central  Social  and 
Economic Committee. Law n°2019-486 of May 22, 2019 on the growth 
and  transformation  of  businesses  amended  Article  L.  225-27-1  of  the 
French Commercial Code to reduce to eight the number of directors over 
which  a  second  director  representing  employees  must  be  appointed. 
TOTAL S.A.’s bylaws are expected to be amended accordingly at the 
Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2020. 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.

Information on total.com does not form part of the Universal Registration Document unless that information is incorporated by reference into it.

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(2)    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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7.2.3.2  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.

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 directors 
representing the employees are not required to be shareholders.

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.

7.2.3.7  Form of management

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.

7.2.3.4   Minimum interest in the Company held by 

directors

Each  director  (other  than  the  director  representing  the  employee 
shareholders or the directors 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,  

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. Since that date, Mr. Pouyanné has held 
the  position  of  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  TOTAL  S.A. 
After his term of office as director was renewed for a three-year period 
at the Shareholders’ Meeting on June 1, 2018, the Board of Directors 
reappointed  Mr.  Pouyanné  as  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer 
of  TOTAL  S.A.  for  the  same  period.  For  additional  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, as well as the bylaws.

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.

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 

Additionally, 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.

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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.

(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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7.2.4.3  Fractional rights

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.

 – the  amounts  set  by  the  Shareholders’  Meeting  in  order  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.

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 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 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,  as  well  as  all  provisions  for  commercial  
and industrial contingencies.

From  this  profit,  minus  prior  losses,  if  any,  the  following  items  are 
deducted in the order indicated:
 – 5% to constitute the legal reserve fund, until said fund reaches 10% 

of the share capital;

7.2.5  Amending shareholders’ rights

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 five-year period  
are forfeited to the French State.

Any amendment to the bylaws must be approved or authorized by the 
Shareholders’  Meeting  voting  with  the  quorum  and  majority  required 

by  the  laws  and  regulations  governing  Extraordinary  Shareholders’ 
Meetings.

7.2.6  Shareholders’ Meetings

Refer  to  point  4.4.3  of  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  an  immediate  or  future  voting  right  at  the 
Company’s Shareholders’ Meetings.

Law n° 2019-486 of May 22, 2019 on the growth and transformation of 
businesses amended Article L. 228-2 of the French Commercial Code to 
stipulate that this ability to make use of the procedure is a matter of law, 
and any provision of the bylaws to the contrary shall be deemed unwritten.

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 as from the crossing of each threshold, 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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7.3   Historical financial information  
and additional information

7.3.1  2019, 2018 and 2017 Consolidated Financial Statements

The  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  of  TOTAL  S.A.  for  the  years 
ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 were prepared in accordance 
with  International  Financial  Reporting  Standards  (IFRS)  as  issued  by 

the  International  Accounting  Standards  Board  (IASB)  and  as  adopted  
by the European Union.

7.3.2  Statutory financial statements of TOTAL S.A.

The  statutory  financial  statements  of  TOTAL  S.A.  as  parent  company  
for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 were prepared 

in accordance with applicable French accounting standards.

7.3.3  Audit of the historical financial information

The Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year 2019 presented 
in chapter 8 of this Universal Registration Document were certified by the 
Company’s statutory auditors. A translation into English for information 
purposes  only  of  the  statutory  auditors’  report  on  the  Consolidated 
Financial Statements is provided in point 8.1 of chapter 8.

The statutory financial statements of TOTAL S.A. as parent company for 
the fiscal year 2019 presented in chapter 10 of this Universal Registration 
Document  were  also  certified  by  the  Company’s  statutory  auditors.  
A translation into English for information purposes only of the statutory 
auditors’  report  on  the  2019  parent  company  financial  statements  is 
provided in point 10.1 of chapter 10.

Pursuant  to  Article  19  of  EU  2017/1129  dated  June  14,  2017  and  to 
the  Commission  delegated  regulation  EU  2019/980,  the  following  are 
incorporated by reference in this Universal Registration Document:

 – The statutory and Consolidated Financial Statements for fiscal year 
2018, together with the statutory auditors’ reports on the statutory 
and Consolidated Financial Statements presented on pages 250 and 
398 of the French version of the Registration Document for fiscal year 
2018 which was filed with the French Financial Markets Authority on 
March 20, 2019 (and a translation for information purposes only is 
reproduced  on  pages  234  and  378  of  the  English  version  of  such 
Registration Document); and

 – The statutory and Consolidated Financial Statements for fiscal year 
2017,  together  with  the  statutory  auditors’  reports  on  the  statutory 
and Consolidated Financial Statements presented on pages 234 and 
378 of the French version of the Registration Document for fiscal year 
2017 which was filed with the French Financial Markets Authority on 
March 16, 2018 (and a translation for information purposes only is 
reproduced  on  pages  206  and  347  of  the  English  version  of  such 
Registration Document).

7.3.4  Additional information

Financial  information  other  than  that  contained  in  chapters  8  or  10  of 
this  Universal  Registration  Document,  in  particular  ratios,  statistical 
data  or  other  calculated  data,  which  are  used  to  describe  the  Group 
or its business performance, is not extracted from the audited financial 
statements of the issuer. Except where otherwise stated, this additional 
information is based on internal Company data.

In  particular,  the  supplemental  oil  and  gas  information  provided  in 
chapter 9 of this Universal Registration Document is not extracted from 
the audited financial statements of the issuer and was not audited by the 
Company’s statutory auditors. This additional information was prepared 
by  the  Company  based  on  information  available  to  it,  using  its  own 
calculations or estimates and taking into account the U.S. standards to 
which the Company is subject for this kind of information as a result of 
the listing of its shares (in the form of ADRs) on the NYSE.

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8.1  

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Consolidated Financial Statements  

8.2   Consolidated statement of income 

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286 

8.3  

 Consolidated statement of comprehensive income  287 

8.4   Consolidated balance sheet  

8.5   Consolidated statement of cash flow  

8.6  

 Consolidated statement of changes in  
shareholders’ equity 

288 

289

290 

8.7  

 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

291 

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8.1   Statutory auditors’ report on the  
consolidated financial statements

To the Annual General Meeting of TOTAL S.A.,

Opinion

In compliance with the engagement entrusted to us by your Annual General Meeting, we have audited the accompanying consolidated financial 
statements of TOTAL S.A. for the year ended December 31, 2019.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements give a true and fair view of the assets and liabilities and of the financial position of the Group  
as at December 31, 2019 and of the results of its operations for the year then ended in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards 
as adopted by the European Union.

The audit opinion expressed above is consistent with our report to the Audit Committee.

Basis for Opinion 

Audit Framework

We conducted our audit in accordance with professional standards applicable in France. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained  
is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Statutory Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial 
Statements section of our report.

Independence

We conducted our audit engagement in compliance with independence rules applicable to us, for the period from January 1, 2019 to the date of  
our report and specifically we did not provide any prohibited non-audit services referred to in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 537/2014 or in the 
French Code of Ethics (Code de déontologie) for statutory auditors.

Emphasis of Matter 

We draw attention to the following matter described in Note “Basis of preparation of the consolidated financial statements” to the consolidated 
financial statements relating to the change in accounting method regarding the first-time application of IFRS 16 “Leases”. Our opinion is not modified 
in respect of this matter.

Justification of Assessments – Key Audit Matters

In accordance with the requirements of Articles L. 823-9 and R. 823-7 of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce) relating to the justification 
of our assessments, we inform you of the key audit matters relating to risks of material misstatement that, in our professional judgment, were of most 
significance in our audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period, as well as how we addressed those risks.

These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the consolidated financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, 
and we do not provide a separate opinion on specific items of the consolidated financial statements.

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Evaluation  of  the  impairment  of  non-current  assets  of  exploration  and  production  activities  (property,  plant  and  equipment  
and  proved  and  unproved  mineral  interests)  of  the  Exploration  &  Production  and  Integrated  Gas  Renewables  Power  segments  
(“E&P and iGRP segments”)

Risk identified

Our response

As  discussed  in  Notes  7.1,  7.2,  and  3  to  the  consolidated  financial 
statements  as  at  December  31,  2019,  the  non-current  assets  of 
exploration  and  production  activities  of  the  E&P  and  iGRP  segments 
are  mainly  comprised  of  proved  properties  and  work  in  progress  of 
exploration  and  production  activities  (MUSD  91,424),  proved  mineral 
interests  (MUSD  7,225),  unproved  mineral  interests  (MUSD  15,580),  
and  a  portion  of  the  MUSD  22,902  balance  of  investments  and  loans  
in equity affiliates.

The Group performs impairment tests on these assets as soon as any 
indication of impairment exists. The testing method is described in Note 
3.D to the consolidated financial statements. The Group assesses the 
recoverable amount of the E&P and iGRP segments’ non-current assets 
of  exploration  and  production  activities  based  on  the  cash-generating 
units that includes all the hydrocarbon sites and industrial assets involved 
in  the  production,  processing  and  extraction  of  hydrocarbons.  The 
recoverable amount is measured for each cash-generating unit, taking 
into  account  the  economic  business  environment  and  the  Group’s 
operating plans. The primary assumptions used by the Group to measure 
the  recoverable  amount  include  the  future  price  of  hydrocarbons,  the 
operational costs, the estimates of oil and gas reserves, and the after-tax 
discount rate. 

We  identified  the  evaluation  of  the  impairment  of  the  E&P  and  iGRP 
segments’  non-current  assets  of  exploration  and  production  activities 
as a critical audit matter because evaluating the Group’s assumptions 
discussed above involved a high degree of subjective auditor judgment. 
Specifically,  such  evaluation  required  the  consideration  of  evidence 
that  corroborates  the  Group’s  assumptions  and  evidence  that  might 
contradict  the  assumptions,  such  as  publicly  available  industry 
information.

The  primary  procedures  we  performed  to  address  this  critical  audit 
matter included the following.
 – We  obtained  an  understanding,  evaluated  the  design,  and  tested 
the  operating  effectiveness  of  certain  controls  over  the  Group’s 
processes to address the risks of material misstatement relating to 
the evaluation of the impairment of the E&P and iGRP segments’ non-
current assets of exploration and production activities. This included 
testing certain controls over the Group’s determination of the primary 
assumptions underlying the recoverable amount, such as the future 
price  of  hydrocarbons,  the  estimates  of  hydrocarbon  reserves,  the 
operational costs, and the after-tax discount rate.

 – We  considered  whether  there  was  an  indication  of  impairment  for 
these assets, such as an expected severe decline of production, a new 
tax law enacted, or an expected impact of new price assumptions.
 – We compared the primary assumptions to those included in analyses, 
budgets and forecasts of the Group and approved by the Executive 
Committee and the Board of Directors.

 – We also compared the hydrocarbon pricing scenarios used by the 
Group to publicly available industry information (International Energy 
Agency).

 – We agreed oil production profiles to the proved and probable reserves 

established as part of the Group’s internal procedures.

 – We evaluated the reasonableness of the future operational costs by 
calculating ratios over production and comparing them over time or 
to those of other similar assets.

 – With  the  assistance  of  valuation  specialists,  we  performed  an 
independent re-calculation of the after-tax discount rate used, which 
we compared with the rates calculated by major financial analysts. 
In addition.

 – We assessed the consistency of the tax rates used with the applicable 

tax schemes and the oil agreements in force.

Effect of estimated proved and proved developed hydrocarbon reserves on the depreciation of oil and gas assets of production 
activities of the of the Exploration & Production and Integrated Gas Renewables Power segments (“E&P and iGRP segments”)

Risk identified

Our response

As discussed in Note “Major judgments and accounting estimates” to 
the consolidated financial statements, the proved reserves and proved 
developed  reserves  are  used  by  the  Group  in  the  successful  efforts 
method to account for its oil and gas activities. Notes 7.1 and 7.2 to the 
consolidated  financial  statements  outline  that  under  such  method,  oil  
and  gas  assets  are  depreciated  using  the  unit-of-production  method. 
The  unit-of-production  method  is  based  on  proved  and  proved 
developed  reserves.  Those  reserves  are  estimated  by  the  Group’s 
petroleum engineers in accordance with industry practice and Securities 
and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations. 

The  primary  assumptions  used  by  the  Group  to  estimate  the  proved 
and proved developed reserves include the following: geoscience and 
engineering  data  used  to  determine  deposit  quantities;  contractual 
arrangements that determine the Group’s share of the reserves; and the 
12-month average price based on the SEC regulations.  

We  identified  the  effect  of  estimated  proved  and  proved  developed 
hydrocarbon  reserves  on  the  depreciation  of  oil  and  gas  assets  of 
production activities of the E&P and iGRP segments as a critical audit 
matter  because  evaluating  the  Group’s  aforementioned  assumptions 
involved a high degree of complex auditor judgment due to the inherent 
uncertainty and nature of such assumptions.

The  primary  procedures  we  performed  to  address  this  critical  audit 
matter included the following.
 – We  obtained  an  understanding,  evaluated  the  design,  and  tested 
the  operating  effectiveness  of  certain  controls  over  the  Group’s 
processes  to  address  the  risks  of  material  misstatement  in  the 
depreciation  of  oil  and  gas  assets  of  production  activities  of  the 
E&P and iGRP segments relating to the effect of estimated proved 
and proved developed hydrocarbon reserves. This included testing 
certain  controls  over  management’s  determination  and  review  of 
deposit  quantities  and  the  modeling  of  contractual  arrangements 
that determine the Group’s share of proved and proved developed 
hydrocarbon reserves.

 – We  assessed  the  qualifications  and  objectivity  of  the  Group’s 
petroleum  engineers  responsible  for  estimating  reserves  and 
analyzed the main changes in proved and proved developed reserves 
compared to the last fiscal year.

 – We  compared  the  2019  forecasted  production  to  2019  actual 

production.

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 – We 

inspected  evidence 

that 
determine  the  Group’s  share  of  the  proved  and  proved  developed 
hydrocarbon reserves through the expiration of the contracts.

from  contractual  arrangements 

 – We  evaluated  the  Group’s  assessment,  where  appropriate,  of  the 
reasons leading the Group to believe that the renewal of contractual 
arrangements is reasonably certain. 

 – In addition, we assessed the compliance of the Group’s methodology 
to estimate proved and proved developed hydrocarbon reserves of 
the E&P and iGRP segments with the SEC regulations, particularly 
with regard to the average annual reference prices used to measure 
the value of proved and proved developed reserves.

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Specific verifications 

We have also performed, in accordance with professional standards applicable in France, the specific verifications required by laws and regulations 
of the Group’s information in the management report of the Board of Directors.

We have no matters to report as to its fair presentation and its consistency with the consolidated financial statements.

We attest that the consolidated non-financial statement provided for by Article L. 225-102-1 of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce) 
is  included  in  the  Group’s  management  report,  it  being  specified  that,  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  Article  L.  823-10  of  said  Code,  
we have verified neither the fair presentation nor the consistency with the consolidated financial statements of the information contained therein.  
This information should be reported on by an independent third party.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

Appointment of the Statutory Auditors

We were appointed as statutory auditors of TOTAL S.A. by the annual general meeting held on May 13, 1998 for KPMG S.A. (replacing CCAS, 
appointed in 1986, a firm acquired by KPMG S.A. in 1997) and on May 14, 2004 for ERNST & YOUNG Audit.

As at December 31, 2019, KPMG S.A. was in its 22nd year of total uninterrupted engagement and ERNST & YOUNG Audit in its 16th year of total 
uninterrupted engagement.

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Consolidated Financial Statements

Management  is  responsible  for  the  preparation  and  fair  presentation  of  the  consolidated  financial  statements  in  accordance  with  International 
Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable 
the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. 

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, 
disclosing,  as  applicable,  matters  related  to  going  concern  and  using  the  going  concern  basis  of  accounting  unless  it  is  expected  to  liquidate  
the Company or to cease operations. 

The Audit Committee is responsible for monitoring the financial reporting process and the effectiveness of internal control and risks management 
systems and where applicable, its internal audit, regarding the accounting and financial reporting procedures.

The consolidated financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors.

Statutory Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements 

Objectives and audit approach

Our role is to issue a report on the consolidated financial statements. Our objective is to obtain reasonable assura²nce about whether the consolidated 
financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an 
audit conducted in accordance with professional standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from 
fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions 
of users taken on the basis of these consolidated financial statements. 

As specified in Article L.823-10-1 of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce), our statutory audit does not include assurance on the viability 
of the Company or the quality of management of the affairs of the Company.

As part of an audit conducted in accordance with professional standards applicable in France, the statutory auditor exercises professional judgment 
throughout the audit and furthermore: 
 – Identifies and assesses the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, designs and 
performs audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtains audit evidence considered to be sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for 
his opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve 
collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. 

 – Obtains an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, 

but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the internal control. 

 – Evaluates the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by 

management in the consolidated financial statements. 

 – Assesses  the  appropriateness  of  management’s  use  of  the  going  concern  basis  of  accounting  and,  based  on  the  audit  evidence  obtained, 
whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a 
going concern. This assessment is based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of his audit report. However, future events or conditions 
may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern. If the statutory auditor concludes that a material uncertainty exists, there is a 
requirement to draw attention in the audit report to the related disclosures in the consolidated financial statements or, if such disclosures are not 
provided or inadequate, to modify the opinion expressed therein. 

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 – Evaluates the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements and assesses whether these statements represent the underlying 

transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation. 

 – Obtains sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within the Group to express an 
opinion on the consolidated financial statements. The statutory auditor is responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the audit 
of the consolidated financial statements and for the opinion expressed on these consolidated financial statements. 

Report to the Audit Committee

We submit to the Audit Committee a report which includes in particular a description of the scope of the audit and the audit program implemented, 
as well as the results of our audit. We also report significant deficiencies, if any, in internal control regarding the accounting and financial reporting 
procedures that we have identified.

Our report to the Audit Committee includes the risks of material misstatement that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in the 
audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period and which are therefore the key audit matters that we are required to describe  
in this report. 

We also provide the Audit Committee with the declaration provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No. 537/2014, confirming our independence 
within the meaning of the rules applicable in France, as set out in particular in Articles L.822-10 to L.822-14 of the French Commercial Code (Code de 
commerce) and in the French Code of Ethics (Code de déontologie) for statutory auditors. Where appropriate, we discuss with the Audit Committee 
the risks that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and the related safeguards. 

Paris-La Défense, March 18, 2020

The Statutory Auditors
French original signed by

KPMG Audit
A Division of KPMG S.A.

ERNST & YOUNG Audit

Jacques-François Lethu
Partner

Eric Jacquet
Partner

Laurent Vitse
Partner

Céline Eydieu-Boutté
Partner

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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)

200,316

209,363

2019

2018

(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)

(24,067)

176,249

(116,221)

(27,255)

(785)

(15,731)

1,163

(1,192)

(2,333)

(19)

(2,352)

792

(764)

3,406

(5,872)

11,438

11,267

171

4.20

4.17

(25,257)

184,106

(125,816)

(27,484)

(797)

(13,992)

1,838

(1,273)

(1,933)

(188)

(2,121)

1,120

(685)

3,170

(6,516)

11,550

11,446

104

4.27

4.24

2017

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)

3.36

3.34

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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 

Change in fair value of investments in equity instruments

Tax effect

(Note 10)

(Note 15)

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 

Variation of foreign currency basis spread

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 15)

(Note 8)

(Note 9)

2019

11,438

(192)

142

53

(1,533)

(1,530)

740

–

(599)

1

408

(3)

202

749

(781)

10,657

10,418

239

2018

11,550

(12)

–

13

(4,022)

(4,021)

1,113

–

25

(80)

(540)

(5)

14

527

(3,494)

8,056

8,021

35

2017

8,299

823

–

(390)

9,316

9,749

(2,578)

7

324

–

(677)

–

(100)

(3,024)

6,725

15,024

15,312

(288)

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Consolidated balance sheet

8.4  Consolidated balance sheet

TOTAL

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

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)

116,778

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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(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)

2019

2018

2017

33,178

116,408

27,122

1,778

912

6,216

2,415

28,922

113,324

23,444

1,421

680

6,663

2,509

14,587

109,397

22,103

1,727

679

5,206

3,984

188,029

176,963

157,683

17,132

18,488

17,013

3,992

27,352

1,288

85,265

273,294

14,880

17,270

14,724

3,654

27,907

1,364

79,799

256,762

16,520

14,893

14,210

3,393

33,185

2,747

84,948

242,631

2019

2018

2017

8,123

121,170

(11,503)

(1,012)

2,527

119,305

11,858

3,501

20,613

47,773

83,745

28,394

25,749

14,819

487

795

(Note 11)

(Note 10)

(Note 12)

(Note 15)

(Note 5)

(Note 15)

(Note 15)

(Note 2)

8,227

120,569

(11,313)

(1,843)

115,640

2,474

118,114

11,490

3,363

21,432

40,129

76,414

26,134

22,246

13,306

478

70

70,244

273,294

62,234

256,762

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

8.5  Consolidated statement of cash flow

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

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)

2019

2018

2017

11,438

16,401

(58)

(614)

(1,083)

(1,718)

319

11,550

14,584

(887)

(930)

(826)

769

443

8,299

16,611

(384)

(2,598)

42

827

(478)

24,685

24,703

22,319

Intangible assets and property, plant and equipment additions

(Note 7)

(11,810)

(17,080)

(13,767)

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:
– Parent company shareholders

– Treasury shares

Dividends paid:

– Parent company shareholders

– Non-controlling interests

Net 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 

(Note 9)

(Note 9)

(Note 15)

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

(Note 15)

(4,748)

(1,618)

(1,061)

(3,379)

(1,108)

(618)

(800)

(1,368)

(961)

(19,237)

(22,185)

(16,896)

527

158

349

1,026

2,060

3,716

12

1,444

2,067

7,239

1,036

2,909

294

1,025

5,264

(17,177)

(14,946)

(11,632)

452

(2,810)

498

(4,328)

519

–

(6,641)

(4,913)

(2,643)

(115)

–

(371)

10

8,131

(5,829)

(536)

(7,709)

(201)

(354)

27,907

27,352

(97)

–

(325)

(622)

649

(3,990)

(797)

(141)

–

(276)

(4)

2,277

(7,175)

1,903

(13,925)

(5,540)

(4,168)

(1,110)

33,185

27,907

5,147

3,441

24,597

33,185

8

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Consolidated statement of changes in shareholders’ equity

8.6   Consolidated statement of  

changes in shareholders’ equity

TOTAL

(M$) 

AS OF JANUARY 1, 2017

Net income 2017
Other comprehensive income
Comprehensive income

Dividend 
Issuance of common shares
Purchase of treasury shares
Sale of treasury shares(a)
Share-based payments
Share cancellation
Net issuance (repayment) of perpetual 
subordinated notes
Payments on perpetual subordinated notes
Other operations with non-controlling interests
Other items
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017

Net income 2018
Other comprehensive income
Comprehensive income

Dividend
Issuance of common shares
Purchase of treasury shares
Sale of treasury shares(a)
Share-based payments
Share cancellation
Net issuance (repayment) of perpetual 
subordinated notes
Payments on perpetual subordinated notes
Other operations with non-controlling interests
Other items
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018

Net income 2019
Other comprehensive income
Comprehensive income

Dividend
Issuance of common shares
Purchase of treasury shares
Sale of treasury shares(a)
Share-based payments
Share cancellation
Net issuance (repayment) of perpetual 
subordinated notes
Payments on perpetual subordinated notes
Other operations with non-controlling 
interests
Other items
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019

(a)  Treasury shares related to the restricted stock grants.

Changes in equity are detailed in Note 9.

290

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

Common shares issued

Number Amount

Paid-in 
surplus 
and 
retained 
earnings

Currency 
translation 
adjust-
ment

Treasury shares

Number Amount

Share-
holders’ 
equity - 
Group 
share

Non-
contro-
lling 
interests

Total 
share-
holders' 
equity

2,430,365,862

7,604 105,547

(13,871)

(10,587,822)

(600)

98,680

2,894 101,574

–
–
–

–
98,623,754
–
–
–
–

–
–
–

–
278
–
–
–
–

8,631
718
9,349

(6,992)
4,431
–
(142)
151
–

–
5,963
5,963

–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
2,211,066
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–
142
–
–

8,631
6,681
15,312

(6,992)
4,709
–
–
151
–

(332)
44
(288)

8,299
6,725
15,024

(141)
–
–
–
–
–

(7,133)
4,709
–
–
151
–

–
–
–
–
2,528,989,616

–
–
–
–

–
(302)
(8)
6
7,882 112,040

–
–
–

–
156,203,090
–
–
–
(44,590,699)

–
–
–

–
476
–
–
–
(131)

11,446
(20)
11,426

(7,881)
8,366
–
(240)
294
(2,572)

–
–
–
–
2,640,602,007

–
–
–
–

–
(315)
(517)
(32)
8,227 120,569

–
–
–

–
26,388,503
–
–
–
(65,109,435)

–
–
–

–
74
–
–
–
(178)

11,267
(659)
10,608

(7,730)
1,265
–
(219)
207
(3,244)

–
–
–
–
(7,908)

–
(3,405)
(3,405)

–
–
–
–
(8,376,756)

–
–
–
–

–
(302)
(8)
6
(458) 111,556

–
–
4
12

–
(302)
(4)
18
2,481 114,037

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–
–
– (72,766,481)
4,079,257
–
–
–
44,590,699
–

–
–
(4,328)
240
–
2,703

11,446
(3,425)
8,021

(7,881)
8,842
(4,328)
–
294
–

104
(69)
35

(97)
–
–
–
–
–

11,550
(3,494)
8,056

(7,978)
8,842
(4,328)
–
294
–

–
–
–
–
(11,313)

–
(190)
(190)

–
–
–
–
(32,473,281)

–
–
–
–

–
(315)
(517)
(32)
(1,843) 115,640

–
–
(99)
154

–
(315)
(616)
122
2,474 118,114

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–
–
– (52,389,336)
4,278,948
–
–
–
65,109,435
–

–
–
(2,810)
219
–
3,422

11,267
(849)
10,418

(7,730)
1,339
(2,810)
–
207
–

171
68
239

(115)
–
–
–
–
–

11,438
(781)
10,657

(7,845)
1,339
(2,810)
–
207
–

–
–

–
–

(4)
(353)

–
–

–
–

–
–

(4)
(353)

–
–

(4)
(353)

–
–
2,601,881,075

–
–
8,123

55
16
121,170

–
–
(11,503)

–
–
(15,474,234)

–
–

55
16
(1,012) 116,778

(42)
(29)

13
(13)
2,527 119,305

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

8.7  Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

On February 5, 2020, the Board of Directors established and authorized the publication of the Consolidated Financial Statements of TOTAL S.A.  
for the year ended December 31, 2019, which will be submitted for approval to the Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on May 29, 2020.

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  

NOTE 5   Main items related to operating activities  

NOTE 6   Other items from operating activities  

NOTE 7  

Intangible and tangible assets  

NOTE 8  

Equity affiliates, other investments and related parties  

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  

NOTE 15   Financial structure and financial costs  

NOTE 16  Financial instruments related to commodity contracts 

NOTE 17  Post closing events  

NOTE 18  Consolidation scope  

292

292

293

293

295

296

308

308

314

315

320

326

336

340

342

344

349

352

370

375

375

8

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291

8

Consolidated Financial Statements

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 
IASB (International Accounting Standard Board) as of December 31, 2019.

The  accounting  principles  applied  for  the  consolidated  financial 
statements  at  December  31,  2019,  were  the  same  as  those  that 
were  used  for  the  financial  statements  at  December  31,  2018,  with 
the exception of those texts or amendments that must be applied for 
periods beginning January 1, 2019.

First-time application of IFRS 16 “Leases”

As part of the first application of IFRS 16 “Leases” as of January 1, 2019, 
the Group: 
 – applied the simplified retrospective transition method, accounting for 
the cumulative effect of the initial application of the standard at the 
date of first application, without restating the comparative periods;
 – used the following simplification measures provided by the standard 

in the transitional provisions:
 – exclusion of contracts that the Group had not previously identified 

as containing a lease under IAS 17 and IFRIC 4,

 – exclusion of leases whose term ends within 12 months of the date 

of first application;

 – recognized each lease component as a separate lease, separately 

from non-lease components of the lease (services);

 – applied the two exemptions of the standard on short-term leases and 

leases of low-value assets.

The impact of the application of this standard as at January 1, 2019 is 
$5,698 million on fixed assets, $(5,505) million on net debt and $(193) 
million on other assets and liabilities. The weighted average incremental 
borrowing rate of 4.5% at transition date was determined on the basis of 
the initial duration of the contracts.

The impact on fixed assets is broken down as follows:

(in M$)

Right of use of buildings

Right of use of machinery, plant and equipment 
(including transportation equipment)

Other right of use

Total

2,278

2,632

788

5,698

Other  information  related  to  the  application  of  IFRS  16  “Leases”  are 
presented in note 13.2 “Leases”.

Further to the review of leases entered into as part of joint operations, in 
accordance with the IFRS Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) decision, all 
liabilities related to such leases have been recognized as at September 
30,  2019  when  the  group  has  primary  responsibility  of  the  lease 
payments. When the right of use of the asset is jointly controlled by the 
group and the other partners, a financial receivable has been recognized 
for the portion of the asset transferred to the partners.

First-time application of IFRIC 23, “Uncertainty over 
Income Tax Treatments”

IFRIC  23  “Uncertainty  over 

The  Group  applied 
Income  Tax 
Treatments” as of January 1st 2019. IFRIC 23 clarifies application of the 
recognition, measurement and presentation of IAS 12 “Income Taxes” 
provisions, when there is uncertainty over income tax treatments under 
that standard.

The effect of the first application of the standard on the Group’s financial 
statements, as at January 1, 2019, is non-material.

Major judgments and accounting estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS for the 
closing as of December 31, 2019 requires the executive management to 
make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the information 
reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes thereto.

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. 

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. 

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 
indicates  that  renewal  is  reasonably  certain,  regardless  of  whether 
deterministic or probabilistic methods are used for the estimation. 

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”.

292

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 1

Impairment of property, plant and equipment, intangible 
assets and goodwill

As  part  of  the  determination  of  the  recoverable  value  of  assets  for 
impairment (IAS36), 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  renewable  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 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  impairment  and  the  method  applied  are  described  in  Note  3 
“Business segment information”.

Asset  retirement  obligations  and  the  method  used  are  described  in  
Note 12 “Provisions and other non-current liabilities”.

Employee benefits

Income Taxes

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 advice. 
The discount rate is reviewed quarterly.

Payroll,  staff  and  employee  benefits  obligations  and  the  method 
applied are described in Note 10 “Payroll, staff and employee benefits 
obligations”.

A tax liability is recognized when in application of a tax regulation, a future 
payment 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

1.1  Accounting policies

A)  Principles of consolidation

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.

8

Entities that are directly controlled by the parent company or indirectly 
controlled by other consolidated entities are fully consolidated.

All internal balances, transactions and income are eliminated.

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), 

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.

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 1

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:
 – 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 elements 
of  the  assets  and  liabilities.  After  having  completed  such  additional 
analysis, any negative goodwill is recorded as income.

(i)  Monetary transactions

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.

(ii)  Translation of financial statements 

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  in 
shareholders’  equity  under  “Currency  translation  adjustments”  (for 
the Group share) or under “Non-controlling interests” (for the share of 
non-controlling interests) as deemed appropriate.

Non-controlling  interests  are  measured  either  at  their  proportionate 
share in the net assets of the acquired company or at fair value. 

1.2   Significant accounting policies applicable in 

the future

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.

interpretations  published  respectively  by  the 
The  standards  or 
International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the International 
Financial  Reporting  Standards  Interpretations  Committee  (IFRS  IC) 
which were not yet in effect at December 31, 2019, are as follows:

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 the line “currency 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”.

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.

Since  1st  July  2018,  Argentina  is  considered  to  be  hyperinflationary.  
IAS 29 “Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies” is applicable 
to entities whose functional currency is the Argentine peso. The functional 
currency  of  the  Argentine  Exploration  &  Production  subsidiary  is  the  
US dollar, therefore IAS 29 has no incidence on the Group accounts.  
Net asset of the other business segments is not significant.

Standards not yet adopted by the European Union at 
December 31, 2019 

In  September  2019,  the  IASB  published  an  amendment  to  IFRS9,  
IAS39  and  IFRS7  in  response  to  the  IBOR  reform  applicable  as  of  
January 1, 2020. As at December 31, 2019, IBOR rates are still reference 
rates  on  the  financial  markets  and  are  used  for  the  measurement  of 
financial  instruments  with  maturity  dates  exceeding  the  expected 
replacement date of those rates. As at December 31, 2019, the Group 
considers  that  the  current  market  structure  justifies  the  continuity  of 
hedge accounting.

294

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 2

NOTE 2  Changes in the Group structure

2.1  Main acquisitions and divestments

The preliminary purchase price allocation is shown below:

In 2019, the main changes in the Group structure were as follows:

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power

 – On March 4, 2019, Total and Novatek signed a definitive agreement 
for the acquisition of a 10% direct interest by Total in Arctic LNG 2, 
a  major  liquefied  natural  gas  development  led  by  Novatek  on  the 
Gydan Peninsula, Russia.

 – On March 15, 2019, TOTAL finalized the sale of 4% of its interest in the 
Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Australia to operating 
partner INPEX, reducing its interest in the project from 30% to 26%.
 – On  August  30,  2019,  TOTAL  finalized  an  agreement  with  Toshiba 
to take over its portfolio of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the United 
States.  This  portfolio  includes  a  20-year  tolling  agreement  and 
the  corresponding  gas  transportation  agreements.  Under  the 
transaction, TOTAL acquired all the shares of Toshiba America LNG 
corporation  and  was  assigned  all  contracts  related  to  their  LNG 
business  by  Toshiba  Energy  Systems  and  Solutions  Corp,  and 
received $815 million considering the risks of loss of the portfolio.
 – On  September  30,  2019,  TOTAL  finalized  the  acquisition  of 
Anadarko’s 26.5% interest in the Mozambique LNG project under the 
agreement with Occidental on May 3, 2019, to acquire Anadarko’s 
assets in Africa (Mozambique, Algeria, Ghana and South Africa).

Exploration & Production

 – On  April  1,  2019,  Total  acquired  all  the  share  capital  of  Chevron 
Denmark Inc. which holds a 12% interest in the Danish Underground 
Consortium  (DUC),  a  12%  interest  in  Licence  8/06,  and  a  7.5% 
interest in the Tyra West pipeline. The acquisition increased TOTAL’s 
operated share of DUC from 31.2% to 43.2%.

2.2  Major business combinations

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

In  accordance  with  IFRS  3  “Business  combinations”,  TOTAL  is 
assessing  the  fair  value  of  identifiable  acquired  assets,  liabilities 
and  contingent  liabilities  on  the  basis  of  available  information. 
This  assessment  will  be  finalised  within  12  months  following  the 
acquisition date.

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power

Anadarko Mozambique

On  September  30,  2019,  the  Group  acquired  100%  of  the  shares  of 
Anadarko  Mozambique  affiliate  which  holds  a  26.5%  interest  in  the 
Mozambique  LNG  project  for  a  purchase  price  of  $4,426  million 
and  recorded  a  preliminary  goodwill  for  an  amount  of  $136  million  at 
December 31, 2019.

At the 
acquisition 
date

136

3,751

767

(309)

81

4,426

(M$)

Goodwill

Intangible assets

Tangible assets

Other assets and liabilities

Acquired cash

Fair value of consideration

2.3  Divestment projects

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

 – On July 10, 2019, TOTAL announced the signature of an agreement 
to  divest  several  UK  non-core  assets  to  Petrogas  NEO  UK  Ltd. 
The  overall  consideration  for  this  deal  amounts  to  $635  million. 
The  transaction  remains  subject  to  approval  from  the  relevant 
authorities.  At  December  31,  2019,  the  assets  and  liabilities  have 
been  respectively  classified  in  the  consolidated  balance  sheet  in 
“assets classified as held for sale” for an amount of $449 million and 
“liabilities  directly  associated  with  the  assets  classified  as  held  for 
sale” for an amount of $349  million. The assets concerned mainly 
include intangible and tangible assets. 

 – On October 30, 2019, TOTAL has signed an agreement to sell wholly 
owned subsidiary Total E&P Deep Offshore Borneo BV which holds 
an 86.95% interest in Block CA1, located 100 kilometers off the coast 
of Brunei, to Shell. The overall consideration for this deal amounts to 
$300 million. The transaction remains subject to approval from the 
relevant authorities. At December 31, 2019, the assets and liabilities 
have been respectively classified in the consolidated balance sheet 
in “assets classified as held for sale” for an amount of $433 million 
and “liabilities directly associated with the assets classified as held 
for sale” for an amount of $180 million. The assets concerned mainly 
include tangible assets. 

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Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 3

NOTE 3  Business segment information

Description of the business segments

(iii)  Adjusted income

Financial  information  by  business  segment  is  reported  in  accordance 
with  the  internal  reporting  system  and  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.

The profitable growth in the gas and  low carbon electricity integrated 
value chains is one of the key axes of TOTAL’s strategy. In order to give 
more  visibility  to  these  businesses,  a  new  reporting  structure  for  the 
business segments’ financial information has been put in place, effective 
January 1, 2019.

The organization of the Group’s activities is structured around the four 
followings segments:
 – An Exploration & Production segment;
 – An  Integrated  Gas,  Renewables  &  Power  segment  comprising 
integrated gas (including LNG) and low carbon electricity businesses. 
It  includes  the  upstream  and  midstream  LNG  activity  that  was 
previously reported in the EP segment; 

 – 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 2017 and 2018 have been restated in order 
to reflect the new organization.

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.

Operating income excludes the amortization of intangible assets 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 from non-consolidated 
companies, equity in income of affiliates, 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.

Operating income, net operating income, or net income excluding the 
effect of adjustment items described below.

(iv)  Capital employed

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 incomes and ROACE are meant to facilitate the analysis of the 
financial performance and the comparison of income between periods.

Adjustment items

Adjustment items include:

(i)  Special items

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.

(ii)  The 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 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 methods.

(iii)  Effect of changes in fair value 

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 the Group’s 
internal  economic  performance.  IFRS  precludes  recognition  of  this  
fair value effect. 

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Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 3

For the year ended  
December 31, 2019
(M$)

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

For the year ended  
December 31, 2019 (adjustments)(a)
(M$)

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

Exploration &  
Production

Integrated 
Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining &
Chemicals

Marketing  
& Services Corporate

Intercompany

Total

7,261

31,329

–

38,590

(16,389)

(11,659)

10,542

610

(4,572)

6,580

18,167

87,598

87,280

2,825

32,390

659

–

(3,015)

(21,052)

20,992

116,973

66,887

(18,316)

(112,104)

(63,855)

(1,492)

1,184

2,330

(741)

(1,527)

3,342

322

(470)

(980)

2,052

101

(598)

10

125

–

135

(925)

(73)

(863)

42

155

2,773

3,194

1,555

(666)

–

200,316

(67,328)

–

–

(24,067)

(67,328)

176,249

67,328

(144,261)

–

–

–

–

–

Exploration & 
Production

Integrated
 Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining &
Chemicals

Marketing  
& Services Corporate

Intercompany

–

–

–

–

(145)

(721)

(866)

(112)

49

(929)

(64)

–

–

(64)

(240)

(156)

(460)

974

(130)

384

–

–

–

–

397

(41)

356

(83)

(82)

191

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(40)

(112)

(2)

(42)

(83)

27

(98)

–

(112)

–

(73)

(185)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(15,731)

16,257

3,405

(6,226)

13,436

(1,998)

(171)

11,267

Total

(64)

–

–

(64)

(140)

(920)

(1,124)

696

(209)

(637)

(15)

91

(561)

(a)  Adjustments include special items, inventory valuation effect and the effect of changes in fair value.
(b)  Of which inventory valuation effect

On operating income
On net operating income

–
–

–
–

477
371

(31)
(14)

–
–

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Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 3

For the year ended  
December 31, 2019 (adjusted)
(M$)

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

For the year ended 
December 31, 2019
(M$)

Total expenditures

Total divestments

Cash flow from operating activities 

Balance sheet as of December 31, 2019
Property, plant and equipment, intangible 
assets, net

Investments & loans in equity affiliates

Other non-current assets

Working capital

Exploration & 
Production

Integrated 
Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining &
Chemicals

Marketing
& Services Corporate

Intercompany

Total

7,261

31,329

–

38,590

(16,244)

(10,938)

11,408

722

(4,621)

7,509

18,231

87,598

87,280

2,825

32,390

659

–

(3,015)

(21,052)

21,056

116,973

66,887

(18,076)

(112,501)

(63,815)

(1,336)

1,644

1,356

(611)

(1,486)

2,986

405

(388)

(978)

2,094

184

(625)

2,389

3,003

1,653

10

125

–

135

(813)

(73)

(751)

42

228

(481)

–

200,380

(67,328)

–

–

(24,067)

(67,328)

176,313

67,328

(144,121)

–

–

–

–

–

(14,811)

17,381

2,709

(6,017)

14,073

(1,983)

(262)

11,828

Exploration &
Production

Integrated
 Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining &
Chemicals

Marketing
& Services Corporate

Intercompany

Total

8,992

368

16,917

98,894

7,631

4,484

2,617

7,053

1,108

3,461

29,597

15,271

2,993

(1,192)

1,698

322

3,837

12,196

3,787

744

796

1,374

249

2,604

8,316

433

1,179

178

120

13

(2,134)

583

–

1,009

(3,909)

153

–

19,237

2,060

24,685

149,586

27,122

10,409

(1,510)

(35,972)

794

150,429

(1,601)

148,828

10%

Provisions and other non-current liabilities

(25,208)

(5,488)

(3,898)

(1,531)

Assets and liabilities classified as held for sale

426

368

–

–

CAPITAL EMPLOYED (BALANCE SHEET)

88,844

41,549

13,625

8,575

(2,164)

Less inventory valuation effect

–

–

(1,397)

(204)

–

CAPITAL EMPLOYED 
(BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION)

ROACE as a percentage

88,844

41,549

12,228

8%

6%

26%

(2,164)

8,371

22%

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Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 3

Exploration &
Production

Integrated 
Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining &
Chemicals

Marketing
& Services Corporate

Intercompany

Total

9,889

30,337

–

40,226

(17,532)

(10,192)

12,502

1,365

(5,770)

8,097

17,236

2,198

92,025

35,462

90,206

979

–

(3,359)

(21,898)

19,434

124,128

69,287

7

64

–

71

–

209,363

(69,040)

–

–

(25,257)

(69,040)

184,106

(17,679)

(120,393)

(66,737)

(796)

69,040

(154,097)

(1,827)

(72)

1,639

(471)

(1,222)

2,513

782

(445)

(709)

1,841

307

(532)

1,096

2,850

1,616

(42)

(767)

77

375

(315)

–

–

–

–

–

(13,992)

16,017

4,170

(6,843)

13,344

(1,794)

(104)

11,446

Exploration &
Production

Integrated 
Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining & 
Chemicals

Marketing 
& Services Corporate

Intercompany

Total

–

–

–

–

56

–

–

56

–

–

–

–

(199)

(237)

(616)

(707)

(906)

(128)

584

(450)

(1,065)

(1,246)

(247)

170

(1,323)

(2)

(618)

(116)

205

(529)

–

–

–

–

(45)

–

(45)

(5)

14

(36)

–

–

–

–

(9)

–

(9)

–

–

(9)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

56

–

–

56

(1,106)

(1,774)

(2,824)

(496)

973

(2,347)

(67)

301

(2,113)

For the year ended 
December 31, 2018
(M$)

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

For the year ended 
December 31, 2018 (adjustments)(a)
(M$)

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

(a)  Adjustments include special items, inventory valuation effect and the effect of changes in fair value.
(b)  Of which inventory valuation effect

On operating income
On net operating income

–
–

–
–

(589)
(413)

(6)
(5)

–
–

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 3

For the year ended 
December 31, 2018 (adjusted)
(M$)

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

For the year ended 
December 31, 2018
(M$)

Total expenditures

Total divestments

Cash flow from operating activities 

Balance sheet as of December 31, 2018
Property, plant and equipment, intangible 
assets, net

Investments & loans in equity affiliates

Other non-current assets

Working capital

Exploration &
Production

Integrated 
Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining &
Chemicals

Marketing
& Services Corporate

Intercompany

Total

17,180

2,198

92,025

35,462

90,206

979

–

(3,359)

(21,898)

19,378

124,128

69,287

7

64

–

71

–

209,307

(69,040)

–

–

(25,257)

(69,040)

184,050

(17,442)

(119,777)

(66,692)

(787)

69,040

(152,991)

(762)

1,174

1,886

(641)

(1,220)

3,131

898

(650)

(709)

1,886

312

(546)

(42)

(758)

77

375

2,419

3,379

1,652

(306)

–

–

–

–

–

9,889

30,337

–

40,226

(17,333)

(9,485)

13,408

1,493

(6,354)

8,547

Exploration &
Production

Integrated 
Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining &
Chemicals

Marketing
& Services Corporate

Intercompany

13,789

3,674

18,537

100,997

6,754

4,780

1,911

5,032

2,209

596

24,023

12,349

3,114

420

1,781

919

4,308

10,493

3,910

663

32

1,458

428

2,759

6,343

431

1,155

194

125

9

(1,497)

390

–

881

(4,064)

125

–

(12,218)

18,841

4,666

(7,816)

15,691

(1,727)

(405)

13,559

Total

22,185

7,239

24,703

142,246

23,444

10,593

(1,507)

(36,285)

1,279

139,770

(1,251)

138,519

12%

Provisions and other non-current liabilities

(25,042)

(6,288)

(3,615)

(1,465)

Assets and liabilities classified as held for sale

–

1,128

151

–

CAPITAL EMPLOYED (BALANCE SHEET)

89,400

34,746

11,634

6,658

(2,668)

Less inventory valuation effect

–

–

(1,035)

(216)

–

CAPITAL EMPLOYED 
(BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION)

ROACE as a percentage

89,400

34,746

10,599

10%

7%

31%

(2,668)

6,442

25%

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December 31, 2017
(M$)

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

For the year ended  
December 31, 2017 (adjustments)(a)
(M$)

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

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 3

Exploration &
Production

Integrated 
Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining &
Chemicals

Marketing
& Services Corporate

Intercompany

Total

6,527

21,956

–

28,483

(13,582)

(12,611)

2,290

657

(1,836)

1,111

14,804

1,679

75,505

26,844

74,634

857

–

(3,008)

(19,386)

16,483

99,341

56,105

23

374

–

397

–

171,493

(51,710)

–

–

(22,394)

(51,710)

149,099

(14,536)

(94,097)

(53,629)

(1,107)

51,710

(125,241)

(1,721)

226

920

(537)

609

(1,074)

4,170

2,979

(944)

6,205

(657)

1,819

497

(561)

1,755

(40)

(750)

54

540

(156)

–

–

–

–

–

Exploration &
Production

Integrated 
Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining &
Chemicals

Marketing
& Services Corporate

Intercompany

–

–

–

–

(119)

(3,799)

(3,918)

(201)

689

(20)

–

–

(20)

(389)

(800)

(1,209)

(243)

132

–

–

–

–

167

(53)

114

2,177

124

2,415

–

–

–

–

(11)

(10)

(21)

102

(2)

79

–

–

–

–

(64)

–

(64)

–

(114)

(178)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(16,103)

7,755

5,107

(3,338)

9,524

(1,225)

332

8,631

Total

(20)

–

–

(20)

(416)

(4,662)

(5,098)

1,835

829

(2,434)

(29)

516

(1,947)

NET OPERATING INCOME(b)

(3,430)

(1,320)

Net cost of net debt

Non-controlling interests

NET INCOME – GROUP SHARE

(a)  Adjustments include special items, inventory valuation effect and the effect of changes in fair value.
(b)  Of which inventory valuation effect

On operating income
On net operating income

–
–

–
–

344
298

13
(3)

–
–

8

Universal Registration Document 2019  TOTAL    

301

 
 
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Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 3

For the year ended 
December 31, 2017 (adjusted)
(M$)

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

For the year ended  
December 31, 2017
(M$)

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

Provisions and other non-current liabilities

Assets and liabilities classified as held for sale

CAPITAL EMPLOYED (BALANCE SHEET)

Less inventory valuation effect

CAPITAL EMPLOYED 
(BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION)

ROACE as a percentage

Exploration &
Production

Integrated 
Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining &
Chemicals

Marketing
& Services Corporate

Intercompany

Total

6,527

21,956

–

28,483

(13,463)

(8,812)

6,208

858

(2,525)

4,541

14,824

1,679

75,505

26,844

74,634

857

–

(3,008)

(19,386)

16,503

99,341

56,105

23

374

–

397

–

171,513

(51,710)

–

–

(22,394)

(51,710)

149,119

(14,147)

(94,264)

(53,618)

(1,043)

51,710

(124,825)

(921)

1,435

1,163

(669)

1,929

(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

Exploration &
Production

Integrated 
Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining &
Chemicals

Marketing
& Services Corporate

Intercompany

Total

10,005

1,793

10,719

87,225

6,954

5,480

3,749

(22,372)

1,475

82,511

–

3,594

198

3,157

19,287

10,701

3,204

(403)

1,734

2,820

7,411

10,820

4,010

677

876

1,457

413

2,221

6,253

438

1,060

792

(2,687)

(3,839)

(1,544)

–

–

30,102

12,544

–

(1,499)

166

7,165

(236)

6,929

26%

106

40

(1,189)

399

–

496

(3,650)

(106)

–

(2,861)

1

(2,860)

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%

82,511

30,102

11,045

5%

7%

33%

(*)  As of January 1st, 2018, for a better reflection of the operating performance of the segments, financial expenses were all transferred to the Corporate segment. 2017 comparative information 

has been restated.

302

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

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:

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 3

For the year ended December 31, 2019
(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

(a)  Adjustments include special items, inventory valuation effect and the effect of changes in fair value.

For the year ended December 31, 2018
(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

(a)  Adjustments include special items, inventory valuation effect and the effect of changes in fair value.

Adjusted

Adjustments(a)

Consolidated
statement of
income

200,380

(24,067)

176,313

(116,464)

(26,872)

(785)

(14,811)

876

(455)

(2,318)

(19)

(2,337)

792

(764)

2,260

(5,663)

12,090

11,828

262

(64)

–

(64)

243

(383)

–

(920)

287

(737)

(15)

–

(15)

–

–

1,146

(209)

(652)

(561)

(91)

Adjusted

Adjustments(a)

56

–

56

(682)

(424)

–

200,316

(24,067)

176,249

(116,221)

(27,255)

(785)

(15,731)

1,163

(1,192)

(2,333)

(19)

(2,352)

792

(764)

3,406

(5,872)

11,438

11,267

171

Consolidated 
statement of 
income

209,363

(25,257)

184,106

(125,816)

(27,484)

(797)

209,307

(25,257)

184,050

(125,134)

(27,060)

(797)

(12,218)

1,518

(448)

(1,866)

(188)

(2,054)

1,120

(685)

3,161

(7,489)

13,964

13,559

405

8

(1,774)

(13,992)

320

(825)

(67)

–

(67)

–

–

9

973

(2,414)

(2,113)

(301)

1,838

(1,273)

(1,933)

(188)

(2,121)

1,120

(685)

3,170

(6,516)

11,550

11,446

104

Universal Registration Document 2019  TOTAL    

303

8

Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 3

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.

C)  Additional information on adjustment items

The main adjustment items for 2019 consist of the “Asset impairment charges” of the non-current assets amounting to $(920) million in operating 
income and $(465) million in net income Group share. Impairment testing methodology and asset impairment charges recorded during the year are 
detailed in the paragraph D of Note 3.

Adjustments to operating income

For the year ended December 31, 2019
(M$)

Exploration & 
Production

Integrated 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

–

–

–

(721)

(145)

(866)

–

(19)

(4)

(156)

(281)

(460)

477

–

–

(41)

(80)

356

(31)

–

–

(2)

(9)

(42)

–

–

–

–

(112)

(112)

Adjustments to net income, Group share

For the year ended December 31, 2019
(M$)

Exploration & 
Production

Integrated 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

–

–

(5)

(530)

–

(405)

(940)

–

(15)

(31)

105

–

422

481

369

–

(22)

(39)

–

(119)

189

(23)

–

–

(1)

–

(82)

(106)

–

–

–

–

–

(185)

(185)

Total

446

(19)

(4)

(920)

(627)

(1,124)

Total

346

(15)

(58)

(465)

–

(369)

(561)

304

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 3

Adjustments to operating income

For the year ended December 31, 2018
(M$)

Exploration & 
Production

Integrated 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

–

–

(67)

(707)

(132)

(906)

–

48

–

(1,065)

(229)

(1,246)

(589)

–

(3)

(2)

(24)

(618)

(6)

–

–

–

(39)

(45)

–

–

–

–

(9)

(9)

Adjustments to net income, Group share

For the year ended December 31, 2018
(M$)

Exploration & 
Production

Integrated 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

–

–

(94)

(651)

(14)

252

(507)

–

38

(10)

(896)

(2)

(112)

(982)

(414)

–

(34)

(48)

–

(34)

(530)

(6)

–

–

–

–

(47)

(53)

–

–

–

–

–

(41)

(41)

Adjustments to operating income

For the year ended December 31, 2017
(M$)

Exploration & 
Production

Integrated 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

–

–

(42)

(3,799)

(77)

(3,918)

–

(20)

–

(800)

(389)

(1,209)

344

–

(4)

(53)

(173)

114

13

–

(3)

(10)

(21)

(21)

–

–

–

–

(64)

(64)

Adjustments to net income, Group share

For the year ended December 31, 2017
(M$)

Exploration & 
Production

Integrated 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

–

–

(11)

(3,202)

188

(218)

–

(16)

(11)

(619)

–

(362)

(3,243)

(1,008)

295

–

(42)

(53)

2,139

73

2,412

(13)

–

(2)

(10)

125

(30)

70

–

–

–

–

–

(178)

(178)

Total

(595)

48

(70)

(1,774)

(433)

(2,824)

Total

(420)

38

(138)

(1,595)

(16)

18

(2,113)

Total

357

(20)

(49)

(4,662)

(724)

(5,098)

Total

282

(16)

(66)

(3,884)

2,452

(715)

(1,947)

8

Universal Registration Document 2019  TOTAL    

305

8

Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 3

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.

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”.

The recoverable amount is the higher of the fair value (less costs to sell) 
or the 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 discounted 
expected future cash flows of these assets, based upon 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. This loss is allocated first to goodwill with a corresponding 
amount in “Other expenses”. Any further losses are then allocated to 

For  the  financial  year  2019,  asset  impairments  were  recorded  for  an 
amount of $(920) million in operating income and $(465) million in net 
income, Group share. These impairments were qualified as adjustment 
items of the operating income and net income, Group share.

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:
 – the  future  cash  flows  were  determined  using  the  assumptions 
included in the 2020 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  operational 
costs, estimation of oil and gas reserves, future volumes produced 
and  marketed,  represent  the  best  estimate  from  the  Group 
management  of  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 the IEA since 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, 
investment forecasts, decline in production fields, 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 climate challenges.

These price scenarios, first prepared within the Strategy and Climate 
Division, 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 
approved by the Executive Committee and the Board of directors. 

The  IEA  2019  World  Energy  Outlook  anticipates  three  scenarios 
(Stated Policies Scenario (SPS), Current Policies Scenario (CPS) and 
Sustainable Development Scenario (SDS)). Among these scenarios, 
the SPS (central scenario of the IEA) for the short/mid term and the 
SDS for the mid/long term are important references for the Group. 
The  Group  therefore  establishes  its  long-term  price  trajectory  in 
line with the IEA’s SDS scenario, which is compatible with the Paris 
Agreement, and foresees oil prices converging towards 50$2018 per 
barrel by 2050.

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  on  goodwill  cannot  be 
reversed.

Investments in associates or joint ventures are tested for impairment 
whenever indication of impairment exists. If any objective evidence of 
impairment exists, the carrying amount of the investment is compared 
with its recoverable amount, being the higher of its fair value less costs 
to sell and value in use. If the carrying amount exceeds the recoverable 
amount,  an  impairment  loss  is  recorded  in  “Net  income  (loss)  from 
equity affiliates”.

The  SPS  takes  into  account  the  measures  already  implemented 
by countries in the energy area as well as the effects of the policies 
announced  by  Governments  (including  the  Nationally  Determined 
Contributions  –  NDC  –  of  the  Paris  Climate  Agreement).  The  SDS 
takes into account necessary measures to achieve a temperature rise 
of less than 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels, and the energy-
related goals set in the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” 
adopted in 2015 by the UN members. 

The oil and gas price trajectories adopted by the Group are based on 
the following assumptions:

  Oil demand should continue to grow in the medium term, in a context 
of sustained growth in global energy demand and despite the gradual 
electrification  of  transport  and  efficiency  gains  in  thermal  engines. 
Crude oil prices would then follow a downward trajectory from 2030 
onwards to converge towards 50$2018/b in 2050, due to the impact 
on demand of policies compatible with the Paris agreement and the 
production potential of certain major producing countries (US, Saudi 
Arabia, Brazil, Russia, etc.).

  Natural gas demand would also be driven by its substitution to coal 
in power generation and its role as an alternative source to mitigate 
the  intermittent  use  of  renewable  energies.  The  abundant  global 
supply and the growth of liquefied natural gas would, however, limit 
the potential for higher gas prices.

In this context, given the need for the industry to make very substantial 
investments to cope with the natural decline of the fields, and meet 
the oil demand predicted by these scenarios over the next 20 years 
and given the slowdown in investment observed since 2015 in the  
oil and gas industry:
 – the crude oil price level considered to determine the recoverable 
value of CGUs increases from 64$2018 per barrel of Brent in 2019 
to 70$2018 in 2025, and would remain stable for the following five 
years. Afterwards, the price decreases to reach 50$2018 in 2050, 
in line with the IEA’s SDS scenario, 

 – as for gas, the price level considered to determine the recoverable 
value  of  CGUs  stabilizes  in  the  long  term  at  approximately  
6$2018/MBTU for the NBP price (Europe) and 2.6$2018/MBTU for 
the Henry Hub price (United States).

 – 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 ;

306

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

 
 
 
 
 
 – 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 2018 and 2017. 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 generally ranged 
from 7% to 14% in 2019.

The  CGUs  of  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  financial  year  2019,  impairments  of  assets  were  recognized 
over  CGUs  of  the  Exploration  &  Production  segment  for  an  impact 
of $(721) million in operating income and $(530) million in net income, 
Group  share.  Impairments  recognized  in  2019  relate  to  assets  mainly 
located in the United States (Utica, Chinook).

As for sensitivities:
 – a decrease by one point in the discount rate would have an impact 
close to zero in operating income and in net income, Group share; 
 – an increase by one point in the discount rate would have an additional 
negative impact of approximately $0.9 billion in operating income and 
in net income, Group share;

 – a variation of (10)% of the oil and gas prices over the duration of the 
plan  would  have  an  additional  negative  impact  of  approximately 
$2 billion in operating income and $1.6 billion in net income, Group 
share.
The  most  sensitive  assets  would  be  the  assets  already  impaired 
in 2019 or before (impact of approximately $1.4 billion in operating 
income  and  $0.8  billion  in  net  income,  Group  share),  especially 
assets in Canada and in Congo. 

The  CGUs  of  the  Integrated  Gas,  Renewables  &  Power  segment 
are  subsidiaries  or  groups  of  subsidiaries  organized  by  activity  or 
geographical area, and by fields or groups of fields for upstream LNG 
activities.  In  financial  year  2019,  the  Group  recorded  impairments 
on  CGUs  in  the  Integrated  Gas,  Renewables  &  Power  segment  for 
$(156)  million  in  operating  income  and  $105  million  in  net  income, 
Group share. 

As  for  sensitivities  of  upstream  LNG  activities  and  CGUs  including  
a material goodwill:
 – a decrease by one point in the discount rate would have a positive 
impact of approximately $0.1 billion in operating income and in net 
income, Group share;

 – an increase by one point in the discount rate would have an additional 
negative impact of approximately $0.9 billion in operating income and 
in net income, Group share;

 – a variation of (10)% of the oil and gas prices over the duration of the 
plan  would  have  an  additional  negative  impact  of  approximately 
$1.1 billion in operating income and $1 billion in net income, Group 
share.
The  most  sensitive  assets  would  be  the  assets  already  impaired 
in 2019 or before (impact of approximately $1.1 billion in operating 
income and $1 billion in net income, Group share), especially Ichthys 
in Australia. 

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 3

The  CGUs  of  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.  
No  significant  impairment  has  been  recorded  for  the  CGUs  of  the 
Refining & Chemicals segment in financial year 2019.

The  CGUs  of  the  Marketing  &  Services  segment  are  subsidiaries  or 
groups  of  subsidiaries  organized  by  geographical  area.  No  significant 
impairment has been recorded for the CGUs of the Marketing & Services 
segment in financial year 2019.

For  the  financial  year  2018,  the  Group  recorded  impairments  in 
Exploration  &  Production,  Integrated  Gas,  Renewables  &  Power  and 
Refining  &  Chemicals  segments  for  an  amount  of  $(1,774)  million  in 
operating income and $(1,595) million in net income, Group share. These 
impairments were qualified as adjustment items of the operating income 
and net income, Group share.

For financial year 2017, the Group recorded impairments in Exploration & 
Production, Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power, Refining & Chemicals 
and Marketing & Services segments 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.

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Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Notes 4 and 5

NOTE 4  Segment information by geographical area

(M$)

For the year ended December 31, 2019

Non-Group sales

Property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, net

Capital expenditures

For the year ended December 31, 2018

Non-Group sales

Property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, net 

Capital expenditures

For the year ended December 31, 2017

Non-Group sales

Property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, net 

Capital expenditures

France

43,877

13,212

1,979

47,716

12,561

4,502

39,032

6,397

1,193

Rest of 
Europe

North 
America

Africa

Rest of the 
world

Total

99,176

28,765

3,201

99,465

25,262

2,609

83,255

18,260

2,805

19,946

18,916

1,748

22,243

18,903

2,014

16,889

18,469

2,916

21,303

45,573

7,663

22,263

43,359

4,838

16,014

200,316

43,120

149,586

4,646

19,237

17,676

209,363

42,161

142,246

8,222

22,185

17,581

14,736

171,493

42,849

38,009

123,984

5,030

4,952

16,896

NOTE 5  Main items related to operating activities

Items related to the statement of income

5.1  Net sales

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

IFRS  15  requires  identification  of  the  performance  obligations  for 
the transfer of goods and services in each contract with customers. 
Revenue  is  recognized  upon  satisfaction  of  the  performance 
obligations  for  the  amounts  that  reflect  the  consideration  to  which 
the  Group  expects  to  be  entitled  in  exchange  for  those  goods  and 
services.

Sales of goods

Revenues  from  sales  are  recognized  when  the  control  has  been 
transferred to the buyer and the amount 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 entitlement volumes sold over the period. 
Any difference between entitlement volumes and volumes sold, based 
on the Group net working interest, are recognized in the “Under-lifting” 
and  “Over-lifting”  accounts  in  the  balance  sheet  and  in  operating 
expenses in the profit and loss.

Quantities  delivered  that  represent  production  royalties  and  taxes, 
when paid in cash, are included in oil and gas revenues, except for  
the United States and Canada. 

Certain  transactions  within  the  trading  activities  (contracts  involving 
quantities  that  are  purchased  from  third  parties  then  resold  to  third 
parties) are shown at their net value in sales. 

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.

Income  related  to  the  distribution  of  electricity  and  gas  are  not 
recognized in revenues because the Group acts as an agent in this 
transaction.  The  Group  is  not  responsible  for  the  delivery  and  does 
not  set  the  price  of  the  service,  because  it  can  only  pass  on  to  the 
customer the amounts invoiced to it by the distributors.

Excise taxes

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 IFRS 15 led the Group to determine 
that  it  was  acting  as  principal  in  these  transactions.  Therefore  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.

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Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 5

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.

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

2019

2018

(116,221)

(125,816)

(785)

(27,255)

1,152

(157)

(797)

(27,484)

1,068

(202)

2017

(99,411)

(864)

(24,966)

280

66

OPERATING EXPENSES

(144,261)

(154,097)

(125,241)

Includes taxes paid on oil and gas production in the Exploration & Production segment, amongst others royalties.

(a) 
(b)  The Group values under / over lifting at market value.
(c)  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 IAS38 are met.

Research and development costs incurred by the Group in 2019 and booked in operating expenses amount to $968 million ($986 million in 2018  
and $912 million in 2017), corresponding to 0.48% of the sales. 

The staff dedicated in 2019 to these research and development activities are estimated at 4,339 people (4,288 in 2018 and 4,132 in 2017).

5.3  Amortization, depreciation and impairment of tangible assets and mineral interests

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

2019

(14,640)

(1,091)

(15,731)

2018

(13,364)

(628)

(13,992)

2017

(14,782)

(1,321)

(16,103)

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 5

Items related to balance sheet

5.4  Working capital

5.4.1  Inventories

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Inventories  are  measured  in  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  
at  the  lower  of  historical  cost  or  market  value.  Costs  for  petroleum  
and  petrochemical  products  are  determined  according  to  the  FIFO 
(First-In, First-Out) method or weighted-average cost method and other 
inventories are measured using the weighted-average cost method. 

In addition stocks held for trading are measured at fair value less cost 
to sell.

Refining & Chemicals

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 two months on average.

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 costs of refined and chemicals products.

Marketing & Services

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.).

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:
 – 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 surrender of emission rights result in decreases 

in inventories valued at weighted average cost;

 – if  the  carrying  amount  of  inventories  at  closing  date  is  higher 

than the market value, an impairment loss is recorded.

 – 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;

 – 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:
 – 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. Otherwise 
a valuation allowance is recorded;

 – 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. 

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As of December 31, 2019 (M$)

Crude oil and natural gas

Refined products

Chemicals products

Trading inventories

Other inventories

TOTAL

As of December 31, 2018 (M$)

Crude oil and natural gas

Refined products

Chemicals products

Trading inventories

Other inventories

TOTAL

As of December 31, 2017 (M$)

Crude oil and natural gas

Refined products

Chemicals products

Trading inventories

Other inventories

TOTAL

Changes in the valuation allowance on inventories are as follows:

For the year ended December 31, (M$)

2019

2018

2017

5.4.2  Accounts receivable and other current assets

As of December 31, 2019 (M$)

Accounts receivable

Recoverable taxes

Other operating receivables

Prepaid expenses

Other current assets

Other current assets

As of December 31, 2018 (M$)

Accounts receivable

Recoverable taxes

Other operating receivables

Prepaid expenses

Other current assets

Other current assets

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 5

Gross value

Valuation 
allowance

Net value

2,381

5,326

1,448

5,500

3,651

18,306

(14)

(45)

(91)

–

(1,024)

(1,174)

2,367

5,281

1,357

5,500

2,627

17,132

Gross value

Valuation 
allowance

Net value

2,382

5,464

1,087

3,918

3,372

(110)

(242)

(54)

–

(937)

2,272

5,222

1,033

3,918

2,435

16,223

(1,343)

14,880

Gross value

Valuation 
allowance

Net value

2,658

5,828

1,089

4,320

3,632

17,527

–

(36)

(58)

–

(913)

(1,007)

2,658

5,792

1,031

4,320

2,719

16,520

Valuation 
allowance as of
 January 1,

Increase (net)

(1,343)

(1,007)

(971)

205

(359)

9

Currency 
translation
adjustment 
and 
other 
variations

(36)

23

(45)

Valuation 
allowance as of 
December 31,

(1,174)

(1,343)

(1,007)

Gross value

Valuation 
allowance

Net value

19,162

4,209

11,746

1,336

57

17,348

(674)

(95)

(240)

–

–

(335)

18,488

4,114

11,506

1,336

57

17,013

8

Gross value

Valuation 
allowance

Net value

17,894

4,090

10,306

837

64

(624)

–

(573)

–

–

17,270

4,090

9,733

837

64

15,297

(573)

14,724

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 5

As of December 31, 2017 (M$)

Accounts receivable

Recoverable taxes

Other operating receivables

Prepaid expenses

Other current assets

Other current assets

Gross value

15,469

4,029

9,797

786

59

Valuation 
allowance

(576)

–

(461)

–

–

Net value

14,893

4,029

9,336

786

59

14,671

(461)

14,210

Changes in the valuation allowance on “Accounts receivable” and “Other current assets” are as follows:

For the year ended December 31, (M$)

Accounts receivable

2019

2018

2017

Other current assets

2019

2018

2017

As  of  December  31,  2019,  the  net  portion  of  the  overdue  receivables 
included in “Accounts receivable” and “Other current assets” was $3,760 
million, of which $2,089 million was due in less than 90 days, $357 million 
was due between 90 days and 6 months, $402 million was due between 
6 and 12 months and $912 million was due after 12 months.

As  of  December  31,  2018,  the  net  portion  of  the  overdue  receivables 
included  in  “Accounts  receivable”  and  “Other  current  assets”  was 
$3,767  million,  of  which  $1,993  million  was  due  in  less  than  90  days, 
$273  million  was  due  between  90  days  and  6  months,  $450  million 
was due between 6 and 12 months and $1,051 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

Valuation
 allowance
as of 
January 1,

Increase (net)

Currency 
translation 
adjustments
 and other 
variations

Valuation 
allowance as of 
December 31,

(624)

(576)

(596)

(573)

(461)

(400)

(89)

(62)

53

(46)

(148)

(58)

39

14

(33)

284

36

(3)

(674)

 (624)

 (576)

(335)

 (573)

 (461)

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.

2019

522

7,438

1,527

16,262

25,749

2018

546

6,861

1,553

13,286

22,246

2017

419

5,786

1,439

10,135

17,779

As  of  December  31,  2019,  the  heading  “Other  operating  liabilities” 
includes mainly the second quarterly interim dividend for the fiscal year 
2019 for $1,918 million, which was paid in January 2020 and the third 
quarterly  interim  dividend  for  the  fiscal  year  2019  for  $2,038  million, 
which will be paid in April 2020.

As  of  December  31,  2017,  the  heading  “Other  operating  liabilities” 
included  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 was paid in April 2018.

As  of  December  31,  2018,  the  heading  “Other  operating  liabilities” 
included  mainly  the  second  quarterly  interim  dividend  for  the  fiscal 
year 2018 for $1,911 million, which was paid in January 2019 and the  
third quarterly interim dividend for the fiscal year 2018 for $1,912 million, 
which was paid in April 2019.

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Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 5

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  “Effect  of  exchange  rates”.  
Therefore, the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows will not agree 
with the figures derived from the consolidated balance sheet.

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 and production activities.

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

2019

(2,181)

210

(5,293)

1,988

2019

(2,071)

(933)

(2,001)

1,998

1,289

(1,718)

2019

403

(461)

(58)

2018

(1,818)

164

(5,024)

2,456

2018

1,430

(1,461)

(364)

(822)

1,986

769

2018

(432)

(455)

(887)

2017

(1,305)

82

(4,013)

2,219

2017

(476)

(1,897)

1,274

2,339

(413)

827

2017

3

(387)

(384)

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Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 6

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

Other income

In  2019,  gains  on  disposal  of  assets  are  mainly  related  to  the  sale  of 
assets and interests in Norway in the Exploration & Production segment, 
to  the  sale  of  Hazira  and  SunPower  assets  in  the  Integrated  Gas 
Renewables  &  Power  segment  and  the  sale  of  assets  in  China  in  the 
Refining & Chemicals segment.

In  2018,  gains  on  disposal  of  assets  are  mainly  related  to  the  sale  of 
assets and interests in Norway, Canada and Gabon in the Exploration & 
Production segment, to the sale of Dunkerque LNG SAS and SunPower 
assets in the Integrated Gas Renewables & Power segment and the sale 
of TotalErg and Total Haiti in the Marketing & Services segment.

In 2017, gains on disposal of assets 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.

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

2019

670

238

255

1,163

 (56)

(463)

(266)

(407)

2018

1,041

252

545

1,838

 (111)

(444)

(225)

(493)

2017

2,784

785

242

3,811

 (186)

–

(192)

(656)

(1,192)

(1,273)

(1,034)

Other expense

In 2019, the heading “Other” mainly consists of the restructuring charges 
in the Exploration & Production, Integrated Gas Renewables & Power 
and  Refining  &  Chemicals  segments  for  an  amount  of  $96  million, 
$94 million of revaluation at fair value of non-consolidated shares.

In 2018, the heading “Other” mainly consists of the restructuring charges 
in the Exploration & Production, Integrated Gas Renewables & Power 
and  Refining  &  Chemicals  segments  for  an  amount  of  $179  million, 
$77  million  of  the  impairment  of  non-consolidated  shares  and  loans 
granted to non-consolidated subsidiaries and equity affiliates.

In 2017, losses on disposal mainly related to the sale of 15% interests 
in the Gina Krog field in Norway. 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 
$172 million and $64 million of restructuring charges in the Exploration 
&  Production,  Integrated  Gas  Renewables  &  Power  and  Refining  & 
Chemicals segments.

2019

178

227

387

792

 (639)

 (125)

 (764)

2018

171

519

430

1,120

 (530)

 (155)

 (685)

2017

167

460

330

957

 (544)

 (98)

 (642)

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TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

6.3  Other non-current assets

As of December 31, 2019 (M$)

Loans and advances(a)

Other non-current financial assets related to operational activities

Other

TOTAL 

As of December 31, 2018 (M$)

Loans and advances(a)

Other non-current financial assets related to operational activities

Other

TOTAL 

As of December 31, 2017 (M$)

Loans and advances(a)

Other non-current financial assets related to operational activities

Other

TOTAL 

(a)  Excluding loans to equity affiliates. 

Changes in the valuation allowance on loans and advances are detailed as follows:

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Notes 6 and 7

Gross value

2,248

332

101

2,681

Gross value

2,180

471

161

2,812

Gross value

3,237

937

169

4,343

Valuation 
allowance

(266)

–

–

(266)

Valuation 
allowance

(303)

–

–

(303)

Valuation 
allowance

(359)

–

–

(359)

Net value

1,982

332

101

2,415

Net value

1,877

471

161

2,509

Net value

2,878

937

169

3,984

For the year ended December 31, (M$)

2019

2018

2017

Valuation 
allowance as of 
January 1,

Increases

Decreases

(303)

(359)

(286)

(7)

(5)

(50)

43

35

11

Currency 
translation 
adjustment 
and zother 
variations

Valuation 
allowance as of 
December 31,

1

26

(34)

(266)

(303)

(359)

NOTE 7  Intangible and tangible assets

7.1  Intangible assets

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Goodwill

Guidance for measuring 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.

Mineral interests

Unproved  mineral  interests  are  tested  for  impairment  based  on  the 
results of the exploratory activity or as part of the impairment tests of 
the cash-generating units to which they are allocated. 

Unproved mineral interests are transferred to proved mineral interests 
at their net book value as soon as proved reserves are booked. 

Proved mineral interests are depreciated using the unit-of-production 
method based on proved reserves.

The  corresponding  expense  is  recorded  as  depreciation  of  tangible 
assets and mineral interests.

Other intangible assets 

Other intangible assets include patents, trademarks, and lease rights. 

8

Intangible assets are carried at cost, after deducting any accumulated 
amortization and accumulated impairment losses.

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.

Universal Registration Document 2019  TOTAL    

315

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 7

As of December 31, 2019 (M$)

Goodwill

Proved mineral interests

Unproved mineral interests

Other intangible assets

TOTAL INTANGIBLE ASSETS

As of December 31, 2018 (M$)

Goodwill

Proved mineral interests

Unproved mineral interests

Other intangible assets

TOTAL INTANGIBLE ASSETS

As of December 31, 2017 (M$)

Goodwill

Proved mineral interests

Unproved mineral interests

Other intangible assets

TOTAL INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Amortization 
and 
impairment

(1,011)

(8,741)

(4,558)

(3,716)

(18,026)

Amortization 
and 
impairment

(1,014)

(7,947)

(4,491)

(4,125)

Cost

9,357

15,966

20,138

5,743

51,204

Cost

9,188

14,775

16,712

5,824

46,499

(17,577)

Amortization 
and 
impairment

 (1,015)

 (7,674)

 (5,324)

 (3,440)

Cost

2,442

13,081

11,686

4,831

32,040

Net

8,346

7,225

15,580

2,027

33,178

Net

8,174

6,828

12,221

1,699

28,922

Net

1,427

5,407

6,362

1,391

 (17,453)

14,587

Change in net intangible assets is analyzed in the following table:

(M$)

2019

2018

2017

Net amount as 
of January 1,

Expenditures

Disposals

Amortization 
and 
impairment

Currency
translation
adjustment

28,922

14,587

15,362

1,087

3,745

404

 (118)

 (28)

 (23)

 (1,359)

 (852)

 (1,512)

 (95)

 (351)

234

Net amount as 
of December 
31,

33,178

28,922

14,587

Other

4,741

11,821

122

In  2019,  the  heading  “Amortization  and  impairment”  includes  the 
accounting  impact  of  exceptional  asset  impairments  for  an  amount 
of $251 million (see note 3 paragraph D to the Consolidated Financial 
Statements).

In  2018,  the  heading  “Other”  principally  corresponds  to  the  effect  of  
the entries in the consolidation scope (including Maersk Oil, Global LNG 
and Direct Energie) for $12,044 million.

In 2019, the heading “Other” principally corresponds to the effect of the 
entries  in  the  consolidation  scope  (including  the  assets  of  Anadarko  
in Mozambique) for $3,887 million.

the  heading  “Amortization  and 

In  2017, 
included 
the  accounting  impact  of  exceptional  asset  impairments  for  an 
amount  of  $785  million  (see  note  3  paragraph  D  to  the  Consolidated 
Financial Statements).

impairment” 

the  heading  “Amortization  and 

In  2018, 
includes 
the  accounting  impact  of  exceptional  asset  impairments  for  an 
amount  of  $67  million  (see  note  3  paragraph  D  to  the  Consolidated 
Financial Statements).

impairment” 

A summary of changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by business segment for the year ended December 31, 2019 is as follows:

(M$)

Exploration & Production

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power

Refining & Chemicals

Marketing & Services

Corporate

TOTAL

316

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

 Net goodwill 
as of
 January 1, 
2019

2,642

4,707

475

321

29

8,174

Increases

Impairments

Other

Net goodwill as of 
December 31, 2019

–

155

52

62

–

269

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(88)

(4)

(4)

(1)

(97)

2,642

4,774

523

379

28

8,346

The heading “Increases” corresponds to the effect of the acquisitions mainly Anadarko Mozambique for an amount of $ 136 million (see Note 2 
paragraph 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). 

Goodwill related to acquisitions of Direct Energie and Global LNG in 2018 was allocated to CGUs of Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power segment. 

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 7

7.2  Property, plant and equipment

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.

Exploratory  wells  are  capitalized  and  tested  for  impairment  on  a  
well-by-well basis as follows:
 – 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  planned 
(wells, seismic or significant studies), whether costs are being 
incurred  for  development  studies  and  whether  the  Group  is 
waiting  for  governmental  or  other  third-party  authorization  of  
a  proposed  project,  or  availability  of  capacity  on  an  existing 
transport or processing facility.

Costs of exploratory wells not meeting these conditions are charged 
to exploration costs.

Oil and Gas producing assets of exploration  
and production activities 

Development costs of oil and gas production facilities are capitalized. 
These  costs  include  borrowing  costs  incurred  during  the  period  of 
construction and the present value of estimated future costs of asset 
retirement obligations. 

The  depletion  rate  of  development  wells  and  of  producing  assets  is 
equal to the ratio of oil and gas production for the period to proved 
developed reserves (unit-of-production method).

With respect to phased development projects or projects subject to 
progressive  well  production  start-up,  the  fixed  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.

With  respect  to  production  sharing  contracts,  the  unit-of-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).

Hydrocarbon  transportation  and  processing  assets  are  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 

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:
 – if the project benefits from a specific funding, the capitalization of 

borrowing costs is based on the borrowing rate;

 – 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.

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  the  period  of 
time between two consecutive major turnarounds.

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 

3-12 years

Transportation equipment 

Storage tanks and related equipment 

5-20 years

10-15 years

Specialized complex installations and pipelines

10-30 years

Buildings 

10-50 years

8

Universal Registration Document 2019  TOTAL    

317

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 7

As of December 31, 2019 (M$)

Property, plant and equipment of exploration and production activities 
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

Depreciation 
and 
impairment

Cost

210,071

 (130,134)

2,160

12,056

 (288)

 (569)

224,287

 (130,991)

2,826

36,747

10,519

2,501

10,137

 (792)

 (25,548)

 (6,032)

 (2)

 (7,244)

62,730

 (39,618)

Net

79,937

1,872

11,487

93,296

2,034

11,199

4,487

2,499

2,893

23,112

TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

287,017

 (170,609)

116,408

As of December 31, 2018 (M$)

Property, plant and equipment of exploration and production activities 
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, 2017 (M$)

Property, plant and equipment of exploration and production activities 
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

192,272

 (120,435)

1,673

22,553

 (152)

 (1,128)

216,498

 (121,715)

1,775

34,564

8,864

2,540

9,171

 (648)

 (25,393)

 (5,640)

 (2)

 (6,690)

Net

71,837

1,521

21,425

94,783

1,127

9,171

3,224

2,538

2,481

56,914

 (38,373)

273,412

 (160,088)

18,541

113,324

Depreciation 
and 
impairment

 (112,113)

 (152)

 (2,537)

Cost

174,336

1,980

30,286

206,602

 (114,802)

1,809

33,554

9,203

2,310

9,463

 (652)

 (25,774)

 (5,859)

 (1)

 (6,456)

Net

62,223

1,828

27,749

91,800

1,157

7,780

3,344

2,309

3,007

56,339

 (38,742)

17,597

262,941

 (153,544)

109,397

318

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 7

Change in net property, plant and equipment is analyzed in the following table:

(M$)

2019

2018

2017

Net amount as 
of January 1,

Expenditures

Disposals

Depreciation 
and 
impairment

Currency
translation
adjustment

113,324

109,397

111,971

11,426

13,336

13,363

 (1,052)

 (15,097)

 (2,494)

 (1,117)

 (13,732)

 (15,099)

 (270)

 (1,454)

2,302

Net amount 
as of 
December 31,

116,408

113,324

109,397

Other

8,077

8,271

 (2,023)

In 2019, the heading “Disposals” mainly includes the impact of the 4% 
sale of Ichthys LNG in Australia.

In 2019, the heading “Depreciation and impairment” includes the impact 
of  impairments  of  assets  recognized  for  an  amount  of  $669  million  
(see Note 3 paragraph D to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

In 2019, the heading “Other” principally corresponds to the effect of the 
first application of IFRS 16 for an amount of $5,698 million, the entries in 
the consolidation scope (including Anadarko assets for $767 million) and 
the reversal of the reclassification under IFRS 5 as at December 31, 2018 
for $812 million corresponding to disposals.

In 2018, the heading “Disposals” mainly includes the impact of sales in 
the Exploration & Production segment (mainly Martin Linge in Norway 
and Fort Hills in Canada).

In 2018, the heading “Depreciation and impairment” includes the impact 
of  impairments  of  assets  recognized  for  an  amount  of  $1,707  million  
(see Note 3 paragraph D to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

In 2018, the heading “Other” principally corresponds to the effect of the 
entries in the consolidation scope (including Maersk, Lapa and Iara in 

Brazil  and  Direct  Energie)  for  $6,987  million,  to  the  reclassification  of 
assets in accordance with IFRS 5 “Non-current assets held for sale and 
discontinued  operations”  (mainly  related  to  the  4%  sale  of  Ichthys  for 
$(812) million) and the reversal of the reclassification under IFRS 5 as at 
December 31, 2017 for $2,604 million corresponding to disposals.

In  2017,  the  heading  “Disposals”  mainly  included  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” included 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 corresponded 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.

Following  the  application  of  IFRS  16  “Leases”,  property,  plant  and  equipment  as  at  December  31,  2019  presented  above  include  the  following 
amounts for rights of use of assets:

As of December 31, 2019 (M$)

Property, plant and equipment of exploration and production activities 

Other property, plant and equipment

Land

Machinery, plant and equipment (including transportation equipment)

Buildings

Other 

SUBTOTAL

TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Depreciation 
and 
impairment

 (517)

 (104)

 (999)

 (201)

 (134)

 (1,438)

 (1,955)

Cost

2,482

1,031

3,527

1,545

483

6,586

9,068

Net

1,965

927

2,528

1,344

349

5,148

7,113

Property, plant and equipment as at December 31, 2018 and as at December 31, 2017, presented above include the following amounts for facilities 
and equipment under finance leases:

8

As of December 31, 2018 (M$)

Machinery, plant and equipment

Buildings

Other

TOTAL

Depreciation 
and 
impairment

 (605)

 (56)

 (83)

 (744)

Cost

1,778

121

543

2,442

Net

1,173

65

460

1,698

Universal Registration Document 2019  TOTAL    

319

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Notes 7 and 8

As of December 31, 2017 (M$)

Machinery, plant and equipment

Buildings

Other

Total

Depreciation 
and 
impairment

 (468)

 (57)

 (58)

 (583)

Cost

1,140

124

378

1,642

Net

672

67

320

1,059

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 the entity, participation 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 contribution of equity affiliates in the consolidated balance sheet, consolidated statement of income and consolidated statement of comprehensive 
income is presented below:

2019

17,026

6,097

23,123

3,999

27,122

2019

2,534

872

3,406

2019

592

(184)

408

2018

13,330

5,359

18,689

4,755

23,444

2018

2,329

841

3,170

2018

(461)

(79)

(540)

2017

12,177

4,791

16,968

5,135

22,103

2017

1,694

321

2,015

2017

(801)

124

(677)

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

320

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

A)  Information related to associates

Information (100% gross) related to significant associates is as follows:

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 8

Exploration and production 
activities (M$)

Novatek(a)

Liquefaction entities

PetroCedeño

2019

2018

2017

2019

2018

2017

Non current assets

24,081

14,639

14,232

30,578

28,664

29,656

Current assets

6,898

4,545

TOTAL ASSETS

30,979

19,184

Shareholder’s equity

24,884

14,163

Non current liabilities

Current liabilities

3,727

2,368

3,086

1,935

TOTAL LIABILITIES

30,979

19,184

13,227

8,260

13,415

4,636

Revenue from sales

NET INCOME

OTHER 
COMPREHENSIVE 
INCOME

3,404

17,636

12,842

3,187

1,607

17,636

10,022

1,950

9,994

9,358

40,572

38,022

23,640

11,445

5,487

22,615

9,826

5,581

40,572

38,022

22,684

25,644

5,692

7,408

1,807

(2,545)

580

–

–

% owned

19.40%

19.40%

18.90%

Revaluation identifiable 
assets on equity affiliates

Equity value

Profit/(loss)

Share of Other 
Comprehensive Income, net 
amount

Dividends paid to the Group

1,641

6,469

1,508

1,556

4,303

794

1,804

4,231

263

634

266

(540)

151

(491)

128

1,714

5,493

637

23

752

(a) 

Information includes the best Group’s estimates of results at the date of TOTAL’s financial statements.

2019

3,994

7,457

11,451

4,548

76

6,827

11,451

356

(33)

2018

4,324

5,580

9,904

4,581

20

5,303

9,904

1,629

122

2017

5,551

4,291

9,842

5,178

13

4,651

9,842

1,708

204

–

–

–

30.32%

30.32%

30.32%

–

–

–

7,875

37,531

22,804

10,291

4,436

37,531

20,401

5,781

–

6

44

3,758

874

3,768

735

1,379

1,389

1,570

(10)

37

62

49

816

(194)

672

–

–

–

218

–

164

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  $11,938  million  as  at  December  31,  2019.  Novatek  is 
consolidated by the equity method. TOTAL, in fact, exercises significant 
influence particularly via its representation on the Board of Directors of 
Novatek and its interest in Yamal LNG and the project Arctic LNG 2.

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 Liquefaction 
Company Limited (5.00%), Arctic LNG 2 (10.00%).

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.

PetroCedeño  produces  and  upgrades  extra-heavy  crude  oil  in 
Venezuela.

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

% owned

Revaluation identifiable assets on equity affiliates

Equity value

Profit/(loss)

Share of Other Comprehensive Income, net amount

Dividends paid to the Group

8

Saudi Aramco Total Refining  
& Petrochemicals

2019

10,976

1,793

2018

11,281

2,069

2017

11,601

2,021

12,769

13,350

13,622

2,113

8,098

2,558

2,412

8,398

2,540

2,424

9,029

2,169

12,769

13,350

13,622

10,522

11,886

9,049

(171)

(124)

122

16

222

20

37.50%

37.50%

37.50%

–

792

(64)

(33)

–

–

905

46

40

56

–

909

83

(82)

45

2019

4,160

1,571

5,731

2,676

2,150

905

5,731

8,225

42

111

–

706

91

14

159

Qatar

2018

3,968

1,741

5,709

2,748

1,914

1,047

5,709

9,929

409

(21)

–

740

198

6

271

2017

4,405

1,696

6,101

3,200

1,895

1,006

6,101

7,388

490

80

–

814

190

(12)

201

Universal Registration Document 2019  TOTAL    

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 8

Saudi Aramco Total Refining & Petrochemicals is an entity including a refinery in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, with a capacity of 440,000 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%).

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 
(Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power)

Hanwha Total Petrochemicals 
Refining & Chemicals

2019

2018

2017

70,279

68,003

59,422

1,866

1,678

1,928

339

966

1,258

73,823

70,270

61,646

7,151

6,864

7,059

3,472

4,037

504

56,379

56,841

55,566

3,429

2,898

1,539

–

–

–

73,823

70,270

61,646

9,240

(3,040)

5

(2,993)

(270)

383

(429)

660

2,318

(19)

(112)

–

2,908

(1,227)

119

(670)

(386)

37

(10)

16

(15)

338

2,029

(1,730)

132

97

683

2,404

192

40

–

905

2,049

(348)

29

–

2019

4,310

1,842

322

6,474

3,319

150

1,761

756

488

6,474

8,437

(256)

–

(14)

(124)

302

(116)

2018

4,017

2,180

237

6,434

3,534

157

1,418

725

600

6,434

10,191

2017

3,989

2,258

283

6,530

3,612

148

1,078

1,144

548

6,530

8,565

(269)

(264)

9

(5)

(310)

754

(169)

–

(3)

(369)

973

398

50.00%

50.00%

50.00%

–

–

–

1,660

1,767

1,806

150

(68)

200

377

(67)

332

486

170

353

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 (26.00%).

Hanwha Total Petrochemicals is a South Korean company that operates a petrochemical complex in Daesan (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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Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 8

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$)

Associates

Joint 
ventures

Associates

Joint 
ventures

Associates

Joint 
ventures

2019

2018

2017

Non Current assets

Current assets

TOTAL ASSETS

Shareholder’s equity

Non current liabilities

Current liabilities

TOTAL LIABILITIES

5,435

1,357

6,792

1,405

4,412

975

6,792

4,287

1,276

5,563

1,437

3,091

1,035

5,563

4,512

1,263

5,775

1,438

3,254

1,083

5,775

2,487

752

3,239

1,108

1,585

546

3,239

2,908

1,156

4,064

885

2,171

1,008

4,064

2019

2018

2017

For the year ended December 31, (M$)

Associates

Revenues from sales

NET INCOME

Share of other comprehensive income 
items

Equity value

Profit/(Loss)

Dividends paid to the Group

8.2  Other investments

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

2,190

383

(46)

2,187

372

362

Joint 
ventures

3,535

288

(4)

2,119

741

50

Associates

2,542

380

(16)

2,235

380

416

Joint 
ventures

11,914

281

(52)

1,188

272

49

Associates

2,226

361

(22)

885

361

328

2,428

1,150

3,578

1,102

1,281

1,195

3,578

Joint 
ventures

4,358

183

(75)

936

183

147

Other investments are equity instruments and are measured according 
to IFRS 9 at fair value through profit and loss (default option). On initial 
recognition,  the  standard  allows  to  make  an  election  and  record 
the changes of fair value in other comprehensive income. For these 
securities, only dividends can be recognized in profit or loss.

The Group recognizes changes in fair value in equity or in profit or loss 
according to the option chosen on an instrument by instrument basis.

For securities traded in active markets, this fair value is equal to the 
market price.

Securities whose fair value is not reliably determinable, are recorded  
at their acquisition value.

For years prior to the application of IFRS 9, equity instruments were 
classified  as  available  for  sale  financial  assets  and  measured  at  fair 
value.

For  securities  traded  in  active  markets,  this  fair  value  was  equal 
to  the  market  price.  Changes  in  fair  value  were  recorded  in  other 
comprehensive  income.  If  there  was  any  evidence  of  a  significant  
or long-lasting impairment loss, a loss was recorded in the statement 
of income. This impairment was irreversible.

For  other  securities,  if  the  fair  value  was  not  reliably  determinable,  
the securities were recorded at their historical value.

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 8

As of December 31, 2019 (M$)

Enphase Energy Inc

Tellurian Investments Inc.

Other shares through fair value OCI (unit value < $50M)

EQUITY INSTRUMENTS RECORDED THROUGH FAIR VALUE OCI 

BBPP

BTC Limited

Tas Helat Marketing Company(a)

Total Lubrificantes do Brasil(b)

Other shares through fair value P&L (unit value < $50M)

EQUITY INSTRUMENTS RECORDED THROUGH FAIR VALUE P&L

TOTAL EQUITY INSTRUMENTS

As of 
January 1, 
2019

Increase 
– Decrease

Change in fair 
value

As of 
December 31, 
2019

36

207

119

362

62

50

–

111

836

1,059

1,421

(5)

–

7

2

–

–

108

(111)

238

235

237

142

–

–

142

–

(22)

–

–

–

(22)

120

173

207

126

506

62

28

108

–

1,074

1,272

1,778

(a)  Tas Helat Marketing Company is a joint venture with SAUDI ARAMCO to develop the retail business. It will be consolidated in 2020 (using the equity method).
(b)  Total Lubrificantes do Brasil was consolidated in 2019.

As of December 31, 2018 (M$)

Tellurian Investments Inc.

Other shares through fair value OCI (unit value < $50M)

EQUITY INSTRUMENTS RECORDED THROUGH FAIR VALUE OCI 

BBPP

BTC Limited

DUNKERQUE LNG SAS

Total Lubrificantes do Brasil(a)

Other shares through fair value P&L (unit value < $50M)

EQUITY INSTRUMENTS RECORDED THROUGH FAIR VALUE P&L

TOTAL EQUITY INSTRUMENTS

(a)  Total Lubrificantes do Brasil will be consolidated in 2019.

As of December 31, 2017 (M$)

Other 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 < $50 million) 

TOTAL OTHER EQUITY SECURITIES(a)

OTHER INVESTMENTS

Including cumulative impairments of $2,029 million in 2017.

(a) 
(b)  Acquisitions made in the fourth quarter 2017 and consolidated in 2018.

As of  
January 1, 
2018

Increase 
– Decrease

Change in fair 
value

As of 
December 31, 
2018

207

77

284

62

55

144

–

1,182

1,443

1,727

–

80

80

–

–

(217)

111

(346)

(452)

(372)

–

(2)

(2)

–

(5)

73

–

–

68

66

207

155

362

62

50

–

111

836

1,059

1,421

Historical 
value

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,  2019,  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, 
Investor relations), and the Group Treasurer.

For the year ended December 31, 
(M$)

Number of people

Direct or indirect compensation

Pension expenses(a)

Share-based payments expense 
(IFRS 2)(b)

2019

15

15.0

(4.9)

2018

15

17.7

2.5

2017

15

15.6

10.8

8.7

12.6

6.5

(a)  The benefits provided for executive officers of the Group and the members of the Board of 
Directors, who are employees of the Group, include severance to be paid upon retirement, 
supplementary  pension  schemes  and  insurance  plans,  which  represent  $113.3  million 
provisioned as of December 31, 2019 (against $117.0 million as of December 31, 2018 and 
$119.7 million as of December 31, 2017).
The  negative  pension  expense  in  2019  is  related  to  the  application  of  the  “ordonnance 
2019-697” impacting the supplementary defined benefit pension plan which benefit the 
employees of TOTAL S.A. whose reference salary exceeded on 4 July 2019 an amount 
equal  to  8  times  the  annual  ceiling  for  calculating  French  Social  Security  contributions 
(PASS). This “ordonnance” involves a freeze of the years of service of beneficiaries as of 
31/12/2019, which generates a reversal of provision established priorly.

(b)  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 grant rate of the 2016 plan has 
been revised downwards, the level of achievement of the performance conditions having 
been lower than the estimates used in the previous year.

The compensation allocated to members of the Board of Directors for 
directors’  fees  totaled  €1.4  million  ($1.57  million)  in  2019,  €1.4  million  
($1.65 million) in 2018 and €1.28 million ($1.44 million) in 2017.

8.3  Related parties

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

2019

2018

2017

Debtors and other debtors 

486

496

492

Loans (excl. loans to equity 
affiliates) 

Payables
Creditors and other creditors 

Debts 

42

968

2

57

888

2

63

1,161

2

For the year ended December 31, 
(M$)

2019

2018

2017

Statement of income
Sales 

Purchases 

Financial income 

Financial expense

4,127

4,192

(10,158)

(9,253)

4

(4)

2

(5)

3,407

(7,354)

6

(9)

8.4  Compensation for the administration and 
management bodies 

The aggregate amount of direct and indirect compensation accounted 
by  the  French  and  foreign  affiliates  of  the  Company,  for  all  executive 
officers of TOTAL as of December 31, 2019 and for the members of the 
Board of Directors who are employees of the Group, is detailed below.

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Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 9

NOTE 9  Shareholders’ equity and share-based payments

9.1  Shareholders’ equity

Number of TOTAL shares

As  of  December  31,  2019,  there  is  only  one  category  of  shares  of  
TOTAL S.A. The shares have a par value of €2.50 and may be held in 
either registered or bearer form.

directly,  indirectly  or  through  voting  proxies.  However,  in  the  case  of 
double voting rights, this limit may be extended to 20% of the total voting 
rights for the Company’s shares.

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 

Share cancellation

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  3,593,399,547  shares  as  
of  December  31,  2019  compared  to  3,669,077,772  shares  as  of 
December 31, 2018 and 3,434,245,369 shares as of December 31, 2017. 
As of December 31, 2019, the share capital of TOTAL S.A. amounted  
to €6,504,702,687.50, divided in 2,601,881,075 shares. 

The Board of Directors, pursuant to the authorization granted by the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 26, 2017, in the thirteenth resolution 
to reduce, on one or more occasions, the Company’s share capital by cancelling shares, in accordance with the provisions of Articles L. 225-209  
and L. 225-213 of the French Commercial Code, proceeded with the following cancellation of TOTAL shares: 

Fiscal year

Board of Directors’ 
decision date

Number of shares bought 
back and cancelled 

2019

December 11, 2019

2018

December 12, 2018

65,109,435 shares  
bought back between 
October 29, 2018 and 
September 9, 2019

44,590,699 shares bought 
back between February 9 
and October 11, 2018

Buybacks carried out regarding the

Shareholder return 
policy(b) 

Percentage of 
the share capital 
on cancelled(c)

30,249,302 shares

2.44%

Cancellation of the dilution(a)

34,860,133 shares issued as 
payment for the 1st, 2nd and 
3rd 2018 interim dividends

28,445,840 shares issued as 
payment for the 2nd and 3rd interim 
dividends as well as for the final 
2017 dividends

16,144,859 shares

1.66%

2017

n/a(d)

(a)  Cancellation of the dilution for the shares issued, without discount, for the scrip dividend. 
(b)  Within the framework of the $5 billion share buyback program over the 2018-2020 period. 
(c)  Percentage of the share capital that the cancelled shares represented on the operations’ date. 
(d)  TOTAL S.A. did not cancel any shares in the fiscal year 2017.

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Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 9

Variation of the number of shares composing the share capital

 AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016(a)

Shares issued in connection with:

Capital increase reserved for employees

Capital increase as payment of the scrip dividend (second 2016 interim dividend, 
third 2016 interim dividend, 2016 final dividend and first 2017 interim dividend)

Exercise of TOTAL share subscription options

 AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017(b)

Shares issued in connection with:

Capital increase reserved for employees

Capital increase as payment of the scrip dividend (second 2017 interim dividend, 
third 2017 interim dividend, 2017 final dividend and first 2018 interim dividend)

Exercise of TOTAL share subscription options

2,430,365,862

9,532,190

86,442,256

2,649,308

2,528,989,616

9,354,889

47,229,037

2,096,571

Issuance of shares in consideration for the acquisition of Maersk Olie og Gas A/S

97,522,593

 AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018(c)

Shares issued in connection with:

Capital increase reserved for employees

Cancellation of treasury shares

Capital increase as payment of the scrip dividend (second 2018 interim dividend, 
third 2018 interim dividend)

Exercise of TOTAL share subscription options

Cancellation of treasury shares

(44,590,699)

2,640,602,007

10,047,337

16,076,936

264,230

(65,109,435)

2,601,881,075

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019(d)

(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 

Including 10,587,822 treasury shares deducted from consolidated shareholders’ equity.
Including 8,376,756 treasury shares deducted from consolidated shareholders’ equity.
Including 32,473,281 treasury shares deducted from consolidated shareholders’ equity.
Including 15,474,234 treasury shares deducted from consolidated shareholders’ equity.

Capital increase reserved for Group employees

The  Extraordinary  General  Meeting  (“EGM”)  of  June  1,  2018,  in  its 
eighteenth resolution, granted the authority to the Board of Directors to 
carry out, a capital increase, in one or more occasions within a maximum 
period  of  twenty-six  months,  reserved  to  members  (employees  and 
retirees) of a company or group savings plan of the Company (“ESOP”). 

In fiscal year 2019, the Board of Directors of September 18, 2019, by 
virtue  of  the  eighteenth  resolution  above-mentioned,  has  decided 
to  proceed  with  a  capital  increase  reserved  for  Group  employees 

and  retirees  that  included  a  classic  offering  and  a  leveraged  offering 
depending  on  the  employees’  or  retirees’  choice,  within  the  limit  of  
18 million shares with immediate dividend rights. The Board of Directors 
has  granted  all  powers  to  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  
to determine the opening and closing dates of the subscription period 
and  the  subscription  price.  This  capital  increase  is  expected  to  be 
completed after the General Meeting of May 29, 2020.

Fiscal year

Date of the ESOP

By virtue of

Subscriptions

Number of shares subscribed

Subscription price

Free shares

During the fiscal years 2017, 2018 and 2019, the Company completed the following ESOP, which terms are set out below: 

2019

 June 6, 2019

2018

 May 3, 2018

2017

April 26, 2017

18th resolution of the EGM of June 1, 2018

23rd resolution of the EGM of May 24, 2016

9,845,111

40.10€

9,174,817

37.20€

180,072

8

9,350,220

38.10€

181,970

Number of shares granted

202,226

By virtue of

Deferred contribution

Number of shares granted

Number of beneficiaries

19th resolution of the EGM of June 1, 2018

24th resolution of the EGM of May 24, 2016

5,932

1,187

6,784

1,360

10,393

2,086

End of the acquisition period

June 6, 2024

May 3, 2023

April 26, 2022

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Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 9

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 acquired with the intention to cancel them 

2019

2018

2017

15,474,234

32,473,281

8,376,756

0.59%

1.23%

11,051,144

27,360,278

0.33%

–

Of which shares allocated to TOTAL share performance plans for Group employees

4,357,324

5,044,817

8,345,847

Of which shares intended to be allocated to new TOTAL share purchase options plans  
or to new share performance plans

65,766

68,186

30,909

Paid-in surplus 

Reserves

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 
when it qualifie as a refund of shareholder contributions.

As  of  December  31,  2019,  paid-in  surplus  relating  to  TOTAL  S.A. 
amounted to €35,415 million (€37,276 million as of December 31, 2018 
and €32,882 million as of December 31, 2017). 

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  $575  million  as  of 
December  31,  2019  ($607  million  as  of  December  31,  2018  and 
$750 million as of December 31, 2017) due to additional corporation tax 
applied on regulatory reserves so that they become distributable.

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) 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. 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 share subscription or purchase options plans, 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.

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Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 9

The  variation  of  both  weighted-average  number  of  shares  and  weighted-average  number  of  diluted  shares  respectively,  as  of  December  31, 
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

TOTAL performance shares

Capital increase reserved for employees

2019

2018

2017

2,640,602,007 2,528,989,616 2,430,365,862

157,153

1,351,465

1,198,036

2,140,576

2,039,729

1,105,796

5,860,947

6,236,593

6,354,793

Issuance of shares in consideration for the acquisition of Maersk Olie og Gas A/S

–

81,268,828

–

Capital increase as payment of the scrip dividend

Buyback of treasury shares including:

Shares repurchased in during the fiscal year to cancel the dilution caused by the scrip 
dividend payment and within the framework of the share buyback program

12,360,894

26,352,572

53,365,971

(27,026,481)

(30,405,112)

(24,818,443)

(30,102,242)

Shares repurchased in during the fiscal year to cover for the stock options plans 

(2,208,038)

(302,870)

–

–

–

TOTAL shares held by TOTAL S.A. or by its subsidiaries and deducted from 
shareholders’ equity

WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES

Dilutive effect

Grant of TOTAL share subscription or purchase options

Grant of TOTAL performance shares

Capital increase reserved for employees

(32,473,281)

(8,376,756)

(10,587,822)

2,601,621,815 2,607,456,934 2,481,802,636

33,636

296,830

727,864

14,593,030

13,794,896

10,238,411

1,759,407

2,167,784

1,987,502

WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER OF DILUTED SHARES AS OF DECEMBER 31,

2,618,007,888 2,623,716,444 2,494,756,413

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 
€3.75 per share for 2019 closing (€3.62 for 2018 closing). The fully-diluted 
earnings per share calculated by using the same method is €3.72 per 
share for 2019 closing (€3.59 for 2018 closing).

Dividend

As  a  reminder,  the  Board  of  Directors  decided  not  to  propose  to  the 
Shareholders’  Meeting,  on  May  29,  2019,  the  renewal  of  the  scrip 
dividend option starting from the final dividend of the fiscal year 2018.

Therefore, TOTAL S.A. has paid the first and second, and will pay the 
third,  interim  dividends  for  the  fiscal  year  2019  in  cash  according  to  
the below timetable.

Finally,  on  February  5,  2020,  the  Board  of  Directors,  after  approving 
the  financial  statements  for  the  2019  fiscal  year,  decided  to  propose  
to  the  Shareholders’  Meeting  on  May  29,  2020  the  payment  of  a  
€2.68  dividend  per  share  for  the  fiscal  year  2019.  Subject  to  the 
Shareholders’  decision,  considering  the  first  three  interim  dividends 
already  decided  by  the  Board  of  Directors,  the  final  dividend  for  the  
fiscal  year  2019  will  be  €0.68  per  share,  an  increased  amount  of  3% 
to the first and second interim dividends and equal to the third interim 
dividend for the 2019 fiscal year.

2019 dividend

Amount

Set date

Ex-dividend date

Payment date

First interim

Second interim

Third interim

€0.66

€0.66

€0.68

Final

€0.68

April 25th, 2019

July 24th, 2019

October 29th, 2019

May 29th, 2020

September 27th, 2019

January 6th, 2020

March 30th, 2020

June 29th, 2020

October 1st, 2019

January 8th, 2020

April 1st, 2020

July 1st, 2020

8

Issuances of perpetual subordinated notes

In 2019, the Group issued perpetual subordinated notes in euro through 
TOTAL S.A.:
 – deeply subordinated notes 1.750% perpetual maturity callable after 

5 years (€1,500 million). 

this 

issuance, 

the  Group 

In  parallel  with 
tendered  perpetual 
subordinated  notes  issued  in  2015  (tranche  of  which  the  coupon  is 
2.250%)  for  an  amount  of  €1,500  million.  Following  this  transaction, 
the new nominal amount of the tranche tendered is €1,000 million and 
the Group’s total outstanding amount of perpetual subordinated notes 
remains unchanged.

In 2018 nor in 2017, the Group did not issue any perpetual subordinated 
notes.

In  2016,  the  Group  issued  three  tranches  of  perpetual  subordinated 
notes in euro through TOTAL S.A.:
 – deeply subordinated notes 3.875% perpetual maturity callable after 

6 years (€1,750 million); 

 – deeply subordinated notes 2.708% perpetual maturity callable after 

6.6 years (€1,000 million); 

 – deeply subordinated notes 3.369% perpetual maturity callable after 

10 years (€1,500 million). 

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 9

In 2015, the Group issued two tranches of perpetual subordinated notes 
in euro through TOTAL S.A.:
 – deeply subordinated notes 2.250% perpetual maturity callable after 

6 years (€2,500 million);

 – deeply subordinated notes 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  under  certain  circumstances 
specified into the documentation of the notes) and in compliance with 

IAS  32  standard  –  Financial  instruments  –  Presentation,  these  notes 
were recorded in equity.

As of December 31, 2019, the amount of perpetual deeply subordinated 
notes booked in the Group shareholders’ equity is $10,333 million. The 
coupons attributable to the holders of these securities are recognized  
as a deduction from the Group shareholders’ equity for an amount of 
$353  million  for  fiscal  year  2019  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

Change in fair value of investments in equity instruments 

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

Variation of foreign currency basis spread

– 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

2019

(192)

142

53

(1,533)

(1,530)

740

800

60

–

–

–

(599)

(552)

47

1

(57)

(58)

408

421

13

(3)

202

749

(781)

2018

(12)

–

13

(4,022)

(4,021)

1,113

1,238

125

–

–

–

25

(94)

(119)

(80)

(80)

–

(540)

(495)

45

(5)

14

527

(3,494)

2017

823

–

(390)

9,316

9,749

(2,578)

(2,408)

170

7

7

–

324

584

260

–

–

–

(677)

(655)

22

–

(100)

(3,024)

6,725

330

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 9

The currency translation adjustment by currency is detailed in the following table:

As of December 31, 2019 (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

As of December 31, 2018 (M$)

Currency translation adjustment generated by the parent company

Currency translation adjustment

Currency translation adjustment of equity affiliates

Total

Euro

(1,533)

(1,533)

740

607

636

149

Pound
sterling

Other
currencies

Ruble

–

138

(7)

–

7

530

–

(41)

(65)

(186)

(748)

131

537

(106)

Total

Euro

(4,022)

(4,022)

1,113

(564)

1,883

343

Pound
sterling

–

(431)

14

Other
currencies

–

(329)

(116)

Ruble

–

(10)

(805)

TOTAL CURRENCY TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT RECOGNIZED IN 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(3,473)

(1,796)

(417)

(815)

(445)

As of December 31, 2017 (M$)

Currency translation adjustment generated by the parent company

Currency translation adjustment

Currency translation adjustment of equity affiliates

Total

9,316

(2,578)

(730)

Euro

9,316

(3,275)

(1,099)

–

462

(25)

TOTAL CURRENCY TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT RECOGNIZED IN 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

6,008

4,943

436

–

3

207

210

–

232

187

419

Pound
sterling

Other
currencies

Ruble

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

2019

2018

2017

Actuarial gains and losses

(192)

55

(137)

(12)

13

823

(390)

433

Change in fair value of 
investments in equity 
instruments 

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

Variation of foreign currency 
basis spread

Share of other comprehensive 
income of equity affiliates, net 
amount

Other

SUB-TOTAL ITEMS 
POTENTIALLY 
RECLASSIFIABLE TO 
PROFIT & LOSS

TOTAL OTHER 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

142

(2)

140

–

(1,533)

–

(1,533)

(4,022)

–

–

(4,022)

9,316

(1,583)

53

(1,530)

(4,034)

13

(4,021)

10,139

(390)

740

–

(599)

1

408

(3)

–

–

202

–

–

–

740

–

(397)

1,113

–

25

–

–

(6)

1,113

(2,578)

1

(80)

20

(60)

408

(3)

(540)

(5)

(540)

(5)

(677)

–

547

202

749

513

(1,036)

255

(781)

(3,521)

–

–

14

27

1

–

–

19

–

7

324

–

–

–

–

(3)

(97)

–

–

–

–

9,316

9,749

(2,578)

4

227

–

(677)

–

8

527

(2,924)

(100)

(3,024)

(3,494)

7,215

(490)

6,725

Universal Registration Document 2019  TOTAL    

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 9

Non-controlling interests

As of December 31, 2019, no subsidiary has non-controlling interests that would be material to the Group financial statements.

9.2  Share-based payments

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The  Group  may  grant  employees  share  subscription  or  purchase 
options 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  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.

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  cost  of  employee-reserved  capital  increases  is  immediately 
expensed.

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  global  cost  is  reduced  to  take  into 
account  the  non-transferability  over  a  2-year  holding  period  of  the 
shares that could be awarded.

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.

A)  TOTAL share subscription or purchase option plans

Date of the shareholders’ meeting

Award date(a)

Strike price

Expiry date

Number of options

Weighted
average
exercise
 price

2009 Plan

2010 Plan

2011 Plan

Total

5/11/2007

5/21/2010

5/21/2010

9/15/2009

9/14/2010

9/14/2011

39.90 €

38.20 €

33.00 €

9/15/2017

9/14/2018

9/14/2019

Existing options as of January 1, 2017

1,779,053

2,880,237

626,328

5,285,618

38.16 €

Granted

Cancelled(b)

Exercised

Existing options as of January 1, 2018

Granted

Cancelled(b)

Exercised

Existing options as of January 1, 2019

Granted

Cancelled(b)

Exercised

EXISTING OPTIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019

–

(195,370)

–

–

–

–

–

(195,370)

(1,583,683)

(929,865)

(135,760)

(2,649,308)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1,950,372

490,568

2,440,940

–

(79,139)

–

–

–

(79,139)

(1,871,233)

(225,338)

(2,096,571)

–

–

–

–

–

265,230

265,230

–

–

(1,000)

(1,000)

(264,230)

(264,230)

–

–

–

39.90 €

38.95 €

37.15 €

–

38.20 €

37.64 €

33.00 €

–

33.00 €

33.00 €

n/a

(a)  The grant date is the date of the Board meeting awarding the share subscription or purchase options.
(b)  Out of the options canceled in 2017 2018 and 2019, (i) 195,370 options were early canceled or expired on September 15, 2017 due to expiry of 2009 plan, (ii) 79,139 options that were not 

exercised expired on September 14, 2018 due to expiry of 2010 plan and (iii) 1,000 options that were not exercised expired on September 14, 2019 due to expiry of 2011 plan.

Options  are  exercisable,  subject  to  a  presence  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 cannot be transferred during four years from the date of grant. For the 2009 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, the Board of Directors has not decided any new grant of TOTAL share subscription or purchase option plan and all the options 
issued prior to 2011 Plan have now expired.

In addition, the authorisation granted by the Combined General Meeting of May 24, 2016 to grant share subscription or purchase options for a period 
of thirty-eight months, has expired and has not been renewed.

332

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

 
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Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 9

B)  TOTAL performance share plans

2014 Plan

2015 Plan

2016 Plan

2017 Plan

2018 Plan

2019 Plan

Total

Date of the shareholders’ meeting

5/16/2014

5/16/2014

5/24/2016

5/24/2016

5/24/2016

6/1/2018

Award date

7/29/2014

7/28/2015

7/27/2016

7/26/2017

3/14/2018

3/13/2019

Date of the final award (end of the 
vesting period)

7/30/2017

7/29/2018

7/28/2019

7/27/2020

3/15/2021

3/14/2022

Transfer authorized as from

7/30/2019

7/29/2020

7/29/2021

7/28/2022

3/16/2023

3/15/2024

Grant date IFRS 2 fair value

44.66 €

35.90 €

35.37 €

35.57 €

36.22 €

40.11 €

Number of performance shares

Outstanding as of January 1, 2017

4,364,500

4,730,735

5,637,560

–

Notified

Cancelled 

Finally granted 

–

–

–

5,679,949

(2,157,820)

(31,480)

(29,050)

(2,206,680)

(1,950)

(1,410)

(910)

–

4,697,305

5,607,100

5,679,039

–

–

–

6,083,145

(621,568)

(61,840)

(26,640)

(12,350)

(4,075,737)

(2,040)

(1,480)

–

5,543,220

5,650,919

6,070,795

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

14,732,795

5,679,949

(2,219,260)

(2,210,040)

15,983,444

6,083,145

(722,398)

(4,079,257)

17,264,934

Outstanding as of January 1, 2018

Notified

Cancelled

Finally granted

Outstanding as of January 1, 2019

Notified

Cancelled

Finally granted

OUTSTANDING AS OF  
DECEMBER 31, 2019

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

The  performance  shares,  which  are  bought  back  by  the  TOTAL  S.A. 
on  the  market,  are  finally  granted  to  their  beneficiaries  after  a  3-year 
vesting period, from the date of the grant. The final grant is subject to a 
continued employment condition as well as one performance condition 
for the 2014 plan, two performance conditions for the 2015, 2016, 2017 
and  2018  plans  and  three  performance  conditions  for  the  2019  Plan 
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.

2019 Plan

On March 13, 2019, the Board of Directors granted performance shares 
to certain employees and executive directors of the Company or Group 
companies,  subject  to  the  fulfilment  of  the  continued  employment 
condition and three performance conditions.

The presence condition applies to all shares.

The  performance  conditions  apply  for  all  shares  granted  to  senior 
executives.  The  grant  of  the  first  150  shares  to  non-senior  executive 
are  not  subject  to  the  performance  condition  abovementioned,  but 
the  performance  conditions  will  apply  to  any  shares  granted  above  
this threshold.

The  definitive  number  of  granted  shares  will  be  based  on  the  TSR  
(Total  Shareholder  Return),  the  annual  variation  of  the  net  cash  flow  
by share in dollars, as well as the pre-dividend organic cash breakeven, 
for fiscal years 2019, 2020 and 2021, applied as follows:
 – for 1/3 of the shares, the Company will be ranked against its peers 
(ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Chevron) each year during 
the  three  vesting  years  (2019,  2020  and  2021)  based  on  the  TSR 
criterion of the last quarter of the year in question, the dividend being 
considered reinvested based on the closing price on the ex-dividend 
date.

–

(1,267,392)

(4,275,828)

–

(41,220)

(1,840)

–

6,447,069

6,447,069

(41,260)

(39,246)

(1,389,118)

(1,100)

(180)

(4,278,948)

–

5,607,859

6,028,435

6,407,643

18,043,937

 – for 1/3 of the shares, the Company will be ranked each year against 
its peers (ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Chevron) during the 
three vesting years (2019, 2020 and 2021) using the annual variation 
in net cash flow per share criterion expressed in dollar.

Based on the ranking, a grant rate will be determined for each year for 
these two first criteria:

Ranking

1st place

2nd place

3rd place

4th and 5th places

Grant rate

180%

130%

80%

0%

 – for  1/3  of  the  shares,  the  pre-dividend  organic  cash  breakeven 
criterion will be assessed during the three vesting years (2019, 2020 
and  2021)  as  follows.  The  pre-dividend  organic  cash  breakeven  is 
defined as the Brent price for which the operating cash flow before 
working  capital  changes(1)  covers  the  organic  investments(2).  The 
ability of the Group to resist to the variations of the Brent barrel price 
is measured by this parameter.
 – the maximum grant rate will be reached if the breakeven is less 

than or equal to $30/b,

 – the grant rate will be zero if the breakeven is greater than or equal 

to $40/b,

 – the  interpolations  will  be  linear  between  these  two  points  of 

reference.

A grant rate will be determined for each year.

8

(1)  The operating cash flow before working capital changes is defined as cash flow from operating activities before changes in capital at replacement cost.
(2)  Organic investments: net investments excluding acquisitions, asset sales and other operations with non-controlling interests.

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 9

For each of the three 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%.

stock  incentive  plan’s  automatic  increase  from  3%  to  2%  for  2016.  
As  of  December  31,  2019,  approximately  12.1  million  shares  were 
available for grant under the 2015 Plan.

Each criterion will have a weight of 1/3 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 up to 
the nearest whole number of shares in case of a fractional share.

C)  SunPower plans

During fiscal 2019, SunPower had one stock incentive plan: the SunPower 
Corporation 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan (“2015 Plan”). The 2015 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  three  percent  of  the  outstanding  shares  of  all 
classes  of  the  SunPower’s  common  stock  measured  on  the  last  day 
of the immediately preceding fiscal year, 6 million shares, or such other 
number  of  shares  as  determined  by  SunPower’s  Board  of  Directors. 
In fiscal 2015, the SunPower’s Board of Directors voted to reduce the 

The following table summarizes SunPower’s restricted stock activities:

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.  SunPower  has  not  granted  stock  options  since  fiscal  2008.  
All  previously  granted  stock  options  have  been  exercised  or  expired  
and accordingly no options remain outstanding. Under the 2015 Plan, 
the  restricted  stock  grants  and  restricted  stock  units  typically  vest  in 
equal installments annually over three or four years.

The  majority  of  shares  issued  are  net  of  the  minimum  statutory 
withholding requirements that SunPower pays on behalf of its employees. 
During  fiscal  2019,  2018,  and  2017,  SunPower  withheld  0.8  million, 
0.7 million and 0.6 million shares, respectively, to satisfy the employees’ 
tax obligations. SunPower pays such withholding requirements in cash 
to  the  appropriate  taxing  authorities.  Shares  withheld  are  treated  as 
common  stock  repurchases  for  accounting  and  disclosure  purposes 
and reduce the number of shares outstanding upon vesting.

There were no options outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 
2019. The intrinsic value of the options exercised in fiscal 2019, 2018, 
and 2017 were zero, zero, and $1.7 respectively. There were no stock 
options granted in fiscal 2019, 2018, and 2017. 

Restricted Stock Awards and Units

Weighted-
Average 
Grant Date Fair 
Value Per 
Share 
(in dollars)(a)

Shares 
(in thousands)

OUTSTANDING AS OF JANUARY 1ST, 2017

Granted

Vested(b)

Forfeited

OUTSTANDING AS OF JANUARY 1ST, 2018

Granted

Vested(b)

Forfeited

OUTSTANDING AS OF JANUARY 1ST, 2019

Granted

Vested(b)

Forfeited

OUTSTANDING AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019

(a)  SunPower estimates the fair value of the restricted stock unit awards as the stock price on the grant date.
(b)  Restricted stock awards and units vested include shares withheld on behalf of employees to satisfy the minimum statutory tax withholding requirements.

6,147

4,863

(1,738)

(1,979)

7,293

4,449

(2,266)

(1,816)

7,660

5,430

(2,460)

(1,304)

9,326

21.85

6.76

25.87

18.15

11.83

7.77

14.45

10.10

9.11

6.82

9.65

8.28

7.75

334

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

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

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 9

2019

180

26

27

233

2018

264

21

30

315

2017

135

31

16

182

During the year 2019, the main assumptions used for the valuation of the cost of the capital increase reserved for employees for both the classic  
and the leverage schemes were the following:

For the year ended December 31,

Date of the Board of Directors meeting that decided the issue

2019

September 19, 2018

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 ($ million)

(a)  Average of the closing TOTAL share prices during the twenty trading days prior to the subscription period, after deduction of a 20% discount.
(b)  Closing share price on April 25, 2019, date on which the Chief Executive Officer set the subscription period.
(c)  Zero coupon Euro swap rate at 5 years.
(d)  Average of 5 year consumer’s credit rates.

40.10

49.91

10.05

(0.419)

4.11

19.21

27.00

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 10

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.

For  defined  contribution  plans,  expenses  correspond 
contributions paid.

to 

the 

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 $133 million for defined contribution 
plans in 2019 ($130 million in 2018 and $128 million in 2017).

The Group’s main defined benefit pension plans are located in France, 
the  United  Kingdom,  the  United  States,  Belgium  and  Germany.  Their 
main  characteristics,  depending  on  the  country-specific  regulatory 
environment, are the following:
 – 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.

Defined benefit obligations are determined according to the Projected 
Unit  Method.  Actuarial  gains  and  losses  may  arise  from  differences 
between actuarial valuation and projected commitments (depending 
on  new  calculations  or  assumptions)  and  between  projected  and 
actual  return  of  plan  assets.  Such  gains  and  losses  are  recognized 
in  the  statement  of  comprehensive  income,  with  no  possibility  to 
subsequently recycle them to the income statement.

The  past  service  cost  is  recorded  immediately  in  the  statement  of 
income, whether vested or unvested. 

The net periodic pension cost is recognized under “Other operating 
expenses”.

2019

2,651

742

108

2018

2,545

669

149

2017

2,877

705

153

3,501

3,363

3,735

–

–

–

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:
 – 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

2019

2018

2017

2019

2018

2017

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

11,501

12,872

12,164

669

705

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 

214

295

4

 (20)

7

 (667)

847

104

236

296

 (1)

 (141)

8

 (902)

 (372)

 (495)

12,285

11,584

701

11,501

10,864

637

263

320

239

 (1)

7

 (717)

 (450)

1,047

12,872

12,140

732

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

 (9,145)

 (10,205)

 (9,123)

Interest income

Actuarial losses / (gains)

Settlements

Plan participants’ contributions

Employer contributions 

Benefits paid

Foreign currency translation and other

Fair value of plan assets at year-end

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

 (255)

 (745)

11

 (7)

 (172)

573

 (29)

 (261)

424

129

 (8)

 (417)

778

415

 (256)

 (344)

–

 (7)

 (171)

591

 (895)

 (9,769)

 (9,145)

 (10,205)

2,516

2,356

2,667

34

2,550

2,651

28

2,384

2,545

40

2,707

2,877

 (101)

 (161)

 (170)

–

–

–

13

17

–

 (9)

–

 (26)

87

 (9)

742

–

742

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

742

–

742

742

–

–

14

17

 (2)

–

–

 (28)

 (29)

 (8)

669

–

669

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

669

–

669

669

–

–

16

17

12

–

–

 (27)

 (36)

75

705

–

705

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

705

–

705

705

–

–

As of December 31, 2019, the contribution from the main geographical areas for the net pension liability in the balance sheet is: 70% for the Euro area, 
11% for the United Kingdom and 16% for the United States.

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 10

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

Effect of asset ceiling

BENEFIT AMOUNTS RECOGNIZED ON EQUITY

TOTAL BENEFIT AMOUNTS RECOGNIZED ON 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Expected future cash outflows

Pension benefits

Other benefits

2019

214

4

 (10)

39

247

 (166)

1,071

 (59)

 (745)

3

104

351

2018

236

 (1)

 (12)

35

258

 (1)

 (354)

 (17)

424

 (11)

41

2017

263

239

 (1)

64

565

 (16)

 (241)

 (193)

 (344)

7

 (787)

2019

2018

2017

13

–

 (9)

17

21

 (2)

89

–

–

–

87

14

 (2)

–

17

29

 (21)

 (3)

 (5)

–

–

16

12

–

17

45

3

 (5)

 (34)

–

–

 (29)

 (36)

299

 (222)

108

–

9

The average duration of accrued benefits is approximately 13 years for defined pension benefits and 18 years for other benefits. The Group expects 
to pay contributions of $239 million in respect of funded pension plans in 2020.

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

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025-2029

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.

741

497

467

414

399

2,142

Pension benefits

2019

25%

46%

1%

20%

8%

2018

24%

47%

1%

20%

8%

27

27

27

26

26

120

2017

26%

43%

3%

20%

8%

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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, 

2019

2018

2017

2019

2018

2017

Discount rate (weighted average for all regions)

1.84%

2.68%

2.48%

1.71%

2.56%

2.52%

Of which Euro zone

Of which United States

Of which United Kingdom

0.73%

3.25%

2.25%

1.72%

4.00%

3.00%

1.71%

3.75%

2.50%

Inflation rate (weighted average for all regions)

2.20%

2.44%

2.40%

Of which Euro zone

Of which United States

Of which United Kingdom

1.21%

2.50%

3.25%

1.50%

2.50%

3.50%

1.50%

2.50%

3.50%

0.94%

3.25%

1.87%

4.00%

1.93%

3.75%

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

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, 2019

0.5% Increase

0.5% Decrease

 (821)

915

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, 2019

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.

0.5% Increase

0.5% Decrease

576

 (516)

2019

2018

2017

8,922

9,099

7,985

13,745

22,531

13,377

22,629

11,880

19,372

16,924

54,576

16,963

51,491

16,489

50,536

107,776

104,460

98,277

8

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 11

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

2019

2018

2017

(5,469)

(6,971)

(3,416)

(403)

455

387

(5,872)

(6,516)

(3,029)

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

2019

3,752

970

8,660

2018

3,779

995

8,409

2017

3,014

1,153

6,344

(16,029)

(15,469)

(13,387)

(2,995)

(2,541)

(2,746)

(5,642)

(4,827)

(5,622)

The reserves of TOTAL subsidiaries that would be taxable if distributed 
but  for  which  no  distribution  is  planned,  and  for  which  no  deferred  
tax liability has therefore been recognized, totaled $11,197 million as of 
December 31, 2019.

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, 2019 amount 
to $3,479 million as their future recovery was not regarded as probable 
given the expected results of the entities. Particularly in the Exploration 
& Production segment, when the affiliate or the field concerned is in its 

Deferred  tax  assets  not  recognized  relate  notably  to  France  for  an 
amount of $1,145 million, to United States for an amount of $319 million, 
to Nigeria for an amount of $303 million and to Canada for an amount 
of $206 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

Deferred tax liabilities

NET AMOUNT

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 and others

Currency translation adjustment

CLOSING BALANCE

2019

6,216

2018

6,663

2017

5,206

(11,858)

(11,490)

(10,828)

(5,642)

(4,827)

(5,622)

2019

2018

2017

(4,827)

(5,622)

(6,692)

(403)

255

(695)

28

455

27

151

162

387

(490)

1,154

19

(5,642)

(4,827)

(5,622)

(a)  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).

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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

NET PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 11

2019

2018

11,438

11,550

5,872

6,516

2017

8,299

3,029

17,310

18,066

11,328

34.43%

34.43%

44.43%

(5,960)

(6,220)

(5,033)

(2,007)

(3,058)

1,173

1,422

12

(270)

(242)

1,080

1,740

(40)

2

(20)

(633)

888

1,491

(91)

(309)

658

(5,872)

(6,516)

(3,029)

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 34.43% in 2019 (versus 34.43% in 2018 and 44.43% 
in 2017).

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$)

2019

2018

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022(a)

2023(b)

2024 and after

Unlimited

TOTAL

(a)  2022 and after for 2017.
(b)   2023 and after for 2018.

71

48

27

19

1,310

2,277

3,752

90

70

38

32

1,423

2,126

3,779

75

64

60

24

1,330

1,461

3,014

As of December 31, 2019 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, 2019 (M$)

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024 and after

Unlimited

TOTAL

Australia

United 
States

Canada

France

United 
Kingdom

Tax

8

1,057

1,057

595

120

715

675

675

520

520

313

313

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 12

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

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

2019

386

742

2018

736

862

2017

706

964

14,492

14,286

12,240

2,927

3,144

1,370

135

130

140

134

100

173

2,066

2,404

160

59

177

706

20,613

21,432

15,986

In 2019, litigation reserves amount to $386 million of which $286 million 
in the Exploration & Production.

In 2017, litigation reserves amounted to $706 million of which $458 million 
was in the Exploration & Production, notably in Angola and Nigeria.

In 2018, litigation reserves amounted to $736 million of which $510 million 
in the Exploration & Production, notably in Angola, Nigeria and Brazil.

Other non-current liabilities mainly include debts whose maturity is more 
than one year related to fixed assets acquisitions. 

Changes in provisions and other non-current liabilities

Changes in provisions and other non-current liabilities are as follows:

(M$)

2019

of which asset retirement obligations

of which provisions for environmental 
contingencies 

of which provisions for restructuring of activities

As of 
January 1

21,432

Allowances

Reversals

Currency 
translation 
adjustment

1,248

 (2,414)

 (33)

Other

380

As of 
December 31

20,613

639

 (460)

30

60

 (92)

 (122)

2018

15,986

2,416

 (1,378)

 (519)

4,927

21,432

of which asset retirement obligations

of which provisions for environmental 
contingencies 

of which provisions for restructuring of activities

530

 (320)

33

149

 (111)

 (106)

2017

16,846

1,172

 (1,612)

681

 (1,101)

15,986

of which asset retirement obligations

of which provisions for environmental 
contingencies 

of which provisions for restructuring of activities

544

 (330)

37

48

 (120)

 (84)

342

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

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Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 12

Changes in the asset retirement obligation

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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.

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  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  2019  for  the  valuation  of  asset  retirement 
obligation is 4.5% as in 2018 and 2017 (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 $1,250 million, 

with  a  corresponding  impact  in  tangible  assets,  and  with  a  negative 
impact of approximately $74 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$)

2019

2018

2017

As of 
January 1

14,286

12,240

12,665

Accretion 

Revision in 
estimates

New 
obligations

Spending on 
existing 
obligations

Currency 
translation 
adjustment

639

530

544

 (601)

 (458)

 (1,107)

567

811

334

 (460)

 (320)

 (330)

47

 (364)

448

Other

14

1,847

 (314)

As of 
December 31

14,492

14,286

12,240

12.2  Other risks and contingent liabilities

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.

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Consolidated Financial Statements

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, 2019 (M$)

Non-current debt obligations net of hedging instruments (Note 15)

Current portion of non-current debt obligations net of hedging instruments 
(Note 15)

Lease obligations (Note 13.2)

Asset retirement obligations (Note 12)

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS RECORDED IN THE BALANCE SHEET

Lease obligations for low value assets, short term contracts or not yet 
commenced (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

Maturity and installments 

Less than 1
year

Between 1 
and 5 years

More than 5
years

– 

19,888

21,043

5,331

1,202

617

7,150

536

10,763

11,299

18,449

1,876

306

163

79

1,435

2,768

3,240

9,867

23

7,135

16,845

24,003

461

913

– 

2,883

3,153

25,924

879

38,189

39,068

64,992

17

7,372

16

60

2,169

18

1,202

10,854

37

31,330

1,705

33,072

11,822

8,381

– 

3,380

10,722

35,145

662

98,564

99,226

134,371

119

6,832

152

33

8,714

– 

17,613

33,463

25

54,976

3,808

58,809

26,772

22,171

Total

40,931

5,331

7,465

14,492

68,219

2,077

147,516

149,593

217,812

2,012

14,510

331

172

12,318

2,786

22,055

54,184

85

93,441

22,358

115,884

39,055

31,465

344

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

As of December 31, 2018 (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

Total

37,784

5,027

1,878

14,286

58,975

9,130

121,119

130,249

189,224

2,043

18,680

334

222

8,463

3,515

29,416

62,673

84

91,695

21,565

113,344

42,768

39,437

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 13

Maturity and installments 

Less than 1
year

Between 1 
and 5 years

More than 5
years

– 

19,072

18,712

5,027

213

844

6,084

1,644

9,708

11,352

17,436

1,904

169

165

83

1,222

3,164

2,085

8,792

23

7,989

15,527

23,539

162

773

– 

– 

468

3,388

22,928

3,691

30,652

34,343

57,271

12

68

10

74

847

160

1,046

2,217

33

27,709

1,328

29,070

4,425

8,378

1,197

10,054

29,963

3,795

80,759

84,554

114,517

127

18,443

159

65

6,394

191

26,285

51,664

28

55,997

4,710

60,735

38,181

30,286

8

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 13

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

Maturity and installments 

Less than 1
year

Between 1 
and 5 years

More than 5
years

– 

19,540

20,004

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

– 

– 

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

Total

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

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 lease obligations of $6,263 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 
lease obligations of $1,202 million. 

The information regarding contractual obligations linked to indebtedness 
is presented in Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Lease contracts

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) 
in  the  Integrated  Gas,  Renewables  &  Power  segment,  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

Guarantees given for excise taxes

The  information  regarding  leases  is  presented  in  Note  13.2  to  the 
Consolidated Financial Statements.

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.

Asset retirement obligations

This  item  represents  the  discounted  present  value  of  Exploration  & 
Production  and  Integrated  Gas,  Renewables  &  Power  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.

Guarantees given against borrowings

The Group guarantees bank debt and 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, 2019,  
the maturities of these guarantees are up to 2043.

346

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 13

As of December 31, 2019, the guarantees provided by TOTAL S.A. in 
connection  with  the  financing  of  the  Ichthys  LNG  project  amount  to 
$4,937  million.  As  of  December  31,  2018,  the  guarantees  amounted  
to $9,425 million.

As of December 31, 2019, the guarantees provided by TOTAL S.A. in 
connection with the financing of the Yamal LNG project for an amount  
of  $3,688  million  by  TOTAL  S.A..  As  of  December  31,  2018,  the 
guarantees amounted to $3,875 million.

As  of  December  31,  2019,  TOTAL  S.A.  has  confirmed  guarantees  for 
TOTAL  Refining  SAUDI  ARABIA  SAS  shareholders’  advances  for  an 
amount  of  $1,184  million.  As  of  December  31,  2018,  the  guarantees 
amounted to $1,462 million.

As of December 31, 2019, the guarantee given in 2008 by TOTAL S.A. 
in  connection  with  the  financing  of  the  Yemen  LNG  project  amounts 
to  $509  million.  As  of  December  31,  2018,  the  guarantee  amounted  
to $551 million.

As  of  December  31,  2019,  guarantees  provided  by  TOTAL  S.A.  in 
connection  with  the  financing  of  the  Bayport  Polymers  LLC  project, 
amount to $1,820 million as in 2018.

tax and shareholder matters, intellectual property rights, governmental 
regulations  and  employment-related  matters,  dealer,  supplier,  and 
other  commercial  contractual  relationships.  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.

Other guarantees given

Non-consolidated subsidiaries

The  Group  also  guarantees  the  current  liabilities  of  certain  non-
consolidated subsidiaries. Performance under these guarantees would 
be triggered by a financial default of the entity.

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. 

C) Commitments received 

Sales obligations

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,  

These  amounts  represent  binding  obligations  under  contractual 
in  particular  unconditional 
including 
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 lease contract is a contract that grants lessee the right to use an 
identified asset for a specified period of time. At lease inception, an 
asset corresponding to right of use and a debt are recognized in the 
lessee’s balance sheet. Carrying value of right of use corresponds to 
present value of future lease payments plus any direct costs incurred 
for concluding the contract. Lease debt is recorded as a liability in the 

balance  sheet  under  financial  debts.  Rights  of  use  are  depreciated 
over the useful lives applied by the Group.

Leases that are of short duration or that relate to low value assets are 
not recorded in the balance sheet, in accordance with the exemptions 
in the standard. They are presented as off-balance sheet commitments.

The Group mainly leases real estate, retail stations, ships, and other equipment (see Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

Note 1 explains the impacts of the first-time application of IFRS 16 as at 1 January 2019. 

Reconciliation between the operating lease commitments disclosed under IAS 17 at December 31, 2018 and the additional lease 
liabilities recognized on the balance sheet at January 1, 2019
The reconciliation is as follows:

M$

OPERATING LEASE COMMITMENTS AT DECEMBER 31, 2018

Commitments relating to IFRS 16 exemptions:

 – Low value assets

 – Short-term leases

Leases not yet commenced at January 1, 2019

Commitments relating to service component of lease contracts

Commitments relating to leases of non identified assets

Variable lease payments

Other impacts

Impact of discounting

ADDITIONAL LEASE LIABILITY

Finance lease liability at December 31, 2018

TOTAL LEASE LIABILITY AT JANUARY 1, 2019

January 1, 
2019

9,130

8

(417)

(90)

(327)

(608)

(760)

(628)

(6)

204

(1,360)

5,555

1,878

7,433

Universal Registration Document 2019  TOTAL    

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 13

Other information required on lease debts, notably their maturity, is presented in Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements.

The future minimum lease payments on leases to which the Group is committed are as follows:

For the year ended December 31, 2019 (M$)

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025 and beyond

TOTAL MINIMUM PAYMENTS

Less financial expenses

NOMINAL VALUE OF CONTRACTS

Less current portion of lease contracts

NON-CURRENT LEASE LIABILITIES

For the year ended December 31, 2018 (M$)

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024 and beyond

TOTAL MINIMUM PAYMENTS

Less financial expenses

NOMINAL VALUE OF CONTRACTS

Less current portion of finance lease contracts

NON-CURRENT FINANCE LEASE LIABILITIES

For the year ended December 31, 2017 (M$)

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

Leases not 
recorded in 
balance sheet

Leases 
recorded in 
balance sheet

536

360

212

162

145

662

2,077

1,586

1,228

1,019

835

766

4,757

10,191

 (2,726)

7,465

 (1,202)

6,263

Operating 
leases

Finance leases

1,644

1,282

967

772

669

3,796

9,130

Operating 
leases

1,401

988

814

623

462

2,153

6,441

263

183

182

179

179

1,826

2,812

 (934)

1,878

 (213)

1,665

Finance leases

76

67

67

65

65

864

1,204

 (48)

1,156

 (39)

1,117

For the year ended December 31, 2019, net rental expense recorded in the income statement and incurred under short term leases or low value 
assets leases and under variable lease payments is $366 million and $132 million, respectively.

Net rental expense recorded in the income statement and incurred under operating leases for the year ended December 31, 2018 is $1,304 million 
(against $1,467 million in 2017).

348

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 14

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:

Amortized cost

Fair value 
through P&L

Other 
Comprehensive 
Income 

Fair value of 
hedging 
instruments

As of December 31, 2019
(M$)
ASSETS / (LIABILITIES)

Equity affiliates: loans

Other investments

Non-current financial assets

Other non-current assets

Accounts receivable, net(b)

Other operating receivables

Current financial assets

Cash and cash equivalents

TOTAL FINANCIAL ASSETS

TOTAL NON-FINANCIAL ASSETS

TOTAL ASSETS

Non-current financial debt(a)

Accounts payable(b)

Other operating liabilities

Current borrowings(a)

Other current financial liabilities

3,999

–

164

2,314

18,488

6,713

3,870

27,352

62,900

(46,035)

(28,394)

(10,927)

(14,819)

–

–

1,272

236

–

–

4,791

122

–

6,421

(44)

–

(5,333)

–

(63)

–

506

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

512

–

–

2

–

–

506

514

(1,694)

–

(2)

–

(424)

–

–

–

–

–

–

Total

3,999

1,778

912

2,314

18,488

11,506

3,992

27,352

70,341

202,953

273,294

(47,773)

(28,394)

(16,262)

(14,819)

(487)

Fair value

3,999

1,778

912

2,314

18,488

11,506

3,992

27,352

70,341

(50,921)

(28,394)

(16,262)

(14,819)

(487)

TOTAL FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

(100,175)

(5,440)

TOTAL NON-FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

TOTAL LIABILITIES

(2,120)

(107,735)

(110,883)

(165,559)

(273,294)

(a)  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).
(b)  The impact of offsetting on accounts receivable, net is $(2,073) million and $2,073 million on accounts payable.

8

Universal Registration Document 2019  TOTAL    

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 14

As of December 31, 2018
(M$)
ASSETS / (LIABILITIES)

Equity affiliates: loans

Other investments

Non-current financial assets

Other non-current assets

Accounts receivable, net(b)

Other operating receivables

Current financial assets

Cash and cash equivalents

TOTAL FINANCIAL ASSETS

TOTAL NON-FINANCIAL ASSETS

TOTAL ASSETS

Non-current financial debt(a)

Accounts payable(b)

Other operating liabilities

Current borrowings(a)

Other current financial liabilities

Amortized cost

Fair value 
through P&L

Fair value 
through OCI 
- equity 
instruments

Fair value of 
instruments 
hedge

4,755

–

–

2,348

17,270

6,994

3,536

27,907

62,810

(38,220)

(26,134)

(9,854)

(13,306)

–

–

1,059

67

–

–

2,731

73

–

3,930

(29)

–

(3,429)

–

(183)

–

362

–

–

–

–

–

–

362

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

613

–

–

8

45

–

666

(1,880)

–

(3)

–

(295)

(2,178)

Total

4,755

1,421

680

2,348

17,270

9,733

3,654

27,907

67,768

188,994

256,762

(40,129)

(26,134)

(13,286)

(13,306)

(478)

Fair value

4,755

1,421

680

2,348

17,270

9,733

3,654

27,907

67,768

(41,281)

(26,134)

(13,286)

(13,306)

(478)

(93,333)

(94,485)

(163,429)

(256,762)

TOTAL FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

(87,514)

(3,641)

TOTAL NON-FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

TOTAL LIABILITIES

(a)  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).
(b)  The impact of offsetting on accounts receivable, net is $(2,903) million and $2,903 million on accounts payable.

350

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 14

Other 
financial 
instruments 

Amortized 
cost

Total

Fair value

As of December 31, 2017 
(M$)

Amortized 
cost

ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)

Equity affiliates: loans

5,135

Other investments

Non-current financial 
assets

–

–

Other non-current assets

3,765

Accounts receivable, net(c)

Other operating 
receivables

Current financial assets

Cash and cash equivalents

–

–

2,970

–

Financial instruments related to financing and operational activities

Fair value

Available 
for sale(a)

Held for 
trading

Financial 
debt(b)

Hedging of 
Financial 
Debt

Cash flow 
hedge

Net 
investment 
hedge and 
other

–

1,727

–

50

–

–

–

–

–

–

73

–

–

1,977

251

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

337

269

–

–

–

172

–

–

–

12

–

–

509

281

TOTAL FINANCIAL 
ASSETS

TOTAL NON-
FINANCIAL ASSETS

TOTAL ASSETS

11,870

1,777

2,301

Non-current financial debt

(18,470)

Accounts payable(c)

Other operating liabilities

–

–

Current borrowings

(6,925)

Other current financial 
liabilities

TOTAL FINANCIAL 
LIABILITIES

TOTAL NON-
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

TOTAL LIABILITIES

–

(25,395)

–

–

–

–

–

–

(20)

(21,768)

(951)

(131)

–

(1,794)

–

–

–

(4,171)

–

–

–

(88)

–

(157)

–

–

–

–

(1,902)

(25,939)

(1,108)

(131)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

5,135

1,727

5,135

1,727

679

679

3,815

3,815

14,893

14,893

14,893

7,347

9,336

9,336

–

3,393

3,393

33,185

33,185

33,185

55,425

72,163

72,163

170,468

242,631

–

(41,340)

(42,886)

(26,479)

(26,479)

(26,479)

(8,341)

(10,135)

(10,135)

–

–

(11,096)

(11,095)

(245)

(245)

(34,820)

(89,295) (90,840)

(153,336)

(242,631)

(a)  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).
(b)  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).
(c)  The impact of offsetting on accounts receivable, net is $(3,471) million and $3,471 million on accounts payable.

8

Universal Registration Document 2019  TOTAL    

351

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 15

NOTE 15  Financial structure and financial costs

15.1  Financial debt and derivative financial instruments

A) Non-current financial debt and derivative financial instruments
As of December 31, 2019 (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 NET FINANCIAL DEBT AND RELATED FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Variable rate bonds after fair value hedge

Fixed rate bonds after cash flow hedge

Other floating rate debt

Other fixed rate debt

Lease obligations

Non-current financial assets

Non-current instruments held for trading

NON-CURRENT NET FINANCIAL DEBT AND RELATED FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

As of December 31, 2018 (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)

Variable rates bonds after fair value hedge

Fixed rate 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, 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)

NON-CURRENT FINANCIAL DEBT AND RELATED FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Variable rates bonds after fair value hedge

Fixed rate 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

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NON-CURRENT FINANCIAL DEBT AND RELATED FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

1,870

Secured

Unsecured

40,587

46,861

Secured

Unsecured

6,438

–

(164)

–

6,274

–

–

72

103

6,263

(164)

–

6,274

1,870

–

–

–

–

–

111

94

1,665

–

1,870

1,310

–

–

–

1,310

–

–

70

123

1,117

–

1,310

41,335

1,694

(748)

(512)

40,587

19,340

20,499

618

322

–

(169)

(23)

38,259

1,880

(680)

(613)

37,579

20,570

15,672

621

754

–

(38)

40,030

1,082

(679)

(606)

39,351

20,620

16,469

1,692

623

–

(53)

Total

47,773

1,694

(912)

(512)

46,861

19,340

20,499

690

425

6,263

(333)

(23)

Total

40,129

1,880

(680)

(613)

39,449

20,570

15,672

732

848

1,665

(38)

Total

41,340

1,082

(679)

(606)

40,661

20,620

16,469

1,762

746

1,117

(53)

39,351

40,661

37,579

39,449

Secured

Unsecured

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 15

The bonds, as of December 31, 2019, after taking into account currency and interest rates swaps fair value, is detailed as follows:

Bonds after fair value hedge and 
variable rate bonds
(M$)

Currency 
of
 issuance

Amount
after
hedging as of
December 
31, 2019

Amount
after
hedging as of
December 
31, 2018

Amount
after
hedging as of
December 
31, 2017

Range of 
current 
maturities

Range of initial current rate
before hedging
instruments

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

USD

USD

CHF

NZD

AUD

EUR

EUR

CAD

GBP

GBP

NOK

HKD

6,276

6,276

7,266

2021 – 2028

2.218% – 3.883%

300

410

164

378

750

204

252

699

1,385

2020

USLIBOR 3 mois + 0.75%

391

252

850

2026 – 2029

0.176% – 0.298%

2020

4.750% – 5.000%

2021 – 2025

4.000% – 4.250%

9,675

10,212

8,266

2020 – 2044

0.250% – 3.125%

1,641

92

2,035

– 

– 

128

(3,661)

17,438

1,203

699

1,644

93

1,536

472

– 

207

1,639

188

2020

2020

EURIBOR 3 mois + 0.30% 
– EURIBOR 3 mois + 0.31%

2.130%

1,855

2020 – 2031

1,405% – 2,250%

470

103

212

2025

2.920%

(3,679)

(4,156)

18,666

1,203

701

18,721

1,201

698

2022

0.500%

19,340

20,570

20,620

Amount
after
hedging as of
December 31,
2019

Amount
after
hedging as of
December 31,
2018

Amount
after
hedging as of
December 31,
2017

Range of 
current 
maturities

Range of initial current
 rate before hedging
instruments

Bonds after cash flow hedge and 
fixed rate bonds
(M$)

Currency 
of
 issuance

Bond

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

EUR

USD

CNY

HKD

CHF

GBP

AUD

10,246

8,565

– 

202

1,079

982

5

(1,250)

19,829

670

9,268

5,040

– 

187

1,035

326

– 

(946)

9,337

2024 – 2029

0.696% – 5.125 %

5,000

2020 – 2049

2.041% – 4.450%

164

188

2026

3.088%

1,037

2024 – 2027

0.510% – 1.010%

324

2024 – 2026

1.250% – 1.660%

– 

(164)

2025

4.000%

14,910

762

15,886

583

8

20,499

15,672

16,469

(a)   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 and directly owned subsidiary of TOTAL S.A. (except for one share held by each director). It acts as a financing vehicle for the Group. The repayment of its financial 

debt (capital, premium and interest) is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by TOTAL S.A.

–    TOTAL CAPITAL CANADA Ltd. is a wholly and directly owned subsidiary of TOTAL S.A.. It acts as a financing vehicle for the activities of the Group in Canada. The repayment of its financial 

debt (capital, premium and interest) is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by TOTAL S.A.

–    TOTAL  CAPITAL  INTERNATIONAL  is  a  wholly  and  directly  owned  subsidiary  of  TOTAL  S.A.  (except  for  one  share  held  by  each  director).  It  acts  as  a  financing  vehicle  for  the  Group.  

The repayment of its financial debt (capital, premium and interest) is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by TOTAL S.A.

(b)   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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Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 15

Loan repayment schedule (excluding current portion)

As of December 31, 2019 (M$)

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

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025 and beyond

TOTAL 

5,716

6,226

5,230

5,885

24,716

47,773

204

433

106

139

812

1,694

(101)

(148)

(67)

(87)

(509)

(912)

(9)

(121)

(18)

(83)

(281)

(512)

5,615

6,078

5,163

5,798

24,207

46,861

As of December 31, 2018 (M$)

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

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024 and beyond

TOTAL

5,442

4,042

5,262

5,020

20,363

40,129

386

251

448

93

702

1,880

(10)

(76)

(104)

(37)

(453)

(680)

– 

(57)

(104)

– 

(452)

(613)

5,432

3,966

5,158

4,983

19,910

39,449

As of December 31, 2017 (M$)

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

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)

5,930

5,117

3,795

4,959

20,860

40,661

%

12%

13%

11%

12%

52%

100%

%

14%

10%

13%

13%

50%

100%

%

15%

13%

9%

12%

51%

100%

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Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 15

Analysis by currency and interest rate

These analyses take into account interest rate and foreign currency swaps to hedge non-current financial debt.

As of December 31, (M$)

U.S. Dollar

Euro 

Norwegian krone

Other currencies

TOTAL

As of December 31, (M$)

Fixed rate

Floating rate

TOTAL

2019

43,276

2,639

81

865

%

92%

6%

0%

2%

2018

38,120

1,103

27

199

%

97%

3%

0%

0%

2017

38,703

724

975

259

%

95%

2%

2%

1%

46,861

100%

39,449

100%

40,661

100%

2019

26,985

19,876

46,861

%

58%

42%

100%

2018

18,139

21,310

39,449

%

46%

54%

100%

2017

18,332

22,329

40,661

%

45%

55%

100%

B) Current financial assets and liabilities

Current borrowings consist mainly of drawings on commercial papers or treasury bills and of 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 lease obligations

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

Non-traded marketable securities

Financial receivables on sub-lease, current

Current portion of hedging instruments of debt (assets)

Other current financial instruments (assets)

CURRENT FINANCIAL ASSETS (note 14)

CURRENT BORROWINGS AND RELATED FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, NET

2019

8,710

1,202

4,907

14,819

424

63

487

2018

8,316

–

4,990

13,306

295

183

478

2017

6,396

– 

4,700

11,096

157

88

245

(3,611)

(3,536)

(2,970)

(114)

(145)

–

(122)

(3,992)

11,314

–

–

(45)

(73)

(3,654)

10,130

–

– 

(172)

(251)

(3,393)

7,948

(a)  As of December 31, 2019, December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, 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.

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 15

C)  Cash flow from (used in) financing activities

The variations of financial debt are detailed as follows:

As of 
January 1, 
2019

Cash 
changes

Change in 
scope, 
including 
IFRS 5 
reclassification

First 
application 
IFRS 16

Foreign 
currency

Changes 
in fair 
value

Reclassification 
Non-current/

Current Other

As of 
December 
31, 2019

Non-cash changes

(M$)

Non-current financial 
instruments – assets(a) and 
non-current financial assets

Non-current financial debt

40,129

8,110

(680)

21

12

(731)

(50)

4,805

4

(48)

(71)

484

144

(292)

(912)

(6,661) 1,685

47,773

NON-CURRENT NET 
FINANCIAL DEBT AND 
RELATED FINANCIAL 
INSTRUMENTS

39,449

8,131

(719)

4,755

(44)

413

(6,517) 1,393

46,861

Current financial instruments 
– assets(a)

(118)

125

Current borrowings

13,306

(5,954)

Current financial instruments 
– liabilities(a)

478

–

–

(35)

–

–

750

2

184

–

(6)

(32)

(26)

15

(144)

(101)

(268)

6,661

(67)

14,819

–

–

487

CURRENT NET 
FINANCIAL DEBT AND 
RELATED FINANCIAL 
INSTRUMENTS

Financial debt classified as 
held for sale

13,666

(5,829)

(35)

750

180

(43)

6,517

(168)

15,038

FINANCIAL DEBT

53,115

2,302

–

–

301

(453)

–

5,505

–

136

–

370

–

–

301

– 1,225

62,200

(M$)

Non-current financial instruments 
- assets(a)

Non-current financial debt

NON-CURRENT NET 
FINANCIAL DEBT AND 
RELATED FINANCIAL 
INSTRUMENTS

Current financial instruments - 
assets(a)

Current borrowings

Current financial instruments - 
liabilities(a)

CURRENT NET FINANCIAL 
DEBT AND RELATED 
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Financial debt classified as held 
for sale

As of 
January 1, 
2018

Cash 
changes

Change in 
scope, 
including 
IFRS 5 
reclassification

Foreign 
currency

Changes 
in fair 
value

Reclassification 
Non-current/
Current

As of 
December 
31, 2018

Other

Non-cash changes

(679)

41,340

–

649

(72)

4,708

12

(59)

59

62

–

–

(680)

(6,260)

(311)

40,129

40,661

649

4,636

(47)

121

(6,260)

(311)

39,449

(423)

–

11,096

(3,990)

245

–

–

230

67

10,918

(3,990)

297

10

270

295

(514)

–

6,260

–

(118)

(46)

13,306

(11)

177

–

–

478

269

–

222

(42)

6,260

(46)

13,666

–

79

–

–

–

–

(357)

53,115

FINANCIAL DEBT

51,579

(3,341)

–

–

–

4,933

(a) Fair value or cash flow hedge instruments and other non-hedge debt-related derivative instruments.

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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

D)  Cash and cash equivalents

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

2019

8,668

(538)

8,131

2018

3,938

(3,289)

649

Note 15

2017

2,959

(682)

2,277

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. 

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.

Cash and cash equivalents are detailed as follows:

For the year ended December 31, (M$)

Cash

Cash equivalents

TOTAL

2019

16,456

10,896

27,352

2018

15,186

12,721

27,907

2017

13,427

19,758

33,185

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, 2019, the cash and cash equivalents include $1,776 millions subject to restrictions, notably due to regulatory framework or to the 
fact they are owned by affiliates located in countries with exchange controls.

E)  Net-debt-to-capital ratio

For its internal and external communication needs, the Group calculates a debt ratio by dividing its net financial debt by its capital.

The ratio is calculated as follows: Net debt/(Equity + Net debt)

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

Non-controlling interests

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

NET-DEBT-TO-CAPITAL RATIO

2019

14,819

487

(3,992)

301

47,773

(912)

(27,352)

31,124

116,778

2,527

119,305

20.7%

2018

13,306

478

(3,654)

(15)

40,129

(680)

(27,907)

21,657

115,640

2,474

118,114

15.5%

2017

11,096

245

(3,393)

–

41,340

(679)

(33,185)

15,424

111,556

2,481

114,037

11.9%

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 15

15.2  Fair value of financial instruments (excluding commodity contracts)

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Group uses derivative instruments to manage its exposure to risks 
of changes in interest rates, foreign exchange rates and commodity 
prices. These financial instruments are accounted for in accordance with 
IFRS 9, Changes in fair value of derivative instruments are recognized 
in the statement of income or in other 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:

2)  Cash flow hedge when the Group implements a strategy of fixing 
interest  rate  and/or  currency  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. When the hedged transaction 
affects  profit  or  loss,  the  fair  value  variations  of  the  hedging 
instrument  recorded  in  equity  are  also  symmetrically  recycled  to 
the income statement.

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 held for trading. Changes 
in  fair  value  are  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”.

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:

1)  Fair  value  hedge  of  the  interest  rate  and  currency  risks  on  the 
external  debt  financing  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.

In case of a change in the strategy of the hedge (fair value hedge 
to  cash  flow  hedge),  if  the  components  of  the  initial  aggregated 
exposure  had  already  been  designated  in  a  hedging  relationship 
(FVH),  the  Group  designates  the  new  instrument  as  a  hedging 
instrument of an aggregated position (CFH) without having to end 
the initial hedging relationship.

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. 

3)  In compliance with IFRS9, the Group has decided to recognize in 
a separate component of the comprehensive income the variation 
of foreign currency basis spread (Cross Currency Swaps) identified 
in  the  hedging  relationships  qualified  as  fair  value  hedges  and  
cash flow hedges.

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 
under  “Currency  translation”  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 financial liability 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). 

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Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 15

A)  Impact on the statement of income per nature of financial instruments

Assets and liabilities from financing activities

 – financial income and financial expense on lease contracts for 2019 

The impact on the statement of income of financing assets and liabilities 
mainly includes:
 – 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 “Financing liabilities and associated hedging instruments”;

 – ineffective portion of bond hedging; 

(IFRS 16 first application) and,

 – financial  income,  financial  expense  and  fair  value  of  derivative 
instruments  used  for  cash  management  purposes  classified  as 
“Assets and liabilities held for trading”.

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)

Lease assets and obligations

Assets and liabilities held for trading

IMPACT ON THE COST OF NET DEBT

B)  Impact of the hedging strategies

Fair value hedge instruments

2019

200

(1,897)

(1)

(417)

(237)

(2,352)

2018

161

(1,927)

(6)

–

(349)

(2,121)

2017

53

(1,395)

(1)

–

(191)

(1,534)

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 impact at market value of bonds

Swap hedging of bonds

INEFFECTIVE PORTION OF THE FAIR VALUE HEDGE

2019

(762)

761

(1)

2018

1,332

(1,338)

(6)

2017

(2,519)

2,518

(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

The variations of the period are detailed in the table below:

For the year ended December 31,  (M$)

2019

2018

2017

As of
 January 1,

(724)

(762)

(658)

Variations

Disposals

As of
December 31

7

38

(104)

–

–

–

(717)

(724)

(762)

As of December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 the Group had no open forward contracts under these hedging instruments.

8

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

2019

(585)

47

2018

24

(116)

2017

253

266

As of December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, the ineffective portion of these financial instruments is nil.

Universal Registration Document 2019  TOTAL    

359

8

Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 15

Hedging instruments and hedged items by strategy

Fair Value Hedge

The following charts regarding Fair Value Hedge, disclose by nature of hedging instruments (Interest Rate Swaps and Cross Currency Swaps):
 – the nominal amounts and carrying amounts of hedging instruments;
 – the carrying amounts of hedged items and cumulative FVH adjustments included in the carrying amounts of the hedged items;
 – the hedged items that have ceased to be adjusted for hedging gains and losses.

FAIR VALUE HEDGES (FVH)

For the year ended December 31 2019 (M$)

Bonds 

Bonds 

FAIR VALUE HEDGES (FVH)

For the year ended December 31 2019 (M$)

Bonds

Bonds 

End of hedging (before 2018)

CASH FLOW HEDGE

Nature of hedging 
instruments

Interest Rate 
Swaps

Cross Currency 
Swaps

Nomimal 
amount of 
hedging 
instruments

Carrying amount of hedging 
instruments

Assets

Liabilities

Line item in the 
statement of 
financial position

8,012

14,357

270

124

Financial debt/
Financial assets

(75)

(1,011)

Financial debt/
Financial assets

Nature of 
hedging 
instruments

Interest Rate 
Swaps

Cross 
Currency 
Swaps

Carrying amount of  
hedged items

Cumulative FVH adjustments 
included in the carrying  
amount of the hedged items

Assets

Liabilities

Assets

Liabilities

Line item in 
the statement 
of financial 
position

– 

– 

– 

(7,450)

(14,357)

– 

– 

– 

– 

(795)

Financial  

debt

1,290 

Financial  

debt

(71)

The following chart regarding Cash Flow Hedge discloses the nominal amounts and carrying amounts by nature of hedging instruments (Interest Rate 
Swaps and Cross Currency Swaps).

According to IFRS 9, there are no accounting entries related to Cash Flow Hedge on hedged items. 

CASH FLOW HEDGES (CFH)

For the year ended December 31 2019 (M$)

Bonds 

Bonds

Nature of 
hedging 
instruments

Interest Rate 
Swaps

Cross 
Currency 
Swaps

Nominal 
amount of 
hedging 
instruments

Carrying amount of hedging 
instruments

Assets

Liabilities

Line item in the 
statement of 
financial position

12,782

12,604

25

19

Financial debt/
Financial assets

(527)

Financial debt/
Financial assets

(431)

360

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

C)  Maturity of derivative instruments

The maturity of the notional amounts of derivative instruments, excluding the commodity contracts, is detailed in the following table:

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 15

Fair
value

–

(423)

(423)

–

–

–

1

–

1

For the year ended December 31, 2019 (M$)
ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)

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

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025
and 
after

Notional
value
2020

Fair
value

2021
and 
after

–

469

10,896

3,346

(736)

8,127

3,346

(267)

19,023

2,695

4,298

3,858

2,337

5,835

–

–

–

29

–

29

43

4,062

(958)

21,324

(915)

25,386

–

–

1,000

3,659

20,727

–

–

–

–

–

–

50

(44)

2,225

3,475

–

–

–

–

–

6

5,700

2,217

1,463

18

1,820

182

17

–

17

431

131

562

529

33

–

–

–

11

(24)

(13)

23,522

16,007

39,529

111

6,446

(39)

4,455

72

10,901

Notional amounts set the levels of commitment and are indicative nor of a contingent gain or loss neither of a related debt.

8

Universal Registration Document 2019  TOTAL    

361

8

Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 15

For the year ended December 31, 2018 (M$)
ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)

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)

Currency swaps and forward exchange  
contracts (liabilities)

TOTAL CURRENCY SWAPS AND FORWARD  
EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

Notional value schedule

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024
and 
after

Fair
value

45

(208)

Notional
value
2019

Fair
value

2020
and 
after

1,345

235

3,712

1,874

(1,281)

16,225

(163)

3,219

(1,046)

19,937

3,346

1,945

4,309

3,858

6,479

–

(87)

(87)

2

–

2

7

(79)

(72)

–

969

969

39

–

39

17,001

20,816

37,817

66

10,500

(104)

9,107

(38)

19,607

378

10,043

(599)

11,265

(221)

21,308

–

–

–

–

21,308

–

–

–

57

(22)

35

11

(7)

4

4

–

4

2,515

2,686

4

–

–

–

–

5,201

2,186

1,004

56

1

1,954

44

34

78

65

12

1

–

–

Notional amounts set the levels of commitment and are indicative nor of a contingent gain or loss neither of a related debt.

362

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Notional value schedule

2019

2020

2021

2022

Note 15

2023
and 
after

Notional
value
2018

Fair
value

2019
and 
after

2,391

1,840

337

5,075

(951)

14,669

4,231

(614)

19,744

3,247

3,346

1,945

4,336

6,870

–

–

–

55

–

55

269

9,466

(131)

11,288

138

20,754

969

–

–

–

19,785

–

–

–

64

(3)

61

28

–

28

2,300

370

2,670

24

4

–

–

–

41

50

1,000

–

1,579

32

(17)

15

36,775

13,905

50,680

219

15,132

9

175

(71)

6,048

(17)

229

148

21,180

(8)

404

222

128

46

7

1

Fair
value

172

(157)

15

–

–

–

2

–

2

For the year ended December 31, 2017 (M$)
ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)

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:

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 market curves existing at year-end.

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 market 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  models  commonly  used  by 
the market.

8

Universal Registration Document 2019  TOTAL    

363

8

Consolidated Financial Statements

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, 2019 (M$)

Fair value hedge instruments

Cash flow hedge instruments

Assets and liabilities held for trading

Equity instruments

TOTAL

As of December 31, 2018 (M$)

Fair value hedge instruments

Cash flow hedge instruments

Assets and liabilities held for trading

Equity instruments

TOTAL

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

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)

–

–

–

240

240

(690)

(915)

82

– 

(1,523)

– 

– 

– 

– 

–

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)

–

–

–

94

94

(1,209)

(306)

(71)

–

(1,586)

–

–

–

–

–

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)

–

–

–

–

–

Total

(690)

(915)

82

240

(1,283)

Total

(1,209)

(306)

(71)

94

(1,492)

Total

(599)

140

216

100

(143)

15.3  Financial risks management

Financial markets related risks 

Counterparty risk 

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  Group  has  established  standards  for  market  transactions  under 
which any banking counterparty must be approved in advance, based 
on an assessment of the counterparty’s financial solidity (multi-criteria 
analysis including notably a review of its Credit Default Swap (CDS) level, 
credit ratings from Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s, which must be of 
high standing, and general financial situation).

An  overall  credit  limit  is  set  for  each  authorised  financial  counterparty 
and is allocated amongst the affiliates and the Group’s central treasury 
entities, according to the Group’s financial needs.

To  reduce  the  market  valuation  risk  on  its  commitments,  in  particular 
relating to derivative instruments, the Treasury Department has entered 
into  margin  call  agreements  with  its  counterparties,  in  compliance 
with  applicable  regulations.  Moreover,  since  December  21,  2018  and 
pursuant to Regulation (EU) No. 648/2012 on OTC derivatives, central 
counterparties  and  trade  repositories  (EMIR),  any  new  interest  rate 
hedging  swap  (excluding  cross  currency  swaps)  entered  into  by  a 
Group’s entity is now subject to central clearing.

The Cash Monitoring-Management Unit within the Treasury Department 
monitors limits and positions per bank on a daily basis and results of 
the  Front  Office.  This  unit  also  prepares  marked-to-market  valuations 
of used financial instruments and, when necessary, performs sensitivity 
analysis.

364

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

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.

Interest rate risk on non-current debt 

The Group’s policy consists in incurring long-term debt at a floating or 
fixed rate, depending on the Group’s general corporate needs and the 
interest rate environment at the time of issue, mainly in dollars or euros. 
Long-term interest rate and currency swaps may be entered into for the 
purpose of hedging bonds at the time of issuance, synthetically resuting 
in the incurrence of variable or fixed rate debt. In order to partially alter 
the  interest  rate  exposure  of  its  long-term  indebtedness,  TOTAL  may 
also enter into long-term interest rate swaps on an ad-hoc basis.

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.

ASSETS/(LIABILITIES) (M$)

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019

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 lease obligations)

Other interest rates swaps

Currency swaps and forward exchange contracts

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018

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, 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)

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 15

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, 2019, 2018 and 2017.

Change in fair value due 
to a change in interest 
rate by

Carrying 
amount

Estimated 
fair value

+ 10 basis
points

- 10 basis
points

(38,657)

(41,805)

247

(247)

(1,694)

(1,694)

512

(1,182)

(5,331)

(7)

89

512

(1,182)

(5,332)

(7)

89

–

–

(44)

1

18

–

–

–

44

(1)

(18)

–

(34,975)

(36,127)

185

(185)

(1,880)

(1,880)

613

(1,267)

(5,027)

(37)

(34)

613

(1,267)

(5,027)

(37)

(34)

–

–

(59)

–

12

–

–

–

59

–

(12)

–

(36,613)

(38,159)

191

(191)

8

(1,082)

(1,082)

606

(476)

606

(476)

–

–

(83)

1

12

–

–

–

83

(1)

(12)

–

Universal Registration Document 2019  TOTAL    

365

Current portion of non-current debt after swap (excluding capital lease obligations)

(4,646)

(4,645)

Other interest rates swaps

Currency swaps and forward exchange contracts

76

142

76

142

8

Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 15

The impact of changes in interest rates on the cost of 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

2019

(2,352)

27

(27)

2018

(2,121)

29

(29)

2017

(1,534)

29

(29)

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 and  
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

DECEMBER 31, 2019

December 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

0.89

0.87

0.83

As of December 31, 2019 (M$)

Total

Euro

Dollar

Pound
sterling

Shareholders’ equity at historical exchange rate

128,281

37,687

66,005

5,635

0.76

0.78

0.74

Ruble

9,900

Currency translation adjustment before net investment hedge

(11,501)

(4,443)

Net investment hedge – open instruments

(2)

(2)

–

–

(1,830)

(3,355)

–

–

62.27

69.62

57.86

Other
currencies

9,054

(1,873)

–

Shareholders’ equity at exchange rate as of December 31, 2019

116,778

33,241

66,005

3,805

6,545

7,182

As of December 31, 2018 (M$)

Shareholders’ equity at historical exchange rate

Total

Euro

126,953

41,518

Dollar

59,125

Pound
sterling

9,077

Ruble

8,248

Currency translation adjustment before net investment hedge

(11,321)

(3,706)

Net investment hedge – open instruments

8

8

–

–

(1,960)

(3,892)

–

–

Other
currencies

8,985

(1,763)

–

Shareholders’ equity at exchange rate as of December 31, 2018

115,640

37,820

59,125

7,117

4,356

7,222

As of December 31, 2017 (M$)

Shareholders’ equity at historical exchange rate

Total

Euro

119,450

44,930

Dollar

51,674

Currency translation adjustment before net investment hedge

(7,908)

(1,903)

Net investment hedge – open instruments

14

14

–

–

Pound
sterling

6,467

(1,543)

–

Other
currencies

9,013

Ruble

7,366

(3,076)

(1,386)

–

–

Shareholders’ equity at exchange rate as of December 31, 2017

111,556

43,041

51,674

4,924

4,290

7,627

Based on the 2019 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, 2019 (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

3,324

110

(3,324)

(110)

Pound
sterling

Ruble

381

95

(381)

(95)

654

153

(654)

(153)

366

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 15

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  committed  credit  facilities  granted  by  international 
banks allowing it to benefit from significant liquidity reserves.

underpinning  credit  facilities  granted  to  TOTAL  S.A.  do  not  contain 
conditions related to the Company’s financial ratios, to its credit 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, 2019,the aggregated amount of the main committed credit facilities 
granted  by  international  banks  to  the  Group’s  companies,  including 
TOTAL S.A., was $12,961 million, of which $12,406 million was unutilized. 
Credit facilities granted to the Group’s companies other than TOTAL S.A.  
are  not  intended  to  fund  the  Group’s  general  corporate  purposes;  
they  are  intended  to  fund  either  general  corporate  purposes  of  the 
borrowing affiliate, or a specific project.

As  of  December  31,  2019,  these  credit  facilities  amounted  to  
$11,585 million, of which $11,585 million was unutilized. The agreements 

The  following  tables  show  the  maturity  of  the  financial  assets  
and  liabilities  of  the  Group  as  of  December  31,  2019,  2018  and  2017  
(see Note 15.1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

As of December 31, 2019 
ASSETS/(LIABILITIES) 
(M$)

Non-current financial debt (notional value  
excluding interests)

Non-current financial assets

Current borrowings

Other current financial liabilities

Current financial assets

Assets and liabilities available for sale or exchange

Cash and cash equivalents

Less than 
1 year

–

–

(14,819)

(487)

3,992

(301)

27,352

1-2 years

2-3 years

3-4 years

4-5 years

More than 
5 years

Total

(5,683)

(6,102)

(5,172)

(5,802)

(24,435)

(47,194)

68

24

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

9

–

–

–

–

–

4

–

–

–

–

–

228

333

–

–

–

–

–

(14,819)

(487)

3,992

(301)

27,352

NET AMOUNT BEFORE FINANCIAL EXPENSE

15,737

(5,615)

(6,078)

(5,163)

(5,798)

(24,207)

(31,124)

Financial expense on non-current bond debt

Interest differential on swaps

NET AMOUNT

As of December 31, 2018 
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

(807)

(350)

(724)

(325)

(650)

(297)

(594)

(255)

(482)

(224)

(2,215)

(1,046)

(5,472)

(2,497)

14,580

(6,664)

(7,025)

(6,012)

(6,504)

(27,468)

(39,093)

Less than 
1 year

1-2 years

2-3 years

3-4 years

4-5 years

More than 
5 years

Total

–

(5,432)

(3,966)

(5,158)

(4,983)

(19,910)

(39,449)

(13,306)

(478)

3,654

15

27,907

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(13,306)

(478)

3,654

15

27,907

NET AMOUNT BEFORE FINANCIAL EXPENSE

17,792

(5,432)

(3,966)

(5,158)

(4,983)

(19,910)

(21,657)

Financial expense on non-current financial debt

Interest differential on swaps

NET AMOUNT

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

(718)

(484)

(682)

(412)

(598)

(369)

(506)

(309)

(427)

(234)

(1,037)

(869)

(3,968)

(2,677)

16,590

(6,526)

(4,933)

(5,973)

(5,644)

(21,816)

(28,302)

8

Less than 
1 year

1-2 years

2-3 years

3-4 years

4-5 years

More than
5 years

Total

–

(5,930)

(5,117)

(3,795)

(4,959)

(20,860)

(40,661)

(11,096)

(245)

3,393

–

33,185

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(11,096)

(245)

3,393

–

33,185

NET AMOUNT BEFORE FINANCIAL EXPENSE

25,237

(5,930)

(5,117)

(3,795)

(4,959)

(20,860)

(15,424)

Financial expense on non-current financial debt

Interest differential on swaps

NET AMOUNT

(805)

(193)

(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)

Universal Registration Document 2019  TOTAL    

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 15

The following table sets forth financial assets and liabilities related to operating activities as of December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 (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

2019

(28,394)

(16,262)

(5,333)

18,488

11,506

4,791

2018

(26,134)

(13,286)

(3,429)

17,270

9,733

2,731

2017

(26,479)

(10,135)

(1,794)

14,893

9,336

1,987

TOTAL

(14,662)

(12,417)

(12,385)

These financial assets and liabilities mainly have a maturity date below one year.

Credit risk 

Credit risk is defined as the risk of the counterparty to a contract failing 
to perform or pay the amounts due.

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  Group  is  exposed  to  credit  risks  in  its  operating  and  financing 

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

2019

3,999

1,982

332

912

18,488

11,506

3,992

27,352

68,563

2018

4,755

1,877

471

680

17,270

9,733

3,654

27,907

66,347

2017

5,135

2,878

937

679

14,893

9,336

3,393

33,185

70,436

The  valuation  allowance  on  accounts  receivable,  other  operating 
receivables  and  on  loans  and  advances  is  detailed  in  Notes  5  and  6  
of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Credit risk is managed by the Group’s business segments as follows:

 – Exploration & Production segment

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,  2019,  the  net  margin  call  paid 
amounted to $2,486 million (against $2,581 million paid as of December 
31, 2018 and $870 million paid as of December 31, 2017).

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 
process. The long-term aspect of these contracts and the high-quality 
of the other parties lead to a low level of credit risk.

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,  2019,  the  net  value  of  receivables  sold  amounted  to 
$8,129 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 2019 the Group conducted several operations of reverse 
factoring for a value of $177 million.

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.

 – Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power segment

 – Gas & Power activities

Trading Gas & Power activities deal with counterparties in the energy, 
industrial and financial sectors throughout the world. Financial institutions 
providing  credit  risk  coverage  are  highly  rated  international  banks  
and insurance groups.

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. 

368

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

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Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 15

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 segregation of duties between the commercial and financial teams 
allows an “a priori” control of risks.

 – Renewables and Carbon Neutrality Business (CNB)

Internal  procedures  for  the  Renewables  division  and  the  Carbon 
Neutrality  Business  division  include  rules  on  credit  risk  management. 
Procedures  to  monitor  customer  risk  are  defined  at  the  local  level, 
especially  for  SunPower,  Saft  and  Greenflex  (rules  for  the  approval 
of  credit  limits,  use  of  guarantees,  monitoring  and  assessment  of  the 
receivables portfolio,...).

 – Refining & Chemicals segment

 – Refining & Chemicals

Credit  risk  is  primarily  related  to  commercial  receivables.  Internal 
procedures of Refining & Chemicals include rules for the 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:
 – implementation of credit limits with different authorization schemes;
 – use of insurance policies or specific guarantees (letters of credit);
 – regular  monitoring  and  assessment  of  overdue  accounts  (aging 

balance), including dunning procedures.

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 arranged with financial institutions, international 
banks and insurance groups selected in accordance with strict criteria.

The  Trading  &  Shipping  division  applies  a  strict  policy  of  internal 
delegation  of  authority  in  order  to  set  up  credit  limits  by  country  and 
courparty  and  approval  processes  for  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.

 – 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.

Credit policies are defined at the local 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  subscription  of  credit 
insurance and/or requiring security or guarantees.

8

Universal Registration Document 2019  TOTAL    

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 16

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  to  price 
fluctuations  within  global  trading  limits.  According  to  the  industry 
practice,  these  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.

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, 2019 
(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

152

300

73

–

–

–

 (244)

 (297)

 (106)

–

 (160)

–

 (73)

 (3)

–

–

–

–

73

3

–

–

–

–

79

297

73

–

–

–

 (171)

 (294)

 (106)

–

 (160)

–

–

–

–

–

–

147

 (92)

3

 (33)

–

 (160)

147

 (92)

3

 (33)

–

 (160)

147

525

(807)

(76)

76

449

(731)

147

(135)

(135)

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power activities

Swaps

Forwards(a)

Options

Futures

Other/Collateral

TOTAL INTEGRATED GAS, 
RENEWABLES & POWER

TOTAL

469

9

39

4,080

 (4,831)

 (296)

76

17

–

 (37)

 (43)

–

4,642

5,167

(4,902)

(5,709)

 (28)

 (15)

–

(300)

(376)

 (39)

296

28

15

–

300

376

508

 (30)

3,784

 (4,535)

48

2

–

 (9)

 (28)

–

4,342

4,791

(4,602)

(5,333)

–

–

–

–

 (772)

(772)

(625)

478

 (751)

39

 (26)

 (772)

478

 (751)

39

 (26)

 (772)

(1,032)

(1,032)

(1,167)

(1,167)

Total of fair value non recognized in the balance sheet

(a)  Forwards: contracts resulting in physical delivery are accounted for as derivative commodity contracts and included in the amounts shown.
(b)  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.

(c)  Amounts offset in accordance with IAS 32.

370

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 16

As of December 31, 2018 
(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

389

243

243

10

529

–

 (272)

 (373)

 (363)

–

 (140)

 (59)

 (156)

–

 (689)

 (529)

–

–

140

59

156

–

529

–

249

184

87

10

–

–

 (132)

 (314)

 (207)

–

 (160)

–

–

–

–

–

–

 (118)

117

 (130)

 (120)

10

 (160)

 (118)

117

 (130)

 (120)

10

 (160)

 (118)

1,414

(1,697)

(884)

884

530

(813)

(118)

(401)

(401)

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power activities

Swaps

Forwards(a)

Options

Futures

Other/Collateral

Total Integrated Gas, 
Renewables & Power

TOTAL

18

 (624)

2,492

 (2,285)

3

126

–

 (20)

 (125)

–

 (6)

 (316)

 (18)

 (98)

–

6

316

18

98

–

12

 (618)

2,176

 (1,969)

 (15)

28

–

 (2)

 (27)

–

2,639

4,053

(3,054)

(438)

(4,751)

(1,322)

438

1,322

2,201

2,731

(2,616)

(3,429)

–

–

–

–

445

445

327

 (606)

 (606)

207

 (17)

1

445

30

(371)

207

 (17)

1

445

30

(371)

Total of fair value non recognized in the balance sheet

(a)  Forwards: contracts resulting in physical delivery are accounted for as derivative commodity contracts and included in the amounts shown.
(b)  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.

(c)  Amounts offset in accordance with IAS 32.

8

Universal Registration Document 2019  TOTAL    

371

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 16

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

244

109

82

–

202

–

 (333)

 (113)

 (163)

–

 (102)

 (12)

 (52)

–

 (251)

 (155)

–

–

102

12

52

–

155

–

142

97

30

–

47

–

 (231)

 (101)

 (111)

–

 (96)

–

–

–

–

–

–

63

 (89)

 (4)

 (81)

–

 (49)

63

 (89)

 (4)

 (81)

–

 (49)

63

637

(860)

(321)

321

316

(539)

63

(160)

(160)

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power activities

Swaps

Forwards(a)

Options

Futures

Other/Collateral

TOTAL INTEGRATED GAS, 
RENEWABLES & POWER

TOTAL

76

 (7)

1,717

 (1,345)

6

–

–

 (30)

 (1)

–

1,799

2,436

(1,383)

(2,243)

 (3)

 (92)

 (33)

–

–

(128)

(449)

3

92

33

–

–

73

 (4)

1,625

 (1,253)

 (27)

–

–

3

 (1)

–

128

449

1,671

1,987

(1,255)

(1,794)

–

–

–

–

 (86)

(86)

(23)

69

372

 (24)

 (1)

 (86)

330

170

69

372

 (24)

 (1)

 (86)

330

170

Total of fair value non recognized in the balance sheet

(a)  Forwards: contracts resulting in physical delivery are accounted for as derivative commodity contracts and included in the amounts shown.
(b)  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.

(c)  Amounts offset in accordance with IAS 32.

Commitments on crude oil and refined products have, for the most part, a short-term maturity (less than one year).

The changes in fair value of financial instruments related to commodity contracts are detailed as follows:

For the year ended December 31
(M$)

Crude oil, petroleum products and freight rates activities

2019

2018

2017

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power activities

2019

2018

2017

Fair value 
as of 
January 1

Impact on 
income

Settled 
contracts

Other

Fair value 
as of  
December 31

(283)

(223)

130

(415)

416

218

4,189

2,689

2,693

1,588

1,220

717

(4,188)

(2,749)

(3,047)

(686)

(2,057)

(554)

–

–

–

(747)

6

35

(282)

(283)

(223)

(260)

(415)

416

In 2019, the Other column mainly includes the acquisition of Toshiba’s LNG portfolio, for which financial instruments related to commodity contracts 
have been recognized for the amount of treasury received.

372

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

The fair value hierarchy for financial instruments related to commodity contracts is as follows:

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 16

As of December 31, 2019  
(M$)

Crude oil, petroleum products and freight rates activities

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power activities

TOTAL

As of December 31, 2018  
(M$)

Crude oil, petroleum products and freight rates activities

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power activities

TOTAL

As of December 31, 2017  
(M$) 

Crude oil, petroleum products and freight rates activities

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power activities

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)

(182)

392

210

(172)

2,054

1,882

72

(2,706)

(2,634)

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)

(303)

424

121

20

(638)

(618)

–

(201)

(201)

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)

(49)

288

239

(173)

128

(45)

–

–

–

Total

(282)

(260)

(542)

Total

(283)

(415)

(698)

Total

(223)

416

193

Financial  instruments  classified  as  level  3  are  mainly  composed  of  
long-term liquefied natural gas purchase and sale contracts which relate 
to the trading activity. 

For  the  purpose  of  valuation  and  accounting  of  LNG  contracts,  the 
Group  refers  to  the  active  management  horizon  for  trading  positions 
which corresponds to 12 months in 2019 compared to 2 years in 2018, 
considering the observed changes of the market. Indeed, the growing 
and increasingly liquid LNG market is moving towards a commodities 
market  with  a  shorter  management  horizon.  The  management  of 
positions  being  carried  out  on  a  net  value  of  LNG  purchase  and  sale 
commitments, the applied valuation method is the contract’s portfolio 
method  based  mostly  on  observable  market  data  such  as  the  prices  
of energy raw materials forward contracts.

Concerning  the  period  beyond  the  management  horizon,  a  sensitivity 
analysis  is  carried  out  to  verify  that  no  liability  should  be  recognized. 
The assumptions used are based on internal assumptions such as the 
prices in the Group’s strategic plan, price renegotiation clauses included 
in long-term contracts, uncertainties related to contracts execution and 
flexibilities included in LNG contracts.

The  valuation  method  of  the  portfolio  of  LNG  contracts  is  sensitive 
to  market  risks,  and  more  specifically  to  price  risk  resulting  from  the 
volatility of oil and natural gas prices on the North American, Asian, and 
European markets, and to the valuation of flexibilities.

The description of each fair value level is presented in Note 15 to the 
Consolidated Financial Statements.

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.

2019

(14)

–

2018

3

(3)

2017

71

(6)

8

As of December 31, 2019, the ineffective portion of these financial instruments is nil, (in 2018 and in 2017 the ineffective portion of these financial 
instruments was nil).

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 16

16.2   Oil, Gas and Power market related risks management

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$)

2019

2018

2017

High

Low

Average

Year end

28

21

28

9

5

4

17

12

16

21

7

7

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.

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power division trading : value-at-risk with a 97.5% probability

As of December 31,
(M$)

2019

2018

2017

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  information 
system that enables real-time monitoring of trading activities.

High

83

20

13

Low

10

3

3

Average

Year end

20

10

6

64

10

4

Limits  on  trading  positions  are  approved  by  the  Group’s  Executive 
Committee and are monitored daily. To increase flexibility and 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.

374

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Notes 17 and 18

NOTE 17  Post closing events

There was no post closing event.

NOTE 18  Consolidation scope

As of December 31, 2019, 1,134 entities are consolidated of which 140 are accounted for under the equity method (E).

The table below sets forth the main Group consolidated entities:

Exploration & Production

Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Limited

Abu Dhabi Marine Areas Limited

Angola Block 14 B.V.

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

Mabruk Oil Operations

Marathon Oil Libya Limited

Moattama Gas Transportation Company Limited

Norpipe Oil A/S

Norpipe Petroleum UK Limited

Norpipe Terminal Holdco Limited

Norsea Pipeline Limited

North Oil Company

Novatek

Pars LNG Limited

Petrocedeno

Private Oil Holdings Oman Limited

Stogg Eagle Funding B.V.

Tepkri Sarsang A/S

Termokarstovoye S.A.S.

Terneftegaz JSC(a)

Total (BTC) B.V.

Total Abu Al Bu Khoosh

Total Austral

Total Brazil Services B.V.

Total Danmark Pipelines A/S

Total Denmark ASW Pipeline ApS

Total Denmark ASW, Inc.

15.00%

33.33%

50.01%

13.60%

15.00%

100.00%

20.48%

75.00%

24.50%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

10.00%

49.02%

100.00%

31.24%

34.93%

45.22%

45.22%

45.22%

30.00%

19.40%

40.00%

30.32%

10.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

58.89%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

United Arab Emirates

E

E

E

E

Netherlands

United States

Bermuda

Luxembourg

E

Nigeria

Canada

Angola

United States

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Canada

E

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

France

France

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

France

Iran

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

E

Bermuda

France

Cayman Islands

Bermuda

Norway

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

E

E

E

E

E

E Qatar

E

E

E

E

Russia

Bermuda

Venezuela

United Kingdom

Netherlands

Denmark

France

E

Russia

Oman

Libya

Libya

Myanmar

Norway

Norway

Norway

Norway

Qatar

Russia

Iran

Venezuela

Oman

Nigeria

Iraq

Russia

Russia

Netherlands

Azerbaijan

France

France

Netherlands

Denmark

Denmark

United States

United Arab Emirates

Argentina

Netherlands

Denmark

Denmark

Denmark

8

Universal Registration Document 2019  TOTAL    

375

8

Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 18

Business 
segment

Statutory  
corporate name

Exploration & Production (Continued)

% Group 
interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Total Dolphin Midstream

Total E&P Chissonga Limited

Total E&P Absheron B.V.

Total E&P Al Shaheen A/S

Total E&P Algerie

Total E&P Algerie Berkine A/S

Total E&P Americas, LLC

Total E&P Anchor, LLC

Total E&P Angola

Total E&P Angola Block 15/06 Limited

Total E&P Angola Block 16 A/S

Total E&P Angola Block 16 Holding A/S

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

Total E&P Angola Block 48 B.V.

Total E&P Angola Chissonga Holdings Limited

Total E&P Aruba B.V.

Total E&P Asia Pacific Pte. Limited

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 Colombie

Total E&P Congo

Total E&P Cote d'Ivoire

Total E&P Cote d'Ivoire CI - 514

Total E&P Cote d'Ivoire CI - 515

Total E&P Cote d'Ivoire CI - 516

Total E&P Cote d'Ivoire CI-605 B.V.

Total E&P Cyprus B.V.

Total E&P Danmark A/S - CPH

Total E&P Danmark A/S -EBJ

Total E&P Deep Offshore Borneo B.V.

Total E&P Do Brasil Ltda

Total E&P Dolphin Upstream

Total E&P Dunga GmbH

Total E&P East El Burullus Offshore B.V.

Total E&P Egypt Block 2 B.V.

Total E&P Egypte

Total E&P Europe and Central Asia Limited

Total E&P France

Total E&P Golfe Limited

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%

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%

France

Angola

Netherlands

Denmark

France

Algeria

United States

United States

France

France

Denmark

Angola

France

France

France

France

France

France

Netherlands

Angola

Netherlands

Singapore

Netherlands

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

Canada

France

France

Congo

France

France

France

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

Denmark

Denmark

Netherlands

Brazil

France

Germany

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

United Arab Emirates

Angola

Azerbaijan

Qatar

Algeria

Algeria

United States

United States

Angola

Angola

Angola

Angola

Angola

Angola

Angola

Angola

Angola

Angola

Angola

Angola

Aruba

Singapore

Azerbaijan

Bolivia

Brunei

Bulgaria

Cambodia

Canada

China

Colombia

Congo

Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire

Cyprus

Denmark

Denmark

Brunei

Brazil

Qatar

Kazakhstan

Egypt

Egypt

Egypt

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

France

France

France

France

376

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

Business 
segment

Statutory  
corporate name

Exploration & Production (Continued)

% Group 
interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 18

Total E&P Gom Moh. LLC

Total E&P Greece B.V.

Total E&P Guyana B.V.

Total E&P Guyane Francaise

Total E&P Holdings Russia

Total E&P Holdings UAE B.V.

Total E&P International K1 Limited

Total E&P International K2 Limited

Total E&P International K3 Limited

Total E&P International Limited

Total E&P Iraq

Total E&P Ireland B.V.

Total E&P Italia

Total E&P Jack LLC

Total E&P Jutland Denmark B.V.

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 Liban S.A.L.

Total E&P Libye

Total E&P Lower Zakum B.V.

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 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 North Sea UK Limited

Total E&P Oman

Total E&P Participations Petrolieres Congo

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%

United States

United States

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

France

Greece

Guyana

France

France

Netherlands

United Arab Emirates

Kenya

Kenya

Kenya

Kenya

France

Netherlands

Italy

United States

Netherlands

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

Lebanon

France

Kenya

Kenya

Kenya

Kenya

Iraq

Ireland

Italy

United States

Denmark

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Iraq

Iraq

Iraq

Iraq

Lebanon

Libya

Netherlands

United Arab Emirates

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

Mexico

Malaysia

Mauritania

Mauritania

Mauritania

Mauritania

Mexico

Netherlands

Mozambique

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

Myanmar

Netherlands

Netherlands

United States

United States

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

France

Norway

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

France

Norway

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

France

Congo

Oman

Congo

Universal Registration Document 2019  TOTAL    

377

8

8

Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 18

Business 
segment

Statutory  
corporate name

Exploration & Production (Continued)

Total E&P Philippines B.V.

Total E&P Qatar

Total E&P RDC

Total E&P Research & Technology USA LLC

Total E&P Russie

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 Three Pl B.V.

Total E&P Timan-Pechora LLC

Total E&P UAE Unconventional Gas B.V.

Total E&P Uganda B.V.

Total E&P UK Limited

Total E&P Umm Shaif Nasr B.V.

Total E&P Uruguay B.V.

Total E&P Uruguay Onshore B.V.

Total E&P US Well Containment, LLC

Total E&P USA Inc.

Total E&P USA Oil Shale, LLC

Total E&P Well Response

Total E&P Yemen

Total E&P Yemen Block 3 B.V.

Total East Africa Midstream B.V.

Total Energy (Meuk) Limited

Total Exploration M'Bridge

Total Facilities Management B.V.

Total Gabon

Total Gass Handel Norge AS

Total Gastransport Nederland B.V.

Total Holding Dolphin Amont

Total Holdings Nederland B.V.

Total Holdings Nederland International B.V.

Total Iran B.V.

Total LNG Supply Services USA Inc.

Total Oil and Gas South America

Total Oil and Gas Venezuela B.V.

Total Oil Gb Limited

Total Oil UK Limited

Total P&G do Brasil Ltda

Total Pars LNG

Total Petroleum Angola

Total Profils Petroliers

Total Qatar

378

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

% Group 
interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

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%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

Netherlands

France

Philippines

Qatar

Democratic Republic of 
Congo

Democratic Republic of 
Congo

United States

United States

France

France

China

Russia

Senegal

China

Netherlands

South Africa

France

France

France

Netherlands

France

Netherlands

Russia

Netherlands

Netherlands

Iran

Republic of South Sudan

Syrian Arab Republic

Tajikistan

Thailand

Brazil

Russia

United Arab Emirates

Uganda

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

United States

United States

United States

France

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

United Arab Emirates

Uruguay

Uruguay

United States

United States

United States

France

Yemen

Yemen

Uganda

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Netherlands

Netherlands

Gabon

Norway

Angola

Netherlands

Gabon

Norway

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

Qatar

Netherlands

Netherlands

Iran

United States

United States

France

Netherlands

France

Venezuela

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Brazil

France

France

France

France

Brazil

Iran

Angola

France

Qatar

Business 
segment

Statutory  
corporate name

Exploration & Production (Continued)

% Group 
interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 18

Total South Pars

Total Upstream Danmark A/S

Total Upstream Nigeria Limited

Total Upstream UK Limited

Total Venezuela

Uintah Colorado Resources, LLC

Unitah Colorado Resources II, LLC

Ypergas S.A.

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power

Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company Limited

Adani Total Private Limited(e)

Advanced Thermal Batteries Inc.

Aerospatiale Batteries (ASB)

Aerowatt Energies

Aerowatt Energies 2

Aerowatt Energies Nogara

Aerowatt Energies Nogara 2

Alcad AB

Altinergie

Angola LNG Limited

Arctic LNG 2 LLC(b)

ATJV Offshore

Bassin Du Capiscol

Biogaz Breuil

Biogaz Chatillon

Biogaz Corcelles

Biogaz Epinay

Biogaz Libron

Biogaz Milhac

Biogaz Soignolles

Biogaz Torcy

Biogaz Vert Le Grand

Biogaz Viriat

Borrowed Sunshine II Parent, LLC

Borrowed Sunshine II, LLC

BSP Class B Member HoldCo, LLC

BSP Class B Member, LLC

BSP Holding Company, LLC

BSP II Parent, LLC

Cameron LNG Holdings LLC

Centrale Eolienne De Couloumi

Centrale Eolienne De Coume

Centrale Eolienne De Dainville

Centrale Eolienne De Goulien

Centrale Eolienne De La Vallee Gentillesse

Centrale Eolienne De L'Olivier

Centrale Eolienne Des Malandaux

Centrale Eolienne Du Plan Du Pal

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

66.67%

100.00%

37.33%

5.00%

50.00%

49.67%

49.67%

65.00%

51.00%

65.00%

51.00%

99.34%

51.00%

13.60%

21.64%

50.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

16.60%

51.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

74.80%

51.00%

51.00%

51.00%

Centrale Eolienne La Cote Du Moulin A Vent

100.00%

France

Denmark

Nigeria

Iran

Denmark

Nigeria

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

France

United States

United States

France

France

United States

United States

Venezuela

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

India

India

United States

United States

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

France

France

France

France

France

Sweden

France

Bermuda

Russia

Singapore

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

E

United States

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

Sweden

France

Angola

Russia

Singapore

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

8

Universal Registration Document 2019  TOTAL    

379

8

Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 18

Business 
segment

Statutory  
corporate name

% Group 
interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power (Continued)

Centrale Eolienne La Croix De Cuitot

Centrale Eolienne Les Champs Parents

Centrale Eolienne Varades

Centrale Hydrolique Alas

Centrale Hydrolique Ardon

Centrale Hydrolique Arvan

Centrale Hydrolique Barbaira

Centrale Hydrolique Bonnant

Centrale Hydrolique La Buissiere

Centrale Hydrolique Previnquieres

Centrale Photovoltaique De La Croix

Centrale Photovoltaique De Merle Sud

Centrale Photovoltaique Du Seneguier

Centrale Photovoltaique Le Barou

Centrale Solaire 2

Centrale Solaire Autoprod

Centrale Solaire Base 112

Centrale Solaire Betheniville

Centrale Solaire Briffaut

Centrale Solaire Centre Ouest 2

Centrale Solaire Cet De Hesse

Centrale Solaire Chemin De Melette

Centrale Solaire Couloumine

Centrale Solaire De Cazedarnes

Centrale Solaire de la Med

Centrale Solaire Dom

Centrale Solaire Du Centre Ouest

Centrale Solaire Du Lavoir

Centrale Solaire Du Pla De La Roque

Centrale Solaire Estarac

Centrale Solaire Felix

Centrale Solaire Ficon

Centrale Solaire Forum Laudun

Centrale Solaire Fremy

Centrale Solaire Gardanne

Centrale Solaire Gigognan

Centrale Solaire Guinots

Centrale Solaire Heliovale

Centrale Solaire La Metairie

Centrale Solaire La Potence

Centrale Solaire La Sauteirane

Centrale Solaire La Tastere

Centrale Solaire Le Castellet

Centrale Solaire Le Cres

Centrale Solaire Les Ancizes

Centrale Solaire Les Aspres

Centrale Solaire Les Canebieres

Centrale Solaire Les Cordeliers

Centrale Solaire Les Cordeliers 2

380

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

51.00%

51.00%

51.00%

100.00%

90.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

40.58%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

51.12%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

75.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

60.00%

100.00%

35.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

51.49%

100.00%

59.63%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

51.49%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

83.98%

100.00%

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

E

France

France

France

France

France

France

E

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

E

France

France

France

France

France

France

E

France

France

E

France

France

France

France

France

France

E

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

United States

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

Business 
segment

Statutory  
corporate name

% Group 
interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power (Continued)

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 18

Centrale Solaire Les Galliennes

Centrale Solaire Les Melettes

Centrale Solaire Lodes

Centrale Solaire Lyreco

Centrale Solaire Manosque Ombriere

Centrale Solaire Mazeran Lr

Centrale Solaire Mazeran Paca

Centrale Solaire Olinoca

Centrale Solaire Ombrieres Cap Agathois

Centrale Solaire Ombrieres De Blyes

Centrale Solaire Ombrieres De Boujan

Centrale Solaire Ombrieres P5

Centrale Solaire Pezenas

Centrale Solaire Piennes

Centrale Solaire Plateau De Pouls

Centrale Solaire Pont Sur Sambre

Centrale Solaire Quadrao

Centrale Solaire Sableyes

Centrale Solaire SPW2

Centrale Solaire Supdevenergie

Centrale Solaire Toiture Josse

Centrale Solaire Valorbi

Centrale Solaire Viguier

Centrale Solaire Zabo

Centrale Solaire Zabo 2

Co Biogaz

Cogenra Solar, Inc.

Colón LNG Marketing S. de R. L.

Cote d'Ivoire GNL

DAJA 148

DAJA 154

DAJA 160

Dongfang Huansheng Photovoltaic (Jiangsu) 
Company Limited

Electricite Solaire De Molleges

Eole Balaze 2

Eole Balaze S.A.R.L.

Eole Boin

Eole Broceliande

Eole Champagne Conlinoise

Eole Cote Du Moulin

Eole Desirade 4

Eole Du Bocage

Eole Fonds Caraibes

Eole Grand Maison

Eole La Montagne

Eole La Motelle

Eole La Perriere S.A.R.L.

Eole Les Buissons

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

10.00%

83.98%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

51.00%

100.00%

100.00%

51.49%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

26.00%

46.74%

50.00%

34.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

9.35%

100.00%

65.00%

66.75%

100.00%

51.00%

100.00%

100.00%

66.67%

51.00%

100.00%

100.00%

87.60%

66.67%

100.00%

100.00%

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

E

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

E

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

E

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

United States

United States

E

E

Panama

Panama

Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire

France

France

France

France

France

France

E

China

United States

E

E

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

E

France

France

France

France

France

E

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

8

Universal Registration Document 2019  TOTAL    

381

8

Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 18

Business 
segment

Statutory  
corporate name

% Group 
interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power (Continued)

Eole Les Patoures

Eole Maxent

Eole Morne Carriere

Eole Morne Constant

Eole Moulin Tizon

Eole Petit Fougeray

Eole Petite Place

Eole Pierrefitte Es Bois

Eole Saint-Jean Lachalm

Eole Sorbon II

Eole Sorbon S.A.R.L.

Eole Yate

Eoliennes Arques 1

Eoliennes Arques 2

Eoliennes Arques 3

Eoliennes De La Chaussee Brunehaut

Eoliennes De La Chaussee Brunehaut 1

Eoliennes De La Chaussee Brunehaut 2

Eoliennes De La Chaussee Brunehaut 3

Eoliennes De La Chaussee Brunehaut 4

Eoliennes De La Chaussee Brunehaut 5

Eoliennes De L'Ourcq Et Du Clignon

Eoliennes Du Champ Chardon

Eoloue

Fast Jung KB

Finansol 1

Finansol 2

Finansol 3

Fosmax LNG

Frieman & Wolf Batterietechnick GmbH

Gas Del Litoral SRLCV

GFS I Class B Member, LLC

Gfs I Holding Company, LLC

Glaciere De Palisse

Global Energy Armateur SNC

Global LNG Armateur S.A.S.

Global LNG Downstream S.A.S.

Global LNG North America Corporation

Global LNG S.A.S.

Global LNG Supply S.A.

Global LNG UK Limited

Go Electric

Golden Fields Solar I, LLC

Goodfellow Solar Construction, LLC

Goodfellow Solar II, LLC

Goodfellow Solar III, LLC

Greenflex Actirent Group, S.L.

Greenflex S.A.S.

Gulf Total Tractebel Power Company PSJC

51.00%

66.75%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

51.00%

53.45%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

51.00%

51.00%

51.00%

51.00%

51.00%

51.00%

51.00%

100.00%

17.34%

99.34%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

27.50%

99.34%

25.00%

46.74%

46.74%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

100.00%

100.00%

20.00%

France

E

France

France

France

France

France

E

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

E

France

Sweden

France

France

France

E

France

Germany

E Mexico

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

Sweden

France

France

France

France

Germany

Mexico

United States

United States

United States

United States

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

United States

United States

France

France

France

France

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

Spain

France

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

Spain

France

E

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

382

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

Business 
segment

Statutory  
corporate name

% Group 
interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power (Continued)

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 18

Helio 100 Kw

Helio 21

Helio 974 Toitures

Helio Bakia

Helio Beziers

Helio Boulouparis

Helio Boulouparis 2

Helio Florensac

Helio Fonds Caraibes

Helio Koumac

Helio La Perriere

Helio Logistique

Helio L'R

Helio Moindah

Helio Orange

Helio Piin Patch

Helio Popidery

Helio Reunion

Helio Tamoa

Helio Temala

Helix Project III, LLC

Helix Project V, LLC

HETTY

Holding Eole 2018

Holding Otev

Holding Pdr

Huaxia CPV (Inner Mongolia) Power Corporation, 
Limited

Hydro Tinee

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

65.53%

100.00%

100.00%

65.35%

100.00%

100.00%

66.67%

65.09%

100.00%

100.00%

65.06%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

46.74%

46.74%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

11.68%

50.00%

Hydro-M Ingenierie Des Energies Renouvelables

100.00%

Hydromons

Ichthys LNG PTY Limited

Institut Photovoltaique D'Ile De France (IPVF)

Ise Total Nanao Power Plant G.K.

JDA Overseas Holdings, LLC

100.00%

26.00%

43.00%

50.00%

46.74%

France

France

France

France

E

France

France

France

E

France

E

E

France

France

France

France

France

France

E

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

United States

United States

United States

United States

France

France

France

France

China

France

France

France

E

E

E

Australia

France

E

Japan

France

France

France

France

United States

France

France

France

Australia

France

Japan

United States

United States

Jingdan New Energy investment (Shanghai) Co. Ltd

50.00%

E

China

Jmb Hydro S.A.R.L.

Jmb Solar

Jmb Solar Nogara

Jmcp

Kozani Energy Anonymi Energeiaki Etaireia 
(distinctive title) Kozani Energy S.A.

Kozani Energy Malta Limited

LA Basin Solar I, LLC

La Compagnie Electrique de Bretagne

La Metairie Neuve

La Seauve

Lampiris S.A.

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

50.05%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

100.00%

25.00%

95.01%

100.00%

8

France

France

France

France

Greece

Malta

China

France

France

France

France

Greece

Malta

United States

United States

France

E

France

France

Belgium

France

France

France

Belgium

Universal Registration Document 2019  TOTAL    

383

8

Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 18

Business 
segment

Statutory  
corporate name

% Group 
interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power (Continued)

Lemoore Stratford Land Holdings IV, LLC

Les Eoliennes De Conquereuil

Les Moulins A Vent De Kermadeen

Les Vents De Nivillac

Les Vents De Ranes

Libcom

Libwatt

Lincoln Solar Star, LLC

Margeriaz Energie

Marysville Unified School District Solar, LLC

Maxeon Solar Technologies, Pte. Ltd.

Messigaz SNC

Methanergy

Missiles & Space Batteries Limited

Miyagi Osato Solar Park G.K.

Miyako Kuzakai Solarpark G.K.

Mojave Solar Investment, LLC

Mulilo Prieska PV (RF) Proprietary Limited

National Gas Shipping Company Limited

NEM Solar Targetco, LLC

Nigeria LNG Limited

NorthStar Energy Management, LLC

Northstar Santa Clara County 2016, LLC

Nouvelle Centrale Eolienne de Lastours

Nouvelle Entreprise D'Energie Solaire

Nyk Armateur S.A.S.

Oman LNG, LLC

Ombrieres Te Vendres

Parc Des Hauts Vents

Parc Eolien De Nesle La Reposte

Parc Eolien Nordex III

Parc Eolien Nordex XXIX

Parc Eolien Nordex XXX

Parc Solaire De Servian

Parc Solaire De Servian 2

Partrederiet Bw Gas Global LNG

Perpetual Sunhine Solar Program I, LLC

Perpetual Sunshine I, LLC

Photovoltaic Park Malta Limited

Photovoltaica Parka Veroia Anonymi Etaireia

Pos

Pos Production Ii

Pos Production Iii

Pos Production Iv

Pos Production V

PV Salvador SPA

Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Limited

Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Limited (II)

46.74%

100.00%

51.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

46.74%

100.00%

46.74%

46.74%

100.00%

100.00%

49.67%

90.00%

50.00%

46.74%

27.00%

5.00%

46.74%

15.00%

46.74%

46.74%

50.00%

51.00%

50.00%

5.54%

100.00%

66.75%

100.00%

50.00%

50.00%

50.00%

100.00%

100.00%

49.00%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

100.00%

60.00%

70.00%

70.00%

70.00%

20.00%

10.00%

16.70%

United States

United States

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

United States

United States

France

United States

Singapore

France

France

France

United States

United States

France

France

E

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Japan

E

Japan

United States

South Africa

E

E

Japan

Japan

United States

South Africa

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

United States

United States

E

Nigeria

United States

United States

Nigeria

United States

United States

E

E

E

France

France

France

E Oman

France

E

France

E

E

E

France

France

France

France

France

France

E

Norway

United States

United States

Malta

Greece

France

France

France

France

France

E

Chile

E Qatar

E Qatar

France

France

France

Oman

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

Norway

United States

United States

United States

Greece

France

France

France

France

France

Chile

Qatar

Qatar

France

Quadran Caraibes

100.00%

France

384

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

Business 
segment

Statutory  
corporate name

% Group 
interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power (Continued)

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 18

Quadran Holding Nc

Quadran Nogara

Quadran Pacific

Quadrelio

Quadrica

Roquefort Solar

Rosamond Raven Holdings, LLC

Saft (Zhuhai FTZ) Batteries Company Limited

Saft (Zhuhai) Energy Storage Co

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 Ferak AS

Saft Finance S.A.R.L.

Saft Groupe S.A.

Saft Hong Kong Limited

Saft India Private Limited

Saft Japan KK

Saft Limited

Saft LLC

Saft Nife ME Limited

Saft S.A.S.

SGS Antelope Valley Development, LLC

Sgula (East) Green Energies Limited

Shams Power Company PJSC

Smalt Energie

Societe Champenoise d'Energie

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

51.00%

51.00%

46.74%

99.34%

100.00%

99.34%

99.34%

99.34%

99.34%

99.34%

99.34%

99.34%

99.34%

99.34%

99.34%

99.34%

99.34%

99.34%

99.34%

99.34%

99.34%

99.34%

99.34%

99.34%

99.34%

99.34%

99.34%

46.74%

46.74%

20.00%

100.00%

16.00%

Societe d'exploitation de centrales photovoltaiques 1

27.65%

Solaire Grand Sud

Solaire Libron

Solaire Villon

Solar Carport NJ, LLC

Solar Energies

Solar Mimizan

Solar Sail Commercial Holdings, LLC

Solar Sail Holdings, LLC

Solar Sail, LLC

100.00%

100.00%

51.60%

46.74%

65.00%

100.00%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

France

France

France

France

France

France

E

E

France

France

France

France

France

France

United States

United States

China

China

Sweden

France

China

China

Sweden

France

United States

United States

Norway

Australia

Spain

Italy

Germany

Singapore

Australia

Norway

Australia

Spain

Italy

Germany

Singapore

Australia

Netherlands

Netherlands

Brazil

Brazil

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

Luxembourg

France

Hong Kong

India

Japan

Luxembourg

France

Hong Kong

India

Japan

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Russia

Cyprus

France

Russia

Cyprus

France

United States

Israel

United States

United States

E

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

France

E

France

France

France

France

E

France

8

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

United States

United States

E

France

France

United States

United States

United States

France

France

United States

United States

United States

Universal Registration Document 2019  TOTAL    

385

Societe Economie Mixte Production Energetique 
Renouvelable

35.92%

E

France

8

Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 18

Business 
segment

Statutory  
corporate name

% Group 
interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power (Continued)

Solar Star Always Low Prices Ct, LLC

Solar Star Always Low Prices Hi, LLC

Solar Star Always Low Prices Il, LLC

Solar Star Always Low Prices Ma, LLC

Solar Star Arizona HMR-I, LLC

Solar Star Arizona II, LLC

Solar Star Arizona VII, LLC

Solar Star Bay City 2, LLC

Solar Star California I, LLC

Solar Star California IV, LLC

Solar Star California LXXV, LLC

Solar Star California LXXVI, LLC

Solar Star California XXXV, LLC

Solar Star California XXXVI, LLC

Solar Star California XXXVIII, LLC

Solar Star Co Co 1, LC

Solar Star Coastal Pirate, LLC 

Solar Star Colorado II, LLC

Solar Star Cougars, LLC

Solar Star HD Connecticut, LLC

Solar Star HD Maryland, LLC

Solar Star HD New Jersey, LLC

Solar Star HD New York, LLC

Solar Star Healthy 1, LLC

Solar Star Healthy Lake, LLC

Solar Star IL – TFS, LLC

Solar Star Irwd Baker, LLC

Solar Star Kale 1, LLC

Solar Star Kale 2

Solar Star Khsd, LLC

Solar Star LCR Culver City, LLC

Solar Star LCR Irvine, LLC

Solar Star LCR LA 1, LLC

Solar Star LCR LA 2, LLC

Solar Star LCR Split 1, LLC 

Solar Star LCR Split 2, LLC 

Solar Star MA - Tewksbury, LLC

Solar Star Massachusetts II, LLC

Solar Star Massachusetts III, LLC

Solar Star Maxx 1, LLC

Solar Star Northwestern University, LLC

Solar Star Parent CRC Kern Front, LLC

Solar Star Parent CRC Mt. Poso, LLC

Solar Star Parent CRC North Shafter, LLC

Solar Star Parent CRC Pier A West, LLC

Solar Star Parent CRC Yowlumne 1 North, LLC

Solar Star Parent CRC Yowlumne 2 South, LLC

Solar Star Prairie Holding, LLC

386

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

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

Business 
segment

Statutory  
corporate name

% Group 
interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power (Continued)

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 18

Solar Star Prime 2, LLC

Solar Star Prime 3, LLC

Solar Star Prime 4, LLC

Solar Star Rancho CWD I, LLC

Solar Star River, LLC

Solar Star Track, LLC

Solar Star Urbana Landfill Central, LLC

Solar Star Urbana Landfill East, LLC

Solar Star Urbana Landfill West, LLC

Solar Star Wildcats, LLC

Solar Star Woodlands St Cr, LLC

SolarBridge Technologies Inc.

Solarstar Billerica I, LLC

Solarstar Ma I, LLC

Solarstar Prime I, LLC

SolarStorage Fund A, LLC

SolarStorage Fund B, LLC

SolarStorage Fund C, LLC

Sophye Lacmort

South Hook LNG Terminal Company Limited

SPML Land Inc.

SPWR SS 1, LLC

SPWR SunStrong Holdings, LLC

SREC NE II Holdings, LLC

SREC NE II, LLC

SSCA XLI Holding Company, LLC

SunPower AssetCo, LLC

SunPower Bermuda Holdings

SunPower Bobcat Solar, LLC

SunPower Capital Services, LLC

SunPower Capital, LLC

SunPower Commercial FTB Construction, LLC

SunPower Commercial Holding Company FTB SLB 
Parent, LLC

SunPower Commercial Holding Company FTB SLB, 
LLC

Sunpower Commercial St Revolver, 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.

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

50.00%

8.35%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

SunPower Corporation Southern Africa (PTY) Limited

46.74%

SunPower Corporation SPA

SunPower Corporation UK Limited

SunPower Corporation, Systems

SunPower DevCo, LLC

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

E

E

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

France

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Philippines

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

Bermuda

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

Philippines

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

Israel

Israel

United States

United States

Switzerland

Australia

Hong Kong

Mexico

South Africa

Chile

Switzerland

Australia

United States

Mexico

France

Chile

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United States

United States

United States

United States

8

Universal Registration Document 2019  TOTAL    

387

8

Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 18

Business 
segment

Statutory  
corporate name

% Group 
interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power (Continued)

SunPower Energia 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 Equity Holdings, LLC

SunPower Foundation

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

SunPower Manufacturing Corporation Limited

SunPower Manufacturing de Vernejoul

SunPower Manufacturing Oregon, LLC

SunPower Muhendislik Insaat Enerji Üretim ve Ticaret 
A.S

SunPower Nanao Parent, LLC

SunPower Netherlands B.V.

SunPower North America, LLC

SunPower NY CDG 1,LLC

SunPower Osato Parent, LLC

SunPower Philippines Limited - Regional Operating 
Headquarters

SunPower Philippines Manufacturing Limited

SunPower Revolver HoldCo I Parent, LLC

SunPower Revolver HoldCo I, LLC

SunPower Solar Energy Technology (Tianjin) 
Corporation, Limited

SunPower Solar India Private Limited

SunPower Solar Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

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 Technologies France S.A.S.

Sunpower Technologies, Inc.

SunPower Technology Limited

SunStrong Capital Acquisition 3, LLC

Sunstrong Capital Holdings, LLC

SunStrong Partners, LLC

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

46.74%

23.84%

14.83%

Chile

Chile

Hong Kong

United States

France

Canada

South Korea

Singapore

South Africa

Spain

United States

United States

Germany

United States

United States

Italy

Japan

Malaysia

Malta

South Africa

Hong Kong

France

France

Canada

South Korea

Singapore

South Africa

Spain

United States

United States

Germany

United States

United States

Italy

Japan

Malaysia

Malta

South Africa

United States

France

United States

United States

Turkey

Turkey

United States

Netherlands

United States

United States

United States

United States

Netherlands

United States

United States

United States

Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands

United States

United States

China

India

Malaysia

Belgium

Hong Kong

Mexico

Switzerland

France

United States

United States

United States

India

Malaysia

Belgium

United States

Mexico

Switzerland

France

United States

United States

Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands

United States

United States

United States

E

E

United States

United States

United States

388

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

Business 
segment

Statutory  
corporate name

% Group 
interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power (Continued)

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 18

Sunzil

Sunzil Caraibes

Sunzil Mayotte S.A.S.

Sunzil Ocean Indien

Sunzil Pacific

Sunzil Polynesie

Sunzil Polynesie Services

Sunzil Services Caraibes

Sunzil Services Ocean Indien

Swingletree Operations, LLC

Tadiran Batteries GmbH

Tadiran Batteries Limited

Temasol

Tenesol SPV 1

Tenesol Venezuela

Thezan Solar

Tianneng Saft Energy Joint Stock Company

Toitures Capiscol

Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures Europe

Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures International

Total Direct Energie Centrale Electrique Bayet

Total Direct Energie Centrale Electrique Marchienne 
au Pont

Total Direct Energie Belgium

Total Direct Energie Centrale Electrique de Toul

Total Direct Energie Concessions

Total Direct Energie Generation

Total Direct Energie Hambregie

Total Direct Energie S.A.

Total Direct Energie Services

Total Direct Energie Yfregie

Total Direct Energies Centrale Electrique de Pont Sur 
Sambres

Total E&P Australia

Total E&P Australia Exploration PTY Limited

Total E&P Australia II

Total E&P Australia III

Total E&P Barnett Usa (75)

Total E&P Holding Ichthys

Total E&P Holdings Australia PTY Limited

Total E&P Ichthys B.V.

Total E&P Indonesia Mentawai B.V.

Total E&P Indonesie

Total E&P Mauritius Holding Limited

Total E&P Mozambique Area 1, Limitada

Total E&P Oman Dev. B.V

Total E&P PNG 2 B.V.

Total E&P PNG 5 B.V.

50.00%

50.00%

50.00%

50.00%

50.00%

50.00%

50.00%

50.00%

50.00%

46.74%

99.34%

99.34%

46.74%

100.00%

46.74%

100.00%

40.00%

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%

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

United States

United States

Germany

Israel

Morocco

France

Venezuela

France

E

China

France

France

France

France

Belgium

Belgium

France

France

France

France

France

Belgium

France

France

France

Australia

France

France

Germany

Israel

Morocco

France

Venezuela

France

China

France

France

France

France

Belgium

Belgium

France

France

France

France

France

Belgium

France

France

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

United States

United States

France

Australia

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

Mauritius Island

Mozambique

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

Australia

Australia

Indonesia

Indonesia

Mozambique

Mozambique

Oman

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

Universal Registration Document 2019  TOTAL    

389

8

8

Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 18

Business 
segment

Statutory  
corporate name

% Group 
interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power (Continued)

Total E&P PNG Limited

Total E&P Salmanov

Total E&P Sebuku

Total E&P Yamal

Total Energie Do Brasil

Total Energie Gas GmbH

Total Energy Investments Tianjin

Total Energy Services

Total Energy Ventures Emerging Markets

Total Eren(d)

Total Eren Holding

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 and Power Limited, London, Meyrin - 
Geneva Branch

Total Gas Pipeline USA Inc.

Total Gas Y Electricidad Argentina S.A.

Total Gasandes

Total Gaz Electricite Holdings France

Total GLNG Australia

Total GLNG Australia Holdings

Total Investment Management Tianjin 

Total LNG Angola

Total Midstream Holdings UK Limited

Total New Energies Limited

Total New Energies Ventures USA, Inc.

Total Quadran

Total Renewables

Total Solar Intl

Total Solar Latin America SPA

Total SunPower Energia S.A.

Total Tengah

Total Tractebel Emirates O & M Company

Total Tractebel Emirates Power Company

Total USA International, LLC

Total Yemen LNG Company Limited

Transportadora de Gas del Mercosur S.A.

TSGF SpA

Tugboat Commercial Pledgor, LLC 

Valorene

Vega Solar 1 S.A.P.I. de C.V.

Vega Solar 2 S.A.P.I. de C.V.

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

46.74%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

29.60%

33.86%

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%

46.74%

100.00%

50.00%

50.00%

100.00%

100.00%

32.68%

50.00%

46.74%

66.00%

46.74%

46.74%

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

France

France

France

Brazil

Germany

China

France

France

France

France

France

Singapore

France

Russia

Indonesia

France

Brazil

Germany

China

France

France

France

France

France

Singapore

France

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United States

United States

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

France

Switzerland

France

Switzerland

United States

United States

Argentina

Argentina

France

France

France

France

China

France

France

France

Australia

Australia

China

France

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United States

United States

France

France

France

Chile

Chile

France

France

France

France

France

France

Chile

Chile

Indonesia

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

United States

Mozambique

Bermuda

Argentina

Chile

Yemen

Argentina

Chile

United States

United States

France

Mexico

Mexico

France

United States

United States

E

E

E

E

E

E

390

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019 

Business 
segment

Statutory  
corporate name

% Group 
interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power (Continued)

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 18

Vega Solar 3 S.A.P.I. de C.V.

Vent De Thierache 01

Vent De Thierache 02

Vent De Thierache 03

Vents D'Oc Centrale D'Energie Renouvelable 18

Vents D'Oc Energies Renouvelables

Vertigo

Watt Prox

Winergy

Yamal LNG(b)

Yemen LNG Company Limited

Zeeland Solar B.V.

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.

Bayport Polymers LLC

Borrachas Portalegre Ltda

BOU Verwaltungs GmbH

Buckeye Products Pileline LP

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

46.74%

51.00%

51.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

25.00%

100.00%

100.00%

29.73%

39.62%

100.00%

50.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

40.00%

100.00%

50.00%

100.00%

100.00%

14.66%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

50.00%

Mexico

France

France

France

France

France

E

France

France

France

Russia

Bermuda

Netherlands

E

E

France

United States

United States

France

France

United States

United States

E

United States

Portugal

Germany

United States

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

Russia

Yemen

Netherlands

France

United States

United States

France

France

United States

United States

United States

Portugal

Germany

E

United States

United States

Spain

Tunisia

Morocco

France

United States

United States

Spain

Tunisia

Morocco

France

United States

United States

China

Cray Valley (Guangzhou) Chemical Company, Limited 100.00%

China

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.

Ethylene Est

Feluy Immobati

Fina Pipeline Co

FINA Technology, Inc.

Gasket (Suzhou) Valve Components Company, 
Limited

Gasket International S.R.L.

Grande Paroisse S.A.

Gulf Coast Pipeline LP

Hanwha Total Petrochemical Co. Limited

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%

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

China

Italy

France

Hong Kong

Italy

France

Switzerland

Country for Shipping

8

France

France

Belgium

United States

United States

China

Italy

France

France

France

Belgium

United States

United States

China

Italy

France

E

E

United States

South Korea

United States

South Korea

Universal Registration Document 2019  TOTAL    

391

8

Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 18

Business 
segment

Statutory  
corporate name

Refining & Chemicals (Continued)

% Group 
interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

HBA Hutchinson Brasil Automotive Ltda

Hutchinson (UK) Limited

Hutchinson (Wuhan) Automotive Rubber Products 
Company Limited

Hutchinson Aeronautique & Industrie Limited

Hutchinson Aeroservices S.A.S.

Hutchinson Aerospace & Industry Inc.

Hutchinson Aerospace GmbH

Hutchinson Aftermarket USA Inc.

Hutchinson Antivibration Systems Inc.

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

Hutchinson Automotive Systems Company, Limited

100.00%

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.

Hutchinson Industrial Rubber Products (Suzhou) 
Company, Limited

Hutchinson Industrias Del Caucho SAU

Hutchinson Industries Inc.

Hutchinson Japan Company Limited

Hutchinson Korea Limited

Hutchinson Maroc S.A.R.L. AU

Hutchinson Poland SP ZO.O.

Hutchinson Polymers S.N.C.

Hutchinson Porto

Hutchinson Precision Sealing Systems Inc.

Hutchinson Research & Innovation Singapore PTE. 
Limited

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%

Hutchinson Rubber Products Private Limited Inde

100.00%

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.

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

Hutchinson Transferencia de Fluidos S.A. de C.V.

100.00%

Hutchinson Tunisie S.A.R.L.

100.00%

Brazil

Brazil

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

China

Canada

France

China

Canada

France

United States

United States

Germany

United States

United States

China

Mexico

Portugal

Germany

United States

United States

China

Mexico

Portugal

United States

United States

Serbia

Brazil

Serbia

Brazil

United States

United States

Germany

Germany

Germany

Germany

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Spain

China

Spain

Spain

China

Spain

United States

United States

Japan

Japan

South Korea

South Korea

Morocco

Poland

France

Portugal

Morocco

Poland

France

Portugal

United States

United States

Singapore

Singapore

France

France

France

Italy

India

France

France

Italy

Romania

Romania

United States

United States

Mexico

Mexico

United States

United States

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

Germany

Switzerland

Mexico

Tunisia

Germany

Switzerland

Mexico

Tunisia

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Business 
segment

Statutory  
corporate name

Refining & Chemicals (Continued)

% Group 
interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 18

Hutchinson Vietnam Company Limited

Industrias Tecnicas De La Espuma SL

Industrielle Desmarquoy S.N.C.

Jehier S.A.S.

Joint Precision Rubber

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 Funding Inc.

Legacy Site Services LLC

Les Stratifies S.A.S.

Lone Wolf Land Company

Machen Land Limited

Mide Technology Corporation

Naphtachimie

Novogy, Inc.

Olutex Oberlausitzer Luftfahrttextilien GmbH

Pamargan (Malta) Products Limited

Pamargan Products Limited

Paulstra S.N.C.

Paulstra Silentbloc S.A.

PFW Aerospace GmbH

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

99.89%

100.00%

100.00%

10.00%

10.00%

20.16%

19.96%

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%

100.00%

100.00%

PFW Havacilik Sanayi ve Dis Ticaret Limited Sirtketi

100.00%

PFW Uk Machining Ltd.

Polyblend GmbH

Qatar Petrochemical Company Q.S.C. (QAPCO)

Qatofin Company Limited

Resilium

Retia

Retia USA LLC

San Jacinto Rail Limited

Saudi Aramco Total Refining & Petrochemical 
Company

SigmaKalon Group B.V.

Societe Bearnaise De Gestion Industrielle

Societe du Pipeline Sud-Europeen

SPA Sonatrach Total Entreprise de Polymères

Stillman Seal Corporation

Stop-Choc (UK) Limited

Techlam S.A.S.

Thermal Control Systems Automotive Sasu

Total Activites Maritimes

Total Atlantic Trading Mexico SA De CV

Total Corbion PLA B.V.

100.00%

68.00%

20.00%

49.09%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

17.00%

37.50%

100.00%

100.00%

35.14%

49.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

60.00%

100.00%

100.00%

50.00%

Vietnam

Spain

France

France

France

Germany

E Qatar

E Qatar

E

E

United States

United States

France

United States

United States

France

Vietnam

Spain

France

France

France

Germany

Qatar

Qatar

United States

United States

France

United States

United States

France

United States

United States

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United States

United States

France

France

United States

United States

Germany

Malta

Germany

Malta

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

France

Belgium

Germany

Turkey

France

Belgium

Germany

Turkey

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Germany

E Qatar

E Qatar

Belgium

France

United States

United States

Germany

Qatar

Qatar

Belgium

France

United States

United States

E

E

E

E

Saoudia Arabia

Saoudia Arabia

8

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

France

Algeria

France

France

Algeria

United States

United States

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

France

France

France

Mexico

France

France

France

Mexico

E

Netherlands

Netherlands

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 18

Business 
segment

Statutory  
corporate name

Refining & Chemicals (Continued)

% Group 
interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Total Country Services Belgium

Total Deutschland GmbH(e)

Total Downstream UK PLC

Total Energy Marketing A/S

Total European Trading

Total Laffan Refinery

Total Laffan Refinery II B.V.

Total Lindsey Oil Refinery Limited

Total New Energies USA, Inc.

Total Olefins Antwerp

Total Opslag En Pijpleiding Nederland NV

Total PAR LLC

Total Petrochemicals (Hong Kong) Limited

Total Petrochemicals (Shangai) 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 Raffinage Chimie S.A.S.

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.

TOTSA Total Oil Trading S.A.

Totseanergy

Transalpes S.N.C.

Trans-Ethylene

Tssa Total Storage & Services S.A.

Vibrachoc S.A.U.

Zeeland Refinery NV

Marketing & Services

Air Total (Suisse) S.A.

Air Total International S.A.

Alvea

Antilles Gaz

Argedis

Aristea

Arteco

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100.00%

100.00%

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%

49.00%

67.00%

99.98%

100.00%

100.00%

55.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

51.00%

49.99%

Belgium

Germany

Belgium

Germany

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Denmark

France

France

Denmark

France

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United States

United States

Belgium

Netherlands

United States

Hong Kong

China

Belgium

Belgium

Belgium

France

Spain

Belgium

Netherlands

United States

Hong Kong

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

Switzerland

E

Belgium

France

France

Canada

Singapore

Canada

Switzerland

Switzerland

Belgium

France

France

Switzerland

Switzerland

Spain

Spain

Netherlands

Netherlands

Switzerland

Switzerland

France

France

France

E

E

Belgium

Belgium

Switzerland

Switzerland

France

France

France

Belgium

Belgium

Business 
segment

Statutory  
corporate name

Marketing & Services (Continued)

% Group 
interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 18

AS 24

AS24 Belgie N.V.

AS24 Espanola S.A.

AS24 Fuel Cards Limited

AS24 Lithuanie

AS24 Polska SP ZO.O.

AS24 Tankservice GmbH

Caldeo

Charvet La Mure Bianco

Clean Energy

Compagnie Petroliere de l'Ouest - CPO

CPE Energies

Cristal Marketing Egypt

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

National Petroleum Refiners Of South Africa (PTY) 
Limited

Pitpoint B.V.

Pitpoint Cng B.V.

Produits Petroliers Stela

Quimica Vasca S.A.U.

Saudi Total Petroleum Products

Servauto Nederland B.V.

Societe d'exploitation de l'usine de Rouen

Societe mahoraise de stockage de produits 
petroliers

Societe Urbaine des Petroles

S-Oil Total Lubricants Company Limited

South Asia LPG Private Limited

Total (Africa) Limited

Total (Fiji) Limited

Total Additifs et Carburants Speciaux

Total Africa S.A.

Total Aviation & Export Limited

Total Belgium

Total Bitumen Deutschland GmbH

Total Bitumen UK Limited

Total Botswana (PTY) Limited

Total Brasil Diesel Comercio e Transportes Ltda

Total Brasil Distribuidora Ltda

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

24.85%

100.00%

100.00%

80.78%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

77.00%

100.00%

100.00%

18.22%

100.00%

100.00%

99.99%

100.00%

51.00%

100.00%

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%

France

Belgium

Spain

France

Belgium

Spain

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Lithunia

Poland

Germany

France

France

Lithunia

Poland

Germany

France

France

E

United States

United States

France

France

Egypt

France

France

France

France

Egypt

France

France

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

France

Kenya

Tanzania

Uganda

China

France

Kenya

Tanzania

Uganda

China

Mauritius Island

Mauritius Island

Hong Kong

E

South Africa

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

Spain

Hong Kong

South Africa

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

Spain

E

Saoudia Arabia

Saoudia Arabia

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

France

France

France

France

France

E

E

South Korea

South Korea

India

India

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Fiji Islands

France

France

Zambia

Belgium

Germany

Fiji Islands

France

France

Zambia

Belgium

Germany

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Botswana

Botswana

Brazil

Brazil

Brazil

Brazil

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Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 18

Business 
segment

Statutory  
corporate name

Marketing & Services (Continued)

% Group 
interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Total Burkina

Total Cambodge

Total Cameroun

Total Caraibes

Total Ceska Republika S.R.O.

Total China Investment Company Limited

Total Congo

Total Corse

Total Cote D'Ivoire

Total Denmark A/S

Total Egypt

Total Espana 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 Guinee

Total Holding Asie

Total Holding India

Total Italia 

Total Jamaica Limited

Total Jordan PSC

Total Kenya

Total Liban

Total Liberia Inc.

Total Lubricants (China) Company Limited

Total Lubricants Taiwan Limited

Total Lubrifiants

Total Lubrifiants Algerie

Total Lubrifiants Service Automobile

Total Luxembourg S.A.

Total Madagasikara S.A.

Total Malawi Limited

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

100.00%

100.00%

67.01%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

72.99%

100.00%

80.78%

100.00%

98.78%

100.00%

100.00%

51.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

70.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

93.96%

100.00%

100.00%

77.00%

63.00%

99.98%

78.90%

99.98%

100.00%

79.44%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

80.78%

100.00%

90.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

55.00%

55.00%

100.00%

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso

Cambodia

Cameroon

France

Cambodia

Cameroon

France

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

China

Congo

France

Côte d'Ivoire

Denmark

Egypt

Spain

Argentina

Ethiopia

France

E

Philippines

China

Germany

France

China

Congo

France

Côte d'Ivoire

Denmark

Egypt

Spain

Argentina

Ethiopia

France

Philippines

China

Germany

Guadeloupe

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea

Guinea

France

France

Italy

Jamaica

Jordan

Kenya

Lebanon

Liberia

China

Taiwan

France

Algeria

France

Guinea

France

France

Italy

Jamaica

Jordan

Kenya

Lebanon

Liberia

China

Taiwan

France

Algeria

France

Luxembourg

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

Luxembourg

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

Singapore

Singapore

Egypt

France

Gabon

Egypt

France

Gabon

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

France

Chad

Uganda

Morocco

France

Chad

Uganda

Morocco

Mauritius Island

Mauritius Island

France

Mayotte

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segment

Statutory  
corporate name

Marketing & Services (Continued)

% Group 
interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 18

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 Private Limited

Total Outre-Mer

Total Pacifique

Total Paiement Services

Total Parco Pakistan Limited

Total Petroleum (Shanghai) Company Limited

Total Petroleum Ghana Limited

Total Petroleum Puerto Rico Corp.

Total Philippines Corporation

Total Polska

Total Polynesie

Total RDC

Total Reunion

Total Romania S.A.

Total Senegal

Total Singapore Shared Services Pte Limited

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

Total Tunisie

Total Turkey Pazarlama

Total UAE LLC

Total Uganda Limited

Total UK Limited

Total Ukraine LLC

Total Vietnam Limited

Total Vostok

Total Zambia

Total Zimbabwe

Totalgaz Vietnam LLC

Trapil

Upbeatprops 100 PTY Limited

V Energy S.A.

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

50.10%

100.00%

100.00%

61.72%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

50.00%

100.00%

76.74%

100.00%

51.00%

100.00%

100.00%

60.00%

100.00%

100.00%

69.14%

100.00%

49.00%

49.00%

50.10%

100.00%

100.00%

50.10%

100.00%

77.00%

76.72%

100.00%

100.00%

49.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

80.00%

100.00%

35.50%

50.10%

70.00%

Mexico

Germany

Germany

Mexico

Germany

Germany

Mozambique

Mozambique

Namibia

Netherlands

Niger

Nigeria

Namibia

Netherlands

Niger

Nigeria

Singapore

Singapore

India

France

France

France

E

Pakistan

China

Ghana

Puerto Rico

E

Philippines

Poland

France

India

France

New Caledonia

France

Pakistan

China

Ghana

Puerto Rico

Philippines

Poland

French Polynesia

Democratic Republic of 
Congo

Democratic Republic of 
Congo

France

Romania

Senegal

Singapore

E

E

China

China

South Africa

United States

Switzerland

Swaziland

Tanzania

China

Togo

Tunisia

Turkey

Reunion

Romania

Senegal

Singapore

China

China

South Africa

United States

Switzerland

Swaziland

Tanzania

China

Togo

Tunisia

Turkey

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Uganda

Uganda

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Ukraine

Vietnam

Russia

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Vietnam

E

France

Ukraine

Vietnam

Russia

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Vietnam

France

South Africa

South Africa

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

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Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 18

Business 
segment

Statutory  
corporate name

Corporate

% Group 
interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Albatros

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.

Societe Civile Immobiliere 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 Developpement Regional 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 Global Services Bucharest

Total Global Services Philippines

Total Holding Allemagne

Total Holdings Europe

Total Holdings International B.V.

Total Holdings S.A.S.

Total Holdings UK Limited

Total Holdings USA Inc.

Total International NV

Total Investments

Total Learning Solutions (TLS)

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%

99.01%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

France

France

United States

United States

Belgium

Switzerland

Ireland

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

Belgium

Netherlands

Netherlands

United States

United States

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

France

France

France

Belgium

France

France

Belgium

Romania

France

France

France

France

Belgium

France

France

Belgium

Romania

Philippines

Philippines

France

France

France

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

France

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United States

Netherlands

France

France

United States

Netherlands

France

France

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Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 18

Business 
segment

Statutory  
corporate name

Corporate (Continued)

% Group 
interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Total Operations Canada Limited

Total Overseas Holding (PTY) Limited

Total Participations

Total Petrochemicals & Refining S.A./NV(e)

Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc.(e)

Total Petrochemicals Security USA Inc.

Total Resources (Canada) Limited

TOTAL S.A.

Total Treasury

Total UK Finance Limited

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

–

100.00%

100.00%

Canada

South Africa

France

Belgium

United States

United States

Canada

France

France

Canada

Netherlands

France

Belgium

United States

United States

Canada

France

France

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

(a)  % of control different from % of interest: 49.00%.
(b)  % of control different from % of interest: 10.00%.
(c)  % of control different from % of interest: 5.80%.
(d)  % of control different from % of interest: 20.02%.
(e)  Multi-segment entities.

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8 Notes to the Consolidated FInancial Statements

Note 18

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Supplemental  
oil and gas  
information  
(unaudited)

9.1   Oil and gas information pursuant to FASB  

9.2   Other information  

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   Estimated proved reserves of oil, bitumen and gas 

9.1.5   Results of operations for oil and gas producing activities 

9.1.6   Cost incurred 

9.1.7   Capitalized costs related to oil and gas producing activities 

9.1.8   Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows  

(excluding transportation) 

9.1.9   Changes in the standardized measure of discounted future  

net cash flows 

402

402

402

403

403

412

414

415

416

418

9.2.1   Natural Gas Production available for sale 

9.2.2   Production prices 

9.2.3   Production costs 

9.3   Report on the payments made to  

governments (Article L. 225-102-3  
of the French Commercial Code)  

9.3.1   Reporting by country and type of Payment 

9.3.2   Reporting of Payments by Project and by type of Payment,  

and by Government and by type of Payment 

419

419

419

420

421

422

423

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9 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 subsidiary’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, 
2019, in accordance with the standards applied by the Group, based 
on an independent third-party report from DeGolyer & MacNaughton. 
These  independently  assessed  reserves  account  for  44%  of  the  total  
net proved reserves TOTAL held in Russia as of December 31, 2019.

The  technical  validation  process  relies  on  a  Technical  Reserves 
Committee that is responsible for approving proved reserves variations 
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 have expertise in reservoir 
engineering,  production  geology,  production  geophysics,  reserves 
methodology, drilling and development studies.

An internal control process related to reserves estimation is formalized 
and involves the following elements:
 – a central Reserves 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;

 – a  review  of  affiliate  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 Development 
and Support to Operations division and composed of at least three 
Technical Reserves Committee members, are knowledgeable in the 
SEC  guidelines  for  proved  reserves  evaluation.  Their  responsibility 
is to provide an independent review of significant reserves changes 
proposed by affiliates and ensure that reserves are estimated using 
appropriate standards and procedures;

 – at the end of the annual review carried out by the Development and 
Support to Operations division, a SEC Reserves Committee chaired 
by the Exploration & Production Senior Vice President Finance and 
Economics  and  comprised  of  the  Development  and  Support  to 
Operations  and  Strategy-Business  Development-R&D  Senior  Vice 
Presidents,  and  the  Finance  and  Legal  Vice  Presidents  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 technical expertise 
(reservoir,  geosciences,  etc.).  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  Reserves  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 25 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  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.

9.1.2  Proved developed reserves

As of December 31, 2019, proved developed reserves of hydrocarbons 
(oil,  bitumen  and  gas)  were  8,532  Mboe  and  represented  67%  of 
the  proved  reserves.  As  of  December  31,  2018,  proved  developed 
reserves of hydrocarbons (oil, bitumen and gas) were 8,400 Mboe and 
represented  70%  of  the  proved  reserves.  As  of  December  31,  2017, 

proved developed reserves of hydrocarbons (oil, bitumen and gas) were 
7,010 Mboe and represented 61% of the proved reserves. Over the past 
three  years,  the  average  of  proved  developed  reserves  renewal  has 
remained well above 1,300 Mboe per year.

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9.1.3  Proved undeveloped reserves

As  of  December  31,  2019,  TOTAL’s  combined  proved  undeveloped 
reserves (PUDs) of oil and gas were 4,149 Mboe compared to 3,650 Mboe 
at the end of 2018.

The  variation  is  due  to  -826  Mboe  converted  from  PUDs  to  proved 
developed reserves and to +223 Mboe revisions of previous estimates, 
mainly  in  the  United  Arab  Emirates;  and  concerning  the  variations  of 
PUDs not included in opening balance, +675 Mboe related to extensions  
and discoveries, mainly in Russia, +441 Mboe from acquisitions mainly  
in  Mozambique  and  -14  Mboe  converted  from  PUDs  to  proved 
developed reserves.

The  Group’s  PUDs  that  may  remain  undeveloped  for  five  years  or  
more  after  first  disclosure  (PUD5+)  correspond  to  the  remaining  PUD  
on  large  scale  and  complex  development  projects  and  to  field 
development  projects  the  implementation  of  which  is  dependent  on 
capacity constraints.

Indeed,  although  the  Group  has  converted  significant  amount  of 
reserves associated to large scale and complex projects from PUD5+ 
into  developed  reserves  in  the  last  years,  those  projects  still  hold  
PUD5+ that are expected to be developed over time as part of initial field 
development plans or additional development phases.

In 2019, out of 826 Mboe converted from PUDs to proved developed 
reserves,  571  Mboe  of  PUDs  were  converted  to  proved  developed 
within the scope of development activity on 6 main fields, Yamal LNG 
(Russia)  and  Kashagan  (Kazakhstan),  the  start  up  of  Culzean  (United 
Kingdom), Johan Sverdrup (Norway), Kaombo Sul (Angola) and North 
Russkoye  (Russia)  and  255  Mboe  on  various  other  fields.  These 
developments  confirm  once  again  the  Group’s  ability  to  develop  and 
bring into production large scale and complex projects.

In  2019,  the  costs  incurred  to  develop  proved  undeveloped  reserves 
were $6.8 billion, which represented 75% of 2019 development costs 
incurred,  and  were  related  to  projects  located  for  the  most  part  in 
Angola,  Norway,  United  Kingdom,  Nigeria,  the  United  Arab  Emirates, 
the United States, Russia and Australia.

In  addition,  some  projects  are  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 is developed to meet capacity constraints and 
contractual obligations.

Under these specific circumstances, the Group believes that it is justified 
to  report  those  PUDs  as  proved  reserves,  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, 2019, 2018 and 2017.

Quantities  shown  correspond  to  proved  developed  and  undeveloped 
reserves together with changes in quantities for 2019, 2018 and 2017.

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.

For consolidated subsidiaries, the revisions of +494 Mboe for the year 
2019 were due to:
 – +524  Mboe  due  to  new 

from  drilling  
and production history mainly in the United Arab Emirates, Angola 
and Norway;

information  obtained 

 – -30 Mboe due to economic factors as a result of lower yearly average 
hydrocarbon prices, including an earlier economic limit on a number 
of  assets,  partly  compensated  by  higher  entitlement  share  from 
production sharing and risked service contracts.

The  extensions  in  the  Americas  correspond  mainly  to  recognition  of 
proved reserves in the United States.

For equity affiliates, the revisions of +88 Mboe for the year 2019 were 
mainly  due  to  new  information  obtained  from  drilling  and  production 
history in Russia.

Significant  changes  in  proved  reserves  between  2018  and  2019  are 
discussed below.

The extensions in Russia correspond mainly to recognition of reserves 
on Arctic LNG 2.

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Proved developed and undeveloped reserves

(in million barrels of oil equivalent)

Europe and 
Central 
Asia (excl. 
Russia)

Russia

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016 – BRENT AT 42.82$/b

1,726

11

Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of reserves in place

Sales of reserves in place

Production for the year

122

–

9

(17)

(162)

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 – BRENT AT 54.36$/b

1,678

Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of reserves in place

Sales of reserves in place

Production for the year

126

69

316

(103)

(190)

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 – BRENT AT 71.43$/b

1,896

Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of reserves in place

Sales of reserves in place

Production for the year

67

9

40

(3)

(197)

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019 – BRENT AT 62.74$/b

1,812

Minority interest in proved developed and undeveloped reserves as of

December 31, 2017 – Brent at 54.36$/b

December 31, 2018 – Brent at 71.43$/B

DECEMBER 31, 2019 – BRENT AT 62.74$/b

Proved developed and undeveloped reserves 

(in million barrels of oil equivalent)

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

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, 2018 – BRENT AT 71.43$/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, 2019 – BRENT AT 62.74$/b

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–

–

–

Europe and 
Central 
Asia (excl. 
Russia)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Consolidated subsidiaries

Africa 
(excl. 
North 
Africa)

1,802

106

29

2

(28)

(232)

Middle 
East and 
North 
Africa

Americas

1,442

1,639

50

62

–

–

(104)

195

149

–

(52)

(115)

1,679

1,450

1,816

132

45

–

(5)

(238)

1,613

113

1

421

–

137

444

85

–

(154)

28

27

86

(24)

(134)

1,962

1,799

211

1

17

–

76

76

–

(1)

(249)

(175)

(131)

1,899

2,016

1,819

102

98

86

–

–

–

–

–

–

Asia-
Pacific

982

44

6

–

–

(89)

943

27

13

–

(89)

(51)

843

25

32

–

–

(79)

821

–

–

–

2

–

–

–

(2)

11

–

–

–

–

(1)

10

2

–

–

–

(2)

10

–

–

–

Equity affiliates

Africa 
(excl. 
North 
Africa)

Middle 
East and 
North 
Africa

70

1,292

–

–

–

–

(7)

63

(1)

–

–

–

(7)

55

(0)

–

–

–

(8)

47

45

–

–

–

(100)

1,237

61

–

–

–

(89)

1,209

41

18

–

–

(82)

1,186

Russia

2,389

17

124

35

–

(114)

2,451

128

11

102

(26)

(141)

2,525

85

538

–

–

(175)

2,973

Americas

Asia-
Pacific

165

(6)

–

–

–

(12)

147

(1)

–

–

–

(8)

138

(38)

–

–

–

(2)

98

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Total

7,602

519

246

11

(97)

(704)

7,577

450

598

487

(221)

(768)

8,123

494

119

478

(4)

(833)

8,377

102

98

86

Total

3,916

56

124

35

–

(233)

3,898

187

11

102

(26)

(245)

3,927

88

556

–

–

(267)

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Consolidated subsidiaries and equity affiliates

Proved developed and undeveloped reserves 

(in million barrels of oil equivalent)

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

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 – BRENT AT 71.43$/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, 2019 – BRENT AT 62.74$/b

Proved developed and undeveloped reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

Proved developed reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

Proved undeveloped reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

Europe and 
Central 
Asia (excl. 
Russia)

1,678

1,678

–

1,100

1,100

–

578

578

–

1,896

1,896

–

1,275

1,275

–

621

621

–

1,812

1,812

–

1,454

1,454

–

358

358

–

Russia

2,462

11

2,451

1,344

8

1,336

1,118

3

1,115

2,535

10

2,525

1,395

8

1,387

1,140

2

1,138

2,983

10

2,973

1,506

8

1,498

1,477

2

1,475

Africa 
(excl. 
North 
Africa)

Middle 
East and 
North 
Africa

Americas

Asia-
Pacific

1,742

1,679

63

1,206

1,192

14

536

487

49

1,668

1,613

55

1,266

1,257

9

402

356

46

1,946

1,899

47

1,217

1,211

6

729

688

41

2,687

1,450

1,237

2,256

1,177

1,079

431

273

158

3,171

1,962

1,209

2,702

1,649

1,053

469

313

156

3,202

2,016

1,186

2,628

1,604

1,024

574

412

162

1,963

1,816

147

907

836

71

1,056

979

77

1,937

1,799

138

1,245

1,182

63

692

617

75

1,917

1,819

98

1,225

1,181

44

692

638

54

943

943

–

197

197

–

746

746

–

843

843

–

517

517

–

326

326

–

821

821

–

502

502

–

319

319

–

Total

11,475

7,577

3,898

7,010

4,510

2,500

4,465

3,066

1,399

12,050

8,123

3,927

8,400

5,888

2,512

3,650

2,235

1,415

12,681

8,377

4,304

8,532

5,960

2,572

4,149

2,417

1,732

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9.1.4.2  Changes in oil & bitumen reserves

The oil reserves include crude oil, condensates and natural gas liquids reserves.

Consolidated subsidiaries

Europe and 
Central 
Asia (excl. 
Russia)

Russia

Africa 
(excl. 
North 
Africa)

Oil

Middle 
East and 
North 
Africa

Bitumen

Americas

Asia-
Pacific

Total

Americas

Proved developed and undeveloped 
reserves 

(in million barrels)

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

Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of reserves in place

Sales of reserves in place

Production for the year

936

42

–

3

(8)

(71)

902

34

34

221

(36)

(95)

10

1,282

1,210

–

–

–

–

(1)

9

–

–

–

–

94

18

2

(26)

(182)

1,188

122

7

–

(3)

57

38

–

–

(87)

141

404

60

–

(1)

(185)

(136)

1,218

168

192

3,677

85

7

91

–

–

(15)

200

3,723

2

–

–

–

(10)

202

147

5

(34)

(366)

51

2

83

–

(24)

3

8

–

(23)

(6)

351

455

364

(62)

(447)

280

174

4,338

8

1

–

–

410

73

43

(2)

813

189

–

–

(52)

(22)

928

(26)

–

–

(24)

(35)

843

(1)

–

–

–

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 
– BRENT AT 71.43$/b

1,060

Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of reserves in place

Sales of reserves in place

Production for the year

46

8

20

(2)

(101)

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019 
– BRENT AT 62.74$/b

1,031

8

2

–

–

–

(2)

8

1,129

97

1,687

206

1

7

–

1

16

–

(202)

(152)

51

62

–

(0)

(23)

(16)

(496)

(36)

1,032

1,758

370

167

4,366

806

Minority interest in proved developed and undeveloped reserves as of

December 31, 2017 – Brent at 54.36$/b

December 31, 2018 – Brent at 71.43$/b

DECEMBER 31, 2019  
– BRENT AT 62.74$/b

–

–

–

–

–

–

93

90

77

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

93

90

77

–

–

–

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Equity affiliates*

Europe and 
Central 
Asia (excl. 
Russia)

Russia

Africa 
(excl. 
North 
Africa)

Oil

Middle 
East and 
North 
Africa

Americas

Asia-
Pacific

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

276

13

16

12

4

–

(24)

284

54

–

10

(5)

(26)

317

6

24

–

–

(27)

320

–

–

–

–

(2)

11

–

–

–

–

(2)

9

(0)

–

–

–

(2)

7

432

44

–

–

–

157

(6)

–

–

–

(66)

(11)

410

57

–

–

–

(54)

413

32

18

–

–

(48)

415

140

(3)

–

–

–

(8)

129

(35)

–

–

–

(2)

92

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Total

878

54

12

4

–

(103)

845

108

–

10

(5)

(90)

868

3

42

–

–

(79)

834

Proved developed and undeveloped reserves 

(in million barrels)

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

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, 2018  
– BRENT AT 71.43$/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, 2019  
– BRENT AT 62.74$/b

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Proved developed and undeveloped 
reserves

(in million barrels)

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

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018  
– BRENT AT 71.43$/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, 2019  
– BRENT AT 62.74$/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)

Russia

Africa 
(excl. 
North 
Africa)

Oil

Middle 
East and 
North 
Africa

Bitumen

Americas

Asia-
Pacific

Total

Americas

902

902

–

541

541

–

361

361

–

1,060

1,060

–

698

698

–

362

362

–

1,031

1,031

–

859

859

–

172

172

–

293

9

284

176

8

168

117

2

115

325

8

317

196

6

190

129

2

127

328

8

320

199

7

192

129

1

128

1,199

1,188

11

853

849

4

346

338

8

1,138

1,129

9

928

927

1

210

202

8

1,039

1,032

7

900

899

1

139

133

6

1,628

1,218

410

1,321

1,000

321

307

217

90

2,100

1,687

413

1,750

1,430

320

350

257

93

2,173

1,758

415

1,718

1,402

316

455

356

99

308

168

140

145

77

68

163

91

72

409

280

129

164

106

58

245

174

71

462

370

92

155

113

42

307

257

50

192

192

–

10

10

–

182

182

–

174

174

–

118

118

–

56

56

–

167

167

–

114

114

–

53

53

–

4,522

3,677

845

3,046

2,485

561

1,476

1,191

285

5,206

4,338

868

3,854

3,285

569

1,352

1,053

299

5,200

4,366

834

3,945

3,394

551

1,255

972

283

928

928

–

142

142

–

786

786

–

843

843

–

512

512

–

331

331

–

806

806

–

497

497

–

309

309

–

(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 2017, 

2018 and 2019.

* There are no bitumen reserves for equity affiliates. 

408

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019

 
9.1.4.3  Changes in gas reserves

Proved developed and undeveloped reserves 

(in billion cubic feet)

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

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, 2018  
– BRENT AT 71.43$/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, 2019  
– BRENT AT 62.74$/b

4,208

434

–

34

(49)

(495)

4,132

481

176

516

(362)

(515)

4,428

115

4

104

(10)

(514)

4,127

Minority interest in proved developed and undeveloped reserves as of

December 31, 2017 – Brent at 54.36$/b

December 31, 2018 – Brent at 71.43$/b

DECEMBER 31, 2019 – BRENT AT 62.74$/b

–

–

–

Supplemental oil and gas information (unaudited) 9

Oil and gas information pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification 932

Consolidated subsidiaries

Europe and 
Central 
Asia (excl. 
Russia)

Russia

Africa 
(excl. 
North 
Africa)

Middle 
East and 
North 
Africa

Americas

Asia-
Pacific

Total

5

2

–

–

–

–

7

1

–

–

–

–

8

(0)

–

–

–

(1)

7

–

–

–

2,584

1,297

4,204

4,265

16,563

52

53

–

(10)

(248)

(44)

131

–

–

(21)

323

–

–

233

35

–

–

656

542

34

(59)

(94)

(440)

(455)

(1,732)

2,431

1,290

4,066

4,078

16,004

39

191

–

(5)

(257)

(21)

214

130

–

(110)

24

141

14

–

(421)

141

29

–

(343)

(273)

665

751

660

(710)

(1,576)

2,399

1,503

3,824

3,632

15,794

76

–

2,272

–

(236)

40

–

5

–

142

79

–

(2)

114

178

–

–

487

261

2,381

(12)

(129)

(405)

(368)

(1,653)

4,511

1,419

3,638

3,556

17,258

44

43

44

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

44

43

44

9

Universal Registration Document 2019  TOTAL    

409

 
Supplemental oil and gas information (unaudited)

9 Oil and gas information pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification 932

Proved developed and undeveloped reserves 

(in billion cubic feet)

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

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, 2018  
– BRENT AT 71.43$/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, 2019  
– BRENT AT 62.74$/b

Europe and 
Central 
Asia (excl. 
Russia)

Russia

Equity affiliates

Africa 
(excl. 
North 
Africa)

Middle 
East and 
North 
Africa

Americas

Asia-
Pacific

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

11,378

301

4,697

3

607

164

–

(481)

11,671

394

60

489

(112)

(616)

11,886

425

2,786

–

–

4

–

–

–

3

–

–

–

(29)

(187)

276

(9)

4,513

28

–

–

–

–

–

–

(30)

(184)

237

19

–

–

–

4,357

45

–

–

–

(798)

(53)

(184)

14,299

203

4,218

45

(1)

–

–

–

(2)

42

11

–

–

–

(2)

51

(14)

–

–

–

(0)

37

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Total

16,421

9

607

164

–

(699)

16,502

424

60

489

(112)

(832)

16,531

475

2,786

–

–

(1,035)

18,757

410

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019

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Oil and gas information pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification 932

Consolidated subsidiaries and equity affiliates

Africa 
(excl. 
North 
Africa)

Middle 
East and 
North 
Africa

Americas

Asia-
Pacific

Proved developed and undeveloped reserves 

(in billion cubic feet)

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

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 – BRENT AT 71.43$/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, 2019 – BRENT AT 62.74$/b

Proved developed and undeveloped reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates 

Proved developed reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

Proved undeveloped reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

Europe and 
Central 
Asia (excl. 
Russia)

4,132

4,132

–

2,964

2,964

–

1,168

1,168

Russia

11,678

7

11,671

6,262

4

6,258

5,416

3

–

5,413

4,428

4,428

–

3,050

3,050

–

1,378

1,378

11,894

8

11,886

6,426

4

6,422

5,468

4

–

5,464

4,127

4,127

7

–

14,299

3,137

3,137

–

990

990

–

7,018

4

7,014

7,288

3

7,285

2,707

2,431

276

1,749

1,692

57

958

739

219

2,636

2,399

237

1,658

1,625

33

978

774

204

5,803

1,289

4,514

5,151

1,013

4,138

652

276

376

5,860

1,503

4,357

5,233

1,224

4,009

627

279

348

4,511

203

1,547

1,526

21

3,167

2,985

182

1,419

4,218

5,009

1,141

3,868

628

278

350

4,108

4,066

42

3,493

3,476

17

615

590

25

3,875

3,824

51

3,213

3,188

25

662

636

26

3,675

3,638

37

3,237

3,219

18

438

419

19

14,306

4,714 

5,637 

Total

32,506

16,004

16,502

20,746

10,276

10,470

11,760

5,727

6,033

32,325

15,794

16,531

21,799

11,310

4,078

4,078

–

1,127

1,127

–

2,951

2,951

–

3,632

3,632

–

2,219

2,219

–

10,489

1,413

1,413

–

3,556

3,556

–

2,152

2,152

–

1,404

1,404

–

10,526

4,484

6,042

36,015

17,258

18,757

22,100

11,179

10,921

13,915

6,079

7,836

9

Universal Registration Document 2019  TOTAL    

411

Supplemental oil and gas information (unaudited)

9 Oil and gas information pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification 932

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$)

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)

Consolidated subsidiaries

Europe and 
Central 
Asia (excl. 
Russia)

Russia

Africa 
(excl. 
North 
Africa)

Middle 
East and 
North 
Africa

Americas

Asia-
Pacific

Total

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)

1,335

821

2,156

(601)

(193)

(511)

(2,569)

(338)

(2,619)

1,066

(469)

597

2,160

453

6,858

17,439

2,613

24,297

(318)

(76)

(820)

(121)

(3,789)

(864)

(12,654)

(4,212)

2,778

(2,195)

583

(1,545)

1,278

387

(1,158)

(482)

796

(a) 
(b) 

Included production taxes and accretion expense as provided 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, related to asset impairments.

2018

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)

2,199

6,686

8,885

(1,546)

(297)

(2,464)

(395)

4,183

(2,356)

1,827

–

86

86

(14)

(1)

(33)

(12)

26

(16)

10

1,899

10,702

12,601

(1,208)

(144)

(4,400)

(993)

5,856

(2,440)

3,416

2,331

6,760

9,091

(617)

(45)

(1,227)

(5,561)

1,641

(868)

773

1,109

1,730

2,839

(864)

(218)

1,384

8,922

222

26,186

1,606

35,108

(147)

(93)

(4,396)

(798)

(1,356)

(1,066)

(10,546)

(423)

(22)

88

66

(141)

159

(25)

134

(7,525)

11,843

(5,617)

6,226

(a) 
(b) 

Included production taxes and accretion expense as provided by IAS 37 ($515 million in 2018).
Including adjustment items applicable to ASC 932 perimeter, amounting to a net charge of $1.238 million before tax and $703 million after tax, related to asset impairments.

2019

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)

1,011

6,383

7,394

(1,521)

(230)

(2,238)

(456)

2,949

(1,564)

1,385

–

83

83

(12)

(2)

1,260

11,286

12,546

(1,249)

(65)

1,686

7,369

9,055

(639)

(24)

972

2,110

2,171

390

7,100

27,621

3,082

2,561

34,721

(873)

(392)

(239)

(72)

(4,533)

(785)

(100)

(5,556)

(798)

(1,924)

(1,019)

(11,635)

(12)

(43)

13

(30)

(918)

(5,560)

4,758

(2,004)

2,754

2,034

(814)

1,220

(392)

(499)

309

(190)

(173)

(7,511)

1,058

10,257

(108)

950

(4,168)

6,089

(a) 
(b) 

Included production taxes and accretion expense as provided by IAS 37 ($615 million in 2019).
Including adjustment items applicable to ASC 932 perimeter, amounting to a net charge of $899 million before tax and $392 million after tax, related to asset impairments.

412

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2019

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Oil and gas information pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification 932

(M$)

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

2018

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

2019

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

Europe and 
Central 
Asia (excl. 
Russia)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Russia

1,027

8

1,034

(106)

(5)

(149)

(187)

587

(104)

483

1,915

45

1,960

(139)

(14)

(196)

(239)

1,372

(228)

1,144

2,317

–

2,317

(182)

(30)

(254)

(230)

1,621

(222)

1,399

Equity affiliates

Africa 
(excl. 
North 
Africa)

Middle 
East and 
North 
Africa

Americas

Asia-
Pacific

81

–

81

–

–

–

(9)

72

–

72

122

32

154

–

–

–

(32)

122

–

122

67

–

67

–

–

–

1,526

2,247

3,774

(283)

–

(423)

(2,309)

759

(212)

547

3,429

941

4,370

(399)

–

(253)

(2,548)

1,170

(424)

746

3,128

606

3,734

(311)

–

(227)

(9)

(2,086)

58

–

58

1,110

(469)

641

351

19

370

(55)

–

(88)

(159)

67

(5)

62

346

–

346

(49)

–

(68)

(185)

44

(3)

41

41

–

41

(19)

–

(23)

(39)

(40)

13

(27)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Total

2,985

2,274

5,259

(444)

(5)

(660)

(2,664)

1,485

(321)

1,164

5,812

1,018

6,830

(587)

(14)

(517)

(3,004)

2,708

(655)

2,053

5,553

606

6,159

(512)

(30)

(504)

(2,364)

2,749

(678)

2,071

9

Universal Registration Document 2019  TOTAL    

413

 
Supplemental oil and gas information (unaudited)

9 Oil and gas information pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification 932

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$)

2017

Proved property acquisition

Unproved property acquisition

Exploration costs

Development costs(a)

TOTAL COST INCURRED

2018(b)

Proved property acquisition

Unproved property acquisition

Exploration costs

Development costs(a)

TOTAL COST INCURRED

2019(c)

Proved property acquisition

Unproved property acquisition

Exploration costs

Development costs(a)

TOTAL COST INCURRED

(M$)

2017

Proved property acquisition

Unproved property acquisition

Exploration costs

Development costs(a)

TOTAL COST INCURRED

2018

Proved property acquisition

Unproved property acquisition

Exploration costs

Development costs(a)

TOTAL COST INCURRED

2019

Proved property acquisition

Unproved property acquisition

Exploration costs

Development costs(a)

TOTAL COST INCURRED

Consolidated subsidiaries

Europe and 
Central 
Asia (excl. 
Russia)

Russia

Africa 
(excl. 
North 
Africa)

Middle 
East and 
North 
Africa

Americas

Asia-
Pacific

47

13

415

1,445

1,919

2,899

3,173

379

1,642

8,093

16

7

262

2,273

2,558

–

–

2

20

22

–

–

1

23

24

–

–

2

28

30

1

56

170

3,544

3,771

210

245

196

3,252

3,903

244

3,124

198

2,724

6,290

1

5

61

948

1,014

473

2,337

34

1,378

4,222

10

42

78

1,074

1,204

14

153

388

1,957

2,512

1,417

2,137

406

1,649

5,609

14

509

469

1,547

2,539

–

507

141

1,073

1,721

–

1

156

1,346

1,503

–

3

84

598

685

Total

63

734

1,177

8,987

10,959

4,999

7,893

1,172

9,290

23,354

284

3,685

1,093

8,244

13,306

Europe and 
Central 
Asia (excl. 
Russia)

Russia

Equity affiliates

Africa 
(excl. 
North 
Africa)

Middle 
East and 
North 
Africa

Americas

Asia-
Pacific

Total

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

219

219

153

9

–

204

366

–

1,673

–

390

2,063

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

4

625

629

–

–

3

590

593

–

–

5

400

405

–

–

–

88

88

–

–

–

67

67

–

–

–

4

4

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

4

932

936

153

9

3

861

1,026

–

1,673

5

794

2,472

(a) 
(b) 
(c) 

Including asset retirement costs capitalized during the year and any gains or losses recognized upon settlement of asset retirement obligation during the year.
Including costs incurred relating to acquisitions of Maerk Oil, Iara and Lapa concessions and Marathon Oil Libya Ltd.
Including costs incurred relating to acquisitions of Anadarko in Mozambique.

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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  equipment  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, 2017

Proved properties

Unproved properties

TOTAL CAPITALIZED COSTS

Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

Net capitalized costs

As of December 31, 2018

Proved properties

Unproved properties

TOTAL CAPITALIZED COSTS

Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

Net capitalized costs

As of December 31, 2019

Proved properties

Unproved properties

TOTAL CAPITALIZED COSTS

Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

NET CAPITALIZED COSTS

(M$)

As of December 31, 2017

Proved properties

Unproved properties

TOTAL CAPITALIZED COSTS

Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

Net capitalized costs

As of December 31, 2018

Proved properties

Unproved properties

TOTAL CAPITALIZED COSTS

Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

Net capitalized costs

As of December 31, 2019

Proved properties

Unproved properties

TOTAL CAPITALIZED COSTS

Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

NET CAPITALIZED COSTS

Consolidated subsidiaries

Europe and 
Central 
Asia (excl. 
Russia)

Russia

Africa 
(excl. 
North 
Africa)

Middle 
East and 
North 
Africa

Americas

Asia-
Pacific

Total

58,624

1,085

59,709

(34,370)

25,339

58,981

2,873

61,854

(35,036)

26,818

61,556

2,720

64,276

(36,815)

27,461

Europe and 
Central 
Asia (excl. 
Russia)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

619

4

623

(421)

202

641

4

645

79,793

12,544

25,354

24,626

201,560

4,289

1,331

8,265

1,630

16,604

84,082

13,874

33,619

26,256

218,163

(46,725)

(8,450)

(14,345)

(15,550)

(119,861)

37,357

5,424

19,274

10,706

98,303

82,077

15,684

28,744

26,122

212,249

4,631

2,802

8,969

1,708

20,987

86,708

18,486

37,713

27,830

233,236

(454)

(50,029)

(10,012)

(14,398)

(16,682)

(126,611)

191

36,679

8,474

23,315

11,148

106,625

669

4

673

(551)

122

84,170

8,253

16,773

29,580

25,705

218,453

2,998

8,987

1,792

24,754

92,423

19,771

38,567

27,497

243,207

(55,686)

(10,720)

(15,414)

(17,645)

(136,831)

36,737

9,051

23,153

9,852

106,376

Equity affiliates

Africa 
(excl. 
North 
Africa)

Middle 
East and 
North 
Africa

Americas

Asia-
Pacific

Total

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

5,583

1,676

–

5,583

(4,340)

1,243

–

1,676

(592)

1,084

3,463

1,743

–

3,463

(1,856)

1,607

–

1,743

(660)

1,083

3,791

1,699

–

3,791

(2,036)

1,755

–

1,699

(681)

1,018

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

13,491

185

13,676

(6,276)

7,401

11,474

132

11,606

(3,977)

7,629

14,494

110

14,604

(4,712)

9,892

Russia

6,232

185

6,417

(1,344)

5,074

6,268

132

6,400

(1,461)

4,939

9,004

110

9,114

(1,995)

7,119

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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:
 – 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;

 – 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.

(M$)

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

As of December 31, 2018

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, 2019

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

Minority interests in future net cash flows as of

December 31, 2017

December 31, 2018

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Europe and 
Central 
Asia (excl. 
Russia)

58,133

(16,644)

(13,302)

(9,385)

18,802

(8,106)

Russia

420

(221)

(115)

(36)

47

(3)

Consolidated subsidiaries

Africa 
(excl. 
North 
Africa)

Middle 
East and 
North 
Africa

Americas

Asia-
Pacific

Total

63,319

67,180

37,203

20,616

246,871

(18,554)

(50,240)

(19,372)

(5,780)

(110,811)

(15,319)

(11,403)

(5,648)

(4,450)

(6,337)

(4,044)

(44,765)

(921)

(1,721)

(27,916)

18,043

6,843

10,572

9,070

63,377

(4,977)

(3,065)

(6,562)

(3,567)

(26,280)

10,696

44

13,066

3,778

4,010

5,503

37,097

90,506

(21,813)

(17,735)

(22,486)

28,472

(11,811)

508

(226)

(135)

(63)

84

(16)

79,258

121,614

41,224

19,936

353,046

(19,236)

(95,749)

(21,282)

(4,570)

(162,876)

(13,861)

(16,357)

(6,656)

(5,965)

(6,584)

(2,322)

(3,093)

(48,064)

(2,809)

(50,002)

29,804

13,244

11,036

9,464

92,104

(8,277)

(5,469)

(5,479)

(3,247)

(34,299)

16,661

68

21,527

7,775

5,557

6,217

57,805

70,868

(18,957)

(15,668)

(12,932)

23,311

(10,029)

436

(224)

(107)

(46)

59

(11)

70,854

110,796

50,810

19,953

323,717

(18,940)

(85,511)

(20,843)

(5,187)

(149,662)

(14,942)

(12,341)

(7,865)

(4,887)

(9,171)

(1,790)

(3,014)

(50,767)

(1,867)

(33,863)

24,631

12,533

19,006

9,885

89,425

(10,004)

(5,143)

(10,061)

(3,588)

(38,836)

13,282

48

14,627

7,390

8,945

6,297

50,589

–

–

–

–

–

–

862

1,440

968

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

862

1,440

968

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Europe and 
Central 
Asia (excl. 
Russia)

Russia

Equity affiliates

Africa 
(excl. 
North 
Africa)

Middle 
East and 
North 
Africa

Americas

Asia-
Pacific

Total

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

30,769

365

39,518

6,719

(7,647)

(1,267)

(2,097)

19,758

(12,050)

(46)

(1)

(17)

301

(166)

(17,654)

(3,209)

(3,066)

(7,459)

11,338

(5,901)

(299)

–

3,211

(1,549)

7,708

135

5,437

1,662

40,376

(11,136)

(1,118)

(4,825)

1,368

48,144

(47)

(28)

–

(21,248)

(2,731)

(11,631)

23,297

1,293

12,534

(12,454)

(658)

(6,279)

6,969

(3,372)

(326)

(1,233)

2,038

(1,019)

10,843

635

6,255

1,019

43,959

326

39,513

3,970

(9,904)

(1,894)

(4,499)

27,662

(16,507)

(44)

(44)

–

238

(156)

(17,392)

(2,062)

(3,272)

(9,852)

8,997

(4,626)

(242)

(996)

670

(406)

11,155

82

4,371

264

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

77,371

(28,556)

(4,633)

(9,573)

34,608

(19,666)

14,942

96,857

(35,803)

(4,203)

(17,689)

39,162

(20,410)

18,752

87,768

(29,402)

(5,452)

(15,347)

37,567

(21,695)

15,872

(M$)

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

As of December 31, 2018

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, 2019

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

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9.1.9   Changes in the standardized measure of discounted future  

2017

2018

2019

19,502

37,097

57,805

(16,822)

(23,700)

(23,292)

26,699

28,420

(15,484)

3,244

(324)

8,952

2,427

1,950

8,412

(1,071)

6,636

4,588

3,710

558

(1,735)

6,755

7,845

5,780

(8,155)

(11,538)

12,146

98

(474)

7,876

(2,625)

266

(55)

37,097

57,805

50,589

2018

2019

14,942

18,752

2017

9,917

(2,151)

7,075

57

(1,171)

789

783

992

(3,248)

7,322

76

(255)

789

1,030

1,494

(1,420)

(3,691)

71

–

388

(95)

14,942

18,752

15,872

(3,160)

(8,191)

4,386

(736)

845

(104)

1,875

2,205

–

–

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 10% 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 10% discount

Net change in income taxes

Purchases of reserves in place

Sales of reserves in place

END OF YEAR

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Other information

9.2  Other information

9.2.1  Natural Gas Production available for sale

Consolidated subsidiaries

Europe and 
Central 
Asia (excl. 
Russia)

Russia

Africa 
(excl. 
North 
Africa)

Middle 
East and 
North 
Africa

Americas

Asia-
Pacific

Total

2017
Natural Gas production 
available for sale(a) (Bcf)

2018
Natural Gas production 
available for sale(a) (Bcf)

2019
Natural Gas production 
available for sale(a) (Bcf)

465

480

476

–

–

–

(a)   The reported volumes are different from those shown in the reserves table due to gas consumed in operations.

2017
Natural Gas production  
available for sale(a) (Bcf)

2018
Natural Gas production  
available for sale(a) (Bcf)

2019
Natural Gas production  
available for sale(a) (Bcf)

Europe and 
Central 
Asia (excl. 
Russia)

–

–

–

Russia

461

586

747

(a)   The reported volumes are different from those shown in the reserves table due to gas consumed in operations. 

9.2.2  Production prices

205

80

432

436

1,618

215

91

413

262

1,461

177

110

395

348

1,506

Equity affiliates

Africa 
(excl. 
North 
Africa)

Middle 
East and 
North 
Africa

Americas

Asia-
Pacific

Total

25

26

66

176

173

175

–

–

–

.

–

–

–

2017(a)
Oil ($/b)(b)

Bitumen ($/b)

Natural Gas ($/kcf)

2018(a)
Oil ($/b)(b)

Bitumen ($/b)

Natural Gas ($/kcf)

2019(a)
Oil ($/b)(b)

Bitumen ($/b)

Natural Gas ($/kcf)

Consolidated subsidiaries

Europe and 
Central 
Asia (excl. 
Russia)

Russia

Africa 
(excl. 
North 
Africa)

Middle 
East and 
North 
Africa

Americas

Asia-
Pacific

47.73

–

4.51

61.71

–

6.58

40.94

50.02

52.28

–

–

59.88

–

–

–

1.45

67.17

–

2.05

–

1.29

69.56

–

2.06

55.83

52.11

60.97

63.42

–

3.76

–

–

–

1.83

–

2.54

31.69

20.77

2.68

50.29

11.48

2.89

43.09

30.53

2.49

48.86

–

4.99

66.29

–

4.86

46.61

–

5.01

662

785

988

Total

49.25

20.77

3.60

65.72

11.48

4.30

59.25

30.53

3.42

9

(a)  The volumes used for calculation of the average sales prices are the ones sold from the Group’s own production. 
(b)  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 2017, 2018 and 2019.

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2017(a)
Oil ($/b)(b)

Bitumen ($/b)

Natural Gas ($/kcf)

2018(a)
Oil ($/b)(b)

Bitumen ($/b)

Natural Gas ($/kcf)

2019(a)
Oil ($/b)(b)

Bitumen ($/b)

Natural Gas ($/kcf)

Europe and 
Central 
Asia (excl. 
Russia)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Russia

26.28

–

1.49

38.85

–

2.38

35.15

–

2.07

Equity affiliates

Africa 
(excl. 
North 
Africa)

Middle 
East and 
North 
Africa

Americas

Asia-
Pacific

–

–

2.35

–

–

5.11

–

–

3.83

50.03

34.36

–

2.23

–

–

64.41

50.80

–

5.92

–

–

60.30

19.36

–

6.55

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Total

43.51

–

1.78

56.13

–

3.26

50.15

–

2.74

(a)   The volumes used for calculation of the average sales prices are the ones sold from the Group’s own production.
(b)  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 2017, 2018 and 2019.

9.2.3  Production costs

(in $/boe)

2017(a)
Total oil and natural gas

Including bitumen

2018(a)
Total oil and natural gas

Including bitumen

2019(a)
Total oil and natural gas

Including bitumen

Europe and 
Central 
Asia (excl. 
Russia)

6.85

–

8.44

–

8.04

–

Russia

9.59

–

9.72

–

7.81

–

Consolidated subsidiaries

Africa 
(excl. 
North 
Africa)

Middle 
East and 
North 
Africa

Americas

Asia-
Pacific

6.05

–

5.27

–

5.19

–

4.28

–

4.08

–

3.73

–

5.27

12.06

6.54

13.69

6.75

15.28

3.72

–

2.97

–

3.13

–

Total

5.56

12.06

5.89

13.69

5.60

15.28

(a)  The volumes of oil 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.

(in $/boe)

2017(a)
Total oil and natural gas

Including bitumen

2018(a)
Total oil and natural gas

Including bitumen

2019(a)
Total oil and natural gas

Including bitumen

Europe and 
Central 
Asia (excl. 
Russia)

–

–

–

–

–

–

Russia

0.95

–

1.03

–

1.10

–

Equity affiliates

Africa 
(excl. 
North 
Africa)

Middle 
East and 
North 
Africa

Americas

Asia-
Pacific

–

–

–

–

–

–

2.88

–

4.62

–

3.90

–

4.94

–

6.00

–

8.96

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Total

1.96

–

2.49

–

2.01

–

(a)  The volumes of oil 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  large 
undertakings and public-interest entities that are active in the extractive 
industry  or  logging  of  primary  forests  to  disclose  in  an  annual  report 
payments  of  at  least  100,000  euros  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.  When  payments 
were made in kind, valuated hydrocarbons’ volumes are specified.

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 euros (or its equivalent) paid, 
whether in money or in kind, for extractive activities.

Payment types included in this report are the following: 
 – 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.

 – 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 
to accounting standards) are reported 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.

Payments  in  kind  are  estimated  at  fair  value.  Fair  value  corresponds 
to the contractual price of hydrocarbons 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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9.3.1  Reporting by country and type of Payment

(in thousands of dollars)

Taxes

Royalties

License 
fees

License 

bonus Dividends

Infrastructure 
improvements

Production 
entitlements

Total of 
Payments

EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA

1,694,250

13,217

84,529 1,822,030

Bulgaria

Denmark

Greece

Italy

Kazakhstan

Netherlands

Norway

Russia

United Kingdom

AFRICA

Angola

Côte d’Ivoire

Gabon

Kenya

Mauritania

Namibia

Nigeria

Republic of the Congo

Senegal

São Tomé and Principe

South Africa

Uganda

MIDDLE EAST AND  
NORTH AFRICA

Algeria

Cyprus

Iraq

Libya

Oman

Qatar

United Arab Emirates

AMERICAS

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Canada

Colombia

Mexico

United States

ASIA PACIFIC

Australia

Brunei

China

Indonesia

Myanmar

Papua New Guinea

Thailand

TOTAL

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–

267,380

–

–

26,466

28,971

1,049,079

20,431

301,923

2,402,886

775,701

–

176,017

–

–

–

819,433

631,735

–

–

–

–

6,477,157

501,972

–

19,534

503,258

276,608

158,582

5,017,203

3,628

5,486

8,791

480,308

13,830

66,257

14,078

8,117

51,007

–

327,019

70,226

73,929

12,375

87,398

1,765,741 4,412,555

12,375

28,269

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

26,014

4,020

160

8,938

397

782

31

1,212

4,942

76

9,476

–

–

1,344

–

2,676

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

9,976

1,729

4,736

378

5,068

4,500

–

–

2,821

40,000

161

19,302

29,303

–

–

12,743

1,119

10,000

–

112

589

9,505

1,725

628

–

239

–

–

1,618

–

–

34,035

11,892

4,421

–

–

–

–

6,913

17,722

–

–

–

–

–

54

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

13,217

41,224

160

276,318

1,741

782

83,614

30,183

1,054,021

–

–

43,305

63,812

–

311,399

10,000

1,631,198

2,431,943

–

–

–

–

–

6,229

221,397

432

42,821

161

48,725

132,045

1,019,505

–

350

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

293

–

293

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2,498

676,279

–

–

–

–

11,469

1,618

112

589

1,887,982 8,408,679

–

–

–

515,589

5,049

19,534

1,224,801

1,728,298

20,763

297,371

642,418

801,000

–

5,041,838

47,868

936,785

–

100,737

24,270

206,118

23,598

459,748

–

–

–

–

67,404

4,350

9,695

88,733

220,094

753,552

–

13,830

4,879

71,141

26,878

40,956

9,747

17,864

178,590

229,597

–

–

212

379,952

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

326,194

91,732

47,617

423,081

95,043

173,446

39,800

–

–

–

4,941

1,178

753

6,931

904

395,446

–

37,052

30,352

722

–

53,958

–

4,209

6,033

–

–

–

19,951

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

217

52,933

–

5

–

–

–

212

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

52,933

11,380,795

91,732

153,579

587,998

12,375

100,908

4,006,214 16,333,601

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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
Groupement Berkine

Organisation Orhoud

Timimoun

Tin Fouyé Tabankort II

Tin Fouyé Tabankort Sud

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Direction Générale des Impôts, 
Direction des Grandes Entreprises c/o 
Sonatrach

Direction Générale des Impôts, 
Direction des Grandes Entreprises

Agence Nationale pour Valorisation 
des Ressources en Hydrocarbures 
(ALNAFT)

Sonatrach

TOTAL

317,695(a)

64,080(b)

6,728

113,469

–

501,972

381,775(c)

73,801

46,396

–

501,972

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1,122

446

157

–

–

–

4,227

7,665

1,725

11,892

–

1,725

–

–

–

–

–

11,892

1,725

11,892

(a)   Corresponds to the valuation of 5,249 kboe at fiscal selling prices for taxes of different natures.
(b)   Corresponds to the valuation of 988 kboe at fiscal selling prices for taxes of different natures.
(c)   Corresponds to the valuation of 6,237 kboe at fiscal selling prices for taxes of different natures.

ANGOLA

Payments per Project
Block 17

Block 0

Block 14

Block 14k

Block 16

Block 48

Block 32

Block 17/06

Block 25

Block 40

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Caixa do Tesouro Nacional

Sonangol, E.P.

Ministério dos Recursos Minerais e 
Petróleos

443,883

194,768

19,005

3,268

–

–

114,729

10

35

3

775,701

775,701

–

–

TOTAL

775,701

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

6,286

946

442

100

162

116

–

–

–

68

–

–

1,805

5,000

80

18

21

–

–

–

9,976

5,068

505

–

9,471

9,976

–

5,000

68

5,068

(a)   Corresponds to the valuation of 22,833 kboe at the weighted average fiscal price of the year.
(b)   Corresponds to the valuation of 1,092 kboe at the weighted average fiscal price of the year.
(c)   Corresponds to the valuation of 39 kboe at the weighted average fiscal price of the year. 
(d)   Corresponds to the valuation of 934 kboe at the weighted average fiscal price of the year.
(e)   Corresponds to the valuation of 24,898 kboe at the weighted average fiscal price of the year.

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

10,000

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

317,695

64,080

7,850

118,142

7,822

515,589

381,775

75,526

46,396

11,892

515,589

1,497,941(a) 1,948,110

–

195,714

70,561(b)

90,008

2,498(c)

5,934

–

–

162

10,116

60,198(d)

181,732

–

–

–

90

53

24

10,000

1,631,198 2,431,943

–

–

776,206

10,000

1,631,198(e) 1,646,198

–

–

9,539

10,000

1,631,198 2,431,943

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(in thousands of dollars)

Taxes

Royalties

License 
fees

License 

bonus Dividends

Infrastructure 
improvements

Production 
entitlements

Total of 
Payments

ARGENTINA

Payments per Project
Neuquen

Tierra del Fuego

Santa Cruz

Cuenca Argentina Norte – Block 111

Cuenca Argentina Norte – Block 113

Malvinas Ocidental – Block 123

Non-attributable

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Administracion Federal de Ingresos 
Publicos

Secretaria de Energia, Republica 
Argentina

Provincia del Neuquen

Provincia de Tierra del Fuego

TOTAL

AUSTRALIA

Payments per Project
GLNG

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Queensland Government, Office of 
State Revenue

TOTAL

BOLIVIA

Payments per Project
Ipatí

Azero

Aquio

Itaú

San Alberto

San Antonio

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales 
Bolivianos (YPFB)

Servicio de Impuestos Nacionales 
(SIN) c/o YPFB

Departamentos c/o YPFB

Fundesoc c/o Indigeneous 
Communities

TOTAL

33,485

48,859

–

–

–

–

12,699

95,043

12,699

27,410

33,485

21,449

95,043

13,830

13,830

13,830

13,830

81,209

–

25,541

8,625

12,908

45,163

173,446

–

111,005

62,441

–

173,446

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

143

4,683

108

3

3

1

–

–

753

–

–

–

–

–

4,941

753

–

221

143

4,577

4,941

–

–

–

–

222

601

142

121

31

61

1,178

–

–

–

753

753

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2,583

4,348

6,931

1,178

6,931

–

–

–

–

–

–

1,178

6,931

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

115

178

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

33,628

54,295

108

3

3

1

12,699

100,737

12,699

27,631

33,628

26,779

100,737

13,830

13,830

13,830

13,830

81,546

779

25,683

8,746

3,650(a)

19,172

20,620(b)

70,192

293

24,270

206,118

–

–

–

293

293

24,270(c)

32,379

–

–

–

111,005

62,441

293

24,270

206,118

(a)  Corresponds to the valuation of 183 kboe for production entitlements at a fixed regulated price for condensates and on a net-back regulated price for gas. 
(b)   Corresponds to the valuation of 988 kboe for production entitlements at a fixed regulated price for condensates and on a net-back regulated price for gas. 
(c)   Corresponds to the valuation of 1,171 kboe for production entitlements at a fixed regulated price for condensates and on a net-back regulated price for gas.

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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)

Barreirinhas

Espirito Santo

Pelotas

Lapa

Iara

Sul do Gato do Mato

Libra

C-M-541

Non-attributable

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Agencia National de Petroleo, Gas 
Natural e Biocombustiveis

Receita Federal

Pré-sal Petroleo (PPSA)

Secretaria do Tesouro Nacional

TOTAL

–

–

–

–

–

–

17,011

791

–

21,698

–

300

39,800

–

39,800

–

–

39,800

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

33

77

31

42

18

43

297

–

52

–

–

311

904

904

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

395,446

–

395,446

–

–

–

395,446

904

395,446

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(a)   Corresponds to the valuation of 395 kboe at the fiscal reference price determined by ANP (Agencia National de Petroleo) for production entitlements.

BRUNEI

Payments per Project
Block B

Block CA1

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Brunei Government

Brunei National Petroleum Company 
Sdn Bhd

TOTAL

BULGARIA

Payments per Project
Khan Asparuh

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Ministry of Energy of Bulgaria

TOTAL

37,479

28,778

66,257

48,139

18,118

66,257

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

5

–

5

5

–

5

160

160

160

160

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

33

77

31

42

18

43

17,308

791

52

23,598(a)

45,296

–

–

395,446

611

23,598

459,748

–

–

904

39,800

23,598(a)

23,598

–

395,446

23,598

459,748

–

4,879

4,879

37,484

33,657

71,141

–

48,144

4,879

4,879

22,997

71,141

–

–

–

–

160

160

160

160

9

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9 Report on the payments made to governments (Article 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

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3,000

1,500

4,500

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2

38,768

21

28,594

6

13

67,404

39,882

27,180

342

67,404

26,878(b)

40,956

26,878

40,956

26,878(b)

40,956

26,878

40,956

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

4,350

4,350

1,122

3,228

4,350

233

684

3,406

1,906

6,229

6,229

6,229

CANADA

Payments per Project
Joslyn

Surmont

Northern Lights

Fort Hills

Other oil sands projects

Deer Creek

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Province of Alberta

Municipality of Wood Buffalo (Alberta)

Fort McKay First Nations (FMFN)

TOTAL

CHINA

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2

22,789

15,979

–

21

14,263

14,331

–

–

6

13

37,052

30,352

37,052

–

–

2,830

27,180

342

37,052

30,352

Payments per Project
Sulige

TOTAL

Payments per Government
China National Petroleum Company

TOTAL

14,078(a)

14,078

14,078(a)

14,078

–

–

–

–

(a)   Includes the valuation for 12,880 k$ of 444 kboe for taxes of different natures.
(b)   Corresponds to the valuation of 926 kboe for production entitlements.

COLOMBIA

Payments per Project
Niscota

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Dirección de Impuestos y  
aduanas Nacionales

Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos

TOTAL

3,628

3,628

1,122

2,506

3,628

722(a)

722

–

722(a)

722

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(a)   Includes the valuation for 696 k$ of 13 kboe as royalties, based on the crude oil average selling price.

233

684

406

406

1,729

1,729

1,729

4,500

4,500

CÔTE D’IVOIRE

Payments per Project
CI-100

CI-605

CI-705

CI-706

TOTAL

Payments per Government
République de Côte d’Ivoire, Direction 
Générale des Hydrocarbures

TOTAL

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

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(in thousands of dollars)

Taxes

Royalties

License 
fees

License 

bonus Dividends

Infrastructure 
improvements

Production 
entitlements

Total of 
Payments

CYPRUS

Payments per Project
Block 7

Block 11

Block 6

Block 2

Block 3

Block 8

Block 9

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Ministry of Energy, Commerce, 
Industry and Tourism

TOTAL

DENMARK

Payments per Project
Sole Concession Area

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Arbejdstilsynet

Energistyrelsen

Dansk Teknisk Universitet

Skat

TOTAL

GABON

Payments per Project
Concessions (périmètre Convention 
d’Etablissement)

Concession Anguille

Concession Grondin

Concession Torpille

Baudroie-Mérou CEPP

Hylia II CEPP

Diaba CEPP

Non-attributable

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Trésor Public Gabonais

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

267,380

267,380

–

–

–

267,380

267,380

16,303

39,081

31,978

42,150

41,782(b)

4,723(c)

–

–

176,017

141,340

Direction Générale des Hydrocarbures

–

République du Gabon

34,677(d)

Direction Générale des Impôts

Ville de Port-Gentil

Miscellaneous PID beneficiaries

Miscellaneous PIH beneficiaries

–

–

–

–

TOTAL

176,017

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

81

246

174

26

29

51

21

4,421

–

–

–

–

–

–

628

4,421

628

628

4,421

4,421

8,938

8,938

273

213

8,452

–

8,938

3,183

–

–

–

1,011

376

166

–

4,736

1,160

2,602

–

671

303

–

–

4,736

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

12,375

12,375

–

–

12,375

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

26,234(a)

–

–

–

2,035(a)

–

–

–

28,269

–

–

17,101

–

5,874

210

5,084

12,375

28,269

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

4,502

246

174

26

29

51

21

5,049

5,049

5,049

276,318

276,318

273

213

8,452

267,380

276,318

45,720

39,081

31,978

42,150

44,828

5,099

166

12,375

221,397

142,500

2,602

64,153

671

6,177

210

5,084

221,397

9

(a)  Financing of projects (infrastructure, education, health) under joint control of the State and TOTAL within the framework of the Provision pour Investissements Diversifiés (PID – contribution to 

diversified investments) and of the Provision pour Investissements dans les Hydrocarbures (PIH – contribution to investments in hydrocarbons).

(b)   Includes the valuation for 32,342 k$ of 518 kboe at the official selling price and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(c)   Includes the valuation for 2,335 k$ of 37 kboe at the official selling price and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(d)   Corresponds to the valuation of 555 kboe at the official selling price and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.

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(in thousands of dollars)

Taxes

Royalties

License 
fees

License 

bonus Dividends

Infrastructure 
improvements

Production 
entitlements

Total of 
Payments

GREECE

Payments per Project
Block 2

Block West Crete

Block SouthWest Crete

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources 
Management

TOTAL

INDONESIA

Payments per Project
Mahakam PSC

Tengah PSC

Sebuku PSC

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Directorate General of Taxation, 
Ministry of Finance

Satuan Khusus Kegiatan Usaha Hulu 
Minyak dan Gas Bumi (SKK Migas)

TOTAL

–

–

–

–

–

–

308

–

7,809

8,117

8,117

–

8,117

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

68

165

164

397

397

397

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

672

672

1,344

1,344

1,344

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

68

837

836

1,741

1,741

1,741

542(a)(b)

(313)(c)

9,518(d)

9,747

850

(313)

17,327

17,864

–

8,117

9,747(e)

9,747

9,747

17,864

(a)   Disclosed production entitlements correspond to adjustments of 2017 operations done in 2019. 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 valuation of these volumes.

(b)   Corresponds to the valuation at net-back price of 66 kboe for production entitlements, partly dedicated to domestic delivery obligations. The indemnity of the government is deducted from  

the valuation of these volumes.

(c)   Corresponds to the valuation at net-back price of -1 kboe for production entitlements, partly dedicated to domestic delivery obligations. The indemnity of the government is deducted from  

the valuation of these volumes.

(d)   Corresponds to the valuation at net-back price of 272 kboe for production entitlements, partly dedicated to domestic delivery obligations. The indemnity of the government is deducted from 

the valuation of these volumes.

(e)   Corresponds to the valuation at net-back price of 338 kboe for production entitlements, partly dedicated to domestic delivery obligations. The indemnity of the government is deducted from 

the valuation of these volumes.

IRAQ

Payments per Project
Halfaya

Sarsang

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Ministry of Natural Resources, Erbil, 
Kurdistan region of Iraq

Ministry of Finance, General 
Commission of Taxation

TOTAL

7,590

11,944(a)

19,534

11,944(a)

7,590

19,534

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

7,590

11,944

19,534

11,944

7,590

19,534

(a)   Corresponds to the valuation of 208 kboe based on market prices for taxes of different natures.

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(in thousands of dollars)

Taxes

Royalties

License 
fees

License 

bonus Dividends

Infrastructure 
improvements

Production 
entitlements

Total of 
Payments

ITALY

Payments per Project
Gorgoglione Unified License

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Regione Basilicata

Comune Corleto Perticara

Comune Guardia Perticara

Ministero Infrastrutture e Trasporti

TOTAL

KAZAKHSTAN

Payments per Project
Kashagan

Dunga

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Atyrau and Mangistau regions  
c/o North Caspian Operating 
Company b.v.

Atyrau region c/o North Caspian 
Operating Company b.v.

Mangistau region c/o North Caspian 
Operating Company b.v.

Ministry of Finance

Ministry of Energy

TOTAL

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

26,466

–

26,466

–

–

–

26,466

–

26,466

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

782

782

203

61

314

204

782

–

31

31

–

–

–

31

–

31

(a) 

 Corresponds to the valuation of 454 kboe at average net-back prices for production entitlements.

KENYA

Payments per Project
10BA

10BB

13T

L11A

L11B

L12

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Kenya Ministry of Energy

National Oil Corporation of Kenya

TOTAL

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

115

148

21

32

31

31

378

378

–

378

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1,176

1,500

2,676

–

–

–

2,676

–

2,676

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

782

782

203

61

314

204

782

13,217

20,738(a)

61,597

–

13,217

20,486

41,224

22,017

83,614

310

6,255

6,652

–

–

–

–

–

310

6,255

6,652

20,486

49,659

20,738(a)

20,738

13,217

41,224

83,614

–

–

–

18

18

18

54

–

54

54

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

115

148

21

50

49

49

432

378

54

432

9

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(in thousands of dollars)

Taxes

Royalties

License 
fees

License 

bonus Dividends

Infrastructure 
improvements

Production 
entitlements

Total of 
Payments

LIBYA

Payments per Project
Areas 15, 16 & 32 (Al Jurf)

Areas 129 & 130

Waha

Areas 130 & 131

TOTAL

Payments per Government
National Oil Corporation

Ministry of Finance c/o National Oil 
Corporation

Ministry of Oil and Gas

TOTAL

182,409(a)

239,454(c)

2,098

79,297(e)

503,258

–

501,160(h)

2,098

503,258

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

239

–

239

–

–

239

239

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

210,233(b)

392,642

711,124(d)

950,578

–

2,337

303,444(f)

382,741

1,224,801 1,728,298

1,224,801(g) 1,224,801

–

–

501,160

2,337

1,224,801 1,728,298

(a)   Corresponds to the valuation of 2,870 kboe at official selling prices and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(b)   Corresponds to the valuation of 3,308 kboe at official selling prices and applying the profit sharing agreements, including the share of National Oil Corporation, as partner.
(c)   Corresponds to the valuation of 3,690 kboe at official selling prices and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(d)   Corresponds to the valuation of 10,958 kboe at official selling prices and applying the profit sharing agreements, including the share of National Oil Corporation, as partner.
(e)   Corresponds to the valuation of 1,222 kboe at official selling prices and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(f)   Corresponds to the valuation of 4,675 kboe at official selling prices and applying the profit sharing agreements, including the share of National Oil Corporation, as partner.
(g)  Corresponds to the valuation of 18,941 kboe at official selling prices and applying the profit sharing agreements, including the share of National Oil Corporation, as partner.
(h)  Corresponds to the valuation of 7,782 kboe at official selling prices and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.

MAURITANIA

Payments per Project
Block C9

Block C7

Block C18

Block C15

Block C31

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Trésor Public de Mauritanie

SMHPM (Société Mauritanienne des 
Hydrocarbures et du Patrimoine 
Minier)

Commission Environnementale

TOTAL

MEXICO

Payments per Project
Perdido Block 2

Block 15

Salina 1

Salina 3

G-CS-02 (B32)

AS-CS-06 (B33)

G-CS-03 (B34)

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Servicio de Administracion Tributaria

Fondo Mexicano del Petroleo

TOTAL

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1,634

640

875

1,108

566

319

344

5,486

5,486

–

5,486

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

173

915

405

670

658

–

–

–

10,000

30,000

2,821

40,000

1,021

40,000

950

850

–

–

2,821

40,000

1,253

491

681

848

434

244

258

4,209

–

4,209

4,209

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

173

915

405

10,670

30,658

42,821

41,021

950

850

42,821

2,887

1,131

1,556

1,956

1,000

563

602

9,695

5,486

4,209

9,695

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Taxes

Royalties

License 
fees

License 

bonus Dividends

Infrastructure 
improvements

Production 
entitlements

Total of 
Payments

MYANMAR

Payments per Project
Blocks M5 and M6

Non-attributable

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Myanmar Ministry of Finance

Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise

TOTAL

35,760

15,247

51,007

51,007

–

51,007

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(a) 

Includes the valuation at a net-back price for 108,017 k$ of 3,077 kboe for production entitlements dedicated to domestic delivery obligations.

NAMIBIA

Payments per Government
Block 2912

Block 2913B

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Ministry of Mines & Energy

TOTAL

NETHERLANDS

Payments per Project
Offshore Blocks

Non-attributable

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Belastingdienst Nederland

TOTAL

–

–

–

–

–

–

28,971

28,971

28,971

28,971

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

105

56

161

161

161

1,212

–

1,212

1,212

1,212

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

178,590(a)

214,350

–

15,247

178,590

229,597

–

51,007

178,590(a)

178,590

178,590

229,597

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

105

56

161

161

161

1,212

28,971

30,183

30,183

30,183

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(in thousands of dollars)

Taxes

Royalties

License 
fees

License 

bonus Dividends

Infrastructure 
improvements

Production 
entitlements

Total of 
Payments

NIGERIA

Payments per Project
Joint ventures with NNPC,  
operated – Non-attributable

Joint ventures with NNPC, non 
operated – Non-attributable

OML 58 (joint venture with NNPC, 
operated)

OML 99 Amenam-Kpono (joint 
venture with NNPC, operated)

OML 100 (joint venture with NNPC, 
operated)

OML 102 (joint venture with NNPC, 
operated)

OML 130

OML 130 PSA (Akpo & Egina)

OML 118 (Bonga)

OML 138 (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

–

107,730

49,864

35,054

25,128

155,831

7,416

5,171

106,814(a)

29,896(c)

296,529(e)

819,433

316,620

375,316

–

–

–

87,891(g)

39,606(h)

819,433

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

10,997

5,016

–

–

–

–

3,286

–

–

3

–

19,302

–

17,365

–

1,934

–

–

3

19,302

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

11,397

16,517

–

–

–

–

–

15,481

4,130

1,200

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

22,394

129,263

49,864

35,054

25,128

155,831

10,702

20,652

89,631(b)

200,575

42,414(d)

73,513

–

296,529

48,725

132,045 1,019,505

–

–

48,725

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

316,620

392,681

48,725

1,934

132,045(f)

132,045

–

–

87,891

39,609

48,725

132,045 1,019,505

(a)   Includes the valuation for 102,315 k$ of 1,563 kboe at average entitlement price and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(b)   Corresponds to the valuation for 1,356 kboe at average entitlement price and applying the terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(c)   Includes the valuation for 25,182 k$ of 388 kboe at average entitlement price and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(d)   Corresponds to the valuation for 654 kboe at average entitlement price and applying the terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(e)   This amount includes the tax implications of 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.

(f)   Corresponds to the valuation for 2,009 kboe at average entitlement price and applying the terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(g)   Corresponds to the valuation for 1,350 kboe at average entitlement price and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(h)   Corresponds to the valuation for 601 kboe at average entitlement price and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.

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(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

Snohvit area

Troll area

Johan Sverdrup

PL018C

Non-attributable

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Norwegian Tax Administration

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1,049,079

1,049,079

1,049,079

Norwegian Petroleum Directorate

–

TOTAL

OMAN

Payments per Project
Block 6

Block 53

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Oman Ministry of Oil and Gas

Oman Ministry of Finance

TOTAL

1,049,079

273,148

3,460(a)

276,608

–

276,608(c)

276,608

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

160

3,073

145

935

211

237

63

118

–

4,942

–

4,942

4,942

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(a)   Corresponds to the valuation for 57 kboe at the weighted average selling price and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(b)   Corresponds to the valuation for 341 kboe at the weighted average selling price and applying the profit sharing agreements.
(c)   Includes the valuation for 3,460 k$ of 57 kboe at the weighted average selling price and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Payments per Project
PRL-15

PPL-576

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Conservation & Environment Protection 
Authority

TOTAL

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

144

68

212

212

212

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

160

3,073

145

935

211

237

63

118

1,049,079

– 1,054,021

–

–

1,049,079

4,942

– 1,054,021

–

273,148

20,763(b)

24,223

20,763

297,371

20,763(b)

20,763

–

276,608

20,763

297,371

–

–

–

–

–

144

68

212

212

212

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(in thousands of dollars)

Taxes

Royalties

License 
fees

License 

bonus Dividends

Infrastructure 
improvements

Production 
entitlements

Total of 
Payments

QATAR

Payments per Project
Al Khalij

Qatargas 1

Dolphin

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Qatar Petroleum

Qatar Ministry of Finance

TOTAL

52,782

42,515(a)

63,285(c)

158,582

–

158,582(f)

158,582

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

52,782

64,154(b)

106,669

578,264(d)

641,549

642,418

801,000

642,418(e)

642,418

–

158,582

642,418

801,000

(a)   Corresponds to the valuation of 677 kboe based on the average price of production entitlements and as per the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(b)   Corresponds to the valuation of 1,021 kboe based on the average price of production entitlements.
(c)   Corresponds to the valuation of 3,231 kboe based on the average price of production entitlements and as per the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(d)   Corresponds to the valuation of 29,668 kboe based on the average price of production entitlements.
(e)   Corresponds to the valuation of 30,690 kboe based on the average price of production entitlements.
(f)  

Includes the valuation for 105,800 k$ of 3,907 kboe based on the average price of the production entitlements and as per the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.

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)

Kombi, Likalala & Libondo

Lianzi

Madingo

Marine XX

Nanga

Mokelembembe

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Ministère des hydrocarbures

Trésor Public

Société Nationale des Pétroles 
Congolais

TOTAL

51,171(a)

4,731(b)

378,084(c)

54,607(d)

115,860(e)

3,268

24,014(g)

–

–

–

631,735

597,210(h)

31,257

3,268

631,735

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1,964

5,342

19,663

1,306

110

100

818

–

2,675

–

–

–

68

–

–

–

–

5,000

4,000

1,000

29,303

12,743

–

–

29,303

12,743

–

–

29,303

12,743

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Includes the valuation for 21,708 k$ of 380 kboe at official fiscal prices and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.

(a) 
(b)   Includes the valuation for 2,937 k$ of 96 kboe at official fiscal prices and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(c)   Corresponds to the valuation of 5,879 kboe at official fiscal prices and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(d)   Corresponds to the valuation of 862 kboe at official fiscal prices and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(e)   Corresponds to the valuation of 1,830 kboe at official fiscal prices and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(f)   Corresponds to the valuation of 39 kboe at official fiscal prices and applying the profit sharing agreements.
(g)  Corresponds to the valuation of 379 kboe at official fiscal prices and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(h)  Corresponds to the valuation of 9,427 kboe at official fiscal prices and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

53,135

12,748

397,747

55,913

115,970

2,498(f)

5,934

–

–

–

–

24,832

5,000

4,000

1,000

2,498

676,279

–

–

597,210

73,303

2,498(f)

5,766

2,498

676,279

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(in thousands of dollars)

Taxes

Royalties

License 
fees

License 

bonus Dividends

Infrastructure 
improvements

Production 
entitlements

Total of 
Payments

RUSSIA

Payments per Project
Kharyaga

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Nenets Tax Inspection

Ministry of Energy

TOTAL

SÃO TOMÉ AND PRINCIPE

Payments per Project
Block 1

TOTAL

Payments per Government
National Oil account São Tomé e 
Principe

TOTAL

SENEGAL

Payments per Project
ROP

UDO

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Etat du Sénégal (Trésorier Général)

Société des Pétroles du Sénégal

Etat du Sénégal C/O Fondation Total 
Sénégal

TOTAL

SOUTH AFRICA

Payments per Project
Blocks 11b and 12b

Block South Outeniqua

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Petroleum Agency South Africa (PASA)

TOTAL

THAILAND

Payments per Project
Bongkot

G12/48

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Revenue Department

Department of Mineral Fuels,  
Ministry Of Energy

Ministry Of Energy

TOTAL

20,431

20,431

20,431

–

20,431

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

326,540

479

327,019

216,005

111,014

–

327,019

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

76

76

76

–

76

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1,618

1,618

1,618

1,618

769

350

–

10,000

1,119

10,000

–

10,000

1,119

–

–

–

1,119

10,000

15

97

112

112

112

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

52,933

–

52,933

–

–

52,933

52,933

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

200

150

350

–

–

350

350

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

43,305

63,812

43,305

63,812

–

20,507

43,305

43,305

43,305

63,812

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1,618

1,618

1,618

1,618

969

10,500

11,469

10,000

1,119

350

11,469

15

97

112

112

112

379,473

479

379,952

216,005

111,014

52,933

379,952

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Taxes

Royalties

License 
fees

License 

bonus Dividends

Infrastructure 
improvements

Production 
entitlements

Total of 
Payments

UGANDA

Payments per Project
Block EA-1

Block EA-1A

Block EA-2

Block EA-3

Non-attributable

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Ministry of Energy and Mineral 
Development

National Environment Management 
Authority

TOTAL

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Payments per Project
Abu Al Bukhoosh

ADNOC Gas Processing

ADNOC Onshore

Umm Shaif Nasr

Lower Zakum

Diyab Phase 1

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Supreme Petroleum Council – 
Government of Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Fiscal Authorities

Petroleum Institute

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

82,734

263,105

3,386,702

896,839

387,823

–

5,017,203

82,734

4,724,672

–

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company

209,797

TOTAL

5,017,203

UNITED KINGDOM

Payments per Project
Northern North Sea

Central Graben Area

Markham Area

Greater Laggan Area

Eastern North Sea

Culzean

Aspen

Non-attributable

TOTAL

Payments per Government
HM Revenue & Customs

Crown Estate

Oil and Gas Authority

TOTAL

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

301,923

301,923

301,923

–

–

301,923

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

236

33

70

230

20

589

318

271

589

–

2,344

2,251

1,854

464

–

6,913

–

–

2,344

4,569

6,913

2,030

562

99

2,572

3,291

10

767

145

9,476

–

145

9,331

9,476

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

672

130

16,920

17,722

–

–

–

17,722

17,722

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

236

33

70

230

20

589

318

271

589

82,734

265,449

– 3,388,953

–

–

–

899,365

388,417

16,920

– 5,041,838

–

–

–

–

82,734

4,724,672

2,344

232,088

– 5,041,838

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2,030

562

99

2,572

3,291

10

767

302,068

311,399

301,923

145

9,331

311,399

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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

Jack

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

–

6,814

1,477

–

500

39,712

14,246

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

6,033

19,951

–

–

8,791

53,958

6,033

19,951

–

886

2,077

3,009

1,589

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

285

306

–

–

–

–

–

39,712

6,033

19,951

–

–

–

–

4,981

1,797

1,684

755

382

521

332

691

408

–

–

691

442

225

227

164

–

227

186

178

159

117

79

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Grapevine-Colleyville Tax Office

139

City of Cleburne

City of Burleson

Mansfield Independant School District

Crowley Independant School District

City of Crowley

White Settlement Independant School 
District

–

–

–

–

–

–

United States Treasury (Federal)

500

TOTAL

8,791

53,958

6,033

19,951

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

39,712

21,060

1,477

25,984

500

88,733

65,696

886

2,077

3,009

1,589

4,981

1,797

1,684

755

382

521

332

691

408

285

306

691

442

225

227

164

139

227

186

178

159

117

79

500

88,733

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Statutory financial 
statements and other 
financial information  
of TOTAL S.A.

10.1  Statutory auditors’ report on  
the financial statements 

10.2  Statutory financial statements of  

TOTAL S.A. as parent company 

10.2.1  Statement of income 

10.2.2  Balance sheet 

10.2.3  Statement of cash flow 

10.2.4  Statement of changes in shareholders’ equity 

10.3  Notes to the statutory financial statements 

10.4  Other financial information  

concerning the parent company 

10.4.1  Subsidiaries and affiliates 

10.4.2  Five-year financial data 

10.4.3  Proposed allocation of 2019 income 

10.4.4  Statement of changes in share capital for the past five years 

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447

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10 Statutory auditors’ report on the financial statements

10.1   Statutory auditors’ report  
on the financial statements

To the Annual General Meeting of TOTAL S.A.,

Opinion

In  compliance  with  the  engagement  entrusted  to  us  by  your  Annual  General  Meeting,  we  have  audited  the  accompanying  financial  statements  
of TOTAL S.A. for the year ended December 31, 2019.

In  our  opinion,  the  financial  statements  give  a  true  and  fair  view  of  the  assets  and  liabilities  and  of  the  financial  position  of  the  Company  as  at  
December 31, 2019 and of the results of its operations for the year then ended in accordance with French accounting principles.

The audit opinion expressed above is consistent with our report to the Audit Committee.

Basis for Opinion 

Audit Framework

We conducted our audit in accordance with professional standards applicable in France. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained  
is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Statutory Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements 
section of our report.

Independence

We conducted our audit engagement in compliance with independence rules applicable to us, for the period from January 1, 2019 to the date of  
our report and specifically we did not provide any prohibited non-audit services referred to in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 or in the 
French Code of Ethics (Code de déontologie) for statutory auditors.

Justification of Assessments – Key Audit Matters

In accordance with the requirements of Articles L.823-9 and R.823-7 of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce) relating to the justification 
of our assessments, we inform you of the key audit matters relating to risks of material misstatement that, in our professional judgment, were of most 
significance in our audit of the financial statements of the current period, as well as how we addressed those risks.

These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not 
provide a separate opinion on specific items of the financial statements.

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Statutory auditors’ report on the financial statements

Valuation of investments and loans to consolidated subsidiaries and equity affiliates

Risk identified

Our response

Investments and loans to consolidated subsidiaries and equity affiliates 
recorded  in  the  balance  sheet  as  at  December  31,  2019  for  a  net 
amount of 106 billion euros, represent 97% of the assets. Investments 
in  consolidated  subsidiaries  and  equity  affiliates  are  accounted  for  at 
their  acquisition  date  at  cost,  and  loans  to  consolidated  subsidiaries 
and equity affiliates are stated at their nominal value. As indicated in the 
section  entitled  “Investments  and  loans  to  consolidated  subsidiaries 
and equity affiliates” in Note “Accounting policies” to the annual financial 
statements, these investments and loans are impaired as follows: 
 – In the Exploration & Production segment:

 – In  the  absence  of  a  development  decision,  depreciation 
allowances  are  recorded  against  investments  and  loans  for  an 
amount corresponding to the exploration costs incurred.

 – When the existence of proved reserves is established, the value of 
the investments and loans is limited to the amounts of discounted 
future earnings.

 – For other segments, allowances for impairment in value are calculated 
by reference to the Company’s equity in the underlying net assets, the 
fair value and usefulness of the investment. Your Company relies in 
particular on the forecasts of the discounted future earnings resulting 
from the strategic plan drawn up by the subsidiaries.

Given the materiality of investments and loans to consolidated subsidiaries 
and  equity  affiliates  in  your  Company’s  financial  statements  and  the 
judgment  required  to  assess  their  value  in  use  and  the  determination 
of  certain  assumptions,  including  the  probability  of  achieving  the 
forecasts, we considered the valuation of those investments and loans 
to consolidated subsidiaries and equity affiliates to be a key audit matter.

To assess the estimate of the value in use of investments and loans to 
consolidated subsidiaries and equity affiliates, based on the information 
provided to us, our work consisted in:
 – testing the functioning of your Company’s key controls regarding the 
process to determine the value in use of investments and loans to 
consolidated subsidiaries and equity affiliates;

 – assessing  the  conformity  of  the  valuation  method  used  by  your 
Company  with  the  applicable  accounting  principles  and 
its 
consistency with the previous fiscal year, according to the investments 
and loans concerned;

 – on a sample of investments and loans to consolidated subsidiaries 
and  equity  affiliates,  conducting  a  critical  review  of  the  conditions 
of implementation of this method by performing the following work,  
if applicable:
 – assessing  the  consistency  of  the  assumptions  used  taking  into 
account the economic environment on the closing and reporting 
dates;

 – comparing  the  forecasts  of  the  discounted  future  earnings  with 
the budget and the strategic plan approved by management;
 – comparing the equity used for valuation with the equity resulting 
from the accounts of the entities concerned, that have undergone 
an  audit  or  analytical  procedures  if  necessary,  and  assessing  
the adjustments made, if any, on said equity.

We also assessed the appropriateness of the information presented in 
section entitled “Investments and loans to consolidated subsidiaries and 
equity affiliates” in the Note “Accounting policies” to the annual financial 
statements.

Specific verifications 

We have also performed, in accordance with professional standards applicable in France, the specific verifications required by laws and regulations. 

Information given in the management report and in the other documents with respect to the financial position and 
the financial statements provided to the Shareholders 

We have no matters to report as to the fair presentation and the consistency with the financial statements of the information given in the Board 
of Directors’ management report and in the other documents with respect to the financial position and the financial statements provided to the 
shareholders.

We  attest  the  fair  presentation  and  the  consistency  with  the  financial  statements  of  the  information  relating  to  payment  deadlines  mentioned  in  
Article D. 441-4 of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce). 

Report on Corporate Governance

We attest that the Board of Directors’ Report on Corporate Governance sets out the information required by Articles L. 225-37-3 and L. 225-37-4  
of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce).

Concerning the information given in accordance with the requirements of Article L. 225-37-3 of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce) 
relating to remunerations and benefits received by, or allocated by the directors and any other commitments made in their favour, we have verified  
its consistency with the financial statements, or with the underlying information used to prepare these financial statements and, where applicable, 
with the information obtained from companies controlled thereby, included in the consolidation scope. Based on these procedures, we attest the 
accuracy and fair presentation of this information.

With respect to the information relating to items that your Company considered likely to have an impact in the event of a takeover bid or exchange 
offer, provided pursuant to Article L. 225-37-5 of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce), we have agreed this information to the source 
documents communicated to us. Based on these procedures, we have no observations to make on this information.

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Other information

In  accordance  with  French  law,  we  have  verified  that  the  required  information  concerning  the  purchase  of  investments  and  controlling  interests  
and the identity of the shareholders and holders of the voting rights has been properly disclosed in the management report.

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Statutory financial statements and other financial information of TOTAL S.A.

Statutory auditors’ report on the financial statements

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

Appointment of the Statutory Auditors

We were appointed as statutory auditors of TOTAL S.A. by the Annual General Meeting held on May 13, 1998 for KPMG S.A. (replacing CCAS, 
appointed in 1986, firm acquired by KPMG S.A. in 1997) and on May 14, 2004 for ERNST & YOUNG Audit.

As at December 31, 2019, KPMG S.A. was in its 22nd year of total uninterrupted engagement and ERNST & YOUNG Audit in its 16th year of total 
uninterrupted engagement.

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with French accounting principles 
and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material 
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. 

In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing,  
as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless it is expected to liquidate the Company  
or to cease operations. 

The Audit Committee is responsible for monitoring the financial reporting process and the effectiveness of internal control and risks management 
systems and where applicable, its internal audit, regarding the accounting and financial reporting procedures.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors.

Statutory Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements 

Objectives and audit approach

Our role is to issue a report on the financial statements. Our objective is to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as 
a whole are free from material misstatement. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted  
in accordance with professional standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and 
are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on 
the basis of these financial statements. 

As specified in Article L.823-10-1 of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce), our statutory audit does not include assurance on the viability 
of the Company or the quality of management of the affairs of the Company.

As part of an audit conducted in accordance with professional standards applicable in France, the statutory auditor exercises professional judgment 
throughout the audit and furthermore: 
 – Identifies and assesses the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, designs and performs audit 
procedures responsive to those risks, and obtains audit evidence considered to be sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for his opinion. 
The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, 
forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. 

 – Obtains an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, 

but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the internal control. 

 – Evaluates the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by 

management in the financial statements. 
 – Assesses the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, 
whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue 
as a going concern. This assessment is based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of his audit report. However, future events or 
conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern. If the statutory auditor concludes that a material uncertainty 
exists, there is a requirement to draw attention in the audit report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures 
are not provided or inadequate, to modify the opinion expressed therein. 

 – Evaluates the overall presentation of the financial statements and assesses whether these statements represent the underlying transactions 

and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation. 

Report to the Audit Committee

We submit to the Audit Committee a report which includes in particular a description of the scope of the audit and the audit program implemented, 
as well as the results of our audit. We also report, if any, significant deficiencies in internal control regarding the accounting and financial reporting 
procedures that we have identified.

Our report to the Audit Committee includes the risks of material misstatement that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in the 
audit of the financial statements of the current period and which are therefore the key audit matters that we are required to describe in this report. 

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We also provide the Audit Committee with the declaration provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) N° 537/2014, confirming our independence 
within the meaning of the rules applicable in France such as they are set in particular by Articles L.822-10 to L.822-14 of the French Commercial Code 
(Code de commerce) and in the French Code of Ethics (Code de déontologie) for statutory auditors. Where appropriate, we discuss with the Audit 
Committee the risks that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and the related safeguards. 

Paris-La Défense, March 18, 2020 

The Statutory Auditors
French original signed by

KPMG Audit
A Division of KPMG S.A.

ERNST & YOUNG Audit

Jacques-François Lethu
Partner

Eric Jacquet
Partner

Laurent Vitse
Partner

Céline Eydieu-Boutté
Partner

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10.2   Statutory financial statements of TOTAL S.A. 

as parent company

10.2.1  Statement of income 

As of December 31, (M€)

Sales

Net operating expenses

Operating depreciation, amortization and allowances

OPERATING INCOME 

Financial expenses and income

Dividends

Net financial allowances and reversals

Other financial expenses and income

FINANCIAL INCOME

CURRENT INCOME 

Gains (Losses) on sales of marketable securities and loans 

Gains (Losses) on sales of fixed assets 

Non-recurring items 

NON-RECURRING INCOME

Employee profit-sharing plan 

Taxes

NET INCOME

(note 13)

(note 14) 

(note 15) 

(note 16)

(note 17)

(note 18)

(note 19) 

(note 20)

(note 21) 

2019

6,337

(6,931)

(198)

(792)

(259)

8,263

(472)

42

7,574

6,782

8

–

(53)

(45)

(65)

367

7,039

2018

7,377

(8,089)

(23)

(735)

(489)

7,709

(1,448)

105

5,877

5,142

118

–

(17)

101

(56)

298

2017

7,085

(6,955)

(111)

19

(790)

6,374

385

155

6,124

6,143

46

(37)

206

215

(30)

306

5,485

6,634

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10.2.2  Balance sheet

ASSETS
As of December 31, (M€)

Non-current assets

Intangible assets 

Depreciation, depletion, amortization and valuation allowances 

Intangible assets, net

Property, plant and equipment 

Depreciation, depletion, amortization and valuation allowances 

Property, plant and equipment, net

Subsidiaries and affiliates: investments and loans

Valuation allowances on investments and loans

Other non-current assets

Investments and other non-current assets, net 

TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 

Current assets

Inventories 

Accounts receivable

Marketable securities

Cash/cash equivalents and short-term deposits

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 

Prepaid expenses 

Currency translation adjustments

TOTAL ASSETS

LIABILITIES
As of December 31, (M€)

Shareholders’ equity

Share capital

Paid-in surplus

Reserves

Retained earnings

Net income 

Interim dividends

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 

Contingency liabilities

Debts

Long-term loans

Short-term loans

Accounts payable

TOTAL DEBTS 

Accrued income

Currency translation adjustments

2019

2018

2017

831

(516)

315

569

(418)

151

111,810

(5,395)

565

106,980

107,446

2

1,750

213

37

2,002

1

141

817

(475)

342

531

(385)

146

789

(426)

363

504

(359)

145

130,966

127,838

(5,404)

1,378

126,940

127,428

(4,814)

26

123,050

123,558

2

1,812

236

1

2,051

5

192

6

2,350

379

131

2,866

9

276

109,590

129,676

126,709

2019

2018

2017

6,505

35,415

3,934

13,222

7,039

(5,235)

60,880

9,245

31,601

2,495

4,790

38,886

70

510

6,602

37,276

3,934

14,424

5,485

(5,018)

62,703

8,611

37,804

14,733

5,130

57,667

94

601

6,322

32,882

3,934

14,156

6,634

(4,710)

59,218

7,762

37,828

15,590

5,411

58,829

118

782

(note 2)

(note 2)

(note 3)

(note 3)

(note 4)

(note 5)

(note 6)

(note 12)

(note 7)

(note 7.2)

(notes 8 and 9)

(note 10)

(note 10)

(note 11)

(note 12)

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129,676

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10.2.3  Statement of cash flow

As of December 31, (M€)

Cash flow from operating activities

Net income 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

Valuation allowances on investments and loans 

Other provisions 

Funds generated from operations

(Gains) Losses on disposal of assets 

(Increase) Decrease in working capital 

Other, net 

CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Cash flow used in investing activities

Purchase of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets 

Purchase of investments and long-term loans 

Investments 

Proceeds from disposal of marketable securities and loans

Total divestitures 

CASH FLOW USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Cash flow from financing activities

Capital increase 

Share buybacks

Cash dividends paid related to the previous year

Cash interim dividends paid related to current year 

Repayment of long-term debt 

Increase (Decrease) in short-term borrowings and bank overdrafts

CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Increase (Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

Cash and cash equivalents at year-end

2019

2018

2017

7,039

5,485

6,634

76

(9)

634

7,740

189

19,070

(3)

74

590

853

7,002

66

3,951

55

38

464

(795)

6,341

62

467

399

26,996

11,074

7,269

(42)

(1,691)

(1,733)

1,405

1,405

(328)

403

(2,510)

(4,216)

(1,715)

–

(18,594)

(26,632)

36

1

37

(30)

(3,523)

(3,553)

1,031

1,031

(2,522)

412

(3,684)

(3,476)

(683)

–

(1,251)

(8,682)

(130)

131

1

(19)

(2,124)

(2,143)

1,559

1,559

(584)

459

–

(1,845)

(493)

–

(4,838)

(6,717)

(32)

163

131

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10.2.4  Statement of changes in shareholders’ equity

Common shares issued

Number

Amount

Premiums

General
reserves and 
retained
earnings

Revaluation
reserve

2,430,365,862

6,076

28,961

19,567

Capital increase by dividend paid in shares

68,640,320

172

2,738

(M€)

AS OF JANUARY 1, 2017

Balance of cash dividends paid(a)

Final dividend paid in shares(a’)

Net income 2017

Cash interim dividends paid for 2017(b) (b’)

Issuance of common shares

Capital increase reserved for Group employees

Changes in revaluation differences

Expenses related to the capital increase reserved for 
employees

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017

Balance of cash dividends paid(c)

Final dividend paid in shares(c’)

Net income 2018

Cash interim dividends paid for 2018(d) (d’)

Issuance of common shares(e)

Capital increase reserved for Group employees

Changes in revaluation differences

Expenses related to the capital increase reserved for 
employees

Capital increase by dividend paid in shares

Capital reduction by cancellation of treasury shares(f)

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018

Balance of cash dividends paid(g)

Net income 2019

Cash interim dividends for 2019(h) (h’)

Issuance of common shares(i)

Capital increase reserved for Group employees 

Changes in revaluation differences

Expenses related to the capital increase reserved for 
employees

–

17,801,936

–

–

2,649,308

9,532,190

–

–

–

44

–

–

6

24

–

–

–

754

–

–

97

333

–

(1)

2,528,989,616

6,322

32,882

20,011

–

5,798,335

–

–

99,619,164

9,354,889

–

–

41,430,702

(44,590,699)

–

15

–

–

249

23

–

–

104

(111)

–

287

–

–

4,036

318

–

(1)

1,932

(2,178)

(1,331)

(325)

5,485

(5,018)

–

–

–

–

–

–

2,640,602,007

6,602

37,276

18,822

–

–

–

264,230

10,047,337

–

–

–

–

–

1

25

–

–

–

–

–

8

370

–

(1)

(734)

(746)

6,634

(4,710)

–

–

–

–

–

(1,668)

7,039

(5,235)

–

(1)

–

–

–

–

Total

54,607

(734)

52

6,634

(4,710)

103

357

–

(1)

2,910

59,218

(1,331)

(23)

5,485

(5,018)

4,285

341

–

(1)

2,036

(2,289)

62,703

(1,668)

7,039

(5,235)

9

394

–

(1)

791

(3,152)

60,880

3

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3

Capital increase by dividend paid in shares

Capital reduction by cancellation of treasury shares(f)

16,076,936

(65,109,435)

40

(163)

751

(2,989)

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019

2,601,881,075

6,505

35,415

18,957

Interim dividend paid in 2017 for the 1st quarter: €492 million (€0.62 per share) paid in cash and €1,054 million paid in shares.

Interim dividend paid in 2018 for the 1st quarter 2018: €683 million (€0.64 per share) paid in cash and €995 million paid in shares.

(a)  Balance of the 2016 dividend paid in cash (€0.62 per share).
(a’)  Balance of the 2016 dividend: €799 million paid in shares reduced by €53 million for accounting adjustment, according to the Shareholders’ Meeting on May 26, 2017.
(b) 
(b’)  Interim dividend not paid in 2017 for the 2nd and 3rd quarters 2017: €3,164 million (€0.62 per share) with option to receive dividend in shares.
(c)  Balance of the 2017 dividend paid in cash (€0.62 per share).
(c’)  Balance of the 2017 dividend: €302 million paid in shares increased by €23 million for accounting adjustment, according to the shareholders’ meeting dated on June 1, 2018.
(d) 
(d’)  Interim dividend not paid in 2018 for the 2nd and 3rd quarters 2018: €3,339 million (€0.64 per share) with option to receive dividend in shares.
(e) 
(f)  See note 7.
(g)  Balance of the 2018 dividend: including €1,673 million (€0.64 per share) paid in cash decreased by €5 million accounting adjustment, according to the Shareholders’ meeting on May 29, 2019.
(h) 
(h’)  Interim dividend not paid in 2019 for the 2nd and 3rd quarters 2019: €1,707 million (€0.66 per share) for the 2nd quarter and €1,813 million (€0,68 per share) for the 3rd quarter.
(i)  264,230 shares by subscription of stock options.

Including 97,522,593 shares in remuneration for the acquisition of Maersk Olie og Gas A/S and 2,096,571 shares by subscription of stock options.

Interim dividend paid in 2019 for the 1st quarter 2019: €1,715 million (€0.66 per share) paid in cash.

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Notes to the statutory financial statements 

10.3  Notes to the statutory financial statements

NOTE 1 

Accounting policies 

NOTE 2 

Intangible assets and property, plant and equipment 

NOTE 3 

Subsidiaries and affiliates: investments and loans 

NOTE 4  Other non-current assets 

NOTE 5 

Accounts receivable 

NOTE 6  Marketable securities 

NOTE 7 

Shareholders’ equity 

NOTE 8 

Contingency liabilities 

NOTE 9 

Employee benefits obligations 

NOTE 10  Loans 

NOTE 11  Accounts payable 

NOTE 12  Currency translation adjustments 

NOTE 13  Sales 

NOTE 14  Net operating expenses 

NOTE 15  Operating depreciation, amortization and allowances 

NOTE 16  Financial expenses and income 

NOTE 17  Dividends 

NOTE 18  Net financial allowances and reversals 

NOTE 19  Other financial expenses and income 

NOTE 20  Non-recurring income 

NOTE 21  Basis of taxation 

NOTE 22  Foreign exchange and counterparty risk 

NOTE 23  Off-balance sheet commitments 

NOTE 24  Average number of employees 

NOTE 25 

 Share subscription or purchase option plans, performance share plans  

NOTE 26  Others 

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457

457

457

457

458

458

458

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Note 1

NOTE 1  Accounting policies

The  2019  financial  statements  have  been  prepared  in  accordance  
with French Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“French GAAP”) 
in force (ANC 2018-01 regulation).

For other segments, valuation allowances on investments and loans are 
based on their financial performance, results or fair value. The company 
notably takes into account discounted expected future cash flows from 
the long-term plan of subsidiaries and affiliates. 

Accounting  principles  retained  for  the  preparation  of  the  financial 
statements of the 2019 financial year are identical to those of 2018.

Property, plant and equipment

Property,  plant  and  equipment  are  carried  at  cost  except  assets  that 
were  acquired  before  1976  for  which  the  basis  has  been  revalued 
pursuant to French regulations. They are depreciated according to the 
straight-line method over their estimated useful life, as follows:

Buildings

Furniture and fixtures

Transportation equipment

Office equipment and furniture

Computer equipment

Intangible assets

20-30 years

5-10 years

2-5 years

5-10 years

3-5 years

These items include essentially:
 – purchase prices or production cost of the software, depreciated on 

their useful life which is generally between 1 and 3 years.

 – proved mineral interests correspond to the costs of the exploration 
wells  which  result  in  proved  reserves.  The  costs  of  activities 
correspond  essentially  to  the  entrance  fees  and  the  bonus  giving 
access  to  proved  reserves.  When  the  production  starts,  the 
capitalized  exploration  wells  are  depreciated  using  the  unit-of-
production method based on proved developed reserves.

Investments and loans to consolidated subsidiaries and 
equity affiliates

Investments  in  consolidated  subsidiaries  and  equity  affiliates  are 
accounted  for  at  the  acquisition  cost,  or  the  appraised  value  for 
investments affected by the 1976 legal revaluation.

Loans  to  consolidated  subsidiaries  and  equity  affiliates  are  stated  at  
their nominal value.

In the Exploration & Production segment, in the absence of a development 
decision,  allowances  are  recorded  against  investments  and  loans  for 
an amount corresponding to the exploration costs incurred. When the 
existence of proved reserves is established, the value of the investments 
and loans is limited to the subsidiary expected pay-back evaluated at 
year-end.

Other long-term financial investments are accounted for at the acquisition 
cost. They are depreciated if the market value of the asset is lower than 
the net book value.

Inventories

Cost  for  crude  oil  and  refined  product  inventories  are  determined 
according to the First-In, First-Out (FIFO) method. Inventories are valued 
at either the historical cost or the market value, whichever is lower. 

Receivables and payables

Receivables and payables are stated at nominal value. Allowances for 
doubtful debts are recorded when the actual value is lower than the net 
book value.

Provisions and other non-current liabilities

A  provision  is  recognized  when  TOTAL  S.A.  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 estimation. 

Foreign currency transactions

Receivables and payables in foreign currency are converted into euros at 
the year-end exchange rate. Unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses 
are recognized in the balance sheet as “Currency translation adjustment 
asset  or  liability’’.  A  provision  for  risks  is  recorded  only  for  unrealized 
foreign exchange losses, generated by individual positions.

Financial instruments

TOTAL  S.A.  uses  financial  instruments  for  hedging  purposes  only  in 
order to manage its exposure to changes in interest rates and foreign 
exchange rates.

As part of this policy, the Company may use interest rate swap agreements 
and forward transactions. The difference between interest to be paid and 
interest to be received on these swaps or premiums and discounts on 
these forward transactions is recognized as interest expense or interest 
income on a prorated basis, over the life of the instruments.

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Notes 2 and 3

NOTE 2  Intangible assets and property, plant and equipment

As of December 31, (M€)

Headquarters

– Software

– Proved mineral interests

– Other intangible assets

– Work in progress 

Branch (A.D.G.I.L.)(a)

– Proved mineral interests

– Unproved mineral interests

TOTAL INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Land

Buildings

Other

TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

TOTAL(b)

2019

Depreciation,
depletion,
amortization
and valuation
allowances

Gross amount

268

134

99

35

–

563

518

45

831

36

95

438

569

1,400

(206)

(130)

(58)

(18)

–

(310)

(310)

–

(516)

–

(85)

(333)

(418)

(934)

2018

Net

65

3

45

17

–

277

226

51

342

36

15

95

146

488

Net

62

4

41

17

–

253

208

45

315

36

10

105

151

466

(a)  Branches amortization related to commercial activity is accounted for as purchase cost of goods sold.
(b)  As of December 31, 2018, aggregate cost, depreciation and valuation allowance amounted respectively to €1,348 million and €860 million.

NOTE 3  Subsidiaries and affiliates: investments and loans

3.1  Changes in investments and loans

As of December 31, (M€)

Investments(a)

Loans(b)

TOTAL

Analysis by segment 

Exploration & Production(c)

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power(c)

Marketing & Services

Refining & Chemicals

Corporate

TOTAL

Gross 
amount
at beginning
of year

101,509

29,457

130,966

9,563

3,901

6,354

27,205

83,943

130,966

Increases

Decreases

2019

Monetary

Non 
monetary

969

706

1,675

82

209

–

–

1,384

1,675

–

34

34

–

–

–

–

34

34

Non 
monetary

Currency
translation
adjustment

Gross
amount at
year-end

(2)

(8)

(10)

–

–

(10)

–

–

(10)

–

87

87

3

–

–

–

84

87

102,417

9,393

111,810

9,639

4,102

6,344

27,153

64,572

111,810

Monetary

(59)

(20,883)

(20,942)

(9)

(8)

–

(52)

(20,873)

(20,942)

(a)  The variation of equity shares on December 31st, 2019 is mainly due to:

– recapitalization of intra-group companies which belong to Integrated Gas, Renewables and Power activity.
– disposal of the WEPEC shares.

(b)  Changes in loans mainly relate to the financing of Total Finance and Total Treasury.
(c)  Reclassification operated in 2019, amounting to €104 million, regarding the 2018 balance from Exploration & Production activity to Integrated Gas, Renewables and Power activity.

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Note 3

3.2  Changes in depreciation on investments and loans

As of December 31, (M€)

Investments(a)

Loans(b)

TOTAL

Analysis by segment 
Exploration & Production(c)

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power(c)

Marketing & Services 

Refining & Chemicals

Corporate

TOTAL

Beginning of 
year

Allowances

Reversals

Currency 
translation 
adjustment

Year-end

2019

4,923

481

5,404

2,108

394

9

2,887

6

5,404

4

71

75

66

9

–

–

–

75

(76)

(8)

(84)

–

(20)

(9)

(55)

–

(84)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

4,851

544

5,395

2,174

383

–

2,832

6

5,395

(a)  The variation in the investments allowances as of December 31, 2019 is mainly due to the reversal of a provision relating to the disposal of the Wepec shares.
(b)  The variation of depreciation of loans on December 31, 2019 is mainly due to loans in the Exploration activity.
(c)  Reclassification operated in 2019, amounting to €84 million, regarding the 2018 balance from the Exploration & Production activity to the Integrated Gas, Renewables and Power activity.

3.3  Net investments and loans

As of December 31, (M€)

Investments

Loans(a)(b)

TOTAL(c)

Analysis by segment 
Exploration & Production

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power

Marketing & Services 

Refining & Chemicals

Corporate

TOTAL

Gross
amount

102,417

9,393

111,810

9,639

4,102

6,344

27,153

64,572

111,810

2019

Net 
allowances

(4,851)

(544)

2018

Net

96,586

28,976

Net

97,566

8,849

(5,395)

106,415

125,562

(2,174)

(383)

–

(2,832)

(6)

7,465

3,719

6,344

24,321

64,566

7,461

3,501

6,345

24,318

83,937

(5,395)

106,415

125,562

(a)  As of December 31, 2019, the gross amount includes €9,196 million related to affiliates.
(b)  As of December 31, 2019, the gross amount is split by maturity date less than one year and more than one year, respectively for €3,108 million and €6,285 million.
(c)  As of December 31, 2019, gross amounts and net allowances amounted respectively to €130,966 million and €5,404 million. 

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Notes to the statutory financial statements 

Notes 4, 5 and 6

NOTE 4  Other non-current assets

4.1  Changes in other non-current assets

As of December 31, (M€)

Investment portfolio(a)

Other non-current assets 

Deposits and guarantees

TOTAL 

2019

Decreases

Gross amount
at beginning
of year

Increases

Non 

Monetary

monetary Monetary

1,358

2,336

19

2

14

2

1,379

2,352

–

–

–

–

–

(13)

(1)

(14)

Non 
monetary

(3,152)

–

–

(3,152)

(a)  Variations in investment portfolio correspond to the purchase and cancellation of treasury shares.

4.2  Net amounts of non-current assets

As of December 31, (M€)

Investment portfolio

Other non-current assets(a)

Deposits and guarantees

TOTAL

(a)  The net amount due within 12 months as of December 31, 2019, is amounting to €5 million.

NOTE 5  Accounts receivable

As of December 31, (M€)

Accounts receivable 

Other operating receivables

TOTAL(a) (b)

Gross
amount

542

20

3

565

Gross
amount

934

822

1,756

2019

Net
allowances

–

–

–

–

2019

Net
allowances

–

(6)

(6)

(a) 
(b) 

Including €943 million related to affiliates as of December 31, 2019.
Including €1,751 million due within 12 months and €5 million due in more than 12 months as of December 31, 2019.

NOTE 6  Marketable securities

As of December 31, 2019, TOTAL S.A. holds 4,423,090 treasury shares for a gross amount of €213 million.

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Currency
translation
adjustment 

Gross 
amount at
year-end

–

–

–

–

Net

542

20

3

565

Net

934

816

1,750

542

20

3

565

2018

Net

1,358

18

2

1,378

2018

Net

938

874

1,812

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Notes to the statutory financial statements 

Note 7

NOTE 7  Shareholders’ equity

7.1  Share capital variation

The variation of the number of shares composing the share capital is as follows:

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016(a)

Shares issued in connection with:

Capital increase reserved for employees

Capital increase as payment of the scrip dividend (second 2016 interim dividend,  
third 2016 interim dividend, 2016 final dividend and first 2017 interim dividend)

Exercise of TOTAL share subscription options

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017(b)

Shares issued in connection with:

Capital increase reserved for employees

Capital increase as payment of the scrip dividend (second 2017 interim dividend,  
third 2017 interim dividend, 2017 final dividend and first 2018 interim dividend)

Exercise of TOTAL share subscription options

Issuance of shares in consideration for the acquisition of Maersk Olie og Gas A/S

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018(c)

Shares issued in connection with:

Capital increase reserved for employees

Cancellation of treasury shares

Capital increase as payment of the scrip dividend (second 2018 interim dividend,  
third 2018 interim dividend)

Exercise of TOTAL share subscription options

Cancellation of treasury shares

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019(d)

(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 

Including 10,587,822 treasury shares.
Including 8,376,756 treasury shares.
Including 32,473,281 treasury shares.
Including 15,474,234 treasury shares.

2,430,365,862

9,532,190

86,442,256

2,649,308

2,528,989,616

9,354,889

47,229,037

2,096,571

97,522,593

(44,590,699)

2,640,602,007

10,047,337

16,076,936

264,230

(65,109,435)

2,601,881,075

Capital increase reserved for Group employees

The Extraordinary General Meeting of June 1, 2018, in its eighteenth resolution, granted the authority to the Board of Directors to carry out, a capital 
increase, in one or more occasions within a maximum period of twenty-six months, reserved to members (employees and retirees) of a company  
or group savings plan of the Company : “ESOP : Employee Stock Ownership Plan”. 

In fiscal year 2019, the Board of Directors of September 18, 2019, by virtue of the eighteenth resolution above-mentioned, has decided to proceed 
with  a  capital  increase  reserved  for  Group  employees  and  retirees  that  included  a  classic  offering  and  a  leveraged  offering  depending  on  the 
employees’ or retirees’ choice, within the limit of 18 million shares with immediate dividend rights. The Board of Directors has granted all powers to the 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer to determine the opening and closing dates of the subscription period and the subscription price. This capital 
increase is expected to be completed after the General Meeting of May 29, 2020.

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Notes to the statutory financial statements 

Note 7

During the fiscal years 2017, 2018 and 2019, the Company completed the following ESOP, which terms are set out below: 

Fiscal year

Date of the ESOP

By virtue of

Subscriptions

Number of shares subscribed

Subscription price

Free shares

Number of shares granted

By virtue of

Deferred contribution

Number of shares granted

Number of beneficiaries

End of the acquisition period

2019

2018

2017

June 6, 2019

May 3, 2018

April 26, 2017

18th resolution of the 
EGM of June 1, 2018

23rd resolution of the EGM of May 24, 2016

9,845,111

40.10 euros

9,174,817

37.20 euros

9,350,220

38.10 euros

202,226

180,072

181,970

19th resolution of the 
EGM of June 1, 2018

24th resolution of the EGM of June 24, 2016

5,932

1,187

6,784

1,360

10,393

2,086

June 6, 2024

May 3, 2023

April 26, 2022

Capital increase as payment of scrip dividend

The Board of Directors has decided not to propose to the Shareholders’ Meeting of May 29, 2019 the renewal of the scrip dividend option with effect 
from the payment of the final 2018 dividend.

Treasury shares (TOTAL shares held by TOTAL S.A.) 

As of December 31,

Number of treasury shares

Percentage of share capital

Of which shares acquired with the intention to cancel them 

2019

2018

2017

15,474,234

32,473,281

8,376,756

0.59%

1.23%

11,051,144

27,360,278

0.33%

–

Of which shares allocated to TOTAL share performance plans for Group employees

4,357,324

5,044,817

8,345,847

Of which shares intended to be allocated to new TOTAL share purchase options plans or 
performance share plans

65,766

68,186

30,909

Cancellation of shares

The Board of Directors, pursuant to the authorization granted by the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 26, 2017, in the thirteenth resolution 
to reduce, on one or more occasions, the Company’s share capital by canceling shares, in accordance with the provisions of Articles L. 225-209 and 
L. 225-213 of the French Commercial Code, proceeded with the following cancellation of TOTAL shares: 

Fiscal 
year

2019

Board of Directors’  
meeting

Number of shares bought back 
and cancelled 

Cancellation of the dilution(a)

Shareholder return 
policy(b) 

Buybacks targets

Percentage 
of the share 
capital on the 
operation’s 
date(c)

December 11, 2019

65,109,435 shares bought back 
between October 29, 2018 and 
September 9, 2019

34,860,133 shares issued as payment 
for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd 2018 interim 
dividends

30,249,302 shares

2.44%

2018

December 12, 2018

44,590,699 bought back 
between February 9 and 
October 11, 2018

28,445,840 shares issued as payment 
for the 2nd and 3rd interim dividends as 
well as for the final 2017 dividends

16,144,859 shares

1.66%

2017

n/a(d)

(a)  Cancellation of the dilution for the shares issued, without discount, for the scrip dividend. 
(b)  Within the framework of the $5 billion share buyback program over the 2018-2020 period. 
(c)  Percentage of the share capital that the cancelled shares represented on the operations’ date. 
(d)  TOTAL S.A. did not cancel any shares in the fiscal year 2017.

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Notes to the statutory financial statements 

Notes 7, 8 and 9

7.2  Reserves

As of December 31, (M€)

Revaluation reserves

Legal reserves

Untaxed reserves 

Other reserves 

TOTAL

NOTE 8  Contingency liabilities

Gross 
amount
at beginning 

2019

3

740

2,808

383

3,934

2019

Reversals

As of December 31, (M€)

Provisions for financial risks

Guarantee of the subsidiaries of Exploration & Production activity

Provisions for risks linked to loans and investments

Provisions for operating risks
and compensation expenses

Provisions for pensions benefits, and other benefits(a)

Provisions for long-service medals 

Provisions for compensation expenses

Other operating provisions(c)

Provisions for non-recurring items(b)

TOTAL

of year Allowances

Used

Unused

8,029

7,982

47

572

171

10

366

25

10

8,611

483

483

–

385

53

2

229

101

–

868

–

–

–

(224)

(30)

–

(192)

(2)

(10)

(234)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(a)  See Note 9.
(b)  Provision for prior period tax payable.
(c) 

Including an allowance for €100 million to Fondation du Patrimoine to restore Notre-Dame de Paris.

NOTE 9  Employee benefits obligations

2018

3

740

2,808

383

3,934

2017

3

740

2,808

383

3,934

Currency
translation
adjustment

Gross
amount at 
year-end

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

8,512

8,465

47

733

194

12

403

124

–

9,245

TOTAL S.A. participates in death-disability, pension, early retirement and severance pay plans. Expenses for defined contribution and multi-employer 
plans correspond to the contributions paid.

TOTAL  S.A.  recorded  €194  million  as  a  provision  for  pension  benefits  and  other  benefits  as  of  December  31,  2019  and  €171  million  as  of  
December 31, 2018.

For defined benefit plans, commitments are determined using a prospective methodology called “projected unit credit method”. The commitment 
actuarial value depends on various parameters such as the length of service, the life expectancy, the employee turnover rate and the salary increase 
and discount rate assumptions.

The actuarial assumptions used as of December 31, are the following:

Discount rate

Average expected rate of salary increase

Expected average residual length of service

2019

0.75%

2.80%

2018

1.60%

2.90%

10-20 years

10-20 years

TOTAL S.A. records a provision in its accounts for the actuarial liability net of plan assets and the deferred gains and losses to be amortized when 
this sum represents a pension liability.

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Actuarial gains and losses resulting from changes in actuarial assumptions are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated remaining 
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Notes to the statutory financial statements 

Notes 9 and 10

The reconciliation between the total commitment for pension plans not covered through insurance companies and the provision booked is as follows:

(M€)

Actuarial liability as of December 31, 

Deferred gains and losses to be amortized

PROVISION FOR PENSION BENEFITS AND OTHER BENEFITS AS OF DECEMBER 31,

The company’s commitment for pension plans covered through insurance companies amounts to:

(M€)

Actuarial liability as of December 31, 

Plan assets

NET COMMITMENT AS OF DECEMBER 31,

Provision for pension benefits and other benefits as of December 31,

2019

201

(39)

162

2019

579

(492)

87

32

2018

199

(28)

171

2018

560

(510)

50

0

NOTE 10  Loans

Due dates as of December 31, (M€)

Bonds
€2,500 2.25%  
Perpetual Non-Call 6 year 02/2021

€2,500 2.625%  
Perpetual Non-Call 10 year 02/2025

€1,500 1.750%  
Perpetual Non-Call 5 year 04/2024

$1,200 0.5%  
Non-Dilutive Convertible Bonds due 2022(a)

€1,750 3.875% 
Perpetual Non-Call 6 year – 05/2022

€1,000 2.708% 
Perpetual Non-Call 6.6 year – 05/2023

€1,500 3.369% 
Perpetual Non-Call 10 year – 10/2026

Accrued interest

TOTAL BONDS

Other loans(b)

Current accounts(c)

TOTAL

2019

Within 
one year 

1 to 5 
years

More than
5 years

2018

1,000

2,500

1,500

1,068

1,750

1,000

1,500

168

10,486

21,477

2,133

34,096

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

168

168

194

2,133

2,495

1,000

–

2,500

2,500

2,500

–

–

1,068

1,750

1,000

1,500

–

–

–

1,048

1,750

1,000

1,500

179

–

–

1,500

–

4,818

21,283

–

5,500

10,477

–

–

27,905

14,155

26,101

5,500

52,537

(a)  This loan was converted into floating rate debt by insurance of asset-backed swaps individually.
(b) 
(c) 

Including €21,430 as of December 31, 2019 and 27,887 million as of December 31, 2018 related to affiliates.
Including €2,127 million as of December 31, 2019 and €14,155 million as of December 31, 2018 related to affiliates.

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Notes to the statutory financial statements 

Notes 11, 12, 13 and 14

NOTE 11  Accounts payable

As of December 31, (M€)

Suppliers

Other operating liabilities

TOTAL(c) (d)

(a)  Excluding invoices not yet received (€403 million), the outstanding liability amounts to €228 million, of which:

–  €177 million for invoices of foreign suppliers to foreign branches for which the payment schedule is as follows: 
  €170 million within 1 month and €7 million payable no later than 6 months;
– €37 million non-Group for which the payment schedule is as follows: 
  €7 million due on December 31, 2019 and €30 million payable no later than January 31, 2020;
– €14 million to the Group for which the payment schedule is as follows: 
  €13 million due on December 31, 2019 and €1 million payable no later than January 31, 2020.

(b)  Excluding invoices not yet received (€475 million), the outstanding liability amounts to €613 million, of which:

– €413 million for invoices of foreign suppliers to foreign branches for which the payment schedule is as follows:
  €189 million within 1 month and €224 million payable no later than 6 months;
– €193 million non-Group for which the payment schedule is as follows:
  €1 million due on December 31, 2018 and €192 million payable no later than January 31, 2019;
– €7 million to the Group for which the payment schedule is as follows: 
  €6 million due on December 31, 2018 and €1 million payable no later than January 31, 2019.
Including €345 million in 2019 and €424 million in 2018 related to affiliates.

(c) 
(d)  Due in 12 months or less.

NOTE 12  Currency translation adjustments

2019

631(a)

4,159

4,790

2018

1,088(b)

4,042

5,130

The application of the foreign currency translation method outlined in Note 1, currency translation adjustments asset and liability resulted in a net 
currency translation adjustment of €369 million as of December 31, 2019, mainly due to the revaluation of US dollars loans.

NOTE 13  Sales

(M€)

FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019

Hydrocarbon and oil products

Technical support fees

FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018

Hydrocarbon and oil products

Technical support fees

NOTE 14  Net operating expenses

(M€)

Purchase cost of goods sold

Other purchases and external expenses 

Taxes

Personnel expenses 

TOTAL

France

Rest
of Europe

North
America

Africa

303

–

303

278

–

278

4,654

4,305

349

5,684

5,359

325

48

–

48

42

–

42

753

–

753

743

–

743

Middle 
East &
Rest of the 
world

579

2

577

630

134

496

Total

6,337

4,307

2,030

7,377

5,493

1,884

2019

(3,938)

(1,692)

(50)

2018

(5,031)

(1,756)

(66)

(1,250)

(1,236)

(6,931)

(8,089)

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Notes to the statutory financial statements 

Notes 15, 16 and 17

NOTE 15  Operating depreciation, amortization and allowances

(M€)

Depreciation, valuation allowance and amortization on

 – Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

 – Employee benefits

 – Other operating expenses

 – Current assets

SUBTOTAL 1

Reversals

 – Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

 – Employee benefits

 – Other operating expenses

SUBTOTAL 2

TOTAL (1+2)

NOTE 16  Financial expenses and income

(M€)

Financial expenses 

Interest expenses and other

Losses on investments and loans to subsidiaries and affiliates

SUBTOTAL 1(a) 

Financial income

Net gain on sales of marketable securities and interest on loans to subsidiaries and affiliates

Interest on short-term deposits and other

SUBTOTAL 2(b)

TOTAL (1+2)

(a) 
(b) 

Including €(294) million as of December 31, 2019 and €(337) million as of December 31, 2018 related to affiliates.
Including €161 million as of December 31, 2019 and €37 million as of December 31, 2018 related to affiliates.

NOTE 17  Dividends

(M€) 

Exploration & Production(a)

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power(a)

Marketing & Services

Refining & Chemicals

Corporate

TOTAL

2019

2018

(37)

(284)

(101)

–

(422)

–

222

2

224

(198)

(31)

(292)

–

(4)

(327)

–

304

–

304

(23)

2019

2018

(615)

(8)

(623)

36

328

364

(259)

2019

258

75

719

605

6,606

8,263

(629)

(72)

(701)

32

180

212

(489)

2018 

2,768

99

386

235

4,221

7,709

(a)  Reclassification operated in 2019, for an amount of €23 million, in the 2018 column from the Exploration & Production segment to the Integrated Gas Renewables and Power segment.

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Notes to the statutory financial statements 

Notes 18, 19, 20 and 21

NOTE 18  Net financial allowances and reversals

(M€) 

Exploration & Production(a)

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power(a)

Marketing & Services

Refining & Chemicals

Corporate

TOTAL

2019

(442)

(76)

9

55

(18)

2018 

(1,104)

(337)

–

(7)

–

(472)

(1,448)

(a)  Reclassification operated in 2019, for an amount of €314 million, in the 2018 column from the Exploration & Production segment to the Integrated Gas Renewables and Power segment.

NOTE 19  Other financial expenses and income

This net profit of €42 million is entirely composed of foreign exchange profits.

NOTE 20  Non-recurring income

Non-recurring income is a loss of €45 million and it is mainly composed of:

 – profit on disposals amounting to €8 million.
 – scholarships and grants payment for €13 million.
 – Indemnity for €54 million due to an early refunding of bonds.
 – Reversed provision on tax payables due for €9 million, regarding prior years.

NOTE 21  Basis of taxation

TOTAL S.A. is subject to French corporation tax according to the ordinary rules of law, i.e. based on the principle of territoriality of tax stipulated  
in the French Tax Code (Article 209-I). It is also taxed outside France on income from its direct operations abroad.

Moreover, since January 1, 1992, TOTAL S.A. has elected the 95%-owned French subsidiaries tax regime provided for by Articles 223 A et seq. of 
the French Tax Code (Régime de l’intégration fiscale). In accordance with the integration agreement signed between TOTAL S.A. and its consolidated 
subsidiaries, the losses realized by these subsidiaries during the consolidation period are definitively acquired by the parent company.

The tax group consists of the parent Company and 221 subsidiaries owned for more than 95% whose main contributors to the consolidated taxable 
income at December 31, 2019 are: 

 – TOTAL S.A.;
 – Total Raffinage France;
 – Total Petrochemicals France;
 – Total Marketing France;
 – Total Treasury;
 – Total Marketing Services.

The  French  tax  rate  consists  of  the  standard  corporation  tax  rate  (33.33%  for  companies  with  sales  in  excess  of  €250  million),  plus  additional 
contributions applicable in 2019, which brings the overall income tax rate to 34.43%.

For the fiscal year 2019, TOTAL S.A. recorded a net tax profit of €367 million in the income statement, which is split into a net tax income of €669 million 
mainly from the payment of French subsidiaries under the tax consolidation scheme, less €302 million tax expense charged to foreign branches.

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Notes to the statutory financial statements 

Notes 21, 22 and 23

TOTAL S.A. does not record deferred tax in its statutory financial statements; however, the main temporary differences are as follows:

As of December 31, (M€)

Pension, benefits and other benefits

Net currency translation adjustment 

Other, net

TOTAL (ASSETS) NET LIABILITIES

2019

195

369

166

730

2018

171

409

156

736

NOTE 22  Foreign exchange and counterparty risk

The commercial foreign exchange positions are systematically covered by the purchase or sale of the corresponding currencies, mainly with cash 
transactions and sometimes on forward market. Regarding long-term assets in foreign currencies, the Company tries to reduce the corresponding 
exchange risk by associating them, as far as possible, with financing in the same currency.

An independent department from the dealing room monitors the status of the financial instruments, especially through marked-to-market valuations 
and sensitivity estimations. Counterparty risk is monitored on a regular basis against limits set by the Group’s senior management.

NOTE 23  Off-balance sheet commitments

As of December 31, (M€)

Commitments given

Guarantees on custom duties

Bank guarantees

Guarantees given on other commitments(a)

Guarantees related to confirmed lines of credit

Short-term financing plan(b)

Bond issue plan(b)

TOTAL OF COMMITMENTS GIVEN

Commitments received

Guarantees related to confirmed lines of credit

Guarantees on confirmed authorized bank overdrafts

Other commitments received

TOTAL OF COMMITMENTS RECEIVED

2019

2018

1,136

12,143

28,816

55

18,803

45,130

1,136

15,348

29,898

47

18,974

46,277

106,083

111,680

10,312

10,057

–

253

–

277

10,565

10,334

(a)  This  item  mainly  includes  the  following  commitments:  shareholder  agreements,  financing  guarantees,  payment  guarantees,  and  reservation  of  oil  and  gas  transport  and  storage 

capacity guarantees.

(b)  Guarantees  of  bond  issues  and  short-term  financing  plans  incurred  by  Total  Capital,  Total  Capital  International  &  Total  Capital  Canada.  On  the  overall  plan  amount  of  €63,933  million,  

€51,930 million were incurred as of December 31, 2019 compared with €47,905 million as of December 31, 2018.

Portfolio of financial derivative instruments

The off-balance sheet commitments related to financial derivative instruments are set forth below.

As of December 31, (M€)

Issue swaps

Notional value(a)

Market value, accrued coupon interest(b)

Call options(c)

Notional value(a)

Market value

2019

2018

1,068

(66)

1,068

66

1,048

(121)

1,048

91

(a)  These amounts set the levels of notional commitment and are not indicative of a contingent gain or loss.
(b)  This value has been determined on an individual basis by discounting future cash flows with the market curves existing at year-end.
(c)  Purchase of call options to hedge the economic exposure of TOTAL S.A. to the indexation of the repaid principal amount of the cash-settled convertible to the TOTAL share price.

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Notes to the statutory financial statements 

Notes 24 and 25

NOTE 24  Average number of employees

Managers

Supervisors

Technical and administrative staff

TOTAL

2019

4,805

1,355

170

6,330

2018

4,715

1,335

175

6,225

NOTE 25   Share subscription or purchase option plans, performance 

share plans 

25.1  TOTAL share subscription or purchase option plans

Date of the shareholders’ meeting

5/11/2007

5/21/2010

5/21/2010

2009 Plan

2010 Plan

2011 Plan

Total

Award date(a)

Strike price

Expiry date

Number of options

9/15/2009

9/14/2010

9/14/2011

€39.90

€38.20

€33.00

9/15/2017

9/14/2018

9/14/2019

Weighted 
average 
exercise price 
(in euros)

Existing options as of January 1, 2017

1,779,053

2,880,237

626,328

5,285,618

Granted

Cancelled(b)

Exercised

Existing options as of January 1, 2018

Granted

Cancelled(b)

Exercised

Existing options as of January 1, 2019

Granted

Cancelled(b)

Exercised

EXISTING OPTIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019

–

(195,370)

–

–

–

–

–

(195,370)

(1,583,683)

(929,865)

(135,760)

(2,649,308)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1,950,372

490,568

2,440,940

–

(79,139)

–

–

–

(79,139)

(1,871,233)

(225,338)

(2,096,571)

–

–

–

–

–

265,230

265,230

–

–

(1,000)

(1,000)

(264,230)

(264,230)

–

–

38.16

–

39.90

38.95

37.15

–

38.20

37.64

33.00

–

33.00

33.00

N/A

(a)  The grant date is the date of the Board meeting awarding the share subscription or purchase options.
(b)  Out of the options cancelled in 2017 2018 and 2019, (i) 195,370 options were early cancelled or expired on September 15, 2017 due to expiry of 2009 plan, (ii) 79,139 options that were not 

exercised expired on September 14, 2018 due to expiry of 2010 plan and (iii) 1,000 options that were not exercised expired on September 14, 2019 due to expiry of 2011 plan.

Options are exercisable, subject to a continued 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 cannot be transferred during four years from the date of grant. For the 2009 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, the Board of Directors has not decided any new grant of TOTAL share subscription or purchase option plan and all the options 
issued prior to 2011 Plan have now expired.

In addition, the authorisation granted by the Combined General Meeting of May 24, 2016 to grant share subscription or purchase options for a period 
of thirty-eight months, has expired and has not been renewed.

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Notes to the statutory financial statements 

Note 25

25.2  TOTAL performance shares plans

2014 Plan

2015 Plan

2016 Plan

2017 Plan

2018 Plan

2019 Plan

Total

Date of the shareholders’ meeting

5/16/2014

5/16/2014

5/24/2016

5/24/2016

5/24/2016

6/1/2018

Award date

7/29/2014

7/28/2015

7/27/2016

7/26/2017

3/14/2018

3/13/2019

Date of the final award (end of the  
vesting period)

7/30/2017

7/29/2018

7/28/2019

7/27/2020

3/15/2021

3/14/2022

Transfer authorized as from

7/30/2019

7/29/2020

7/29/2021

7/28/2022

3/16/2023

3/15/2024

Number of performance shares

Outstanding as of January 1, 2017

4,364,500

4,730,735

5,637,560

–

Notified

Cancelled

Finally granted

Outstanding as of January 1, 2018

Notified

Cancelled

Finally granted

Outstanding as of January 1, 2019

Notified

Cancelled

Finally granted

OUTSTANDING AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019

–

–

–

5,679,949

(2,157,820)

(31,480)

(29,050)

(2,206,680)

(1,950)

(1,410)

(910)

–

4,697,305

5,607,100

5,679,039

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

6,083,145

(621,568)

(61,840)

(26,640)

(12,350)

(4,075,737)

(2,040)

(1,480)

–

5,543,220

5,650,919

6,070,795

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

6,447,069

6,447,069

(1,267,392)

(41,220)

(41,260)

(39,246)

(1,389,118)

(4,275,828)

(1,840)

(1,100)

(180)

(4,278,948)

–

5,607,859

6,028,435

6,407,643 18,043,937

14,732,795

5,679,949

(2,219,260)

(2,210,040)

15,983,444

6,083,145

(722,398)

(4,079,257)

17,264,934

The  performance  shares,  which  are  bought  back  by  the  TOTAL  S.A. 
on  the  market,  are  finally  granted  to  their  beneficiaries  after  a  3-year 
vesting  period  for  the  2014  plan  and  following  Plans,  from  the  date 
of  the  grant.  The  final  grant  is  subject  to  a  continued  employment 
condition as well as one performance condition for the 2014 plan, two 
performance conditions for the 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 plans and 
three performance conditions for the 2019 Plan. 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.

2019 Plan

The Board of Directors, on March 13, 2019, granted performance shares 
to certain employees and executive directors of the Company or Group 
companies,  subject  to  the  fulfilment  of  the  continued  employment 
condition and three performance conditions. 

The continued employment condition applies to all shares. 

The  performance  conditions  apply  for  all  shares  granted  to  senior 
executives.  The  grant  of  the  first  150  shares  to  non-senior  executives 
are not subject to the performance condition abovementioned, but the 
performance  conditions  will  apply  to  any  shares  granted  above  this 
threshold.

The  definitive  number  of  granted  shares  will  be  based  on  the  TSE  
(Total Shareholder Return), the annual variation of the net cash flow by 
share in US dollars, as well as the pre-dividend organic cash breakeven, 
for fiscal years 2019, 2020 and 2021, applied as follows:

 – for 1/3 of the shares, the Company will be ranked against its peers 
(ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Chevron) each year during 
the  three  vesting  years  (2019,  2020  and  2021)  based  on  the  TSR 
criterion  of  the  last  quarter  of  the  year  in  question,  the  dividend 
being  considered  reinvested  based  on  the  closing  price  on  the 
ex-dividend date.

 – for 1/3 of the shares, the Company will be ranked each year against 
its peers (ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Chevron) during the 
three vesting years (2019, 2020 and 2021) using the annual variation 
in net cash flow per share criterion expressed in US dollar.

Based on the ranking, a grant rate will be determined for each year for 
these two first criteria: 

Ranking

1st place

2nd place

3rd place

4th and 5th places

Grant rate

180%

130%

80%

0%

 – for  1/3  of  the  shares,  the  pre-dividend  organic  cash  breakeven 
criterion will be assessed during the three vesting years (2019, 2020 
and  2021)  as  follows.  The  pre-dividend  organic  cash  breakeven  is 
defined as the Brent price for which the operating cash flow before 
working  capital  changes(1)  covers  the  organic  investments(2).  The 
ability of the Group to resist to the variations of the Brent barrel price 
is measured by this parameter.

(1)  The operating cash flow before working capital changes is defined as cash flow from operating activities before changes in capital at replacement cost.
(2)  Organic investments: net investments excluding acquisitions, asset sales and other operations with non-controlling interests.

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Notes to the statutory financial statements 

Notes 25 and 26

 – the maximum grant rate will be reached if the breakeven is less 

than or equal to $30/b,

 – the grant rate will be zero if the breakeven is greater than or equal 

to $40/b,

 – the  interpolations  will  be  linear  between  these  two  points  of 

reference.

A grant rate will be determined for each year.

For each of the three 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 1/3 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 up to 
the nearest whole number of shares in case of a fractional share.

NOTE 26  Others

Compensation for the administration and management 
bodies

The aggregate amount of direct and indirect compensation of any kind 
received in 2019 from the French and foreign affiliates of the Group by 
the  main  executive  officers  of  TOTAL  in  function  as  of  December  31, 

2019  (13  persons,  unchanged  from  2018)  amounted  to  €13.27  million 
in  2019  (compared  to  €14.86  million  in  2018),  including  €10.62  million 
for the members of the Executive Committee (8 persons). The variable 
bonus has represented 45.41% of this overall amount of €13.27 million.

As of December 31, 2019, 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  &  Environment, 
Investors Relations) and the Treasurer of the Group.

The compensation allocated to the members of the Board of Directors 
relating to directors’ fees amount to €1.40 million in 2019, as in 2018.

Pension  benefits  for  the  Group’s  executive  officers,  and  for  certain 
members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  for  employees  and  former 
employees of the Group amount to €100.8 million as of December 31, 
2019 (compared to €102.2 million in 2018). They include severance to 
be  paid  at  the  time  of  retirement,  supplementary  pension  schemes  
and death-disability plans.

Legal proceedings

All legal proceedings involving TOTAL S.A. are included in Note 12.2 – 
Other risks and commitments – to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
attached to the Universal Registration Document.

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10 Other financial information concerning the parent company

10.4   Other financial information concerning  

the parent company

10.4.1  Subsidiaries and affiliates

% of share 
capital 
owned 
by the 
company

Other
share-
holders’
equity

Share 
capital

Book value 
of investments

gross

net

Loans &
advances

Sales

Net
income

Dividends
allocated

Commit- 
ments
& contin- 
gencies

As of December 31, 2019 (M€)

Subsidiaries
Chartering and Shipping Services 
S.A.

Omnium Reinsurance Company S.A.

Saft Groupe S.A.

Total China Investment Co Ltd

Total DE – Centrale él. Pont-sur-
Sambre

Total DE – Centrale él. Toul Power

Total Direct Energie S.A.

Total E&P Angola Block 25 

Total E&P Angola Block 39

Total E&P Angola Block 40 

Total E&P Cote d’Ivoire CI-514 

Total E&P Danmark A/S

Total E&P Holding Ichthys

Total E&P Iraq

Total E&P Madagascar

Total E&P Maroc

Total E&P Nigeria Deepwater G Ltd.

Total E&P Nurmunai

Total E&P South East Mahakam

Total Eren Holding

Total Gasandes

Total Gestion USA

Total Holdings Europe

Total Holdings S.A.S. 
(ex Elf Aquitaine)

Total Marketing Services 

Total Qatar 

Total Raffinage Chimie 

Total Raffinage France

Total Refining & Chemicals Saudi 
Arabia S.A.S.

Total Renewables (ex Total Solar)

Total Oil Trading S.A.

Other(a)(c)

TOTAL

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

33.9

100.0

100.0

53.2

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

60.2

100.0

100.0

100.0

–

12

36

27

165

30

35

5

251

138

251

96

27

97

15

161

75

–

120

101

526

–

324

–

934

190

80

16

5

–

126

1,428

896

167

82

70

506

262

137

281

–

92

114

969

140

126

98

92

114

969

140

126

98

2,002

2,002

228

148

228

96

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

7,711

4,339

4,339

57

(401)

24

–

–

5

(118)

(83)

96

8

84

67

161

75

147

120

101

268

148

–

67

–

–

–

–

–

268

1

4,759

1,310

4,759

4,759

65

10,169

4,446

4,446

2,889

40,809

46,905

46,905

3,113

6,204

6,204

178

2,855

2,855

12,253

13,171

13,171

664

3,188

473

1,819

–

796

431

124

111

23

141

34

44

7

5

2,219

(44)

–

–

–

–

–

–

363

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

37

–

–

15

–

16

–

307

(19)

21

–

–

(1)

–

–

19

–

35

5,398

651

(1)

88

18,896

(255)

1

4

(3)

8

89,305

1,251

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

45

25

48

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

5,746

671

–

601

–

–

–

–

2,224

796

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

212

–

–

–

53

6

80

125

80

41

7,362

9,900

9,900

–

1,575

1,058

102,959

98,108

505

–

–

8,831

9,393

–

–

331

77,055(b)

8,263

77,267

Including Total Finance for €5,021 million and Total Treasury for €3,094 million.
Including €63,933 million concerning Total Capital, Total Capital International and Total Capital Canada for bond issue and short-term financing plans.

(a) 
(b) 
(c)  This item covers subsidiaries and affiliates whose gross value does not exceed 1% of the share capital.

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Other financial information concerning the parent company

10.4.2  Five-year financial data

Share capital at year-end (M€)

Share capital 

2019

6,505

2018

6,602

2017

6,322

2016

6,076

2015

6,100

Number of common shares outstanding

2,601,881,075 2,640,602,007 2,528,989,616 2,430,365,862 2,440,057,883

Number of future shares to issue:

– share subscription options

Operation and income for the year (M€)

Net commercial sales

Employee profit sharing

Net income

Retained earnings before appropriation

Income available for appropriation

Dividends (including interim dividends)

Retained earnings

Earnings per share (€)

Income after tax, before depreciation, 
amortization and provisions(a)

Income after tax and depreciation, 
amortization and provisions(a)

Net dividend per share

Employees (M€)

Average number of employees during the year(b) 

Total payroll for the year

Social security and other staff benefits

–

265,320

2,440,940

5,285,618

9,317,840

2019

4,307

54

7,039

13,222

20,261

7,016

13,245

2019

2.96

2.71

2.68

2019

6,330

924

340

2018

5,493

52

5,485

14,424

19,909

6,898

13,011

2018

2.61

2.06

2.56

2018

6,225

921

327

2017

5,146

38

6,634

14,156

20,790

6,665

14,125

2017

2.54

2.66

2.48

2017

6,304

896

335

2016

4,942

51

4,142

16,035

20,177

6,104

14,073

2015

6,876

43

11,067

10,906

21,973

6,081

15,892

2016

2015

1.73

1.73

2.45

2016

6,902

963

363

6.41

4.80

2.44

2015

7,076

863

394

(a)  Earnings per share are calculated based on the fully-diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the year, excluding treasury shares and shares held by subsidiaries.
Including employees on end-of-career leave or taking early retirement (dispensations from work, 106 people in 2015, 130 people in 2016, 168 people in 2017, 183 people in 2018 and 185 people 
(b) 
in 2019).

10.4.3  Proposed allocation of 2019 income

(Net dividend proposed: €2.68 per share) (€)

Income for the year

Retained earnings before appropriation 

TOTAL AVAILABLE FOR ALLOCATION

2019 dividends: €2.68 per share

Retained earnings

TOTAL ALLOCATED

7,039,462,288

13,221,944,114

20,261,406,402

7,016,069,318

13,245,337,084

20,261,406,402

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10 Other financial information concerning the parent company

10.4.4  Statement of changes in share capital for the past five years

For the year ended (M€)

2015 CHANGES IN CAPITAL 

Exercise of share subscription options

Capital increase reserved for Group Employees

Capital increase by dividend paid in shares

2016 CHANGES IN CAPITAL 

Exercise of share subscription options

Capital increase by dividend paid in shares

Capital reduction by cancellation of treasury shares

2017 CHANGES IN CAPITAL 

Exercise of share subscription options

Capital increase reserved for Group Employees

Capital increase by dividend paid in shares

2018 CHANGES IN CAPITAL 

Exercise of share subscription options

Issuance of shares in remuneration for the acquisition of Maersk Olie og Gas A/S

Capital increase reserved for Group Employees

Capital increase by dividend paid in shares

Capital reduction by cancellation of treasury shares

2019 CHANGES IN CAPITAL 

Exercise of share subscription options

Capital increase reserved for Group Employees

Capital increase by dividend paid in shares

Cash contributions

Par value

Premiums

Successive 
amounts 
of nominal 
capital

Cumulative 
number of 
common shares 
of the Company

4

26

107

6

221

(251)

7

24

216

5

244

23

118

(111)

1

25

40

55

354

5,967

2,386,737,131

5,993

2,397,216,541

1,538

6,100

2,440,057,883

85

6,106

2,442,295,801

3,126

(4,514)

6,327

2,530,697,130

6,076

2,430,365,862

97

332

6,083

2,433,015,170

6,106

2,442,547,360

3,492

6,322

2,528,989,616

74

6,328

2,531,086,187

3,962

317

2,219

(2,178)

8

369

751

6,572

2,628,608,780

6,595

2,637,963,669

6,713

2,685,192,706

6,602

2,640,602,007

6,603

2,640,866,237

6,628

2,650,913,574

6,668

2,666,990,510

Capital reduction by cancellation of treasury shares

(163)

(2,989)

6,505

2,601,881,075

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Glossary

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:

ADR:

ADS:

AMF:

API:

CO2: 
CNG:

DACF:

U.S. dollar

American depositary receipt (evidencing an ADS)

American depositary share (representing a share of a 
company)

Autorité des marchés financiers (French Financial Markets 
Authority)

American Petroleum Institute

carbon dioxide 

compressed natural gas

debt adjusted cash flow (refer to definition of operating 
cash flow before working capital changes w/o financial 
charges below)

FLNG:

floating liquefied natural gas

FPSO:

floating production, storage and offloading

FSRU:

floating storage and regasification unit

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 lease

return on equity

ROACE:

return on average capital employed

SEC:

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

VCM: 

variable cost margin – Refining Europe

Units of measurement

b = barrel(1)

B = billion

boe = barrel of oil equivalent

BTU = British thermal unit

cf = cubic feet

CO2e = carbon dioxide equivalent
/d = per day

GW = gigawatt

GWh = gigawatt hour

k = thousand

km = kilometer

m = meter

m³ or cm = cubic meter(1)

M = million

MW = megawatt

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 ≈ 5,395 cf of gas in 2019(2) (5,387 cf in 2018 
and 5,396 cf in 2017)

(1)  Liquid and gas volumes are reported at international standard metric conditions (15°C and 1 atm).
(2)   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

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)

bitumen

Sometimes  referred  to  as  natural  bitumen,  is  petroleum  in  a  solid  or 
semi-solid state in natural deposits. In its natural state, it usually contains 
sulfur,  metals,  and  other  non-hydrocarbons.  Bitumen  has  a  viscosity 
greater  than  10,000  centipoise  measured  at  the  temperature  in  the 
deposit and the atmospheric pressure.

Brent

Quality of crude oil (38° API) produced in the North Sea, from Brent and 
neighboring fields.

brownfield project

Project concerning developed existing fields.

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.

C

capacity of treatment

asset retirement (site restitution)

Companies  may  have  obligations  related  to  well-abandonment, 
dismantlement of facilities, decommissioning of plants or restoration of 
the  environment.  These  obligations  generally  result  from  international 
conventions, local regulations or contractual obligations.

associated gas

Gas released during oil production.

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.

association/consortium/joint-venture

catalysts

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.

B

barrel

Unit of measurement of volume of crude oil equal to 42 U.S. gallons or 
159 liters.

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 carbonaceous 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, produced from 
biomass, and meeting criteria of reducing GHG compared to the fossil 
reference.

biogas (power generation from)

Combustion of gas produced by the fermentation of non-fossil organic 
matter (biomass). 

biomass

All organic matter from vegetal or animal sources.

Substances that increase a chemical reaction speed. During the refining 
processes,  they  are  used  in  conversion  units  (reformer,  hydrocracker, 
catalytic  cracker)  and  desulphurization  units.  Principal  catalysts  are 
precious  metals  (platinum)  or  other  less  noble  metals  such  as  nickel  
and cobalt.

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.

commercial gas

Gas produced by the upstream facilities and sent directly or indirectly  
to the gas market.

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 products produced with natural gas that exist – either 
in a gaseous phase or in solution – in the oil and gas 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.

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condensate splitter

Unit that distillates condensates upstream of refining or petrochemical 
units.

consortium

Refer to the definition above of “association/consortium/joint-venture”.

conversion

Refining operation aiming 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 
reserved for reimbursement of exploration, development, operation and 
site restitution costs (“recoverable” costs). 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.

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.

debottlenecking

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).

effect of changes in fair value

The  effect  of  changes  in  fair  value  presented  as  an  adjustment  item 
reflects, for some transactions, differences between 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.

energy mix

The various energy sources used to meet the demand for energy.

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  or  light 
hydrocarbons  and  used  mainly  in  the  production  of  polyethylene  and 
polypropylene, two plastics frequently used in packaging, the automotive 
industry, household appliances, healthcare and textiles.

F

fair value

Change made to a facility to increase its production capacity.

desulphurization unit

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.

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.

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 
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FLNG (floating liquefied natural gas)

Floating unit permitting the liquefaction of natural gas and the storage 
of LNG.

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.

FSRU (floating storage and regasification unit)

Floating unit permitting the regasification and the storage of natural gas.

G

gearing ratio

J

joint-venture

Refer to the definition above of “association/consortium/joint-venture”.

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 
thermochemical (e.g., gasification) or biochemical techniques, is widely 
studied.

liquids

Net  Debt  /  (Net  debt  +  shareholders  equity  Group  share  +  Non-
controlling interests).

Liquids consist of crude oil, bitumen, condensates and NGL.

LNG (liquefied natural gas)

greenfield project

Project concerning fields that have never been developed.

gross capacity

Capacity expressed on a 100% basis regardless of the ownership share 
in the asset.

gross investments

Natural  gas  which  has  been  liquefied  by  cooling  to  a  temperature  of 
approximately -160°C which allows its volume to be reduced by a factor 
of almost 600 in order to transport it.

LNG bunkering

Specific  type  of  operation  where  the  LNG  is  transferred  from  a 
determined  distribution  source  (e.g.,  bunkering  ship,  LNG  terminal)  to  
an LNG-fueled vessel.

Investments including acquisitions and increases in non-current loans.

LNG train

H

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.

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.

Installation forming part of a liquefaction plant and allowing the separation 
of natural gas from other gases such as acid gases and LPG, to then 
liquefy it and finally store it, before loading on to the LNG carriers.

LNG carrier

Vessel specially designed for the transport of LNG and equipped with 
tanks which enable to minimize thermal losses in order to maintain the 
LNG in a liquid state.

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

mining 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.

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natural gas

Mixture  of  light  gaseous  hydrocarbons  extracted  from  underground 
reservoirs.  It  is  mainly  composed  of  methane,  but  can  also  contain 
ethane  up  to  10%,  one  or  two  carbon  atoms,  and  other  compounds  
in small quantities.

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).

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 debts

financial  debts, 

including  current  portion,  current 
Non-current 
borrowings,  other  current  financial  liabilities  less  cash  and  cash 
equivalents and other current financial assets.

net investments

Organic investments + net acquisitions. 

O

oil

Generic term designating crude oil, condensates and NGL.

oil and gas

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 
without financial charges (DACF)

Cash  flow  from  operating  activities  before  changes  in  working  capital  
at replacement cost, without financial charges. 

operator

Partner  of  an  oil  and  gas  joint-venture  in  charge  of  carrying  out  the 
operations  on  a  specific  area  on  behalf  of  the  partners  within  a  
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.

organic investments

investments,  excluding  acquisitions,  divestments  and  other 

Net 
operations with non-controlling interests.

P

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.

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.

Generic  term  which  includes  all  hydrocarbons  (e.g.,  crude  oil, 
condensates, NGL, bitumen and natural gas).

polymers

oil sands

sandstones containing natural bitumen.

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,  polypropylene, 
PVC, etc.), in the production of elastomers (polybutadiene, etc.) or in the 
production of large chemical intermediates.

OPEC

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.

operated oil & gas facilities

Facilities operated by the Group for the Upstream hydrocarbons activities 
as  well  as  the  activities  of  the  Refining  &  Chemicals  and  Marketing  & 
Services  segments.  They  do  not  include  power  generation  facilities 
based  on  renewable  sources  or  natural  gas  such  as  combined-cycle 
natural gas power plants.

operated production

Total quantity of oil and gas produced on fields operated by the Group.

Molecule  composed  of  monomers  bonded  together  by  covalent 
bonds, such as polyolefins obtained from olefins or starch and proteins 
produced naturally.

pre-dividend organic cash breakeven

Brent  price  for  which  the  operating  cash  flow  before  working  capital 
changes covers the organic investments.

price effect

The  impact  of  changing  hydrocarbon  prices  on  entitlement  volumes 
from production sharing contracts and on economic limit dates.

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.

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production sharing contract/agreement (PSC/PSA)

R

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  expenditures  and  investments.  The 
remaining  production,  called  profit  oil/gas,  is  then  shared  between  
the  contractor  (contractor  group),  and  the  national  company  and/or  
host country.

project

As used in this document, “project” may encompass different meanings, 
such as properties, agreements, 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.

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 
a reasonable certainty 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.

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.

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 in the corresponding 
permit  or  license  and  related  contracts,  with  a  view  to  producing  the 
recoverable oil and gas.

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).

Risked service contract

Service  contract  where  the  contractor  bears  the  investments  and  the 
risks. The contractor usually receives a portion of the production to cover 
the refund of the investments and the related interests, and a monetary 
remuneration linked to the performance of the field.

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 in a source rock that has not migrated to a reservoir.

shale oil

Oil in a source rock that has not migrated to a reservoir.

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shipping

unitization

Transport  by  sea.  LNG  is  carried  out  on  board  LNG  carriers  (see 
definition).

sidetrack

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.

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.

unproved permit

Permit for which there are no proved reserves.

Upstream hydrocarbons activities

The  Group  Upstream  hydrocarbons  activities  include  the  oil  and  gas 
exploration and production activities of the Exploration & Production and 
the Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power segments. They do not include 
power generation facilities based on renewable sources or natural gas 
such as combined-cycle natural gas power plants.

V

variable cost margin, Refining Europe

This indicator represents the average margin on variable costs realized 
by  TOTAL’s  European  refining  business.  It  is  equal  to  the  difference 
between  the  sales  of  refined  products  realized  by  TOTAL’s  European 
refining and the crude purchases as well as associated variable costs, 
divided by refinery throughput in tons. 

The  previous  ERMI  indicator  was  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.

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, 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.

steam cracker

A  petrochemical  plant  that  turns  naphtha  and  light  hydrocarbons  into 
ethylene, propylene, and other chemical raw materials.

T

technical costs

Ratio (Production costs* + exploration expenses + DD&A*)/production  
of the year. *Excluding non-recurrent items.

thermochemical conversion

Conversion  of  carbonaceous  resources  (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.

tight gas

Natural gas trapped in very low-permeable reservoir.

turnaround

Temporary  shutdown  of  a  facility  for  maintenance,  overhaul  and 
upgrading.

U

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.

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Strategy and objectives

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11.

12.

12.1

12.2

13.

13.1

13.2

14.

14.1

14.2

Capital resources

Information concerning capital resources (both short and long term)

Sources, amounts and narrative description of cash flows

Borrowing requirements and funding structure

Restrictions on the use of capital resources that have materially affected, or could 
materially affect, operations

Anticipated sources of funds needed for the principal future investments and 
major encumbrances on the most significant tangible fixed assets or for which firm 
commitments have already been made

Regulatory environment

Trend information

Most significant trends in production, sales and inventory and costs and selling prices 
since the end of the last fiscal year

Known trends, uncertainties, demands, commitments or events that are likely to have  
a material effect on prospects for the current fiscal year

Administrative, management and supervisory bodies and senior management

Information about members of the administrative and management bodies

Conflicts of interests, understandings relating to nominations, restrictions on the 
disposal of holdings in the issuer’s securities

Remuneration and benefits

Remuneration paid and benefits in kind granted by the issuer and its subsidiaries

Amounts set aside or accrued to provide pension, retirement or similar benefits

Board practices

Date of expiration of the current term of office and date of commencement in office

Contracts with the issuer or any of its subsidiaries providing for benefits upon 
termination of such contracts

14.3

Information about the issuer’s audit committee and remuneration committee

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chapters

Relevant 
paragraphs

1

1

1
8

1

1
2

1
8
10

1.5.2 and 1.5.3

1.5.2 and 1.5.3

1.5.2
8.7 (Note 18)

1.6.1

1.4.2
2.7

1.6.1
8.2
10.2.1

1
1.6.1 and 1.6.4
8 8.7 (Notes 3, 4 and 5)

1
8

1

1
8

1

1

1
2
8

1

1

1
2
3

1.6.1 
8.7 (Notes 3, 4 and 5)

1.6.2.1

1.6.2.2
8.5

1.6.2.3

1.6.2.4

1.6.2.5
2.6.3
8.7 (Note 7)

1.6.1 and 1.6.4

1.6.1.1 and
1.6.4

1.6.3 and 1.6.4
2.6.2
3.1, 3.4 and 3.5

4

4

4

4
8

10

4

4

4

4.1

4.1.1.2

4.3

4.3.2 
8.7 (Notes 8.4, 9 
and 10)
10.3 (Note 26)

4.1.1

4.3.2

4.1.2.3

Profit forecasts or estimates

n/a

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chapters

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paragraphs

4

4

1
5
8

4
6

4
5

6

7

n/a

n/a

4
8

7

n/a

8

8

7 
8

8

n/a

n/a

7
8
10

4
10

7
9

n/a 

1
6

3

1

4.2

4.1

1.1.2
5.3
8.7 (Note 10)

4.3.4
6.4.2

4.3.4
5.3

6.4.1

7.2.4

n/a

n/a

4.4.1 
8.7 (Note 8)

7.3

n/a

8.7 (Note 1)

8.7

7.3 
8.1

8.2 to 8.7

December 31, 2019

n/a

n/a

7.3.3
8.1
10.1

4.5
10.1

7.3.4
9.1 to 9.3

n/a 

1.6.1.9
6.2

3.5

1.6.4

Information required by Annex 1 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/980

14.4

14.5

15.

15.1

Compliance with the Corporate Governance regime applicable to the issuer

Potential material impacts on the corporate governance

Employees

Number of employees at the end of the last three fiscal years; breakdown by 
geographic location and category of activity

15.2

Shareholdings and stock options

15.3

Arrangements for involving employees in the capital of the issuer

16.

16.1

16.2

16.3

16.4

17.

18.

18.1

18.1.1

18.1.2

18.1.3

18.1.4

18.1.5

18.1.6

18.1.7

18.2

18.2.1

18.2.2

Major shareholders

Interests held above the threshold for notification (known interests) as at the date of the 
URD or appropriate statement to the effect that no such person exists

Major shareholders’ voting rights in excess of their share in the share capital

Control of the issuer by one or more shareholders

Arrangements, known to the issuer, the operation of which may at a subsequent date 
result in a change in control of the issuer

Related party transactions

Financial information concerning the issuer’s assets and liabilities, financial position 
and profits and losses

Historical financial information

Audited historical financial information

Change of accounting reference date

Accounting standard

Change of accounting framework

Financial information audited according to national accounting standards

Consolidated annual financial statements

Age of financial information

Interim and other financial information

Quarterly or half yearly financial information published since the date of the last audited financial 
statements

Interim financial information covering the first six months of the fiscal year after the end of the last 
audited fiscal year

18.3

Auditing of historical annual financial information

18.3.1

Auditing of the historical financial information

18.3.2

Other information in the Registration Document that has been audited by the auditors

18.3.3

Source of the financial information in the Universal Registration Document that is not extracted 
from the issuer’s audited financial statements

18.4

18.5

18.6

18.7

Pro forma financial information

Dividend policy

Legal and arbitration proceedings

Significant change in the issuer’s financial position

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19.

19.1

Additional information

Share capital

19.1.1

Issued capital and authorized capital

19.1.2

19.1.3

Shares not representing capital

Shares held by the issuer or its subsidiaries

19.1.4

Securities granting future access to the issuer’s share capital

19.1.5

19.1.6

19.1.7

Terms of any acquisition rights and/or obligations over capital issued but not paid, or any capital 
increase

Capital of any member of the Group which is under option

History of the issuer’s share capital over the last three fiscal years

19.2

Memorandum and Articles of Association

19.2.1

Issuer’s objects and purposes, registration number

19.2.2

Rights, preferences and restrictions attached to each class of the existing shares

19.2.3

Provisions of the issuer’s statutes, charter or bylaws that would have the effect of delaying, 
deferring or preventing a change in control of the issuer

20.

21.

Material contracts (other than contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business)

Documents available

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chapters

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paragraphs

7
8
10

n/a

6
8
10

4
7

n/a

n/a

7
8
10

7

7

4
7

n/a

6

7.1
8.7 (Note 9)
10.3 (Note 7) and 
10.4.2

n/a

6.3.2.4
8.7 (Note 9)
10.3 (Note 7) and
10.4.1

4.4.2
7.1.3

n/a

n/a

7.1.4
8.7 (Note 9)
10.3 (Note 7)

7.2.1 and 7.2.2

7.2.4

4.4.4
7.2.4

n/a

6.6.1

Universal Registration Document cross-reference list, for use in identifying the information contained in the annual 
financial report

The cross-reference list below is used to identify the information in this Universal Registration Document contained in the annual financial report 
pursuant to Article L. 451-1-2 of the French Financial and Monetary Code and Article 222-3 of the General Regulation of the French Financial Markets 
Authority.

Annual financial report

Annual financial statements

Consolidated Financial Statements

Management report  
(pursuant to the French Financial and Monetary Code)

Declaration of persons responsible for the annual financial report

Reports of the statutory auditors on the statutory financial statements and Consolidated Financial Statements

Board of Directors’ report on corporate governance 
(Article L. 225-37, last paragraph, of the French Commercial Code)

Auditors’ report on the Board of Directors’ report on corporate 
governance (Article L. 225-235 of the French Commercial Code)

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chapters

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paragraphs

10

8

p. 1

8
10

4

10

10.2 and 10.3

8.2 to 8.7

Cross-
reference 
list hereafter 

8.1
10.1

4.1 to 4.4

10.1

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Directors’ management report mentioned in Article L. 225-100 of the French Commercial Code

Board of Directors’ consolidated management report mentioned in Article L. 225-100 of the French Commercial Code

1

Information regarding the activities of the Company and Group

Information mentioned in Article L. 225-100-1 of the French Commercial Code

1

2

3

4

5

6

Objective and comprehensive analysis of changes in the business, results and financial position of the 
Company and Group, and in particular the debt position, in light of the volume and complexity of the 
business

Key financial and, if applicable, non-financial performance indicators relating to the specific activities of 
the Company and Group, and in particular information regarding environmental and social issues

Description of the principal risks and uncertainties faced by the Company and Group companies

Information on the financial risks related to the effects of climate change 
and overview of measures adopted by the Company to reduce them and implement a low carbon 
strategy in all the components of its activity

Main characteristics of the internal control and risk management procedures 
put in place relating to the preparation and processing of accounting and financial information

Information on the Company’s objectives and policy relating to the hedging 
of each of the main categories of planned transactions for which hedge accounting is used 

Exposure to price, credit, liquidity and cash flow risks

Information on the Company’s use of financial instruments

Information mentioned in Article L. 232-1 of the French Commercial Code

Position of the Company and Group during the last fiscal year

Company and Group foreseeable trends and outlooks

Significant changes since the end of the fiscal year

Research and development activities

Company’s existing branch offices

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chapters

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paragraphs

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1
2
5

1
3

3
5

3

3

1

1 
8

1 
8

1 
8

1 
2

1

1.1.2.2 and 1.4.1
2.5.1 
5.3 to 5.11

1.4.3 and 1.4.4
3.1

3.1 and 3.3
5.6

3.3

3.3

1.4.2

1.4.1 
8.7 (Note 2)

1.4.3 
8.7 (Note 2)

1.4.4 
8.7 (Note 17)

1.5.1
2.6

1.6.1

Statement of non-financial performance mentioned in Article L. 225-102-1 of the French Commercial Code (consolidated statement)

Business model of the Company and of the Group

Information on how the Company takes into account the social and environmental consequences of its 
activities, as well as the effects of those activities with regard to respect for human rights and fighting 
corruption and tax evasion

Information about the impact on climate change of the Company’s activity and the use of the goods and 
services that it produces

Societal commitments in order to promote sustainable development and the circular economy, prevent 
food waste and food poverty or promote animal welfare and responsible, fair and sustainable food

Information on collective agreements within the Company and their impacts on the Company’s 
economic performance as well as on employees’ working conditions, on actions aimed at fighting 
discrimination and promoting diversity, and the measures taken in favor of people with disabilities

1 
2 
5

3 
5

3
5

5

5

1.2 to 1.3 
2.1 to 2.4 
5.2

3.3.3 
5.3, 5.4, 5.7, 
5.8 and 5.11 

3.3.3
5.6 and 5.11

Introduction 
and 5.5.5

5.3

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chapters

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paragraphs

Information mentioned in Article L. 225-102-2 of the French Commercial Code (polluting or high-risk – upper threshold in 
accordance with the Seveso regulation)

Information on the Company’s industrial accident risk prevention policy, the Company’s ability to cover its 
civil liability vis-à-vis property and people due to the operation of such facilities and the means provided 
by the Company to manage the compensation of victims in the event of an industrial accident for which 
it is liable

Information mentioned in Article L. 225-102-4 of the French Commercial Code

Vigilance plan relating to the Company’s activities and all of the subsidiaries or companies controlled by 
the Company and report on its effective implementation

Information mentioned in Articles L. 441-6-1 and D. 441-4 of the French Commercial Code

Information about payment terms of suppliers or customers

3
5

3

3.3
5.5

3.6 

5 
10

5.10.4 
10.3 (Note 11)

Information mentioned in Article L. 511-6 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Amounts of all incidental loans with a term of less than three years made by the Company to 
microbusinesses, SMEs or intermediate-sized enterprises with which the Company has financial links 
that justify such a loan

Statutory auditors’ declaration attached to the management report

2

Information regarding the directors

n/a

n/a

Information mentioned in Article L. 621-18-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code and Article 223-26 of the General 
Regulation of the French Financial Markets Authority

Summary of transactions in the Company’s stock carried out by the directors and persons mentioned in 
Article L. 621-18-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code during the last fiscal year

Information mentioned in Articles L. 225-197-1 II and L. 225-185 of the French Commercial Code

Statement of the shareholding retention obligations applied to directors until the end of their term of office 
by the Board of Directors at the time of the decision to grant free shares or stock options

3

Legal, financial and tax information

Information mentioned in Article L. 225-102 of the French Commercial Code

Statement of employee shareholding on the last day of the fiscal year

4

4

1
6

n/a

n/a

4.1.6

4.3.4

1.1
6.4

Information mentioned in Article L. 233-6 of the French Commercial Code (significant acquisitions of shares in companies with 
registered offices in France)

Acquisitions of shares 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, or resulting in 
control of such companies, during the fiscal year

1

1.6

Information mentioned in Article L. 233-13 of the French Commercial Code (share ownership, changes in major shareholders 
holdings and treasury shares)

Identity of any individual or legal entity directly or indirectly holding more than one twentieth, one tenth, 
three twentieths, one fifth, one quarter, one third, one half, two thirds, eighteen twentieths or nineteen 
twentieths of the share capital or voting rights at the Shareholders’ Meetings of the Company

Information on changes during the fiscal year

Statement of the names of any controlled companies holding treasury shares and the share of the 
Company’s capital that they own

Information mentioned in Articles L. 233-29, L. 233-30 and R. 233-19 of the French Commercial Code 
(reciprocal shareholdings)

Disposal of shares by a company pursuant to Articles L. 233-29 and L. 233-30 of the French 
Commercial Code to adjust reciprocal shareholdings

6

6.4

6

n/a

n/a

6.4.1

n/a

n/a

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chapters

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paragraphs

Information mentioned in Article L. 225-211 of the French Commercial Code relating to acquisitions and disposals of its own 
shares by the Company

Number of shares purchased and sold during the fiscal year pursuant to Articles L. 225-208, L. 225-
209, L. 225-209-2, L. 228-12 and L. 228-12-1 of the French Commercial Code, average purchase and 
sale price, amount of trading costs, number of shares held in the name of the Company at the end of 
the fiscal year and the value thereof at the purchase price, together with the par value thereof for each 
purpose, number of shares used, any reallocations thereof, and the fraction of the share capital they 
represent

6

6.3

Information mentioned in Articles R. 228-90, R. 225-138 and R. 228-91 of the French Commercial Code relating to adjustment 
transactions

Statement of conversion adjustments and adjustments to terms of issue or exercise of stock options or 
securities granting access to the share capital

n/a

n/a 

Information mentioned in Article L. 464-2 of the French Commercial Code (injunctions or penalties for antitrust practices)

Statement of injunctions or penalties for antitrust practices ordered by the French Competition Authority

n/a

n/a

Information mentioned in Article 243 bis of the French General Tax Code relating to the amounts of dividends distributed and the 
amount of distributed income

Amounts of dividends distributed in the last three fiscal years and amount of distributed income in those 
fiscal years

Changes made to the method of presentation of the annual financial statements

Observations made by the French Financial Markets Authority on proposed appointments and renewals 
of statutory auditors

6

8
10

n/a

6.2

8.7 
10.3 (Note 1)

n/a

Table of results for each of the last five fiscal years, attached to the management report mentioned in Article L. 225-100 of the 
French Commercial Code

Information mentioned in Article R. 225-102 of the French Commercial Code

Report on the payments made to governments

Information mentioned in Article L. 225-102-3 of the French Commercial Code

10

9

10.4.2

9.3

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of Directors’ report on corporate governance produced pursuant to Article L. 225-37, last paragraph, of the French 
Commercial Code, attached to the management report mentioned in Article L. 225-100 of the French Commercial 
Code

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Document

Board of Directors’ report on corporate governance produced pursuant to Article L. 225-37, last paragraph, of the 
French Commercial Code

Relevant
chapters

Relevant
paragraphs

I.

Information regarding the compensation of the management, administrative and supervisory bodies

Information mentioned in Article L. 225-37-2 of the French Commercial Code

Description of the compensation policy of the corporate officers (mandataires sociaux) in all the 
component of the fixed and variable compensation, of the decision process which is followed for  
its determination, its review and its implementation

Information mentioned in Article L. 225-37-3 of the French Commercial Code

Global compensation (including in-kind benefits) paid by the Company to each corporate officers 
(mandataires sociaux) of TOTAL S.A. during the 2019 fiscal year, relative proportion of the fixed and 
variable compensation, use of the possibility to ask for the restitution of a variable compensation

Mention of all commitments taken by TOTAL S.A. for his corporate officers (mandataires sociaux) 
corresponding to the components of compensation, of indemnities, of in-kind benefits due or that may 
be due because of the beginning, the termination or the changing of functions or after those happened, 
notably the pension commitment and other lifetime benefit

4

4

4.3.1.1 and 
4.3.2.2

4.3.1.2 and 
4.3.2.1

4 4.3.1 and 4.3.2

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French Commercial Code

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chapters

Relevant
paragraphs

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Document

Annual trend of the compensation, of the company’s performances, of the average compensation based 
on full time employee of the company, other than the executives, and the ratios, for the last five fiscal 
years at least

Explanation as regard to the fact that the global compensation respect for the adopted compensation 
policy, including the way it contributes to the long term performance of the company, and the way the 
performance criteria were applied

Way the vote of the last ordinary shareholders’ meeting was taken into consideration

Difference compared to the implementation process of the compensation policy and all applied 
derogation in accordance with the second paragraph of the III of Article L. 225-37-2, including the 
explanation of the nature of extraordinary circumstances and the indication of specific elements to which 
it is derogated

Mention, if needed, of the application of the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 225-45 of 
the French Commercial Code

II.

Information regarding the composition and functioning of the management, administrative 
and supervisory bodies

Information mentioned in Article L. 225-37-4 of the French Commercial Code

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

III.

List of all of the directorships and functions held at any company by each corporate officers (mandataires 
sociaux) during the 2019 fiscal year

Agreements made, directly or through an intermediary, between, on the one hand, any corporate officers 
(mandataires sociaux) 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 of the capital, 
other than agreements related to its ordinary course of business and signed under normal conditions

Summary table of valid delegations granted by the Shareholders’ Meeting with respect to capital 
increases, pursuant to Articles L. 225-129-1 and L. 225-129-2 of the French Commercial Code, showing 
the use made of such delegations during the 2019 fiscal year

Statement of the choice made between the two forms of management set out in Article L. 225-51-1 of 
the French Commercial Code

Composition and preparation and organization of the work of the Board of Directors

Description of the diversity policy applied to members of the Board of Directors’ 
principle with regard to criteria such as age, sex or qualifications and professional experience, as well as 
a description of this policy, its terms and conditions of implementation and results achieved during the 
past fiscal year. 

Information on how the Company seeks a balanced representation of men and women on the executive 
committee and on results regarding diversity in the 10% of the highest management positions

Limits set by the Board of Directors concerning the powers of the Chief Executive Officer, if any

Declaration regarding the Corporate Governance Code to which the Company voluntarily refers, and, if 
applicable, the reasons why any provision thereof has been set aside

Provisions of the bylaws governing shareholders’ participation in Shareholders’ Meetings (particular 
conditions regarding shareholders’ participation in the Shareholders’ Meeting or provisions of the bylaws 
setting out such conditions)

Description of the process implemented by the Company in accordance with the second paragraph of 
Article L. 225-39 and its implementation

Information regarding factors likely to have an impact in the event of a public takeover or 
exchange offer

Information mentioned in Article L. 225-37-5 of the French Commercial Code

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4 

5

4

4

4
7

4

4

4.3.2.1

4.3.1.2 and 
4.3.2.1

4.3.2.1

4.3.2.1

4.3.1.2

4.1.1.1

4.4.1

4.4.2

4.1.5.1

4.1.1 and 4.1.2

4.1.1.5 and 
4.1.5.2
5.3.3.1

4.1

4.2

4.4.3
7.2.6

4.4.1

4.4.4

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